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.
| 2015 Penrith Panthers season | ||||
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| NRL Rank | 11th | |||
| 2015 record | Wins: 9; Losses: 15 | |||
| Points scored | For: 399; Against: 477 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach | Ivan Cleary | |||
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| Stadium | Pepper Stadium - 22,500 | |||
| Avg. Attend. | 11,544 | |||
| High. Attend. | 18,817 vs. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, 8 March | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | David Simmons (9) | |||
| Goals | Jamie Soward (22) | |||
| Points | Matt Moylan (50) | |||
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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.[1] 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.[2] Despite this, the Panthers under 20s team won the 2015 National Youth Competition premiership.[3]
Squad
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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.
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| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | |
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| 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
Ladder
| 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 |
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| 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
International
1 - Selected as 20th Man, Moylan did not play during the series.
2 - Manu captained the Tongan side during their match against Samoa.
References
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- "Penrith Panthers beat Newcastle Knights 30-12 to dodge NRL wooden spoon". ABC. 6 September 2015.
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- Keeble, Brett (21 October 2014). "Panthers offer Davis opportunity to shine". The Herald.
- "Apisai Koroisau leaves South Sydney to sign with NRL contract with Penrith". ABC. 3 June 2014.
- Brown, Andrew (11 November 2014). "Tupou Sopoaga signs two year deal with Penrith Panthers". Penrith City Gazette].
- Luca, Rocco (17 November 2014). "Redcliffe sign Panthers duo". Rugby League Week.
- "Rabbitohs Sign Tim Grant for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 Seasons". rabbitohs.com.au. 18 April 2014.
- "Blackhawks unveil 2015 signings". QRL.com.au. 16 October 2014.
- "Penrith Panthers co-captain Kevin Kingston to retire at season's end". ABC. 6 June 2014.
- Badel, Peter (17 November 2014). "The Titans have signed rising star Kierran Moseley on a two-year deal". Courier-Mail.
- Horne, Ben (7 October 2014). "Fijian Nabuli signs with NRL Dragons". NRL.com.
- Heydon, Craig (10 October 2014). "Wests Tigers sign backline duo". weststigers.com.au.
- "Wes Naiqama quits Penrith Panthers for London Broncos". Sydney Morning Herald. 24 August 2014.
- "Titans sign promising back-rowers". titans.com.au. 4 September 2014.
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