2014 NRL season

Last updated
2014 National Rugby League
JAMES MALONEY.jpg
James Maloney, the top goal scorer, in 2009
DurationMarch 6 – October 5, 2014
Teams16
Premiers South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (21st title)
Minor premiers Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters (18th title)
Matches played201
Points scored8308
Average attendance16,798
Attendance3,376,409
Top points scorer(s) North Queensland colours.svg Johnathan Thurston (208)
Player of the year North Queensland colours.svg Johnathan Thurston &
Parramatta colours.svg Jarryd Hayne (Dally M Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) South Sydney colours.svg Alex Johnston (21)
  2013
2015  

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.

Contents

Teams

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]

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

Pre-season

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

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]

Team1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526F1F2F3GF
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
XNZL
9
CRO
2
XPEN
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
XCBY
8
WTI
1
XGCT
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
XMAN
22
PAR
10
CAN
8
XMAN
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
XSGI
30
XMAN
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
XPEN
22
MEL
4
SGI
1
XSOU
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
XBRI
26
CBY
22
XCRO
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
XNQL
22
SYD
20
GCT
4
PAR
26
SGI
12
XCBY
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
XNZL
20
WTI
3
SYD
17
NQL
8
PAR
6
XCRO
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
XBRI
9
PEN
10
XPAR
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
XNEW
8
SOU
2
SGI
3
XCRO
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
XPEN
26
NQL
2
CBY
10
MEL
26
NEW
6
XNZL
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
XPAR
26
GCT
22
SGI
4
XNZL
10
WTI
16
BRI
1
SYD
20
CRO
2
CBY
6
SGI
12
NQL
1
MEL
14
MAN
1
NZL
16
SYD
1
XCBY
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
XNQL
2
GCT
4
XPAR
20
CAN
16
NEW
40
MAN
19
BRI
26
NQL
12
CBY
7
SYD
4
MAN
16
XSYD
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
XSOU
19
CRO
30
PEN
4
GCT
1
MEL
12
NQL
3
XMAN
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
XMAN
8
CRO
2
XPEN
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
XNEW
3
SOU
22
XCAN
1
PEN
16
MAN
32
CBY
28
SGI
16
MEL
22
NQL
58
SYD
44
CBY
20
CAN
15
CRO
16
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Bold – Opposition's Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

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

Ladder progression

Team1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
1 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney 02444468101012141618202020222424262830323436
2 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 0246681012121416161820222424262830323234343636
3 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 22224668101012141618202020222426283032323434
4 Panthers colours.svg Penrith 22446688101214161820222224262626283032323234
5 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 2222444681010121214141616182022242626283032
6 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne 24666888101214141416181820202224262628303032
7 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown 0224681012141616181818202224262626262628303030
8 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane 2446668881012141618181820202222222424262828
9 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand 002444468810121214161820222222242626262828
10 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 22246888101214141618181820202022242626282828
11 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra 246666888810101212141618202022222224262626
12 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle 0002244444666681012141416161820202224
13 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests 0244681010101212141616182020202222222222222224
14 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast 22468101012121212141414141618182020202020202022
15 Canberra colours.svg Canberra 022444666688810101012141414141414161820
16 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland 0000222444466881012121214141414141414

Finals series

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.

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

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand final
13 Sept, Allianz Stadium
1 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney 18
4 Panthers colours.svg Penrith 1919 Sept, Allianz Stadium
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney 31
13 Sept, 1300SMILES Stadium North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 3027 Sept, ANZ Stadium
5 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 32 Panthers colours.svg Penrith 12
8 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane 20 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown 185 Oct, ANZ Stadium
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown 6
14 Sept, AAMI Park 26 Sept, ANZ Stadium South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 30
6 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne 4 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 32
7 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown 2820 Sept, Allianz Stadium Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney 22
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown 18
12 Sept, Allianz Stadium Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 17
2 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 24
3 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 40

Grand final

Sunday, 5 October
7:35pm (AEDT)
South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney colours.svg 30 6 Canterbury colours.svg 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

The following statistics are of the conclusion of round 26.

