The Auckland Warriors 1998 season was the Auckland Warriors 4th first-grade season. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League. The coach of the team was Frank Endacott while Matthew Ridge was the club's captain.
Milestones
- 10 April - Round 5: Joe Vagana plays his 50th match for the club.
- 19 April - Round 6: Syd Eru plays his 50th match for the club.
For 1998 the Warriors again used a similar style of jersey, produced by Nike, Inc. DB Bitter remained the major sponsor while Bartercard joined as the sleeve sponsor.[1]
Fixtures
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The Warriors used Ericsson Stadium as their home ground in 1997, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.
Pre-season trials
Regular Season
Date |
Round |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Score |
Tries |
Goals |
Attendance |
Report |
13 March |
Round 1 |
South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Loss |
18-24 |
Ngamu, Kearney |
Ngamu (5) |
9,500 |
[6] |
21 March |
Round 2 |
Newcastle Knights |
EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
Loss |
4-33 |
Hoppe |
|
23,503 |
[7] |
27 March |
Round 3 |
Sydney City Roosters |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
25-14 |
Hoppe, Jones, Seuseu, N.Vagana |
Ridge (4), Ngamu (FG) |
9,000 |
[8] |
4 April |
Round 4 |
St. George Dragons |
Oki Jubilee Stadium, Sydney |
Loss |
24-28 |
N.Vagana (2), Ropati, Smith |
Ridge (4) |
10,003 |
[9] |
10 April |
Round 5 |
Melbourne Storm |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
16-12 |
Hoppe, Jones, Tatupu |
Ridge (2) |
14,503 |
[10] |
19 April |
Round 6 |
North Sydney Bears |
North Sydney Oval, Sydney |
Loss |
26-44 |
Jones, Lauitiiti, Tatupu, N.Vagana |
Ridge (5) |
10,945 |
[11] |
26 April |
Round 7 |
Newcastle Knights |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Loss |
14-38 |
Ropati, N.Vagana |
Ridge (3) |
7,500 |
[12] |
2 May |
Round 8 |
Sydney City Roosters |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Loss |
4-22 |
Oudenryn |
|
5,308 |
[13] |
8 May |
Round 9 |
Cronulla Sharks |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Loss |
8-20 |
Ropati |
Ridge (2) |
7,500 |
[14] |
16 May |
Round 10 |
Canterbury Bulldogs |
Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney |
Win |
20-6 |
Jones, Oudenryn, A.Swann |
Ridge (4) |
5,224 |
[15] |
24 May |
Round 11 |
Canberra Raiders |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
25-14 |
Hoppe (2), N.Vagana (2) |
Ridge (4), Whittaker (FG) |
8,000 |
[16] |
30 May |
Round 12 |
Parramatta Eels |
Parramatta Stadium, Sydney |
Loss |
6-14 |
Kearney |
Whittaker (1) |
13,218 |
[17] |
7 June |
Round 13 |
Penrith Panthers |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
15-14 |
Ngamu, Whittaker |
Ngamu (3 & FG) |
7,000 |
[18] |
13 June |
Round 14 |
Western Suburbs Magpies |
Campbelltown Sports Ground, Sydney |
Loss |
16-18 |
Jones, Oudenryn, Jones |
Ngamu (2) |
5,933 |
[19] |
21 June |
Round 15 |
St. George Dragons |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
31-14 |
Eru, Jones, Kearney, Ropati, L.Swann |
Ngamu (5 & FG) |
8,300 |
[20] |
27 June |
Round 16 |
Melbourne Storm |
Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne |
Win |
24-21 |
Eru, Galuvao, Ngamu, Tatupu |
Ngamu (4) |
13,127 |
[21] |
4 July |
Round 17 |
Illawarra Steelers |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Loss |
17-14 |
Eur, Kearney, J.Vagana |
Jones (1) |
12,500 |
[22] |
11 July |
Round 18 |
Gold Coast Chargers |
Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast |
Loss |
18-31 |
Endacott, Eru, Staladi |
Ridge (3) |
5,490 |
[23] |
17 July |
Round 19 |
Balmain Tigers |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
21-20 |
Ridge, Tatupu, N.Vagana |
Ridge (4), Jones (FG) |
6,000 |
[24] |
26 July |
Round 20 |
Adelaide Rams |
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
Loss |
20-22 |
Ridge, N.Vagana, J.Vagana |
Ridge (4) |
7,445 |
[25] |
31 July |
Round 21 |
16px North Queensland Cowboys |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
34-18 |
N.Vagana (3), Iro (2), Staladi |
Ridge (5) |
4,500 |
[26] |
9 August |
Round 22 |
South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Loss |
18-20 |
Lauitiiti (2), Seuseu |
Ridge (3) |
3,733 |
[27] |
16 August |
Round 23 |
Brisbane Broncos |
ANZ Stadium, Brisbane |
Loss |
4-16 |
|
Ridge (2) |
16,456 |
[28] |
23 August |
Round 24 |
Manly Sea Eagles |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Loss |
12-38 |
Kearney, Lauitiiti |
Ridge (2) |
12,000 |
[29] |
Kiwi Trial matches
After the National Rugby League season had finished the Warriors played in two trial matches against a New Zealand XIII. These matches acted as a trial for the New Zealand Kiwis before the October test against Australia and the tour of Great Britain.
