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Fri July 25, 2008
by Matthew O'Neill
Source: www.warriors.co.nzExperienced utility Nathan Fien has been granted permission by the Vodafone Warriors to approach other clubs before coming off contract at the end of the 2009 NRL season.
Fien, who has made 86 appearances for the Vodafone Warriors since joining the club for the 2005 season, said he wanted to investigate continuing his career at another club.
"I'm really happy in Auckland and so is my family but this is the way football business goes," he said.
"I've been told I'm not a part of the plans at the Vodafone Warriors after 2009. With that in mind, I've asked whether I can have a look at the market and that if something comes up, the club would look at a release. I want to secure the future for my family.
"While there has already been talk linking me with other clubs, I'm contracted to the Vodafone Warriors until the end of 2009 at this stage.
"I wanted to stay on after that but I really appreciate the way the Vodafone Warriors have gone about this."
Vodafone Warriors chief executive Wayne Scurrah said Fien, who turns 29 on August 1, remained part of the planned NRL roster next year.
"Nathan has given the club fantastic service," he said.
"But we've let him know well in advance that, at this stage, he doesn't feature in our plans for 2010 and beyond.
"We thought it was only fair to give him an honest view of how we see things as early as possible so it gives him plenty of time to secure a long-term future."
Scurrah said the club wanted Fien to see out his contract.
"But as he has been told he's not in our future plans, he has asked us whether he and his manager can sound out other opportunities in the meantime and we've allowed him to do so," he said.
"Nathan is aiming to play football at the highest level for some time yet and we will do what we can to support him in securing the best contract he can."
Fien will again line up for the Vodafone Warriors at standoff against Melbourne this Sunday, a game that will take his NRL career tally to 178 appearances.
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www.warriors.co.nzTue May 27, 2008
by Matthew O'Neill
Source: www.warriors.co.nzHooker Nathan Fien will start at standoff and Michael Crockett is back on the wing for the Vodafone Warriors' 12th round NRL clash against Newcastle at EnergyAustralia Stadium on Saturday night.
With Micheal Witt still troubled by a hip flexor problem, coach Ivan Cleary has moved Fien (28) out of his regular dummy half role to run in the No 6 jersey in his 171st NRL appearance.
That means Jerome Ropati (24) reverts to the centres after filling the standoff's spot in the last two matches against Penrith and the Sydney Roosters.
The 25-year-old Crockett missed last Sunday's outing but returns after scoring three tries for the Auckland Vulcans in last Friday night's New South Wales Cup encounter with Manly.
"We still see Jerome as an option at No 6 but he has missed a lot of football through injury recently and is working back to full match fitness," said Cleary.
"Nathan has a background in the halves and he'll be able to help us in that role this weekend. At the same time, Ian Henderson has been in really good form and deserves the chance to start at hooker."
The backline changes see Simon Mannering back in his preferred spot in the second row after being used in the centres against the Roosters. He'll have 20-year-old Sonny Fai as his starting partner this week with Epalahame Lauaki swapping roles to come off the bench.
Regular winger Patrick Ah Van is set to turn out for the Vodafone Junior Warriors in their NYC under-20 clash against the Knights on Saturday night while Manu Vatuvei (leg), Wade McKinnon (knee), Malo Solomona (leg) and Witt were not considered due to injury.
Veteran prop Ruben Wiki will make his return from injury with the Auckland Vulcans in their New South Wales Cup match against the Western Suburbs Magpies on Mt Smart Stadium's No 2 ground on Saturday. Also joining him will be back rower Wairangi Koopu, centre Ryan Shortland and prop Herman Retzlaff.
"With Steve (Price) back and Russell (Packer) on the way up, we have a lot of choices at prop at the moment," said Cleary.
"Ruben has had a couple of niggles. We want him in peak form and he'll be back in the NRL side soon if he does that."
Ben Matulino (19), who has been impressive for the Vodafone Junior Warriors, has been named as 18th man for the trip to Newcastle.
