2015 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats season

2015 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats season
Super League XX Rank	12th
Play-off result	Winners (Million Pound Game)
Challenge Cup	6th Round
2015 record	Wins: 8; draws: 0; losses: 25
Points scored	For: 653; against: 1167
Team information
Chairman	Michael Carter
Head Coach	Brian Smith (was James Webster)
Captain	Danny Kirmond
Stadium	Belle Vue
Top scorers
Tries	Jacob Miller - 15
Goals	Craig Hall - 41
Points	Craig Hall - 98
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This article details the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats rugby league football club's 2015 season.

Pre season friendlies

LEGEND
	Win
	Draw
	Loss

Wakefield 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

Super League

Pos	Team v t e	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

Pos	Team v t e	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

LEGEND
	Win
	Draw
	Loss

2015 Super League Fixtures

Date	Competition	Rnd	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att	Live on TV
8/2/15	Super League XX	1	Castleford	A	The Jungle	W	24-22	McShane, Godinet, Lauitiiti, Washbrook	Hall 4/4	10,728	-
15/2/15	Super League XX	2	Hull Kingston Rovers	H	Belle Vue	W	44-24	Ashurst, Miller (3), Kirmond, Riley (3)	Hall 6/8	5,320	-
1/3/15	Super League XX	3	Widnes	A	Halton Stadium	L	16-58	Owen, Ryan, Riley	Hall 2/3	5,810	-
6/3/15	Super League XX	4	St. Helens	H	Belle Vue	L	16-20	Ashurst, Lyne, Owen	Hall 2/3	9,676	Sky Sports
15/3/15	Super League XX	5	Salford	A	AJ Bell Stadium	L	18-24	Miller, McShane, Hall	Hall 3/3	2,712	-
22/3/15	Super League XX	6	Huddersfield	H	Belle Vue	L	14-44	Collis, Kirmond, Crowther	Hall 1/3	4,354	-
27/3/15	Super League XX	7	Wigan	A	DW Stadium	L	10-52	Riley, McShane	Hall 1/2	10,787	-
2/4/15	Super League XX	8	Catalans Dragons	H	Belle Vue	L	4-40	Riley	Hall 0/1	3,015	-
6/4/15	Super League XX	9	Leeds	A	Headingley Stadium	L	22-48	T.Smith, Hall, Sammut, D.Smith	Hall 3/4	17,608	-
11/4/15	Super League XX	10	Warrington	A	Halliwell Jones Stadium	L	0-80	-	-	8,036	-
23/4/15	Super League XX	12	Wigan	H	Belle Vue	L	22-40	Hall, Kirmond, Godinet, Riley	Hall 3/4	3,107	Sky Sports
1/5/15	Super League XX	13	St. Helens	A	Langtree Park	L	4-44	Johnstone	Miller 0/1	10,001	-
7/5/15	Super League XX	14	Hull Kingston Rovers	A	Craven Park	L	6-54	Arundel	Hall 1/1	7,378	Sky Sports
24/5/15	Super League XX	15	Widnes	H	Belle Vue	L	18-30	Johnstone, Ryan, Collis	Miller 3/3	3,132	-
31/5/15	Magic Weekend	16	Castleford	N	St James' Park	L	16-56	Johnstone (2), D.Smith	Miller 2/3	26,970	Sky Sports
7/6/15	Super League XX	17	Leeds	H	Belle Vue	L	26-58	Johnstone (2), Godinet, Kirmond, Scruton	Hall 1/3, Godinet 2/2	4,000	-
14/6/15	Super League XX	18	Salford	H	Belle Vue	L	16-24	D.Smith, Kirke, Kirmond	Arundel 2/3	3,240	-
20/6/15	Super League XX	19	Catalans Dragons	A	Stade Gilbert Brutus	L	12-32	Riley, Godinet	Miller 2/2	7,843	Sky Sports
1/7/15	Super League XX	11	Hull F.C.	H	Belle Vue	W	26-16	Miller, Owen, Arundel, Ryan	Miller 5/5	3,543	-
5/7/15	Super League XX	20	Hull F.C.	A	KC Stadium	L	24-31	Ashurst, Tansey, Lyne, Johnstone	Miller 4/4	9,558	-
12/7/15	Super League XX	21	Warrington	H	Belle Vue	L	20-40	Miller (4)	Miller 1/3, Hall 1/1	3,354	-
19/7/15	Super League XX	22	Castleford	H	Belle Vue	L	20-58	Lyne, Walker, Johnstone (2)	Arundel 2/4	4,000	-
26/7/15	Super League XX	23	Huddersfield	A	Galpharm Stadium	L	24-34	Miller, Anderson, Ashurst, L.Smith, Lyne	Hall 2/5	4,839	-

