2015 Sydney Roosters season

The 2015 Sydney Roosters season was the 108th in the club's history. They competed in the 2015 National Rugby League season. The Sydney Roosters opened their 2015 season against the North Queensland Cowboys. In 2015, Trent Robinson coached the Sydney Roosters. Jake Friend and Mitchell Pearce captained the team in 2015 along with two vice-captains in Boyd Cordner and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves. The Sydney Roosters completed their 2015 regular season as Minor Premiers for the third year in a row, defeating the South Sydney Rabbitohs 30 – 0. The Sydney Roosters 2015 season ended in defeat against the Brisbane Broncos 31 – 12.

2015 Sydney Roosters season
NRL Rank	1st (Minor Premiers)
Play-off result	Preliminary (Defeated)
2015 record	Wins: 18; draws: 0; losses: 6
Points scored	For: 591; against: 300
Team information
CEO	Brian Canavan
Coach	Trent Robinson
Captain	Jake Friend Mitchell Pearce
Stadium	Allianz Stadium
Avg. attendance	15,661
High attendance	35,110
Top scorers
Tries	Shaun Kenny-Dowall (17)
Goals	James Maloney (106)
Points	James Maloney (250)
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2015 squad

Cap	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Sydney Roosters Debut	Previous Club
1033		Lopini Paea	PR	9 August 2003	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
1067		Mitchell Aubusson	SR	19 March 2007
1069		Shaun Kenny-Dowall	CE	19 March 2007
1072		Mitchell Pearce (C)	HB	24 March 2007
1083		Jake Friend (C)	HK	27 June 2008
1101		Aidan Guerra	SR	14 March 2010
1105		Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (VC)	PR	17 April 2010	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
1119		Boyd Cordner (VC)	SR	4 June 2011
1129		Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	WG	27 July 2012
1130		Daniel Tupou	WG	18 August 2012
1131		Michael Jennings	CE	7 March 2013	Penrith Panthers
1132		James Maloney	FE	7 March 2013	New Zealand Warriors
1133		Sam Moa	PR	7 March 2013	Hull F.C.
1137		Isaac Liu	LK	1 April 2013
1138		Dylan Napa	PR	21 June 2013
1139		Samisoni Langi	FE	19 August 2013
1140		Kane Evans	PR	15 March 2014
1144		Brendan Elliot	WG	5 July 2014
1145		Jackson Hastings	HB	4 September 2014
1146		Blake Ferguson	WG	7 March 2015	Canberra Raiders
1147		Matt McIlwrick	HK	7 March 2015	Canberra Raiders
1148		Sio Siua Taukeiaho	LK	7 March 2015	New Zealand Warriors
1149		Willie Manu	SR	5 April 2015	St Helens R.F.C.
1150		Lagi Setu	SR	18 April 2015	Melbourne Storm
1151		Suaia Matagi	PR	13 June 2015	New Zealand Warriors
–		Tyler Cornish	HB	Yet to Debut
–		Vincent Leuluai	SR	Yet to Debut
–		Abraham Papalii	SR	Yet to Debut
–		Jack Siejka	SR	Yet to Debut
–		Omar Slaimankhel	WG	Yet to Debut	New Zealand Warriors
–		Nathan Stapleton	WG	Yet to Debut	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

Squad movements

Gains
Player	Signed From
Blake Ferguson[1]	Deregistered
Martin Kennedy[2]	Brisbane Broncos
Willie Manu[3]	St Helens R.F.C.
Suaia Matagi[4]	New Zealand Warriors
Matt McIlwrick[5]	Canberra Raiders
Lopini Paea[6]	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Abraham Papalii[7]	New Zealand Warriors
Lagi Setu[8]	Canberra Raiders

Losses
Player	Signed With
Rémi Casty[9]	Catalans Dragons
Saulala Houma[10]	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Heath L'Estrange[11]	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Nene Macdonald[12]	Gold Coast Titans
Willis Meehan[13]	Deregistered
Anthony Minichiello[14]	Retired
Frank-Paul Nu'uausala[15]	Canberra Raiders
Sonny Bill Williams[16]	Chiefs

2015 results

Auckland Nines

Main article: 2015 NRL Auckland Nines

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	3	3	0	0	68	22	+46	6
2	Sydney Roosters	3	2	0	1	30	30	0	4
3	Brisbane Broncos	3	1	0	2	21	37	−16	2
4	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	3	0	0	3	10	40	−30	0

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Sydney Roosters v Brisbane Broncos

