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]
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. |
The Warriors used Mt Smart Stadium as their home ground in 2009, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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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] |
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.
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 | New Zealand | HB | 23 April 1995 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
99 | Lance Hohaia | New Zealand | UB | 6 April 2002 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
102 | Evarn Tuimavave | New Zealand | PR | 1 September 2002 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
108 | Jerome Ropati | New Zealand | CE / FE | 31 August 2003 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
115 | Manu Vatuvei | New Zealand | WG | 23 May 2004 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
121 | Steve Price | Australia | PR | 13 March 2005 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
124 | Nathan Fien | New Zealand | HK | 13 March 2005 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
125 | Simon Mannering | New Zealand | CE | 26 June 2005 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
126 | Micheal Luck | Australia | SR | 12 March 2006 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
129 | Patrick Ah Van | New Zealand | WG | 9 April 2006 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
131 | Sam Rapira | New Zealand | PR | 20 May 2006 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
132 | Wade McKinnon | Australia | FB | 17 March 2007 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
136 | Aidan Kirk | Australia | FB / CE | 17 March 2008 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
137 | Brent Tate | Australia | 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 | New Zealand | PR | 4 May 2008 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
142 | Ben Matulino | New Zealand | SR | 14 June 2008 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
144 | Denan Kemp | Australia | WG | 14 March 2009 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 46 |
145 | Joel Moon | Australia | FE | 14 March 2009 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
146 | Jacob Lillyman | Australia | PR | 14 March 2009 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
147 | Leeson Ah Mau | New Zealand | PR | 14 March 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
148 | Jesse Royal | New Zealand | 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 | New Zealand | FE | 5 April 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
151 | Lewis Brown | New Zealand | HK | 3 May 2009 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
152 | Kevin Locke | New Zealand | FB | 31 May 2009 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
153 | Aaron Heremaia | New Zealand | HB | 31 May 2009 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
154 | Isaac John | New Zealand | FE | 19 July 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
155 | Siuatonga Likiliki | New Zealand | CE | 15 August 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | Previous Club | Length | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
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] |
Player | Club | Notes |
---|---|---|
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] |
Player | Club | Notes |
---|---|---|
Epalahame Lauaki | Hull | |
Michael Witt | Otago Rugby Union | |
Liam Foran | Newtown Jets | [12] |
Nathan Fien | St. George Illawarra Dragons | [13] |
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]
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]
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 | ||||||||||||||||