2009 New Zealand Warriors season
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.
Milestones
- 14 March - Round One: Steve Price played in his 300th National Rugby League game.
- 14 March - Round One: Four players made their debuts for the Warriors; Denan Kemp, Joel Moon, Jacob Lillyman & Leeson Ah Mau. Ah Mau also made his first grade debut.
- 22 March - Round Two: Two players made their debuts for the Warriors; Jesse Royal & Ukuma Ta'ai. Ta'ai also made his first grade debut.
- 5 April - Round Four: Game dedicated to the memory of Sonny Fai, the Warriors lose to the South Sydney Rabbitohs 22-16.
- 5 April - Round Four: Nathan Fien played in his 100th game for the Warriors.
- 5 April - Round Four: Daniel O'Regan made his first grade debut, becoming Warrior #150.
- 3 May - Round Eight: Lewis Brown made his first grade debut.
- 17 May - Round Ten: Jerome Ropati played in his 100th National Rugby League game and 100th game for the club.
- 31 May - Round Twelve: Two players made their first grade debuts; Kevin Locke and Aaron Heremaia.
- 19 July - Round Nineteen: Isaac John made his first grade debut.
- 31 July - Round Twenty One: Evarn Tuimavave played in his 100th National Rugby League game and 100th game for the club. It was also Tuimavave's first game of the season.
- 15 August - Round Twenty Three: Siuatonga Likiliki made his first grade debut.
- 5 September - Round Twenty Six: Simon Mannering played in his 100th National Rugby League game and 100th game for the club.
- 5 September - Round Twenty Six: Stacey Jones played in his last game for the club, the Warriors lost to the Melbourne Storm 30-0.
Jersey and Sponsors
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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.[1] 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.
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Fixtures
The Warriors used Mt Smart Stadium as their home ground in 2009, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.
Trial Matches
Date |
Round |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Score |
Tries |
Goals |
Attendance |
Report |
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] |
Regular Season
Date |
Round |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Score |
Tries |
Goals |
Attendance |
Report |
14 March |
Round 1 |
Parramatta Eels |
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
26 - 18 |
Hohaia (2), Moon, Packer |
Kemp (5) |
20,102[2] |
[4] |
22 March |
Round 2 |
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
Brookvale Oval, Sydney |
Win |
26 - 24 |
Tate (2), Vatuvei, Royal,
Ropati |
Kemp (3) |
16,307 |
[5] |
28 March |
Round 3 |
Brisbane Broncos |
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Loss |
10 - 26 |
Mannering, Ta'ai |
Kemp (1) |
24,350 |
[6] |
5 April |
Round 4 |
South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Loss |
16 - 22 |
Kirk, Luck, McKinnon |
Kemp (2) |
19,386 |
[7] |
12 April |
Round 5 |
Newcastle Knights |
EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
Loss |
22 - 24 |
McKinnon, Fien, Packer,
Ah Van |
Kemp (3) |
16,307 |
[8] |
19 April |
Round 6 |
Sydney Roosters |
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Win (G.P.) |
17 - 16 |
Jones, Ropati, Vatuvei |
Kemp (2), Jones (FG) |
16,309 |
[9] |
25 April |
Round 7 |
Melbourne Storm |
Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne |
Draw (G.P.) |
14 - 14 |
Vatuvei (2), Ah Van |
Kemp (1) |
15,200 |
[10] |
3 May |
Round 8 |
St George Illawarra Dragons |
WIN Stadium, Wollongong |
Loss |
11 - 12 |
Ah Van, Ropati |
Ah Van (1), Jones (FG) |
14,562 |
[11] |
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Round 9 |
Bye |
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17 May |
Round 10 |
North Queensland Cowboys |
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Loss |
12 - 34 |
Fien, Kemp |
Kemp (2) |
16,345 |
[12] |
24 May |
Round 11 |
Canberra Raiders |
Canberra Stadium, Canberra |
Loss |
12 - 38 |
Price, Mannering |
Kemp (2) |
8,383 |
[13] |
31 May |
Round 12 |
Wests Tigers |
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
14 - 0 |
Locke (2), McKinnon |
Locke (1) |
15,365 |
[14] |
7 June |
Round 13 |
Cronulla Sharks |
Toyota Stadium, Sydney |
Loss |
10 - 18 |
Vatuvei, Brown |
Locke (1) |
14,082 |
[15] |
13 June |
Round 14 |
Newcastle Knights |
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
13 - 0 |
Hohaia, Locke |
Locke (2), Hohaia (FG) |
14,255 |
[16] |
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Round 15 |
Bye |
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27 June |
Round 16 |
Gold Coast Titans |
Skilled Park, Robina |
Loss |
12 - 28 |
Hohaia, Brown |
Locke (2) |
20,031 |
[17] |
3 July |
Round 17 |
Brisbane Broncos |
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
Loss |
14 - 28 |
Price (2) |
Locke (3) |
32,456 |
[18] |
12 July |
Round 18 |
