2010 New Zealand Warriors season

The New Zealand Warriors 2010 season was the New Zealand Warriors 16th first-grade season. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League and finished fifth in regular season before being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. The coach of the team was Ivan Cleary while Simon Mannering was the club's captain. The Warriors won the club championship award for having the best combined results between the first grade team and the under-20s.[1] The Junior Warriors then went on to win the Toyota Cup grand final, the club's first grand final win in sixteen years.

2010 New Zealand Warriors season
NRL Rank5th
2010 recordWins: 14; Draws: 0; Losses: 10
Points scoredFor: 539; Against: 486
Team information
CEOWayne Scurrah
CoachIvan Cleary
Assistant coachTony Iro
Captains
StadiumMt Smart Stadium
Avg. Attend.13,313
Top scorers
TriesManu Vatuvei (20)
GoalsJames Maloney (73)
PointsJames Maloney (188)
< 2009 2011 >

In 2010 Warriors games were broadcast on New Zealand's Sky network averaged 181,200 viewers.[2]

Milestones
The Club Championship (left) and the Toyota Cup (right)
  • 13 February - All Stars Match: Manu Vatuvei represents the NRL All Stars in the pre-season All Stars Match.
  • 14 March - Round 1: Four players made their debuts for the club; Brett Seymour, James Maloney, Jeremy Latimore and Sione Lousi. Lousi also made his NRL debut.
  • 20 March - Round 2: Micheal Luck plays in his 100th game for the club.
  • 28 March - Round 3: James Maloney equals the points club scoring record by scoring 28 points in a match. The record was previously shared by Ivan Cleary and Gene Ngamu.[3]
  • 28 March - Round 3: Wade McKinnon played in his 50th game for the club.
  • 4 April - Round 4: Bill Tupou made his debut for the club and his debut in the NRL.
  • 18 April - Round 6: Ian Henderson played in his 50th game for the club.
  • 15 May - Round 10: Mataupu Poching made his debut for the club and his debut in the NRL.
  • 23 May - Round 11: Lance Hohaia played in his 150th game for the club and his 150th NRL match.
  • 6 June - Round 13: Manu Vatuvei played in his 100th match for the club.
  • 17 July - Round 19: Ben Matulino played in his 50th match for the club.
  • 21 August - Round 24: Alehana Mara made his debut for the club and his debut in the NRL.
  • 27 August - Round 25: Sam Rapira played in his 100th match for the club.
  • 10 September - Qualifying Final: Manu Vatuvei became the club's all-time leading try scorer, surpassing Stacey Jones' total of 77.
  • 10 September - Qualifying Final: Russell Packer played in his 50th match for the club.
  • 4 October - Grand Final: The club was presented with the Club Championship and the Junior Warriors won the Toyota Cup.

Jersey and sponsors

In 2010 the Warriors jerseys were again made by Canterbury of New Zealand. They retained their black and white home and away jerseys from 2009, however they added a 15-year anniversary blue jersey and a grey Heritage design, similar to the jersey worn for the Awen Guttenbeil testimonial match. The club also had a new white and black training jersey.

The Warriors wore their blue strip in the first round of the season after the Gold Coast Titans opted to wear their white away jerseys for the match in the Gold Coast.[4] This decision was repeated in round three after Brisbane opted to wear white in another Sunday afternoon game in Queensland.

Vodafone New Zealand was again the naming rights sponsor of the Warriors in 2009. Lion Red was the sleeve sponsor. Suzuki and HiFX were featured on the shorts while Loadlift was on the back of the jersey.

Fixtures
See also: List of New Zealand Warriors results

The Warriors again use Mt Smart Stadium as their home ground in 2010, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.

Pre-season training

The main squad returned to training on 2 November 2009 to start preparing for the 2010 season.[5] Players involved in the 2009 Four Nations and 2009 Pacific Cup returned to training later.

