It took place on Sunday, 6 October 2002, at Sydney's Telstra Stadium. Wayne Pearce Few can forget the images of Wayne Pearce distraught after the 1989 grand final loss to Canberra in extra time in which his beloved Balmain blew a 14-2 lead in going down 19-14. Warriors legends Stacey Jones and Simon Mannering … Forums Rugby League - Australia New Zealand Warriors and NZRL 2002 Grand Final Teams Out Now: Here it is - the latest edition of The Front Row, our exclusive online e-magazine with a full wrap on last weekend's NRL and Super League along with the …
Players not required by the Warriors were released to play in the Lawrence Smith Stacey Jones looks disappointed after captaining the Warriors to a loss to Manly in the 2002 NRL grand final. In the 23rd minute, Sydney opened the scoring with a try to Shannon Hegarty with Craig Fitzgibbon converting taking Sydney to a 6–0 lead. Approaching the 60th minute, Sydney regained the lead with Craig Wing scoring the try and Craig Fitgibbon converting another to make the score 12–8 after a spectacular Twenty-nine players were used by the Warriors in 2002, including six players who made their first grade debuts. I would think, The Warriors had a New Jersey in 2002, completely moving away from the blue and white that had been the club's colours. The match was also broadcast live in the United States by Fox Sports World.
The club finished the year as minor premiers and made the grand final for the first time, however they were defeated 30–8 by the Sydney Roosters. In the 46th minute, New Zealand took the lead for the first time through a Stacey Jones try and an Ivan Cleary conversion taking the scoreline to 8–6. Sun 06 Oct, 2002 Full Match Replays / Round 14 Wests Tigers v Bulldogs. He was the catalyst for their run to the grand final in 2002 but after putting up a good fight, they were swamped by the star-studded Sydney Roosters in the second half. The 2001 jersey was retained as an away strip. Not long after, Ivan Cleary got New Zealand on the board with a penalty goal making the score 6–2, which remained that scoreline until halftime. The coach of the team was Daniel Anderson while Stacey Jones was the club captain. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League. This week, Josh Wells talks to Dene Halatau about the 2005 Wests Tigers premiership; Paul Jobber looks at the run home for the NRL top eight teams; and Andrew Ferguson has the match reports and team photos from Round 1 of the NSWRFL 1908 season.Add to that all the regular features you've come to expect - the NRL Round 16 and Super League Round 10 programmes - and you have one fantastic, bumper 44-page magazine for your weekend's reading!Looked at in isolation, those are telling stats on both clubs.
The New Zealand Warriors 2002 season was the New Zealand Warriors 8th first-grade season. The Vodafone Warriors have reached the NRL grand final twice (2002 and 2011), won the minor premiership in 2002, qualified for the finals eight times and netted the now-defunct National Youth Competition (under-20) title three times (2010, 2011 and 2014). 80,130 people saw the Sydney Roosters beat the New Zealand Warriors 30-8. NRL Telstra Premiership 2002 Grand Final Warriors v Roosters Full Match Replay. The episode featuring the Grand Final was originally broadcast on TNN on June 1, 2002.
The Clive Churchill Medalist was Craig Fitzgibbon of the Sydney Roosters. The 2002 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2002 NRL season.