1998 Auckland Warriors season

1998 Auckland Warriors
League 15th NRL
1998 record 7-0-5
Points for 233
Points against 243
Team information
CEO Bill MacGowan
Coach Frank Endacott
Captain Matthew Ridge
Ground Ericsson Stadium
Average attendance 8,858
Top scorers
Tries Nigel Vagana (13)
Goals Matthew Ridge (51)
Points Matthew Ridge (110)
 < 1997 1999 > 

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

Jersey & Sponsors

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

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

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
13 FebruaryTrial 1 North Queensland CowboysEricsson Stadium, AucklandLost22-26[2]
22 FebruaryTrial 2 Auckland selectionCarlaw Park, AucklandWin 22-4 [3]
28 FebruaryTrial 3 Canterbury BulldogsQueen Elizabeth II Park, ChristchurchWin20-8Ngamu, Eru, N.VaganaNgamu (4)[4][5]

Regular Season

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
13 MarchRound 1 South Sydney Rabbitohs Ericsson Stadium, AucklandLoss 18-24 Ngamu, Kearney Ngamu (5) 9,500[6]
21 MarchRound 2 Newcastle Knights EnergyAustralia Stadium, NewcastleLoss 4-33 Hoppe 23,503[7]
27 MarchRound 3 Sydney City Roosters Ericsson Stadium, AucklandWin 25-14Hoppe, Jones, Seuseu, N.Vagana Ridge (4), Ngamu (FG) 9,000 [8]
4 AprilRound 4 St. George DragonsOki Jubilee Stadium, SydneyLoss 24-28N.Vagana (2), Ropati, Smith Ridge (4) 10,003[9]
10 AprilRound 5 Melbourne Storm Ericsson Stadium, AucklandWin16-12Hoppe, Jones, Tatupu Ridge (2) 14,503 [10]
19 AprilRound 6 North Sydney BearsNorth Sydney Oval, SydneyLoss 26-44Jones, Lauitiiti, Tatupu, N.Vagana Ridge (5) 10,945[11]
26 AprilRound 7 Newcastle Knights Ericsson Stadium, AucklandLoss14-38Ropati, N.Vagana Ridge (3) 7,500 [12]
2 MayRound 8 Sydney City RoostersSydney Football Stadium, Sydney Loss 4-22Oudenryn 5,308[13]
8 MayRound 9 Cronulla Sharks Ericsson Stadium, AucklandLoss 8-20Ropati Ridge (2) 7,500 [14]
16 MayRound 10 Canterbury BulldogsBelmore Sports Ground, Sydney Win 20-6Jones, Oudenryn, A.Swann Ridge (4) 5,224[15]
24 MayRound 11 Canberra Raiders Ericsson Stadium, AucklandWin 25-14Hoppe (2), N.Vagana (2) Ridge (4), Whittaker (FG) 8,000 [16]
30 MayRound 12 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium, Sydney Loss6-14Kearney Whittaker (1) 13,218 [17]
7 JuneRound 13 Penrith PanthersEricsson Stadium, Auckland Win15-14Ngamu, Whittaker Ngamu (3 & FG) 7,000[18]
13 JuneRound 14 Western Suburbs MagpiesCampbelltown Sports Ground, Sydney Loss 16-18 Jones, Oudenryn, Jones Ngamu (2) 5,933 [19]
21 JuneRound 15 St. George DragonsEricsson Stadium, Auckland Win 31-14Eru, Jones, Kearney, Ropati, L.Swann Ngamu (5 & FG) 8,300 [20]
27 JuneRound 16 Melbourne StormOlympic Park Stadium, Melbourne Win 24-21Eru, Galuvao, Ngamu, Tatupu Ngamu (4) 13,127 [21]
4 JulyRound 17 Illawarra SteelersEricsson Stadium, Auckland Loss 17-14Eur, Kearney, J.Vagana Jones (1) 12,500 [22]
11 JulyRound 18 Gold Coast ChargersCarrara Stadium, Gold Coast Loss 18-31Endacott, Eru, Staladi Ridge (3) 5,490[23]
17 JulyRound 19 Balmain TigersEricsson Stadium, Auckland Win21-20Ridge, Tatupu, N.Vagana Ridge (4), Jones (FG) 6,000[24]
26 JulyRound 20 Adelaide RamsHindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Loss 20-22Ridge, N.Vagana, J.Vagana Ridge (4) 7,445[25]
31 JulyRound 21 North Queensland CowboysEricsson Stadium, Auckland Win34-18N.Vagana (3), Iro (2), Staladi Ridge (5) 4,500 [26]
9 AugustRound 22 South Sydney RabbitohsSydney Football Stadium, Sydney Loss 18-20Lauitiiti (2), Seuseu Ridge (3) 3,733[27]
16 AugustRound 23 Brisbane BroncosANZ Stadium, Brisbane Loss 4-16 Ridge (2) 16,456[28]
23 AugustRound 24 Manly Sea EaglesEricsson Stadium, AucklandLoss 12-38Kearney, 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.

