Pulling a Swift One - September 9, 2017

PULLING A SWIFT ONE Official Matamata AFC match day magazine

September 9, 2017

COMAG Matamata Swifts v Taupo Loaded WaiBOP Premiership - 2.45pm

Richardson Racing Stables Swifts Reserves v Te Puke United WaiBOP Championship - 12.30pm

Swifts A Team v Eastern City Waikato Division A - 1.30pm

A Few Kind Words

2017 Management Committee Patron Jack Poole President TBC 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 Jamie Baxter in the all red against Unicol two weeks ago.

Page 3 Blair Griffiths against Cambridge Reserves last weekend.

So. Here we are again for another Swifts triple header.

That is, of course, if the weather behaves itself and everyone makes it.

We’ve had a few Saturday’s like this over the course of the season (both weather-wise and with the three men’s teams at home). It makes for a busy afternoon, a good vibe and a fun place for our club members to be for a few hours. And a bit of a mess if the rain kicks in but, hey, it’s a winter sport...

Like everywhere across the region we’ve been hammered by the rain this winter. It’s made managing the surfaces at the Domain, as well as the training venues, a real challenge. We’re already looking at our options for next year because clearly, things need to improve. The council’s receptive but, as always, we have a fair bit to do ourselves.

We have our various prizegivings coming up. The MiniKickers group actually had their’s this morning while our junior 8th to 12th grade teams get their turn next Sunday.

As for the seniors, the previously advertised date of October 7 no longer seems to work but we’ll have a new date sorted soon.

I’d like to make special mention in this issue of the contribution made to our club by Malcolm Raynel.

Mal recently made the decision to step down as club President to focus on a few other things. He’s one of a small band of people who have been around this club for several decades - as player, coach, administrator and sponsor. Volunteer organisations run on the efforts of people like Mal and their commitment is vital and, perversely, often over looked.

I hope everyone enjoys the football on show today. To the players, go hard, and to the fans, have fun because this will soon be over for another year.

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 18 C Walker (1st) 13 R Costello (A) 12 J Cox (A) 11 P Morrison (Ladies 9 D Willemsen (1st - left) 7 K Cox (Ladies) 7 R Singh (Res) 7 B West (1st) 6 J Baxter (1st) 6 G Carmichael (1st) 6 S Parsonage (1st) 6 M van Lith (Ladies) 5 H Cihan (A) 5 A Verstraten (Ladies) 4 S Masterson (1st) 4 J Khatkar (Res) 4 B Vossen (1st) 3 R Avergonzado (1st/Res) 3 R Cox (A) 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 179

TABLE TALK Loaded WaiBOP Premiership (as at September 2, 2017) P W D L Cambridge 20 15 2 3 Waikato Unicol 19 12 2 5 Old Blues

19 12 1 6 Matamata Swifts 18 12 0 6 Taupo 19 10 3 6 West Hamilton 19 10 2 7 Otumoetai 18 9 4 5 Te Awamutu 20 9 2 9 Melville United 17 5 4 8 Rotorua United 21 5 2 14 Tauranga Boys’ College 19 4 2 13 Papamoa 21 0 0 21

F 80 44 60 55 40 57 35 43 31 26 39 11

WaiBOP Championship (as at September 2, 2017) P W D L Cambridge 20 14 5 1 Wanderers 20 12 3 5 Tokoroa

20 11 5 4 Taupo 20 12 2 6 Waikato Unicol 19 11 4 4 Tauranga City United 20 11 2 7 Otumoetai 21 10 3 8 Te Puke United 21 8 4 9 Old Blues

22 6 3 13 Te Awamutu 20 6 0 14 Matamata Swifts 20 2 3 15 Rotorua United 21 2 0 19

F 61 60 55 54 49 40 37 40 36 40 23 18

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

Swifts ‘A’ Waikato Division A P Pts Melville Utd 15 42 Ngaruawahia 16 45 Eastern City 17 30 Te Aroha 17 27 West Hamilton 16 20 Unicol 14 17 Wanderers 15 16 Te Awamutu 17 16 Matamata 17 12 Cambridge 18 10

Swifts Ladies Waikato Ladies Bowl P Pts Wanderers A 6 15 Matamata 7 15 Huntly 7 13 Claudelands 5 12 Northern Utd 7 8 Unicol 5 6 Wanderers B 7 3 Melville Epics 6 1

