| 2025 New Zealand Warriors season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRL Rank | 6th | |||
| Play-off result | Elimination finals | |||
| 2025 record | Wins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 11 | |||
| Points scored | For: 525; against: 520 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Cameron George | |||
| Coach | | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Go Media Stadium (Capacity: 25,000) Apollo Projects Stadium (Capacity: 17,104; round 8 only) | |||
| Avg. attendance | 23,299 | |||
| Agg. attendance | 279,593 | |||
| High attendance | 26,512 (vs. Canberra Raiders, Round 12) | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Leka Halasima (13) | |||
| Goals | Luke Metcalf (42) | |||
| Points | Luke Metcalf (117) | |||
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The 2025 New Zealand Warriors season was the 31st season in the club's history and they competed in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Head coach Andrew Webster maintained his club position for the third consecutive season, whilst captain Tohu Harris announced his retirement on 9 January 2025, prior to the club's season beginning. [1] In February, Mitch Barnett and James Fisher-Harris were announced as co-captains. [2]
For the first time, the Warriors played at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, as part of the Rugby League Las Vegas annual event organised by the NRL. [3]
The Warriors qualified for the final series for the tenth time in their history and first time since 2023. [4] [5] In the elimination final on 13 September, the Penrith Panthers defeated the Warriors 24–8 at Go Media Stadium, Auckland, thereby ending the Warriors' season. [6] [7]
The Warriors' reserve-grade team won the New South Wales Cup for the first time, defeating the St George Illawarra Dragons 30–12 in the NSW Cup Grand Final on 28 September. [8] On 5 October, the reserve-grade team won the 2025 NRL State Championship defeating the Burleigh Bears 50–20. [9] [10]
| Top 30 squad - 2025 NRL season | Supplementary list | Coaching staff | |||||||
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Extended squad | Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 13 September 2025 | ||||||
These movements happened across the previous season, off-season and preseason. Contract extensions occurred either during the preseason or the 2025 NRL season.
| Player | Previous Club | Length | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanah Boyd | | 2026 | [11] |
| Erin Clark | 2027 | [12] | |
| James Fisher-Harris | | 2028 | [13] |
| Morgan Harper | | 2025 | [14] |
| Sam Healey | | 2027 | [15] |
| Player | Length | Date announced | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Leiataua | 2027 | 14 October 2024 | [22] |
| Chanel Harris-Tavita | 2026 | 15 October 2024 | [23] |
| Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | 2027 | 18 October 2024 | [24] |
| Jackson Ford | 23 October 2024 | [25] | |
| Taine Tuaupiki | 2026 | 24 October 2024 | [26] |
| Demitric Vaimauga | 2028 | 10 December 2024 | [27] |
| Eddie Ieremia-Toeava | 2026 | 12 December 2024 | [28] |
| Adam Pompey | 2027 | 18 February 2025 | [29] |
| Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad | 23 April 2025 | [30] | |
| Leka Halasima | 2029 | 21 May 2025 | [31] |
| Jacob Laban | [31] | ||
| Tanner Stowers-Smith | 2028 | 17 June 2025 | [32] |
| Te Maire Martin | 2026 | 13 August 2025 | [33] |
| Kayliss Fatialofa | 2027 | 19 August 2025 | [34] |
The Warriors played against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in Cronulla and the Melbourne Storm in Hamilton as their pre-season fixtures. Both matches were part of the third edition of the NRL Pre-season Challenge. [35]
Win Draw Loss
