The Auckland Warriors 1999 season was the Auckland Warriors 5th first-grade season. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League. The coach of the team was Mark Graham while Matthew Ridge was the club's captain.
Milestones 13 March – Round 2: Tony Tatupu plays his 50th match for the club. 21 March – Round 3: Brady Malam plays his 50th match for the club. 16 May – Round 11: Tony Tuimavave plays his 50th match for the club. 30 May – Round 13: Logan Swann plays his 50th match for the club. 21 August – Round 25: Stacey Jones becomes the first player to appear in 100 first-grade games for the club.
Jersey and sponsors For 1999 the Warriors again used a similar style of jersey, produced by Nike, Inc., with Vodafone the shirt sponsor and Bartercard as sleeve sponsor.
Sale to Tainui Between the 1998 and 1999 seasons the Auckland Rugby League sold the Auckland Warriors to a consortium that included majority investor the Tainui tribe as well as Graham Lowe and Malcolm Boyle. The new owners cleaned out the management and coaching structures and also straightened the tongue on the Warriors logo, as a curved tongue is believed to be cursed in Māori culture.
The consortium paid $2 million in cash, $1.5 million in deferred settlement over three years and an annual development grant of $250,000. The Auckland Rugby League was forced to write off the deferred settlement in 2000 when the Auckland Warriors folded and the assets were purchased by the New Zealand Warriors.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009, 2009. .
Fixtures
The Warriors used Ericsson Stadium as their home ground in 1999, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.
Country Carnival Date Round Opponent Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report12 FebruaryTrial 1 Melbourne StormLang Park, BrisbaneWin16-14Oudenryn (2), RidgeRidge (1)2,50020 FebruaryTrial 2 Brisbane BroncosToowoombaLoss10-22Manuel, JonesRidge (1)7,146
Regular season Date Round Opponent Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report8 MarchRound 1 Sydney RoostersSydney Football Stadium, SydneyWin26-16Ridge (2), Galuvao, Jones Ridge (5) 10,124 13 MarchRound 2 North Sydney Bears Ericsson Stadium, AucklandLost 18-22 Galuvao, Jones, Swann Ridge (3) 20,268 21 MarchRound 3 Manly Sea EaglesBrookvale OvalWin 36-10Death, Henare, Jones, Manuel, Swann,J.Vagana, N.Vagana Jones (3),Ngamu (1) 7,077 28 MarchRound 4 Sydney Roosters Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Lost14-28 Manuel, N.Vagana Ridge (3) 17,4923 AprilRound 5 Balmain TigersLeichhardt Oval, Sydney Lost 8-17Jones Ridge (2) 7,460 9 AprilRound 6 Melbourne StormEricsson Stadium, Auckland10-38 10-38 Lauitiiti, Oudenryn Jones (1) 10,343 18 AprilRound 7 North Queensland CowboysEricsson Stadium, AucklandLost 0-24 8,954Round 8 Bye 2 MayRound 9 South Sydney RabbitohsEricsson Stadium, AucklandLost 8-12 Beverley Doherty (1),Jones (1)7,241 8 MayRound 10 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium, SydneyLost6-28Koopu Ridge (1) 13,087 16 MayRound 11 Canberra RaidersEricsson Stadium, AucklandWin 32-30 Galuvao, Lauiti'iti, Manuel, Mears, J.Vagana Ridge (6)9,423 23 MayRound 12 Canterbury BulldogsTelstra Stadium, SydneyLost28-24Lauiti'iti (2), Endacott, JonesDoherty (4) 9,062 30 MayRound 13 Parramatta EelsEricsson Stadium, Auckland Lost18-25 Jones, SwannDoherty (5) 8,940 Round 14 Bye 12 JuneRound 15 Penrith PanthersCUA Stadium, SydneyLost20-34N.Vagana (2), Mears Doherty (4) 7,097 19 JuneRound 16 Canterbury BulldogsEricsson Stadium, AucklandWin 30-10 N.Vagana (2), Hoppe, Jones, Manuel,J.Vagana Simon (3) 9,500 26 JuneRound 17 Balmain TigersEricsson Stadium, AucklandWin 22-4 Swann, Manuel, Seuseu, N.VaganaSimon (1) 8,506 4 JulyRound 18 Canberra Raiders Canberra Stadium, CanberraLost22-46Hoppe, Manuel, Mears, N.VaganaSimon (3) 10,155 10 JulyRound 19 Brisbane BroncosANZ Stadium, BrisbaneLost16-24Death, Lauiti'iti, NelsonSimon (2) 14,941 16 JulyRound 20 Cronulla SharksEricsson Stadium, AucklandLost 20-22 Jones, Oudenryn, MearsSimon (4) 8,000 25 JulyRound 21 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Football Stadium, SydneyWin20-16Jones, Manuel, Swann, TuimavaveRidge (2) 7,364 1 AugustRound 22 Melbourne StormOlympic Park Stadium, MelbourneLost14-16Lewis, Tuimavave Simon (2),Ridge (1) 13,435 6 AugustRound 23 St. George Illawarra DragonsEricsson Stadium, AucklandWin 32-18 Beverley, Jones, Lauiti'iti, Manuel, Meli,N.VaganaSimon (4) 9,564 14 AugustRound 24 North Queensland CowboysDairy Farmers Stadium, TownsvilleWin40-14 Oudenryn (3), Jones, Swann, J.Vagana,N.Vagana Ridge (4),Simon (2) 13,832 21 AugustRound 25 Newcastle KnightsEricsson Stadium, AucklandWin 42-0 Death (2), Lauiti'iti, Oudenryn, Ridge, Simon, N.VaganaRidge (7) 15,385 29 AugustRound 26 Western Suburbs MagpiesCampbelltown Sports Ground, SydneyWin60-16 Jones (4), Beverley (2), Oudenryn (2),Manuel, Meli, J.Vagana, N.VaganaSimon (5),Swann (1)7,793
Ladder
Squad
Thirty two players were used by the Warriors in 1999, including eight players making their first grade debuts. No.NameNationalityPositionWarriors debutAppTGFGPts 3WG10 March 1995132008 6FE10 March 199560102 12SR10 March 1995210000 13PR / LK10 March 1995162008 18 / PR18 March 19952450020 19HK28 March 199520000 24HB23 April 199524155070 32 / CE4 April 199621120048 33 / SR14 April 199630000 37PR23 June 199680000 38SR23 July 199671004 40FB1 March 199710334080 42SR1 March 19972471030 44FE29 March 1997171004 47WG6 July 19971780032 50 / PR16 August 1997161004 55 / SR19 April 19982070028 56 / FB / CE2 May 19981330012 58WG8 March 19992490036 59HK / LK8 March 19991840016 60PR8 March 1999240000 61HK / LK8 March 199930000 62FE21 March 19991640016 63CE3 April 1999111004 64CE / SR9 April 199961004 65 / WG2 May 199932008 66CE2 May 199920000 67FB2 May 19995014028 68HK16 May 19991540016 69FE12 June 199912126056 70CE19 June 199951004 71PR4 July 199920000
Staff Chief executive officer: Trevor McKewen Football manager: Hugh McGahan
Coaching staff Head coach: Mark Graham Assistant coach: Mike McClennanNew Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p.58
Transfers
Gains Player Previous club Length NotesNorth Queensland CowboysSouthsWidnes Vikings
Mid-Season Gains Player Previous club Length NotesCanterbury BulldogsDebut Rd 11Parramatta EelsDebut Rd 15Balmain TigersDebut Rd 18
Losses Player Club NotesMelbourne StormRetiredNorth Harbour Rugby UnionNorth Sydney BearsNorthland Rugby UnionCanterbury Rugby LeagueSt Helens R.F.C.Sydney RoostersCanberra RaidersCessnockWakefield Trinity Wildcats
Mid-Season Losses Player Future Club Huddersfield-SheffieldSt Helens R.F.C.
Other teams During the 1999 season players not selected for first grade competed in the NZRL's National Provincial competition.Peter Jessup Injury gives Hoppe a starting chance New Zealand Herald, 16 March 1999 The Warriors also sent four players a week to play for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls and Brisbane Souths. Jonathan Smith rugbyleague.co.nzPeter Jessup Price could rule out stadium New Zealand Herald, 18 September 1999
Awards Jason Death 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 1999 Warriors Season at rugbyleagueproject.org