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2007 New Zealand Warriors season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2007 |
| league | NRL |
| league_rank | 4th |
| cup | Challenge Cup |
| league_wins | 13 |
| league_draws | 1 |
| league_losses | 10 |
| points_for | 593 |
| points_against | 434 |
| CEO_title | CEO |
| CEO | Wayne Scurrah |
| coach | Ivan Cleary |
| assistant_coach | John Ackland |
| captain | Steve Price |
| captain2 | Ruben Wiki |
| stadium | Mt Smart Stadium |
| avg_attendance | 14,419 |
| top_tries | Jerome Ropati (10) |
| Grant Rovelli (10) | |
| Manu Vatuvei (10) | |
| top_goals | Michael Witt (62) |
| top_points | Michael Witt (153) |
| prev_season | 2006 |
| next_season | 2008 |
Grant Rovelli (10) Manu Vatuvei (10)
The New Zealand Warriors 2007 season was the New Zealand Warriors 13th first-grade season. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League. The coach of the team was Ivan Cleary while Steve Price was the club's captain.
Milestones
- 25 March - Round 2: Evarn Tuimavave made his 50th appearance for the club.
- 8 April - Round 4: Logan Swann became the third player to play 150 first grade games for the Warriors.
- 5 May - Round 8: Nathan Fien made his 50th appearance for the club.
- 20 May - Round 10: Ruben Wiki made his 50th appearance for the club.
- 3 June - Round 12: Tony Martin made his 50th appearance for the club.
- 7 July - Round 17: Manu Vatuvei and Steve Price made their 50th appearances for the club.
- 26 August - Round 24: Wairangi Koopu made his 150th appearance for the club and Epalahame Lauaki made his 50th appearance for the club.
- 16 September - Semi Final: Micheal Luck and Simon Mannering made their 50th appearances for the club.
Jersey & Sponsors
Fixtures
The Warriors used Mt Smart Stadium as their home ground in 2007, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.
Trial Matches
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 February | Trial 1 | [[File:Hunter colours.svg | 16px]] Auckland Lions | Mt Smart Stadium No 2, Auckland | Win | 64–4 | Hohaia (3), Byrne 2, Martin, Lawrie, Vuna, Witt, | |||
| Gatis, Packer, Crockett | Witt (5), | |||||||||
| Martin (3) | 5,000 | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731150614/http://www.warriors.co.nz/2007/2007-trials | date=31 July 2009 }} warriors.co.nz, Accessed 17 July 2009 | |||||||
| 24 February | Trial 2 | [[File:North Queensland colours.svg | 16px]] North Queensland Cowboys | Leprechaun Park, Mackay | Loss | 14–32 | Vatuvei, McKinnon, Lauaki | Martin (1) | 8,000 | |
| 3 March | Trial 3 | [[File:Canterbury colours.svg | 16px]] Bulldogs | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | Win | 36–6 | Vatuvei, Crockett, Swann, Fien, McKinnon, Byrne | Martin (6) | 15,122 |
Regular season
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 March | Round 1 | [[File:Parramatta colours.svg | 16px]] Parramatta Eels | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 34–18 | Crockett (2), Hohaia, Mannering, | |||
| McKinnon, Price | Martin (5) | 13,587 | ||||||||
| 25 March | Round 2 | [[File:Brisbane colours.svg | 16px]] Brisbane Broncos | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 24–14 | Crockett (2), Price, Witt | Martin (4) | 16,738 | |
| 1 April | Round 3 | [[File:Melbourne colours.svg | 16px]] Melbourne Storm | Olympic Park, Melbourne | Loss | 12–30 | Rapira, Vatuvei | Martin (2) | 12,874 | |
| 8 April | Round 4 | [[File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg | 16px]] Manly Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | Loss | 10–13 | Mannering, Martin | Martin (1) | 16,358 | |
| 15 April | Round 5 | [[File:North Queensland colours.svg | 16px]] North Queensland Cowboys | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 34–14 | Byrne, Fien, Price, Rovelli, Vatuvei, Witt | Martin (5) | 11,260 | |
| Round 6 | Bye | - | ||||||||
| 29 April | Round 7 | [[File:South Sydney colours.svg | 16px]] South Sydney Rabbitohs | Telstra Stadium, Sydney | Win | 18–16 | Byrne, McKinnon, Rovelli | Martin (3) | 13,044 | |
| 5 May | Round 8 | [[File:Cronulla colours.svg | 16px]] Cronulla Sharks | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Loss | 20–22 | Anderson, Rapira, Witt | Martin (4) | 13,587 | |
