THE AVE - ISSUE ONE 20.06.20
ELLERSLIE AFC VS BUCKLANDS BEACH AFC
2 It almost felt like football season was never going to arrive - but finally due to everyones hard work and sacrifice we have survived the first wave of this pandemic and we can continue to enjoy sport like we did pre-covid. So let’s get to it!
Todays main fixture see’s some familiar faces with our opposition Bucklands Beach fielding at least four ex-Ellerslie players, Dan and Ben Culpan, Sohail Basha and Div Deo. Not only that but we have played Bucklands Beach a lot since they were promoted into NRFL Div 1 and yet we have yet to register official points.
It’s also a step into the unknown for our Reserves team, which has changed a lot from last season, a new bunch of players, some familiar faces and a new campaign to get excited about. We do hope you enjoy the games today, the clubrooms are open and we invite you up after the games to enjoy some post match hospitality regardless of results. We also ask that players, coaches, parents, supporters all take care with their health in regards to Covid while they are at Michaels Ave, better to be safe than sorry!!
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PAGE DESCRIPTION
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WELCOME TO MICHAELS AVE
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CONTENTS
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SPONSORS & PARTNERS
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THIS WEEKS CLUB FIXTURES
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NRFL SCHEDULE
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NRFL PRE-SEASON SUMMARY
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ELLERSLIE AFC FIRST TEAM LINEUP
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BUCKLANDS BEACH FIRST TEAM LINEUP
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ELLERSLIE AFC RESERVES LINEUP
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BUCKLANDS BEACH RESERVES LINEUP
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TEAM PROFILE - DIAMONDS
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TEAM PROFILE - COLTS
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PLAYER PROFILE - CONRAD BENEFIELD
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PLAYER PROFILE - JOSH MARSHALL
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CLUB APP
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NRFL MATCH PHOTOS
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COMBINED CLUB TABLE
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NEXT WEEKS FIXTURES
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END FRONT COVER: HARRY STANBRIDGE
BACK COVER: LETS HOPE WE HAVE SEEN ALL THE SURPRISES 2020 HAS IN STORE FOR US
Don’t miss next weeks issue of “The Ave” as our Women’s Team take on Glenfield Rovers at home
A brand new feature in 2020, Team Profiles. Check out our first wo teams, the Div 1 Diamonds and Div 1 Colts
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5 DATE
TIME
HOME TEAM
AWAY TEAM
VENUE
19/06
19:00
Ellerslie AFC Deceptively Slow
VS
Ellerslie AFC ZFFC
Michaels Ave 1 - Turf
20/06
12:30
Ellerslie AFC Men’s Reserves
VS
Bucklands Beach AFC Reserves
Michaels Ave 1 - Turf
20/06
13:00
Ellerslie AFC Bad Company
VS
Uni-Mount Bohemian Quiche
Michaels Ave 2
20/06
13:00
Ellerslie AFC Screaming Eagles
VS
Ellerslie AFC Black Ponies
Michaels Ave 3
20/06
13:00
Mt Albert-Ponsonby AFC
VS
Ellerslie AFC Auckland Wanderers Valonia Reserve 1
20/06
13:00
Ellerslie AFC Iguanas
VS
Eastern Suburbs Keats
Michaels Ave 5
20/06
13:15
Western Springs Stingers
VS
Ellerslie AFC Colts
Seddon Fields 2 - Turf
20/06
