The Warriors' NRL grand final match will be screened in two special Auckland fan zones.

When he stood up in front of 60,000 worshippers in a commemorative 100th cap and told them he loved playing in the black jersey as much now as he did when he first put it on, you knew Richie McCaw was speaking nothing but the truth.

Like a couple of wetsuited frogmen nearing their target in murky waters, disharmony and paranoia are tracking the French coach.