2025 New Zealand Warriors season

The 2025 New Zealand Warriors season is the 31st season in the club's history and they are competing in the National Rugby League (NRL).

2025 New Zealand Warriors season
NRL Rank	4th
2025 record	Wins: 13; draws: 0; losses: 8
Points scored	For: 437; against: 425
Team information
CEO	Cameron George
Coach	Andrew Webster
Captain	Mitch Barnett & James Fisher-Harris
Stadium	Go Media Stadium (Capacity: 25,000) Apollo Projects Stadium (Capacity: 17,104; round 8 only)
Avg. attendance	23,006
Agg. attendance	230,057
High attendance	26,512 (vs. Canberra Raiders, Round 12)
Top scorers
Tries	Leka Halasima (10)
Goals	Luke Metcalf (42)
Points	Luke Metcalf (117)
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Head coach Andrew Webster maintained his club position for the 3rd consecutive season, whilst captain Tohu Harris announced his retirement on 9 January 2025, prior to the club's season beginning.^[1] In February, Mitch Barnett and James Fisher-Harris were announced as co-captains.^[2]

For the first time, the Warriors played at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, as part of the Rugby League Las Vegas annual event organised by the NRL.^[3]

Squad

New Zealand Warriors 2025 squad

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Top 30 squad - 2025 NRL season						Supplementary list		Coaching staff
Bunty Afoa – PR Tom Ale – PR Mitchell Barnett – PR, LK Rocco Berry – CE Tanah Boyd – HB Kurt Capewell – SR, CE Erin Clark – LK Wayde Egan (vc) – HK James Fisher-Harris – PR Jackson Ford – PR		Leka Halasima – SR Morgan Harper – WG, CE Chanel Harris-Tavita – FE Sam Healey – HK Edward Kosi – WG Jacob Laban – SR Ali Leiataua – CE Freddy Lussick – HK, LK Te Maire Martin – FE Luke Metcalf – HB		Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad – FB Marata Niukore – SR Adam Pompey – CE, WG Tanner Stowers-Smith – PR Taine Tuaupiki – WG, FB Roger Tuivasa-Sheck – WG Demitric Vaimauga – PR Dallin Watene-Zelezniak – WG		Kayliss Fatialofa – SR Kalani Going – LK, PR Luke Hanson – FE, HB Eddie Ieremia-Toeava – SR Patrick Moimoi – CE Sio Kali – CE Extended squad Moala Graham-Taufa – CE		Head coach Andrew Webster Assistant coaches Richard Agar (Backs) Stacey Jones (Halves & Special Plays) Slade Griffin (Forwards) Balin Cupples (High Performance) Kai Kara-France (Wrestling) Daryl Halligan (Goalkicking) David Tangata-Toa (NSW Cup coach) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 17 August 2025 Source(s): Warriors Football Department

Squad changes and contract extensions

Main article: 2025 NRL season § 2025 transfers

These movements happened across the previous season, off-season and preseason. Contract extensions occurred either during the preseason or the 2025 NRL season.

Transfers in

Player	Previous Club	Length	Ref.
Tanah Boyd	Gold Coast Titans	2026	[4]
Erin Clark		2027	[5]
James Fisher-Harris	Penrith Panthers	2028	[6]
Morgan Harper	Parramatta Eels	2025	[7]
Sam Healey	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	2027	[8]

Transfers out

Player	New Club	Ref.
Addin Fonua-Blake	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	[9]
Shaun Johnson	Retired	[10]
Zyon Maiu'u	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	[11]
Marcelo Montoya		[12]
Jazz Tevaga	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	[13]
Tohu Harris	Retired	[1]
Dylan Walker	Parramatta Eels	[14]

Contract extensions

Player	Length	Date announced	Ref.
Ali Leiataua	2027	14 October 2024	[15]
Chanel Harris-Tavita	2026	15 October 2024	[16]
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	2027	18 October 2024	[17]
Jackson Ford		23 October 2024	[18]
Taine Tuaupiki	2026	24 October 2024	[19]
Demitric Vaimauga	2028	10 December 2024	[20]
Eddie Ieremia-Toeava	2026	12 December 2024	[21]
Adam Pompey	2027	18 February 2025	[22]
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad		23 April 2025	[23]
Leka Halasima	2029	21 May 2025	[24]
Jacob Laban			[24]
Tanner Stowers-Smith	2028	17 June 2025	[25]

Pre-season

Main article: 2025 NRL Pre-season Challenge

The Warriors played against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in Cronulla and the Melbourne Storm in Hamilton as their pre-season fixtures. Both matches were part of the third edition of the NRL Pre-season Challenge.^[26]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round 1: 7 February 2025	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	12–12	New Zealand Warriors	Cronulla
19:30 AEDT	Tries: Hazelton  2' H. Puru  74' Goals: Atkinson 1/1  4' Hiroti 1/1  76'	Report	Tries: Nicoll-Klokstad  20' Tuaupiki  52' Goals: Metcalf 2/2  22', 53'	Stadium: Sharks Stadium Referee: Liam Kennedy

