2005 New Zealand Warriors Home Jersey
Same plain black-and-grey 2003-2005 Puma home design, colour coming only from the Vodafone and sleeve sponsor logos.
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The 2005 season
Tony Kemp's only full season in charge. The first-grade side was coached by Tony Kemp. Wahpedia catalogues 3 distinct 2005 Warriors designs in total, 3 of them first-grade match jerseys, all listed on the 2005 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 2005 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 2005 jersey to find and the usual starting point for a season-by-season collection. To check a 2005 home jersey, compare the neck and hem labels with the maker for that season (Puma), make sure the sponsor set matches 2005 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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