Pulling a Swift One - August 11, 2018

PULLING A SWIFT ONE Official Matamata AFC match day magazine

August 11, 2018

COMAG Matamata Swifts v Tauranga Boys’ College Loaded WaiBOP Premiership - 2.45pm

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 Hardy Rosas slips past his Melville marker.

Page 3 The Brayden Lissington show.

Hello everyone and welcome to the Domain for today’s Loaded WaiBOP Premiership match against Tauranga Boys’ College. This is another big test for us, with our visitors currently leading the table after performing so well so far this season.

We’ve been, rather curiously, on the wrong side of some recent results, so it was great for the guys to re-discover the winning feeling again last weekend. Regardless of the opposition, there’s nothing like getting a win on a Saturday to make you fly through the rest of the week.

We’ve had a challenging season, on many levels, so it’s important to make the most of the next five games and head into the summer break on the up. As players, coaches and administrators, I believe there’s more we all could have done this season, so the next trick is to use the offseason wisely. We want to ensure we’re ready to sustain a challenge at the right end of the table (that’s just more fun!) so need to prepare for this over the next few months.

With the change of the seasons comes several annual events. The first date to chuck in your diary is senior prizegiving, which will be held at the clubrooms on Saturday September 22 this year. We’ll have more details on this event soon.

We’ll also start taking entries for our summer 5-a-side leagues pretty soon. The games will begin during the first week of October so there won’t be too much of a break between the end of the real football season and the start of the social football season.

Our club has something of a futsal flavour running through it so it’s no surprise we have a team entered in the Loaded Futsal Premiership. The guys are playing in the BOP arm of the Premiership, with the games getting underway this coming Monday.

Have fun today, enjoy the match, and I’ll see you on the sideline.

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 Hobbiton & Nu-Age Plaster Limited.

And 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.

2018 Senior Golden Boot 11 – J Harris (3rd) 11 – S Richardson (3rd) 10 – R Costello (Res/3rd) 8 – A Verstraten (Ladies) 7 – B West (1st) 6 – J Baxter (1st) 6 – R Graumans (Ladies) 5 – C Bedford (3rd) 5 – D Willemsen (1st) 4 – R Avergonzado (Res) 4 – M Hill (Res/3rd) 4 – M Leaver (Ladies) 4 – B Lissington (1st) 3 – H Cihan (Res/3rd) 3 – K Nowell (1st)

3 – M Ontiveros (Ladies) 2 – K Burgess (Res) 2 – R Cox (Res/3rd) 2 – L Clothier (Res) 2 – P Guzman (Ladies) 2 – S Parsonage (1st) 2 – J Pope (3rd) 2 – M Smith (Res) 2 – B Vossen (1st) 2 – C Walker (1st) 2 – R Wiglesworth (1st) 3 OG Plus a few more...We’ve scored 138 goals across the four senior teams so far in 2018.

TABLE TALK Loaded WaiBOP Premiership (as at August 4, 2018) P W D L Tauranga Boys’ College 17 11 3 3 Papamoa 14 10 2 2 Taupo 14 10 2 2 Melville United 17 8 4 5 Waikato Unicol 14 8 1 5 Otumoetai 16 7 2 7 Matamata Swifts 17 7 2 8 Te Awamutu 16 7 2 7 West Hamilton United 17 7 0 10 Tauranga Blue Rovers 17 4 3 10 Tokoroa 15 4 1 10 Hamilton Wanderers 14 0 0 14

F 54 35 33 39 42 31 34 25 29 25 13 11

A 24 10 10 32 16 22 33 26 31 46 48 73

Pts 36 32 32 28 25 23 23 23 21 15 13 0

WaiBOP Championship (as at August 4, 2018) P W D Ngaruawahia United 14 11 1 Kawerau Sports 15 10 3 Waikato Unicol 16 8 4 Taupo 16 9 1 Tauranga Blue Rovers 16 7 2 Te Puke United 16 6 2 Otumoetai 16 5 4 Cambridge 15 2 1 Matamata Swifts 16 1 4

