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2003 New Zealand Warriors season

Field	Value
year	2003
league	NRL
league_rank	6th
cup	Challenge Cup
league_wins	15
league_draws	0
league_losses	9
points_for	545
points_against	510
CEO_title	CEO
CEO	Mick Watson
coach	Daniel Anderson
assistant_coach	Tony Kemp
captain	Monty Betham
captain2	Stacey Jones
Awen Guttenbeil
stadium	Ericsson Stadium
avg_attendance	16,842
top_tries	Francis Meli (23)
top_goals	Stacey Jones (29)
top_points	Francis Meli (92)
prev_season	2002
next_season	2004

Awen Guttenbeil

Milestones

The Warriors had the youngest squad out of all the 15 clubs in the 2003 NRL season.
23 March — Round 2: Monty Betham played in his 50th match for the club.
6 April — Round 4: Francis Meli, Wairangi Koopu and Mark Tookey played in their 50th first grade games for the club.
22 June — Round 13: Motu Tony played in his 50th match for the club.
12 July — Round 18: Ali Lauitiiti played in his 100th match for the club.
10 August — Round 22: Richard Villasanti played in his 50th match for the club.
6 September — Round 26: Awen Guttenbiel played in his 100th match for the club.

Jersey & Sponsors

Fixtures

The Warriors used Ericsson Stadium as their home ground in 2003, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.

Pre-season

The Warriors played a pre-season trial match against the Penrith Panthers in Invercargill on 28 February. 15,000 fans attended the match, which was sold out.

