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{{Infobox rugby league team season
| year             = 1997
| league           = SL
| league_champions = 
| league_rank      = 7th
| playoff_result   = 
| cup              = Challenge Cup
| cup_result       = 
| league_wins      = 7
| league_draws     = 0
| league_losses    = 11
| points_for       = 332
| points_against   = 406
| CEO_title        = CEO
| CEO              = Bill MacGowan
| coach            = [[John Monie]]<br>[[Frank Endacott]]
| assistant_coach  = 
| captain          = [[Matthew Ridge]]
| captain2         = 
| stadium          = [[Mt Smart Stadium|Ericsson Stadium]]
| avg_attendance   = 15,442
| top_tries        = [[Sean Hoppe]] (11)
| top_goals        = [[Marc Ellis (rugby)|Marc Ellis]] (25)
| top_points       = [[Marc Ellis (rugby)|Marc Ellis]] (71)
| prev_season      = [[Auckland Warriors 1996|1996]]
| next_season      = [[Auckland Warriors 1998|1998]]
| list             = 
}}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.

==Milestones==
*'''12 April - Round 7:''' [[Sean Hoppe]] plays his 50th match for the club.
*'''19 April - Round 8:''' [[Gene Ngamu]] and [[Tea Ropati]] play in their 50th match for the club.
*'''27 April - Round 9:''' [[Stephen Kearney]] plays his 50th match for the club.
*'''6 July - Round 14:''' [[Stacey Jones]] plays his 50th match for the club.

==Jersey & Sponsors==
[[File:New Zealand home jersey 1997.svg|right]]
The Warriors adopted a new {{Not a typo|jersey}} in 1997 that matched the ''Super League'' style used by the other nine teams in the competition. The jerseys were made by [[Nike, Inc.]]

