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2007 National Rugby League
New Zealand Warriors

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2007 National Rugby League
Index [Table] [Draw] [Player Stats] [Club Headlines]

Location: Aus_NZ > National > First Grade
Competition: NRL Telstra Premiership

Club: New Zealand Warriors [Club Headlines]

Gains (4 years till end of 2010): Grant Rovelli
(3 years till end of 2009): Wade McKinnon (Eels), Patrick Ah Van, Sam Rapira
(2 years till end of 2008): Evarn Tuimavave, Aiden Kirk (Roosters), Michael Crockett (Tigers)
(1 year): Tony Martin, Epalahame Lauaki, George Gatis, Michael Witt (Manly)
(Unknown duration): Manu Vatuvei, Simon Mannering
Losses: Clinton Toopi (Leeds), Brent Webb (Leeds), Awen Guttenbeil (Castleford), Misi Taulapapa (Sharks), Sione Faumuina (Released)
Coach: Ivan Cleary
Club Season Index: New Zealand Warriors [Season Matches Review]

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Round 1 - Mar 16-19
Sat: New Zealand Warriors 34 d. Parramatta Eels 18
Date: Saturday March 17, 2007
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 13,857
Table Position: 3
Tries (6): Michael Crockett 2 (25th, 79th), Steve Price (14th), Simon Mannering (34th), Lance Hohaia (56th), Wade McKinnon (8th)
Goals (5): Tony Martin (5 from 7)
Round 2 - Mar 23-26
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 24 d. Brisbane Broncos 14
Date: Sunday March 25, 2007
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 16,738
Table Position: 4
Tries (4): Michael Crockett 2 (29th, 36th), Steve Price (26th), Michael Witt (34th)
Goals (4): Tony Martin (4 from 5)
Round 3 - Mar 30-Apr 2
Sun: Melbourne Storm 30 d. New Zealand Warriors 12
Date: Sunday April 1, 2007
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 12,874
Table Position: 6
Tries (2): Sam Rapira, Manu Vatuvei
Goals (2): Tony Martin (2 from 2)
Round 4 - Apr 6-9
Sun: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 13 d. New Zealand Warriors 10
Date: Sunday April 8, 2007
Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 16,358
Table Position: 8
Tries (2): Simon Mannering, Tony Martin
Goals (1): Tony Martin (1 from 1)
Round 5 - Apr 13-16
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 34 d. North Queensland Cowboys 14
Date: Sunday April 15, 2007
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 11,260
Table Position: 4
Tries (6): Todd Byrne, Steve Price (39th), Michael Witt (45th), Grant Rovelli (67th), Nathan Fien (72nd), Manu Vatuvei (76th)
Goals (5): Tony Martin (5 from 6)
Round 6 - Apr 21-23
New Zealand Warriors bye
Round 7 - Apr 25-30
Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 16 l. New Zealand Warriors 18
Date: Sunday April 29, 2007
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 13,044
Table Position: 4
Tries (3): Todd Byrne, Wade McKinnon, Grant Rovelli
Goals (3): Tony Martin (3 from 4)
Round 8 - May 4-7
Sat: New Zealand Warriors 20 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22
Date: Saturday May 5, 2007
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 13,587
Table Position: 4
Tries (3): Sam Rapira (39th), Michael Witt (42nd), Louis Anderson (61st)
Goals (4): Tony Martin (4 from 4)
Round 9 - May 11-14
Sat: Newcastle Knights 24 d. New Zealand Warriors 18
Date: Saturday May 12, 2007
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Table Position: 6
Tries (3): Nathan Fien, Jerome Ropati, Ruben Wiki
Goals (3): Lance Hohaia (3 from 3)
Round 10 - May 18-21
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 26 l. Wests Tigers 30
Date: Sunday May 20, 2007
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Table Position: 7
Tries (5): Patrick Ah Van, Lance Hohaia, Simon Mannering, Jerome Ropati, Manu Vatuvei
Goals (3): Tony Martin (3 from 5)
Round 11 - May 25-28
Mon: Parramatta Eels 30 d. New Zealand Warriors 6
Date: Monday May 28, 2007
Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 11,160
Table Position: 10
Tries (1): Logan Swann
Goals (1): Tony Martin (1 from 1)
Round 12 - Jun 1-4
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 20 l. Bulldogs 40
Date: Sunday June 3, 2007
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Table Position: 13
Tries (4): Patrick Ah Van, Simon Mannering, Jerome Ropati, Logan Swann
Goals (2): Tony Martin (2 from 4)
Round 13 - Jun 8-11
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 2 l. Melbourne Storm 4
Date: Sunday June 10, 2007
