2001 New Zealand Warriors season
The New Zealand Warriors 2001 season was the New Zealand Warriors 7th first-grade season, and their first under the new name. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League. The coach of the team was Daniel Anderson while Stacey Jones and Kevin Campion were the club's co-captains. The club made the final series for the first time, after finishing eighth in the regular season.
Milestones
- Round 6 - 24 March: The Warriors defeat Brisbane for the first time, 13-12.
- Round 19: Logan Swann played in his 100th match for the club.
- Round 25 - 27 August: The club reaches the play-offs for the first time when a 24-24 draw with Melbourne secures a finals berth.
The Sale
In November 2001 Tainui sold many of the clubs assets to businessman Eric Watson. This purchase included the clubs NRL license, the intellectual property rights and the training base but controversially did not include the player contracts.
The club was re-branded as the New Zealand Warriors, with new colours of black and grey - resembling the national sporting colours. Mick Watson was hired as CEO while little known coach Daniel Anderson was appointed head coach.
The Warriors had a new jersey in 2001, similar to old designs but with the new owners adding black to the design.
Fixtures
The Warriors used Ericsson Stadium as their home ground in 2001, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.
Pre Season trials
| Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Score |
Tries |
Goals |
Attendance |
Report |
| 3 February |
Canterbury Bulls |
Rugby League Park, Christchurch |
Win |
74-12 |
Toopi (2), Koopu (2), Myles (2), Jones (2), Beverley, Tookey, Seuseu, Fa'afili, Betham, Meli |
Jones (7), Myles (2) |
4,500 |
[1][2][3] |
Regular Season
| Date |
Round |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Score |
Tries |
Goals |
Attendance |
Report |
| 18 February |
Round 1 |
Canberra Raiders |
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Loss |
8-24 |
Fa'afili |
Cleary (2) |
11,134 |
[4] |
| 25 February |
Round 2 |
Northern Eagles |
Central Coast Stadium, Gosford |
Win |
24-16 |
Beverley, Guttenbeil, Jones, Meli |
Cleary (4) |
8,012 |
[5] |
| 4 March |
Round 3 |
Wests Tigers |
Campbelltown Sports Ground, Sydney |
Loss |
10-29 |
Koopu, Meli |
Cleary (1) |
8,899 |
[6] |
| 9 March |
Round 4 |
St. George Illawarra Dragons |
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
34-8 |
Betham, Campion, Cleary, Tony, Toopi |
Cleary (7) |
8,730 |
[7] |
| 18 March |
Round 5 |
Parramatta Eels |
Parramatta Stadium, Sydney |
Loss |
24-30 |
Betham, Meli, Morgan, Swann |
Cleary (3), Jones (1) |
12,141 |
[8] |
| 24 March |
Round 6 |
Brisbane Broncos |
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
13-12 |
Fa'afili, Swann |
Jones (2 & FG) |
13,921 |
[9] |
| 31 March |
Round 7 |
Newcastle Knights |
EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
Loss |
24-45 |
Toopi (2), Fa'afili, Meli, Wood |
Cleary (2) |
15,894 |
[10] |
| 7 April |
Round 8 |
Canterbury Bulldogs |
Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
Draw |
24-24 |
Fa'afili, Meli, Justin Murphy, Toopi |
Jones (4) |
27,724 |
[11] |