==Fixtures==
{{See also|List of New Zealand Warriors results}}
The Warriors used [[Mt Smart Stadium|Ericsson Stadium]] as their home ground in 1997, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:75%;" width="100%"
!Date!! Round !! Opponent !! Venue!! Result!! Score!! Tries!! Goals!! Attendance!! Report
|-
|1 March||Round 1||[[File:Brisbane colours.svg|16px]] [[Brisbane Broncos]]||[[Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre|ANZ Stadium]], [[Brisbane]] ||Loss ||2 - 14 ||||[[Matthew Ridge|Ridge]] (1)||42,361||
|-
|8 March||Round 2||[[File:Hunter colours.svg|16px]] [[Hunter Mariners]]||[[Mt Smart Stadium|Ericsson Stadium]], [[Auckland]] ||Win ||18 - 14 ||[[Sean Hoppe|Hoppe]] (2), [[Syd Eru|Eru]]||[[Matthew Ridge|Ridge]] (3)||20,300||
|-
|17 March||Round 3||[[File:Cronulla colours.svg|16px]] [[Cronulla Sharks]]|| [[Shark Park]], [[Sydney]] ||Loss ||8 - 34 ||[[Denis Betts|Betts]]||[[Matthew Ridge|Ridge]] (2)||16,860||
|-
|21 March||Round 4||[[File:Adelaide colours.svg|16px]] [[Adelaide Rams]]||[[Mt Smart Stadium|Ericsson Stadium]], [[Auckland]] ||Loss ||12 - 16 ||[[Stacey Jones|Jones]], [[Tony Tuimavave|Tuimavave]]||[[Marc Ellis (rugby footballer)|Ellis]] (2)||13,000||
|-
|29 March||Round 5||[[File:Penrith colours.svg|16px]] [[Penrith Panthers]]||[[Mt Smart Stadium|Ericsson Stadium]], [[Auckland]] ||Win ||16 - 14 ||[[Denis Betts|Betts]], [[Sean Hoppe|Hoppe]], [[Tea Ropati|T.Ropati]]||[[Marc Ellis (rugby footballer)|Ellis]] (1), [[Matthew Ridge|Ridge]] (1)||19,400||
|-
|7 April||Round 6||[[File:Canberra colours.svg|16px]] [[Canberra Raiders]]||[[Bruce Stadium]], [[Canberra]] ||Win ||31 - 24 ||[[Bryan Henare|Henare]], [[Sean Hoppe|Hoppe]], [[Stacey Jones|Jones]], [[Stephen Kearney|Kearnery]], [[Iva Ropati|I.Ropati]]||[[Marc Ellis (rugby footballer)|Ellis]] (5 + FG)||15,061||
|-
|12 April||Round 7||[[File:Hunter colours.svg|16px]] [[Hunter Mariners]]||[[Topper Stadium]], [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] ||Loss ||10 - 18 ||[[Sean Hoppe|Hoppe]], [[Iva Ropati|I.Ropati]]||[[Marc Ellis (rugby footballer)|Ellis]] (1)||7,719||
|-
|19 April||Round 8||[[File:Canterbury colours.svg|16px]] [[Canterbury Bulldogs]]||[[Mt Smart Stadium|Ericsson Stadium]], [[Auckland]] ||Loss ||24 - 38 ||[[Syd Eru|Eru]], [[Stacey Jones|Jones]], [[Iva Ropati|I.Ropati]], [[Tea Ropati|T.Ropati]]||[[Marc Ellis (rugby footballer)|Ellis]] (4)||17,000||
|-
|27 April||Round 9||[[File:North Queensland colours.svg|16px]] [[North Queensland Cowboys]]||[[Stockland Stadium]], [[Townsville, Queensland|Townsville]] ||Loss ||22 - 30 ||[[Shane Endacott|Endacott]], [[Sean Hoppe|Hoppe]], [[Tea Ropati|T.Ropati]]||[[Marc Ellis (rugby footballer)|Ellis]] (5)||12,464||
|-
|4 May||Round 10||[[File:Brisbane colours.svg|16px]] [[Brisbane Broncos]]||[[Mt Smart Stadium|Ericsson Stadium]], [[Auckland]]  ||Loss ||18 - 34 ||[[Sean Hoppe|Hoppe]] (2), [[Tea Ropati|T.Ropati]]||[[Marc Ellis (rugby footballer)|Ellis]] (3)||16,471||
|-
|26 May||Round 11||[[File:Canberra colours.svg|16px]] [[Canberra Raiders]]||[[Mt Smart Stadium|Ericsson Stadium]], [[Auckland]]  ||Loss ||10 - 20 ||[[Marc Ellis (rugby footballer)|Ellis]], [[Matthew Ridge|Ridge]]||[[Marc Ellis (rugby footballer)|Ellis]] (1)||15,100||
|-
|1 June||Round 12||[[File:Western Reds colours.svg|16px]] [[WA Reds|Western Reds]]||[[WACA Ground]], [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] ||Loss ||12 - 24 ||[[Syd Eru|Eru]], [[Sean Hoppe|Hoppe]]||[[Gene Ngamu|Ngamu]] (2)||10,203||
|-
