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|Season=2009 |
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| year = 2009 |
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| league = NRL |
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|Team=New Zealand Warriors |
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|League=NRL |
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| league_rank = 14th |
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|LeagueRank=14th |
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|Record=7-2-14 |
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| cup = Challenge Cup |
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| league_wins = 7 |
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|PointsFor=377 |
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| league_draws = 2 |
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|PointsAgainst=515 |
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| league_losses = 14 |
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| points_for = 377 |
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| points_against = 515 |
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| CEO_title = CEO |
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|AltCaptain=[[Michael Luck]] |
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|Attendance=15,486 |
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| captain2 = [[Micheal Luck]] |
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| avg_attendance = 15,486 |
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}}The '''New Zealand Warriors 2009 season''' was the [[New Zealand Warriors]] 15th first-grade season. The club competed in Australasia's [[National Rugby League]]. The coach of the team was [[Ivan Cleary]] while [[Steve Price (rugby league)|Steve Price]] was the club's captain. |
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}}The '''2009 New Zealand Warriors season''' was the 15th in the club's history. They competed in the [[NRL]]'s [[2009 Telstra Premiership]] and finished 14th (out of 16). The coach of the Warriors was [[Ivan Cleary]] while [[Steve Price (rugby league)|Steve Price]] was the team's captain. In 2009 Warriors games were broadcast on New Zealand's Sky network averaged 107,163 viewers.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kilgallon|first1=Steve|title=Kiwi TV viewers go cold on rugby codes|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/kiwi-tv-viewers-go-cold-on-rugby-codes-20110409-1d8s3.html|accessdate=18 August 2014|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|date=10 April 2011}}</ref> |
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==Milestones== |
==Milestones== |
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*'''14 March''' – '''Round One:''' [[Steve Price (rugby league)|Steve Price]] played in his 300th [[National Rugby League]] game. |
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*'''14 March''' – '''Round One:''' Four players made their debuts for the Warriors; [[Denan Kemp]], [[Joel Moon]], [[Jacob Lillyman]] & [[Leeson Ah Mau]]. Ah Mau also made his first grade debut. |
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*'''22 March''' – '''Round Two:''' Two players made their debuts for the Warriors; [[Jesse Royal]] & [[Ukuma Ta'ai]]. Ta'ai also made his first grade debut. |
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*'''5 April''' – '''Round Four:''' Game dedicated to the memory of [[Sonny Fai]], the Warriors lose to the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] 22–16. |
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*'''5 April''' – '''Round Four:''' [[Nathan Fien]] played in his 100th game for the Warriors. |
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*'''5 April''' – '''Round Four:''' [[Daniel O'Regan]] made his first grade debut, becoming Warrior #150. |
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*'''3 May''' – '''Round Eight:''' [[Lewis Brown (rugby league)|Lewis Brown]] made his first grade debut. |
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*'''17 May''' – '''Round Ten:''' [[Jerome Ropati]] played in his 100th National Rugby League game and 100th game for the club. |
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*'''31 May''' – '''Round Twelve:''' Two players made their first grade debuts; [[Kevin Locke (rugby league)|Kevin Locke]] and [[Aaron Heremaia]]. |
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*'''12 June''' – '''Round Fourteen:''' [[Stacey Jones]] played in his 250th game for the club. |
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*'''19 July''' – '''Round Nineteen:''' [[Isaac John]] made his first grade debut. |
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*'''26 July – Round Twenty:''' [[Patrick Ah Van]] played in his 50th National Rugby League game and 50th game for the club. |
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*'''31 July''' – '''Round Twenty One:''' [[Evarn Tuimavave]] played in his 100th National Rugby League game and 100th game for the club. It was also Tuimavave's first game of the season. |
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*'''15 August''' – '''Round Twenty Three:''' [[Siuatonga Likiliki]] made his first grade debut. |
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*'''5 September''' – '''Round Twenty Six:''' [[Simon Mannering]] played in his 100th National Rugby League game and 100th game for the club. |
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*'''5 September''' – '''Round Twenty Six:''' [[Stacey Jones]] played in his last game for the club, the Warriors lost to the [[Melbourne Storm]] 30–0. |
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==Jersey and |
==Jersey and sponsors== |
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[[Image:New Zealand Warriors away jersey 2009.svg|right]] |
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The Warriors used a New Jersey design in 2009, produced by [[Canterbury of New Zealand]]. Previously [[Puma AG]] had supplied the Warriors with apparel. The jerseys were unveiled on 25 February.<ref>[http://www.warriors.co.nz/news/35/vodafone-warriors-2009---new-year-new-team-new-look/ Vodafone Warriors 2009 – new year, new team, new look] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402003945/http://www.warriors.co.nz/news/35/vodafone-warriors-2009---new-year-new-team-new-look/ |date=2 April 2009 }} ''Warriors Official Site''</ref> The Main jersey retained the Black & White colours of the previous jersey, with a reversed scheme for the away jersey. The Warriors used a Blue jersey for the "Heritage round" in Round 10, to represent the [[Auckland rugby league team|Auckland]]. The Heritage jersey was also worn in Round 12, to celebrate the centenary of the [[Auckland Rugby League]], and in Rounds 24 and 25. |
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[[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. Other major sponsors included [[ZM (New Zealand)|ZM]] and [[Flava]]. |
[[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. Other major sponsors included [[ZM (New Zealand)|ZM]] and [[Flava (radio)|Flava]]. |
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== Fixtures == |
== Fixtures == |
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{{see also|List of New Zealand Warriors results}} |
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The Warriors used [[Mt Smart Stadium]] as their home ground in 2009, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995. |
The Warriors used [[Mt Smart Stadium]] as their home ground in 2009, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995. |
