# 2015 Penrith Panthers season

The 2015 Penrith Panthers season was the 49th in the club's history. Coached by Ivan Cleary and captained by Peter Wallace, the team competed in the National Rugby League's 2015 Telstra Premiership. They also competed in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines pre-season tournament.
The Panthers were riddled by injury throughout 2015, and as a result, used a total of 32 players over the course of the season - the most of any club for that year. The club finished the season in 11th place, managing to avoid the wooden spoon by defeating the last-placed Newcastle Knights in their final game. Despite this, the Panthers under 20s team won the 2015 National Youth Competition premiership.

## Squad
### Player transfers

Gains :
| Player | Signed From | Until End of |
| Adrian Davis | Redcliffe Dolphins (QLD Cup) | 2015 |
| Apisai Koroisau | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2016 |
| Tupou Sopoaga | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2016 |
Losses :
| Player | Signed From | Until End of |
| Luke Capewell | Redcliffe Dolphins (QLD Cup) | |
| Anthony Cherrington | Redcliffe Dolphins (QLD Cup) | |
| Tim Grant | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2018 |
| Tom Humble | Townsville Blackhawks (QLD Cup) | |
| Kevin Kingston | Retirement | - |
| Kierran Moseley | Gold Coast Titans | 2016 |
| Eto Nabuli | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2016 |
| Kevin Naiqama | Wests Tigers | 2015 |
| Wes Naiqama | London Broncos (Super League) | 2016 |
| Matt Robinson | Gold Coast Titans | |
| Ryan Simpkins | Gold Coast Titans | 2016 |

## Fixtures
### NRL Auckland Nines

The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2015 competition was played over two days on 31 January and 1 February at Eden Park. The Panthers featured in the Waiheke pool and played the Rabbitohs, Cowboys and Storm, losing all three of their games.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 20 | +34 | 6 |
| 2 | North Queensland Cowboys | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 4 |
| 3 | Melbourne Storm | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 2 |
| 4 | Penrith Panthers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 45 | −29 | 0 |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
| Saturday, 31 January | Game 4 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Eden Park | 4-11 | Sopoaga | John (0/1) |
| Saturday, 31 January | Game 11 | Melbourne Storm | Eden Park | 20-4 | Jay | Koroisau (0/1) |
| Sunday, 1 February | Game 20 | North Queensland Cowboys | Eden Park | 14-8 | Jay, C Smith | Davis (0/2) |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |||||||

### Regular season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
| Sunday, 8 March | Round 1 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Pepper Stadium | 24-18 | G Jennings, Segeyaro, Watene-Zelezniak | Soward (4/5) | 18,814 |
| Saturday, 14 March | Round 2 | Gold Coast Titans | Carrington Park | 40-0 | Cartwright, Idris (3), G Jennings, Manu, Whare (2) | Moylan (4/6), Soward (0/2) | 6,240 |
| Monday, 23 March | Round 3 | Sydney Roosters | Allianz Stadium | 20-12 | Idris, Segeyaro | Moylan (2/2) | 10,735 |
| Saturday, 28 March | Round 4 | Newcastle Knights | Hunter Stadium | 26-14 | Mansour, Moylan, Whare | Moylan (1/3) | 20,114 |
| Monday, 6 April | Round 5 | North Queensland Cowboys | Pepper Stadium | 10-30 | Segeyaro, Whare | Moylan (1/2) | 8,409 |
| Saturday, 11 April | Round 6 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Pepper Stadium | 22-12 | Blake, Koroisau, Mansour (2) | Moylan (3/4) | 11,170 |
| Saturday, 18 April | Round 7 | Gold Coast Titans | Cbus Super Stadium | 32-6 | Blake | Moylan (1/1) | 9,244 |
| Sunday, 26 April | Round 8 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Pepper Stadium | 26-18 | Moylan, Peachey, Simmons, Watene-Zelezniak | Moylan (5/5) | 12,798 |
| Friday, 8 May | Round 9 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium | 8-5 | | Moylan (2/2, 1 FG) | 24,566 |
| Monday, 18 May | Round 10 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval | 10-11 | Simmons, Watene-Zelezniak | Moylan (1/3, 1 FG) | 8,025 |
| | Round 11 | Bye | | | | | |
| Friday, 29 May | Round 12 | Parramatta Eels | Pepper Stadium | 20-26 | Cartwright, Simmons, Watene-Zelezniak, Yeo | Cartwright (0/1), Wallace (2/3) | 17,821 |
| Saturday, 6 June | Round 13 | Melbourne Storm | Pepper Stadium | 0-20 | | | 11,849 |
| | Round 14 | Bye | | | | | |
| Saturday, 20 June | Round 15 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium | 24-12 | Cartwright (2) | Soward (2/2) | 12,476 |
| Sunday, 28 June | Round 16 | Wests Tigers | Leichhardt Oval | 12-35 | Mansour, Simmons (4), Wallace, Watene-Zelezniak | Koroisau (0/1), Simmons (1/1), Soward (2/5), Wallace (1 FG) | 14,234 |
| Friday, 3 July | Round 17 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Pepper Stadium | 20-6 | Blake, Wallace, Watene-Zelezniak, Whare | Koroisau (2/3), Soward (0/1), Wallace (0/1) | 14,068 |
| Saturday, 11 July | Round 18 | Sydney Roosters | Pepper Stadium | 4-24 | Brown | Koroisau (0/1) | 13,654 |
| Friday, 17 July | Round 19 | Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park | 52-10 | Blake, Peachey | Soward (1/2) | 11,956 |
| Sunday, 26 July | Round 20 | Canberra Raiders | Pepper Stadium | 24-34 | R Jennings, Segeyaro, Taylor, Yeo | Soward (4/4) | 8,048 |
| Sunday, 2 August | Round 21 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | ANZ Stadium | 20-16 | Brown, Cartwright, Segeyaro | Soward (2/3) | 13,391 |
| Saturday, 8 August | Round 22 | Parramatta Eels | TIO Stadium | 10-4 | Blake | Soward (0/1) | 8,340 |
| Saturday, 15 August | Round 23 | New Zealand Warriors | Pepper Stadium | 24-10 | Brown, Campbell-Gillard, Peachey, Simmons | Soward (4/5) | 6,774 |
| Thursday, 20 August | Round 24 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium | 19-12 | Mansour, Simmons | Soward (2/3) | 9,145 |
| Monday, 31 August | Round 25 | Canberra Raiders | GIO Stadium | 34-18 | Brown, Segeyaro, W Smith | Koroisau (2/2), Soward (1/1) | 6,717 |
| Saturday, 5 September | Round 26 | Newcastle Knights | Pepper Stadium | 30-12 | Mansour, Peachey (2), W Smith, Whare | Simmons (1/1), W Smith (4/5) | 8,936 |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye ||||||||

