2010 New Zealand Warriors season
The New Zealand Warriors 2010 season was the New Zealand Warriors 16th first-grade season. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League and finished fifth in regular season before being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. The coach of the team was Ivan Cleary while Simon Mannering was the club's captain. The Warriors won the club championship award for having the best combined results between the first grade team and the under-20s. The Junior Warriors then went on to win the Toyota Cup grand final, the club's first grand final win in sixteen years.
In 2010 Warriors games were broadcast on New Zealand's Sky network averaged 181,200 viewers.
Milestones
- 13 February - All Stars Match: Manu Vatuvei represents the NRL All Stars in the pre-season All Stars Match.
- 14 March - Round 1: Four players made their debuts for the club; Brett Seymour, James Maloney, Jeremy Latimore and Sione Lousi. Lousi also made his NRL debut.
- 20 March - Round 2: Micheal Luck plays in his 100th game for the club.
- 28 March - Round 3: James Maloney equals the points club scoring record by scoring 28 points in a match. The record was previously shared by Ivan Cleary and Gene Ngamu.
- 28 March - Round 3: Wade McKinnon played in his 50th game for the club.
- 4 April - Round 4: Bill Tupou made his debut for the club and his debut in the NRL.
- 18 April - Round 6: Ian Henderson played in his 50th game for the club.
- 15 May - Round 10: Mataupu Poching made his debut for the club and his debut in the NRL.
- 23 May - Round 11: Lance Hohaia played in his 150th game for the club and his 150th NRL match.
- 6 June - Round 13: Manu Vatuvei played in his 100th match for the club.
- 17 July - Round 19: Ben Matulino played in his 50th match for the club.
- 21 August - Round 24: Alehana Mara made his debut for the club and his debut in the NRL.
- 27 August - Round 25: Sam Rapira played in his 100th match for the club.
- 10 September - Qualifying Final: Manu Vatuvei became the club's all-time leading try scorer, surpassing Stacey Jones' total of 77.
- 10 September - Qualifying Final: Russell Packer played in his 50th match for the club.
- 4 October - Grand Final: The club was presented with the Club Championship and the Junior Warriors won the Toyota Cup.
Jersey and sponsors
Fixtures
The Warriors again use Mt Smart Stadium as their home ground in 2010, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.Pre-season training
The main squad returned to training on 2 November 2009 to start preparing for the 2010 season. Players involved in the 2009 Four Nations and 2009 Pacific Cup returned to training later.Pre-season matches
Regular season
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
| 14 March | Round 1 | Gold Coast Titans | Skilled Park, Gold Coast | Loss | 18 - 24 | Vatuvei, Locke | Seymour | 16,112 | |
| 20 March | Round 2 | Cronulla Sharks | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 30 - 16 | Vatuvei, Heremaia, Mannering, Rapira | Locke, Maloney | 15,314 | |
| 28 March | Round 3 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Win | 48 - 16 | Maloney, Ropati, Mannering, Hohaia, Moon | Maloney | 32,338 | |
| 4 April | Round 4 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Loss | 6 - 14 | Ropati | Maloney | 19,230 | |
| 10 April | Round 5 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | Win | 30 - 24 | Tate, Vatuvei, Lillyman, Locke, Hohaia | Maloney | 17,095 | |
| 18 April | Round 6 | Penrith Panthers | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Loss | 12 - 40 | Ta'ai, Tate | Maloney | 14,620 | |
| 25 April | Round 7 | Melbourne Storm | Etihad Stadium | Loss | 6 - 40 | Ta'ai | Maloney | 23,906 | |
| 1 May | Round 8 | Canberra Raiders | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Loss | 16 - 23 | Ta'ai, Ah Van, Tate | Maloney | 11,499 | |
| Round 9 | Bye | - | - | ||||||
| 15 May | Round 10 | North Queensland Cowboys | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 24 - 12 | Ta'ai, Brown, Henderson, Locke | Maloney | 10,800 | |
| 23 May | Round 11 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 26 - 24 | Ropati, Hohaia, Tate, Packer | Seymour | 10,485 | |
| 28 May | Round 12 | Wests Tigers | Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 6 - 50 | Moon | Seymour | 10,061 | |
| 6 June | Round 13 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Loss | 20 - 22 | Maloney, Mannering, John | Maloney | 8,312 | |
| 13 June | Round 14 | Newcastle Knights | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle | Win | 32 - 24 | Vatuvei, Moon, Latimore, Maloney | Maloney | 10,535 | |
| Round 15 | Bye | - | - | ||||||
| 27 June | Round 16 | Sydney Roosters | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | Win | 20 - 18 | Locke, Vatuvei | Maloney | 20,721 | |
| 4 July | Round 17 | Parramatta Eels | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 35 - 6 | Brown, Matulino, Ta'ai, Vatuvei, Maloney | Maloney, John | 9,912 | |
| 11 July | Round 18 | Penrith Panthers | CUA Stadium, Sydney | Win | 12 - 6 | Maloney, Vatuvei | Maloney | 9,983 | |
| 17 July | Round 19 | Melbourne Storm | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 13 - 6 | Vatuvei, Ropati | Maloney | 13,118 | |
| 25 July | Round 20 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 28 - 38 | Brown, Vatuvei, Latimore, Maloney | Maloney | 13,895 | |
| 1 August | Round 21 | Gold Coast Titans | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Loss | 20 - 28 | Mannering, Hohaia, Vatuvei, Seymour | Maloney | 12,017 | |