Pre-season matches
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
13 FebruaryTrial 1 Sydney RoostersRotorua International Stadium, RotoruaWin26 - 8Heremaia (2), Locke, Ah Van, Ta'aiSeymour (3)9,600
20 FebruaryTrial 2 North Queensland CowboysBarlow Park, CairnsWin28 - 6Hohaia (2), Heremaia, Ah Van, TupouSeymour, Locke, Heremaia, Johnson10,000
27 FebruaryTrial 3 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesNorth Harbour Stadium, AucklandDraw16 - 16Vatuvei, Moon, LatimoreSeymour, Johnson17,362

Regular season
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
14 MarchRound 1 Gold Coast TitansSkilled Park, Gold CoastLoss18 - 24Vatuvei (2), LockeSeymour (3)16,112
20 MarchRound 2 Cronulla SharksMt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin30 - 16Vatuvei (3), Heremaia,
Mannering, Rapira		Locke (2),
Maloney (1)		15,314
28 MarchRound 3 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium, BrisbaneWin48 - 16Maloney (3), Ropati (2),
Mannering, Hohaia, Moon		Maloney (8)32,338
4 AprilRound 4 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesMt Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss6 - 14RopatiMaloney (1)19,230
10 AprilRound 5 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium, SydneyWin30 - 24Tate, Vatuvei, Lillyman,
Locke, Hohaia		Maloney (5)17,095
18 AprilRound 6 Penrith PanthersMt Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss12 - 40Ta'ai, TateMaloney (2)14,620
25 AprilRound 7 Melbourne StormEtihad StadiumLoss6 - 40Ta'aiMaloney (1)23,906
1 MayRound 8 Canberra RaidersMt Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss16 - 23Ta'ai, Ah Van, TateMaloney (2)11,499
Round 9Bye-
15 MayRound 10 North Queensland CowboysMt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin24 - 12Ta'ai, Brown, Henderson,
Locke		Maloney (4)10,800
23 MayRound 11 South Sydney RabbitohsMt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin26 - 24Ropati (2), Hohaia, Tate,
Packer		Seymour (3)10,485
28 MayRound 12 Wests TigersCampbelltown Stadium,
Sydney		Loss6 - 50MoonSeymour (1)10,061
6 JuneRound 13 St George Illawarra DragonsMt Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss20 - 22Maloney, Mannering,
John		Maloney (4)8,312
13 JuneRound 14 Newcastle KnightsEnergyAustralia Stadium, NewcastleWin32 - 24Vatuvei (2), Moon,
Latimore, Maloney		Maloney (6)10,535
Round 15Bye-
27 JuneRound 16 Sydney RoostersAMI Stadium, ChristchurchWin20 - 18Locke (3), VatuveiMaloney (2)20,721
4 JulyRound 17 Parramatta EelsMt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin35 - 6Brown (2), Matulino,
Ta'ai, Vatuvei, Maloney		Maloney (5),
John (FG)		9,912
11 JulyRound 18 Penrith PanthersCUA Stadium, SydneyWin12 - 6Maloney, VatuveiMaloney (2)9,983
17 JulyRound 19 Melbourne StormMt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin13 - 6Vatuvei, RopatiMaloney (1 & FG)13,118
25 JulyRound 20 South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium, SydneyLoss28 - 38Brown (2), Vatuvei, Latimore, MaloneyMaloney (4)13,895
1 AugustRound 21 Gold Coast TitansMt Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss20 - 28Mannering, Hohaia, Vatuvei, SeymourMaloney (2)12,017
7 AugustRound 22 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksToyota Stadium, SydneyWin37 - 10Tupou (3), Tate, Maloney, MoonMaloney (6 & FG)7,510
15 AugustRound 23 Newcastle KnightsMt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin22 - 10Vatuvei (3), TupouMaloney (3)12,824
21 AugustRound 24 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesBrookvale Oval, SydneyLoss16 - 19Maloney, ManneringMaloney (4)13,095
27 AugustRound 25 Brisbane BroncosMt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin36 - 4Brown(2), Hohaia(2), Vatuvei,
Mannering, Matulino		Maloney(4)21,627
4 SeptemberRound 26 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium, SydneyWin26 - 12Ropati, Tate, Royal, Locke, VatuveiMaloney (3)11,383

