The 2014 NRL season was the 107th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 17th season of the National Rugby League in Australia and New Zealand. The season started in New Zealand, for the Auckland Nines, replacing the Rugby League All Stars Match for the year, in the pre-season. After 26 rounds of the regular season, the Sydney Roosters were again crowned minor premiers and the competition had been reduced to a top eight teams to contest the finals series. The grand final was won by the South Sydney Rabbitohs, ending a 43-year premiership drought, winning 30–6 against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

2014 National Rugby League
James Maloney, the top goal scorer, in 2009
DurationMarch 6 – October 5, 2014
Teams16
Premiers South Sydney Rabbitohs (21st title)
Minor premiers Sydney Roosters (18th title)
Matches played201
Points scored8308
Average attendance16,798
Attendance3,376,409
Top points scorer(s) Johnathan Thurston (208)
Dally M Medal Johnathan Thurston &
Jarryd Hayne
Top try-scorer(s) Alex Johnston (21)
← 2013
2015 →

Teams

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The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 8th consecutive year. The 2014 season also presents a record 7 teams naming co-captains. The NRL's salary cap for the clubs' top 25 players was $A6.3M for 2014.[1]

Colours Club Season Home ground(s) Head coach Captain(s)
Brisbane Broncos 27th season Suncorp Stadium Anthony Griffin Corey Parker & Justin Hodges
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 80th season ANZ Stadium Des Hasler Michael Ennis & Frank Pritchard
Canberra Raiders 33rd season GIO Stadium Canberra Ricky Stuart Terry CampeseBrett White & Jarrod Croker
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 48th season Remondis Stadium Shane Flanagan (Suspended) → Peter Sharp (Resigned) → James Shepherd Paul Gallen & Wade GrahamJeff Robson
Gold Coast Titans 8th season Cbus Super Stadium John CartwrightNeil Henry Nate Myles & Greg Bird
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 65th season Brookvale Oval Geoff Toovey Jamie Lyon & Jason King
Melbourne Storm 17th season AAMI Park Craig Bellamy Cameron Smith
Newcastle Knights 27th season Hunter Stadium Wayne Bennett Kurt Gidley
New Zealand Warriors 20th season Mt. Smart Stadium Matthew ElliottAndrew McFadden Simon Mannering
North Queensland Cowboys 20th season 1300SMILES Stadium Paul Green Johnathan Thurston & Matt Scott
Parramatta Eels 68th season Parramatta Stadium Brad Arthur Jarryd Hayne & Tim Mannah
Penrith Panthers 48th season Centrebet Stadium Ivan Cleary Kevin Kingston & Peter Wallace[2]Brent Kite & Jamie Soward
St. George Illawarra Dragons 16th season WIN Jubilee Oval & WIN Stadium Steve PricePaul McGregor Ben Creagh
South Sydney Rabbitohs 105th season ANZ Stadium Michael Maguire John Sutton
Sydney Roosters 107th season Allianz Stadium Trent Robinson Anthony Minichiello
Wests Tigers 15th season Campbelltown Stadium & Leichhardt Oval Mick Potter Robbie Farah

Pre-season

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The 2014 pre-season featured the inaugural Auckland Nines competition, held over a weekend at Auckland's Eden Park. Hailed a success with its large attendances, the tournament was won by North Queensland Cowboys, claiming their first piece of silverware. The following weekend the 2014 World Club Challenge was played in Sydney, the first time the match was held outside England since 1994, with the Sydney Roosters defeating the Wigan Warriors convincingly.

Unlike previous seasons' advertising campaigns that featured a pop song, in 2014 the NRL's You're the difference was a spoken-word piece that focused on the game's fans.[3] The NRL's official season launch was on 26 February at the Sydney Exhibition Centre[4] and featured Roosters captain Anthony Minichiello speaking as the face of the game.[5]

In the annual pre-season Charity Shield match, the Dragons hosted the Rabbitohs but were beaten.

