2015 is the eighth competitive season for the Cairns based Sea Swift Northern Pride Rugby League Football Club. They played in the QRL state competition, the Intrust Super Cup. 14 clubs competed, with each club playing 23 matches (12 home and 11 away) over 25 rounds. In 2015 the Townsville Blackhawks were admitted to the competition.
Coach: Joe O'CallaghanAssistant Coach: Shane O'FlanaganTeam Co-Captains: Brett Anderson & Jason RoosTrainer: Peter NashAssistant Trainer: Deb GallopPhysiotherapist: Tim LaycockHead Conditioner & High Performance Manager: Ben FieldingStrength & Rehab Coordinator: Matthew Di SalvoAssistant Strength and Rehab Coordinator: Megan HardingTeam Manager: Alan MarshChief Executive: Rod JensenChairman: Bob FowlerClub Director: Tony WilliamsonCompetition: Intrust Super CupSea Swift Most improved player - Tom HancockSea Swift Members Player of the Year - Sam ObstSea Swift Best Back - Linc PortSea Swift Best Forward - Graham ClarkSea Swift Players' Player - Sheldon Powe-HobbsSea Swift Player of the Year - Jack SvendsenJohn O'Brien Club Person of the Year - Jacqui ClarksonLuke George from Super League Wakefield Wildcats and Bradford Bulls Ben Jeffries from Super League Bradford Bulls Vaipuna Tia-Kilifi from NRL Penrith Panthers Sam Pau from NRL North Queensland Cowboys NYC Denzel King from NRL Canterbury Bulldogs NYC Graham Clark from QRL Wynnum Manly Seagulls Regan Verney from CDRL Tully TigersJared Verney from CDRL Tully TigersDean McGilvray from CDRL Atherton RoostersBradley Stephen from CDRL Cairns KangaroosEddie Daniel from CDRL Cairns BrothersTravis Peeters from CDRL Cairns KangaroosNathan Wales from CDRL Edmonton StormThe Northern Pride suffered substantial player losses at the end of the successful 2014 season with four players being contracted to the NRL and two of the North Queensland Cowboys allocated players moving to the Townsville Blackhawks and Joel Riethmuller retiring. In addition, coach J.D. resigned to take up a position as assistant coach at the Cowboys.
Shaun Nona signed to the NRL Melbourne Storm Blake Leary signed to the NRL Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Ben Spina signed to the NRL North Queensland Cowboys Davin Crampton signed to the NRL Gold Coast Titans Tyrone McCarthy signed to the Super League Hull Kingston Rovers Latu Fifita signed to UK Kingstone Press Championship side Workington Town Ricky Thorby signed to the new Queensland Cup side Townsville Blackhawks Kyle Feldt signed to the new Queensland Cup side Townsville Blackhawks Joel Riethmuller retired.Cairns Induction Day: Saturday 22 November 2014Training for the 2015 season started on Monday 24 November 20142015 Corporate Launch: Friday 20 February 2015, Barlow Park2015 Northern Pride jerseysNaming rights sponsor:
Sea SwiftJersey sponsor (back of jersey):
Sea SwiftBrothers Leagues Club, CairnsEmu SportswearSleeve sponsor:
Shorts sponsor:
Brothers Leagues Club, CairnsCairns Regional CouncilFuller SportsIntrust SuperCairns HardwareEmu Sportswear.Shirt manufacturer:
Emu Sportswear.Other sponsors: Castlemaine XXXX; Pacific Toyota; Cairns District Rugby League; Calanna Pharmacy; Tropic Wings; GATA Plastering; All Seasons Cairns Colonial Club; Cairns Plan Printing; Yalumba Winery.
Media partners: Sea FM; WIN Television; Cairns Post.
In August 2012 as part of the historic $1 billion five-year broadcasting agreement with Nine and Fox Sports, the Australian Rugby League Commission confirmed that Intrust Super Cup matches would be televised by Channel 9 until 2018. One match a week is shown live across Queensland at 2.00pm (AEST) on Sunday afternoons on Channel 9 (or GEM), on WIN Television (RTQ) in regional areas and on Imparja Television in remote areas. The match is also broadcast in Papua New Guinea on Kundu 2 TV. The 2015 commentary team is Peter Psaltis, Scott Sattler and Mathew Thompson.
2015 Northern Pride televised games - Channel 9, WIN Television (RTQ), Imparja Television and Kundu 2 TV.1: Northern Pride lost 12-20: Round 1, Sunday, 8 March 2015, 1.40 pm against Easts Tigers from Tap Out Energy Stadium, Stones Corner, Brisbane. This match was shown on the Nine Network's GEM channel because the ICC World Cup Cricket match between Australia and Sri Lanka was on Channel Nine.x: Northern Pride v Townsville Blackhawks: Round 3, Sunday, 22 March 2015, 1.50 pm from Barlow Park, Cairns. This game was reallocated as a result of weather concerns due to Cyclone Nathan and the match between Tweed Heads Seagulls and Norths Devils was shown instead.2: Northern Pride won 36-18: Round 8, Sunday, 26 April 2015, 12.30 pm against Souths Logan Magpies (telecast delayed to 1.30 pm) from Barlow Park, Cairns. This Round was originally scheduled as the Wynnum Manly Seagulls v Norths Devils game. 
