2005 NRL
ROUND 1
SUNDAY, MARCH 13 – ERICSSON STADIUM, AUCKLAND
VODAFONE WARRIORS 20, MANLY 26
Scorers:
Vodafone Warriors 20 – Louis Anderson, Wairangi Koopu, Clinton Toopi tries; Stacey Jones 3 conversions, penalty.
Manly 26 – Scott Donald 2, Steve Menzies, Anthony Watmough, John Hopoate tries; Michael Witt 3 conversions.
Half-time: 12-2 Manly.
Referee: Sean Hampstead.
Crowd: 13,682.
Team (minutes played in brackets): Brent Webb (80m); Todd Byrne (80m), Tony Martin (80m), Clinton Toopi (54m), Francis Meli (80m); Lance Hohaia (80m), Stacey Jones (80m); Ruben Wiki (47m), Nathan Fien (59m), Steve Price (c) (68m); Awen Guttenbeil (48m), Wairangi Koopu (80m); Monty Betham (v-c) (80m). Interchange: Jerome Ropati (30m), Iafeta Paleaaesina (7m), Louis Anderson (49m), Richard Villasanti (38m). Interchanges used: 10/12.
Statistics:
Penalties: Warriors 10, Manly 6
Scrums: Warriors 9, Manly 11
Completions: Warriors 32/50 (64%), Manly 31/45 (69%)
Tackles: Warriors 299, Manly 325
Missed Tackles: Warriors 23, Manly 26
Line Breaks: Warriors 1, Manly 2
Hit Ups: Warriors 175, Manly 149
Dummy Half Runs: Warriors 16, Manly 30
Metres Gained: Warriors 1332 metres, Manly 1095 metres
Handling Errors: Warriors 20, Manly 19
Off Loads: Warriors 10, Manly 5
Kicks In Play: Warriors 18, Manly 20
Goal-kicking: Stacey Jones 4 from 4, Michael Witt 3 from 5
ROUND 2
SATURDAY, MARCH 19 – SUNCORP STADIUM, BRISBANE
VODAFONE WARRIORS 24, BRISBANE 12
Scorers:
Vodafone Warriors 24 – Ruben Wiki, Jerome Ropati, Stacey Jones tries; Stacey Jones 2 conversions, 4 penalties.
Brisbane 12 – Shaun Berrigan, Brad Thorn, Karmichael Hunt tries.
Half-time: 10-4 Warriors.
Referee: Russell Smith.
Crowd: 24,719.
Team (minutes played in brackets): Brent Webb (70m); Todd Byrne (80m), Tony Martin (36m), Clinton Toopi (80m), Francis Meli (80m); Jerome Ropati (80m), Stacey Jones (80m); Ruben Wiki (54m), Nathan Fien (69m), Steve Price (c) (60m); Awen Guttenbeil (62m), Wairangi Koopu (80m); Monty Betham (v-c) (73m). Interchange: Tevita Latu (5m), Iafeta Paleaaesina (25m), Louis Anderson (51m), Sione Faumuina (45m). Interchanges used: 11/12.
Statistics:
Penalties: Warriors 9, Brisbane 12
Scrums: Warriors 9, Brisbane 5
Completions: Warriors 28/36 (78%), Brisbane24/39 (62%)
Tackles: Warriors 258, Brisbane 316
Missed Tackles: Warriors 40, Brisbane 19
Line Breaks: Warriors 3, Brisbane 3
Hit Ups: Warriors 135, Brisbane 160
Dummy Half Runs: Warriors 12, Brisbane 12
Metres Gained: Warriors 1319 metres Brisbane 1209 metres
Handling Errors: Warriors 11, Brisbane 19
Off Loads: Warriors 11, Brisbane 11
Kicks In Play: Warriors 20, Brisbane 13
Goalkicking: Stacey Jones 6 from 7, Darren Lockyer 0 from 3
ROUND 3
SUNDAY, MARCH 27 – ERICSSON STADIUM, AUCKLAND
VODAFONE WARRIORS 22, NORTH QUEENSLAND 32
Scorers:
Vodafone Warriors 22 – Monty Betham, Iafeta Paleaaesina, Todd Byrne, Nathan Fien tries; Stacey Jones 2 conversions, penalty.
North Queensland 32 – Rod Jensen 2, Ty Williams, Steve Southern, Matt Bowen tries; Josh Hannay 2 conversions, 3 penalties; Johnathan Thurston conversion.
Half-time: 20-10 Cowboys
Referee: Tony Archer.
Crowd: 13,388.
Team (minutes played in brackets): Jerome Ropati (80m); Todd Byrne (53m), Sione Faumuina (80m), Clinton Toopi (80m), Francis Meli (80m); Lance Hohaia (80m), Stacey Jones (80m); Iafeta Paleaaesina (46m), Nathan Fien (58m), Steve Price (c) (66m); Awen Guttenbeil (50m), Wairangi Koopu (80m); Monty Betham (v-c) (72m). Interchange: Tevita Latu (22m), Karl Temata (27m), Louis Anderson (51m), Manu Vatuvei (35m). Interchanges used: 11/12.
Statistics:
Penalties: Warriors 6, Cowboys 12
Scrums: Warriors 5, Cowboys 7
Completions: Warriors 27/38 (71%), Cowboys 30/39 (77%)
Tackles: Warriors 311, Cowboys 264
Missed Tackles: Warriors 31, Cowboys 30
Line Breaks: Warriors 4, Cowboys 5
Hit Ups: Warriors 145, Cowboys 163
Dummy Half Runs: Warriors 12, Cowboys 19
Metres Gained: Warriors 1484 metres, Cowboys 1429 metres
Handling Errors: Warriors 12, Cowboys 13
Off Loads: Warriors 16, Cowboys 13
Kicks In Play: Warriors 14, Cowboys 18
Goal-kicking: Stacey Jones 3 from 5, Josh Hannay 5 from 7, Johnathan Thurston 1 from 1
ROUND 4
SUNDAY, APRIL 3 – ERICSSON STADIUM, AUCKLAND
VODAFONE WARRIORS 46, SOUTH SYDNEY 14
Scorers:
Vodafone Warriors 46 – Nathan Fien, Monty Betham, Wairangi Koopu, Stacey Jones, Manu Vatuvei, Awen Guttenbeil, Todd Byrne, Clinton Toopi tries; Stacey Jones 6 conversions, penalty.
