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2013 New Zealand Warriors season
Team information
CEOWayne Scurrah
CoachMatthew Elliott
Assistant coachAndrew McFadden
Ricky Henry
Captains
StadiumMount Smart Stadium
Top scorers
TriesManu Vatuvei (16)
GoalsShaun Johnson (67)
PointsShaun Johnson (177)
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The 2013 New Zealand Warriors season was the nineteenth season in the club's history. Coached by Matthew Elliott and captained by Simon Mannering, the Warriors competed in the National Rugby League's 2013 Telstra Premiership. They finished the regular season in 11th (out of 16 teams), failing to make the finals for the second consecutive year.

Milestones

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Jersey and sponsors

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In 2013 the Warriors jerseys is again to be made by Canterbury of New Zealand.

The Warriors are the best selling club in the NRL for merchandise sales. In 2013 they had seven different playing shirts on sale.[3]

Red Bull was announced as a new sponsor of the club, signing a three-year deal.[4]

Fixtures

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See also: List of New Zealand Warriors results

Pre-season training

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Pre-season training began on 5 November 2012. Australian wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter Brad Morris was employed on the Warriors coaching staff. The team was based at the Millennium Institute of Sport and Health and North Harbour Stadium during the pre-Christmas period.[5] Four players joined the squad on pre-season trial contracts; Charlie Gubb, Suaia Matagi, Atelea Nafetalai, Nathaniel Peteru.[5]

Pre-season matches

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
9 February Trial 1 Gold Coast Titans Pizzey Park, Burleigh Heads Loss 24-42 Godinet, Fusitua, Hurrell, Laumape, Nafetalai Siejka (1), Godinet (1) [6]
16 February Trial 2 Penrith Panthers Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Loss 18-32 Vatuvei, Laumape, Locke, Fishiiahi Johnson (1) 12,000 [6]
23 February Trial 3 Brisbane Broncos Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Win 16-10 Vatuvei, Fisiiahi, Lowrie Johnson (1), Godinet (1) 15,000 [7]

Regular season

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The Warriors will play ten home matches at Mount Smart Stadium, one at Eden Park and another at Westpac Stadium in Wellington.[8] This will be the Warriors first home match held outside of Auckland.