| 16 April |
Round 9 |
Penrith Panthers |
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
52-8 |
Meli (2), Murphy (2), Swann (2), Toopi (2), Richard Blackmore, Fa'afili |
Cleary (6) |
16,876 |
[12] |
| 21 April |
Round 10 |
Cronulla Sharks |
Toyota Park, Sydney |
Loss |
16-26 |
Lauiti'iti, Swann, Villasanti |
Cleary (2) |
9,011 |
[13] |
| 29 April |
Round 11 |
Sydney Roosters |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Win |
42-30 |
Seuseu (2), Fa'afili, Jones, Meli, Tony, Toopi |
Cleary (7) |
9,857 |
[14] |
| 12 May |
Round 12 |
Melbourne Storm |
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Loss |
20-40 |
Tony (2), Betham |
Cleary (4) |
15,167 |
[15] |
| 20 May |
Round 13 |
North Queensland Cowboys |
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville |
Loss |
18-35 |
Blackmore, Fa'afili, Swann |
Cleary (3) |
10,819 |
[16] |
| 26 May |
Round 14 |
Canberra Raiders |
Manuka Oval, Canberra |
Win |
22-10 |
Death, Jones, Swann, Tony |
Cleary (3) |
7,112 |
[17] |
| 1 June |
Round 15 |
Northern Eagles |
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Loss |
30-34 |
Betham, Campion, Cleary, Death, Fa'afili, Toopi |
Cleary (5) |
12,282 |
[18] |
| 16 June |
Round 16 |
Wests Tigers |
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Loss |
16-21 |
Fa'afili (2), Jones |
Cleary (2) |
8,333 |
[19] |
| 24 June |
Round 17 |
St. George Illawarra Dragons |
WIN Stadium, Wollongong |
Loss |
18-38 |
Guttenbeil, Jones, Tony |
Cleary (3) |
9,013 |
[20] |
| 7 July |
Round 18 |
Parramatta Eels |
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
29-18 |
Cleary, Hape, Jones, Paleaaesina |
Cleary (6 & FG) |
10,554 |
[21] |
| 15 July |
Round 19 |
Brisbane Broncos |
Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast |
Loss |
12-48 |
Fa'afili, Tookey |
Cleary (2) |
15,813 |
[22] |
| 22 July |
Round 20 |
Newcastle Knights |
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Loss |
30-37 |
Tony (2), Meli, Paleaaesina, Toopi |
Jones (3), Cleary (2) |
8,188 |
[23] |
| 28 July |
Round 21 |
Canterbury Bulldogs |
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
34-8 |
Betham, Murphy, Jones, Fa'afili, Swann, Tookey |
Jones (5) |
10,391 |
[24] |
| 5 August |
Round 22 |
Penrith Panthers |
CUA Stadium, Sydney |
Win |
48-32 |
Jones (2), Meli (2), Fa'afili, Lauiti'iti, Swann, Toopi |
Cleary (8) |
8,234 |
[25] |
| 11 August |
Round 23 |
Cronulla Sharks |
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
30-0 |
Koopu, Myles, Swann, Toopi, Villasanti |
Cleary (5) |
10,131 |
[26] |
| 18 August |
Round 24 |
Sydney Roosters |
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
14-8 |
Hape, Jones |
Jones (2), Cleary (1) |
15,665 |
[27] |
| 27 August |
Round 25 |
Melbourne Storm |
Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
Draw |
24-24 |
Hape (2), Fa'afili, Myles |
Jones (4) |
13,298 |
[28] |
| 2 September |
Round 26 |
North Queensland Cowboys |
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Loss |
18-30 |
Koopu, Lauiti'iti, Tony |
Jones (3) |
24,568 |
[29] |
Final Series
Ladder
Squad
Twenty Seven players were used by the Warriors in 2001, including three players who made their first grade debuts.
