2001 New Zealand Warriors season
Rugby league team 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.
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 club's assets to businessman Eric Watson . This purchase included the club's 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.
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
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
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Score
Tries
Goals
Attendance
Report
3 February
Canterbury Bulls
Rugby League Park , Christchurch
Win
74-12
Toopi (2), Koopu (2), Myles (2), Jones (2), Beverley , Tookey , Seuseu , Fa'afili , Betham , Meli
Jones (7), Myles (2)
4,500
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Regular season
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Score
Tries
Goals
Attendance
Report
18 February
Round 1
Canberra Raiders
Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland
Loss
8-24
Fa'afili
Cleary (2)
11,134
[4]
25 February
Round 2
Northern Eagles
Central Coast Stadium , Gosford
Win
24-16
Beverley , Guttenbeil , Jones , Meli
Cleary (4)
8,012
[5]
4 March
Round 3
Wests Tigers
Campbelltown Sports Ground , Sydney
Loss
10-29
Koopu , Meli
Cleary (1)
8,899
[6]
9 March
Round 4
St. George Illawarra Dragons
Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland
Win
34-8
Betham , Campion , Cleary , Tony , Toopi
Cleary (7)
8,730
[7]
18 March
Round 5
Parramatta Eels
Parramatta Stadium , Sydney
Loss
24-30
Betham , Meli , Morgan , Swann
Cleary (3), Jones (1)
12,141
[8]
24 March
Round 6
Brisbane Broncos
Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland
Win
13-12
Fa'afili , Swann
Jones (2 & FG)
13,921
[9]
31 March
Round 7
Newcastle Knights
EnergyAustralia Stadium , Newcastle
Loss
24-45
Toopi (2), Fa'afili , Meli , Wood
Cleary (2)
15,894
[10]
7 April
Round 8
Canterbury Bulldogs
Westpac Stadium , Wellington
Draw
24-24
Fa'afili , Meli , Justin Murphy , Toopi
Jones (4)
27,724
[11]
16 April
Round 9
Penrith Panthers
Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland
Win
52-8
Meli (2), Murphy (2), Swann (2), Toopi (2), Richard Blackmore , Fa'afili
Cleary (6)
16,876
[12]
21 April
Round 10
Cronulla Sharks
Toyota Park , Sydney
Loss
16-26
Lauiti'iti , Swann , Villasanti
Cleary (2)
9,011
[13]
29 April
Round 11
Sydney Roosters
Sydney Football Stadium , Sydney
Win
42-30
Seuseu (2), Fa'afili , Jones , Meli , Tony , Toopi
Cleary (7)
9,857
[14]
12 May
Round 12
Melbourne Storm
Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland
Loss
20-40
Tony (2), Betham
Cleary (4)
15,167
[15]
20 May
Round 13
North Queensland Cowboys
Dairy Farmers Stadium , Townsville
Loss
18-35
Blackmore , Fa'afili , Swann
Cleary (3)
10,819
[16]
26 May
Round 14
Canberra Raiders
Manuka Oval , Canberra
Win
22-10
Death , Jones , Swann , Tony
Cleary (3)
7,112
[17]
1 June
Round 15
Northern Eagles
Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland
Loss
30-34
Betham , Campion , Cleary , Death , Fa'afili , Toopi
Cleary (5)
12,282
[18]
16 June
Round 16
Wests Tigers
Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland
Loss
16-21
Fa'afili (2), Jones
Cleary (2)
8,333
[19]
24 June
Round 17
St. George Illawarra Dragons
WIN Stadium , Wollongong
Loss
18-38
Guttenbeil , Jones , Tony
Cleary (3)
9,013
[20]
7 July
Round 18
Parramatta Eels
Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland
Win
29-18
Cleary , Hape , Jones , Paleaaesina
Cleary (6 & FG)
10,554
[21]
15 July
Round 19
Brisbane Broncos
Carrara Stadium , Gold Coast
Loss
12-48
Fa'afili , Tookey
Cleary (2)
15,813
[22]
22 July
Round 20
Newcastle Knights
Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland
Loss
30-37
Tony (2), Meli , Paleaaesina , Toopi
Jones (3), Cleary (2)
8,188
[23]
28 July
Round 21
Canterbury Bulldogs
Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland
Win
34-8
Betham , Murphy , Jones , Fa'afili , Swann , Tookey
Jones (5)
10,391
[24]
5 August
Round 22
Penrith Panthers
CUA Stadium , Sydney
Win
48-32
Jones (2), Meli (2), Fa'afili , Lauiti'iti , Swann , Toopi
Cleary (8)
8,234
[25]
11 August
Round 23
Cronulla Sharks
Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland
Win
30-0
Koopu , Myles , Swann , Toopi , Villasanti
Cleary (5)
10,131
[26]
18 August
Round 24
Sydney Roosters
Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland
Win
14-8
Hape , Jones
Jones (2), Cleary (1)
15,665
[27]
27 August
Round 25
Melbourne Storm
Telstra Dome , Melbourne
Draw
24-24
Hape (2), Fa'afili , Myles
Jones (4)
13,298
[28]
2 September
Round 26
North Queensland Cowboys
Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland
Loss
18-30
Koopu , Lauiti'iti , Tony
Jones (3)
24,568
[29]
Final Series
Ladder
Squad
Twenty Seven players were used by the Warriors in 2001, including three players who made their first grade debuts.
Staff
Coaching Staff
Transfers
Gains
Losses
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
External links
The Club Home grounds Important figures League Seasons (28) Other competitions