2003 New Zealand Warriors Alternate Jersey
Special hooped jersey using black hoops, with notably chunkier banding/lines than the later 2005 hooped version. Vodafone front sponsor, Puma make.
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The 2003 season
Back-to-back finals campaigns, reaching the preliminary final. The first-grade side was coached by Daniel Anderson. Wahpedia catalogues 3 distinct 2003 Warriors designs in total, 3 of them first-grade match jerseys, all listed on the 2003 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 2003 was Vodafone, the club's principal partner of the period.
Collector's notes
Alternate strips are worn for only a handful of games and made in small runs, which puts this among the scarcer 2003 designs. To check a 2003 alternate jersey, compare the neck and hem labels with the maker for that season (Puma), make sure the sponsor set matches 2003 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 medium and the primary source is rljerseys.com.
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