Date Opponent Venue Result Score Report
17 September New Zealand XIIIRugby Park, New PlymouthWin66-4[30][31][32]
23 September New Zealand XIIICarlaw Park, AucklandWin60-16[33]

Ladder

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Brisbane 241815688310+37837
2 Newcastle 241815562381+18137
3 Melbourne 241716546372+17435
4 Parramatta 241716468349+11935
5 North Sydney 241707663367+29634
6 Sydney City 241608680383+29732
7 Canberra 241509564429+13530
8 St. George 2413110486490-427
9 Canterbury 2413011489411+7826
10 Manly 2413011503473+3026
11 Cronulla 2412111438387+5125
12 Illawarra 2411112476539-6323
13 Balmain 249114381463-8219
14 Penrith 248214525580-5518
15 Auckland 249015417518-10118
16 North Queensland 249015361556-19518
17 Adelaide 247017393615-22214
18 South Sydney 245019339560-22110
19 Gold Coast 244020289654-3658
20 Western Suburbs 244020371802-4318

Squad

Twenty nine players were used by the club in 1998, including four players who made their first grade debuts.

No.NameNationalityPositionWarriors DebutAppTGFGPts
3Hoppe, SeanSean HoppeNew ZealandWG10 March 19951550020
6Ngamu, GeneGene NgamuNew ZealandFE10 March 199517319353
11Kearney, StephenStephen KearneyNew ZealandSR10 March 19952150020
12Tatupu, TonyTony TatupuNew ZealandSR10 March 19951940016
13Tuimavave, TonyTony TuimavaveNew ZealandPR / LK10 March 199590000
15Ropati, TeaTea RopatiNew ZealandCE / FE10 March 19951540016
18Vagana, JoeJoe VaganaNew ZealandPR18 March 1995222008
19Eru, SydSyd EruNew ZealandHK28 March 19951340016
24Jones, StaceyStacey JonesNew ZealandHB23 April 19952461127
29Ellis, MarcMarc EllisNew ZealandFB / WG31 March 199620000
32Vagana, NigelNigel VaganaNew ZealandCE4 April 199623130052
33Guttenbeil, AwenAwen GuttenbeilNew ZealandSR14 April 1996100000
36Swann, AnthonyAnthony SwannNew ZealandCE23 June 199691004
37Malam, BradyBrady MalamNew ZealandPR23 June 1996240000
38Henare, BryanBryan HenareNew ZealandSR23 July 199610000
40Ridge, MatthewMatthew RidgeNew ZealandFB1 March 1997182510110
42Swann, LoganLogan SwannNew ZealandSR1 March 1997241004
44Endacott, ShaneShane EndacottNew ZealandFE29 March 1997171004
45Staladi, PaulPaul StaladiNew ZealandWG27 April 1997112008
47Oudenryn, LeeLee OudenrynAustraliaWG6 July 19972030012
48Whittaker, AaronAaron WhittakerNew ZealandHB29 June 199771117
50Seu Seu, JerryJerry Seu SeuNew ZealandPR16 August 1997172008
51Iro, KevinKevin IroNew ZealandCE13 March 1998162008
52Pongia, QuentinQuentin PongiaNew ZealandPR13 March 1998180000
53Smith, TyranTyran SmithNew ZealandSR13 March 1998101004
54Clarke, ZaneZane ClarkeCook IslandsHK13 March 199850000
55Lauitiiti, AliAli LauitiitiNew ZealandSR19 April 1998840016
56Galuvao, JoeJoe GaluvaoNew ZealandFB / CE2 May 1998111004
57Watene, FrankFrank WateneNew ZealandPR23 August 199810000

