New Zealand Warriors

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New Zealand Warriors

Club information
Full name	New Zealand Warriors RLFC
Founded	1995 as Auckland Warriors
Current details
Ground(s)	Mt Smart Stadium Penrose, Auckland (25,500)
CEO(s)	Wayne Scurrah
Coach	Ivan Cleary
Competition	National Rugby League
2008	Preliminary Finalists
Current season
Records
Runners-up	1 (2002)
Minor premiership	1 (2002)
Most capped	Stacey Jones - 261
Most points	Stacey Jones - 674

The New Zealand Warriors (formerly the Auckland Warriors) are a professional rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership which is the Australasia's elite rugby league championship

The Warriors were founded in 1995 as 'Auckland' as part of the Australian Rugby League's expansion. As a result of the Super League war they left the ARL to compete in the Super League competition in 1997 before joining the newly-formed NRL the following year. The Warriors made it to the 2002 Grand Final but have yet to win a premiership. They are based at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland.

Contents 1 History 1.1 The History of the Bid 1.2 1995 - The First Season 1.3 1996 1.4 Super League - 1997 1.5 1998 1.6 The Tainui Era - 1999 1.7 Financial Collapse and Reinvention - 2000 1.8 First Finals Series - 2001 1.9 Minor Premiership and Grand Final - 2002 1.10 Top Eight Again - 2003 1.11 The Worst Year Ever - 2004 1.12 The Rebuilding Begins - 2005 1.13 The Salary Cap Drama - 2006 1.14 Return to the Finals - 2007 1.15 Second-Half Revival - 2008 1.16 A Season of Disapointment - 2009 2 Current Squad 3 Transfers 3.1 2010 Gains 3.2 2010 Losses 4 Captains 5 Coaches 6 Jerseys 7 Individual Records 7.1 Most Games 7.2 Most Tries 7.3 Most Tries in a Season 7.4 Most Points 7.5 Most Points in a Season 7.6 Most Points in a Match 8 Club Records 8.1 Biggest Wins 8.2 Biggest Losses 8.3 Kept Opposition To Nil 8.4 Kept To Nil 8.5 Most Consecutive Wins 8.6 Most Consecutive Losses 8.7 Biggest Comeback 8.8 Worst Collapse 8.9 Golden Point Record 8.10 All Time Premiership Record 9 See also 10 External links 11 References

[edit] History

[edit] The History of the Bid

Rugby league was largely centred around Auckland ever since the New Zealand Rugby League was founded in 1909. Auckland produced the bulk of the international squad for many years, and most of these players headed to either Australia or Great Britain to play.

The Auckland representative side was consistently providing top opposition to touring sides. An Auckland team was admitted into the mid-week ARL Amco Cup competition in 1978. In their first year they made the semi-finals, and were defeated by the overall competition winners, Eastern Suburbs. They remained into the competition until the early 1980s. In 1987, an Auckland side toured Great Britain and claimed wins over powerhouse clubs Leeds and Wigan.

In 1988, serious investigation into an Auckland team entering the New South Wales Rugby League premiership commenced, encouraged mainly by the Mt Albert club. On 17 May 1992, the announcement stating an Auckland-based team's entry into the Australian Rugby League competition, the Winfield Cup in 1995, was made. This followed very good turnouts to a number of NSWRL club games played in Auckland. The new team was to be called the Auckland Warriors and run by the Auckland Rugby League organisation. The original colours selected were blue, white, red and green. Blue and white are recognised as the colours of Auckland, while red and green were the colours of the Warriors' original sponsor, DB Bitter.

[edit] 1995 - The First Season

Position	Pld	Won	Drew	Lost	Bye	Points For	Points Against	Points Differential
10th (of 20)	22	13	0	9	-	538	501	+37

The coach of the new team would be former Parramatta and Wigan coach John Monie. A number of fading stars were signed, such as Greg Alexander and Andy Platt. Captain Dean Bell was one of the few signings who performed regularly. Former Rugby union players such as John Kirwan and Marc Ellis were brought in later years.

The Warriors first year in the Australian Rugby League was 1995. Their debut match was against the Brisbane Broncos on 10 March 1995 in front of 30,000 people at a newly refurbished Mt Smart Stadium. The Warriors led 22-10 at one point in the second half of the match, however the Broncos finished far stronger and defeated the new club 25-22.

