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
Squad List
Gains Player Signed from Until end ofNotesBlake Austin Wests Tigers2017Josh Hodgson Hull Kingston Rovers2016Frank-Paul Nu'uausala Sydney Roosters2017Iosia Soliola St. Helens2016Sisa Waqa Melbourne Storm2016Sam Williams Catalans Dragons2016
Losses Player Signed To Until end ofNotesTerry Campese Hull Kingston Rovers2015Jake Foster Eastern Suburbs Tigers Reece Robinson Parramatta Eels
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.
Date Time (Local) Round Opponent Venue Score Tries GoalsSaturday, 31 January2:20pmRound 1 Wests TigersEden Park16-10 Croker, AhearnAhearn (1/1)Saturday, 31 January 6:40pmRound 2 New Zealand WarriorsEden Park23-19 Ahearn (Bonus point), Edwards, Pangai, Lee Buttriss (1/1), Williams (1/1), Ahearn (1/1), Croker (0/1)Sunday, 1 February1:15pmRound 3 Gold Coast TitansEden Park13-38 Legend:
Source:2015 NRL Auckland Nines#Hunua Ranges pool
Regular season
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals AttendanceSunday 8 March1Cronulla-Sutherland SharksRemondis Stadium24-20Wighton (2), Rapana, WaqaCroker (3)11,096Sunday 15 March2New Zealand WarriorsGIO Stadium6-18WaqaCroker (1)8,241Saturday 21 March3St George Illawarra DragonsGIO Stadium20-22Hodgson, Soliola, AustinCroker (3)11,774Sunday 29 March4Sydney RoostersAllianz Stadium6-34CrokerCroker (1)9,852Saturday 4 April5Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesLavington Sports Ground29-16Waqa, Austin, Kennedy, Rapana, CrokerCroker (4/5), Williams (FG)6,436Sunday 12 April6Melbourne StormGIO Stadium10-14HawkinsCroker (3)10,536Sunday 19 April7West TigersLeichhardt Oval30-22Boyd, Croker, Nuuausala, Wighton, RapanaCroker (5/6)13,198Sunday 26 April8South Sydney RabbitohsBarlow Park30-22Rapana, E. Lee (2), Boyd, Papalii, AustinCroker (3/7)8,713Saturday 9 May9Gold Coast TitansGIO Stadium56-16Austin (2), Croker (2), Vaughan, Rapana, Papalii, Soliola, E. Lee, WilliamsCroker (8/10)8,116Sunday 17 May10St George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium18-32Soliola, Boyd, PapaliiCroker (3)13,102Sunday 24 May11Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsGIO Stadium34-41Waqa (2), Fensom, Papalii, Austin, Cornish, Croker (5/6)12,221Saturday 24 May12Brisbane BroncosGIO Stadium12-24Austin, KennedyCroker (2)10,090Saturday 6 June 201513Newcastle KnightsHunter Stadium44-22E. Lee (2), Austin (2), Wighton, Papalii, CrokerCroker (8/9)13,504 ByeSaturday 20 June15North Queensland CowboysGIO Stadium20-21 E. Lee, Austin, WightonCroker (4)10,170Saturday 27 June16New Zealand WarriorsMt Smart Stadium8-30WightonCroker (2)13,11017ByeFriday 10 July18Newcastle KnightsGIO Stadium36-22Austin (3), Papalii (2), CrokerCroker (6)6,015 Saturday 18 July19Cronulla-Sutherland SharksGIO Stadium20-21E. Lee (2), PapaliiCroker (4/5)9,853Sunday 26 July20Penrith PanthersPepper Stadium34-24Rapana (2), Vaughan (2), Fensom, E. LeeCroker (5/6)8,048Sunday 1 August21North Queensland Cowboys1300SMILES Stadium24-32Wighton, E. Lee, Soliola, BaptisteCroker (3/4)16,207Monday 10 August22West TigersGIO Stadium18-20Boyd (2), CrokerCroker (3)8,704Sunday 16 August23Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesGIO Stadium24-26Austin, Kennedy, VaughanCroker (4)13,113Sunday 23 August24Gold Coast TitansCbus Super StadiumE. Lee12-28Croker, WilliamsCroker (2)8,762Monday 31 August25Penrith PanthersGIO Stadium34-18Baptiste, Croker, Fensom, Kennedy, Waqa, WilliamsCroker (5/6)6,717Sunday 6 September26Parramatta EelsPirtek Stadium28-24Croker (2), Hodgson, B. Lee, E. LeeCroker (4/5)10,515
Statistics Source: NameAppTGFGPtsBlake Austin 23 14 - - 56Kurt Baptiste 162 - - 8Mitchell Barnett2 - - - 0Luke Bateman6 - - - 0Shannon Boyd205 - - 20Glen Buttriss3 - - - 0Mitch Cornish71 - - 4Jarrod Croker241294 - 236Shaun Fensom233 - -12Jeremy Hawkins41 - - 4Josh Hodgson242 - - 8Jarrad Kennedy234 - -16Brenko Lee21 - - 4Edrick Lee2312 - - 48Joseph Leilua6 - - - 0Josh McCrone4 - - - 0 Mark Nicholls5 - - - 0Frank-Paul Nu'uausala241 - - 4Josh Papalii248 - -32Jordan Rapana207 - -28David Shillington15 - - - 0Iosia Soliola194 - -16Dane Tilse6 - - - 0Bill Tupou1 - - - 0Paul Vaughan244 - -16Sisa Waqa216 - - 24Jack Wighton207 - -28Sam Williams163 -113
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