| Round 1: 7 February 2025 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 12–12 | | Cronulla | |
| 19:30 AEDT | Tries: Hazelton H. Puru Goals: Atkinson 1/1 Hiroti 1/1 | [Report Report] | Tries: Nicoll-Klokstad Tuaupiki Goals: Metcalf 2/2 | Stadium: Sharks Stadium Referee: Liam Kennedy |
| Round 2: 15 February 2025 | New Zealand Warriors | 36–10 | | Hamilton | |
| 15:30 NZDT | Tries: Tuaupiki Tuivasa-Sheck Leiataua Harris-Tavita Goals: Metcalf 4/6 Tuaupiki 0/1 | [Report Report] | Tries: Bradley Talty Goals: Russell-Smith 0/1 Morris 1/1 | Stadium: FMG Stadium Waikato Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 654 | 506 | +148 | 44 | Advance to finals series |
| 2 | | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 671 | 459 | +212 | 40 | |
| 3 | | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 534 | 414 | +120 | 38 | |
| 4 | | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 680 | 508 | +172 | 36 | |
| 5 | | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 599 | 490 | +109 | 36 | |
| 6 | | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 517 | 496 | +21 | 34 | |
| 7 | | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 576 | 469 | +107 | 33 | |
| 8 | | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 653 | 521 | +132 | 32 | |
| 9 | | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 721 | 596 | +125 | 30 | |
| 10 | | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 555 | 534 | +21 | 30 | |
| 11 | | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 502 | 578 | −76 | 26 | |
| 12 | | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 538 | 684 | −146 | 25 | |
| 13 | | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 477 | 612 | −135 | 24 | |
| 14 | | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 427 | 608 | −181 | 24 | |
| 15 | | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 498 | 628 | −130 | 22 | |
| 16 | | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 520 | 719 | −199 | 18 | |
| 17 | | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 338 | 638 | −300 | 18 |
The league fixtures were released on 21 November 2024. [36]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| Round 1: 1 March 2025 | Canberra Raiders | 30–8 | | Las Vegas, United States | |
| 16:00 PST | Tries: Kris Savage Timoko Goals: Fogarty 5/6 Sin bin: Tapine | Report | Tries: Capewell Tuivasa-Sheck Goals: Metcalf 0/2 | Stadium: Allegiant Stadium Attendance: 45,209 Referee: Grant Atkins |
| Round 2: 14 March 2025 | New Zealand Warriors | 36–16 | | Auckland | |
| 20:00 NZDT | Tries: Harris-Tavita Tuaupiki Leiataua Egan Tuivasa-Sheck Metcalf Goals: Metcalf 6/6 | Report | Tries: T. Trbojevic Saab Cherry-Evans Goals: Garrick 2/4 Sin bin: J. Trbojevic | Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 21,212 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 3: 21 March 2025 | New Zealand Warriors | 14–6 | | Auckland | |
| 20:00 NZDT | Tries: Leiataua Harris-Tavita Goals: Metcalf 1/3 | Report | Tries: Whyte Goals: S. Smith 1/1 | Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 23,219 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 4: 30 March 2025 | Wests Tigers | 24–26 | | Campbelltown | |
| 20:15 AEDT | Tries: Pole To'a Faataape L. Fainu Goals: Koroisau 3/3 Da Silva 1/1 | Report | Tries: Pompey Niukore Metcalf Halasima Goals: Metcalf 5/5 | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 12,020 Referee: Wyatt Raymond |
| Round 6: 13 April 2025 | Melbourne Storm | 42–14 | | Melbourne | |
| 14:00 AEST | Tries: Coates King Blore Loiero Grant Anderson Goals: Papenhuyzen 7/7 | Report | Tries: Halasima Berry Metcalf Goals: Metcalf 1/3 Sin bin: Ford | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 26,427 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 7: 19 April 2025 | New Zealand Warriors | 20–18 (g.p.) | | Auckland | |
