2015 NRL season
| 2015 National Rugby League | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Teams | 16 |
| Matches played | 64 |
| Points scored |
2490 (total) 38.906 (per match) |
| Attendance |
1,030,543 (total) 16,102 (per match) |
The 2015 NRL season is the 108th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 18th season of the National Rugby League in Australia and New Zealand. The season started in New Zealand with the annual Auckland Nines, which was followed by the Rugby League All Stars Match, returning after a one-year hiatus, and the World Club Series.[1]
Season launch & advertising
The season launched with a gala event at the Queens Wharf, Auckland on 29 January attended by a selection of the code's stars including Shaun Johnson and Greg Inglis. It was the first time the event had been held outside Australia.[2][3]
The NRL and their longstanding ad agency MJW Haukuhodo used, for the second year running, Robbie Williams' " Let Me Entertain You" as the commercial soundtrack. The launch commercial takes members and supporters on a journey from the outback plains of Western Queensland to an inner city boot camp in Sydney and features more than fifty NRL club members and fans in a range of scenarios that include a rendition of a Haka on a Sydney train and a focus on Greg Inglis' trademark Goanna post-try celebration. [4]
Teams
The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 9th consecutive year. The NRL's salary cap for the clubs' top 25 players will be $A6.3M for 2015.[5]
Pre-season
The 2015 pre-season featured the second edition of the Auckland Nines competition, held over a weekend at Auckland's Eden Park in which the South Sydney Rabbitohs defeated the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the final. This tournament took place on the last weekend of January, with the All Stars match held on Friday 13 February at Cbus Super Stadium in Robina.[1] The 2015 World Club Series took place in London with 2014 premiers the South Sydney Rabbitohs taking on Super League champions St. Helens in the showpiece match, which South Sydney won.
Regular season
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Broncos | SOU 30 |
CRO 8 |
NQL 22 |
NZL 8 |
GCT 10 |
SYD 4 |
SGI 2 |
PAR 12 |
PEN | NQL | NEW | CAN | MAN | X | MEL | NEW | X | CBY | WTI | GCT | MAN | CBY | SGI | SYD | SOU | MEL | ||||
| Canberra Raiders | CRO 4 |
NZL 12 |
SGI 2 |
SYD 28 |
MAN 13 |
MEL 4 |
WTI 8 |
SOU 8 |
GCT | SGI | CBY | BRI | NEW | X | NQL | NZL | X | NEW | CRO | PEN | NQL | WTI | MAN | GCT | PEN | PAR | ||||
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | PEN 6 |
PAR 20 |
MAN 4 |
WTI 1 |
SOU 1 |
SGI 25 |
MAN 12 |
WTI 24 |
NQL | SYD | CAN | X | SGI | GCT | PEN | MEL | X | BRI | PAR | CRO | SYD | BRI | GCT | SOU | NEW | NZL | ||||
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | CAN 4 |
BRI 8 |
MEL 18 |
GCT 2 |
SYD 8 |
NEW 16 |
SOU 8 |
PEN 8 |
NZL | GCT | X | SGI | SYD | X | NEW | NQL | MAN | SGI | CAN | CBY | NZL | NQL | MEL | WTI | PAR | MAN | ||||
| Gold Coast Titans | WTI 1 |
PEN 40 |
NEW 2 |
CRO 2 |
BRI 10 |
PAR 22 |
PEN 26 |
NZL 4 |
CAN | CRO | X | SOU | WTI | CBY | NZL | SYD | X | MAN | NEW | BRI | PAR | MEL | CBY | CAN | SGI | NQL | ||||
| Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | PAR 30 |
MEL 2 |
CBY 4 |
SGI 8 |
CAN 13 |
PEN 10 |
CBY 12 |
MEL 2 |
NEW | PEN | X | NQL | BRI | X | WTI | SOU | CRO | GCT | NQL | NZL | BRI | SOU | CAN | PAR | SYD | CRO | ||||
| Melbourne Storm | SGI 8 |
MAN 2 |
CRO 18 |
NQL 1 |
NZL 16 |
CAN 4 |
SYD 1 |
MAN 2 |
PAR | SOU | X | SYD | PEN | PAR | BRI | CBY | X | NZL | PEN | SGI | WTI | GCT | CRO | NEW | NQL | BRI | ||||
| Newcastle Knights | NZL 10 |
NQL 2 |
GCT 2 |
PEN 12 |
SGI 13 |
CRO 16 |
PAR 6 |
NQL 2 |
MAN | WTI | BRI | NZL | CAN | X | CRO | BRI | X | CAN | GCT | SOU | SGI | SYD | WTI | MEL | CBY | PEN | ||||
| New Zealand Warriors | NEW 10 |
CAN 12 |
PAR 13 |
BRI 8 |
MEL 16 |
WTI 10 |
NQL 4 |
GCT 4 |
CRO | PAR | X | NEW | SOU | SYD | GCT | CAN | X | MEL | SYD | MAN | CRO | SGI | PEN | NQL | WTI | CBY | ||||
| North Queensland Cowboys | SYD 24 |
NEW 2 |
BRI 22 |
MEL 1 |
PEN 20 |
SOU 18 |
NZL 4 |
NEW 2 |
CBY | BRI | WTI | MAN | PAR | X | CAN | CRO | SGI | X | MAN | PAR | CAN | CRO | SOU | NZL | MEL | GCT | ||||
| Parramatta Eels | MAN 30 |
CBY 20 |
NZL 13 |
SOU 13 |
WTI 16 |
GCT 22 |
NEW 6 |
BRI 12 |
MEL | NZL | SOU | PEN | NQL | MEL | X | SGI | WTI | X | CBY | NQL | GCT | PEN | SYD | MAN | CRO | CAN | ||||
| Penrith Panthers | CBY 6 |