| 12 May | Round 9 | [[File:Newcastle colours.svg | 16px]] Newcastle Knights | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle | Loss | 18–24 | Fien, Ropati, Wiki | Hohaia (3) | 15,107 | |
| 20 May | Round 10 | [[File:Wests Tigers colours.svg | 16px]] Wests Tigers | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Loss | 26–30 | Ah Van, Hohaia, Mannering, Ropati, | |||
| Vatuvei | Martin (3) | 10,282 | ||||||||
| 28 May | Round 11 | [[File:Parramatta colours.svg | 16px]] Parramatta Eels | Parramatta Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 6–30 | Swann | Martin (1) | 11,160 | |
| 3 June | Round 12 | [[File:Canterbury colours.svg | 16px]] Bulldogs | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Loss | 20–40 | Ah Van, Mannering, Ropati, Swann | Martin (2) | 10,041 | |
| 10 June | Round 13 | [[File:Melbourne colours.svg | 16px]] Melbourne Storm | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Loss | 2–4 | Martin (1) | 6,209 | ||
| 16 June | Round 14 | [[File:Cronulla colours.svg | 16px]] Cronulla Sharks | Toyota Park, Sydney | Win | 12–2 | Vatuvei, Witt | Witt (2) | 4,202 | |
| 22 June | Round 15 | [[File:Penrith colours.svg | 16px]] Penrith Panthers | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 54–14 | McKinnon (2), Witt (2), Anderson, Gatis, | |||
| Koopu, Lauaki, Vatuvei | Witt (6), | |||||||||
| Martin (3) | 9,978 | |||||||||
| 30 June | Round 16 | [[File:Gold Coast Titans colours.svg | 16px]] Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Stadium, Gold Coast | Win | 22–6 | Gatis, McKinnon, Rapira | Witt (5) | 17,608 | |
| 7 July | Round 17 | [[File:North Queensland colours.svg | 16px]] North Queensland Cowboys | Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville | Loss | 12–18 | Ah Van, Vatuvei | Witt (2) | 19,648 | |
| 15 July | Round 18 | [[File:St._George_colours.svg | 16px]] St. George Illawarra Dragons | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 44–16 | Mannering (2), Crockett, Gatis, McKinnon, | |||
| Ropati, Tuimavave | Witt (8) | 10,037 | ||||||||
| 22 July | Round 19 | [[File:Wests Tigers colours.svg | 16px]] Wests Tigers | Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney | Win | 28–16 | Rovelli (2), Koopu, Luck, Ropati | Witt (4) | 14,012 | |
| 28 July | Round 20 | [[File:Newcastle colours.svg | 16px]] Newcastle Knights | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 52–10 | McKinnon (2), Ropati (2), Rovelli (2), | |||
| Koopu, Price, Vatuvei | Witt (8) | 11,301 | ||||||||
| 5 August | Round 21 | [[File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg | 16px]] Sydney Roosters | SFS, Sydney | Draw (G.P.) | 31–31 | Lauaki (2), McKinnon, Ropati, Vatuvei | Witt (5 & FG) | 15,124 | |
| 11 August | Round 22 | [[File:Gold Coast Titans colours.svg | 16px]] Gold Coast Titans | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 30–6 | Rovelli (3), Ropati (2) | Witt (5) | 20,609 | |
| 18 August | Round 23 | [[File:Canberra colours.svg | 16px]] Canberra Raiders | Canberra Stadium, Canberra | Loss | 24–26 | Crockett, Fien, Lauaki, Vatuvei | Witt (4) | 8,134 | |
| 26 August | Round 24 | [[File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg | 16px]] Manly Sea Eagles | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 36–14 | Koopu (2), Gatis, Lauaki, Mannering, | |||
| Vatuvei | Witt (6) | 25,070 | ||||||||
| 1 September | Round 25 | [[File:Penrith colours.svg | 16px]] Penrith Panthers | CUA Stadium, Sydney | Win | 24–20 | Byrne (2), Rapira, Rovelli | Witt (4) | 14,473 |
Finals
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September | Qualifying Final | [[File:Parramatta colours.svg | 16px]] Parramatta Eels | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Loss | 10–12 | Byrne, Witt | Witt (1) | 28,745 | |
| 16 September | Semi Final | [[File:North Queensland colours.svg | 16px]] North Queensland Cowboys | Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville | Loss | 12–49 | Crockett, Martin | Witt (2) | 21,847 |
Ladder
Squad
