2000 Auckland Warriors season

The Auckland Warriors 2000 season was the Auckland Warriors 6th first-grade season. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League. The coach of the team was Mark Graham while John Simon was the club's captain.

2000 Auckland Warriors season
NRL Rank13th
2000 recordWins: 8; Draws: 2; Losses: 16
Points scoredFor: 426; Against: 662
Team information
CEOTrevor McKewen
CoachMark Graham
Captains
StadiumEricsson Stadium
Avg. Attend.12,246
Top scorers
TriesNigel Vagana (12)
GoalsJohn Simon (25)
PointsJohn Simon (54)
< 1999 2001 >

Milestones

Jersey & Sponsors

For 2000 the Warriors again used a similar style of jersey, produced by Puma. A red away jersey was also used, and was occasionally worn at home matches. The main sponsor is Vodafone.

Fixtures
See also: List of New Zealand Warriors results

The Warriors used Ericsson Stadium as their home ground in 2000, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.

Pre-season trials
DateOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
14 January New Zealand MāoriHopuHopu, NgaruawahiaWin50-18
21 January Canberra RaidersWestern Springs Stadium, AucklandWin22-8Death, J.Vagana, Spence, ManuelCleary (3)16,000[1]

Regular season
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
6 FebruaryRound 1 Melbourne StormMt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin14-6Death, Swann, TuimavaveCleary (1)20,546
14 FebruaryRound 2 Wests TigersLeichhardt Oval, SydneyLoss16-17N.Vagana (2), Beverley, Myles10,807
20 FebruaryRound 3 Brisbane BroncosMount Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss10-28Lauiti'itiCleary (3)17,505
26 FebruaryRound 4 Newcastle KnightsMt Smart Stadium, AucklandDraw18-18Lauiti'iti, Tuimavave, N.VaganaCleary (3)12,560
6 MarchRound 5 Canberra RaidersCanberra Stadium, CanberraLoss12-56Tuimavave (2)Cleary (2)8,170
11 MarchRound 6 Penrith PanthersCUA Stadium, SydneyLoss24-31Death, Beverley, ClearyLythe (2), Cleary (1),
Pethybridge (1)		9,305
18 MarchRound 7 St. George Illawarra DragonsMt Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss8-36DeathLythe (2)11,217
26 MarchRound 8 Sydney RoostersMt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin26-22Beverley, Hermansson, Lauiti'iti, SwannSimon (5)11,125
1 AprilRound 9 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium, SydneyLoss22-24Oudenryn (2), N.Vagana (2)Simon (3)12,026
8 AprilRound 10 Canterbury BulldogsTelstra Stadium, SydneyDraw18-18Lauiti'iti, Oudenryn, N.VaganaSimon (3)7,132
15 AprilRound 11 North Queensland CowboysDairy Farmers Stadium, TownsvilleWin18-12N.Vagana (2), TuimavaveSimon (3)13,557
24 AprilRound 12 Cronulla SharksMt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin24-20Death, Fa'afili, Spence, OudenrynSimon (4)12,286
29 AprilRound 13 Wests TigersMt Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss4-30N.Vagana12,560
6 MayRound 14 St. George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium, WollongongLoss0-547,039
13 MayRound 15 Northern EaglesBrookvale Oval, SydneyWin18-14Lauiti'iti, Myles, N.VaganaSimon (3)6,106
20 MayRound 16 Canterbury BulldogsMt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin24-12Hape (2), Manuel, Oudenryn, N.VaganaSimon (2)11,000
27 MayRound 17 Newcastle KnightsEnergyAustralia Stadium, NewcastleLoss12-30Jones, MearsSimon (2)13,954
3 JuneRound 18 Canberra RaidersMt Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss6-13OudenrynOudenryn (1)9,500
10 JuneRound 19 Penrith PanthersMt Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss20-24Hape, Mears, SwannJones (4)10,305
18 JuneRound 20 Melbourne StormOlympic Park Stadium, MelbourneLoss10-56Fa'afili, OudenrynMulhall (1)13,028
24 JuneRound 21 Sydney RoostersSydney Football Stadium, SydneyLoss4-36Oudenryn7,286
30 JuneRound 22 Parramatta EelsMt Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss10-11Mears, CoxonJones (1)9,220
8 JulyRound 23 Cronulla SharksToyota Park, SydneyLoss12-22Lauiti'iti, SpenceJones (2)10,635
15 JulyRound 24 North Queensland CowboysMt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin44-12Swann (2), Fa'afili, Jones, Lauiti'iti, Manuel, Toopi, N.VaganaJones (6)8,105
22 JulyRound 25 Brisbane BroncosANZ Stadium, BrisbaneLoss20-38Jones, Manuel, Mears, J.VaganaJones (2)17,545
30 JulyRound 26 Northern EaglesMt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin32-22Mears (2), Fa'afili, Manuel, Simon, SpenceJones (4)13,263