13:15
Ellerslie AFC Barons
VS
Ellerslie AFC Red Knights
Simson Reserve 1
20/06
13:30
Fencibles United Miller
VS
Ellerslie AFC The Red Rurus
William Green 1 - Turf
20/06
15:00
Ellerslie AFC Men’s First Team
VS
Bucklands Beach AFC
Michaels Ave 1 - Turf
20/06
15:00
Ellerslie AFC Diamonds
VS
Western Springs OLYS
Michaels Ave 2
20/06
15:00
Papatoetoe United
VS
Ellerslie AFC Business Time
Papatoetoe Recreation 4
20/06
15:00
Ellerslie AFC Colts Reserves
VS
Drury UFC DIY Hire
Michaels Ave 5
20/06
15:00
Onehunga Sports Hunga
VS
Ellerslie AFC Zephyr
Waikaraka Park 3
20/06
15:00
Ellerslie AFC Mustangs
VS
Onehunga Mangere U Hombres
Michaels Ave 3
21/06
10:45
Hamilton Wanderers Reserves
VS
Ellerslie AFC Women’s Reserves
Porritt Stadium 1
21/06
11:00
Bucklands Beach Reserves
VS
Ellerslie AFC Rebels
Lloyd Elsmore Park 2
21/06
11:00
Ellerslie AFC Red Fury
VS
Tuakau W4
Michaels Ave 1 - Turf
21/06
13:00
Hamilton Wanderers
VS
Ellerslie AFC Women’s First Team Porritt Stadium 1
21/06
13:15
Western Springs Kereru
VS
Ellerslie AFC Zamantix Roverines
Seddon Fields 2 - Turf
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6 ROUND
DATE & TIME
OPPOSITION
1
20.06 @ 3PM
BUCKLANDS BEACH AFC
MICHAELS AVENUE
2
26.06 @ 7:30PM
METRO FC (FRI)
PHYLLIS STREET
3
04.07 @ 3PM
WAITEMATA FC
MICHAELS AVENUE
4
11.07 @ 3PM
TAURANGA CITY AFC
LINKS AVE
5
18.07 @ 3PM
ALBANY UTD
MICHAELS AVENUE
6
24.07 @ 7PM
MT ALBERT PONSONBY (FRI)
ANDERSON PARK
7
01.08 @ 3PM
MANUREWA AFC
MICHAELS AVENUE
8
08.08 @ 3PM
TAKAPUNA AFC
MICHAELS AVENUE
9
15.08 @ 3PM
GLENFIELD ROVERS
MCFETRIDGE PARK
10
22.08 @ 5PM
WAIHEKE UTD
MICHAELS AVENUE
11
29.08 @ 3PM
EAST COAST BAYS AFC
BAY CITY PARK
12
TBC
TBC
TBC
13
TBC
TBC
TBC
14
TBC
TBC
TBC
15
TBC
TBC
TBC
16
TBC
TBC
TBC
NOTES • Reserves games kickoff at 12:30pm on Saturdays • Fixtures are subject to change - please check Auckland Football’s website or social pages for updates AFF Website: www.aucklandfootball.org.nz Lotto NRFL Twitter: @LOTTONRFL Lotto NRFL Facebook: @LOTTONRFL
VENUE
RESULT
7 The 2020 pre-covid pre-season seems like a season ago now, however despite the rude interruption we have had a decent campaign to get us ready for what will be a short and sweet NRFL this season. The pre-covid pre-season campaign saw us take on Bucklands Beach, Birkenhead, Northland FC and finally Kiwi True Blues West Auckland FC (phew) before we headed into isolation. Victories in pre-season mean little, but it was good to see some goals being scored as we knocked a couple past Bucklands Beach and Kiwi True Blues and snuck past a stoic Northland side by a solitary goal. Birkenhead of course was a loss, as is traditional in pre-season but as a measuring stick against previous performances it was an improvement. There was a wide range of results from our lockdown activities, we tried to keep the team engaged and active with weekly video meetings and physical challenges being set - some of the team really engaged and some did their own thing, but for those who stayed active over the break they are really seeing the results now. Post-Covid we were told AFF would organise our pre-season games and there would be strict criteria on player loading - to put it politely while the idea was ok the execution was poor and muddled, something unfortunately we are getting used to seeing from our Federation. We did get a game against Waiheke under our belt which was a scrappy affair and saw the visitors win 2-1 in a game of little quality, we finished off pre-season with a very well contested Steve Knapp Cup (First Team vs Reserves) game, which will see both sides well prepared for this weekends opening fixture against Bucklands Beach.