| 19:30 NZST | Tries: Halasima Kosi Metcalf Niukore Goals: Metcalf 2/6 | Report | Tries: Walters Arthars Walsh Goals: Reynolds 3/3 | Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 22,395 Referee: Chris Butler |
| Round 8: 25 April 2025 | New Zealand Warriors | 26–12 | | Christchurch | |
| 20:05 NZST | Tries: Pompey Ford Egan Goals: Metcalf 2/4 Tuaupiki 1/1 Sin bin: Niukore | Report | Tries: Schiller Jones Goals: Ponga 2/2 Sin bin: Thompson | Stadium: Apollo Projects Stadium Attendance: 17,095 Referee: Wyatt Raymond |
| Round 9: 3 May 2025 | New Zealand Warriors | 30–26 | | Brisbane | |
| 17:30 AEST | Tries: Metcalf Kosi Harris-Tavita Pompey Goals: Metcalf 5/7 | Report | Tries: Purdue Dearden Derby Taulagi Nanai Goals: Drinkwater 3/5 | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 49,512 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 10: 10 May 2025 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 14–15 | | Wollongong | |
| 17:30 AEST | Tries: Gutherson Egan Allan Goals: Holmes 1/3 | Report | Tries: Metcalf Tuaupiki Goals: Metcalf 3/4 Field goals: Metcalf | Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 12,919 Referee: Liam Kennedy |
| Round 11: 17 May 2025 | Dolphins | 12–16 | | Brisbane | |
| 15:00 AEST | Tries: Tabuai-Fidow Farnworth Goals: Isaako 2/2 | Report | Tries: Niukore Capewell Laban Goals: Metcalf 2/3 Sin bin: Fisher-Harris | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 32,165 Referee: Peter Gough |
| Round 12: 25 May 2025 | New Zealand Warriors | 10–16 | | Auckland | |
| 18:05 NZST | Tries: Tuivasa-Sheck Goals: Metcalf 3/3 Sin bin: Nicoll-Klokstad | Report | Tries: Starling Fogarty Goals: Fogarty 4/4 Sin bin: Horsburgh Starling | Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 26,512 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 13: 1 June 2025 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 30–36 | | Sydney Olympic Park | |
| 14:00 AEST | Tries: Koloamatangi Johnston L. Mitchell Goals: L. Mitchell 5/5 | Report | Tries: Watene-Zelezniak Berry Nicoll-Klokstad Halasima Metcalf Tuivasa-Sheck Goals: Metcalf 4/7 | Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 16,237 Referee: Wyatt Raymond |
| Round 14: 7 June 2025 | Cronulla Sutherland Sharks | 10–40 | | Cronulla | |
| 17:30 AEST | Tries: Hiroti Iro Goals: Hynes 1/2 | Report | Tries: Watene-Zelezniak Pompey Fisher-Harris Vaimauga Halasima Harris-Tavita Goals: Metcalf 6/8 | Stadium: Sharks Stadium Attendance: 13,727 Referee: Peter Gough |
| Round 16: 21 June 2025 | New Zealand Warriors | 18–28 | | Auckland | |
| 17:00 NZST | Tries: Ford Laban Graham-Taufa Goals: Metcalf 1/1 Pompey 2/2 | Report | Tries: Jenkins Sorensen Talagi Alamoti Goals: Alamoti 4/6 | Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 25,012 Referee: Todd Smith |
| Round 17: 28 June 2025 | Brisbane Broncos | 26–12 | | Brisbane | |
| 15:00 AEST | Tries: Staggs Karapani Shibasaki Goals: Reynolds 5/6 | Report | Tries: Tuivasa-Sheck Halasima Goals: Metcalf 1/1 Pompey 1/1 | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 43,424 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 19: 13 July 2025 | New Zealand Warriors | 34–14 | | Auckland | |
| 16:00 NZST | Tries: Berry Harris-Tavita Watene-Zelezniak Tuivasa-Sheck Halasima Goals: Boyd 5/6 | Report | Tries: Skelton Doueihi Goals: Doueihi 1/3 | Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 24,112 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| Round 20: 20 July 2025 | Newcastle Knights | 15–20 | | Newcastle | |
| 16:05 AEST | Tries: Hunt Gagai Marzhew Goals: Hastings 0/2 Gagai 1/2 Field goals: Cogger | Report | Tries: Pompey Vaimauga Halasima Goals: Boyd 4/4 | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 21,117 Referee: Grant Atkins |
