2023 New Zealand Warriors season

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2023 recordWins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 8
Points scoredFor: 485; against: 364 (Round 19)
CEOCameron George
2023 New Zealand Warriors season
NRL RankSee ladder on this page
2023 recordWins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 8
Points scoredFor: 485; against: 364 (Round 19)
Team information
CEOCameron George
Head CoachAndrew Webster
Captain
StadiumMount Smart Stadium – 25,000
Avg. attendance22,685
High attendance25,095 (Go Media Stadium)
Low attendance15,600 (McLean Park)
Top scorers
TriesDallin Watene-Zelezniak (21)
GoalsShaun Johnson (71)
PointsShaun Johnson (176)
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The 2023 New Zealand Warriors season was the 29th in the club's history. They competed in the National Rugby League's 2023 Telstra Premiership. The Captain Tohu Harris retained his club role for the 3rd consecutive season and Head Coach Andrew Webster joined to coach the club for the 2023 NRL Season.

The Warriors made the finals series for the ninth time in their history and made it to the preliminary final before losing to the Brisbane Broncos.[1]

Gains

These movements happened across the previous season, off-season and pre-season.[2]

Player/CoachPrevious clubLengthRef.
Marata NiukoreParramatta Eels2026[3]
Luke MetcalfCronulla-Sutherland Sharks2024[4]
Dylan WalkerManly Warringah Sea Eagles2025[5]
Mitchell BarnettNewcastle Knights2025[6]
Charnze Nicoll-KlokstadCanberra Raiders2025[7]
Te Maire MartinBrisbane Broncos2025[8]
Jackson FordSt. George Illawarra Dragons2024[9]
Brayden WiliameUSA Perpignan2024[10]

Losses

Player/CoachNew ClubRef.
Euan AitkenDolphins[11]
Reece WalshBrisbane Broncos[12]
Eliesa KatoaMelbourne Storm[13]
Aaron PeneMelbourne Storm[14]
Jack MurchieParramatta Eels[15]
Ben Murdoch-MasilaSt. George Illawarra Dragons[16]
Taniela OtukoloRedcliffe Dolphins[17]
Otukinekina KepuRedcliffe Dolphins[17]

Pre-Season Challenge

The Warriors played two pre-season matches.[18]

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Thursday, 9 February Trial 1 Wests Tigers Mount Smart Stadium 48 – 12 Marcelo Montoya (3)
Viliami Vailea (2)
Jackson Ford
Luke Metcalf
Moala Graham-Taufa
Solomon Vasuvulagi		 Luke Metcalf (3/5)
Viliami Vailea (1/1)
Edien Ackland (2/3)		 4,000
Sunday, 19 February Trial 2 Melbourne Storm Orangetheory Stadium 6 – 24 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak Shaun Johnson (1/1) 11,817

Regular season

Source:[19]

League table

2023 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Penrith Panthers (P) 2418063645312+33342
2 Brisbane Broncos 2418063639425+21442
3 Melbourne Storm 2416083627459+16838
4 New Zealand Warriors 2416083572448+12438
5 Newcastle Knights 2414193626451+17535
6 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24140103619497+12234
7 Sydney Roosters 24130113472496−2432
8 Canberra Raiders 24130113486623−13732
9 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24120123564505+5930
10 Parramatta Eels 24120123587574+1330
11 North Queensland Cowboys 24120123546542+430
12 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24111123545539+629
13 Dolphins 2490153520631−11124
14 Gold Coast Titans 2490153527653−12624
15 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2470173438769−33120
16 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2450193474673−19916
17 Wests Tigers 2440203385675−29014

