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ELLERSLIE VS HIBISCUS COAST
WELCOME TO MICHAELS AVE As the season passes the halfway point and hopefully the coldest winter nights are now behind us there are still plenty of football activity going on, locally, nationally and internationally. Our main focus is of course the visit of Hibiscus Coast to Michaels Ave this weekend in Lotto NRFL action, Craig and his team will view this game as crucial to their promotion hopes as do we – which means this will be a tense game, but hopefully one played with skill and the right attitude from both sides, that action commences from 6pm on Saturday evening. At 3:45pm on Saturday our Reserves have had a bit of a blip coming into the business end of the season and this has seen them give up top spot (albeit on goals scored) to Takapuna – this game against the Coast reserves is a chance for Fred and Dave and their team to get back to winning ways. Friday night see’s Fencibles take the short trip over the Panmure Bridge to face our Thirds in another game which has massive consequences for the top of the Div 2 as these two sides join two others in a four way tie for First – that game is a 7pm kickoff at Michaels Ave.
There has been other talking points this past fortnight as well with NZ’s shock disqualification from the Olympic games qualifying – there are several points of concern here including the welfare of both the player himself in question and the rest of his team, but I can’t help but think that NZ Football should be doing a better job as the gatekeeper of our sports credibility in NZ and in the world – The sad fact that there has been more mainstream media coverage of #wynnegate than there was of the recent U20 world cup is reflective of our sports standing here in NZ. I for one hope this is the catalyst for some improvement operationally from our national body! In international football Liverpool, Man City, Real Madrid and Roma have been touring Australia in what is becoming an annual occurrence due to the massive growth in the game there – The A-League has really kicked life into Football in Aussie and hopefully we can feed off their wins. A couple of club members went to watch the games, including a few first team players – so it will be good to welcome them back into the fold this week. Sunday we see our Women’s First Team who have gone from strength to strength this season take on newcomers Clendon at Michaels Ave, a win for the ladies there will see them in the hunt for a top 4 spot in what is a really competitive league. Plenty of good things has been said about our team both externally and internally and it’s good to see them enjoying their season! That game kicks off at 1pm. We hope all our visiting teams enjoy the facilities here at Michaels Ave and we invite you to come up and have a cold drink in the clubrooms after your game. FRONT COVER: Tim Richardson concentrates on the ball BACK COVER: Ellerslie vs Coast last year on the turf
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CLUB/COMMUNITY EVENTS Quiz at the Club August 7th @ 6:30pm $5 per head - teams of 8 to book a place email chairman@ellersliefootball.org.nz
A Crafty Night Out August 29th @ 6:30pm $10 tickets available from the bar No Door Sales
Senior Prizegiving September 26th @ 5:00pm More details to be announced Other Club Events: Kiwi’s vs The Rest Open Grade Championship Summer Series
(Details to be confirmed)
In this Issue: Club Partners (P4) Bar and Kitchen Menu’s (P6&7) League Tables (P10&11) NRFL First Team Lists (P16&17) NRFL Reserves Lists (P20&21) NRFL Thirds Lists (P24&25) Sponsors (P30)
Club Fixtures this Week (P5) ASB Chatham Cup (P8&9) NRFL First Team Info (P12-15) NRFL Match Reports (P18&19) Club Events (P22&23) Women’s First Team (P26-29) Club Fixtures this Week (P31) Back Page (P32)
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CLUB FIXTURES THIS WEEK Ellerslie AFC Team
Date
Opposition
Venue
Time
EAFC Men's First Team
25/07 Hibiscus Coast (NRFL1R)
Michaels Ave 1FT
15:45
EAFC Men's Reserves
25/07 Hibiscus Coast (NRFL1)
Michaels Ave 1FT
18:00
EAFC Men's Thirds
24/07 Fencibles Utd (NRFL2R)
Michaels Ave 1FT
19:00
EAFC Boylan
25/07 Ellerslie AFC M1 Boylan
Michaels Ave 1FT
14:00
EAFC TIP Squad
25/07 Ellerslie AFC M1 TIP Squad
Michaels Ave 1FT
14:00
EAFC Deceptively Slow
25/07 Three Kings Utd M2 Seacows
Liston Park 1
14:45
EAFC Elks
25/07 Eastern Suburbs AFC M3 Braks
Madills Farm 2
14:45
EAFC Simpson
25/07 Three Kings Utd M3 Ajay
Simson Reserve 1
13:00
EAFC Jose's Special Ones
25/07 Ellerslie AFC M4 Findlay
Simson Reserve 1
14:45
EAFC Diamonds
BYE
BYE
EAFC Findlay
25/07 Ellerslie AFC M4 Jose's Special Ones