L 2 2 4 6 7 8 7 12 11

F 66 56 38 34 38 26 22 15 27

A 14 26 26 32 39 42 31 47 65

Pts 34 33 28 28 23 20 19 7 7

WaiBOP Ladies A - part 2 (as at August 5, 2018) P W D West Hamilton United 8 8 0 Cambridge 7 3 2 NUSC Fiasco 6 2 3 Matamata Swifts 7 2 2 Claudelands Rovers 6 1 1 Ham Wanderers 6 0 0

L 0 2 1 3 4 6

F 43 21 12 12 6 8

A 9 10 10 20 15 38

Pts 24 11 9 8 4 0

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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 8 14:45 Otumoetai

1-2 H Conner 2-3 D Willemsen, R Wigelsworth 1-0 B West 2-3 K Nowell 2 0-1 5-5 B West 3, D Willemsen, C Walker 3-2 S Parsonage 2, R Wigelsworth 1-1 J Baxter 4-0 J Baxter, K Nowell, B Vossen, D Willemsen 4-0 D Willemsen 2, J Baxter, B Vossen 0-4 2-1 C Walker, B West 1-2 H Turlington 2-1 B West, J Baxter 1-3 J Baxter 1-5 B Lissington 2-3 B Lissington 2 4-0 B West, A Clothier, B Lissington, J Baxter

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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 4-4 M Smith, J Reeve, OG, R Costello A 12 13:30 Te Puke United 1-2 M Smith H 19 12:30 Cambridge 2-0 M Hill 2 26 BYE JUNE 2018 H 2 12:30 Otumoetai 0-2 H 9 12:30 Ngaruawahia United 2-10 R Avergonzado, L Clothier A 16 12:30 Tauranga Blue Rovers 3-4 K Burgess, R Avergonzado 2 A 23 12:30 Waikato Unicol 3-3 R Costello 2, H Cihan H 30 12:30 Taupo 1-4 K Burgess JULY 2018 A 7 14:45 Kawerau Sports 0-8 H 14 12:30 Te Puke United 0-2 A 21 14:45 Cambridge 1-2 L Clothier 28 BYE AUGUST 2018 A 4 12:30 Otumoetai 2-2 R Cox, R Avergonzado

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

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

MAY 2018

6 A 13 A 20 H 27

BYE 13:00 NUSC Pandemonium 2-3 M Ontiveros 11:00 Cambridge (Waikato Cup) 0-5 11:00 Claudelands Rovers pp

JUNE 2018 H 10 H 17 H 24

11:00 West Hamilton United 11:00 Claudelands Rovers 11:00 NUFC Fiasco

2-8 A Verstraten 2-3 G Watson, M Leaver 0-0

JULY 2018 A 1 H 8 A 15 A 22 A 29

11:00 Hamilton Wanderers 11:00 Melville Epics (Plate) 11:00 Cambridge 11:00 West Hamilton United 11:00 Claudelands Rovers

5-3 A Verstraten 3, J Greenfield, K Cox 2-1 M Leaver, OG 0-0 0-5 3-1 A Verstraten 2, K Morrisn

AUGUST 2018 A 5 A 12 H 19 H 26

11:00 NUFC Fiasco 11:00 Te Aroha (Plate) 11:00 Hamilton Wanderers 11:00 Cambridge

pp

Follow Matamata Swifts online in 2018 www.matamataswifts.com /MatamataSwifts

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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

MAY 2018 H 6 A 13 A 20

27

13:00 Maniacs 13:00 Hamilton Masters 11:00 Zig Zag Scottish Cup Rd 2

4-1 J Harris 3, C Bedford 1-1 F Jordan 4-0 S Richardson 3, D Candy

JUNE 2018 A 10 A 17 A 24

13:00 Cambridge Red Devils (f) 4-0 S Richardson 2, J Harris, C Bedford 11:00 Tetra Pak Vikings 0-1 11:00 Scottbuild Pirates (Plate) 3-4 S Richardson 2, J Pope

