2014 South Sydney Rabbitohs season

The 2014 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 105th in the club's history. Coached by Michael Maguire and captained by John Sutton, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2014 Telstra Premiership.

2014 South Sydney Rabbitohs season
Team information
CEOShane Richardson
Head CoachMichael Maguire
Captain
StadiumANZ Stadium
Top scorers
TriesAlex Johnston
GoalsAdam Reynolds
PointsAdam Reynolds
< 2013 List of seasons 2015 >

Season summary

Milestones

On Sunday 5 October 2014, the South Sydney Rabbitohs finally ended their 43-year drought, and claimed the NRL Premiership Trophy after defeating the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the Grand Final, 30–6.

Squad List
See also: List of South Sydney Rabbitohs players

Squad Movement

Gains
Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Glenn Stewart Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
2016
Tim Grant Penrith Panthers
2018
Cody Walker Melbourne Storm
2016

Losses
Player 2015 Club Notes
Sam BurgessRugby Union
Beau ChampionParramatta Eels
Apisai KoroisauPenrith Panthers
Nathan MerrittRetired
Lote TuqiriRetired
Ben Te'oRugby Union

Re-signings
Player Club Until End of Notes
Jason Clark South Sydney Rabbitohs
2016
Issac Luke South Sydney Rabbitohs
2017
Contract ended because of Lukes movement to New Zealand Warriors [1]
Chris McQueen South Sydney Rabbitohs
2016

Contract lengths

Ladder
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters 2416082615385+23036
2 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2416082502399+10336
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs (P) 2415092585361+22434
4 Penrith Panthers 2415092506426+8034
5 North Queensland Cowboys 24140102596406+19032
6 Melbourne Storm 24140102536460+7632
7 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24130112446439+730
8 Brisbane Broncos 24120122549456+9328
9 New Zealand Warriors 24120122571491+8028
10 Parramatta Eels 24120122477580−10328
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24110132469528−5926
12 Newcastle Knights 24100142463571−10824
13 Wests Tigers 24100142420631−21124
14 Gold Coast Titans 2490152372538−16622
15 Canberra Raiders 2480162466623−15720
16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2450192334613−27914

Fixtures

Pre-season

In 2014, the Rabbitohs again competed in three pre-season trial matches.

DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreAttendanceReport
Sunday, 9 FebruaryBack to Belmore Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsBelmore Sports Ground, Sydney38 – 125,000
Saturday, 22 FebruaryCharity Shield St. George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium, Wollongong38 – 2014,633
Legend:   Win   13+ Win   Loss   13+ Loss   Draw

NRL Auckland Nines
Main article: 2014 NRL Auckland Nines

The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2014 competition was played over two days on 15 and 16 February at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. The Rabbitohs featured in Pool Red and played the Panthers, Storm and Dragons. The top two teams of each pool qualified for the quarter finals.

Pool Play
Team
 Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
Penrith Panthers 32015337+164
South Sydney Rabbitohs 32015338+154
Melbourne Storm 31023940-12
St. George Illawarra Dragons 31022656-302

Finals
  Qualifying / Elimination finals Semi-finals Preliminary finals Grand final
                                   
  QF1: 13 Sept, Allianz Stadium  
1   Sydney 18  
4   Penrith 19     SF1: 19 Sept, Allianz Stadium  
      Sydney 31    
EF1: 13 Sept, 1300SMILES Stadium       North Queensland 30       PF1: 27 Sept, ANZ Stadium
5   North Queensland 32         Penrith 12  
8   Brisbane 20           Canterbury-Bankstown 18     GF: 5 Oct, ANZ Stadium
          Canterbury-Bankstown 6
  EF2: 14 Sept, AAMI Park       PF2: 26 Sept, ANZ Stadium       South Sydney 30
6   Melbourne 4           Sydney 22  
7   Canterbury-Bankstown 28     SF2: 20 Sept, Allianz Stadium         South Sydney 32  
      Canterbury-Bankstown 18    
QF2: 12 Sept, Allianz Stadium       Manly-Warringah 17    
2   Manly-Warringah 24  
3   South Sydney 40  

Grand final
Main article: 2014 NRL Grand Final
Sunday, 5 October
7:35pm AEDT
South Sydney Rabbitohs 30 – 6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Tries
Lote Tuqiri(7') 0/1
Johnston (20') 1
G. Burgess (56') 1
Auva'a (73') 1
Reynolds (78') 1
Inglis (80') 1

Goals
Reynolds 5/7 (27' pen, 58', 64' pen, 75', 79')
S. Burgess 0/1

 Tries
Williams (49') 1

Goals
Hodkinson 1/1 (51')

ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 83,833
Referee: Shayne Hayne, Gerard Sutton
Clive Churchill Medal: Sam Burgess

Player statistics
PlayerAppearancesTriesGoalsField GoalsTotal Points
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Representative honours
All StarsANZAC TestPacific TestCity / CountryState of Origin 1State of Origin 2State of Origin 3Four Nations
N/A
Greg Inglis
Lote Tuqiri
Adam Reynolds,

Dylan Walker

Chris McQueen,

Ben Te'o,

Greg Inglis
Chris McQueen,

Ben Te'o,

Greg Inglis

Ben Te'o,

Greg Inglis
Greg Inglis,

Dylan Walker,

George Burgess,

Tom Burgess,

Issac Luke

Post-season

References
  1. http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2015-issac-luke-to-leave-south-sydney-rabbitohs-for-warriors-in-huge-new-zealand-coup/story-e6frf3uu-1227345825142
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