The Warriors were deducted two competition points for an interchange error. In a match against Western Suburbs, the Warriors used five interchange players instead of the allowed four. The Warriors won the match comfortably, 46-12. This error had disastrous consequences for the club, as they utimately missed the finals by two competition points. The season saw the debut of future star, Stacey Jones, who scored a try on debut in a 40-4 rout of Parramatta in Sydney. The biggest issue with the season was the lack of consistency that plagues the Warriors even today, despite a six match winning streak late in the season. It was observed that when the Warriors weren't winning by 20 points they were losing by 20 points.

v • d • e Inaugural Auckland Warriors side v Brisbane Broncos, Mount Smart Stadium, 10 March, 1995 1. Phil Blake | 2. Sean Hoppe | 3. Dean Bell (c) | 4. Manoa Thompson | 5. Whetu Taewa | 6. Gene Ngamu | 7. Greg Alexander | 8. Gavin Hill | 9. Duane Mann | 10. Hitro Okesene | 11. Stephen Kearney | 12. Tony Tatupu | 13. Tony Tuimavave | 14. Se'e Solomona | 15. Tea Ropati | 16. Jason Mackie | 17. Martin Moana | Coach: John Monie

[edit] 1996

Position	Pld	Won	Drew	Lost	Bye	Points For	Points Against	Points Differential
11th (of 20)	21	10	0	11	-	412	427	-15

The Australian Rugby League season 1996 could have been regarded as a better one for the Warriors. The Warriors found themselves siding with the Super League during the Super League War when the New Zealand Rugby League signed up to the rebel competition. They claimed their first 'victory' over the Broncos in round one of the competition that year, after all Super League clubs agreed to boycott the first round of the competition in protest. The Warriors won the two points when they travelled to Brisbane with a squad of players that were unsigned to Super League, forcing the Broncos to forfeit the match.

With four rounds remaining the Warriors were in sixth place in the competition, seemingly headed for a finals berth. They proceeded to lose all four matches to tumble out of the finals. The only positives were that young New Zealand talents Stacey Jones and Joe Vagana had superb seasons.

[edit] Super League - 1997

Position	Pld	Won	Drew	Lost	Bye	Points For	Points Against	Points Differential
7th (of 10)	18	7	0	11	-	332	406	-74

The Warriors spent 1997 in the breakaway Super League Telstra Cup competition. Despite the reduced number of teams, they failed to make an impression on the competition. Monie was replaced by Frank Endacott as coach midway through the 1997 season. The only positive was the teams performance in the World Club Challenge. The Warriors hammered United Kingdom powerhouses Wigan and St Helens, and comfortably handled Warrington. The Warriors were knocked out in the Semi Finals by eventual winners Brisbane, going down 16-22.

[edit] 1998

Position	Pld	Won	Drew	Lost	Bye	Points For	Points Against	Points Differential
15th (of 20)	24	9	0	15	-	417	518	-101

The first season of the reformed competition was a year that saw few highlights for the club. It was readily apparent that the club needed a new approach and attitude. Fortunately for them, they were in a better position than the other two clubs that joined the competition in 1995.

[edit] The Tainui Era - 1999

Position	Pld	Won	Drew	Lost	Bye	Points For	Points Against	Points Differential
11th (of 17)	24	10	0	14	-	538	498	+40

Former Kiwi Mark Graham took over as coach in 1999. The club was sold off to a consortuim that included ex-Kiwi coach Graeme Lowe and the Tainui tribe. The club again disappointed on field, but a mid season ultimatum saw a strong finish to the season, with the side winning five of their last six games. The signs appeared promising for the new millennium.

[edit] Financial Collapse and Reinvention - 2000

Position	Pld	Won	Drew	Lost	Bye	Points For	Points Against	Points Differential
13th (of 14)	24	8	2	16	-	426	662	-236

In National Rugby League season 2000 the Warriors could only finish second last. This season included the Warriors' largest ever loss, 54-0 to the Dragons in Wollongong. Alarmingly, the problems off-field overshadowed the on-field problems. The majority shareholders were under intense financial pressure, and the club's future was looking bleak at best. The key assets of the club were purchased by business tycoon Eric Watson. This did not include player contracts, and many players were released and had to fight to get the money they had been promised. Ultimately only 10 players from the 2000 season were retained.

