2021 New Zealand Warriors season
# 2021 New Zealand Warriors season

The 2021 New Zealand Warriors season is the 27th in the club's history and they are competing in the 2021 NRL season. The team is coached by Nathan Brown, coaching the club for his 1st season ever. On 1 February 2017, the Warriors announced that Roger Tuivasa-Sheck would now be captain of the team, this is his 5th consecutive season as captain.

## Fixtures

### Pre-season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | War. Tries | War. Goals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 February | Trial | Melbourne Storm | Moreton Daily Stadium, Redcliffe | Cancelled | | | |
| 27 February | Trial | Gold Coast Titans | Oakes Oval, Lismore | Draw | 12-12 | Josh Curran (1), Jazz Tevaga (1) | Kodi Nikorima 2/2 |
| Legend:  Win Loss Draw Bye |||||||||

### Regular season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue/Attendance | Result | War. | Opp. | Tries | Goals | Field goals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 March | 1 | Gold Coast Titans | Central Coast Stadium, Gosford | Win | 19 | 6 | Bayley Sironen (1), Leeson Ah Mau (1), Kodi Nikorima (1) | Kodi Nikorima 3/3 | Chanel Harris-Tavita 1/1 |
| 19 March | 2 | Newcastle Knights | Central Coast Stadium, Gosford | Loss | 16 | 20 | Ben Murdoch-Masila (1), Adam Pompey (1), Ken Maumalo (1) | Kodi Nikorima 2/3 | |
| 27 March | 3 | Canberra Raiders | GIO Stadium, Canberra | Win | 34 | 31 | Addin Fonua-Blake (1), Kodi Nikorima (1), Bayley Sironen (1), Ben Murdoch-Masila (1), Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (1), Adam Pompey (1) | Kodi Nikorima 5/6 | |
| 4 April | 4 | Sydney Roosters | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Loss | 12 | 32 | Adam Pompey (1), Tohu Harris (1) | Kodi Nikorima 2/2 | |
| 9 April | 5 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Central Coast Stadium, Gosford | Loss | 12 | 13 | Ken Maumalo (1), Sean O'Sullivan (1) | Kodi Nikorima 2/2 | |
| 18 April | 6 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney | Win | 20 | 14 | Tohu Harris (1), Paul Turner (1), Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (1) | Kodi Nikorima 4/4 | |
| 25 April | 7 | Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Loss | 20 | 42 | Ken Maumalo (3), Ben Murdoch-Masila (1) | Kodi Nikorima 2/4 | |
| 2 May | 8 | North Queensland Cowboys | Central Coast Stadium, Gosford | Win | 24 | 20 | Kodi Nikorima (1), Rocco Berry (1), Ben Murdoch-Masila (1), Adam Pompey (1) | Kodi Nikorima 4/5 | |
| 9 May | 9 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 4 Pines Park, Sydney | Loss | 32 | 38 | Chanel Harris-Tavita (2), Tohu Harris (1), Josh Curran (1), Reece Walsh (1) | Kodi Nikorima 6/6 | |
| 16 May | 10 | Parramatta Eels | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Loss | 18 | 34 | Josh Curran (1), Ben Murdoch-Masila (1), Reece Walsh (1) | Kodi Nikorima 3/3 | |
| 21 May | 11 | Wests Tigers | Central Coast Stadium, Gosford | Win | 30 | 26 | Marcelo Montoya (2), Jack Murchie (1), Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (1), Reece Walsh (1), Wayde Egan (1) | Kodi Nikorima 3/6 | |
| 28 May | 12 | North Queensland Cowboys | Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville | Loss | 28 | 29 | Euan Aitken (2), Reece Walsh (1), Marcelo Montoya (1), Ben Murdoch-Masila (1) | Kodi Nikorima 4/5 | |
| | 13 | Bye | | | | | | | |
| 13 June | 14 | Melbourne Storm | Central Coast Stadium, Gosford | Loss | 16 | 42 | Ken Maumalo (3) | Kodi Nikorima 2/4 | |
| 19 June | 15 | Newcastle Knights | McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle | Loss | 6 | 10 | Euan Aitken (1) | Reece Walsh 1/1 | |
| 2 July | 16 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Central Coast Stadium, Gosford | Loss | 18 | 19 | Wayde Egan (1), Eliesa Katoa (1), Bunty Afoa (1) | Chad Townsend 3/3 | |
| 11 July | 17 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 12 | 20 | Reece Walsh (1), Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (1) | Reece Walsh 2/2 | |
| 18 July | 18 | Penrith Panthers | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Loss | 16 | 30 | Wayde Egan (1), Rocco Berry (1), Reece Walsh 72' | Reece Walsh 2/3 | |
| 24 July | 19 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast | Loss | 22 | 60 | Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (1), Marcelo Montoya (1), Kodi Nikorima (1), Reece Walsh (1) | Reece Walsh 3/4 | |
| 30 July | 20 | Wests Tigers | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Win | 18 | 16 | Euan Aitken (1), Bunty Afoa (1) | Reece Walsh 3/3 | |
| 7 August | 21 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast | Win | 18 | 16 | Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (1), Reece Walsh (1), Euan Aitken (1) | Reece Walsh 3/4 | |
| 15 August | 22 | Canterbury Bulldogs | Moreton Daily Stadium, Redcliffe | Win | 24 | 10 | Josh Curran (1), Jazz Tevaga (1), Edward Kosi (1), Reece Walsh (1) | Reece Walsh 4/5 | |
| 22 August | 23 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Loss | 22 | 24 | Marcelo Montoya (1), Peta Hiku (1), Josh Curran (1), Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (1), Euan Aitken (1) | Reece Walsh 1/5 | |
| 27 August | 24 | Canberra Raiders | BB Print Stadium, Mackay | Loss | 16 | 28 | Sean O'Sullivan (1), Rocco Berry (1), Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (1) | Reece Walsh (2/3) | |
| 5 September | 25 | Gold Coast Titans | Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast | Loss | 0 | 44 | | | |
| Legend:  Win Loss Draw Bye |||||||||||

