Pulling a Swift One - July 22, 2017

PULLING A SWIFT ONE Official Matamata AFC match day magazine

July 22, 2017

COMAG Matamata Swifts v Cambridge Loaded WaiBOP Premiership - 2.45pm

Richardson Racing Stables Swifts Reserves Swifts A Team v Cambridge Reserves v Waihi WaiBOP Championship - 12.30pm Waikato Plate K/O - 1.00pm

A Few Kind Words

2017 Management Committee Patron Jack Poole President Malcolm Raynel Vice-President Dwayne Barlow Treasurer Michael Candy Secretary Denise Adamson Club Captain Matt Aberhart Committee Dwayne Barlow Pete Challis Julie Clothier Kerrie Cox Rob Cox Patrice Morrison Junior Convenor Ronan Costello

PICTURED Front Cover Reuben Wigelsworth during last Saturday’s Loaded WaiBOP Premiership match at Otumoetai.

Page 3 Dayne Willemsen stretches out against Otumoetai.

We’re back to a full deck of games here at the Domain today and they all have just a little bit of extra meaning to them. Obviously the derby games against Cambridge are important to both clubs for more than just the points, while the A team continues their hunt for silverware.

Last Saturday at Otumoetai was one of those afternoons that, as a fan, make you hate football. Both the 1st team and reserves came away with nothing when we should have left with quite a bit more. The Premiership game, in particular, was a real head-shaker.

Every time I looked at the table during the week I couldn’t help grumbling. It should look a whole lot different than it does. I’m sure Paul and the players feel the same.

But that’s football, as someone once said. So far, for us, the Premiership season is one of what could have been.

The positive thing, however, is that the league’s been so unpredictable this year. Teams have gone on decent winning runs, then lost three or four in a row, so there’s always hope of getting back in the race.

Consistency will be key during the run-in. Cambridge has it now. Otumoetai (shaking my head) has it. Unicol and Taupo had it then lost it. We’ve seen both sides of it. I guess you could say Papamoa’s been the most consistent of all... although that doesn’t really support my point, does it?

Anyway, we’ve still got ten games to go so there are still plenty more points to play for. Last Saturday was just one game as is today, even though there’s a fair bit riding on it both in terms of points and local bragging rights.

It’ll be good to see our young ressies back at home again, as it’s been a while for them, while the A team should put on a good show in their match against Waihi.

So welcome to the Domain everyone. Enjoy your stay and safe travels home this evening.

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.

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, 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.

Quiz Night Saturday August 5 6.30pm(ish) start Domain clubrooms Test your general knowledge... and have a bit of fun with some of Ronan’s games Free entry for a fun evening!

We’re looking for a couple of quiz teams from each senior football team, plus supporters’ and sponsors’ teams

2017 Golden Boot 16 C Walker (1st) 10 R Costello (A) 9 J Cox (A) 7 P Morrison (Ladies) 6 M van Lith (Ladies) 5 G Carmichael (1st) 5 H Cihan (A) 5 B West (1st) 5 D Willemsen (1st) 4 J Baxter (1st) 4 S Parsonage (1st) 4 R Singh (Res) 4 A Verstraten (Ladies) 4 B Vossen (1st) 3 R Avergonzado (1st/Res) 3 K Cox (Ladies) 3 R Cox (A) 3 S Masterson (1st) 3 M Ontiveros (Ladies) 3 L Raynel (1st/Res) Plus a few more...we’ve scored 136 goals across the four teams in 2017.

TABLE TALK Loaded WaiBOP Premiership (as at July 15, 2017) P W D L Waikato Unicol 14 10 0 4 Cambridge 13 9 1 3 Old Blues

14 9 0 5 Otumoetai 13 8 2 3 Taupo 13 7 3 3 Te Awamutu 14 7 1 6 Matamata Swifts 12 7 0 5 West Hamilton 14 6 2 6 Rotorua United 14 4 2 8 Melville United 13 3 4 6 Tauranga Boys’ College 13 3 1 9 Papamoa 15 0 0 15