Simson Reserve 1
14:45
EAFC Revolution
25/07 University-Mt Wellington M4 Spartans
Point England 4
14:45
EAFC Hicks
25/07 University-Mt Wellington M5 Red Devils
Point England 2
14:45
EAFC Shotaholics
25/07 Eastern Suburbs AFC M5 Mad11
Madills Farm 4
14:45
EAFC Barons
25/07 Eastern Suburbs AFC M7 Muir
Point England 3
14:45
EAFC Fake Madrid
25/07 South Auckland Rangers M7 Sangam
Barry Curtis Park 3
13:00
EAFC All Stars
25/07 Eastern Suburbs AFC M9 Scott
Crossfield Reserve 4
14:45
EAFC Metro
25/07 University-Mt Wellington M40C Hawks
Colin Maiden Park 4
14:45
EAFC Mustangs
25/07 Western Springs M40/3 Mercenaries
Seddon Fields 2 FT
14:45
EAFC Women's First Team
26/07 Clendon Utd AFC (WCon) Clendon Cats
Michaels Ave 1FT
13:00
EAFC Women's Rebels
26/07 Pukekohe AFC (W1)
Bledisloe Park 1
13:00
EAFC Women's D3
26/07 Bay Olympic (W2) Blue
Michaels Ave 1FT
11:00
EAFC U19's Fletcher
26/07 Three Kings Utd 19A SUN
Michaels Ave 1FT
15:00
EAFC Boylan (CUP)
26/07 Fencibles Utd AFC MCD Morgan
William Green Domain 1 FT
14:00
EAFC DS (CUP)
26/07 Western Springs M2 Green Rockets
Seddon Fields 1 FT
14:45
EAFC Findlay (CUP)
26/07 Ellerslie AFC M5 Hicks
Point England 2
14:00
EAFC Hicks (CUP)
26/07 Ellerslie AFC M4 Findlay
Point England 2
14:00
BYE (AFF Mens Division 4)
Fixtures correct at time of printing
BYE
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ASB CHATHAM CUP
Cashmere Technical’s bid for a three-peat of ASB Chatham Cup titles will get its first North Island examination as the two-time defending champions host Auckland side Eastern Suburbs AFC in the competition quarter-finals in August. After the draw for the last eight was completed on Tuesday, Christchurch’s Cashmere – leaders of the Mainland Premier League – will entertain the current frontrunners of the NRFL Premier League Eastern Suburbs over the weekend of August 8 -9. While the hosts have a strong recent record in the national knockout cup competition – in its 89th year, their opponents also come with cup pedigree with Eastern Suburbs having won the ASB Chatham Cup five times in their history – the last coming back in 1969. Meanwhile, Suburbs aren’t the only Auckland-based club facing a long trip south – NRFL Division 1 Mangere United, the only club still alive from outside their region’s top division – face a trip to Football South Premier League club Dunedin Technical to meet the 1999 champions in the deep south.
Elsewhere, 2015 ASB Chatham Cup runners-up Central United – also five-time winners – will battle NRFL Premier League ri8
ASB CHATHAM CUP vals Birkenhead United AFC in a re-match of their dramatic 2014 third-round meeting which saw Central recover from a 3 -0 deficit with 10 men to advance. The last of the quarter-final clashes sees Central League rivals Western Suburbs host 2014 semi-finalists and four-time competition champions Napier City Rovers.
The tie brings together the top two sides in the Central League with Napier City Rovers currently holding an eight point lead over their Wellington-based opponents. In their only league meeting so far this year, Napier City were 5-1 winners at home.
ASB Chatham Cup 2015 – Quarter-finals August 8-9 Dunedin Technical v Mangere United Cashmere Technical v Eastern Suburbs AFC Birkenhead Utd AFC v Central Utd FC Western Suburbs v Napier City Rovers
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LEAGUE TABLES NRFL Div 1 Reserves NAME
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Takapuna AFC (NRFL1R)
15
11
2
2
41
17
24
35
Ellerslie AFC (NRFL1R)
15
11
2
2
39
15
24
35
Forrest Hill Milford (NRFL1R)
15
10
1
4
58
21
37
31
North Shore Utd (NRFL1R)
14
9
3
2
39
23
16
30
Hibiscus Coast (NRFL1R)
14
6
3
5
29
24
5
21
Tauranga City Utd (NRFL1R)
13
6
1
6
30
26
4
19
Mt Albert Ponsonby (NRFL1R)
14
6
1
7
31
31
0
19
Mangere Utd (NRFL1R)
14
5
1
8
15
47
-32
16
Metro FC (NRFL1R)
15
4
2
9
23
33
-10
14
Manurewa AFC (NRFL1R)
14
2
4
8
11
33
-22
10
Waiuku AFC (NRFL1R)
12
2
2
8
11
28
-17
8
Ngaruawahia AFC (NRFL1R)
13
0
2
11
15
44
-29
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NRFL Div 2 Reserves NAME
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Papakura City (NRFL2R)
14
10
1
3
43
21
22
31
Fencibles Utd (NRFL2R)
15
9
4
2
50
33
17
31
Ellerslie AFC (NRFL2R)
15
10
1
4
42
27
15
31
Albany Utd (NRFL2R)
15
10
1
4
44
32
12
31
Papatoetoe AFC (NRFL2R)
15
8
3
4
30
24
6
27
North Force (NRFL2R)
14
7
2
5
41
23
18
23
Te Atatu AFC (NRFL2R)
14
7
1
6
25
24
1
22
Manukau City AFC (NRFL2R)
15
5
2
8
20
25
-5
17
Oratia Utd (NRFL2R)
15
5
2
8
20
27
-7
17
Western Springs AFC (NRFL2R)
14
3
1
10
24
46
-22
10
Onehunga Mangere (NRFL2R)
14
1
3
10
14
38
-24
6
Lynn Avon AFC (NRFL2R)
14
1
1
12
11
44
-33
4
