Ellerslie AFC Official Match Program ANZAC Weekend 2015 by Ellerslie AFC

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“THE AVE”

ELLERSLIE VS METRO & NORTH SHORE

WELCOME TO MICHAELS AVE It’s a massive weekend of Football at Michaels Ave – I think I added up just on Michaels Ave # 1 alone we have just over 800 minutes of football from Friday night to Monday night! Thank god for the artificial turf is all I can say! It’s been a stressful start to the season I must say, the staggered starts between NRFL, AFF Seniors and Junior/Youth season has made it very disjointed – that said we are lucky enough to have enough volunteers with plenty of experience to help us through – so thanks to those people, you know who you are! So moving on to welcoming this weekends’ visitors – our First major visitor is Metro FC who in a weird twist of fate we end up playing at Michaels Ave on a Friday (their normal home game preference). Recent results against Metro are extremely mixed, a first round win by some considerable margin was equally countered by a last round loss which sealed our Div 1 status for another season. This probably means very little to Metro as they are a much changed side and are much more consistent this year which is a good thing. The corresponding reserves game is on Saturday night at 5pm and it’s another chance for our young side to bank some important minutes and hopefully points. The other round 6 NRFL visitor is from Te Atatu, their reserves head down the Western motorway and face off against our 3rds in what will be an interesting game with both teams down a few players. That game is a 12:30 kick off at Michaels Ave. Slightly dwarfing those visitors is this very special fixture – on Friday night (at the same time the First Team are playing, sadly) an Ellerslie AFC Women’s Selection XI take on the Cook Islands National Women’s Team at Bill McKinley Park. A very special fixture and part of a growing relationship between the Cooks and EAFC. Following that the Ellerslie AFC Women’s First Team take on Eastern Suburbs on Sunday at 1pm, the home side Suburbs are looking to progress in the ASB Women’s Knockout Cup and they will need to be wary of our reputation in this competition after we twice took Three Kings to the edge in past seasons. Good luck to the Jason and his team in this one! Round 7 of the NRFL kicks off on Monday and our main visitors are North Shore with both First Team and Reserves coming to Michaels Ave – there was bugger all between Shore and Ellerslie last season with a 3-3 draw on opening day and a midweek 3-2 win to Ellerslie late in the piece. We expect this will be another tight game with Shore looking improved from last season already. We look forward to hosting Paul Temple and his teams in what should be a pair of exciting games – Reserves 3pm and First Team 5pm. Good luck to all the clubs other Senior teams (all 19 of them) this ANZAC Weekend, drive safe on your travels (esp our Thirds who travel to North Force on Monday) and of course play hard but fair on the pitch!

FRONT COVER: Tevin chases a Tauranga player BACK COVER: a chance to score a goal against Tauranga

CLUB/COMMUNITY EVENTS

YMCA ELLERSLIE FAMILY DAY Sunday 17th May at 12 to 5 - all welcome

OPENING U20 WORLD CUP GAME 30th May - North Harbour Stadium - 1pm New Zealand vs Ukraine

In this Issue: NRFL Photo’s (P4&5) Club Fixtures this week (P7) NRFL Div 1 Results (P10) NRFL Photo’s (P12&13) NRFL Div 1 Table/Fixtures (P15) Women’s Conf Table/Fixtures (P17) NRFL Photo’s (P19) First Team Match Report (P24&25) 31)NRFL Photo’s (P28&29) Thirds Team Lists (P34&35) Sponsors (P38)

Club Partners (P6) NRFL Di v 1 Preview (P8&9) Chatham Cup (P11) NRFL Season Progress (P14) Women’s Conf Season Prog (P16) Women’s Conf Team (P18) First Team Lists (P20-23) Reserves Team Lists (P26-27&P30Reserves Reports (P32&33) League Tables (P36&37) Club Fixtures next week (P39)

Back Cover (P40)

Match officials and the two captains discuss the upcoming game

Dan loses his footing challenging the Tauranga # 9

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CLUB FIXTURES THIS WEEK Ellerslie AFC Team

