The One New Zealand Warriors’ try-scoring totals over the years, including Dallin Watene-Zelezniak’s 2023 record, are broken down in “Nothing but Tries” game by game.

The top 13 try-scoring totals across the club’s 29 seasons are listed below in the first table. Manu Vatuvei, the Warriors’ all-time leading try scorer with 152 in 226 career games, appears four times.

The next table lists each year’s leading try scorer(s), Vatuvei holding the top or top-equal spot eight times; he scored 10 tries or more in 10 consecutive seasons, the only player in the competition’s history to do so.

The last list lays out Watene-Zelezniak’s 2023 try-scoring season game-by-game.

Deep stats: Delving into club's try-scoring records | Warriors

MOST TRIES IN A SEASON

Tries Player Season Games
24 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 2023 20
23 David Fusitu’a 2018 23
23 Francis Meli 2003 27
20 Manu Vatuvei 2010 19
19 Sean Hoppe 1995 22
18 Clinton Toopi 2002 26
17 Clinton Toopi 2003 22
17 Manu Vatuvei 2014 23
17 Ken Maumalo 2019 23
16 Manu Vatuvei 2008 17
16 Manu Vatuvei 2013 19
15 Solomone Kata 2016 21
15 Stacey Jones 1999 24

EACH SEASON’S TOP TRY-SCORER

Season Player Tries Games
1995 Sean Hoppe 19 22
1996 John Kirwan 10 19
1997 Sean Hoppe 11 18
1998 Nigel Vagana 13 23
1999 Stacey Jones 15 24
2000 Nigel Vagana 12 26
2001 Henry Fa’afili 14 27
2002 Clinton Toopi 18 26
2003 Francis Meli 23 27
2004 Francis Meli 10 16
2005 Todd Byrne 14 22
2006 Brent Webb 11 22
2007 Jerome Ropati 10 12
Grant Rovelli 10 23
Manu Vatuvei 10 23
2008 Manu Vatuvei 16 17
2009 Manu Vatuvei 13 19
2010 Manu Vatuvei 20 19
2011 Manu Vatuvei 12 19
2012 Konrad Hurrell 12 17
Shaun Johnson 12 22
Manu Vatuvei 12 20
2013 Manu Vatuvei 16 19
2014 Manu Vatuvei 17 23
2015 Solomone Kata 12 24
2016 Solomone Kata 15 21
2017 David Fusitu’a 12 24
2018 David Fusitu’a 23 23
2019 Ken Maumalo 17 23
2020 Peta Hiku 8 18
2021 Reece Walsh 9 16
2022 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 9 18
2023 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 24 20

DWZ’S GAME-BY-GAME 2023 RECORD

Round Opponent Venue Tries
Rd 7 v Cowboys Go Media Stadium
Rd 8 v Storm AAMI Park 2
Rd 9 v Roosters Go Media Stadium
Rd 10 v Panthers Suncorp Stadium
Rd 11 v Bulldogs Accor Stadium 1
Rd 13 v Broncos McLean Park 2
Rd 14 v Dolphins Go Media Stadium 2
Rd 15 v Raiders GIO Stadium 1
Rd 17 v Dragons WIN Stadium 4
Rd 18 v Rabbitohs Go Media Stadium
Rd 19 v Eels CommBank Stadium 1
Rd 20 v Sharks Go Media Stadium 2
Rd 21 v Raiders Go Media Stadium 1
Rd 23 v Titans Cbus Super Stadium 1
Rd 24 v Wests Tigers FMG Waikato Stadium 1
Rd 25 v Sea Eagles Go Media Stadium 3
Rd 26 v Dragons Go Media Stadium
Finals 1 v Panthers BlueBet Stadium
Finals 2 v Knights Go Media Stadium 1
Finals 3 v Broncos Suncorp Stadium 2

 

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