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Nothing but tries - breaking down all the One New Zealand Warriors' try-scoring numbers through the years including Dallin Watene-Zelezniak's 2023 record game-by-game.

Ranked below in the first table is a list of the top 13 try-scoring totals across the club's 29 seasons. Featuring four times is the Warriors' record holder Manu Vatuvei who bagged 152 tries in his 226 career matches.

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.

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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