2015 - Year in Sport

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  1. 5. Which Parra backrow signing did his knee before the season and ironically was a major part in their salary cap breach
  2. 7. England’s top scorer at 2015 Ashes
  3. 9. Who won the Allan Border Medal in 2015
  4. 11. Kiwi batsmen who scored 237 in an ODI world cup game against the Windies
  5. 12. One was a Socceroo signed by Melbourne City as a striker, the other a Coleman medallist for West Coast, the other a swans midfielder, all have the same first and last name
  6. 13. Nickname of Dragons coach
  7. 14. Which Australian NRL player played in the NFL in 2015
  8. 15. Australian top order batsmen who scored 480 runs in English ashes and shared player of the series medal with Englishmen
  9. 17. Brothers who the Cowboys sold before the start of 2015 season
  10. 20. Who Chelsea defeated at home before lifting the trophy after 38th match of season
  11. 22. Which former NZ International was picked as a prop for the NSW Blues
  12. 25. Cowboys backup squad halfback who only played 4 games in 2015 season
  13. 26. Titans lock forward, formerly of Roosters, Souths and Broncos, played 15 Origins for Maroons, retired in 2015
  14. 27. The only prop forward in Cowboys 2015 squad that played all 28 season games
  15. 28. Who did Hawthorn beat in the 2015 GF
  16. 30. Won the 2014/15 EFL championship to qualify for the premier league after languishing in League 2 just a handful of years prior
  17. 32. Brought up his 600th AFL game as head coach, coaching his 2nd AFL club, formerly a player for Fitzroy and Sydney
  18. 36. West Australian middle order batsmen made his test debut in 2015
  19. 37. Which Warriors player pulled off a miracle pass while doing a backflip to setup a try
  20. 42. Who retired alongside countrymen Michael Clarke, Chris Rogers and Shane Watson following the end of the 2015 Ashes series
  21. 43. South African captain who famously began crying as South Africa maintained their chokers tag after losing against NZ in the cricket world cup semi final
  22. 44. Adelaide Crows captain who would later be embroiled in a racism saga
  23. 45. Which stalwart Storm backrower made a move to the NZ Warriors in 2015
  24. 47. Which Aussie scored the winning goal in the 2015 Asian Cup Grand Final
  25. 49. Premier League club who finished highest ever 8th place and plays home games at Liberty Stadium
  26. 50. Which kid from a country town in Western Australia won the 2015 Brownlow medal
  27. 52. Socceroos right fullback and former Brisbane Roar stalwart under Ange
  28. 53. Controversial Pommy backrower who left Souths for French Rugby
  29. 54. Who was the only other Socceroo besides Tim Cahill who was in the 2006 World Cup squad and also in the 2015 Asian cup squad
  30. 55. After playing 115 tests for Australia, retired in 2015
  31. 56. Top scorer in 2014/15 EPL season with 26 goals
  32. 57. Who replaced Farah as NSW Blues hooker for Origin game 3
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  1. 1. Most completed tackles for the Cowboys in 2015 season
  2. 2. Premier League keeper who claimed a 4th straight golden glove award following 2014/15 season
  3. 3. Which nation did Australia beat in the 2015 Asian cup final
  4. 4. England’s Irish born captain for 2015 ICC World Cup
  5. 6. Broncos captain for 2015 season
  6. 7. The Fijian flyer who scored the most tries in 2015
  7. 8. Which Aussie was named player of the tournament at the 2015 World Cup
  8. 10. Cowboy made debut in round 16 after his brother (also a Tongan forward) played for the club from 2009 to 2010
  9. 16. Who stood in as QLD fullback for Game 3 due to an injured Slater
  10. 17. Traditional name of the footy oval/ground in Perth, would end up closing in 2017
  11. 18. Which NRL club did Lote Tuqiri finish his career at in 2015
  12. 19. Which NQ Cowboy made his Origin debut as #14
  13. 21. Adelaide Crows breakout young midfielder who won the clubs best and fairest, would later be sold back to his hometown club
  14. 23. Australian player was controversially booed by sections of his homecrowd at the MCG in 2015 World Cup Games when coming out to bat
  15. 24. AFL coach who was fatally killed during the season
  16. 26. Australian test bowler who would retire in 2015
  17. 29. Which Broncos player made a blunder in Golden Point which cost his side the game in Grand Final
  18. 30. Australia’s captain at ODI world cup
  19. 31. Which half was sold from the Roosters to the Titans, son of former Bankstown player Peter, and nephew of Sharks great Steve
  20. 33. Hawthorn’s left footed little magician who won the Norm Smith medal after a blinder in the Grand Final
  21. 34. Who won his 4th Dally M medal in 2015
  22. 35. Media maverick of the footy show and Tigers winger who retired in 2015
  23. 38. Which Port player brought up 300 AFL games during the 2015 season
  24. 39. Australia had 3 Tasmanians in their 2015 world cup squad, vice captain George Bailey, spinner Xavier Doherty, who was the third
  25. 40. Who was the Socceroos captain for their 2015 Asian cup campaign
  26. 41. Who brought up a record 400th AFL game in what turned out to be his final game
  27. 44. The only QLD born player in the 2015 ODI grand final winning team, apart from Johnson
  28. 46. Batsmen dismissed by Starc in the first over of the 2015 ODI Final
  29. 48. Which QLD centre did the Cowboys sign from the Storm to help them win a maiden 2015 premiership
  30. 50. Won his first premier league title in 2014/15 and had record assists
  31. 51. Leading wicket taker for 2015 Ashes series
  32. 53. Former Knights legend who was an interim coach during 2015