2004 New Zealand Warriors season

The 2004 New Zealand Warriors season was the 10th in the club's history. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League. The coach of the team was Daniel Anderson while Monty Betham was the club captain. Daniel Anderson resigned in June and was replaced by assistant coach Tony Kemp.

2004 New Zealand Warriors season
NRL Rank14th
2004 recordWins: 6; Draws: 0; Losses: 18
Points scoredFor: 427; Against: 693
Team information
CEOMick Watson
CoachDaniel Anderson (11)
Tony Kemp (13)
Assistant coachTony Kemp
Captains
StadiumEricsson Stadium
Avg. Attend.10,171
Top scorers
TriesFrancis Meli (10)
GoalsSione Faumuina (32)
PointsSione Faumuina (68)
< 2003 2005 >

Milestones

Jersey & Sponsors

The Warriors made no changes to their jersey design for the 2004 season.

Fixtures
See also: List of New Zealand Warriors results

The Warriors used Ericsson Stadium as their home ground in 2004, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.

Pre-season Trials

The Warriors played the St. George Illawarra Dragons in Hamilton.[1]

Regular season
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
14 MarchRound 1 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium, BrisbaneLost20-28Webb (2), Leuluai, MeliMartin (2)28,548
20 MarchRound 2 St. George Illawarra DragonsMt Smart Stadium, AucklandLost10-16Fa'afili, MeliMartin (1)16,425
28 MarchRound 3 Penrith PanthersMt Smart Stadium, AucklandLost22-42L.Anderson, Guttenbeil, Latu, PaleaaesinaFaumuina (3)15,781
4 AprilRound 4 Manly Sea EaglesBrookvale Oval, SydneyWin28-10Lauaki (2), Webb (2), LauitiitiFaumuina (4)8,722
10 AprilRound 5 Newcastle KnightsMt Smart Stadium, AucklandLost20-34Martin, Murphy, SeuseuFaumuina (4)14,409
16 AprilRound 6 Canterbury BulldogsWestpac Stadium, WellingtonLost18-24V.Anderson, Jones, LauakiFaumuina (3)13,772
Round 7Bye
2 MayRound 8 Melbourne StormMt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin20-14Faumuina, Lauaki, VillsantiFaumuina (4)9,637
8 MayRound 9 North Queensland CowboysDairy Farmers Stadium, TownsvilleLost8-16V.AndersonFaumuina (2)13,062
16 MayRound 10 Manly Sea EaglesMt Smart Stadium, AucklandLost20-42Jones (2), MeliFaumuina (4)10,099
23 MayRound 11 South Sydney RabbitohsSydney Football Stadium, SydneyWin26-12V.Anderson (2), Meli (2), JonesFaumuina (3)8,032
30 MayRound 12 Sydney RoostersSydney Football Stadium, SydneyLost6-58PaleaaesinaFaumuina (1)10,078
6 JuneRound 13 Canberra RaidersMt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin20-14V.Anderson, Hohaia, Meli, VillasantiFaumuina (2)6,967
13 JuneRound 14 Wests TigersAMI Stadium, ChristchurchLost4-50Tookey16,221
20 JuneRound 15 North Queensland CowboysMt Smart Stadium, AucklandLost26-28 (a.e.t)Toopi (2), V.Anderson, Fa'afili, Tuimavave, VillasantiWebb (1)6,793
26 JuneRound 16 Melbourne StormOlympic Park Stadium, MelbourneLost6-42MartinHohaia (1)10,621
3 JulyRound 17 Parramatta EelsMt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin20-10Jones, Ropati, ToopiMartin (4)6,391
10 JulyRound 18 Cronulla SharksToyota Park, SydneyLost14-22L.Anderson, Betham, KoopuFaumuina (1)7,017
18 JulyRound 19 South Sydney RabbitohsMt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin34-20Webb (2), L.Anderson, Fa'afili, Koopu, Meli, RopatiJones (2), Faumuina (1)7,894
25 JulyRound 20 Canberra RaidersBruce Stadium, CanberraLost29-30 (a.e.t)Jones, Meli, Paleaaesina, Ropati, WebbJones (4 & FG)8,535
Round 21Bye
7 AugustRound 22 Brisbane BroncosMt Smart Stadium, AucklandLost14-21Meli, VillasantiJones (2)9,710
14 AugustRound 23 St. George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium, WollongongLost10-28Meli, WebbJones (1)12,520
21 AugustRound 24 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium, SydneyLost18-48Hohaia, Martin, VillasantiFaumuina (3)7,271
29 AugustRound 25 Sydney RoostersMt Smart Stadium, AucklandLost24-30Guttenbeil, Ropati, Temata, VunaJones (4)8,019
5 SeptemberRound 26 Canterbury BulldogsMt Smart Stadium, AucklandLost10-54Martin (2)Jones (1)9,930

