# List of New Zealand Warriors records

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)

| Year | Player |
| 2024 | Mitchell Barnett |
| 2023 | Shaun Johnson |
| 2022 | Euan Aitken |
| 2021 | Tohu Harris |
| 2020 | Tohu Harris |
| 2019 | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck |
| 2018 | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck |
| 2017 | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck |
| 2016 | Simon Mannering |
| 2015 | Ben Matulino |
| 2014 | Simon Mannering |
| 2013 | Simon Mannering |
| 2012 | Ben Matulino |
| 2011 | Simon Mannering |
| 2010 | Manu Vatuvei |
| 2009 | Micheal Luck |
| 2008 | Simon Mannering |
| 2007 | Steve Price |
| 2005 | Ruben Wiki |
| 2004 | Wairangi Koopu |
| 2003 | Francis Meli |
| 2002 | Ali Lauitiiti |
| 2001 | Jerry SeuSeu |
| 2000 | Robert Mears |
| 1999 | Jason Death |
| 1998 | Joe Vagana |
| 1997 | Stacey Jones |
| 1996 | Stephen Kearney |
| 1995 | Tea Ropati |

### Most First Grade Games

* 301, Simon Mannering (2005–2018)
* 261, Stacey Jones (1995–2005, 2009)
* 226, Manu Vatuvei (2004–2017)
* 224, Shaun Johnson (2011–2018, 2022–2024)
* 212, Ben Matulino (2008–2017)
* 195, Logan Swann (1997–2003, 2007–2008)
* 188, Jacob Lillyman (2009–2017)
* 185, Lance Hohaia (2002–2011)
* 173, Sam Rapira (2006–2015)
* 170, Awen Guttenbeil (1996–2006)

### Most Tries For Club

* 152, Manu Vatuvei (2004–2017)
* 79, Shaun Johnson (2011–2018, 2022–2024)
* 77, Stacey Jones (1995–2005, 2009)
* 63, Simon Mannering (2005–2018)
* 61, David Fusitu'a (2014–2021)
* 60, Francis Meli (1999–2005)
* 57, Clinton Toopi (1999–2006)
* 57, Lance Hohaia (2002–2011)
* 54, Jerome Ropati (2003–2014)
* 46, Solomone Kata (2015–2019)

### Most tries in a season

| Tries | Player | Season |
| 24 | Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | 2023 (including finals; regular season record) |
| 23 | Francis Meli | 2003 (including finals) |
| 23 | David Fusitu'a | 2018 (including finals; regular season record) |
| 20 | Manu Vatuvei | 2010 (including finals) |
| 19 | Sean Hoppe | 1995 |
| 18 | Clinton Toopi | 2002 |
| 17 | Clinton Toopi | 2003 |
| 17 | Manu Vatuvei | 2014 |
| 16 | Manu Vatuvei | 2008 |
| 16 | Manu Vatuvei | 2013 |

### Most Points For Club

* 1213 (79 tries, 440 goals, 17 field goals), Shaun Johnson (2011–2018, 2022–2024)
* 674 (77 tries, 176 goals, 14 field goals), Stacey Jones (1995–2005, 2009)
* 608 (152 tries), Manu Vatuvei (2004–2017)
* 547 (24 tries, 222 goals, 7 field goals), James Maloney (2010–2012)
* 439 (12 tries, 195 goals, 1 field goal), Ivan Cleary (2000–2002)
* 357 (57 tries, 64 goals, 1 field goal), Lance Hohaia (2002–2011)

### Most points in a season

| Points | Player | Season |
| 224 | Ivan Cleary | 2002 |
| 184 | James Maloney | 2010 |
| 180 | James Maloney | 2011 |
| 177 | Shaun Johnson | 2013 |
| 169 | Ivan Cleary | 2001 |
| 163 | Shaun Johnson | 2014 |
| 160 | Tony Martin | 2006 |
| 153 | Michael Witt | 2007 |
| 153 | James Maloney | 2012 |
| 147 | Stacey Jones | 2005 |
| 142 | Shaun Johnson | 2018 |
| 138 | Michael Witt | 2008 |