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LEAGUE TABLES U19’s Sunday NAME
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Onehunga Sports 19A SUN
4
4
0
0
25
4
21
12
Three Kings Utd 19A SUN
4
3
0
1
22
8
14
9
Waitakere City 19B SUN
4
3
0
1
15
13
2
9
Glenfield Rovers 19A SUN
4
2
0
2
12
9
3
6
Waitemata 19B SUN
3
2
0
1
4
9
-5
6
Central Utd FC 19B SUN
4
1
0
3
6
9
-3
3
Western Springs AFC 19A SUN
2
1
0
1
3
6
-3
3
Bay Olympic 19B SUN
4
1
0
3
6
17
-11
3
Ellerslie AFC 19B SUN
3
0
1
2
4
10
-6
1
Ranui Swanson 19B SUN
4
0
1
3
3
15
-12
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Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
GF
GA
Div 1 Boylan
11
6
2
3
34
Div 1 TIP Squad
11
2
1
8
19
Div 2 Deceptively Slow
10
3
5
2
Div 3 Elks
11
1
4
Div 3 Simpson
9
4
2
Div 4 Jose's Special Ones
9
4
Div 4 Revolution
8
0
Div 4 Diamonds
8
Div 4 Findlay
8
Div 5 Hicks Div 5 Shotaholics
Club League Table NAME
GD
Pts
Place
23
11
20
4th of 9
31
-12
7
8th of 9
16
14
2
14
6th of 10
6
10
26
-16
7
9th of 10
3
20
13
7
14
8th of 10
1
4
20
20
0
13
4th of 9
0
8
5
32
-27
0
9th of 9
3
1
4
13
13
0
10
8th of 9
2
4
2
16
12
4
10
7th of 9
11
9
1
1
42
15
27
28
3rd of 10
12
11
0
1
48
19
29
33
1st of 10
Div 7 Barons
11
5
1
5
20
21
-1
16
6th of 10
Div 7 Fake Madrid
10
6
1
3
31
12
19
19
5th of 10
Div 9 All Stars
10
1
3
6
8
30
-22
6
9th of 10
Over 40's Conference Metro
12
11
0
1
52
8
44
33
1st of 10
Over 40's Div 3 Mustangs
11
6
0
5
31
24
7
18
4th of 10
Women's Div 1 Rebels
12
5
3
4
34
33
1
18
4th of 8
Women's Div 3
11
4
4
3
11
11
0
16
9th of 15
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LOTTO NRFL DIV 1 PREVIEW Forrest Hill Milford vs Metro FC Becroft Park @ 2:45pm Top of the table FHM host surprise package Metro in one of 4 Saturday 2:45pm games this weekend. FHM have not lost since they went down 3-2 to Mangere on the 18th April and have been one of the most consistent sides this season. Metro on the other hand were an early season tip for relegation, but they have proved hard to beat for the top sides, so maybe a tight game here for the home side. PREDICTION: A draw - FHM to lead but Metro to claw it back 2-2 Ngaruawahia AFC vs Tauranga City United Centennial Park @ 2:45pm A WaiBOP derby of sorts as the Green Machine host the blues of Tauranga - the two sides have experienced vastly different seasons to this point but as pride comes on the line Ngaruawahia will be motivated to avoid two successive relegations. Tauranga had a slid 4-1 win against Ellerslie in their last game but can't go into this game thinking it's already won. PREDICTION: Hard to see the home side picking up points here Waiuku AFC vs North Shore United Massey Park @ 2:45pm The KU have had a decent debut season in Div 1 and this game will be one they think they can pinch as experience comes up against youth - few teams come to Massey Park and deal fully with the conditions, but is that enough to give KU the points or will the experience of Paul Temple be enough for the Devonport based side. PREDICTION: I'm not underestimating the difficulty of the KU pitch - this is a home side win Takapuna AFC vs Manurewa AFC Taharoto Park @ 2:45pm This is a ding dong classic relegation battle - the loser could be in some serious trouble. Rewa did their hopes a world of good beating fellow strugglers Narra last time out - but Takapuna have been unlucky in their recent results as well. Last time these two sides met was only on the 6th of June and Rewa took the honours on the Memorial Park pitch. It's going to be a tight game. PREDICTION: I'm going for Rewa to take the points and a massive leg up in the race away from the drop Ellerslie AFC vs Hibiscus Coast Michaels Ave @ 6pm Coast have troubled the home side in the past two years - but tpyically only at Stanmore Bay, the red's record at home isn't that bad against the green and whites. Ellerslie have a disapointing trip to Tauranga to recover from while Coast picked up a handy win against KU last time out. This will be an important game for both teams as they struggle to keep up with the top two. PREDICTION: I have to go for a home win but it could be tight and 1 goal in it. Mangere United vs Mt Albert Ponsonby Centre Park @ 2:45pm (Sun) South Auckland's highest placed side are extremely hard to predict this season - a good lineup has delivered on occasion but has also imploded from time to time as well. They will be without Botan Ibrahim for this game as he recieved a straight red last game - that's good news for MAP as he was on the scoresheet for MAP in the opening game of the season when Metro downed MAP in the New North Road derby. PREDICTION: It's a draw for me - MAP have heart, Mangere have flair - will cancel each other out.