Date

Opposition

Venue

Time

EAFC Men's First Team

24/04

Metro

Michaels Ave

EAFC Men's Reserves

25/04

Metro

Michaels Ave

7pm 5pm

EAFC Men's Thirds

25/04

Te Atatu

Michaels Ave

12:30pm

EAFC TIP Squad

25/04

Metro

Valonia Field 2

2:45pm

EAFC Boylan

25/04

Uni Mt Wellington

Liston Park 1

2:45pm

EAFC Deceptively Slow

25/04

Eastern Suburbs

Liston Park 1

1pm

EAFC Simpson

25/04

Manurewa

Simson Reserve

1pm

EAFC Elks

25/04

Western Springs

Eastdale Park 2

1pm

EAFC Diamonds

25/04

Ellerslie Revolution

Pt England Reserve 2

EAFC Jose’s Special Ones

25/04

Bay Olympic

Simson Reserve

EAFC Findlay

25/04

Three Kings

Keith Hay Park 13

1pm

EAFC Revolution

25/04

Ellerslie Diamonds

Pt England Reserve 2

1pm

EAFC Shotaholics

25/04

South Auckland Rangers

Barry Curtis Park 1

EAFC Hicks

25/04

Lynn Avon

Michaels Ave 1

2:45pm

EAFC Fake Madrid

25/04

Uni Mt Wellington

Colin Maiden Park 3

2:45pm

EAFC Barons

25/04

Bucklands Beach

Pt England Reserve 2

2:45pm

EAFC All Stars

25/04

Western Springs

Eastdale Reserve 2

2:45pm

EAFC Metro

25/04

Hibiscus Coast

Stanmore Bay 3

2:45pm

EAFC Mustangs

25/04

Fencibles

Barry Curtis Park 3

2:45pm

EAFC Women's First Team

26/04

Eastern Suburbs (Prems - Women’s K/Out Cup)

Madills Farm 1

1pm

EAFC Women's Rebels

26/04

Metro

Simson Reserve

11am

EAFC Women's D3

26/04

Fencibles

William Green 1

11am

EAFC U19's Fletcher

26/04

Oratia

Michaels Ave 1

3pm

EAFC Men's First Team

27/04

North Shore United

Michaels Ave 1

5pm

EAFC Men's Reserves

27/04

North Shore United

Michaels Ave 1

2:45pm

EAFC Men's Thirds

27/04

North Force

Kamo Sports Park 1

2:45pm

1pm 2:45pm

1pm

Fixtures correct at time of printing

LOTTO NRFL DIV 1 PREVIEW Round 6 Ellerslie AFC open up Round 6 on Friday Night at home against Metro and then they play the last game at home on Monday at 5pm to Shore on this double-header ANZAC Weekend. The other 10 fixtures across the weekend play out in-between - what will happen, see our predictions below:

Takapuna vs Mangere Taharoto Park @ 2:45pm Mangere got a good win last week by taking down promotion hopefuls FHM - but they have always been a team to blow a bit hot and cold, Takapuna after a bit of a cleanout are going along ok and will want to pick up as many points as they can so they can launch a late season assault on the promotion they so dearly want. PREDICTION: Both teams struggle in the defensive end - going for a high scoring game but I could see like a 3-3 draw! North Shore vs Hibiscus Coast Allen Hill @ 2:45pm Shore and Coast were the two teams who made it out of div 2 a couple of seasons ago and the battle for the title of champion went down to the last day between them, this year different stakes although both teams are looking like contenders for those coveted promotion spots. PREDICITON: After the high of beating MAP 10-0 and then struggling last week Coast will be fired up, but can see Shore taking it by two - 4-2 maybe? MAP vs Tauranga Anderson Park @ 2:45pm On paper this looks like another hammering for MAP, one of the top teams vs a team who have conceded 18 goals in two games? However one thing the side from Anderson Park have always had is heart and i expect we will see it this weekend - but will heart be enough? PREDICTION: thinking there will be a MAP bounce back but not enough to win, 3-1 Tauranga

