Jump to content

2018 New Zealand Warriors season

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Vanished user 1668438 (talk | contribs) at 11:08, 25 April 2018 (→‎Squad). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

2018 New Zealand Warriors season
Team information
CEOCameron George
CoachStephen Kearney
Assistant coachAndrew McFadden
Stacey Jones
Captain
StadiumMount Smart Stadium
← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 New Zealand Warriors season will be the 24th season in the club's history. Coached by Stephen Kearney and captained by Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, the Warriors will compete in the National Rugby League's 2018 Telstra Premiership.

Milestones

See also: List of New Zealand Warriors representatives

Jersey and sponsors

In 2018 the Warriors jerseys will again be made by Canterbury of New Zealand.

Fixtures

See also: List of New Zealand Warriors results

Pre-season training

Pre-season training began on 1 November, with the exception of 14 players involved in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.[1]

Pre-season matches

The Warriors and Melbourne will headline a two-day festival in Rotorua that includes a regional nines tournament.[2]

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Bericht
Saturday 17 February Trial 1 Melbourne Storm Rotorua International Stadium , Rotorua Win 20-14 Kata, Fusitu’a, Sao, Soosemea Lino (2) 5,123 [3]

Regular season

Home matches will be played at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland.[4] The Warriors will also play an away game at AMI Stadium in Christchurch.

The Warriors will open their season on in Perth against the South Sydney Rabbitohs on 10 March as part of a double header at Perth Stadium. Mount Smart Stadium will host a double header on 7 April where the Warriors will play the North Queensland Cowboys and the Wests Tigers will play the Melbourne Storm.[5]

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Bericht
10 March Round 1 South Sydney Rabbitohs Perth Stadium, Perth
(doubleheader)		 Win 32 – 20 Fusitu'a (2), Papali'i, Lisone, Maumalo, Kata Johnson (4/7) 38,842 [6] [7]
17 March Round 2 Gold Coast Titans Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Win 20 – 8 Fusitu'a (2), Tuivasa-Sheck, Kata Johnson (2/4) 14,132[8] [9]
24 March Round 3 Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium, Canberra Win 20 – 19 Hiku, Harris, Luke Johnson (3/3, 2 FGs) 11,963[10] [11]
31 March Round 4 Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium, Sydney Win 30 – 6 Lino, Pulu, Kata, Fusitu'a Lino (7/7) 14,493[12] [13]
7 April Round 5 North Queensland Cowboys Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
(doubleheader)		 Win 22 – 12 Fusitu'a (2), Maumalo Johnson (5/5) 25,600[14] [15]
14 April Round 6 Brisbane Broncos Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Loss 18 – 27 Fusitu'a, Green, Johnson Johnson (3/4) 16,636[16] [17]
20 April Round 7 St. George Illawarra Dragons Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Win 20 – 12 Lino, Gelling, Luke, Papali'i Lino (2/4) 18,295[18] [19]
25 April Round 8 Melbourne Storm AAMI Park, Melbourne Loss 10 – 50 Fusitu'a (2) Lino (1/2) [20]
5 May Round 9 Wests Tigers Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
12 May Round 10 Sydney Roosters Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
18 May Round 11 Parramatta Eels ANZ Stadium, Sydney
26 May Round 12 South Sydney Rabbitohs Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
Round 13 Bye
9 June Round 14 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles AMI Stadium, Christchurch
15 June Round 15 North Queensland Cowboys 1300SMILES Stadium, Townsville
29 June Round 16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
6 July Round 17 Penrith Panthers Panthers Stadium, Penrith
15 July Round 18 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
22 July Round 19 Melbourne Storm Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
29 July Round 20 Gold Coast Titans Cbus Super Stadium, Robina
4 August Round 21 St. George Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium, Wollongong
10 August Round 22 Newcastle Knights Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
19 August Round 23 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium, Sydney
24 August Round 24 Penrith Panthers Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
31 August Round 25 Canberra Raiders Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland

Ladder

2018 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters 24 16 0 8 1 542 361 +181 34
2 Melbourne Storm 24 16 0 8 1 536 363 +173 34
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 16 0 8 1 582 437 +145 34
4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 16 0 8 1 519 423 +96 34
5 Penrith Panthers 24 15 0 9 1 517 461 +56 32
6 Brisbane Broncos 24 15 0 9 1 556 500 +56 32
7 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 15 0 9 1 519 472 +47 32
8 New Zealand Warriors 24 15 0 9 1 472 447 +25 32
9 Wests Tigers 24 12 0 12 1 377 460 −83 26
10 Canberra Raiders 24 10 0 14 1 563 540 +23 22
11 Newcastle Knights 24 9 0 15 1 414 607 −193 20
12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 8 0 16 1 428 474 −46 18
13 North Queensland Cowboys 24 8 0 16 1 449 521 −72 18
14 Gold Coast Titans 24 8 0 16 1 472 582 −110 18
15 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 7 0 17 1 500 622 −122 16
16 Parramatta Eels 24 6 0 18 1 374 550 −176 14