Regular season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	Report
16 March	Round 1	[[File:Newcastle colours.svg	16px]] Newcastle Knights	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	Loss	26-36	Hohaia (2), Carlaw, Fa'afili, Meli	Jones (3)	16,291	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Round_1/Warriors-vs-Newcastle/summary.html
23 March	Round 2	[[File:Canterbury colours.svg	16px]] Canterbury Bulldogs	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	Win	24-20	Hohaia (2), Fa'afili, Guttenbeil, Meli	Marsh (2)	16,229	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Round_2/Warriors-vs-Bulldogs/summary.html
29 March	Round 3	[[File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg	16px]] Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Brookvale Oval, Sydney	Win	20-16	Toopi (2), Fa'afili, Swann	Marsh (2)	14,273	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Round_3/Manly_Warringah-vs-Warriors/summary.html
6 April	Round 4	[[File:South Sydney colours.svg	16px]] South Sydney Rabbitohs	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	Win	38-16	Fa'afili (2), Hohaia (2), Meli (2), Seuseu, Tony	Marsh (2), Hohaia (1)	13,614	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Round_4/Warriors-vs-South_Sydney/summary.html
13 April	Round 5	[[File:Brisbane colours.svg	16px]] Brisbane Broncos	ANZ Stadium, Brisbane	Win	32-12	Meli (2), Faumuina, Marsh, Swann, Tuimavave	Marsh (3), Tuimavave (1)	18,959	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Round_5/Brisbane-vs-Warriors/summary.html
21 April	Round 6	[[File:North Queensland colours.svg	16px]] North Queensland Cowboys	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	Win	30-24	Fa'afili, Jones, Marsh, Meli, Tony, Toopi	Marshs (3)	19,722	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Round_6/Warriors-vs-North_Queensland/summary.html
27 April	Round 7	[[File:Penrith colours.svg	16px]] Penrith Panthers	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	Loss	14-28	Fa'afili, Koopu, Tony	Jones (1)	15,732	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Round_7/Warriors-vs-Penrith/summary.html
2 May	Round 8	[[File:Canterbury colours.svg	16px]] Bulldogs	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	Loss	12-18	Meli, Toopi	Webb (2)	21,989	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Round_8/Bulldogs-vs-Warriors/summary.html
10 May	Round 9	[[File:Parramatta colours.svg	16px]] Parramatta Eels	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	Win	18-16	Meli (2), Marsh, Swann	Webb (1)	15,397	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Round_9/Warriors-vs-Parramatta/summary.html
	Round 10	Bye
23 May	Round 11	[[File:Canberra colours.svg	16px]] Canberra Raiders	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	Loss	10-18	Fa'afili	Webb (1)	13,130	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Round_11/Canberra-vs-Warriors/summary.html
31 May	Round 12	[[File:Penrith colours.svg	16px]] Penrith Panthers	CUA Stadium, Sydney	Loss	12-34	Betham, Tony	Jones (2)	20,280	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Round_12/Penrith-vs-Warriors/summary.html
7 June	Round 13	[[File:Cronulla colours.svg	16px]] Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	Win	23-6	Faumuina, Jones, Meli, Mellars	Jones (3 & FG)	16,172	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Round_13/Warriors-vs-Cronulla/summary.html
14 June	Round 14	[[File:Parramatta colours.svg	16px]] Parramatta Eels	Parramatta Stadium, Sydney	Loss	26-28	V.Anderson, Betham, Faumuina, Meli, Webb	Jones (2), Webb (1)	8,076	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Round_14/Parramatta-vs-Warriors/summary.html
22 June	Round 15	[[File:Canberra colours.svg	16px]] Canberra Raiders	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	Win	26-18	Swann (2), Tony, Toopi, Villasanti	Jones (3)	18,375	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Round_15/Warriors-vs-Canberra/summary.html
29 June	Round 16	[[File:South Sydney colours.svg	16px]] South Sydney Rabbitohs	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney	Win	31-30 (a.e.t)	Jones, Meli, Tony, Toopi, Webb	Jones (5 & FG)	9,109	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Round_16/South_Sydney-vs-Warriors/summary.html
5 July	Round 17	[[File:North Queensland colours.svg	16px]] North Queensland Cowboys	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville	Loss	10-30	Swann (2)	Jones (1)	16,028	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Round_17/North_Queensland-vs-Warriors/summary.html
12 July	Round 18	[[File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg	16px]] Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	Win	20-12	V.Anderson, Latu, Webb	Jones (4)	15,528	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Round_18/Warriors-vs-Manly_Warringah/summary.html
19 July	Round 19	[[File:Cronulla colours.svg	16px]] Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Toyota Park, Sydney	Win	31-24	Toopi (2), Murphy, Villasanti, Webb	Jones (5 & FG)	13,565	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Round_19/Cronulla-vs-Warriors/summary.html
	Round 20	Bye
2 August	Round 21	[[File:Melbourne colours.svg	16px]] Melbourne Storm	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	Loss	12-14	V.Anderson, Toopi	Hohaia (2)	15,207	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Round_21/Warriors-vs-Melbourne/summary.html
10 August	Round 22	[[File:St._George_colours.svg	16px]] St. George Illawarra Dragons	Oki Jubilee Stadium, Sydney	Win	30-20	Carlaw, Hohaia, Lauiti'iti, Leuluai, Villasanti, Webb	Hohaia (3)	12,595	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Round_22/St_George_Illawarra-vs-Warriors/summary.html
15 August	Round 23	[[File:Newcastle colours.svg	16px]] Newcastle Knights	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle	Loss	20-36	Toopi (2), Meli, Villasanti	Hohaia (2)	17,198	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Round_23/Newcastle-vs-Warriors/summary.html
24 August	Round 24	[[File:Brisbane colours.svg	16px]] Brisbane Broncos	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	Win	22-14	V.Anderson, Faumuina, Latu, Meli	Webb (3)	19,439	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Round_24/Warriors-vs-Brisbane/summary.html
31 August	Round 25	[[File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg	16px]] Sydney Roosters	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney	Win	26-24	Meli (2), Toopi, Villasanti	Webb (5)	18,726	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Round_25/Sydney-vs-Warriors/summary.html
6 September	Round 26	[[File:Wests Tigers colours.svg	16px]] Wests Tigers	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	Win	32-16	Toopi (3), V.Anderson (2), Meli	Webb (4)	20,392	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Round_26/Warriors-vs-Wests_Tigers/summary.html