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NRFL DIV 1 SEASON PROGRESS
Date 28/03 03/04 06/04 11/04 18/04 24/04 27/04 01/05 10/05 16/05 23/05 01/06 06/06 13/06 03/07 11/07 19/07 25/07 02/08 08/08 15/08 23/08 29/08
Opposition Takapuna Forrest Hill Milf Ngaruawhia Manurewa Tauranga Metro North Shore Mt Albert Pon AUT FC Waiuku Mangere Birkenhead Hibiscus Coast Takapuna Metro Manurewa Tauranga Hibiscus Coast North Shore Mt Albert Pon Waiuku Mangere Ngaruawahia
Venue Michaels Ave Becroft Park Centennial Park Memorial Park Michaels Ave Michaels Ave Michaels Ave Anderson Park Eastdale Res Michaels Ave Michaels Ave Michaels Ave Stanmore Bay Taharoto Park Phyllis Street Michaels Ave Links Ave Michaels Ave Allen Hill Michaels Ave Massey Park Centre Park Michaels Ave
PP
Forrest Hill Milf Michaels Ave
Score 4-1 0-3 1-1 0-3 3-2 2-2 0-3 3-3 1-4 1-0 4-3 0-4 0-2 4-0 3-3 3-1 1-4 TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC
Scorers Wallace, Waters, Anthony, Oosterhof Wallace, Waters, Witteveen Richardson Anthony 2, Wallace Oosterhof 2, Pike Brealey 2
Richardson 3, Mclean Richardson, Witteveen, Anthony Richardson, Witteveen, Anthony Anthony TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC
Mexico Ellerslie MOM Conor Tracey Andrew Wallace Martin Pike Josh Anthony Martin Pike Ryan O’Sullivan Conor Tracey Isaac Brealey n/a Tim Richardson Simon Harrison Callum Waters Ryan O’Sullivan Tim Richardson Josh Anthony Tim Richardson Ben Shaw TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
Witteveen 2, Richardson Richardson 2, Anthony, Watts Richardson Witteveen, Waters, Wallace, Ritchie
Italics denote Chatham Cup game
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NRFL DIV 1 TABLE/FIXTURES NRFL DIV 1 NAME
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Forrest Hill Milford (NRFL1)
15
12
1
2
43
12
31
37
North Shore Utd (NRFL1)
14
11
1
2
41
12
29
34
Ellerslie AFC (NRFL1)
15
8
4
3
35
25
10
28
Tauranga City Utd (NRFL1)
13
8
3
2
35
17
18
27
Hibiscus Coast (NRFL1)
15
8
3
4
35
19
16
27
Metro FC (NRFL1)
15
4
6
5
21
30
-9
18
Mangere Utd (NRFL1)
13
5
2
6
36
31
5
17
Manurewa AFC (NRFL1)
15
4
3
8
15
30
-15
15
Mt Albert Ponsonby (NRFL1)
15
3
5
7
25
48
-23
14
Waiuku AFC (NRFL1)
13
2
3
8
17
32
-15
9
Takapuna AFC (NRFL1)
16
2
2
12
18
42
-24
8
Ngaruawahia AFC (NRFL1)
13
2
1
10
11
34
-23
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Next Week’s Games (Round 18) HOME TEAMS LISTED FIRST 1st-2nd August
Mt Albert Ponsonby
vs
Waiuku AFC
Manurewa AFC
vs
Forrest Hill Milford
Hibiscus Coast
vs
Ngaruawahia AFC
Tauranga City Utd
vs
Takapuna AFC
North Shore Utd
vs
Ellerslie AFC
Mangere Utd
vs
Metro FC
check www.aff.org.nz for more fixture details
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NRFL DIV 1 RESULTS Metro 2 – 1 Takapuna (HT: 1-1) MET: Leo Berlim, Rizal Ganief TAK: Daniel Hallford North Shore United 4 – 0 Mt Albert-Ponsonby (HT: 1-0) NOR: Ed Sillars, Chris Bryson, Jamie Shields, Marcel Nolde MAP: None Paul Langford who was on the score sheet in Coasts win over Waiuku
Manurewa 3 – 1 Ngaruawahia United (HT: 1-1) MAN: Brandon Patterson, Gurjeet Singh, James Lowy NGA: Hayden Johns Hibiscus Coast 3 – 1 Waiuku (HT: 1-0) HIB: Paul Langford, Trent Mayes, Conor Felstead WAI: Luke Sutton Tauranga City United 4 – 1 Ellerslie (HT: 3-0) TCU: Raymond How, Jerahl Hughes, Colm Kenny, Simon Millett ELL: Josh Anthony
Mangere United 1 – 3 Forrest Hill-Milford United (HT: 0-0) MAN: Sanni Issa (pen) FHM: Ben Roberts, Jack Caunter, Ryan Morrow
NORTHERN DIV 1 GOLDEN BOOT Goals
12
9
8
Player
Club
Jerahl Hughes Trent Mayes Colm Kenny Ernesto Lopez Tom Miller Reid Drake Paul Langford Jamie Mason Tim Richardson
Tauranga City United Hibiscus Coast Tauranga City United Mangere United Hibiscus Coast North Shore United Hibiscus Coast Forrest Hill-Milford United Ellerslie 15
Martin Pike
5
Dan McLean
7
Josh Anthony
8
Simon Harrison
9
Zach Margison
10
Andrew Wallace
11
Alex Witteveen
12
Isaac Brealey
13
Michael Glenny
14
Tim Richardson
15
Ryan O’Sullivan
16
Fredrik Ljungberg
17