Ngaruawahia vs Forrest Hill Milford Centennial Park @ 2:45pm The Green Machine from North Waikato will be desperate for a win, or at least a point - after a painful Premier League season they are already looking at the insult of successive relegations, however we have seen first hand that they have fight in them - could this be the upset of the day? PREDICTION: I don't think Narra will win this game, but they will at some point - FHM with a bit of a lack of confidence at the moment so maybe Narra can sneak it 1-0 and get their season back on track Waiuku vs Manurewa Massey Park @ 2:45pm Southern battle pits the highest placed South Auckland team (Waiuku) against the self heralded best club in South Auckland (Rewa) - in truth both clubs have impressed me, but Rewa in particular have struggled on the scoreboard. Waiuku will bank on home advantage but this game will be decided by finishing - Waiuku have it, Rewa don't. PREDICTION: Rewa to boss the game, have double the chances and lose 2-0 with some clinical finishing from the Franklin side.

LOTTO NRFL DIV 1 PREVIEW Round 7 Our round 7 predictions will be made under the assumption that our round 6 predictions were 100% accurate (dreams are free). Forrest Hill Milford vs Manurewa AFC Becroft Park @ 2:45pm After what we are predicting is another shock loss against Narra in round 6, FHM will be keen to bounce back and I just can’t see their poor form continuing - it seems hard on Manurewa who are in my opinion improving with a young side. PREDICTION: FHM will bounce back and win 3-0 Ngaruawahia vs Hibiscus Coast Centennial Park @ 2:45pm A pair of ANZAC home games for the Green Machine - if as predicted they break their streak in R6 I can’t see them containing a pretty slick Coast side (infact even if they don’t win in R6 I can’t seem them taking much from this game), I just get the feeling that Coast have a bit more depth which is important over the long weekend. PREDICTION: 2-1 to Coast, a struggle for most of the game but just too much pace out wide Waiuku vs Mt Albert Ponsonby Massey Park @ 2:45pm Another club with dual home games this long weekend, can they book 6 points though? I still think MAP have too much pride to lay down for the rest of the season but the games don’t look any easier all of a sudden, that said I am predicting a much improved and resilient MAP side. PREDICTION: 0-0 draw, MAP to battle and battle away. Takapuna vs Tauranga Taharoto Park @ 2:45pm Surely a glitch in the draw to have so many teams playing both games at home during a long weekend? This is the 3rd of 4 teams who enjoy this treat. Spare a thought for Tauranga who have to travel twice that said Tauranga with a strong reserves side are one of the sides who have depth to cover this - Taka, well not sure. PREDICTION: Tauranga to keep pressure on with 6 points this weekend, 2-0 win. Metro vs Mangere Phyllis Street @ 3pm A battle of the M teams - in the past there has been a few things link these two teams, including past coaches and players - but more than anything both sides in recent history have had the air of unpredictability. This has hurt both sides more than helping them in previous seasons, but Metro seem to have shaken that tag off but I’m not sure Mangere are any different from last year. PREDICTION: consistency key for the win, 2-1 to Metro. Right now that we have entered the realms of fantasy football - let’s take a look how the league table “might” look after these predictions all (not really) come true. Of course have assumed two Ellerslie wins (sorry guys) Ellerslie Tauranga North Shore Metro Hibiscus Coast Forrest Hill Milford

19pts 18pts 15pts 13pts 12pts 12pts

Waiuku Mangere Takapuna Ngaruawahia Manurewa Mt Albert Ponsonby

11pts 7pts 5pts 4pts 1pt 1pt

NRFL DIV 1 RESULTS Mt Albert Ponsonby 2 – 8 North Shore United (HT: 1-5) MAP: Alex Clarke 2 NSU: Reid Drake 2, Ashley Ngadela 2, Chris Bryson 2, Andrew Cowell, Ed Sillars

Forrest Hill-Milford United 2 – 3 Mangere United (HT: 0-2) FHM: Jack Caunter, Ryan Morrow MAN: Ernesto Lopez, Souleymane Cissoko, Rinal Prasad Waiuku 5 – 1 Hibiscus Coast (HT: 3-1) WAI: Derek Sinclair 2, Luke Chapman, Dominick Winter, own goal HIB: Trent Mayes Takapuna 2 – 3 Metro (HT: 1-1) TAK: Tommy Miller, Andrew Mobberley MET: Own goal, Shane Medland, Rafi Mohammadi Ellerslie 3 – 2 Tauranga City United (HT: 2-1) ELL: Jordan Oosterhof 2, Martin Pike TCU: Andrew Cooper, Colm Kenny