2015 Super 8 Qualifiers

Date	Competition	Rnd	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att	Live on TV
9/8/15	Championship	S1	Salford	A	AJ Bell Stadium	L	26-34	Miller (2), Washbrook, Lyne	L.Smith 5/5	3,400	-
15/8/15	Championship	S2	Bradford	H	Belle Vue	W	48-18	Molloy, Sio, Simon, Scruton, L.Smith, Lyne, Ashurst, Miller	L.Smith 7/8, Arundel 1/1	3,985	Sky Sports
22/8/15	Championship	S3	Leigh	A	Leigh Sports Village	W	17-16	L.Smith, Miller (2)	L.Smith 2/3, L.Smith 1 DG	4,376	Sky Sports
6/9/15	Championship	S4	Hull Kingston Rovers	A	Craven Park	L	18-20	Locke (2), L.Smith (2)	L.Smith 1/4	7,495	Sky Sports
12/9/15	Championship	S5	Widnes	H	Belle Vue Stadium	L	4-46	L.Smith	L.Smith 0/1	3,365	Sky Sports
19/9/15	Championship	S6	Halifax	H	Belle Vue Stadium	W	30-12	Sio (2), Simon, Mullally, Jowitt	Arundel 5/5	3,086	Sky Sports
27/9/15	Championship	S7	Sheffield	A	Bramall Lane	L	10-24	Kirmond, Kavanagh	Arundel 1/2	1,712	Sky Sports

Million Pound Game

After the Super 8 Qualifiers, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats finished 4th in the table and Championship side Bradford Bulls finished 5th meaning that the two teams would meet in a play-off match to determine who would join Hull Kingston Rovers, Widnes Vikings and Salford Red Devils in next seasons Super League.

LEGEND
	Win
	Draw
	Loss

Date	Competition	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att	Live on TV
3/10/15	Million Pound Game	Bradford	H	Bell Vue	W	24-16	Kirmond, Mullally, Washbrook, Moore	Arundel 1/2, Tansey 3/3	7,236	Sky Sports

2015 Million Pound Game

Bradford Bulls	positions	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
1. Jake Mullaney	Fullback	34. Jordan Tansey
4. Matty Blythe	Winger	4. Reece Lyne
37. Dane Nielsen	Centre	39. Bill Tupou
3. Adrian Purtell	Centre	28. Joe Arundel
5. Danny Williams	Winger	24. Tom Johnstone
6. Lee Gaskell	Stand Off	6. Jacob Miller
7. Harry Seijka	Scrum half	14. Pita Godinet
8. Paul Clough	Prop	8. Nick Scruton
9. Adam O'Brien	Hooker	35. Michael Sio
10. Adam Sidlow	Prop	16. Michael Simon
11. Tom Olbison	2nd Row	12. Danny Kirmond
12. Dale Ferguson	2nd Row	13. Danny Washbrook
13. Danny Addy	Loose forward	26. Chris Annakin
14. Jay Pitts	Interchange	11. Ali Lauitiiti
17. Jean-Philippe Baile	Interchange	37. Anthony Mullally
31. Epalahame Lauaki	Interchange	40. Scott Moore
32. Steve Crossley	Interchange	41. Andy Yates
James Lowes	Coach	Brian Smith

