Pulling a Swift One - August 5, 2017

PULLING A SWIFT ONE Official Matamata AFC match day magazine

August 5, 2017

COMAG Matamata Swifts v Papamoa Loaded WaiBOP Premiership - 2.45pm

Richardson Racing Stables Swifts Reserves Swifts A Team v Hamilton Wanderers v Melville United WaiBOP Championship - 12.30pm Waikato Division A - 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 Dan Holmes rises for a corner during the A team’s recent match against Waihi.

Page 3 Koto Higashionna during the ressies’ recent game against Cambridge.

We have another full afternoon of football scheduled for the Domain today, which likely means it’ll be raining and the surfaces will take another hammering. That seems to have been the way of it this season, unfortunately.

Welcome to all this weekend’s visiting teams.

Matamata’s not really that far from anywhere and, if we can somehow manage to keep the rain away, I’m sure you’ll have a decent afternoon at the Domain.

While it’s not quite time to talk about the 2017 season being in its death throes, given we’ve got a month of catch-up games to play at the end of the regular schedule, it’s quite easy to start looking ahead to the 5-a-side season then next year. It is August already, after all, and Spring’s less than a month away.

Anyway, it’s not time to take our eyes off the ball just yet. It’s quite easy to get let the week to week challenges cloud what has been another season of progress for the club. On the field, of course, results have been all over the place, but that’s the nature of football. It’s off the field where I’ve seen some excellent progress, with a strong and talented management team helping get some important things done - particularly around the clubrooms.

If you’re standing still you’re moving backwards...and I think it’s fair to say we’re not standing still. As someone who’s been at this for a while that’s pleasing to see.

Hopefully all our teams can finish the season strongly on the field. I don’t, for a second, think winning doesn’t matter; your week goes so much smoother after a decent victory on Saturday or Sunday. So best of luck to all the Swifts teams both today and through the rest of August and September.

Hopefully we’ll see a good number of club members at this weekend’s Quiz Night. I promise I haven’t made the questions too difficult...

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 17 C Walker (1st) 12 R Costello (A) 9 J Cox (A) 8 P Morrison (Ladies) 6 M van Lith (Ladies) 6 D Willemsen (1st) 5 J Baxter (1st) 5 G Carmichael (1st) 5 H Cihan (A) 5 A Verstraten (Ladies) 5 B West (1st) 4 S Parsonage (1st) 4 R Singh (Res) 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) 3 D Smith (A) Plus a few more...We’ve scored 145 goals across the four teams in 2017.

TABLE TALK Loaded WaiBOP Premiership (as at July 29, 2017) P W D L Cambridge 15 11 1 3 Waikato Unicol 15 11 0 4 Old Blues

15 10 0 5 Te Awamutu 16 9 1 6 Otumoetai 14 8 2 4 Taupo 14 7 3 4 Matamata Swifts 14 8 0 6 West Hamilton 15 7 2 6 Rotorua United 16 5 2 9 Melville United 14 3 4 7 Tauranga Boys’ College 15 3 1 11 Papamoa 17 0 0 16

F 64 38 46 43 29 26 44 38 24 28 34 9

A 20 13 29 32 20 16 35 36 37 39 53 93

Pts 34 33 30 28 26 24 24 23 17 13 10 0

WaiBOP Championship (as at July 29, 2017) P W D Cambridge 15 11 3 Waikato Unicol 15 9 4 Tauranga City United 15 9 2 Otumoetai 17 9 2 Taupo 15 8 2 Tokoroa

15 7 4 Wanderers 14 7 3 Te Puke United 16 7 2 Old Blues

18 5 3 Te Awamutu 15 4 0 Matamata Swifts 15 1 3 Rotorua United 12 2 0

F 50 35 27 31 43 37 37 30 31 32 13 13

A 18 16 19 28 29 16 20 28 42 41 41 81

Pts 36 31 29 29 26 25 24 23 18 12 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 2 4 6 5 4 4 7 10 11 11 14

Swifts Ladies Waikato Ladies Bowl P Pts Wanderers A 4 12 Huntly 5 7 Claudelands 2 6 Matamata 4 6 Northern Utd 4 5 Wanderers B 4 3 Unicol 3 3 Melville Epics 4 1

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 13 36 Ngaruawahia 12 33 Eastern City 13 24 West Hamilton 13 19 Te Aroha 14 18 Unicol 12 14 Te Awamutu 14 13 Matamata 13 11 Wanderers 12 11 Cambridge 14 10

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 1-2 J Baxter A 29 14:45 Taupo 2-1 D Willemsen, C Walker 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 ??

