Pulling a Swift One - July 18 2020

PULLING A SWIFT ONE Official Matamata AFC match day magazine

JULY 18, 2020

Domain Venue Code

JHOGU

COMAG Matamata Swifts v Taupo

The Soccer Shop WaiBOP Premiership - 2.45pm

A Few Kind Words

2020 Management Committee Patron Jack Poole President Dwayne Barlow Vice-President Pete Challis Treasurer Michael Candy Secretary April Donnelly Club Captain Rob Cox Committee Alistair Basalaj David Candy Hayri Cihan John Harris Dwayne Signal Mike Smith Paul Weymouth Junior Convenor Dwayne Barlow PICTURED Front Cover Alex Mukuka in action against Te Awamutu.

Page 3 Pete Shannon holds off a Te Awamutu defender.

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Domain for what is the only fixture in town this weekend.

Welcome to Mike and the Taupo players and staff. It’s been a grubby week, weather-wise, here but hopefully things are a bit brighter for both the teams and fans today.

We’ve had some decent tussles with today’s visitors over the years which, more often than not, we’ve come out on the wrong side of. In terms of both performance and facilities, Taupo has set the Premiership standard for so many years. They’re the club we all want to be a bit more like. Hopefully, on the field at least, we can start to bridge that gap just a touch this afternoon.

Our last home game threw up a massive high, in terms of our team’s attitude, performance and result, and a new low in terms of what our opponents attempted (for the second time in three seasons) after the match.

Every Swifts player did the club proud that day with their approach to the game and their competitiveness against a very good side. To then have the afternoon soured when our opponents’ management attempted what can only be described as a shameful race hoax was several degrees greater than disappointing.

We do not tolerate racism at this club. You just need to look at the make-up of our squad, and the relationships within it, to see that. Equally, we do not tolerate the race card being played as a way of disguising poor behaviour and a lack of discipline, from our members or those of opposing teams. I will push back - hard - on both. And I make no apologies for doing so after the match with Ngaruawahia United.

No amount of pretentious, philosophical, self-stimulation will ever hide an inherent lack of self-awareness. Just ask Duncan what he had to listen to from the opposing bench two weeks ago...

Anyway, enjoy the game today. I’m sure we’ll only have the football to discuss when it’s done. See you on the sidelines.

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 Nu-Age Plaster Limited, Matamata Physio, Bin Hire, Chili Balm.

Junior Opportunity - Shirt Sponsorship Investment: $500 + GST. We have full sets of shirts, in the club’s new Nike style, on order now for ALL our junior 8th to 12th grade teams. We expect them to be available and in use by mid-June.

With this comes a unique opportunity to get the logo of your business, or the business you work for, placed on the front of the shirts of your child’s team.

This is a one-off investment that lasts for the life of the shirts (usually 3-4 seasons). All funds raised through this scheme will be re-invested in the club’s junior programme.

Contact Dwayne Barlow at dwayne@ dbmm.co.nz or 021 993 832 for more information.

TABLE TALK The Soccer Shop WaiBOP Premiership (as at July 14, 2020)

Papamoa Waikato Unicol Otorohanga Matamata Swifts Otumoetai Huntly Thistle Ngaruawahia United Taupo Waiariki Te Awamutu West Hamilton United Tauranga City

P 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5

W 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0

D 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0

L 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 5

F 16 16 16 7 22 11 13 12 7 7 6 7

A 8 5 7 4 13 19 5 11 19 18 12 19

Pts 15 12 10 10 9 7 6 6 5 2 1 0

P 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5

W 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 0

D 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1

L 0 0 1 2 3 2 4 4

F 7 16 17 6 7 10 6 3

A 0 7 4 11 10 9 16 15

Pts 13 10 9 7 6 5 3 1

W 4 3 2 1 0 0

D 1 2 1 1 3 2

L 0 0 2 3 2 3

F 21 12 10 9 9 5

A 6 8 8 16 18 10

Pts 13 11 7 4 3 2

Waikato Division 1 (as at July 11, 2020)

Melville Mighty Bs Melville Nobs Claudelands Wallys West Hamilton United Ngaruawahia United Claudelands Squatters Matamata Swifts Waihi

Waikato Ladies Division 1 (as at July 12 2020)

Waikato Unicol Matamata Swifts Tokoroa Otorohanga Claudelands Rovers NUSC Fiasco

P 5 5 5 5 5 5

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

SWIFTS MATCH SCHEDULE THE SOCCER SHOP WAIBOP PREMIERSHIP UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED

JUNE 2020 H 13

14:45 Otumoetai

3-1

C Lee, P Shannon, F Challis.

