Pulling a Swift One - April 25, 2016

PULLING A SWIFT ONE Official Matamata AFC match day magazine

Issue 3, 2016, Monday April 25

Waikato Stud Matamata Swifts v Otumoetai Chatham Cup - 2pm

A Few Kind Words

2016 Management Committee Patron Jack Poole President Julie Clothier Vice-President Malcolm Raynel Treasurer Michael Candy Secretary Debbie Sankey Club Captain Matt Aberhart Committee Dwayne Barlow Pete Challis Dave Mann Ana Paterson Junior Convenor Ronan Costello

PICTURED Front Cover Joe Tompsett out jumps two Old Blues defenders, including ex-Swift Karl Bryant.

Page 3 Callum Barr in action for the reserves last Saturday.

Welcome everyone. We’re back at the Domain for the third weekend in a row, although the place won’t be quite as busy as the last couple of Saturdays given we only have one game to manage today.

But what a game it is!

This Chatham Cup preliminary round match affords both sides the opportunity of taking a break from the WaiBOP Premiership to compete for the opportunity of advancing to the first round proper and, potentially, a match against a higher ranked team.

Otumoetai is a big, well run club, and have fielded a solid Premiership side for a number of seasons. As an administrator, I’m always trying to learn from what other clubs do well. There’s a lot to learn from today’s visitors.

We’ve already hosted Otumoetai here once in 2016 (during pre-season) so we know a fair bit about each other. And we’re pretty pleased not to have to hit the road on ANZAC Day, particularly north. We could have been given a draw like West Hamilton, who were asked to travel to Waiheke Island (great trip, but at the end of a long weekend...?).

For me, it’s been a pleasure watching the way the Swifts have begun the 2016 season. It would be fair to say the last couple of years weren’t easy for the team, in many areas. But they well organised this year, the youngsters are a year older, and a year better, and we’re winning games (hopefully that continued on Saturday).

We had the added complication over the last month or so of Jordane and Rafa’s international transfer clearances taking more than four weeks to come through.

No-one, not even NZF, quite knows why this happened, but the guys are now cleared to play and I’m sure we’re all looking forward to watching what they can do during the weeks and months to come.

I hope you enjoy today.

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

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

J. Swap Contractors Ltd is a premium club sponsor.

Richardson Racing Stables hold naming rights for the Swifts reserves.

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.

Grants from the New Zealand Community Trust have enabled us to appoint a Club Development Manager.

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, ASB, Matamata Piako District Council, DBMM.

SWIFTS NOTICEBOARD WHAT’S HAPPENING IN FOOTBALL IN OUR COMMUNITY?

Big Thank You

Starts Tomorrow!

Some of our club members, along with a good number of local companies, were recently involved in a couple of projects that helped increase the club’s capacity - namely, converting the changing facilities at the swimming pool complex, as well as installing some more training lights up at Pohlen Park.

The changing rooms and lights are already being well used. As we’ve seen over the last two Saturday’s, with three games at the Domain, we were in desperate of the extra space. The lights up at Pohlen have already given us extra training space, which will only be more critical once the junior season gets fully going.

Without the initiative and support of Mal, Rob, Matt, Dobbo, Dwayne and the backing of the likes of Tony at Laser Plumbing, Jimmy Neal, Rex Barnes Engineering and the council we wouldn’t have been able to get these projects completed before the start of the season.

April School Holiday Programme Tuesday April 26 to Thursday April 28 Time & venue: 9am-3pm daily at the Matamata Domain.

Cost: $70 per person (or $25 per day).

For more visit: www.matamataswifts.com/ coaching/holidaycamp

Term 2 After School Programmes Football For All designed to provide children with an active and healthy session no matter their ability.

Swifts Skill Centre for players serious about having extra specialised training during the season.

More information on these two courses will be available on the website shortly.

Order your Swifts gear from www.matamataswifts.com/shop

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.

TABLE TALK WaiBOP Premiership (as at April 16, 2015) P W D Ngongotaha 3 3 0 Rotorua United 3 3 0 Matamata Swifts 3 2 1 Waikato Unicol 3 2 1 Cambridge 3 2 0 Otumoetai 3 2 0 Tauranga Boys College 3 1 0 Katikati

3 1 0 Melville United 3 1 0 Old Blues

3 0 0 Papamoa 3 0 0 Tauranga City Utd 3 0 0

L 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3

F 16 6 9 7 18 5 7 2 5 4 2 1

A 3 2 5 3 2 4 5 4 8 12 12 22

Pts 9 9 7 7 6 6 3 3 3 0 0 0

WaiBOP Championship (as at April 16, 2015) P W D Hamilton Wanderers 3 2 1 West Hamilton 3 2 1 Taupo 2 2 0 Waikato Unicol 3 2 0 Ngongotaha 2 1 1 Tokoroa

3 1 1 Te Awamutu 2 1 0 Otumoetai 3 1 0 Whakatane Town 2 1 0 Old Blues

3 0 1 Matamata Swifts 3 0 1 Cambridge 3 0 0

L 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 3

F 11 8 7 6 3 5 6 5 3 3 2 1

A 3 1 1 5 2 8 4 6 7 6 6 11

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

Swifts Ladies Waikato Ladies Division P Pts Cambridge 3 9 Melville Utd 3 9 Melville Classics 3 7 Tokoroa 2 6 Claudelands 3 6 Unicol 2 4 Huntly Thistle 3 4 Te Awamutu 3 4 Northern Utd 3 3 Wanderers 2 3 Mangakino Utd 3 1 Matamata 3 1 Te Aroha COBRAS 2 0 Ngaruawahia 2 0 Otorohanga 3 0