|6 June||[[1997 World Club Championship|WCC]] 1||[[File:Saintscolours.svg|16px]] [[St Helens R.F.C.]]||[[Knowsley Road]], [[St Helens, Merseyside|St. Helens]] ||Win ||42 - 14 ||[[Sean Hoppe|Hoppe]] (2), [[Anthony Swann|A.Swann]] (2), [[Stacey Jones|Jones]], [[Stephen Kearney|Kearney]],<br> [[Tea Ropati|T.Ropati]]||[[Matthew Ridge|Ridge]] (7)||8,911||
|-
|14 June||[[1997 World Club Championship|WCC]] 2||[[File:Bullscolours.svg|16px]] [[Bradford Bulls]]||[[Odsal Stadium]], [[Bradford]] ||Win ||20 - 16 ||[[Stacey Jones|Jones]], [[Matthew Ridge|Ridge]], [[Paul Staladi|Staladi]]||[[Matthew Ridge|Ridge]] (4)||13,133
|-
|23 June||[[1997 World Club Championship|WCC]] 3||[[File:Wolvescolours.svg|16px]] [[Warrington Wolves]]||[[Wilderspool Stadium]], [[Warrington]] ||Win ||56 - 28 ||[[Tea Ropati|T.Ropati]] (4), [[Anthony Swann|A.Swann]] (2), [[Stephen Kearney|Kearney]], [[Gene Ngamu|Ngamu]],<br> [[Matthew Ridge|Ridge]], [[Joe Vagana|Vagana]]||[[Matthew Ridge|Ridge]] (8)||4,428
|-
|29 June||Round 13||[[File:Penrith colours.svg|16px]] [[Penrith Panthers]]||[[Penrith Stadium]], [[Sydney]] ||Loss ||22 - 26 ||[[Syd Eru|Eru]] (2), [[Stacey Jones|Jones]], [[Paul Staladi|Staladi]]||[[Gene Ngamu|Ngamu]] (3)||4,446||
|-
|6 July||Round 14||[[File:Cronulla colours.svg|16px]] [[Cronulla Sharks]]||[[Mt Smart Stadium|Ericsson Stadium]], [[Auckland]] ||Win ||11 - 8 ||[[Marc Ellis (rugby footballer)|Ellis]]||[[Matthew Ridge|Ridge]] (3), [[Stacey Jones|Jones]] (FG)||12,568||
|-
|11 July||Round 15||[[File:Adelaide colours.svg|16px]] [[Adelaide Rams]]||[[Adelaide Oval]], [[Adelaide]] ||Win ||18 - 8 ||[[Lee Oudenryn|Oudenryn]], [[Tea Ropati|T.Ropati]]||[[Marc Ellis (rugby footballer)|Ellis]] (3)||13,278||
|-
|18 July||[[1997 World Club Championship|WCC]] 4||[[File:Bullscolours.svg|16px]] [[Bradford Bulls]]||[[Mt Smart Stadium|Ericsson Stadium]], [[Auckland]] ||Win ||64 - 14 ||[[Tea Ropati|T.Ropati]] (3), [[Sean Hoppe|Hoppe]] (2), [[Denis Betts|Betts]], [[Marc Ellis (rugby footballer)|Ellis]], [[Syd Eru|Eru]],<br> [[Gene Ngamu|Ngamu]], [[Lee Oudenryn|Oudenryn]]||[[Gene Ngamu|Ngamu]] (12)||12,500||
|-
|25 July||[[1997 World Club Championship|WCC]] 5||[[File:Saintscolours.svg|16px]] [[St Helens R.F.C.]]||[[Mt Smart Stadium|Ericsson Stadium]], [[Auckland]] ||Win ||70 - 6 ||[[Gene Ngamu|Ngamu]] (3), [[Syd Eru|Eru]] (2), [[Sean Hoppe|Hoppe]] (2), [[Lee Oudenryn|Oudenryn]] (2),<br> [[Denis Betts|Betts]], [[Marc Ellis (rugby footballer)|Ellis]], [[Stacey Jones|Jones]]||[[Matthew Ridge|Ridge]] (11)||18,354||
|-
|3 August||[[1997 World Club Championship|WCC]] 6||[[File:Wolvescolours.svg|16px]] [[Warrington Wolves]]||[[Lancaster Park]], [[Christchurch]] ||Win ||16 - 4 ||[[Syd Eru|Eru]], [[Stacey Jones|Jones]], [[Stephen Kearney|Kearney]]||[[Matthew Ridge|Ridge]] (2)||5,500||
|-
|11 August||Round 16||[[File:Canterbury colours.svg|16px]] [[Canterbury Bulldogs]]||[[Belmore Sports Ground]], [[Sydney]] ||Loss ||18 - 40 ||[[Sean Hoppe|Hoppe]], [[Lee Oudenryn|Oudenryn]], [[Anthony Swann|A.Swann]]||[[Matthew Ridge|Ridge]] (3)||5,126||
|-
|16 August||Round 17||[[File:Western Reds colours.svg|16px]] [[WA Reds|Western Reds]]||[[Mt Smart Stadium|Ericsson Stadium]], [[Auckland]]  ||Win ||30 - 22 ||[[Matthew Ridge|Ridge]] (2), [[Denis Betts|Betts]], [[Stacey Jones|Jones]], [[Stephen Kearney|Kearney]]||[[Matthew Ridge|Ridge]] (5)||13,142
|-
|24 August||Round 18||[[File:North Queensland colours.svg|16px]] [[North Queensland Cowboys]]||[[Mt Smart Stadium|Ericsson Stadium]], [[Auckland]] ||Win ||50 - 22 ||[[Marc Ellis (rugby footballer)|Ellis]] (3), [[Stacey Jones|Jones]] (2), [[David Bailey (rugby league)|Bailey]], [[Sean Hoppe|Hoppe]],<br> [[Lee Oudenryn|Oudenryn]], [[Anthony Swann|A.Swann]]||[[Gene Ngamu|Ngamu]] (7)||12,000||
|}

