Jerome ROPATI [
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Thu May 17, 2012
Source: www.warriors.co.nzVeteran Warriors centre Jerome Ropati will now need surgery on his latest knee injury forcing him to sit out the rest of the 2012 NRL season.
It was initially hoped the 27-year-old would face six to eight weeks out of action after dislocating the patella in his left knee 33 minutes into last Saturday night's 10th-round encounter with the Sydney Roosters.
However, after having scans and further assessment this week, it has today been confirmed he needs surgery to repair his knee, the same one he had season-ending surgery on early last season after his ACL injury.
Ropati, who had just been signed on a one-year deal for the 2013 season, vowed to recover from his latest setback.
"It's hugely disappointing to have another serious injury and to know the season is over for me for the second year in a row," Ropati told www.warriors.co.nz today.
"I'd worked really hard to come back from my knee surgery last year. Now I'll just have to do it all over again.
"I'll have the surgery, recover from it and do everything to be right for next season. Otherwise I'll be there to help the team and the club in any way I can."
Vodafone Warriors head coach Brian McClennan said Ropati's setback was a major blow for all concerned.
"It's devastating for Jerome. He was doing such a good job for us coming back from his knee injury last year," he said.
"He's really important for us around the team and the club with his experience and his attitude.
"This is another setback for him and for everyone around the club but Jerome is the kind of person who will fight his way back from this. We'll all be there to support him and help him recover."
The latest injury has limited Ropati's 10th NRL season to only eight appearances after just three last year.
Wed May 9, 2012
Source: www.warriors.co.nzJerome Ropati is set to become the second longest serving Warrior in history after signing a new one-year contract with the club for the 2013 NRL season.
The new deal means Ropati (27) will now draw level with Awen Guttenbeil as an 11-season Vodafone Warriors player with only Stacey Jones (12 seasons) ahead.
A veteran of 137 NRL games and 11 Tests for the Kiwis, the off-contract Ropati said it suited him to commit to a one-year deal only at this stage of his career.
"I'm more than happy to sign for just one season. It's a fair way for both parties and I'm confident my form this year and next will warrant a further extension," he said.
"I really appreciate the great support the Vodafone Warriors have given me throughout my career. This is the only club I want to play for.
"My focus right now is on doing the best I can each week this season. I've had some injury setbacks and I'm driven to get back to playing as much football as I can.
"I love it here. This is home for me. It's great being among the boys, the coaching staff and seeing all the young players coming through our system. I'd like to help as much as I can with the young boys."
Ropati, the club's One Community ambassador, said his off-field roles with the club are something he also takes a lot of pride in.
"Being involved in One Community programmes like the Konica Minolta League in Libraries initiative is really important to me," he said.
"Being involved in the community has become a critical part of being a professional footballer today, about developing yourself as a person. I get a lot of pleasure out of it."
Vodafone Warriors head coach Brian McClennan, who also worked with Ropati in the Kiwis, can't say enough about his value to the team and the club.
"Jerome's experience and versatility are so important for us," he said.
"With so many young players coming through into our NRL side, we need good people like Jerome to mentor them and help us with our culture.
"He's such a terrific person to have around the team and the club and it's great to have playing on for another season and hopefully beyond that as well."
Ropati started his career with a one-off appearance late in the 2003 season, going on to make his Kiwi debut in 2005 and being a key figure in the Kiwis' 2008 Rugby League World Cup success.
After a serious knee injury ended his campaign just three rounds into the 2011 NRL season he has made a full return this year, starting out in the centres but being moved to fullback for his last two appearances against South Sydney and Brisbane.
With two tries this season, Ropati is one of only six players to score more than 50 tries for the Vodafone Warriors.
JEROME ROPATI
Date of Birth: November 23, 1984
Birthplace: Auckland, NZ
Junior Club: Marist Saints
Position: Centre/Fullback/Standoff
Height: 176cm
Weight: 97kg
Rep Honours: 11 Tests for Kiwis 2005-2009, World Cup 2008, Tri Nations 2006, All Golds2008
NRL Debut: NZ Warriors v Sydney Roosters, Sydney Football Stadium, August 31, 2003 (Round 25)
Club Number: 108
NRL Career: 137 appearances, 2003-2012
NRL Points: 204 (51 tries)
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 2012 NRL Telstra Premiership
New Zealand Warriors
8 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 [04 Mar 12] L 20-26 v Manly (H). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [18 Mar 12] L 18-32 v Canterbury (H). [CT]
[View] Round 4 [24 Mar 12] W 26-6 v Gold Coast (H). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [31 Mar 12] L 8-26 v Roosters (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [08 Apr 12] L 12-32 v Canberra (A). [CT]
[View] Round 7 [15 Apr 12] W 44-22 v Souths (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [05 May 12] W 30-20 v Brisbane (H). [FB]
[View] Round 10 [12 May 12] W 30-26 v Roosters (H). [FB]
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2011 NRL Telstra Premiership
New Zealand Warriors
3 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Mar 11] L 18-24 v Eels (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 11] L 12-20 v Wests Tigers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [27 Mar 11] L 12-25 v Dragons (H). [CT]
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2010 NRL Telstra Premiership
New Zealand Warriors
18 games; 7 tries, 28 points.