31 January 2015 Game 7	Sydney Roosters	6 – 4	Brisbane Broncos	Auckland
3:15 PM	Tuivasa-Sheck  18' Tuivasa-Sheck Goals 1	Statistics[17]	Nicholls  8'	Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: Unknown Referee: Alan Shortall

Sydney Roosters v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

31 January 2015 Game 15	Sydney Roosters	10 – 6	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Auckland
7:05 PM	Langi  9' Elliot  14' Maloney Goals 1	Statistics[18]	Lane  13' Graham Goals 1	Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: Unknown Referee: Gavin Reynolds

Sydney Roosters v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

1 February 2015 Game 23	Sydney Roosters	14 – 20	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Auckland
1:40 PM	Taukeiaho  8, 17' Langi  15' Hastings Goals 1	Statistics[19]	Leutele  4' Bird  5' Sauiluma  10' Houma  13' Gardner Goals 2	Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: Unknown Referee: Dave Munro

Sydney Roosters v Wests Tigers

1 February 2015 Game 27	Sydney Roosters	22 – 4	Wests Tigers	Auckland
3:45 PM	Pearce  5, 10' Stapleton  14' Maloney  16' Maloney Goals 3	Statistics[20]	Naiqama  3'	Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: Unknown Referee: Ben Cummins

Sydney Roosters v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

1 February 2015 Game 30	Sydney Roosters	4 – 10	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Auckland
5:50 PM	Tuivasa-Sheck  14'	Statistics[21]	Ayshford  12' Feki  18' Holmes Goals 1	Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: Unknown Referee: Gavin Badger

Pre-season

Sydney Roosters / Wyong Roos v Penrith Panthers

7 February 2015 Game 1	Sydney Roosters / Wyong Roos	8 – 36	Penrith Panthers	Kanwal
6:30 PM	Ferguson  24, 31' Cornish Goals 0/2	Statistics[22]	Nadrurutalo  12' Aiono  19, 34' Fisher-Harris  48' Murdoch-Masila  56' Akeripa  72' Crichton  80' Davis Goals 3/4 Brackenhoffer Goals 1/1	Stadium: Morry Breen Oval Attendance: Unknown Referee: Henry Perenara, Jon Stone

Sydney Roosters v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

21 February 2015 Game 2	Sydney Roosters	36 – 6	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Gosford
6:30 PM	Pearce  26' Evans  36' Tupou  42, 51' Tuivasa-Sheck  58' Napa  70' Maloney Goals 6/6	Statistics[23]	Hiku  11' Lyon Goals 1/1	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Gerard Sutton, Gavin Morris

Regular season

North Queensland Cowboys v Sydney Roosters

7 March 2015 Round 1	North Queensland Cowboys	4 – 28	Sydney Roosters	Townsville
8:00 PM	O'Neill  69' Thurston Goals 0/1	Statistics[24]	Tupou  9' Jennings  21' Guerra  26' Cordner  36, 61' Maloney Goals 4/5	Stadium: 1300SMILES Stadium Attendance: 17,123 Referee: Jared Maxwell, Chris Sutton

South Sydney Rabbitohs v Sydney Roosters

15 March 2015 Round 2	South Sydney Rabbitohs	34 – 26	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
4:00 PM	Walker  5' Johnston  12, 61' Burgess  50' Reddy  69' Luke  80' Reynolds Goals 5/6	Statistics[25]	Tupou  21' Jennings  24, 28' Napa  43' Kenny-Dowall  57' Maloney Goals 3/5	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 27,289 Referee: Matt Cecchin, Henry Perenara

Sydney Roosters v Penrith Panthers

23 March 2015 Round 3	Sydney Roosters	20 – 12	Penrith Panthers	Sydney
7:00 PM	Kenny-Dowall  7' Ferguson  44, 62' Maloney Goals 4/4	Statistics[26]	Idris  38' Segeyaro  66' Moylan Goals 2/2	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 10,735 Referee: Gerard Sutton, Matt Cecchin

Sydney Roosters v Canberra Raiders

29 March 2015 Round 4	Sydney Roosters	34 – 6	Canberra Raiders	Sydney
2:00 PM	Kenny-Dowall  2' Tuivasa-Sheck  10' Ferguson  27' Jennings  43' Tupou  48' Maloney  69' Maloney Goals 5/6	Statistics[27]	Croker  37' Croker Goals 1/1	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 9,582 Referee: Adam Devcich, Gavin Reynolds

