THE AVE - ISSUE 1 27th & 28th March
NRFL DOUBLE HEADER
2 2021 Season Kicks off Welcome to both Takapuna AFC and Auckland United to Michaels Ave for this weekends NRFL action. We are thrilled to host these opening games, although due to cricket still being on there are no clubrooms and limited changing rooms available - but we will make do and focus on the action on the field. Best of luck to all the players, coaches and officials! A special welcome to our new Men’s NRFL coach Dave Edmondson who takes his first game this weekend—great to have you here Dave. Cheers Tim Adams Chairman
Football is back, but not as you know it… If the chaos of 2020 wasn’t enough our “governing” body NZ Football have rolled out a complete change to the NRFL in both men’s and women’s. While some of these changes have some merit, some of the changes are ill conceived and everything has been rushed and could have an immediate detrimental effect on football, players, coaches, referees and administrators alike. The amount of mergers in football in Auckland and in other places in NZ to me is a sign that we have the balance wrong between being grassroots community sport and trying to be a place players try and make the leap to the professional game from. I fear we may not see the true damage that has been done to the foundations of our game until it’s too late. Each programme this year we will look at a facet of these changes and see what has been done and what the possible effects might be (positive or not) - Stay Tuned!! FRONT COVER: Dee making a block (Top), Skipper Seb goes for a shot (Bottom) BACK COVER: Women’s Captain Erin Simperingham in action
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PAGE DESCRIPTION
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SPONSORS & PARTNERS
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U17’s NATIONALS SUMMARY
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NRFL DIV 1 SCHEDULE
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NRFL PREMIER SCHEDULE
8&9
UPCOMING FIRST TEAM GAMES
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ELLERSLIE MENS FIRST TEAM LINEUP
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TAKAPUNA MENS FIRST TEAM LINEUP
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ELLERSLIE WOMENS FIRST TEAM LINEUP
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AUCKLAND UNITED FIRST TEAM LINEUP
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ELLERSLIE MENS RESERVES LINEUP
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ELLERSLIE WOMENS RESERVES LINEUP
Don’t miss next weeks issue of “The Ave” as our Men’s team take on Manurewa AFC
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5 Ellerslie AFC fielded a new look team in the March U17’s after a number of players aged out from the December tournament (postponed from March 2020 due to Covid). We still managed to field 10 of last years 18 which isn’t too bad in terms of consistency and we supplemented that 10 with a combination of new players to the club and some guest players to form a strong 18. With increased numbers of women’s teams at this years U17’s Nationals the format was a little different - A day one pool of 4 teams saw Ellerslie grab two wins from their first two games to secure a place in the top 8, and then the last game of the day saw the Ponies outplayed by a up for it Springs team who scored two good early goals. Day 2 saw us in another 4 team group in the top half of the draw, with consecutive draws against Wellington United and then Auckland United it all came down to the last game of the day to see if we could make the Championship Semi-finals. In our way was Cashmere Technical and the ladies did the business in the end with a 2-1 win to put us in the Semi’s. In the Semi-Finals on Day 3 we faced tournament favourites Northern Rovers who had been impressive so far and turned out they were just a tad too tough for our team as we lost and faced Springs who had lost a tight game against Auckland United in the other semi-final. Springs still had our number from Day 1 and while we put up a good fight for the first half Springs grabbed some goals in the 2nd half to take 3rd place. 4th place was our final position, an improvement of once place from the December 2020 tournament, with a changed squad which was exciting. Congrats to Auckland United for winning the final - well deserved.
