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-20's.[1] The Junior Warriors then went on to win the Toyota Cup grand final, the clubs first grand final win in sixteen years.
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
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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
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
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
| 13 February | Trial 1 |  Sydney Roosters | Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua | Win | 26 - 8 | Heremaia (2), Locke, Ah Van, Ta'ai | Seymour (3) | 9,600 | |
| 20 February | Trial 2 |  North Queensland Cowboys | Barlow Park, Cairns | Win | 28 - 6 | Hohaia (2), Heremaia, Ah Van, Tupou | Seymour, Locke, Heremaia, Johnson | 10,000 | |
| 27 February | Trial 3 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | Draw | 16 - 16 | Vatuvei, Moon, Latimore | Seymour, Johnson | 17,362 | |
Regular season
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
| 14 March | Round 1 |  Gold Coast Titans | Skilled Park, Gold Coast | Loss | 18 - 24 | Vatuvei (2), Locke | Seymour (3) | 16,112 | |
| 20 March | Round 2 |  Cronulla Sharks | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 30 - 16 | Vatuvei (3), Heremaia,
Mannering, Rapira | Locke (2),
Maloney (1) | 15,314 | |
| 28 March | Round 3 |  Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Win | 48 - 16 | Maloney (3), Ropati (2),
Mannering, Hohaia, Moon | Maloney (8) | 32,338 | |
| 4 April | Round 4 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Loss | 6 - 14 | Ropati | Maloney (1) | 19,230 | |
| 10 April | Round 5 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | Win | 30 - 24 | Tate, Vatuvei, Lillyman,
Locke, Hohaia | Maloney (5) | 17,095 | |
| 18 April | Round 6 |  Penrith Panthers | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Loss | 12 - 40 | Ta'ai, Tate | Maloney (2) | 14,620 | |
| 25 April | Round 7 |  Melbourne Storm | Etihad Stadium | Loss | 6 - 40 | Ta'ai | Maloney (1) | 23,906 | |
| 1 May | Round 8 |  Canberra Raiders | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Loss | 16 - 23 | Ta'ai, Ah Van, Tate | Maloney (2) | 11,499 | |
| Round 9 | Bye | | | - | | | | |
| 15 May | Round 10 | North Queensland Cowboys | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 24 - 12 | Ta'ai, Brown, Henderson,
Locke | Maloney (4) | 10,800 | |
| 23 May | Round 11 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 26 - 24 | Ropati (2), Hohaia, Tate,
Packer | Seymour (3) | 10,485 | |
| 28 May | Round 12 |  Wests Tigers | Campbelltown Stadium,
Sydney | Loss | 6 - 50 | Moon | Seymour (1) | 10,061 | |
| 6 June | Round 13 |  St George Illawarra Dragons | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Loss | 20 - 22 | Maloney, Mannering,
John | Maloney (4) | 8,312 | |
| 13 June | Round 14 |  Newcastle Knights | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle | Win | 32 - 24 | Vatuvei (2), Moon,
Latimore, Maloney | Maloney (6) | 10,535 | |
| Round 15 | Bye | | | - | | | | |
| 27 June | Round 16 | Sydney Roosters | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | Win | 20 - 18 | Locke (3), Vatuvei | Maloney (2) | 20,721 | |
| 4 July | Round 17 |  Parramatta Eels | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 35 - 6 | Brown (2), Matulino,
Ta'ai, Vatuvei, Maloney | Maloney (5),
John (FG) | 9,912 | |
| 11 July | Round 18 | Penrith Panthers | CUA Stadium, Sydney | Win | 12 - 6 | Maloney, Vatuvei | Maloney (2) | 9,983 | |
| 17 July | Round 19 | Melbourne Storm | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 13 - 6 | Vatuvei, Ropati | Maloney (1 & FG) | 13,118 | |
| 25 July | Round 20 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 28 - 38 | Brown (2), Vatuvei, Latimore, Maloney | Maloney (4) | 13,895 | |
| 1 August | Round 21 | Gold Coast Titans | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Loss | 20 - 28 | Mannering, Hohaia, Vatuvei, Seymour | Maloney (2) | 12,017 | |
| 7 August | Round 22 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Toyota Stadium, Sydney | Win | 37 - 10 | Tupou (3), Tate, Maloney, Moon | Maloney (6 & FG) | 7,510 | |
| 15 August | Round 23 | Newcastle Knights | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 22 - 10 | Vatuvei (3), Tupou | Maloney (3) | 12,824 | |
| 21 August | Round 24 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | Loss | 16 - 19 | Maloney, Mannering | Maloney (4) | 13,095 | |
| 27 August | Round 25 | Brisbane Broncos | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 36 - 4 | Brown(2), Hohaia(2), Vatuvei,
Mannering, Matulino | Maloney(4) | 21,627 | |
| 4 September | Round 26 | Parramatta Eels | Parramatta Stadium, Sydney | Win | 26 - 12 | Ropati, Tate, Royal, Locke, Vatuvei | Maloney (3) | 11,383 | |
Finals
Ladder
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
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. | Name | Position | Warriors Debut | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