The club was re-branded as the New Zealand Warriors, with new colours of black and grey - resembling the national sporting colours. New coach Daniel Anderson focused on signing unknown New Zealand talent. There were only six Australians in the 2001 squad, and only three foundation players - Monty Betham, Stacey Jones and Logan Swann.

[edit] First Finals Series - 2001

Position	Pld	Won	Drew	Lost	Bye	Points For	Points Against	Points Differential
8th (of 14)	26	12	2	12	-	638	629	+9

In a season where the rebranded New Zealand Warriors were tipped to finish in second-last place behind the North Queensland Cowboys, the team surprised all, qualifying for their first ever finals appearance in the National Rugby League season 2001.

The Warriors were involved in Round 8 in one of the biggest near-comebacks in the history of the NRL. Down 24-8 to the Bulldogs with under six minutes remaining, the Warriors rattled off three tries in as many sets, only failing to win the match as ironically Stacey Jones missed his easiest kick of the night in the final minute.

After a mid season struggle, the Warriors upset the runaway minor premiers Parramatta 29-18 at home, in what was a highlight match.

Then, with their season on the line, the team won four matches in a row, starting with impressive 34-8, 30-0, and 14-8 home victories over fellow finals-bound teams the Bulldogs, Sharks and Roosters. The Warriors also scored 24 unanswered points in the final quarter to beat the Panthers 48-32. Their first finals appearance was sealed with a bruising 24-24 draw with the Storm at Colonial Stadium (now Telstra Dome), but the effects of this bruising match was seen a week later, as the Warriors were beaten by 30-18 at home by the Cowboys, a win that saw the North Queenslanders avoiding the wooden spoon.

On a hiding to nothing heading into their first ever finals appearnace, they were hammered by the Minor Premiers, the Parramatta Eels 56-12. The loss was at the time the largest in finals series history, but at last things seemed to be going in the right direction at the Warriors.

[edit] Minor Premiership and Grand Final - 2002

Position	Pld	Won	Drew	Lost	Bye	Points For	Points Against	Points Differential
1st (of 15)	24	17	0	7	2	688	454	+234

The Warriors reached their zenith to date in the National Rugby League season 2002. They won the Minor Premiership, finishing in first place at the conclusion of the regular season after the Bulldogs lost 37 competition points late in the season due to severe salary cap breaches. The club played what stands as the first finals match to have been held outside Australia at Mt Smart Stadium in the first week of the Finals Series. The Warriors would defeat their bogey side Canberra 36-20 after surviving an early scare.

For the Preliminary Final against the Sharks at Telstra Stadium the Warriors' sponsors, such as Vodafone New Zealand and Eric Watson, purchased 15,000 tickets and gave them away for free to anyone with a New Zealand passport. Reportedly, in the 45,000 crowd there were more Warriors supporters than Sharks supporters - astonishing considering the Sharks are a Sydney based club. The Warriors went on to win 16-10 with John Carlaw scoring a famous try after latching onto a pinpoint Stacey Jones grubber-kick.

The Grand Final against the Sydney Roosters was a tight match for the first hour. The Warriors trailed 2-6 at half time, but took a lead just after halftime when Jones scored a great grand final try - as he left defenders sprawling in his wake on a 40 metre run to the try line. The Roosters ran away with the match in the final 20 minutes after captain Brad Fittler was involved in a head clash with Warriors prop Richard Villasanti. The final score was an unflattering 8-30.

[edit] Top Eight Again - 2003

Position	Pld	Won	Drew	Lost	Bye	Points For	Points Against	Points Differential
6th (of 15)	24	15	0	9	2	545	510	+35

2003 was another quite successful year for the Warriors.

After blowing an early 16-0 lead to lose 26-36 to the Newcastle Knights in Round 1, the Warriors embarked on a five-match winning streak to announce themselves as contenders for the season. However, the Warriors then struggled through the middle-stages of the season, squandering a 26-12 lead with eight minutes remaining to lose to the Parramatta Eels dramatically 28-26 at Parramaata Stadium. There was also an insipid 10-30 loss in Townsville to the North Queensland. They played their first ever extra time match, defeating South Sydney 31-30, recovering from a 6-24 deficit.