Matches

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Friday, 3 March 1 Newcastle Knights Sky Stadium 20 – 12 Edward Kosi 25'
Bunty Afoa 29'
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 51'
Wayde Egan 73'		 Shaun Johnson (2/4) 16,676
Saturday, 11 March 2 Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium 20 - 12 Wayde Egan 24'
Addin Fonua-Blake 62'		 Shaun Johnson (2/2) 16,267
Saturday, 18 March 3 North Queensland Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium 12 – 26 Wayde Egan 8'
Marcelo Montoya 28', 55'
Jazz Tevaga 33'
Edward Kosi 47'		 Shaun Johnson (3/5) 17,818
Sunday, 26 March 4 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Mount Smart Stadium 16 – 14 Viliami Vailea 37'
Marcelo Montoya 55'
Shaun Johnson 66'		 Shaun Johnson (2/3) 18,895
Sunday, 2 April 5 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks PointsBet Stadium 30 – 32 Wayde Egan 21'
Marata Niukore
Shaun Johnson 45'
Edward Kosi 51'
Josh Curran 67'		 Shaun Johnson (6/6) 10,878
Sunday, 9 April 6 Newcastle Knights McDonald Jones Stadium 34 – 24 Adam Pompey 22', 49'
Edward Kosi 55'
Jackson Ford 71'		 Shaun Johnson (4/4) 18,007
Saturday, 15 April 7 North Queensland Cowboys Mount Smart Stadium 22 – 14 Addin Fonua-Blake 3'
Edward Kosi 28'
Josh Curran 50'
Dylan Walker 61'		 Shaun Johnson (3/6) 23,695
Tuesday, 25 April 8 Melbourne Storm AAMI Park 30 – 22 Jackson Ford 4'
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak '10, '44
Addin Fonua-Blake '20		 Shaun Johnson (3/4) 23,469
Sunday, 30 April 9 Sydney Roosters Mount Smart Stadium 14 – 0 - - 20,395
Saturday, 6 May 10 Penrith Panthers Suncorp Stadium 18 – 6 Addin Fonua-Blake 9' Shaun Johnson (1/1) 38,035
Friday, 12 May 11 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Accor Stadium 24 – 12 Josh Curran 6'
Addin Fonua-Blake 24'
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 34'
Ronald Volkman 66'		 Shaun Johnson (4/4) 14,294
12 BYE
Saturday, 27 May 13 Brisbane Broncos McLean Park 22 – 26 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 36', 61'
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 74'
Marcelo Montoya 77'		 Shaun Johnson (3/4) 15,600
Saturday, 3 June 14 Dolphins Go Media Stadium 30 – 8 Shaun Johnson 5', 53'
Luke Metcalf 55',
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 68', 71'		 Shaun Johnson (5/5) 23,686
Saturday, 10 June 15 Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium 36 – 14 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 31'
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 47'
Tom Ale 54'
Luke Metcalf 62'
Wayde Egan 66'
Shaun Johnson 78'		 Shaun Johnson (4/4)
Adam Pompey (2/2)		 21,082
16 BYE
Friday, 23 June 17 St. George Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium 48 – 18 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 4', 48', 69', 71'
Marcelo Montoya 25'
Bayley Sironen 29'
Jackson Ford 32'
Shaun Johnson 53'
Rocco Berry 56'		 Shaun Johnson (6/9) 9,275
Friday, 30 June 18 South Sydney Rabbitohs Go Media Stadium 28 – 6 Marcelo Montoya 15' Shaun Johnson (1/1) 22,612
Saturday, 8 July 18 Parramatta Eels CommBank Stadium 46 – 10 Luke Metcalf 6', 33'
Marcelo Montoya 26', 30'
Dylan Walker 39'
Mitchell Barnett 48', 70'
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 58'		 Shaun Johnson (7/8) 21,696
Sunday, 16 July 20 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Go Media Stadium 44 – 12 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 19', 63'
Rocco Berry 25'
Addin Fonua-Blake 28'
Luke Metcalf 31'
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 55'
Josh Curran 59'
Adam Pompey 77'		 Shaun Johnson (6/8), Luke Metcalf (1/1) 24,012
Friday, 21 July 21 Canberra Raiders Go Media Stadium 21 – 20 Marata Niukore 3'
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 38'
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 48'		 Shaun Johnson (4/5), FG (1/1) 19,112
22 BYE
Friday, 4 August 23 Gold Coast Titans Cbus Super Stadium 28 – 18 Shaun Johnson 26', 34'
Jackson Ford 42'
Tohu Harris 72'
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 75'		 Shaun Johnson (4/5) 20,877
Saturday, 12 August 24 Wests Tigers FMG Stadium Waikato 30 - 22 Luke Metcalf 6'
Adam Pompey 13'
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 32'
Tohu Harris 49'
Addin Fonua-Blake 76'		 Adam Pompey (3/4)
Shaun Johnson (2/2)		 25,118
Friday, 18 August 25 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Daniel Anderson Stadium 29 - 22 Tohu Harris 7'
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 11', 16', 50'
Marata Niukore 72'		 Adam Pompey (4/5)
Shaun Johnson FG (1/1)		 24,112
Friday, 25 August 26 St. George Illawarra Dragons Go Media Stadium 18 - 6 Adam Pompey 13'
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 19'
Addin Fonua-Blake 74'		 Adam Pompey (3/4) 25,095
Saturday, 2 September 27 Dolphins Suncorp Stadium 34-10 Freddy Lussick 57'
Marcelo Montoya 59'		 Adam Pompey (1/2) 35,438
Round 1: 3 March 2023 New Zealand Warriors 20–12 Newcastle Knights Wellington
20:00 NZDT
 Tries:
Kosi rugby ball 25'
Afoa rugby ball 29'
Nicoll-Klokstad rugby ball 51'
Egan rugby ball 73'
Goals:
Johnson 2/4 rugby goalposts icon 30', 74'
 [Report Report]
Tries:
Fitzgibbon rugby ball 1'
Hunt rugby ball 45'
Goals:
Hastings 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 3', 46'
Sin bin:
Crossland yellow card 57' to 67'
 Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 16,676
Referee: Chris Sutton
Round 2: 11 March 2023 Sydney Roosters 20–12 New Zealand Warriors Moore Park
15:00 AEDT
 Tries:
Paulo rugby ball 4', 47'
Walker rugby ball 57'
Goals:
Walker 4/6 rugby goalposts icon 6', 11 pen', 49', 74 pen'
 [Report Report]
Tries:
Egan rugby ball 24'
Fonua-Blake rugby ball 62'
Goals:
Johnson 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 26', 63'
 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 16,267
Referee: Adam Gee
Round 4: 26 March 2023 New Zealand Warriors 16–14 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Auckland
16:00 NZDT
 Tries:
Vailea rugby ball 27'
Montoya rugby ball 55'
Johnson rugby ball 66'
Goals:
Johnson 2/3 rugby goalposts icon 28', 67'
 [Report Report]
Tries:
Kiraz rugby ball 2'
Addo-Carr rugby ball 44'
Goals:
Burton 3/3 rugby goalposts icon 3', 8 pen', 45'
 Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: 18,595
Referee: Peter Gough

