Penrith Panthers 12–18 Canterbury-Bankstown — Preliminary Final, 2014 NRL Finals Series
27 Sep 2014 · ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 46,168
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Preliminary Final, 2014 NRL finals series: Penrith Panthers 12–18 Canterbury-Bankstown, at ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW on 27 Sep 2014.
Sourcing caveat: rugbyleagueproject.org and Wikipedia were not accessible during this research pass (network policy blocked both), so referee, exact try minutes, and any official player-of-the-match award could not be independently verified against those usual primary sources — data above is corroborated between two club/news sources instead. No official player-of-the-match award could be confirmed.
Scorers
| Penrith Panthers | Tries: Moylan; Watene-Zelezniak Goals: Soward (2/2 conversions) |
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Tries: Graham; Jackson; Finucane Goals: Lafai (3/3 conversions) |
Team sheets
| Penrith Panthers | Canterbury-Bankstown | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Moylan | Fullback | Sam Perrett | 1 |
| 2 | Josh Mansour | Wing | Corey Thompson | 2 |
| 3 | Dean Whare | Centre | Josh Morris | 3 |
| 4 | Jamal Idris | Centre | Tim Lafai | 4 |
| 5 | Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | Wing | Mitch Brown | 5 |
| 6 | Will Smith | Five-Eighth | Josh Reynolds | 6 |
| 7 | Jamie Soward (c) | Halfback | Trent Hodkinson | 7 |
| 8 | Sam McKendry | Prop | Aiden Tolman | 8 |
| 9 | James Segeyaro | Hooker | Michael Ennis (c) | 9 |
| 10 | Brent Kite (c) | Prop | James Graham | 10 |
| 11 | Sika Manu | Second-Row | Josh Jackson | 11 |
| 12 | Matt Robinson | Second-Row | Tony Williams | 12 |
| 14 | Adam Docker | Lock | Greg Eastwood | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 13 | Nigel Plum | Dale Finucane | 15 | |
| 15 | Jeremy Latimore | David Klemmer | 16 | |
| 16 | Ben Murdoch-Masila | Frank Pritchard | 17 | |
| 17 | Lewis Brown | Tim Browne | 22 | |
| Ivan Cleary | Coach | Des Hasler | ||
Match officials
| Referee | not confirmed |
Match report
Canterbury-Bankstown reached the 2014 Grand Final by grinding out a preliminary final win over Penrith at ANZ Stadium. The Bulldogs, who had finished the regular season in 7th spot before an improbable finals run, controlled the contest for long periods, building a lead through tries to prop James Graham and back-rower Josh Jackson before Dale Finucane added a third late try to push the margin out. Penrith hit back through Matt Moylan and Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, with Jamie Soward's boot keeping them within striking distance, but could not complete the comeback. Canterbury's win was notable for its resilience: captain and hooker Michael Ennis was forced off with a foot injury and did not return, requiring Josh Reynolds to shift into hooker, while Trent Hodkinson played through a knee injury carried from the previous week. The victory sent Canterbury into the Grand Final against South Sydney.