Squad

See also: List of New Zealand Warriors players
No. Name Position Warriors Debut App T G FG Pts
125 Simon Mannering SR 26 June 2005 4 0 0 0 0
168 Shaun Johnson HB 4 June 2011 5 1 17 2 40
189 David Fusitua WG 15 March 2014 8 10 0 0 40
191 Agnatius Paasi PR 19 July 2014 6 0 0 0 0
193 Solomone Kata CE 7 March 2015 6 3 0 0 12
196 Sam Lisone PR 7 March 2015 7 1 0 0 4
197 Albert Vete PR 7 March 2015 2 0 0 0 0
201 Ken Maumalo WG 16 May 2015 8 2 0 0 8
202 Mason Lino HB 24 August 2015 3 2 10 0 28
203 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck FB 5 March 2016 8 1 0 0 4
204 Blake Ayshford CE 5 March 2016 0 0 0 0 0
206 Issac Luke HK 5 March 2016 8 2 0 0 8
207 Nathaniel Roache HK 5 March 2016 0 0 0 0 0
208 James Gavet PR 5 March 2016 3 0 0 0 0
209 Jazz Tevaga HK 20 March 2016 6 0 0 0 0
210 Ligi Sao LK 16 April 2016 4 0 0 0 0
213 Bunty Afoa PR 2 July 2016 8 0 0 0 0
215 Isaiah Papalii PR 5 March 2017 5 2 0 0 8
218 Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad WG 30 April 2017 0 0 0 0 0
219 Chris Satae PR 22 July 2017 1 0 0 0 0
220 James Bell SR 28 July 2017 0 0 0 0 0
221 Peta Hiku UB 10 March 2018 8 1 0 0 4
222 Blake Green FE 10 March 2018 8 1 0 0 4
223 Adam Blair PR 10 March 2018 8 0 0 0 0
224 Tohu Harris SR 10 March 2018 7 1 0 0 4
225 Sam Cook HK 10 March 2018 2 0 0 0 0
226 Leivaha Pulu SR 10 March 2018 6 1 0 0 4
227 Anthony Gelling CE 30 March 2018 5 1 0 0 4
228 Joseph Vuna SR 25 April 2018 1 0 0 0 0
Gerard Beale UB 0 0 0 0 0
Matiu Love-Henry SR 0 0 0 0 0
Zac Santo UB 0 0 0 0 0
Manaia Cherrington HK 0 0 0 0 0
Hayze Perham FB 0 0 0 0 0
Karl Lawton UB 0 0 0 0 0
King Vuniyawa SR 0 0 0 0 0
Patrick Sipley PR 0 0 0 0 0
Chanel Harris-Tavita HB 0 0 0 0 0
Junior Pauga CE 0 0 0 0 0
Lewis Soosemea WG 0 0 0 0 0