Staff

Coaching Staff

Transfers

Gains

Player Previous Club Length Notes
Tatupu, TonyTony TatupuWarrington WolvesWarrior 1995-1996
Vagana, NigelNigel VaganaWarrington WolvesWarrior 1996
Iro, KevinKevin IroHunter Mariners
Pongia, QuentinQuentin PongiaCanberra Raiders
Smith, TyranTyran SmithNorth Queensland Cowboys

Losses

Player Club Notes
Lester, AaronAaron LesterWhitehaven
Blake, PhilPhil BlakeRetired
Okesene, HitroHitro OkeseneWigan Warriors
Betts, DenisDenis BettsWigan Warriors
Horo, MarkMark HoroRetired
Ropati, IvaIva RopatiRetired
Young, GrantGrant YoungLondon Broncos
Buckingham, SteveSteve BuckinghamMount Albert Lions
Noovao, MetiMeti NoovaoAdelaide Rams

Mid-Season Losses

Player Club Notes
Ellis, MarcMarc EllisNorth Harbour Rugby Union[1]

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 AucklandWin 26-24 Auckland
26 April Waikato CougarsWin 54-0 Ericsson Stadium, Auckland[35]
2 May Canterbury RedsWin 35-0 Rugby League Park, Christchurch
24 May Canterbury RedsWin 38-14 Ericsson Stadium, Auckland
Northland Wild BoarsWin54-12 Jubilee Park, Whangarei
Waikato CougarsWin 76-0 Resthills Park, Hamilton
Coastline MarinersWin 66-6 Tauranga Domain, Tauranga
West Coast ChargersWin 56-2 Ericsson Stadium, Auckland
West Coast ChargersWin 46-8 Wingham Park, West Coast
Hawkes Bay UnicornsWin 90-10 Nelson Park, Hastings
Manawatu MustangsWin 32-10 Ericsson Stadium, Auckland
Manawatu MustangsWin 54-4 Foxton
Wellington PumasWin 50-18 Ericsson Stadium, Auckland
Wellington PumasWin 44-10 Hutt Valley
Taranaki SharksWin 42-8 New Plymouth
Taranaki SharksWin 56-10 Ericsson Stadium, Auckland
August Auckland Win 28-24Ericsson Stadium, Auckland

Awards

Joe Vagana was the Player of the Year.[36]

References

  1. 1 2 New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p.58
  2. Rugby League Teams rugbyleague.co.nz
  3. Rugby League Teamsrugbyleague.co.nz
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  5. League nomad faces test The Press, 28 February 1998
  6. NRL 1998 - Round 1 rugbyleagueproject.org
  7. NRL 1998 - Round 2 rugbyleagueproject.org
  8. NRL 1998 - Round 3 rugbyleagueproject.org
  9. NRL 1998 - Round 4 rugbyleagueproject.org
  10. NRL 1998 - Round 5 rugbyleagueproject.org
  11. NRL 1998 - Round 6 rugbyleagueproject.org
  12. NRL 1998 - Round 7 rugbyleagueproject.org
  13. NRL 1998 - Round 8 rugbyleagueproject.org
  14. NRL 1998 - Round 9 rugbyleagueproject.org
  15. NRL 1998 - Round 10 rugbyleagueproject.org
  16. NRL 1998 - Round 11 rugbyleagueproject.org
  17. NRL 1998 - Round 12 rugbyleagueproject.org
  18. NRL 1998 - Round 13 rugbyleagueproject.org
  19. NRL 1998 - Round 14 rugbyleagueproject.org
  20. NRL 1998 - Round 15 rugbyleagueproject.org
  21. NRL 1998 - Round 16 rugbyleagueproject.org
  22. NRL 1998 - Round 17 rugbyleagueproject.org
  23. NRL 1998 - Round 18 rugbyleagueproject.org
  24. NRL 1998 - Round 19 rugbyleagueproject.org
  25. NRL 1998 - Round 20 rugbyleagueproject.org
  26. NRL 1998 - Round 21 rugbyleagueproject.org
  27. NRL 1998 - Round 22 rugbyleagueproject.org
  28. NRL 1998 - Round 23 rugbyleagueproject.org
  29. NRL 1998 - Round 24 rugbyleagueproject.org
  30. Rugby League Teams rugbyleague.co.nz
  31. Nickson in team to play Warriors Daily News, 4 September 1998
  32. Warriors queue up for easy tries Daily News, 18 September 1998
  33. Rugby League Teams rugbyleague.co.nz
  34. New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998.
  35. Young Warriors crush Cougars Waikato Times, 27 April 1998
  36. New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p.60

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