2001 New Zealand Warriors season

The New Zealand Warriors 2001 season was the New Zealand Warriors' 7th first-grade season, and their first under the new name. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League. The coach of the team was Daniel Anderson while Stacey Jones and Kevin Campion were the club's co-captains. The club made the final series for the first time, after finishing eighth in the regular season.

2001 New Zealand Warriors season
NRL Rank8th
2001 recordWins: 12; Draws: 2; Losses: 12
Points scoredFor: 638; Against: 629
Team information
CEOMick Watson
CoachDaniel Anderson
Assistant coachTony Kemp
Captain
StadiumEricsson Stadium
Avg. Attend.12,361
Top scorers
TriesHenry Fa'afili (14)
GoalsIvan Cleary (80)
PointsIvan Cleary (173)
< 2000 2002 >

Milestones
  • 4 March — Round 3: Ali Lauitiiti played in his 50th match for the club.
  • 24 March — Round 6: The Warriors defeat Brisbane for the first time, 13-12.
  • 16 June — Round 16: Jason Death played in his 50th match for the club.
  • 24 June — Round 17: Awen Guttenbeil played in his 50th match for the club.
  • 15 July — Round 19: Logan Swann played in his 100th match for the club.
  • 27 August — Round 25: The club reaches the play-offs for the first time when a 24-24 draw with Melbourne secures a finals berth.

The Sale

In November 2000 Tainui sold many of the clubs assets to businessman Eric Watson. This purchase included the clubs NRL license, the intellectual property rights and the training base but controversially did not include the player contracts.

The club was re-branded as the New Zealand Warriors, with new colours of black and grey — resembling the national sporting colours. Mick Watson was hired as CEO while little known coach Daniel Anderson was appointed head coach.

Jersey & Sponsors

The Warriors had a new jersey in 2001, produced by Puma, similar to old designs but with the new owners adding black to the design.

Fixtures
See also: List of New Zealand Warriors results

The Warriors used Ericsson Stadium as their home ground in 2001, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.

Pre Season trials
DateOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
3 February Canterbury BullsRugby League Park, ChristchurchWin74-12Toopi (2), Koopu (2), Myles (2), Jones (2), Beverley, Tookey, Seuseu, Fa'afili, Betham, MeliJones (7), Myles (2)4,500

Regular season
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
18 FebruaryRound 1 Canberra RaidersMount Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss8-24Fa'afiliCleary (2)11,134
25 FebruaryRound 2 Northern EaglesCentral Coast Stadium, GosfordWin24-16Beverley, Guttenbeil, Jones, MeliCleary (4)8,012
4 MarchRound 3 Wests TigersCampbelltown Sports Ground, SydneyLoss10-29Koopu, MeliCleary (1)8,899
9 MarchRound 4 St. George Illawarra DragonsMount Smart Stadium, AucklandWin34-8Betham, Campion, Cleary, Tony, ToopiCleary (7)8,730
18 MarchRound 5 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium, SydneyLoss24-30Betham, Meli, Morgan, SwannCleary (3), Jones (1)12,141
24 MarchRound 6 Brisbane BroncosMount Smart Stadium, AucklandWin13-12Fa'afili, SwannJones (2 & FG)13,921
31 MarchRound 7 Newcastle KnightsEnergyAustralia Stadium, NewcastleLoss24-45Toopi (2), Fa'afili, Meli, WoodCleary (2)15,894
7 AprilRound 8 Canterbury BulldogsWestpac Stadium, WellingtonDraw24-24Fa'afili, Meli, Justin Murphy, ToopiJones (4)27,724
16 AprilRound 9 Penrith PanthersMount Smart Stadium, AucklandWin52-8Meli (2), Murphy (2), Swann (2), Toopi (2), Richard Blackmore, Fa'afiliCleary (6)16,876
21 AprilRound 10 Cronulla SharksToyota Park, SydneyLoss16-26Lauiti'iti, Swann, VillasantiCleary (2)9,011
29 AprilRound 11 Sydney RoostersSydney Football Stadium, SydneyWin42-30Seuseu (2), Fa'afili, Jones, Meli, Tony, ToopiCleary (7)9,857
12 MayRound 12 Melbourne StormMount Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss20-40Tony (2), BethamCleary (4)15,167
20 MayRound 13 North Queensland CowboysDairy Farmers Stadium, TownsvilleLoss18-35Blackmore, Fa'afili, SwannCleary (3)10,819
26 MayRound 14 Canberra RaidersManuka Oval, CanberraWin22-10Death, Jones, Swann, TonyCleary (3)7,112
1 JuneRound 15 Northern EaglesMount Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss30-34Betham, Campion, Cleary, Death, Fa'afili, ToopiCleary (5)12,282
16 JuneRound 16 Wests TigersMount Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss16-21Fa'afili (2), JonesCleary (2)8,333
24 JuneRound 17 St. George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium, WollongongLoss18-38Guttenbeil, Jones, TonyCleary (3)9,013
7 JulyRound 18 Parramatta EelsMount Smart Stadium, AucklandWin29-18Cleary, Hape, Jones, PaleaaesinaCleary (6 & FG)10,554
15 JulyRound 19 Brisbane BroncosCarrara Stadium, Gold CoastLoss12-48Fa'afili, TookeyCleary (2)15,813
22 JulyRound 20 Newcastle KnightsMount Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss30-37Tony (2), Meli, Paleaaesina, ToopiJones (3), Cleary (2)8,188
28 JulyRound 21 Canterbury BulldogsMount Smart Stadium, AucklandWin34-8Betham, Murphy, Jones, Fa'afili, Swann, TookeyJones (5)10,391
5 AugustRound 22 Penrith PanthersCUA Stadium, SydneyWin48-32Jones (2), Meli (2), Fa'afili, Lauiti'iti, Swann, ToopiCleary (8)8,234
11 AugustRound 23 Cronulla SharksMount Smart Stadium, AucklandWin30-0Koopu, Myles, Swann, Toopi, VillasantiCleary (5)10,131
18 AugustRound 24 Sydney RoostersMount Smart Stadium, AucklandWin14-8Hape, JonesJones (2), Cleary (1)15,665
27 AugustRound 25 Melbourne StormTelstra Dome, MelbourneDraw24-24Hape (2), Fa'afili, MylesJones (4)13,298
2 SeptemberRound 26 North Queensland CowboysMount Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss18-30Koopu, Lauiti'iti, TonyJones (3)24,568

