Pulling a Swift One - March 28, 2015

PULLING A SWIFT ONE Official Matamata AFC match day magazine

Matamata Swifts v Cambridge WaiBOP Premiership - 2.45pm

Swifts Reserves v Cambridge Reserves WaiBOP Championship - 12.30pm

Saturday March 28, 2015. Matamata Domain, Matamata.

A Few Kind Words Welcome everyone to the Matamata Domain for the start of another season. This year we turn 85, which is a milestone worth celebrating. We’ll do so throughout the year.

I’d like to wish the players and coaching staff from both Swifts WaiBOP league teams all the best for the coming 2015 season.

The 1st team did it tough during the first half of 2014 Management but came good over the closing stages. We’re persevering Committee with a young squad this season and if the improvements continue at the rate they did last year I think we’ll do well.

Patron Pushing our reserves into the WaiBOP Championship should Jack Poole aid with this development. Many of our 2014 U-17s now have the chance to play senior mens football at a challenging level President and that will help massively with our overall goal of increasing Julie Clothier quality and improving depth.

Vice-President Today we welcome near neighbours Cambridge in both the Malcolm Raynel WaiBOP Premiership and, earlier, the WaiBOP Championship.

Treasurer There’s probably no better way to kick off the Premiership Dave Mann season than with a derby against the league favourites.

Secretary The fact we have a Swifts v Cambridge double header just Debbie Sankey increases the fun.

There’s a lot to like about the way the Cambridge club is Club Captain run.

We’ve both suffered relegation from the NRFL in recent Ronan Costello years - not a nice thing to have to deal with - but Cambridge Committee used that as a trigger to rebuild and I expect they’ll be back Pete Challis there pretty soon.

Gemma Sliz Through my involvement with WaiBOP United I have Junior Convenor seen first hand how things run at our near neighbours. It’s Cathy O’Callaghan impressive and it’s no accident Cambridge now loom as hot Club Development Mgr favourites to win the WaiBOP Premiership. While the scale of Dwayne Barlow our two clubs are quite different, there’s a lot of off-field stuff they do that we should learn from and implement here.

I would also like to use this column to welcome Waikato PICTURED Stud on board as our new 1st team naming rights sponsor.

Front Cover Scott Parsonage Mark and the team have been long-term supporters of the gets everything behind a header club and we thank them for increasing their investment. in the 2013 match at the Domain between the Swifts and Cambridge. Hopefully wearing the name of the country’s leading Photo: Harlequin Photography. thoroughbred stud on the front of our shirts will signal a Page three Lawrence Clothier return to form for the Swifts. makes a break for it at the Domain during last Saturday’s friendlies.

Dwayne Barlow, Club Development Manager

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

Waikato Stud is a premium club sponsor. They hold naming rights for the Swifts 1st team.

J. Swap Contractors Ltd is a premium club sponsor.

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

Don Griffiths Ltd Thanks also to Matamata Chiropractic, Blue Pacific Minerals, Evolve Garden Maintenance, Tainui Press, New World Matamata, Williams Jewellery, Matamata Physiotherapy, McDonalds, Colourplus Matamata & DBMM.

SWIFTS NOTICEBOARD WHAT’S HAPPENING IN FOOTBALL IN OUR COMMUNITY?

Adamson’s team up to coach Swifts Ladies

Junior football

Swifts junior football registration is We are pleased to announce that Denise complete for 2015 and we are well on Adamson has signed on as the Challenge the way to determining our teams for Matamata Swifts Ladies Team coach for season. Numbers are consistent with the 2015 football season. Denise will be recent seasons.

Grading was held at the Domain assisted by daughter, Patrice, who will last Sunday for all 8th Grade to Open play and also be the team’s co-coach.

Ana Paterson will be the team’s manager. Grade players and team lists will be posted on the website shortly (at www.

Denise has a strong background in matamataswifts.com/juniors). the game while Patrice graduated with We’re still on the lookout for coaches a degree in Sports and Leisure from the and managers, so if this takes your fancy University of Waikato in 2014. then please contact Charlene Conner at All current, past and potential players junior.swifts@gmail.com. are encouraged to join the team at All games begin on Saturday May 2 Pohlen Park on Wednesday evenings for this includes our travelling teams and our training. Sessions start at 6.30pm every Mini-Kickers players. week.

The team hosts Papamoa in a preseason friendly tomorrow. The Waikato Women’s League season kicks off after Easter on Sunday April 12.

For more information, please contact: Sign your young Swift up now Denise Adamson on 027 289 8899 or for one of our junior football Patrice Adamson on 027 840 4712. programmes The club would also like to make a big thank you to Jonathan Crook and Gemma Football For All designed to provide Sliz, who coached and managed the side children with an active and healthy session no matter their ability. Sessions are held on over the last two seasons. Their time at Wednesday afternoons straight after school. the helm culminated in 2014’s Waikato Ladies Division C title.

Swifts Holiday Camp our three day

Learn to Play!

holiday programme returns - April 13-15.

Swifts Skill Centre for

Follow Matamata Swifts online in 2015 www.matamataswifts.co.nz /MatamataSwifts @SwiftySwiftly

players serious about having extra specialised training

For more information and to register for these football programmes visit:

www.matamataswifts.com/coaching Contact Dwayne Barlow on 021 993 832 or email dwayne@dbmm.co.nz

FROM THE SWIFTS ARCHIVE A LOT HAS GONE ON DURING OUR 85 YEARS. HERE’S A QUICK LOOK BACK IN TIME...

These are some of the players who represented the club in 1966.

They include a couple of faces you may or may not recognise.