Bulldogs |
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Loss |
14 - 18 |
Vatuvei, Locke, Packer |
Locke (1) |
11,802 |
[19] |
19 July |
Round 19 |
Sydney Roosters |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Win |
30 - 24 |
Vatuvei (2), Ah Van,
Mannering, Jones |
Jones (3) |
8,021 |
[20] |
26 July |
Round 20 |
St George Illawarra Dragons |
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Loss |
4 - 29 |
Moon |
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13,507 |
[21] |
1 August |
Round 21 |
Penrith Panthers |
CUA Stadium, Sydney |
Draw (G.P.) |
32 - 32 |
Moon (4), Brown |
Locke (6) |
12,677 |
[22] |
9 August |
Round 22 |
Gold Coast Titans |
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Loss |
10 - 30 |
Vatuvei (2) |
Locke (1) |
10,205 |
[23] |
15 August |
Round 23 |
Parramatta Eels |
Parramatta Stadium, Sydney |
Loss |
4 - 40 |
Vatuvei |
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12,627 |
[24] |
23 August |
Round 24 |
Canberra Raiders |
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Won |
34 - 20 |
Hohaia (2), Heremaia,
Mannering, Ropati, Moon |
Locke (5) |
8,812 |
[25] |
30 August |
Round 25 |
Bulldogs |
ANZ Stadium, Sydney |
Loss |
20 - 40 |
Vatuvei (2), Rapira (2) |
Jones (2) |
41,835 |
[26] |
5 September |
Round 26 |
Melbourne Storm |
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Loss |
0 - 30 |
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14,734 |
[27] |
Ladder
* Bulldogs stripped of 2 competition points after an interchange breach in round 2
Squad
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 |
24 |
Jones, StaceyStacey Jones |
New Zealand |
HB |
23 April 1995 |
23 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
20 |
99 |
Hohaia, LanceLance Hohaia |
New Zealand |
UB |
6 April 2002 |
20 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
25 |
102 |
Tuimavave, EvarnEvarn Tuimavave |
New Zealand |
PR |
1 September 2002 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
108 |
Ropati, JeromeJerome Ropati |
New Zealand |
CE / FE |
31 August 2003 |
17 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
115 |
Vatuvei, ManuManu Vatuvei |
New Zealand |
WG |
23 May 2004 |
19 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
121 |
Price, SteveSteve Price |
Australia |
PR |
13 March 2005 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
124 |
Fien, NathanNathan Fien |
New Zealand |
HK |
13 March 2005 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
125 |
Mannering, SimonSimon Mannering |
New Zealand |
CE |
26 June 2005 |
23 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
126 |
Luck, MichealMicheal Luck |
Australia |
SR |
12 March 2006 |
23 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
129 |
Ah Van, PatrickPatrick Ah Van |
New Zealand |
WG |
9 April 2006 |
14 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
131 |
Rapira, SamSam Rapira |
New Zealand |
PR |
20 May 2006 |
23 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
132 |
McKinnon, WadeWade McKinnon |
Australia |
FB |
17 March 2007 |
21 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
136 |
Kirk, AidanAidan Kirk |
Australia |
FB / CE |
17 March 2008 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
137 |
Tate, BrentBrent Tate |
Australia |
CE |
17 March 2008 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
138 |
Henderson, IanIan Henderson |
Scotland |
HK |
23 March 2008 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
141 |
Packer, RussellRussell Packer |
New Zealand |
PR |
4 May 2008 |
21 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
142 |
Matulino, BenBen Matulino |
New Zealand |
SR |
14 June 2008 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
144 |
Kemp, DenanDenan Kemp |
Australia |
WG |
14 March 2009 |
10 |
1 |
21 |
0 |
46 |
145 |
Moon, JoelJoel Moon |
Australia |
FE |
14 March 2009 |
23 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
146 |
Lillyman, JacobJacob Lillyman |
Australia |
PR |
14 March 2009 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
147 |
Ah Mau, LeesonLeeson Ah Mau |
New Zealand |
PR |
14 March 2009 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
148 |
Royal, JesseJesse Royal |
New Zealand |
PR |
22 March 2009 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
149 |
Ta'ai, UkumaUkuma Ta'ai |
Tonga |
SR |
22 March 2009 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
150 |
O'Regan, DanielDaniel O'Regan |
New Zealand |
FE |
5 April 2009 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
151 |
Brown, LewisLewis Brown |
New Zealand |
HK |
3 May 2009 |
15 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
152 |
Locke, KevinKevin Locke |
New Zealand |
FB |
31 May 2009 |
12 |
4 |
22 |
0 |
60 |
153 |
Heremaia, AaronAaron Heremaia |
New Zealand |
HB |
31 May 2009 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
154 |
John, IsaacIsaac John |
