2018 New Zealand Warriors Indigenous Jersey
- Season 2018
- Category Indigenous
- On-field maker Canterbury
- Data confidence medium
Grey/white upper fading into a scene of a toa (warrior) armed with patu and tewhatewha among ferns and mist, with Rangitoto Island on the back.
★ First fully Maori-themed jersey worn in an NRL Indigenous Round (2018).
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The 2018 season
A return to the finals for the first time since 2011, the first Indigenous Round jersey, and the inaugural NRLW season for the Warriors women. The first-grade side was coached by Stephen Kearney. Wahpedia catalogues 8 distinct 2018 Warriors designs in total, 5 of them first-grade match jerseys, all listed on the 2018 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 2018 was Vodafone, the club's principal partner of the period.
Collector's notes
Indigenous Round jerseys change design every season with a credited artist, so this one is a single-season issue and part of a run many collectors try to complete. To check a 2018 indigenous jersey, compare the neck and hem labels with the maker for that season (Canterbury), make sure the sponsor set matches 2018 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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