2015 Sydney Roosters season explained

Year:	2015
Team Colour:	000080
Font Colour:	FF0000
League:	NRL
League Rank:	1st (Minor Premiers)
League Wins:	18
League Draws:	0
League Losses:	6
Points For:	591
Points Against:	300
Playoff Result:	Preliminary (Defeated)
Ceo Title:	CEO
Coach Title:	Coach
High Attendance:	35,110
Avg Attendance:	15,661
Top Tries:	Shaun Kenny-Dowall (17)
Top Goals:	James Maloney (106)
Top Points:	James Maloney (250)
List:	yes
List Link:	List of Sydney Roosters seasons

The 2015 Sydney Roosters season was the 108th in the club's history. They competed in the 2015 National Rugby League season. The Sydney Roosters opened their 2015 season against the North Queensland Cowboys. In 2015, Trent Robinson coached the Sydney Roosters. Jake Friend and Mitchell Pearce captained the team in 2015 along with two vice-captains in Boyd Cordner and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves. The Sydney Roosters completed their 2015 regular season as Minor Premiers for the third year in a row, defeating the South Sydney Rabbitohs 30 – 0. The Sydney Roosters 2015 season ended in defeat against the Brisbane Broncos 31 – 12.

2015 squad

Cap	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Sydney Roosters Debut	Previous Club
1033		Lopini Paea	PR	9 August 2003	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
1067		Mitchell Aubusson	SR	19 March 2007
1069		Shaun Kenny-Dowall	CE	19 March 2007
1072		Mitchell Pearce (C)	HB	24 March 2007
1083		Jake Friend (C)	HK	27 June 2008
1101		Aidan Guerra	SR	14 March 2010
1105		Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (VC)	PR	17 April 2010	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
1119		Boyd Cordner (VC)	SR	4 June 2011
1129		Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	WG	27 July 2012
1130		Daniel Tupou	WG	18 August 2012
1131		Michael Jennings	CE	7 March 2013	Penrith Panthers
1132		James Maloney	FE	7 March 2013	New Zealand Warriors
1133		Sam Moa	PR	7 March 2013	Hull F.C.
1137		Isaac Liu	LK	1 April 2013
1138		Dylan Napa	PR	21 June 2013
1139		Samisoni Langi	FE	19 August 2013
1140		Kane Evans	PR	15 March 2014
1144		Brendan Elliot	WG	5 July 2014
1145		Jackson Hastings	HB	4 September 2014
1146		Blake Ferguson	WG	7 March 2015	Canberra Raiders
1147		Matt McIlwrick	HK	7 March 2015	Canberra Raiders
- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"	1148		Sio Siua Taukeiaho	LK	7 March 2015	New Zealand Warriors
1149		Willie Manu	SR	5 April 2015	St Helens R.F.C.
1150		Lagi Setu	SR	18 April 2015	Melbourne Storm
1151		Suaia Matagi	PR	13 June 2015	New Zealand Warriors
–		Tyler Cornish	HB	Yet to Debut
–		Vincent Leuluai	SR	Yet to Debut
–		Abraham Papalii	SR	Yet to Debut
–		Jack Siejka	SR	Yet to Debut
–		Omar Slaimankhel	WG	Yet to Debut	New Zealand Warriors
–		Nathan Stapleton	WG	Yet to Debut	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

Squad movements

Gains
width=50%	Player	width=50%	Signed From
align=center	Blake Ferguson^[1]	align=center	Deregistered
align=center	Martin Kennedy^[2]	align=center	Brisbane Broncos
align=center	Willie Manu^[3]	align=center	St Helens R.F.C.
align=center	Suaia Matagi^[4]	align=center	New Zealand Warriors
align=center	Matt McIlwrick^[5]	align=center	Canberra Raiders
align=center	Lopini Paea^[6]	align=center	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
align=center	Abraham Papalii^[7]	align=center	New Zealand Warriors
align=center	Lagi Setu^[8]	align=center	Canberra Raiders

Losses
width=50%	Player	width=50%	Signed With
align=center	Rémi Casty^[9]	align=center	Catalans Dragons
align=center	Saulala Houma^[10]	align=center	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
align=center	Heath L'Estrange^[11]	align=center	St. George Illawarra Dragons
align=center	Nene Macdonald^[12]	align=center	Gold Coast Titans
align=center	Willis Meehan^[13]	align=center	Deregistered
align=center	Anthony Minichiello^[14]	align=center	Retired
align=center	Frank-Paul Nu'uausala^[15]	align=center	Canberra Raiders
align=center	Sonny Bill Williams^[16]	align=center	Chiefs

2015 results

Auckland Nines

See main article: 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.