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|12 February||Trial 1||[[Image:Melbourne colours.svg|16px]] [[Melbourne Storm]]|| [[Waikato Stadium]], [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]] ||Win ||24 – 12 ||[[Wade McKinnon|McKinnon]], [[Aidan Kirk|Kirk]], [[Daniel O’Regan|O'Regan]], [[Manu Vatuvei|Vatuvei]] ||[[Denan Kemp|Kemp]] (3), [[Patrick Ah Van|Ah Van]] ||10,800 ||[https://web.archive.org/web/20090328103816/http://www.warriors.co.nz/2009-trials/2009-nrl-trials] |
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|22 February||Trial 2||[[Image:North Queensland colours.svg|16px]] [[North Queensland Cowboys]]||[[North Harbour Stadium]], [[Auckland]]||Win||32 – 28||[[Patrick Ah Van|Ah Van]], [[Joel Moon|Moon]], [[Lance Hohaia|Hohaia]],<br> [[Malo Solomona|Solomona]], [[Lewis Brown (rugby league)|Brown]], [[Manu Vatuvei|Vatuvei]]||[[Denan Kemp|Kemp]] (2), [[Joel Moon|Moon]] (2)||16,500||[http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/nrl/story/0,27074,25091339-5016553,00.html] |
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|28 February||Trial 3||[[Image:Gold Coast Titans colours.svg|16px]] [[Gold Coast Titans]]||Oakes Oval, [[Lismore, New South Wales|Lismore]]||Win||34 – 12||[[Denan Kemp|Kemp]] (2), [[Wade McKinnon|McKinnon]] (2), [[Brent Tate|Tate]], [[Sam Rapira|Rapira]], [[Joel Moon|Moon]]||[[Denan Kemp|Kemp]] (2), [[Joel Moon|Moon]]||5,117||[https://web.archive.org/web/20090328103909/http://www.warriors.co.nz/news/28/outstanding-trial-display-by-vodafone-warriors/] |
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=== Regular |
=== Regular season === |
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|14 March||Round 1||[[Image:Parramatta colours.svg|16px]] [[Parramatta Eels]]|| [[Mt Smart Stadium]], [[Auckland]] ||Win ||26 – 18 ||[[Lance Hohaia|Hohaia]] (2), [[Joel Moon|Moon]], [[Russell Packer|Packer]] ||[[Denan Kemp|Kemp]] (5) ||20,102<ref>[http://www.warriors.co.nz/news/57/revised-crowd-number-for-vodafone-warriors---parramatta-eels-nrl-match/ Revised crowd number for Vodafone Warriors – Parramatta Eels NRL match] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402004018/http://www.warriors.co.nz/news/57/revised-crowd-number-for-vodafone-warriors---parramatta-eels-nrl-match/ |date=2 April 2009 }} ''Warriors Official Site''</ref> ||[http://www.nrl.com/Scores/TelstraPremiership/tabid/10240/default.aspx?roundid=770&matchid=5333&defaulttab=Match%20Report]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
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|22 March||Round 2||[[Image:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg|16px]] [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]]||[[Brookvale Oval]], [[Sydney]]||Win||26 – 24||[[Brent Tate|Tate]] (2), [[Manu Vatuvei|Vatuvei]], [[Jesse Royal|Royal]],<br/> [[Jerome Ropati|Ropati]]||[[Denan Kemp|Kemp]] (3)||16,307||[http://www.nrl.com/Scores/TelstraPremiership/tabid/10240/default.aspx?roundid=771&matchid=5341&defaulttab=Match%20Report]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
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|28 March||Round 3||[[Image:Brisbane colours.svg|16px]] [[Brisbane Broncos]]||[[Mt Smart Stadium]], [[Auckland]]||Loss||10 – 26||[[Simon Mannering|Mannering]], [[Ukuma Ta'ai|Ta'ai]]||[[Denan Kemp|Kemp]] (1)||24,350||[http://www.nrl.com/Scores/TelstraPremiership/tabid/10240/default.aspx?roundid=771&matchid=5341&defaulttab=Match%20Report]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
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|5 April||Round 4||[[Image:South Sydney colours.svg|16px]] [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]|| [[Mt Smart Stadium]], [[Auckland]] ||Loss ||16 – 22 ||[[Aidan Kirk|Kirk]], [[Micheal Luck|Luck]], [[Wade McKinnon|McKinnon]]||[[Denan Kemp|Kemp]] (2) ||19,386||[http://www.nrl.com/Scores/TelstraPremiership/tabid/10240/default.aspx?roundid=773&matchid=5358&defaulttab=Match%20Report]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
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|12 April||Round 5||[[Image:Newcastle colours.svg|16px]] [[Newcastle Knights]]||[[EnergyAustralia Stadium]], [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]]||Loss||22 – 24||[[Wade McKinnon|McKinnon]], [[Nathan Fien|Fien]], [[Russell Packer|Packer]],<br/> [[Patrick Ah Van|Ah Van]]||[[Denan Kemp|Kemp]] (3)||16,307||[http://www.nrl.com/Scores/TelstraPremiership/tabid/10240/default.aspx?roundid=774&matchid=5362&defaulttab=Match%20Report]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
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|19 April||Round 6||[[Image:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg|16px]] [[Sydney Roosters]]||[[Mt Smart Stadium]], [[Auckland]]||Win ([[Golden point|G.P.]])||17 – 16||[[Stacey Jones|Jones]], [[Jerome Ropati|Ropati]], [[Manu Vatuvei|Vatuvei]]||[[Denan Kemp|Kemp]] (2), [[Stacey Jones|Jones]] (FG)||16,309||[https://web.archive.org/web/20090430083245/http://www.warriors.co.nz/news/155/jones-delivers---vodafone-warriors-17-roosters-16/] |
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|25 April||Round 7||[[Image:Melbourne colours.svg|16px]] [[Melbourne Storm]]||[[Olympic Park Stadium (Melbourne)|Olympic Park Stadium]], [[Melbourne]]||Draw ([[Golden point|G.P.]])||14 – 14||[[Manu Vatuvei|Vatuvei]] (2), [[Patrick Ah Van|Ah Van]]||[[Denan Kemp|Kemp]] (1)||15,200||[http://www.nrl.com/Scores/TelstraPremiership/tabid/10240/default.aspx?roundid=776&matchid=5381&defaulttab=Match%20Report]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
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|3 May||Round 8||[[Image:St._George_colours.svg|16px]] [[St George Illawarra Dragons]]||[[WIN Stadium]], [[Wollongong]]||Loss ||11 – 12||[[Patrick Ah Van|Ah Van]], [[Jerome Ropati|Ropati]]||[[Patrick Ah Van|Ah Van]] (1), [[Stacey Jones|Jones]] (FG)||14,562||[http://www.nrl.com/Scores/TelstraPremiership/tabid/10240/default.aspx?roundid=777&matchid=5384&defaulttab=Summary%20Score]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
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|17 May||Round 10||[[Image:North Queensland colours.svg|16px]] [[North Queensland Cowboys]]||[[Mt Smart Stadium]], [[Auckland]]||Loss ||12 – 34||[[Nathan Fien|Fien]], [[Denan Kemp|Kemp]]||[[Denan Kemp|Kemp]] (2)||16,345||[http://www.nrl.com/TelstraPremiership/Scores/tabid/10240/roundId/779/fixtureId/5409/infoTabId/4/default.aspx]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
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|24 May||Round 11||[[Image:Canberra colours.svg|16px]] [[Canberra Raiders]]||[[Canberra Stadium]], [[Canberra]]||Loss ||12 – 38||[[Steve Price (rugby league)|Price]], [[Simon Mannering|Mannering]]||[[Denan Kemp|Kemp]] (2)||8,383||[https://web.archive.org/web/20090527085723/http://www.nrl.com/TelstraPremiership/Scores/tabid/10240/roundId/780/fixtureId/5415/infoTabId/2/default.aspx] |
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|31 May||Round 12||[[Image:Wests Tigers colours.svg|16px]] [[Wests Tigers]]||[[Mt Smart Stadium]], [[Auckland]]||Win||14 – 0||[[Kevin Locke (rugby league)|Locke]] (2), [[Wade McKinnon|McKinnon]]||[[Kevin Locke (rugby league)|Locke]] (1)||15,365||[https://web.archive.org/web/20090612062945/http://www.nrl.com/TelstraPremiership/TelstraPremiershipScores/tabid/10240/roundId/781/fixtureId/5423/infoTabId/4/Default.aspx] |
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|7 June||Round 13||[[Image:Cronulla colours.svg|16px]] [[Cronulla Sharks]]||[[Toyota Stadium (Cronulla)|Toyota Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Loss||10 – 18||[[Manu Vatuvei|Vatuvei]], [[Lewis Brown (rugby league)|Brown]]||[[Kevin Locke (rugby league)|Locke]] (1)||14,082||[https://web.archive.org/web/20090612001358/http://www.nrl.com/TelstraPremiership/Scores/tabid/10240/roundId/782/fixtureId/5433/infoTabId/2/default.aspx] |
