AUCKLAND WARRIORS

COACH - Mark Graham
CAPTAIN - Matthew Ridge
HOME GROUND - Ericsson Stadium
ATTENDANCE RECORD - 30,112 v Manly - 7/4/95
MAJOR SPONSOR - Vodaphone

PLAYER ROSTER - Matthew Ridge, Lee Oudenryn, Nigel Vagan, Joe Gulavao, Sean Hoppe, Gene Ngamu, Stacey Jones, Joe Vagana, Jason Death, Terry Hermansson, Ali Lauiti'iti, Awen Guttenbeil, Logan Swann, Odell Manuel, Peter Lewis, Monty Betham, Jerry Seuseu, Syd Eru, Brady Malam, Shane Endacott, Tony Tuimavave, Tony Tatupu, Bryan Henare
CENTREBET BETTING - To win, $51.00; Top 8, $3.25; Wooden Spoon, $16.00
MICK'S PICK - 15th LAST YEAR - 15th
MICK'S COMMENTS - Auckland have really fallen from grace the last couple of years. There was a time when you would dread heading across the Tasman to play to a packed Ericsson Stadium. Now you can almost be sure of the two points. What happened? I can't be sure, but I don't think too much will change this year. They still have the core of players that they had last year, but have lost a few vital playmakers in Steve Kearney and Quentin Pongia. This will leave a lot of the pressure on Sean Hoppe, Ridge and Jones to perform. A new coach probably won't be enough to save the Warriors this season. Look for some cricket scores against them.

1999 DRAW
Regular season All times EST
1 Sun 5-6-7/3 at Sydney City Won 26-16
2 Sun 12-13-14/3 North Sydney Lost 18-22
3 Sun 19-20-21/3 at Manly Won 36-10
4 Sun 26-27-28/3 Sydney City Lost 14-28
5 Sun 2-3-4-5/4 at Balmain Lost 8-17
6 Sun 9-10-11/4 Melbourne Lost 10-38
7 Sun 16-17-18/4 North Queensland Lost 0-24
8 Sun 24-25/4 Bye  
9 Sun 30/4 1-2/5 South Sydney Lost 8-12
10 Sun 7-8-9/5 at Parramatta Lost 6-28
11 Sun 14-15-16/5 Canberra Won 32-30
12 Sun 21-22-23/5 at Canterbury Lost 24-28
13 Sun 28-29-30/5 Parramatta Lost 18-25
14 Sun 4-5-6/6 Bye  
15 Sun 11-12-13/6 at Penrith Lost 20-34
16 Sun 18-19-20/6 Canterbury Won 30-10
17 Sun 25-26-27/6 Balmain Won 22-4
18 Sun 2-3-4/7 at Canberra Lost 22-46
19 Sun 9-10-11/7 at Brisbane Lost 16-24
20 Sun 16-17-18/7 Cronulla Lost 20-22
21 Sun 23-24-25/7 at South Sydney Won 20-16
22 Sun 30-31/7 1/8 at Melbourne Lost 16-14
23 Sun 6-7-8/8 St.George-Illawarra Won 32-18
24 Sun 13-14-15/8 at North Queensland Won 40-14
25 Sun 20-21-22/8 Newcastle Won 42-0
26 Sun 27-28-29/8 at Western Suburbs Won 60-14
THE TOP SQUAD

1. Matthew Ridge
2. Sean Hoppe
5. Lee Oudenryn
3. Peter Lewis
4. Nigel Vagana
6. Gene Ngamu
7. Stacey Jones
13. Logan Swann
11. Awen Guttenbeil
12. Bryan Henare
8. Joe Vagana
10. Terry Hermansson
9. Jason Death
         

INTERCHANGE : Shane Endacott, Brady Malam, Jerry Seu Seu, Syd Eru, Tony Tuimavave, Ali Lauitiiti