===World Club Challenge Finals===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:75%;" width="100%"
!Date!! Round !! Opponent !! Venue!! Result!! Score!! Tries!! Goals!! Attendance!! Report
|-
|3 October||Qualifying Final||[[File:Bullscolours.svg|16px]] [[Bradford Bulls]]||[[Mt Smart Stadium|Ericsson Stadium]], [[Auckland]] ||Win ||62 - 14 ||[[Sean Hoppe|Hoppe]] (2), [[Matthew Ridge|Ridge]] (2), [[Marc Ellis (rugby footballer)|Ellis]], [[Syd Eru|Eru]], [[Stacey Jones|Jones]], [[Brady Malam|Malam]],<br> [[Gene Ngamu|Ngamu]], [[Anthony Swann|A.Swann]], [[Logan Swann|L.Swann]]||[[Matthew Ridge|Ridge]] (9)||12,063||
|-
|10 October||Semi-final||[[File:Brisbane colours.svg|16px]] [[Brisbane Broncos]]|| [[Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre|ANZ Stadium]], [[Brisbane]] ||Loss ||16 - 22 ||[[Lee Oudenryn|Oudenryn]] (2), [[Shane Endacott|Endacott]]||[[Matthew Ridge|Ridge]] (2)||9,686||
|}

==Ladder==
{{#section:1997 Super League (Australia) season|ladder}}

===WCC Australasia Pool A===
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Club !! Played !! Won !! Lost !! Drawn !! For !! Against !! Diff. !! Points
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
| [[File:Brisbane colours.svg|16px]] [[Brisbane Broncos]] || 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 270 || 52 || 218 || 12
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
| [[File:Auckland colours.svg|16px]] [[New Zealand Warriors|Auckland Warriors]] || 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 268 || 82 || 186 || 12
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
| [[File:Cronulla colours.svg|16px]] [[Cronulla Sharks]] || 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 230 ||54 || 176 || 12
|-
| [[File:Penrith colours.svg|16px]] [[Penrith Panthers]] || 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 256 || 120 ||136 || 12
|-
| [[File:Canberra colours.svg|16px]] [[Canberra Raiders]] || 6 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 302 || 108 || 194 || 10
|-
| [[File:Canterbury colours.svg|16px]] [[Canterbury Bulldogs]] || 6 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 218 || 121 || 97 || 8
|}