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|13 June||Round 14||[[Image:Newcastle colours.svg|16px]] [[Newcastle Knights]]||[[Mt Smart Stadium]], [[Auckland]] ||Win ||13 – 0||[[Lance Hohaia|Hohaia]], [[Kevin Locke (rugby league)|Locke]]||[[Kevin Locke (rugby league)|Locke]] (2), [[Lance Hohaia|Hohaia]] (FG)||14,255||[https://web.archive.org/web/20090615074344/http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/scores/tabid/10240/roundid/783/fixtureid/5446/infotabid/4/default.aspx] |
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|27 June||Round 16||[[Image:Gold Coast Titans colours.svg|16px]] [[Gold Coast Titans]]||[[Skilled Park]], [[Robina, Queensland|Robina]]||Loss ||12 – 28||[[Lance Hohaia|Hohaia]], [[Lewis Brown (rugby league)|Brown]]||[[Kevin Locke (rugby league)|Locke]] (2)||20,031||[https://web.archive.org/web/20090629084137/http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/telstrapremiershipscores/tabid/10240/roundid/785/fixtureid/5463/infotabid/4/default.aspx] |
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|3 July||Round 17||[[Image:Brisbane colours.svg|16px]] [[Brisbane Broncos]]||[[Suncorp Stadium]], [[Brisbane]]||Loss ||14 – 28||[[Steve Price (rugby league)|Price]] (2)||[[Kevin Locke (rugby league)|Locke]] (3)||32,456||[https://web.archive.org/web/20090706043100/http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/telstrapremiershipscores/tabid/10240/roundid/786/fixtureid/5467/infotabid/4/default.aspx] |
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|12 July||Round 18||[[Image:Canterbury colours.svg|16px]] [[Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club|Bulldogs]]||[[Mt Smart Stadium]], [[Auckland]] ||Loss ||14 – 18||[[Manu Vatuvei|Vatuvei]], [[Kevin Locke (rugby league)|Locke]], [[Russell Packer|Packer]]||[[Kevin Locke (rugby league)|Locke]] (1)||11,802||[http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/scores/tabid/10240/roundid/787/fixtureid/5479/infotabid/4/default.aspx]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
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|19 July||Round 19||[[Image:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg|16px]] [[Sydney Roosters]]||[[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Win ||30 – 24||[[Manu Vatuvei|Vatuvei]] (2), [[Patrick Ah Van|Ah Van]],<br/> [[Simon Mannering|Mannering]], [[Stacey Jones|Jones]]||[[Stacey Jones|Jones]] (3)||8,021||[https://web.archive.org/web/20090721200403/http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/telstrapremiershipscores/tabid/10240/roundid/788/fixtureid/5490/infotabid/4/default.aspx] |
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|26 July||Round 20||[[Image:St._George_colours.svg|16px]] [[St George Illawarra Dragons]]||[[Mt Smart Stadium]], [[Auckland]] ||Loss ||4 – 29||[[Joel Moon|Moon]]||||13,507||[https://web.archive.org/web/20090725062404/http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/telstrapremiershipscores/tabid/10240/roundid/789/fixtureid/5502/infotabid/4/default.aspx] |
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|1 August||Round 21||[[Image:Penrith colours.svg|16px]] [[Penrith Panthers]]||[[CUA Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Draw ([[Golden point|G.P.]]) ||32 – 32||[[Joel Moon|Moon]] (4), [[Lewis Brown (rugby league)|Brown]]||[[Kevin Locke (rugby league)|Locke]] (6)||12,677||[https://web.archive.org/web/20090805062758/http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/telstrapremiershipscores/tabid/10240/roundid/790/fixtureid/5505/infotabid/4/default.aspx] |
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|9 August||Round 22||[[Image:Gold Coast Titans colours.svg|16px]] [[Gold Coast Titans]]||[[Mt Smart Stadium]], [[Auckland]] ||Loss ||10 – 30||[[Manu Vatuvei|Vatuvei]] (2)||[[Kevin Locke (rugby league)|Locke]] (1)||10,205||[https://web.archive.org/web/20090813112916/http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/scores/tabid/10240/roundid/791/fixtureid/5518/infotabid/4/default.aspx] |
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|15 August||Round 23||[[Image:Parramatta colours.svg|16px]] [[Parramatta Eels]]||[[Parramatta Stadium]], [[Sydney]]||Loss ||4 – 40||[[Manu Vatuvei|Vatuvei]]||||12,627||[https://web.archive.org/web/20090826171415/http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/scores/tabid/10240/roundid/792/fixtureid/5521/infotabid/2/default.aspx] |
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|23 August||Round 24||[[Image:Canberra colours.svg|16px]] [[Canberra Raiders]]||[[Mt Smart Stadium]], [[Auckland]] ||Won ||34 – 20||[[Lance Hohaia|Hohaia]] (2), [[Aaron Heremaia|Heremaia]],<br> [[Simon Mannering|Mannering]], [[Jerome Ropati|Ropati]], [[Joel Moon|Moon]] ||[[Kevin Locke (rugby league)|Locke]] (5)||8,812||[https://web.archive.org/web/20090826171434/http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/scores/tabid/10240/roundid/793/fixtureid/5533/infotabid/2/default.aspx] |
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|30 August||Round 25||[[Image:Canterbury colours.svg|16px]] [[Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club|Bulldogs]]||[[ANZ Stadium]], [[Sydney]]|| Loss||20 – 40||[[Manu Vatuvei|Vatuvei]] (2), [[Sam Rapira|Rapira]] (2)||[[Stacey Jones|Jones]] (2)||41,835||[https://web.archive.org/web/20090902072120/http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/scores/tabid/10240/roundid/794/fixtureid/5535/infotabid/2/default.aspx] |
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== Squad == |
== Squad == |
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{{see also|List of New Zealand Warriors players}} |
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The Warriors used Twenty Nine players in 2009. Twelve players made their debut for the club, including eight making their National Rugby League debuts. |
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!No.!!style="width:10em"|Name!!Nationality!!Position!!Warriors Debut!![[Cap (sport)|App]]!!style="width:3em"|T!!style="width:3em"|G!!style="width:3em"|FG!!style="width:3em"|Pts |
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| 102||align=left|{{sortname|Evarn|Tuimavave}}||New Zealand||PR|| |
| 102||align=left|{{sortname|Evarn|Tuimavave}}||New Zealand||PR||1 September 2002||6||0||0||0||0 |
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| 108||align=left|{{sortname|Jerome|Ropati}}||New Zealand||CE / FE|| |
| 108||align=left|{{sortname|Jerome|Ropati}}||New Zealand||CE / FE||31 August 2003||17||4||0||0||16 |
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| 115||align=left|{{sortname|Manu|Vatuvei}}||New Zealand||WG|| |
| 115||align=left|{{sortname|Manu|Vatuvei}}||New Zealand||WG||23 May 2004||19||13||0||0||52 |
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| 121||align=left|{{sortname|Steve|Price|Steve Price (rugby league)}}||Australia||PR|| |
| 121||align=left|{{sortname|Steve|Price|Steve Price (rugby league)}}||Australia||PR||13 March 2005||14||3||0||0||12 |
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| 124||align=left|{{sortname|Nathan|Fien}}||New Zealand||HK|| |
| 124||align=left|{{sortname|Nathan|Fien}}||New Zealand||HK||13 March 2005||9||2||0||0||8 |
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| 125||align=left|{{sortname|Simon|Mannering}}||New Zealand||CE|| |
| 125||align=left|{{sortname|Simon|Mannering}}||New Zealand||CE||26 June 2005||23||4||0||0||16 |
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| 126||align=left|{{sortname|Micheal|Luck}}||Australia||SR|| |
| 126||align=left|{{sortname|Micheal|Luck}}||Australia||SR||12 March 2006||23||1||0||0||4 |
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| 129||align=left|{{sortname|Patrick|Ah Van}}||New Zealand||WG|| |
| 129||align=left|{{sortname|Patrick|Ah Van}}||New Zealand||WG||9 April 2006||14||4||1||0||18 |
