2017 New Zealand Warriors season
The 2017 New Zealand Warriors season was the 23rd season in the club's history. Coached by Stephen Kearney and captained by Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, the Warriors competed in the National Rugby League's 2017 Telstra Premiership. They also competed in the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines tournament.
| 2017 New Zealand Warriors season | ||||
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| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Jim Doyle | |||
| Coach | Stephen Kearney | |||
| Assistant coach | Andrew McFadden Stacey Jones Steve McNamara | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Mount Smart Stadium | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | David Fusitua (12) | |||
| Goals | Shaun Johnson (45) | |||
| Points | Shaun Johnson (108) | |||
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Milestones
- 12 September 2016: Stephen Kearney is appointed as head coach, with former coach Andrew McFadden accepting a role as assistant coach.[1][2]
- 14 December 2016: Sam Lisone is named in the World All Stars side to play in the 2017 All Stars match.[3]
- 1 February: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is announced as the new captain, with Simon Mannering as vice-captain.[4]
- 5 March – round one: Isaiah Papalii made his NRL debut.
- 10 March – round two: Erin Clark made his NRL debut. Shaun Johnson scored a try and kicked two goals, surpassing Stacey Jones' 674 points as the highest point scorer for the Warriors.[5]
- 26 March – round four: Simon Mannering played his 262nd match for the Warriors, surpassing Stacey Jones record for most appearances for the club.[6]
- 2 April – round five: Kieran Foran made his club debut and Solomone Kata played in his 50th match for the club.[7]
- 15 April – round seven: Blake Ayshford played in his 150th NRL match.[8]
- 30 April – round nine: Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad made his NRL debut.[9] The Warriors NRL community ambassador, Georgia Hale, played for the Kiwi Ferns.[10]
- 5 May: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Kieran Foran, Shaun Johnson, Issac Luke and Simon Mannering represented New Zealand in the Anzac test.[11] Chanel Harris-Tavita, Erin Clark and Isaiah Papali'i played for the Junior Kiwis.[12]
- 6 May: In the Pacific tests: Manu Vatuvei, Tuimoala Lolohea and Mafoa'aeata Hingano represented Tonga,[13] Ken Maumalo represented Samoa,[14] and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad represented the Cook Islands.[15]
- 7 May: Matt Allwood and Toafofoa Sipley represented NSW Residents.[16]
- 13 May – round ten: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck played in his 100th NRL match and Sam Lisone played in his 50th, all for the Warriors.[17]
- 19 May – round eleven: Ben Matulino played in his 200th NRL match, all for the Warriors.[18]
- 30 May: Jacob Lillyman played for Queensland in game one of the 2017 State of Origin series.
- 10 June – round fourteen: Ryan Hoffman played in his 300th NRL match.[19]
- 22 July – round twenty: Chris Satae made his NRL debut.[20]
- 28 July – round twenty one: James Bell made his NRL debut.[21]
- October–December: At the 2017 Rugby League World Cup: Shaun Johnson, Simon Mannering and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck represented New Zealand; Bunty Afoa, Sam Lisone, Ken Maumalo and Jazz Tevaga represented Samoa; James Bell represented Scotland; David Fusitu'a, Ata Hingano, and Solomone Kata represented Tonga; and Bureta Faraimo represented the United States.[22][23]
Fixtures
Pre-season training
Pre-season training began on 1 November, with the exception of players involved in the 2016 Four Nations tournament.[24][25]
Auckland Nines
The Warriors lost all three of their matches at the Nines.
The squad for the Nines was Ryan Hoffman, Junior Pauga, Matt Allwood, Blake Ayshford, Ata Hingano, Sam Cook, Shaun Johnson, Ruben Wiki (c), Mason Lino, Bunty Afoa, James Gavet, Tuimoala Lolohea, Jazz Tevaga, Ofahiki Ogden, Lewis Soosemea, Toafofoa Sipley, Isaiah Papalii, and James Bell.[26] Solomone Kata was originally named, but withdrew due to a virus and was replaced by Cook.[27]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Parramatta Eels |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 23 | +43 | 6 |
 Manly Sea Eagles |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 4 |
 St. George Illawarra Dragons |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 2 |
 New Zealand Warriors |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 46 | −25 | 0 |
Source:
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 February | Game 4 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Eden Park, Auckland | Loss | 11–15 | Cook, Ayshford | Hingano | 22,000 | [28][29] |
| 4 February | Game 12 | Parramatta Eels | Eden Park, Auckland | Loss | 0–11 | 22,000 | [30] | ||
| 5 February | Game 20 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Eden Park, Auckland | Loss | 10–14 | Hingano, Lolohea | Hingano | 22,000 | [31] |
Pre-season matches
The Warriors played two trial matches, against the Melbourne Storm and the Gold Coast Titans.[32] The match against the Titans was in Palmerston North, it was the first time the Warriors played in Palmerston North since 1995.[33]
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 February | Trial 1 | Melbourne Storm | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast | Loss | 18–30 | Lolohea, Aofa, Tuivasa-Sheck | Lino (2), Hingano | 10,169 | [34][35] |
| 19 February | Trial 2 | Gold Coast Titans | Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North | Win | 26–6 | Papalii, Lolohea, Fusitu'a, Gavet, Mannering | Johnson (3) | [36][37] |
Regular season
Home matches were played at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, with the exception of one game at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton. The Warriors also played an away game at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.[38][39]
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Melbourne Storm (P) |
24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 633 | 336 | +297 | 44 |
| 2 |  Sydney Roosters |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 500 | 428 | +72 | 38 |
| 3 |  Brisbane Broncos |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 597 | 433 | +164 | 36 |
| 4 | Parramatta Eels |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 496 | 457 | +39 | 36 |
| 5 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 476 | 407 | +69 | 34 |
| 6 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 552 | 512 | +40 | 32 |
| 7 |  Penrith Panthers |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 504 | 459 | +45 | 30 |
