2014 New Zealand Warriors season

Pre-season training began on 28 October 2013.[3]

The Warriors played the Gold Coast Titans at North Harbour Stadium on 9 February and the Brisbane Broncos at Forsyth Barr Stadium on 23 February.[4][5] The Warriors also played the Wigan Warriors on Wednesday 12 February, in a warm up game before Wigan competes in the 2014 World Club Challenge.[6]

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	Report
9 February	Trial 1	Gold Coast Titans	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland	Loss	18-32	Lolohea (2), Ikahifo	Lino (3)	7,000
12 February	Trial 2	Wigan Warriors	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton	Loss	22-46	Townsend, Tuimavave-Gerrard, Peteru, Friend	Townsend (3)
23 February	Trial 3	Brisbane Broncos	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin	Win	48-4	Fisiiahi (2), Hurrell (2), Johnson, Gubb, Tuimavave, Fusitua, Tomkins	Johnson (4), Townsend (2)

The Warriors were coached by Ricky Henry. The squad consisted of Jayson Bukuya, Raymond Faitala-Mariner, Glen Fisiiahi, David Fusitua, Charlie Gubb, Konrad Hurrell, Sebastine Ikahihifo, Shaun Johnson, Solomone Kata, Ngani Laumape, Tuimoala Lolohea, Sione Lousi, Suaia Matagi, Dominique Peyroux, Sam Tomkins, Carlos Tuimavave.[7] At the conclusion of the weekend Shaun Johnson was named the tournament's MVP and Suaia Matagi was named in the team of the tournament.

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Report
15 February	Nines 1	Canberra Raiders	Eden Park, Auckland	Win	25-14	Johnson, Fisiiahi, Matagi, Kata	Johnson (3), Tomkins
15 February	Nines 2	Manly Sea Eagles	Eden Park, Auckland	Win	27-4	Johnson, Kata, Peyroux, Fusitua, Lolohea	Johnson (3)
16 February	Nines 3	North Queensland Cowboys	Eden Park, Auckland	Win	28-23	Ikahihifo (2), Johnson, Tuimavave, Laumape	Johnson (3)
16 February	Quarter	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Eden Park, Auckland	Win	17-16	Johnson, Fisiiahi, Laumape	Johnson, Tomkins
16 February	Semi	North Queensland Cowboys	Eden Park, Auckland	Loss	0-8

	Quarter-Finals					Semi-Finals					Final
	Newcastle Knights		11
	Brisbane Broncos		16
						Brisbane Broncos		18
						Cronulla Sharks		14
	Parramatta Eels		6
	Cronulla Sharks		17
											Brisbane Broncos		7
											North Queensland Cowboys		16
	New Zealand Warriors		17
	South Sydney Rabbitohs		16
						New Zealand Warriors		0
						North Queensland Cowboys		8
	Penrith Panthers		12
	North Queensland Cowboys		22

The Warriors played eight home matches at Mount Smart Stadium, three at Eden Park and another at Westpac Stadium in Wellington.[8] Their loss to the Panthers in the final round saw the Warriors finish the season in 9th place, only just missing out on the finals. This was an improvement on their 11th-placed finish in 2013 and their 14th-placed finish in 2012.