6 ROUND
DATE & TIME
OPPOSITION
1
27.03.21 @ 3pm
Takapuna AFC
Michaels Ave
3
05.04.21 @ 3pm
Manurewa AFC
Michaels Ave
4
10.04.21 @ 3pm
East Coast Bays
Michaels Ave
5
17.04.21 @ 3pm
Mt Albert Ponsonby
Anderson Park
6
24.04.21 @ 3pm
Waitemata FC
Michaels Ave
7
01.05.21 @ 3pm
Bucklands Beach
Michaels Ave
8
08.05.21 @ 3pm
Albany United
Michaels Ave
9
22.05.21 @ 3pm
Metro FC
Phyllis Street
10
29.05.21 @ 3pm
Waiheke United
Michaels Ave
11
12.06.21 @ 3pm
Tauranga City
Links Ave
12
26.06.21 @ 3pm
Bucklands Beach
Lloyd Elsmore Park
14
10.07.21 @ 3pm
Manurewa AFC
Memorial Park
15
17.07.21 @ 3pm
East Coast Bays
Bay City Park
16
24.07.21 @ 3pm
Mt Albert Ponsonby
Michaels Ave
17
31.07.21 @ 3pm
Waitemata FC
McLeod Park
18
07.08.21 @ 3pm
Takapuna AFC
Taharoto Park
19
15.08.21 @ 3pm
Albany United
Rosedale Park
20
21.08.21 @ 3pm
Metro FC
Michaels Ave
21
28.08.21 @ 3pm
Waiheke United
Onetangi Sports Park
22
04.09.21 @ 3pm
Tauranga City
Michaels Ave
NOTES • Reserves games kickoff at 12:30pm on Saturdays • Fixtures are subject to change - please check • Check NRF’s website or social pages for updates • Round 2 and 13 are BYES
VENUE
NRF Website: www.aucklandfootball.org.nz Lotto NRFL Twitter: @LOTTONRFL Lotto NRFL Facebook: @LOTTONRFL
RESULT
7 ROUND
DATE & TIME
OPPOSITION
1
28.03.21 @3pm
Auckland United
Michaels Ave
2
02.04.21 @3pm
Hamilton Wanderers
Porritt Stadium
3
11.04.21 @3pm
Northern Rovers
Michaels Ave
4
18.04.21 @ 1pm
Eastern Suburbs
Madills Farm
5
25.04.21 @ 3pm
Western Springs
Michaels Ave
6
02.05.21 @ 1pm
Auckland United
Keith Hay Park
7
09.05.21 @ 3pm
Hamilton Wanderers
Michaels Ave
8
16.05.21 @ 1pm
Northern Rovers
McFetridge Park
9
23.05.21 @ 3pm
Eastern Suburbs
Michaels Ave
10
30.05.21 @ 3pm
Western Springs
Seddon Fields
11
13.06.21 @ 3pm
Auckland United
Michaels Ave
12
27.06.21 @ 1pm
Hamilton Wanderers
Porritt Stadium
13
04.07.21 @ 3pm
Northern Rovers
Michaels Ave
14
18.07.21 @ 1pm
Eastern Suburbs
Madills Farm
15
25.07.21 @ 3pm
Western Springs
Michaels Ave
16
01.08.21 @ 1pm
Auckland United
Keith Hay Park
17
08.08.21 @ 3pm
Hamilton Wanderers
Michaels Ave
18
15.08.21 @ 1pm
Northern Rovers
McFetridge Park
19
22.08.21 @ 3pm
Eastern Suburbs
Michaels Ave
20
29.08.21 @ 1pm
Western Springs
Seddon Fields
NOTES • Home Reserves games kickoff at 12:45pm on Sundays • Away Reserves games kickoff at 10:30am on Sundays • Fixtures are subject to change - please check • Check NRF’s website or social pages for updates
VENUE
NRF Website: www.aucklandfootball.org.nz Lotto NRFL Twitter: @LOTTONRFL Lotto NRFL Facebook: @LOTTONRFL
RESULT
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9
10 #
PLAYER NAME
GAMES
GOALS
1
KYRYL BOLHARYN
21
0
2
LEX DAVIES-CAMPBELL
28
3
3
AALOK PAUDEL
33
0
4
JORDAN BRESLER
33
0
5
JOSH LAI
17
2
6
ALEX CLARK
23
3
7
RORY KELLY
7
2
8
ADAM SCOTT
79
7
9
ERMAL FUSHA
DEBUT
0
10
RYAN MORROW
7
0
11
REI OGAWA-BRACEY
7
0
12
ANDRE MUNRO-WILSON
5
2
13
JOSH TORRENS
51
1
14
KOJO NORKU
4
0
15
SEB POELMAN
77
8
16
ROWAN CORBETT
53
13
17
CONRAD BENEFIELD
38
1
TYPE OF OFFICIAL
TEAM OFFICIALS
18
JONATHAN DAVIDSON
DEBUT
0
HEAD COACH
Dave Edmondson
21
DIRRENESH THIRUKUMAR
DEBUT
0
ASSIST. COACH
Fred de Jong
22
COBI ALLEN
DEBUT
0
ASSIST. COACH
Terry Torrens
23
PATRICK GREY
DEBUT
0
GK COACH
Tony Jenkins
MANAGER
Tim Adams
PHYSIO
Aaron Collin
KOJO NORKU Returns to football for the 2021 season and looks to make an impact on the field (and off as physio for the Women’s team)