| Round 21: 26 July 2025 | New Zealand Warriors | 16–24 | | Auckland | |
| 17:00 NZST | Tries: Pompey Halasima Tuivasa-Sheck Goals: Boyd 2/3 | Report | Tries: Fifita Sami Goals: Campbell 4/5 | Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 24,212 Referee: Gerard Sutton |
| Round 22: 1 August 2025 | New Zealand Warriors | 18–20 | | Auckland | |
| 20:00 NZST | Tries: Watene-Zelezniak Halasima Goals: Boyd 3/3 | Report | Tries: Farnworth Marshall-King Keeley Isaako Goals: Isaako 2/4 | Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 23,012 Referee: Ashley Klein |
| Round 23: 9 August 2025 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 32–14 | | Sydney | |
| 19:35 AEST | Tries: Kikau Rinakama Tuala Crichton Goals: Crichton 6/8 | Report | Tries: Healey Tuivasa-Sheck Goals: Pompey 3/3 | Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 25,377 Referee: Adam Gee |
| Round 24: 15 August 2025 | New Zealand Warriors | 14–10 | | Auckland | |
| 20:00 NZST | Tries: Harris-Tavita Pompey Goals: Boyd 1/3 | Report | Tries: Feagai Goals: Flanagan 1/2 | Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 23,276 Referee: Todd Smith |
| Round 25: 23 August 2025 | Gold Coast Titans | 18–32 | | Gold Coast | |
| 17:30 AEST | Tries: Fa'asuamaleaui Fermor Kelly Goals: Campbell 3/3 | Report | Tries: Niukore Tuivasa-Sheck Pompey Ieremia-Toeava Goals: Boyd 6/6 | Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 23,271 Referee: Grant Atkins |
| Round 26: 29 August 2025 | New Zealand Warriors | 22–26 | | Auckland | |
| 20:00 NZST | Tries: Pompey Tuivasa-Sheck Halasima Goals: Boyd 3/4 | Report | Tries: Addo-Carr Williams Iongi Goals: Lomax 5/5 | Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 25,012 Referee: Peter Gough |
| Round 27: 5 September 2025 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 27–26 | | Sydney | |
| 18:00 AEST | Tries: Hopoate Simpkin Brooks Bullemor Goals: Cherry-Evans 3/5 Drop goals: Cherry-Evans 1/1 | Report | Tries: Fisher-Harris Watene-Zelezniak Nicoll-Klokstad Healey Goals: Boyd 3/5 | Stadium: 4 Pines Park Attendance: 17,172 Referee: Todd Smith |
The Warriors qualified for the final series for the tenth time in their history and first time since 2023. [4] [5]
| Elimination final: 13 September 2025 | New Zealand Warriors | 8–24 | | Auckland | |
| 18:05 NZST | Tries: Halasima Goals: Boyd 2/2 | Report | Tries: Papali'i Schneider McLean To'o Goals: Cleary 2/2 Edwards 2/2 | Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 24,524 Referee: Grant Atkins |
As of end of season. [37] [38]
Top 5 point scorers
Top goal kickers (with more than 5 attempts)
| Top 5 try scorers
Top tacklers
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| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Jersey Flegg Cup Emerging Player of the Year | Caelys Putoko |
| Jersey Flegg Cup Team Man of the Year | Paea Sikuvea |
| Jersey Flegg Cup Player of the Year | Jaydee Auloa |
| New South Wales Cup Team Man of the Year | Geronimo Doyle |
| New South Wales Cup Players’ Player of the Year | Tanah Boyd |
| New South Wales Cup Player of the Year | Kalani Going |
| One New Zealand NRL People’s Choice | Leka Halasima |
| One New Zealand NRL Rookie of the Year | Leka Halasima |
| NRL Clubman of the Year | Demitric Vaimauga |
| NRL Players’ Player of the Year | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck |
| Simon Mannering Medal | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck |
| Award | Player | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year Award | Leka Halasima | Nominated |
| Back Row of the Year Award | Leka Halasima | Nominated |
| Lock of the Year Award | Erin Clark | Winner |