Final Series
  Qualifying Finals Semi Finals Preliminary Finals Grand Final
                                     
1 Parramatta Eels 56
8 NZ Warriors 12
  1W Parramatta Eels 24  
2 Canterbury Bulldogs 22   4W St. George Illawarra 28     Brisbane Broncos 16    
7 St. George Illawarra 23   2L Brisbane Broncos 44         Parramatta Eels 24
      Newcastle Knights 30
3 Newcastle Knights 40         2W Newcastle Knights 18    
6 Sydney Roosters 6   3W Cronulla Sharks 52     Cronulla Sharks 10  
  1L Canterbury Bulldogs 10  
4 Cronulla Sharks 22
5 Brisbane Broncos 6
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
9 SeptemberQualifying Final Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium, SydneyLoss12 - 56Koopu, TonyCleary (2)17,336

Ladder
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Parramatta 262024839406+43342
2 Bulldogs 261736617538+4937
3 Newcastle 261619782639+14333
4 Cronulla 261529594513+8132
5 Brisbane 2614111696511+18529
6 Sydney 2613112647589+5827
7 St. George Illawarra 2612212661573+8826
8 New Zealand 2612212638629+926
9 Melbourne 2611114704725-2123
10 Northern Eagles 2611114603750-14923
11 Canberra 269116600623-2319
12 Wests Tigers 269116474746-27219
13 North Queensland 266218514771-25714
14 Penrith 267019521847-32614

Squad
See also: List of New Zealand Warriors players

Twenty Seven players were used by the Warriors in 2001, including three players who made their first grade debuts.

No.NameNationalityPositionWarriors DebutAppTGFGPts
24Stacey JonesHB23 April 1995261024189
26Richie BlackmoreCE14 May 199582008
33Awen Guttenbeil / SR14 April 1996262008
42Logan SwannSR1 March 199722100040
50Jerry Seu Seu / PR16 August 1997232008
55Ali Lauitiiti / SR19 April 19982630012
59Jason DeathHK / LK8 March 1999212008
61Monty Betham / HK / LK8 March 19992450020
62Cliff BeverleyFE21 March 199991004
64Wairangi KoopuCE / SR9 April 19991840016
65Francis Meli / WG2 May 199925110044
66Clinton ToopiCE2 May 199924110044
73Ivan ClearyFB / CE6 February 2000223801173
76Mark TookeyPR6 February 2000112008
77David MylesCE14 February 2000172008
80Shontayne HapeCE18 March 20001440016
81Henry Fa'afili / WG26 March 200027140056
84Jonathan SmithSR24 June 200050000
86Kevin Campion / LK18 February 2001232008
87Richard Villasanti / PR18 February 2001212008
88Justin MorganPR25 February 2001111004
89Jason TemuPR4 March 200140000
90Motu Tony / UH9 March 200119100040
91Nathan WoodHK / HB24 March 2001171004
92Justin MurphyWG7 April 2001940016
93Iafeta Paleaaesina / PR1 June 200152008
94Anthony Seu SeuPR15 July 200110000

Staff

Coaching Staff

Transfers

Gains
PlayerPrevious ClubLengthNotes
Kevin CampionBrisbane Broncos
Richard VillasantiWests Tigers
Justin MorganCanberra Raiders
Jason TemuNewcastle Knights
Nathan WoodSydney City Roosters
Justin MurphyCanterbury Bulldogs

Losses
PlayerClubNotes
Jason BellRetired
David MulhallWests Tigers
Henry PerenaraMelbourne Storm
Paul WhatuiraMelbourne Storm
Ben LytheMt Albert Lions
Matthew SpenceRetired
Scott CoxonNewcastle Knights
Robbie MearsLeeds Rhinos
John SimonWests Tigers
Talite Liava'aPerpignan
Scott PethybridgeNorthern Eagles
Joe GaluvaoPenrith Panthers
Odell ManuelCanberra Raiders
Terry HermanssonRetired
Lee OudenrynNorth Queensland Cowboys
Nigel VaganaCanterbury Bulldogs
Tony TuimavaveRetired
Joe VaganaBradford Bulls

Other Teams

Players not required by the Warriors each week were released to play in the 2001 Bartercard Cup. This included Anthony Seuseu, Iafeta Paleaaesina, Cliff Beverley, Shontayne Hape, Jason Temu, Motu Tony, Jonathan Smith, Justin Murphy, Mark Tookey and Kevin Campion who all played in the Bartercard Cup and the National Rugby League in 2001.

Awards

Jerry Seuseu won the club's Player of the Year award.[2]

References
  1. Mann named to head foundation New Zealand Herald, 19 March 2003
  2. New Zealand Rugby League Annual 2002, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 2002. p.50
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