South Sydney 14 – Brad Watts, Ashley Harrison, Luke MacDougall tries; Joe Williams conversion.
Half-time: 20-14 Warriors.
Referee: Russell Smith.
Crowd: 9751.
Team (minutes played in brackets): Jerome Ropati (80m); Todd Byrne (80m), Sione Faumuina (80m), Clinton Toopi (80m), Francis Meli (80m); Lance Hohaia (80m), Stacey Jones (80m); Iafeta Paleaaesina (36m), Nathan Fien (47m), Steve Price (c) (67m); Awen Guttenbeil (71m), Wairangi Koopu (80m); Monty Betham (v-c) (31m). Interchange: Tevita Latu (30m), Karl Temata (44m), Manu Vatuvei (29m), Richard Villasanti (45m). Interchanges used: 11/12.
Statistics:
Penalties: Warriors 8, Rabbitohs 7
Scrums: Warriors 7, Rabbitohs 8
Completions: Warriors 20/33 (61%), Rabbitohs 31/37 (84%)
Tackles: Warriors 265, Rabbitohs 231
Missed Tackles: Warriors 21, Rabbitohs 32
Line Breaks: Warriors 8, Rabbitohs 4
Hit Ups: Warriors 136, Rabbitohs 141
Dummy Half Runs: Warriors 11, Rabbitohs 16
Metres Gained: Warriors 1313 metres, Rabbitohs 1121 metres
Handling Errors: Warriors 14, Rabbitohs 6
Off Loads: Warriors 21, Rabbitohs 14
Kicks In Play: Warriors 9, Rabbitohs 17
Goal-kicking: Stacey Jones 7 from 9, Joe Williams 1 from 3
ROUND 5
SATURDAY, APRIL 9 – JADE STADIUM, CHRISTCHURCH
VODAFONE WARRIORS 6, WESTS TIGERS 24
Scorers:
Vodafone Warriors 6 – Todd Byrne try; Stacey Jones conversion.
Wests Tigers 24 – Paul Whatuira 2, Scott Prince, Pat Richards tries; Brett Hodgson 4 conversions.
Half-time: 6-0 Tigers.
Referee: Jason Robinson.
Crowd: 18,421.
Team (minutes played in brackets): Brent Webb (46m); Todd Byrne (80m), Sione Faumuina (80m), Clinton Toopi (80m), Francis Meli (80m); Lance Hohaia (80m), Stacey Jones (80m); Iafeta Paleaaesina (31m), Nathan Fien (73m), Steve Price (c) (76m); Awen Guttenbeil (65m), Wairangi Koopu (80m); Monty Betham (v-c) (61m). Interchange: Tevita Latu (7m), Karl Temata (53m), Louis Anderson (34m), Jerome Ropati (34m). Interchanges used: 11/12.
Statistics:
Penalties: Warriors 3, Wests Tigers 5
Scrums: Warriors 11, Wests Tigers 12
Completions: Warriors 22/35 (63%), Wests Tigers 34/46 (74%)
Tackles: Warriors 287, Wests Tigers 358
Missed Tackles: Warriors 20, Wests Tigers 28
Line Breaks: Warriors 2, Wests Tigers 3
Hit Ups: Warriors 187, Wests Tigers 159
Dummy Half Runs: Warriors 25, Wests Tigers 28
Metres Gained: Warriors 1491 metres, Wests Tigers 1327 metres
Handling Errors: Warriors 15, Wests Tigers 15
Off Loads: Warriors 22, Wests Tigers 7
Kicks In Play: Warriors 22, Wests Tigers 22
Goal-kicking: Stacey Jones 1 from 1, Brett Hodgson 4 from 4
ROUND 6
SUNDAY, APRIL 17 – ENERGYAUSTRALIA STADIUM, NEWCASTLE
VODAFONE WARRIORS 30, NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS 26
Scorers:
Vodafone Warriors 30 – Manu Vatuvei 2, Sione Faumuina, Clinton Toopi, Todd Byrne, Francis Meli tries; Stacey Jones 3 conversions.
Newcastle 26 – George Carmont 2, Daniel Abraham, Brad Tighe, Todd Lowrie tries; Andrew Johns 3 conversions.
Half-time: 20-6 Newcastle.
Referee: Russell Smith.
Crowd: 18,173.
Team (minutes played in brackets): Jerome Ropati (80m); Francis Meli (80m), Todd Byrne (80m), Clinton Toopi (80m), Manu Vatuvei (80m); Lance Hohaia (46m), Stacey Jones (80m); Karl Temata (36m), Nathan Fien (80m), Steve Price (c) (77m); Awen Guttenbeil (38m), Wairangi Koopu (80m); Sione Faumuina (56m). Interchange: Louis Anderson (64m), Iafeta Paleaaesina (30m), Richard Villasanti (35m), Epalahame Lauaki (22m). Interchanges used: 10/12.
Statistics:
Penalties: Warriors 9, Newcastle 7
Scrums: Warriors 11, Newcastle 6
Completions: Warriors 34/44 (77%), Newcastle 24/39 (62%)
Tackles: Warriors 234, Newcastle 342
Missed Tackles: Warriors 23, Newcastle 32
Line Breaks: Warriors 7, Newcastle 6
Hit Ups: Warriors 183, Newcastle 148
Dummy Half Runs: Warriors 14, Newcastle 28
Metres Gained: Warriors 1338 metres, Newcastle 1103 metres
Handling Errors: Warriors 12, Newcastle 17
Off Loads: Warriors 19, Newcastle 6
Kicks In Play: Warriors 16, Newcastle 14
Goal-kicking: Stacey Jones 3 from 6, Andrew Johns 3 from 6
ROUND 7 - BYE
ROUND 8
SUNDAY, MAY 1 – ERICSSON STADIUM, AUCKLAND
VODAFONE WARRIORS 14, PENRITH PANTHERS 16
Scorers:
Vodafone Warriors 14 – Karl Temata, Todd Byrne, Manu Vatuvei tries; Stacey Jones conversion.