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PLAYER NAME
GAMES
GOALS
1
KYRYL BOLHARYN
13
0
2
ALEXEI DAVIES-CAMPBELL
26
3
4
JORDAN BRESLER
28
0
5
DENISH CHAND
20
0
6
ALEX CLARK
15
3
7
RORY KELLY
DEBUT
0
8
ADAM SCOTT
77
6
9
HAZEM AL-FAYAD
1
0
10
DYLAN HORGAN
78
13
11
REI OGAWA-BRACEY
DEBUT
0
12
ANDRE MUNRO-WILSON
DEBUT
0
13
JOSH TORRENS
51
1
14
ANTON MOORE
DEBUT
0
15
SEB POELMAN
69
8
16
ROWAN CORBETT
46
13
17
CONRAD BENEFIELD
31
1
18
BRENDAN HALL
DEBUT
0
TYPE OF OFFICIAL
TEAM OFFICIALS
20
AALOK PAUDEL
31
0
HEAD COACH
FRED DE JONG
21
JOSH LAI
9
2
ASSIST. COACH
TERRY TORRENS
23
RYAN MORROW
DEBUT
0
GK COACH
KRIS PINNOCK
30
PATRICK FAHEY
10
1
MANAGER
TIM ADAMS
34
DENNY TWIGG
21
5
PHYSIO
AARON COLLIN
CONRAD BENEFIELD IN ACTION AGAINST MT ALBERT PONSONBY IN 2018 AT ANDERSON PARK FIND OUT MORE ABOUT CONRAD IN HIS PLAYER PROFILE LATER IN THIS PROGRAM
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PLAYER NAME
TYPE OF OFFICIAL
1
DIVI DEO
2
SERGIO FERRER
AR 1
MARTIN HUANG
3
LEWIS FURMENGER
AR 2
SAMUEL CLEMENT
4
SOHAIL BASHA
5
JERE PEREZ
6
CALLUM LOWE
7
DANIEL CULPAN
8
SANDER WATERLAND
9
IWA SHAKER
10
BEN CULPAN
11
JOSH SMITH
12
JOSH OLIVER
13
BEN HUNT
14
ETHAN STEVENSON
15
JAYDEN CHIPLIN
17
JAMES HOYT
18
LACHLAN BROADHURST
19
TROY TAPSELL
TYPE OF OFFICIAL
TEAM OFFICIALS
20
THOMAS GOLDING
HEAD COACH
RUDI MOZR
21
JOSH PRACEY
ASSIST. COACH
BABAK SHAHBAZPOUR
22
OLIVER POCOCK
MANAGER
PAUL MACKENZIE
PHYSIO
N/A
REFEREE
ASSESSOR
MATCH OFFICIALS
STEPHEN MERRIMAN
KEVIN TURNOCK
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PLAYER NAME
GAMES
GOALS
0
0
DEBUT
0
1 3
ANDREW HOLDSWORTH
22
KSHITIJ GOHEL
24
HARRY STANBRIDGE
0
0
25
KARAR SOHRABI
11
0
26
MONJU SOHHEI
18
0
27
TARIRO MASHONGANYIKA
26
1
28
AVI ENOKA
DEBUT
0
29
FARHAN AZIM
0
0
31
LUKE TYRO
0
0
32
JENSEN FA’AFUA
0
0
33
DIRRENESH THIRUKUMAR
0
0
35
ATHAN RATNAM
0
0
37
DAS LAI-SAI
5
0
38
LEE HARMON
DEBUT
0
TYPE OF OFFICIAL
TEAM OFFICIALS
39
RAIHAN AZIM
0
0
HEAD COACH
SEB BOUVIER
40
ALEX ARNOLD
0
0
ASSIST. COACH
JAYDEN BUSH
42
JOSH MARSHALL
1
0
GK COACH
KRIS PINNOCK
43
MATT PLEDGER
DEBUT
0
MANAGER
TIM ADAMS
44
LEVI PAHINA
0
0
PHYSIO
AARON COLLIN
JOSH MARSHALL IN ACTION AGAINST BAY OLYMPIC AT CRUM PARK IN 2019 FIND OUT MORE ABOUT JOSH IN HIS PLAYER PROFILE LATER IN THIS PROGRAM
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PLAYER NAME
TYPE OF OFFICIAL
1
RILEY PULLAR
2
YANNIK POCOCK
AR 1
N/A
3
LIAM BAILEY
AR 2
N/A
4
ETHAN STEVENSON
ASSESSOR
N/A
5
KIEREN MACKENZIE
6
JARROD GORDON
7
PHOENIX SILVER
8
JOSH PRACEY
9
ANDY GOULD
10
NICKY JEKEL
11
JASON HSIAO
12
FRANO KURTANOVIC
13
JACK CAHIR
14
LYLE JONES
15
COLE BROWN
16
CAM HARTLEY
17
JADEN ANDREWS
18
LACHLAN BROADHURST
TYPE OF OFFICIAL
TEAM OFFICIALS
19
TEDDY TADASSE
HEAD COACH
JOSH DOBSON
20
NATHAN GARROW
ASSIST. COACH
N/A
21
DANIEL MCGARTHY
MANAGER
N/A
PHYSIO
N/A
REFEREE
MATCH OFFICIALS
SAMUEL CLEMENT
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12 Well here we finally are. After a disruption to the start of a football 2020 Diamonds Squad season like no other and some massive uncertainty of whether Seamus RYDER (captain) we'd even get a season we are FINALLY underway. If anyone ever needed convincing of how valuable team sports and sports clubs are to the health and well being of communities and individuals surely they are convinced now. A huge THANK YOU to Tim, Kelly and the rest of the Ponies administration, staff, and board for all you do to make it happen. This will be the Diamonds 6th season and we continue to go from strength to strength. We had a hugely successful season last year winning both the Northern Knock-Out Cup and the resulting Tom McNabb Trophy (all be it with a 1-1 score line....), which was worthy reward for a squad who played 25 games (or thereabouts). There were some tired and sore bodies by the end (especially the older statesmen!) However the elusive AFF Div 1 title still remained out of reach. Since our second season (2016 when we won the Div 4 title we haven't been able to seal the deal on a league title.
