2004 New Zealand Warriors season

2004 New Zealand Warriors
League 14th NRL
2004 record 6-0-18
Points for 427
Points against 693
Team information
CEO Mick Watson
Coach Daniel Anderson (11)
Tony Kemp (13)
Assistant Coach Tony Kemp
Captain Monty Betham
Alternate captains Awen Guttenbeil
Stacey Jones
Ground Ericsson Stadium
Average attendance 10,171
Top scorers
Tries Francis Meli (10)
Goals Sione Faumuina (32)
Points Sione Faumuina (68)
 < 2003 2005 > 

The 2004 New Zealand Warriors season was the 10th in the club's history. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League. The coach of the team was Daniel Anderson while Monty Betham was the club captain. Daniel Anderson resigned in June and was replaced by assistant coach Tony Kemp.

Milestones

Jersey & Sponsors

The Warriors made no changes to their jersey design for the 2004 season.

Fixtures

The Warriors used Ericsson Stadium as their home ground in 2004, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.

Pre-season Trials

The Warriors played the St. George Illawarra Dragons in Hamilton.[1]

Regular Season

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
14 MarchRound 1 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane Lost 20-28 Webb (2), Leuluai, Meli Martin (2) 28,548
20 MarchRound 2 St. George Illawarra Dragons Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Lost 10-16Fa'afili, Meli Martin (1) 16,425
28 MarchRound 3 Penrith Panthers Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Lost 22-42L.Anderson, Guttenbeil, Latu, Paleaaesina Faumuina (3) 15,781
4 AprilRound 4 Manly Sea Eagles Brookvale Oval, Sydney Win 28-10Lauaki (2), Webb (2), Lauitiiti Faumuina (4) 8,722
10 AprilRound 5 Newcastle Knights Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Lost 20-34Martin, Murphy, Seuseu Faumuina (4) 14,409
16 AprilRound 6 Canterbury BulldogsWestpac Stadium, Wellington Lost 18-24V.Anderson, Jones, Lauaki Faumuina (3) 13,772
Round 7 Bye
2 MayRound 8 Melbourne Storm Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Win20-14Faumuina, Lauaki, Villsanti Faumuina (4) 9,637
8 MayRound 9 North Queensland CowboysDairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville Lost 8-16V.Anderson Faumuina (2) 13,062
16 MayRound 10 Manly Sea Eagles Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Lost 20-42Jones (2), Meli Faumuina (4) 10,099
23 MayRound 11 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Football Stadium, SydneyWin 26-12V.Anderson (2), Meli (2), Jones Faumuina (3) 8,032
30 MayRound 12 Sydney RoostersSydney Football Stadium, Sydney Lost 6-58Paleaaesina Faumuina (1)10,078
6 JuneRound 13 Canberra Raiders Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Win 20-14V.Anderson, Hohaia, Meli, Villasanti Faumuina (2) 6,967
13 JuneRound 14 Wests TigersAMI Stadium, Christchurch Lost 4-50Tookey 16,221
20 JuneRound 15 North Queensland Cowboys Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Lost 26-28 (a.e.t)Toopi (2), V.Anderson, Fa'afili, Tuimavave, Villasanti Webb (1) 6,793
26 JuneRound 16 Melbourne StormOlympic Park Stadium, Melbourne Lost 6-42Martin Hohaia (1) 10,621
3 JulyRound 17 Parramatta Eels Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Win 20-10Jones, Ropati, Toopi Martin (4) 6,391
10 JulyRound 18 Cronulla SharksToyota Park, Sydney Lost 14-22L.Anderson, Betham, Koopu Faumuina (1) 7,017
18 JulyRound 19 South Sydney Rabbitohs Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Win 34-20Webb (2), L.Anderson, Fa'afili, Koopu, Meli, RopatiJones (2), Faumuina (1)7,894
25 JulyRound 20 Canberra Raiders Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Lost 29-30 (a.e.t)Jones, Meli, Paleaaesina, Ropati, Webb Jones (4 & FG) 8,535
Round 21 Bye
7 AugustRound 22 Brisbane Broncos Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Lost 14-21Meli, Villasanti Jones (2) 9,710
14 AugustRound 23 St. George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium, Wollongong Lost 10-28 Meli, Webb Jones (1) 12,520
21 AugustRound 24 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium, Sydney Lost 18-48 Hohaia, Martin, Villasanti Faumuina (3) 7,271
29 AugustRound 25 Sydney RoostersMt Smart Stadium, Auckland Lost 24-30 Guttenbeil, Ropati, Temata, Vuna Jones (4) 8,019
5 SeptemberRound 26 Canterbury Bulldogs Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Lost 10-54 Martin (2) Jones (1) 9,930

Ladder

Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney 24 19 0 5 2 710 368 +342 42
2 Bulldogs 24 19 0 5 2 760 491 +269 42
3 Brisbane 24 16 1 7 2 602 533 +69 37
4 Penrith 24 15 0 9 2 672 567 +105 34
5 St George Illawarra 24 14 0 10 2 624 415 +209 32
6 Melbourne 24 13 0 11 2 684 517 +167 30
7 North Queensland 24 12 1 11 2 526 514 +12 29
8 Canberra 24 11 0 13 2 554 613 -59 26
9 Wests Tigers 24 10 0 14 2 509 534 -25 24
10 Newcastle 24 10 0 14 2 516 617 -101 24
11 Cronulla 24 10 0 14 2 528 645 -117 24
12 Parramatta 24 9 0 15 2 517 626 -109 22
13 Manly-Warringah 24 9 0 15 2 615 754 -139 22
14 New Zealand 24 6 0 18 2 427 693 -266 16
15 South Sydney 24 5 2 17 2 455 812 -357 16

Squad

Thirty five players were used by the Warriors in 2004, including seven players who made their first grade debuts. In addition PJ Marsh was in the squad but did not play a game due to a serious injury.

