2018 New Zealand Warriors season
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance
10 March Round 1 South Sydney Rabbitohs Perth Stadium , Perth ( doubleheader ) Win 32 - 20 Fusitu ' a ( 2 ) , Papali ' i , Lisone , Maumalo , Kata Johnson ( 4/7 ) 38,842
17 March Round 2 Gold Coast Titans Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland Win 20 - 8 Fusitu ' a ( 2 ) , Tuivasa-Sheck , Kata Johnson ( 2/4 ) 14,132
24 March Round 3 Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium , Canberra Win 20 - 19 Hiku , Harris , Luke Johnson ( 3/3 , 2 FGs ) 11,963
31 March Round 4 Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium , Sydney Win 30 - 6 Lino , Pulu , Kata , Fusitu ' a Lino ( 7/7 ) 14,493
7 April Round 5 North Queensland Cowboys Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland ( doubleheader ) Win 22 - 12 Fusitu ' a ( 2 ) , Maumalo Johnson ( 5/5 ) 25,600
14 April Round 6 Brisbane Broncos Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland Loss 18 - 27 Fusitu ' a , Green , Johnson Johnson ( 3/4 ) 16,636
20 April Round 7 St. George Illawarra Dragons Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland Win 20 - 12 Lino , Gelling , Luke , Papali ' i Lino ( 2/4 ) 18,295
25 April Round 8 Melbourne Storm AAMI Park , Melbourne Loss 10 - 50 Fusitu ' a ( 2 ) Lino ( 1/2 ) 25,731
5 May Round 9 Wests Tigers Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland Win 26 - 4 Lawton ( 2 ) , Fusitu ' a , Maumalo , Johnson Johnson ( 3/6 ) 16,727
12 May Round 10 Sydney Roosters Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland Loss 0 - 32 14,095
18 May Round 11 Parramatta Eels ANZ Stadium , Sydney Win 24 - 14 Fusitu ' a , Hiku , Tevaga , Luke Lino ( 4/5 ) 9,467
26 May Round 12 South Sydney Rabbitohs Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland Loss 10 - 30 Paasi , Kata Luke ( 1/2 ) 15,958
9 June Round 14 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles AMI Stadium , Christchurch Win 34 - 14 Fusitu ' a ( 3 ) , Papali ' i , Harris , Johnson Johnson ( 5/6 ) 17,357
15 June Round 15 North Queensland Cowboys 1300SMILES Stadium , Townsville Win 23 - 16 Maumalo , Tuivasa-Sheck , Kata Johnson ( 6/6 ) 11,062
29 June Round 16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland Loss 15 - 18 Kata , Gelling Johnson ( 4/4 ) 14,195
6 July Round 17 Penrith Panthers Panthers Stadium , Penrith Loss 4 - 34 Maumalo Johnson ( 0/1 ) 10,255
15 July Round 18 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium , Brisbane Win 26 - 6 Kata ( 2 ) , Beale , Luke , Paasi Johnson ( 3/5 ) 37,493
22 July Round 19 Melbourne Storm Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland Loss 6 - 12 Beale Johnson ( 1/1 ) 17,695
29 July Round 20 Gold Coast Titans Cbus Super Stadium , Robina Loss 12 - 36 Johnson , Lawnton Johnson ( 2/2 ) 15,159
Fixtures -- Regular season
Home matches were played at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland , [ 6 ] while one away game was also played in New Zealand , at AMI Stadium in Christchurch . The Warriors opened their season in Perth against the South Sydney Rabbitohs on 10 March as part of a double header at Perth Stadium . Mount Smart Stadium will hosted a double header on 7 April when the Warriors played the North Queensland Cowboys and the Wests Tigers played the Melbourne Storm . [ 7 ]
The 2018 New Zealand Warriors season was the 24th season in the club's history. Coached by Stephen Kearney and captained by Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, the Warriors completed the National Rugby League's 2018 Telstra Premiership regular season in the number eight position, qualifying for the finals. They were defeated in the 1st Elimination Final by Penrith and did not progress further.