Michael GOULDING Andrew SUGGATE Chris THURSTON Ramesh MAVANI Nicholas (Nick) MORRISON Adam TURNER Kieran PURCELL James (Jimmy) SHEPPARD Charles WILLIAMS John CHISHOLM Samuel O'MALLEY David GLOVER William WALLACE-BLAKELY Joseph (Joe) CLARK Matthew (Matt) JO Joe (Joe) TOMPSETT Sam BAILEY William DICKINSON Robert WEARING Erik THOMSON Edwin BOSHIER Dylan THOMSON Nathan MCCULLUM Alex SZCZEPANIAK
Oh how we came close last year! We needed 6 points from our last 2 games against 2 of the 4 top teams. We won our last game against the Western Springs Diamond Geezers at their place to deny them the title and handing it to the Fencibles, but it was the game previously that was one of the cruellest in our history.
We thought we had all 3 points with a 87th minute winner, but then came the 89th minute penalty from very tired legs. Further salt into the wound when we hit their cross bar in injury time. It ended a draw and it ended our title dreams. The drama of football. Oh how we love it! So needless to say we are pretty fired up to get our hands on the league title this year. Thanks again to some strong off-season recruitment we have a strong and united squad, and thankfully for some younger members, a slightly lower median age!
13 It certainly hasn't been the smoothest start to a football season, but we've arrived and the lads are excited to finally get going. It's been a not so quiet reminder how important sport is for us as individuals and for the wider community. On the personnel front we've had a couple changes this year with some players moving on but I'm excited at the lads that have come through and have fitted right in. It was always going to be tricky considering some of those players were from our nearest rivals that actually won the league last year. I am really happy with the squad we have this year and after an indifferent 2019 that was plagued by injuries we have a realistic chance of winning the league once again. However, I've personally played in the top tier of AFF for some time now and the quality of the league improved massively last year and I expect the same again in 2020, so we will have to be at our very best and look after our bodies throughout the season as some of the lads start creeping up in age. A big thanks to the whole nation who played their role in enabling us to get this point where community sport competitions can start again. We're so damn excited to be able to get going and share a beer afterwards with our mates. Bring it on!
The glory days for the Men’s AFF Div 1 team (formally Champs, now Colts)
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Winning Premier Secondary Schools Nationals
GOALS FOR 2020: Help Ellerslie to be a competitive side and to a top 6 finish
WHICH TEAM DO YOU SUPPORT: Aston Villa
WHO IS YOUR FOOTBALL IDOL: I enjoy what Eric Cantona used to do and his aggressiveness on the pitch.
DREAM 5 A SIDE TEAM: AGE: 23 POSITION: MIDFIELD
Eric Cantona, Joey Barton, Carlos Puyol, Steven Gerrard, Iker Casillas
WHO HAS THE WORST BANTER: Dylan Horgan - ha ha ha ha
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Sacred Heart XI, Ellerslie U19’s Napier Tournament Ellerslie Reserves
GOALS FOR 2020: Solidify my Reserves starting spot, make some First Team appearances
WHICH TEAM DO YOU SUPPORT: Chelsea FC and England
DREAM 5 A SIDE TEAM: Drogba, Hazard, Lampard, Terry, Cech
AGE: 17 POSITION: FORWARD
PLAYER TO WATCH IN 2020: Jensen Fa’afua because he is improving a lot
WHO HAS THE WORST BANTER: Kris Pinnock
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Ellerslie travelled up to Whangarei to play Northland FC in our first preseason (pre Lockdown) and came away with a 1-0 win thanks to a superb goal from Hazem AlFayad.
