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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
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Location: Aus_NZ > National > First Grade
Competition: NRL Telstra Premiership

Club: New Zealand Warriors [Club Headlines]

Coach: Ivan Cleary
Club Season Index: New Zealand Warriors [Season Matches Review]

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Round 1 - Mar 13-16
Sat: New Zealand Warriors 26 d. Parramatta Eels 18
Date: Saturday March 14, 2009
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 20,102
Table Position: 5
Tries (4): Lance Hohaia 2, Joel Moon, Russell Packer
Goals (5): Denan Kemp (5 from 5)
Round 2 - Mar 20-23
Sun: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 l. New Zealand Warriors 26
Date: Sunday March 22, 2009
Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 16,307
Table Position: 1
Tries (5): Brent Tate 2, Jerome Ropati, Manu Vatuvei, Jesse Royal
Goals (3): Denan Kemp (3 from 5)
Round 3 - Mar 27-30
Sat: New Zealand Warriors 10 l. Brisbane Broncos 26
Date: Saturday March 28, 2009
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 24,538
Table Position: 8
Tries (2): Simon Mannering, Ukuma Ta'ai
Goals (1): Denan Kemp (1 from 2)
Round 4 - Apr 3-6
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 16 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 22
Date: Sunday April 5, 2009
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 19,386
Table Position: 9
Tries (3): Aidan Kirk, Micheal Luck, Wade McKinnon
Goals (2): Denan Kemp (2 from 3)
Round 5 - Apr 10-13
Sun: Newcastle Knights 24 d. New Zealand Warriors 22
Date: Sunday April 12, 2009
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 13,626
Table Position: 9
Tries (4): Patrick Ah Van, Nathan Fien, Wade McKinnon, Russell Packer
Goals (3): Denan Kemp (3 from 4)
Round 6 - Apr 17-20
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 17 d. Sydney Roosters 16
Date: Sunday April 19, 2009
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 16,309
Table Position: 8
Tries (3): Stacey Jones, Jerome Ropati, Manu Vatuvei
Goals (2): Denan Kemp (2 from 4)
Field Goals (1): Stacey Jones
Round 7 - Apr 24-27
Sat: Melbourne Storm 14 drew New Zealand Warriors 14
Date: Saturday April 25, 2009
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 15,200
Table Position: 9
Tries (3): Manu Vatuvei 2, Patrick Ah Van
Goals (1): Denan Kemp (1 from 4)
Round 8 - May 1-3
Sun: St George Illawarra Dragons 12 d. New Zealand Warriors 11
Date: Sunday May 3, 2009
Venue: WIN Stadium, Wollongong (NSW)
Crowd: 14,562
Table Position: 10
Tries (2): Patrick Ah Van, Jerome Ropati
Goals (1): Patrick Ah Van (1 from 3)
Field Goals (1): Stacey Jones
Round 9 - May 9-11
New Zealand Warriors bye
Round 10 - May 15-18
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 12 l. North Queensland Cowboys 34
Date: Sunday May 17, 2009
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 16,345
Table Position: 11
Tries (2): Nathan Fien, Denan Kemp
Goals (2): Denan Kemp (2 from 3)
Round 11 - May 22-25
Sun: Canberra Raiders 38 d. New Zealand Warriors 12
Date: Sunday May 24, 2009
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 8,383
Table Position: 11
Tries (2): Simon Mannering, Steve Price
Goals (2): Denan Kemp (2 from 2)
Round 12 - May 29-Jun 1
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 14 d. Wests Tigers 0
Date: Sunday May 31, 2009
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 15,635
Table Position: 10
Tries (3): Kevin Locke 2, Wade McKinnon
