The 2017 New Zealand Warriors season was the 23rd season in
the club 's history. Coached by
Stephen Kearney and captained by
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck , the Warriors competed in the
National Rugby League 's
2017 Telstra Premiership . They also competed in the
2017 NRL Auckland Nines tournament.
Milestones
12 September 2016:
Stephen Kearney is appointed as head coach, with former coach
Andrew McFadden accepting a role as assistant coach.
[1]
[2]
14 December 2016:
Sam Lisone is named in the
World All Stars side to play in the
2017 All Stars match .
[3]
1 February:
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is announced as the new captain, with
Simon Mannering as vice-captain.
[4]
5 March – round one:
Isaiah Papalii made his NRL debut.
10 March – round two:
Erin Clark made his NRL debut.
Shaun Johnson scored a try and kicked two goals, surpassing
Stacey Jones ' 674 points as the highest point scorer for the Warriors.
[5]
26 March – round four:
Simon Mannering played his 262nd match for the Warriors, surpassing
Stacey Jones record for most appearances for the club.
[6]
2 April – round five:
Kieran Foran made his club debut and
Solomone Kata played in his 50th match for the club.
[7]
15 April – round seven:
Blake Ayshford played in his 150th NRL match.
[8]
30 April – round nine:
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad made his NRL debut.
[9] The Warriors NRL community ambassador, Georgia Hale, played for the
Kiwi Ferns .
[10]
5 May :
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck ,
Kieran Foran ,
Shaun Johnson ,
Issac Luke and
Simon Mannering represented
New Zealand in the
Anzac test .
[11]
Chanel Harris-Tavita ,
Erin Clark and
Isaiah Papali'i played for the
Junior Kiwis .
[12]
6 May : In the
Pacific tests :
Manu Vatuvei ,
Tuimoala Lolohea and
Mafoa'aeata Hingano represented
Tonga ,
[13]
Ken Maumalo represented
Samoa ,
[14] and
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad represented the
Cook Islands .
[15]
7 May :
Matt Allwood and
Toafofoa Sipley represented
NSW Residents .
[16]
13 May – round ten:
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck played in his 100th NRL match and Sam Lisone played in his 50th, all for the Warriors.
[17]
19 May – round eleven:
Ben Matulino played in his 200th NRL match, all for the Warriors.
[18]
30 May:
Jacob Lillyman played for
Queensland in game one of the
2017 State of Origin series .
10 June – round fourteen:
Ryan Hoffman played in his 300th NRL match.
[19]
22 July – round twenty:
Chris Satae made his NRL debut.
[20]
28 July – round twenty one:
James Bell made his NRL debut.
[21]
October–December: At the
2017 Rugby League World Cup :
Shaun Johnson ,
Simon Mannering and
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck represented New Zealand;
Bunty Afoa ,
Sam Lisone ,
Ken Maumalo and
Jazz Tevaga represented Samoa;
James Bell represented Scotland;
David Fusitu'a ,
Ata Hingano , and
Solomone Kata represented Tonga; and
Bureta Faraimo represented the United States.
[22]
[23]
Jersey and sponsors
Fixtures
Pre-season training
Pre-season training began on 1 November, with the exception of players involved in the
2016 Four Nations tournament .
[24]
[25]
Auckland Nines
The Warriors lost all three of their matches at the Nines.
The squad for the Nines was
Ryan Hoffman ,
Junior Pauga ,
Matt Allwood ,
Blake Ayshford ,
Ata Hingano ,
Sam Cook ,
Shaun Johnson ,
Ruben Wiki (c),
Mason Lino ,
Bunty Afoa ,
James Gavet ,
Tuimoala Lolohea ,
Jazz Tevaga ,
Ofahiki Ogden ,
Lewis Soosemea ,
Toafofoa Sipley ,
Isaiah Papalii , and
James Bell .
[26]
Solomone Kata was originally named, but withdrew due to a virus and was replaced by Cook.