F 37 54 39 28 25 35 41 36 19 27 31 8

A 13 18 28 18 14 30 32 35 31 31 43 87

Pts 30 28 27 26 24 22 21 20 14 13 10 0

WaiBOP Championship (as at July 15, 2017) P W D Waikato Unicol 14 9 4 Cambridge 13 9 3 Otumoetai 16 8 2 Tokoroa

14 7 4 Taupo 14 7 2 Te Puke United 14 7 2 Tauranga City United 13 7 2 Wanderers 13 6 3 Old Blues

16 4 3 Te Awamutu 13 3 0 Matamata Swifts 13 1 3 Rotorua United 15 2 0

F 32 42 29 36 41 26 23 33 27 27 13 11

A 12 17 27 13 29 22 19 17 38 36 34 76

Pts 31 30 26 25 23 23 23 21 15 9 6 6

Swifts Ladies Waikato Ladies Division P Pts Cambridge 9 25 Melville Utd 9 24 Melville Utd Dev 9 17 Tokoroa 9 17 Matamata 9 14 Claudelands 9 10 Wanderers 9 8 Northern Utd 9 7 Unicol 9 7 Claudelands 2 9 0

L 1 1 6 3 5 5 4 4 9 10 9 13

Swifts Ladies Waikato Ladies Bowl P Pts Wanderers A 2 6 Huntly 3 6 Claudelands 1 3 Northern Utd 2 3 Matamata 2 3 Unicol 2 3 Wanderers B 2 0 Melville Epics 2 0

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

Swifts ‘A’ Waikato Division A P Pts Melville Utd 12 33 Ngaruawahia 11 30 Eastern City 12 21 West Hamilton 12 19 Te Aroha 12 15 Unicol 12 14 Te Awamutu 13 13 Matamata 12 11 Cambridge 13 10 Wanderers 11 8

SWIFTS MATCH SCHEDULE LOADED WAIBOP PREMIERSHIP unless otherwise stated

APRIL 2017 H 1

14:45 Tauranga Boys’ College 6-4 C Walker 2, B Vossen, D Willemsen 2,

A H H

8 15 22

14:45 Melville United 3-5 C Walker 2, D Willemsen 14:45 West Hamilton United 4-1 C Walker 2, D Willemsen, R Wiglesworth 14:00 Internationale FC (Cup) 5-4 OG, S Parsonage, S Masterson,

H 29 MAY 2017 A 6 H 13 20

C Walker, R Avergonzado

14:45 Otumoetai

5-1 G Carmichael 2, C Walker 3

14:45 Cambridge 14:00 One-Mangere (Cup)

3-2 C Walker 2, J Baxter 6-0 C Walker, S Masterson, B West,

A

B West

14:45 Papamoa

S Parsonage 2

4-0 D Willemsen, S Parsonage, L Raynel, B West

H 27 14:45 Te Awamutu 3-4 M Dawson, J Baxter, B West JUNE 2017 A 5 14:00 Unimount Bohemian Celtic (Cup) 1-0 OG H 10 14:45 Waikato Unicol 0-3 A 17 14:45 Tauranga Boys’ College 3-4 J Baxter, G Carmichael, C Walker H 24 14:00 North Shore United (Cup) 0-2 JULY 2017 A 1 14:45 West Hamilton United 4-3 C Walker, J Baxter, B Vossen, G Carmichael H 8 14:45 Old Blues 5-3 C Walker, B Vossen 2, B West, G Carmichael A 15 14:45 Otumoetai 1-2 S Masterson H 22 14:45 Cambridge A 29 14:45 Taupo AUGUST 2017 H 5 14:45 Papamoa A 12 14:45 Te Awamutu H 19 14:45 Rotorua United A 26 14:45 Waikato Unicol SEPTEMBER 2017 A 2 14:45 Old Blues H 9 14:45 Taupo A 16 14:45 Rotorua United H 23 14:45 Melville United