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| 131||align=left|{{sortname|Sam|Rapira}}||New Zealand||PR|| |
| 131||align=left|{{sortname|Sam|Rapira}}||New Zealand||PR||20 May 2006||23||2||0||0||8 |
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| 132||align=left|{{sortname|Wade|McKinnon}}||Australia||FB|| |
| 132||align=left|{{sortname|Wade|McKinnon}}||Australia||FB||17 March 2007||21||4||0||0||16 |
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| 136||align=left|{{sortname|Aidan|Kirk}}||Australia||FB / CE|| |
| 136||align=left|{{sortname|Aidan|Kirk}}||Australia||FB / CE||17 March 2008||5||1||0||0||4 |
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| 137||align=left|{{sortname|Brent|Tate}}||Australia||CE|| |
| 137||align=left|{{sortname|Brent|Tate}}||Australia||CE||17 March 2008||3||2||0||0||8 |
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| 138||align=left|{{sortname|Ian|Henderson|Ian Henderson (rugby league)}}||Scotland||HK|| |
| 138||align=left|{{sortname|Ian|Henderson|Ian Henderson (rugby league)}}||Scotland||HK||23 March 2008||22||0||0||0||0 |
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| 141||align=left|{{sortname|Russell|Packer}}||New Zealand||PR|| |
| 141||align=left|{{sortname|Russell|Packer}}||New Zealand||PR||4 May 2008||21||3||0||0||12 |
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| 142||align=left|{{sortname|Ben|Matulino}}||New Zealand||SR|| |
| 142||align=left|{{sortname|Ben|Matulino}}||New Zealand||SR||14 June 2008||17||0||0||0||0 |
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| 144||align=left|{{sortname|Denan|Kemp}}||Australia||WG|| |
| 144||align=left|{{sortname|Denan|Kemp}}||Australia||WG||14 March 2009||10||1||21||0||46 |
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| 145||align=left|{{sortname|Joel|Moon}}||Australia||FE|| |
| 145||align=left|{{sortname|Joel|Moon}}||Australia||FE||14 March 2009||23||7||0||0||28 |
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| 146||align=left|{{sortname|Jacob|Lillyman}}||Australia||PR|| |
| 146||align=left|{{sortname|Jacob|Lillyman}}||Australia||PR||14 March 2009||24||0||0||0||0 |
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| 147||align=left|{{sortname|Leeson|Ah Mau}}||New Zealand||PR|| |
| 147||align=left|{{sortname|Leeson|Ah Mau}}||New Zealand||PR||14 March 2009||2||0||0||0||0 |
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| 148||align=left|{{sortname|Jesse|Royal}}||New Zealand||PR|| |
| 148||align=left|{{sortname|Jesse|Royal}}||New Zealand||PR||22 March 2009||15||1||0||0||4 |
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| 149||align=left|{{sortname|Ukuma|Ta'ai}}||Tonga||SR|| |
| 149||align=left|{{sortname|Ukuma|Ta'ai}}||Tonga||SR||22 March 2009||10||1||0||0||4 |
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| 150||align=left|{{sortname|Daniel|O'Regan}}||New Zealand||FE|| |
| 150||align=left|{{sortname|Daniel|O'Regan}}||New Zealand||FE||5 April 2009||1||0||0||0||0 |
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| 151||align=left|{{sortname|Lewis|Brown|Lewis Brown (rugby league)}}||New Zealand||HK|| |
| 151||align=left|{{sortname|Lewis|Brown|Lewis Brown (rugby league)}}||New Zealand||HK||3 May 2009||15||3||0||0||12 |
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| 152||align=left|{{sortname|Kevin|Locke|Kevin Locke (rugby league)}}||New Zealand||FB|| |
| 152||align=left|{{sortname|Kevin|Locke|Kevin Locke (rugby league)}}||New Zealand||FB||31 May 2009||12||4||22||0||60 |
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| 153||align=left|{{sortname|Aaron|Heremaia}}||New Zealand||HB|| |
| 153||align=left|{{sortname|Aaron|Heremaia}}||New Zealand||HB||31 May 2009||11||1||0||0||4 |
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| 154||align=left|{{sortname|Isaac|John}}||New Zealand||FE|| |
| 154||align=left|{{sortname|Isaac|John}}||New Zealand||FE||19 July 2009||3||0||0||0||0 |
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| 155||align=left|{{sortname|Siuatonga|Likiliki}}||New Zealand||CE|| |
| 155||align=left|{{sortname|Siuatonga|Likiliki}}||New Zealand||CE||15 August 2009||1||0||0||0||0 |
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==Staff== |
==Staff== |
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*Chief Executive Officer: Wayne Scurrah |
*Chief Executive Officer: Wayne Scurrah |
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===NRL Staff=== |
===NRL Staff=== |
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*NRL Head Coach: [[Ivan Cleary]] |
*NRL Head Coach: [[Ivan Cleary]] |
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*NRL Head Trainer: Craig Walker |
*NRL Head Trainer: Craig Walker |
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*NRL Assistant Trainer: Dayne Norton |
*NRL Assistant Trainer: Dayne Norton |
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*NRL Football Manager: |
*NRL Football Manager: Don Mann Jr |
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*NRL Physiotherapist: Jude Spiers |
*NRL Physiotherapist: Jude Spiers |
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*Club Doctor: John Mayhew |
*Club Doctor: John Mayhew |
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==Transfers== |
==Transfers== |
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===Gains=== |
===Gains=== |
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[[File:Stacey Jones passing.jpg|thumb|Stacey Jones: came out of retirement to play for the Warriors in 2009]] |
[[File:Stacey Jones passing.jpg|thumb|Stacey Jones: came out of retirement to play for the Warriors in 2009]] |
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|[[Liam Foran]]||[[Melbourne Storm]]||2009, with option|| |
|[[Liam Foran]]||[[Melbourne Storm]]||2009, with option|| |
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|[[Jacob Lillyman]]||[[North Queensland Cowboys]]||2010||<ref> |
|[[Jacob Lillyman]]||[[North Queensland Cowboys]]||2010||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/4589626a10713.html?source=RSSLeague_20080619 |title=Warriors sign Origin backrower |date=19 June 2008 |work=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |accessdate=14 September 2011}}</ref> |
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|[[Denan Kemp]]||[[Brisbane Broncos]]||2010||<ref>[http://warriors.sitesuite.ws/plugins/newsfeed.cgi?rm=content&plugin_data_id=23613 Vodafone Warriors Sign Brisbane Speedster Kemp for Two Years], 28 May 2008</ref> |
|[[Denan Kemp]]||[[Brisbane Broncos]]||2010||<ref>[http://warriors.sitesuite.ws/plugins/newsfeed.cgi?rm=content&plugin_data_id=23613 Vodafone Warriors Sign Brisbane Speedster Kemp for Two Years] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720190443/http://warriors.sitesuite.ws/plugins/newsfeed.cgi?rm=content&plugin_data_id=23613 |date=20 July 2008 }}, 28 May 2008</ref> |
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|[[Joel Moon]]||[[Brisbane Broncos]]||2011||<ref> |
|[[Joel Moon]]||[[Brisbane Broncos]]||2011||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/4592536a10713.html?source=RSSLeague_20080622 |title=Moon rises as sun sets on top Warriors picks |date=21 June 2008 |work=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |accessdate=14 September 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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|[[Stacey Jones]]||Retired||2009|| |
|[[Stacey Jones]]||Retired||2009|| |
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|[[Lewis Brown (rugby league)|Lewis Brown]]||[[Wests Tigers]]||2009, with option|| |
|[[Lewis Brown (rugby league)|Lewis Brown]]||[[Wests Tigers]]||2009, with option|| |
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|[[Jesse Royal]]||[[Newcastle Knights]]||2010||<ref> |
