2011 New Zealand Warriors season

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2011 New Zealand Warriors season
NRL Rank6th
2011 recordWins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 12
Points scoredFor: 504; against: 393
Team information
CEOWayne Scurrah
Coach Ivan Cleary
Assistant coach Tony Iro
Captain
Stadium Mt Smart Stadium
Avg. attendance13,842
Top scorers
Tries Manu Vatuvei (12)
Goals James Maloney (82)
Points James Maloney (206)
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The New Zealand Warriors 2011 season was the New Zealand Warriors 17th first-grade season. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League. The coach of the team is Ivan Cleary while Simon Mannering is the club's captain. The Warriors lost to the Manly Sea Eagles 10-24 in the 2011 NRL Grand Final. The Junior Warriors won the Toyota Cup for the second consecutive year while the Auckland Vulcans finished second in the NSW Cup.

Contents

The finals form of the Warriors in 2011 increased the NRL's television audience in New Zealand by 29 per cent this year. [1]

Milestones

Jersey and sponsors

New Zealand Warriors home jersey 2009.svg
New Zealand Warriors away jersey 2009.svg

In 2011 the Warriors jerseys were again made by Canterbury of New Zealand. They retained their black and white home and away jerseys originally released in 2009. They will wear a special all-black jersey with silver ferns around the logo for the Eden Park match. [5] During the Heritage Round the Warriors wore a jersey based on the New Zealand Flag. Both special jerseys were worn again later in the season.

The Junior Warriors have their own jersey in 2011, designed by Daryl John, who won a competition run by sponsors Vodafone and Canterbury of New Zealand to design a New Jersey for the team. [6]

Vodafone New Zealand were again the naming rights sponsor of the Warriors in 2011.

SKYCITY joined as a major sponsor for 2011, becoming the 'Home of the Vodafone Warriors'. [7]

Fixtures

The Warriors opened the season by hosting the Parramatta Eels at Eden Park in Auckland. This was the first time that the Warriors played a home match away from Mount Smart Stadium. [8] The remaining 11 home games were played at Mount Smart Stadium, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.

Pre-season training

The main squad returned to training on 15 November 2010 to start preparing for the 2011 season. [9] Players involved in the 2010 Four Nations and other representative matches returned to training later.

Pre-season matches

A fourth match was added to the Warriors schedule to raise money for the West Coast region after the Pike River Mine disaster. In a joint partnership with the NZRL, NRL and Newcastle Knights, all money raised was donated to the Pike River mining relief fund and the West Coast Rugby League. [10] The teams arrived early on 3 February to carry out community appearances in the region. [11]

The final trial match against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles was also later made a fundraiser match, with North Harbour Stadium donating all profits of the match to the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake victims. [12] [13]

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
5 FebruaryTrial 1 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Wingham Park, Greymouth Draw22-22 Fisiiahi (2), Tupou, Godinet Inu (3)6,500
12 FebruaryTrial 2 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua Win24-4 Fisiiahi (2), Vatuvei, Inu, Brown Inu (2)8,600
19 FebruaryTrial 3 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears Toll Stadium, Whangarei Win30-0 Locke (2), Inu, Aranga, Fisiiahi, Mara Maloney (2), Inu (1)8,500
26 FebruaryTrial 4 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Loss12-14 Matulino, Locke Maloney (2)14,000

