This article details the Salford Red Devils rugby league football club's 2015 season. This is the club's 7th consecutive season in the Super League and their 2nd season using the Salford Red Devils name.
2015 Salford Red Devils season | ||||
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Super League XX Rank | 11th | |||
Play-off result | 3rd - Super Eight's | |||
Challenge Cup | 5th Round | |||
2015 record | Wins: 13; draws: 1; losses: 17 | |||
Points scored | For: 704; against: 842 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | Marwan Koukash | |||
Head Coach | Iestyn Harris | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | AJ Bell Stadium | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Niall Evalds - 19 | |||
Goals | Josh Griffin - 54 | |||
Points | Josh Griffin - 152 | |||
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Pre season friendlies
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Win | |
Draw | |
Loss |
Salford score is first.
Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att |
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17/1/15 | Pre Season | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Kickers | Attendance |
24/1/15 | Pre Season | Team | H/A | Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Kickers | Attendance |
Table
editSuper League
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Leeds Rhinos | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 758 | 477 | +281 | 33 | Super League Super 8s |
2 | St Helens | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 598 | 436 | +162 | 32 | |
3 | Wigan Warriors | 23 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 589 | 413 | +176 | 31 | |
4 | Huddersfield Giants | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 538 | 394 | +144 | 28 | |
5 | Castleford Tigers | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 547 | 505 | +42 | 26 | |
6 | Warrington Wolves | 23 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 552 | 456 | +96 | 24 | |
7 | Hull F.C. | 23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 452 | 484 | −32 | 22 | |
8 | Catalans Dragons | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 561 | 574 | −13 | 20 | |
9 | Widnes Vikings | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 518 | 565 | −47 | 19 | The Qualifiers |
10 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 23 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 534 | 646 | −112 | 18 | |
11 | Salford City Reds | 23 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 447 | 617 | −170 | 17 | |
12 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 23 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 402 | 929 | −527 | 6 |
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
Qualifiers
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 118 | +116 | 14 | 2016 Super League |
2 | Widnes Vikings | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 232 | 70 | +162 | 10 | |
3 | Salford City Reds | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 239 | 203 | +36 | 10 | |
4 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (W) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 153 | 170 | −17 | 6 | Million Pound Game |
5 | Bradford Bulls | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 167 | 240 | −73 | 6 | |
6 | Halifax | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 162 | 186 | −24 | 4 | 2016 Championship |
7 | Sheffield Eagles | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 152 | 267 | −115 | 4 | |
8 | Leigh Centurions | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 146 | 231 | −85 | 2 |
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(W) Million Pound Game Winner
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(W) Million Pound Game Winner
2015 fixtures and results
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2015 Super League Fixtures
2015 Super 8 Qualifiers
Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV |
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9/8/15 | Championship | S1 | Wakefield Trinity | H | AJ Bell Stadium | W | 34-26 | J.Griffin (2), G.Griffin, Paterson (2), Chase | J.Griffin 4/5, Paterson 1/1 | 3,400 | - |
16/8/15 | Championship | S2 | Leigh | H | AJ Bell Stadium | W | 46-18 | Jones-Bishop, Taylor, Thornley, Chase (2), Sa'u, Evalds, Johnson | Dobson 7/8 | 4,547 | - |
23/8/15 | Championship | S3 | Bradford | A | Odsal Stadium | L | 10-41 | Chase, Thornley | Dobson 1/2 | 6,593 | - |
5/9/15 | Championship | S4 | Halifax | A | Shay Stadium | W | 50-28 | Evalds (3), Johnson (3), Jones-Bishop (3) | Dobson 3/3, J.Griffin 4/6 | 2,186 | - |