GCT 40 |
SYD 8 |
NEW 12 |
NQL 20 |
MAN 10 |
GCT 26 |
CRO 8 |
BRI | MAN | X | PAR | MEL | X | CBY | WTI | SOU | SYD | MEL | CAN | SOU | PAR | NZL | SGI | CAN | NEW | ||||
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | BRI 30 |
SYD 8 |
WTI 14 |
PAR 13 |
CBY 1 |
NQL 18 |
CRO 8 |
CAN 8 |
SGI | MEL | PAR | GCT | NZL | WTI | X | MAN | PEN | X | SGI | NEW | PEN | MAN | NQL | CBY | BRI | SYD | ||||
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | MEL 8 |
WTI 18 |
CAN 2 |
MAN 8 |
NEW 13 |
CBY 25 |
BRI 2 |
SYD 2 |
SOU | CAN | X | CRO | CBY | X | SYD | PAR | NQL | CRO | SOU | MEL | NEW | NZL | BRI | PEN | GCT | WTI | ||||
| Sydney Roosters | NQL 24 |
SOU 8 |
PEN 8 |
CAN 28 |
CRO 8 |
BRI 4 |
MEL 1 |
SGI 2 |
WTI | CBY | X | MEL | CRO | NZL | SGI | GCT | X | PEN | NZL | WTI | CBY | NEW | PAR | BRI | MAN | SOU | ||||
| Wests Tigers | GCT 1 |
SGI 18 |
SOU 14 |
CBY 1 |
PAR 16 |
NZL 10 |
CAN 8 |
CBY 24 |
SYD | NEW | NQL | X | GCT | SOU | MAN | PEN | PAR | X | BRI | SYD | MEL | CAN | NEW | CRO | NZL | SGI | ||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF |
Bold – Opposition's Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brisbane Broncos |
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 170 | 138 | +32 | 12 |
| 2 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 86 | +26 | 12 |
| 3 |  Melbourne Storm |
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 158 | 116 | +42 | 10 |
| 4 |  North Queensland Cowboys |
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 172 | 175 | -3 | 10 |
| 5 |  Wests Tigers |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 175 | 149 | +26 | 8 |
| 6 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 168 | 162 | +6 | 8 |
| 7 |  Gold Coast Titans |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 178 | 177 | +1 | 8 |
| 8 |  Penrith Panthers |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 154 | 156 | -2 | 8 |
| 9 |  Newcastle Knights |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 138 | 149 | -11 | 8 |
| 10 |  Canberra Raiders |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 155 | 168 | -13 | 8 |
| 11 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 156 | 175 | -19 | 8 |
| 12 |  Sydney Roosters |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 166 | 129 | +37 | 6 |
| 13 |  New Zealand Warriors |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 175 | 182 | -7 | 6 |
| 14 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 140 | 148 | -8 | 6 |
| 15 |  Parramatta Eels |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 165 | 199 | -34 | 6 |
| 16 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 108 | 181 | -73 | 4 |
Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
- Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane Broncos | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Melbourne Storm | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | North Queensland Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wests Tigers | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Gold Coast Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Penrith Panthers | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Newcastle Knights | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Canberra Raiders | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Sydney Roosters | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | New Zealand Warriors | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Parramatta Eels | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2015 Transfers
Players
Coaches
| Coach | 2014 Club | 2015 Club |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne Bennett | Newcastle Knights |
Brisbane Broncos |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NRL Nines to kick off 2015 season in January, Sydney Morning Herald, 6 May 2014
- ↑ Auckland welcomes NRL season launch nrl.com, 30 January 2015
- ↑ NRL season to launch in New Zealand nrl.com, 5 December 2014
- ↑ Season launch
- ↑ Phil Gould (12 July 2014). "NRL's ludicrous and unfair second-tier salary cap holding back young players". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ↑ MacSmith, James (24 February 2015). "Dogs captaincy won't change me: Graham". NRL.com.
- ↑ Brady, Jack (20 January 2015). "Inglis appointed South Sydney captain". NRL.com.
- ↑ Brady, Jack (16 February 2015). "Pearce, Friend named Roosters co-captains". NRL.com.
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