Ladder
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Brisbane 261826696388+30838
2 Sydney Roosters 2616010601520+8132
3 Newcastle 2615110686532+15431
4 Canberra 2615011506479+2730
5 Penrith 2615011573562+1130
6 Melbourne 2614111672529+14329
7 Parramatta 2614111476456+2029
8 Cronulla 2613013570463+10726
9 St George Illawarra 2612014576656-8024
10 Wests Tigers 2611213519642-12324
11 Canterbury 2610115469553-8421
12 Northern Eagles 269017476628-15218
13 Auckland 268216426662-23618
14 North Queensland 267019436612-17612
  • North Queensland were stripped of 2 competition points due to a breach of the interchange rule in one game.

Squad
See also: List of New Zealand Warriors players

Thirty four players were used by the Warriors in 2000, including seven players who made their first grade debut.

No.NameNationalityPositionWarriors DebutAppTGFGPts
13Tony Tuimavave / PR / LK10 March 19952050020
18Joe Vagana / PR18 March 1995241004
24Stacey JonesHB23 April 199519319050
32Nigel Vagana / CE4 April 199626120048
33Awen Guttenbeil / SR14 April 199630000
42Logan SwannSR1 March 19972350020
47Lee OudenrynWG6 July 19971981034
50Jerry Seu Seu / PR16 August 1997170000
55Ali Lauitiiti / SR19 April 19981970028
56Joe Galuvao / FB / CE2 May 199830000
58Odell ManuelWG8 March 19991540016
59Jason DeathHK / LK8 March 19991650020
60Terry HermanssonPR8 March 1999151004
61Monty Betham / HK / LK8 March 1999190000
62Cliff BeverleyFE21 March 19991930012
64Wairangi KoopuCE / SR9 April 199900000
65Francis Meli / WG2 May 199920000
66Clinton ToopiCE2 May 199941004
68Robert MearsHK16 May 19992560024
69John SimonFE12 June 199920125054
71Talite Liava'aPR4 July 199990000
72Scott PethybridgeUB6 February 2000140102
73Ivan ClearyFB / CE6 February 20005110024
74Matt SpenceSR6 February 20001830012
75Scott CoxonSR6 February 2000121004
76Mark TookeyPR6 February 2000100000
77David MylesCE14 February 2000212008
78Paul WhatuiraCE14 February 200050000
79Ben LytheHB26 February 200050408
80Shontayne HapeCE18 March 20001330012
81Henry Fa'afili / WG26 March 20001340016
82Jason BellFE / HK13 May 200080000
83David MulhallFB18 June 200030102
84Jonathan SmithSR24 June 200020000
85Henry PerenaraSR24 June 200030000

Staff
  • Chief Executive Officer: Trevor McKewen

Coaching Staff

Transfers

Gains
PlayerPrevious ClubLengthNotes
Scott PethybridgeNorth Sydney Bears
Ivan ClearySydney City Roosters
Matthew SpenceWestern Suburbs Magpies
Scott CoxonWestern Suburbs Magpies
Mark TookeyParramatta Eels
David MylesCronulla Sharks

Mid-Season Gains
PlayerPrevious ClubLengthNotes
Jason BellNewtown JetsDebut Round 15
David MulhallBrisbane SouthsDebut Round 20

Losses
PlayerClubNotes
Tony TatupuWakefield Trinity Wildcats
Syd EruRetired
Matthew RidgeRetired
Bryan HenareSt Helens R.F.C.
Brady MalamWigan Warriors
Shane EndacottRetired
Peter LewisMt Albert Lions
Carl DohertyMt Albert Lions
Boycie NelsonOtahuhu Leopards

Other Teams

The Warriors had feeder agreements with the Newtown Jets in the NSWRL Premier League and Brisbane Souths in the Queensland Cup.[2] Players not selected for the first grade side would be sent to one of these clubs for the weekend. This arrangement also worked the other way when the Warriors signed Jason Bell from the Jets midway through the season and the Brisbane Souths captain, David Mulhall, made his debut in Round 20. Occasionally players were also released to Bartercard Cup teams.[3]

Awards

Robert Mears won the club's Player of the Year award.[4]

References
  1. Jessup, Peter (19 January 2000). "Warriors go with experience for warm-up match". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  2. Richard Becht Backs To The Future, 16 March 2000
  3. John Coffey Whatuira boosts Wainui backline The Press, 8 April 2000
  4. New Zealand Rugby League Annual 2002, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 2002. p.50
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