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
9 March Round 1 Parramatta Eels Parramatta Stadium, Sydney Loss 10-40 Lillyman, Nielsen Johnson (1) 13,351 [1]
16 March Round 2 Sydney Roosters Eden Park, Auckland Loss 14-16 Johnson, Godinet, Tupou Johnson (1) 32,740 [2]
24 March Round 3 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Shark Stadium, Sydney Loss 4-28 Hurrell 12,183 [3]
1 April Round 4 North Queensland Cowboys Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Win 20-18 Taylor, Hurrell, Johnson Johnson (4) 10,572 [4]
7 April Round 5 South Sydney Rabbitohs Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Loss 22-24 Matulino, Hurrell, Laumape, Godinet Johnson (3) 13,513 [5]
13 April Round 6 Canberra Raiders Canberra Stadium, Canberra Loss 16-20 Vatuvei (2), Henry Johnson (2) 9,699 [6]
25 April Round 7 Melbourne Storm AAMI Park, Melbourne Loss 18-28 Henry, Tupou, Johnson Johnson (3) 25,480 [7]
5 May Round 8 Gold Coast Titans Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Win 25-24 Vatuvei, Mateo, Tupou, Johnson, Henry Johnson (2 & FG) 9,465 [8]
11 May Round 9 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Westpac Stadium, Wellington Loss 16-24 Vatuvei, Leuluai, Fisiiahi Johnson (2) 30,116 [9]
18 May Round 10 Penrith Panthers Centrebet Stadium, Sydney Loss 6-62 Vatuvei Henry (1) 9,386 [10]
26 May Round 11 Newcastle Knights Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Win 28-12 Vatuvei, Leuluai, Rapira, Mannering, Taylor Johnson (4) 9,257 [11]
3 June Round 12 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Win 56-18 Vatuvei (2), Fisiiahi (2), Hurrell (2),
Leuluai (2), Packer, Locke		 Johnson (8) 21,259 [12]
9 June Round 13 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Win 18-16 Taylor, Fishiiahi, Hurrell Johnson (3) 11,143 [13]
16 June Round 14 Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium, Sydney Win 23-12 Taylor, Laumape, Fishiiahi, Vatuvei Mateo (2),
Johnson (1 & FG)		 11,040 [14]
Round 15 Bye
30 June Round 16 Brisbane Broncos Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Win 18-16 Vatuvei, Taylor, Hurrell Johnson (3) 15,515 [15]
7 July Round 17 South Sydney Rabbitohs NIB Stadium, Perth Loss 13-30 Mannering, Hurrell Johnson (2 & FG) 20,221 [16]
Round 18 Bye
19 July Round 19 Wests Tigers Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Win 24-14 Johnson (2), Hurrell, Mannering Johnson (4) 11,436 [17]
28 July Round 20 Melbourne Storm Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Win 30-22 Laumape (2), Leuluai, Hurrell, Locke Johnson (5) 20,126 [18]
3 August Round 21 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Loss 14-18 Vatuvei (2), Hurrell Johnson (1) 15,209 [19]
11 August Round 22 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Central Coast Stadium, Gosford Loss 12-27 Laumape, Johnson Johnson (2) 12,090 [20]
18 August Round 23 Penrith Panthers Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Loss 24-28 Leuluai, Taylor, Matagi, Hurrell Johnson (4) 11,596 [21]
24 August Round 24 Gold Coast Titans Skilled Park, Gold Coast Win 24-22 Ropati (2), Nielsen, Hurrell Johnson (4) 15,786 [22]
31 August Round 25 Canberra Raiders Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Win 50-16 Vatuvei (3), Johnson (3), Taylor, Mannering, Laumape Johnson (7) 15,121 [23]
7 September Round 26 St. George-Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium, Wollongong Loss 10-19 Taylor, Vatuvei Johnson (1) 9,022 [24]

Ladder

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2013 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters (P) 24 18 0 6 2 640 325 +315 40
2 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 18 0 6 2 588 384 +204 40
3 Melbourne Storm 24 16 1 7 2 589 373 +216 37
4 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 15 1 8 2 588 366 +222 35
5 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 14 0 10 2 468 460 +8 32
6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 13 0 11 2 529 463 +66 30
7 Newcastle Knights 24 12 1 11 2 528 422 +106 29
8 North Queensland Cowboys 24 12 0 12 2 507 431 +76 28
9 Gold Coast Titans 24 11 0 13 2 500 518 −18 26
10 Penrith Panthers 24 11 0 13 2 495 532 −37 26
11 New Zealand Warriors 24 11 0 13 2 495 554 −59 26
12 Brisbane Broncos 24 10 1 13 2 434 477 −43 25
13 Canberra Raiders 24 10 0 14 2 434 624 −190 24
14 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 7 0 17 2 379 530 −151 18
15 Wests Tigers 24 7 0 17 2 386 687 −301 18
16 Parramatta Eels 24 5 0 19 2 326 740 −414 14