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ELLERSLIE TEAM NAME WOMEN'S FIRST TEAM WOMEN'S RESERVES MEN'S FIRST TEAM MEN'S RESERVES COLTS DIAMONDS IGUANAS COLTS RESERVES AUCKLAND WANDERERS BUSINESS TIME DECEPTIVELY SLOW ZFCFC BAD COMPANY RED RURU'S BLACK PONIES SCREAMING EAGLES BARONS RED KNIGHTS MUSTANGS ZEPHYR REBELS RED FURY ZAMANTIX ROVERINES
DIVISION NRFL PREMIER LEAGUE NRFL PREM RESERVES NRFL DIV 1 NRFL DIV 1 RESERVES AFF MENS’ DIV 1 AFF MEN’S DIV 1 AFF MEN’S DIV 2 AFF MEN'S DIV 2 AFF MEN'S DIV 3 AFF MEN'S DIV 4 AFF MEN'S DIV 4 AFF MEN'S DIV 4 AFF MEN'S DIV 4 AFF MEN'S DIV 6 AFF MEN'S DIV 7 AFF MEN'S DIV 7 AFF MENS' DIV 8 AFF MEN'S DIV 9 AFF 040'S DIV 3 AFF 040'S DIV 2 NRF WOMENS CHAMPS AFF WOMEN'S DIV 3 AFF WOMEN'S DIV 3
PL
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ellerslie AFC combined League table rankings based on win percentage then fewest goals conceded.
19 DATE
TIME
HOME TEAM
AWAY TEAM
VENUE
26/06
19:15
Western Springs The Young 1’s
VS
Ellerslie AFC Iguanas
Seddon Fields 2 - Turf
26/06
19:30
Metro FC
VS
Ellerslie AFC Mens First Team
Phyllis Street 1
27/06
12:30
Metro FC Reserves
VS
Ellerslie AFC Mens Reserves
Phyllis Street 1
27/06
13:00
Western Springs Wanderers
VS
Ellerslie AFC Diamonds
Seddon Fields 4
27/06
13:00
Ellerslie AFC Akl Wanderers
VS
High School Old Boys Red
Michaels Ave 3
27/06
13:00
Ellerslie AFC The Red Rurus
VS
Three Kings United ATSC
Simson 1
27/06
13:15
Ellerslie AFC Bad Company
VS
Bucklands Beach AFC Horses
Michaels Ave 5
27/06
13:15
Ellerslie AFC Black Ponies
VS
Uni-Mount Bohemian Red Devils Michaels Ave 2
27/06
15:00
Ellerslie AFC Colts
VS
Tuakau Wanderers
Michaels Ave 1 - Turf
27/06
15:00
Ellerslie AFC Deceptively Slow
VS
Uni-Mount Bohemian Quiche
Ngahue 2 - Turf
27/06
15:00
Three Kings United Rangers
VS
Ellerslie AFC Business Time
Keith Hay Park 15 Snr
27/06
15:00
Ellerslie AFC ZFFC
VS
Papatoetoe United
Michaels Ave 5
27/06
15:00
Ellerslie AFC Colts Reserves
VS
Bucklands Beach AFC Roma
Simson 1
27/06
15:00
Ellerslie AFC Barons
VS
Manurewa Golden Eagles
Michaels Ave 3
27/06
15:00
Three Kings United Ramrod
VS
Ellerslie AFC Red Knights
Keith Hay Park 7 Snr
27/06
15:00
Bucklands Beach AFC Red Bulls
VS
Ellerslie AFC Screaming Eagles
Lloyd Elsmore Park 3
27/06
15:00
Ellerslie AFC Zephyr
VS
Otahuhu United NZ Rewa
Michaels Ave 2
27/06
15:00
Papatoetoe United Ole Roosters
VS
Ellerslie AFC Mustangs
Papatoetoe Recreation 4
28/06
11:00
Ellerslie AFC Rebels
VS
Onehunga Mangere Utd Scarlets Michaels Ave 2
28/06
12:45
Ellerslie AFC Womens Reserves
VS
Glenfield Reserves
Michaels Ave 1 - Turf
28/06
13:00
Uni-Mount Bohemian
VS
Ellerslie AFC Zamantix Roverines
Bill McKinlay - Turf 1
28/06
13:00
Papatoetoe Cougars & Cubs
VS
Ellerslie AFC Red Fury
Murdoch Park 1
28/06
15:00
Ellerslie AFC Womens First Team
VS
Glenfield Rovers
Michaels Ave 1 - Turf
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