Ben Shaw
18
Mike Ritchie
19
Callum Waters
21
Jordan Oosterhof
23
Seb Poelman
Chris Wallace Grant Marshall Ben Fletcher Kris Pinnock Tim Adams Avantha Hewavitharana Connor O’Driscoll
Coach Asst Coach Asst Coach GK Coach Manager Physio Physio
CARDS
4
GOALS
Conor Tracey
SUB
1
START
ELLERSLIE AFC
Today’s Mat Referee: Ha AR1: Pe AR2: Jo Assessor: n/ 16
2
Lee Powell
3
Jaime Skinner
4
Josh Dale
5
Alex Prior
6
Tom Dale
7
Ben Jones
8
Mike Cyra Š
9
Conor Felstead
10
Dan Cyra
11
Tommy Miller
12
Keegan Brophy
13
Leo Neil
14
Harry Langford
16
Paul Langford
17
Trent Mayes
18
Jason Delaveau
19
Daniel Bungard
Craig Daley
CARDS
John Fletcher
GOALS
1
SUB
START
HIBISCUS COAST
Coach
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NRFL MATCH REPORT What a weekend - lots of highs and a few lows but so much to write about. As per normal I will avoid the clichĂŠ of a typical match report, instead we will take a look at the lessons we can learn from our tribulations. At the beginning of the season every player has goals and one of them would be to get promotion to the Premier League for those in first team football. It's actually a very tough goal and one that usually ends in disappointment - consider that only 17% of this years teams will end up with their desired result - further consider that there is roughly 420 players* competing for honours in Div 1 and only 70 of those will end the season celebrating. That's pretty depressing but it tells another story as well, and that is that Football is actually more about dealing with not reaching your goals than celebrating them. Sad but true. *(based on 35 players per team)
That rather sobering fact brings me to my next point - and that is about how you deal with defeat, in a game or in a season. I personally am very proud of how the First Team handled themselves after our loss on Sunday, it's appropriate to be disappointed, frustrated and pensive straight after the game - but it shows great character to bounce back and be our jovial selves in the clubrooms and on the ride home. After all it is a game and while it can be cruel we can always rely on our teammates off the field to help us bounce back. The reserves were unlucky not to grab a win in their game on the number 2 field at Links Ave - the surface to be fair was extremely tricky but we had the majority of the chances including a very good penalty shout that was somehow denied by the man in the middle. It was great to see Ben Fletcher make his EAFC debut as he battled at leftback, Ryan Margison also had his first appearance at this level. Josh Torrens started his second game and played well enough to earn a spot on the First Team bench - this kid will go far! Final score in that game was 0-0.
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NRFL MATCH REPORT Other positives: Ben Shaw made a massive impact coming on upfront to disrupt a physical Tauranga backline. Chris Kessell had another appearance off the bench for the reserves and lifted the tempo impressively. The team bonding from the lads - both the Friday crew and the lads who came down on Sunday was good to see. The desire from both teams on Sunday was clearly evident - our results were not from a lack of trying Some negatives to ponder: Some of the refereeing could have been better, on potentially dangerous surfaces player welfare wasn't looked after by both match officials they didn't change the results but I don't think they will be happy with their performances Cheap shots - I wasn't very happy with the amount of off the ball stuff employed by the home side, in both games there was a bit of niggle and it wasn't very nice to see. Aftermatch speeches - I'm not sure if he was told to speak in satire but Andy Birchenough's speech after the game was ummm interesting - he went just short of calling us a dirty team before basically calling us arrogant - all disguised behind a charming grin and smooth accent - it didn't fly for me. Well after all that - it's a big Awh Come On as we take on Coast this coming weekend!