[27]
Pre-season matches
The Warriors played two trial matches, against the
Melbourne Storm and the
Gold Coast Titans .
[32] The match against the Titans was in Palmerston North, it was the first time the Warriors played in Palmerston North since
1995 .
[33]
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Score
Tries
Goals
Attendance
Report
11 February
Trial 1
Melbourne Storm
Sunshine Coast Stadium ,
Sunshine Coast
Loss
18–30
Lolohea ,
Aofa ,
Tuivasa-Sheck
Lino (2),
Hingano
10,169
[34]
[35]
19 February
Trial 2
Gold Coast Titans
Central Energy Trust Arena ,
Palmerston North
Win
26–6
Papalii ,
Lolohea ,
Fusitu'a ,
Gavet ,
Mannering
Johnson (3)
[36]
[37]
Regular season
Home matches were played at
Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, with the exception of one game at
Waikato Stadium in Hamilton. The Warriors also played an away game at
Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.
[38]
[39]
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Score
Tries
Goals
Attendance
Report
5 March
Round 1
Newcastle Knights
Mt Smart Stadium ,
Auckland
Win
26–22
Fusitu'a (3),
Kata ,
Hoffman
Johnson (2),
Luke (1)
13,712
[40]
10 March
Round 2
Melbourne Storm
Mt Smart Stadium ,
Auckland
Loss
10–26
Lolohea ,
Johnson
Johnson (1)
9,811
[41]
17 March
Round 3
Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
Forsyth Barr Stadium ,
Dunedin
[42]
Loss
12–24
Thompson ,
Johnson
Johnson (2)
10,523
[43]
[44]
26 March
Round 4
St George Illawarra Dragons
UOW Jubilee Oval ,
Sydney
Loss
12–26
Luke ,
Maumalo
Johnson (2)
11,608
[45]
2 April
Round 5
Gold Coast Titans
Mt Smart Stadium ,
Auckland
Win
28–22
Johnson ,
Fusitua ,
Tuivasa-Sheck ,
Foran ,
Hoffman
Johnson (4)
10,263
[46]
[47]
9 April
Round 6
Parramatta Eels
Mt Smart Stadium ,
Auckland
Win
22–10
Thompson (2),
Mannering ,
Maumalo
Johnson (3)
13,526
[48]
15 April
Round 7
Canberra Raiders
GIO Stadium ,
Canberra
Loss
8–20
Hoffman
Johnson (2)
13,996
[49]
25 April
Round 8
Melbourne Storm
AAMI Park ,
Melbourne
Loss
14–20
Fusitua (2)
Johnson (3)
22,153
[50]
30 April
Round 9
Sydney Roosters
Mt Smart Stadium ,
Auckland
Win
14–13
Gavet ,
Fusitua
Johnson (3)
13,126
[51]
13 May
Round 10
Penrith Panthers
Pepper Stadium ,
Sydney
Loss
28–36
Nicoll-Klokstad (2),
Foran ,
Hoffman ,
Fusitua
Johnson (4)
11,588
[52]
19 May
Round 11
St George Illawarra Dragons
Waikato Stadium ,
Hamilton
Loss
14–30
Nicoll-Klokstad (2),
Matulino
Johnson (1)
11,108
[18]
27 May
Round 12
Brisbane Broncos
Mt Smart Stadium ,
Auckland
Win
28–10
Ayshford ,
Johnson ,
Tuivasa-Sheck ,
Maumalo ,
Gavet
Johnson (4)
13,826
[53]
2 June
Round 13
Parramatta Eels
ANZ Stadium ,
Sydney
Loss
24–32
Mannering ,
Maumalo ,
Hoffman ,
Tuivasa-Sheck
Johnson (4)
9,489
[54]
10 June
Round 14
Gold Coast Titans
Cbus Super Stadium ,
Gold Coast
Win
34–12
Ayshford (2),
Hoffman ,
Maumalo ,
Tuivasa-Sheck ,
Hingano
Luke (4),
Hoffman (1)
14,067
[55]
[56]
Round 15
Bye
23 June
Round 16
Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
Mt Smart Stadium ,
Auckland
Win
21–14
Maumalo ,
Ayshford ,