Squad

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See also: List of New Zealand Warriors players
No. Name Position Warriors Debut App T G FG Pts
105 Thomas Leuluai HB 2 May 2003 24 6 0 0 24
108 Jerome Ropati CE 31 August 2003 4 2 0 0 8
115 Manu Vatuvei WG 23 May 2004 19 16 0 0 64
125 Simon Mannering SR 26 June 2005 23 4 0 0 16
131 Sam Rapira PR 20 May 2006 22 1 0 0 4
141 Russell Packer PR 4 May 2008 9 1 0 0 4
142 Ben Matulino PR 14 June 2008 24 1 0 0 4
146 Jacob Lillyman PR 14 March 2009 22 1 0 0 4
152 Kevin Locke FB 31 May 2009 20 2 0 0 8
159 Sione Lousi SR 14 March 2010 0 0 0 0 0
160 Bill Tupou WG 4 April 2010 9 3 0 0 12
162 Alehana Mara HK 21 August 2010 0 0 0 0 0
163 Glen Fisiiahi FB 12 March 2011 11 5 0 0 20
164 Feleti Mateo SR 12 March 2011 24 1 2 0 8
167 Elijah Taylor SR 3 April 2011 23 8 0 0 32
168 Shaun Johnson HB 4 June 2011 24 10 67 3 177
169 Steve Rapira SR 4 June 2011 3 0 0 0 0
170 Pita Godinet HB 24 July 2011 10 2 0 0 8
171 Ben Henry SR 4 March 2012 7 3 1 0 14
172 Nathan Friend HK 4 March 2012 21 0 0 0 0
173 Konrad Hurrell CE 4 March 2012 20 13 0 0 52
175 Sam Lousi SR 21 July 2012 0 0 0 0 0
176 Sebastine Ikahihifo LK 28 July 2012 8 0 0 0 0
177 Carlos Tuimavave FE 5 August 2012 3 0 0 0 0
178 Dane Nielsen CE 9 March 2013 17 2 0 0 8
179 Todd Lowrie SR 9 March 2013 21 0 0 0 0
180 Ngani Laumape WG 24 March 2013 14 6 0 0 24
181 Suaia Matagi PR 11 May 2013 11 1 0 0 4
182 Dominique Peyroux CE 3 June 2013 13 0 0 0 0
183 Charlie Gubb PR 7 July 2013 1 0 0 0 0
184 Sio Siua Taukeiaho SR 7 September 2013 1 0 0 0 0

Staff

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  • Chief Executive Officer: Wayne Scurrah
  • General Manager: Don Mann Jr
  • General Manager Football Operations: Dean Bell[9]
  • Medical Services Manager: John Mayhew
  • Welfare and Education Manager: Jerry Seuseu
  • Media and Communications Manager: Richard Becht

Coaching staff

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Strength and Conditioning

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  • Strength and Conditioning Coach: Carl Jennings[13]
  • Strength and Conditioning Coach: Ruben Wiki[14]
  • Sports Science Manager: Brad Morris
  • Rehab and Speed Coach: Dayne Norton
  • Performance Analyst: Adam Sadler

Transfers

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Gains

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Player Previous Club Length Notes
Thomas Leuluai Wigan Warriors 2013–2015
Harry Siejka Penrith Panthers 2013–20??
Dane Nielsen Melbourne Storm 2013–2015
Todd Lowrie Melbourne Storm 2013-2014
Matthew Elliott Sydney Roosters 2013-2014 Coach
Dominique Peyroux Gold Coast Titans 2013-2015 [15]

Losses

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Player Club Notes
James Maloney Sydney Roosters [16]
Lewis Brown Penrith Panthers
Micheal Luck Retirement
Ukuma Ta'ai Huddersfield Giants
Krisnan Inu Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Left 24 May 2012[17]
Omar Slaimankhel Canon Eagles [18]

Other teams

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The Junior Warriors again competed in the Holden Cup while senior players who were not required for the first team played with the Auckland Vulcans in the NSW Cup.

Holden Cup Squad

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See also: 2013 NRL Under-20s season

In John Ackland's last season with the club, the Junior Warriors made the grand final, before losing 30-42 to the Penrith Panthers juniors.

Grand Final team: David Fusitua, Metia Lisati, Adam Tuimavave-Gerrard, Ngataua Hukatai, Viliami Lolohea, Tuimoala Lolohea, Mason Lino, James Taylor, Siliva Havili, Albert Vete, Michael Sio, Raymond Faitala-Mariner and David Bhana (c). Bench: Eko Malu, Sam Lisone, Kouma Samson, Solomone Kata.