Ladder
Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney 2419052710368+34242
2 Bulldogs 2419052760491+26942
3 Brisbane 2416172602533+6937
4 Penrith 2415092672567+10534
5 St George Illawarra 24140102624415+20932
6 Melbourne 24130112684517+16730
7 North Queensland 24121112526514+1229
8 Canberra 24110132554613-5926
9 Wests Tigers 24100142509534-2524
10 Newcastle 24100142516617-10124
11 Cronulla 24100142528645-11724
12 Parramatta 2490152517626-10922
13 Manly-Warringah 2490152615754-13922
14 New Zealand 2460182427693-26616
15 South Sydney 2452172455812-35716

Squad
See also: List of New Zealand Warriors players

Thirty five players were used by the Warriors in 2004, including seven players who made their first grade debuts. In addition PJ Marsh was in the squad but did not play a game due to a serious injury.

No.NameNationalityPositionWarriors DebutAppTGFGPts
24Stacey JonesHB23 April 199523615155
33Awen Guttenbeil / SR14 April 1996212008
50Jerry Seu Seu / PR16 August 1997111004
55Ali Lauitiiti / SR19 April 199851004
61Monty Betham / HK / LK8 March 1999131004
64Wairangi KoopuCE / SR9 April 1999212008
65Francis Meli / WG2 May 199916100040
66Clinton ToopiCE2 May 19991830012
76Mark TookeyPR6 February 200050004
81Henry Fa'afili / WG26 March 20001330012
87Richard Villasanti / PR18 February 20011950020
92Justin MurphyWG7 April 200181004
93Iafeta Paleaaesina / PR1 June 20012130012
96PJ MarshHB / HK24 March 200200000
97Brent WebbFB1 April 20022381034
98Sione FaumuinaCE / LK1 April 200219132068
99Lance HohaiaUB6 April 20021724016
100Vinnie Anderson / CE7 July 20022260024
102Evarn TuimavavePR1 September 2002131004
103Karl TemataPR / SR6 September 2002211004
105Thomas LeuluaiHB2 May 200391004
106Vince MellarsCE7 June 200330000
107Tevita Latu / HK7 June 200371004
108Jerome RopatiCE / FE31 August 20031140016
109Tony MartinCE14 March 20041857034
110Epalahame Lauaki / SR14 March 20041640016
111Danny SullivanSR28 March 200410000
112Louis Anderson / LK28 March 20041630012
113Matt JobsonPR4 April 200420000
114Paul DezoltHK8 May 200430000
115Manu VatuveiWG23 May 200450000
116Shannon StowersPR20 June 200420000
117Herewini RangiHK25 July 200410000
118Cooper Vuna / WG21 August 200421004
119Kane FerrisPR29 August 200410000
120Paul AtkinsWG29 August 200410000

Staff

Coaching Staff

Transfers

Gains
PlayerPrevious ClubLengthNotes
Tony MartinLondon Broncos
Danny SullivanParramatta Eels
Matt JobsonNewcastle Knights
Paul DezoltNorth Queensland Cowboys

Losses
PlayerClubNotes
Mark RobinsonNorthampton Saints (RU)
John CarlawSt George Illawarra Dragons
Motu TonyBrisbane Broncos
Logan SwannBradford Bulls

Mid-Season Losses
PlayerClubNotes
Ali LauitiitiLeeds RhinosReleased in April
Paul DezoltQueensland CupReleased 14 June
Mark TookeyCastleford TigersReleased in June
Justin MurphyWidnes VikingsReleased in July

Other Teams

Players not required by the Warriors were released to play in the 2004 Bartercard Cup. These included Iafeta Paleaaesina, who played for the Hibiscus Coast Raiders, Brent Webb, who played for the North Harbour Tigers, Evarn Tuimavave, who played with the Marist-Richmond Brothers, Lance Hohaia, who played with the Waicoa Bay Stallions and the Eastern Tornadoes' Justin Murphy.

Awards

Wairangi Koopu won the Player of the Year award.[3]

References
  1. Second chance: jailed for kicking pregnant ex-girlfriend in stomach, Metcalf gets to star again in NRL Sydney Morning Herald, 6 April 2011
  2. Cullen captures top Kiwi The Telegraph, 14 July 2004
  3. Vodafone Warriors RED BALL Awards warriors.co.nz, 16 September 2014
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