Regular season

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The regular season commenced on Thursday, 6 March in Sydney between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Sydney Roosters. A number of themed rounds featured in the 2014 season, including Men of League Heritage Round (round 5), Women in League Round (round 10), and Indigenous Round (round 23). In addition, the NRL chose to designate round 19 as 'Rise for Alex' round in order to allow the rugby league community to show their support for Newcastle Knights player Alex McKinnon, who suffered a severe neck injury in round 3. One dollar from each ticket sold across all eight games were donated to support McKinnon's recovery, where it raised over $147,000 in total.[6]

For the first time in the code's 106-year history, not one player was sent off from the field during the regular season.[7]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 F1 F2 F3 GF
Brisbane Broncos CBY
6
NQL
4
SYD
4
SGI
16
PAR
7
GCT
4
NEW
26
SOU
2
NQL
13
GCT
14
WTI
2
MAN
26
CAN
24
X NZL
9
CRO
2
X PEN
1
NZL
6
MEL
22
MAN
12
CBY
31
SOU
26
NEW
42
SGI
8
MEL
10
NQL
12
Canberra Raiders NQL
6
NEW
6
GCT
12
SOU
12
PEN
6
NEW
14
MEL
2
MAN
36
NZL
42
PEN
6
NQL
30
SYD
14
BRI
24
X CBY
8
WTI
1
X GCT
16
MEL
14
SOU
16
NZL
36
PAR
8
SGI
18
CRO
10
WTI
15
PAR
13
Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs BRI
6
CRO
38
PEN
2
MEL
28
SYD
1
NZL
1
SOU
1
NEW
4
SGI
32
NZL
4
SYD
20
X MAN
22
PAR
10
CAN
8
X MAN
7
MEL
2
WTI
28
NQL
8
PEN
6
BRI
31
PAR
2
WTI
20
SOU
7
GCT
1
MEL
24
MAN
1
PEN
6
SOU
24
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks GCT
6
CBY
38
SGI
2
NEW
30
NZL
31
MAN
20
SYD
6
PEN
4
PAR
18
WTI
2
SOU
18
X SGI
30
X MAN
26
BRI
2
SYD
2
NEW
13
NQL
18
PEN
2
PAR
20
NZL
4
MEL
42
CAN
10
NQL
1
WTI
16
Gold Coast Titans CRO
6
WTI
30
CAN
12
NQL
1
MEL
2
BRI
4
PEN
2
WTI
16
SOU
22
BRI
14
NZL
8
X PEN
22
MEL
4
SGI
1
X SOU
4
CAN
16
NEW
14
PAR
6
NQL
20
SYD
8
MAN
3
SGI
28
NZL
42
CBY
1
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles MEL
1
SOU
2
PAR
4
SYD
8
WTI
16
CRO
20
NQL
5
CAN
36
MEL
3
NEW
1
X BRI