| 8 |  North Queensland Cowboys |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 467 | 443 | +24 | 30 |
| 9 | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 533 | 450 | +83 | 28 |
| 10 |  Canberra Raiders |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 558 | 497 | +61 | 26 |
| 11 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 360 | 455 | −95 | 24 |
| 12 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 464 | 564 | −100 | 22 |
| 13 | New Zealand Warriors |
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 444 | 575 | −131 | 18 |
| 14 |  Wests Tigers |
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 413 | 571 | −158 | 18 |
| 15 |  Gold Coast Titans |
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 448 | 638 | −190 | 18 |
| 16 |  Newcastle Knights |
24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 428 | 648 | −220 | 14 |
Squad
| No. | Name | Position | Warriors Debut | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | Manu Vatuvei | WG | 23 May 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 125 | Simon Mannering | SR | 26 June 2005 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 142 | Ben Matulino | PR | 14 June 2008 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 146 | Jacob Lillyman | PR | 14 March 2009 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 168 | Shaun Johnson | HB | 4 June 2011 | 18 | 4 | 45 | 2 | 108 |
| 183 | Charlie Gubb | PR | 7 July 2013 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 189 | David Fusitua | WG | 15 March 2014 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 192 | Tuimoala Lolohea | HB | 27 July 2014 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 193 | Solomone Kata | CE | 7 March 2015 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 194 | Bodene Thompson | SR | 7 March 2015 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 195 | Ryan Hoffman | SR | 7 March 2015 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| 196 | Sam Lisone | PR | 7 March 2015 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 197 | Albert Vete | PR | 7 March 2015 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 199 | Matt Allwood | CE | 29 March 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 201 | Ken Maumalo | WG | 16 May 2015 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 202 | Mason Lino | HB | 24 August 2015 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 203 | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | FB | 5 March 2016 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 204 | Blake Ayshford | CE | 5 March 2016 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 206 | Issac Luke | HK | 5 March 2016 | 23 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 38 |
| 207 | Nathaniel Roache | HK | 5 March 2016 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 208 | James Gavet | PR | 5 March 2016 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 209 | Jazz Tevaga | HK | 20 March 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 210 | Ligi Sao | LK | 16 April 2016 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 212 | Toafofoa Sipley | PR | 1 May 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 213 | Bunty Afoa | PR | 2 July 2016 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 214 | Ata Hingano | FE | 20 August 2016 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 215 | Isaiah Papalii | PR | 5 March 2017 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 216 | Erin Clark | HK | 10 March 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 217 | Kieran Foran | FE | 2 April 2017 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 218 | Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad | WG | 30 April 2017 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 219 | Chris Satae | PR | 22 July 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 220 | James Bell | SR | 28 July 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zac Santo | UB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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Other teams
As in 2016, the Warriors entered a team into the Intrust Super Premiership NSW and the Junior Warriors competed in the Holden Cup.
Intrust Super Premiership NSW squad
The Warriors finished the season second and played the third placed Penrith Panthers in week one of the finals.[87] After losing to eventual winners Penrith they defeated Newcastle 30–6 before losing to the Wyong Roos in a preliminary final to end the season.
Bureta Faraimo, Mason Lino and Toafofoa Sipley were named in the 2017 Intrust Super Premiership NSW Team of the Year.[88]
Finals
| Qualifying / Elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||
| QF1: Allianz Stadium | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Wyong |
34 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Canterbury |
26 | SF1: Jubilee Oval | ||||||||||||||
| Canterbury-Bankstown |
32 | ||||||||||||||||
| EF1: Jubilee Oval |  Illawarra |
14 | PF1: Leichhardt Oval | ||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Mount Pritchard |
26 | Wyong |
16 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Illawarra |
30 | New Zealand |
12 | GF: Leichhardt Oval | ||||||||||||
| Wyong |
12 | ||||||||||||||||
| EF2: Jubilee Oval | PF2: Leichhardt Oval | Penrith |
20 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 |  North Sydney |
18 | Penrith |
16 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Newcastle |
40 | SF2: Jubilee Oval | Canterbury-Bankstown |
12 | ||||||||||||
| New Zealand |
30 | ||||||||||||||||
| QF2: Jubilee Oval | Newcastle |
6 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | New Zealand |
20 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Penrith |
36 | |||||||||||||||
Holden Cup squad
The Holden Cup team finished in last place, with only three wins during the season.[89] This was the final year of the Holden Cup.
Awards
Captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck won the club's NRL player of the year award while Simon Mannering won the people's choice award.[90]
Mason Lino was the club's Intrust Super Premiership NSW player of the year while Chanel Harris-Tavita was the NYC player of the year.
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad won the clubman of the year while Sam Cook was the Intrust Super Premiership NSW team man of the year and Kenese Kenese was the NYC clubman of the year.
Bunty Afoa won the NRL rookie of the year and Tyler Slade was the NYC rookie of the year.[91]
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External links
- Warriors 2017 season rugby league project
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