JULY 2018 H 1 A 8 H 15

13:00 Voyle Park Rangers 11:00 Maniacs 13:00 Hamilton Masters

22 29

R Cox, C Bedford, A Basalaj

1-0 C Bedford 2-1 S Richardson, C Bedford 10-0 J Harris 3, S Richardson 2, R Costello 2, S Tompsett, J Polaschek, F Challis

13:00 Zig Zag

4-3 H Taylor, J Harris, R Costello, OG

AUGUST 2018 H 5 13:00 Waikato Dragons

3-3 J Harris, H Cihan, S Richardson

H

29

Anti-climax as showdown postponed The game Loaded WaiBOP Premiership fans had been looking forward to for weeks ended before it began on Saturday when the weather, combined with a heavy schedule of matches, left the main field at Gordon Spratt Reserve unplayable.

Several matches were played on the field prior to the main game and that, along with the lack of suitable options at the venue, meant the Premiership’s feature match between Flying Mullet Papamoa and Taupo was forced to be postponed.

Such an outcome was not ideal for either team, or the league, as the match will now add to a weighty fixture backlog that looks like heading well into September. These matches, along with potential NRFL play-offs, mean one of these sides could be in for a very long season.

The rest of the scheduled Premiership matches went ahead. Current league leaders, Tauranga Boys’ College, took advantage of their nearest rivals’ inactivity by claiming their eleventh win of the season. They defeated West Hamilton United 3-1 at Southey Field to stretch their lead at the top to four points, with a brace from Alex Elliot brace and Lewis Reid contributing the goals.

Points on the board are, of course, crucial, but the students have played three more games than both Papamoa and Taupo, so still have a lot of work to do if they’re to finish the job.

Interestingly, they’re set to play Taupo then Papamoa twice in their final three matches, so have a major opportunity to influence the

destination of the title in their favour.

Further down the table, 4-0 away victories to both Waikato Unicol and Comag Matamata Swifts helped move both sides up the table.

Unicol defeated Melville United in their local derby, with Riku Soejima, Reuben Henderson, Mahmood Alfarraji, and Kieran Payton amongst the goals.

Unicol has been one of the most entertaining sides to watch this year, but crucial defeats in important matches, most recently against both Taupo and Papamoa, seem to have put paid to their title chances for another year.

The Swifts left it until late in the first half to break Tokoroa down, but Brad West’s goal right on half time, followed by second half strikes from Andrew Clothier, Brayden Lissington and a Jamie Baxter penalty moved Matamata up a couple of spots. Tokoroa still sit in the second relegation spot.

Tauranga Blue Rovers, currently battling with Tokoroa to avoid the drop, had a great opportunity to jump five points clear of their rivals after goals from Thomas Crane and Marcus Bathan saw them in front at half time of their home game against Te Awamutu.

Tawhiri Ball’s goal had kept the visitors in the match, but it was a Joel Roil double after the break that left Rovers with nothing to show for their efforts and gave Te Awamutu another three points.

Otumoetai’s match against Hamilton Wanderers was played earlier in the season.

From www.waibopfootball.co.nz.

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

WaiBOP Championship Kawerau v Ngaruawahia Loaded WaiBOP Premiership Wanderers v Unicol (14/08/18)

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

COMAG Matamata Swifts v Tauranga Boys’ College | Kick-off: 2.45pm

GK GK 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Matt Aberhart Rob Longstaff Radge Avergonzado Duran Weaver-Smith Jamie Baxter Mike Dawson Reuben Wigelsworth Brad West Scott Parsonage Kody Nowell Dayne Willemsen Hayden Turlington Mike Smith Dwayne Signal RETIRED (Eric van Waveren) Brayden Lissington Chris Walker Hardy Rosas Harry Conner Andrew Clothier Bjorn Vossen Sean Kipping Hardeep Singh

Coach Scott Parsonage Assistant Jeremy Pope Manager Dave Taylor

OFFICIALS Referee Andrew Lamberth Assistant 1 Andrew Mitchell Assistant 2 Robbie Maris Assessor/coach N/A

OTHER GAMES THIS WEEKEND Waharoa Transport Swifts Reserves Season Over Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies v Te Aroha (a) 11am on Sunday Camel Kebab Swifts Sunday Team Season Over

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