2002 New Zealand Warriors Home Jersey
Predominantly black jersey built around a traditional rugby league 'V' across the chest, with Auckland Warriors-era accent colours (blue, red, green and silver) integrated into the trim and a black-and-silver Warriors logo. Vodafone front sponsor with Puma branding.
★ Worn through the club's Minor Premiership and first-ever NRL Grand Final appearance (lost to the Sydney Roosters, 6 Oct 2002); widely rated the best Warriors jersey and reissued as the 2022 heritage strip.
Our confidence in these details is high — some jerseys are tricky to pin down. Know better? ✎ Suggest an edit
The 2002 season
The Warriors won the minor premiership and reached their first NRL Grand Final, losing to the Sydney Roosters. The first-grade side was coached by Daniel Anderson. Wahpedia catalogues 5 distinct 2002 Warriors designs in total, 3 of them first-grade match jerseys, all listed on the 2002 season page.
Maker and sponsor
Puma made the Warriors' on-field jerseys from 2000 to 2008, so this design belongs to the Puma era of the club's kit. The front-of-jersey sponsor in 2002 was Vodafone, the club's principal partner of the period.
Collector's notes
As the season's primary strip it was produced in the largest numbers, so it is the easiest 2002 jersey to find and the usual starting point for a season-by-season collection. To check a 2002 home jersey, compare the neck and hem labels with the maker for that season (Puma), make sure the sponsor set matches 2002 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.
Own this one? Create a free profile and mark it as held — Wahpedia keeps your collection, photos and gaps in one place.