Round 2: 15 February 2025	New Zealand Warriors	36–10	Melbourne Storm	Hamilton
15:30 NZDT	Tries: Tuaupiki  2', 15' Tuivasa-Sheck  9', 18' Leiataua  24', 27' Harris-Tavita  37' Goals: Metcalf 4/6  4', 11', 17', 28' Tuaupiki 0/1	Report	Tries: Bradley  52' Talty  77' Goals: Russell-Smith 0/1 Morris 1/1  78'	Stadium: FMG Stadium Waikato Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Regular season

Main article: 2025 NRL season

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canberra Raiders (Q)	21	17	0	4	3	586	418	+168	40	Advance to finals series
2	Melbourne Storm (Q)	21	16	0	5	3	627	375	+252	38
3	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Q)	21	15	0	6	3	486	366	+120	36
4	New Zealand Warriors	21	13	0	8	3	437	425	+12	32
5	Penrith Panthers	21	12	1	8	3	516	401	+115	31
6	Brisbane Broncos	21	12	0	9	3	566	452	+114	30
7	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	22	13	0	9	2	535	468	+67	30
8	Sydney Roosters	21	11	0	10	3	567	475	+92	28
9	Dolphins	21	10	0	11	3	593	484	+109	26
10	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	21	9	0	12	3	430	454	−24	24
11	Wests Tigers	21	9	0	12	3	411	518	−107	24
12	St. George Illawarra Dragons	21	8	0	13	3	454	508	−54	22
13	North Queensland Cowboys (X)	22	8	1	13	2	474	618	−144	21
14	Parramatta Eels (X)	21	7	0	14	3	380	536	−156	20
15	South Sydney Rabbitohs (X)	22	8	0	14	2	381	572	−191	20
16	Newcastle Knights (X)	21	6	0	15	3	300	486	−186	18
17	Gold Coast Titans (X)	21	5	0	16	3	436	623	−187	16

Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: National Rugby League
(Q) Qualified for finals series; (X) Cannot qualify for finals

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	N	H	H	A	–	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	–	H	A	–	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	W	W	B	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	B	L	L	B	W	W	L	L	L	W
Position	14	11	7	6	4	6	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4
Points	0	2	4	6	8	8	10	12	14	16	18	18	20	22	24	24	24	26	28	30	30	30	30	32

Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Main article: 2025 NRL season results

The league fixtures were released on 21 November 2024.^[27]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Round 1: 1 March 2025	Canberra Raiders	30–8	New Zealand Warriors	Las Vegas, United States
16:00 PST	Tries: Kris  5', 44' Savage  26', 31' Timoko  55' Goals: Fogarty 5/6  6', 32', 45', 56', 75 pen' Sin bin: Tapine 64' to 74'	Report	Tries: Capewell  36' Tuivasa-Sheck  71' Goals: Metcalf 0/2	Stadium: Allegiant Stadium Attendance: 45,209 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 2: 14 March 2025	New Zealand Warriors	36–16	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Auckland
20:00 NZDT	Tries: Harris-Tavita  18' Tuaupiki  25' Leiataua  29' Egan  49' Tuivasa-Sheck  70' Metcalf  79' Goals: Metcalf 6/6  20', 27', 31', 50', 71', 80'	Report	Tries: T. Trbojevic  3' Saab  45' Cherry-Evans  55' Goals: Garrick 2/4  10 pen', 57' Sin bin: J. Trbojevic 62' to 72'	Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 21,212 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 3: 21 March 2025	New Zealand Warriors	14–6	Sydney Roosters	Auckland
20:00 NZDT	Tries: Leiataua  25', 70' Harris-Tavita  65' Goals: Metcalf 1/3  71'	Report	Tries: Whyte  21' Goals: S. Smith 1/1  22'	Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 23,219 Referee: Ashley Klein

Round 4: 30 March 2025	Wests Tigers	24–26	New Zealand Warriors	Campbelltown
20:15 AEDT	Tries: Pole  11' To'a  38' Faataape  49' L. Fainu  52' Goals: Koroisau 3/3  12', 51', 53' Da Silva 1/1  39'	Report	Tries: Pompey  4' Niukore  33' Metcalf  41' Halasima  69' Goals: Metcalf 5/5  6', 34', 43', 71', 72 pen'	Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 12,020 Referee: Wyatt Raymond

Round 5 (Bye for New Zealand Warriors)