2 goal hero Jordan Oosterhof Postponed Ngaruawahia United vs Manurewa

NORTHERN DIV 1 GOLDEN BOOT Goals 7 5

Player Ernesto Lopez Trent Mayes Reid Drake Paul Langford Tom Miller Jerahl Hughes

Club Mangere United Hibiscus Coast North Shore United Hibiscus Coast Takapuna Tauranga City United

CHATHAM CUP QUALIFYING ROUND The qualifying round for the 2015 Chatham Cup has been drawn and it features a number of ASFA sides as well as the odd school team - it will be interesting to see who makes it through to the first round proper!

Glen Eden Rangers (Conference) vs Viet Guys FC (ASFA) Kerikeri (NFF) vs Drury (AFF Div 2) Te Puke Utd FC (WaiBop) vs Auckland Volcanoes (ASFA) Puhoi Wolfpack (NFF) vs Sacred Heart College (School) South Auckland Rangers (Conference) vs Internationale (ASFA) Ngongotaha (WaiBop) vs Colo Boys (ASFA) Kawarau Sports Club (WaiBop) vs Papatoetoe United (AFF Champs) Waikato College (School) vs Bohemian Celtic (ASFA) Auckland Wanderers (ASFA) vs Matamata Swifts (WaiBop) University of Auckland (ASFA) vs Zamantix (ASFA) AUT FC (ASFA) vs Te Aroha Cobras (WaiBop) FC Old Boys (ASFA) vs Waiheke United (AFF Champs) Some tasty matchups there - and most notably some absences with St Kents, Auckland Grammer and MAGs not in the draw. Some of our old favourites are in action, namely Ngongotaha and Matamata - we wish them all the best of luck in their cup ties.

Glenny shepherding his man towards the dugout side of the field

Conor comes to claim a high ball through a croud of players

NRFL DIV 1 SEASON PROGRESS

Date 28/03 03/04 06/04 11/04 18/04 24/04 27/04 01/05 16/05 23/05 06/06 13/06 27/06 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 Waiuku Mangere Hibiscus Coast Takapuna Forrest Hill Milf 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 Michaels Ave Michaels Ave Stanmore Bay Taharoto Park Michaels Ave Phyllis Street Michaels Ave Links Ave Michaels Ave Allen Hill Michaels Ave Massey Park Centre Park Michaels Ave

Score 4-1 0-3 1-1 0-3 TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC

Scorers Wallace, Waters, Anthony, Oosterhof Wallace, Waters, Witteveen Richardson Anthony 2, Wallace Oosterhof 2, Pike TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC

Mexico Ellerslie MOM Conor Tracey Andrew Wallace Martin Pike Josh Anthony Martin Pike TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC

NRFL DIV 1 TABLE/FIXTURES NRFL DIV 1 NAME

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Pts

Ellerslie AFC

North Shore Utd

Tauranga City Utd

Metro FC

Hibiscus Coast

Forrest Hill Milford

Mangere Utd

-3

Waiuku AFC

-3

Takapuna AFC

-3

Manurewa AFC

-9

Ngaruawahia AFC

-10

Mt Albert Ponsonby

-21

Next Weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games HOME TEAMS LISTED FIRST check www.aff.org.nz for more fixture details Mt Albert Ponsonby

Ellerslie AFC

Manurewa

Metro

Hibiscus Coast

Takapuna

Tauranga City

Forrest Hill Milford

North Shore

Ngaruawahia

Mangere

Waiuku 15

WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CONF SEASON PROGRESS

Date 12/04 19/04 03/05 10/05 17/05 24/05 31/05 07/06 05/07 12/07 19/07 26/07 02/08 09/08 16/08 23/08 30/08 TBC

