2021 New Zealand Warriors season
NRL Rank12th
2021 recordWins: 8; draws: 0; losses: 13
Points scoredFor: 415; against: 528
Team information
CEOCameron George
CoachNathan Brown
Captain
StadiumCentral Coast Stadium
Avg. attendance9,955
High attendance33,175
Top scorers
TriesKen Maumalo (8)
GoalsKodi Nikorima (42)
PointsKodi Nikorima (100)
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The 2021 New Zealand Warriors season is the 27th in the club's history and they are competing in the 2021 NRL season. The team is coached by Nathan Brown, coaching the club for his 1st season ever. On 1 February 2017, the Warriors announced that Roger Tuivasa-Sheck would now be captain of the team, this is his 5th consecutive season as captain.[1]

Fixtures

Pre-season

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Score War. Tries War. Goals Report
20 February Trial Melbourne Storm Moreton Daily Stadium, Redcliffe Cancelled
27 February Trial Gold Coast Titans Oakes Oval, Lismore Draw 12-12 Josh Curran (1), Jazz Tevaga (1) Kodi Nikorima 2/2 [2]
Legend:

  Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Regular season

Date Round Opponent Venue/Attendance Result War. Opp. Tries Goals Field goals Report
13 March 1 Gold Coast Titans Central Coast Stadium, Gosford Win 19 6 Bayley Sironen (1), Leeson Ah Mau (1), Kodi Nikorima (1) Kodi Nikorima 3/3 Chanel Harris-Tavita 1/1 [3]
19 March 2 Newcastle Knights Central Coast Stadium, Gosford Loss 16 20 Ben Murdoch-Masila (1), Adam Pompey (1), Ken Maumalo (1) Kodi Nikorima 2/3 [4]
27 March 3 Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium, Canberra Win 34 31 Addin Fonua-Blake (1), Kodi Nikorima (1), Bayley Sironen (1), Ben Murdoch-Masila (1), Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (1), Adam Pompey (1) Kodi Nikorima 5/6 [5]
4 April 4 Sydney Roosters Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Loss 12 32 Adam Pompey (1), Tohu Harris (1) Kodi Nikorima 2/2 [6]
9 April 5 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Central Coast Stadium, Gosford Loss 12 13 Ken Maumalo (1), Sean O'Sullivan (1) Kodi Nikorima 2/2 [7]
18 April 6 St. George Illawarra Dragons Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney Win 20 14 Tohu Harris (1), Paul Turner (1), Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (1) Kodi Nikorima 4/4 [8]
25 April 7 Melbourne Storm AAMI Park, Melbourne Loss 20 42 Ken Maumalo (3), Ben Murdoch-Masila (1) Kodi Nikorima 2/4 [9]
2 May 8 North Queensland Cowboys Central Coast Stadium, Gosford Win 24 20 Kodi Nikorima (1), Rocco Berry (1), Ben Murdoch-Masila (1), Adam Pompey (1) Kodi Nikorima 4/5 [10]
9 May 9 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 4 Pines Park, Sydney Loss 32 38 Chanel Harris-Tavita (2), Tohu Harris (1), Josh Curran (1), Reece Walsh (1) Kodi Nikorima 6/6 [11]
16 May 10 Parramatta Eels Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Loss 18 34 Josh Curran (1), Ben Murdoch-Masila (1), Reece Walsh (1) Kodi Nikorima 3/3 [12]
21 May 11 Wests Tigers Central Coast Stadium, Gosford Win 30 26 Marcelo Montoya (2), Jack Murchie (1), Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (1), Reece Walsh (1), Wayde Egan (1) Kodi Nikorima 3/6 [13]
28 May 12 North Queensland Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville Loss 28 29 Euan Aitken (2), Reece Walsh (1), Marcelo Montoya (1), Ben Murdoch-Masila (1) Kodi Nikorima 4/5 [14]
13 Bye
13 June 14 Melbourne Storm Central Coast Stadium, Gosford Loss 16 42 Ken Maumalo (3) Kodi Nikorima 2/4 [15]
19 June 15 Newcastle Knights McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle Loss 6 10 Euan Aitken (1) Reece Walsh 1/1 [16]
2 July 16 St. George Illawarra Dragons Central Coast Stadium, Gosford Loss 18 19 Wayde Egan (1), Eliesa Katoa (1), Bunty Afoa (1) Chad Townsend 3/3 [17]
11 July 17 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney Loss 12 20 Reece Walsh (1), Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (1) Reece Walsh 2/2 [18]
18 July 18 Penrith Panthers Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Loss 16 30 Wayde Egan (1), Rocco Berry (1), Reece Walsh 72' Reece Walsh 2/3 [19]
24 July 19 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast Loss 22 60 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (1), Marcelo Montoya (1), Kodi Nikorima (1), Reece Walsh (1) Reece Walsh 3/4 [20]
30 July 20 Wests Tigers Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Win 18 16 Euan Aitken (1), Bunty Afoa (1) Reece Walsh 3/3 [21]
7 August 21 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast Win 18 16 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (1), Reece Walsh (1), Euan Aitken (1) Reece Walsh 3/4 [22]
15 August 22 Canterbury Bulldogs Moreton Daily Stadium, Redcliffe Win 24 10 Josh Curran (1), Jazz Tevaga (1), Edward Kosi (1), Reece Walsh (1) Reece Walsh 4/5 [23]
22 August 23 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Loss 22 24 Marcelo Montoya (1), Peta Hiku (1), Josh Curran (1), Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (1), Euan Aitken (1) Reece Walsh 1/5 [24]
27 August 24 Canberra Raiders BB Print Stadium, Mackay Loss 16 28 Sean O'Sullivan (1), Rocco Berry (1), Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (1) Reece Walsh (2/3) [25]
5 September 25 Gold Coast Titans Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast Loss 0 44 [26]
Legend:

  Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Ladder

Main article: 2021 NRL season
2021 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne Storm 24 21 0 3 1 815 316 +499 44
2 Penrith Panthers (P) 24 21 0 3 1 676 286 +390 44
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 20 0 4 1 775 453 +322 42
4 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 16 0 8 1 744 492 +252 34
5 Sydney Roosters 24 16 0 8 1 630 489 +141 34
6 Parramatta Eels 24 15 0 9 1 566 457 +109 32
7 Newcastle Knights 24 12 0 12 1 428 571 −143 26
8 Gold Coast Titans 24 10 0 14 1 580 583 −3 22
9 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 10 0 14 1 520 556 −36 22
10 Canberra Raiders 24 10 0 14 1 481 578 −97 22
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 8 0 16 1 474 616 −142 18
12 New Zealand Warriors 24 8 0 16 1 453 624 −171 18
13 Wests Tigers 24 8 0 16 1 500 714 −214 18
14 Brisbane Broncos 24 7 0 17 1 446 695 −249 16
15 North Queensland Cowboys 24 7 0 17 1 460 748 −288 16
16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 3 0 21 1 340 710 −370 8

Transfers/Signings

Source: [27]

In

Player 2020 Club 2021 Club
Marcelo Montoya Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs New Zealand Warriors
Addin Fonua-Blake Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles New Zealand Warriors
Kane Evans Parramatta Eels New Zealand Warriors
Bayley Sironen South Sydney Rabbitohs New Zealand Warriors
Euan Aitken St. George Illawarra Dragons New Zealand Warriors
Ben Murdoch-Masila Super League: Warrington Wolves New Zealand Warriors
Chad Townsend Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks New Zealand Warriors

Out

Player 2020 Club 2021 Club
Gerard Beale New Zealand Warriors St. George Illawarra Dragons
Adam Blair New Zealand Warriors Retirement
Lachlan Burr New Zealand Warriors North Queensland Cowboys
Blake Green New Zealand Warriors Newcastle Knights
Patrick Herbert New Zealand Warriors Gold Coast Titans
Karl Lawton New Zealand Warriors Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Agnatius Paasi New Zealand Warriors Super League: St. Helens
Isaiah Papali'i New Zealand Warriors Parramatta Eels
Leivaha Pulu New Zealand Warriors Norths Devils (Intrust Super Cup)
Nathaniel Roache New Zealand Warriors Parramatta Eels

Future Confirmed Signings

Player 2021 Club 2022 Club
Shaun Johnson Cronulla Sharks New Zealand Warriors
Aaron Pene Melbourne Storm New Zealand Warriors

Future Confirmed Departures

Player 2021 Club 2022 Club
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck New Zealand Warriors NZ Rugby Union

References

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  2. ^ "Trial Round: Warriors vs Titans". Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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  4. ^ "Warriors vs Eels". Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Warriors vs Raiders". Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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  13. ^ "Warriors vs Tigers". Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Warriors vs Cowboys". Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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  16. ^ "Warriors vs Knights". Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Warriors vs Dragons". Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Sharks v Warriors". National Rugby League. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Warriors v Panthers". National Rugby League. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Warriors vs Rabbitohs". Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Warriors vs Tigers". Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Warriors vs Sharks". Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  23. ^ "Warriors vs Bulldogs". Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  24. ^ "Broncos v Warriors". Archived from the original on 22 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Warriors v Raiders". Archived from the original on 27 August 2021.
  26. ^ "Titans v Warriors". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  27. ^ "Signings for NRL". Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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