[View] Round 1 [14 Mar 10] L 18-24 v Titans (A). [CT]
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 10] W 30-16 v Sharks (H). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [28 Mar 10] W 48-16 v Broncos (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 4 [04 Apr 10] L 6-14 v Sea Eagles (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [18 Apr 10] L 12-40 v Panthers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 10] L 6-40 v Storm (A). [CT]
[View] Round 8 [01 May 10] L 16-23 v Raiders (H). [CT]
[View] Round 10 [15 May 10] W 24-12 v Cowboys (H). [CT]
[View] Round 11 [23 May 10] W 26-24 v Rabbitohs (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 12 [28 May 10] L 6-50 v Tigers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 13 [06 Jun 10] L 20-22 v Dragons (H). [CT]
[View] Round 14 [13 Jun 10] W 32-24 v Knights (A). [CT]
[View] Round 16 [27 Jun 10] W 20-18 v Roosters (A). [CT]
[View] Round 17 [04 Jul 10] W 35-6 v Eels (H). [FB]
[View] Round 18 [11 Jul 10] W 12-6 v Panthers (A). [FB]
[View] Round 19 [17 Jul 10] W 13-6 v Storm (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 20 [25 Jul 10] L 28-38 v Rabbitohs (A). [CT]
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 10] W 26-12 v Eels (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
New Zealand Warriors
17 games; 4 tries, 16 points.
[View] Round 1 [14 Mar 09] W 26-18 v Eels (H). [CT]
[View] Round 2 [22 Mar 09] W 26-24 v Sea Eagles (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 3 [28 Mar 09] L 10-26 v Broncos (H). [CT]
[View] Round 4 [05 Apr 09] L 16-22 v Rabbitohs (H). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [12 Apr 09] L 22-24 v Knights (A). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [19 Apr 09] W 17-16 v Roosters (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 09] D 14-14 v Storm (A). [CT]
[View] Round 8 [03 May 09] L 11-12 v Dragons (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [17 May 09] L 12-34 v Cowboys (H). [CT]
[View] Round 11 [24 May 09] L 12-38 v Raiders (A). [CT]
[View] Round 12 [31 May 09] W 14-0 v Tigers (H). [CT]
[View] Round 13 [07 Jun 09] L 10-18 v Sharks (A). [CT]
[View] Round 17 [03 Jul 09] L 14-28 v Broncos (A). [CT]
[View] Round 19 [19 Jul 09] W 30-24 v Roosters (A). [CT]
[View] Round 21 [01 Aug 09] D 32-32 v Panthers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 24 [23 Aug 09] W 34-20 v Raiders (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [30 Aug 09] L 20-40 v Bulldogs (A). [CT]
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2008 World Cup
New Zealand
5 games; 4 tries, 16 points.
[View] Pool A [26 Oct 08] L 6-30 v Australia. [CT]
[View] Pool A [01 Nov 08] W 48-6 v PNG. [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Pool A [08 Nov 08] W 36-24 v England. [CT]
[View] Semi Finals [15 Nov 08] W 32-22 v England. [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Final [22 Nov 08] W 34-20 v Australia. [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
New Zealand Warriors
21 games; 9 tries, 36 points.
[View] Round 1 [17 Mar 08] L 18-32 v Storm (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [23 Mar 08] W 30-16 v Eels (H). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [19 Apr 08] L 20-48 v Cowboys (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [18 May 08] L 22-46 v Panthers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 11 [25 May 08] L 12-38 v Roosters (H). [F8]
[View] Round 12 [31 May 08] W 18-16 v Knights (A). [CT]
[View] Round 13 [06 Jun 08] L 28-35 v Rabbitohs (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 14 [14 Jun 08] L 8-24 v Sharks (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [22 Jun 08] L 14-20 v Sea Eagles (H). [CT]
[View] Round 16 [29 Jun 08] W 28-26 v Tigers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 18 [12 Jul 08] W 24-14 v Cowboys (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [19 Jul 08] W 40-22 v Bulldogs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 20 [27 Jul 08] W 8-6 v Storm (H). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [02 Aug 08] L 16-18 v Rabbitohs (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [09 Aug 08] W 16-12 v Broncos (H). [CT]
[View] Round 23 [16 Aug 08] W 18-4 v Sharks (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [24 Aug 08] L 6-34 v Dragons (A). [CT]
[View] Round 26 [06 Sep 08] W 28-6 v Eels (A). [CT]
[View] Finals Week 1 [14 Sep 08] W 18-15 v Storm (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (39)
[View] Finals Week 2 [19 Sep 08] W 30-13 v Roosters (H). [CT]
[View] Finals Week 3 [27 Sep 08] L 6-32 v Sea Eagles. [CT]
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2008 International Test Matches
New Zealand
3 tries, 12 points.
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
New Zealand Warriors
12 games; 11 tries, 44 points.