### Most points in a match

| Points | Player | Details |
| 28 | Gene Ngamu | 3 tries, 8 goals vs North Queensland, 1996 (Won 52–6) |
| 28 | Ivan Cleary | 1 try, 12 goals vs Northern Eagles, 2002 (Won 68–10) |
| 28 | James Maloney | 3 tries, 8 goals vs Brisbane Broncos, 2010 (Won 48–16) |
| 26 | Shaun Johnson | 3 tries, 7 goals vs Canberra Raiders, 2013 (Won 50–16) |
| 26 | Shaun Johnson | 2 tries, 9 goals vs Canberra Raiders, 2014 (Won 54–12) |
| 22 | Tony Martin | 1 try, 9 goals vs South Sydney, 2006 (Won 46–14) |
| 20 | Ivan Cleary | 1 try, 8 goals vs North Queensland, 2002 (Won 50–20) |
| 20 | Francis Meli | 5 tries vs Canterbury Bulldogs, 2003 (Won 48–22) |
| 20 | Michael Witt | 2 tries, 6 goals vs Penrith Panthers, 2007 (Won 54–14) |
| 20 | Shaun Johnson | 2 tries, 6 goals vs Gold Coast Titans, 2015 (Won 36–14) |

### Top try scorers

| Year | Player | Tries |
| 1995 | Sean Hoppe | 19 |
| 1996 | John Kirwan | 10 |
| 1997 | Sean Hoppe | 11 |
| 1998 | Nigel Vagana | 13 |
| 1999 | Stacey Jones | 15 |
| 2000 | Nigel Vagana | 12 |
| 2001 | Henry Fa'afili | 14 |
| 2002 | Clinton Toopi | 18 |
| 2003 | Francis Meli | 23 |
| 2004 | Francis Meli | 10 |
| 2005 | Todd Byrne | 15 |
| 2006 | Brent Webb | 11 |
| 2007 | Jerome Ropati / Grant Rovelli / Manu Vatuvei | 10 |
| 2008 | Manu Vatuvei | 16 |
| 2009 | Manu Vatuvei | 13 |
| 2010 | Manu Vatuvei | 18 |
| 2011 | Manu Vatuvei | 12 |
| 2012 | Manu Vatuvei / Shaun Johnson / Konrad Hurrell | 12 |
| 2013 | Manu Vatuvei | 16 |
| 2014 | Manu Vatuvei | 17 |
| 2015 | Solomone Kata | 12 |
| 2016 | Solomone Kata | 15 |
| 2017 | David Fusitu'a | 12 |
| 2018 | David Fusitu'a | 23 |
| 2019 | Ken Maumalo | 17 |
| 2020 | Peta Hiku | 8 |
| 2021 | Reece Walsh | 9 |
| 2022 | Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | 9 |
| 2023 | Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | 24 |
| 2024 | Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | 15 |

## Club records
### Highest home game attendance

* 32,174 vs the Illawarra Steelers at Ericsson Stadium in Round 6 of the 1995 ARL season.

### Biggest wins

| Margin | Score | Opponent | Venue | Year |
| 58 | 68–10 | Northern Eagles | Mt Smart Stadium | 2002 |
| 48 | 48-0 | Parramatta Eels | Mt Smart Stadium | 2014 |
| 46 | 52–6 | North Queensland Cowboys | Mt Smart Stadium | 1996 |
| 44 | 60–16 | Western Suburbs | Campbelltown | 1999 |
| 44 | 52-8 | Penrith Panthers | Mt Smart Stadium | 2001 |

### Biggest losses

| Margin | Score | Opponent | Venue | Year |
| 60 | 6-66 | Gold Coast Titans | Cbus Super Stadium | 2024 |
| 60 | 10-70 | Melbourne Storm | AAMI Park | 2022 |
| 56 | 6-62 | Penrith Panthers | Penrith Stadium | 2013 |
| 54 | 0–54 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium | 2000 |
| 52 | 6–58 | Sydney Roosters | Sydney Football Stadium | 2004 |
| 46 | 10–56 | Melbourne Storm | Olympic Park Stadium | 2000 |
| 46 | 6–52 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval | 2008 |

### Kept opposition to nil

| Score | Opponent | Venue | Year |
| 66–0 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Telstra Stadium | 2006 |
| 48-0 | Parramatta Eels | Mt Smart Stadium | 2014 |
| 42–0 | Gold Coast Titans | Mt Smart Stadium | 2014 |
| 42–0 | Newcastle Knights | Mt Smart Stadium | 1999 |
| 30–0 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Mt Smart Stadium | 2001 |
| 26–0 | North Queensland Cowboys | Mt Smart Stadium | 2006 |
| 18-0 | St George illawarra Drangons | Central Coast Stadium | 2020 |
| 14–0 | Wests Tigers | Mt Smart Stadium | 2009 |