26
CBY
22
X CRO
26
SYD
8
CBY
7
WTI
32
SGI
9
NZL
10
BRI
12
SOU
19
GCT
3
PAR
10
PEN
1
NQL
14
SOU
16
CBY
1
Melbourne Storm MAN
1
PEN
1
NEW
8
CBY
28
GCT
2
SGI
4
CAN
2
NZL
6
MAN
3
SOU
13
X NQL
22
SYD
20
GCT
4
PAR
26
SGI
12
X CBY
2
CAN
14
BRI
22
WTI
22
NEW
2
CRO
42
PEN
14
SYD
12
BRI
10
CBY
24
Newcastle Knights PEN
22
CAN
6
MEL
8
CRO
30
NQL
26
CAN
14
BRI
26
CBY
4
PEN
22
MAN
1
X NZL
20
WTI
3
SYD
17
NQL
8
PAR
6
X CRO
13
GCT
14
SYD
4
SOU
40
MEL
2
NZL
6
BRI
42
PAR
30
SGI
30
New Zealand Warriors PAR
20
SGI
19
NQL
4
WTI
24
CRO
31
CBY
1
SGI
10
MEL
6
CAN
42
CBY
4
GCT
8
NEW
20
SOU
16
X BRI
9
PEN
10
X PAR
48
BRI
6
MAN
10
CAN
36
CRO
4
NEW
6
SYD
34
GCT
42
PEN
16
North Queensland Cowboys CAN
6
BRI
4
NZL
4
GCT
1
NEW
26
WTI
12
MAN
5
PAR
28
BRI
13
SYD
32
CAN
30
MEL
22
PAR
2
X NEW
8
SOU
2
SGI
3
X CRO
18
CBY
8
GCT
20
WTI
58
PEN
1
SOU
12
CRO
1
MAN
14
BRI
12
SYD
1
Parramatta Eels NZL
20
SYD
52
MAN
4
PEN
16
BRI
7
SYD
2
WTI
3
NQL
28
CRO
18
SGI
36
X PEN
26
NQL
2
CBY
10
MEL
26
NEW
6
X NZL
48
SOU
20
GCT
6
CRO
20
CAN
8
CBY
2
MAN
10
NEW
30
CAN
13
Penrith Panthers NEW
22
MEL
1
CBY
2
PAR
16
CAN
6
SOU
16
GCT
2
CRO
4
NEW
22
CAN
6
X PAR
26
GCT
22
SGI
4
X NZL
10
WTI
16
BRI
1
SYD
20
CRO
2
CBY
6
SGI
12
NQL
1
MEL
14
MAN
1
NZL
16
SYD
1
X CBY
6
South Sydney Rabbitohs SYD
20
MAN
2
WTI
9
CAN
12
SGI
20
PEN
16
CBY
1
BRI
2
GCT
22
MEL
13
CRO
18
SGI
19
NZL
16
WTI
22
X NQL
2
GCT
4
X PAR
20
CAN
16
NEW
40
MAN
19
BRI
26
NQL
12
CBY
7
SYD
4
MAN
16
X SYD
10
CBY
24
St. George Illawarra Dragons WTI
20
NZL
19
CRO
2
BRI
16
SOU
20
MEL
4
NZL
10
SYD
20
CBY
32
PAR
36
X SOU
19
CRO
30
PEN
4
GCT
1
MEL
12
NQL
3
X MAN
9
WTI
16
SYD
8
PEN
12
CAN
18
GCT
28
BRI
8
NEW
30
Sydney Roosters SOU
20
PAR
52
BRI
4
MAN
8
CBY
1
PAR
2
CRO
6
SGI
20
WTI
24
NQL
32
CBY
20
CAN
14
MEL
20
NEW
17
X MAN
8
CRO
2
X PEN
20
NEW
4
SGI
8
GCT
8
WTI
44
NZL
34
MEL
12
SOU
4
PEN
1
NQL
1
SOU
10
Wests Tigers SGI
20
GCT
30
SOU
9
NZL
24
MAN
16
NQL
12
PAR
3
GCT
16
SYD
24
CRO
2
BRI
2
X NEW
3
SOU
22
X CAN
1
PEN
16
MAN
32
CBY
28
SGI
16
MEL
22
NQL
58
SYD
44
CBY
20
CAN
15
CRO
16
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 F1 F2 F3 GF

