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2015 Salford Red Devils season

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
Super League XX Rank11th
Play-off result3rd - Super Eight's
Challenge Cup5th Round
2015 recordWins: 13; draws: 1; losses: 17
Points scoredFor: 704; against: 842
Team information
ChairmanMarwan Koukash
Head CoachIestyn Harris
Captain
StadiumAJ Bell Stadium
Top scorers
TriesNiall Evalds - 19
GoalsJosh Griffin - 54
PointsJosh Griffin - 152
← 2014 List of seasons 2016 →

Pre season friendlies edit

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

Salford score is first.

Date Competition Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att
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 edit

Super League edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
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;

Qualifiers edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
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

2015 fixtures and results edit

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

2015 Super League Fixtures

Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV
7/2/15 Super League XX 1  Warrington A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 8-22 Jones-Bishop (2) J.Griffin 0/1, Dobson 0/1 11,864 -
12/2/15 Super League XX 2  St. Helens H AJ Bell Stadium L 6-52 Jones-Bishop Dobson 1/1 4,975 Sky Sports
28/2/15 Super League XX 3  Hull F.C. H AJ Bell Stadium W 32-28 Evalds (2), Fages, J.Griffin (2), Sa'u J.Griffin 4/6 3,606 -
7/3/15 Super League XX 4  Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus D 40-40 Sa'u, J.Griffin, Paterson (2), Lee, Fages, Chase J.Griffin 6/8 7,800 Sky Sports
15/3/15 Super League XX 5  Wakefield Trinity H AJ Bell Stadium W 24-18 Johnson, Hauraki, Chase, Sa'u J.Griffin 4/4 2,712 -
20/3/15 Super League XX 6  Castleford A The Jungle L 16-30 Lee, Hauraki, Jones-Bishop J.Griffin 2/3 6,901 -
26/3/15 Super League XX 7  Widnes H AJ Bell Stadium W 36-8 Jones-Bishop, Hauraki, Johnson, Tasi, J.Griffin, Paterson, Taylor J.Griffin 4/7 3,476 Sky Sports
3/4/15 Super League XX 8  Huddersfield A Galpharm Stadium W 18-12 J.Griffin, Jones-Bishop, Forster J.Griffin 3/3 6,003 -
6/4/15 Super League XX 9  Wigan H AJ Bell Stadium W 24-18 Evalds (2), Dobson, Jones-Bishop J.Griffin 4/4 6,561 -
12/4/15 Super League XX 10  Leeds H AJ Bell Stadium L 18-28 Tasi, Evalds (2) Dobson 3/3 4,000 -
26/4/15 Super League XX 12  Castleford H AJ Bell Stadium L 20-22 Fages, Locke (2), Taylor Locke 1/3, Johnson 1/1 2,800 -
1/5/15 Super League XX 13  Hull F.C. A KC Stadium L 20-24 Locke, Greenwood, Gildart Fages 4/4 9,385 -
8/5/15 Super League XX 14  Huddersfield H AJ Bell Stadium L 0-19 - - Attendance -
22/5/15 Super League XX 15  Warrington H AJ Bell Stadium L 18-34 Paterson, Sa'u, Evalds Paterson 3/3 6,159 -
30/5/15 Magic Weekend 16  Widnes N St James' Park L 16-38 Paterson, Johnson, Jones-Bishop J.Griffin 2/3 40,871 Sky Sports
5/6/15 Super League XX 17  St. Helens A Langtree Park L 12-32 Evalds, Chase Paterson 2/2 11,664 -
14/6/15 Super League XX 18  Wakefield Trinity A Belle Vue W 24-16 Fages, Taylor, Hansen (2) J.Griffin 4/4 3,240 -
19/6/15 Super League XX 19  Wigan A DW Stadium L 12-19 Paterson, G.Griffin J.Griffin 2/2 13,710 -
30/6/15 Super League XX 11  Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park L 28-34 Caton-Brown, Jones-Bishop (2), J.Walne, Taylor J.Griffin 4/5 6,717 -
5/7/15 Super League XX 20  Catalans Dragons H AJ Bell Stadium W 18-14 Evalds, Dobson (2) J.Griffin 3/3 5,078 -
12/7/15 Super League XX 21  Hull Kingston Rovers H AJ Bell Stadium W 31-18 Jones-Bishop (2), J.Griffin, Hauraki, Fages, Evalds J.Griffin 0/2, Dobson 3/4, Dobson 1 DG 4,500 -
17/7/15 Super League XX 22  Leeds A Headingley Stadium L 6-70 Evalds Paterson 1/1 14,190 -
26/7/15 Super League XX 23  Widnes A Halton Stadium L 20-21 Evalds, Paterson, Taylor J.Griffin 4/4 5,479 -