## Ladder

2021 NRL seasonvte :

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Melbourne Storm | 24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 815 | 316 | +499 | 44 |
| 2 | Penrith Panthers (P) | 24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 676 | 286 | +390 | 44 |
| 3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 775 | 453 | +322 | 42 |
| 4 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 744 | 492 | +252 | 34 |
| 5 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 630 | 489 | +141 | 34 |
| 6 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 566 | 457 | +109 | 32 |
| 7 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 428 | 571 | −143 | 26 |
| 8 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 580 | 583 | −3 | 22 |
| 9 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 520 | 556 | −36 | 22 |
| 10 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 481 | 578 | −97 | 22 |
| 11 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 474 | 616 | −142 | 18 |
| 12 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 453 | 624 | −171 | 18 |
| 13 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 500 | 714 | −214 | 18 |
| 14 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 446 | 695 | −249 | 16 |
| 15 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 460 | 748 | −288 | 16 |
| 16 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 340 | 710 | −370 | 8 |

## Transfers/Signings

Source:

### In

| Player | 2020 Club | 2021 Club |
| - | - | - |
| Marcelo Montoya | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | New Zealand Warriors |
| Addin Fonua-Blake | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | New Zealand Warriors |
| Kane Evans | Parramatta Eels | New Zealand Warriors |
| Bayley Sironen | South Sydney Rabbitohs | New Zealand Warriors |
| Euan Aitken | St. George Illawarra Dragons | New Zealand Warriors |
| Ben Murdoch-Masila | Super League: Warrington Wolves | New Zealand Warriors |
| Chad Townsend | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | New Zealand Warriors |

### Out

| Player | 2020 Club | 2021 Club |
| - | - | - |
| Gerard Beale | New Zealand Warriors | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Adam Blair | New Zealand Warriors | Retirement |
| Lachlan Burr | New Zealand Warriors | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Blake Green | New Zealand Warriors | Newcastle Knights |
| Patrick Herbert | New Zealand Warriors | Gold Coast Titans |
| Karl Lawton | New Zealand Warriors | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Agnatius Paasi | New Zealand Warriors | Super League: St. Helens |
| Isaiah Papali'i | New Zealand Warriors | Parramatta Eels |
| Leivaha Pulu | New Zealand Warriors | Norths Devils (Intrust Super Cup) |
| Nathaniel Roache | New Zealand Warriors | Parramatta Eels |

### Future Confirmed Signings

| Player | 2021 Club | 2022 Club |
| - | - | - |
| Shaun Johnson | Cronulla Sharks | New Zealand Warriors |
| Aaron Pene | Melbourne Storm | New Zealand Warriors |

### Future Confirmed Departures

| Player | 2021 Club | 2022 Club |
| - | - | - |
| Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | New Zealand Warriors | NZ Rugby Union |