New Zealand Warriors v Newcastle Knights
Energyaustralia Stadium, Newcastle
Saturday, May 31
7:30pm
Warriors (NRL):
1 Lance Hohaia
2 Michael Crockett
3 Brent Tate
4 Jerome Ropati
5 Aidan Kirk
6 Nathan Fien
7 Grant Rovelli
8 Sam Rapira
9 Ian Henderson
10 Steve Price (c)
11 Simon Mannering
12 Sonny Fai
13 Micheal Luck
Subs:
15 Evarn Tuimavave
16 Epalahame Lauaki
17 Logan Swann
18 Russell Packer
18th Man: Ben Matulino
Coach: Ivan Cleary
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www.warriors.co.nz
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 2008 World Cup
New Zealand Kiwis
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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
New Zealand Warriors
26 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [17 Mar 08] L 18-32 v Storm (A). [DH]
[View] Round 2 [23 Mar 08] W 30-16 v Eels (H). [DH]
[View] Round 3 [31 Mar 08] L 6-52 v Sea Eagles (A). [DH]
[View] Round 4 [06 Apr 08] W 26-20 v Knights (H). [DH]
[View] Round 5 [13 Apr 08] W 36-16 v Bulldogs (H). [DH]
[View] Round 6 [19 Apr 08] L 20-48 v Cowboys (A). [DH]
[View] Round 7 [27 Apr 08] L 24-36 v Gold Coast (A). [DH]
[View] Round 8 [04 May 08] W 14-6 v Raiders (H). [DH]
[View] Round 10 [18 May 08] L 22-46 v Panthers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 11 [25 May 08] L 12-38 v Roosters (H). [DH]
[View] Round 12 [31 May 08] W 18-16 v Knights (A). [F8]
[View] Round 13 [06 Jun 08] L 28-35 v Rabbitohs (H). [F8]
[View] Round 14 [14 Jun 08] L 8-24 v Sharks (A). [F8]
[View] Round 15 [22 Jun 08] L 14-20 v Sea Eagles (H). [HB]
[View] Round 16 [29 Jun 08] W 28-26 v Tigers (A). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [12 Jul 08] W 24-14 v Cowboys (H). [F8]
[View] Round 19 [19 Jul 08] W 40-22 v Bulldogs (A). [F8]
[View] Round 20 [27 Jul 08] W 8-6 v Storm (H). [F8]
[View] Round 21 [02 Aug 08] L 16-18 v Rabbitohs (A). [F8]
[View] Round 22 [09 Aug 08] W 16-12 v Broncos (H). [HB]
[View] Round 23 [16 Aug 08] W 18-4 v Sharks (H). [HB]
[View] Round 24 [24 Aug 08] L 6-34 v Dragons (A). [HB]
[View] Round 26 [06 Sep 08] W 28-6 v Eels (A). [HB]
[View] Finals Week 1 [14 Sep 08] W 18-15 v Storm (A). [HB]
[View] Finals Week 2 [19 Sep 08] W 30-13 v Roosters (H). [HB]
[View] Finals Week 3 [27 Sep 08] L 6-32 v Sea Eagles. [HB]
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
New Zealand Warriors
23 games; 3 tries, 12 points.
[View] Round 1 [17 Mar 07] W 34-18 v Eels (H). [BE]
[View] Round 2 [25 Mar 07] W 24-14 v Broncos (H). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [01 Apr 07] L 12-30 v Storm (A). [BE]
[View] Round 4 [08 Apr 07] L 10-13 v Sea Eagles (A). [DH]
[View] Round 5 [15 Apr 07] W 34-14 v Cowboys (H). [DH] 4 Pts; 1t (72nd)
[View] Round 7 [29 Apr 07] W 18-16 v Rabbitohs (A). [DH]
[View] Round 8 [05 May 07] L 20-22 v Sharks (H). [DH]
[View] Round 9 [12 May 07] L 18-24 v Knights (A). [DH] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [20 May 07] L 26-30 v Tigers (H). [DH]
[View] Round 11 [28 May 07] L 6-30 v Eels (A). [DH]
[View] Round 12 [03 Jun 07] L 20-40 v Bulldogs (H). [DH]
[View] Round 13 [10 Jun 07] L 2-4 v Storm (H). [BE]
[View] Round 14 [16 Jun 07] W 12-2 v Sharks (A). [BE]
[View] Round 15 [22 Jun 07] W 54-14 v Panthers (H). [BE]
[View] Round 16 [30 Jun 07] W 22-6 v Gold Coast (A). [BE]
[View] Round 17 [07 Jul 07] L 12-18 v Cowboys (A). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [15 Jul 07] W 44-16 v Dragons (H). [BE]
[View] Round 19 [22 Jul 07] W 28-16 v Tigers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 20 [28 Jul 07] W 52-10 v Knights (H). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [05 Aug 07] D 31-31 v Roosters (A). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [18 Aug 07] L 24-26 v Raiders (A). [DH] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [26 Aug 07] W 36-14 v Sea Eagles (H). [DH]
