2002 New Zealand Warriors season

August 2020 2002 NRL 1st Challenge Cup 17 0 7 688 454 CEO Mick Watson Daniel Anderson Tony Kemp Stacey Jones Ivan ClearyMonty Betham Ericsson Stadium 16,529 Clinton Toopi (18) Ivan Cleary (105) Ivan Cleary (242) 2001 2003 The New Zealand Warriors 2002 season was the New Zealand Warriors 8th first-grade season. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League. The coach of the team was Daniel Anderson while Stacey Jones was the club captain. The club finished the year as minor premiers and made the grand final for the first time, however they were defeated 30–8 by the Sydney Roosters. Milestones 14 April – Round 5: The Warriors have a then record win (68–10) over the Northern Eagles. 14 April – Round 5: Stacey Jones played in his 150th first grade match for the club, the first person to reach the milestone. 14 April – Round 5: Ivan Cleary scores 28 points in a match (1 try, 12 goals), equaling the club's point scoring record set by Gene Ngamu in 1996. 23 June – Round 15: Henry Fa'afili played in his 50th match for the club. 18 August – Round 23: Clinton Toopi played in his 50th match for the club. 1 September – Round 25: Jerry Seuseu played in his 100th match for the club. 6 September – Round 26: Ivan Cleary played in his 50th match for the club. The Warriors claim the NRL minor premiership for the first time. The Warriors received A$100,000 prize money for finishing the regular season as minor premiers. NZPA Sorry guys, the cheque's not in the mail The New Zealand Herald APN Holdings NZ Limited 5 October 2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nrl/news/article.cfm?c_id=270&objectid=2997717 4 December 2009 Daniel Anderson is named Dally M Coach of the Year and Ali Lauitiiti Dally M Second Rower of the Year. 15 September: – The Warriors host their first finals match, beating Canberra 36–20 at a sold-out Ericsson Stadium. Jersey and sponsors rightrightThe Warriors had a New Jersey in 2002, completely moving away from the blue and white that had been the club's colours. The 2001 jersey was retained as an away strip. Fixtures List of New Zealand Warriors results The Warriors used Ericsson Stadium as their home ground in 2002, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995. Pre-season trials Date Opponent Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report17 February16px Cronulla SharksJade Stadium, Christchurch Draw 30–3024 February16px South Sydney RabbitohsCarlaw Park, Auckland Win 24–20Guttenbeil, Campion, Villasanti, FaumuinaCleary (4) 14,0009 March16px West Auckland CowboysWaitakere Stadium, AucklandWin66–24 Regular season Date Round Opponent Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance ReportRound 1 Bye 24 MarchRound 2 16px Sydney RoostersEricsson Stadium, AucklandWin 21–14Lauiti'iti (2), Carlaw, MeliCleary (2), Jones (FG) 14,378 1 AprilRound 3 16px Newcastle KnightsEricsson Stadium, AucklandLoss 14–32Jones, Meli, Webb Cleary (1) 13,456 6 AprilRound 4 16px North Queensland CowboysDairy Farmers Stadium, TownsvilleWin 50–20Jones (2), Carlaw, Cleary, Faumuina, Hohaia, Tookey, ToopiCleary (8), Jones (1) 9,657 14 AprilRound 516px Northern EaglesEricsson Stadium, AucklandWin68–10Jones (3), Faumuina (2), Toopi (2), Cleary, Hohaia, Seuseu, Webb Cleary (12) 12,563 20 AprilRound 6 16px Canterbury BulldogsWestpac Stadium, WellingtonLoss20–28Cleary, Koopu, ToopiCleary (4) 24,251 27 AprilRound 7 16px Melbourne StormEricsson Stadium, AucklandWin20–10Fa'afili, Guttenbeil, Meli, Toopi Cleary (2) 11,404 5 MayRound 8 16px Wests TigersCampbelltown Sports Ground, SydneyWin36–14Tookey (2), Carlaw, Hohaia, Koopu, Tony Cleary (6) 13,658 12 MayRound 9 16px South Sydney RabbitohsEricsson Stadium, AucklandWin25–18Toopi (2), Campion, GuttenbeilCleary (4), Marsh (FG) 14,76517 MayRound 10 16px Newcastle KnightsEnergyAustralia Stadium, NewcastleWin34–12Toopi (2), Cleary, Hohaia, Tony, Webb