Tuivasa-Sheck
Johnson (4 & FG)
13,476
[57]
1 July
Round 17
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
nib Stadium ,
Perth
Loss
22–26
Nicoll-Klokstad (2),
Thompson ,
Tuivasa-Sheck
Johnson (3)
6,258
[58]
Round 18
Bye
14 July
Round 19
Penrith Panthers
Mt Smart Stadium ,
Auckland
Loss
22–34
Kata (2),
Mannering ,
Thompson
Johnson (2)
Luke (1)
13,076
[59]
22 July
Round 20
North Queensland Cowboys
1300SMILES Stadium ,
Townsville
Loss
12–24
Afoa ,
Mannering
Luke (2)
16,080
[60]
28 July
Round 21
Cronulla Sutherland Sharks
Mt Smart Stadium ,
Auckland
Loss
12–26
Kata ,
Thompson
Luke (2)
9,771
[61]
5 August
Round 22
Newcastle Knights
Hunter Stadium ,
Newcastle
Loss
10–26
Fusitua ,
Roache
Luke (1)
11,824
[62]
13 August
Round 23
Canberra Raiders
Mt Smart Stadium ,
Auckland
Loss
16–36
Fusitu'a ,
Tuivasa-Sheck ,
Papali'i
Lino (2)
10,182
[63]
18 August
Round 24
South Sydney Rabbitohs
ANZ Stadium ,
Sydney
Loss
18–36
Tuivasa-Sheck (2),
Mannering
Luke (3)
6,213
[64]
27 August
Round 25
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Mt Smart Stadium ,
Auckland
Loss
22–21 (
G.P. )
Fusitu'a (2),
Ayshford ,
Maumalo
Luke (1),
Johnson (1 & FG)
9,167
[65]
3 September
Round 26
Wests Tigers
Leichhardt Oval ,
Sydney
Loss
16–28
Kata ,
Tuivasa-Sheck ,
Nicoll-Klokstad
Luke (2)
10,231
[66]
Ladder
Squad
Staff
Head office staff
Managing Director: Jim Doyle
Media and communications manager: Richard Becht
Football operations manager: Dan Floyd
Team manager: Laurie Hale
[67]
Head of medical services: John Mayhew
Recruitment and development manager:
Tony Iro
[67]
Welfare and education manager:
Jerry Seuseu
Coaching staff
Transfers
Other teams
As in 2016, the Warriors entered a team into the
Intrust Super Premiership NSW and the Junior Warriors competed in the
Holden Cup .
Intrust Super Premiership NSW squad
The Warriors finished the season second and played the third placed Penrith Panthers in week one of the finals.
[87] After losing to eventual winners Penrith they defeated Newcastle 30–6 before losing to the
Wyong Roos in a preliminary final to end the season.
Bureta Faraimo ,
Mason Lino and
Toafofoa Sipley were named in the 2017 Intrust Super Premiership NSW Team of the Year.
[88]
Finals
Holden Cup squad
The Holden Cup team finished in last place, with only three wins during the season.
[89] This was the final year of the Holden Cup.
Awards
Captain
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck won the club's NRL player of the year award while
Simon Mannering won the people's choice award.
[90]
Mason Lino was the club's Intrust Super Premiership NSW player of the year while
Chanel Harris-Tavita was the NYC player of the year.
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad won the clubman of the year while
Sam Cook was the Intrust Super Premiership NSW team man of the year and
Kenese Kenese was the NYC clubman of the year.
Bunty Afoa won the NRL rookie of the year and
Tyler Slade was the NYC rookie of the year.
[91]
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