On the back of inspired play by prop Richard Vilisanti, the Warriors secured their playoff spot, ultimately finishing sixth on points differential, a dangerous position to finish, as the 6th placed finishers had been eliminated after the first week of the playoffs in the past three seasons.

Their first finals match was against the Bulldogs at the Sydney Showground. The Warriors turned on one of their finest performances ever, stunning the Bulldogs early to lead 16-4 at halftime, and after a Bulldogs comeback tied the scores at 16-all, scoring five tries in 16 minutes to blow the Bulldogs away, eventually winning 48-22. Winger Francis Meli scored five tries, a finals record. This prompted Graham Lowe, a known critic of the Warriors to say that the Warriors would win the premiership. The next week a Stacey Jones field-goal in the dying minutes got the Warriors past a gallant Canberra Raiders 17-16. They however lost in the Preliminary Final to the Minor Premiers and eventual Premiers Penrith Panthers, 20-28. It was a disappointing loss for the Warriors, who did not lead at any point of the match, and blew their chance early in the second-half to take their first lead, when Henry Fa'afili lost the ball with the line wide open.

[edit] The Worst Year Ever - 2004

Position	Pld	Won	Drew	Lost	Bye	Points For	Points Against	Points Differential
14th (of 15)	24	6	0	18	2	427	693	-266

Before the National Rugby League season 2004 started, there were predictions of the Warriors having a highly successful season. These were proved wrong, as the Warriors managed to only win six games to finish equal last, only escaping the wooden spoon by having a superior points differential to South Sydney. Coach Daniel Anderson resigned mid-season after an embarrassing 52 point loss to the Sydney Roosters. His assistant Tony Kemp was given the head coach position, and in his first game in charge the Warriors recorded an emotional 20-14 win over Canberra. A week later, the Warriors' first match in Christchurch since 1996 was a flop, as the Warriors were destroyed by the Wests Tigers 4-50. The season finished with an embarrassing six game losing streak.

The management looked to rescue a poor year with some high profile signings. Bulldogs captain Steve Price was signed, as was Kiwis captain Ruben Wiki, Cowboys half Nathan Fien and Roosters winger Todd Byrne.

[edit] The Rebuilding Begins - 2005

Position	Pld	Won	Drew	Lost	Bye	Points For	Points Against	Points Differential
11th (of 15)	24	10	0	14	2	515	523	-13

2005 was an improvement over the horror scenes of 2004. The team remained competitive for all of their matches, and their largest loss was only 18 points. The team had a good chance to make the finals, however a four match losing streak late in the season removed those chances. The season was tinged with sadness, as it was announced it would be star halfback Stacey Jones' last season with the club before he would join French Super League club, Les Catalans. His last match for the team against Manly at Brookvale Oval was a fine way for him to sign off with the club as he scored the match-winning try with three minutes to go in a 22-20 victory.

At the end of the season the structure of the team was reviewed. CEO Mick Watson resigned and was replaced by Wayne Scurrah. Tony Kemp was sacked as coach and his assistant Ivan Cleary replaced him as head coach.

[edit] The Salary Cap Drama - 2006

Position	Pld	Won	Drew	Lost	Bye	Points For	Points Against	Points Differential
10th (of 15)	24	12	0	12	2	552	463	+89

National Rugby League season 2006 got off to a bad start for the club. In February, the Warriors were found to have committed major breaches of the salary cap in 2005. This followed the high profile signings of Steve Price and Ruben Wiki. On 27 February the NRL announced the club would be deducted four competition points and the club would also be fined AU$430,000.

Even before the penalty the Warriors were expected to struggle and were being picked as wooden spooners in some quarters. With the four point deduction, the Warriors won their first NRL game away from Auckland, with a 26-10 victory over the reigning premiers, the Wests Tigers, at Jade Stadium in Christchurch.

On 25 June the Warriors recorded their largest ever win, defeating South Sydney 66-0 at Telstra Stadium, as part of a four-match winning streak that claimed the scalps of the Sydney Roosters, Newcastle Knights, and also the Penrith Panthers. This streak was ended in a 18-22 golden-point loss to the Bulldogs, in a game where the Warriors surrendered an early 16-0 lead.