SWIFTS RESERVES MATCH SCHEDULE WAIBOP CHAMPIONSHIP unless otherwise stated

APRIL 2017 H 1 12:30 Tauranga City United 1-1 K Higashionna A 8 14:45 Tokoroa 1-4 Own Goal H 15 12:30 Te Puke United - POSTPONED H 22 12:00 Old Blues 4-1 R Shettra 2, B Dos Santos, R Avergonzado H 29 12:30 Otumoetai 1-2 R Shettra MAY 2017 H 13 12:00 Taupo 1-1 B Dos Santos A 20 14:45 Hamilton Wanderers 0-2 H 27 12:30 Te Awamutu 0-7 JUNE 2017 A 3 12:30 Rotorua United 0-2 H 10 12:30 Waikato Unicol 1-3 R Shettra A 17 14:45 Tauranga City United 1-3 L Raynel H 24 12:00 Tokoroa - POSTPONED JULY 2017 A 1 14:00 Te Puke United 0-0 A 8 12:30 Old Blues 1-5 R Avergonzado A 15 12:30 Otumoetai 2-3 J Pope, S Singh H 22 12:30 Cambridge A 29 12:30 Taupo AUGUST 2017 H 5 12:30 Hamilton Wanderers A 12 12:30 Te Awamutu H 19 12:30 Rotorua United A 26 12:30 Waikato Unicol SEPTEMBER 2017 A 2 12:30 Cambridge H 9 12:30 Te Puke United

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

APRIL 2017 H 1 A 8

4-4 7-0

H Cihan, OG, J Cox, R Costello

13:00 West Hamilton 12:30 Te Aroha Cobras 13:00 Waikato Unicol

3-2 1-2 2-4

R Costello 2, J Lee

MAY 2017 A 6 A 20 A 27

14:45 Melville 12:30 Claudelands (Cup) 12:30 Hamilton Wanderers

0-12 0-1 7-2 R Costello 2, D Candy, D Smith, J Cox,

JUNE 2017 H 3 A 10 A 17 A 20

12:30 Ngaruawahia 12:30 Waikato Unicol 12:30 Te Awamutu 12:15 Claudelands (Plate)

3-7 1-2 1-2 2-1

JULY 2017 H 1 A 8 A 15 H 22 A 29

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

0-3 4-1 2-2

13:00 Te Awamutu 14:45 Cambridge

H H H

15 22 29

Cambridge Unicol D (Plate) West Hamilton Waihi (Plate) Te Aroha Cobras

H Cihan, R Cox, J Cox 2, J Lawrence, K van Waveren, R Costello R Cox R Costello, J Cox

H Cihan, J Khatkar

R Costello, J Cox, N Singh J Cox H Cihan J Cox, OG

H Cihan, R Costello, D Smith, J Cox R Cox, R Costello

AUGUST 2017 H 5 13:00 Melville A 12 13:30 Eastern City H 19 13:00 Hamilton Wanderers Classics SEPTEMBER 2017 A 2 14:45 Ngaruawahia H 9 13:00 Eastern City

Follow Matamata Swifts online in 2017 www.matamataswifts.com /MatamataSwifts

@SwiftySwiftly

SWIFTS LADIES MATCH SCHEDULE WAIKATO LADIES DIVISION A unless otherwise stated

APRIL 2017 A 2 H 9 A 23 A 30

11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00

MAY 2017 H 7 A 14 H 21

11:00 Claudelands Rovers 3-0 Win by default 13:00 Claudelands Rovers CRAFT 3-0 M van Lith, K Cox, OG 11:00 Mangakino (Cup) 11-0 M van Lith 2, K Cox 2, A Verstraten 2,

Melville Development Melville United Cambridge FC Hamilton Wanderers

0-3 0-5 2-5 3-3

C Morris, P Morrison P Morrison, H Manton, M van Lith

J Reay, Z Reichardt, H Manton

28

11:00 Waikato Unicol

2-1

C Morris, A Verstraten

JUNE 2017 A 11 H 18 A 25

11:00 Northern United 11:00 Tokoroa AFC 11:00 Cambridge (Cup)

3-0 0-0 4-2

P Morrison 2, OG

JULY 2017 H 2 A 16 H 23 A 30

11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00

AUGUST 2017 H 6 H 13 A 20 A 27

11:00 Melville Epics 11:00 Melville Development (Cup semi-final) 11:00 Ngaruawahia 11:00 Waikato Unicol

H

Huntly Thistle 5-2 Claudelands Rovers CRAFT 0-2 Hamilton Wanderers A Hamilton Wanderers B

P Morrison, M Leaver, A Verstraten, OG

P Morrison 2, M Ontiveros 3

Major shake up in Premiership title race Cambridge’s 3-2 win over Waikato Unicol at John Kerkhof Park on Saturday has changed the dynamic of the 2017 Loaded WaiBOP Premiership title race.