Round 6: 13 April 2025	Melbourne Storm	42–14	New Zealand Warriors	Melbourne
14:00 AEST	Tries: Coates  2', 58' King  14' Blore  20' Loiero  23' Grant  27' Anderson  30' Goals: Papenhuyzen 7/7  3', 15', 21', 24', 29', 31', 60'	Report	Tries: Halasima  54' Berry  74' Metcalf  79' Goals: Metcalf 1/3  55' Sin bin: Ford 22' to 32'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 26,427 Referee: Ashley Klein

Round 7: 19 April 2025	New Zealand Warriors	20–18 (g.p.)	Brisbane Broncos	Auckland
19:30 NZST	Tries: Halasima  30' Kosi  51' Metcalf  60' Niukore  64' Goals: Metcalf 2/6  31', 81 pen'	Report	Tries: Walters  3' Arthars  66' Walsh  73' Goals: Reynolds 3/3  4', 68', 75'	Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 22,395 Referee: Chris Butler

Round 8: 25 April 2025	New Zealand Warriors	26–12	Newcastle Knights	Christchurch
20:05 NZST	Tries: Pompey  8', 71' Ford  28', 35' Egan  55' Goals: Metcalf 2/4  10', 36' Tuaupiki 1/1  72' Sin bin: Niukore 1' to 11'	Report	Tries: Schiller  49' Jones  76' Goals: Ponga 2/2  50', 77' Sin bin: Thompson 4' to 14'	Stadium: Apollo Projects Stadium Attendance: 17,095 Referee: Wyatt Raymond

Round 9: 3 May 2025	New Zealand Warriors	30–26	North Queensland Cowboys	Brisbane
17:30 AEST	Tries: Metcalf  6', 27' Kosi  11' Harris-Tavita  22' Pompey  39' Goals: Metcalf 5/7  8', 23', 29', 40', 43 pen'	Report	Tries: Purdue  14' Dearden  32' Derby  55' Taulagi  58' Nanai  62' Goals: Drinkwater 3/5  15', 33', 64'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 49,512 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 10: 10 May 2025	St. George Illawarra Dragons	14–15	New Zealand Warriors	Wollongong
17:30 AEST	Tries: Gutherson  38' Egan  48' Allan  51' Goals: Holmes 1/3  49'	Report	Tries: Metcalf  7' Tuaupiki  15' Goals: Metcalf 3/4  8', 11 pen', 30 pen' Field goals: Metcalf  69'	Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 12,919 Referee: Liam Kennedy

Round 11: 17 May 2025	Dolphins	12–16	New Zealand Warriors	Brisbane
15:00 AEST	Tries: Tabuai-Fidow  71' Farnworth  77' Goals: Isaako 2/2  72', 78'	Report	Tries: Niukore  28' Capewell  35' Laban  69' Goals: Metcalf 2/3  36', 70' Sin bin: Fisher-Harris 76' to 80'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 32,165 Referee: Peter Gough

Round 12: 25 May 2025	New Zealand Warriors	10–16	Canberra Raiders	Auckland
18:05 NZST	Tries: Tuivasa-Sheck  23' Goals: Metcalf 3/3  14 pen', 24', 49 pen' Sin bin: Nicoll-Klokstad 58' to 68'	Report	Tries: Starling  31' Fogarty  62' Goals: Fogarty 4/4  32', 40 pen', 59 pen', 64' Sin bin: Horsburgh 27' to 37' Starling 77' to 80'	Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 26,512 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 13: 1 June 2025	South Sydney Rabbitohs	30–36	New Zealand Warriors	Sydney Olympic Park
14:00 AEST	Tries: Koloamatangi  8' Johnston  27', 58', 62' L. Mitchell  75' Goals: L. Mitchell 5/5  9', 29', 59', 63', 76'	Report	Tries: Watene-Zelezniak  3' Berry  31' Nicoll-Klokstad  38' Halasima  47' Metcalf  50' Tuivasa-Sheck  54', 72' Goals: Metcalf 4/7  39', 48', 55', 74'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 16,237 Referee: Wyatt Raymond

Round 14: 7 June 2025	Cronulla Sutherland Sharks	10–40	New Zealand Warriors	Cronulla
17:30 AEST	Tries: Hiroti  22' Iro  33' Goals: Hynes 1/2  23'	Report	Tries: Watene-Zelezniak  5' Pompey  14' Fisher-Harris  41' Vaimauga  54' Halasima  58' Harris-Tavita  66', 76' Goals: Metcalf 6/8  16', 26 pen', 42', 55', 60', 68'	Stadium: Sharks Stadium Attendance: 13,727 Referee: Peter Gough

Round 15 (Bye for New Zealand Warriors)