Regular season

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
12 MarchRound 1 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Eden Park, Auckland Loss18-24 Ropati (2), Brown Maloney (3)38,412
19 MarchRound 2 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Loss12-20 Mannering, Inu Seymour (2)13,161
27 MarchRound 3 St. George colours.svg St George-Illawarra Dragons Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Loss12-25 Matulino, Berrigan Maloney (2)11,651
3 AprilRound 4 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Owen Delany Park, Taupō Win26-18 Fisiiahi (2), Maloney, Inu Maloney (5)8,680
8 AprilRound 5 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Win24-12 Inu, Brown, Hohaia, Berrigan Maloney (4)13,312
16 AprilRound 6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Brookvale Oval, Sydney Loss10-20 Brown, Taylor Maloney (1)8,680
24 AprilRound 7 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm AAMI Park, Melbourne Win18-14 Inu, Luck, Lillyman Maloney (3)22,694
1 MayRound 8 Penrith colours.svg Penrith Panthers Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Win26-18 Locke (2), Inu, Hohaia Maloney (4)11,412
8 MayRound 9 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Skilled Park, Gold Coast Win34-14 Maloney (2), Brown, Mannering, Taylor, Vatuvei Maloney (5)17,285
15 MayRound 10 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle Win25-16 Hohaia (2), Vatuvei, Maloney Maloney (4 & FG)18,158
22 MayRound 11 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Win12-6 Seymour, Inu Maloney (2)16,872
Round 12Bye
4 JuneRound 13 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Loss6-13 Mannering Maloney (1)10,116
12 JuneRound 14 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Loss22-26 Vatuvei (2), Johnson, Inu, Locke Maloney (1)15,889
18 JuneRound 15 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville Loss10-30 Johnson, Maloney Maloney (1)16,081
26 JuneRound 16 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Loss8-16 Hohaia Maloney (2)13,362
Round 17Bye
8 JulyRound 18 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Win22-6 Vatuvei, Berrigan, Tupou, Mannering Maloney (3)10,780
15 JulyRound 19 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Win36-12 Heremaia (2), Hohaia, Taylor, Maloney, Mateo Maloney (6)12,012
24 JulyRound 20 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs ANZ Stadium, Sydney Win48-16 Vatuvei (3), Moon (2), Johnson, Tupou, Maloney, Godinet Maloney (6)11,208
31 JulyRound 21 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Win29-10 Vatuvei, Maloney, Sam Rapira, Tupou, Moon, Berrigan Maloney (2 & FG)14,731
6 AugustRound 22 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Loss20-21 Johnson, Berrigan, Locke Maloney (4)31,000
13 AugustRound 23 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Win20-12 Berrigan, Johnson, Mannering, Mateo Maloney (2)13,279
20 AugustRound 24 Penrith colours.svg Penrith Panthers Penrith Stadium, Sydney Win26-12 Matulino, Vatuvei, Johnson, Locke Maloney (5)11,644
28 AugustRound 25 St. George colours.svg St George-Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium, Illawarra Loss22-26 Inu, Mateo, Locke, Tupou Maloney (3)15,732
3 SeptemberRound 26 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Win18-6 Inu (2), Hohaia Maloney (3)20,082

Finals

Qualifying finalsSemifinalsPreliminary finalsFinal
1 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne 18
8 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle 81W Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne 12
4W Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests 20 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand 20
2 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly 422L Auckland colours.svg New Zealand 22
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly 24
7 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 8
Auckland colours.svg New Zealand 10
3 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane 402W Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly 26
6 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand 103W Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane 13 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane 14
1L St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra 12
4 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests 21
5 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra 12
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
10 SeptemberQualifying final Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Loss10-40 Mateo, Vatuvei Maloney (1)48,943
16 SeptemberSemifinal Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Win22-20 Mateo, Maloney, Hohaia, Inu Maloney (3)27,109
24 SeptemberPreliminary final Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm AAMI Park, Melbourne Win20-12 Brown, Maloney, Tupou Maloney (4)28,580
2 October Grand final Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles ANZ Stadium, Sydney Loss10-24 Taylor, Vatuvei Maloney (1)81,988

Grand Final

Manly Warringah
Sea Eagles
PositionNew Zealand
Warriors
Brett Stewart Fullback Kevin Locke
Michael Robertson Wing Bill Tupou
Jamie Lyon (c)Centre Lewis Brown
Steve Matai Centre Krisnan Inu
Will Hopoate Wing Manu Vatuvei
Kieran Foran Five-eighth James Maloney
Daly Cherry-Evans Halfback Shaun Johnson
Joe Galuvao Prop15 Russell Packer
Matt Ballin Hooker14 Lance Hohaia
Brent Kite Prop Jacob Lillyman
Anthony Watmough 2nd Row17 Elijah Taylor
Tony Williams 2nd Row Simon Mannering (c)
Glenn Stewart Lock Micheal Luck
Shane Rodney Interchange8 Sam Rapira
Jamie Buhrer Interchange9 Aaron Heremaia
George Rose Interchange11 Feleti Mateo
Darcy Lussick Interchange16 Ben Matulino
Des Hasler Coach Ivan Cleary