The Warriors finished the season on a positive note leaving room for optimism for 2007 and beyond. They caused arguably the upset of the season, defeating the Minor Premiers Melbourne 24-20 at Olympic Park Stadium in Melbourne, preventing the Storm from going the full regular season unbeaten at home.

Impressively, it took the Warriors 24 weeks to be completely out of finals contention. The Warriors finished winning eight of their final twelve games, including a 42-16 thrashing of the Roosters in Round 25, which included four tries by Jerome Ropati. Had the Warriors not suffered the four-point deduction, they would have finished in eighth place on the ladder, and hence would have taken part in the finals series. As it was, they finished tenth on the ladder.

There were a number of revelations in the squad. Unheralded halfback Grant Rovelli was a standout performer. Winger Patrick Ah Van has cemented a first grade spot and impressed many with his performances, while George Gatis and Nathan Fien were fine performers at hooker, and centre Simon Mannering has been one of the Warriors most impressive backs.

[edit] Return to the Finals - 2007

Position	Pld	Won	Drew	Lost	Bye	Points For	Points Against	Points Differential
4th (of 16)	24	13	1	10	1	593	434	+159

The Warriors completed their pre-season with two wins from three games, defeating the Auckland Lions 64-4, losing to the North Queensland Cowboys 32-14 and defeating the Canterbury Bulldogs 36-6.

The Warriors finished the 2007 season in fourth place. The season began with a 34-18 victory over Parramatta at Mt Smart Stadium. The following week the side created history by winning their first two games of the season with a 24-14 victory over premiers, the Brisbane Broncos - the first time they have ever won their opening two games of the season.

After a good start which saw the team sitting in fourth place with a 4-2 win-loss record, the team hit a period of indifferent form, falling into a six match losing streak following a last minute win over South Sydney. The team returned to form, defeating Cronulla 12-2 in wild weather at Toyota Park. Following that victory the side won 9 out of 12 games, with one draw. The Warriors clinched a playoff spot with a 36-14 win over an understrength Manly side, and claimed a home final the following week, defeating the Penrith Panthers 24-20 at CUA Stadium in Round 25.

The Warriors, by virtue of finishing the regular season in fourth place, won the right to host one of the finals matches in the first week of the playoffs. However, the Warriors narrowly went down to the Parramatta Eels 12-10 at Mount Smart Stadium, and their season ended with an awful 12-49 loss to the Cowboys in Townsville.

On 30 May the Warriors signed Australian Kangaroos' centre, Brent Tate from 2008 to 2010 in what was described as a "major coup" for the New Zealand club.

[edit] Second-Half Revival - 2008

Position	Pld	Won	Drew	Lost	Bye	Points For	Points Against	Points Differential
8th (of 16)	24	13	0	11	2	502	567	-65

The 2008 season did not start as brightly for the club, losing Wade McKinnon for much of the year during a pre-season loss to Newcastle, and losing captain Steve Price for ten weeks, as well as injuries to other key players Manu Vatuvei, Jerome Ropati and Michael Witt. The team remained in contention for much of the season, however often performed very poorly away from Mt Smart Stadium, and suffered their first loss to South Sydney (28-35) since 1999, and went on to lose to the Rabbitohs again later in the season (16-18). Despite poor results away, strong home form and a now common revival in the second half of the season saw the Warriors make the top eight for the second season running, incredibly despite spending only three weeks in the top eight all season. A top-eight berth was secured in the last game of the season, when the Warriors defeated the Parramatta Eels 28-6 at Parramatta Stadium, marking the first time since 1995 that the Warriors had won away to Parramatta.

With nothing to lose in the first week of the finals, the Warriors caused arguably the greatest finals upset ever, and arguably greatest victory in the history of the club, defeating Melbourne 18-15 at Olympic Park; in doing so, they became the first 8th placed team to beat the minor premiers, with Michael Witt scoring two minutes from fulltime to clinch the win. Witt taunted Melbourne captain, Cameron Smith, before placing the ball for the historic victory.^[1]

In week two of the playoffs, the Warriors came from behind to defeat the Sydney Roosters 30-13 at Mt. Smart Stadium. The Roosters led 13-6 at halftime before a second-half comeback saw the Warriors pile on twenty-four unanswered points to earn the Warriors a place in the preliminary finals. This was the first time since 2003 that the Warriors have reached the grand final qualifier, and third overall in 14 seasons. They however went down heavily to an inspired Manly Sea Eagles 32-6.

