2016 New Zealand Warriors season
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance
5 March Round 1 Wests Tigers Campbelltown Stadium , Sydney Loss 26-34 Kata ( 2 ) , Mannering , Thompson , Johnson Lolohea ( 3 ) 10,917
11 March Round 2 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium , Brisbane Loss 10-25 Luke Johnson ( 3 ) 35,230
20 March Round 3 Melbourne Storm Mt Smart Stadium , Auckland Loss 14-21 Lolohea , Kata , Wright Johnson ( 1 ) 16,214
28 March Round 4 Newcastle Knights Mt Smart Stadium , Auckland Win 40-18 Kata , Matulino , Ayshford , Lolohea , Vatuvei , Johnson , Luke Johnson ( 6 ) 13,895
3 April Round 5 Sydney Roosters Central Coast Stadium , Gosford Win 32-28 ( g.pt ) Kata ( 2 ) , Johnson ( 2 ) , Vatuvei , Tuivasa-Sheck Johnson ( 4 ) 10,113
9 April Round 6 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Mt Smart Stadium , Auckland Loss 18-34 Ayshford , Luke , Kata Johnson ( 3 ) 16,112
16 April Round 7 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Westpac Stadium , Wellington Win 24-20 Ayshford ( 2 ) , Fusitu ' a , Wright , Lolohea Johnson ( 2 ) 18,212
25 April Round 8 Melbourne Storm AAMI Park , Melbourne Loss 0-42 21,233
1 May Round 9 St George Illawarra Dragons Mt Smart Stadium , Auckland Win 26-10 Johnson , Allwood , Gubb , Robson Johnson ( 5 ) 12,752
14 May Round 10 Penrith Panthers AMI Stadium , Christchurch Loss 18-30 Kata , Wright , Ayshford Johnson ( 3 ) 18,000
21 May Round 11 Canberra Raiders Yarrow Stadium , New Plymouth Loss 12-38 Johnson , Ayshford Johnson ( 2 ) 12,833
4 June Round 13 Brisbane Broncos Mt Smart Stadium , Auckland Win 36-18 Fusitua ( 2 ) , Johnson , Thompson , Lillyman , Hoffman , Kata Johnson ( 4 ) 15,097
11 June Round 14 Newcastle Knights Hunter Stadium , Newcastle Win 50-14 Fusitu ' a ( 4 ) , Vete ( 2 ) , Vatuvei , Thompson , Kata Johnson ( 5 ) , Luke ( 2 ) 12,222
19 June Round 15 Sydney Roosters Mt Smart Stadium , Auckland Win 12-10 Johnson Luke ( 4 ) 14,026
25 June Round 16 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Shark Park , Sydney Loss 18-19 ( g.pt ) Ayshford , Wright , Leuluai Luke ( 3 ) 12,074
2 July Round 17 Gold Coast Titans Mt Smart Stadium , Auckland Win 27-18 Ayshford , Lolohea , Johnson , Thompson Luke ( 5 ) , Johnson ( FG ) 15,107
16 July Round 19 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles nib Stadium , Perth Loss 14-15 ( g.pt ) Afoa ( 2 ) Luke ( 3 ) 11,109
23 July Round 20 Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium , Canberra Loss 22-26 ( g.pt ) Leuluai ( 2 ) , Vatuvei , Fusitu ' a Luke ( 3 ) 9,471
Fixtures -- Regular season
Home matches were played at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland with the exception of one home game which was played at Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth . [ 20 ] Two away games were also played in New Zealand .
The 2016 New Zealand Warriors season was the 22nd season in the club's history. Coached by Andrew McFadden and captained by Ryan Hoffman, the Warriors competed in the National Rugby League's 2016 Telstra Premiership and the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines tournament.