Ladder

Pos.TeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 241905252130821342
2 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (P)241806253933120840
3 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 241806251137213940
4 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 24150925194308934
5 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 241419248334114233
6 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 2414010250439311132
7 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 241401025324805232
8 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 241201224784433528
9 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24120122449489-4028
10 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 24110132531562-3126
11 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 24100142417500-8324
12 Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers 2490152430517-8722
13 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2470172428557-12918
14 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 2461172385538-15317
15 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 2460182423623-20016
16 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 2460182363629-26616

Squad

The Warriors used thirty players during the season. Eight players made their debut for the club, including five who made their NRL debuts.

No.NamePositionWarriors debut App TGFGPts
99 Lance Hohaia UB6 April 20022280032
108 Jerome Ropati CE / FE31 August 200332008
115 Manu Vatuvei WG23 May 200419120048
125 Simon Mannering CE26 June 20052850020
126 Micheal Luck SR12 March 2006261004
131 Sam Rapira PR20 May 2006201004
141 Russell Packer PR4 May 2008270000
142 Ben Matulino SR14 June 2008282008
145 Joel Moon CE14 March 20091130012
146 Jacob Lillyman PR14 March 2009261004
149 Ukuma Ta'ai SR22 March 2009100000
151 Lewis Brown SR3 May 20092250020
152 Kevin Locke FB/WG31 May 20092460024
153 Aaron Heremaia HK31 May 2009242008
154 Isaac John HB19 July 200910000
157 Brett Seymour HB14 March 201091208
156 James Maloney HB14 March 20102710822206
158 Jeremy Latimore PR14 March 201080000
159 Sione Lousi SR14 March 201020000
160 Bill Tupou WG4 April 20101750020
161 Mataupu Poching PR15 May 201000000
162 Alehana Mara HK21 August 201070000
163 Glen Fisiiahi FB12 March 201142008
164 Feleti Mateo SR12 March 20112850020
165 Shaun Berrigan HK12 March 20111960024
166 Krisnan Inu CE19 March 201118110044
167 Elijah Taylor FE3 April 20112140016
168 Shaun Johnson HB4 June 20111660024
169 Steve Rapira SR4 June 201150000
170 Pita Godinet HB24 July 201141004

Staff

NRL staff

NYC staff

Transfers

Gains

PlayerPrevious ClubLengthNotes
Krisnan Inu Parramatta Eels 2013 [15]
Feleti Mateo Parramatta Eels 2013 [15]
Steve Rapira North Queensland Cowboys 2012, with option [16]
Shaun Berrigan Hull 2011, with option [17]

Losses

PlayerClubNotes
Brent Tate North Queensland Cowboys [18]
Patrick Ah Van Bradford Bulls [19] [20]
Siuatonga Likiliki Newcastle Knights [21]
Steve Price Retired
Jesse Royal Retired [22]
Ian Henderson Catalans Dragons [23]
Wade McKinnon Wests Tigers (Mid-Season 2010) [24]
Elijah Niko Melbourne Storm
Nafe Seluini Penrith Panthers
Mark Ioane Canberra Raiders

Re-signings

PlayerbLengthNotes
Sione Lousi 2013 + option [25]
Sam Lousi 2013 [25]
Glen Fisiiahi 2015 [26]
Sam Rapira 2012 [26]

Other teams

In 2011, 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.

2011 Auckland Vulcans

The Auckland Vulcans were coached by former Warrior, Richie Blackmore. [27] The Vulcans lost the NSW Cup Grand Final to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-30. [28]

Grand Final Team: Glen Fisiiahi, Willie Peace, Sione Lousi, Ivan Penehe, Niuvao Taka; Brett Seymour, Pita Godinet; James Gavet, Alehana Mara, Jeremy Latimore; Ukuma Ta'ai, Matt Robinson; Isaac John (c). Interchange: Darin Kingi, Upu Poching, Steve Rapira, Anthony Gelling.