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 6,209
Table Position: 13
Goals (1): Tony Martin (1 from 1)
Round 14 - Jun 15-18
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2 l. New Zealand Warriors 12
Date: Saturday June 16, 2007
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Table Position: 12
Tries (2): Manu Vatuvei, Michael Witt
Goals (2): Michael Witt (2 from 2)
Round 15 - Jun 22-25
Fri: New Zealand Warriors 54 d. Penrith Panthers 14
Date: Friday June 22, 2007
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Table Position: 10
Tries (9): Wade McKinnon 2, Michael Witt 2, Louis Anderson, George Gatis, Wairangi Koopu, Epalahame Lauaki, Manu Vatuvei
Goals (9): Michael Witt (6 from 6), Tony Martin (3 from 3)
Round 16 - Jun 29-Jul 2
Sat: Gold Coast Titans 6 l. New Zealand Warriors 22
Date: Saturday June 30, 2007
Venue: Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast (QLD)
Crowd: 17,608
Table Position: 9
Tries (3): George Gatis, Wade McKinnon, Sam Rapira
Goals (5): Michael Witt (5 from 5)
Round 17 - Jul 6-9
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 18 d. New Zealand Warriors 12
Date: Saturday July 7, 2007
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Table Position: 11
Tries (2): Patrick Ah Van, Manu Vatuvei
Goals (2): Michael Witt (2 from 2)
Round 18 - Jul 13-16
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 44 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 16
Date: Sunday July 15, 2007
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Table Position: 7
Tries (7): Simon Mannering 2, Michael Crockett, George Gatis, Wade McKinnon, Jerome Ropati, Evarn Tuimavave
Goals (8): Michael Witt (8 from 8)
Round 19 - Jul 20-23
Sun: Wests Tigers 16 l. New Zealand Warriors 28
Date: Sunday July 22, 2007
Venue: Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 14,012
Table Position: 6
Tries (5): Grant Rovelli 2, Wairangi Koopu, Michael Luck, Jerome Ropati
Goals (4): Michael Witt (4 from 5)
Round 20 - Jul 27-30
Sat: New Zealand Warriors 52 d. Newcastle Knights 10
Date: Saturday July 28, 2007
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Table Position: 4
Tries (9): Wade McKinnon 2, Jerome Ropati 2, Grant Rovelli 2, Wairangi Koopu, Steve Price, Manu Vatuvei
Goals (8): Michael Witt (8 from 9)
Round 21 - Aug 3-6
Sun: Sydney Roosters 31 drew New Zealand Warriors 31
Date: Sunday August 5, 2007
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 15,124
Table Position: 5
Tries (5): Epalahame Lauaki 2, Wade McKinnon, Jerome Ropati, Manu Vatuvei
Goals (5): Michael Witt (5 from 5)
Field Goals (1): Michael Witt
Round 22 - Aug 10-13
Sat: New Zealand Warriors 30 d. Gold Coast Titans 6
Date: Saturday August 11, 2007
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 20,609
Table Position: 5
Tries (5): Grant Rovelli 3, Jerome Ropati 2
Goals (5): Michael Witt (5 from 5)
Round 23 - Aug 17-20
Sat: Canberra Raiders 26 d. New Zealand Warriors 24
Date: Saturday August 18, 2007
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 8,134
Table Position: 6
Tries (4): Michael Crockett, Nathan Fien, Epalahame Lauaki, Manu Vatuvei
Goals (4): Michael Witt (4 from 4)
Round 24 - Aug 24-27
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 36 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 14
Date: Sunday August 26, 2007
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Table Position: 4
Tries (6): Wairangi Koopu 2, George Gatis, Epalahame Lauaki, Simon Mannering, Manu Vatuvei
Goals (6): Michael Witt (6 from 8)
Round 25 - Aug 31-Sep 3
Sat: Penrith Panthers 20 l. New Zealand Warriors 24
Date: Saturday September 1, 2007
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 14,473
Table Position: 4
Tries (4): Todd Byrne 2, Jerome Ropati, Grant Rovelli
Goals (4): Michael Witt (4 from 4)
Finals Week 1 - Sep 7-9
Fri: New Zealand Warriors 10 l. Parramatta Eels 12
Date: Friday September 7, 2007
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Table Position: 5
Tries (2): Todd Byrne, Michael Witt
Goals (1): Michael Witt (1 from 2)
Finals Week 2 - Sep 15-16
Sun: North Queensland Cowboys 49 d. New Zealand Warriors 12
Date: Sunday September 16, 2007
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)

Position: 4
Played: 24 (Home 12, Away 12)
Won: 13, Drawn: 1, Lost: 10, Byes: 1
For: 593 (100 tries, 96 goals, 1 fgoals)
Against: 434 (78 tries, 60 goals, 2 fgoals)
Points: 29, Difference: 159

