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. |
| 2000 Auckland Warriors season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRL Rank | 13th | |||
| 2000 record | Wins: 8; draws: 2; losses: 16 | |||
| Points scored | For: 426; against: 662 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Trevor McKewen | |||
| Coach | Mark Graham | |||
| Captains | ||||
| Stadium | Ericsson Stadium | |||
| Avg. attendance | 12,246 | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Nigel Vagana (12) | |||
| Goals | John Simon (25) | |||
| Points | John Simon (54) | |||
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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.
| | | 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. |
The Warriors used Ericsson Stadium as their home ground in 2000, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January |  New Zealand Māori | HopuHopu, Ngaruawahia | Win | 50-18 | ||||
| 21 January |  Canberra Raiders | Western Springs Stadium, Auckland | Win | 22-8 | Death, J.Vagana, Spence, Manuel | Cleary (3) | 16,000 | [1] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brisbane Broncos (P) | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 696 | 388 | +308 | 38 | |
| 2 |  Sydney Roosters | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 601 | 520 | +81 | 32 | |
| 3 |  Newcastle Knights | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 686 | 532 | +154 | 31 | |
| 4 | Canberra Raiders | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 506 | 479 | +27 | 30 | |
| 5 |  Penrith Panthers | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 573 | 562 | +11 | 30 | |
| 6 |  Melbourne Storm | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 672 | 529 | +143 | 29 | |
| 7 |  Parramatta Eels | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 476 | 456 | +20 | 29 | |
| 8 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 570 | 463 | +107 | 26 | |
| 9 |  St George Illawarra Dragons | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 576 | 656 | -80 | 24 | |
| 10 |  Wests Tigers | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 519 | 642 | -123 | 24 | |
| 11 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 469 | 553 | -84 | 21 | |
| 12 |  Northern Eagles | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 476 | 628 | -152 | 18 | |
| 13 |  Auckland Warriors | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 426 | 662 | -236 | 18 | |
| 14 |  North Queensland Cowboys | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 436 | 612 | -176 | 121 | |
1North Queensland were stripped of 2 competition points due to a breach of the interchange rule in Round 4.
Thirty four players were used by the Warriors in 2000, including seven players who made their first grade debut.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Warriors Debut | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Tony Tuimavave |  /  | PR / LK | 10 March 1995 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 18 | Joe Vagana | / | PR | 18 March 1995 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | Stacey Jones | | HB | 23 April 1995 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 50 |
| 32 | Nigel Vagana | / | CE | 4 April 1996 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 33 | Awen Guttenbeil | /  | SR | 14 April 1996 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Logan Swann | | SR | 1 March 1997 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 47 | Lee Oudenryn |  | WG | 6 July 1997 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| 50 | Jerry Seu Seu | / | PR | 16 August 1997 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Ali Lauitiiti | / | SR | 19 April 1998 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 56 | Joe Galuvao | / | FB / CE | 2 May 1998 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Odell Manuel | | WG | 8 March 1999 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 59 | Jason Death | | HK / LK | 8 March 1999 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 60 | Terry Hermansson | | PR | 8 March 1999 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 61 | Monty Betham | / | HK / LK | 8 March 1999 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Cliff Beverley | | FE | 21 March 1999 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 64 | Wairangi Koopu | | CE / SR | 9 April 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Francis Meli | / | WG | 2 May 1999 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Clinton Toopi | | CE | 2 May 1999 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 68 | Robert Mears | | HK | 16 May 1999 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 69 | John Simon | | FE | 12 June 1999 | 20 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 54 |
| 71 | Talite Liava'a | | PR | 4 July 1999 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Scott Pethybridge | | UB | 6 February 2000 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 73 | Ivan Cleary | | FB / CE | 6 February 2000 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| 74 | Matt Spence | | SR | 6 February 2000 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 75 | Scott Coxon | | SR | 6 February 2000 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 76 | Mark Tookey | | PR | 6 February 2000 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | David Myles | | CE | 14 February 2000 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 78 | Paul Whatuira | | CE | 14 February 2000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | Ben Lythe | | HB | 26 February 2000 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 80 | Shontayne Hape | | CE | 18 March 2000 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 81 | Henry Fa'afili | / | WG | 26 March 2000 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 82 | Jason Bell | | FE / HK | 13 May 2000 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | David Mulhall | | FB | 18 June 2000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 84 | Jonathan Smith | | SR | 24 June 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Henry Perenara | | SR | 24 June 2000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Previous Club | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Bell | Newtown Jets | Debut Round 15 | |
| David Mulhall | Brisbane Souths | Debut Round 20 |
| Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Tatupu | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | |
| Syd Eru | Retired | |
| Matthew Ridge | Retired | |
| Bryan Henare | St Helens R.F.C. | |
| Brady Malam | Wigan Warriors | |
| Shane Endacott | Retired | |
| Peter Lewis | Mt Albert Lions | |
| Carl Doherty | Mt Albert Lions | |
| Boycie Nelson | Otahuhu Leopards |
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