2005 New Zealand Warriors season
The 2005 New Zealand Warriors season was the 11th in the club's history. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League. The coach of the team was Tony Kemp while Steve Price was the club captain.
Milestones
- Round 4: Clinton Toopi played in his 100th match for the club.
- 9 April - Round 5: Francis Meli plays in his 100th first grade match for the club.[1]
- Round 9: Wairangi Koopu played in his 100th match for the club.
- 13 August - Round 23: Monty Betham plays in his 100th first grade match for the club.
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The Warriors again made no changes to their jersey design for the 2005 season. During Round Two a replica 1995 jersey was worn against the Brisbane Broncos to mark the 10th season of the Warriors.
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Fixtures
The Warriors used Ericsson Stadium as their home ground in 2005, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.
Pre-Season
The Warriors played a match against the NZRL's Presidents selection at North Harbour Stadium on 27 February. The President's selection was coached by John Ackland and Tawera Nikau and included: Toshio Laiseni, Cooper Vuna, Simon Mannering, Joshua Davis, Rowan Baxter, Daniel Vasau, Bernard Perenara, George Tuakura, Ben Lythe, Phil Shead, Odell Manuel, Chris Newton, Wayne McDade. Interchange: Paul Atkins, Andreas Bauer, Marvin Filipo, Robinson Godfrey, Pinomi Tafea, Willie Live, Artie Shead, Sam Rapira, Chris Tupou, Dean Shepherd, Antonio Tusani.[2] For the Warriors, the match was Nathan Fien's first for the club.[3] The Warriors won the game 58-6.[4]
Regular Season
| Date |
Round |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Score |
Tries |
Goals |
Attendance |
Report |
| 13 March |
Round 1 |
Manly Sea Eagles |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Lost |
20-26 |
Anderson, Koopu, Toopi |
Jones (4) |
13,682 |
[1] |
| 19 March |
Round 2 |
Brisbane Broncos |
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
Win |
24-12 |
Jones, Ropati, Wiki |
Jones (6) |
24,719 |
[2] |
| 27 March |
Round 3 |
North Queensland Cowboys |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Lost |
22-32 |
Betham, Byrne, Fien, Paleaaesina |
Jones (3) |
13,888 |
[3] |
| 3 April |
Round 4 |
South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
46-14 |
Betham, Byrne, Fien, Guttenbeil, Jones,
Koopu, Toopi, Manu Vatuvei |
Jones (7) |
9,751 |
[4] |
| 9 April |
Round 5 |
Wests Tigers |
AMI Stadium, Christchurch |
Lost |
6-24 |
Byrne |
Jones (1) |
18,421 |
[5] |
| 17 April |
Round 6 |
Newcastle Knights |
EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
Win |
30-26 |
Vatuvei (2), Byrne, Faumuina,
Meli, Toopi |
Jones (3) |
18,173 |
[6] |
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Round 7 |
Bye |
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| 1 May |
Round 8 |
Penrith Panthers |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Lost |
14-16 |
Byrne, Temata, Vatuvei |
Jones (1) |
10,989 |
[7] |
| 7 May |
Round 9 |
Cronulla Sharks |
Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
Lost |
24-28 |
Byrne, Hohaia, Koopu, Villasanti |
Hohaia (4) |
13,293 |
[8] |
| 15 May |
Round 10 |
Sydney Roosters |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Lost |
6-10 |
Byrne |
Hohaia (1) |
10,082 |
[9] |
| 21 May |
Round 11 |
South Sydney Rabbitohs |
North Sydney Oval, Sydney |
Win |
34-16 |
Faumuina, Meli, Ropati, Vatuvei,
Villasanti, Webb |
Jones (3), Hohaia (2) |
6,195 |
[10] |
| 29 May |
Round 12 |
Wests Tigers |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
21-4 |
Toopi (2), Byrne, Villasanti |
Jones (1 & FG), Hohaia (1) |
9,420 |
[11] |
| 4 June |
Round 13 |
St. George Illawarra Dragons |
WIN Stadium, Wollongong |
Lost |
18-32 |
Byrne, Paleaaesina, Vatuvei |
Jones (3) |
14,479 |
[12] |
| 12 June |
Round 14 |
Melbourne Storm |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
24-16 |
Byrne (2), Meli, Paleaaesina, Ropati |
Jones (2) |
7,898 |
[13] |
| 18 June |
Round 15 |
Parramatta Eels |
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |
Lost |
18-28 |
Byrne, Meli, Toopi, Villasanti |
Hohaia (1) |
17,142 |
[14] |
| 26 June |
Round 16 |
Brisbane Broncos |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
30-18 |
Koopu (2), Faumuina, Hohaia,
Meli, Vatuvei |
Jones (3) |
13,752 |
[15] |
| 2 July |
Round 17 |
North Queensland Cowboys |
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville |
Lost |
16-24 |
Koopu, Vatuvei, Wiki |
Jones (2) |
20,078 |
[16] |
| 10 July |
Round 18 |
Canterbury Bulldogs |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Lost |
24-26 |
Meli, Byrne, Koopu, Jones |
