1997 New Zealand Warriors Home Cleanskin Jersey
The retail 'cleanskin' version of the 1997 Super League home jersey - the same Nike template of blue, green and white curves with a red collar, but with sponsorship stripped back to just the embroidered Super League 'S' logo on the chest and the Nike swoosh. No DB Bitter branding anywhere on the shirt.
★ The version sold to fans during the Super League season - a distinct collectable from the sponsored on-field jersey, and a handy reference for telling genuine retail shirts from doctored 'match' ones.
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The 1997 season
The Warriors played in the breakaway Super League competition, the only season the club has spent outside the ARL/NRL. The first-grade side was coached by John Monie, then Frank Endacott. Wahpedia catalogues 4 distinct 1997 Warriors designs in total, 3 of them first-grade match jerseys, all listed on the 1997 season page.
Maker and sponsor
Nike made the Warriors' on-field jerseys from 1997 to 1999, so this design belongs to the Nike era of the club's kit. The front-of-jersey sponsor in 1997 was None (unsponsored).
Collector's notes
As the season's primary strip it was produced in the largest numbers, so it is the easiest 1997 jersey to find and the usual starting point for a season-by-season collection. To check a 1997 home jersey, compare the neck and hem labels with the maker for that season (Nike), make sure the sponsor set matches 1997 rather than a neighbouring year, and compare stitching, collar and sponsor placement against the photo above. Replicas are usually a looser cut in a lighter fabric than player-issue jerseys, which also carry a number and, in most eras, a tighter athletic fit. Data confidence for this entry is high and the primary source is rljerseys.com.
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