| Year: | 2007 |
| League: | NRL |
| League Rank: | 4th |
| Cup: | Challenge Cup |
| League Wins: | 13 |
| League Draws: | 1 |
| League Losses: | 10 |
| Points For: | 593 |
| Points Against: | 434 |
| Ceo Title: | CEO |
| Ceo: | Wayne Scurrah |
| Coach: | Ivan Cleary |
| Assistant Coach: | John Ackland |
| Captain: | Steve Price |
| Captain2: | Ruben Wiki |
| Stadium: | Mt Smart Stadium |
| Avg Attendance: | 14,419 |
| Top Tries: | Jerome Ropati (10) Grant Rovelli (10) Manu Vatuvei (10) |
| Top Goals: | Michael Witt (62) |
| Top Points: | Michael Witt (153) |
| Prev Season: | 2006 |
| Next Season: | 2008 |
The New Zealand Warriors 2007 season was the New Zealand Warriors 13th first-grade season. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League. The coach of the team was Ivan Cleary while Steve Price was the club's captain.
The Warriors used Mt Smart Stadium as their home ground in 2007, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 February | Trial 1 | Auckland Lions | Win | 64–4 | Witt (5), Martin (3) | 5,000 | [2] | |||
| 24 February | Trial 2 | North Queensland Cowboys | Loss | 14–32 | Vatuvei, McKinnon, Lauaki | Martin (1) | 8,000 | |||
| 3 March | Trial 3 | Bulldogs | Win | 36–6 | Vatuvei, Crockett, Swann, Fien, McKinnon, Byrne | Martin (6) | 15,122 |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 March | Round 1 | Parramatta Eels | Win | 34–18 | Crockett (2), Hohaia, Mannering, McKinnon, Price | Martin (5) | 13,587 | |||
| 25 March | Round 2 | Brisbane Broncos | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 24–14 | Crockett (2), Price, Witt | Martin (4) | 16,738 | ||
| 1 April | Round 3 | Melbourne Storm | Olympic Park, Melbourne | Loss | 12–30 | Rapira, Vatuvei | Martin (2) | 12,874 | ||
| 8 April | Round 4 | Manly Sea Eagles | Loss | 10–13 | Mannering, Martin | Martin (1) | 16,358 | |||
| 15 April | Round 5 | North Queensland Cowboys | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 34–14 | Byrne, Fien, Price, Rovelli, Vatuvei, Witt | Martin (5) | 11,260 | ||
| Round 6 | Bye | - | ||||||||
| 29 April | Round 7 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Telstra Stadium, Sydney | Win | 18–16 | Byrne, McKinnon, Rovelli | Martin (3) | 13,044 | ||
| 5 May | Round 8 | Cronulla Sharks | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Loss | 20–22 | Anderson, Rapira, Witt | Martin (4) | 13,587 | ||
| 12 May | Round 9 | Newcastle Knights | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle | Loss | 18–24 | Fien, Ropati, Wiki | Hohaia (3) | 15,107 | ||
| 20 May | Round 10 | Wests Tigers | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Loss | 26–30 | Ah Van, Hohaia, Mannering, Ropati, Vatuvei | Martin (3) | 10,282 | ||
| 28 May | Round 11 | Parramatta Eels | Parramatta Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 6–30 | Swann | Martin (1) | 11,160 | ||
| 3 June | Round 12 | Bulldogs | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Loss | 20–40 | Ah Van, Mannering, Ropati, Swann | Martin (2) | 10,041 | ||
| 10 June | Round 13 | Melbourne Storm | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Loss | 2–4 | Martin (1) | 6,209 | |||
| 16 June | Round 14 | Cronulla Sharks | Win | 12–2 | Vatuvei, Witt | Witt (2) | 4,202 | |||
| 22 June | Round 15 | Penrith Panthers | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 54–14 | McKinnon (2), Witt (2), Anderson, Gatis, Koopu, Lauaki, Vatuvei | Witt (6), Martin (3) | 9,978 | ||
| 30 June | Round 16 | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Stadium, Gold Coast | Win | 22–6 | Gatis, McKinnon, Rapira | Witt (5) | 17,608 | ||
| 7 July | Round 17 | North Queensland Cowboys | Loss | 12–18 | Ah Van, Vatuvei | Witt (2) | 19,648 | |||
| 15 July | Round 18 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Win | 44–16 | Mannering (2), Crockett, Gatis, McKinnon, Ropati, Tuimavave | Witt (8) | 10,037 | |||
| 22 July | Round 19 | Wests Tigers | Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney | Win | 28–16 | Rovelli (2), Koopu, Luck, Ropati | Witt (4) | 14,012 | ||
| 28 July | Round 20 | Newcastle Knights | Win | 52–10 | McKinnon (2), Ropati (2), Rovelli (2), Koopu, Price, Vatuvei | Witt (8) | 11,301 | |||
