Pulling a Swift One - April 28, 2018

PULLING A SWIFT ONE Official Matamata AFC match day magazine

April 28, 2018

COMAG Matamata Swifts v Ngaruawahia United ISPS Handa Chatham Cup - 2.00pm

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 Brad West & Dayne Willemsen against Unicol last Saturday.

Page 3 Ronan Costello gets his wings out against Unicol’s ressies.

Welcome back. This is instalment three of our current four game run at home and I must say, as a fan, it’s nice not to have had to drag myself around the region to much just yet.

It’s a bit of a change of pace today as we say hello to Ngaruawahia United for this ISPS Handa Chatham Cup preliminary round match. We had an excellent run in the cup last year and the team will be looking to do something similar again this year. But we know all about the Green Machine and I’m sure they’ll come here looking to leave nothing out on the field come the final whistle. We’re in for a bit of fun this afternoon, I reckon.

The crazy part of the season is just about over and we’re about to settle into the week to week routine that makes up much of the winter. I say crazy because for club administrators the time involved with helping organise senior and junior teams, coaches, fields, facilities, sponsors, gear etc, etc is significant. At times, the issues seem endless.

We’ve got a good group of people on our management committee who have done a lot of good things already this year. I believe our management committee is the club’s most important team. If it’s an organised and well functioning group then things around the club runs smoothly. If the committee’s a mess then the club’s a mess.

Thankfully we have the former, on both counts.

While our senior football teams have been going for a while, our juniors only really get into it next Saturday when their games finally start. With more junior players and teams this year we’ve needed to find/encourage/cajole more coaches and parental support and I’m pleased to say we managed to get there. Exhale... Now all that’s left to do is for the kids to start playing.

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 21, 2018) P W D L Papamoa 3 2 1 0 Melville United 3 2 1 0 Taupo 3 2 0 1 West Hamilton United 3 2 0 1 Tokoroa 3 2 0 1 Tauranga Boys’ College 3 1 1 1 Tauranga Blue Rovers 3 1 1 1 Te Awamutu 3 1 1 1 Waikato Unicol 3 1 0 2 Matamata Swifts 3 1 0 2 Otumoetai 3 0 1 2 Ham Wanderers 3 0 0 3

F 13 10 4 4 3 10 4 3 4 4 2 1

A 1 4 2 4 7 5 4 4 4 5 5 17

Pts 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 1 0

WaiBOP Championship (as at April 21, 2018) P W D Ngaruawahia United 3 3 0 Tauranga Blue Rovers 3 2 1 Waikato Unicol 3 2 0 Taupo 2 1 0 Cambridge 3 1 0 Kawerau Sports 2 1 0 Otumoetai 3 1 0 Matamata Swifts 3 0 1 Te Puke United 2 0 0

L 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 2

F 15 14 7 4 6 3 4 7 3

A 0 8 4 2 7 4 8 20 9

Pts 9 7 6 3 3 3 3 1 0

WaiBOP Ladies A (as at April 29, 2018) P W Tokoroa 3 2 Melville United 2 2 Matamata Swifts 3 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 8 12 7 3 1 2 0

A 6 0 6 4 2 5 10

Pts 7 6 4 0 0 0 0

D 1 0 1 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 1-0 B West 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 2-3 H Cihan, R Costello A 28 11:30 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 Graumans 3, M Leaver, M Ontiveros 2-2 R Graumans, P Guzman

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

7-2 J Pope, M Aberhart, A Harris, C Henry,

A

13:00 Voyle Park Rangers 13:00 Marist (Scottish Cup)

3-1 J Harris 2, M Hill

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

R Cox, C Bedford, A Basalaj

Tight at the top in Premiership Heading into the latest round of Loaded WaiBOP Premiership matches, Papamoa, Melville United and West Hamilton United sat joint top after two wins from two. On Saturday they all dropped points as teams from lower down the table started to make their mark.

Papamoa and Melville were both held to away draws, while West Ham lost at home to not only suffer their first loss of 2018 but also cough up the Federation Challenge Shield.

The match at Fergusson Park between Otumoetai and Papamoa finished goalless as the hosts dug in to secure their first point of the season. The first couple of games could not have been more stark for these two sides, but the extra edge that comes with a derby match helped level the playing field.

Otumoetai needed something from the match after two defeats, while a draw at a team that’s favoured to finish in the top half wasn’t the end of the world for Papamoa.

Visiting coach, Duncan Lowry, wasn’t too disappointed with the outcome. “They sat very deep and made it difficult for us, as I expected they would. Ross [Johnson, Otumoetai’s coach] had them well organised and the wind made it pretty tough for everyone. I guess they got what they came for.

For us it’s another point gained so I’m happy.”

Melville was held to a 1-1 draw at the Te Awamutu Stadium, with both goals coming in the first half. Joel Roil, for Te Awamutu, and Ben Wallace found the back of the net but the sides couldn’t separate themselves after the break.

The news was worse for West Hamilton.

After first up victories over two of 2017’s top

sides, they slumped to a 2-0 home defeat

by Taupo. The visitors were measured in their approach, scoring a goal in each half through Fin Smith and Eli Smith, to not only draw level on points with West Hamilton but also regain the Federation Challenge Shield.

The shield is contested in every home game played the holders and now returns to familiar surroundings, with Taupo having been longtime holders in the not so distant past.

Mercury Tokoroa was another side to pick up their second win from three games after a 2-1 win at Hamilton Wanderers. Wanderers were far more competitive than during their opening two outings, but Connor Wood’s double ensured Tokoroa claimed the points in the first match between the two promoted sides. Liam Cooney’s goal was Wanderers’ first of the season.

Tauranga Boys’ College and Tauranga Blue Rovers banked a point apiece after a 1-1 draw. Hayden Fowke’s goal had Rovers ahead at the break but Alexander Elliott hit back for the students during the second half. Both sides sit mid-table on four points.

Comag Matamata Swifts and Waikato Unicol are a point behind those two after the Swifts edged home 1-0 in the match between 2017’s second and third placed sides. Brad West’s second half goal was the difference, but both teams hit the woodwork (Unicol once, Matamata twice) in a tense encounter.

The victory got Matamata’s season moving while it was Unicol’s second consecutive defeat.

From www.waibopfootball.co.nz.

Other fixtures this weekend Loaded WaiBOP Premiership Otumoetai v Wanderers West Hamilton v Blue Rovers Other teams playing Chatham Cup

WaiBOP Championship Te Puke v Otumoetai Blue Rovers v Unicol Cambridge - BYE

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

COMAG Matamata Swifts v Ngaruawahia United | Kick-off: 2.00pm

GK 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 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 Hardy Rosas Richard Armstrong Blair Griffiths Bjorn Vossen Sean Kipping Harry Conner Kyle van Waveren

Coach Scott Parsonage Assistant Jeremy Pope

OFFICIALS Referee Mark Ball Assistant 1 Virgil Robinson Assistant 2 Jessica Mora Assessor/coach N/A

OTHER GAMES THIS WEEKEND Waharoa Transport Swifts Reserves v Taupo Reserves (a) 11.30am on Saturday Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies v Hamilton Wanderers (h) 11am on Sunday Swifts Sunday Team v Marist (h) 1pm on Sunday

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