2023 New Zealand Warriors season | ||||
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NRL Rank | See ladder on this page | |||
2023 record | Wins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 8 | |||
Points scored | For: 485; against: 364 (Round 19) | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Cameron George | |||
Head Coach | Andrew Webster | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Mount Smart Stadium – 25,000 | |||
Avg. attendance | 22,685 | |||
High attendance | 25,095 (Go Media Stadium) | |||
Low attendance | 15,600 (McLean Park) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (21) | |||
Goals | Shaun Johnson (71) | |||
Points | Shaun Johnson (176) | |||
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The 2023 New Zealand Warriors season is the 29th in the club's history. They are competing in the National Rugby League's 2023 Telstra Premiership. The Captain Tohu Harris retains his club role for the 3rd consecutive season and Head Coach Andrew Webster joins to coach the club for the 2023 NRL Season.
These movements happened across the previous season, off-season and pre-season. [1]
Player/Coach | Previous Club | Length | Ref. |
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Marata Niukore | Parramatta Eels | 2026 | [2] |
Luke Metcalf | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2024 | [3] |
Dylan Walker | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2025 | [4] |
Mitchell Barnett | Newcastle Knights | 2025 | [5] |
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad | Canberra Raiders | 2025 | [6] |
Te Maire Martin | Brisbane Broncos | 2025 | [7] |
Jackson Ford | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2024 | [8] |
Brayden Wiliame | USA Perpignan | 2024 | [9] |
Player/Coach | New Club | Ref. |
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Euan Aitken | Dolphins | [10] |
Reece Walsh | Brisbane Broncos | [11] |
Eliesa Katoa | Melbourne Storm | [12] |
Aaron Pene | Melbourne Storm | [13] |
Jack Murchie | Parramatta Eels | [14] |
Ben Murdoch-Masila | St. George Illawarra Dragons | [15] |
Taniela Otukolo | Redcliffe Dolphins | [16] |
Otukinekina Kepu | Redcliffe Dolphins | [16] |
The Warriors played two pre-season matches. [17]
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
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Thursday, 9 February | Trial 1 | Wests Tigers | Mount Smart Stadium | 48 – 12 | Marcelo Montoya (3) Viliami Vailea (2) Jackson Ford Luke Metcalf Moala Graham-Taufa Solomon Vasuvulagi | Luke Metcalf (3/5) Viliami Vailea (1/1) Edien Ackland (2/3) | 4,000 |
Sunday, 19 February | Trial 2 | Melbourne Storm | Orangetheory Stadium | 6 – 24 | Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | Shaun Johnson (1/1) | 11,817 |
Source: [18]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Penrith Panthers (P) | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 645 | 312 | +333 | 42 |
2 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 639 | 425 | +214 | 42 |
3 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 627 | 459 | +168 | 38 |
4 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 572 | 448 | +124 | 38 |
5 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 626 | 451 | +175 | 35 |
6 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 619 | 497 | +122 | 34 |
7 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 472 | 496 | −24 | 32 |
8 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 486 | 623 | −137 | 32 |
9 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 564 | 505 | +59 | 30 |
10 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 587 | 574 | +13 | 30 |
11 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 546 | 542 | +4 | 30 |
12 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 545 | 539 | +6 | 29 |
13 | Dolphins | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 520 | 631 | −111 | 24 |
14 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 527 | 653 | −126 | 24 |
15 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 438 | 769 | −331 | 20 |
16 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 474 | 673 | −199 | 16 |
17 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 385 | 675 | −290 | 14 |
Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
9 Sept – BlueBet Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Penrith | 32 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | New Zealand | 6 | 16 Sept – Go Media Stadium Mt. Smart | ||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 Sept – McDonald Jones Stadium | Newcastle | 10 | 22 Sept – Accor Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Newcastle | 30 | Penrith | 38 | |||||||||||||||
8 | Canberra | 28 | Melbourne | 4 | 1 Oct – Accor Stadium | ||||||||||||||
Penrith | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 Sept – PointsBet Stadium | 23 Sept – Suncorp Stadium | Brisbane | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 12 | Brisbane | 42 | |||||||||||||||
7 | Sydney | 13 | 15 Sept – AAMI Park | New Zealand | 12 | ||||||||||||||
Melbourne | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 Sept – Suncorp Stadium | Sydney | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Brisbane | 26 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Melbourne | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