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A 25 15 37 37 26 43 27 41 42 53 59 116 A 24 29 19 34 23 31 38 37 53 56 57 112

Pts 47 38 37 36 33 32 31 29 19 17 14 0 Pts 47 39 38 38 37 35 33 28 21 18 9 6

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 3-1 S Masterson, S Parsonage, C Walker A 26 14:45 Waikato Unicol 2-1 D Willemsen, B West SEPTEMBER 2017 H 9 14:45 Taupo A 16 14:45 Rotorua United H 23 14:45 Melville United A 30 14:45 Old Blues

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 23 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 7-3 0-3 0-2

R Shettra L Raynel

R Avergonzado J Pope, S Singh

J Khatkar J Khatkar, R Singh 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 SEPTEMBER 2017 A 2 14:45 Ngaruawahia H 9 13:30 Eastern City

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 4-4

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 J Cox 3, R Costello

0-5

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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 5-0 3-2

P Morrison, M Leaver, A Verstraten, OG

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

Win by default K Cox 3, P Morrison 2 P Morrison, E Holmes, K Cox

Cambridge a win away from Premiership Loaded WaiBOP Premiership leaders, Cambridge, were the big winners after a weather smashed weekend in the region’s top local league.

The red and whites picked up a comfortable 4-1 home win over relegation-threatened Rotorua United, while their nearest rivals were forced to sit out as the weather strike forced all the games in the Bay of Plenty to be postponed. The outcome is that Cambridge now need only one win from their final two games to be assured of the title, although due to their vastly superior goal difference a point will surely be enough.

First half goals from Tom Woutersen, Patrick Woodlock, Josh Clarkin and Callum MacLeod set Cambridge on their way on Saturday and, while Rotorua nabbed a consolation after the break, the result was never in any doubt. Rotorua had looked threatening on occasion during the first half but they left themselves far too wide open at the back and the clinical home side took advantage to keep their long unbeaten run going.

Unicol and Comag Matamata Swifts are now the only two sides mathematically capable of catching Cambridge. In Unicol’s case they can only draw level on points but would need to significantly boost their goal difference, while Matamata, with games in hand, would need to win them all. All this, of course, relies on Cambridge suddenly collapsing and losing their final couple of matches which seems highly unlikely.

In the only other Premiership match that went ahead, Taupo smashed Edmonds Judd

Te Awamutu 4-0 at Crown Park. Taupo had a wretched run of form through the middle of the season, but a couple of wins in a row has moved them into the top five. Joe O’Donoghue with two, Ben Murray and Fin Smith scored the goals that consigned the visitors to yet another defeat.

It was a good day all round for the Cambridge club as their Reserves wrapped up the WaiBOP Championship title with a 2-0 home victory over Richardson Racing Stables Matamata Reserves.

Two first half long range strikes from James Cakebread set Cambridge on their way in a match that was a reasonable spectacle despite the conditions. Both teams resisted the urge to go long and held possession well. Cambridge, as would be expected given the two teams’ respective league positions, always looked in enough control , however, to secure the result they needed.

Tokoroa dropped points in the only other Championship match that went ahead, being held to a 3-3 draw at mid-table Te Puke United. Lance Johnson’s hat trick for Te Puke meant the hosts recovered from a two goal half time deficit after goals from Logan Allen, Connor Wood and Cameron Johnstone seemingly had Tokoroa on track for an important win.

The race for second is intriguing, with up to five teams still in with a shout of securing the next promotion slot. Only four points separate Hamilton Wanderers in second and Tauranga City United in sixth.

From www.waibopfootball.co.nz.

Other fixtures this weekend Loaded WaiBOP Premiership Unicol v Papamoa West Hamilton Utd v Otumoetai Te Awamutu v Cambridge Old Blues v Melville Utd

WaiBOP Championship Tokoroa v Otumoetai Unicol v Wanderers, Taupo v Tauranga Te Awamutu v Cambridge

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

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

GK 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 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 Ram Singh Shaun Richardson Bjorn Vossen Mike Candy Matt Aberhart

Coach Paul Richardson Assistant Jeremy Pope

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

OTHER GAMES THIS WEEKEND Richardson Racing Stables Swifts Reserves v Te Puke United (h) 12.30pm on Saturday Swifts A Team v Eastern City (h) 1.30pm on Saturday Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies Season over

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