2014 NRL Grand Final
Sunday, 5 October 2014 · ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW
2014 NRL Grand Final result: South Sydney def. Canterbury-Bankstown, 30-6, at ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW on Sunday, 5 October 2014.
Result
| Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | South Sydney | 30 |
| Runner-up | Canterbury-Bankstown | 6 |
Attendance: 83,833
NRL 2014 — full season ladder & finals series
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 615 | 385 | +230 | 36 |
| 2 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 502 | 399 | +103 | 36 |
| 3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 585 | 361 | +224 | 34 |
| 4 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 506 | 426 | +80 | 34 |
| 5 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 596 | 406 | +190 | 32 |
| 6 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 536 | 460 | +76 | 32 |
| 7 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 446 | 439 | +7 | 30 |
| 8 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 549 | 456 | +93 | 28 |
| 9 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 571 | 491 | +80 | 28 |
| 10 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 477 | 580 | -103 | 28 |
| 11 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 469 | 528 | -59 | 26 |
| 12 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 463 | 571 | -108 | 24 |
| 13 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 420 | 631 | -211 | 24 |
| 14 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 372 | 538 | -166 | 22 |
| 15 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 466 | 623 | -157 | 20 |
| 16 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 334 | 613 | -279 | 14 |
Qualified for the finals series — top 8 (McIntyre final eight system) that season.
Finals series
Qualifying Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2014 | Sydney Roosters 18–19 Penrith Panthers | Allianz Stadium, Sydney, NSW | 23,449 |
| 12 Sep 2014 | Manly-Warringah 24–40 South Sydney Rabbitohs | Allianz Stadium, Sydney, NSW | 25,733 |
Elimination Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2014 | North Queensland Cowboys 32–20 Brisbane Broncos | 1300SMILES Stadium, Townsville, QLD | 25,120 |
| 14 Sep 2014 | Melbourne Storm 4–28 Canterbury-Bankstown | AAMI Park, Melbourne, VIC | 19,230 |
Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 2014 | Sydney Roosters 31–30 North Queensland Cowboys | Allianz Stadium, Sydney, NSW | 18,355 |
| 20 Sep 2014 | Manly-Warringah 17–18 Canterbury-Bankstown | Allianz Stadium, Sydney, NSW | 28,186 |
Preliminary Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 2014 | South Sydney Rabbitohs 32–22 Sydney Roosters | ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW | 52,592 |
| 27 Sep 2014 | Penrith Panthers 12–18 Canterbury-Bankstown | ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW | 46,168 |
Grand Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2014 | South Sydney Rabbitohs 30–6 Canterbury-Bankstown | ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW | 83,833 |
Match officials
| Referee | Shayne Hayne, Gerard Sutton |
Scorers
| South Sydney | Tries: Johnston 20'; G Burgess 57'; Auva'a 74'; Reynolds 78'; Inglis 80' Goals: Adam Reynolds (5/7); S. Burgess (0/1) |
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Tries: Williams 48' Goals: Trent Hodkinson (1/1) |
Teams
| South Sydney | Canterbury-Bankstown | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Inglis | Fullback | Sam Perrett | 1 |
| 2 | Alex Johnston | Wing | Corey Thompson | 2 |
| 3 | Dylan Walker | Centre | Josh Morris | 3 |
| 4 | Kirisome Auva'a | Centre | Tim Lafai | 4 |
| 5 | Lote Tuqiri | Wing | Mitch Brown | 5 |
| 6 | Luke Keary | Five-eighth | Josh Reynolds | 6 |
| 7 | Adam Reynolds | Halfback | Trent Hodkinson | 7 |
| 8 | George Burgess | Prop | Aiden Tolman | 8 |
| 9 | Apisai Koroisau | Hooker | Moses Mbye | 9 |
| 10 | Dave Tyrrell | Prop | James Graham (c) | 10 |
| 11 | Ben Te'o | Second row | Josh Jackson | 11 |
| 12 | John Sutton (c) | Second row | Tony Williams | 12 |
| 13 | Sam Burgess | Lock | Greg Eastwood | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Jason Clark | Tim Browne | 14 | |
| 15 | Kyle Turner | Dale Finucane | 15 | |
| 16 | Chris McQueen | David Klemmer | 16 | |
| 17 | Thomas Burgess | Frank Pritchard | 17 | |
| Michael Maguire | Coach | Des Hasler | ||
Clive Churchill Medal
Sam Burgess (South Sydney Rabbitohs). Played the entire match despite fracturing his cheekbone/eye socket in the opening tackle.
Match context
In one of the most emotional deciders in NRL history, South Sydney ended a 43-year premiership drought — their first title since 1971, and a stunning turnaround for a club that had been expelled from the competition in 2000 before being readmitted in 2002 — with a commanding 30-6 win over Canterbury-Bankstown at ANZ Stadium in front of 83,833 fans. The story of the match was written in its opening seconds: prop-forward Sam Burgess fractured his cheekbone and eye socket in a heavy collision with Canterbury's James Graham on the very first tackle of the game, yet refused to leave the field, playing all 80 minutes through visible pain and swelling. His courage set the tone for a dominant Rabbitohs performance built on ferocious defence and clinical finishing. South Sydney led 6-0 at half-time before pulling away after the break, with tries to Alex Johnston, George Burgess, Kirisome Auva'a, halfback Adam Reynolds and superstar fullback Greg Inglis sealing the rout, with Canterbury's only response coming through Tony Williams. Burgess capped his extraordinary display by being awarded the Clive Churchill Medal as man of the match, an honour made all the more remarkable given the injury he carried throughout, though he required immediate surgery on his face the following day. The win, delivered under coach Michael Maguire, sparked scenes of jubilation across Redfern and the Souths heartland, closing the book on more than four decades of heartbreak since the club's previous premiership.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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