Penrith 16 – Ben Pomeroy, Rhys Wesser, Luke Priddis tries; Preston Campbell 2 conversions.
Half-time: 10-4 Vodafone Warriors.
Referee: Paul Simpkins.
Crowd: 10,989.
Team (minutes played in brackets): Jerome Ropati (80m); Francis Meli (80m), Clinton Toopi (80m), Todd Byrne (80m), Manu Vatuvei (80m); Nathan Fien (9m), Stacey Jones (80m); Ruben Wiki (59m), Louis Anderson (80m), Steve Price (c) (62m); Awen Guttenbeil (57m), Karl Temata (54m); Wairangi Koopu (80m). Interchange: Epalahame Lauaki (17m), Iafeta Paleaaesina (20m), Richard Villasanti (51m), Lance Hohaia (71m). Interchanges used: 10/12.
Statistics:
Penalties: Warriors 4, Penrith 4
Scrums: Warriors 7, Penrith 7
Completions: Warriors 32/42 (76%), Penrith 27/41 (66%)
Tackles: Warriors 353, Penrith 305
Missed Tackles: Warriors 41, Penrith 45
Line Breaks: Warriors 6, Penrith 6
Hit Ups: Warriors 185, Penrith 193
Dummy Half Runs: Warriors 21, Penrith 44
Metres Gained: Warriors 1535 metres, Penrith 1542 metres
Handling Errors: Warriors 12, Penrith 14
Off Loads: Warriors 24, Penrith 16
Kicks In Play: Warriors 25, Penrith 21
Goal-kicking: Stacey Jones 1 from 3, Preston Campbell 2 from 3
ROUND 9
SATURDAY, MAY 7 – MEMBERS EQUITY STADIUM, PERTH
VODAFONE WARRIORS 24, CRONULLA SHARKS 28
Scorers:
Vodafone Warriors 24 – Wairangi Koopu, Todd Byrne, Richard Villasanti, Lance Hohaia tries; Lance Hohaia 4 conversions.
Cronulla 28 – Brett Kimmorley, David Simmons, David Peachey, Nigel Vagana, Adam Dykes tries; Luke Covell 4 conversions.
Half-time: 10-4 Vodafone Warriors.
Referee: Tony Archer.
Crowd: 13,293.
Team (minutes played in brackets): Brent Webb (80m); Francis Meli (80m), Clinton Toopi (80m), Todd Byrne (80m), Manu Vatuvei (80m); Jerome Ropati (80m), Lance Hohaia (80m); Ruben Wiki (64m), Louis Anderson (80m), Steve Price (c) (80m); Awen Guttenbeil (56m), Karl Temata (32m); Wairangi Koopu (80m). Interchange: Epalahame Lauaki (10m), Iafeta Paleaaesina (25m), Richard Villasanti (39m), Evarn Tuimavave (14m). Interchanges used: 10/12.
Statistics:
Penalties: Warriors 3, Cronulla 5
Scrums: Warriors 9, Cronulla 5
Completions: Warriors 33/42 (79%), Cronulla 28/43 (65%)
Tackles: Warriors 286, Cronulla 307
Missed Tackles: Warriors 34, Cronulla 22
Line Breaks: Warriors 4, Cronulla 6
Hit Ups: Warriors 175, Cronulla 170
Dummy Half Runs: Warriors 23, Cronulla 22
Metres Gained: Warriors 1467 metres, Cronulla 1550 metres
Handling Errors: Warriors 12, Cronulla 19
Off Loads: Warriors 19, Cronulla 14
Kicks In Play: Warriors 23, Cronulla 20
Goal-kicking: Lance Hohaia 4 from 4, Luke Covell 4 from 5
ROUND 10
SUNDAY, MAY 15 – ERICSSON STADIUM, AUCKLAND
VODAFONE WARRIORS 6, ROOSTERS 10
Scorers:
Vodafone Warriors 6 – Todd Byrne try; Lance Hohaia penalty.
Roosters 10 – Joel Monaghan, Iosia Soliola tries; Craig Fitzgibbon conversion.
Half-time: 6-4 Roosters.
Referee: Shayne Hayne.
Crowd: 10,082.
Team (minutes played in brackets): Brent Webb (80m); Francis Meli (80m), Jerome Ropati (80m), Todd Byrne (80m), Manu Vatuvei (80m); Sione Faumuina (80m), Stacey Jones (80m); Ruben Wiki (66m), Lance Hohaia (65m), Steve Price (c) (65m); Louis Anderson (80m), Richard Villasanti (29m); Wairangi Koopu (80m). Interchange: Iafeta Paleaaesina (20m) , Karl Temata (33m), Awen Guttenbeil (27m), Tevita Latu (15m). Interchange: 12/12.
Statistics:
Penalties: Warriors 7, Roosters 3
Scrums: Warriors 3, Roosters 13
Completions: Warriors 23/37 (62%), Roosters 31/44 (70%)
Tackles: Warriors 329, Roosters 367
Missed Tackles: Warriors 34, Roosters 25
Line Breaks: Warriors 7, Roosters 4
Hit Ups: Warriors 184, Roosters 175
Dummy Half Runs: Warriors 9, Roosters 31
Metres Gained: Warriors 1466 metres, Roosters 1441 metres
Handling Errors: Warriors 18, Roosters 16
Off Loads: Warriors 16, Roosters 11
Kicks In Play: Warriors 19, Roosters 23
Goal-kicking: Lance Hohaia 1 from 2, Craig Fitzgibbon 1 from 3
ROUND 11
SATURDAY, MAY 21 – NORTH SYDNEY OVAL, SYDNEY
VODAFONE WARRIORS 34, SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS 16
Scorers:
Vodafone Warriors 34 – Sione Faumuina, Brent Webb, Jerome Ropati, Richard Villasanti, Francis Meli, Manu Vatuvei tries; Lance Hohaia 3 conversions; Stacey Jones 2 conversions.