[edit] A Season of Disapointment - 2009

Position	Pld	Won	Drew	Lost	Bye	Points For	Points Against	Points Differential
14th (of 16)	24	7	2	14	2	377	515	-188

[edit] Current Squad

See Also: List of New Zealand Warriors players & List of New Zealand Warriors representatives

Current first-grade squad:

Leeson Ah Mau (Prop) Patrick Ah Van (Wing, Centre) Lewis Brown (Hooker, Second-row) Ian Henderson (Hooker) Aaron Heremaia (Halfback, Hooker) Lance Hohaia (Utility) Isaac John (Halfback) Stacey Jones (Halfback) Denan Kemp (Wing) Aidan Kirk (Fullback, Wing) Jacob Lillyman (Second-row) Siuatonga Likiliki (Centre) Kevin Locke (Wing) Michael Luck (VC) (Lock) Simon Mannering (Second-row) Ben Matulino (Second-row)

Wade McKinnon (Fullback) Joel Moon (Five-eighth) Daniel O’Regan (Five-eighth, Lock) Russell Packer (Prop) Mataupu Poching (Prop) Steve Price (C) (Prop) Sam Rapira (Prop) Herman Retzlaff (Prop) Jerome Ropati (Centre, Five-eighth) Jesse Royal (Prop) Malo Solomona (Wing) Ukuma Ta'ai (Second-row) Brent Tate (Centre) Elijah Taylor (Centre, Five-eighth, Lock) Evarn Tuimavave (Prop) Manu Vatuvei (Wing)

Stacey Jones playing for the Warriors in 2009

[edit] Transfers

[edit] 2010 Gains

Player	Previous Club	Length	Notes
Brett Seymour	Cronulla Sharks	2010, with option
James Maloney	Melbourne Storm	2011, with option
Jeremy Latimore	Parramatta Eels	2010, with option	[2]

[edit] 2010 Losses

Player	Club	Notes
Stacey Jones	Retired
Evarn Tuimavave	Newcastle Knights	[3]
Denan Kemp	Brisbane Broncos	[4][5]
Leeson Ah Mau	North Queensland Cowboys	[3]

[edit] Captains

Years	Captain
1995	Dean Bell
1996	Greg Alexander
1997–1999	Matthew Ridge
2000	John Simon
2001–2002	Kevin Campion/Stacey Jones
2002-2004	Monty Betham
2005-2009	Steve Price
2010	Simon Mannering

[edit] Coaches

Coach	Tenure	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	Winning Percentage
John Monie	1995-1997 (sacked mid-season)	52	26	0	26	50.00%
Frank Endacott	1997-1998	33	13	0	20	39.39%
Mark Graham	1999-2000	50	18	2	30	36.00%
Daniel Anderson	2001-2004 (resigned mid-season)	92	51	2	39	55.43%
Tony Kemp	2004-2005	37	13	0	24	35.14%
Ivan Cleary	2006-present	77	44	1	36	51.95%

[edit] Jerseys

Home jerseys of the Warriors

1995-1996	1997-1999	2000
2001-2002	2003-2005	2006-2008
2009

[edit] Individual Records

* indicates player still active.

1995-2008

[edit] Most Games

Games	Player
261*	Stacey Jones
195	Logan Swann
170	Awen Guttenbiel
159	Wairangi Koopu
140*	Lance Hohaia

[edit] Most Tries

Tries	Player
77	Stacey Jones
60	Francis Meli
58*	Manu Vatuvei
57	Clinton Toopi
44	Sean Hoppe

[edit] Most Tries in a Season

Tries	Player	Season
23	Francis Meli	2003
19	Sean Hoppe	1995
18	Clinton Toopi	2002
17	Clinton Toopi	2003

[edit] Most Points

Points	Player
674*	Stacey Jones*
439	Ivan Cleary
301*	Lance Hohaia*
291	Michael Witt
283	Gene Ngamu
270	Tony Martin

[edit] Most Points in a Season

Points	Player	Season
242	Ivan Cleary	2002
173	Ivan Cleary	2001
160	Tony Martin	2006
153	Michael Witt	2007
147	Stacey Jones*	2005
138	Michael Witt	2008