Bold – Opposition's Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1   Sydney Roosters 24 16 0 8 2 615 385 230 36
2   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 16 0 8 2 502 399 103 36
3   South Sydney Rabbitohs (P) 24 15 0 9 2 585 361 224 34
4   Penrith Panthers 24 15 0 9 2 506 426 80 34
5   North Queensland Cowboys 24 14 0 10 2 596 406 190 32
6   Melbourne Storm 24 14 0 10 2 536 460 76 32
7   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 13 0 11 2 446 439 7 30
8   Brisbane Broncos 24 12 0 12 2 549 456 93 28
9   New Zealand Warriors 24 12 0 12 2 571 491 80 28
10   Parramatta Eels 24 12 0 12 2 477 580 −103 28
11   St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 11 0 13 2 469 528 −59 26
12   Newcastle Knights 24 10 0 14 2 463 571 −108 24
13   Wests Tigers 24 10 0 14 2 420 631 −211 24
14   Gold Coast Titans 24 9 0 15 2 372 538 −166 22
15   Canberra Raiders 24 8 0 16 2 466 623 −157 20
16   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 5 0 19 2 334 613 −279 14

Ladder progression

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  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
  • Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
1   Sydney 0 2 4 4 4 4 6 8 10 10 12 14 16 18 20 20 20 22 24 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
2   Manly-Warringah 0 2 4 6 6 8 10 12 12 14 16 16 18 20 22 24 24 26 28 30 32 32 34 34 36 36
3   South Sydney 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 8 10 10 12 14 16 18 20 20 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 32 34 34
4   Penrith 2 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 22 24 26 26 26 28 30 32 32 32 34
5   North Queensland 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 8 10 10 12 12 14 14 16 16 18 20 22 24 26 26 28 30 32
6   Melbourne 2 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 12 14 14 14 16 18 18 20 20 22 24 26 26 28 30 30 32
7   Canterbury-Bankstown 0 2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 16 18 18 18 20 22 24 26 26 26 26 26 28 30 30 30
8   Brisbane 2 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 18 18 20 20 22 22 22 24 24 26 28 28
9   New Zealand 0 0 2 4 4 4 4 6 8 8 10 12 12 14 16 18 20 22 22 22 24 26 26 26 28 28
10   Parramatta 2 2 2 4 6 8 8 8 10 12 14 14 16 18 18 18 20 20 20 22 24 26 26 28 28 28
11   St. George Illawarra 2 4 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 10 10 12 12 14 16 18 20 20 22 22 22 24 26 26 26
12   Newcastle 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 18 20 20 22 24
13   Wests 0 2 4 4 6 8 10 10 10 12 12 14 16 16 18 20 20 20 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 24
14   Gold Coast 2 2 4 6 8 10 10 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 16 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 22
15   Canberra 0 2 2 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 16 18 20
16   Cronulla-Sutherland 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

Finals series

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For the third year the NRL uses the finals system previously implemented by the ARL competition from the 1990s (also used as the AFL finals system) to decide the grand finalists from the top eight finishing teams. All but two teams retained a top-eight position to feature in this season's finals series. The Brisbane Broncos made a return after finishing 12th in 2013, whilst the Penrith Panthers made their first finals appearance since 2010 and only the second time since 2004. By failing to qualify, the Canberra Raiders missed the finals in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1986.

By the time of the 2014 NRL Grand final list-determining preliminary finals, the top four finishing teams remained except for the 2nd-placed Sea Eagles, who'd been replaced by the 7th-placed Bulldogs.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referees Crowd
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINALS
  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 – 40   South Sydney Rabbitohs 12 September 2014, 8:00 pm Allianz Stadium Shayne Hayne
Gavin Badger
25,733
  Sydney Roosters 18 – 19   Penrith Panthers 13 September 2014, 5:55 pm Allianz Stadium Jared Maxwell
Henry Perenara
23,449
  North Queensland Cowboys 32 – 20   Brisbane Broncos 13 September 2014, 7:55 pm 1300SMILES Stadium Gerard Sutton
Ben Cummins
25,120
  Melbourne Storm 4 – 28   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 14 September 2014, 4:10 pm AAMI Park Matt Cecchin
Gavin Morris
19,230
SEMI FINALS
  Sydney Roosters 31 – 30   North Queensland Cowboys 19 September 2014, 8:00 pm Allianz Stadium Shayne Hayne
Gavin Badger
18,355
  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 17 – 18   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 20 September 2014, 7:50 pm Allianz Stadium Gerard Sutton
Ben Cummins
28,186
PRELIMINARY FINALS
  South Sydney Rabbitohs 32 – 22   Sydney Roosters 26 September 2014, 8:00 pm ANZ Stadium Gerard Sutton
Ben Cummins
52,592
  Penrith Panthers 12 – 18   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 27 September 2014, 8:00 pm ANZ Stadium Shayne Hayne
Gavin Badger
46,168

† Match decided in golden point extra time.