South Sydney 16 – Todd Polglase, Shannon Hegarty, Lee Hookey tries; Ben Walker conversion; John Sutton conversion.
Half-time: 24-10 Vodafone Warriors.
Referee: Gavin Badger.
Crowd: 6195.
Team (minutes played in brackets): Brent Webb (80m); Francis Meli (80m), Jerome Ropati (60m), Todd Byrne (80m), Manu Vatuvei (80m); Nathan Fien (80m), Stacey Jones (c) (80m); Ruben Wiki (57m), Lance Hohaia (54m), Richard Villasanti (47m); Louis Anderson (76m), Sione Faumuina (43m); Wairangi Koopu (80m). Interchange: Evarn Tuimavave (39m) , Karl Temata (49m), Tevita Latu (26m), Clinton Toopi (29m). Interchanges used: 10/12.
Statistics:
Penalties: Warriors 4, South Sydney 9
Scrums: Warriors 6, South Sydney 7
Completions: Warriors 30/42 (71%), South Sydney 30/37 (81%)
Tackles: Warriors 324, South Sydney 317
Missed Tackles: Warriors 20, South Sydney 29
Line Breaks: Warriors 5, South Sydney 3
Hit Ups: Warriors 167, South Sydney 171
Dummy Half Runs: Warriors 22, South Sydney 25
Metres Gained: Warriors 1663 metres, South Sydney 1384 metres
Handling Errors: Warriors 17, South Sydney 10
Off Loads: Warriors 10, South Sydney 15
Kicks In Play: Warriors 20, South Sydney 25
Goal-kicking: Lance Hohaia 3 from 3, Stacey Jones 2 from 3, Ben Walker 1 from 2, John Sutton 1 from 1
ROUND 12
SUNDAY, MAY 29 – ERICSSON STADIUM, AUCKLAND
VODAFONE WARRIORS 21, WESTS TIGERS 4
Scorers:
Vodafone Warriors 21 – Clinton Toopi 2, Todd Byrne, Richard Villasanti tries; Stacey Jones penalty, dropped goal; Lance Hohaia penalty.
Wests Tigers 4 – Pat Richards try.
Half-time: 11-4 Vodafone Warriors.
Referee: Shayne Hayne.
Crowd: 9420.
Team (minutes played in brackets): Brent Webb (80m); Francis Meli (80m), Jerome Ropati (80m), Clinton Toopi (80), Todd Byrne (80m); Nathan Fien (80m), Stacey Jones (80m); Ruben Wiki (56m), Lance Hohaia (80m), Steve Price (c) (35m); Louis Anderson (80m), Wairangi Koopu (71m); Sione Faumuina (80m). Interchange: Richard Villasanti (29m), Karl Temata (30m), Awen Guttenbeil (19m), Tevita Latu (0m). Interchanges used: 7/12.
Statistics:
Penalties: Warriors 7, Wests Tigers 6
Scrums: Warriors 10, Wests Tigers 12
Completions: Warriors 31/47 (66%), Wests Tigers 25/42 (60%)
Tackles: Warriors 296, Wests Tigers 335
Missed Tackles: Warriors 19, Wests Tigers 56
Line Breaks: Warriors 4, Wests Tigers 4
Hit Ups: Warriors 171, Wests Tigers 144
Dummy Half Runs: Warriors 24, Wests Tigers 25
Metres Gained: Warriors 1347 metres, Wests Tigers 937 metres
Handling Errors: Warriors 20, Wests Tigers 18
Off Loads: Warriors 14, Wests Tigers 6
Kicks In Play: Warriors 21, Wests Tigers 18
Goal-kicking: Lance Hohaia 1 from 3, Stacey Jones 1 from 4, Brett Hodgson 0 from 1
ROUND 13
SATURDAY, JUNE 4 – WIN STADIUM, WOLLONGONG
VODAFONE WARRIORS 18, ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS 32
Scorers:
Vodafone Warriors 18 – Manu Vatuvei, Todd Byrne, Iafeta Paleaaesina tries; Stacey Jones 2 conversions, penalty.
St George Illawarra 32 – Wes Naiqama, Mark Gasnier, Trent Barrett, Matt Cooper, Michael Ennis, Colin Best tries; Wes Naiqama 2 conversions penalty; Michael Ennis converion).
Half-time: 18-12 St George Illawarra.
Referee: Steve Clark.
Crowd: 14,949.
Team (minutes played in brackets): Brent Webb (80m); Francis Meli (19m), Jerome Ropati (80m), Clinton Toopi (80), Todd Byrne (80m); Nathan Fien (80m), Stacey Jones (80m); Ruben Wiki (66m), Monty Betham (c) (65), Richard Villasanti (34m); Louis Anderson (76m), Wairangi Koopu (80m); Sione Faumuina (64m). Interchange: Iafeta Paleaaesina (32m), Karl Temata (21m), Manu Vatuvei (61m), Awen Guttenbeil (38m). Interchanges used: 12/12.
