The New Zealand Warriors (formerly Auckland Warriors) are a professional rugby league club in the National Rugby League (NRL), the premier rugby league football competition in Australasia.
Based in Auckland the Warriors were admitted to the Australian Rugby League (ARL) competition in 1995, a predecessor of the current NRL competition. Below is a list of individual and team records set since the clubs introduction.
Individual records
* indicates player still active.
Player of the year (Simon Mannering Medal)
Most First Grade Games
- 301, Simon Mannering (2005âÂÂ2018)
- 261, Stacey Jones (1995âÂÂ2005, 2009)
- 226, Manu Vatuvei (2004âÂÂ2017)
- 224, Shaun Johnson (2011âÂÂ2018, 2022âÂÂ2024)
- 212, Ben Matulino (2008âÂÂ2017)
- 195, Logan Swann (1997âÂÂ2003, 2007âÂÂ2008)
- 188, Jacob Lillyman (2009âÂÂ2017)
- 185, Lance Hohaia (2002âÂÂ2011)
- 173, Sam Rapira (2006âÂÂ2015)
- 170, Awen Guttenbeil (1996âÂÂ2006)
Most Tries For Club
- 152, Manu Vatuvei (2004âÂÂ2017)
- 79, Shaun Johnson (2011âÂÂ2018, 2022âÂÂ2024)
- 77, Stacey Jones (1995âÂÂ2005, 2009)
- 63, Simon Mannering (2005âÂÂ2018)
- 61, David Fusitu'a (2014âÂÂ2021)
- 60, Francis Meli (1999âÂÂ2005)
- 57, Clinton Toopi (1999âÂÂ2006)
- 57, Lance Hohaia (2002âÂÂ2011)
- 54, Jerome Ropati (2003âÂÂ2014)
- 46, Solomone Kata (2015âÂÂ2019)
Most tries in a season
Most Points For Club
- 1213 (79 tries, 440 goals, 17 field goals), Shaun Johnson (2011âÂÂ2018, 2022âÂÂ2024)
- 674 (77 tries, 176 goals, 14 field goals), Stacey Jones (1995âÂÂ2005, 2009)
- 608 (152 tries), Manu Vatuvei (2004âÂÂ2017)
- 547 (24 tries, 222 goals, 7 field goals), James Maloney (2010âÂÂ2012)
- 439 (12 tries, 195 goals, 1 field goal), Ivan Cleary (2000âÂÂ2002)
- 357 (57 tries, 64 goals, 1 field goal), Lance Hohaia (2002âÂÂ2011)
Most points in a season
Most points in a match
Top try scorers
Club records
Highest home game attendance
Biggest wins
Biggest losses
Kept opposition to nil
Kept to nil
Most consecutive wins
Most consecutive losses
Most consecutive home wins
Most consecutive away wins
Most consecutive home losses
Most consecutive away losses
Biggest comeback
Recovered from a 21-point deficit.
- Trailed to Canberra 31âÂÂ10 after 51 minutes to win 34âÂÂ31 at GIO Stadium on 27 March 2021
Recovered from a 20-point deficit.
- Trailed to Cronulla-Sutherland 20âÂÂ0 after 21 minutes to win 30âÂÂ32 at Pointsbet Stadium on 2 April 2023
Recovered from a 20-point deficit.
- Trailed to Newcastle 20âÂÂ0 after 39 minutes to win 30âÂÂ26 at EnergyAustralia Stadium on 17 April 2005
Recovered from a 16-point deficit.
- Trailed to Canterbury 24-8 after 75 minutes to draw 24 all at Westpac Stadium on 7 April 2001
Worst collapse
Surrendered a 26-point lead.
- Led Penrith 32âÂÂ6 after 59 minutes to draw 32âÂÂ32 at CUA Stadium on 1 August 2009
Surrendered a 22-point lead.
- Led Penrith 28âÂÂ6 after 46 minutes to lose 36âÂÂ28 at Pepper Stadium on 13 May 2017
Surrendered a 16-point lead (three times).
- Led Newcastle 16âÂÂ0 after 34 minutes to lose 36âÂÂ26 at Mt Smart Stadium on 16 March 2003
- Led Canterbury 16âÂÂ0 after 21 minutes to lose 22âÂÂ18 (in extra-time) at ANZ Stadium on 9 July 2006
- Led Canberra 22-6 after 46 minutes to lose 42-22 Mt Smart Stadium on 2 September 2012
Golden point record
Played 20: Won 7, Lost 9, Drawn 4
- Won 31âÂÂ30 vs South Sydney Rabbitohs, Round 16, 2003
- Lost 26âÂÂ28 vs North Queensland Cowboys, Round 15, 2004
- Lost 29âÂÂ30 vs Canberra Raiders, Round 20, 2004
- Lost 18âÂÂ22 vs Canterbury Bulldogs, Round 18, 2006
- Draw 31âÂÂ31 vs Sydney Roosters, Round 21, 2007
- Won 17âÂÂ16 vs Sydney Roosters, Round 6, 2009
- Draw 14âÂÂ14 vs Melbourne Storm, Round 7, 2009
- Draw 32âÂÂ32 vs Penrith Panthers, Round 21, 2009
- Won 17âÂÂ13 vs Parramatta Eels, Round 10, 2015
- Won 32âÂÂ28 vs Sydney Roosters, Round 5, 2016
- Lost 18âÂÂ19 vs Cronulla Sharks, Round 16, 2016
- Lost 14âÂÂ15 vs Manly Sea Eagles, Round 19, 2016
- Lost 22âÂÂ26 vs Canberra Raiders, Round 20, 2016
- Won 20âÂÂ16 vs Penrith Panthers, Round 21, 2016
- Lost 21âÂÂ22 vs Manly Sea Eagles, Round 25, 2017
- Lost 18-19 vs Penrith Panthers, 2019, Round 15
- Draw 18-18 vs Brisbane Broncos, 2019, Round 17
- Lost 18-19 vs St George Illawarra Dragons, 2021, Round 16
- Won 25-24 vs North Queensland Cowboys, 2022, Round 5
- Lost 26-27 vs Gold Coast Titans, 2022, Round 25
- Won 21-20 vs Canberra Raiders, 2023, Round 21
- Won 20-18 vs Brisbane Broncos, 2025, Round 7
All time premiership record 1995-2018
Note: 18 of those 588 games were in the finals (8 wins) (10 losses)
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