Pulling a Swift One - April 21, 2018

PULLING A SWIFT ONE Official Matamata AFC match day magazine

April 21, 2018

COMAG Matamata Swifts v Waikato Unicol Loaded WaiBOP Premiership - 2.45pm

Waharoa Transport Swifts Reserves v Waikato Unicol Reserves WaiBOP Championship - 12.30pm

A Few Kind Words

2018 Management Committee Patron Jack Poole President Dwayne Barlow Vice-President Rob Cox Treasurer Michael Candy Secretary Kerrie Cox Club Captain Chris Bedford Committee Matt Aberhart Alistair Basalaj Pete Challis Junior Convenor Ronan Costello

PICTURED Front Cover Our new look.

Page 3 Jacob Fouhy gets stuck in for the reserves against Blue Rovers last Saturday.

Another Saturday, another couple of games at the Domain.

After last week’s reversed fixture we have quite a run here during the opening stages of the season, which is a great thing for local fans.

The main game today sees a couple of last season’s top sides square-off and in need of a result. Both Matamata and Unicol have somehow found a way to lose to West Hamilton during the opening couple of weeks and we’ll both be wanting to right a few wrongs today.

Our opening day defeat at West Hamilton was compounded by a rather unlucky reversal against Tauranga Blue Rovers last time out. That match was a great example, if it was ever needed, that football’s never about getting what you deserve - it’s only, really, about sticking the ball in the net at one end and keeping it out at the other.

It was great to see all our senior teams in action at home last weekend. We’ve made the change to Nike kit this season and we all looked great. Regardless of results, which are fleeting, we’re trying our very best to ensure our players and coaches are well looked after, and top quality playing equipment is just a part of this equation.

We’re also pleased to have a solid group of local businesses supporting our club. I’d like to welcome one such company, Waharoa Transport, back on board this season as naming rights sponsor for the reserve team. It’s great that we’ll be able to see the logo of one of our longtime partners on the front of one of our teams’ shirts for this season and beyond (fingers crossed we’ve been able to get the shirts sorted in time for today’s game).

I’m actually looking forward to today as it’s the school holidays so there’s no junior football in the morning. This will be a rarity over the next five months so I’ll be making the most of it and having a little lie in.

Have fun today and I’ll see you on the touchline.

Dwayne Barlow, Club Mouthpiece

We are Swifts for Life One Club, Our Club, Our Community

Matamata Swifts AFC Matamata Domain, PO Box 145, Matamata phone 07 888 7013 • email admin@matamataswifts.com • www.matamataswifts.co.nz

SWIFTS COMMERCIAL PARTNERS THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS FOR theIR continued support OF FOOTBALL IN MATAMATA

COMAG is a premium club sponsor. They hold naming rights for the Swifts 1st team.

J. Swap Contractors Ltd is a premium club sponsor.

Waharoa Transport hold naming rights for the Swifts Reserve team.

Challenge Matamata hold naming rights for the Swifts Ladies team.

Grants from the Lion Foundation have enabled us to purchase playing and training equipment for our junior and senior teams.

The Soccer Shop is the club’s apparel supplier. Buy your gear from The Soccer Shop either in store or via the SHOP link on our website.

Waharoa Transport Co

Matamata Timber & Hardware Ltd

Don Griffiths Ltd

Thanks also to Blue Pacific Minerals, Evolve Garden Maintenance, Tainui Press, Williams Jewellery, Matamata Physiotherapy, McDonalds, Matamata Piako District Council, DBMM.

What do we stand for at Matamata AFC? Our Purpose Matamata Swifts AFC is the beating heart of our community.

How will we do this?

We will provide the best sporting experience in our community.

Our Core Values We Play Hard On and off the field we give consistent effort and provide a quality performance.

We Play Smart We understand what needs to be done and try to find the best way to do it. We are always on the lookout for ways to improve.

We Play Together We are unselfish and don’t focus on individual results. We look after each other.

Coaching Courses We are hosting several junior and youth coaching courses over the next couple of months. A Junior Level 2 Coaching Award is set for Sunday July 1. This is ideal for coaches who have done a season or

more with a junior team. Youth Level 2 courses are set for April 22 and July 15. We also hope to schedule an Intro to Coaching course. Contact: admin@ matamataswifts.com for more.