Only a few weeks ago Unicol looked like running away with a maiden Premiership crown, while Cambridge appeared destined to stay on the fringes.

But a run of seven straight wins, coupled with Unicol losing three in a row, means the red and whites now sit only two points off Unicol in top spot with a game in hand.

Saturday’s match began with Unicol on the attack. They missed a great early opportunity before Simon Gibson put the students in front after only three minutes.

Cambridge eased themselves back into the game, drawing level when Jordan Silvester slid home the rebound after Unicol keeper, James Field, saved from the spot.

It got better for the hosts as half time neared. Centre-half, Matt Wheeler, pushed them in front with a goal only two minutes before the break. In a back and forth match, Unicol hit back only moments into the second half courtesy of Van Ewert’s strike.

But Cambridge continued to bombard Field’s goal until they found the winner.

Josh Clarkin rose to nod home from a free kick and give Cambridge a result that has changed the dynamic of the 2017 Premiership season.

With Old Blues not playing, Cambridge moved into second and, better still, pole

position for the title.

Otumoetai, another team on a long winning run, scored twice in the last ten minutes to beat Comag Matamata Swifts 2-1 and move up to fourth, while also holding on to the Federation Challenge Shield they won at Unicol last weekend.

The game’s key moment came 20 minutes into the second half when veteran goalie, Graeme Blissett, saved a Jamie Baxter penalty, which would have doubled the Swifts’ lead after a first half Sam Masterson strike.

Scott Mitchell drew Otumoetai level in the 80th minute when Matamata failed to properly deal with a corner, before Dave Williams raced clear to net the winner three minutes into added time.

Taupo dropped more points after being held to a 1-1 home draw by lowly Rotorua United, while Edmonds Judd Te Awamutu survived a huge scare before sneaking past bottom side, SGS Papamoa, 2-1 at Gordon Spratt Park thanks to goals from Joel Roil and Joe Gifford.

In the other game, West Hamilton romped to a 7-1 home win over a Tauranga Boys’ side that had scored ten the previous week.

Reuben Henderson and John Cameron scored twice to ensure the Hamiltonians stayed in the firmly compressed mid-table pack.

From www.waibopfootball.co.nz.

Other fixtures this weekend Loaded WaiBOP Premiership Melville Utd v Otumoetai Waikato Unicol v Taupo Rotorua Utd v Papamoa Tauranga Boys’ v Te Awamutu West Hamilton Utd v Old Blues

WaiBOP Championship Waikato Unicol v Taupo Rotorua Utd v Wanderers Te Puke v Old Blues Tauranga City Utd v Te Awamutu Tokoroa v Otumoetai

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

COMAG Matamata Swifts v Cambridge | 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

Patrick Steele Gary Dobson Hardeep Shettra Jamie Baxter Mike Dawson Reuben Wiglesworth Brad West Scott Parsonage Chris Walker Dayne Willemsen Sam Masterson Daveun Radge Avergonzado Glen Carmichael RETIRED (Eric van Waveren) Dwayne Signal Jasom Khatkar Shaun Richardson Logan Raynel Bjorn Vossen Mike Candy Matt Aberhart

Coach Paul Richardson Assistant Jeremy Pope

OFFICIALS Referee Paul Shakes Assistant 1 Lance Ewens Assistant 2 Robbie Maris Assessor/coach Mark Hester

OTHER GAMES THIS WEEKEND Richardson Racing Stables Swifts Reserves v Cambridge Reserves (h) 12.30pm on Saturday Swifts A Team v Waihi (h) 12.00pm on Saturday Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies v Wanderers (h) 11.00pm on Sunday

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