Cleary (5) 16,361 25 MayRound 11 16px Melbourne StormOlympic Park Stadium, MelbourneWin28–12Guttenbeil, Hohaia, Murphy, TonyCleary (6) 8,873 2 JuneRound 12 16px Cronulla SharksEricsson Stadium, AucklandWin 42–20Guttenbeil (2), Hohaia, Koopu, Toopi, Villasanti, WebbCleary (7) 17,050 9 JuneRound 13 16px North Queensland CowboysEricsson Stadium, Auckland Win 34–6Lauiti'iti (2), Fa'afili, Hohaia, Marsh, Toopi Cleary (4), Jones (1) 14,616 15 JuneRound 14 16px South Sydney RabbitohsSydney Football Stadium, SydneyWin 46–10Fa'afili (2), Cleary, Lauiti'iti, Marsh, Morgan, Murphy, TookeyCleary (7) 8,658 23 JuneRound 15 16px St. George Illawarra DragonsEricsson Stadium, AucklandLoss22–32Carlaw, Fa'afili, Lauiti'iti, Toopi, Webb Jones (1) 15,303 30 JuneRound 16 16px Brisbane BroncosANZ Stadium, BrisbaneWin 26–16Webb (2), Fa'afili, Morgan, ToopiCleary (2), Jones (1) 24,907 7 JulyRound 17 16px Cronulla SharksToyota Park, SydneyLoss 24–36Tony (2), Carlaw, Seuseu Cleary (4) 15,196Round 18 Bye 21 JulyRound 19 16px Parramatta EelsEricsson Stadium, AucklandWin 26–10Webb, Lauiti'iti, Murphy, Villasanti Cleary (5) 15,563 27 JulyRound 20 16px Canberra RaidersCanberra Stadium, CanberraLoss30–38Toopi (2), V.Anderson, Lauiti'iti, WebbCleary (5) 8,702 4 AugustRound 21 16px Penrith PanthersCUA Stadium, SydneyWin 38–24Swann (2), Carlaw, Jones, Lauiti'iti, Seuseu, Toopi Cleary (5) 10,723 10 AugustRound 22 16px Canterbury BulldogsEricsson Stadium, AucklandWin 22–14Cleary, Koopu, Meli, Myles Cleary (3) 21,570 18 AugustRound 23 16px Brisbane BroncosEricsson Stadium, AucklandWin 18–4Cleary (2), MeliCleary (3) 22,125 25 AugustRound 24 16px Sydney RoostersSydney Football Stadium, SydneyLoss 0–44 18,186 1 SeptemberRound 25 16px Northern EaglesBrookvale Oval, SydneyLoss16–18Guttenbeil, Murphy, Tookey Jones (2) 7,529 6 SeptemberRound 26 16px Wests TigersEricsson Stadium, AucklandWin 28–12Koopu (2), Villasanti (2), Toopi Hohaia (4) 16,284 Final series NZ Warriors 36 Canberra Raiders 20 Canberra Raiders 20 St. George-Illawarra 26 Brisbane Broncos 24 Parramatta Eels 14 Sydney Roosters 32 Cronulla Sharks 20 St. George-Illawarra 24 Cronulla Sharks 40 Sydney Roosters 38 Newcastle Knights 12 NZ Warriors 16 Cronulla Sharks 10 Brisbane Broncos 12 Sydney Roosters 16 NZ Warriors 8 Sydney Roosters 30 Date Round Opponent Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report15 SeptemberQualifying Final16px Canberra Raiders Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Win 36–20 Carlaw, Fa'afili, Jones, Lauiti'iti, Meli, Tookey Cleary (6) 25,800 Semi Final Bye 29 SeptemberPreliminary Final16px Cronulla Sharks Telstra Stadium, Sydney Win 16–10 Carlaw, Tony, ToopiCleary (2) 45,702 Grand Final 2002 NRL Grand Final SydneyPositionNew Zealand Luke Phillips FB Ivan Cleary Brett Mullins WG Justin Murphy Shannon Hegarty CE John Carlaw Justin Hodges CE Clinton Toopi Anthony Minichiello WG Francis Meli Brad Fittler (C) FE Motu Tony Craig Wing HB Stacey Jones (C) Jason Cayless PR Jerry Seu Seu Simon Bonetti HK PJ Marsh Peter Cusack PR Mark Tookey Adrian Morley SR Ali Lauiti'iti Craig Fitzgibbon SR Awen Guttenbeil Luke Ricketson LK Kevin CampionChris Flannery Bench Lance HohaiaBryan Fletcher Bench Logan Swann Michael Crocker Bench Wairangi Koopu Andrew Lomu Bench Richard VillasantiRicky Stuart Coach Daniel Anderson First Half In the 23rd minute, Sydney opened the scoring with a try to Shannon Hegarty with Craig Fitzgibbon converting taking Sydney to a 6–0 lead. Not long after, Ivan Cleary got New Zealand on the board with a penalty goal making the score 6–2, which remained that scoreline until halftime. Second Half In the 46th minute, New Zealand took the lead for the first time through a Stacey Jones try and an Ivan Cleary conversion taking the scoreline to 8–6. Approaching the 60th minute, Sydney regained the lead with Craig Wing scoring the try and Craig Fitgibbon converting another to make the score 12–8 after a spectacular 40/20 kick from Sydney captain Brad Fittler. In the last 15 minutes Craig Fitzgibbon, Chris Flannery and Bryan Fletcher scored tries for Sydney with Craig Fizgibbon converting all three to take Sydney to a 30–8 win. By winning the grand final the Roosters also received A$400,000 in prize money. 