The Warriors rugby league side will face a former coach in next year's season opening game of the NRL.
In releasing full details for the first five rounds of the draw, the NRL has handed the Warriors a clash against the Daniel Anderson coached Parramatta at Mt Smart Stadium on Saturday night , March 14.
Anderson guided the Warriors in 92 games from 2001-2004.
The game is set to provide major individual milestones for captain Steve Price and Kiwi World Cup-winning prop Evarn Tuimavave.
Price is poised to become only the 11th player in history to appear in 300 first-grade games while Tuimavave will become the 13th player to make 100 NRL appearances for the Warriors if he lines up.
In round two the Warriors will face premiers, the Manly Sea Eagles, at Brookvale Oval.
The full draw for the first five rounds is (kick-off times listed are all local times):
Round 1 March 13-16
Stormvs.DragonsOlympic ParkFri 7.35pm
Broncosvs.CowboysSuncorp Stadium Fri 7.35pm
Warriorsvs.EelsMt Smart StadiumSat 7.30pm
Sharksvs.PanthersToyota Stadium Sat 7.30pm
Bulldogsvs.Sea EaglesANZ StadiumSat 7.30pm
Titansvs.KnightsSkilled ParkSun 1.00pm
Roostersvs.RabbitohsSydney Football Stadium Sun 3.00pm
Wests Tigersvs.RaidersCampbelltown Sports StadiumMon 7.00pm
Round 2 March 20-23
Rabbitohsvs.EelsANZ Stadium Fri 7.35pm
Broncosvs.StormSuncorp Stadium Fri 7.35pm
Dragonsvs.TitansWIN Stadium Sat 5.30pm
Panthersvs.BulldogsCUA Stadium Sat 7.30pm
Cowboysvs.Wests TigersDairy Farmers StadiumSat 8.30pm
Raidersvs.RoostersCanberra Stadium Sun 2.00pm
Sea Eaglesvs.WarriorsBrookvale Oval Sun 3.00pm
Sharksvs.KnightsToyota Stadium Mon 7.00pm
Round 3 March 27-30
Wests Tigersvs.RoostersSydney Football Stadium Fri 7.35pm
Titansvs.BulldogsSkilled ParkFri 7.35pm
Warriorsvs.BroncosMt Smart StadiumSat 7.30pm
Eelsvs.RaidersParramatta StadiumSat 7.30pm
Cowboysvs.StormDairy Farmers Stadium Sat 8.30pm
Rabbitohsvs.KnightsBluetongue StadiumSun 2.00pm
Dragonsvs.SharksJubilee OvalSun 3.00pm
Sea Eaglesvs.PanthersBrookvale OvalMon 7.00pm
Round 4 April 3-6 (Aust and NZ Daylight Savings ends at 2am Sun 5th)
Broncosvs.DragonsSuncorp Stadium Fri 6.35pm
Roostersvs.EelsSydney Football Stadium Fri 7.35pm
Panthersvs.Wests TigersCUA Stadium Sat 5.30pm
Stormvs.TitansOlympic ParkSat 7.30pm
Warriorsvs.RabbitohsMt Smart StadiumSun 2.00pm
Bulldogsvs.SharksANZ StadiumSun 2.00pm
Knightsvs.Sea EaglesEnergy Australia Stadium Sun 3.00pm
Raidersvs.CowboysCanberra StadiumMon 7.00pm
Round 5 April 10-13 (Easter)
Roostersvs.BroncosSydney Football StadiumFri 7.35pm
Eelsvs.DragonsParramatta Stadium Fri 7.35pm
Sharksvs.RaidersToyota StadiumSat 5.30pm
Stormvs.PanthersOlympic Park Sat 7.30pm
Cowboysvs.TitansDairy Farmers StadiumSat 7.30pm
Knightsvs.WarriorsEnergy Australia StadiumSun 2.00pm
Sea Eaglesvs.Wests TigersBrookvale OvalSun 3.00pm
Bulldogsvs.RabbitohsANZ StadiumMon 7.00pm