==Squad==
{{See also|List of New Zealand Warriors players}}
The Warriors used 29 players in 1997, including four players making their first grade debuts.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
!No.!!style="width:10em"|Name!!Nationality!!Position!!Warriors Debut!![[Cap (sport)|App]]!!style="width:3em"|T!!style="width:3em"|G!!style="width:3em"|FG!!style="width:3em"|Pts
|-
| 2||align=left|{{sortname|Phil|Blake}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||FB / HK||10 March 1995||2||0||0||0||0
|-
| 3||align=left|{{sortname|Sean|Hoppe}}†||{{sort flagicon|NZL}}||WG||10 March 1995||18||11||0||0||44
|-
| 6||align=left|{{sortname|Gene|Ngamu}}†||{{sort flagicon|NZL}}||FE||10 March 1995||17||0||12||0||24
|-
| 10||align=left|{{sortname|Hitro|Okesene}}||{{sort flagicon|NZL}}||PR / HK||10 March 1995||1||0||0||0||0
|-
| 11||align=left|{{sortname|Stephen|Kearney}}†||{{sort flagicon|NZL}}||SR||10 March 1995||17||2||0||0||8
|-
| 13||align=left|{{sortname|Tony|Tuimavave}}†||{{sort flagicon|NZL}} / {{flagicon|WSM}}||PR / LK||10 March 1995||7||1||0||0||4
|-
| 15||align=left|{{sortname|Tea|Ropati}}†||{{sort flagicon|NZL}} / {{flagicon|WSM}}||CE / FE||10 March 1995||16||5||0||0||20
|-
| 18||align=left|{{sortname|Joe|Vagana}}†||{{sort flagicon|NZL}} / {{flagicon|WSM}}||PR||18 March 1995||17||0||0||0||0
|-
| 19||align=left|{{sortname|Syd|Eru}}†||{{sort flagicon|NZL}}||HK||28 March 1995||18||5||0||0||20
|-
| 24||align=left|{{sortname|Stacey|Jones}}†||{{sort flagicon|NZL}}||HB||23 April 1995||18||7||0||1||29
|-
| 28||align=left|{{sortname|Denis|Betts}}†||{{sort flagicon|ENG}}||SR||4 June 1995||14||3||0||0||12
|-
| 29||align=left|{{sortname|Marc|Ellis|Marc Ellis (rugby footballer)}}†||{{sort flagicon|NZL}}||FB / WG||31 March 1996||16||5||25||1||71
|-
| 30||align=left|{{sortname|Mark|Horo}}†||{{sort flagicon|NZL}}||PR / SR||31 March 1996||15||0||0||0||0
|-
| 33||align=left|{{sortname|Awen|Guttenbeil}}†||{{sort flagicon|NZL}} / {{flagicon|TON}}||SR||14 April 1996||4||0||0||0||0
|-
| 35||align=left|{{sortname|Iva|Ropati}}||{{sort flagicon|NZL}}||CE||19 April 1996||5||3||0||0||12
|-
| 36||align=left|{{sortname|Anthony|Swann}}†||{{sort flagicon|NZL}} / {{flagicon|WSM}}||CE||23 June 1996||18||2||0||0||8
|-
| 37||align=left|{{sortname|Brady|Malam}}†||{{sort flagicon|NZL}}||PR||23 June 1996||15||0||0||0||0
|-
| 38||align=left|{{sortname|Bryan|Henare}}||{{sort flagicon|NZL}}||SR||23 July 1996||11||1||0||0||4
|-
| 40||align=left|{{sortname|Matthew|Ridge}}†||{{sort flagicon|NZL}}||FB||1 March 1997||9||3||18||0||48
|-
| 41||align=left|{{sortname|Grant|Young|Grant Young (rugby league)}}||{{sort flagicon|NZL}}||PR||1 March 1997||9||0||0||0||0
|-
| 42||align=left|{{sortname|Logan|Swann}}†||{{sort flagicon|NZL}}||SR||1 March 1997||13||0||0||0||0
|-
| 43||align=left|{{sortname|Steve|Buckingham|Steve Buckingham (rugby league)}}||{{sort flagicon|NZL}}||FE||17 March 1997||2||0||0||0||0
|-
| 44||align=left|{{sortname|Shane|Endacott}}†||{{sort flagicon|NZL}}||FE||29 March 1997||8||1||0||0||4
|-
| 45||align=left|{{sortname|Paul|Staladi}}†||{{sort flagicon|NZL}}||WG||27 April 1997||4||1||0||0||4
|-
| 46||align=left|{{sortname|Meti|Noovao}}||{{sort flagicon|COK}}||CE / LK||1 June 1997||1||0||0||0||0
|-
| 47||align=left|{{sortname|Lee|Oudenryn}}†||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||WG||6 July 1997||5||4||0||0||16
|-
| 48||align=left|{{sortname|Aaron|Whittaker}}||{{sort flagicon|NZL}}||HB||29 June 1997||1||0||0||0||0
|-
| 49||align=left|{{sortname|David|Bailey|David Bailey (rugby league)}}||{{sort flagicon|NZL}}||CE||11 August 1997||3||1||0||0||4
|-
| 50||align=left|{{sortname|Jerry|Seu Seu}}||{{sort flagicon|NZL}} / {{flagicon|WSM}}||PR||16 August 1997||1||0||0||0||0
|}
*A cross (†) next to a name denotes that the player played in the [[1997 World Club Championship]].

