2000 Auckland Warriors season

December 2014 May 2020 2000 NRL 13th Challenge Cup 8 2 16 426 662 CEO Trevor McKewen Mark Graham John Simon Terry HermanssonStacey Jones Ericsson Stadium 12,246 Nigel Vagana (12) John Simon (25) John Simon (54) 1999 2001 The Auckland Warriors' 2000 season was the Auckland Warriors' 6th first-grade season. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League. The team's coach was Mark Graham, and John Simon was the club's captain. Milestones 20 February - Round 3: Nigel Vagana played in his 50th match for the club. 1 April - Round 9: Joe Vagana played in his 100th match for the club. 8 April - Round 10: Lee Oudenryn played in his 50th match for the club. 6 May - Round 14: The Warriors lost 0–54 to the St. George Illawarra Dragons at WIN Stadium, their largest defeat to date. 18 June - Round 20: Jerry Seuseu played in his 50th match for the club. October–November: 20 players from the club participated in the World Cup: Stacey Jones, Ali Lauitiiti, Logan Swann, Joe Vagana, Nigel Vagana (New Zealand), Peter Lewis (Cook Islands), Talite Liava'a (Tonga), Monty Betham, Henry Fa'afili, Joe Galuvao, Vae Kololo, Francis Meli, Jerry Seuseu (Samoa), Terry Hermansson, Wairangi Koopu, Odell Manuel, Boycie Nelson, Henry Perenara, Clinton Toopi, Paul Whatuira (Aotearoa Māori). Jersey and sponsors rightrightFor 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 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 Date Opponent Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report14 January16px New Zealand MāoriHopuHopu, NgaruawahiaWin 50-18 21 January16px Canberra RaidersWestern Springs Stadium, AucklandWin22-8Death, J.Vagana, Spence, Manuel Cleary (3) 16,000 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=112604 Warriors go with experience for warm-up match Jessup, Peter 19 January 2000 The New Zealand Herald 14 September 2011 Regular season Date Round Opponent Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report6 FebruaryRound 1 16px Melbourne Storm Mt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin 14-6 Death, Swann, TuimavaveCleary (1)20,546 14 FebruaryRound 2 16px Wests Tigers Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Loss 16-17N.Vagana (2), Beverley, Myles10,807 20 FebruaryRound 3 16px Brisbane Broncos Mount Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss 10-28Lauiti'itiCleary (3) 17,505 26 FebruaryRound 4 16px Newcastle Knights Mt Smart Stadium, AucklandDraw 18-18Lauiti'iti, Tuimavave, N.VaganaCleary (3) 12,5606 MarchRound 5 16px Canberra Raiders Canberra Stadium, Canberra Loss 12-56Tuimavave (2) Cleary (2)8,170 11 MarchRound 6 16px Penrith Panthers CUA Stadium, Sydney Loss 24-31Death, Beverley, Cleary Lythe (2), Cleary (1),Pethybridge (1) 9,305 18 MarchRound 7 16px St. George Illawarra Dragons Mt Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss 8-36Death Lythe (2) 11,21726 MarchRound 8 16px Sydney Roosters Mt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin 26-22Beverley, Hermansson, Lauiti'iti, Swann Simon (5)11,125 1 AprilRound 9 16px Parramatta Eels Parramatta Stadium, Sydney Loss 22-24Oudenryn (2), N.Vagana (2) Simon (3)12,026 8 AprilRound 10 16px Canterbury Bulldogs Telstra Stadium, Sydney Draw18-18Lauiti'iti, Oudenryn, N.Vagana Simon (3)7,13215 AprilRound 11 16px North Queensland Cowboys Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville Win 18-12N.Vagana (2), Tuimavave Simon (3) 13,55724 AprilRound 12 16px Cronulla Sharks Mt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin24-20Death, Fa'afili, Spence, Oudenryn Simon (4) 12,28629 AprilRound 13 16px Wests Tigers Mt Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss 4-30N.Vagana 12,5606 MayRound 14 16px St. George Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium, Wollongong Loss0-54 7,03913 MayRound 15 16px Northern Eagles Brookvale Oval, Sydney Win 18-14Lauiti'iti, Myles, N.Vagana Simon (3)6,10620 MayRound 16 16px Canterbury Bulldogs Mt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin 24-12Hape (2), Manuel, Oudenryn, N.Vagana Simon (2) 11,000 27 MayRound 17 16px Newcastle Knights EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle Loss 