Staff

Transfers

References

  1. ^ http://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2017/11/01/preseason_slog_rolls.html
  2. ^ http://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2017/11/07/vodafone_warriors_br..html
  3. ^ "Vodafone Warriors solid in Rotorua trial". 17 February 2018 – via warriors.kiwi.
  4. ^ Media, NRL Digital. "[2018 NRL draw] Full schedule out".
  5. ^ "Warriors to host an NRL doubleheader featuring Storm and Cowboys". Stuff.
  6. ^ "NRL: Rabbitohs v Warriors | Bulldogs v Storm". Austadiums. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  7. ^ Dan Walsh (10 March 2018). "Warriors rout rusty Rabbitohs in Perth". Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  8. ^ "NRL: Warriors v Titans". Austadiums. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  9. ^ Jackson Thomas (17 March 2018). "Warriors outclass Titans for back-to-back wins". Archived from the original on 17 March 2018.
  10. ^ "NRL: Raiders v Warriors". Austadiums. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  11. ^ Scott Hazlewood (24 March 2018). "Warriors score last-gasp win over Raiders". Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  12. ^ "NRL: Roosters v Warriors". Austadiums. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  13. ^ Dan Walsh (31 March 2018). "No Johnson, no worries as Warriors stun Roosters". Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  14. ^ "NRL: Tigers v Storm | Warriors v Cowboys". Austadiums. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  15. ^ Andrew Prentice (7 April 2018). "Warriors down Cowboys to continue dream start". Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  16. ^ "NRL: Warriors v Broncos". Austadiums. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  17. ^ Jackson Thomas (14 April 2018). "Injury-hit Broncos bounce back to beat Warriors". Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  18. ^ "NRL: Warriors v Dragons". Austadiums. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  19. ^ Jackson Thomas (20 April 2018). "Warriors inflict first defeat on Dragons". Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  20. ^ Andrew Marmont (25 April 2018). "First half blitz sets up Melbourne Storm win over New Zealand Warriors". Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  21. ^ Skip, David (24 August 2017). "League: New Warriors CEO Cameron George out to fix Warriors' issues". Retrieved 6 October 2017 – via www.nzherald.co.nz.
  22. ^ Changes to football department warriors.kiwi, 27 September 2015
  23. ^ a b c "Kearney new Vodafone Warriors head coach". warriors.kiwi. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  24. ^ "Stephen Kearney backs David Kidwell to take over Kiwis coaching duties". tvnz. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  25. ^ "Warriors seek 'hard edge' after signing strength and conditioning guru Alex Corvo". Stuff.
  26. ^ @dskipwithNZH, David Skipwith Sports writer david skipwith@nzherald co nz (8 September 2017). "NRL: Warriors sign Broncos and former Storm high-performance guru Alex Corvo" – via www.nzherald.co.nz.
  27. ^ a b c Media, NRL Digital. "Vodafone Warriors boost coaching staff".
  28. ^ "Warriors sign Zac Santo, allowing Tuimoala Lolohea to go". Stuff.
  29. ^ a b "Warriors sign Manaia Cherrington as Erin Clark leaves". Stuff.
  30. ^ Pengilly, Adam (4 October 2017). "Brisbane Broncos prop Adam Blair signs three-year deal with New Zealand Warriors". Retrieved 6 October 2017 – via The Sydney Morning Herald.
  31. ^ @mikeburgess99, Michael Burgess Football and rugby league writer for the Herald on Sunday michael burgess@nzherald co nz (12 September 2017). "NRL: Peta Hiku joins the Warriors". Retrieved 6 October 2017 – via www.nzherald.co.nz.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  32. ^ https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/warriors/tohu-harris-signs-monster-deal-with-warriors-five-burning-questions
  33. ^ "Gold Coast forward Leivaha Pulu to join Warriors as James Gavet re-signs". Stuff. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  34. ^ "New Zealand Warriors confirm Gerard Beale signing". 9 August 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017 – via www.newshub.co.nz.
  35. ^ "Warriors sign second-rower Matiu Love-Henry from Broncos". 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017 – via www.stuff.co.nz.
  36. ^ "Warriors confirm signing of Gold Coast Titans forward Agnatius Paasi". Stuff.
  37. ^ Media, NRL Digital. "[Signing] Paasi rejoins Vodafone Warriors".
  38. ^ "[Signing] Green secured until 2020". Vodafone Warriors.
  39. ^ Media, NRL Digital. "[Signing] Green secured until 2020".
  40. ^ "Vodafone Warriors sign ex-Wigan centre Gelling". Vodafone Warriors.
  41. ^ Media, NRL Digital. "Vodafone Warriors sign ex-Wigan centre Gelling".
  42. ^ "Warriors sign Gold Coast Titans utility Karl Lawton for two years". 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018 – via www.stuff.co.nz.
  43. ^ Media, NRL Digital. "Vodafone Warriors grant Lolohea release".
  44. ^ "Tuimoala Lolohea signs for West Tigers until end of 2019 season". 29 May 2017 – via www.newshub.co.nz.
  45. ^ "Warriors confirm Manu Vatuvei's Salford move". Stuff.
  46. ^ https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/bulldogs/matthew-johns-analyses-kieran-forans-arrival-at-canterbury-bulldogs
  47. ^ "Hull FC sign NRL duo for 2018 – Zero Tackle". 1 August 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  48. ^ Media, NRL Digital. "Ben Matulino to join Wests Tigers".
  49. ^ "Warriors prop Charlie Gubb set for Canberra move". Stuff. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  50. ^ "Unwanted Warrior Ryan Hoffman keen to play on in 2018". Stuff. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  51. ^ "Subscribe - heraldsun". www.heraldsun.com.au.
  52. ^ Media, NRL Digital. "Manly release Nate Myles and sign Warriors Young Gun". Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  53. ^ "League: Warriors reserve grade side go down to Wyong in ISP grand final qualifier". 17 September 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017 – via www.nzherald.co.nz.
  54. ^ "Knights sign Jacob Lillyman". Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  55. ^ "Fit Simon Mannering raring to go for Rugby League World Cup". Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  56. ^ "Bodene Thompson trades Warriors for Leigh Centurions". Stuff.
  57. ^ "Raiders confirm signing of former Warrior Ata Hingano". Stuff.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018_New_Zealand_Warriors_season&oldid=838173593"