Opposition Hibiscus Coast Metro Clendon East Coast Bays Birkenhead Onehunga Sports Papakura City North Force Hibiscus Coast Metro West Auckland Clendon East Coast Bays Birkenhead Onehunga Sports Papakura City North Force West Auckland

Venue Score Michaels Ave 1-3 Phyllis Street 3-1 Mountford Park TBC Michaels Ave TBC Shepherds Park TBC Michaels Ave TBC McLennan Park TBC Michaels Ave TBC Stanmore Bay TBC Michaels Ave TBC Brains Park TBC Michaels Ave TBC Bay City Park TBC Michaels Ave TBC Waikaraka Park TBC Michaels Ave TBC Tikipunga TBC Michaels Ave TBC

Scorers Ewens Tagaloa TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC

Lone Star Newmarket POD Deborah Tutty Anna Howden TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC

NZ WOMENS KNOCKOUT CUP Fencibles Prems vs Metro Conf Papakura Conf vs Pukekohe Div 1 Three Kings Prems vs North Force Conf Eastern Suburbs Prems vs Ellerslie Conf Papatoetoe Prems vs Western Springs Prems

Round 1: 24th-26th April

WOMEN’S CONF TABLE/FIXTURES Women’s Conference NAME

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Pts

Papakura City FC (WCon)

Hibiscus Coast (WCon)

Metro FC (WCon)

Onehunga Sports (WCon)

East Coast Bays (WCon)

Birkenhead Utd (WCon)

-5

West Auckland (WCon)

-5

North Force (WCon)

-3

Ellerslie AFC (WCon)

-4

Clendon Utd AFC (WCon)

-16

Next Week’s Games Round 4 (Round 3 postponed due to Cup) East Coast Bays

North Force

West Auckland

Metro FC

Clendon

Ellerslie

Birkenhead

Papakura

Hibiscus Coast

Onehunga Sports

HOME TEAMS LISTED FIRST

WOMEN’S FIRST TEAM It’s an exciting weekend for the women’s first team - as mentioned previously in the program the GETTING THE MENTAL EDGE women’s side of the club has two massive games scheduled. Hi there and welcome to the Semen’s Skills School for the 2012 season. After 2011 wasupcut some reasonably serious criminal charges come backNationto First onshort Fridaydue nighttoan Ellerslie AFC Women’s Selection side take onI have the Cook Islands aspiring footballers key2nd aspects to becoming the next Harryand Ngata alshare team with at 7pmyou at Bill McKinley Park - thisthe is the time Ellerslie has hosted the cooks there isora good relationship being there. In fact our women’s Div 1 side (The Rebels) who willfeet conPhil Neville. There is abuilt common misconception thatfootball is played with the tribute several players to Friday nights game are taking a tour at the end of the season and will and I am here to dispel the myth. Getting the mental edge is your first step to success play two “international” friendly's against the Cooks. Last time the game was very competitive and onexpect the field...... we the same again this time albeit on a slightly smaller pitch at Bill McKinley Park.

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Alex does his best to hold the ball up in the corner, late in the game

Martin Pike

Dan McLean

Robby Robinson

Simon Harrison

Zach Margison

Andrew Wallace

Alex Witteveen

Isaac Brealey

Michael Glenny

Tim Richardson

Ryan O’Sullivan

Fredrik Ljungberg

Mike Ritchie

Callum Waters

Jordan Oosterhof

Seb Poelman

Dominic Higgins

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

GOALS

Conor Tracey

SUB

START

ELLERSLIE AFC

Today’s Mat Referee: Co AR1: Kh AR2: Pa Assessor: TB 20

Zane Hemmingsen-Jensen

Matthew Norris

Amir Khosravi

Craig Squires

Cole Devenport

Legend Pareta

Dave Featonby ÂŠ

Liam de Andrad-Always

Stu Roberts

Botan Ibrahim

Rafi Mohammadi

Rodney Brunton

Adam Foye

Connor Mulrooney

Harry Peters

Anthony Curry-Irons

Shane Medland

Justin Horan

Karl Bryant

Paul Ruscoe (RGK)