12-30Jones, Mears Simon (2) 13,9543 JuneRound 18 16px Canberra Raiders Mt Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss 6-13 OudenrynOudenryn (1) 9,500 10 JuneRound 19 16px Penrith Panthers Mt Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss 20-24Hape, Mears, Swann Jones (4) 10,305 18 JuneRound 20 16px Melbourne Storm Olympic Park Stadium, MelbourneLoss 10-56Fa'afili, Oudenryn Mulhall (1) 13,02824 JuneRound 21 16px Sydney Roosters Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Loss4-36Oudenryn 7,286 30 JuneRound 22 16px Parramatta Eels Mt Smart Stadium, AucklandLoss 10-11Mears, Coxon Jones (1)9,220 8 JulyRound 23 16px Cronulla Sharks Toyota Park, Sydney Loss12-22Lauiti'iti, SpenceJones (2) 10,63515 JulyRound 24 16px North Queensland Cowboys Mt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin44-12Swann (2), Fa'afili, Jones, Lauiti'iti, Manuel, Toopi, N.Vagana Jones (6) 8,105 22 JulyRound 25 16px Brisbane Broncos ANZ Stadium, Brisbane Loss 20-38Jones, Manuel, Mears, J.Vagana Jones (2) 17,545 30 JulyRound 26 16px Northern Eagles Mt Smart Stadium, AucklandWin 32-22Mears (2), Fa'afili, Manuel, Simon, Spence Jones (4)13,263 Ladder Squad 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 TuimavaveNZL / WSMPR / LK10 March 19952050020 18Joe VaganaNZL / WSMPR18 March 1995241004 24Stacey JonesNZLHB23 April 199519319050 32Nigel VaganaNZL / WSMCE4 April 199626120048 33Awen GuttenbeilNZL / TONSR14 April 199630000 42Logan SwannNZLSR1 March 19972350020 47Lee OudenrynAUSWG6 July 19971981034 50Jerry Seu SeuNZL / WSMPR16 August 1997170000 55Ali LauitiitiNZL / WSMSR19 April 19981970028 56Joe GaluvaoNZL / WSMFB / CE2 May 199830000 58Odell ManuelNZLWG8 March 19991540016 59Jason DeathAUSHK / LK8 March 19991650020 60Terry HermanssonNZLPR8 March 1999151004 61Monty BethamNZL / WSMHK / LK8 March 1999190000 62Cliff BeverleyNZLFE21 March 19991930012 64Wairangi KoopuNZLCE / SR9 April 199900000 65Francis MeliNZL / WSMWG2 May 199920000 66Clinton ToopiNZLCE2 May 199941004 68Robert MearsAUSHK16 May 19992560024 69John Simon John Simon (rugby league)AUSFE12 June 199920125054 71Talite Liava'aTONPR4 July 199990000 72Scott PethybridgeAUSUB6 February 2000140102 73Ivan ClearyAUSFB / CE6 February 20005110024 74Matt SpenceNZLSR6 February 20001830012 75Scott CoxonAUSSR6 February 2000121004 76Mark TookeyAUSPR6 February 2000100000 77David Myles David Myles (rugby league)AUSCE14 February 2000212008 78Paul WhatuiraNZLCE14 February 200050000 79Ben LytheNZLHB26 February 200050408 80Shontayne HapeNZLCE18 March 20001330012 81Henry Fa'afiliNZL / WSMWG26 March 20001340016 82Jason Bell Jason Bell (rugby league)AUSFE / HK13 May 200080000 83David MulhallNZLFB18 June 200030102 84Jonathan Smith Jonathan Smith (rugby league)NZLSR24 June 200020000 85Henry PerenaraNZLSR24 June 200030000 Staff Chief Executive Officer: Trevor McKewen Coaching staff Head coach: Mark Graham Transfers Gains Player Previous club Length NotesScott PethybridgeNorth Sydney BearsIvan ClearySydney City RoostersMatthew SpenceWestern Suburbs MagpiesScott CoxonWestern Suburbs MagpiesMark TookeyParramatta EelsDavid Myles David Myles (rugby league)Cronulla Sharks Mid-Season Gains Player Previous club Length NotesJason Bell Jason Bell (rugby league)Newtown JetsDebut Round 15David MulhallBrisbane SouthsDebut Round 20 Losses Player Club NotesTony TatupuWakefield Trinity WildcatsSyd EruRetiredMatthew RidgeRetiredBryan HenareSt Helens R.F.C.Brady MalamWigan WarriorsShane EndacottRetiredPeter Lewis Peter Lewis (rugby league)Mt Albert LionsCarl DohertyMt Albert LionsBoycie 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.Richard Becht Backs To The Future, 16 March 2000 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, debuted in Round 20. Occasionally, players were also released to Bartercard Cup teams.John Coffey Whatuira boosts Wainui backline The Press, 8 April 2000 Awards Robert Mears won the club's Player of the Year award.New Zealand Rugby League Annual 2002, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 2002. p.50 References External links Warriors official site 2000 Warriors Season at rugbyleagueproject.org Category:New Zealand Warriors seasons Auckland Warriors season War