| 5 August | Round 21 | Sydney Roosters | SFS, Sydney | Draw (G.P.) | 31–31 | Lauaki (2), McKinnon, Ropati, Vatuvei | Witt (5 & FG) | 15,124 | ||
| 11 August | Round 22 | Gold Coast Titans | Win | 30–6 | Rovelli (3), Ropati (2) | Witt (5) | 20,609 | |||
| 18 August | Round 23 | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Stadium, Canberra | Loss | 24–26 | Crockett, Fien, Lauaki, Vatuvei | Witt (4) | 8,134 | ||
| 26 August | Round 24 | Manly Sea Eagles | Win | 36–14 | Koopu (2), Gatis, Lauaki, Mannering, Vatuvei | Witt (6) | 25,070 | |||
| 1 September | Round 25 | Penrith Panthers | CUA Stadium, Sydney | Win | 24–20 | Byrne (2), Rapira, Rovelli | Witt (4) | 14,473 |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September | Qualifying Final | Parramatta Eels | Loss | 10–12 | Byrne, Witt | Witt (1) | 28,745 | |||
| 16 September | Semi Final | North Queensland Cowboys | Loss | 12–49 | Crockett, Martin | Witt (2) | 21,847 |
See also: List of New Zealand Warriors players. Twenty three players were used by the club in 2007. Four players made their debuts for the club, although only one (Corey Lawrie) made his National Rugby League debut. In addition Aidan Kirk was in the squad but did not play a game due to injury.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Warriors Debut | App | T | G | FG | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | SR | 1 March 1997 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 64 | CE / SR | 9 April 1999 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |||
| 99 | UB | 6 April 2002 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | |||
| 102 | PR | 1 September 2002 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 108 | CE / FE | 31 August 2003 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |||
| 109 | CE | 14 March 2004 | 13 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 76 | |||
| 110 | /  | SR | 14 March 2004 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 112 | LK | 28 March 2004 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 115 | WG | 23 May 2004 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |||
| 121 | PR | 13 March 2005 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||
| 122 | WG | 13 March 2005 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |||
| 123 | PR | 13 March 2005 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 124 | HK | 13 March 2005 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| 125 | CE | 26 June 2005 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |||
| 126 | SR | 12 March 2006 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 127 | / | HB | 12 March 2006 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | ||
| 128 | / | HK | 25 March 2006 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 129 | WG | 9 April 2006 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| 131 | PR | 20 May 2006 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||
| 132 | FB | 17 March 2007 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||
| 133 | WG | 17 March 2007 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |||
| 134 | FE | 17 March 2007 | 25 | 7 | 62 | 1 | 153 | |||
| 135 | LK | 15 April 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Previous Club | Length | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade McKinnon | Parramatta Eels | |||
| Michael Crockett | Wests Tigers | |||
| Michael Witt | Manly Sea Eagles | |||
| Aidan Kirk | Sydney Roosters |
| Player | Club | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awen Guttenbeil | Castleford Tigers | ||
| Clinton Toopi | Leeds Rhinos | ||
| Richard Villasanti | Cronulla Sharks | ||
| Brent Webb | Leeds Rhinos | ||
| Sione Faumuina | Harlequins RL |
Senior players who were not required for the first team played with the Auckland Lions in the NSWRL Premier League. Graeme Norton coached the side which finished in tenth spot (out of thirteen), just two wins outside of the top eight.
The Auckland Lions featured many players who were yet to make their first grade debuts for the Warriors, such as Leeson Ah Mau, Sonny Fai, Isaac John, Aidan Kirk, Kevin Locke, Russell Packer and Malo Solomona.[4]
Steve Price won the Player of the Year award.[5]