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

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	Craig Hall	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	FB	SH	FB	C	C	FB		FB			C					SO		SO
2	Chris Riley	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	FB	W	W	W	W	W	W		W	W		W			W
3	Dean Collis	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C						C	C
4	Reece Lyne	C	C	C	C	C						C	W	C	C	C			C	C	C	C	C	W	W	W	W	C	C		W
5	Richard Owen	W	W	W	W	W	W	FB	W	W	W	W			FB	FB	FB		B	W					W	W
6	Jacob Miller	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO		SO	SO	SO		L	SO	SO	SO		FB	FB	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO	SO
7	Tim Smith	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH		SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH	SH						SH	SH	SH	SH	SH
8	Nick Scruton	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		P	P	P	P	P	P	B	B	P	P
9	Paul McShane	H	H	H	B	H	B	B	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	B	B	H	H	B	H	B
10	Scott Anderson	B	B	B										B	B	P						B	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		P
11	Ali Lauitiiti	B	B	B	B	B	SR	SR	B	B	B	B	B								B		SR				B	SR	SR		B
12	Danny Kirmond	P	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR		SR	SR	SR	SR			SR	SR	SR	SR													B
13	Danny Washbrook	SR	L	L	H	L	H	H	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	L	L	L	SR	L	B		SR	B	B	B	B	B	H	B	SR	SR
14	Pita Godinet	B	B	B		B				B	B	SO	SO	B	B	B	SO	SO	SO	SO						B	B	B	B	SH	SH
15	Matt Ryan	x	x	SR	SR	SR	L	SR	B	B	B	C	C	SR	SR	B	B	C	SR	SR	SR	B	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
16	Michael Simon	x	x	x	B	B	B	B	L		P	B	B	B		B	B	B	P	P			L	L	L	L	L	L	L	SR	SR
17	Matty Ashurst	x	SR	x	L	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	SR	SR	x	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	B
18	Daniel Smith	SR	P	P	P	P	B	L	B	L	L	B	B	L		B	SR	L			B		SO
19	Jon Molloy	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	SR	B	P	SR			B	L			SR	SR	SR	SR	SR
20	Jarrod Sammut	x	x	x	x	x	x	SO	x	FB	FB	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
21	Max Jowitt	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	FB			x	x	x	x	x	x	FB	FB
22	Jordan Crowther	x	x	x	x	B	B	B	x	x	x	L	B	x	B						B									B
23	Lopini Paea	L	B	B	B
24	Tom Johnstone	x	x	x	x	x	x	W	x	x	x	x	W	W	W	W	W	W	W		W		W							W	W
25	Ian Kirke	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	B	x	x	x	x	x	B	SR	SR
26	Chris Annakin	B	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	B	x	B	P	B	B		L							B	L	L
27	Kyle Trout	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	B	x	B	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
28	Joe Arundel	x	x	x	x	x	C	C	C	C	C		C	C			C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	B		C	C
29	George Griffin	x	x	x	x	x	P	P	P	P	P	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
30	Jordan Hand	x	x	x	x	x	x	B	x	B	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
31	Ben Kavanagh	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	P	P	P			P	B	B	B	P	P									B
32	Stuart Howarth	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	H	H			H		H
33	Kevin Locke	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	FB		FB	FB					FB	FB
34	Jordan Tansey	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	W	SO	W	W		x			W	W	W
35	Michael Sio	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	B	L	B		H	B	H	H		H	H	H
36	Anthony Walker	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	P	B	B	B	B	B		P		P
37	Anthony Mullally	x	x	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	P	B
38	Lee Smith	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	FB	FB	FB	FB	W	W	x	x
39	Bill Tupou	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	C	C
40	Scott Moore	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	B	H
41	Andy Yates	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	B
42	Simon Grix	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

= Injured

= Suspended

Challenge Cup

LEGEND
	Win
	Draw
	Loss

Date	Competition	Rnd	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att	TV
17/4/15	Cup	5th	Halifax	H	Belle Vue	W	44-16	Owen (2), D.Smith, Riley, Hall, Washbrook, Kirke (2)	Hall 6/9	2,062	-
17/5/15	Cup	6th	Leigh	H	Belle Vue	L	30-36	Riley, Arundel (2), Scruton, Molloy	Hall 5/6	-	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

No	Player	5	6
1	Craig Hall	FB	FB
2	Chris Riley	W	W
3	Dean Collis		C
4	Reece Lyne
5	Richard Owen	W	W
6	Jacob Miller	SO	SO
7	Tim Smith	SH	SH
8	Nick Scruton	P	P
9	Paul McShane	H	H
10	Scott Anderson		SR
11	Ali Lauitiiti	SR	B
12	Danny Kirmond	SR	SR
13	Danny Washbrook	L	L
14	Pita Godinet
15	Matt Ryan	C
16	Michael Simon	P	B
17	Matty Ashurst	x	x
18	Daniel Smith	B
19	Jon Molloy	B	B
20	Jarrod Sammut	x	x
21	Max Jowitt	x	x
22	Jordan Crowther	x	x
23	Lopini Paea		B
24	Tom Johnston	x	x
25	Ian Kirke	B	x
26	Chris Annakin	x	x
27	Kyle Trout	B	x
28	Joe Arundel	C	C
29	George Griffin	x	x
30	Jordan Hand	x	x
31	Ben Kavanagh	x	P

2015 squad statistics

Further information: Wakefield Trinity

• Appearances and points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 3 October 2015.