[View] Round 8 [05 May 07] L 20-22 v Sharks (H). [BE]
[View] Round 9 [12 May 07] L 18-24 v Knights (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [20 May 07] L 26-30 v Tigers (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [28 May 07] L 6-30 v Eels (A). [F8]
[View] Round 12 [03 Jun 07] L 20-40 v Bulldogs (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [15 Jul 07] W 44-16 v Dragons (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [22 Jul 07] W 28-16 v Tigers (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 20 [28 Jul 07] W 52-10 v Knights (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 21 [05 Aug 07] D 31-31 v Roosters (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [11 Aug 07] W 30-6 v Titans (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 23 [18 Aug 07] L 24-26 v Raiders (A). [CT]
[View] Round 24 [26 Aug 07] W 36-14 v Sea Eagles (H). [CT]
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2006 Tri-Nations Test Series
New Zealand
3 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Tri-Nations Match 1 [14 Oct 06] L 18-30 v Australia (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Tri-Nations Match 2 [21 Oct 06] L 15-20 v Australia (A). [BE]
[View] Tri-Nations Match 3 [28 Oct 06] W 18-14 v Great Britain (H). [F8]
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
New Zealand Warriors
22 games; 10 tries, 40 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Mar 06] L 16-22 v Storm (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [18 Mar 06] L 14-22 v Eels (A). [F8]
[View] Round 3 [25 Mar 06] W 26-10 v Tigers (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t (14th)
[View] Round 4 [02 Apr 06] W 26-22 v Knights (A). [F8]
[View] Round 7 [22 Apr 06] W 46-14 v Rabbitohs (H). [F8]
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 06] L 16-30 v Bulldogs (H). [F8]
[View] Round 10 [13 May 06] L 16-22 v Dragons (A). [F8]
[View] Round 11 [20 May 06] W 34-12 v Tigers (H). [F8]
[View] Round 12 [27 May 06] L 20-34 v Sharks (A). [F8]
[View] Round 13 [04 Jun 06] L 18-23 v Broncos (H). [F8]
[View] Round 14 [11 Jun 06] W 22-12 v Roosters (A). [F8]
[View] Round 15 [18 Jun 06] W 30-18 v Knights (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 16 [25 Jun 06] W 66-0 v Rabbitohs (A). [F8] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 17 [01 Jul 06] W 28-22 v Panthers (H). [F8]
[View] Round 18 [09 Jul 06] L 18-22 v Bulldogs (A). [F8]
[View] Round 19 [15 Jul 06] L 12-20 v Eels (H). [F8]
[View] Round 21 [29 Jul 06] L 6-36 v Panthers (A). [F8]
[View] Round 22 [05 Aug 06] W 12-10 v Sharks (H). [F8]
[View] Round 23 [12 Aug 06] W 26-0 v Cowboys (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [19 Aug 06] W 24-20 v Storm (A). [F8]
[View] Round 25 [27 Aug 06] W 42-16 v Roosters (H). [F8] 16 Pts; 4t
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 06] L 12-36 v Broncos (A). [F8]
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
New Zealand Warriors
23 games; 4 tries, 16 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Mar 05] L 20-26 v Sea Eagles (H). [BE]
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 05] W 24-12 v Broncos (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t (51st)
[View] Round 3 [27 Mar 05] L 22-32 v Cowboys (H). [FB]
[View] Round 4 [03 Apr 05] W 46-14 v Souths (H). [FB]
[View] Round 5 [09 Apr 05] L 6-24 v Tigers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [17 Apr 05] W 30-26 v Knights (A). [FB]
[View] Round 8 [01 May 05] L 14-16 v Panthers (H). [FB]
[View] Round 9 [07 May 05] L 24-28 v Sharks (A). [F8]
[View] Round 10 [15 May 05] L 6-10 v Roosters (H). [CT]
[View] Round 11 [21 May 05] W 34-16 v Souths (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (22nd)
[View] Round 12 [29 May 05] W 21-4 v Tigers (H). [CT]
[View] Round 13 [04 Jun 05] L 18-32 v Dragons (A). [CT]
[View] Round 14 [12 Jun 05] W 24-16 v Storm (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (25th)
[View] Round 15 [18 Jun 05] L 18-28 v Eels (A). [CT]
[View] Round 16 [26 Jun 05] W 30-18 v Broncos (H). [CT]
[View] Round 17 [02 Jul 05] L 16-24 v Cowboys (A). [CT]
[View] Round 18 [10 Jul 05] L 24-26 v Bulldogs (H). [CT]
[View] Round 19 [16 Jul 05] W 24-22 v Roosters (A). [CT]
[View] Round 20 [23 Jul 05] W 24-16 v Raiders (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (5th)
[View] Round 21 [30 Jul 05] L 34-42 v Panthers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 05] L 20-38 v Eels (H). [CT]
[View] Round 24 [20 Aug 05] L 4-16 v Knights (H). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [27 Aug 05] W 22-20 v Sea Eagles (A). [BE]
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2005 International Test Matches
New Zealand
1 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Bundaberg Rum Test [22 Apr 05] L 16-32 v Australia (A). [FB] 8 Pts; 2t
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership
New Zealand Warriors
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