2018 New Zealand Warriors season

2018 New Zealand Warriors season
NRL Rank 8th
2018 record Wins: 15; Draws: 0; Losses: 9
Points scored For: 472; Against: 447
Team information
CEO Cameron George
Coach Stephen Kearney
Assistant coach Andrew McFadden
Stacey Jones
Captain
Stadium Mount Smart Stadium
Avg. Attend. 16,830
High. Attend. 25,600 (vs. North Queensland Cowboys, round 5)
Top scorers
Tries David Fusitu'a (22)
Goals Shaun Johnson (33)
Points Shaun Johnson (82)
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The 2018 New Zealand Warriors season was the 24th season in the club's history. Coached by Stephen Kearney and captained by Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, the Warriors completed the National Rugby League's 2018 Telstra Premiership regular season in the number eight position, qualifying for the finals.[1] They were defeated in the 1st Elimination Final by Penrith and did not progress further.[2]

Milestones

Jersey and sponsors

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

Fixtures

Pre-season training

Pre-season training began on 1 November, with the exception of 14 players involved in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.[3]

Pre-season matches

The Warriors and Melbourne will headline a two-day festival in Rotorua that includes a regional nines tournament.[4]

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
Saturday 17 FebruaryTrial 1Melbourne StormRotorua International Stadium , RotoruaWin20-14Kata, Fusitu’a, Sao, SoosemeaLino (2)5,123[5]

Regular season

Home matches will be played at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland.[6] 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.[7]

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
10 MarchRound 1South Sydney RabbitohsPerth Stadium, Perth
(doubleheader)		Win32 – 20Fusitu'a (2), Papali'i, Lisone, Maumalo, KataJohnson (4/7)38,842 [8][9]
17 MarchRound 2Gold Coast TitansMount Smart Stadium, AucklandWin20 – 8Fusitu'a (2), Tuivasa-Sheck, KataJohnson (2/4)14,132[10][11]
24 MarchRound 3Canberra RaidersGIO Stadium, CanberraWin20 – 19Hiku, Harris, LukeJohnson (3/3, 2 FGs)11,963[12][13]
31 MarchRound 4Sydney RoostersAllianz Stadium, SydneyWin30 – 6Lino, Pulu, Kata, Fusitu'aLino (7/7)14,493[14][15]
7 AprilRound 5North Queensland CowboysMount Smart Stadium, Auckland
(doubleheader)		Win22 – 12Fusitu'a (2), MaumaloJohnson (5/5)25,600[16][17]
14 AprilRound 6Brisbane BroncosMount Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss18 – 27Fusitu'a, Green, JohnsonJohnson (3/4)16,636[18][19]
20 AprilRound 7St. George Illawarra DragonsMount Smart Stadium, AucklandWin20 – 12Lino, Gelling, Luke, Papali'iLino (2/4)18,295[20][21]
25 AprilRound 8Melbourne StormAAMI Park, MelbourneLoss10 – 50Fusitu'a (2)Lino (1/2)25,731[22][23]
5 MayRound 9Wests TigersMount Smart Stadium, AucklandWin26 – 4Lawton (2), Fusitu'a, Maumalo, JohnsonJohnson (3/6)16,727[24][25]
12 MayRound 10Sydney RoostersMount Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss0 – 3214,095[26][27]
18 MayRound 11Parramatta EelsANZ Stadium, SydneyWin24 – 14Fusitu'a, Hiku, Tevaga, LukeLino (4/5)9,467[28][29]
26 MayRound 12South Sydney RabbitohsMount Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss10 – 30Paasi, KataLuke (1/2)15,958[30][31]
Round 13Bye
9 JuneRound 14Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesAMI Stadium, ChristchurchWin34 – 14Fusitu'a (3), Papali'i, Harris, JohnsonJohnson (5/6)17,357[32]
15 JuneRound 15North Queensland Cowboys1300SMILES Stadium, TownsvilleWin23 – 16Maumalo, Tuivasa-Sheck, KataJohnson (6/6)11,062[33]
29 JuneRound 16Cronulla-Sutherland SharksMount Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss15 – 18Kata, GellingJohnson (4/4)14,195[34]
6 JulyRound 17Penrith PanthersPanthers Stadium, PenrithLoss4 – 34MaumaloJohnson (0/1)10,255[35]
15 JulyRound 18Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium, BrisbaneWin26 – 6 Kata (2), Beale, Luke, Paasi Johnson (3/5) 37,493 [36]
22 JulyRound 19Melbourne StormMount Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss 6 – 12 Beale Johnson (1/1) 17,695[37]
29 JulyRound 20Gold Coast TitansCbus Super Stadium, RobinaLoss 12 – 36 Johnson, LawntonJohnson (2/2) 15,159 [38]
4 AugustRound 21St. George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium, WollongongWin18 – 12 Kata (2), Luke Johnson (3/4) 13,924 [39]
10 AugustRound 22Newcastle KnightsMount Smart Stadium, AucklandWin 20 – 4 Blair, Fusitu'a, Green Johnson (4/4) 14,395 [40]
19 AugustRound 23Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsANZ Stadium, SydneyLoss26 – 27 Fusitu'a (2), Beale, Hiku, Tuivasa-Sheck Johnson (3/5) 9,688 [41]
24 AugustRound 24Penrith PanthersMount Smart Stadium, AucklandWin36 – 16 Fusitu'a (3), Kata, Lino, Paasi Johnson (6/8) 17,195 [42]
31 AugustRound 25Canberra RaidersMount Smart Stadium, AucklandWin20 - 16