| 99 | Hohaia, LanceLance Hohaia | UB | 6 April 2002 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 108 | Ropati, JeromeJerome Ropati | CE / FE | 31 August 2003 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 115 | Vatuvei, ManuManu Vatuvei | WG | 23 May 2004 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| 121 | Price, SteveSteve Price | PR | 13 March 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 125 | Mannering, SimonSimon Mannering | CE | 26 June 2005 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 126 | Luck, MichealMicheal Luck | SR | 12 March 2006 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 129 | Ah Van, PatrickPatrick Ah Van | WG | 9 April 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 131 | Rapira, SamSam Rapira | PR | 20 May 2006 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 132 | McKinnon, WadeWade McKinnon | FB | 17 March 2007 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 137 | Tate, BrentBrent Tate | CE | 17 March 2008 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 138 | Henderson, IanIan Henderson | HK | 23 March 2008 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 141 | Packer, RussellRussell Packer | PR | 4 May 2008 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 142 | Matulino, BenBen Matulino | SR | 14 June 2008 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 145 | Moon, JoelJoel Moon | CE / FE | 14 March 2009 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 146 | Lillyman, JacobJacob Lillyman | PR / SR | 14 March 2009 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 148 | Royal, JesseJesse Royal | PR | 22 March 2009 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 149 | Ta'ai, UkumaUkuma Ta'ai | SR | 22 March 2009 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 151 | Brown, LewisLewis Brown | HK / LK | 3 May 2009 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 152 | Locke, KevinKevin Locke | FB / WG | 31 May 2009 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 32 |
| 153 | Heremaia, AaronAaron Heremaia | HB / HK | 31 May 2009 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 154 | John, IsaacIsaac John | FE / HB | 19 July 2009 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 155 | Likiliki, SiuatongaSiuatonga Likiliki | CE | 15 August 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 157 | Seymour, BrettBrett Seymour | FE / HB | 14 March 2010 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| 156 | Maloney, JamesJames Maloney | HB | 14 March 2010 | 24 | 10 | 73 | 2 | 188 |
| 158 | Latimore, JeremyJeremy Latimore | PR | 14 March 2010 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 159 | Lousi, SioneSione Lousi | SR | 14 March 2010 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 160 | Tupou, BillBill Tupou | WG | 4 April 2010 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 161 | Poching, MataupuMataupu Poching | PR | 15 May 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 162 | Mara, AlehanaAlehana Mara | HK | 21 August 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Taylor, ElijahElijah Taylor | FE | Uncapped | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
Losses
Mid-season losses
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
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-20's: 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.
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
- ↑ Brown, Michael (5 September 2010). "NRL: Junior Warriors help deliver top combo title to Mt Smart". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ↑ Kilgallon, Steve (10 April 2011). "Kiwi TV viewers go cold on rugby codes". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ↑ "James Maloney ties club record in Warriors win". Stuff.co.nz. 28 March 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ↑ Warriors to wear blue against Gold Coast Sydney Morning Herald, 12 March 2010
- ↑ Vodafone Warriors Pre-Season Programme Announced leagueunlimited.com, 17 November 2009
- ↑ Stuart Honeysett and Brent Read (23 April 2010) Shocking end to the Melbourne Storm era The Australian
- ↑ Deane, Steve (25 September 2009). "NRL: Bell wins leading role at Warriors". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- 1 2 Wiki, Ruben (14 December 2009). "NRL: Veterans return to Warriors". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ↑ Alderson, Andrew (13 December 2009). "NRL: Seuseu signs up for welfare". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ↑ Bears coach stays in NRL with Warriors northsydneybears.com.au, 23 February 2010
- ↑ Warriors named in Cook Islands squad voxy.co.nz, 22 September 2011
- ↑ Brown, Michael (15 November 2009). "NRL: Halligan back to Warriors". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ↑ Deane, Steve (1 October 2009). "NRL: Warriors pick Latimore to plug gap". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- 1 2 Kilgallon, Steve (8 June 2009). "Tuimavave shown door". The Sunday Star-Times. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ↑ Warriors release winger Kemp AAP, 24 August 2009
- ↑ "Warriors: Kemp given release". The New Zealand Herald. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ↑ Deane, Steve (28 November 2009). "NRL: Warriors eager to fill gap on wing". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ↑ McKinnon granted release from contract Warriors.co.nz, 26 May 2010
- ↑ Luck re-signs with Warriors NRL.com, 10 May 2010
- ↑ Auckland Rugby League 2010 Awards Winners Auckland Rugby League
- 1 2 "NRL: Warriors unchanged for final". The New Zealand Herald. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ↑ Vatuvei named Lion Red Player of the Year warriors.co.nz, 16 September 2010
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