Pulling a Swift One - September 23, 2017

PULLING A SWIFT ONE Official Matamata AFC match day magazine

September 23, 2017

COMAG Matamata Swifts v Taupo Loaded WaiBOP Premiership - 2.45pm

Richardson Racing Stables Swifts Reserves v Tokoroa WaiBOP Championship - 12.30pm

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 Dayne Willemsen against Taupo a fortnight ago.

Page 3 Self-indulgent Dad pic.

Just like that we’ve made it to our final home game of the season. Our cup run, along with the weather, means the 2017 campaign will finish a month later than originally scheduled but hey, what would you rather be doing? As a fan, I know I’d much prefer to be watching football than not.

Welcome to the players and staff from Melville United and Tokoroa. Tokoroa, in particular, have a lot to play for today but I know our boys will be keen to make you work really hard for it. Best of luck nonetheless.

As usual it’s been raining during the week so I expect the field will take another beating today. I guess we’re all getting used to that but thankfully this is the last time in a little while we’ll have to worry about the surface. Hopefully it’s not too much of a slog out there today for the players.

On behalf of the club’s management team I’d like to thank everyone associated with the Swifts for their efforts during 2017. Players, coaches, administrators, sponsors and fans have all played their part in keeping this club moving forward. We’ve had a challenging year, at times, but have also had a good number of wins on and off the field, so I think it’s fair to say we’ve had another successful year.

Despite what I said above about preferring to watch football, I won’t actually be at the game today. The club has a number of teams entered in the McDonald’s Waikato Junior 5-a-side tournament in Hamilton and, of course, my 8th grade Panthers will be right in the think of it. So good luck to Paul and Jeremy and the two teams. Hopefully we can pick up a couple of results to send the local fans home happy one last time.

And that’s about it from me for another season. We have senior 5-a-side starting this Thursday then I’m off to try and help Spurs break their Wembley Premier League curse.

Hopefully by the time I’m back this weather will be gone and we can start thinking about a long hot Kiwi summer stretching out ahead of us. One can dream...

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 - left) 12 J Cox (A) 11 P Morrison (Ladies 10 D Willemsen (1st) 8 R Singh (Res) 7 H Cihan (A) 7 K Cox (Ladies) 7 B West (1st) 6 J Baxter (1st) 6 G Carmichael (1st) 6 S Parsonage (1st) 6 M van Lith (Ladies) 5 J Khatkar (1st/Res) 5 A Verstraten (Ladies) 4 S Masterson (1st) 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 189 goals across the four teams in 2017.

TABLE TALK Loaded WaiBOP Premiership (as at September 16, 2017) P W D L F Cambridge 22 17 2 3 91 Waikato Unicol 21 14 2 5 51 Old Blues

21 13 1 7 68 Matamata Swifts 20 13 1 6 58 Taupo 21 11 4 6 43 West Hamilton 20 11 2 7 62 Otumoetai 19 9 4 6 36 Te Awamutu 21 9 2 10 43 Melville United 19 5 4 10 33 Rotorua United 22 5 2 15 27 Tauranga Boys’ College 20 4 2 14 40 Papamoa 22 0 0 22 11

A 26 16 43 39 28 46 30 48 50 55 61 121

Pts 53 44 40 40 37 35 31 29 19 17 14 0

WaiBOP Championship (as at September 16, 2017) P W D L Cambridge 22 14 6 2 Waikato Unicol 21 13 4 4 Tokoroa

21 12 5 4 Taupo 21 13 2 6 Wanderers 22 12 3 7 Tauranga City United 22 12 2 8 Otumoetai 22 10 3 9 Te Puke United 22 8 4 10 Te Awamutu 22 7 1 14 Old Blues

22 6 3 13 Matamata Swifts 21 3 3 15 Rotorua United 22 2 0 20

F 64 55 58 60 63 48 38 43 56 36 27 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 17 48 Ngaruawahia 17 45 Eastern City 18 33 Te Aroha 18 27 Unicol 15 20 West Hamilton 17 20 Wanderers 15 16 Te Awamutu 17 16 Matamata 18 12 Cambridge 18 10

Swifts Ladies Waikato Ladies Bowl P Pts Wanderers A 7 16 Matamata 7 15 Claudelands 6 13 Huntly 7 13 Northern Utd 7 8 Unicol 6 9 Wanderers B 7 3 Melville Epics 7 1