==Staff==
*Chief Executive Officer: Ian Robson, replaced by Bill MacGowan in February 1997<ref name=Endacott>Frank Endacott with John Coffey ''Being Frank:The Frank Endacott Story''. Auckland, Hodder Moa Beckett, 2002. {{ISBN|1-86958-922-X}}.</ref>

===Coaching Staff===
*Head Coach: [[John Monie]], replaced by [[Frank Endacott]] in late April 1997.
*Reserve Grade Coach: [[Frank Endacott]], replaced by [[Gary Kemble]].<ref name=Endacott />
*Under 19 Coach: [[John Ackland (rugby league)|John Ackland]]

==Transfers==

===Gains===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Player !! Previous Club !! Length !! Notes
|-
| align=left|{{sortname|Matthew|Ridge}}||[[Manly Sea Eagles]]||||Had initially signed and trained with the side in 1996, until the Super League season was postponed.
|-
| align=left|{{sortname|Grant|Young|Grant Young (rugby league)}}||[[South Queensland Crushers]]||||
|-
| align=left|{{sortname|Shane|Endacott}}||[[Canterbury Country Cardinals]]||||
|-
| align=left|{{sortname|Lee|Oudenryn}}||[[Gold Coast Chargers#Gold Coast Seagulls|Gold Coast Seagulls]]||||
|}

===Losses===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Player !! Club !! Notes
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Aaron|Lester}}||[[Whitehaven R.L.F.C.|Whitehaven]]||
|-
| align=left|{{sortname|Doc|Murray}}||[[Wigan Warriors]]||
|-
| align=left|{{sortname|Nigel|Vagana}}||[[Warrington Wolves]]||
|-
| align=left|{{sortname|Mark|Carter|Mark Carter (rugby)}}||[[Auckland Rugby Football Union]]||
|-
| align=left|{{sortname|Andy|Platt}}||[[Salford Red Devils|Salford City Reds]]||
|-
| align=left|{{sortname|John|Kirwan|John Kirwan (rugby)}}||[[NEC Green Rockets]]||
|-
| align=left|{{sortname|Tony|Tatupu}}||[[Warrington Wolves]]||
|-
| align=left|{{sortname|Gavin|Hill}}||Retired||
|-
| align=left|{{sortname|Greg|Alexander}}|||[[Penrith Panthers]]||
|-
| align=left|{{sortname|Richie|Blackmore|Richie Blackmore (rugby league)}}|||[[Leeds Rhinos]]||
|}

==Awards==
Stacey Jones won the club's Player of the Year award.<ref>John Coffey [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-17294657.html Jones honoured as `Player of the Year']{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} ''The Press'', 29 August 1997</ref>

==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 fourth 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 (rugby league)|David Bailey]], [[Joe Galuvao]], [[Paul Staladi]], [[Meti Noovao]], [[Aaron Whittaker]], [[Hitro Okesene]], [[Steve Buckingham (rugby league)|Steve Buckingham]], [[Grant Young (rugby league)|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 (rugby league)|Peter Lewis]], Mark Fakahua, [[Monty Betham]], Anthony Clyde, [[David Solomona]], Lee Wetherill, Pewhairangi Jones, [[Kylie Leuluai]], [[Filimone Lolohea]], [[Ali Lauitiiti]]. Bench: Steve Murray, Scott Dewhurst, Fale Falemoe, [[Jonathan Smith (rugby league)|Jonathan Smith]]. Coach: [[John Ackland (rugby league)|John Ackland]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.warriors.co.nz/ Warriors official site]
*[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/Super_League_1997/Warriors/summary.html 1997 Warriors Season]

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