2014 London Broncos season
| 2014 London Broncos season | ||||
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| Super League XIX Rank | 14th | |||
| Challenge Cup | Fourth Round | |||
| 2014 record | Wins: 1; draws: 0; losses: 27 | |||
| Points scored | For: 462; against: 1277 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Chairman | David Hughes | |||
| Head Coach | Tony Rea (until 5 May 2014) Joey Grima (from 5 May 2014) | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | The Hive Stadium | |||
| Avg. attendance | 3798 | |||
| High attendance | 36,339 | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Denny Solomona - 10 | |||
| Goals | Josh Drinkwater - 58 | |||
| Points | Josh Drinkwater - 136 | |||
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The 2014 London Broncos season was the thirty-fifth in the club's history and their nineteenth season in the Super League. Competing in Super League XIX, the club was coached by Tony Rea before being replaced midseason by Joey Grima. They were relegated in 14th place and reached the Fourth Round of the 2014 Challenge Cup.
2014 was their first since moving to the Hive Stadium, but after 19 consecutive seasons in the top flight it was to be their last season in the Super League. They exited the Challenge Cup with a defeat by the Catalans Dragons.
2014 milestones
2014 squad
Super League XIX table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Helens (L, C) | 27 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 796 | 563 | +233 | 38 | Play-offs |
| 2 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 834 | 429 | +405 | 37 | |
| 3 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 785 | 626 | +159 | 37 | |
| 4 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 814 | 583 | +231 | 36 | |
| 5 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 793 | 515 | +278 | 35 | |
| 6 | Leeds Rhinos | 27 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 685 | 421 | +264 | 32 | |
| 7 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 733 | 667 | +66 | 29 | |
| 8 | Widnes Vikings | 27 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 611 | 725 | −114 | 27 | |
| 9 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 627 | 665 | −38 | 23 | |
| 10 | Salford Red Devils | 27 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 608 | 695 | −87 | 23 | |
| 11 | Hull F.C. | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 653 | 586 | +67 | 22 | |
| 12 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 557 | 750 | −193 | 21 | |
| 13 | Bradford Bulls (R) | 27 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 512 | 984 | −472 | 10[a] | Relegation to Championship |
| 14 | London Broncos (R) | 27 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 438 | 1237 | −799 | 2 |
Squad statistics
| Squad Number | Name | International country | Position | Previous club | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop Goals | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nesiasi Mataitonga | Fullback | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2 | Kieran Dixon | Wing | London Broncos Academy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 3 | Jordan Atkins | Centre | Gold Coast Titans | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 4 | Thomas Minns | Centre | Leeds Rhinos | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | loan | |
| 5 | James Duckworth | Wing | Leeds Rhinos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | loan | |
| 6 | Ben Farrar | Centre | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 7 | Josh Drinkwater | Scrum-half | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 25 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 136 | ||
| 8 | Atelea Vea | Prop | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 9 | Scott Moore | Hooker | North Queensland Cowboys | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 10 | Olsi Krasniqi | Prop | London Broncos Academy | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 11 | Mike McMeeken | Second-row | London Broncos Academy | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 12 | Matt Cook | Second-row | Hull Kingston Rovers | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 13 | Alex Foster | Loose forward | Leeds Rhinos | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | loan | |
| 14 | Mike Bishay | Scrum-half, Hooker | London Broncos Academy | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 15 | James Greenwood | Prop | Wigan Warriors | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | loan | |
| 16 | Nick Slyney | Prop | Brisbane Broncos | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 17 | Will Lovell | Second-row | London Broncos Academy | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 18 | George Griffin | Second-row | Hull Kingston Rovers | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 19 | Erjon Dollapi | Prop | London Broncos Academy | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 20 | James Cunningham | Hooker | Hull F.C. | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | loan | |
| 21 | Joel Wicks | Hooker | London Broncos Academy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | James Woodburn-Hall | Scrum-half, Stand-off | London Broncos Academy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 23 | Denny Solomona | Wing | Melbourne Storm | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| 24 | Mason Caton-Brown | Centre, Wing | London Broncos Academy | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| 25 | Iliess Macani | Wing | London Broncos Academy | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 26 | Tony Gigot | Stand-off | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 27 | Jamie O'Callaghan | Centre, Wing | London Skolars | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 28 | Carl Forster | Prop | St Helen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | loan | |
| 29 | Harvey Burnett | Centre | London Broncos Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Jonathan Wallace | Prop | London Broncos Academy | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | Maxime Hérold | Prop | Limoux Grizzlies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | Toby Everett | Prop | London Broncos Academy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Joe Keyes | Scrum-half, Stand-off | London Broncos Academy | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 34 | Oscar Thomas | Stand-off | London Broncos Academy | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 35 | Alex Walker | Fullback | London Broncos Academy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ^ Gains & Losses
- ^ "Bradford Bulls deducted six competition points". Super League. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ Super League XIX 2014
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