| Year: | 2023 |
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| League: | NRL |
| League Wins: | 16 |
| League Draws: | 0 |
| League Losses: | 8 |
| Points For: | 485 |
| Points Against: | 364 (Round 19) |
| Ceo Title: | CEO |
| Ceo: | Cameron George |
| Coach Title: | Head Coach |
| Stadium: | Mount Smart Stadium – 25,000 |
| Avg Attendance: | 22,685 |
| High Attendance: | 25,095 (Go Media Stadium) |
| Low Attendance: | 15,600 (McLean Park) |
| Top Tries: | Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (21) |
| Top Goals: | Shaun Johnson (71) |
| Top Points: | Shaun Johnson (176) |
| List: | yes |
| List Link: | New Zealand Warriors#Season summaries |
The 2023 New Zealand Warriors season is the 29th in the club's history. They are competing in the National Rugby League's 2023 Telstra Premiership. The Captain Tohu Harris retains his club role for the 3rd consecutive season and Head Coach Andrew Webster joins to coach the club for the 2023 NRL Season.
These movements happened across the previous season, off-season and pre-season.[1]
| Player/Coach | Previous Club | Length | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marata Niukore | Parramatta Eels | 2026 | [2] | |
| Luke Metcalf | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2024 | [3] | |
| Dylan Walker | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2025 | [4] | |
| Mitchell Barnett | Newcastle Knights | 2025 | [5] | |
| Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad | Canberra Raiders | 2025 | [6] | |
| Te Maire Martin | Brisbane Broncos | 2025 | [7] | |
| Jackson Ford | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2024 | [8] | |
| Brayden Wiliame | USA Perpignan | 2024 | [9] |
| Player/Coach | New Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Euan Aitken | Dolphins | [10] | |
| Reece Walsh | [11] | ||
| Eliesa Katoa | [12] | ||
| Aaron Pene | [13] | ||
| Jack Murchie | [14] | ||
| Ben Murdoch-Masila | [15] | ||
| Taniela Otukolo | [16] | ||
| Otukinekina Kepu |
The Warriors played two pre-season matches.[17]
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 9 February | Trial 1 | Wests Tigers | Mount Smart Stadium | 48 – 12 | Luke Metcalf (3/5) Viliami Vailea (1/1) Edien Ackland (2/3) | 4,000 | ||
| Sunday, 19 February | Trial 2 | Melbourne Storm | Orangetheory Stadium | 6 – 24 | Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | Shaun Johnson (1/1) | 11,817 |
Source:[18]
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 9 September | Qualifying Final | Penrith Panthers | BlueBet Stadium | 32-6 | Wayde Egan 56' | Adam Pompey (1/1) | 21,525 | |
| Saturday, 16 September | Semi Final | Newcastle Knights | Go Media Stadium | 40-10 | Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 1' Addin Fonua-Blake 6' Marcelo Montoya 11' Dylan Walker 46' Rocco Berry 59' Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 63' Bailey Sironen 75' | Adam Pompey (6/7) Dylan Walker (0/1) FG | 26,083 | |
| Saturday, 23 September | Preliminary Final | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium | 52,273 |
| Player | Round | Opponent | Cap Number | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Barnett | Round 1 | Newcastle Knights |
| Club Debut | |
| Jackson Ford | Round 1 | Newcastle Knights |
| Club Debut | |
| Te Maire Martin | Round 1 | Newcastle Knights |
| Club Debut | |
| Marata Niukore | Round 1 | Newcastle Knights |
| Club Debut | |
| Dylan Walker | Round 1 | Newcastle Knights |
| Club Debut | |
| Brayden Wiliame | Round 1 | Newcastle Knights |
| Club Debut | |
| Taine Tuaupiki | Round 3 | North Queensland Cowboys |
| NRL Debut | |
| Demitric Sifakula | Round 9 | Sydney Roosters |
| NRL Debut | |
| Luke Metcalf | Round 13 | Brisbane Broncos |
| Club Debut | |
| Ali Leiataua | Round 15 | Canberra Raiders |
| NRL Debut |
| Player | Round | Opponent | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Johnson | Round 26 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 250th NRL Game | |
| Tohu Harris | Round 26 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 100th Club Game | |
| Jackson Ford | Round 21 | Canberra Raiders | 50th NRL Game | |
| Shaun Johnson | Round 19 | Parramatta Eels | 200th Club Game | |
| Dylan Walker | Round 19 | Parramatta Eels | 200th NRL Game | |
| Addin Fonua-Blake | Round 19 | Parramatta Eels | 150th NRL Game | |
| Wayde Egan | Round 19 | Parramatta Eels | 100th NRL Game | |
| Joshua Curran | Round 17 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 50th Club Game | |
| Joshua Curran | Round 15 | Canberra Raiders | 50th NRL Game | |
| Marcelo Montoya | Round 10 | Penrith Panthers | 100th NRL Game | |
| Shaun Johnson | Round 6 | Newcastle Knights | 1000 Club Points | |
| Marata Niukore | Round 4 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 100th NRL Game | |
| Tohu Harris | Round 3 | North Queensland Cowboys | 200th NRL Game |
| Player | Award | |
|---|---|---|
| Shaun Johnson | Simon Mannering Medal (Player of the year), Players' Player, Peoples Choice | |
| Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad | Clubman of the year | |
| Taine Tuaupiki | Rookie of the year | |
| Kalani Going | NSW Cup Player of the year | |
| Ronald Volkman | NSW Cup Players' Player | |
| Ali Leiataua | NSW Cup Man of the year | |
| Demitric Sifakula | NSW Cup Man of the year |
| Player | Award | |
|---|---|---|
| Shaun Johnson | Dally M Halfback of the year, RLPA Dream team Halfback, RLPA Players' Champion (Player of the year) | |
| Andrew Webster | Dally M Coach of the year | |
| Addin Fonua-Blake | Dally M Prop of the year, VB Hard Earned Player of the year, RLPA Dream team Prop | |
| Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | Dally M Winger of the year, RLPA Dream team Winger |
| Player | Games | Starts | Minutes | Tries | Try Assists | Goals | Goal Kicking Percentage | Field Goals | Points | Runs | Run Metres | Line Breaks | Tackle Breaks | Offloads | Kicks | Kick Metres | Tackles | Missed Tackles | Errors | Penalties | Sin Bins | Send Offs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunty Afoa | 20 | 15 | 592 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 4 | 124 | 1,006 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Ale | 18 | 1 | 443 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 4 | 131 | 1,104 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mitch Barnett | 11 | 9 | 646 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 8 | 157 | 1,309 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rocco Berry | 12 | 12 | 848 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | 8 | 84 | 789 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Josh Curran | 19 | 5 | 891 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 16 | 120 | 949 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 27 | 416 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Addin Fonua-Blake | 23 | 23 | 1,378 | 8 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | 32 | 379 | 3,618 | 8 | 65 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 567 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tohu Harris | 20 | 20 | 1,363 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | 243 | 2,047 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 714 | 45 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shaun Johnson | 23 | 23 | 1,821 | 8 | 30 | 71 | 79% | 2 | 176 | 71 | 579 | 9 | 40 | 8 | 383 | 11,863 | 405 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | 17 | 17 | 1,349 | 21 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 84 | 252 | 2,313 | 21 | 67 | 15 | 4 | 54 | 50 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 |