H A

14:45 Tauranga City 14:45 Waikato Unicol

1-0 0-2

A Ganas.

JULY 2020 H 4 A 11 H 18 A 25

14:45 Ngaruawahia United 14:45 Te Awamutu 14:45 Taupo 14:45 Waiariki

2-0 1-1

B Vossen 2.

AUGUST 2020 H 1 A 8 H 15 A 22

14:45 Otorohanga 14:45 Huntly Thistle 14:45 West Hamilton United 14:45 Papamoa

20 27

OG.

The Soccer Shop WaiBOP Premiership will play one full round, followed by a split into top 6, bottom 6 to complete the season.

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SWIFTS RESERVES MATCH SCHEDULE WAIKATO MEN’S DIVISION 1 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED

JUNE 2020 A 13 H 20 A 27

14:45 Claudelands Wallys 12:30 Ngaruawahia United 14:45 Melville Nobs

1-5 1-0 2-5

E Davis.

JULY 2020 H 4 A 11 A 18 H 25

12:30 West Hamilton United 14:45 Claudelands Squatters 14:45 Melville Mighty Bs 12:30 Waihi

1-2 1-4

T Rosser.

AUGUST 2020 H 1 A 8 H 15 A 22 H 29

12:30 12:30 12:30 14:45 12:30

Claudelands Wallys Ngaruawahia United Melville Nobs West Hamilton United Claudelands Squatters

SEPTEMBER 2019 H 5 12:30 Melville Mighty Bs A 12 14:45 Waihi

R Costello.

M Hill, U Kaplan.

H Conner.

SWIFTS LADIES MATCH SCHEDULE WAIKATO LADIES DIVISION 1 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED

JUNE 2020 H 14 H 21

3-2 4-2

M Leaver 2, M Ontiveros.

13:00 Claudelands Rovers

2-1

A Verstraten 2.

11:00 NUSC Fiasco 11:00 Waikato Unicol 11:00 Tokoroa 11:00 Otorohanga

1-1 2-2

J Waterhouse.

11:00 Tokoroa 11:00 Otorohanga

A

28

JULY 2020 H 5 A 12 A 19 A 26

L Fisher, J Waterhouse, M Ontiveros, J Greenfield.

M Ontiveros, M Leaver.

AUGUST 2020 H 2 11:00 Claudelands Rovers A 9 11:00 NUSC Fiasco H 16 11:00 Waikato Unicol

A further round of games may be scheduled at the conclusion of the tengame home and away league.

Football At Alert Level 1 AT 11:59PM ON JUNE 8 2020, NEW ZEALAND MOVED TO ALERT LEVEL 1.

This is what it means for football and futsal: Competition, Training and Education Courses • Football and futsal competitions, training and education courses can return to a new normal.

• There are no limits on crowd sizes and no social distancing requirements.

• Anyone involved in any event must be able to be contact traced.

• NZ Football recommends the use of the iDMe as an online contact tracing register. Visit www.idme.co.nz for more.

• The Government recommends people keep a personal record of where they have been should contact tracing be required.

• All players, coaches, support staff and referees must be registered with COMET Guidance for clubs can be found at www.nzfootball.co.nz/ competitionfootytips.

Hygiene • All participants should regularly wash and dry their hands, or if not possible use hand sanitiser, before and after an activity.

• You should continue to cough or sneeze into your elbow and avoid spitting, or similar actions.

• Sharing of equipment should be minimised where possible.

• Sharing of water bottles and food should be avoided.

Facilities • Facilities can be open as normal as long as it is approved by the respective council or owner and hygiene measures are followed.

If Unwell • If you feel unwell stay home. Don’t play, train, or attend games in any capacity. If you have cold or flu symptoms you need to see a doctor and if told to self-isolate you must.

WaiBOP Premiership - Round 6

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

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

GK GK 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 26

Kyle van Waveren Michael Candy Gary Dobson Adam Harris Jamie Baxter Reuben Wigelsworth Radge Avergonzado Chris Lee Troy Rosser Anton Ganas Alex Mukuka Mike Smith Finn Challis RETIRED (Eric van Waveren) Blair Griffiths Peter Shannon Harry Conner Sam Hills Josh Couchman Bjorn Vossen Campbell Higgins Sam Tompsett Karam Singh Dwayne Signal

Head Coach Duncan Lowry Assistant Coach John Harris Manager Gary Darkes

OFFICIALS Referee N/A Assistant 1 N/A Assistant 2 N/A Assessor/coach N/A

OTHER GAMES THIS WEEKEND Waharoa Transport Swifts Reserves v Melville United (a), 12.30pm (Saturday) Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies v Tokoroa (a), 11am (Sunday)

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