TABLE TALK Loaded WaiBOP Premiership (as at April 14, 2018) P W D L Papamoa 2 2 0 0 Melville United 2 2 0 0 West Hamilton United 2 2 0 0 Tauranga Boys’ College 2 1 0 1 Waikato Unicol 2 1 0 1 Tauranga Blue Rovers 2 1 0 1 Taupo 2 1 0 1 Te Awamutu 2 1 0 1 Tokoroa 2 1 0 1 Matamata Swifts 2 0 0 2 Otumoetai 2 0 0 2 Ham Wanderers 2 0 0 2

F 13 9 4 9 4 3 2 2 1 3 2 0

A 1 3 2 4 3 3 2 3 6 5 5 15

Pts 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0

WaiBOP Championship (as at April 14, 2018) P W D Ngaruawahia United 2 2 0 Tauranga Blue Rovers 2 1 1 Taupo 1 1 0 Waikato Unicol 2 1 0 Kawerau Sports 1 1 0 Cambridge 1 1 0 Matamata Swifts 2 0 1 Te Puke United 2 0 0 Otumoetai 2 0 0

L 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 2

F 13 11 4 4 3 4 5 3 1

A 0 6 0 2 1 4 17 9 8

Pts 6 4 3 3 3 3 1 0 0

WaiBOP Ladies A (as at April 15, 2018) P W Melville United 2 2 Tokoroa 2 2 Matamata Swifts 2 1 Ham Wanderers 1 0 NUSC Pandemonium 1 0 NUSC Fiasco 1 0 Claudelands Rovers 1 0

L 0 0 1 1 1 1 1

F 12 6 5 3 1 2 0

A 0 4 4 4 2 5 10

Pts 6 6 3 0 0 0 0

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Digital copies of our match day magazines can be found at matamataswifts.com/game-day/pulling-a-swift-one/

SWIFTS MATCH SCHEDULE LOADED WAIBOP PREMIERSHIP unless otherwise stated

APRIL 2018 A 7 14:45 West Hamilton United 1-2 H Conner H 14 14:45 Tauranga Blue Rovers 2-3 D Willemsen, R Wiglesworth H 21 14:45 Waikato Unicol H 28 14:00 Ngaruawahia United (Chatham Cup) MAY 2018 H 5 14:45 Papamoa A 12 14:45 Melville United H 19 14:45 Tokoroa A 26 14:45 Tauranga Boys’ College JUNE 2018 H 2 14:45 Hamilton Wanderers A 9 14:45 Te Awamutu A 16 14:45 Taupo H 23 14:45 West Hamilton United A 30 14:45 Tauranga Blue Rovers JULY 2018 A 7 14:45 Waikato Unicol H 14 14:45 Taupo A 21 14:45 Papamoa H 28 14:45 Melville United AUGUST 2018 A 4 14:45 Tokoroa H 11 14:45 Tauranga Boys’ College A 18 14:45 Hamilton Wanderers H 25 14:45 Te Awamutu SEPTEMBER 2018 A 1 14:45 Otumoetai H TBC 14:45 Otumoetai

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SWIFTS RESERVES MATCH SCHEDULE WAIBOP CHAMPIONSHIP unless otherwise stated

APRIL 2018 A 7 14:45 Ngaruawahia United 0-12 H 14 12:30 Tauranga Blue Rovers 5-5 R Costello 3, I Trias, M Hill H 21 12:30 Waikato Unicol A 28 12:30 Taupo MAY 2018 H 5 12:30 Kawerau Sports A 12 13:30 Te Puke United H 19 12:30 Cambridge 26 BYE JUNE 2018 H 2 12:30 Otumoetai H 9 12:30 Ngaruawahia United A 16 12:30 Tauranga Blue Rovers A 23 12:30 Waikato Unicol H 30 12:30 Taupo JULY 2018 A 7 14:45 Kawerau Sports H 14 12:30 Te Puke United A 21 14:45 Cambridge 28 BYE AUGUST 2018 A 4 12:30 Otumoetai

SWIFTS LADIES MATCH SCHEDULE WAIKATO LADIES DIVISION A unless otherwise stated

APRIL 2018 A 8 H 15 A 22 H 29

13:00 11:00 11:00 11:00

MAY 2018

6 A 13

20 H 27

BYE 13:00 NUSC Pandemonium TBC Waikato Cup - 1st round 11:00 Claudelands Rovers

Melville United NUSC Fiasco Tokoroa Hamilton Wanderers

0-2 5-2 R Grumans 3, M Leaver, M Ontiveros

Further fixtures will be posted after the first round of games. This includes a possible cross-over league with teams from the Bay of Plenty.

