2015 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

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2015 St. George Illawarra Dragons
League 8th NRL
Play-off result Lost Elimination Final
(Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, 10-11)
Points for 377
Points against 350
Team information
CEO Peter Doust
Coach Australia Paul McGregor
Assistant Coach Australia Ian Millward,
Australia Dean Young,
Australia Ben Hornby
Captain Australia Ben Creagh,
Ground WIN Jubilee Oval WIN Stadium
Average attendance 13,698
Top scorers
Tries Peter Mata'utia and Gareth Widdop (7)
Points Gareth Widdop (148)
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The 2015 St. George Illawarra Dragons season is the 17th in the joint venture club's history. Coached by Paul McGregor, and captained by Ben Creagh, they compete in the NRL's 2015 Telstra Premiership season.

Squad list

{{Rls |squadname=St. George Illawarra Dragons 2016 |templatename=St. George Illawarra Dragons current squad |BC1=white; border: solid red 1px |FC1=red |BC2=red |FC2=white |source=Dragons Squad 2014 |date=23 October 2015 |column1_title=2016 NRL Squad |list1a= Leeson Ah Mau - PR, SR |list1b= Euan Aitken - CE |list1c= Michael Cooper - PR |list1d= Ben Creagh (c) - SR, PR |list1e= Jack De Belin - PR, LK |list1f= Josh Dugan - FB, CE |list1g= Kalifa Faifai Loa - FB, WG |list1h= Dylan Farrell - CE, WG |list1i= Tyson Frizell - SR, LK |list1j= Yaw Kiti Glymin - WG

|list2a= Siliva Havili - HK |list2b= Sebastine Ikahihifo - SR

|list2d= Tim Lafai - CE |list2e= Dunamis Lui - PR, SR, LK |list2f= Kurt Mann - CE, FB, HB |list2g= Jake Marketo - SR, LK |list2h= Benji Marshall - HB, FE |list2i= Mose Masoe - PR |list2j= Peter Mata'utia - WG, CE, FB

|list3a= Will Matthews - SR |list3b= Tyrone McCarthy - SR, LK |list3c= Josh McCrone - HB, FE, HK |list3d= Jason Nightingale - WG, FB |list3e= Russell Packer - PR |list3f= Adam Quinlan - FB, FE, HK |list3g= Mitch Rein - HK |list2g={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=SR|pos2=LK|name=[[Tariq Sims]}}

|list3i= Joel Thompson - SR, CE |list3j= Gareth Widdop (c) - FE


|coach=Paul McGregor |assistant=Ian Millward – Assistant Coach |assistant2=Dean Young – Assistant Coach |assistant3=Ben Hornby – Assistant Coach / NYC Coach |assistant4=Andrew Gray – Performance Director |assistant5=Ciriaco Mescia – Strength & Conditioning Coach |assistant6=Dan Lawson – Physiotherapist |assistant7=Mark Andrews – High Performance Manager

|legend1=(gk) Goal kicker |legend2=Cruz Roja.svg Injured }}


Squad movement

Gains

Player Signed from Until end of Notes
Dane Nielsen New Zealand Warriors 2016 [1]
Eto Nabuli Penrith Panthers 2016 [2]
Kris Keating Hull KR 2015 [3]
George Rose Melbourne Storm 2015 [4]
Rulon Nutira Gundagai Tigers 2015 [5]
Beau Henry Gold Coast Titans 2015 [6]
Heath L'Estrange Sydney Roosters 2015 [6]
Adam Tuimavave-Gerrard New Zealand Warriors 2016 [7]

Losses

Player Signed to Until end of Notes
Dane Nielsen Sacked mid-season - [8]
Brett Morris Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2018 [9]
Kyle Stanley Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2015 [10]
Gerard Beale 2017 [10]
Jack Bird 2016 [11]
Jack Stockwell Newcastle Knights 2017 [12]
Sam Williams Canberra Raiders 2016 [13]
Matt Groat Salford Red Devils N/A [14]
Josh Ailaoma Released - -
Bronson Harrison - -
Willie Mataka - -
Shane Pumipi - -

Ladder

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

Fixtures

NRL Auckland Nines

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Main article: 2015 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 Dragons feature in the Rangitoto pool and played the Parramatta Eels, Newcastle Knights and Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.