[edit] Most Points in a Match

Points	Player	Details
28	Ivan Cleary	1 try, 12 goals vs Northern Eagles, 2002 (Won 68-10)
28	Gene Ngamu	3 tries, 8 goals vs North Queensland, 1996 (Won 52-6)
22	Tony Martin	1 try, 9 goals vs South Sydney, 2006 (Won 46-14)
22	Tony Martin	1 try, 9 goals vs South Sydney, 2006 (Won 66-0)
20	Ivan Cleary	1 try, 8 goals vs North Queensland, 2002 (Won 50-20)
20	Francis Meli	5 tries vs Canterbury Bulldogs, 2003 (Won 48-22)
20	Michael Witt	2 tries, 6 goals vs Penrith Panthers, 2007 (Won 54-14)

[edit] Club Records

1995-2008

[edit] Biggest Wins

Margin	Score	Opponent	Venue	Year
66	66-0	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Sydney Football Stadium	2006
58	68-10	Northern Eagles	Mt Smart Stadium	2002
46	52-6	North Queensland Cowboys	Mt Smart Stadium	1996

[edit] Biggest Losses

Margin	Score	Opponent	Venue	Year
54	0-54	St. George Illawarra Dragons	WIN Stadium	2000
52	6-58	Sydney Roosters	Sydney Football Stadium	2004
46	10-56	Melbourne Storm	Olympic Park Stadium	2000
46	6-52	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Brookvale Oval	2008

[edit] Kept Opposition To Nil

Score	Opponent	Venue	Year
66-0	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Telstra Stadium	2006
42-0	Newcastle Knights	Mt Smart Stadium	1999
30-0	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Mt Smart Stadium	2001
26-0	North Queensland Cowboys	Mt Smart Stadium	2006
14-0	Wests Tigers	Mt Smart Stadium	2009
13-0	Newcastle Knights	Mt Smart Stadium	2009

[edit] Kept To Nil

Score	Opponent	Venue	Year
0-54	St. George Illawarra Dragons	WIN Stadium	2000
0-44	Sydney Roosters	Sydney Football Stadium	2002
0-24	North Queensland Cowboys	Mt Smart Stadium	1999

[edit] Most Consecutive Wins

• 8, (Round 7 - Round 14, 2002)

[edit] Most Consecutive Losses

• 7, (Round 20, 2004 - Round 1, 2005)
• 7, (Round 17 - Round 23, 2000)

[edit] Biggest Comeback

Recovered from a 20-point deficit.

• Trailed Newcastle 20-0 after 39 minutes to win 30-26 at EnergyAustralia Stadium on 17 April 2005

[edit] Worst Collapse

Surrendered a 26-point lead.

• Led Penrith 32-6 after 59 minutes to draw 32-32 at CUA Stadium on 1 August 2009

Surrendered a 16-point lead (twice).

• Led Newcastle 16-0 after 34 minutes to lose 36-26 at Mt Smart Stadium on 16 March 2003
• Led Canterbury 16-0 after 21 minutes to lose 22-18 (in extra-time) at ANZ Stadium on 9 July 2006

[edit] Golden Point Record

Played 7: Won 2, Lost 3, Drawn 3

• Won 31-30 vs South Sydney Rabbitohs, Round 16, 2003
• Lost 26-28 vs North Queensland Cowboys, Round 15, 2004
• Lost 29-30 vs Canberra Raiders, Round 20, 2004
• Lost 18-22 vs Canterbury Bulldogs, Round 18, 2006
• Draw 31-31 vs Sydney Roosters, Round 21, 2007
• Won 17-16 vs Sydney Roosters, Round 6, 2009
• Draw 14-14 vs Melbourne Storm, Round 7, 2009
• Draw 32-32 vs Penrith Pantheres, Round 21, 2009

[edit] All Time Premiership Record

Games	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win Percentage	Points For	Points Against	Points Differential
341	161	175	5	47.21%	7,362	7,585	-223

[edit] See also

• National Rugby League
• Rugby league in New Zealand

[edit] External links

• New Zealand Warriors Official site
• Official NRL site of the New Zealand Warriors
• RL1908.com Club History
• Daily Telegraph - NZ Warriors 2007 season feature

[edit] References

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