30 Sydney RoostersTriesHegarty, Wing, Fitzgibbon, Flannery, FletcherGoalsFitzgibbon 5/5Field goals8New Zealand home jersey 2001.svg New Zealand WarriorsTriesJonesGoalsCleary 2/2Field goals Clive Churchill Medal: Craig Fitzgibbon When They Scored 23rd Minute: Sydney 6–0 (Hegarty try; Fitzgibbon goal) 29th Minute: Sydney 6–2 (Cleary goal) 46th Minute: New Zealand 8–6 (Jones try; Cleary goal) 58th Minute: Sydney 12–8 (Wing try; Fitzgibbon goal) 65th Minute: Sydney 18–8 (Fitzgibbon try; Fitzgibbon goal) 71st Minute: Sydney 24–8 (Flannery try; Fitzgibbon goal) 75th Minute: Sydney 30–8 (Fletcher try; Fitzgibbon goal) Ladder Squad List of New Zealand Warriors players Twenty-nine players were used by the Warriors in 2002, including six players who made their first grade debuts. No.NameNationalityPositionWarriors debutAppTGFGPts 24Stacey JonesNZLHB23 April 19952496149 33Awen GuttenbeilNZL / TONSR14 April 19962360024 42Logan SwannNZLSR1 March 1997172008 50Jerry Seu SeuNZL / WSMPR16 August 19972330012 55Ali LauitiitiNZL / WSMSR19 April 199825100040 61Monty BethamNZL / WSMHK / LK8 March 199920000 64Wairangi KoopuNZLCE / SR9 April 19992260024 65Francis MeliNZL / WSMWG2 May 19991660024 66Clinton ToopiNZLCE2 May 199926180072 73Ivan ClearyAUSFB / CE6 February 20002681050242 76Mark TookeyAUSPR6 February 20002460024 77David Myles David Myles (rugby league)AUSCE14 February 200031004 80Shontayne HapeNZLCE18 March 200010000 81Henry Fa'afiliNZL / WSMWG26 March 20001770028 86Kevin Campion Kevin Campion (rugby league)AUS / IRE rugby leagueLK18 February 2001211004 87Richard VillasantiAUS / TONPR18 February 20012040016 88Justin Morgan Justin Morgan (rugby league)WALPR25 February 2001172008 90Motu TonyNZL / WSMUH9 March 20011860024 92Justin Murphy Justin Murphy (rugby league)FRAWG7 April 20011840016 93Iafeta PaleaaesinaNZL / WSMPR1 June 2001110000 95John CarlawAUSCE24 March 20022580032 96PJ MarshAUSHB / HK24 March 2002242019 97Brent WebbNZLFB1 April 20021790036 98Sione FaumuinaNZLCE / LK1 April 2002830012 99Lance HohaiaNZLUB6 April 20022074036 100Vinnie AndersonNZL / TONCE7 July 200261004 101Jeremiah PaiNZLFE / LK21 July 200220000 102Evarn TuimavaveNZLPR1 September 200220000 103Karl TemataCOKPR / SR6 September 200210000 Staff Chief executive officer: Mick Watson Coaching staff Head coach: Daniel Anderson Assistant coach: Tony Kemp Video analysis: Rohan SmithMann named to head foundation New Zealand Herald, 19 March 2003 Transfers Gains Player Previous club Length NotesJohn Carlaw Wests Tigers PJ Marsh Parramatta Eels Brent Webb Wests Panthers Sione Faumuina Canberra Raiders Losses Player Club NotesRichie Blackmore RetiredJason Death South Sydney RabbitohsCliff Beverley Barrow RaidersJonathan Smith Nathan Wood Wakefield Trinity WildcatsJason Temu Retired Other teams Players not required by the Warriors were released to play in the 2002 Bartercard Cup. This included Iafeta Paleaaesina and Karl Temata for the Hibiscus Coast Raiders, Sione Faumuina for the Glenora Bears, Evarn Tuimavave for the Marist-Richmond Brothers, Vinnie Anderson for the Mount Albert Lions, Jeremiah Pai for the Otahuhu Leopards, Logan Swann for the Eastern Tornadoes and Henry Fa'afili and Lance Hohaia for the Manurewa Marlins. Awards Ali Lauiti'iti won the club's Player of the Year award.New Zealand Rugby League Annual 2002, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 2002. p.50 References External links Warriors official site 2002 Warriors Season at rugbyleagueproject.org Category:New Zealand Warriors seasons New Zealand Warriors season War