2015 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

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.

2015 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
NRL Rank8th
Play-off resultLost Elimination Final
(Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, 10-11)
Points scoredFor: 377; Against: 350
Team information
CEOPeter Doust
Coach Paul McGregor
Assistant coach Ian Millward,
Dean Young,
Ben Hornby
Captain
StadiumWIN Jubilee Oval WIN Stadium
Avg. Attend.13,698
Top scorers
TriesPeter Mata'utia and Gareth Widdop (7)
PointsGareth Widdop (148)
< 2014 2016 >

Squad movement

Gains
PlayerSigned fromUntil end ofNotes
Dane NielsenNew Zealand Warriors2016[1]
Eto NabuliPenrith Panthers2016[2]
Kris KeatingHull KR2015[3]
George RoseMelbourne Storm2015[4]
Rulon NutiraGundagai Tigers2015[5]
Beau HenryGold Coast Titans2015[6]
Heath L'EstrangeSydney Roosters2015[6]
Adam Tuimavave-GerrardNew Zealand Warriors2016[7]

Losses
PlayerSigned toUntil end ofNotes
Dane NielsenSacked mid-season-[8]
Brett MorrisCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs2018[9]
Kyle StanleyCronulla-Sutherland Sharks2015[10]
Gerard Beale2017[10]
Jack Bird2016[11]
Jack StockwellNewcastle Knights2017[12]
Sam WilliamsCanberra Raiders2016[13]
Matt GroatSalford Red DevilsN/A[14]
Josh AilaomaReleased--
Bronson Harrison--
Willie Mataka--
Shane Pumipi--

Ladder
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters 2418062591300+29140
2 Brisbane Broncos 2417072574379+19538
3 North Queensland Cowboys (P) 2417072587454+13338
4 Melbourne Storm 24140102467348+11932
5 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24140102522480+4232
6 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24140102469476−732
7 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24130112465467−230
8 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24120122435408+2728
9 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24110132458492−3426
10 Canberra Raiders 24100142577569+824
11 Penrith Panthers 2490152399477−7822
12 Parramatta Eels 2490152448573−12522
13 New Zealand Warriors 2490152445588−14322
14 Gold Coast Titans 2490152439636−19722
15 Wests Tigers 2480162487562−7520
16 Newcastle Knights 2480162458612−15420

Fixtures

NRL Auckland Nines
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 Eels 32015344+94
Newcastle Knights 32015345+84
St George Illawarra Dragons 32014449-54
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 30035567-120
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   Sydney Roosters 18  
4   Melbourne 20     SF1: 18 Sept, Allianz Stadium  
      Sydney Roosters 38    
EF1: 12 Sept, ANZ Stadium       Canterbury 12       PF1: 26 Sept, AAMI Park
5   Canterbury 11         Melbourne 12  
8   St. George Illawarra 10           North Queensland 32     GF: 4 Oct, ANZ Stadium
          Brisbane 16
  EF2: 13 Sept, Allianz Stadium       PF2: 25 Sept, Suncorp Stadium       North Queensland 17
6   Cronulla 28           Brisbane 31  
7   Souths 12     SF2: 19 Sept, 1300SMILES Stadium         Sydney Roosters 12  
      North Queensland 39    
QF2: 12 Sept, Suncorp Stadium       Cronulla 0    
2   Brisbane 16  
3   North Queensland 12  


Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 12 SeptemberElimination Final Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium11 – 10NabuliWiddop (3/3 (2 Penalty Goals))33,854
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

Players
PlayerAppTGFGPts
Leeson Ah Mau210000
Euan Aitken1940016
Mike Cooper201004
Ben Creagh170000
Jack De Belin181004
Josh Dugan1860024
Dylan Farrell120000
Tyson Frizell1730012
Craig Garvey50000
Yaw Kiti Glymin10000
Nathan Green30000
Justin Hunt630012
Drew Hutchison20000
Mark Ioane31004
Heath L'Estrange160000
Jake Marketo151004
Benji Marshall1920210
Peter Mata'utia1770028
Will Matthews132008
Trent Merrin161004
Etonia Nabuli1150020
Dane Nielsen21004
Jason Nightingale1540016
Rory O'Brien30000
Luke Page10000
Mitch Rein2050020
George Rose70000
Charly Runciman22008
Joel Thompson1730012
Gareth Widdop217600148

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