2014 South Sydney Rabbitohs season

{{Infobox rugby league team season

| year = 2014

| team_colour =

| font_colour =

| league = NRL

| league_link = NRL

| league_rank =3rd

| league_wins =15

| league_draws =0

| league_losses =9

| points_for =585

| points_against =361

| playoff_result =Premiers

| CEO_title = CEO

| CEO = Shane Richardson

| coach_title = Head Coach

| coach = Michael Maguire

| captain = John Sutton

| stadium = ANZ Stadium

| high_attendance =43,255 v Canterbury, Rd 7

| avg_attendance =19,888

| top_tries = Alex Johnston

| top_goals = Adam Reynolds

| top_points = Adam Reynolds

| prev_season = 2013

| next_season = 2015

| list = yes

| list_link = South Sydney Rabbitohs#Season summaries

}}

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.

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

Squad Movement

=Gains=

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bgcolor="#efefef" !width="120" \| Player !width="210" \| Signed From !width="70" \| Until End of !width="40" \| Notes
Glenn Stewart	{{leagueicon\|Manly\|16}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	{{center\|2016}}
Tim Grant	{{leagueicon\|Penrith Panthers\|16}} Penrith Panthers	{{center\|2018}}
Cody Walker	{{leagueicon\|Melbourne\|16}} Melbourne Storm	{{center\|2016}}

=Losses=

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Sam Burgess	Rugby Union
Beau Champion	Parramatta Eels
Apisai Koroisau	Penrith Panthers
Nathan Merritt	Retired
Lote Tuqiri	Retired
Ben Te'o	Rugby Union

=Re-signings=

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bgcolor="#efefef" !width="120" \| Player !width="210" \| Club !width="70" \| Until End of !width="40" \| Notes
Jason Clark	{{leagueicon\|South Sydney Rabbitohs\|16}} South Sydney Rabbitohs	{{center\|2016}}
Issac Luke	{{leagueicon\|South Sydney Rabbitohs\|16}} South Sydney Rabbitohs	{{center\|2017}}	Contract ended because of Lukes movement to New Zealand Warriors {{Cite web\|url=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\|title = Motorsport Video \|Motorsport Highlights, Replays, News, Clips}}
Chris McQueen	{{leagueicon\|South Sydney Rabbitohs\|16}} South Sydney Rabbitohs	{{center\|2016}}

=Contract lengths=

Ladder

Fixtures

=Pre-season=

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

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" width="80%" !Date!! Round !! Opponent !! Venue!! Score!! Attendance!! Report
bgcolor=#98FB98 \|style="text-align:center;"\|Sunday, 9 February	style="text-align:center;"\|Back to Belmore	{{leagueicon\|Canterbury Bulldogs\|16}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney	style="text-align:center;"\|38 – 12	style="text-align:center;"\|5,000	style="text-align:center;"\|
bgcolor=#98FB98 \|style="text-align:center;"\|Saturday, 22 February	style="text-align:center;" \|Charity Shield	{{leagueicon\|St. George Illawarra\|16}} St. George Illawarra Dragons	WIN Stadium, Wollongong	style="text-align:center;"\|38 – 20	style="text-align:center;"\|14,633	style="text-align:center;"\|
colspan="11" \| Legend: {{legend2\|#CCFFCC\|Win\|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2\|#98FB98\|13+ Win\|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2\|#FFBBBB\|Loss\|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2\|#F08080\|13+ Loss\|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2\|#FFFFCC\|Draw\|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

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!Date!! Round !! Opponent !! Venue!! Score!! Attendance!! Report

bgcolor=#98FB98

|style="text-align:center;"|Sunday, 9 February

style="text-align:center;"|Back to Belmore

{{leagueicon|Canterbury Bulldogs|16}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney

style="text-align:center;"|38 – 12

style="text-align:center;"|5,000

style="text-align:center;"|

bgcolor=#98FB98

|style="text-align:center;"|Saturday, 22 February

style="text-align:center;" |Charity Shield

{{leagueicon|St. George Illawarra|16}} St. George Illawarra Dragons

WIN Stadium, Wollongong

style="text-align:center;"|38 – 20

style="text-align:center;"|14,633

style="text-align:center;"|

colspan="11" | Legend: {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#98FB98|13+ Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFBBBB|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#F08080|13+ Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

==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===

= Regular Season =

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!Round

!Opponent

!Score

!Date

!Time

!Venue

!Crowd

!Pos.