Finals
  Qualifying Finals Semi Finals Preliminary Finals Grand Final
                                     
1 St George Illawarra 28
8 Manly-Warringah 0
  1W St George Illawarra 13  
2 Penrith Panthers 22   4W Canberra Raiders 24       Wests Tigers 12    
7 Canberra Raiders 24   2L Wests Tigers 26           St George Illawarra 32
        Sydney Roosters 8
3 Wests Tigers 15         2W Gold Coast Titans 6    
6 Sydney Roosters 19   3W Sydney Roosters 34       Sydney Roosters 32  
  1L Penrith Panthers 12  
4 Gold Coast Titans 28
5 NZ Warriors 16
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
10 SeptemberQualifying Final Gold Coast TitansSkilled Park, Gold CoastLoss16-28Heremaia, Moon, VatuveiMaloney (2)27,026

Ladder
2010 NRL season
Pos. Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 St. George Illawarra Dragons (P) 2417072518299+21938
2 Penrith Panthers 2415092645489+15634
3 Wests Tigers 2415092537503+3434
4 Gold Coast Titans 2415092520498+2234
5 New Zealand Warriors 24140102539486+5332
6 Sydney Roosters 24140102559510+4932
7 Canberra Raiders 24130112499493+630
8 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24120122545510+3528
9 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24110132584567+1726
10 Brisbane Broncos 24110132508535−2726
11 Newcastle Knights 24100142499569−7024
12 Parramatta Eels 24100142413491−7824
13 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2490152494539−4522
14 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2470172354609−25518
15 North Queensland Cowboys 2450192425667−24214
16 Melbourne Storm 24140102489363+12601

1 Melbourne were deducted eight premiership points and barred from receiving premiership points for the rest of the season due to gross long-term salary cap breaches.[6]

Squad
See also: List of New Zealand Warriors players

Twenty nine players played for the Warriors during the season. Seven players made their debut for the club, including four making their NRL debuts.

No.NamePositionWarriors DebutAppTGFGPts
99Lance HohaiaUB6 April 20022360024
108Jerome RopatiCE / FE31 August 20031970028
115Manu VatuveiWG23 May 200419200080
121Steve PricePR13 March 200500000
125Simon ManneringCE26 June 20051860024
126Micheal LuckSR12 March 2006200000
129Patrick Ah VanWG9 April 200611004
131Sam RapiraPR20 May 2006161004
132Wade McKinnonFB17 March 200760000
137Brent TateCE17 March 20082160024
138Ian HendersonHK23 March 2008171004
141Russell PackerPR4 May 2008241004
142Ben MatulinoSR14 June 2008252008
145Joel MoonCE / FE14 March 20091750020
146Jacob LillymanPR / SR14 March 2009121004
148Jesse RoyalPR22 March 2009211004
149Ukuma Ta'aiSR22 March 20092050020
151Lewis BrownHK / LK3 May 20092370028
152Kevin LockeFB / WG31 May 20091772032
153Aaron HeremaiaHB / HK31 May 2009252008
154Isaac JohnFE / HB19 July 200951015
155Siuatonga LikilikiCE15 August 200900000
157Brett SeymourFE / HB14 March 20101318018
156James MaloneyHB14 March 20102410732188
158Jeremy LatimorePR14 March 2010162008
159Sione LousiSR14 March 201070000
160Bill TupouWG4 April 20101240016
161Mataupu PochingPR15 May 201010000
162Alehana MaraHK21 August 201030000
-Elijah TaylorFEUncapped00000

Staff
  • Chief Executive Officer: Wayne Scurrah
  • Football Operations Manager: Don Mann Jr
  • Recruitment and Development Manager: Dean Bell[7]
  • High Performance Manager: Craig Walker
  • High Performance Assistant: Ruben Wiki[8]
  • Medical Services Manager: Jude Spiers
  • Welfare and Education Manager: Jerry Seuseu[9]