Sydney Roosters v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

5 April 2015 Round 5	Sydney Roosters	12 – 20	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Sydney
4:00 PM	Tuivasa-Sheck  66' Aubusson  70' Maloney Goals 2/2	Statistics[28]	Bird  30, 74' Holmes  43' Lewis  50' Gordon Goals 2/4	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 12,004 Referee: Ben Cummins, Adam Gee

Brisbane Broncos v Sydney Roosters

10 April 2015 Round 6	Brisbane Broncos	22 – 18	Sydney Roosters	Brisbane
7:35 PM	Hunt  6, 84' Glenn  69' Parker Goals 5/5	Statistics[29]	Kenny-Dowall  2' Cordner  28' Maloney  57' Maloney Goals 3/3	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 35,630 Referee: Gerard Sutton, Grant Atkins

Melbourne Storm v Sydney Roosters

18 April 2015 Round 7	Melbourne Storm	17 – 16	Sydney Roosters	Melbourne
7:30 PM	Koroibete  13' Kaufusi  38' Chambers  73' Smith Goals 2/3 Cronk Field Goals 1/1	Statistics[30]	Aubusson  18' Tupou  75' Maloney Goals 4/4	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 12,860 Referee: Ashley Klein, Alan Shortall

Sydney Roosters v St. George Illawarra Dragons

25 April 2015 Round 8	Sydney Roosters	12 – 14	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Sydney
4:00 PM	Kenny-Dowall  35' Tuivasa-Sheck  70' Maloney Goals 2/2	Statistics[31]	Mata'utia  17' Rein  25' Widdop Goals 3/4	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 35,110 Referee: Gerard Sutton, Gavin Reynolds

Sydney Roosters v Wests Tigers

8 May 2015 Round 9	Sydney Roosters	36 – 4	Wests Tigers	Sydney
7:35 PM	Tupou  4, 30, 62' Taukeiaho  24' Cordner  27' Pearce  68' Maloney Goals 6/7	Statistics[32]	Halatau  76' Richards Goals 0/1	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 14,366 Referee: Jared Maxwell, Chris James

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v Sydney Roosters

15 May 2015 Round 10	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	10 – 24	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
7:35 PM	Rona  8' Mbye  77' Hodkinson Goals 1/2	Statistics[33]	Tupou  34' Tuivasa-Sheck  38' Aubusson  62' Guerra  70' Maloney Goals 4/5	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 17,093 Referee: Gerard Sutton, Alan Shortall

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Round 11

BYE

Sydney Roosters v Melbourne Storm

1 June 2015 Round 12	Sydney Roosters	24 – 2	Melbourne Storm	Sydney
7:00 PM	Kenny-Dowall  2, 63' Tupou  8' Aubusson  55' Maloney Goals 4/7	Statistics[34]	Smith Goals 1/1	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 8,265 Referee: Jared Maxwell, Chris James

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v Sydney Roosters

7 June 2015 Round 13	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	10 – 4	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
4:00 PM	Lewis  46' Gordon Goals 3/3	Statistics[35]	Maloney  16' Maloney Goals 0/1	Stadium: Remondis Stadium Attendance: 14,235 Referee: Ben Cummins, David Munro

New Zealand Warriors v Sydney Roosters

13 June 2015 Round 14	New Zealand Warriors	21 – 25	Sydney Roosters	Auckland
8:00 PM	Kata  28, 43' Lolohea  31' Vatuvei  35' Johnson Goals 2/4 Johnson Field Goals 1/1	Statistics[36]	Kenny-Dowall  40' Elliot  50' Maloney  72' Ferguson  80' Maloney Goals 4/5 Maloney Field Goals 1/1 Tuivasa-Sheck Field Goals 0/1	Stadium: Mt. Smart Stadium Attendance: 14,167 Referee: Gavin Badger, Gavin Reynolds

St. George Illawarra Dragons v Sydney Roosters

22 June 2015 Round 15	St. George Illawarra Dragons	14 – 19	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
7:00 PM	Mata'utia  12' Widdop  72' Widdop Goals 3/3	Statistics[37]	Kenny-Dowall  15, 58' Evans  27' Maloney Goals 3/4 Friend Field Goals 1/1	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 10,185 Referee: Ben Cummins, Gavin Morris

Sydney Roosters v Gold Coast Titans

28 June 2015 Round 16	Sydney Roosters	20 – 10	Gold Coast Titans	Gosford
2:00 PM	Kenny-Dowall  7' Jennings  29' Maloney  40' Maloney Goals 4/4	Statistics[38]	Don  15' Macdonald  53' Roberts Goals 1/1 Mortimer Goals 0/1	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 12,569 Referee: Gavin Morris, Adam Devcich