14:45 Melville United

SWIFTS RESERVES MATCH SCHEDULE WAIBOP CHAMPIONSHIP unless otherwise stated

APRIL 2017 H 1 12:30 Tauranga City United A 8 14:45 Tokoroa H 22 12:00 Old Blues H 29 12:30 Otumoetai MAY 2017 H 13 12:00 Taupo A 20 14:45 Hamilton Wanderers H 27 12:30 Te Awamutu JUNE 2017 A 3 12:30 Rotorua United H 10 12:30 Waikato Unicol A 17 14:45 Tauranga City United JULY 2017 A 1 14:00 Te Puke United A 8 12:30 Old Blues A 15 12:30 Otumoetai 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 H ??

12:30 Tokoroa

1-1 1-4 4-1 1-2

K Higashionna Own Goal R Shettra 2, B Dos Santos, R Avergonzado R Shettra

1-1 B Dos Santos 0-2 0-7 0-2 1-3 1-3 0-0 1-5 2-3 0-5 0-2

R Shettra L Raynel

R Avergonzado J Pope, S Singh

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 1-3 3-4

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 K van Waveren R Costello 2, D Smith

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 1-5 Hamilton Wanderers B 2-1

P Morrison, M Leaver, A Verstraten, OG

P Morrison 2, M Ontiveros 3 M Leaver P Morrison, A Verstraten

Major shake up in Premiership title race The Loaded WaiBOP Premiership’s top three all won at the weekend, which was expected as they were playing the league’s bottom three teams. What wasn’t expected was only two of the three matches were blow outs.

Leaders Cambridge and third placed Old Blues scored fifteen goals between them but Waikato Unicol could only squeak home, 1-0, against an SGS Papamoa side that has let in nearly a century of goals already in 2017.

Simon Gibson’s 37th minute strike was the difference between the two sides at Papamoa. It meant Unicol finally snapped their losing streak but their narrow margin of victory will be as concerning as their previous three matches, which all ended in defeat.

There were no such problems in front of goal for Cambridge and Old Blues. Captain Patrick Woodlock netted a hat trick, including two first half penalties, while both Josh Clarkin and leading scorer, Donovan Latham scored twice as Cambridge overran Melville United 8-1 at John Kerkhof Park. Melville’s cause wasn’t helped when they went down to ten men early in the second half, but by then Cambridge was already three goals to the good and running away with the match.

Old Blues nearly matched Cambridge, thumping neighbours Tauranga Boys’ College 7-1 at Pemberton Park to remove any rustiness they may have felt after not playing the previous two weekends. In fact, most of the damage was done in the first half as they scored five without reply. Karl Bryant and Andy Carter both helped themselves

to doubles as their team not only gave their goal difference a massive boost but kept the pressure firmly on the top two.

Outside the title race, Edmonds Judd Te Awamutu moved into the top four for the first time this season after hammering Rotorua United 5-0 at home. Scott Voorend’s goal had the hosts narrowly ahead at the break before they blew Rotorua away during the second half. Voorend added a second, while Joel Roil, Jack Connor and Michael SargentMens also helped themselves to goals.

West Hamilton returned from Otumoetai with a 2-1 win and the Federation Challenge Shield in the day’s upset result. Daniel Miller, for Otumoetai, and Harry Rose traded first half goals before Matt Sawyer struck in the second half to win the Shield for West Hamilton for the second time this season and also snap Otumoetai’s long winning run, which ended at six in a row. Such is the tightness of the league, however, that the result didn’t move the Hamiltonians up from eighth.

The two sides just above them, Taupo and Comag Matamata Swifts, met at Crown Park with the Swifts edging it 2-1 thanks to a Chris Walker winner late on. Taupo had taken the lead early in the first half, before Matamata proceeded to miss countless opportunities, including a penalty, during the remainder of the half. Dayne Willemsen nodded home the equaliser just after the break.

From www.waibopfootball.co.nz.

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

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

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

COMAG Matamata Swifts v Papamoa | 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 Stu Blake Assistant 1 Conrad Nagle Assistant 2 Johnno Smith Assessor/coach Barb Turley

OTHER GAMES THIS WEEKEND Richardson Racing Stables Swifts Reserves v Hamilton Wanderers (h) 12.30pm on Saturday Swifts A Team v Melville Utd (h) 13.00pm on Saturday Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies v Melville Epics (h) 11.00pm on Sunday

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