Team
Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 3 2 0 1 53 44 +9 4
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 3 2 0 1 53 45 +8 4
St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 3 2 0 1 44 49 -5 4
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 3 0 0 3 55 67 -12 0
Date Time (Local) Round Opponent Score Tries Goals
Saturday 31 January 9:55am 1 Newcastle Knights 7-18 Etonia Nabuli Josh Dugan (1)
1:50pm 2 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 25-22 Etonia Nabuli (2), Joel Thompson, Kiti Glymin Josh Dugan (1), Benji Marshall (1)
Sunday 1 February 8:10am 3 Parramatta Eels 12-10 Kiti Glymin, Benji Marshall, Shannon Crook

Regular season

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Monday 9 March 1 Melbourne Storm Jubilee Oval 4-12[15] Eto Nabuli 10,028
Monday 16 March 2 West Tigers Campbelltown Stadium 4-22[16] Dane Nielsen 11,837
Saturday 21 March 3 Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium 22-20[17] Trent Merrin, Jason Nightingale, Mitch Rein, Joel Thompson Gareth Widdop (3/5) 11,774
Saturday 28 March 4 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Jubilee Oval 12-4[18] Jason Nightingale Gareth Widdop (4) 12,087
Saturday 4 April 5 Newcastle Knights Hunter Stadium 13-0[19] Eto Nabuli, Josh Dugan Gareth Widdop (2/3) Benji Marshall (FG) 14,261
Sunday 12 April 6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium 31-6[20] Josh Dugan, Peter Mata'utia, Tyson Frizell, Joel Thompson Euan Aitken Gareth Widdop (5), Benji Marshall (FG) 20,273
Friday 17 April 7 Brisbane Broncos Jubilee Oval 12-10[21] Eto Nabuli, Matt Cooper Gareth Widdop (2/3) 13,029
Saturday 25 April 8 Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium 14-12[22] Peter Mata'utia, Mitch Rein Gareth Widdop (3/4) 35,110
Monday 11 May 9 South Sydney Rabbitohs ANZ Stadium 10-16[23] Gareth Widdop, Jason Nightingale Gareth Widdop (1/3) 14,126
Sunday 17 May 10 Canberra Raiders WIN Stadium 32-18[24] Gareth Widdop, Jason Nightingale, Euan Aitken, Joel Thompson, Benji Marshall Gareth Widdop (6/7) 13,102[25]
11 BYE
Sunday 31 May 12 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Jubilee Oval 42-6[26] Josh Dugan, Mitch Rein, Will Matthews, Jack de Belin, Peter Mata'utia, Eto Nabuli Gareth Widdop (9) 18,011
Monday 8 June 13 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium 16-29[27] Gareth Widdop (2), Peter Mata'utia Gareth Widdop (2/3) 27,291
14 BYE
Monday 22 June 15 Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium 14-19[28] Peter Mata'utia, Gareth Widdop Gareth Widdop (3) 10,185
Saturday 27 June 16 Parramatta Eels Pirtek Stadium 12-16[29] Euan Aitken (2) Gareth Widdop (2/3) 15,046
Saturday 4 July 17 North Queensland Cowboys WIN Stadium 12-18[30] Euan Aitken, Mark Ioane Gareth Widdop (2) 11,813[31]
Sunday 12 July 18 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Remondis Stadium 8-28[32] Charly Runciman (2) 12,792
Saturday 18 July 19 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Cricket Ground 8-24[33] Justin Hunt, Josh Dugan 18,217
Saturday 25 July 20 Melbourne Storm McLean Park 4-24[34] Peter Mata'utia 14,532
Sunday 2 August 21 Newcastle Knights Jubilee Oval 46-24[35] Josh Dugan, Mitch Rein, Gareth Widdop, Tyson Frizell, Benji Marshall, Will Matthews Gareth Widdop (9) 10,236
Saturday 8 August 22 New Zealand Warriors Westpac Stadium 36-0[36] Justin Hunt, Mitch Rein, Jake Marketo, Peter Mata'utia, Gareth Widdop, Tyson Frizell Gareth Widdop (6/8) 18,317
Friday 14 August 23 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium 6-32[37] Justin Hunt Gareth Widdop (1) 33,480
Thursday 20 August 24 Penrith Panthers WIN Stadium 19 – 12 Peter Mata'utia, Gareth Widdop Gareth Widdop (5/5 (3 Penalty Goals)), Benji Marshall (FG) 9,145
Sunday 30 August 25 Gold Coast Titans Cbus Super Stadium 26 – 28 Mitch Rein, Michael Cooper, Benji Marshall, Gareth Widdop Gareth Widdop (5/5 (1 Penalty Goal)) 12,335
Saturday 5 September 26 Wests Tigers ANZ Stadium 32 – 30 (After Extra Time) Euan Aitken (2), Josh Dugan, Eto Nabuli, Tyson Fritzell, Jason Nightingale Josh Dugan (4/7 (1 Penalty Goal))