13/9/15 | Championship | S5 | Sheffield | H | AJ Bell Stadium | W | 53-34 | Hauraki, Hansen, J.Griffin (2), Hood, Tasi, Evalds, Thornley, G.Griffin | Dobson 8/9, Dobson 1 DG | 3,000 | - |
20/9/15 | Championship | S6 | Widnes | A | Halton Stadium | W | 24-10 | J.Griffin, Taylor, Paterson, Sa'u | Dobson 4/4 | 3,876 | - |
27/9/15 | Championship | S7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | Craven Park | L | 22-46 | Johnson, Hansen, Tasi, Lannon | Jones-Bishop 3/3 | 7,543 | - |
Player appearances
edit- Super League Only
FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand-off | SH=Scrum half | PR=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose forward | B=Bench |
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No | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 |
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1 | Kevin Locke | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | W | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||||
2 | Ben Jones-Bishop | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | FB | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||
3 | Josh Griffin | C | C | C | W | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | W | C | C | W | x | ||||||||
4 | Junior Sa'u | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | ||||||||
5 | Greg Johnson | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||
6 | Rangi Chase | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | FB | FB | SO | SO | SO | SO | |||||||||||||
7 | Michael Dobson | B | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | x | |||||||||
8 | Adrian Morley | B | B | B | P | P | P | P | P | P | B | B | B | B | P | P | P | P | P | P | B | B | B | L | B | B | B | ||||
9 | Tommy Lee | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | B | B | B | SO | SO | SO | SH | ||||||||||||||
10 | Lama Tasi | x | B | P | P | B | B | B | B | B | B | P | P | B | B | B | B | P | B | P | P | ||||||||||
11 | Harrison Hansen | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | L | L | SR | B | L | L | L | SR | B | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | ||
12 | Weller Hauraki | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SH | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | L | ||||||||||||
13 | Gareth Hock | P | P | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
14 | Theo Fages | SH | B | SH | SH | B | B | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SH | SH | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
15 | Darrell Griffin | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | P | P | B | B | B | B | B | ||||||||||||
16 | Scott Taylor | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | x |
17 | Jordan Walne | x | SR | L | L | L | L | H | SR | H | H | B | SR | B | SR | B | SR | B | L | B | |||||||||||
18 | Mason Caton-Brown | C | C | W | x | x | x | C | x | x | C | C | C | C | C | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||||
19 | Niall Evalds | FB | x | FB | x | x | FB | x | x | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | B | FB | FB | FB | FB | B | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | |
20 | Adam Walne | B | B | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | P | x | x | B | P | B | P | ||||||||||
21 | Tony Puletua | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||||||||||
22 | Jason Walton | x | x | x | x | B | B | x | x | x | SR | x | SH | C | B | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
23 | Andrew Dixon | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
24 | Liam Hood | x | x | B | B | x | x | B | B | B | H | B | B | B | B | B | H | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | ||||
25 | George Griffin | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SH | SR | SH | B | L | L | B | B | B | L | L | L | P | P | P | SR | P | P | ||
26 | Carl Forster | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | B | L | SR | L | x | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | B | B | B | x | x |
27 | Luke Menzies | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B |
28 | Johnathon Ford | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
29 | Brad England | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
30 | Matty Gee | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
31 | Cory Paterson | L | L | x | C | L | L | L | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | B | SR | SR | L | L | B | L | B | |||||||||
32 | Ryan Lannon | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B |
33 | Wayne Godwin | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | H | x | H | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