Goals (1): Kevin Locke (1 from 3)
Round 13 - Jun 5-8
Sun: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18 d. New Zealand Warriors 10
Date: Sunday June 7, 2009
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 14,082
Table Position: 12
Tries (2): Lewis Brown, Manu Vatuvei
Goals (1): Kevin Locke (1 from 2)
Round 14 - Jun 12-15
Fri: New Zealand Warriors 13 d. Newcastle Knights 0
Date: Friday June 12, 2009
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 14,255
Table Position: 11
Tries (2): Lance Hohaia, Kevin Locke
Goals (2): Kevin Locke (2 from 2)
Field Goals (1): Lance Hohaia
Round 15 - Jun 19-22
New Zealand Warriors bye
Round 16 - Jun 26-29
Sat: Gold Coast Titans 28 d. New Zealand Warriors 12
Date: Saturday June 27, 2009
Venue: Skilled Park, Robina, Gold Coast (QLD)
Crowd: 20,031
Table Position: 11
Tries (2): Lewis Brown, Lance Hohaia
Goals (2): Kevin Locke (2 from 3)
Round 17 - Jul 3-6
Fri: Brisbane Broncos 28 d. New Zealand Warriors 14
Date: Friday July 3, 2009
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)
Crowd: 32,456
Table Position: 12
Tries (2): Steve Price 2
Goals (3): Kevin Locke (3 from 3)
Round 18 - Jul 10-13
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 14 l. Bulldogs 18
Date: Sunday July 12, 2009
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 11,802
Table Position: 13
Tries (3): Kevin Locke, Russell Packer, Manu Vatuvei
Goals (1): Kevin Locke (1 from 3)
Round 19 - Jul 17-20
Sun: Sydney Roosters 24 l. New Zealand Warriors 30
Date: Sunday July 19, 2009
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 8,021
Table Position: 12
Tries (6): Manu Vatuvei 2, Patrick Ah Van, Stacey Jones, Simon Mannering, Wade McKinnon
Goals (3): Stacey Jones (3 from 6)
Round 20 - Jul 24-27
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 4 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 29
Date: Sunday July 26, 2009
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 13,507
Table Position: 13
Tries (1): Joel Moon
Goals (0): Kevin Locke (0 from 1)
Round 21 - Jul 31-Aug 3
Sat: Penrith Panthers 32 drew New Zealand Warriors 32
Date: Saturday August 1, 2009
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 12,677
Table Position: 14
Tries (5): Joel Moon 4, Lewis Brown
Goals (6): Kevin Locke (6 from 6)
Round 22 - Aug 7-10
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 10 l. Gold Coast Titans 30
Date: Sunday August 9, 2009
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 10,205
Table Position: 14
Tries (2): Manu Vatuvei 2
Goals (1): Kevin Locke (1 from 2)
Round 23 - Aug 14-17
Sat: Parramatta Eels 40 d. New Zealand Warriors 4
Date: Saturday August 15, 2009
Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 12,627
Table Position: 14
Tries (1): Manu Vatuvei
Goals (0): Kevin Locke (0 from 1)
Round 24 - Aug 21-24
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 34 d. Canberra Raiders 20
Date: Sunday August 23, 2009
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 8,812
Table Position: 14
Tries (6): Lance Hohaia 2, Aaron Heremaia, Simon Mannering, Joel Moon, Jerome Ropati
Goals (5): Kevin Locke (5 from 6)
Round 25 - Aug 28-31
Sun: Bulldogs 40 d. New Zealand Warriors 20
Date: Sunday August 30, 2009
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 41,835
Table Position: 14
Tries (4): Sam Rapira 2, Manu Vatuvei 2
Goals (2): Stacey Jones (2 from 4)
Round 26 - Sep 4-6
Sat: New Zealand Warriors 0 l. Melbourne Storm 30
Date: Saturday September 5, 2009
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 14,734
Table Position: 14