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A 30 25 20 39 35 38 41 41 59 53 60 125

Pts 48 43 41 41 39 38 33 28 22 21 12 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 1-1 R Wigelsworth A 16 14:45 Rotorua United 2-1 J Khatkar, D Willemsen 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 4-3

R Shettra L Raynel

R Avergonzado J Pope, S Singh

J Khatkar J Khatkar, R Singh J Khatkar, R Singh

R Singh, F Challis, H Conner, L Clothier

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

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

H Cihan, J Khatkar

AUGUST 2017 H 5 13:00 Melville A 12 13:30 Eastern City H 19 13:00 Wanderers Classics

0-6 1-9 4-4

SEPTEMBER 2017 A 2 14:45 Ngaruawahia H 9 13:30 Eastern City

0-5 3-6

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

H Cihan 2, D Holmes

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

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 end with a win Loaded WaiBOP Premiership champions, Cambridge, completed their 2017 league campaign with a routine 3-1 victory at Melville United and now look forward to the business of gaining a NRFL spot over the next couple of weeks.

In their final tune-up before the home and away play-offs against Auckland club Beachlands-Maraetai, the red and whites had to wait until the final quarter hour to put their opponents away. Callum MacLeod, Tom Woutersen and Donovan Latham all scored during that period after Melville had kept Cambridge at bay for the majority of the match. Patrick Hinchcliffe netted Melville’s consolation goal, also during the goal laden final fifteen minutes.

Cambridge will head north for the first leg of the NRFL play-offs this Saturday, then will host Beachlands-Maraetai at John Kerkhof Park on Saturday September 30 as they look to go one step further than their previous attempt to return to NRFL division 2.

Prior to the kick-off against Cambridge Melville knew they needed a win to be absolutely sure of their spot in the 2018 Premiership, but come late Saturday afternoon they were safe despite defeat. That was due to Rotorua United failing to win at home in their final match of the season.

Rotorua had their opportunities against Comag Matamata Swifts, but fell behind to a Jasom Khatkar goal just after half time.

United found an equaliser but ex-Rotorua player, Dayne Willemsen, sealed their fate in the final five minutes to give the Swifts a 2-1 win.

Other fixtures this weekend Loaded WaiBOP Premiership Unicol v Taupo Tauranga Boys’ v Otumoetai WaiBOP Championship Unicol v Taupo

United now have a nervous wait as catch-up fixtures are played over the next couple of weeks. They ended their season on 17 points and still sit third from bottom but the team just below them, Tauranga Boys’, College, need to find three points from their remaining two games to draw level.

Boys’ College showed some fight in their match at the weekend and that bodes well for the task ahead of them. Down by two at the break away to Taupo, they got back into the match through Danny Warrilow but couldn’t find a second and lost 2-1.

The race for second took an interesting turn. Waikato Unicol struck once in each half, through Riley Rigden and Luke Goodwin, to win 2-1 at an Otumoetai side that hadn’t played for several weeks. This moved Unicol to 44 points ahead of their final match of the season, at home to Taupo, next Saturday.

Tauranga Old Blues missed a trick after losing 5-3 at West Hamilton United in the undoubted match of the round. The Blues led 3-2 at the break thanks to goals from Andrew Cooper, Andrew Carter and Franz Marko, but Dan Finlay added three second half goals to the two he scored before the break to win it for the maroons. The defeat left Old Blues on 40 points with one game remaining, level with the Swifts who have two left. These two sides face off on the final weekend of the month.

In the WaiBOP Championship, Unicol Reserves took advantage of champions, Cambridge Reserves’, decision to default the match between the two sides to move into clear second on 43 points ahead of their final match of the season. Tokoroa, who won 3-1 at home against Otumoetai Reserves, joined Taupo Reserves on 41 points with both sides also having one game remaining.

Tauranga City United and Hamilton Wanderers completed their season by playing each other in a match that finished 3-1 to Tauranga.

From www.waibopfootball.co.nz.

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COMAG Matamata Swifts v Melville United | Kick-off: 2.45pm

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

Coach Paul Richardson Assistant Jeremy Pope

OFFICIALS Referee Andy Holdsworth Assistant 1 Gordon Campbell Assistant 2 Phil Rogers Assessor/coach N/A

OTHER GAMES THIS WEEKEND Richardson Racing Stables Swifts Reserves v Tokoroa (h) 12.30pm on Saturday Swifts A Team Season over Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies Season over

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