| 7 August | Round 22 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Toyota Stadium, Sydney | Win | 37 - 10 | Tupou, Tate, Maloney, Moon | Maloney | 7,510 | |
| 15 August | Round 23 | Newcastle Knights | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 22 - 10 | Vatuvei, Tupou | Maloney | 12,824 | |
| 21 August | Round 24 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | Loss | 16 - 19 | Maloney, Mannering | Maloney | 13,095 | |
| 27 August | Round 25 | Brisbane Broncos | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 36 - 4 | Brown, Hohaia, Vatuvei, Mannering, Matulino | Maloney | 21,627 | |
| 4 September | Round 26 | Parramatta Eels | Parramatta Stadium, Sydney | Win | 26 - 12 | Ropati, Tate, Royal, Locke, Vatuvei | Maloney | 11,383 |
Finals
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
| 10 September | Qualifying Final | Gold Coast Titans | Skilled Park, Gold Coast | Loss | 16-28 | Heremaia, Moon, Vatuvei | Maloney | 27,026 |
Ladder
Squad
Twenty nine players played for the Warriors during the season. Seven players made their debut for the club, including four making their NRL debuts.| No. | Name | Position | Warriors Debut | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
| 99 | UB | 6 April 2002 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 108 | CE / FE | 31 August 2003 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| 115 | WG | 23 May 2004 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 | |
| 121 | PR | 13 March 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 125 | CE | 26 June 2005 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 126 | SR | 12 March 2006 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 129 | WG | 9 April 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 131 | PR | 20 May 2006 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 132 | FB | 17 March 2007 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 137 | CE | 17 March 2008 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 138 | HK | 23 March 2008 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 141 | PR | 4 May 2008 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 142 | SR | 14 June 2008 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 145 | CE / FE | 14 March 2009 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 146 | PR / SR | 14 March 2009 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 148 | PR | 22 March 2009 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 149 | SR | 22 March 2009 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 151 | HK / LK | 3 May 2009 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| 152 | FB / WG | 31 May 2009 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 32 | |
| 153 | HB / HK | 31 May 2009 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 154 | FE / HB | 19 July 2009 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 155 | CE | 15 August 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 157 | FE / HB | 14 March 2010 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 18 | |
| 156 | HB | 14 March 2010 | 24 | 10 | 73 | 2 | 188 | |
| 158 | PR | 14 March 2010 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 159 | SR | 14 March 2010 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 160 | WG | 4 April 2010 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 161 | PR | 15 May 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 162 | HK | 21 August 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | FE | Uncapped | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Staff
- Chief Executive Officer: Wayne Scurrah
- Football Operations Manager: Don Mann Jr
- Recruitment and Development Manager: Dean Bell
- High Performance Manager: Craig Walker
- High Performance Assistant: Ruben Wiki
- Medical Services Manager: Jude Spiers
- Welfare and Education Manager: Jerry Seuseu
NRL staff
- NRL Head Coach: Ivan Cleary
- NRL Assistant Coach: Tony Iro
- NRL Technical Assistant: David Fairleigh
- NRL Assistant Trainer: Dayne Norton
- Club Doctor: John Mayhew
- Kicking Coach: Daryl Halligan
NYC staff
- NYC Head Coach & Assistant NRL Coach: John Ackland
- NYC Assistant Coach: Frank Harold
- NYC Manager: Jerry Seuseu
Transfers
Gains
Losses
Mid-season losses
Contract extensions
- Micheal Luck - until end of 2012.
Other teams
2010 Junior Warriors
Grand Final
The match was the club's sixth grand final appearance in sixteen seasons after the 2002 NRL, 1996 and 1997 Reserve Grade, 1997 Under 19's and 1995 Lion Red Cup grand finals. The club led 12–10 at halftime before going on to win 42–28.Under-20s: Glen Fisiiahi, Omar Slaimankhel, Sosaia Feki, Siuatonga Likiliki, Elijah Niko, Carlos Tuimavave, Shaun Johnson, Neccrom Areaiiti, Henry Chan-Ting, Mark Ioane, Matt Robinson, Elijah Taylor, Sebastine Ikahihifo. Bench: Nafe Seluini, Charlie Gubb, Sam Lousi, Daniel Palavi. Coach: John Ackland.
Captain Ben Henry withdrew before the match started due to injury while John Palavi was omitted from the bench. Carlos Tuimavave won the man of the match award.
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
| 4 October | Grand Final | South Sydney Rabbitohs | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | Win | 42-28 | Taylor, Likiliki, Fisiiahi, Lousi, Niko, Seluini | Johnson | 82,334 |
Awards
was named the Lion Red Player of the Year and the Vodafone One Tribe Player of the Year at the club's annual awards function. James Maloney was the Vodafone Young Player of the Year while Aaron Heremaia was named the Canterbury of New Zealand Clubperson of the Year.Micheal Luck, Vatuvei and Sam Rapira were all presented with rings to celebrate them playing there 100th match for the club during the season.