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ELLERSLIE AFC RESERVES TEAM SQUAD 1 2 5 6 7 8
12 13 14 16 20 21 22 26
Lloyd Huysmans Tevin Smith Connor Watts Griffin Hill Monju Shohei Adam Scott
Conrad Benefield Marcus Wright Luke de Ruiter Ben Shaw Rahul Issar Jordan Oosterhof Myron Manickum Alex Clark
Officials Dave Witteveen Fred Poelman Kris Pinnock Avantha Hewa Connor O’Driscoll
Coach Coach GK Coach Physio Physio
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HIBISCUS COAST RESERVES TEAM SQUAD 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Josh Precious Cameron Martin Abdurahman Loukili Karl Hobman Eamon Borer Bjorn Geese Dan Bungard Paul Mason Will Coy
Keagan Brophy Luke Bretnall Alistar Walker Ben Fransen Ben Parsonage Harry Langford
Officials Karl Hobman
Coach
Match Officials Len Gattsche
Referee
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A CRAFTY NIGHT OUT 29th August 2015
7pm start Ellerslie AFC Clubrooms 46 Michaels Ave Reserve
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7th August
6:30pm Start
$5 per person - max 8 per team
General knowledge quiz - there may be some sports involved
To book a table email us at chairman@ellersliefootball.org.nz with your team name Ellerslie AFC Clubrooms, Michaels Ave 23
ELLERSLIE AFC THIRDS TEAM SQUAD Jordan Milligan Matt Scarborough Baljit Klair-Singh Tim Covey Zac Rathbone Paul Hooper Tom Talbot Tim Carr Kieran Bisacre-Peters Ben Coates Yoshi Saga Harpreet Klair-Singh Ben Pauley Delan Mahlagwai Luke Dixon Ross Borill Nathan Palmer Glen Jones Officials Ben Pauley Glen Jones Avantha Hewa Connor O’Driscoll
Coach Asst Coach Physio Physio
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FENCIBLES UNITED RESERVES TEAM SQUAD 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17
Matthew Scott Anthony Keel Chris Walden Sione Fa’apoi Luke Rogers Nicholas Reid Liam McElwee Edward Fabian Matthew Rooza
Nathan Noble-Campbell Ethan Adams Jonathan Coluccio Richard Harvey Harry McDowell Dale Ellis
Officials Chris Bilk Roger Wilkinson Alan Smith Rob McDowell
Coach Manager Manager Manager
Match Officials Chris Scott Salman Ali Brandon Day
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WOMEN’S CONF TABLE/FIXTURES Women’s Conference NAME
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Metro FC (WCon)
10
9
0
1
41
10
31
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Papakura City FC (WCon)
11
8
0
3
57
20
37
24
Hibiscus Coast (WCon)
10
8
0
2
41
17
24
24
North Force (WCon)
10
7
0
3
32
16
16
21
Ellerslie AFC (WCon)
9
5
0
4
15
13
2
15
West Auckland (WCon)
11
5
0
6
19
28
-9
15
Onehunga Sports (WCon)
11
4
1
6
23
25
-2
13
Birkenhead Utd (WCon)
12
3
1
8
21
33
-12
10
East Coast Bays (WCon)
10
2
0
8
10
44
-34
6
Clendon Utd AFC (WCon)
10
0
0
10
5
58
-53
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Next Week’s Games HOME TEAMS LISTED FIRST East Coast Bays
vs
Ellerslie AFC
Clendon Utd
vs
Metro FC
Birkenhead Utd
vs
North Force
Hibiscus Coast
vs
West Auckland
Onehunga Sports
vs
Papakura City FC
Check www.aff.org.nz to confirm fixtures
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WOMEN’S CONF SEASON PROGRESS
Date 12/04 19/04 26/04 03/05 10/05 17/05 24/05 21/06 05/07 12/07 19/07 26/07 02/08 09/08 16/08 23/08 30/08
Opposition Hibiscus Coast Metro Eastern Suburbs Clendon East Coast Bays Birkenhead Onehunga Sports Onehunga Sports Hibiscus Coast Metro West Auckland Clendon East Coast Bays Birkenhead Onehunga Sports Papakura City North Force
Venue Score Michaels Ave 1-3 Phyllis Street 3-1 Madills Farm 7-0 Mountford Park 0-3 Michaels Ave 3-0 Shepherds Park 1-2 Michaels Ave 1-0 Waikaraka Park 0-3 Stanmore Bay 2-3 Michaels Ave 0-2 Brains Park 1-2 Michaels Ave TBC Bay City Park TBC Michaels Ave TBC Waikaraka Park TBC Michaels Ave TBC Tikipunga TBC
Scorers Ewens Tagaloa n/a Liversidge 2, Butterworth Ritson, Luxton, Tutty Ewens 2 Harrison n/a Tutty, Ewens n/a Liversidge, Harrison TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC
Lone Star Newmarket POD Deborah Tutty Anna Howden Holly Grover Jess Birchall Koryn Arthur Carina Ewens Vickilee Watson Pauline Mattson Chrissy Liversidge Pauline Mattson Holly Grover TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC
PP PP PP
West Auckland Papakura City North Force
Michaels Ave TBC McLennan Park TBC Michaels Ave TBC
TBC TBC TBC
TBC TBC TBC
Italics denote Cup Game
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WOMEN’S CONFERENCE 1
ELLERSLIE AFC CLENDON UNITED GETTING THE MENTAL EDGE Vickilee Watson
and welcome 2Hi there Anna Howden to the Semen’s Skills School for the 2012 season. After 2011 was cut short due to some reasonably serious criminal charges I have come back to Lara Ritson share with you aspiring footballers the key aspects to becoming the next Harry Ngata 4or Phil Deborah Tuttyis a common misconception thatfootball is played with the feet Neville. There here to dispel the myth. Getting the mental edge is your first step to success 5and I am Emma Luxton on the field......