No	Player	Position	Age	Previous club	Apps	Tries	Goals	DG	Points
1	Craig Hall	Fullback	N/A	Hull Kingston Rovers	17	4	41	0	98
2	Chris Riley	Wing	N/A	Warrington Wolves	24	10	0	0	40
3	Dean Collis	Centre	N/A	Cronulla Sharks	11	2	0	0	8
4	Reece Lyne	Centre	N/A	Hull F.C.	23	6	0	0	24
5	Richard Owen	Wing	N/A	Sydney Roosters	20	5	0	0	20
6	Jacob Miller	Stand-off	N/A	Hull F.C.	30	15	17	0	94
7	Tim Smith	Scrum-half	N/A	Salford Red Devils	24	1	0	0	4
8	Nick Scruton	Prop	N/A	Bradford Bulls	31	3	0	0	12
9	Paul McShane	Hooker	N/A	Leeds Rhinos	24	3	0	0	12
10	Scott Anderson	Prop	N/A	Brisbane Broncos	16	1	0	0	4
11	Ali Lauitiiti	Second-row	N/A	Leeds Rhinos	21	1	0	0	4
12	Danny Kirmond	Second-row	N/A	Huddersfield Giants	19	7	0	0	28
13	Danny Washbrook	Loose forward	N/A	Hull F.C.	32	4	0	0	16
14	Pita Godinet	Scrum-half	N/A	New Zealand Warriors	22	4	2	0	20
15	Matt Ryan	Second-row	N/A	Parramatta Eels	20	2	0	0	8
16	Mickaël Simon	Prop	N/A	Catalans Dragons	26	2	0	0	8
17	Matty Ashurst	Second-row	N/A	Salford Red Devils	11	5	0	0	20
18	Daniel Smith	Loose forward	N/A	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Academy	18	4	0	0	16
19	Jon Molloy	Second-row	N/A	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Academy	13	2	0	0	8
20	Jarrod Sammut	Scrum-half	N/A	Bradford Bulls	3	1	0	0	4
21	Max Jowitt	Fullback	N/A	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Academy	3	1	0	0	4
22	Jordan Crowther	Prop	N/A	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Academy	8	1	0	0	4
23	Lopini Paea	Prop	N/A	Catalans Dragons	5	0	0	0	0
24	Tom Johnstone	Wing	N/A	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Academy	13	9	0	0	36
25	Ian Kirke	Prop	N/A	Leeds Rhinos	5	3	0	0	12
26	Chris Annakin	Second-row	N/A	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Academy	11	0	0	0	0
27	Kyle Trout	Prop	N/A	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Academy	3	0	0	0	0
28	Joe Arundel	Centre	N/A	Hull F.C. (On Loan)	24	4	12	0	40
29	George Griffin	Prop	N/A	Salford Red Devils (On Loan)	5	0	0	0	0
30	Jordan Hand	Prop	N/A	Salford Red Devils (On Loan)	2	0	0	0	0
31	Ben Kavanagh	Prop	N/A	Widnes Vikings (On Loan)	11	1	0	0	4
32	Stuart Howarth	Hooker	N/A	Salford Red Devils	4	0	0	0	0
33	Kevin Locke	Fullback	N/A	Salford Red Devils	5	2	0	0	8
34	Jordan Tansey	Fullback	N/A	Salford Red Devils	8	1	3	0	10
35	Michael Sio	Prop	N/A	Salford Red Devils	11	3	0	0	12
36	Anthony Walker	Prop	N/A	St Helens R.F.C.	8	1	0	0	4
37	Anthony Mullally	Prop	N/A	Huddersfield Giants	10	2	0	0	8
38	Lee Smith	Fullback	N/A	Newcastle Falcons	6	6	15	1	55
39	Bill Tupou	Centre	N/A	Canberra Raiders	9	0	0	0	0
40	Scott Moore	Hooker	N/A	Castleford Tigers	3	1	0	0	4
41	Andy Yeates	Prop	N/A	Leeds Rhinos	3	0	0	0	0
42	Simon Grix	Second-row	N/A	Warrington Wolves	0	0	0	0	0

= Injured = Suspended

2015 transfers in/out

In

Nat	Name	Moved From	Length	Date
	Craig Hall	Hull Kingston Rovers	2 Years	July 2014
	Michael Simon	Catalans Dragons	2 Years	July 2014
	Matty Ashurst	Salford Red Devils	2 Years	August 2014
	Lopini Paea	Catalans Dragons	1 Year	August 2014
	Chris Riley	Warrington Wolves	1 Year	September 2014
	Tim Smith	Salford Red Devils	1 Year	October 2014
	Richard Owen	Castleford Tigers	3 Years	October 2014
	Ian Kirke	Leeds Rhinos	1 Year	November 2014
	Jacob Miller	Hull F.C.	1 Year	November 2014

Out

Nat	Name	Moved From	Length	Date
	Taulima Tautai	Wigan Warriors	3 Years	May 2014
	Andy Raleigh	Retired	N/A	July 2014
	Richard Mathers	London Broncos	2 Years	August 2014
	Matty Wildie	Dewsbury Rams	1 Year	August 2014
	Lucas Walshaw	Bradford Bulls	2 Years	September 2014
	Harry Siejka	Bradford Bulls	2 Years	September 2014
	Paul Sykes	Featherstone Rovers	2 Years	October 2014
	Richard Moore	Halifax	2 Years	October 2014
	Peter Fox

External links

• Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Website
• Wakefield Trinity Wildcats - SL Website