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
The Warriors used Ericsson Stadium as their home ground in 1997, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.
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 | 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] |
Squad
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
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 | |
References
- 1 2 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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