2014 Transfers

Players

Player2013 Club2014 Club
Scott Anderson Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Wcatscolours.svg Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Dunamis Lui Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Corey Norman Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Scott Prince Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Retirement
Lama Tasi Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Redscolours.svg Super League: Salford Red Devils
Peter Wallace Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Shaun Berrigan Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Retirement
Sandor Earl Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Suspension
Blake Ferguson Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders N/A
Sam Mataora Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Joe Picker Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Joel Thompson Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Sam Williams Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Ben Barba Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Dene Halatau Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Kris Keating Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs HKRcolours.svg Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Joel Romelo Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Steve Turner Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Retirement
Jayson Bukuya Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Jon Green Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Redcliffe Dolphins (Intrust Super Cup)
Ben Pomeroy Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Catalanscolours.svg Super League: Catalans Dragons
Ben Ross Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Retirement
Mark Taufua Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Retirement
Matthew Wright Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Jordan Atkins Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos
Jamal Idris Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Luke O'Dwyer Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Retirement
Richie Faʻaoso Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles N/A
Joe Galuvao Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Retirement
David Gower Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Brent Kite Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers
George Rose Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Maurice Blair Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Brett Finch Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Retirement
Jason Ryles Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Retirement
Junior Sa'u Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Redscolours.svg Super League: Salford Red Devils
Lagi Setu Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm N/A
Siosaia Vave Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Gareth Widdop Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Danny Buderus Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Retirement
Neville Costigan Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights HKRcolours.svg Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Craig Gower Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Retirement
Matt Hilder Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Retirement
Anthony Quinn Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Retirement
Kevin Locke New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Redscolours.svg Super League: Salford Red Devils
Todd Lowrie New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Russell Packer New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Imprisonment [8]
Steve Rapira New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Redscolours.svg Super League: Salford Red Devils
Elijah Taylor New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Bill Tupou New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
Matt Bowen North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Wigancolours.svg Super League: Wigan Warriors
Kalifa Faifai Loa North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Ashley Graham North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Clint Greenshields North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Dallas Johnson North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Retirement
Scott Moore North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos
Cheyse Blair Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Daniel Harrison Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Matt Keating Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Burleigh Bears (Intrust Super Cup)
Reni Maitua Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Ben Roberts Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Matt Ryan Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Wcatscolours.svg Super League: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Cameron Ciraldo Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers Retirement
Lachlan Coote Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Mose Masoe Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers Saintscolours.svg Super League: St. Helens
Clint Newton Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Nathan Smith Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers Retirement
Brad Tighe Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Luke Walsh Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers Saintscolours.svg Super League: St. Helens
Roy Asotasi South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Wolvescolours.svg Super League: Warrington Wolves
Michael Crocker South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
Andrew Everingham South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Fukuoka Sanix Blues (Japanese rugby union)
Dylan Farrell South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Matt King South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Retirement
Jeff Lima South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Catalanscolours.svg Super League: Catalans Dragons
Nathan Peats South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Matt Cooper St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Nathan Fien St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Michael Henderson St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Matt Prior St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Chase Stanley St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Daniel Vidot St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Michael Weyman St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons HKRcolours.svg Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers
Tinirau Arona Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Martin Kennedy Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Luke O'Donnell Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Retirement
Michael Oldfield Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Catalanscolours.svg Super League: Catalans Dragons
Nafe Seluini Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Burleigh Bears (Intrust Super Cup)
Blake Ayshford Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Matthew Bell Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Burleigh Bears (Intrust Super Cup)
Masada Iosefa Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Retirement
Benji Marshall Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Tim Moltzen Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Retirement
Ben Murdoch-Masila Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Eddy Pettybourne Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Wigancolours.svg Super League: Wigan Warriors
Joel Reddy Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Matt Utai Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Retirement
Heath L'Estrange Bullscolours.svg Super League: Bradford Bulls Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters
Keith Lulia Bullscolours.svg Super League: Bradford Bulls Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Rémi Casty Catalanscolours.svg Super League: Catalans Dragons Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters
Daniel Holdsworth Hullcolours.svg Super League: Hull F.C. Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Michael Dobson HKRcolours.svg Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Cory Paterson HKRcolours.svg Super League: Hull Kingston Rovers Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Jamie Soward Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Michael Witt Broncoscolours.png Super League: London Broncos St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Mike Cooper Wolvescolours.svg Super League: Warrington Wolves St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Lee Mossop Wigancolours.svg Super League: Wigan Warriors Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Pat Richards Wigancolours.svg Super League: Wigan Warriors Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Sam Tomkins Wigancolours.svg Super League: Wigan Warriors New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Lote Tuqiri Leinster (Irish rugby union) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs

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Ricky Stuart Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders

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