Chart

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Grand final

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Sunday, 5 October
7:35pm (AEDT)
South Sydney Rabbitohs   30 – 6   Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
Tries:
Alex Johnston (20') 1
George Burgess (56') 1
Kirisome Auva'a (73') 1
Adam Reynolds (78') 1
Greg Inglis (80') 1
Goals:
Adam Reynolds 5/7
(27' pen, 57', 64' pen, 75', 79')
Sam Burgess 0/1
1st: 6 - 0
2nd: 24 - 6
Tries:
1 (49') Tony Williams
Goals:
1/1 (50') Trent Hodkinson
ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 83,833
Clive Churchill Medal: Sam Burgess
Referee: Shayne Hayne, Gerard Sutton

Regular season player statistics

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The following statistics are of the conclusion of round 26.

2014 Transfers

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Players

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Player 2013 Club 2014 Club
Scott Anderson   Brisbane Broncos   Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Dunamis Lui   Brisbane Broncos   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Corey Norman   Brisbane Broncos   Parramatta Eels
Scott Prince   Brisbane Broncos Retirement
Lama Tasi   Brisbane Broncos   Super League: Salford Red Devils
Peter Wallace   Brisbane Broncos   Penrith Panthers
Shaun Berrigan   Canberra Raiders Retirement
Sandor Earl   Canberra Raiders Suspension
Blake Ferguson   Canberra Raiders N/A
Sam Mataora   Canberra Raiders   Newcastle Knights
Joe Picker   Canberra Raiders   South Sydney Rabbitohs
Joel Thompson   Canberra Raiders   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Sam Williams   Canberra Raiders   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Ben Barba   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs   Brisbane Broncos
Dene Halatau   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs   Wests Tigers
Kris Keating   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs   Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Joel Romelo   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs   Melbourne Storm
Steve Turner   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Retirement
Jayson Bukuya   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks   New Zealand Warriors
Jon Green   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Redcliffe Dolphins (Intrust Super Cup)
Ben Pomeroy   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks   Super League: Catalans Dragons
Ben Ross   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Retirement
Mark Taufua   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Retirement
Matthew Wright   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks   North Queensland Cowboys
Jordan Atkins   Gold Coast Titans   Super League: London Broncos
Jamal Idris   Gold Coast Titans   Penrith Panthers
Luke O'Dwyer   Gold Coast Titans Retirement
Richie Faʻaoso   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles N/A
Joe Galuvao   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Retirement
David Gower   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles   Parramatta Eels
Brent Kite   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles   Penrith Panthers
George Rose   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles   Melbourne Storm
Maurice Blair   Melbourne Storm   Gold Coast Titans
Brett Finch   Melbourne Storm Retirement
Jason Ryles   Melbourne Storm Retirement
Junior Sa'u   Melbourne Storm   Super League: Salford Red Devils
Lagi Setu   Melbourne Storm N/A
Siosaia Vave   Melbourne Storm   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Gareth Widdop   Melbourne Storm   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Danny Buderus   Newcastle Knights Retirement
Neville Costigan   Newcastle Knights   Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Craig Gower   Newcastle Knights Retirement
Matt Hilder   Newcastle Knights Retirement
Anthony Quinn   Newcastle Knights Retirement
Kevin Locke   New Zealand Warriors   Super League: Salford Red Devils
Todd Lowrie   New Zealand Warriors   Brisbane Broncos
Russell Packer   New Zealand Warriors Imprisonment[8]
Steve Rapira   New Zealand Warriors   Super League: Salford Red Devils
Elijah Taylor   New Zealand Warriors   Penrith Panthers
Bill Tupou   New Zealand Warriors   Canberra Raiders
Matt Bowen   North Queensland Cowboys   Super League: Wigan Warriors
Kalifa Faifai Loa   North Queensland Cowboys   Gold Coast Titans
Ashley Graham   North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Clint Greenshields   North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Dallas Johnson   North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Scott Moore   North Queensland Cowboys   Super League: London Broncos