### Kept to nil

| Score | Opponent | Venue | Year |
| 0–54 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium | 2000 |
| 0–44 | Sydney Roosters | Sydney Football Stadium | 2002 |
| 0–42 | Melbourne Storm | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | 2016 |
| 0–36 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Westpac Stadium | 2015 |
| 0–32 | Sydney Roosters | Mt Smart Stadium | 2018 |
| 0–30 | Melbourne Storm | Mt Smart Stadium | 2009 |
| 0–24 | North Queensland Cowboys | Mt Smart Stadium | 1999 |
| 0–24 | Sydney Roosters | Allianz Stadium | 2015 |
| 0–14 | Sydney Roosters | Mt Smart Stadium | 2023 |

### Most consecutive wins

| Wins | First Round | Last Round |
| 8 | Round 7, 2002 | Round 14, 2002 |
| 7 | Round 19, 2023 | Round 26, 2023 |

### Most consecutive losses

| Losses | First Round | Last Round |
| 9 | Round 17, 2017 | Round 26, 2017 |
| 8 | Round 19, 2012 | Round 26, 2012 |
| 8 | Round 19, 2015 | Round 26, 2015 |
| 7 | Round 17, 2000 | Round 23, 2000 |
| 7 | Round 20, 2004 | Round 1, 2005 |

### Most consecutive home wins

| Wins | First Round | Last Round |
| 7 | Round 18, 2008 | Round 1, 2009 |

### Most consecutive away wins

| Wins | First Round | Last Round |
| 5 | Round 8, 2002 | Round 16, 2002 |

### Most consecutive home losses

| Losses | First Round | Last Round |
| 6 | Round 24, 1998 | Round 9, 1999 |

### Most consecutive away losses

| Losses | First Round | Last Round |
| 7 | Round 5, 2009 | Round 17, 2009 |

### Biggest comeback

Recovered from a 21-point deficit.
* Trailed to Canberra 31–10 after 51 minutes to win 34–31 at GIO Stadium on 27 March 2021
Recovered from a 20-point deficit.
* Trailed to Cronulla-Sutherland 20–0 after 21 minutes to win 30–32 at Pointsbet Stadium on 2 April 2023
Recovered from a 20-point deficit.
* Trailed to Newcastle 20–0 after 39 minutes to win 30–26 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 32–6 after 59 minutes to draw 32–32 at CUA Stadium on 1 August 2009
Surrendered a 22-point lead.
* Led Penrith 28–6 after 46 minutes to lose 36–28 at Pepper Stadium on 13 May 2017
Surrendered a 16-point lead (three times).
* Led Newcastle 16–0 after 34 minutes to lose 36–26 at Mt Smart Stadium on 16 March 2003
* Led Canterbury 16–0 after 21 minutes to lose 22–18 (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 19: Won 6, Lost 9, Drawn 4
* Won 31–30 vs South Sydney Rabbitohs, Round 16, 2003
* Lost 26–28 vs North Queensland Cowboys, Round 15, 2004
* Lost 29–30 vs Canberra Raiders, Round 20, 2004
* Lost 18–22 vs Canterbury Bulldogs, Round 18, 2006
* Draw 31–31 vs Sydney Roosters, Round 21, 2007
* Won 17–16 vs Sydney Roosters, Round 6, 2009
* Draw 14–14 vs Melbourne Storm, Round 7, 2009
* Draw 32–32 vs Penrith Panthers, Round 21, 2009
* Won 17–13 vs Parramatta Eels, Round 10, 2015
* Won 32–28 vs Sydney Roosters, Round 5, 2016
* Lost 18–19 vs Cronulla Sharks, Round 16, 2016
* Lost 14–15 vs Manly Sea Eagles, Round 19, 2016
* Lost 22–26 vs Canberra Raiders, Round 20, 2016
* Won 20–16 vs Penrith Panthers, Round 21, 2016
* Lost 21–22 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

### All time premiership record 1995-2018

Note: 18 of those 588 games were in the finals (8 wins) (10 losses)
| Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win Percentage | Points For | Points Against | Points Differential |
| 632 | 288 | 8 | 336 | 46.20% | 13104 | 14083 | −979 |