Ladder
Squad
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Twenty nine players were used by the club in 1998, including four players who made their first grade debuts.
Staff
- Chief Executive Officer: Bill MacGowan
Coaching Staff
Transfers
Gains
Losses
Mid-Season Losses
Other Teams
Due to the axing of the Reserve grade competition the Auckland Warriors reserve team played in a series of matches against New Zealand Provincial sides.[34]
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Score |
Venue |
Report |
March–April |
Auckland |
Win |
26-24 |
Auckland |
|
March–April |
Auckland |
Win |
26-24 |
Auckland |
|
26 April |
Waikato Cougars |
Win |
54-0 |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
[35] |
2 May |
Canterbury Reds |
Win |
35-0 |
Rugby League Park, Christchurch |
|
24 May |
Canterbury Reds |
Win |
38-14 |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
|
|
Northland Wild Boars |
Win |
54-12 |
Jubilee Park, Whangarei |
|
|
Waikato Cougars |
Win |
76-0 |
Resthills Park, Hamilton |
|
|
Coastline Mariners |
Win |
66-6 |
Tauranga Domain, Tauranga |
|
|
West Coast Chargers |
Win |
56-2 |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
|
|
West Coast Chargers |
Win |
46-8 |
Wingham Park, West Coast |
|
|
Hawkes Bay Unicorns |
Win |
90-10 |
Nelson Park, Hastings |
|
|
Manawatu Mustangs |
Win |
32-10 |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
|
|
Manawatu Mustangs |
Win |
54-4 |
Foxton |
|
|
Wellington Pumas |
Win |
50-18 |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
|
|
Wellington Pumas |
Win |
44-10 |
Hutt Valley |
|
|
Taranaki Sharks |
Win |
42-8 |
New Plymouth |
|
|
Taranaki Sharks |
Win |
56-10 |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
|
August |
Auckland |
Win |
28-24 |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
|
Awards
Joe Vagana was the Player of the Year.[36]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p.58
- ↑ Rugby League Teams rugbyleague.co.nz
- ↑ Rugby League Teamsrugbyleague.co.nz
- ↑ Rugby League Teams rugbyleague.co.nz
- ↑ League nomad faces test The Press, 28 February 1998
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Round 1 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Round 2 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Round 3 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Round 4 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Round 5 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Round 6 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Round 7 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Round 8 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Round 9 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Round 10 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Round 11 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Round 12 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Round 13 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Round 14 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Round 15 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Round 16 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Round 17 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Round 18 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Round 19 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Round 20 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Round 21 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Round 22 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Round 23 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ NRL 1998 - Round 24 rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ Rugby League Teams rugbyleague.co.nz
- ↑ Nickson in team to play Warriors Daily News, 4 September 1998
- ↑ Warriors queue up for easy tries Daily News, 18 September 1998
- ↑ Rugby League Teams rugbyleague.co.nz
- ↑ New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998.
- ↑ Young Warriors crush Cougars Waikato Times, 27 April 1998
- ↑ New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p.60
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