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2007 New Zealand Warriors season

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NRL Rank
  
4th

CEO
  
Wayne Scurrah

Assistant coach
  
John Ackland

Points scored
  
For: 593; Against: 434

Coach
  
Ivan Cleary

2007 New Zealand Warriors season

2007 record
  
Wins: 13; Draws: 1; Losses: 10

The New Zealand Warriors 2007 season was the New Zealand Warriors 13th first-grade season. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League. The coach of the team was Ivan Cleary while Steve Price was the club's captain.

Contents

Milestones

  • 25 March - Round 2: Evarn Tuimavave made his 50th appearance for the club.
  • 8 April - Round 4: Logan Swann became the third player to play 150 first grade games for the Warriors.
  • 5 May - Round 8: Nathan Fien made his 50th appearance for the club.
  • 20 May - Round 10: Ruben Wiki made his 50th appearance for the club.
  • 3 June - Round 12: Tony Martin made his 50th appearance for the club.
  • 7 July - Round 17: Manu Vatuvei and Steve Price made their 50th appearances for the club.
  • 26 August - Round 24: Wairangi Koopu made his 150th appearance for the club and Epalahame Lauaki made his 50th appearance for the club.
  • 16 September - Semi Final: Micheal Luck and Simon Mannering made their 50th appearances for the club.

    • Fixtures

    The Warriors used Mt Smart Stadium as their home ground in 2007, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.

    Squad

    Twenty three players were used by the club in 2007. Four players made their debuts for the club, although only one (Corey Lawrie) made his National Rugby League debut. In addition Aidan Kirk was in the squad but did not play a game due to injury.

    Staff

  • Chief Executive Officer: Wayne Scurrah

    • NRL Staff

  • Head Coach: Ivan Cleary
  • Assistant Coach: John Ackland
  • Welfare and Development Coach: Tony Iro
  • In August 2007 Dean Bell was appointed the club's Development Manager with the intention that he would manage the Toyota Cup side from 2008.
  • Trainer: Craig Walker

    • Other Teams

    Senior players who were not required for the first team played with the Auckland Lions in the NSWRL Premier League. Graeme Norton coached the side which finished in tenth spot (out of thirteen), just two wins outside of the top eight.

    The Auckland Lions featured many players who were yet to make their first grade debuts for the Warriors, such as Leeson Ah Mau, Sonny Fai, Isaac John, Aidan Kirk, Kevin Locke, Russell Packer and Malo Solomona.

    Awards

    Steve Price won the Player of the Year award.

    References

    2007 New Zealand Warriors season Wikipedia
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