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters 2416081542361+18134
2 Melbourne Storm 2416081536363+17334
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2416081582437+14534
4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2416081519423+9634
5 Penrith Panthers 2415091517461+5632
6 Brisbane Broncos 2415091556500+5632
7 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2415091519472+4732
8 New Zealand Warriors 2415091472447+2532
9 Wests Tigers 24120121377460−8326
10 Canberra Raiders 24100141563540+2322
11 Newcastle Knights 2490151414607−19320
12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2480161428474−4618
13 North Queensland Cowboys 2480161449521−7218
14 Gold Coast Titans 2480161472582−11018
15 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 2470171500622−12216
16 Parramatta Eels 2460181374550−17614

Squad

No.NamePositionWarriors DebutAppTGFGPts
125Simon ManneringSR26 June 200580000
168Shaun JohnsonHB4 June 20116220250
189David FusituaWG15 March 201412120048
191Agnatius PaasiPR19 July 2014101004
193Solomone KataCE7 March 20151040016
196Sam LisonePR7 March 201591004
197Albert VetePR7 March 201520000
201Ken MaumaloWG16 May 20151230012
202Mason LinoHB24 August 20155214036
203Roger Tuivasa-SheckFB5 March 2016111004
204Blake AyshfordCE5 March 201600000
206Issac LukeHK5 March 20161131014
207Nathaniel RoacheHK5 March 201600000
208James GavetPR5 March 201670000
209Jazz TevagaHK20 March 201691004
210Ligi SaoLK16 April 201640000
213Bunty AfoaPR2 July 2016120000
215Isaiah PapaliiPR5 March 201782008
218Charnze Nicoll-KlokstadWG30 April 201700000
219Chris SataePR22 July 201730000
220James BellSR28 July 201700000
221Peta HikuUB10 March 2018122008
222Blake GreenFE10 March 2018121004
223Adam BlairPR10 March 2018120000
224Tohu HarrisSR10 March 2018111004
225Sam CookHK10 March 201820000
226Leivaha PuluSR10 March 201861004
227Anthony GellingCE30 March 201851004
228Joseph VunaSR25 April 201810000
229Karl LawtonUB5 May 201832008
230Gerard BealeUB18 May 201820000
Matiu Love-HenrySR00000
Zac SantoUB00000
Manaia CherringtonHK00000
Hayze PerhamFB00000
King VuniyawaSR00000
Patrick SipleyPR00000
Chanel Harris-TavitaHB00000
Junior PaugaCE00000
Lewis SoosemeaWG00000

Staff

Transfers

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