2018 New Zealand Warriors season
Rugby league team season
The 2018 New Zealand Warriors season was the 24th season in the club 's history. Coached by Stephen Kearney and captained by Roger Tuivasa-Sheck , the Warriors completed the National Rugby League 's 2018 Telstra Premiership regular season in the number eight position, qualifying for the finals .[ 1] They were defeated in the 1st Elimination Final by Penrith and did not progress further.[ 2]
Milestones
Fixtures
Pre-season training
Pre-season training began on 1 November, with the exception of 14 players involved in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup .[ 3]
Pre-season matches
The Warriors and Melbourne will headline a two-day festival in Rotorua that includes a regional nines tournament.[ 4]
Regular season
Home matches were played at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland,[ 6] while one away game was also played in New Zealand, at AMI Stadium in Christchurch.
The Warriors opened their season in Perth against the South Sydney Rabbitohs on 10 March as part of a double header at Perth Stadium . Mount Smart Stadium will hosted a double header on 7 April when the Warriors played the North Queensland Cowboys and the Wests Tigers played the Melbourne Storm .[ 7]
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Score
Tries
Goals
Attendance
Report
10 March
Round 1
South Sydney Rabbitohs
Perth Stadium , Perth (doubleheader)
Win
32 – 20
Fusitu'a (2), Papali'i , Lisone , Maumalo , Kata
Johnson (4/7)
38,842 [ 8]
[ 9]
17 March
Round 2
Gold Coast Titans
Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland
Win
20 – 8
Fusitu'a (2), Tuivasa-Sheck , Kata
Johnson (2/4)
14,132[ 10]
[ 11]
24 March
Round 3
Canberra Raiders
GIO Stadium , Canberra
Win
20 – 19
Hiku , Harris , Luke
Johnson (3/3, 2 FGs )
11,963[ 12]
[ 13]
31 March
Round 4
Sydney Roosters
Allianz Stadium , Sydney
Win
30 – 6
Lino , Pulu , Kata , Fusitu'a
Lino (7/7)
14,493[ 14]
[ 15]
7 April
Round 5
North Queensland Cowboys
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland (doubleheader)
Win
22 – 12
Fusitu'a (2), Maumalo
Johnson (5/5)
25,600[ 16]
[ 17]
14 April
Round 6
Brisbane Broncos
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
Loss
18 – 27
Fusitu'a , Green , Johnson
Johnson (3/4)
16,636[ 18]
[ 19]
20 April
Round 7
St. George Illawarra Dragons
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
Win
20 – 12
Lino , Gelling , Luke , Papali'i
Lino (2/4)
18,295[ 20]
[ 21]
25 April
Round 8
Melbourne Storm
AAMI Park , Melbourne
Loss
10 – 50
Fusitu'a (2)
Lino (1/2)
25,731[ 22]
[ 23]
5 May
Round 9
Wests Tigers
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
Win
26 – 4
Lawton (2), Fusitu'a , Maumalo , Johnson
Johnson (3/6)
16,727[ 24]
[ 25]
12 May
Round 10
Sydney Roosters
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
Loss
0 – 32
14,095[ 26]
[ 27]
18 May
Round 11
Parramatta Eels
ANZ Stadium , Sydney
Win
24 – 14
Fusitu'a , Hiku , Tevaga , Luke
Lino (4/5)
9,467[ 28]
[ 27]
26 May
Round 12
South Sydney Rabbitohs
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
Loss
10 – 30
Paasi , Kata
Luke (1/2)
15,958[ 29]
[ 30]
Round 13
Bye
9 June
Round 14
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
AMI Stadium , Christchurch
Win
34 – 14
Fusitu'a (3), Papali'i , Harris , Johnson
Johnson (5/6)
17,357
[ 31]
15 June
Round 15
North Queensland Cowboys
1300SMILES Stadium , Townsville
Win
23 – 16
Maumalo , Tuivasa-Sheck , Kata
Johnson (6/6)
11,062
[ 32]
29 June
Round 16
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
Loss
15 – 18
Kata , Gelling
Johnson (4/4)
14,195
[ 33]
6 July
Round 17
Penrith Panthers
Panthers Stadium, Penrith
Loss
4 – 34
Maumalo
Johnson (0/1)
10,255
[ 34]
15 July
Round 18
Brisbane Broncos
Suncorp Stadium , Brisbane
Win
26 – 6
Kata (2), Beale , Luke , Paasi
Johnson (3/5)
37,493
[ 35]
22 July
Round 19
Melbourne Storm
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
Loss
6 – 12
Beale
Johnson (1/1)
17,695
[ 36]
29 July
Round 20
Gold Coast Titans
Cbus Super Stadium , Robina
Loss
12 – 36
Johnson , Lawnton
Johnson (2/2)
15,159
[ 37]
4 August
Round 21
St. George Illawarra Dragons
WIN Stadium , Wollongong
Win
18 – 12
Kata (2), Luke
Johnson (3/4)
13,924
[ 38]
10 August
Round 22
Newcastle Knights
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
Win
20 – 4
Blair , Fusitu'a , Green
Johnson (4/4)
14,395
[ 39]
19 August
Round 23
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Loss
26 – 27
Fusitu'a (2), Beale , Hiku , Tuivasa-Sheck
Johnson (3/5)
9,688
[ 40]
24 August
Round 24
Penrith Panthers
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
Win
36 – 16
Fusitu'a (3), Kata , Lino , Paasi
Johnson (6/8)
17,195
[ 41]
31 August
Round 25
Canberra Raiders
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
Win
20 - 16
Ladder
Squad
Staff
Head office staff
Managing Director: Cameron George[ 42]
General manager – football: Brian Smith
Media and communications manager: Richard Becht
Football operations manager: Dan Floyd
Team manager: Laurie Hale[ 43]
Head of medical services: John Mayhew
Head of recruitment: Brian Smith
Welfare and education manager: Jerry Seuseu
Coaching staff
Transfers
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