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Monday night football is on the menu for the Vodafone Warriors twice in the opening three rounds of the 2008 NRL season.

They'll start their campaign against defending premiers the Melbourne Storm at the Telstra Dome on Monday, March 17.

And in round three they'll be in Monday night action again against Manly at Brookvale Oval on March 31. Both matches kick off at 7pm (AEST).

In between those two encounters the Vodafone Warriors have their first home game of the year against Parramatta at Mt Smart Stadium on March 24 (Easter Day), kicking off at 4pm.

They're home again for rounds four and five, both games on Sundays.

The first against Newcastle at 4.00pm on April 6 is the day the clocks go back (at 2.00 that morning) after daylight saving. Australian states on daylight saving also go back an hour that day.
And on April 13 the Vodafone Warriors have a 2.00pm kick-off against the Bulldogs.

The first of the club's two byes comes in round nine when the Kiwis take on the Kangaroos in Australia's Centenary Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday, May 9. The second bye is in round 17 (July 4-7), the weekend after the third State of Origin match.

There will again be a two-game road trip for matches against North Queensland and Gold Coast only the order will change in 2008. This time the Cowboys will be first up at Dairy Farmers Stadium in round six (April 18-21) followed by the Titans the following week (April 25-27) at their new home ground Skilled Stadium in Robina.

For the fourth season running, the Vodafone Warriors face Canberra and St George Illawarra just once, the Raiders in Auckland in round eight and the Dragons away in round 24. The other sides drawn only once are Gold Coast (away), the Sydney Roosters (home), Wests Tigers (away) and Brisbane (home).

The Vodafone Warriors' draw with full details for the first five rounds and confirmed venues for all rounds is:

Round 1
Monday, March 17
v Melbourne, Telstra Dome, 7.00pm (AEST)

Round 2
Sunday, March 23
v Parramatta, Mt Smart Stadium, 4.00pm (NZT)

Round 3
Monday, March 31
v Manly, Brookvale Oval, 7.00pm (AEST)

Round 4
Sunday, April 6
v Newcastle, Mt Smart Stadium, 4.00pm (NZT)

Round 5
Sunday, April 13
v Bulldogs, Mt Smart Stadium, 2.00pm (NZT)

Round 6
April 18-21
v North Queensland, Dairy Farmers Stadium

Round 7
April 25-27
v Gold Coast, Skilled Stadium

Round 8
May 2-4
v Canberra, Mt Smart Stadium

Centenary Test
Friday, May 9
Australia v New Zealand, Sydney Cricket Ground

Round 9
May 10-12
Bye

Round 10
May 16-19
v Penrith, CUA Stadium

State of Origin I
Wednesday, May 21
New South Wales v Queensland, Telstra Stadium

Round 11
May 23-26
v Sydney Roosters, Mt Smart Stadium

Round 12
May 30-June 2
v Newcastle, EnergyAustralia Stadium

Round 13
June 6-9
v South Sydney, Mt Smart Stadium

State of Origin II
Wednesday, June 11
Queensland v New South Wales, Suncorp Stadium

Round 14
June 13-16
v Cronulla, Toyota Park

Round 15
June 20-23
v Manly, Mt Smart Stadium

Round 16
June 27-30
v Wests Tigers, Leichhardt Oval

State of Origin III
Wednesday, July 2
New South Wales v Queensland, Telstra Stadium

Round 17
July 4-7
Bye

Round 18
July 11-14
v North Queensland, Mt Smart Stadium

Round 19
July 18-21
v Bulldogs, Telstra Stadium

Round 20
July 25-28
v Melbourne, Mt Smart Stadium

Round 21
August 1-4
v South Sydney, Telstra Stadium

Round 22
August 8-11
v Brisbane, Mt Smart Stadium

Round 23
August 15-18
v Cronulla, Mt Smart Stadium

Round 24
August 22-25
v St George Illawarra, WIN Stadium

Round 25
August 29-September 1
v Penrith, Mt Smart Stadium

Round 26
September 5-8
v Parramatta, Parramatta Stadium

Finals - Week 1
September 12-14
(home venue quarter-finals)

Finals - Week 2
September 20-21
(home city semi-finals)

Finals - Week 3
September 27-28
(home region preliminary finals)

Grand Final
Sunday, October 5
Telstra Stadium

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