2009 in Review - New Zealand Warriors

New Zealand Warriors - 14th

Reasons:

Sonny Fai: The tragic drowning of star rookie Sonny Fai had a devastating effect on the club during the off-season. The emotion that followed was truly heart-wrenching, and while the club tried valiantly to provide some sort of tribute to their fallen hero, the sadness won out in the end. It was a season to grieve, not celebrate.

Stacey Jones: His early season form was promising, but this was while he was being used as an attacking interchange weapon. Once Ivan Cleary decided to put all his eggs in the Jones basket it became all too clear that The Little General wasn