2008 New Zealand Warriors Home Jersey
Black-and-grey home jersey, the last of the 2006-2008 Puma run in this simple colourway, carrying the Vodafone front sponsor.
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The 2008 season
A finals run that included a famous away win over Melbourne, and the first season of the club's under-20s side in the Toyota Cup. The first-grade side was coached by Ivan Cleary. Wahpedia catalogues 3 distinct 2008 Warriors designs in total, 3 of them first-grade match jerseys, all listed on the 2008 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 2008 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 2008 jersey to find and the usual starting point for a season-by-season collection. To check a 2008 home jersey, compare the neck and hem labels with the maker for that season (Puma), make sure the sponsor set matches 2008 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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