2016 New Zealand Warriors season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 10th | |||
2016 record | Wins: 10; Draws: 0; Losses: 14 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Jim Doyle | |||
Coach | Andrew McFadden | |||
Assistant coach |
Justin Morgan Andrew Webster |
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Captains | ||||
Stadium | Mount Smart Stadium | |||
Avg. Attend. | 14,302 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Solomone Kata (15) | |||
Points | Shaun Johnson (125) | |||
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The 2016 New Zealand Warriors season was the 22nd season in the club's history. Coached by Andrew McFadden and captained by Ryan Hoffman, the Warriors competed in the National Rugby League's 2016 Telstra Premiership and the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines tournament.
In 2016 the Warriors jerseys were again made by Canterbury of New Zealand.
Pre-season training began on 2 November 2015, with the exception of players involved in the New Zealand Kiwis tour of Great Britain.
The Warriors competed in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines, losing to the Parramatta Eels 4-22 in the final. The squad for the tournament was Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Ryan Hoffman, Jacob Lillyman, Nathaniel Roache, Solomone Kata, Tuimoala Lolohea, Shaun Johnson (c), Charlie Gubb, Henare Wells, Konrad Hurrell, Ben Matulino, Ken Maumalo, Jonathan Wright, Jeff Robson, Sam Lisone, Blake Ayshford, Albert Vete and Ata Hingano.David Fusitu'a was originally named but withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Nathaniel Roache.