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Round 17

BYE

Penrith Panthers v Sydney Roosters

11 July 2015 Round 18	Penrith Panthers	4 – 24	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
5:30 PM	Brown  66' Koroisau Goals 0/1	Statistics[39]	Kenny-Dowall  20, 51' Tuivasa-Sheck  59' Waerea-Hargreaves  74' Maloney Goals 4/6	Stadium: Pepper Stadium Attendance: 13,654 Referee: Ashley Klein, David Munro

Sydney Roosters v New Zealand Warriors

19 July 2015 Round 19	Sydney Roosters	24 – 0	New Zealand Warriors	Sydney
2:00 PM	Guerra  22' Ferguson  26' Tuivasa-Sheck  32' Maloney  43' Maloney Goals 4/4	Statistics[40]		Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 16,301 Referee: Matt Cecchin, Grant Atkins

Wests Tigers v Sydney Roosters

24 July 2015 Round 20	Wests Tigers	8 – 33	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
7:35 PM	Tedesco  26' Richards  59' Richards Goals 0/2	Statistics[41]	Tupou  20' Elliot  45, 79' Moa  54' Maloney  63' Maloney Goals 6/6 Maloney Field Goals 1/1	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 10,186 Referee: Jared Maxwell, Gavin Morris

Sydney Roosters v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

31 July 2015 Round 21	Sydney Roosters	38 – 28	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Sydney
7:45 PM	Tupou  5, 14' Tuivasa-Sheck  11' Jennings  24, 75' Ferguson  69' Hastings  80' Maloney Goals 5/7	Statistics[42]	Lane  29' Morris  33' Thompson  40, 55' Hodkinson  51' Hodkinson Goals 4/5	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 13,589 Referee: Matt Cecchin, Ashley Klein

Newcastle Knights v Sydney Roosters

9 August 2015 Round 22	Newcastle Knights	22 – 38	Sydney Roosters	Newcastle
4:00 PM	Mata'utia  45' Tapine  61' Smith  64' Gidley  70' Roberts Goals 3/4	Statistics[43]	Tupou  8' Elliot  13' Tuivasa-Sheck  31, 35, 41' Evans  38' Maloney  76' Maloney Goals 5/7	Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 17,718 Referee: Ashley Klein, Chris James

Sydney Roosters v Parramatta Eels

15 August 2015 Round 23	Sydney Roosters	28 – 18	Parramatta Eels	Sydney
7:30 PM	Maloney  15' Aubusson  51' Tuivasa-Sheck  55' Waerea-Hargreaves  71' Friend  78' Maloney Goals 4/5	Statistics[44]	Mannah  11' Radradra  23' Norman  31' Kelly Goals 3/3	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 11,255 Referee: Grant Atkins, Henry Perenara

Sydney Roosters v Brisbane Broncos

22 August 2015 Round 24	Sydney Roosters	12 – 10	Brisbane Broncos	Sydney
7:30 PM	Elliot  30' Cordner  49' Maloney Goals 2/3	Statistics[45]	Kahu  46' Oates  61' Kahu Goals 1/1 Parker Goals 0/1	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 19,137 Referee: Gerard Sutton, Gavin Badger

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles v Sydney Roosters

28 August 2015 Round 25	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	10 – 46	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
7:45 PM	Lyon  37' Symonds  69' Lyon Goals 1/1 Cherry-Evans Goals 0/1	Statistics[46]	Elliot  9, 17, 43' Guerra  26' Tupou  59, 62, 75' Liu  78' Maloney Goals 7/8	Stadium: Brookvale Oval Attendance: 12,911 Referee: Jared Maxwell, Grant Atkins

Sydney Roosters v South Sydney Rabbitohs

4 September 2015 Round 26	Sydney Roosters	30 – 0	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Sydney
7:45 PM	Jennings  8' Ferguson  11' Cordner  15' Friend  21' Guerra  37' Maloney Goals 5/5 Maloney Field Goals 0/1	Statistics[47]		Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 25,019 Referee: Gerard Sutton, Gavin Badger

Finals

Sydney Roosters v Melbourne Storm

11 September 2015 Qualifying	Sydney Roosters	18 – 20	Melbourne Storm	Sydney
7:55 PM	Taukeiaho  19' Kenny-Dowall  65' Ferguson  73' Maloney Goals 3/4	Statistics[48]	Koroibete  10' Mann  54' Glasby  71' Smith Goals 4/4	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 20,521 Referee: Ben Cummins, Alan Shortall