Position: 14
Played: 24 (Home 12, Away 12)
Won: 7, Drawn: 2, Lost: 15, Byes: 2
For: 377 (69 tries, 49 goals, 3 fgoals)
Against: 565 (101 tries, 80 goals, 1 fgoals)
Points: 20, Difference: -188

Round 1 [14 Mar 09] W 26-18 v Eels (H)
Round 2 [22 Mar 09] W 26-24 v Sea Eagles (A)
Round 3 [28 Mar 09] L 10-26 v Broncos (H)
Round 4 [05 Apr 09] L 16-22 v Rabbitohs (H)
Round 5 [12 Apr 09] L 22-24 v Knights (A)
Round 6 [19 Apr 09] W 17-16 v Roosters (H)
Round 7 [25 Apr 09] D 14-14 v Storm (A)
Round 8 [03 May 09] L 11-12 v Dragons (A)
Round 9 New Zealand Warriors bye
Round 10 [17 May 09] L 12-34 v Cowboys (H)
Round 11 [24 May 09] L 12-38 v Raiders (A)
Round 12 [31 May 09] W 14-0 v Tigers (H)
Round 13 [07 Jun 09] L 10-18 v Sharks (A)
Round 14 [12 Jun 09] W 13-0 v Knights (H)
Round 15 New Zealand Warriors bye
Round 16 [27 Jun 09] L 12-28 v Titans (A)
Round 17 [03 Jul 09] L 14-28 v Broncos (A)
Round 18 [12 Jul 09] L 14-18 v Bulldogs (H)
Round 19 [19 Jul 09] W 30-24 v Roosters (A)
Round 20 [26 Jul 09] L 4-29 v Dragons (H)
Round 21 [01 Aug 09] D 32-32 v Panthers (A)
Round 22 [09 Aug 09] L 10-30 v Titans (H)
Round 23 [15 Aug 09] L 4-40 v Eels (A)
Round 24 [23 Aug 09] W 34-20 v Raiders (H)
Round 25 [30 Aug 09] L 20-40 v Bulldogs (A)
Round 26 [05 Sep 09] L 0-30 v Storm (H)

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

Player	P	T	G	FG	Pts
Leeson Ah Mau	2 (2)	0	0	0	0
Patrick Ah Van	14 (3)	4	1/3	0	18
Lewis Brown	15 (9)	3	0	0	12
Nathan Fien	9 (4)	2	0	0	8
Ian Henderson	22 (4)	0	0	0	0
Aaron Heremaia	11 (4)	1	0	0	4
Lance Hohaia	20 (10)	6	0	1	25
Isaac John	3	0	0	0	0
Stacey Jones	23 (2)	2	5/10	2	20
Denan Kemp	10	1	21/32	0	46
Aidan Kirk	5 (1)	1	0	0	4
Siuatonga Likiliki	1	0	0	0	0
Jacob Lillyman	24 (11)	0	0	0	0
Kevin Locke	12	4	22/32	0	60
Micheal Luck	23	1	0	0	4
Simon Mannering	23	4	0	0	16
Ben Matulino	18 (9)	0	0	0	0
Wade McKinnon	21	4	0	0	16
Joel Moon	23	7	0	0	28
Daniel O'Regan	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
Russell Packer	21 (10)	3	0	0	12
Steve Price	14	3	0	0	12
Sam Rapira	23 (5)	2	0	0	8
Jerome Ropati	17	4	0	0	16
Jesse Royal	15 (12)	1	0	0	4
Ukuma Ta'ai	10 (6)	1	0	0	4
Brent Tate	3	2	0	0	8
Evarn Tuimavave	6 (3)	0	0	0	0
Manu Vatuvei	19	13	0	0	52
29 players used

Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench

Crowd Information:
Total: Games 24 - 395437 (Average: 16,477)
Home: Games 12 - 185630 (Average: 15,469)
Away: Games 12 - 209807 (Average: 17,484)

Leading Point Scorers:
60: Kevin Locke (12)
52: Manu Vatuvei (19)
46: Denan Kemp (10)
28: Joel Moon (23)
25: Lance Hohaia (20)

Leading Try Scorers:
13: Manu Vatuvei (19)
7: Joel Moon (23)
6: Lance Hohaia (20)
4: Patrick Ah Van (14), Kevin Locke (12), Simon Mannering (23), Wade McKinnon (21), Jerome Ropati (17)
3: Lewis Brown (15), Russell Packer (21), Steve Price (14)
2: Nathan Fien (9), Stacey Jones (23), Sam Rapira (23), Brent Tate (3)
1: Aaron Heremaia (11), Denan Kemp (10), Aidan Kirk (5), Micheal Luck (23), Jesse Royal (15), Ukuma Ta'ai (10)

Leading Goal Scorers:
22: Kevin Locke. Attempts: 22/32. Accuracy: 69% (12)
21: Denan Kemp. Attempts: 21/32. Accuracy: 66% (10)
5: Stacey Jones. Attempts: 5/10. Accuracy: 50% (23)
1: Patrick Ah Van. Attempts: 1/3. Accuracy: 33% (14)

Numbers in brackets denote appearances

2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
New Zealand Warriors

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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership New Zealand Warriors

Draw, results and other info.

2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
New Zealand Warriors