Round 1

|Sydney

|28-8

|March 6th

|Thursday 8:05pm

|ANZ Stadium

|27,282

|5th

Round 2

|Manly

|12-14

|March 14th

|Friday 7:40pm

|Central Coast Stadium

|15,120

|8th

Round 3

|Wests Tigers

|16-25

|March 21st

|Friday 7:40pm

|ANZ Stadium

|20,061

|10th

Round 4

|Canberra

|18-30

|March 30th

|Sunday 2:00pm

|ANZ Stadium

|16,032

|14th

Round 5

|St George Illawarra

|26-6

|April 5th

|Saturday 7:30pm

|Sydney Cricket Ground

|24,368

|3rd

Round 6

|Penrith

|18-2

|April 11th

|Friday 7:40pm

|Sportingbet Stadium

|11,674

|7th

Round 7

|Canterbury

|14-15

|April 18th

|Friday 4:00pm

|ANZ Stadium

|43,255

|11th

Round 8

|Brisbane

|28-26

|April 25th

|Friday 8:00pm

|Suncorp Stadium

|44,122

|7th

Round 9

|Gold Coast

|40-18

|May 10th

|Saturday 5:30pm

|Cbus Super Stadium

|19,107

|6th

Round 10

|Melbourne

|14-27

|May 16th

|Friday 7:40pm

|ANZ Stadium

|18,508

|10th

Round 11

|Cronulla

|18-0

|May 26th

|Monday 7:00pm

|Remondis Stadium

|8,137

|9th

Round 12

|St George Illawarra

|29-10

|June 2nd

|Monday 7:00pm

|ANZ Stadium

|11,771

|5th

Round 13

|Warriors

|34-18

|June 7th

|Saturday 7:30pm

|NIB Stadium

|20,267

|2nd

Round 14

|Wests Tigers

|32-10

|June 13th

|Friday 7:45pm

|ANZ Stadium

|20,721

|2nd

colspan="8" |Round 15 Bye

Round 16

|North QLD

|18-20

|June 28th

|Saturday 7:30pm

|1300SMILES Stadium

|15,897

|4th

Round 17

|Gold Coast

|10-14

|July 7th

|Monday 7:00pm

|ANZ Stadium

|10,925

|4th

colspan="8" |Round 18 Bye

Round 19

|Parramatta

|32-12

|July 18th

|Friday 7:40pm

|Pirtek Stadium

|16,125

|4th

Round 20

|Canberra

|34-18

|July 28th

|Monday 7:00pm

|GIO Stadium

|9,526

|3rd

Round 21

|Newcastle

|50-10

|August 3rd

|Sunday 3:00pm

|Barlow Park

|11,578

|2nd

Round 22

|Manly

|23-4

|August 8th

|Friday 7:45pm

|Sydney Cricket Ground

|27,062

|1st

Round 23

|Brisbane

|42-16

|August 14th

|Thursday 7:45pm

|ANZ Stadium

|14,094

|2nd

Round 24

|North QLD

|10-22

|August 23rd

|Saturday 7:30pm

|ANZ Stadium

|17,171

|1st

Round 25

|Canterbury

|21-14

|August 28th

|Thursday 7:45pm

|ANZ Stadium

|20,424

|3rd

Round 26

|Sydney

|18-22

|September 4th

|Thursday 7:45pm

|Allianz Stadium

|32,481

|3rd

Qualifying Final

|Manly

|40-24

|September 12th

|Friday 7:55pm

|Allianz Stadium

|25,733

| -

Preliminary Final

|Sydney

|32-22

|September 26th

|Friday 7:55pm

|ANZ Stadium

|52,592

| -

Grand Final

|Canterbury

|30-6

|October 5th

|Sunday 7:20pm

|ANZ Stadium

|83,833

| -

Source: {{Cite web |title=NRL 2014 - South Sydney Rabbitohs |url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2014/south-sydney-rabbitohs/summary.html |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}

=Finals=

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|team-width=180

|score-width=40

|RD1-text1= 13 Sept, Allianz Stadium

|RD1-team1= {{leagueicon|Sydney|16}} Sydney

|RD1-score1= 18

|RD1-team2= {{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} Penrith

|RD1-score2= 19

|RD1-text4= 12 Sept, Allianz Stadium

|RD1-team7= {{leagueicon|Manly|16}} Manly-Warringah

|RD1-score7= 24

|RD1-team8= {{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} South Sydney

|RD1-score8= 40

|RD1-text2= 13 Sept, 1300SMILES Stadium

|RD1-team3= {{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} North Queensland

|RD1-score3= 32

|RD1-team4= {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Brisbane

|RD1-score4= 20

|RD1-text3= 14 Sept, AAMI Park

|RD1-team5= {{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} Melbourne

|RD1-score5= 4

|RD1-team6= {{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} Canterbury-Bankstown