Statistics:
Penalties: Warriors 9, St George Illawarra 7
Scrums: Warriors 8, St George Illawarra 5
Completions: Warriors 27/38 (71%), St George Illawarra 28/38 (74%)
Tackles: Warriors 290, St George Illawarra 261
Missed Tackles: Warriors 42, St George Illawarra 25
Line Breaks: Warriors 3, St George Illawarra 6
Hit Ups: Warriors 149, St George Illawarra 152
Dummy Half Runs: Warriors 19, St George Illawarra 17
Metres Gained: Warriors 1269 metres, St George Illawarra 1453 metres
Handling Errors: Warriors 11, St George Illawarra 11
Off Loads: Warriors 14, St George Illawarra 8
Kicks In Play: Warriors 19, St George Illawarra 17
Goal-kicking: Stacey Jones 3 from 4, Wes Naiqama 3 from 4, Michael Ennis 1 from 3
ROUND 14
SUNDAY, JUNE 12 – ERICSSON STADIUM, AUCKLAND
VODAFONE WARRIORS 24, MELBOURNE STORM 16
Scorers:
Vodafone Warriors 24 – Todd Byrne 2, Jerome Ropati, Francis Meli, Iafeta Paleaaesina tries; Stacey Jones 2 conversions.
Melbourne 16 – Matt Geyer 2 tries; penalty try; Matt Orford conversion, penalty.
Half-time: 20-4 Vodafone Warriors.
Referee: Jason Robinson.
Crowd: 7898.
Team (minutes played in brackets): Brent Webb (80m); Francis Meli (80m), Jerome Ropati (80m), Clinton Toopi (80), Todd Byrne (80m); Nathan Fien (80m), Stacey Jones (c) (80m); Ruben Wiki (53m), Lance Hohaia (65m), Richard Villasanti (35m); Louis Anderson (80m), Wairangi Koopu (80m); Monty Betham (43m). Interchange: Iafeta Paleaaesina (43m), Karl Temata (18m), Awen Guttenbeil (48m), Tevita Latu (15m). Interchanges used: 12/12.
Statistics:
Penalties: Warriors 7, Melbourne 5
Scrums: Warriors 7, Melbourne 7
Completions: Warriors 34/43 (79%), Melbourne 29/35 (83%)
Tackles: Warriors 283, Melbourne 352
Missed Tackles: Warriors 32, Melbourne 32
Line Breaks: Warriors 4, Melbourne 4
Hit Ups: Warriors 182, Melbourne 153
Dummy Half Runs: Warriors 22, Melbourne 21
Metres Gained: Warriors 1604 metres, Melbourne 1349 metres
Handling Errors: Warriors 14, Melbourne 8
Off Loads: Warriors 10, Melbourne 16
Kicks In Play: Warriors 27, Melbourne 22
Goal-kicking: Stacey Jones 2 from 5, Matt Orford 2 from 4
ROUND 15
SATURDAY, JUNE 18 – WAIKATO STADIUM, HAMILTON
VODAFONE WARRIORS 18, PARRAMATTA EELS 28
Scorers:
Vodafone Warriors 18 – Clinton Toopi, Richard Villasanti, Francis Meli, Todd Byrne tries; Lance Hohaia conversion.
Parramatta 28 – Luke Burt, Nathan Hindmarsh, Tim Smith, Ben Smith, Matt Petersen tries; Luke Burt 3 conversions; Mark Riddell conversion.
Half-time: 22-14 Parramatta.
Referee: Tony Archer.
Crowd: 17,142.
Team (minutes played in brackets): Brent Webb (80m); Francis Meli (80m), Jerome Ropati (80m), Clinton Toopi (80), Todd Byrne (80m); Nathan Fien (80m), Stacey Jones (c) (80m); Richard Villasanti (51m), Lance Hohaia (66m), Iafeta Paleaaesina (46m); Louis Anderson (29m), Wairangi Koopu (80m); Awen Guttenbeil (74m). Interchange: Karl Temata (36m), Tevita Latu (14m), Sione Faumuina (64m), Epalahame Lauaki (20m). Interchanges used: 10/12.
Statistics:
Penalties: Warriors 5, Parramatta 7
Scrums: Warriors 7, Parramatta 4
Completions: Warriors 29/39 (74%), Parramatta 30/39 (77%)
Tackles: Warriors 327, Parramatta 351
Missed Tackles: Warriors 32, Parramatta 32
Line Breaks: Warriors 5, Parramatta 5
Hit Ups: Warriors 165, Parramatta 164
Dummy Half Runs: Warriors 13, Parramatta 30
Metres Gained: Warriors 1267 metres, Parramatta 1228 metres
Handling Errors: Warriors 12, Parramatta 14
Off Loads: Warriors 5, Parramatta 10
Kicks In Play: Warriors 22, Parramatta 18
Goal-kicking: Stacey Jones 0 from 1, Lance Hohaia 1 from 3, Mark Riddell 1 from 2, Luke Burt 3 from 3
ROUND 16
SUNDAY, JUNE 26 – ERICSSON STADIUM, AUCKLAND
VODAFONE WARRIORS 30, BRISBANE BRONCOS 18
Scorers:
Vodafone Warriors 30 – Wairangi Koopu 2, Lance Hohaia, Sione Faumuina, Manu Vatuvei, Francis Meli tries; Stacey Jones 3 conversions.
Brisbane 18 – Leon Bott, Steve Michaels, Brett Seymour tries; Darren Lockyer 3 conversions.
Half-time: 18-12 Vodafone Warriors.
Referee: Sean Hampstead.
Crowd: 15,362.
Team (minutes played in brackets): Brent Webb (80m); Francis Meli (80m), Jerome Ropati (80m), Clinton Toopi (52m), Manu Vatuvei (80m); Nathan Fien (80m), Stacey Jones (c) (80m); Ruben Wiki (54m), Lance Hohaia (80m), Iafeta Paleaaesina (37m); Awen Guttenbeil (67m), Wairangi Koopu (80m); Sione Faumuina (77m). Interchange: Richard Villasanti (34m), Monty Betham (40m), Simon Mannering (28m), Karl Temata (11m). Interchanges used: 11/12.