11 #
PLAYER NAME
TYPE OF OFFICIAL
1
Brendan KAVANAGH (GK)
2
Emile MCARTHUR
AR 1
Beth Rattray
3
Nick SMITH
AR 2
Lee Juno
4
Jonathan LEWIS
Reserves Ref
Lee Juno
6
Connor CAHILL-FAHEY
7
Sam ROBERTSON
8
Mitchell WATTS
9
Sean WILLCOX
10
Nicholas QUINN
11
Tommy MILLER
12
Elliott DOOLEY
13
Jack TAYLOR
14
Jack ANDERSON
15
Elijah SULLIVAN
16
Ben ALLAN
17
Andrew COWELL
18
Joshua BARTRAM
19
Will HEATHER
TYPE OF OFFICIAL
TEAM OFFICIALS
20
Liam SMITH (GK)
HEAD COACH
Chris Milicich
28
Mihailo ZIVKOVIC (GK)
ASSIST. COACH
REFEREE
MATCH OFFICIALS
Riley Greenbury
WEBSITE: http://www.takapunaafc.co.nz/
TWITTER: @takapuna_afc
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Takapuna.football/
ASSIST. COACH ASSIST. COACH
12 #
PLAYER NAME
GAMES
Anita Trudgen
53
Annabelle Pakieto
7
Britney Cunningham-Lee
8
Cat Pretty
Debut
Charli Collard
30
Courtney Rowse
7
Deb Tutty
168
Erin Hughes
51
Hollie Leona
17
Kathryn Gow
3
Kim Mesias
Debut
Kimberley Oosterbeek
25
Leigh Aitken
38
Maddy McCormick
26
MIA GRGICEVICH Mia had a great mini season in Reserves in 2020 and is ready for her First Team debut
Marie Green
Debut
TYPE OF OFFICIAL
TEAM OFFICIALS
Mia Grgicevich
Debut
HEAD COACH
Ryan Shiffman
Ruth Bowerman
3
ASSIST. COACH
Callum McKenzie
Tayla Hawes
21
ASSIST. COACH
Mark Thompson
GK COACH
Nadia Olla
MANGER
Kevin Green
MANAGER
Donna Collard
PHYSIO
Kojo Norku
13 #
PLAYER NAME
Alaina GRANGER
TYPE OF OFFICIAL
MATCH OFFICIALS
REFEREE
Aaron Day
Ally TOAILOA
AR 1
Fidel Jaary
Alosi BLOOMFIELD
AR 2
Courtney Day
Bree JOHNSON
Reserves Ref
TBC
Caitlyn MCKAY Emma LEAMING Genevieve RYAN Isabella RICHARDS Jess MATHEWS Kate DUNCAN Nadine ROBERTS Prue CATTON Rivalina FUIMAONO
WEBSITE: WWW.AUCKLANDUNITEDFC.ORG.NZ TWITTER:
Ruby NATHAN
@auckland_united
FACEBOOK:
Sophie BRADLEY
@AucklandUnitedFC
Stella LAWSON
INSTAGRAM: @aucklandunitedfc
Tessa LEONG TYPE OF OFFICIAL
TEAM OFFICIALS
HEAD COACH
Mauro Donoso
RESERVES COACH Jordan Roberts RES MANAGER
Jason Gerrand
PHYSIO
Amy Gillen
CONDITIONING
Joanna Watkinson
14 #
PLAYER NAME
GAMES
GOALS
18
TAYLOR HARRISON
0
0
24
BEN ALEXANDER
0
0
26
MONJU SHOHEI
18
0
27
KOSEI HAGINO
0
0
29
ANDREW HOLDSWORTH
0
0
30
DANIEL EVANS
0
0
32
RYAN RIFAI
0
0
34
SHUKRULLAH REZAI
2
0
35
MICHAEL MOORE
0
0
36
JORDAN ROBERTS-RADFORD
0
0
37
BROCK GUNSON
0
0
38
ATHAN RATNAM
0
0
39
LIAM BUYCK
0
0
40
JAYDEN BUSH
0
0
43
RYAN ROBINSON
0
0
TYPE OF OFFICIAL
TEAM OFFICIALS
44
PATRICK FAHEY
17
1
HEAD COACH
SEB BOUVIER
ASSIST. COACH
n/a
GK COACH
TONY JENKINS
MANAGER
TIM ADAMS
PHYSIO
AARON COLLIN
MONJU SHOHEI Our tireless and inspirational skipper of the Reserves team - a true club legend.
Games and Goals are First Team games and goals only! Players do float between teams, but will always wear their dedicated number in First Team games
15 #
PLAYER NAME
Kezia Kelly Ella Wiebe Holly Marx Dee Mosca Lauren McKenzie Lulu Lance Sarah Robinson Katjana Grgicevich Jemma McCormick Tove Bennett Erin Mattingly
Stephanie Jones Faith Moa Hannah Grimsey
ABBY NICHOLSON Promoted from last years U16’s Girls into Reserves, Abby also coaches a Junior Team, go Abby!
Anna Howden
TYPE OF OFFICIAL
TEAM OFFICIALS
Claire Alderton
HEAD COACH
Ian Davidson
Abby Nicolson
ASSIST. COACH
Callum McKenzie
Maggie Jaques
GK COACH
Nadia Olla
Charlotte Marvin
MANAGER
Kevin Green
Chante Du Plessis
MANAGER
Donna Collard
Caitlin Turner
PHYSIO
Kojo Norku
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