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Carina Ewens
BE BETTER THAN YOU ARE: A lot of the youngest children at my coaching clinics 7have noHolly Grover talent to speak of and struggle with the basics, often presenting themselves 8as the ones Fran to Vujcich fail in life. These players also have difficulty with dribbling around the cones. To beat this frailty, it is important to teach these kids to be better than they 9 Jessica Birchall are. Here are several methods on how to be better than you actually are!
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Sue Harrison
THINK ON YOUR FEET – NOT WITH THEM: Be adaptable! Case in point, a child was 11 Zenica Mann left behind after my first clinic three weeks ago, obviously forgotten about by his parents orLeah he didn’t have any parents. Instead of complaining and sulking about his pre12 Tagaloa dicament as it grew darker and darker he used his initiative and hitchhiked home with 13 Ashleigh Taylor a complete stranger in an unregistered van. I watched this with great interest and I 14 Florence Noble am disappointed that he hasn’t returned for future sessions.
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Chrissy Liversidge
It’s a well documented fact that Tiger Woods in his teenage years was abused relent17 Kate Lambertwhilst standing over crucial putts or talking with his friends, which lessly by his parents is typical of the Mattson Chinese. They would call him the most awful of names and subject 18 Pauline him to questionable household disciplines which have been proven to be at the forefront of his extramarital troubles. While I don’t readily practice these techniques at Jason my clinics it Oliver is fair (Coach) to say a billion dollars and 14 majors show immense focus. Find the methodLewis thatPark works for you and your child at home and remember you don’t need to (Asst Coach) be orthodox. Nicola Demaine (Asst Coach)
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Sam Forde (Trainer)
Being good at pretending and pretending you are good are the same thing, just ask some of my past students. Endorsed by an offshoot of FIFA, some of my techniques have made great players in the short term. Often the methods aren’t suitable for eve-
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WOMEN’S MATCH REPORT Ellerslie made the travel across to West Auckland on this very windy and sunny day for what was to be an exciting game. After some good preparation during the week and a good warm up the THE EDGE girls were ready to go comeGETTING the first whistle. WithMENTAL us having won the toss and electing to go with the wind in the first half they took full advantage by pressing them really hard for the first 20 mins Hi there welcome the Semen’s School for the 2012 season. After and it paidand dividends after to only 6 mins whenSkills a West Auckland Ball delivered into the box,2011 bounced kindly for Bex who gathered and then launched it straight back over their High backline withto a was cut short due to some reasonably serious criminal charges I have come back dropkick which To the delight of the Away support saw Sue race onto it using her strength to push share with you aspiring footballers the key aspects to becoming the next Harry Ngata off the defender, get around the goalkeeper and pass it into the goal. West Auckland took a while oradjust Phil Neville. There a common misconception thatfootball is played with turn the feet to to the wind but iswere playing some good football only to be stopped at every by our very determined back four. and I am here to dispel the myth. Getting the mental edge is your first step to success After 16 mins Ellerslie started to play some really good football and Holly ( the stand in captain on the field...... while Kaz was on bench) started to penetrate the West Auckland defence at will with lovely split passes for Anna and Koryn within the space of 5 minutes. After some good pressure from Chrissy BE BETTER THAN YOU ARE: A lot of the youngest children at my coaching clinics and Sue the Ellerslie girls forced them into making another mistake by clearing the ball to jess who have nodefence talent for to Koryn speakwho of and with the basics, often presenting split the thenstruggle won a corner. From the resulting corner Westthemselves Auckland cleared balltoasfail farin aslife. the 18 yard players box onlyalso for ithave to falldifficulty kindly forwith Chrissy who shaped to shoot as the the ones These dribbling around the on her left foot only to check onto her right foot and loft the ball over the goalkeeper's head and cones. To beat this frailty, it is important to teach these kids to be better than they roll down the back of the net for a Superb solo goal. With 30 mins having gone in the game the are. Here areside several methods on how be better than to you are! on our back Kelston based started to get a rub of theto green and started putactually more pressure line. With a loose through ball played into the box Gabby had slid across well and shielded the ball THINK YOUR FEET WITHinstructions THEM: Beasadaptable! Case from theON opposition player–asNOT per Bex's she had come out in topoint, collect a it.child As Bexwas came to collect the West Auckland striker came in to pressure her only for Bex to slip as the ball left behind after my first clinic three weeks ago, obviously forgotten about by hisrolled par-in to the back of the net(Can't remember if the striker got a touch on it or not). Going in at halftime 2 ents or he didn’t have any parents. Instead of complaining and sulking about his pre-1 up Ellerslie changed their tactics slightly to adjust to the wind by playing slightly deeper to coundicament as it play grewfrom darker and darker used his initiative and hitchhiked home of with teract the Direct the hosts trying tohe get in behind. It worked well for a long period the second half as the girls dug deep to keep the ball out of the goal and had 2-3 opportunities on a complete stranger in an unregistered van. I watched this with great interest and Igoal themselves that they could of Scored from, only to be kept out by the West Auckland Goalkeeper.
am disappointed that he hasn’t returned for future sessions.
