2017 New Zealand Warriors Home Jersey
Predominantly black home jersey with red accents and subtle side-panel detailing, Vodafone logo at centre chest, made by Canterbury. The Spinoff described it as 'bland and half-hearted' despite being recognisably a Warriors shirt.
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The 2017 season
Stephen Kearney's first season in charge and the last year of the under-20s national competition. The first-grade side was coached by Stephen Kearney. Wahpedia catalogues 5 distinct 2017 Warriors designs in total, 4 of them first-grade match jerseys, all listed on the 2017 season page.
Maker and sponsor
Canterbury made the Warriors' on-field jerseys from 2009 to 2021, so this design belongs to the Canterbury era of the club's kit. The front-of-jersey sponsor in 2017 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 2017 jersey to find and the usual starting point for a season-by-season collection. To check a 2017 home jersey, compare the neck and hem labels with the maker for that season (Canterbury), make sure the sponsor set matches 2017 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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