|[[Jesse Royal]]||[[Newcastle Knights]]||2010||<ref name="TVNZ_2488766">{{cite web |url=http://tvnz.co.nz/rugby-league-news/warriors-sign-prop-jesse-royal-2488766 |title=Warriors sign prop Jesse Royal |date=16 February 2009 |work=[[Television New Zealand]] |accessdate=14 September 2011}}</ref> |
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|[[Ruben Wiki]]||Retired||<ref name="nzherald.co.nz"> |
|[[Ruben Wiki]]||Retired||<ref name="nzherald.co.nz">{{cite web |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=10517650 |title=League: Warriors look to solve halves problem with Moon signing |author=Brown, Michael |date=22 June 2008 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=14 September 2011}}</ref><br /> |
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|[[Wairangi Koopu]]||[[Melbourne Storm]]||<ref name="Swann and Koopu to leave Warriors"> |
|[[Wairangi Koopu]]||[[Melbourne Storm]]||<ref name="Swann and Koopu to leave Warriors">{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/4587470a10713.html?source=RSSLeague_20080618 |title=Swann and Koopu to leave Warriors |date=18 June 2008 |work=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |accessdate=14 September 2011}}</ref> |
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|[[Logan Swann]]||Retired||<ref name="Swann and Koopu to leave Warriors"/> |
|[[Logan Swann]]||Retired||<ref name="Swann and Koopu to leave Warriors"/> |
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|[[Ryan Shortland]]||Released||<ref name="nzherald.co.nz"/> |
|[[Ryan Shortland]]||Released||<ref name="nzherald.co.nz"/> |
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|[[Grant Rovelli]]||[[North Queensland Cowboys]]||<ref>[http://www.warriors.co.nz/plugins/newsfeed.cgi?rm=content&plugin_data_id=25998 Rovelli Heading Home to Link up with North Queensland for 2009 NRL season] @ '''Warriors Official Site''', 3 December 2008</ref> |
|[[Grant Rovelli]]||[[North Queensland Cowboys]]||<ref>[http://www.warriors.co.nz/plugins/newsfeed.cgi?rm=content&plugin_data_id=25998 Rovelli Heading Home to Link up with North Queensland for 2009 NRL season] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214171929/http://www.warriors.co.nz/plugins/newsfeed.cgi?rm=content&plugin_data_id=25998 |date=14 February 2012 }} @ '''Warriors Official Site''', 3 December 2008</ref> |
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|[[Sonny Fai]]||presumed drowned||<ref name="NZ Warrior presumed drowned"> |
|[[Sonny Fai]]||presumed drowned||<ref name="NZ Warrior presumed drowned">{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/4809633a10713.html |title=NZ Warrior presumed drowned |date=5 January 2009 |work=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |accessdate=14 September 2011}}</ref> |
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|[[Epalahame Lauaki]]||[[Hull |
|[[Epalahame Lauaki]]||[[Hull F.C.|Hull]]|| |
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|[[Michael Witt]]||[[Otago Rugby Union]]|| |
|[[Michael Witt]]||[[Otago Rugby Union]]|| |
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|[[Liam Foran]]||[[Newtown Jets]]||<ref> |
|[[Liam Foran]]||[[Newtown Jets]]||<ref name="Stuff.co.nz_2498831">{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/sport/rugby-league/2498831/Sir-Lance-lot-the-Warriors-saviour |title=Sir 'Lance-lot' the Warriors' saviour |author=Donaldson, Michael |date=14 June 2009 |work=[[The Sunday Star-Times]] |accessdate=14 September 2011}}</ref> |
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|[[Nathan Fien]]||[[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]||<ref> |
|[[Nathan Fien]]||[[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]||<ref name="NZ_Herald_10581783">{{cite web |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10581783&ref=rss |title=NRL: Fien targets regular role with Dragons |date=1 July 2009 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=14 September 2011}}</ref> |
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===Contract |
===Contract extensions=== |
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*[[Simon Mannering]] (until 2012)<ref> |
*[[Simon Mannering]] (until 2012)<ref name="NZ_Herald_10556875">{{cite web |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10556875&ref=rss |title=League: Mannering re-signs with Warriors |date=15 February 2009 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=14 September 2011}}</ref> |
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*[[Jerome Ropati]] (until 2012)<ref> |
*[[Jerome Ropati]] (until 2012)<ref name="NZ_Herald_10564106">{{cite web |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10564106&ref=rss |title=NRL: Ropati extends contract to 2012 |author=Brown, Michael |date=29 March 2009 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=14 September 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://www.warriors.co.nz/news/100/ropati-to-become-10-year-vodafone-warrior/ Ropati to become 10-year Vodafone Warrior] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403180521/http://www.warriors.co.nz/news/100/ropati-to-become-10-year-vodafone-warrior |date=3 April 2009 }} ''Warriors Official Site'', 29 March 2009</ref> |
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*[[Lance Hohaia]] (until 2011, with option)<ref> |
*[[Lance Hohaia]] (until 2011, with option)<ref name="NZ_Herald_10566263">{{cite web |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10566263&ref=rss |title=NRL: Lance spearheads signings |author=Brown, Michael |date=12 April 2009 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=14 September 2011}}</ref> |
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*[[Patrick Ah Van]] (until 2011)<ref name=trio>[http://www.nrl.com/News/Latest/tabid/10244/default.aspx?id=54817 Warriors re-sign three players] ''AAP'', 10 May 2009</ref> |
*[[Patrick Ah Van]] (until 2011)<ref name=trio>[http://www.nrl.com/News/Latest/tabid/10244/default.aspx?id=54817 Warriors re-sign three players] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090514151951/http://www.nrl.com/News/Latest/tabid/10244/default.aspx?id=54817 |date=14 May 2009 }} ''AAP'', 10 May 2009</ref> |
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*[[Aaron Heremaia]] (until 2011, with option)<ref name=trio /> |
*[[Aaron Heremaia]] (until 2011, with option)<ref name=trio /> |
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*[[Isaac John]] (until 2011, with option)<ref name=trio /> |
*[[Isaac John]] (until 2011, with option)<ref name=trio /> |
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*[[Ian Henderson (rugby league)|Ian Henderson]] (until 2011) |
*[[Ian Henderson (rugby league)|Ian Henderson]] (until 2011)<ref>[http://www.nrl.com/NewsViews/LatestNews/NewsArticle/tabid/10874/newsId/54880/Henderson-re-signs-with-Warriors/Default.aspx Henderson re-signs with Warriors] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517023302/http://www.nrl.com/NewsViews/LatestNews/NewsArticle/tabid/10874/newsId/54880/Henderson-re-signs-with-Warriors/Default.aspx |date=17 May 2009 }} ''AAP'', 14 May 2009</ref> |
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*[[Ivan Cleary]] (until 2012)<ref>[http://www.nrl.com/NewsViews/LatestNews/NewsArticle/tabid/10874/newsId/55200/Default.aspx Warriors show faith in coach Cleary] ''NRL.com'', 4 |
*[[Ivan Cleary]] (until 2012)<ref>[http://www.nrl.com/NewsViews/LatestNews/NewsArticle/tabid/10874/newsId/55200/Default.aspx Warriors show faith in coach Cleary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322215309/http://www.nrl.com/NewsViews/LatestNews/NewsArticle/tabid/10874/newsId/55200/Default.aspx |date=22 March 2012 }} ''NRL.com'', 4 June 2009</ref> |
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==Sonny Fai== |
==Sonny Fai== |