| No. |
Name |
Nationality |
Position |
Warriors Debut |
App |
T |
G |
FG |
Pts |
| 24 |
Jones, StaceyStacey Jones |
NZL ! |
HB |
23 April 1995 |
26 |
10 |
24 |
1 |
89 |
| 26 |
Blackmore, RichieRichie Blackmore |
NZL ! |
CE |
14 May 1995 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| 33 |
Guttenbeil, AwenAwen Guttenbeil |
NZL ! / |
SR |
14 April 1996 |
26 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| 42 |
Swann, LoganLogan Swann |
NZL ! |
SR |
1 March 1997 |
22 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
| 50 |
Seu Seu, JerryJerry Seu Seu |
NZL ! / |
PR |
16 August 1997 |
23 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| 55 |
Lauitiiti, AliAli Lauitiiti |
NZL ! / |
SR |
19 April 1998 |
26 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| 59 |
Death, JasonJason Death |
AUS ! |
HK / LK |
8 March 1999 |
21 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| 61 |
Betham, MontyMonty Betham |
NZL ! / |
HK / LK |
8 March 1999 |
24 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
| 62 |
Beverley, CliffCliff Beverley |
NZL ! |
FE |
21 March 1999 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| 64 |
Koopu, WairangiWairangi Koopu |
NZL ! |
CE / SR |
9 April 1999 |
18 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
| 65 |
Meli, FrancisFrancis Meli |
NZL ! / |
WG |
2 May 1999 |
25 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
| 66 |
Toopi, ClintonClinton Toopi |
NZL ! |
CE |
2 May 1999 |
24 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
| 73 |
Cleary, IvanIvan Cleary |
AUS ! |
FB / CE |
6 February 2000 |
22 |
3 |
80 |
1 |
173 |
| 76 |
Tookey, MarkMark Tookey |
AUS ! |
PR |
6 February 2000 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| 77 |
Myles, DavidDavid Myles |
AUS ! |
CE |
14 February 2000 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| 80 |
Hape, ShontayneShontayne Hape |
NZL ! |
CE |
18 March 2000 |
14 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
| 81 |
Fa'afili, HenryHenry Fa'afili |
NZL ! / |
WG |
26 March 2000 |
27 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
56 |
| 84 |
Smith, JonathanJonathan Smith |
NZL ! |
SR |
24 June 2000 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 86 |
Campion, KevinKevin Campion |
AUS ! / |
LK |
18 February 2001 |
23 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| 87 |
Villasanti, RichardRichard Villasanti |
AUS ! / |
PR |
18 February 2001 |
21 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| 88 |
Morgan, JustinJustin Morgan |
WAL ! |
PR |
25 February 2001 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| 89 |
Temu, JasonJason Temu |
COK ! |
PR |
4 March 2001 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 90 |
Tony, MotuMotu Tony |
NZL ! / |
UH |
9 March 2001 |
19 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
| 91 |
Wood, NathanNathan Wood |
AUS ! |
HK / HB |
24 March 2001 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| 92 |
Murphy, JustinJustin Murphy |
FRA ! |
WG |
7 April 2001 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
| 93 |
Paleaaesina, IafetaIafeta Paleaaesina |
NZL ! / |
PR |
1 June 2001 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| 94 |
Seu Seu, AnthonyAnthony Seu Seu |
NZL ! |
PR |
15 July 2001 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Staff
Coaching Staff
Transfers
Gains
Losses
| Player |
Club |
Notes |
| Bell, JasonJason Bell |
Retired |
|
| Mulhall, DavidDavid Mulhall |
Wests Tigers |
|
| Perenara, HenryHenry Perenara |
Melbourne Storm |
|
| Whatuira, PaulPaul Whatuira |
Melbourne Storm |
|
| Lythe, BenBen Lythe |
Mt Albert Lions |
|
| Spence, MatthewMatthew Spence |
Retired |
|
| Coxon, ScottScott Coxon |
Newcastle Knights |
|
| Mears, RobbieRobbie Mears |
Leeds Rhinos |
|
| Simon, JohnJohn Simon |
Wests Tigers |
|
| Liava'a, TaliteTalite Liava'a |
Perpignan |
|
| Pethybridge, ScottScott Pethybridge |
Northern Eagles |
|
| Galuvao, JoeJoe Galuvao |
Penrith Panthers |
|
| Manuel, OdellOdell Manuel |
Canberra Raiders |
|
| Hermansson, TerryTerry Hermansson |
Retired |
|
| Oudenryn, LeeLee Oudenryn |
North Queensland Cowboys |
|
| Vagana, NigelNigel Vagana |
Canterbury Bulldogs |
|
| Tuimavave, TonyTony Tuimavave |
Retired |
|
| Vagana, JoeJoe Vagana |
Bradford Bulls |
|
Other Teams
Players not required by the Warriors each week were released to play in the 2001 Bartercard Cup. This included Anthony Seuseu, Iafeta Paleaaesina, Cliff Beverley, Shontayne Hape, Jason Temu, Motu Tony, Jonathan Smith, Justin Murphy, Mark Tookey and Kevin Campion who all played in the Bartercard Cup and the National Rugby League in 2001.
Awards
Jerry Seuseu won the clubs Player of the Year award.[1]
References
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