## Ladder

2015 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 591 | 300 | +291 | 40 |
| 2 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 574 | 379 | +195 | 38 |
| 3 | North Queensland Cowboys (P) | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 587 | 454 | +133 | 38 |
| 4 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 467 | 348 | +119 | 32 |
| 5 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 522 | 480 | +42 | 32 |
| 6 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 469 | 476 | −7 | 32 |
| 7 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 465 | 467 | −2 | 30 |
| 8 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 435 | 408 | +27 | 28 |
| 9 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 458 | 492 | −34 | 26 |
| 10 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 577 | 569 | +8 | 24 |
| 11 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 399 | 477 | −78 | 22 |
| 12 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 448 | 573 | −125 | 22 |
| 13 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 445 | 588 | −143 | 22 |
| 14 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 439 | 636 | −197 | 22 |
| 15 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 487 | 562 | −75 | 20 |
| 16 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 458 | 612 | −154 | 20 |

## Statistics

| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
| Sam Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Waqa Blake | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Lewis Brown | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Reagan Campbell-Gillard | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bryce Cartwright | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Adam Docker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Idris | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| George Jennings | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Robert Jennings | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Isaac John | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sione Katoa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Kite | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apisai Koroisau | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| Jeremy Latimore | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leilani Latu | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam McKendry | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Mansour | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Sika Manu | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Matt Moylan | 11 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 50 |
| Tyrone Peachey | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Nigel Plum | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Segeyaro | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| David Simmons | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| Chris Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| Tupou Sopoaga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Soward | 16 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 44 |
| Elijah Taylor | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Peter Wallace | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Dean Whare | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Isaah Yeo | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Totals | 24 | 72 | 54 | 3 | 399 |

## Representative
### Domestic

| Pos. | Player | Team | Call-up |
| FB | Matt Moylan | NRL All Stars | 2015 All Stars Match |
| SR | Tyrone Peachey | Indigenous All Stars | 2015 All Stars Match |
| CE | Waqa Blake | NSW City | 2015 City vs Country Origin |
| BE | Reagan Campbell-Gillard | NSW City | 2015 City vs Country Origin |
| FB | Matt Moylan | NSW City | 2015 City vs Country Origin |
| LK | Tyrone Peachey | NSW City | 2015 City vs Country Origin |
| 20$^1$ | Matt Moylan | New South Wales | 2015 State of Origin |

### International

| Pos. | Player | Team | Call-up |
| HK | Apisai Koroisau | Fiji | 2015 Melanesian Cup |
| SR | Sika Manu$^2$ | Tonga | 2015 Polynesian Cup |
| BE | Ben Murdoch-Masila | Tonga | 2015 Polynesian Cup |
| BE | Lewis Brown | New Zealand | 2015 New Zealand tour of England |
| CE | Dean Whare | New Zealand | 2015 New Zealand tour of England |
1 - Selected as 20th Man, Moylan did not play during the series. 2 - Manu captained the Tongan side during their match against Samoa.