The 2014 Penrith Panthers season was the 48th in the club's history. Coached by Ivan Cleary and co-captained by Kevin Kingston and Peter Wallace, the team competed in the National Rugby League's 2014 Telstra Premiership. The Panthers competed in the pre-season's 2014 NRL Auckland Nines. They completed the 26-round regular season 4th place (out of 16), reaching the finals for the first time since 2010. Penrith came within one match of the grand final but were knocked out by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
Squad
Player transfers A † denotes that the transfer occurred during the 2014 season.
+ Gains Player Signed from Until end of Notes Wellington Albert PNG Hunters (QLD Cup) Jamal Idris Gold Coast Titans Brent Kite Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Leilani Latu Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Ben Murdoch-Masila† Wests Tigers Kevin Naiqama Newcastle Knights Tyrone Peachey Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Will Smith Newcastle Knights Jamie Soward London Broncos (Super League) Shaun Spence Wests Tigers Elijah Taylor New Zealand Warriors Peter Wallace Brisbane Broncos
+ Losses Player Signed from Until end of Notes Blake Austin Wests Tigers Cameron Ciraldo Retirement Lachlan Coote North Queensland Cowboys Mose Masoe St Helens (Super League) Clint Newton Newcastle Knights Kyle O'Donnell Canberra Raiders James Roberts† Sacked, later Gold Coast Titans Travis Robinson Melbourne Storm Brad Tighe Gold Coast Titans Luke Walsh St Helens (Super League)
Fixtures The Panthers again used Penrith Stadium as their home ground in 2014, now known as Sportingbet Stadium for sponsorship reasons.
Preseason A 16-man squad was sent to Auckland and participated in the Auckland Nines competition. The Panthers played a trial match against the Newtown Jets on 23 February 2014.
Ladder
Representative honours Domestic PlayerTeamCall-up Ref. BE Tim Grant NSW City 2014 City vs Country Origin FB Matt Moylan LK Adam Docker NSW Country CE Jamal Idris WG Josh Mansour Prime Minister's XIII 2014 Prime Minister's XIII match FB Matt Moylan
International PlayerTeamCall-up Ref. BE Isaac John 2014 Anzac Test CE Dean Whare 18 Waqa Blake 2014 Pacific Test vs Samoa BE Reagan Campbell-Gillard WG Eto Nabuli FB Kevin Naiqama HB Daniel Foster 2014 Test vs Papua New Guinea SR Sika Manu LK Ben Murdoch-Masila PR Reagan Campbell-Gillard 2014 Hayne/Mannah Cup vs Lebanon CE Wes Naiqama WG Josh Mansour 2014 Four Nations 18 Matt Moylan BE Lewis Brown 18 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak CE Dean Whare
References
External links Panthers official site