LAST WEEKEND PRE-SEASON FRIENDLIES - SATURDAY MARCH 21, mATAMATA DOMAIN

MATAMATA SWIFTS 2-1 TE AWAMUTU SWIFTS RESERVES 11-2 NGONGOTAHA We wound up our pre-season schedule with a double-header at the Domain last Saturday. Two contrasting wins followed pretty much the same template as the previous weekend against Pukekohe. Here are some images from last Saturday.

TABLE TALK WaiBOP Premiership (as at March 27, 2015) P W D Cambridge 0 0 0 Katikati 0 0 0 Matamata Swifts 0 0 0 Melville United 0 0 0 Ngongotaha 0 0 0 Old Blues

0 0 0 Otumoetai 0 0 0 Papamoa 0 0 0 Rotorua United 0 0 0 Tauranga Boys College 0 0 0 Tauranga City Utd 0 0 0 Waikato Unicol 0 0 0

L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

WaiBOP Championship (as at March 27, 2015) P W D Cambridge 0 0 0 Claudelands Rovers 0 0 0 Kawerau 0 0 0 Matamata Swifts 0 0 0 Ngongotaha 0 0 0 Old Blues

0 0 0 Te Awamutu 0 0 0 Te Puke 0 0 0 Tokoroa 0 0 0 West Hamilton 0 0 0 Whakatane Town 0 0 0

L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Waikato Ladies Division B (season begins on April 12) P W D L Cambridge 0 0 0 0 Claudelands Rovers 0 0 0 0 Matamata Swifts 0 0 0 0 Melville United 0 0 0 0 Ngaruawahia

0 0 0 0 Te Awamutu 0 0 0 0 Unicol

0 0 0 0 Wanderers 0 0 0 0

SWIFTS MATCH SCHEDULE WAIBOP PREMIERSHIP unless otherwise stated

MARCH 2015 H 28

14:45 Cambridge

APRIL 2015 H 4 A 11 A 18 H 25

14:45 14:45 14:45 14:45

Otumoetai Papamoa

Tauranga City Utd Old Blues

MAY 2015 A 2 H 9 A 16 H 23 A 30

14:45 14:45 14:45 14:45 14:45

Ngongotaha

Waikato Unicol Melville Utd Tauranga Boys College Rotorua Utd

JUNE 2015 H 13 14:45 Katikati A 27 14:45 Cambridge

JULY 2015 A 4 14:45 Otumoetai H 11 14:45 Papamoa H 18 14:45 Tauranga City Utd A 25 14:45 Old Blues AUGUST 2015 H 1 14:45 Ngongotaha A 8 14:45 Waikato Unicol H 15 14:45 Melville Utd A 22 14:45 Tauranga Boys College H 29 14:45 Rotorua Utd SEPTEMBER 2015 A 5 14:45 Katikati

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SWIFTS RESERVES MATCH SCHEDULE WAIBOP CHAMPIONSHIP unless otherwise stated

MARCH 2015 H 28

12:30 Cambridge

APRIL 2015 H 4 A 11 A 18 H 25

12:30 14:45 12:30 12:30

Te Puke Te Awamutu

Old Blues West Hamilton

MAY 2015 A 2 12:30 Ngongotaha

H 9 12:30 Kawerau Sports A 16 14:45 Whakatane Town BYE 23 A 30 14:45 Claudelands JUNE 2015 H 13 12:30 Tokoroa A 27 12:30 Cambridge

JULY 2015 A 4 14:45 Te Puke H 11 12:30 Te Awamutu H 18 12:30 Old Blues A 25 14:45 West Hamilton AUGUST 2015 H 1 12:30 Ngongotaha A 8 14:45 Kawerau Sports H 15 12:30 Whakatane Town BYE 22 H 29 12:30 Claudelands SEPTEMBER 2015 A 5 14:45 Tokoroa

FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015 The tournament begins on 30 May. Tickets are on sale from just $19* an adult and $8* a child at www.FIFA.com/nz2015.

Waikato Stadium hosts five match days, including three double-headers.

MATAMATA SWIFTS

CAMBRIDGE FC

Black & White shirts, Black shorts, Black socks

Red & White shirts, Red shorts, Red socks

Kick-off: 12.30pm

GK 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 GK

Matt Aberhart Micah Barr Matt Monteith Chris Monteith Rob Cox Hugh Budge Shaun Richardson Ronan Costello Logan Allen Logan Raynel Finn Challis Jonathan Crook Ignacio Trias Luis John Viraj Kumar Mike Candy Isaac Frazer-Hayes

Coach Paul Richardson Asst Coach Malcolm Raynel Manager Pete Challis

OFFICIALS Referee Not available Assistant 1 Not available Assistant 2 Not available

Not provided GK 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 GK

Coach N/A Asst Coach N/A Manager N/A

MATAMATA SWIFTS

CAMBRIDGE FC

Black & White shirts, Black shorts, Black socks

Red & White shirts, Red shorts, Red socks

Kick-off: 2.45pm

GK 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Jordan Wise Gary Dobson Sam Masterson Jamie Baxter Michael Dawson Chris Powell Brad West Scott Parsonage Joe Thompset Lawrence Clothier Will Judson Ronan Costello Hugh Budge Shaun Richardson Dwayne Signal Jackson Allen Callum Barr

Coach Chris Powell Asst Coach Thomas Campbell Manager Richard Underwood

OFFICIALS Referee Not available Assistant 1 Not available Assistant 2 Not available

Fraser Nicholls Tom Woutersen Nathan Claridge Sam Garmonsway Glen Carmichael Kyle Wisnewski Robbie Greenhalgh Jason Szabo Henry Stephen Jason Chewins Kieran Hill Adrian Clark Patrick Woodlock Jordan Silvester Matthew Wheeler Adam Brady Rex Fowler

GK 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 GK

Coach Brett Clark Coach Robbie Greenhalgh Goalkeeper coach Kim Brierley Coaching staff Michael Woodlock