PULLING A SWIFT ONE Official Matamata AFC match day magazine
August 19, 2017
COMAG Matamata Swifts v Rotorua United Loaded WaiBOP Premiership - 2.45pm
Richardson Racing Stables Swifts Reserves v Rotorua United Reserves WaiBOP Championship - 12.30pm
Swifts A Team v Hamilton Wanderers 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 Mike Dawson strides out during the recent game against Papamoa. Page 3 Chris Walker closes down his Papamoa opponent.
Welcome to the Domain. We have another Swiftacular afternoon of football at the Domain today with all three men’s teams playing at home yet again. Pretty cool aye? These triple headers, which we’ve had quite a few of this season, have been generally been good club afternoons. It’s great that we can all get down to the Domain, play our games and support the other teams. I’ve certainly managed to get a few photos this year too. We’ve managed to stretch our facilities so we can cope on days like these, so the only real worry when we have a full house is the weather. That hasn’t always played ball this season, but it’s a winter sport isn’t it? Anyway, welcome to the two Rotorua United sides and also to the Wanderers Classics. The junior football season is only a few weeks from coming to a close. As a junior coach I have to say it’s been a fun year with my 8th Grade Panthers team. The kids have so much energy, so much potential and so much to learn. It’s been a challenge trying to put together sessions that help them, while not treating the kids like they’re at school. I guess I’m learning too. As any coach would say, however, the biggest reward is seeing when the kids get it. With junior players you’re working with players of all ability levels and at different stages of development, so trying to help them individually while also putting a functional side on the field each week can be quite time consuming. But when a players pulls out something on a Saturday that you’ve been working on with them for weeks... well, it’s worth it. Okay, enough self-indulgence. Best of luck to all the Swifts teams today. Play hard, play smart and play together. And let’s have a result or two as well, aye. 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.
2017 Golden Boot 17 C Walker (1st) 12 R Costello (A) 9 J Cox (A) 8 P Morrison (Ladies 8 D Willemsen (1st - left) 6 J Baxter (1st) 6 G Carmichael (1st) 6 M van Lith (Ladies) 6 B West (1st) 5 H Cihan (A) 5 A Verstraten (Ladies) 5 S Parsonage (1st) 5 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) 3 K van Waveren (A) Plus a few more...We’ve scored 155 goals across the four teams in 2017.
TABLE TALK Loaded WaiBOP Premiership (as at August 12, 2017) P W D L Cambridge 17 13 1 3 Waikato Unicol 17 12 1 4 Old Blues 17 10 1 6 Matamata Swifts 16 10 0 6 Otumoetai 16 9 3 4 Te Awamutu 18 9 2 7 Taupo 16 8 3 5 West Hamilton 17 8 2 7 Rotorua United 18 5 2 11 Melville United 16 4 4 8 Tauranga Boys’ College 17 4 1 12 Papamoa 19 0 0 19
F 72 43 48 50 33 43 30 43 24 30 39 9
A 23 13 33 35 23 34 20 42 45 42 56 98
Pts 40 37 31 30 30 29 27 26 17 16 13 0
WaiBOP Championship (as at August 12, 2017) P W D Cambridge 17 12 4 Waikato Unicol 17 10 4 Tauranga City United 17 10 2 Otumoetai 19 10 2 Tokoroa 17 9 4 Wanderers 17 9 3 Taupo 17 9 2 Te Puke United 18 7 3 Old Blues 20 6 3 Te Awamutu 17 6 0 Matamata Swifts 17 1 3 Rotorua United 19 2 0
F 53 44 31 34 43 49 46 31 35 39 16 15
A 19 20 21 33 16 26 32 32 45 44 49 99
Pts 40 34 32 32 31 30 29 24 21 18 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 3 5 7 4 5 6 8 11 11 13 17
Swifts Ladies Waikato Ladies Bowl P Pts Wanderers A 5 12 Huntly 6 10 Matamata 5 9 Northern Utd 5 8 Claudelands 3 6 Unicol 4 6 Wanderers B 5 3 Melville Epics 5 1
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Swifts ‘A’ Waikato Division A P Pts Melville Utd 14 39 Ngaruawahia 14 39 Eastern City 15 30 Te Aroha 15 21 West Hamilton 14 19 Unicol 13 14 Wanderers 13 14 Te Awamutu 15 13 Matamata 15 11 Cambridge 16 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 4-0 D Willemsen 2, S Parsonage, G Carmichael A 12 14:45 Te Awamutu 2-0 J Baxter, B West 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 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 1-5 2-3
R Shettra L Raynel
R Avergonzado J Pope, S Singh
J Khatkar J Khatkar, R 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 Wanderers Classics
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
AUGUST 2017 H 5 13:00 Melville A 12 13:30 Eastern City H 19 13:00 Wanderers Classics
