2014 NRL State Championship

2014 (2014) NRL State Championship ()
2014 NRL State Championship
28	32
Date	5 October 2014
Stadium	ANZ Stadium
Location	Sydney
Referee	Adam Cassidy
Broadcast partners
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Commentators	Mat Thompson; Brad Fittler ; Wally Lewis ;
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Last updated January 20, 2024

The 2014 National Rugby League State Championship is a rugby league match contested by 2014 NSW Cup premiers Penrith Panthers and 2014 Queensland Cup premiers the Northern Pride. The match is the inaugural edition of the NRL State Championship, an annual championship game staged to determine the title of NRL State Champions, and challenged by the premiers of the New South Wales Cup and the Queensland Cup. The Northern Pride won the match by 8 points, winning their first NRL State Championship title.

Background

Penrith had entered the 2014 NRL State Championship by winning the 2014 New South Wales Cup Grand Final. After finishing first on the ladder during the 2014 NSW Cup season, recording only four losses out of 21 games, they entered the 2014 New South Wales Finals Series, winning all their matches including the Grand Final against the Newcastle Knights 48–12. The Northern Pride booked a place in the State Championship by winning the 2014 Queensland Cup Grand Final against the Easts Tigers 36–4. They also had recorded only four losses in their season, out of 24 in the 2014 Queensland Cup season, finishing first on the ladder. They entered the 2014 Queensland Cup Finals Series, winning against Easts in the major semi-final 8-7 and then again in the Grand Final.^[1]

Former Brisbane Broncos and Queensland State of Origin player Justin Hodges had endorsed the Northern Pride in a Cairns Post article before the match, stating, "They may be a Cowboys feeder team but everyone knows they are a Cairns team and a Queensland team. They are a strong side and are a classy side that is coached very well. They have been the benchmark of the Queensland competition for years so I know they’ll go well. There is only them and the Broncos under-20 from up here playing on grand final day. So I reckon everyone in Queensland will be cheering them on."^[2]

Match details

Sunday, 5 October
3:50pm (AEDT)

Penrith Panthers 2014 NSW Cup Premiers	28 – 32	Northern Pride 2014 QLD Cup Premiers
Tries: Luke Capewell (17') 1 Eto Nabuli (24') 1 Waqa Blake (36') 1 Kierran Moseley (44') 1 Kieran Moss(51') 1 Goals: Wes Naiqama 4/5 (19', 26', 46', 53')	Half Time: 16–16	Tries: Javid Bowen (12', 31', 63') 3 Blake Leary (7') 1 Semi Tadulala (59') 1 Tyrone McCarthy (72') 1 Goals: Shaun Nona 2/5 (32', 40' pen) Javid Bowen 2/2 (65', 73')

ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Adam Cassidy

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References

↑ "NRL State Championship preview: Penrith Panthers v Northern Pride". The Roar. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
↑ O'Neill, Rhys (4 October 2014). "State of Origin heroes back Northern Pride in NRL State Championship". The Cairns Post . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 5 October 2014.

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[1] "NRL State Championship preview: Penrith Panthers v Northern Pride". The Roar. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

[2] O'Neill, Rhys (4 October 2014). "State of Origin heroes back Northern Pride in NRL State Championship". The Cairns Post . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 5 October 2014.

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