Final Series

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	Report
13 September	Qualifying Final	[[File:Canterbury colours.svg	16px]] Bulldogs	Showgrounds, Sydney	Win	48 - 22	Meli (5), Webb (2), Faumuina, Tony	Webb (5), Faumuina (1)	18,312	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Qualifying_Final/Bulldogs-vs-Warriors/summary.html
20 September	Preliminary Final	[[File:Canberra colours.svg	16px]] Canberra Raiders	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney	Win	17 - 16	Fa'afili, Swann, Toopi	Webb (2), Jones (FG)	31,616	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Semi_Final/Warriors-vs-Canberra/summary.html
28 September	Preliminary Final	[[File:Penrith colours.svg	16px]] Penrith Panthers	Telstra Stadium, Sydney	Loss	20 - 28	Swann, Toopi, Villasanti, Webb	Webb (2)	43,174	http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2003/Prelim_Final/Penrith-vs-Warriors/summary.html

Ladder

Squad

Twenty eight players were used by the Warriors in 2003, including five players who made their first grade debuts.

No.	Nationality	Position	Warriors Debut	App	T	G	FG	Pts
24		HB	23 April 1995	22	3	29	4	74
33	/ TON	SR	14 April 1996	20	1	0	0	4
42		SR	1 March 1997	23	9	0	0	36
50	/ WSM	PR	16 August 1997	24	1	0	0	4
55	/ WSM	SR	19 April 1998	12	1	0	0	4
61	/ WSM	HK / LK	8 March 1999	24	2	0	0	8
64		CE / SR	9 April 1999	25	1	0	0	4
65	/ WSM	WG	2 May 1999	27	23	0	0	92
66		CE	2 May 1999	22	17	0	0	68
76		PR	6 February 2000	17	0	0	0	0
81	/ WSM	WG	26 March 2000	24	10	0	0	40
87	/ TON	PR	18 February 2001	16	6	0	0	24
90	/ WSM	UH	9 March 2001	18	7	0	0	28
92		WG	7 April 2001	8	1	0	0	4
93	/ WSM	PR	1 June 2001	24	0	0	0	0
95		CE	24 March 2002	10	2	0	0	8
96		HB / HK	24 March 2002	11	3	12	0	36
97		FB	1 April 2002	21	8	26	0	84
98		CE / LK	1 April 2002	24	5	1	0	22
99		UB	6 April 2002	16	7	8	0	44
100	/ TON	CE	7 July 2002	27	6	0	0	24
102		PR	1 September 2002	9	1	1	0	6
103		PR / SR	6 September 2002	10	0	0	0	0
104		HK	2 May 2003	1	0	0	0	0
105		HB	2 May 2003	12	1	0	0	4
106		CE	7 June 2003	4	1	0	0	4
107	/ TON	HK	7 June 2003	7	2	0	0	8
108		CE / FE	31 August 2003	1	0	0	0	0

Staff

Chief Executive Officer: Mick Watson

Coaching staff

Head coach: Daniel Anderson
Assistant coach: Tony Kemp
Assistant coach: Rohan Smith

Transfers

Gains

Player	Previous club	Length	Notes
	North Harbour Rugby Union

Losses

Player	Club	Notes
	Wests Tigers
	Toulouse Olympique
	North Queensland Cowboys
	Bradford Bulls
	North Queensland Cowboys
	Retired

Other Teams

Players not required by the Warriors were released to play in the 2003 Bartercard Cup. This included Motu Tony and Jerome Ropati at the Marist Richmond Brothers, Mark Robinson at the North Harbour Tigers and Richard Villasanti at the Canterbury Bulls.

Awards

Francis Meli won the Player of the Year award.

References

John Coffey [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-26778615_ITM Warriors youngest in NRL] ''The Press'', 30 November 2002
link. (24 July 2011 ''Western Leader'', 4 April 2003)
John Coffey [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-26788166_ITM Warriors' new strip] ''The Press'', 29 November 2002
[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/02/27/1046064166415.html We're first - angry Roosters call for ad to be dropped] ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 28 February 2003
[http://www.warriors.co.nz/news/2014/09/16/vodafone_warriors_red_ball_awards.html Vodafone Warriors RED BALL Awards] ''warriors.co.nz'', 16 September 2014

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