Seventeen Junior Warriors attended an NRL rookie camp on 24 and 25 November 2012. They were Vincent Afoa, Katamiro Atera, Trent Bishop, Raymond Faitala-Mariner, Sione Feao, David Fusitua, Ngani Laumape, Mason Lino, Sam Lisone, Kouma Samson, Kurt Robinson, Lafu Feagaiga, Tama Koopu, Kenneth Maumalo, Eric Newbigging, Sam Cook and Esera Esera.[19]

Vulcans squad

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See also: 2013 New South Wales Cup season

The Vulcans were coached by Willie Swann, who was assisted by Brent Gemmel.[20]

The Vulcans made the finals, losing to the Wests Tigers 24-34 in an elimination final.

The 2013 squad was Aaron Nootai, Agnatius Paasi, Atelea Nafetalai, Daniel Palavi, Murray Iti, Nathaniel Peteru, Steve Waetford, Tangi Ropati and Zoram Watene. In addition, the Vulcans were able to select players contracted to the Warriors and not selected for first grade, including four under 20 players; Ngani Laumape, Siliva Havili, Trent Bishop and Visesio Setefano.[21]

Suaia Matagi was named the player of the year, ahead of runner up Tangi Ropati. John Palavi was named the rookie of the year.[22]

Awards

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Captain Simon Mannering won the Player of the Year award while Ngani Laumape won Rookie of the Year. The Clubman of the Year was Manu Vatuvei and Shaun Johnson won the People's Player of the Year, decided by public vote. Jerome Ropati was presented with a special Legacy Award.[23]

References

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  1. ^ Mannering to lead Vodafone Warriors again Archived 22 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine warriors.co.nz, 16 January 2013
  2. ^ Vodafone Warriors v Broncos Archived 3 July 2013 at archive.today warriors.co.nz, 3 June 2013
  3. ^ Fans stung by team of many shirts nzherald.co.nz, 17 March 2013
  4. ^ Welcome to the world of Red Bull Archived 8 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine thewarriors.com.au, 4 February 2013
  5. ^ a b Vodafone Warriors fire up for 2013 season Archived 23 February 2013 at archive.today warriors.co.nz, 5 November 2012
  6. ^ a b Warriors to play in Hamilton New Zealand Herald, 21 October 2012
  7. ^ Warriors to play pre-season match in Dunedin stuff.co.nz, 17 October 2012
  8. ^ Warriors could play home NRL match in Aust nrl.com, 19 October 2012
  9. ^ New role for Bell at Vodafone Warriors Archived 18 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine warriors.co.nz, 16 October 2012
  10. ^ Warriors coaching staff complete with McFadden stuff.co.nz, 10 November 2012
  11. ^ Vulcans boss joins Elliott New Zealand Herald, 4 November 2012
  12. ^ Jones returns to Warriors in coaching & development role Archived 4 January 2013 at archive.today rleague.com, 12 November 2012
  13. ^ Carl Jennings appointed Warriors Strength & Conditioning Coach Archived 3 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 18 October 2012
  14. ^ Warriors make Ruben Wiki conditioning coach stuff.co.nz, 2 November 2012
  15. ^ Titans off-load two more to NRL rivals nrl.com, 1 November 2012
  16. ^ Warriors fail to extend Maloney's contract New Zealand Herald, 26 November 2011
  17. ^ Inu leaves the Warriors to join Bulldogs New Zealand Herald, 24 May 2012
  18. ^ Japan beckons smh.com.au, 21 September 2012
  19. ^ Junior Warriors at NRL Annual Rookie Camp Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 23 November 2012
  20. ^ Swann named as Vulcans' new coach New Zealand Herald, 4 December 2012
  21. ^ 2013 Squad aucklandvulcans.co.nz
  22. ^ ARL Annual Awards Dinner aucklandleague.co.nz, 15 August 2013
  23. ^ Mannering wins Warriors Player of the Year voxy.co.nz, 24 September 2013
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