| Year: | 2014 |
| League: | NRL |
| League Rank: | 3rd |
| League Wins: | 15 |
| League Draws: | 0 |
| League Losses: | 9 |
| Points For: | 585 |
| Points Against: | 361 |
| Ceo Title: | CEO |
| Coach Title: | Head Coach |
| High Attendance: | 43,255 v Canterbury, Rd 7 |
| Avg Attendance: | 19,888 |
| List: | yes |
| List Link: | South Sydney Rabbitohs#Season summaries |
The 2014 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 105th in the club's history. Coached by Michael Maguire and captained by John Sutton, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2014 Telstra Premiership.
On Sunday 5 October 2014, the South Sydney Rabbitohs finally ended their 43-year drought, and claimed the NRL Premiership Trophy after defeating the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the Grand Final, 30–6.
See also: List of South Sydney Rabbitohs players.
| Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Stewart | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | |||
| Tim Grant | Penrith Panthers | |||
| Cody Walker | Melbourne Storm |
| Player | 2015 Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Rugby Union | ||
| Parramatta Eels | ||
| Apisai Koroisau | Penrith Panthers | |
| Retired | ||
| Retired | ||
| Rugby Union |
| Player | Club | Until End of | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Clark | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||
| Issac Luke | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Contract ended because of Lukes movement to New Zealand Warriors [1] | ||
| Chris McQueen | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
In 2014, the Rabbitohs again competed in three pre-season trial matches.
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Attendance | Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 9 February | Back to Belmore | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney | 38 - 12 | 5,000 | |||||
| Saturdayurday, 22 February | Charity Shield | St. George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium, Wollongong | 38 - 20 | 14,633 | |||||
| Legend: | ||||||||||
See main article: 2014 NRL Auckland Nines. The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2014 competition was played over two days on 15 and 16 February at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. The Rabbitohs featured in Pool Red and played the Panthers, Storm and Dragons. The top two teams of each pool qualified for the quarter finals.
| Round | Opponent | Score | Date | Time | Venue | Crowd | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Sydney | 28-8 | March 6th | Thursday 8:05pm | ANZ Stadium | 27,282 | 5th | |
| Round 2 | Manly | 12-14 | March 14th | Friday 7:40pm | Central Coast Stadium | 15,120 | 8th | |
| Round 3 | Wests Tigers | 16-25 | March 21st | Friday 7:40pm | ANZ Stadium | 20,061 | 10th | |
| Round 4 | Canberra | 18-30 | March 30th | Sunday 2:00pm | ANZ Stadium | 16,032 | 14th | |
| Round 5 | St George Illawarra | 26-6 | April 5th | Saturday 7:30pm | Sydney Cricket Ground | 24,368 | 3rd | |
| Round 6 | Penrith | 18-2 | April 11th | Friday 7:40pm | Sportingbet Stadium | 11,674 | 7th | |
| Round 7 | Canterbury | 14-15 | April 18th | Friday 4:00pm | ANZ Stadium | 43,255 | 11th | |
| Round 8 | Brisbane | 28-26 | April 25th | Friday 8:00pm | Suncorp Stadium | 44,122 | 7th | |
| Round 9 | Gold Coast | 40-18 | May 10th | Saturday 5:30pm | Cbus Super Stadium | 19,107 | 6th | |
| Round 10 | Melbourne | 14-27 | May 16th | Friday 7:40pm | ANZ Stadium | 18,508 | 10th | |
| Round 11 | Cronulla | 18-0 | May 26th | Monday 7:00pm | Remondis Stadium | 8,137 | 9th | |
| Round 12 | St George Illawarra | 29-10 | June 2nd | Monday 7:00pm | ANZ Stadium | 11,771 | 5th | |
| Round 13 | Warriors | 34-18 | June 7th | Saturday 7:30pm | NIB Stadium | 20,267 | 2nd | |
| Round 14 | Wests Tigers | 32-10 | June 13th | Friday 7:45pm | ANZ Stadium | 20,721 | 2nd | |
| Round 15 Bye | ||||||||
| Round 16 | North QLD | 18-20 | June 28th | Saturday 7:30pm | 1300SMILES Stadium | 15,897 | 4th | |
| Round 17 | Gold Coast | 10-14 | July 7th | Monday 7:00pm | ANZ Stadium | 10,925 | 4th | |
| Round 18 Bye | ||||||||
| Round 19 | Parramatta | 32-12 | July 18th | Friday 7:40pm | Pirtek Stadium | 16,125 | 4th | |
| Round 20 | Canberra | 34-18 | July 28th | Monday 7:00pm | GIO Stadium | 9,526 | 3rd | |
| Round 21 | Newcastle | 50-10 | August 3rd | Sunday 3:00pm | Barlow Park | 11,578 | 2nd | |
| Round 22 | Manly | 23-4 | August 8th | Friday 7:45pm | Sydney Cricket Ground | 27,062 | 1st | |
| Round 23 | Brisbane | 42-16 | August 14th | Thursday 7:45pm | ANZ Stadium | 14,094 | 2nd | |
| Round 24 | North QLD | 10-22 | August 23rd | Saturday 7:30pm | ANZ Stadium | 17,171 | 1st | |
| Round 25 | Canterbury | 21-14 | August 28th | Thursday 7:45pm | ANZ Stadium | 20,424 | 3rd | |
| Round 26 | Sydney | 18-22 | September 4th | Thursday 7:45pm | Allianz Stadium | 32,481 | 3rd | |
| Qualifying Final | Manly | 40-24 | September 12th | Friday 7:55pm | Allianz Stadium | 25,733 | - | |
| Preliminary Final | Sydney | 32-22 | September 26th | Friday 7:55pm | ANZ Stadium | 52,592 | - | |
| Grand Final | Canterbury | 30-6 | October 5th | Sunday 7:20pm | ANZ Stadium | 83,833 | - | |
See main article: 2014 NRL Grand Final.