Raglan Football Club update and interview with Miller Kirk

by Katie Lowes

Welcome back to the second half of the soccer season everyone!

If you haven’t reached out and made connections with the other players in your team (or the other parents on the sidelines), then now is the chance to do it! It’s all looking UP from here, summer evenings on the beach await us… Backstage, the committee are planning the end of season festivities; if you are a business that would like to sponsor the club please get in touch as it’s always good to pool our resources for these occasions. It doesn’t have to be cash; gazebos, BBQs, help with transport, funny outfits, furniture etc… the team makes the dream.

Also, we would like to share with you that Raglan Football Club have done their absolute best to avoid a cancel culture this year. We always resist the urge to cancel games and it is only with our hands tied by Waikato reg’s that we cancel. We urge all players/teams to get out there and kick around, meet as a team whenever possible and keep your skills up even when we must cancel the ‘organised fun’. Young soccer stars: bully your parents, drag them outside, use makeshift goals and keep at it.

This week we hear from one of the clubs oldest players, Miller Kirk:

What do you call it? Soccer or football?

Football

Is there anything different about soccer/football this year?

Our positions are more structured and we're holding them better.

If there is one thing you could be better at on the pitch what would it be?

Holding onto the ball in a tackle.

What is your secret soccer skill?

What sets you apart from the rest? Reading the game well.

How is the team playing this year - do you have any tactics for the rest of the season?

We got smashed in grading, but we can definitely make a comeback. Working on passing into space and keeping energy for the whole game would be a good focus for the team.

Raglan 10th grade

10 Grade vs Ngaruawahia

Win 70-10

POD Ihimaera Puru

TOD Jesse Peacocke

OPOD Myla Wilson

LOF Myla Wilson

Raglan 11th Grade

11th grade vs TA Marist

Win 40-15

POD Jackson Munns

TOD Zac Murphy

LOF Grayson Francis

OPOD Grayson Francis

Raglna 12th Grade

12th grade vs HOB black

Loss 24-19

POD Jethro Neels

TOD Diego Henderson

OPOD Jade Lye

Thank you to Raglan Surf Emporium and Raglan Sign Company for helping us out with team hoodies and leaver's hoodies. The kids are so proud to wear these!