New Zealand |
FE |
19 July 2009 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
155 |
Likiliki, SiuatongaSiuatonga Likiliki |
New Zealand |
CE |
15 August 2009 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Staff
- Chief Executive Officer: Wayne Scurrah
NRL Staff
- NRL Head Coach: Ivan Cleary
- NRL Assistant Coach: John Ackland
- NRL Head Trainer: Craig Walker
- NRL Assistant Trainer: Dayne Norton
- NRL Football Manager: Don Mann Jr
- NRL Physiotherapist: Jude Spiers
- Club Doctor: John Mayhew
NYC Staff
- NYC Head Coach: Tony Iro
- NYC Assistant Coach: Frank Harold
- NYC Team Manager: Dean Bell
Transfers
Gains
Losses
Mid-Season Losses
Contract Extensions
Sonny Fai
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.[20][21] The entire team attended his two memorial services, one in a Samoan Methodist Church and one held at Te Henga (Bethells Beach).[22]
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.[23]
End of Season awards
Other Teams
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.[26]
2009 Junior Warriors
Siuatonga Likiliki was named in the 2009 Toyota Cup team of the year.[27]
References
- ^ Vodafone Warriors 2009 - new year, new team, new look Warriors Official Site
- ^ Revised crowd number for Vodafone Warriors - Parramatta Eels NRL match Warriors Official Site
- ^ "Warriors sign Origin backrower". Stuff.co.nz. 19 June 2008. http://www.stuff.co.nz/4589626a10713.html?source=RSSLeague_20080619. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Vodafone Warriors Sign Brisbane Speedster Kemp for Two Years, 28 May 2008
- ^ "Moon rises as sun sets on top Warriors picks". Stuff.co.nz. 21 June 2008. http://www.stuff.co.nz/4592536a10713.html?source=RSSLeague_20080622. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "Warriors sign prop Jesse Royal". Television New Zealand. 16 February 2009. http://tvnz.co.nz/rugby-league-news/warriors-sign-prop-jesse-royal-2488766. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ a b c Brown, Michael (22 June 2008). "League: Warriors look to solve halves problem with Moon signing". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=10517650. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Swann and Koopu to leave Warriors". Stuff.co.nz. 18 June 2008. http://www.stuff.co.nz/4587470a10713.html?source=RSSLeague_20080618. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Rovelli Heading Home to Link up with North Queensland for 2009 NRL season @ Warriors Official Site, 3 December 2008
- ^ "NZ Warrior presumed drowned". Stuff.co.nz. 5 January 2009. http://www.stuff.co.nz/4809633a10713.html. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Donaldson, Michael (14 June 2009). "Sir 'Lance-lot' the Warriors' saviour". The Sunday Star-Times. http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/sport/rugby-league/2498831/Sir-Lance-lot-the-Warriors-saviour. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "NRL: Fien targets regular role with Dragons". The New Zealand Herald. 1 July 2009. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10581783&ref=rss. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "League: Mannering re-signs with Warriors". The New Zealand Herald. 15 February 2009. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10556875&ref=rss. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Brown, Michael (29 March 2009). "NRL: Ropati extends contract to 2012". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10564106&ref=rss. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Ropati to become 10-year Vodafone Warrior Warriors Official Site, 29 March 2009
- ^ Brown, Michael (12 April 2009). "NRL: Lance spearheads signings". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10566263&ref=rss. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ a b c Warriors re-sign three players AAP, 10 May 2009
- ^ Henderson re-signs with Warriors AAP, 14 May 2009
- ^ Warriors show faith in coach Cleary NRL.com, 4 Jun 2009
- ^ Warriors join search for talented prospect, missing after being caught in rip Glenn Jackson | 6 January 2009
- ^ Team-Mates and Club Officials help in search for Sonny Fai Warriors Official Site 5 January 2009
- ^ Remembering Sonny at Bethells Beach Warriors Official Site
- ^ "Steve Price to play 300th NRL match". NRL.com. 10 March 2009. http://www.nrl.com/News/Latest/tabid/10244/default.aspx?id=53951. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
- ^ "NRL: Luck earns top award". The New Zealand Herald. 11 September 2009. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10596542&ref=rss. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Tackling machine Luck wins premier award Warriors.co.nz, 11 September 2009
- ^ November 2009 Newsletter Auckland Rugby League
- ^ 2009 Toyota Cup Team of the Year NRL.com, 1 September 2009
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