|RD1-score6= 28

|RD2-text1= 19 Sept, Allianz Stadium

|RD2-team1= {{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs|16}} Sydney

|RD2-score1= 31

|RD2-team2= {{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} North Queensland

|RD2-score2= 30

|RD2-text2= 20 Sept, Allianz Stadium

|RD2-team3= {{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} Canterbury-Bankstown

|RD2-score3= 18

|RD2-team4= {{leagueicon|Manly|16}} Manly-Warringah

|RD2-score4= 17

|RD3-text1= 27 Sept, ANZ Stadium

|RD3-team1= {{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} Penrith

|RD3-score1= 12

|RD3-team2= {{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} Canterbury-Bankstown

|RD3-score2= 18

|RD3-text2= 26 Sept, ANZ Stadium

|RD3-team3= {{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs|16}} Sydney

|RD3-score3= 22

|RD3-team4= {{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} South Sydney

|RD3-score4= 32

|RD4-text1= 5 Oct, ANZ Stadium

|RD4-team1= {{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} Canterbury-Bankstown

|RD4-score1= 6

|RD4-team2= {{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} South Sydney

|RD4-score2= 30

}}

Grand final

{{rugbyleaguebox

|date = Sunday, 5 October

|time = 7:35pm AEDT

|team1 = South Sydney Rabbitohs {{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}}

|score = 30 – 6

|report =

|team2 = {{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

|points1 = 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

|points2 = Tries
Williams (49') 1

Goals
Hodkinson 1/1 (51')

|stadium = ANZ Stadium, Sydney

|attendance = 83,833

|referee = Shayne Hayne, Gerard Sutton

Clive Churchill Medal: Sam Burgess

| Honorable mention- Rabbits

}}

Player statistics

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Representative honours

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N/A	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Greg Inglis	{{flagicon\|FIJ}} Lote Tuqiri	{{leagueicon\|City}} Adam Reynolds, {{leagueicon\|City}} Dylan Walker	{{leagueicon\|QLD}} Chris McQueen, {{leagueicon\|QLD}} Ben Te'o, {{leagueicon\|QLD}} Greg Inglis	{{leagueicon\|QLD}} Chris McQueen, {{leagueicon\|QLD}} Ben Te'o, {{leagueicon\|QLD}} Greg Inglis	{{leagueicon\|QLD}} Ben Te'o, {{leagueicon\|QLD}} Greg Inglis	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Greg Inglis, {{flagicon\|AUS}} Dylan Walker, {{flagicon\|ENG}} George Burgess, {{flagicon\|ENG}} Tom Burgess, {{flagicon\|NZ}} Issac Luke

Post-season

References

Category:South Sydney Rabbitohs seasons

South Sydney Rabbitohs season

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bgcolor="#efefef" !width="120" \| Player !width="210" \| Signed From !width="70" \| Until End of !width="40" \| Notes
Glenn Stewart	{{leagueicon\|Manly\|16}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	{{center\|2016}}
Tim Grant	{{leagueicon\|Penrith Panthers\|16}} Penrith Panthers	{{center\|2018}}
Cody Walker	{{leagueicon\|Melbourne\|16}} Melbourne Storm	{{center\|2016}}

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bgcolor="#efefef" !width="120" \| Player !width="210" \| Club !width="70" \| Until End of !width="40" \| Notes
Jason Clark	{{leagueicon\|South Sydney Rabbitohs\|16}} South Sydney Rabbitohs	{{center\|2016}}
Issac Luke	{{leagueicon\|South Sydney Rabbitohs\|16}} South Sydney Rabbitohs	{{center\|2017}}	Contract ended because of Lukes movement to New Zealand Warriors {{Cite web\|url=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\|title = Motorsport Video \|Motorsport Highlights, Replays, News, Clips}}
Chris McQueen	{{leagueicon\|South Sydney Rabbitohs\|16}} South Sydney Rabbitohs	{{center\|2016}}

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N/A	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Greg Inglis	{{flagicon\|FIJ}} Lote Tuqiri	{{leagueicon\|City}} Adam Reynolds, {{leagueicon\|City}} Dylan Walker	{{leagueicon\|QLD}} Chris McQueen, {{leagueicon\|QLD}} Ben Te'o, {{leagueicon\|QLD}} Greg Inglis	{{leagueicon\|QLD}} Chris McQueen, {{leagueicon\|QLD}} Ben Te'o, {{leagueicon\|QLD}} Greg Inglis	{{leagueicon\|QLD}} Ben Te'o, {{leagueicon\|QLD}} Greg Inglis	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Greg Inglis, {{flagicon\|AUS}} Dylan Walker, {{flagicon\|ENG}} George Burgess, {{flagicon\|ENG}} Tom Burgess, {{flagicon\|NZ}} Issac Luke