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Warrior [[Sonny Fai]] went missing at around 7pm on 4 January 2009, after being caught in a [[rip current]] while trying to save some family who had got into difficulty at [[Te Henga (Bethells Beach)]], [[Auckland]]. His body is yet to be found.<ref>[http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/news/warriors-join-search/2009/01/05/1231003938221.html Warriors join search for talented prospect, missing after being caught in rip] Glenn Jackson | |
Warrior [[Sonny Fai]] went missing at around 7pm on 4 January 2009, after being caught in a [[rip current]] while trying to save some family who had got into difficulty at [[Te Henga (Bethells Beach)]], [[Auckland]]. His body is yet to be found.<ref>[http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/news/warriors-join-search/2009/01/05/1231003938221.html Warriors join search for talented prospect, missing after being caught in rip]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Glenn Jackson | 6 January 2009</ref><ref>[http://warriors.sitesuite.ws/plugins/newsfeed.cgi?rm=content&plugin_data_id=26186 Team-Mates and Club Officials help in search for Sonny Fai]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Warriors Official Site 5 January 2009</ref> The entire team attended his two memorial services, one in a [[Samoa]]n [[Methodist Church]] and one held at [[Te Henga (Bethells Beach)]].<ref>[http://www.warriors.co.nz/news/24/remembering-sonny-at-bethells-beach/ Remembering Sonny at Bethells Beach] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327071008/http://www.warriors.co.nz/news/24/remembering-sonny-at-bethells-beach/ |date=27 March 2009 }} ''Warriors Official Site''</ref> |
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The Warriors wore black armbands for their opening NRL match of the 2009 season, as well as jerseys embroidered with Fai's signature and official team number in honour of him.<ref name="Steve Price to play 300th NRL match">{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/News/Latest/tabid/10244/default.aspx?id=53951|title=Steve Price to play 300th NRL match|publisher=NRL.com|date= |
The Warriors wore black armbands for their opening NRL match of the 2009 season, as well as jerseys embroidered with Fai's signature and official team number in honour of him.<ref name="Steve Price to play 300th NRL match">{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/News/Latest/tabid/10244/default.aspx?id=53951|title=Steve Price to play 300th NRL match|publisher=NRL.com|date=10 March 2009|accessdate=11 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308065143/http://www.nrl.com/News/Latest/tabid/10244/default.aspx?id=53951|archive-date=8 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==End of Season awards== |
==End of Season awards== |
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*Lion Red Player of the Year: [[Micheal Luck]]<ref> |
*Lion Red Player of the Year: [[Micheal Luck]]<ref name="NZ_Herald_10596542">{{cite web |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10596542&ref=rss |title=NRL: Luck earns top award |date=11 September 2009 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=14 September 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://www.warriors.co.nz/news/368/tackling-machine-luck-wins-premier-award/ Tackling machine Luck wins premier award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913183142/http://www.warriors.co.nz/news/368/tackling-machine-luck-wins-premier-award |date=13 September 2009 }} ''Warriors.co.nz'', 11 September 2009</ref> |
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*Canterbury of New Zealand Clubman of the Year: [[Sam Rapira]] |
*Canterbury of New Zealand Clubman of the Year: [[Sam Rapira]] |
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*Vodafone NRL Young Player of the Year: [[Russell Packer]] |
*Vodafone NRL Young Player of the Year: [[Russell Packer]] |
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*Vodafone One Tribe |
*Vodafone One Tribe Supporters' Player of the Year: [[Kevin Locke (rugby league)|Kevin Locke]] |
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*Sonny Fai Medal: [[Elijah Taylor]] |
*Sonny Fai Medal: [[Elijah Taylor (rugby league)|Elijah Taylor]] |
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==Other Teams== |
==Other Teams== |
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In 2009 the Junior Warriors again competed in the [[National Youth Competition (rugby league)|Toyota Cup]] while senior players who were not required for the first team played with the [[Auckland Vulcans]] in the [[NSW Cup]]. The Auckland Vulcans were coached by Bernie Perenara and finished 11th out of eleven teams. |
In 2009 the Junior Warriors again competed in the [[National Youth Competition (rugby league)|Toyota Cup]] while senior players who were not required for the first team played with the [[Auckland Vulcans]] in the [[NSW Cup]]. The Auckland Vulcans were coached by Bernie Perenara and finished 11th out of eleven teams. |
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[[Daniel O'Regan]] was the Vulcan's player of the year, while [[Pita Godinet]] was the runner up and [[Sione Tongia]] was the rookie of the year.<ref>[http://www.aucklandleague.co.nz/site_files/Newsletter%20November%202009.pdf November 2009 Newsletter] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720073303/http://www.aucklandleague.co.nz/site_files/Newsletter%20November%202009.pdf |date=20 July 2011 }} ''Auckland Rugby League''</ref> |
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===2009 Junior Warriors=== |
===2009 Junior Warriors=== |
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{{see also|2009 NRL Under-20s season}} |
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[[Siuatonga Likiliki]] was named in the 2009 [[National Youth Competition (rugby league)|Toyota Cup]] team of the year.<ref>[http://www.nrl.com/NewsViews/LatestNews/NewsArticle/tabid/10874/newsId/56509/Default.aspx 2009 Toyota Cup Team of the Year] ''NRL.com'', 1 September 2009</ref> |
[[Siuatonga Likiliki]] was named in the 2009 [[National Youth Competition (rugby league)|Toyota Cup]] team of the year.<ref>[http://www.nrl.com/NewsViews/LatestNews/NewsArticle/tabid/10874/newsId/56509/Default.aspx 2009 Toyota Cup Team of the Year] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904181024/http://www.nrl.com/NewsViews/LatestNews/NewsArticle/tabid/10874/newsId/56509/Default.aspx |date=4 September 2009 }} ''NRL.com'', 1 September 2009</ref> |
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{{National Youth Competition season 2009 ladder}} |
{{National Youth Competition season 2009 ladder}} |
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[[Category:2009 National Rugby League season|New Zealand Warriors season]] |
Latest revision as of 22:05, 3 December 2023
2009 New Zealand Warriors season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 14th | |||
2009 record | Wins: 7; draws: 2; losses: 14 | |||
Points scored | For: 377; against: 515 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Wayne Scurrah | |||
Coach | Ivan Cleary | |||
Assistant coach | John Ackland | |||
Captains | ||||
Stadium | Mt Smart Stadium | |||
Avg. attendance | 15,486 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Manu Vatuvei (13) | |||
Goals | Kevin Locke (22) | |||
Points | Kevin Locke (60) | |||
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The 2009 New Zealand Warriors season was the 15th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2009 Telstra Premiership and finished 14th (out of 16). The coach of the Warriors was Ivan Cleary while Steve Price was the team's captain. In 2009 Warriors games were broadcast on New Zealand's Sky network averaged 107,163 viewers.[1]
Milestones
[edit]- 14 March – Round One: Steve Price played in his 300th National Rugby League game.
