# 1995 Illawarra Steelers season

The 1995 Illawarra Steelers season was the club's fourteenth season in its history. During the height of the Super League War, the club lost its coach, Graham Murray after round 4, with club legend Allan Fitzgibbon taking over in a caretaker role for the rest of the season. The Steelers finished the season in 12th, missing the finals series.

## Players
### Squad

| No. | Position | Player Glen Air – HB Keith Beauchamp – WG Anthony Bonus – PR Jonathon Britten – WG Dean Callaway – HK John Cross – LK (captain) Michael Cross – CE Ben Duckworth – LK Scott England – PR Darren Fritz – PR Peter Johnston – PR Paul McGregor – CE Martin Masella – PR Dean Moon – WG |
| No. | Position | Player Brendan O'Meara – WG Peter Phillips – FE Neil Piccinelli – SR Wayne Richards – SR David Riolo – FB Brett Rodwell – CE Craig Simon – FE John Simon – HB Sean Skelton – HK Hamish Smith – LK Rex Terp – WG Shaun Timmins – CE David Walsh – PR Rod Wishart – WG |

### Player Movements
## Ladder

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Manly | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 687 | 248 | +439 | 40 |
| 2 | Canberra | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 634 | 255 | +379 | 40 |
| 3 | Brisbane | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 600 | 364 | +236 | 34 |
| 4 | Cronulla | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 516 | 287 | +229 | 32 |
| 5 | Newcastle | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 549 | 396 | +153 | 30 |
| 6 | Sydney Bulldogs (P) | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 468 | 352 | +116 | 28 |
| 7 | St. George | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 583 | 382 | +201 | 26 |
| 8 | North Sydney | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 542 | 331 | +211 | 24 |
| 9 | Sydney City | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 466 | 406 | +60 | 24 |
| 10 | Auckland | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 544 | 493 | +51 | 24 |
| 11 | Western Reds | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 361 | 549 | -188 | 22 |
| 12 | Illawarra | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 519 | 431 | +88 | 21 |
| 13 | Western Suburbs | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 459 | 534 | -75 | 20 |
| 14 | Penrith | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 481 | 484 | -3 | 18 |
| 15 | Sydney Tigers | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 309 | 591 | -282 | 14 |
| 16 | South Queensland | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 303 | 502 | -199 | 13 |
| 17 | Gold Coast | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 350 | 628 | -278 | 9 |
| 18 | South Sydney | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 319 | 686 | -367 | 9 |
| 19 | Parramatta | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 310 | 690 | -380 | 6 |
| 20 | North Queensland | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 269 | 660 | -391 | 4 |
* Auckland Warriors were stripped of 2 competition points due to exceeding the replacement limit in round 3.

## Home Crowd Averages

| Round | Opposition | Venue | Crowd |
| Round 2 | Auckland Warriors | Steelers Stadium | 12,127 |
| Round 3 | Brisbane Broncos | Steelers Stadium | 13,127 |
| Round 5 | Gold Coast Seagulls | Steelers Stadium | 8,358 |
| Round 8 | North Queensland Cowboys | Steelers Stadium | 8,914 |
| Round 10 | Sydney Bulldogs | Steelers Stadium | 8,457 |
| Round 11 | Canberra Raiders | Steelers Stadium | 10,219 |
| Round 13 | North Sydney Bears | Steelers Stadium | 9,418 |
| Round 16 | Parramatta Eels | Steelers Stadium | 7,780 |
| Round 18 | Newcastle Knights | Steelers Stadium | 10,098 |
| Round 20 | Sydney Tigers | Steelers Stadium | 8,257 |
| Round 22 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Steelers Stadium | 9,230 |
| Season Total | Season Total | Season Total | 106,165 |
| Season Average | Season Average | Season Average | 9,651 |
| www.rugbyleagueproject.org ||||