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}}The '''Auckland Warriors 1997 season''' was the [[Auckland Warriors]] 3rd first-grade season. The club competed in Australasia's [[Super League (Australia)|Super League]]. The coach of the team was [[John Monie]] until he was replaced by [[Frank Endacott]] after Round 9 while [[Matthew Ridge]] was the club's captain.
}}The '''Auckland Warriors 1997 season''' was the [[Auckland Warriors]] 3rd first-grade season. The club competed in Australasia's [[Super League (Australia)|Super League]]. The coach of the team was [[John Monie]] until he was replaced by [[Frank Endacott]] after Round 9 while [[Matthew Ridge]] was the club's captain.



Revision as of 11:23, 1 August 2009

Template:NRL Team SeasonThe Auckland Warriors 1997 season was the Auckland Warriors 3rd first-grade season. The club competed in Australasia's Super League. The coach of the team was John Monie until he was replaced by Frank Endacott after Round 9 while Matthew Ridge was the club's captain.

Milestones

Jersey & Sponsors

The Warriors adopted a new jersey in 1997 that matched the Super League style used by the other nine teams in the competition.

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 Bericht
March 1 Round 1 Brisbane Broncos ANZ Stadium, Brisbane Loss 2 - 14
March 8 Round 2 Hunter Mariners Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Win 18 - 14
March 17 Round 3 Cronulla Sharks Shark Park, Sydney Loss 8 - 34
March 21 Round 4 Adelaide Rams Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Loss 12 - 16
March 29 Round 5 Penrith Panthers Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Win 16 - 14
April 7 Round 6 Canberra Raiders Bruce Stadium, Canberra Win 31 - 24
April 12 Round 7 Hunter Mariners Topper Stadium, Newcastle Loss 10 - 18
April 19 Round 8 Canterbury Bulldogs Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Loss 24 - 38
April 27 Round 9 North Queensland Cowboys Stockland Stadium, Townsville Loss 22 - 30
May 4 Round 10 Brisbane Broncos Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Loss 18 - 34
May 26 Round 11 Canberra Raiders Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Loss 10 - 20
June 1 Round 12 Western Reds WACA Ground, Perth Loss 12 - 24
June 6 WCC 1 St Helens RLFC Knowsley Road, St Helens Win 42 - 14
June 14 WCC 2 Bradford Bulls Odsal Stadium, Bradford Win 20 - 16
June 23 WCC 3 Warrington Wolves Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington Win 56 - 28
June 29 Round 13 Penrith Panthers Penrith Stadium, Sydney Loss 22 - 26
July 6 Round 14 Cronulla Sharks Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Win 11 - 8
July 11 Round 15 Adelaide Rams Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Win 18 - 8
July 18 WCC 4 Bradford Bulls Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Win 64 - 14
July 25 WCC 5 St Helens RLFC Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Win 70 - 6
August 3 WCC 6 Warrington Wolves Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Win 16 - 4
August 11 Round 16 Canterbury Bulldogs Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney Loss 18 - 40
August 16 Round 17 Western Reds Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Win 30 - 22
August 24 Round 18 North Queensland Cowboys Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Win 50 - 22

WCC Finals

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Bericht
October 3 Qualifying Final Bradford Bulls Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Win 62 - 14
October 10 Semi Final Brisbane Broncos ANZ Stadium, Brisbane Loss 16 - 22

Ladder

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Brisbane 18 14 1 3 481 283 +198 29
2 Cronulla 18 12 0 6 403 230 +173 24
3 Canberra 18 11 0 7 436 337 +99 22
4 Canterbury 18 10 0 8 453 447 +6 20
5 Penrith 18 9 0 9 431 462 -31 18
6 Hunter 18 7 0 11 350 363 -13 14
7 Auckland 18 7 0 11 332 406 -74 14
8 Perth 18 7 0 11 321 456 -135 14
9 Adelaide 18 6 1 11 303 402 -99 13
10 North Queensland 18 5 2 11 328 452 -124 12

WCC Australasia Pool A

Club Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Diff. Points
Brisbane Broncos 6 6 0 0 270 52 218 12
Auckland Warriors 6 6 0 0 268 82 186 12
Cronulla Sharks 6 6 0 0 230 54 176 12
Penrith Panthers 6 6 0 0 256 120 136 12
Canberra Raiders 6 5 1 0 302 108 194 10
Canterbury Bulldogs 6 4 2 0 218 121 97 8

Squad

No. Name Nationality Position Warriors Debut App T G FG Pts
24 Stacey Jones Neuseeland HB April 23 1995 13 1 0 2 6

Staff

  • Chief Executive Officer: Ian Robson, replaced by Bill MacGowan in February 1997[1]

Coaching Staff

Transfers

Gains

Player Previous Club Length Notes
Liam Foran Melbourne Storm 2009, with option

Losses

Player Club Notes
Ruben Wiki Retired [2]

Other Teams

The Warriors fielded teams in both Super League's reserve grade and the Under-19 competition (The Mal Meninga Cup). The Reserve Grade side finished forth and then beat Cronulla, Perth and North Queensland to make the Grand Final while the Under 19's finished the regular season as minor premiers, beating Penrith to make the Grand Final. Ultimately however both sides lost their respective Grand Finals, with the reserve grade going down 12-40 and the Under-19's losing 12-27.

Grand Final Teams

Reserve Grade: Glen Coughlan, Iva Ropati, David Bailey, Joe Galuvao, Paul Staladi, Meti Noovao, Aaron Whittaker, Hitro Okesene, Steve Buckingham, Grant Young, Tony Tuimavave, Jerry Seu Seu, Bryan Henare. Bench: Ben Fahey, Frank Watene, Paul Rauhihi, Ricky Henry. Coach: Gary Kemble.

Under-19: Junior Lemafa, Odell Manuel, Tai Savea, Peter Lewis, Mark Fakahua, Monty Betham, Anthony Clyde, David Solomona, Lee Wetherill, Pewhairangi Jones, Kylie Leuluai, Filemone Lolohea, Ali Lauitiiti. Bench: Steve Murray, Scott Dewhurst, Fale Falemoe, Jonathan Smith. Coach: John Ackland.

References

  1. ^ a b Frank Endacott with John Coffey Being Frank:The Frank Endacott Story. Auckland, Hodder Moa Beckett, 2002. ISBN 1-86958-922-X.
  2. ^ League: Warriors look to solve halves problem with Moon signing 22 June 2008