| 2007 New Zealand Warriors season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRL Rank | 4th | |||
| 2007 record | Wins: 13; draws: 1; losses: 10 | |||
| Points scored | For: 593; against: 434 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Wayne Scurrah | |||
| Coach | Ivan Cleary | |||
| Assistant coach | John Ackland | |||
| Captains | ||||
| Stadium | Mt Smart Stadium | |||
| Avg. attendance | 14,419 | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Jerome Ropati (10) Grant Rovelli (10) Manu Vatuvei (10) | |||
| Goals | Michael Witt (62) | |||
| Points | Michael Witt (153) | |||
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The New Zealand Warriors 2007 season was the New Zealand Warriors 13th first-grade season. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League. The coach of the team was Ivan Cleary while Steve Price was the club's captain.
 |  | The Warriors did not change their home jersey from 2006, sticking with the predominantly Black & White design supplied by Puma AG. The away jersey also remained unchanged, being mainly Grey with Black details. Sponsored by Lion Red and Vodafone |
The Warriors used Mt Smart Stadium as their home ground in 2007, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 February | Trial 1 |  Auckland Lions | Mt Smart Stadium No 2, Auckland | Win | 64–4 | Hohaia (3), Byrne 2, Martin, Lawrie, Vuna, Witt, Gatis, Packer, Crockett | Witt (5), Martin (3) | 5,000 | [2] |
| 24 February | Trial 2 |  North Queensland Cowboys | Leprechaun Park, Mackay | Loss | 14–32 | Vatuvei, McKinnon, Lauaki | Martin (1) | 8,000 | [2] |
| 3 March | Trial 3 |  Bulldogs | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | Win | 36–6 | Vatuvei, Crockett, Swann, Fien, McKinnon, Byrne | Martin (6) | 15,122 | [2] |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September | Qualifying Final |  Parramatta Eels | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Loss | 10–12 | Byrne, Witt | Witt (1) | 28,745 | |
| 16 September | Semi Final | North Queensland Cowboys | Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville | Loss | 12–49 | Crockett, Martin | Witt (2) | 21,847 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Melbourne Storm | 24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 627 | 277 | +350 | 44 |
| 2 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 597 | 377 | +220 | 38 |
| 3 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 547 | 618 | −71 | 32 |
| 4 |  New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 593 | 434 | +159 | 29 |
| 5 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 573 | 481 | +92 | 28 |
| 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 575 | 528 | +47 | 26 |
| 7 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 408 | 399 | +9 | 26 |
| 8 |  Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 511 | 476 | +35 | 24 |
| 9 |  Wests Tigers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 541 | 561 | −20 | 24 |
| 10 |  Sydney Roosters | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 445 | 610 | −165 | 23 |
| 11 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 463 | 403 | +60 | 22 |
| 12 |  Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 409 | 559 | −150 | 22 |
| 13 |  St George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 431 | 509 | −78 | 20 |
| 14 |  Canberra Raiders | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 522 | 650 | −128 | 20 |
| 15 |  Newcastle Knights | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 418 | 708 | −290 | 20 |
| 16 |  Penrith Panthers | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 539 | 607 | −68 | 18 |
Twenty three players were used by the club in 2007. Four players made their debuts for the club, although only one (Corey Lawrie) made his National Rugby League debut. In addition Aidan Kirk was in the squad but did not play a game due to injury.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Warriors Debut | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Logan Swann |  | SR | 1 March 1997 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 64 | Wairangi Koopu | | CE / SR | 9 April 1999 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 99 | Lance Hohaia | | UB | 6 April 2002 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 102 | Evarn Tuimavave | | PR | 1 September 2002 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 108 | Jerome Ropati | | CE / FE | 31 August 2003 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 109 | Tony Martin |  | CE | 14 March 2004 | 13 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 76 |
| 110 | Epalahame Lauaki | /  | SR | 14 March 2004 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 112 | Louis Anderson | | LK | 28 March 2004 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 115 | Manu Vatuvei | | WG | 23 May 2004 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 121 | Steve Price | | PR | 13 March 2005 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 122 | Todd Byrne | | WG | 13 March 2005 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 123 | Ruben Wiki | | PR | 13 March 2005 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 124 | Nathan Fien | | HK | 13 March 2005 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 125 | Simon Mannering | | CE | 26 June 2005 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 126 | Micheal Luck | | SR | 12 March 2006 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 127 | Grant Rovelli | /  | HB | 12 March 2006 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 128 | George Gatis | /  | HK | 25 March 2006 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 129 | Patrick Ah Van | | WG | 9 April 2006 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 131 | Sam Rapira | | PR | 20 May 2006 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 132 | Wade McKinnon | | FB | 17 March 2007 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 133 | Michael Crockett | | WG | 17 March 2007 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 134 | Michael Witt | | FE | 17 March 2007 | 25 | 7 | 62 | 1 | 153 |
| 135 | Corey Lawrie | | LK | 15 April 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Previous Club | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wade McKinnon | Parramatta Eels | ||
| Michael Crockett | Wests Tigers | ||
| Michael Witt | Manly Sea Eagles | ||
| Aidan Kirk | Sydney Roosters |
| Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Awen Guttenbeil | Castleford Tigers | |
| Clinton Toopi | Leeds Rhinos | |
| Richard Villasanti | Cronulla Sharks | |
| Brent Webb | Leeds Rhinos | |
| Sione Faumuina | Harlequins RL |
| Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cooper Vuna | Newcastle Knights | Released, made Newcastle debut 27 May |
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