Swifts ‘A’ Waikato Division A P Pts Wanderers 3 7 Eastern City 3 6 Te Awamutu 3 6 Northern Utd 3 6 Claudelands 3 6 Melville Utd 3 2 Cambridge 3 1 Matamata 3 0

Swifts U-13 Federation League P Pts Season starts on May 8

SWIFTS MATCH SCHEDULE WAIBOP PREMIERSHIP unless otherwise stated

APRIL 2016 A 2 H 9 H 16 A 23 H 25 H 30 MAY 2016 A 7 H 14 A 21 H 28 JUNE 2016 H 4 A 11 A 18 H 25 JULY 2016 A 2 H 9 A 16 H 23 A 30 AUGUST 2016 H 6 A 13 A 20 H 27

14:45 Papamoa 4-2 14:45 Waikato Unicol 2-2 14:45 Old Blues 3-1 14:45 Melville United 14:00 Otumoetai (Chatham Cup) 14:45 Katikati

J Tompsett 2, S Masterson, S Parsonage C Monteith, D Signal

D Signal, J Baxter, C Barr

14:45 Tauranga Boys College

14:45 Rotorua United 14:45 Otumoetai 14:45 Ngongotaha 14:45 Tauranga City Utd 14:45 Cambridge 14:45 Waikato Unicol 14:45 Papamoa

14:45 Old Blues 14:45 Melville United 14:45 Katikati 14:45 Tauranga Boys College 14:45 Rotorua United 14:45 Otumoetai 14:45 Ngongotaha 14:45 Tauranga City Utd 14:45 Cambridge

SWIFTS RESERVES MATCH SCHEDULE WAIBOP CHAMPIONSHIP unless otherwise stated

APRIL 2016 A 2 14:45 West Hamilton 0-2 H 9 12:30 Waikato Unicol 1-3 L Raynel

H 16 12:30 Old Blues 1-1 J Oed A 23 14:45 Whakatane Town

H 30 12:30 Tokoroa

MAY 2016 A 7 14:45 Te Awamutu H 14 12:30 Hamilton Wanderers A 21 12:30 Otumoetai H 28 12:30 Ngongotaha JUNE 2016 H 4 12:30 Taupo A 11 12:30 Cambridge A 18 12:30 Waikato Unicol H 25 12:30 West Hamilton

JULY 2016 A 2 12:30 Old Blues H 9 12:30 Whakatane Town A 16 14:45 Tokoroa H 23 12:30 Te Awamutu A 30 14:45 Hamilton Wanderers AUGUST 2016 H 6 12:30 Otumoetai A 13 12:30 Ngongotaha A 20 14:45 Taupo H 27 12:30 Cambridge

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SWIFTS ‘A’ MATCH SCHEDULE WAIKATO DIVISION A unless otherwise stated

APRIL 2016 A 2 H 9 H 16 A 23 A 30 MAY 2016 H 7 A 14 ?

21 H 28 JUNE 2016 H 4 A 11 A 18 ? 18 JULY 2016 H 2 ?

9 A 16 H 23

14:45 13:00 13:00 13:00 12:30

Northern United Eastern City Claudelands Cambridge Te Awamutu

1-8 1-9 0-1

J Cox H Cihan

13:00 Melville 14:15 Hamilton Wanderers TBC 13:00 Te Awamutu 13:00 Northern United 12:30 Eastern City 14:45 Claudelands TBC

13:00 Cambridge TBC 12:30 Melville 13:00 Hamilton Wanderers

Waikato Cup games will be listed as they become available.

SWIFTS LADIES MATCH SCHEDULE WAIKATO LADIES DIVISION unless otherwise stated

APRIL 2016 H 3 A 10 H 17 MAY 2016 A 1

8 H 15 A 22 H 29 JUNE 2016 A 12 H 19 A 26 JULY 2016 H 3 A 10 H 17

11:00 Melville United 11:00 Tokoroa 11:00 Waikato Unicol 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00

Te Aroha COBRAS BYE Hamilton Wanderers Northern United Te Awamutu

11:00 Cambridge 11:00 Melville Classics 11:00 Ngaruawahia 11:00 Huntly Thistle 11:00 Otorohanga 11:00 Claudelands Rovers

2-4 0-8 1-1

A Verstraten 2 P Adamson

David Hyslop, of the Swifts ‘A’ team, in a not uncommon pose...

WAIKATO STUD MATAMATA SWIFTS

OTUMOETAI FC

Green shirts, Green shorts, Green socks

Black & White shirts, Black shorts, Black socks

Kick-off: 2pm

GK 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

OFFICIALS Jordan Wise Referee Gary Dobson TBC Shaun Richardson Assistant 1 Jamie Baxter TBC Assistant 2 Michael Dawson TBC Michael Candy Brad West Scott Parsonage Raphael Berthelot Jordane Lambert Sam Masterson Joe Tompsett Lawrence Clothier RETIRED (Eric van Waveren) Will Judson Chris Walker Logan Raynel Daniel McKellar Dwayne Signal Chris Monteith Callum Barr

Coach Paul Richardson Assistant Jeremy Pope

Graeme Blissett Andrew Stanley Russell Wakley Jack Farry Joe Dixon Phillip Fletcher Brad Coad Trent Hickman Daniel Miller Tom Livesey David Williams Anthony Hall David Wright David Martin Mathew Collins Elijah Prasad Mark Highfield Anthony Griffin Mark O’Connell Juan Pablo Rosende

GK 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Coach Richard O’Regan