Finals

  Qualifying / Elimination finals Semi-finals Preliminary finals Grand final
                                   
  QF1: 11 Sept, Allianz Stadium  
1  Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Roosters 18  
4  Melbourne colours.svg Storm 20     SF1: 18 Sept, Allianz Stadium  
     Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Roosters 38    
EF1: 12 Sept, ANZ Stadium      Canterbury colours.svg Bulldogs 12       PF1: 26 Sept, AAMI Park
5  Canterbury colours.svg Bulldogs 11        Melbourne colours.svg Storm 12  
8  File:St. George Illawarra colours.svg Dragons 10          File:North Queensland colours.svg Cowboys 32     GF: 4 Oct, ANZ Stadium
         Brisbane colours.svg Broncos 16
  EF2: 13 Sept, Allianz Stadium       PF2: 25 Sept, Suncorp Stadium      File:North Queensland colours.svg Cowboys 17
6  Cronulla colours.svg Sharks 28          Brisbane colours.svg Broncos 31  
7  South Sydney colours.svg Rabbitohs 12     SF2: 19 Sept, 1300SMILES Stadium        Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Roosters 12  
     File:North Queensland colours.svg Cowboys 39    
QF2: 12 Sept, Suncorp Stadium      Cronulla colours.svg Sharks 0    
2  Brisbane colours.svg Broncos 16  
3  File:North Queensland colours.svg Cowboys 12  


Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 12 September Elimination Final Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium 11 – 10 Nabuli Widdop (3/3 (2 Penalty Goals)) 33,854
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw

Player statistics

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Player App T G FG Pts
Leeson Ah Mau 21 0 0 0 0
Euan Aitken 19 4 0 0 16
Mike Cooper 20 1 0 0 4
Ben Creagh 17 0 0 0 0
Jack De Belin 18 1 0 0 4
Josh Dugan 18 6 0 0 24
Dylan Farrell 12 0 0 0 0
Tyson Frizell 17 3 0 0 12
Craig Garvey 5 0 0 0 0
Yaw Kiti Glymin 1 0 0 0 0
Nathan Green 3 0 0 0 0
Justin Hunt 6 3 0 0 12
Drew Hutchison 2 0 0 0 0
Mark Ioane 3 1 0 0 4
Heath L'Estrange 16 0 0 0 0
Jake Marketo 15 1 0 0 4
Benji Marshall 19 2 0 2 10
Peter Mata'utia 17 7 0 0 28
Will Matthews 13 2 0 0 8
Trent Merrin 16 1 0 0 4
Etonia Nabuli 11 5 0 0 20
Dane Nielsen 2 1 0 0 4
Jason Nightingale 15 4 0 0 16
Rory O'Brien 3 0 0 0 0
Luke Page 1 0 0 0 0
Mitch Rein 20 5 0 0 20
George Rose 7 0 0 0 0
Charly Runciman 2 2 0 0 8
Joel Thompson 17 3 0 0 12
Gareth Widdop 21 7 60 0 148

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