Pulling a Swift One - May 5, 2018

PULLING A SWIFT ONE Official Matamata AFC match day magazine

May 5, 2018

COMAG Matamata Swifts v Papamoa FC Loaded WaiBOP Premiership - 2.45pm

Waharoa Transport Swifts Reserves v Kawarau Sports 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 Reuben Wiglesworth against Ngaruawahia last Saturday.

Page 3 Radge Avergonzado prepares to ride another challenge.

Hello again. It seems like we were here last Saturday. And the one before. And the one before that...

Today sees a few familiar faces return to the Domain.

We saw them here during pre-season, of course, but this is the first time Duncan, Birchy and Gary have visited for a competitive match since they were involved with the Swifts against Waiuku back in August 2012.

We had an interesting eight years working together. The ride from Waikato League obscurity to NRFL division 1 was quicker than anyone expected and, while turbulent, is an experience I wouldn’t have traded for anything. Not least, for me, it was a great exercise in learning what’s possible and what you need to do in order to navigate the wilderness that is football at the higher levels in this country.

So the warmest of welcomes lads. I wish you nothing but bad luck and heartache, of course, during the two hours from 2.45pm this afternoon, but either side of that I hope you enjoy your time back with us.

Now, to the other elephant in the room: last week’s cup match and, more specifically, what went on at half time.

We have made our thoughts known through the correct channels and the process of dealing with it is underway. I’m hopeful of an outcome that will be positive for our teams over the medium- to long-term. That’s about all I can say for now. It doesn’t fix the fact we’re out of the cup at such an early stage, though. After last season’s run I was looking for more of the same. I’m sure the players were too.

The small mercy is that what happened, both at half time and subsequently, didn’t cost us any league points. Anyway, I guess it was another little lesson that in football, as with anything else in life, you should always focus on what you can control, do that well and you’ll be fine. Let’s see if we can put things right this afternoon.

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.

Mitre 10 Matamata is a Gold club sponsor.

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.

Don Griffiths Ltd Thanks also to Candy Gillespie, Hobbiton, Camel Kebab, Nu-Age Plaster Limited (waiting on high res logos).

And Matamata Physio, Bin Hire, Chili Balm.

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 28, 2018) P W D L West Hamilton United 4 3 0 1 Papamoa 3 2 1 0 Melville United 3 2 1 0 Taupo 3 2 0 1 Tokoroa 3 2 0 1 Otumoetai 4 1 1 2 Tauranga Boys’ College 3 1 1 1 Te Awamutu 3 1 1 1 Tauranga Blue Rovers 4 1 1 2 Waikato Unicol 3 1 0 2 Matamata Swifts 3 1 0 2 Ham Wanderers 4 0 0 4

F 9 13 10 4 3 11 10 3 5 4 4 1

A 5 1 4 2 7 5 5 4 9 4 5 26

Pts 9 7 7 6 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 0

WaiBOP Championship (as at April 28, 2018) P W D Ngaruawahia United 3 3 0 Waikato Unicol 4 3 0 Tauranga Blue Rovers 4 2 1 Taupo 3 2 0 Cambridge 3 1 0 Kawerau Sports 2 1 0 Te Puke United 3 1 0 Otumoetai 4 1 0 Matamata Swifts 4 0 1

L 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 3

F 15 10 15 6 6 3 5 4 8

A 0 5 11 3 7 4 9 10 22

Pts 9 9 7 6 3 3 3 3 1

WaiBOP Ladies A (as at April 29, 2018) P W Tokoroa 4 3 Melville United 3 3 Matamata Swifts 4 2 NUSC Pandemonium 2 1 Ham Wanderers 2 0 NUSC Fiasco 3 0 Claudelands Rovers 2 0

L 0 0 1 1 2 3 2

F 15 17 14 4 4 3 0

A 6 0 7 3 11 13 17

Pts 10 9 7 3 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 H 14 14:45 Tauranga Blue Rovers H 21 14:45 Waikato Unicol H 28 14:00 Ngaruawahia Utd (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

1-2 H Conner 2-3 D Willemsen, R Wiglesworth 1-0 B West 2-3 K Nowell 2

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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 1-2 H Rosas 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

Melville United NUSC Fiasco Tokoroa Hamilton Wanderers

MAY 2018

6 A 13

20 H 27

0-2 5-2 R Graumans 3, M Leaver, M Ontiveros 2-2 R Graumans, P Guzman 7-1 A Verstraten 3, R Graumans 2, M Leaver, P Guzman

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

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 H

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

3-1 J Harris 2, M Hill 1-5 D Weaver-Smith

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 Only two games went ahead in the latest round of the Loaded WaiBOP Premiership but there were goals galore as both produced lopsided results.

The Premiership was severely impacted by the preliminary round of the ISPS Handa Chatham Cup this weekend, but both West Hamilton United and Otumoetai wouldn’t have minded as they buried their opponents following impressive home wins.

West Hamilton took advantage of the teams around them not playing to move to the top of the table and they did it in emphatic fashion with a 5-1 Weka Street mauling of Tauranga Blue Rovers. Alex Whitehead’s hat trick was the outstanding individual performance. Whitehead’s goals came after earlier strikes from Carlo Petana and John Cameron had laid the groundwork for the Hamiltonians’ third win.

The men in maroon have bounced back well after the disappointment of losing their first game last weekend. A gritty cup win on Wednesday, followed by their largest victory of the season means the spotlight of favouritism could soon be shining on Weka Street if, indeed, it isn’t already.

Otumoetai went several goals better as they registered their first win of the season against bottom side, Hamilton Wanderers.

The Fergusson Park-based side nearly hit double figures as they routed Wanderers 9-0. Jordi Langton led the way for Otumoetai, scoring four during an excellent individual performance. Nicholas Barnes notched brace, while Scott Mitchell, Sam Flatt and Indrachai Treerwad completed another

challenging afternoon for Wanderers.

Their three points moved Otumoetai from second last to mid-table, while Wanderers remain rooted to the bottom of the table with no points from their opening four matches this season.

Several Premiership teams advanced to the first round of the ISPS Handa Chatham Cup following games played on April 25 and 28. These included Papamoa, Te Awamutu and West Hamilton, who all won ANZAC Day ties. Waikato Unicol and Taupo both had comfortable home wins on Saturday to also progress. WaiBOP Championship leaders Ngaruawahia United scored a last minute penalty to knock out Matamata Swifts.

With Ngaruawahia otherwise occupied, several Championship sides had the opportunity to make up ground at the top of the table. Waikato Unicol’s reserves made the most of their chance and moved level on points with the Green Machine after a 3-1 win at previously second-placed Tauranga Blue Rovers reserves. All the goals came in the second half, with Kirk Newman grabbing a double and Jackson Allen the third.

Taupo reserves registered their second win in three games with a narrow 2-1 victory over Waharoa Transport Matamata reserves. Nick Field’s second half goal was the difference, after Aaron Kelly, for Taupo, and Hardy Rosas had traded early goals.

In the other game, Te Puke United beat Otumoetai reserves 2-0 to secure their first points of the season.

From www.waibopfootball.co.nz.

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

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

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

COMAG Matamata Swifts v Papamoa | Kick-off: 2.45pm

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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 Manager Dave Taylor

OFFICIALS Referee Paul Shakes Assistant 1 Darren Beatty Assistant 2 Levi Andric Assessor/coach N/A

OTHER GAMES THIS WEEKEND Waharoa Transport Swifts Reserves v Kawerau Sports (h) 12.30am on Saturday Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies BYE Swifts Sunday Team v Maniacs (h) 1pm on Sunday

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