Sydney Roosters v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

18 September 2015 Semi-Final	Sydney Roosters	38 – 12	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Sydney
7:55 PM	Kenny-Dowall  11, 65, 76' Evans  51' Tuivasa-Sheck  54' Cordner  72' Maloney Goals 7/7	Statistics[49]	Lafai  27' Cook  60' Rona  80' Lafai Goals 0/1 Mbye Goals 0/1 Browne Goals 0/1	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 35,711 Referee: Matt Cecchin, Ben Cummins

Sydney Roosters v Brisbane Broncos

25 September 2015 Preliminary	Sydney Roosters	12 – 31	Brisbane Broncos	Brisbane
7:55 PM	Ferguson  23, 28' Maloney Goals 2/2	Statistics[50]	Boyd  2' Hunt  11' McCullough  19' Oates  40' Milford  48' Reed  59' Parker Goals 2/4 Kahu Goals 1/2 Milford Field Goals 1/1	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 51,826 Referee: Gerard Sutton, Gavin Badger

Ladder

2015 NRL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Sydney Roosters	24	18	0	6	2	591	300	+291	40
2	Brisbane Broncos	24	17	0	7	2	574	379	+195	38
3	North Queensland Cowboys (P)	24	17	0	7	2	587	454	+133	38
4	Melbourne Storm	24	14	0	10	2	467	348	+119	32
5	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	14	0	10	2	522	480	+42	32
6	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	14	0	10	2	469	476	−7	32
7	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	13	0	11	2	465	467	−2	30
8	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	12	0	12	2	435	408	+27	28
9	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	24	11	0	13	2	458	492	−34	26
10	Canberra Raiders	24	10	0	14	2	577	569	+8	24
11	Penrith Panthers	24	9	0	15	2	399	477	−78	22
12	Parramatta Eels	24	9	0	15	2	448	573	−125	22
13	New Zealand Warriors	24	9	0	15	2	445	588	−143	22
14	Gold Coast Titans	24	9	0	15	2	439	636	−197	22
15	Wests Tigers	24	8	0	16	2	487	562	−75	20
16	Newcastle Knights	24	8	0	16	2	458	612	−154	20

Player statistics

Player	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Total Points
Mitchell Aubusson	26	5	–	–	20
Boyd Cordner	25	7	–	–	28
Brendan Elliot	8	8	–	–	32
Kane Evans	26	3	–	–	12
Blake Ferguson	19	10	–	–	40
Jake Friend	22	2	–	1	9
Aidan Guerra	22	5	–	–	20
Jackson Hastings	17	1	–	–	4
Michael Jennings	24	8	–	–	32
Shaun Kenny-Dowall	20	17	–	–	68
Isaac Liu	26	1	–	–	4
Nene Macdonald	4	–	–	–	–
James Maloney	27	9	106	2	250
Willie Manu	4	–	–	–	–
Suaia Matagi	7	–	–	–	–
Matt McIlwrick	8	–	–	–	–
Sam Moa	22	1	–	–	4
Dylan Napa	27	1	–	–	4
Mitchell Pearce	21	1	–	–	4
Lagi Setu	2	–	–	–	–
Sio Siua Taukeiaho	27	2	–	–	8
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	27	12	–	–	48
Daniel Tupou	27	16	–	–	64
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves	18	2	–	–	8
24	27	111	106	3	659

Representative honours

Player	All Stars	Mid-season (ANZAC Test, Pacific Tests, City vs Country	State of Origin 1	State of Origin 2	State of Origin 3	End of season (Kiwis Tour, RLWC qualifying)
Boyd Cordner			New South Wales	New South Wales	New South Wales
Kane Evans		City
Aidan Guerra			Queensland	Queensland	Queensland
Michael Jennings		Australia	New South Wales	New South Wales	New South Wales
Shaun Kenny-Dowall		New Zealand				New Zealand
Samisoni Langi		Tonga
Isaac Liu		Samoa				New Zealand
Nene Macdonald		Papua New Guinea
James Maloney		Country
Sam Moa		New Zealand				New Zealand
Mitchell Pearce	NRL All Stars		New South Wales	New South Wales	New South Wales
Sio Siua Taukeiaho		Tonga				New Zealand
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck		New Zealand				New Zealand
Daniel Tupou		City	New South Wales
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves	NRL All Stars