- 14 March – Round One: Four players made their debuts for the Warriors; Denan Kemp, Joel Moon, Jacob Lillyman & Leeson Ah Mau. Ah Mau also made his first grade debut.
- 22 March – Round Two: Two players made their debuts for the Warriors; Jesse Royal & Ukuma Ta'ai. Ta'ai also made his first grade debut.
- 5 April – Round Four: Game dedicated to the memory of Sonny Fai, the Warriors lose to the South Sydney Rabbitohs 22–16.
- 5 April – Round Four: Nathan Fien played in his 100th game for the Warriors.
- 5 April – Round Four: Daniel O'Regan made his first grade debut, becoming Warrior #150.
- 3 May – Round Eight: Lewis Brown made his first grade debut.
- 17 May – Round Ten: Jerome Ropati played in his 100th National Rugby League game and 100th game for the club.
- 31 May – Round Twelve: Two players made their first grade debuts; Kevin Locke and Aaron Heremaia.
- 12 June – Round Fourteen: Stacey Jones played in his 250th game for the club.
- 19 July – Round Nineteen: Isaac John made his first grade debut.
- 26 July – Round Twenty: Patrick Ah Van played in his 50th National Rugby League game and 50th game for the club.
- 31 July – Round Twenty One: Evarn Tuimavave played in his 100th National Rugby League game and 100th game for the club. It was also Tuimavave's first game of the season.
- 15 August – Round Twenty Three: Siuatonga Likiliki made his first grade debut.
- 5 September – Round Twenty Six: Simon Mannering played in his 100th National Rugby League game and 100th game for the club.
- 5 September – Round Twenty Six: Stacey Jones played in his last game for the club, the Warriors lost to the Melbourne Storm 30–0.
Jersey and sponsors
[edit]
The Warriors used a New Jersey design in 2009, produced by Canterbury of New Zealand. Previously Puma AG had supplied the Warriors with apparel. The jerseys were unveiled on 25 February.[2] The Main jersey retained the Black & White colours of the previous jersey, with a reversed scheme for the away jersey. The Warriors used a Blue jersey for the "Heritage round" in Round 10, to represent the Auckland. The Heritage jersey was also worn in Round 12, to celebrate the centenary of the Auckland Rugby League, and in Rounds 24 and 25. 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. Other major sponsors included ZM and Flava. |
Fixtures
[edit]The Warriors used Mt Smart Stadium as their home ground in 2009, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.
Trial Matches
[edit]Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Bericht |
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12 February | Trial 1 | Melbourne Storm | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | Win | 24 – 12 | McKinnon, Kirk, O'Regan, Vatuvei | Kemp (3), Ah Van | 10,800 | [1] |
22 February | Trial 2 | North Queensland Cowboys | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | Win | 32 – 28 | Ah Van, Moon, Hohaia, Solomona, Brown, Vatuvei |
Kemp (2), Moon (2) | 16,500 | [2] |
28 February | Trial 3 | Gold Coast Titans | Oakes Oval, Lismore | Win | 34 – 12 | Kemp (2), McKinnon (2), Tate, Rapira, Moon | Kemp (2), Moon | 5,117 | [3] |
Regular season
[edit]Ladder
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 548 | 329 | +219 | 38 |
2 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 575 | 428 | +147 | 381 |
3 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 514 | 467 | +47 | 36 |
4 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 505 | 348 | +157 | 33 |
5 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 549 | 459 | +90 | 32 |
6 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 511 | 566 | −55 | 32 |
7 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 508 | 491 | +17 | 30 |
8 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 476 | 473 | +3 | 29 |
9 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 558 | 483 | +75 | 28 |
10 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 566 | 549 | +17 | 27 |
11 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 515 | 589 | −74 | 27 |
12 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 558 | 474 | +84 | 26 |
13 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 489 | 520 | −31 | 22 |
14 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 377 | 565 | −188 | 20 |
15 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 359 | 568 | −209 | 14 |
16 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 382 | 681 | −299 | 14 |
1 The Bulldogs were deducted 2 competition points after an interchange breach in Round 2.
Squad
[edit]The Warriors used Twenty Nine players in 2009. Twelve players made their debut for the club, including eight making their National Rugby League debuts.
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Warriors Debut | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
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24 | Stacey Jones | Neuseeland | HB | 23 April 1995 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
99 | Lance Hohaia | Neuseeland | UB | 6 April 2002 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
102 | Evarn Tuimavave | Neuseeland | PR | 1 September 2002 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
108 | Jerome Ropati | Neuseeland | CE / FE | 31 August 2003 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
115 | Manu Vatuvei | Neuseeland | WG | 23 May 2004 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
121 | Steve Price | Australien | PR | 13 March 2005 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
124 | Nathan Fien | Neuseeland | HK | 13 March 2005 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
125 | Simon Mannering | Neuseeland | CE | 26 June 2005 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
126 | Micheal Luck | Australien | SR | 12 March 2006 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
129 | Patrick Ah Van | Neuseeland | WG | 9 April 2006 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
131 | Sam Rapira | Neuseeland | PR | 20 May 2006 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
132 | Wade McKinnon | Australien | FB | 17 March 2007 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
136 | Aidan Kirk | Australien | FB / CE | 17 March 2008 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
137 | Brent Tate | Australien | CE | 17 March 2008 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
138 | Ian Henderson | Scotland | HK | 23 March 2008 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
141 | Russell Packer | Neuseeland | PR | 4 May 2008 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
142 | Ben Matulino | Neuseeland | SR | 14 June 2008 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
144 | Denan Kemp | Australien | WG | 14 March 2009 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 46 |
145 | Joel Moon | Australien | FE | 14 March 2009 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
146 | Jacob Lillyman | Australien | PR | 14 March 2009 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
147 | Leeson Ah Mau | Neuseeland | PR | 14 March 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
148 | Jesse Royal | Neuseeland | PR | 22 March 2009 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
149 | Ukuma Ta'ai | Tonga | SR | 22 March 2009 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
150 | Daniel O'Regan | Neuseeland | FE | 5 April 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
151 | Lewis Brown | Neuseeland | HK | 3 May 2009 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
152 | Kevin Locke | Neuseeland | FB | 31 May 2009 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
153 | Aaron Heremaia | Neuseeland | HB | 31 May 2009 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
154 | Isaac John | Neuseeland | FE | 19 July 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
155 | Siuatonga Likiliki | Neuseeland | CE | 15 August 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Staff
[edit]- Chief Executive Officer: Wayne Scurrah
NRL Staff
[edit]- NRL Head Coach: Ivan Cleary
- NRL Assistant Coach: John Ackland
- NRL Head Trainer: Craig Walker
- NRL Assistant Trainer: Dayne Norton
- NRL Football Manager: Don Mann Jr
- NRL Physiotherapist: Jude Spiers
- Club Doctor: John Mayhew
NYC Staff
[edit]Transfers
[edit]Gains
[edit]Player | Previous Club | Length | Notes |
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Liam Foran | Melbourne Storm | 2009, with option | |
Jacob Lillyman | North Queensland Cowboys | 2010 | [4] |