Mike Taylor Ants Owens Stu Roberts Chris Ross Josh Dias (Physio Fusion)

CARDS

GOALS

Jonathan Mannes

SUB

START

tch Officials ory Mills halid El Gana aul Mason BC

METRO FC

Coach DOF Asst Coach Fitness Coach Physio 21

Martin Pike

Dan McLean

Robby Robinson

Simon Harrison

Zach Margison

Andrew Wallace

Alex Witteveen

Isaac Brealey

Michael Glenny

Tim Richardson

Ryan O’Sullivan

Fredrik Ljungberg

Mike Ritchie

Callum Waters

Jordan Oosterhof

Seb Poelman

Dominic Higgins

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

GOALS

Conor Tracey

SUB

START

ELLERSLIE AFC

Today’s Mat Referee: Ra AR1: M AR2: Ra Assessor: Ste 22

Michael Gleeson

Nick Smith

Jono Lewis

Olly Ceci

Harry Lissington

Cory Hitchen

Chris Bryson

Marcel Nolde

Andrew Cowell

Ed Sillars ÂŠ

Alan Llunes

Luke Johnson

Reid Drake

Lewis Furmenger

Ashley Ngadela

Jack Henry Sinclair

Jamie Shields

Paul Temple

CARDS

GOALS

Sam Copp

SUB

START

tch Officials ajesh Kumar Michael Dickason avi Prasad eve Fletcher

NORTH SHORE UNITED

Coach Asst Coach Asst Coach Manager GK Coach Physio 23

FIRST TEAM MATCH REPORT 5 games into the 2015 season and we are considering this the end of the 1st period of games - or as we like to refer to it as "The Base". This weeks report won't focus on teams, goals etc - instead we are going to focus on what we have achieved in the 1st period of the season aside from the obvious excellent results. For us "The Base" covers the period from when pre-season starting forming teams and playing games until Saturdays game. It's a vital period when done properly as it gives teams the chance to come into the season fit, organised and well oiled. It means all that hard work we put you through pre-season gave us a tangible advantage in "The Base" period. That advantage is a 1 point buffer between us and 3rd. The thing about "The Base" period is that other teams quickly catch up between rounds 1 and 5 and you can't rely on work done in "The Base" to keep giving you that edge you need. Our challenge now is to work even harder in what we have termed "The Consolidation" period - it's a much easier period with some good form from "The Base" but it's also the time when if not properly focused you can undo all the good work done previously. Ever heard the phrase championships are not won in the first half of the season but they are lost - well that's what we need to keep in mind! Consider these stats

2010 - our first 11 games unbeaten - final league position - 1st (lost in playoffs) 2011 - our first 2 games unbeaten - final league position - 4th 2012 - lost first game - final league position - 2nd (and promotion) 2013 - lost first game - final league position - 9th (and relegation) 2014 - our first 6 games unbeaten - final league position - 6th

While there is no direct pattern to a good base and a "winning" season it's clear to me that if we don't focus during "The Consolidation" and "The Grind" periods we will be out of the picture when we come to "The Run In" period. Here are some stats to show what our performance levels have been in "The Base" period - the general expectation is over the course of the next two periods we should be able to increase each stat by a couple of factors, we certainly don't want to see a drop!

FIRST TEAM MATCH REPORT "The Base" Stats (Average over period per 90 mins)

Shots vs Shots on target = 76 vs 39 (51%) Passes vs Passes Completed = 2099 vs 1708 (81%) Crosses vs Crosses Completed = 78 vs 44 (56%) Balls into opposition penalty area = 40.8 per game Amount of players used (expect this to increase as we progress throughout the season) = 20

Stats by Player Total Season Minutes: Freddie Ljungberg - 450mins Martin Pike - 450mins Tim Richardson - 450mins Dan McLean - 445mins Alex Witteveen - 445mins Callum Waters - 415mins Michael Glenny - 403mins

Leading Goal Scorer

Jordan Oosterhof - 3 Goals (1 goal every 46 mins) Josh Anthony - 3 Goals (1 goal every 107 mins) Andrew Wallace - 3 Goals (1 goal every 114 mins) Callum Waters - 2 Goals (1 goal every 208 mins) Alex Witteveen - 1 Goal (1 goal every 445 mins) Martin Pike - 1 Goal (1 goal every 450 mins) Tim Richardson - 1 Goal (1 goal every 450 mins)