Statistics:
Penalties: Warriors 5, Brisbane 8
Scrums: Warriors 7, Brisbane 7
Completions: Warriors 27/37 (73%), Brisbane 31/43 (72%)
Tackles: Warriors 305, Brisbane 305
Missed Tackles: Warriors 33, Brisbane 47
Line Breaks: Warriors 5, Brisbane 5
Hit Ups: Warriors 169, Brisbane 162
Dummy Half Runs: Warriors 17, Brisbane 21
Metres Gained: Warriors 1338 metres, Brisbane 1348 metres
Handling Errors: Warriors 15, Brisbane 13
Off Loads: Warriors 27, Brisbane 14
Kicks In Play: Warriors 19, Brisbane 15
Goal-kicking: Stacey Jones 3 from 5, Nathan Fien 0 from 1, Darren Lockyer 3 from 3
ROUND 17
SATURDAY, JULY 2 – DAIRY FARMERS STADIUM, TOWNSVILLE
VODAFONE WARRIORS 16, NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS 24
Scorers:
Vodafone Warriors 16 – Manu Vatuvei, Wairangi Koopu, Ruben Wiki tries; Stacey Jones 2 conversions.
North Queensland 24 – Rod Jensen 2, Neil Sweeney 2, David Faiumu tries; Josh Hannay 2 conversions.
Half-time: 10-10.
Referee: Tony Archer.
Crowd: 20,078.
Team (minutes played in brackets): Brent Webb (80m); Francis Meli (80m), Jerome Ropati (80m), Clinton Toopi (80m), Manu Vatuvei (62m); Nathan Fien (80m), Stacey Jones (c) (80m); Ruben Wiki (48m), Lance Hohaia (80m), Iafeta Paleaaesina (30m); Awen Guttenbeil (51m), Wairangi Koopu (80m); Sione Faumuina (80m). Interchange: Richard Villasanti (48m), Monty Betham (33m), Karl Temata (30m), Simon Mannering (18m). Interchanges used: 11/12.
Statistics:
Penalties: Warriors 4, North Queensland 7
Scrums: Warriors 4, North Queensland 8
Completions: Warriors 22/36 (61%), North Queensland 36/41 (89%)
Tackles: Warriors 337, North Queensland 261
Missed Tackles: Warriors 41, North Queensland 30
Line Breaks: Warriors 5, North Queensland 7
Hit Ups: Warriors 150, North Queensland 177
Dummy Half Runs: Warriors 16, North Queensland 27
Metres Gained: Warriors 1314 metres, North Queensland 1428 metres
Handling Errors: Warriors 12, North Queensland 6
Off Loads: Warriors 11, North Queensland 15
Kicks In Play: Warriors 18, North Queensland 27
Goal-kicking: Stacey Jones 2 from 3, Josh Hannay 2 from 5
ROUND 18
SUNDAY, JULY 10 – ERICSSON STADIUM, AUCKLAND
VODAFONE WARRIORS 24, BULLDOGS 26
Scorers:
Vodafone Warriors 24 – Wairangi Koopu, Francis Meli, Stacey Jones, Todd Byrne tries; Stacey Jones 4 conversions.
Bulldogs 26 – Braith Anasta 3, Dallas McIlwain tries; Hazem El Masri 4 conversions, penalty.
Half-time: 12-12.
Referee: Paul Simpkins.
Crowd: 12,822.
Team (minutes played in brackets): Brent Webb (80m); Francis Meli (80m), Jerome Ropati (43m), Clinton Toopi (80m), Todd Byrne (80m); Nathan Fien (80m), Stacey Jones c) (80m); Ruben Wiki (60m), Lance Hohaia (80m), Richard Villasanti (37m); Sione Faumuina (80m), Wairangi Koopu (80m); Monty Betham (58m). Interchange: Iafeta Paleaaesina (27m), Awen Guttenbeil (41m), Karl Temata (17m), Simon Mannering (37m). Interchanges used: 11/12.
Statistics:
Penalties: Warriors 4, Bulldogs 5
Scrums: Warriors 4, Bulldogs 9
Completions: Warriors 30/38 (79%), Bulldogs 26/37 (70%)
Tackles: Warriors 314, Bulldogs 289
Missed Tackles: Warriors 43, Bulldogs 42
Line Breaks: Warriors 8, Bulldogs 8
Hit Ups: Warriors 175, Bulldogs 159
Dummy Half Runs: Warriors 15, Bulldogs 12
Metres Gained: Warriors 1362 metres, Bulldogs 1276 metres
Handling Errors: Warriors 11, Bulldogs 16
Off Loads: Warriors 21, Bulldogs 13
Kicks In Play: Warriors 22, Bulldogs 22
Goal-kicking: Stacey Jones 4 from 4, Hazem El Masri 5 from 5
ROUND 19
SATURDAY, JULY 16 – AUSSIE STADIUM, SYDNEY
VODAFONE WARRIORS 24, ROOSTERS 22
Scorers:
Vodafone Warriors 24 – Lance Hohaia 2, Ruben Wiki, Brent Webb tries; Stacey Jones 3 conversions, penalty.
Roosters 22 – Adam Schubert, Amos Roberts, Anthony Minichiello, Brett Finch tries; Craig Fitzgibbon 3 conversions.
Half-time: 12-8 Roosters.
Referee: Tim Mander.
Crowd: 13,789.
Team (minutes played in brackets): Brent Webb (80m); Francis Meli (80m), Jerome Ropati (80m), Clinton Toopi (80m), Todd Byrne (80m); Sione Faumuina (80m), Stacey Jones (c) (80m); Ruben Wiki (70m), Nathan Fien (80m), Iafeta Paleaaesina (40m); Awen Guttenbeil (56m), Wairangi Koopu (56m); Monty Betham (48m). Interchange: Richard Villasanti (36m), Lance Hohaia (58m), Karl Temata (36m), Simon Mannering (0m). Interchanges used: 11/12.