Finals

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand final
9 Sept – BlueBet Stadium
1 Penrith32
4 New Zealand616 Sept – Go Media Stadium Mt. Smart
New Zealand40
10 Sept – McDonald Jones Stadium Newcastle1022 Sept – Accor Stadium
5 Newcastle30 Penrith38
8 Canberra28 Melbourne41 Oct – Accor Stadium
Penrith26
9 Sept – PointsBet Stadium23 Sept – Suncorp Stadium Brisbane24
6 Cronulla-Sutherland12 Brisbane42
7 Sydney1315 Sept – AAMI Park New Zealand12
Melbourne18
8 Sept – Suncorp Stadium Sydney13
2 Brisbane26
3 Melbourne0


Matches

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 9 September Qualifying Final Penrith Panthers BlueBet Stadium 32-6 Wayde Egan 56' Adam Pompey (1/1) 21,525
Saturday, 16 September Semi Final Newcastle Knights Go Media Stadium 40-10 Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 1'
Addin Fonua-Blake 6'
Marcelo Montoya 11'
Dylan Walker 46'
Rocco Berry 59'
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 63'
Bailey Sironen 75'		 Adam Pompey (6/7)
Dylan Walker (0/1) FG		 26,083
Saturday, 23 September Preliminary Final Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium 52,273

Squad

New Zealand Warriors 2023 squad
Top 30 squad - 2023 NRL season Development list Coaching staff

Extended squad

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 19 June 2023
Source(s): Warriors Football Department

Debutants

PlayerRoundOpponentCap NumberNotes
Mitchell BarnettRound 1Newcastle Knights#273Club Debut
Jackson FordRound 1Newcastle Knights#274Club Debut
Te Maire MartinRound 1Newcastle Knights#275Club Debut
Marata NiukoreRound 1Newcastle Knights#276Club Debut
Dylan WalkerRound 1Newcastle Knights#277Club Debut
Brayden WiliameRound 1Newcastle Knights#278Club Debut
Taine TuaupikiRound 3North Queensland Cowboys#279NRL Debut
Demitric SifakulaRound 9Sydney Roosters#280NRL Debut
Luke MetcalfRound 13Brisbane Broncos#281Club Debut
Ali LeiatauaRound 15Canberra Raiders#282NRL Debut

Milestones

PlayerRoundOpponentMilestone
Shaun JohnsonRound 26St. George Illawarra Dragons250th NRL Game
Tohu HarrisRound 26St. George Illawarra Dragons100th Club Game
Jackson FordRound 21Canberra Raiders50th NRL Game
Shaun JohnsonRound 19Parramatta Eels200th Club Game
Dylan WalkerRound 19Parramatta Eels200th NRL Game
Addin Fonua-BlakeRound 19Parramatta Eels150th NRL Game
Wayde EganRound 19Parramatta Eels100th NRL Game
Joshua CurranRound 17St. George Illawarra Dragons50th Club Game
Joshua CurranRound 15Canberra Raiders50th NRL Game
Marcelo MontoyaRound 10Penrith Panthers100th NRL Game
Shaun JohnsonRound 6Newcastle Knights1000 Club Points
Marata NiukoreRound 4Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs100th NRL Game
Tohu HarrisRound 3North Queensland Cowboys200th NRL Game

Club Awards

PlayerAward
Shaun JohnsonSimon Mannering Medal (Player of the year), Players' Player, Peoples Choice
Charnze Nicoll-KlokstadClubman of the year
Taine TuaupikiRookie of the year
Kalani GoingNSW Cup Player of the year
Ronald VolkmanNSW Cup Players' Player
Ali LeiatauaNSW Cup Man of the year
Demitric SifakulaNSW Cup Man of the year

Dally M Awards

PlayerAward
Shaun JohnsonDally M Halfback of the year, RLPA Dream team Halfback, RLPA Players' Champion (Player of the year)
Andrew WebsterDally M Coach of the year
Addin Fonua-BlakeDally M Prop of the year, VB Hard Earned Player of the year, RLPA Dream team Prop
Dallin Watene-ZelezniakDally M Winger of the year, RLPA Dream team Winger

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