SWIFTS SUNDAY TEAM MATCH SCHEDULE WSSL DIVISION 4 unless otherwise stated

APRIL 2018 H 15

13:00 Tetra Pak Vikings

A

13:00 Voyle Park Rangers Scottish Cup Rd 1

22 29

MAY 2018 H 6 A 13 A 20

27

13:00 Maniacs 13:00 Hamilton Masters 11:00 Zig Zag Scottish Cup Rd 2

JUNE 2018

10 A 17

24

TBC Friendly v Div 3 team 11:00 Tetra Pak Vikings Scottish Cup quarters

JULY 2018 H 1 A 8 H 15

22 H 29

13:00 Voyle Park Rangers 11:00 Maniacs 13:00 Hamilton Masters Scottish Cup semis 13:00 Zig Zag

AUGUST 2018

5 Scottish Cup finals

7-2 J Pope, M Aberhart, A Harris, C Henry, R Cox, C Bedford, A Basalaj

Two from two for three at summit Three teams maintain 100% records after the second set of 2018 Loaded WaiBOP Premiership matches. Papamoa, Melville United and West Hamilton United, all sides that finished outside the top five in 2017, picked up second wins of the season with varying degrees of comfort.

Most impressive was West Hamilton, who overturned a half time deficit away from home to defeat Waikato Unicol 2-1. In what’s shaping up to be an open league, Unicol would be considered one of the favourites for the title, but second half goals from Chris Gardiner and Musa Jama ensured the points travelled west across Hamilton after the final whistle. Riku Soejima had given the students a half time lead they’ll be extremely disappointed to have lost.

This was the second consecutive 2-1 victory for West Hamilton against teams that finished in the top three last season, following their opening day win against Matamata, and they’re rapidly moving themselves from dark horse status to contenders.

Papamoa continued their rise from the ashes with a comfortable 3-1 win over Te Awamutu in their first home game of the season. Mitchell Hales scored twice, either side of another Andy Cooper (pictured above right) goal, to ease their way to the win. Jack Conner’s late goal was small consolation for the Waikato side who battled bravely against their more experienced opponents.

Melville had the most routine Premiership victory of the weekend – a 5-0 hammering of cross town rivals Hamilton Wanderers. Most of the damage was done before half time as

Melville potted four of their five goals to leave the outcome in little doubt. Hamish Utteridge bagged his team’s first hat trick of the season and was joined on the scoresheet by Sok Ven and Harry Coulsen.

Tauranga Boys’ College, Taupo and Tauranga Blue Rovers all notched their first victories of the season. Boys’ College ran riot in the second half of their match at Tokoroa to win 6-0 after holding a single goal lead at the break. Stanley Rust scored twice, while Scott Hawkins, Alexander Elliot, Scott Ellerington and Ryan Peddle also helped themselves for a young side that looks to be stronger than they have been in recent seasons.

Taupo scored a goal in each half through Fin Smith and Robbie Williams to defeat Otumoetai 2-1 at Crown Park, in a result that would have eased the pain of their opening day loss at Te Awamutu. The visitors were one of the pre-season favourites for the title but their second loss in two games sees them sitting in second bottom.

Comag Matamata Swifts are ahead of Otumoetai on goal difference after they also suffered their second reverse of the season, at home against Tauranga Blue Rovers. Reuben Henderson put the visitors ahead with an early deflected free kick, but goals from Dayne Willemsen and Reuben Wiglesworth had the Swifts in front nearing half time. Bobby Barnes rattled home a free kick to restore parity before the break then Thomas Crane pounced midway through the second half to give his side the points.

From www.waibopfootball.co.nz.

Other fixtures this weekend Loaded WaiBOP Premiership Tauranga Boys’ v Tauranga Blue Rovers Wanderers v Tokoroa Te Awamutu v Melville Otumoetai v Papamoa West Hamilton v Taupo

WaiBOP Championship Otumoetai v Kawerau Sports Cambridge v Tauranga Blue Rovers Ngaruawahia v Taupo Te Puke - BYE

COMAG MATAMATA SWIFTS Black & White shirts, Black shorts, Black socks

COMAG Matamata Swifts v Waikato Unicol | Kick-off: 2.45pm

GK 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 22 RGK

Matt Aberhart Radge Avergonzado Duran Weaver-Smith Jamie Baxter Mike Dawson Reuben Wiglesworth Brad West Scott Parsonage Kody Nowell Dayne Willemsen Hayden Turlington Finn Challis Dwayne Signal RETIRED (Eric van Waveren) Brayden Lissington Sean Kipping Richard Armstrong Blair Griffiths Bjorn Vossen Harry Conner Kyle van Waveren

Coach Scott Parsonage Assistant Jeremy Pope

OFFICIALS Referee Stuart Blake Assistant 1 Sean Coon Assistant 2 Virgil Robinson Assessor/coach N/A

OTHER GAMES THIS WEEKEND Waharoa Transport Swifts Reserves v Waikato Unicol Reserves (h) 12.30pm on Saturday Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies v Tokoroa (a) 11am on Sunday Swifts Sunday Team v Voyle Park Rangers (a) 1pm on Sunday

For results, tables, Swifts news and more visit www.matamataswifts.co.nz