[View] Round 25 [01 Sep 07] W 24-20 v Panthers (A). [DH]
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2006 Tri-Nations Test Series
New Zealand Kiwis
1 games; [View] Tri-Nations Match 3 [28 Oct 06] W 18-14 v Great Britain (H). [DH]
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
New Zealand Warriors
21 games; 4 tries, 16 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Mar 06] L 16-22 v Storm (H). [HB]
[View] Round 2 [18 Mar 06] L 14-22 v Eels (A). [HB]
[View] Round 3 [25 Mar 06] W 26-10 v Tigers (A). [HB]
[View] Round 4 [02 Apr 06] W 26-22 v Knights (A). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 5 [09 Apr 06] L 8-22 v Sea Eagles (H). [HB]
[View] Round 6 [15 Apr 06] L 14-18 v Raiders (A). [HB]
[View] Round 7 [22 Apr 06] W 46-14 v Rabbitohs (H). [HB]
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 06] L 16-30 v Bulldogs (H). [HB]
[View] Round 10 [13 May 06] L 16-22 v Dragons (A). [DH]
[View] Round 11 [20 May 06] W 34-12 v Tigers (H). [DH]
[View] Round 12 [27 May 06] L 20-34 v Sharks (A). [DH]
[View] Round 13 [04 Jun 06] L 18-23 v Broncos (H). [DH]
[View] Round 14 [11 Jun 06] W 22-12 v Roosters (A). [DH] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [18 Jun 06] W 30-18 v Knights (H). [DH] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 16 [25 Jun 06] W 66-0 v Rabbitohs (A). [DH]
[View] Round 17 [01 Jul 06] W 28-22 v Panthers (H). [DH]
[View] Round 18 [09 Jul 06] L 18-22 v Bulldogs (A). [DH]
[View] Round 19 [15 Jul 06] L 12-20 v Eels (H). [DH]
[View] Round 21 [29 Jul 06] L 6-36 v Panthers (A). [DH]
[View] Round 22 [05 Aug 06] W 12-10 v Sharks (H). [DH]
[View] Round 25 [27 Aug 06] W 42-16 v Roosters (H). [BE]
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
New Zealand Warriors
22 games; 7 tries, 28 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Mar 05] L 20-26 v Sea Eagles (H). [BE]
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 05] W 24-12 v Broncos (A). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [27 Mar 05] L 22-32 v Cowboys (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t (53rd)
[View] Round 4 [03 Apr 05] W 46-14 v Souths (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t (13th)
[View] Round 5 [09 Apr 05] L 6-24 v Tigers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [17 Apr 05] W 30-26 v Knights (A). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [01 May 05] L 14-16 v Panthers (H). [F8]
[View] Round 11 [21 May 05] W 34-16 v Souths (A). [F8]
[View] Round 12 [29 May 05] W 21-4 v Tigers (H). [F8]
[View] Round 13 [04 Jun 05] L 18-32 v Dragons (A). [F8]
[View] Round 14 [12 Jun 05] W 24-16 v Storm (H). [F8]
[View] Round 15 [18 Jun 05] L 18-28 v Eels (A). [F8]
[View] Round 16 [26 Jun 05] W 30-18 v Broncos (H). [F8]
[View] Round 17 [02 Jul 05] L 16-24 v Cowboys (A). [F8]
[View] Round 18 [10 Jul 05] L 24-26 v Bulldogs (H). [F8]
[View] Round 19 [16 Jul 05] W 24-22 v Roosters (A). [F8]
[View] Round 20 [23 Jul 05] W 24-16 v Raiders (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t (46th)
[View] Round 21 [30 Jul 05] L 34-42 v Panthers (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t (3rd)
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 05] L 20-38 v Eels (H). [F8] 8 Pts; 2t (30th, 80th)
[View] Round 23 [13 Aug 05] L 10-22 v Storm (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t (63rd)
[View] Round 24 [20 Aug 05] L 4-16 v Knights (H). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [27 Aug 05] W 22-20 v Sea Eagles (A). [BE]
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership
North Queensland Cowboys
1 games; [View] Round 1 [13 Mar 04] L 20-24 v Sea Eagles (H). [BE]
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