No.NameNationalityPositionWarriors DebutAppTGFGPts
24Jones, StaceyStacey JonesNew ZealandHB23 April 199523615155
33Guttenbeil, AwenAwen GuttenbeilNew Zealand / TongaSR14 April 1996212008
50Seu Seu, JerryJerry Seu SeuNew Zealand / SamoaPR16 August 1997111004
55Lauitiiti, AliAli LauitiitiNew Zealand / SamoaSR19 April 199851004
61Betham, MontyMonty BethamNew Zealand / SamoaHK / LK8 March 1999131004
64Koopu, WairangiWairangi KoopuNew ZealandCE / SR9 April 1999212008
65Meli, FrancisFrancis MeliNew Zealand / SamoaWG2 May 199916100040
66Toopi, ClintonClinton ToopiNew ZealandCE2 May 19991830012
76Tookey, MarkMark TookeyAustraliaPR6 February 200050004
81Fa'afili, HenryHenry Fa'afiliNew Zealand / SamoaWG26 March 20001330012
87Villasanti, RichardRichard VillasantiAustralia / TongaPR18 February 20011950020
92Murphy, JustinJustin MurphyFranceWG7 April 200181004
93Paleaaesina, IafetaIafeta PaleaaesinaNew Zealand / SamoaPR1 June 20012130012
96Marsh, PJPJ MarshAustraliaHB / HK24 March 200200000
97Webb, BrentBrent WebbNew ZealandFB1 April 20022381034
98Faumuina, SioneSione FaumuinaNew ZealandCE / LK1 April 200219132068
99Hohaia, LanceLance HohaiaNew ZealandUB6 April 20021724016
100Anderson, VinnieVinnie AndersonNew Zealand / TongaCE7 July 20022260024
102Tuimavave, EvarnEvarn TuimavaveNew ZealandPR1 September 2002131004
103Temata, KarlKarl TemataCook IslandsPR / SR6 September 2002211004
105Leuluai, ThomasThomas LeuluaiNew ZealandHB2 May 200391004
106Mellars, VinceVince MellarsNew ZealandCE7 June 200330000
107Latu, TevitaTevita LatuNew Zealand / TongaHK7 June 200371004
108Ropati, JeromeJerome RopatiNew ZealandCE / FE31 August 20031140016
109Martin, TonyTony MartinAustraliaCE14 March 20041857034
110Lauaki, EpalahameEpalahame LauakiNew Zealand / TongaSR14 March 20041640016
111Sullivan, DannyDanny SullivanAustraliaSR28 March 200410000
112Anderson, LouisLouis AndersonNew Zealand / TongaLK28 March 20041630012
113Jobson, MattMatt JobsonAustraliaPR4 April 200420000
114Dezolt, PaulPaul DezoltItalyHK8 May 200430000
115Vatuvei, ManuManu VatuveiNew ZealandWG23 May 200450000
116Stowers, ShannonShannon StowersNew ZealandPR20 June 200420000
117Rangi, HerewiniHerewini RangiNew ZealandHK25 July 200410000
118Vuna, CooperCooper VunaNew Zealand / TongaWG21 August 200421004
119Ferris, KaneKane FerrisNew ZealandPR29 August 200410000
120Atkins, PaulPaul AtkinsNew ZealandWG29 August 200410000

Staff

Coaching Staff

Transfers

Gains

Player Previous Club Length Notes
Martin, TonyTony MartinLondon Broncos
Sullivan, DannyDanny SullivanParramatta Eels
Jobson, MattMatt JobsonNewcastle Knights
Dezolt, PaulPaul DezoltNorth Queensland Cowboys

Losses

Player Club Notes
Robinson, MarkMark RobinsonNorthampton Saints (RU)
Carlaw, JohnJohn CarlawSt George Illawarra Dragons
Tony, MotuMotu TonyBrisbane Broncos
Swann, LoganLogan SwannBradford Bulls

Mid-Season Losses

Player Club Notes
Lauitiiti, AliAli LauitiitiLeeds RhinosReleased in April
Paul DezoltQueensland CupReleased 14 June
Mark TookeyCastleford TigersReleased in June
Murphy, JustinJustin MurphyWidnes VikingsReleased in July

Other Teams

Players not required by the Warriors were released to play in the 2004 Bartercard Cup. These included Iafeta Paleaaesina, who played for the Hibiscus Coast Raiders, Brent Webb, who played for the North Harbour Tigers, Evarn Tuimavave, who played with the Marist-Richmond Brothers, Lance Hohaia, who played with the Waicoa Bay Stallions and the Eastern Tornadoes' Justin Murphy.

Awards

Wairangi Koopu won the Player of the Year award.[3]

References

External links

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