Jones (4) |
12,822 |
[17] |
| 16 July |
Round 19 |
Sydney Roosters |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Win |
24-22 |
Hohaia (2), Webb, Wiki |
Jones (4) |
13,789 |
[18] |
| 23 July |
Round 20 |
Canberra Raiders |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
24-16 |
Fien, Hohaia, Meli, Ropati |
Jones (4) |
18,361 |
[19] |
| 30 July |
Round 21 |
Penrith Panthers |
CUA Stadium, Sydney |
Lost |
34-42 |
Byrne, Faumuina, Fien,
Guttenbeil, Jones, Webb |
Jones (5) |
13,985 |
[20] |
| 6 August |
Round 22 |
Parramatta Eels |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Lost |
20-38 |
Fien (2), Koopu |
Jones (4) |
19,211 |
[21] |
| 13 August |
Round 23 |
Melbourne Storm |
Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne |
Lost |
10-22 |
Fien, Meli |
Jones (1) |
11,072 |
[22] |
| 20 August |
Round 24 |
Newcastle Knights |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Lost |
4-16 |
Vatuvei |
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17,356 |
[23] |
| 27 August |
Round 25 |
Manly Sea Eagles |
Brookvale Oval, Sydney |
Win |
22-20 |
Faumuina, Jones, Koopu, Wiki |
Jones (3) |
14,219 |
[24] |
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Round 26 |
Bye |
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Ladder
Squad
Twenty Four players were used by the Warriors in 2005, including several 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 |
23 |
5 |
63 |
1 |
147 |
| 33 |
Guttenbeil, AwenAwen Guttenbeil |
NZL ! |
SR |
14 April 1996 |
23 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| 61 |
Betham, MontyMonty Betham |
NZL ! |
HK / LK |
8 March 1999 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| 64 |
Koopu, WairangiWairangi Koopu |
NZL ! |
CE / SR |
9 April 1999 |
24 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
| 65 |
Meli, FrancisFrancis Meli |
NZL ! |
WG |
May 2, 1999 |
21 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
| 66 |
Toopi, ClintonClinton Toopi |
NZL ! |
CE |
May 2, 1999 |
23 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
| 87 |
Villasanti, RichardRichard Villasanti |
AUS ! |
PR |
February 18, 2001 |
19 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
| 93 |
Paleaaesina, IafetaIafeta Paleaaesina |
NZL ! |
PR |
June 1, 2001 |
22 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| 97 |
Webb, BrentBrent Webb |
NZL ! |
FB |
April 1, 2002 |
20 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| 98 |
Faumuina, SioneSione Faumuina |
NZL ! |
CE / LK |
April 1, 2002 |
20 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
| 99 |
Hohaia, LanceLance Hohaia |
NZL ! |
UB |
April 6, 2002 |
19 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
40 |
| 102 |
Tuimavave, EvarnEvarn Tuimavave |
NZL ! |
PR |
September 1, 2002 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 103 |
Temata, KarlKarl Temata |
COK ! |
PR / SR |
September 6, 2002 |
20 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| 107 |
Latu, TevitaTevita Latu |
NZL ! |
HK |
June 7, 2003 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 108 |
Ropati, JeromeJerome Ropati |
NZL ! |
CE / FE |
August 31, 2003 |
23 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
| 109 |
Martin, TonyTony Martin |
AUS ! |
CE |
March 14, 2004 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 110 |
Lauaki, EpalahameEpalahame Lauaki |
NZL ! |
SR |
March 14, 2004 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 112 |
Anderson, LouisLouis Anderson |
NZL ! |
LK |
March 28, 2004 |
18 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| 115 |
Vatuvei, ManuManu Vatuvei |
NZL ! |
WG |
May 23, 2004 |
12 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
| 118 |
Vuna, CooperCooper Vuna |
NZL ! |
WG |
August 21, 2004 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 121 |
Price, SteveSteve Price |
AUS ! |
PR |
March 13, 2005 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 122 |
Byrne, ToddTodd Byrne |
AUS ! |
WG |
March 13, 2005 |
22 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
56 |
| 123 |
Wiki, RubenRuben Wiki |
NZL ! |
PR |
March 13, 2005 |
19 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
| 124 |
Fien, NathanNathan Fien |
NZL ! |
HK |
13 March 2005 |
22 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
| 125 |
Mannering, SimonSimon Mannering |
NZL ! |
CE |
26 June 2005 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Staff
Coaching Staff
Transfers
Gains
Losses
Other Teams
Players not required by the Warriors were released to play in the 2005 Bartercard Cup. This included Cooper Vuna who played for the Otahuhu-Ellerslie Leopards.
References
External links
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