Round 1 [17 Mar 07] W 34-18 v Eels (H)
Round 2 [25 Mar 07] W 24-14 v Broncos (H)
Round 3 [01 Apr 07] L 12-30 v Storm (A)
Round 4 [08 Apr 07] L 10-13 v Sea Eagles (A)
Round 5 [15 Apr 07] W 34-14 v Cowboys (H)
Round 6 New Zealand Warriors bye
Round 7 [29 Apr 07] W 18-16 v Rabbitohs (A)
Round 8 [05 May 07] L 20-22 v Sharks (H)
Round 9 [12 May 07] L 18-24 v Knights (A)
Round 10 [20 May 07] L 26-30 v Tigers (H)
Round 11 [28 May 07] L 6-30 v Eels (A)
Round 12 [03 Jun 07] L 20-40 v Bulldogs (H)
Round 13 [10 Jun 07] L 2-4 v Storm (H)
Round 14 [16 Jun 07] W 12-2 v Sharks (A)
Round 15 [22 Jun 07] W 54-14 v Panthers (H)
Round 16 [30 Jun 07] W 22-6 v Gold Coast (A)
Round 17 [07 Jul 07] L 12-18 v Cowboys (A)
Round 18 [15 Jul 07] W 44-16 v Dragons (H)
Round 19 [22 Jul 07] W 28-16 v Tigers (A)
Round 20 [28 Jul 07] W 52-10 v Knights (H)
Round 21 [05 Aug 07] D 31-31 v Roosters (A)
Round 22 [11 Aug 07] W 30-6 v Gold Coast (H)
Round 23 [18 Aug 07] L 24-26 v Raiders (A)
Round 24 [26 Aug 07] W 36-14 v Sea Eagles (H)
Round 25 [01 Sep 07] W 24-20 v Panthers (A)
Finals Week 1 [07 Sep 07] L 10-12 v Eels (H)
Finals Week 2 [16 Sep 07] L 12-49 v Cowboys (A)

Player record for this season. Click player name for player profile

Player	P	T	G	FG	Pts
Patrick Ah Van	10	3	0	0	12
Louis Anderson	10 (1)	2	0	0	8
Todd Byrne	8	5	0	0	20
Michael Crockett	12	6	0	0	24
Nathan Fien	23 (12)	3	0	0	12
George Gatis	20 (8)	4	0	0	16
Lance Hohaia	10 (3)	2	3/3	0	14
Wairangi Koopu	14 (14)	5	0	0	20
Epalahame Lauaki	21 (21)	5	0	0	20
Corey Lawrie	3 (3)	0	0	0	0
Michael Luck	23 (1)	1	0	0	4
Simon Mannering	23	7	0	0	28
Tony Martin	12	1	34/43	0	72
Wade McKinnon	21	9	0	0	36
Steve Price	20	4	0	0	16
Sam Rapira	23 (11)	3	0	0	12
Jerome Ropati	11 (1)	11	0	0	44
Grant Rovelli	20	10	0	0	40
Logan Swann	22	2	0	0	8
Evarn Tuimavave	22 (16)	1	0	0	4
Manu Vatuvei	22	10	0	0	40
Ruben Wiki	19 (1)	1	0	0	4
Michael Witt	22	7	60/65	1	149
23 players used

Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench

Crowd Information:
Total: Games 15 - 205047 (Average: 13,670)
Home: Games 6 - 82260 (Average: 13,710)
Away: Games 9 - 122787 (Average: 13,643)

Leading Point Scorers:
149: Michael Witt (22)
72: Tony Martin (12)
44: Jerome Ropati (11)
40: Grant Rovelli (20), Manu Vatuvei (22)

Leading Try Scorers:
11: Jerome Ropati (11)
10: Grant Rovelli (20), Manu Vatuvei (22)
9: Wade McKinnon (21)
7: Simon Mannering (23), Michael Witt (22)
6: Michael Crockett (12)
5: Todd Byrne (8), Wairangi Koopu (14), Epalahame Lauaki (21)
4: George Gatis (20), Steve Price (20)
3: Patrick Ah Van (10), Nathan Fien (23), Sam Rapira (23)
2: Louis Anderson (10), Lance Hohaia (10), Logan Swann (22)
1: Michael Luck (23), Tony Martin (12), Evarn Tuimavave (22), Ruben Wiki (19)

Leading Goal Scorers:
60: Michael Witt. Attempts: 60/65. Accuracy: 92% (22)
34: Tony Martin. Attempts: 34/43. Accuracy: 79% (12)
3: Lance Hohaia. Attempts: 3/3. Accuracy: 100% (10)

Numbers in brackets denote appearances

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