The 1998 Auckland Warriors season was the 4th in the club 's history. Coached by Frank Endacott and captained by Matthew Ridge , they competed in the 1998 NRL season , finishing the regular season 15th (out of 20 teams).
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.
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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 [ ]
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]
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 national rugby league team before the October test against Australia and the tour of Great Britain.
Ladder [ ]
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
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 [ ]
^ a b New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98 , New Zealand Rugby Football League , 1998. p.58
^ Rugby League Teams rugbyleague.co.nz
^ Rugby League Teams rugbyleague.co.nz
^ Rugby League Teams rugbyleague.co.nz
^ League nomad faces test [dead link ] 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 [dead link ] Daily News , 4 September 1998
^ Warriors queue up for easy tries [dead link ] 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 [dead link ] Waikato Times , 27 April 1998
^ New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98 , New Zealand Rugby Football League , 1998. p.60
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