With 20 mins gone into the second half West auckland had a corner which was sent in and after a CONCENTRATION AND FOCUS superb header by the Striker was saved by Bex who had turned the full 360 in order to keep it out. 10 minutes later another corner for the hosts was played short as the West Auckland midfielder It’s a well documented fact that Tiger Woods in his teenage years was abused relenttook a shot that was going into the top left hand corner only for some excellent footwork by Bex lessly pull by his whilstsave. standing over crucial putts ordecided talkingto with his friends, helped off parents an outstanding Ellerslie with 10 mins to go tighten things upwhich a little and added aofthird into the mix to gohim withthe a flat 5 across theofmiddle and they grinded is typical the midfielder Chinese. They would call most awful names and subject out what was a very tough hard fought win.
him to questionable household disciplines which have been proven to be at the forefront ofmentions his extramarital While I don’t practice techniques Notable go to Bex troubles. for a couple of great savesreadily in the second halfthese that redeemed theat slip in the first half and Chrissy for a well worked solo goal. But at the end of the day the 1 point went to my clinics it is fair to say a billion dollars and 14 majors show immense focus. Find the Pauline for an industrious performance in defence and when going forward. The 2 points went to method that works for you and your child at home and remember you don’t need to Sue for her work rate and a well taken goal. And the MOM and 3 points went to Holly for a very be orthodox. impressive display in the middle of the park covering every blade of grass that she could and really leading by example.
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Great teamwork throughout and i can't be more proud of the effort displayed by all of you girls Being good andcan pretending you aretogood areopponents the same Clendon thing, just ask fantastic workat bypretending all of you!! We now look forward our next on sunday at homeofwhere im sure we will Endorsed make The club proud yet again. some my past students. by an offshoot of FIFA, some of my techniques
have made great players in the short term. Often the methods aren’t suitable for eve-
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CLUB FIXTURES NEXT WEEK Ellerslie AFC Team
Date
Opposition
Venue
Time
EAFC Men's First Team
02/08 North Shore Utd (NRFL1)
Allen Hill Stadium
14:45
EAFC Men's Reserves
02/08 North Shore Utd (NRFL1R)
Allen Hill Stadium
12:15
EAFC Men's Thirds
01/08 North Force (NRFL2R)
Michaels Ave 1FT
12:30
EAFC Boylan
01/08 Orakei Football Club M1 Vatukoula
Point England 4
14:45
EAFC TIP Squad
BYE BYE (AFF Mens Division 1)
BYE
BYE
EAFC Deceptively Slow
01/08 Three Kings Utd M2 Thunder
Liston Park 1
13:00
EAFC Elks
01/08 Three Kings Utd M3 Ajay
Keith Hay Park 10
14:45
EAFC Simpson
01/08 High School Old Boys M3 Kadavu
Michaels Ave 1FT
14:15
EAFC Jose's Special Ones
31/07 Ellerslie AFC M4 Diamonds
Michaels Ave 1FT
19:00
EAFC Diamonds
31/07 Ellerslie AFC M4 Jose's Special Ones
Michaels Ave 1FT
19:00
EAFC Findlay
01/08 University-Mt Wellington AFC M4 Quiche
Point England 2
14:45
EAFC Revolution
01/08 Mt Albert-Ponsonby AFC M4
Eastdale Park 1
14:45
EAFC Hicks
01/08 Bucklands Beach AFC M5 RED BULLS
Simson Reserve 1
14:45
EAFC Shotaholics
01/08 University-Mt Wellington M5 Red Devils
Bill McKinlay Park FT
12:00
EAFC Barons
01/08 Drury M7 Drury Bellancas
Drury Sports Complex 1
14:45
EAFC Fake Madrid
01/08 Fencibles Utd AFC M7
Point England 2
13:00
EAFC All Stars
01/08 Pukekohe AFC M9 Cavaliers
Bledisloe Park 2
14:45
EAFC Metro
01/08 Western Springs M40C Hoops
Michaels Ave 1FT
17:45
EAFC Mustangs
01/08 Onehunga Mangere Utd M40/3 Hombres
Michaels Ave 1FT
16:00
EAFC Women's First Team
02/08 East Coast Bays (WCon)
Bay City Park 1
13:00
EAFC Women's Rebels
02/08 Tuakau Soccer Club (W5)
Michaels Ave 1FT
11:00
EAFC Women's D3
31/07 Bay Olympic (W2) Red
Crum Park 2 FT
19:15
EAFC U19's Fletcher
02/08 Onehunga Sports 19A SUN
Waikaraka Pk 3
13:00
Fixtures correct at time of printing
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ELLERSLIE ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB Michaels Avenue Reserve P.O. Box 11 328
Ellerslie, Auckland 1542 P: 09 579 8910 E: chairman@ellersliefootball.org.nz W: ellersliefootball.org.nz facebook.com/EllerslieAFC
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