2015 Super 8 Qualifiers

Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV
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
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
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  

  = Injured

  = Suspended

Challenge Cup edit

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss
Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att TV
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
No Player 5
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

Further information: Salford Red Devils
  • Appearances and points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 27 September 2015.
No Player Position Age Previous Club Apps Tries Goals DG Points
1 Kevin Locke Fullback N/A New Zealand Warriors 7 3 1 0 14
2 Ben Jones-Bishop Winger N/A Leeds Rhinos 25 16 3 0 70
3 Josh Griffin Centre N/A Batley Bulldogs 21 11 54 0 152
4 Junior Sa'u Centre N/A Melbourne Storm 23 6 0 0 24
5 Greg Johnson Wing N/A Batley Bulldogs 26 8 1 0 34
6 Rangi Chase Stand off N/A Castleford Tigers 17 7 0 0 28
7 Michael Dobson Scrum half N/A Newcastle Knights 21 3 31 2 76
8 Adrian Morley Prop N/A Warrington Wolves 27 0 0 0 0
9 Tommy Lee Hooker N/A London Broncos 16 2 0 0 8
10 Lama Tasi Prop N/A Brisbane Broncos 20 4 0 0 16
11 Harrison Hansen Second-row N/A Wigan Warriors 29 4 0 0 16
12 Weller Hauraki Second-row N/A Castleford Tigers 18 5 0 0 20
13 Gareth Hock Loose forward N/A Wigan Warriors 2 0 0 0 0
14 Theo Fages Scrum half N/A Salford Red Devils Academy 20 6 4 0 32
15 Darrell Griffin Prop N/A Leeds Rhinos 19 0 0 0 0
16 Scott Taylor Prop N/A Wigan Warriors 30 7 0 0 28
17 Jordan Walne Prop N/A Salford Red Devils Academy 18 1 0 0 4
18 Mason Caton-Brown Centre N/A London Broncos 16 1 0 0 4
19 Niall Evalds Fullback N/A Salford Red Devils Academy 25 19 0 0 76
20 Adam Walne Prop N/A Salford Red Devils Academy 10 0 0 0 0
21 Tony Puletua Prop N/A St Helens R.F.C. 0 0 0 0 0
22 Jason Walton Centre N/A Batley Bulldogs 7 0 0 0 0
23 Andrew Dixon Second-row N/A St Helens R.F.C. 0 0 0 0 0
24 Liam Hood Hooker N/A Hunslet Hawks 23 1 0 0 4
25 George Griffin Second-row N/A London Broncos 19 3 0 0 12
26 Carl Forster Prop N/A St Helens R.F.C. 13 1 0 0 4
27 Luke Menzies Prop N/A Swinton Lions 1 0 0 0 0
28 Johnathon Ford Stand off N/A Salford Red Devils Academy 0 0 0 0 0
29 Brad England Hooker N/A Leeds Rhinos 0 0 0 0 0
30 Matty Gee Centre N/A Salford Red Devils Academy 2 0 0 0 0
31 Cory Paterson Loose forward N/A Hull Kingston Rovers 21 10 9 0 58
32 Ryan Lannon Loose forward N/A Salford Red Devils Academy 4 1 0 0 4
33 Wayne Godwin Hooker N/A Dewsbury Rams (Loan) 3 0 0 0 0
34 Oliver Gildart Centre N/A Wigan Warriors (Loan) 3 1 0 0 4
35 James Greenwood Loose forward N/A Wigan Warriors (Loan) 2 1 0 0 4
36 Josh Wood Scrum half N/A Salford Red Devils Academy 2 0 0 0 0
37 Logan Tomkins Hooker N/A Wigan Warriors (Loan) 15 0 0 0 0
38 Olsi Krasniqi Prop N/A London Broncos 9 0 0 0 0
39 Jake Bibby Second row N/A Salford Red Devils Academy 1 0 0 0 0
40 Reni Maitua Second row N/A Featherstone Rovers 6 0 0 0 0
41 Ian Thornley Centre N/A Wigan Warriors 6 3 0 0 12

  = Injured   = Suspended

2015 transfers in/out edit

In

Nat Name Signed from Contract Length Date
  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
  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 N/A October 2014
  Francis Meli Retired N/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

References edit

External links edit

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