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.
Pre season friendlies
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
| Position | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Pts for | Pts agst | Points |
| 1 | Leeds Rhinos | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 758 | 477 | 33 |
| 2 | St. Helens | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 598 | 436 | 32 |
| 3 | Wigan Warriors | 23 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 589 | 413 | 31 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Giants | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 538 | 394 | 28 |
| 5 | Castleford Tigers | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 547 | 505 | 26 |
| 6 | Warrington Wolves | 23 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 552 | 456 | 24 |
| 7 | Hull F.C. | 23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 452 | 484 | 22 |
| 8 | Catalans Dragons | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 561 | 574 | 20 |
| 9 | Widnes Vikings | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 518 | 565 | 19 |
| 10 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 23 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 534 | 646 | 18 |
| 11 | Salford Red Devils | 23 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 447 | 617 | 17 |
| 12 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 23 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 402 | 929 | 6 |
| Teams in position to qualify for the Super League "Super 8 Play offs" | |
| Teams in position to join 4 championship sides in the Super League "Super 8 Qualifiers" |
2015 fixtures and results
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 | 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, Fages, J.Griffin, 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, 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, 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 | Dobson 3/3 | 4,000 | - |
| 26/4/15 | Super League XX | 12 | Castleford | H | AJ Bell Stadium | L | 20-22 | Fages, Locke, 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 | 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, 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 | 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, 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, G.Griffin, Paterson, 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, 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, Johnson, Jones-Bishop | 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, 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
- 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 |
= Injured
= Suspended
Challenge Cup
| 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 | Dobson 1/1, Paterson 2/2 | 6,358 | BBC Sport |
Player appearances
- 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 |
2015 squad statistics
- Appearances and points include 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 | N/A | Wigan Warriors | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 12 | Weller Hauraki | 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 | 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 | 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 | Jonathon 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Oliver Gildart | Centre | N/A | Wigan Warriors | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | James Greenwood | Loose Forward | N/A | Wigan Warriors | 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 | 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
In† = Matt Groat originally signed a 1-year deal, however, had to cancel it.
Out