# 2015 Sydney Roosters season

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 | 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 |
| 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 :
| Player | Signed From |
| Blake Ferguson | Deregistered |
| Martin Kennedy | Brisbane Broncos |
| Willie Manu | St Helens R.F.C. |
| Suaia Matagi | New Zealand Warriors |
| Matt McIlwrick | Canberra Raiders |
| Lopini Paea | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
| Abraham Papalii | New Zealand Warriors |
| Lagi Setu | Canberra Raiders |
Losses :
| Player | Signed With |
| Rémi Casty | Catalans Dragons |
| Saulala Houma | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| Heath L'Estrange | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Nene Macdonald | Gold Coast Titans |
| Willis Meehan | Deregistered |
| Anthony Minichiello | Retired |
| Frank-Paul Nu'uausala | Canberra Raiders |
| Sonny Bill Williams | Chiefs |

## 2015 results
### Auckland Nines

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 22 | +46 | 6 |
| 2 | Sydney Roosters | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Brisbane Broncos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 37 | −16 | 2 |
| 4 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 40 | −30 | 0 |

### Finals
## 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 |

## Player statistics

| Player | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Total Points |
| Mitchell Aubusson | 26 | 5 | – | – | 20 |
| Boyd Cordner | 25 | 7 | – | – | 28 |
| Brendan Elliot | 8 | 8 | – | – | 32 |
| Kane Evans | 26 | 3 | – | – | 12 |
| Blake Ferguson | 19 | 10 | – | – | 40 |
| Jake Friend | 22 | 2 | – | 1 | 9 |
| Aidan Guerra | 22 | 5 | – | – | 20 |
| Jackson Hastings | 17 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Michael Jennings | 24 | 8 | – | – | 32 |
| Shaun Kenny-Dowall | 20 | 17 | – | – | 68 |
| Isaac Liu | 26 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Nene Macdonald | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| James Maloney | 27 | 9 | 106 | 2 | 250 |
| Willie Manu | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Suaia Matagi | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Matt McIlwrick | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Sam Moa | 22 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Dylan Napa | 27 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Mitchell Pearce | 21 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Lagi Setu | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Sio Siua Taukeiaho | 27 | 2 | – | – | 8 |
| Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | 27 | 12 | – | – | 48 |
| Daniel Tupou | 27 | 16 | – | – | 64 |
| Jared Waerea-Hargreaves | 18 | 2 | – | – | 8 |
| 24 | 27 | 111 | 106 | 3 | 659 |

## Representative honours

| Player | All Stars | Mid-season (ANZAC Test, Pacific Tests, City vs Country | State of Origin 1 | State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | End of season (Kiwis Tour, RLWC qualifying) |
| Boyd Cordner | | | New South Wales | New South Wales | New South Wales | |
| Kane Evans | | City | | | | |
| Aidan Guerra | | | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | |
| Michael Jennings | | Australia | New South Wales | New South Wales | New South Wales | |
| Shaun Kenny-Dowall | | New Zealand | | | | New Zealand |
| Samisoni Langi | | Tonga | | | | |
| Isaac Liu | | Samoa | | | | New Zealand |
| Nene Macdonald | | Papua New Guinea | | | | |
| James Maloney | | Country | | | | |
| Sam Moa | | New Zealand | | | | New Zealand |
| Mitchell Pearce | NRL All Stars | | New South Wales | New South Wales | New South Wales | |
| Sio Siua Taukeiaho | | Tonga | | | | New Zealand |
| Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | | New Zealand | | | | New Zealand |
| Daniel Tupou | | City | New South Wales | | | |
| Jared Waerea-Hargreaves | NRL All Stars | | | | | |