Twenty three players were used by the club in 2007. Four players made their debuts for the club, although only one (Corey Lawrie) made his National Rugby League debut. In addition Aidan Kirk was in the squad but did not play a game due to injury.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Warriors Debut | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | SR | 1 March 1997 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 64 | CE / SR | 9 April 1999 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 99 | UB | 6 April 2002 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 102 | PR | 1 September 2002 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 108 | CE / FE | 31 August 2003 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | ||
| 109 | CE | 14 March 2004 | 13 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 76 | ||
| 110 | / TON | SR | 14 March 2004 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 112 | LK | 28 March 2004 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 115 | WG | 23 May 2004 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | ||
| 121 | PR | 13 March 2005 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 122 | WG | 13 March 2005 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 123 | PR | 13 March 2005 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 124 | HK | 13 March 2005 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 125 | CE | 26 June 2005 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||
| 126 | SR | 12 March 2006 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 127 | / | HB | 12 March 2006 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| 128 | / | HK | 25 March 2006 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 129 | WG | 9 April 2006 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 131 | PR | 20 May 2006 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 132 | FB | 17 March 2007 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| 133 | WG | 17 March 2007 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||
| 134 | FE | 17 March 2007 | 25 | 7 | 62 | 1 | 153 | ||
| 135 | LK | 15 April 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Staff
- Chief Executive Officer: Wayne Scurrah
NRL Staff
- Head coach: Ivan Cleary
- Assistant coach: John Ackland
- Welfare and Development Coach: Tony Iro
- In August 2007 Dean Bell was appointed the club's Development Manager with the intention that he would manage the Toyota Cup (Under-20s) team from 2008.
- Trainer: Craig Walker
Transfers
Gains
| Player | Previous club | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wade McKinnon | Parramatta Eels | ||
| Michael Crockett | Wests Tigers | ||
| Michael Witt | Manly Sea Eagles | ||
| Aidan Kirk | Sydney Roosters |
Losses
| Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Awen Guttenbeil | Castleford Tigers | |
| Clinton Toopi | Leeds Rhinos | |
| Richard Villasanti | Cronulla Sharks | |
| Brent Webb | Leeds Rhinos | |
| Sione Faumuina | Harlequins RL |
Mid-Season Losses
| Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cooper Vuna | Newcastle Knights | Released, made Newcastle debut 27 May |
Other Teams
Senior players who were not required for the first team played with the Auckland Lions in the NSWRL Premier League. Graeme Norton coached the side which finished in tenth spot (out of thirteen), just two wins outside of the top eight.
The Auckland Lions featured many players who were yet to make their first grade debuts for the Warriors, such as Leeson Ah Mau, Sonny Fai, Isaac John, Aidan Kirk, Kevin Locke, Russell Packer and Malo Solomona.
Awards
Steve Price won the Player of the Year award.
References
References
- link. (8 February 2015 ''warriors.co.nz'', 3 April 2007)
- [http://www.warriors.co.nz/2007/2007-trials 2007 NRL trials] {{Webarchive. link. (31 July 2009 ''warriors.co.nz'', Accessed 17 July 2009)
- [http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-sport/7818294/Warriors-trainer-quits-to-join-Roosters Warriors trainer quits to join Roosters] ''stuff.co.nz'', 15 October 2012
- [http://www.warriors.co.nz/2007/2007-vodafone-auckland-lions 2007 Auckland Lions] {{Webarchive. link. (31 July 2009 ''warriors.co.nz'', Accessed 17 July 2009)
- [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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