Statistics:
Penalties: Warriors 4, Roosters 7
Scrums: Warriors 8, Roosters 2
Completions: Warriors 28/38 (74%), Roosters 31/38 (82%)
Tackles: Warriors 280, Roosters 325
Missed Tackles: Warriors 29, Roosters 45
Line Breaks: Warriors 8, Roosters 6
Hit Ups: Warriors 183, Roosters 150
Dummy Half Runs: Warriors 15, Roosters 18
Metres Gained: Warriors 1697 metres, Roosters 1280 metres
Handling Errors: Warriors 13, Roosters 10
Off Loads: Warriors 23, Roosters 11
Kicks In Play: Warriors 21, Roosters 23
Goal-kicking: Stacey Jones 4 from 5, Craig Fitzgibbon 3 from 4
ROUND 20
SATURDAY, JULY 23 – ERICSSON STADIUM, AUCKLAND
VODAFONE WARRIORS 24, CANBERRA RAIDERS 16
Scorers:
Vodafone Warriors 24 – Jerome Ropati, Lance Hohaia, Nathan Fien, Francis Meli tries; Stacey Jones 4 conversions.
Canberra 16 – Matt Adamson, David Howell, Michael Robertson tries; Clinton Schifcofske 2 conversions.
Half-time: 12-6 Vodafone Warriors.
Referee: Paul Simpkins.
Crowd: 18,361.
Team (minutes played in brackets): Brent Webb (80m); Francis Meli (80m), Jerome Ropati (80m), Clinton Toopi (80m), Todd Byrne (80m); Sione Faumuina (80m), Stacey Jones (80m); Iafeta Paleaaesina (34m), Nathan Fien (80m), Steve Price (c) (48m); Ruben Wiki (46m), Wairangi Koopu (80m); Monty Betham (40m). Interchange: Richard Villasanti (27m), Awen Guttenbeil (40m), Lance Hohaia (58m), Karl Temata (27m). Interchanges used: 11/12.
Statistics:
Penalties: Warriors 6, Raiders 4
Scrums: Warriors 10, Raiders 2
Completions: Warriors 39/43 (91%), Raiders 25/38 (61%)
Tackles: Warriors 254, Raiders 412
Missed Tackles: Warriors 40, Raiders 43
Line Breaks: Warriors 6, Raiders 8
Hit Ups: Warriors 189, Raiders 145
Dummy Half Runs: Warriors 13, Raiders 20
Metres Gained: Warriors 1454 metres, Raiders 1182 metres
Handling Errors: Warriors 5, Raiders 16
Off Loads: Warriors 19, Raiders 21
Kicks In Play: Warriors 28, Raiders 17
Goal-kicking: Stacey Jones 4 from 4, Clinton Schifcofske 2 from 3
ROUND 21
SATURDAY, JULY 30 – PENRITH STADIUM, PENRITH
VODAFONE WARRIORS 34, PENRITH PANTHERS 42
Scorers:
Vodafone Warriors 34 – Nathan Fien, Stacey Jones, Awen Guttenbeil, Brent Webb, Todd Byrne, Sione Faumuina tries; Stacey Jones 5 conversions.
Penrith 42 – Luke Rooney 2, Trent Waterhouse, Luke Priddis, Craig Gower, Paul Franze, Rhys Wesser tries; Preston Campbell 6 conversions, penalty.
Half-time: 28-12 Penrith.
Referee: Russell Smith.
Crowd: 13,985.
Team (minutes played in brackets): Brent Webb (80m); Francis Meli (80m), Jerome Ropati (62m), Clinton Toopi (80m), Todd Byrne (80m); Sione Faumuina (80m), Stacey Jones (80m); Iafeta Paleaaesina (32m), Nathan Fien (80m), Steve Price (c) (55m); Louis Anderson (41m), Wairangi Koopu (80m); Monty Betham (40m). Interchange: Ruben Wiki (46m), Lance Hohaia (63m), Richard Villasanti (32m), Awen Guttenbeil (29m). Interchanges used: 10/12.
Statistics:
Penalties: Warriors 1, Penrith 8
Scrums: Warriors 6, Penrith 4
Completions: Warriors 24/32 (75%), Penrith 25/38 (78%)
Tackles: Warriors 280, Penrith 244
Missed Tackles: Warriors 46, Penrith 35
Line Breaks: Warriors 6, Penrith 9
Hit Ups: Warriors 148, Penrith 146
Dummy Half Runs: Warriors 21, Penrith 15
Metres Gained: Warriors 1259 metres, Penrith 1454 metres
Handling Errors: Warriors 7, Penrith 11
Off Loads: Warriors 17, Penrith 6
Kicks In Play: Warriors 18, Penrith 19
Goal-kicking: Stacey Jones 5 from 6, Preston Campbell 7 from 8
ROUND 22
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 – ERICSSON STADIUM, AUCKLAND
VODAFONE WARRIORS 20, PARRAMATTA EELS 38
Scorers:
Vodafone Warriors 20 – Nathan Fien 2, Wairangi Koopu tries; Stacey Jones 3 conversions, penalty.
Parramatta 38 – Luke Burt 2, Ben Smith 2, Wade McKinnon, Glenn Morrison, Timana Tahu tries; Luke Burt 5 conversions.
Half-time: 14-10 Vodafone Warriors.
Referee: Shayne Hayne.
Crowd: 19,211.
Team (minutes played in brackets): Brent Webb (80m); Simon Mannering (80m), Jerome Ropati (80m), Clinton Toopi (80m), Todd Byrne (80m); Nathan Fien (80m), Stacey Jones (80m); Ruben Wiki (42m), Monty Betham (42m), Steve Price (c) (58m); Awen Guttenbeil (65m), Wairangi Koopu (58m); Sione Faumuina (80m). Interchange: Iafeta Paleaaesina (27m), Lance Hohaia (46m), Richard Villasanti (25m), Louis Anderson (37 minutes). Interchanges used: 11/12.