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	Report
9 March	Round 1	Parramatta Eels	Pirtek Stadium, Sydney	Loss	16-36	Vatuvei, Tuimavave, Fisiiahi	Johnson (2)	14,397
15 March	Round 2	St George Illawarra Dragons	Eden Park, Auckland	Loss	12-31	Tomkins, Ropati	Johnson (2)	14,392
22 March	Round 3	North Queensland Cowboys	1300SMILES Stadium, Townsville	Win	20-16	Fisiiahi (2), Lousi, Hurrell	Johnson (2)	12,738
30 March	Round 4	Wests Tigers	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	Win	42-18	Fisiiahi (4), Johnson, Vatuvei, Bukuya, Tomkins	Johnson (5)	22,512
5 April	Round 5	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Remondis Stadium, Sydney	Loss	6-37	Vatuvei	Johnson (1)	11,307
13 April	Round 6	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Eden Park, Auckland	Loss	20-21	Tomkins, Vatuvei, Hurrell, Mannering	Johnson (2)	22,160
19 April	Round 7	St George Illawarra Dragons	WIN Jubilee Oval, Sydney	Loss	10-20	Tomkins, Vatuvei	Johnson (1)	10,559
25 April	Round 8	Melbourne Storm	AAMI Park, Melbourne	Win	16-10	Fusitua, Mateo, Johnson	Johnson (2)	28,716
10 May	Round 9	Canberra Raiders	Eden Park, Auckland	Win	54-12	Johnson (2), Vatuvei (2), Matulino, Hurrell, Laumape, Tomkins, Bukuya	Johnson (9)	18,165
18 May	Round 10	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton	Loss	12-16	Matulino, Henry	Johnson (2)	17,673
24 May	Round 11	Gold Coast Titans	Robina Stadium, Gold Coast	Win	24-16	Fusitua (2), Matulino, Johnson, Mannering	Townsend (2)	18,753
1 June	Round 12	Newcastle Knights	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	Win	38-18	Mannering (2), Vatuvei (2), Tomkins, Townsend, Hurrell	Johnson (5)	19,068
7 June	Round 13	South Sydney Rabbitohs	nib Stadium, Perth	Loss	18-34	Fusitua, Johnson, Mannering, Hurrell	Johnson (1)	20,267
	Round 14	Bye
21 June	Round 15	Brisbane Broncos	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	Win	19-10	Henry, Hurrell, Townsend	Johnson (3 & FG)	16,025
29 June	Round 16	Penrith Panthers	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	Win	30-20	Hurrell (2), Vatuvei, Mannering, Johnson	Johnson (5)	12,801
	Round 17	Bye
12 July	Round 18	Parramatta Eels	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	Win	48-0	Tomkins (2), Fusitua, Johnson, Hurrell, Mannering, Henry, Townsend	Johnson (8)	14,087
19 July	Round 19	Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	Loss	22-28	Henry (2), Mannering, Tomkins	Johnson (3)	37,082
27 July	Round 20	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	Loss	12-22	Hurrell, Mannering	Townsend (2)	19,199
3 August	Round 21	Canberra Raiders	GIO Stadium, Canberra	Win	54-18	Vatuvei (3), Rapira (2), Lousi, Tomkins, Hurrell, Matulino, Laumape	Townsend (7)	7,094
10 August	Round 22	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	Win	16-12	Laumape (2), Vatuvei	Townsend (2)	13,939
16 August	Round 23	Newcastle Knights	Hunter Stadium, Newcastle	Loss	22-28	Fusitua (2), Vatuvei (2), Friend	Townsend (1)	12,733
23 August	Round 24	Sydney Roosters	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	Loss	12-46	Tomkins, Laumape	Johnson (2)	19,676
30 August	Round 25	Gold Coast Titans	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	Win	42-0	Tomkins (2), Henry, Peyroux, Friend, Hurrell, Johnson	Johnson (7)	13,540
6 September	Round 26	Penrith Panthers	Centrebet Stadium, Sydney	Loss	6-22	Vatuvei	Johnson (1)	13,551

• NRL Head Coach: Andrew McFadden
• NRL Assistant Coach: Ricky Henry
• NRL Assistant Coach: Adam Mogg
• NSW Cup Head Coach: Rohan Smith[9]
• NSW Assistant Coach: Willie Swan
• NYC Head Coach: Stacey Jones
• NYC Assistant Coach: Kelvin Wright
• Academy and Pathways Manager: Duane Mann[9]

• Strength and Conditioning Coach: Carl Jennings
• Strength and Conditioning Coach: Ruben Wiki
• Sports Science Manager: Brad Morris
• Rehab and Speed Coach: Dayne Norton
• Performance Analyst: Adam Sadler

The NSW Cup side were coached by Rohan Smith. It was the first time that the team had a full-time coach.[9] In June the team took a match to Gisborne's Rugby Park.[12]

The side finished eighth in regular season and made the finals, defeating the Mount Pritchard Mounties 36-28 in the elimination finals. They were eliminated the next week, losing 12-29 to the Illawarra Cutters.[13]

Raymond Faitala-Mariner was named in the NSW Cup team of the year.[14]

The Junior Warriors won the Holden Cup by defeating the Brisbane Broncos 34-32 in the grand final.[15][16] The Junior Warriors had finished eighth in the regular season, just qualifying for the finals series. In the finals they defeated the Sydney Roosters 44-30 in the elimination finals.[17]

The Grand Final team was: Brad Abbey, Ngataua Hukatai, Nathaniel Roache, Solomone Kata, Paul Ulberg, Tuimoala Lolohea, Mason Lino (c), Sam Lisone (c), Kurt Robinson, Kouma Samson, Michael Ki, Adam Tuimavave-Gerrard, Jazz Tevaga. Interchange: James Bell, Toafofoa Sipley, Ken Maumalo, Iulio Afoa. Coach: Stacey Jones.

Sam Lisone was named at prop in the Holden Cup team of the year.[18] Solomone Kata won the Jack Gibson Medal as the grand final player of the match.[16]