Cheyse Blair   Parramatta Eels   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Daniel Harrison   Parramatta Eels   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Matt Keating   Parramatta Eels Burleigh Bears (Intrust Super Cup)
Reni Maitua   Parramatta Eels   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Ben Roberts   Parramatta Eels   Melbourne Storm
Matt Ryan   Parramatta Eels   Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Cameron Ciraldo   Penrith Panthers Retirement
Lachlan Coote   Penrith Panthers   North Queensland Cowboys
Mose Masoe   Penrith Panthers   Super League: St. Helens
Clint Newton   Penrith Panthers   Newcastle Knights
Nathan Smith   Penrith Panthers Retirement
Brad Tighe   Penrith Panthers   Gold Coast Titans
Luke Walsh   Penrith Panthers   Super League: St. Helens
Roy Asotasi   South Sydney Rabbitohs   Super League: Warrington Wolves
Michael Crocker   South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
Andrew Everingham   South Sydney Rabbitohs Fukuoka Sanix Blues (Japanese rugby union)
Dylan Farrell   South Sydney Rabbitohs   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Matt King   South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
Jeff Lima   South Sydney Rabbitohs   Super League: Catalans Dragons
Nathan Peats   South Sydney Rabbitohs   Parramatta Eels
Matt Cooper   St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Nathan Fien   St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Michael Henderson   St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Matt Prior   St. George Illawarra Dragons   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Chase Stanley   St. George Illawarra Dragons   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Daniel Vidot   St. George Illawarra Dragons   Brisbane Broncos
Michael Weyman   St. George Illawarra Dragons   Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Tinirau Arona   Sydney Roosters   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Martin Kennedy   Sydney Roosters   Brisbane Broncos
Luke O'Donnell   Sydney Roosters Retirement
Michael Oldfield   Sydney Roosters   Super League: Catalans Dragons
Nafe Seluini   Sydney Roosters Burleigh Bears (Intrust Super Cup)
Blake Ayshford   Wests Tigers   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Matthew Bell   Wests Tigers Burleigh Bears (Intrust Super Cup)
Masada Iosefa   Wests Tigers Retirement
Benji Marshall   Wests Tigers   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Tim Moltzen   Wests Tigers Retirement
Ben Murdoch-Masila   Wests Tigers   Penrith Panthers
Eddy Pettybourne   Wests Tigers   Super League: Wigan Warriors
Joel Reddy   Wests Tigers   South Sydney Rabbitohs
Matt Utai   Wests Tigers Retirement
Heath L'Estrange   Super League: Bradford Bulls   Sydney Roosters
Keith Lulia   Super League: Bradford Bulls   Wests Tigers
Rémi Casty   Super League: Catalans Dragons   Sydney Roosters
Daniel Holdsworth   Super League: Hull F.C.   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Michael Dobson   Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers   Newcastle Knights
Cory Paterson   Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers   Wests Tigers
Jamie Soward   Super League: London Broncos   Penrith Panthers
Michael Witt   Super League: London Broncos   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Mike Cooper   Super League: Warrington Wolves   St. George Illawarra Dragons
Lee Mossop   Super League: Wigan Warriors   Parramatta Eels
Pat Richards   Super League: Wigan Warriors   Wests Tigers
Sam Tomkins   Super League: Wigan Warriors   New Zealand Warriors
Lote Tuqiri Leinster (Irish rugby union)   South Sydney Rabbitohs

Coaches

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Coach 2013 Club 2014 Club
Ricky Stuart   Parramatta Eels   Canberra Raiders

References

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  1. ^ Phil Gould (12 July 2014). "NRL's ludicrous and unfair second-tier salary cap holding back young players". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. ^ Tarbert, Kristine (3 March 2014). "Kevin Kingston and Peter Wallace named Penrith Panthers NRL co-captains for 2014". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Tina Turner changed NRL promos – and rugby league – forever". The Guardian. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  4. ^ "NRL launches 2014 season". nrl.com. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  5. ^ Rothfield, Phil (11 February 2014). "Sydney Roosters skipper Anthony Minichiello NRL's new face-of-the-game". the Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Rise for Alex". NRL.com.
  7. ^ NRL referees says they are not afraid to send off players in the finals series, Fox Sports Australia, 14 September 2014
  8. ^ "Russell Packer of the Newcastle Knights sentenced to two years' jail". SMH.com.au. 6 January 2014.