Finals

Player statistics

Player	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Total Points
	26	5	–	–	20
	25	7	–	–	28
	8	8	–	–	32
	26	3	–	–	12
	19	10	–	–	40
	22	2	–	1	9
	22	5	–	–	20
	17	1	–	–	4
	24	8	–	–	32
	20	17	–	–	68
	26	1	–	–	4
	4	–	–	–	–
	27	9	106	2	250
	4	–	–	–	–
	7	–	–	–	–
	8	–	–	–	–
	22	1	–	–	4
	27	1	–	–	4
	21	1	–	–	4
	2	–	–	–	–
	27	2	–	–	8
	27	12	–	–	48
	27	16	–	–	64
	18	2	–	–	8
24	27	111	106	3	659

Representative honours

Player		Mid-season (ANZAC Test, Pacific Tests, City vs Country				End of season (Kiwis Tour, RLWC qualifying)
				New South Wales	New South Wales
				Queensland	Queensland
			New South Wales	New South Wales	New South Wales
						New Zealand
						New Zealand
		New Zealand				New Zealand
			New South Wales	New South Wales	New South Wales
		Tonga				New Zealand
		New Zealand				New Zealand
		City	New South Wales
	NRL All Stars

External links

• National Rugby League
• Rugby League Project
• Sydney Roosters
• Zero Tackle

Notes and References

1. Web site: . Roosters sign Blake Ferguson. 20 December 2014. Sydney Roosters. 16 October 2015.
2. Web site: . Martin Kennedy to return to Roosters. 29 October 2015. Sydney Roosters. 16 October 2015.
3. Web site: . Roosters sign veteran Willie Manu. Zero Tackle. Muted Industries. 24 January 2015. 16 October 2015.
4. Web site: Becht. Richard. Vodafone Warriors release Matagi. Vodafone Warriors. 15 May 2015. 16 October 2015.
5. Web site: . Roosters announce immediate signing of Matt McIlwrick. Sydney Roosters. 4 December 2014. 16 October 2015.
6. News: Mascord. Steve. Play a full round of NRL matches in Perth, says Terry Campese; Set of Six: 4. First Sam Moa, now Paea. 31 May 2015. The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 October 2015.
7. Web site: . Abraham Papali joins Roosters. Sydney Roosters. 10 November 2014. 16 October 2015.
8. Web site: . Lagi Setu signs with Roosters. Sydney Roosters. 6 November 2014. 16 October 2015.
9. Web site: . Catalans sign Rémi Casty. Catalans Dragons. 16 October 2015.
10. Web site: . Sharks recruitment in full swing. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 25 September 2014. 16 October 2015.
11. Web site: . Dragons add to roster. St. George Illawarra Dragons. 29 October 2014. 16 October 2015.
12. Web site: . Two new Titans join ranks. Gold Coast Titans. 16 June 2015. 16 October 2015.
13. News: Rothfield. Phil. Roosters forced to sack boom forward Willis Meehan after a series of off-field issues. The Daily Telegraph. News Limited. 18 July 2015. 16 October 2015. subscription .
14. Web site: . Anthony Minichiello announces retirement. Sydney Roosters. 4 August 2014. 16 October 2015.
15. Web site: . Raiders sign Frank Paul Nu'uausala. Canberra Raiders. 3 December 2014. 16 October 2015.
16. News: . Sonny Bill Williams hops codes again, signing contract with New Zealand rugby. The Daily Telegraph. News Limited. 20 December 2013. 16 October 2014. Australian Associated Press.