Statistics:
Penalties: Warriors 3, Parramatta 6
Scrums: Warriors 11, Parramatta 4
Completions: Warriors 23/34 (68%), Parramatta 28/41 (68%)
Tackles: Warriors 310, Parramatta 322
Missed Tackles: Warriors 55, Parramatta 26
Line Breaks: Warriors 5, Parramatta 7
Hit Ups: Warriors 165, Parramatta 176
Dummy Half Runs: Warriors 17, Parramatta 34
Metres Gained: Warriors 1492 metres, Parramatta 1652 metres
Handling Errors: Warriors 15, Parramatta 16
Off Loads: Warriors 9, Parramatta 14
Kicks In Play: Warriors 14, Parramatta 14
Goal-kicking: Stacey Jones 4 from 4, Luke Burt 5 from 7
ROUND 23
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 – OLYMPIC PARK STADIUM, MELBOURNE
VODAFONE WARRIORS 10, MELBOURNE STORM 22
Scorers:
Vodafone Warriors 10 – Francis Meli, Nathan Fien tries; Stacey Jones conversion.
Melbourne 22 – Matt King 2, Billy Slater, Matt Orford tries; Matt Orford 3 conversions.
Half-time: 10-4 Melbourne Storm.
Referee: Russell Smith.
Crowd: 11,072.
Team (minutes played in brackets): Brent Webb (80m); Francis Meli (80m), Sione Faumuina (80m), Simon Mannering (80m), Todd Byrne (80m); Nathan Fien (80m), Stacey Jones (80m); Ruben Wiki (57m), Monty Betham (51m), Steve Price (c) (74m); Awen Guttenbeil (66m), Wairangi Koopu (80m); Louis Anderson (46m). Interchange: Karl Temata (27m), Iafeta Paleaaesina (33m), Clinton Toopi (34m), Richard Villasanti (12m). Interchanges used: 12/12.
Statistics:
Penalties: Warriors 6, Melbourne 6
Scrums: Warriors 7, Melbourne 3
Completions: Warriors 30/40 (75%), Melbourne 33/44 (75%)
Tackles: Warriors 372, Melbourne 332
Missed Tackles: Warriors 41, Melbourne 40
Line Breaks: Warriors 4, Melbourne 3
Hit Ups: Warriors 165, Melbourne 205
Dummy Half Runs: Warriors 19, Melbourne 29
Metres Gained: Warriors 1428 metres, Melbourne 1748 metres
Handling Errors: Warriors 12, Melbourne 10
Off Loads: Warriors 8, Melbourne 20
Kicks In Play: Warriors 23, Melbourne 23
Goal-kicking: Stacey Jones 1 from 2, Matt Orford 3 from 4
ROUND 24
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 – ERICSSON STADIUM, AUCKLAND
VODAFONE WARRIORS 4, NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS 16
Scorers:
Vodafone Warriors 4 – Manu Vatuvei try.
Newcastle 16 – Brad Tighe, Kurt Gidley, Clint Newton tries; Andrew Johns conversion, penalty.
Half-time: 4-0 Vodafone Warriors.
Referee: Jason Robinson.
Crowd: 17,356.
Team (minutes played in brackets): Brent Webb (80m); Manu Vatuvei (80m), Clinton Toopi (58m), Simon Mannering (80m), Todd Byrne (80m); Sione Faumuina (80m), Stacey Jones (80m); Ruben Wiki (66m), Nathan Fien (80m), Steve Price (c) (68m); Awen Guttenbeil (54m), Wairangi Koopu (62m); Louis Anderson (80m). Interchange: Iafeta Paleaaesina (32m), Karl Temata (23m), Jerome Ropati (26m), Epalahame Lauaki (11m). Interchanges used: 12/12.
Statistics:
Penalties: Warriors 6, Newcastle 9
Scrums: Warriors 11, Newcastle 6
Completions: Warriors 28/45 (62%), Newcastle 30/37 (81%)
Tackles: Warriors 329, Newcastle 349
Missed Tackles: Warriors 29, Newcastle 38
Line Breaks: Warriors 7, Newcastle 6
Hit Ups: Warriors 195, Newcastle 179
Dummy Half Runs: Warriors 12, Newcastle 21
Metres Gained: Warriors 1820 metres, Newcastle 1725 metres
Handling Errors: Warriors 19, Newcastle 11
Off Loads: Warriors 15, Newcastle 18
Kicks In Play: Warriors 23, Newcastle 24
Goal-kicking: Stacey Jones 0 from 1, Andrew Johns 2 from 4
ROUND 25
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 – BROOKVALE OVAL, MANLY
VODAFONE WARRIORS 22, MANLY SEA EAGLES 20
Scorers:
Vodafone Warriors 22 – Sione Faumuina, Ruben Wiki, Wairangi Koopu, Stacey Jones tries; Stacey Jones 3 conversions.
Manly 20 – Ben Kennedy 2, Paul Stephenson, Chris Hicks tries; Luke Williamson 2 conversions.
Half-time: 18-10 Vodafone Warriors.
Referee: Sean Hampstead.
Crowd: 14,219.
Team (minutes played in brackets): Brent Webb (80m); Manu Vatuvei (80m), Clinton Toopi (70m), Simon Mannering (80m), Todd Byrne (80m); Sione Faumuina (80m), Stacey Jones (80m); Ruben Wiki (71m), Nathan Fien (78m), Steve Price (c) (74m); Awen Guttenbeil (45m), Wairangi Koopu (80m); Monty Betham (44m). Interchange: Karl Temata (50m), Iafeta Paleaaesina (22m), Louis Anderson (9m), Jerome Ropati (17m). Interchanges used: 12/12.
Statistics:
Penalties: Warriors 2, Manly 5
Scrums: Warriors 6, Manly 7
Completions: Warriors 26/36 (72%), Manly 33/40 (83%)
Tackles: Warriors 315, Manly 301
Missed Tackles: Warriors 38, Manly 45
Line Breaks: Warriors 5, Manly 4
Hit Ups: Warriors 158, Manly 161
Dummy Half Runs: Warriors 20, Manly 23
Metres Gained: Warriors 1318 metres, Manly 1452 metres
Handling Errors: Warriors 9, Manly 10
Off Loads: Warriors 10, Manly 7
Kicks In Play: Warriors 24, Manly 21
Goal-kicking: Stacey Jones 3 from 4, Luke Williamson 2 from 3, Chris Hicks 0 from 1