Some career milestones approaching: *Tim Richardson, Dom Higgins and Zach Margison all sit on 24 First Team App's *First Team Debuts this season so far have included: Conor Tracey, Dan McLean, Robby Robinson, Josh Anthony, Simon Harrison, Seb Poelman and Ben Shaw. *Debut First Team goals this season to Callum Waters, Josh Anthony and Jordan Oosterhof. *Andy Wallace just needs two more goals to record 20 career first team goals.

ELLERSLIE AFC RESERVES TEAM SQUAD 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 16 20 21 22

Lloyd Huysmans Tevin Smith Connor Watts Griffin Hill Monju Shohei Adam Scott Matt Sargent Mladen Milovanovic

Conrad Benefield Marcus Wright Luke de Ruiter Ben Shaw Rahul Issar Jordan Oosterhof Myron Manickum

Officials

Dave Witteveen Fred Poelman Kris Pinnock Avantha Hewa Connor Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Driscoll

Coach Coach GK Coach Physio Physio

METRO FC RESERVES TEAM SQUAD

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Bright Nkrumah Lewis Bucklee Karl Bryant Fraser Lewis-Smith Emmanuel Odorisio Chris Ross Peter Bracken Clinton Randell

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Ravneel Chandra Shivneel Lal Darren Kynoch-Kelly Harry Peters Hamish Phillips Suvi Reddy Legend Pareta Delon Ellis James Michie Jonathan Vanneste

Officials Peter Bracken Chris Ross Darren Kynoch-Kelly Josh Dias

Coach Manager Asst Coach Physio

Match Officials Torres Chang

Ref

Dom chases back to make sure his two goals sealed the win for Reserves

Ben Shaw on debut thanks the fans for their support

ELLERSLIE AFC RESERVES TEAM SQUAD 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 16 20 21 22

Lloyd Huysmans Tevin Smith Connor Watts Griffin Hill Monju Shohei Adam Scott Matt Sargent Mladen Milovanovic

Conrad Benefield Marcus Wright Luke de Ruiter Ben Shaw Rahul Issar Jordan Oosterhof Myron Manickum

Officials

Dave Witteveen Fred Poelman Kris Pinnock Avantha Hewa Connor Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Driscoll

Coach Coach GK Coach Physio Physio

NORTH SHORE RESERVES TEAM SQUAD 20 22 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38

Karl Clarke (GK) Jono Pledger Finn Heron James Smith Jack Vaughan Pablo Cenoni Marzo Callan Manickum ÂŠ Sol Cranna Emiliano Candia

Alan Stroud (GK) Nick Upton Jonathan Phillipsen James Atkinson Scott Robinson Madison Elrick Josh Ryland (GK)

Officials Coach

Match Officials

Ravi Prasad

Ref

David Brooke

Assessor 31

RESERVES REPORT Match Report Ellerslie Reserves vs Tauranga Reserves

Prior to the game and during warmup it looked like this was going to be a wet game – very wet! But as we were walking out to kick off the game Auckland came to the rescue and changed its mind and served us sunny skies for the rest of the afternoon. Apparently it kept the rain going in Tauranga!!

Bolstering the team this week was another First Team senior player on his road to recovery – this was Dom Higgins and he quickly like Isaac last week made his mark when he potted two first half goals among some other fine work on the right wing. There was some good football played in that first half and while it wasn’t all our own way as Tauranga were showing signs of good play we forced our tempo and style of play on the contest. I wasn’t privy to the halftime discussions but what the team laid out in the second half was a poor comparison to their first half efforts. I hope this was due to an increased effort and foothold in the game from the visitors rather than a lack of desire or effort from our lads – I’m sure the former was the case as this is a good bunch of lads – and within the team each week there are guys who are at different stages of their football life – we have a couple of players who are right on the fringes of First Team football and they need to perform in this arena, there is also a couple of First Team players who were after minutes for one reason or another and it’s important they play to a high level personally week in week out. The rest of the team is made up of guys who are either in their first year in Reserves and are on a steep learning curve and developing along nicely or they are in their 2nd and 3rd seasons and are just adjusting their games to take the next step up. Basically what I am trying to say here is each and every player needs Reserves for one reason or another – so if you are in the team and you’re not giving 100% you’re not being fair to those around you! Still can’t be too critical as the results have been good and players when given their chance to step up from reserves to first team (Jordan for example) have put in good performances so things are looking promising as we work forward. The final score in the above game was 2-1 and while we banked the 3 points we have plenty to work on with two tough games this weekend coming up. If you turn up both days ready to play – there will be no issues!

