2017 New Zealand Warriors season
| 2017 New Zealand Warriors season | ||||
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| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Jim Doyle | |||
| Coach | Stephen Kearney | |||
| Assistant coach |
Andrew McFadden Stacey Jones Steve McNamara |
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| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Mount Smart Stadium | |||
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The 2017 New Zealand Warriors season is the 23rd season in the club's history. Coached by Stephen Kearney and captained by Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, the Warriors compete in the National Rugby League's 2017 Telstra Premiership. They also competed in the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines tournament.
In 2017 the Warriors jerseys will again be made by Canterbury of New Zealand.
Pre-season training begins on 1 November, with the exception of players involved in the 2016 Four Nations tournament.
The Warriors lost all three of their matches at the Nines.
The squad for the Nines was Ryan Hoffman, Junior Pauga, Matt Allwood, Blake Ayshford, Ata Hingano, Sam Cook, Shaun Johnson, (c), Mason Lino, Bunty Afoa, James Gavet, Tuimoala Lolohea, Jazz Tevaga, Ofahiki Ogden, Lewis Soosemea, Toafofoa Sipley, Isaiah Papalii, and James Bell.Solomone Kata was originally named, but withdrew due to a virus and was replaced by Cook.
The Warriors played two trial matches, against the Melbourne Storm and the Gold Coast Titans. The match against the Titans was in Palmerston North, it was the first time the Warriors played in Palmerston North since 1995.
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