The 2014 Penrith Panthers season was the 48th in the club's history. Coached by Ivan Cleary and co-captained by Kevin Kingston and Peter Wallace,[1] the team competed in the National Rugby League's 2014 Telstra Premiership. The Panthers competed in the pre-season's 2014 NRL Auckland Nines. They then completed the 26-round regular season 4th place (out of 16), reaching the finals for the first time since 2010. Penrith went on to come within one match of the grand final but were knocked out by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
2014 Penrith Panthers season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 4th | |||
Play-off result | Lost prelim-final (FW3) | |||
2014 record | Wins: 16; losses: 10 | |||
Points scored | For: 537; against: 462 | |||
Team information | ||||
Coach | Ivan Cleary | |||
Captains | ||||
Stadium | Sportingbet Stadium – 22,500 Carrington Park – 13,000 (round 20 only) | |||
Avg. attendance | 11,462 | |||
High attendance | 19,141 vs. Eels, round 12 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Josh Mansour (15) | |||
Goals | Jamie Soward (63) | |||
Points | Jamie Soward (155) | |||
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Squad
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Head coach Assistant coach
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Player transfers
editA † denotes that the transfer occurred during the 2014 season.
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Fixtures
editThe Panthers again use Penrith Stadium as their home ground in 2014, now known as Sportingbet Stadium for sponsorship reasons.[18]
Preseason
editA 16-man squad was sent to Auckland and participated in the Auckland Nines competition.[19] The Panthers played a trial match against the Newtown Jets on 23 February 2014.[20]
Ladder
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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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 |
Representative honours
editDomestic
editPos. | Player | Team | Call-up | Ref. |
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BE | Tim Grant | NSW City | 2014 City vs Country Origin | |
FB | Matt Moylan | |||
LK | Adam Docker | NSW Country | ||
CE | Jamal Idris | |||
WG | Josh Mansour | Prime Minister's XIII | 2014 Prime Minister's XIII match | |
FB | Matt Moylan |
International
editPos. | Player | Team | Call-up | Ref. |
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BE | Isaac John | New Zealand | 2014 Anzac Test | |
CE | Dean Whare | |||
18[23] | Waqa Blake | Fiji | 2014 Pacific Test vs Samoa | |
BE | Reagan Campbell-Gillard | |||
WG | Eto Nabuli | |||
FB | Kevin Naiqama | |||
HB | Daniel Foster | Tonga | 2014 Test vs Papua New Guinea | |
SR | Sika Manu | |||
LK | Ben Murdoch-Masila | |||
PR | Reagan Campbell-Gillard | Fiji | 2014 Hayne/Mannah Cup vs Lebanon | |
CE | Wes Naiqama | |||
WG | Josh Mansour | Australia | 2014 Four Nations | |
18 | Matt Moylan | |||
BE | Lewis Brown | New Zealand | ||
18[29] | Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | |||
CE | Dean Whare |
References
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- ^ a b c d "Penrith Panthers recruitment news for 2014". Zero Tackle. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
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- ^ "Dragons pivot Jamie Soward signs four-year deal with Penrith Panthers". The Australian. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ Stanley, Ben; Johnstone, Duncan (7 March 2013). "Taylor ditches Warriors to sign for Panthers". Stuff (NZ). Retrieved 25 February 2018.
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- ^ "Walsh To Become Saint". saintsrlfc.com. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013.
- ^ Duxbury, Emma (30 January 2014). "Panthers Stadium Name Change". Penrith Panthers.
- ^ "Auckland Nines Team Announcement". Penrith Panthers. 12 February 2014.
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- ^ "Kearney leaves options open". Sydney Morning Herald. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2018.[permanent dead link ]
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- ^ "NRL big guns for Samoa, Fiji teams". NRL.com. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ Luca, Rocco (16 October 2014). "PNG & Tonga Squads Named For Test Match". Rugby League Week. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ "Sheens excited by Roos rookies". NRL.com. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ "Moylan called into Kangaroos squad". NRL.com. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ "Four rookies in Kiwis Four Nations squad". NRL.com. 7 October 2014. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014.
- ^ Clark, Laine (22 October 2014). "New Zealand's Dallin Watene-Zelezniak to miss Four Nations with injury". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 February 2018.