On 18 February the Vulcans announced the following eight-man squad, with a six-man reserve squad. The squad was topped up with Warriors squad members each week. [29]

Upu Poching was the Player of the Year with Darin Kingi named as runner up. Willie Pearce Jnr was named the Rookie of the Year. [30]

Full-time squad

NamePosition2010 Club
Anthony Gelling CE/SR Sydney Roosters NYC
Darin Kingi HK Manurewa Marlins
Johnny Aranga FB/WG Mt Albert Lions
Peter-George Rata PR/SR Waicoa Bay Stallions
Sema Mataora LK/HB Otahuhu Leopards
Shaun Metcalf CE/SR Auckland Vulcans
Sonny Walker WG/CE Pukekohe Pythons
Tulson Caird SR/LK Te Atatu Roosters

Reserve squad

NamePosition2010 Club
Atelea Nafetalai CE/SR Otahuhu Leopards
Joel Freeman HK Mt Albert Lions
Kitiona Pasene PR/SR Mt Albert Lions
Sione Nuivoa Taka CE Richmond Bulldogs
William Heta LK/HB Otahuhu Leopards
Willie Peace WG/CE Otara Scorpions

2011 Junior Warriors

Junior Warriors player Carlos Tuimavave Carlos Tuimavave.jpg
Junior Warriors player Carlos Tuimavave

The Junior Warriors won the Toyota Cup, defeating the North Queensland Cowboys 31-30 in extra time in the Grand Final.

Grand Final Team: George Maka, Adam Henry, Sosaia Feki, Konrad Hurrell, DJ Collier, Carlos Tuimavave, Jordan Meads, Ligi Sao, Eko Malu, Donald Tony, Samiuela Lousi, Ben Henry [c], Sebastine Ikahihifo. Siliva Havili, Agnatius Paasi, Siua Taukeiaho, Toka Likiliki, Siulongua Fotofili, John Palavi.

Along with players from the Melbourne Storm, Cronulla Sharks, Sydney Roosters and Manly Sea Eagles, the new members of the Junior Warriors attended a Toyota Cup Rookie Camp on 11–12 December 2010 which was held in New Zealand for the first time. [31] The camp provided extensive training in media, cultural awareness, drugs and alcohol, social media, money matters, community work, social responsibility and personal presentation. [32]

The Junior Warriors squad was again captained by Ben Henry and included Stephen Shennan, Omar Slaimankhel, Vili Lolohea, Sio Siua Taukeiaho, Konrad Hurrell, Sosaia Feki, James TePou, Carlos Tuimavave, Jordan Meads, Siliva Havili, Henry Chan-Ting, Sam Lousi, Sheldon Brown, Adam Henry, Toka Likiliki, Agnatius Paasi, Lance Su'a-Poe, Anthony Lama, Siulongua Fotofili, Eddie Aki, Donald Tony, Levi Holland, DJ Collier, Sebastine Ikahihifo, Nathaniel Peteru, Sirovai Makatoa, Simon Gibson, Ben Kingi, Falaniko Leilua, Kane Hannan, Eko Malu, John Palavi, Malakai Houma and Chris Ofanoa. [33]

Omar Slaimankhel, Konrad Hurrell, Carlos Tuimavave and coach John Ackland were all named in the Toyota Cup team of the year. [34] John Palavi was named the Vodafone NYC Player of the Year, Siliva Havili won the TNT NYC Young Player of the Year award and Donald Tony was named the DeWalt NYC Club Person of the Year. [35]

Pos.TeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors (P)2419142851494+35743
2 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 2417072758509+24938
3 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2416172707600+10737
4 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 2416082678517+16136
5 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 2415182639523+11635
6 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24140102659458+20132
7 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 24122102607529+7830
8 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 24121112638660-2229
9 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 24112112752551+20128
10 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 24120122558709-15128
11 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 24102122562594-3226
12 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 24101132547556-925
13 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 2481152683749-6621
14 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 2451182467779-31215
15 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 2441192454881-42713
16 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2440202432843-41112

Awards

Simon Mannering won the Lion Red Player of the Year award, becoming only the second double winner of the award. Shaun Johnson won the Vodafone NRL Young Player of the Year Award while Jerome Ropati won the Canterbury of New Zealand Club Person of the Year Award and Kevin Locke won the Vodafone People's Choice Award. [36]

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