Round 16: 21 June 2025	New Zealand Warriors	18–28	Penrith Panthers	Auckland
17:00 NZST	Tries: Ford  20' Laban  47' Graham-Taufa  78' Goals: Metcalf 1/1  21' Pompey 2/2  48', 79'	Report	Tries: Jenkins  16' Sorensen  37', 55' Talagi  62' Alamoti  69' Goals: Alamoti 4/6  56', 64', 71', 74 pen'	Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 25,012 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 17: 28 June 2025	Brisbane Broncos	26–12	New Zealand Warriors	Brisbane
15:00 AEST	Tries: Staggs  2' Karapani  14' Shibasaki  39', 75' Goals: Reynolds 5/6  3', 24 pen', 39', 51 pen', 76'	Report	Tries: Tuivasa-Sheck  45' Halasima  65' Goals: Metcalf 1/1  46' Pompey 1/1  66'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 43,424 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 18 (Bye for New Zealand Warriors)

Round 19: 13 July 2025	New Zealand Warriors	34–14	Wests Tigers	Auckland
16:00 NZST	Tries: Berry  7' Harris-Tavita  18', 72' Watene-Zelezniak  32' Tuivasa-Sheck  49' Halasima  79' Goals: Boyd 5/6  9', 19', 50', 74', 80'	Report	Tries: Skelton  1' Doueihi  27', 56' Goals: Doueihi 1/3  57'	Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 24,112 Referee: Gerard Sutton

Round 20: 20 July 2025	Newcastle Knights	15–20	New Zealand Warriors	Newcastle
16:05 AEST	Tries: Hunt  21' Gagai  25' Marzhew  30' Goals: Hastings 0/2 Gagai 1/2  56 pen' Field goals: Cogger  74'	Report	Tries: Pompey  7' Vaimauga  49' Halasima  80' Goals: Boyd 4/4  8', 50', 67 pen', 80'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 21,117 Referee: Grant Atkins

Round 21: 26 July 2025	New Zealand Warriors	16–24	Gold Coast Titans	Auckland
17:00 NZST	Tries: Pompey  3' Halasima  8' Tuivasa-Sheck  61' Goals: Boyd 2/3  5', 62'	Report	Tries: Fifita  11', 56' Sami  14', 47' Goals: Campbell 4/5  12', 29 pen.', 48', 57'	Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 24,212 Referee: Gerard Sutton

Round 22: 1 August 2025	New Zealand Warriors	18–20	Dolphins	Auckland
20:00 NZST	Tries: Watene-Zelezniak  9', 35' Halasima  58' Goals: Boyd 3/3  10', 37', 60'	Report	Tries: Farnworth  4' Marshall-King  25' Keeley  29' Isaako  78' Goals: Isaako 2/4  5', 26'	Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 23,012 Referee: Ashley Klein

Round 23: 9 August 2025	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	32–14	New Zealand Warriors	Sydney
19:35 AEST	Tries: Kikau  21' Rinakama  31' Tuala  38', 67' Crichton  49' Goals: Crichton 6/8  6 pen.', 16 pen.', 32', 39', 57 pen.', 69'	Report	Tries: Healey  54' Tuivasa-Sheck  77' Goals: Pompey 3/3  2 pen.', 55', 78'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 25,377 Referee: Adam Gee

Round 24: 15 August 2025	New Zealand Warriors	14–10	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Auckland
20:00 NZST	Tries: Harris-Tavita  32' Pompey  62', 72' Goals: Boyd 1/3  64'	Report	Tries: Feagai  10', 20' Goals: Flanagan 1/2  22'	Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 23,276 Referee: Todd Smith

Round 25: 23 August 2025	Gold Coast Titans	v	New Zealand Warriors	Gold Coast
17:30 AEST				Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium

Round 26: 29 August 2025	New Zealand Warriors	v	Parramatta Eels	Auckland
20:00 NZST				Stadium: Go Media Stadium

Round 27: 5 September 2025	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	v	New Zealand Warriors	Sydney
18:00 AEST				Stadium: 4 Pines Park

Statistics

As of 15 August 2025^[update].^[28][29]

Top 5 point scorers Rank Player Tries Goals Field Goals Points 1 Luke Metcalf 8 42 1 117 2 Adam Pompey 9 6 0 48 3 Leka Halasima 10 0 0 40 4 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 9 0 0 36 5 Chanel Harris-Tavita 8 0 0 32 Top goal kickers (with more than 5 attempts) Rank Player Goals Kicking Pct 1 Luke Metcalf 42 / 63 66.7 2 Tanah Boyd 15 / 20 75 3 Adam Pompey 6 / 6 100

Top 5 try scorers Rank Player Tries 1 Leka Halasima 10 2 Adam Pompey 9 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 9 4 Chanel Harris-Tavita 8 Luke Metcalf 8 Top tacklers Rank Player Tackles 1 Wayde Egan 758 2 Erin Clark 733 3 Jackson Ford 731