NRL staff

NYC staff

Transfers

Gains
PlayerPrevious ClubLengthNotes
Brett SeymourCronulla Sharks2010, with option
James MaloneyMelbourne Storm2011, with option
Jeremy LatimoreParramatta Eels2010, with option[13]

Losses
PlayerClubNotes
Stacey JonesRetired
Evarn TuimavaveNewcastle Knights[14]
Denan KempBrisbane Broncos[15][16]
Leeson Ah MauNorth Queensland Cowboys[14]
Aiden KirkReleased[17]
Malo SolomonaReleased
Daniel O'ReganMelbourne Storm

Mid-season losses
PlayerClubNotes
Wade McKinnonWests Tigers[18]

Contract extensions

Other teams

In 2010 the Junior Warriors again competed in the Toyota Cup while senior players who were not required for the first team play with the Auckland Vulcans in the NSW Cup. The Vulcans finished ninth out of twelve teams and missed the finals by just one point. Brent Gemmell was the coach of the Vulcans. Pita Godinet was the Vulcans player of the year while Johnny Aranga won the Rookie of the year award.[20]

2010 Junior Warriors
See also: 2010 NRL Under-20s season
Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 South Sydney 2417072687567+12038
2 New Zealand 2416172731481+25037
3 Canterbury 2415272773596+17736
4 North Queensland 2414372673540+13335
5 Sydney 2414192695588+10733
6 Canberra 2414192764734+3033
7 Manly-Warringah 24130112568583-1530
8 Gold Coast 24121112581663-8229
9 Wests Tigers 24120122620532+8828
10 Brisbane 24111122690635+5527
11 St. George-Illawarra 24101132568543+2525
12 Newcastle 2491142612732-12023
13 Melbourne 2482142683782-9922
14 Cronulla 2481152492634-14221
15 Penrith 2480162643838-19520
16 Parramatta 2431202454786-33211
  Qualifying Finals Semi Finals Preliminary Finals Grand Final
                                     
1 South Sydney 24
8 Gold Coast Titans 22
  1W South Sydney 64  
2 NZ Warriors 25   4W North Queensland 18     Canberra Raiders 18    
7 Manly-Warringah 22   2L Canberra Raiders 22         South Sydney 28
      NZ Warriors 42
3 Bulldogs 54         2W NZ Warriors 23    
6 Canberra Raiders 18   3W Bulldogs 24     Bulldogs 16  
  1L Sydney Roosters 22  
4 North Queensland 46
5 Sydney Roosters 12

Grand Final

The match was the club's sixth grand final appearance in sixteen seasons after the 2002 NRL, 1996 and 1997 Reserve Grade, 1997 Under 19's and 1995 Lion Red Cup grand finals.[21] The club led 12–10 at halftime before going on to win 42–28.

Under-20s: Glen Fisiiahi, Omar Slaimankhel, Sosaia Feki, Siuatonga Likiliki, Elijah Niko, Carlos Tuimavave, Shaun Johnson, Neccrom Areaiiti, Henry Chan-Ting, Mark Ioane, Matt Robinson, Elijah Taylor (C), Sebastine Ikahihifo. Bench: Nafe Seluini, Charlie Gubb, Sam Lousi, Daniel Palavi. Coach: John Ackland.[21]

Captain Ben Henry withdrew before the match started due to injury while John Palavi was omitted from the bench. Carlos Tuimavave won the man of the match award.

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
4 OctoberGrand Final South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium, SydneyWin42-28Taylor (2), Likiliki, Fisiiahi, Lousi, Niko, SeluiniJohnson (7)82,334

Awards

Manu Vatuvei was named the Lion Red Player of the Year and the Vodafone One Tribe Player of the Year at the club's annual awards function.[22] James Maloney was the Vodafone Young Player of the Year while Aaron Heremaia was named the Canterbury of New Zealand Clubperson of the Year.

Micheal Luck, Vatuvei and Sam Rapira were all presented with rings to celebrate them playing there 100th match for the club during the season.

References
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  20. Auckland Rugby League 2010 Awards Winners Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Auckland Rugby League
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