2011_New_Zealand_Warriors_season

2011 New Zealand Warriors season

2011 New Zealand Warriors season

New Zealand Warriors 17th first-grade season.

The New Zealand Warriors 2011 season was the New Zealand Warriors 17th first-grade season. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League. The coach of the team is Ivan Cleary while Simon Mannering is the club's captain. The Warriors lost to the Manly Sea Eagles 10-24 in the 2011 NRL Grand Final. The Junior Warriors won the Toyota Cup for the second consecutive year while the Auckland Vulcans finished second in the NSW Cup.

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The finals form of the Warriors in 2011 increased the NRL's television audience in New Zealand by 29 per cent this year.[1]

Milestones

Jersey and sponsors

In 2011 the Warriors jerseys were again made by Canterbury of New Zealand. They retained their black and white home and away jerseys originally released in 2009. They will wear a special all-black jersey with silver ferns around the logo for the Eden Park match.[5] During the Heritage Round the Warriors wore a jersey based on the New Zealand Flag. Both special jerseys were worn again later in the season.

The Junior Warriors have their own jersey in 2011, designed by Daryl John, who won a competition run by sponsors Vodafone and Canterbury of New Zealand to design a New Jersey for the team.[6]

Vodafone New Zealand were again the naming rights sponsor of the Warriors in 2011.

SKYCITY joined as a major sponsor for 2011, becoming the 'Home of the Vodafone Warriors'.[7]

Fixtures

See also: List of New Zealand Warriors results

The Warriors opened the season by hosting the Parramatta Eels at Eden Park in Auckland. This was the first time that the Warriors played a home match away from Mount Smart Stadium.[8] The remaining 11 home games were played at Mount Smart Stadium, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.

Pre-season training

The main squad returned to training on 15 November 2010 to start preparing for the 2011 season.[9] Players involved in the 2010 Four Nations and other representative matches returned to training later.

Pre-season matches

A fourth match was added to the Warriors schedule to raise money for the West Coast region after the Pike River Mine disaster. In a joint partnership with the NZRL, NRL and Newcastle Knights, all money raised was donated to the Pike River mining relief fund and the West Coast Rugby League.[10] The teams arrived early on 3 February to carry out community appearances in the region.[11]

The final trial match against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles was also later made a fundraiser match, with North Harbour Stadium donating all profits of the match to the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake victims.[12][13]

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Regular season

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Finals

Qualifying finalsSemifinalsPreliminary finalsFinal
1 Melbourne18
8 Newcastle81W Melbourne12
4W Wests20 New Zealand20
2 Manly422L New Zealand22
Manly24
7 North Queensland8
New Zealand10
3 Brisbane402W Manly26
6 New Zealand103W Brisbane13 Brisbane14
1L St. George Illawarra12
4 Wests21
5 St. George Illawarra12
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Grand Final

Main article: 2011 NRL Grand Final
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Ladder

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Squad

See also: List of New Zealand Warriors players

The Warriors used thirty players during the season. Eight players made their debut for the club, including five who made their NRL debuts.

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Staff

  • Chief executive Officer: Wayne Scurrah
  • General manager: Don Mann Jr
  • Recruitment and Development Manager: Dean Bell
  • High Performance Manager: Craig Walker
  • High Performance Assistant: Ruben Wiki
  • Medical Services Manager: John Mayhew
  • Welfare and Education Manager: Jerry Seuseu
  • Media and Communications Manager: Richard Becht

NRL staff

NYC staff

  • NYC Head Coach & Assistant NRL Coach: John Ackland
  • NYC Assistant Coach: Frank Harold
  • NYC Trainer: Andrew Souter
  • Development Coach: Ricky Henry

Transfers

Gains

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Losses

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Re-signings

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Other teams

In 2011, the Junior Warriors again competed in the Toyota Cup while senior players who were not required for the first team played with the Auckland Vulcans in the NSW Cup.

2011 Auckland Vulcans

The Auckland Vulcans were coached by former Warrior, Richie Blackmore.[27] The Vulcans lost the NSW Cup Grand Final to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28-30.[28]

Grand Final Team: Glen Fisiiahi, Willie Peace, Sione Lousi, Ivan Penehe, Niuvao Taka; Brett Seymour, Pita Godinet; James Gavet, Alehana Mara, Jeremy Latimore; Ukuma Ta'ai, Matt Robinson; Isaac John (c). Interchange: Darin Kingi, Upu Poching, Steve Rapira, Anthony Gelling.

On 18 February the Vulcans announced the following eight-man squad, with a six-man reserve squad. The squad was topped up with Warriors squad members each week.[29]

Upu Poching was the Player of the Year with Darin Kingi named as runner up. Willie Pearce Jnr was named the Rookie of the Year.[30]

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2011 Junior Warriors

See also: 2011 NRL Under-20s season
Junior Warriors player Carlos Tuimavave

The Junior Warriors won the Toyota Cup, defeating the North Queensland Cowboys 31-30 in extra time in the Grand Final.

Grand Final Team: George Maka, Adam Henry, Sosaia Feki, Konrad Hurrell, DJ Collier, Carlos Tuimavave, Jordan Meads, Ligi Sao, Eko Malu, Donald Tony, Samiuela Lousi, Ben Henry [c], Sebastine Ikahihifo. Siliva Havili, Agnatius Paasi, Siua Taukeiaho, Toka Likiliki, Siulongua Fotofili, John Palavi.

Along with players from the Melbourne Storm, Cronulla Sharks, Sydney Roosters and Manly Sea Eagles, the new members of the Junior Warriors attended a Toyota Cup Rookie Camp on 11–12 December 2010 which was held in New Zealand for the first time.[31] The camp provided extensive training in media, cultural awareness, drugs and alcohol, social media, money matters, community work, social responsibility and personal presentation.[32]

The Junior Warriors squad was again captained by Ben Henry and included Stephen Shennan, Omar Slaimankhel, Vili Lolohea, Sio Siua Taukeiaho, Konrad Hurrell, Sosaia Feki, James TePou, Carlos Tuimavave, Jordan Meads, Siliva Havili, Henry Chan-Ting, Sam Lousi, Sheldon Brown, Adam Henry, Toka Likiliki, Agnatius Paasi, Lance Su'a-Poe, Anthony Lama, Siulongua Fotofili, Eddie Aki, Donald Tony, Levi Holland, DJ Collier, Sebastine Ikahihifo, Nathaniel Peteru, Sirovai Makatoa, Simon Gibson, Ben Kingi, Falaniko Leilua, Kane Hannan, Eko Malu, John Palavi, Malakai Houma and Chris Ofanoa.[33]

Omar Slaimankhel, Konrad Hurrell, Carlos Tuimavave and coach John Ackland were all named in the Toyota Cup team of the year.[34] John Palavi was named the Vodafone NYC Player of the Year, Siliva Havili won the TNT NYC Young Player of the Year award and Donald Tony was named the DeWalt NYC Club Person of the Year.[35]

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Awards

Simon Mannering won the Lion Red Player of the Year award, becoming only the second double winner of the award. Shaun Johnson won the Vodafone NRL Young Player of the Year Award while Jerome Ropati won the Canterbury of New Zealand Club Person of the Year Award and Kevin Locke won the Vodafone People's Choice Award.[36]

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