H Cihan, R Cox, J Cox 2, J Lawrence, K van Waveren, R Costello R Cox R Costello, J Cox
H Cihan, J Khatkar
0-6 1-9
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
K van Waveren
SEPTEMBER 2017 A 2 14:45 Ngaruawahia H 9 13:00 Eastern City
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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
Huntly Thistle 5-2 Claudelands Rovers CRAFT 0-2 Hamilton Wanderers A 1-5 Hamilton Wanderers B 2-1
AUGUST 2017 H 6 H 13 H 20 A 27
11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00
Melville Epics Melville Dev (Cup) Northern United Waikato Unicol
H
3-0 0-2
P Morrison, M Leaver, A Verstraten, OG
P Morrison 2, M Ontiveros 3 M Leaver P Morrison, A Verstraten
Win by default
Premiership race becomes clearer The final month or so of the 2017 Loaded WaiBOP Premiership season looks like being a two horse race as current leaders Cambridge and previous leaders Waikato Unicol both picked up important wins at the weekend. Cambridge’s 3-1 victory over third placed Old Blues at John Kerkhof Park has effectively ruled the Tauranga-based side out of title contention, while Unicol’s thumping 5-0 win at Rotorua United means that, despite their horrid recent form, they still sit just three points behind their Waikato rivals. Cambridge was comfortable enough in despatching an Old Blues side that had hammered them in the reverse fixture back in May. An early goal from Daniel Clarkin settled any nerves they may have had and when Theo Petropoulos doubled the lead less than ten minutes before the break Cambridge looked well on their way to an eleventh consecutive victory. Callum MacLeod for Cambridge and Andy Cooper for Old Blues traded second half goals as the red and whites kept their challengers at bay. Unicol’s only victory since the end of June had been at rock bottom SGS Papamoa, but they made short work of a Rotorua United side that needs to be careful they don’t sink into a relegation battle. A Van Ewert goal had the students ahead at the break, before they ran riot in the second half. Ewert added a second, while Riley Rigden helped himself to a double and Tom Wright also got on the score sheet.
The margin of victory as much as the three points will have been a huge boost to Unicol’s confidence, but to snatch the title they’ll probably need to win all their remaining games and also hope Cambridge slip up. Comag Matamata Swifts moved into fourth, one point behind Old Blues, after a 2-0 win at Edmonds Judd Te Awamutu. A first half Jamie Baxter penalty and an insurance goal from Brad West just after the hour mark gave the Swifts their third win on the trot and also pushed them ahead of their defeated opponents in the Premiership standings. Otumoetai moved up to fifth after a battling 3-2 home win over second bottom Tauranga Boys’ College. Jordi Langton’s double, supplemented by a Daniel Miller goal, meant Otumoetai got home for their ninth win of 2017. Alex Elliot and Adam Davidson replied for Boys’ College. Taupo’s slump continued after another home defeat, this time a 3-1 reverse against West Hamilton United. Goals from Harry Rose and Reuben Henderson had the Hamiltonians ahead 2-1 at the break and Henderson’s second ensured his team registered a well-deserved win. At the bottom of the table SGS Papamoa missed their best chance of the season to register a point. Peter Pop popped up for Melville United less than 20 minutes from the end to score the only goal of the game as the visitors narrowly got home 1-0.
From www.waibopfootball.co.nz.
Other fixtures this weekend Loaded WaiBOP Premiership Otumoetai v Cambridge Melville Utd v Te Awamutu Old Blues v Taupo Tauranga Boys’ v Unicol West Hamilton v Papamoa
WaiBOP Championship Otumoetai v Cambridge Old Blues v Taupo Te Puke Utd v Wanderers Tauranga v Unicol Tokoroa v Te Awamutu
COMAG MATAMATA SWIFTS Black & White shirts, Black shorts, Black socks
COMAG Matamata Swifts v Rotorua United | 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 Andy Holdsworth Assistant 1 Phil Rogers Assistant 2 Dom Hopkirk Assessor/coach Not today
OTHER GAMES THIS WEEKEND Richardson Racing Stables Swifts Reserves v Rotorua United Reserves (h) 12.30pm on Saturday Swifts A Team v Wanderers Classics (h) 13.00pm on Saturday Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies v Northern United (h) 11.00pm on Sunday
For results, tables, Swifts news and more visit www.matamataswifts.co.nz