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Saturday, 9 September | Qualifying Final | Penrith Panthers | BlueBet Stadium | 32-6 | Wayde Egan 56' | Adam Pompey (1/1) | 21,525 |
Saturday, 16 September | Semi Final | Newcastle Knights | Go Media Stadium | 40-10 | Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 1' Addin Fonua-Blake 6' Marcelo Montoya 11' Dylan Walker 46' Rocco Berry 59' Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 63' Bailey Sironen 75' | Adam Pompey (6/7) Dylan Walker (0/1) FG | 26,083 |
Saturday, 23 September | Preliminary Final | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium | 52,273 |
Player | Round | Opponent | Cap Number | Notes |
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Mitchell Barnett | Round 1 | Newcastle Knights | #273 | Club Debut |
Jackson Ford | Round 1 | Newcastle Knights | #274 | Club Debut |
Te Maire Martin | Round 1 | Newcastle Knights | #275 | Club Debut |
Marata Niukore | Round 1 | Newcastle Knights | #276 | Club Debut |
Dylan Walker | Round 1 | Newcastle Knights | #277 | Club Debut |
Brayden Wiliame | Round 1 | Newcastle Knights | #278 | Club Debut |
Taine Tuaupiki | Round 3 | North Queensland Cowboys | #279 | NRL Debut |
Demitric Sifakula | Round 9 | Sydney Roosters | #280 | NRL Debut |
Luke Metcalf | Round 13 | Brisbane Broncos | #281 | Club Debut |
Ali Leiataua | Round 15 | Canberra Raiders | #282 | NRL Debut |
Player | Round | Opponent | Milestone |
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Shaun Johnson | Round 26 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 250th NRL Game |
Tohu Harris | Round 26 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 100th Club Game |
Jackson Ford | Round 21 | Canberra Raiders | 50th NRL Game |
Shaun Johnson | Round 19 | Parramatta Eels | 200th Club Game |
Dylan Walker | Round 19 | Parramatta Eels | 200th NRL Game |
Addin Fonua-Blake | Round 19 | Parramatta Eels | 150th NRL Game |
Wayde Egan | Round 19 | Parramatta Eels | 100th NRL Game |
Joshua Curran | Round 17 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 50th Club Game |
Joshua Curran | Round 15 | Canberra Raiders | 50th NRL Game |
Marcelo Montoya | Round 10 | Penrith Panthers | 100th NRL Game |
Shaun Johnson | Round 6 | Newcastle Knights | 1000 Club Points |
Marata Niukore | Round 4 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 100th NRL Game |
Tohu Harris | Round 3 | North Queensland Cowboys | 200th NRL Game |
Player | Award |
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Shaun Johnson | Simon Mannering Medal (Player of the year), Players' Player, Peoples Choice |
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad | Clubman of the year |
Taine Tuaupiki | Rookie of the year |
Kalani Going | NSW Cup Player of the year |
Ronald Volkman | NSW Cup Players' Player |
Ali Leiataua | NSW Cup Man of the year |
Demitric Sifakula | NSW Cup Man of the year |
Player | Award |
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Shaun Johnson | Dally M Halfback of the year, RLPA Dream team Halfback, RLPA Players' Champion (Player of the year) |
Andrew Webster | Dally M Coach of the year |
Addin Fonua-Blake | Dally M Prop of the year, VB Hard Earned Player of the year, RLPA Dream team Prop |
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | Dally M Winger of the year, RLPA Dream team Winger |
Player | Games | Starts | Minutes | Tries | Try Assists | Goals | Goal Kicking Percentage | Field Goals | Points | Runs | Run Metres | Line Breaks | Tackle Breaks | Offloads | Kicks | Kick Metres | Tackles | Missed Tackles | Errors | Penalties | Sin Bins | Send Offs |
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Bunty Afoa | 20 | 15 | 592 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 4 | 124 | 1,006 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Ale | 18 | 1 | 443 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 4 | 131 | 1,104 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Mitch Barnett | 11 | 9 | 646 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 8 | 157 | 1,309 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Rocco Berry | 12 | 12 | 848 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | 8 | 84 | 789 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Josh Curran | 19 | 5 | 891 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 16 | 120 | 949 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 27 | 416 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Addin Fonua-Blake | 23 | 23 | 1,378 | 8 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | 32 | 379 | 3,618 | 8 | 65 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 567 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Tohu Harris | 20 | 20 | 1,363 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | 243 | 2,047 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 714 | 45 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Shaun Johnson | 23 | 23 | 1,821 | 8 | 30 | 71 | 79% | 2 | 176 | 71 | 579 | 9 | 40 | 8 | 383 | 11,863 | 405 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | 17 | 17 | 1,349 | 21 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 84 | 252 | 2,313 | 21 | 67 | 15 | 4 | 54 | 50 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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