Denan Kemp | Brisbane Broncos | 2010 | [5] |
Joel Moon | Brisbane Broncos | 2011 | [6] |
Stacey Jones | Retired | 2009 | |
Lewis Brown | Wests Tigers | 2009, with option | |
Jesse Royal | Newcastle Knights | 2010 | [7] |
Losses
[edit]Player | Club | Notes |
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Ruben Wiki | Retired | [8] |
Wairangi Koopu | Melbourne Storm | [9] |
Logan Swann | Retired | [9] |
Michael Crockett | Released | [8] |
Ryan Shortland | Released | [8] |
Grant Rovelli | North Queensland Cowboys | [10] |
Sonny Fai | presumed drowned | [11] |
Mid-Season Losses
[edit]Player | Club | Notes |
---|---|---|
Epalahame Lauaki | Hull | |
Michael Witt | Otago Rugby Union | |
Liam Foran | Newtown Jets | [12] |
Nathan Fien | St. George Illawarra Dragons | [13] |
Contract extensions
[edit]- Simon Mannering (until 2012)[14]
- Jerome Ropati (until 2012)[15][16]
- Lance Hohaia (until 2011, with option)[17]
- Patrick Ah Van (until 2011)[18]
- Aaron Heremaia (until 2011, with option)[18]
- Isaac John (until 2011, with option)[18]
- Ian Henderson (until 2011)[19]
- Ivan Cleary (until 2012)[20]
Sonny Fai
[edit]Warrior Sonny Fai went missing at around 7pm on 4 January 2009, after being caught in a rip current while trying to save some family who had got into difficulty at Te Henga (Bethells Beach), Auckland. His body is yet to be found.[21][22] The entire team attended his two memorial services, one in a Samoan Methodist Church and one held at Te Henga (Bethells Beach).[23]
The Warriors wore black armbands for their opening NRL match of the 2009 season, as well as jerseys embroidered with Fai's signature and official team number in honour of him.[24]
End of Season awards
[edit]- Lion Red Player of the Year: Micheal Luck[25][26]
- Canterbury of New Zealand Clubman of the Year: Sam Rapira
- Vodafone NRL Young Player of the Year: Russell Packer
- Vodafone One Tribe Supporters' Player of the Year: Kevin Locke
- Sonny Fai Medal: Elijah Taylor
Other Teams
[edit]In 2009 the Junior Warriors again competed in the Toyota Cup while senior players who were not required for the first team played with the Auckland Vulcans in the NSW Cup. The Auckland Vulcans were coached by Bernie Perenara and finished 11th out of eleven teams.
Daniel O'Regan was the Vulcan's player of the year, while Pita Godinet was the runner up and Sione Tongia was the rookie of the year.[27]
2009 Junior Warriors
[edit]Siuatonga Likiliki was named in the 2009 Toyota Cup team of the year.[28]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 879 | 417 | +462 | 43 |
2 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 758 | 461 | +297 | 42 |
3 | Melbourne Storm (P) | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 833 | 597 | +236 | 42 |
4 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 709 | 588 | +121 | 35 |
5 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 698 | 551 | +147 | 34 |
6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 776 | 568 | +208 | 31 |
7 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 725 | 612 | +113 | 31 |
8 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 706 | 685 | +21 | 28 |
9 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 668 | 683 | -15 | 28 |
10 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 596 | 756 | -160 | 23 |
11 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 649 | 867 | -218 | 23 |
12 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 604 | 698 | -94 | 20 |
13 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 573 | 755 | -182 | 20 |
14 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 542 | 738 | -196 | 20 |
15 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 443 | 736 | -293 | 16 |
16 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 391 | 838 | -447 | 12 |
Qualifying finals | Semifinals | Preliminary finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
1 | Manly | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | St. George Illawarra | 48 | 1W | St. George Illawarra | 12 | |||||||||||||
4W | Canberra Raiders | 34 | Wests Tigers | 36 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Melbourne Storm | 54 | 2L | Wests Tigers | 42 | |||||||||||||
Wests Tigers | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Wests Tigers | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
Melbourne Storm | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Brisbane Broncos | 46 | 2W | Melbourne Storm | 40 | |||||||||||||
6 | South Sydney | 18 | 3W | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | Brisbane Broncos | 16 | |||||||||||
1L | doggies | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | NZ Warriors | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Canberra Raiders | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Kilgallon, Steve (10 April 2011). "Kiwi TV viewers go cold on rugby codes". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ Vodafone Warriors 2009 – new year, new team, new look Archived 2 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Warriors Official Site
- ^ Revised crowd number for Vodafone Warriors – Parramatta Eels NRL match Archived 2 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Warriors Official Site
- ^ "Warriors sign Origin backrower". Stuff.co.nz. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Vodafone Warriors Sign Brisbane Speedster Kemp for Two Years Archived 20 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, 28 May 2008
- ^ "Moon rises as sun sets on top Warriors picks". Stuff.co.nz. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Warriors sign prop Jesse Royal". Television New Zealand. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ a b c Brown, Michael (22 June 2008). "League: Warriors look to solve halves problem with Moon signing". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Swann and Koopu to leave Warriors". Stuff.co.nz. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Rovelli Heading Home to Link up with North Queensland for 2009 NRL season Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine @ Warriors Official Site, 3 December 2008
- ^ "NZ Warrior presumed drowned". Stuff.co.nz. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Donaldson, Michael (14 June 2009). "Sir 'Lance-lot' the Warriors' saviour". The Sunday Star-Times. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "NRL: Fien targets regular role with Dragons". The New Zealand Herald. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "League: Mannering re-signs with Warriors". The New Zealand Herald. 15 February 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Brown, Michael (29 March 2009). "NRL: Ropati extends contract to 2012". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Ropati to become 10-year Vodafone Warrior Archived 3 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Warriors Official Site, 29 March 2009
- ^ Brown, Michael (12 April 2009). "NRL: Lance spearheads signings". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ a b c Warriors re-sign three players Archived 14 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine AAP, 10 May 2009
- ^ Henderson re-signs with Warriors Archived 17 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine AAP, 14 May 2009
- ^ Warriors show faith in coach Cleary Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine NRL.com, 4 June 2009
- ^ Warriors join search for talented prospect, missing after being caught in rip[permanent dead link] Glenn Jackson | 6 January 2009
- ^ Team-Mates and Club Officials help in search for Sonny Fai[permanent dead link] Warriors Official Site 5 January 2009
- ^ Remembering Sonny at Bethells Beach Archived 27 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine Warriors Official Site
- ^ "Steve Price to play 300th NRL match". NRL.com. 10 March 2009. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
- ^ "NRL: Luck earns top award". The New Zealand Herald. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Tackling machine Luck wins premier award Archived 13 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine Warriors.co.nz, 11 September 2009
- ^ November 2009 Newsletter Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Auckland Rugby League
- ^ 2009 Toyota Cup Team of the Year Archived 4 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine NRL.com, 1 September 2009
External links
[edit]- Warriors official site
- Warriors 2009 season rugby league project