2015 Canberra Raiders season
Appearance
2015 Canberra Raiders season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 10th | |||
2015 record | Wins: 10; draws: 0; losses: 14 | |||
Points scored | For: 577; against: 569 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Don Furner Jr. | |||
Coach | Ricky Stuart | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | GIO Stadium - 25,000 | |||
Avg. attendance | 9,629 | |||
High attendance | 13,113 (vs Sea Eagles, round 23) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Blake Austin (14) | |||
Goals | Jarrod Croker (94) | |||
Points | Jarrod Croker (236) | |||
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The 2015 Canberra Raiders season was the 34th in the club's history. Coached by Ricky Stuart and captained by Jarrod Croker, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2015 Telstra Premiership.
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 591 | 300 | +291 | 40 |
2 | ![]() |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 574 | 379 | +195 | 38 |
3 | ![]() |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 587 | 454 | +133 | 38 |
4 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 467 | 348 | +119 | 32 |
5 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 522 | 480 | +42 | 32 |
6 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 469 | 476 | −7 | 32 |
7 | ![]() |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 465 | 467 | −2 | 30 |
8 | ![]() |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 435 | 408 | +27 | 28 |
9 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 458 | 492 | −34 | 26 |
10 | ![]() |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 577 | 569 | +8 | 24 |
11 | ![]() |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 399 | 477 | −78 | 22 |
12 | ![]() |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 448 | 573 | −125 | 22 |
13 | ![]() |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 445 | 588 | −143 | 22 |
14 | ![]() |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 439 | 636 | −197 | 22 |
15 | ![]() |
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 487 | 562 | −75 | 20 |
16 | ![]() |
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 458 | 612 | −154 | 20 |
Squad List
NRL Squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 1 October 2014 |
Gains
Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
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Blake Austin | ![]() |
2017 | [1] |
Josh Hodgson | ![]() |
2016 | [2] |
Frank-Paul Nu'uausala | ![]() |
2017 | [3] |
Iosia Soliola | ![]() |
2016 | [4] |
Sisa Waqa | ![]() |
2016 | [5] |
Sam Williams | ![]() |
2016 | [6] |
Losses
Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
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Terry Campese | ![]() |
2015 | [7] |
Jake Foster | ![]() |
[8] | |
Reece Robinson | ![]() |
[9] |
Fixtures
Preseason
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 Raiders feature in the Hunua Ranges pool and played the Tigers, Warriors and Titans.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 2 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 73 | −27 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Date | Time (Local) | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
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Saturday, 31 January | 2:20pm | Round 1 | ![]() |
Eden Park | 16-10 | Croker, Ahearn | Ahearn (1/1) |
Saturday, 31 January | 6:40pm | Round 2 | ![]() |
Eden Park | 23-19 | Ahearn (Bonus point), Edwards, Pangai, Lee | Buttriss (1/1), Williams (1/1), Ahearn (1/1), Croker (0/1) |
Sunday, 1 February | 1:15pm | Round 3 | ![]() |
Eden Park | 13-38 | ||
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Source:[10][circular reference]
Regular season
Statistics
Source:[42]
Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
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Blake Austin | 23 | 14 | - | - | 56 |
Kurt Baptiste | 16 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Mitchell Barnett | 2 | - | - | - | 0 |
Luke Bateman | 6 | - | - | - | 0 |
Shannon Boyd | 20 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
Glen Buttriss | 3 | - | - | - | 0 |
Mitch Cornish | 7 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Jarrod Croker | 24 | 12 | 94 | - | 236 |
Shaun Fensom | 23 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Jeremy Hawkins | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Josh Hodgson | 24 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Jarrad Kennedy | 23 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Brenko Lee | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Edrick Lee | 23 | 12 | - | - | 48 |
Joseph Leilua | 6 | - | - | - | 0 |
Josh McCrone | 4 | - | - | - | 0 |
Mark Nicholls | 5 | - | - | - | 0 |
Frank-Paul Nu'uausala | 24 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Josh Papalii | 24 | 8 | - | - | 32 |
Jordan Rapana | 20 | 7 | - | - | 28 |
David Shillington | 15 | - | - | - | 0 |
Iosia Soliola | 19 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Dane Tilse | 6 | - | - | - | 0 |
Bill Tupou | 1 | - | - | - | 0 |
Paul Vaughan | 24 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Sisa Waqa | 21 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
Jack Wighton | 20 | 7 | - | - | 28 |
Sam Williams | 16 | 3 | - | 1 | 13 |
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