34 | Oliver Gildart | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | C | C | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
35 | James Greenwood | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | L | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
36 | Josh Wood | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SH | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SO |
37 | Logan Tomkins | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H |
38 | Olsi Krasniqi | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | L | L | ||
39 | Jake Bibby | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | C |
40 | Reni Maitua | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SR | SR | x | SR | SR | SR | SR |
41 | Ian Thornley | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | C | C | C | C | C | C |
Challenge Cup
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Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV |
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18/4/15 | Cup | 5th | Leigh | A | Leigh Sports Village | L | 18-22 | Fages, Evalds (2) | Dobson 1/1, Paterson 2/2 | 6,358 | BBC Sport |
Player appearances
edit- Challenge Cup Games only
FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand Off | SH=Scrum half | P=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose forward | B=Bench |
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No | Player | 5 |
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1 | Kevin Locke | |
2 | Ben Jones-Bishop | W |
3 | Josh Griffin | |
4 | Junior Sa'u | C |
5 | Greg Johnson | W |
6 | Rangi Chase | |
7 | Michael Dobson | SH |
8 | Adrian Morley | P |
9 | Tommy Lee | |
10 | Lama Tasi | B |
11 | Harrison Hansen | SR |
12 | Weller Hauraki | |
14 | Theo Fages | SO |
15 | Darrell Griffin | B |
16 | Scott Taylor | P |
17 | Jordan Walne | |
18 | Mason Caton-Brown | C |
19 | Niall Evalds | FB |
20 | Adam Walne | x |
21 | Tony Puletua | x |
22 | Jason Walton | x |
23 | Andrew Dixon | x |
24 | Liam Hood | B |
25 | George Griffin | B |
26 | Carl Forster | L |
27 | Luke Menzies | x |
28 | Jonathan Ford | x |
29 | Brad England | x |
30 | Matty Gee | x |
31 | Cory Paterson | SR |
32 | Ryan Lannon | x |
33 | Wayne Godwin | H |
2015 squad statistics
edit- Appearances and points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 27 September 2015.
2015 transfers in/out
editIn
Nat | Name | Signed from | Contract Length | Date |
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Ben Jones Bishop | Leeds Rhinos | 3 Years | May 2014 | |
Kevin Locke | New Zealand Warriors | 3 ½ Years | May 2014 | |
Michael Dobson | Newcastle Knights | 4 Years | June 2014 | |
Mason Caton-Brown | London Broncos | 2 ½ Years | July 2014 | |
Weller Hauraki | Castleford Tigers | 3 Years | July 2014 | |
Josh Griffin | Batley Bulldogs | 2 ½ Years | August 2014 | |
Liam Hood | Hunslet Hawks | 1 Year | August 2014 | |
Luke Menzies | Swinton Lions | 2 Years | September 2014 | |
Matt Groat † | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 1 Year | September 2014 | |
Brad England | Leeds Rhinos | 1 Year | September 2014 | |
Carl Forster | St. Helens | 1 Year | September 2014 | |
Jon Ford | Sheffield Eagles | Loan return | September 2014 | |
Scott Taylor | Wigan Warriors | 1 Year Loan | November 2014 | |
Cory Paterson | Wests Tigers | 1 Year | November 2014 |
† = Matt Groat originally signed a 1-year deal, however, had to cancel it.
Out
Nat | Name | Sold To | Contract Length | Date |
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Jacob Emmitt | Leigh Centurions | 1 ½ Years | June 2014 | |
Marc Sneyd | Hull F.C. | 3 Years | June 2014 | |
Michael Platt | Leigh Centurions | 2 ½ Years | July 2014 | |
Jake Mullaney | Bradford Bulls | 1 Year | July 2014 | |
Matty Ashurst | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 2 Years | August 2014 | |
Danny Williams | Bradford Bulls | 2 Years | September 2014 | |
Shannan McPherson | Parramatta Eels | 1 Year | September 2014 | |
Logan Tomkins | Wigan Warriors | Loan return | September 2014 | |
Martin Gleeson | Retired - Academy Coach | K.A. | October 2014 | |
Francis Meli | Retired | K.A. | October 2014 | |
Tim Smith | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 1 Year | October 2014 | |
Alex Davidson | North Wales Crusaders | 2 Years | November 2014 | |
Gareth Owen | Oldham R.L.F.C. | 1 Year | November 2014 | |
George Tyson | Oldham R.L.F.C. | 1 Year | November 2014 | |
Jack Holmes | Oldham R.L.F.C. | 2 Years | November 2014 | |
Stuart Howarth | Hull F.C. | 1 Year | January 2015 | |
Andrew Dixon | Halifax | 1 Month | January 2015 | |
Jordan Davies | ||||
Will Hope | ||||
Steve Rapira |