sentences:  Pearce was appointed co-captain of the Roosters and his side went on to win the Minor Premiership to bowed out in the Preliminary Final against the Brisbane Broncos when they were defeated 31-12 at Suncorp Stadium.Pearce finished the 2015 NRL season with him playing in 21 matches and scoring 1 try for the Roosters.After Pearce's controversial drunken Australia Day antics that was caught on video, Pearce was fined $125,000 by the NRL, suspended for 8-matches and lost his co-captaincy for the Roosters.