THIRDS REPORT Last week saw the first Friday night game under lights at the Ave for the third team who were looking to continue their steam rolling start to the season and stay top of the table vs Onehunga Mangere. The thirds had played Onehunga Mangere in preseason so had confidence going into the game. There was a substantial amount of pressure applied in the first third of the game, this resulted in play being dominated by the thirds. Scoring was opened by a cracking header back across the goal by Glen Jones from a Ben Pauley corner. After further sustained pressure a piece of individual brilliance from Tim Covey further extended the lead after he darted around the majority of the right flank of Onehunga Mangere to slot home from a tight angle. Ben Pauley added a third right before the break to give the team a commanding 3-0 lead going into half time. The thirds did come into some trouble after the break through a lack of passing options and a sustained bit of high press from Onehunga Mangere but did not concede any chances through this period. Eventually the thirds took back dominance of the game but failed to take any more chances. A 3-0 victory and another clean sheet for the thirds is very pleasing for the team and they remain top of the table with a big weekend of games ahead and missing the post hitting threat of Ben Pauley.

ELLERSLIE AFC THIRDS TEAM SQUAD 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 19 20

Sean Dartnell Tim Covey Zac Rathbone Baljit Klair Matthew Scarborough Luke (Anthony) Dixon Paul Hooper Harpreet Klair Ben Pauley

Jono Rea Delan Mahlagwai Glen Jones Tim Carr Ross Borrill Kieran Peters Tom Talbot Yoshiki (Mario) Benayoun

Officials

Ben Pauley

Coach

Glen Jones

Asst Coach

Avantha Hewa

Physio

Connor Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Driscoll

Physio

TE ATATU RESERVES TEAM SQUAD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 17 18 19

Bevan Verryt Richard Platt Kevin Gilmore Zac Snedden Jon Halfpenny Gary Hutchinson Kayne Storie Danny Spaans Adam Bradley

Mike Leijh Campbell Batt Cameron Tova Jarrod Hutchinson Jadin Johnston Ricky Selwyn-Kwaoga Aden Cooper

Officials

Match Officials

Eric Yu

Referee

LEAGUE TABLES NRFL Div 1 Reserves NAME

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Pts

North Shore Utd

Ellerslie AFC

Forrest Hill Milford

Hibiscus Coast

Takapuna AFC

Metro FC

-1

Tauranga City Utd

Waiuku AFC

-11

Mt Albert Ponsonby

-7

Ngaruawahia AFC

-8

Mangere Utd

-27

Manurewa AFC

-19

NRFL Div 2 Reserves NAME

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Pts

Ellerslie AFC

Papatoetoe AFC

North Force

Te Atatu AFC

Albany Utd

Fencibles Utd

-1

Papakura City

Oratia Utd

-1

Western Springs AFC

-5

Onehunga Mangere AFC

-10

Manukau City AFC

-8

Lynn Avon AFC

-15

LEAGUE TABLES U19â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sunday NAME

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Pts

Central Utd FC

Ellerslie AFC

Bay Olympic

Waitakere City

Ranui Swanson

-2

Birkenhead United

-6

Oratia

Waitemata

-2

Fencibles Utd AFC

-6

Club League Table NAME

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Pts

Place

Div 1 Boylan

-5

8th of 9

Div 1 TIP Squad

5th of 9

Div 2 Deceptively Slow

4th of 10

Div 3 Elks

-2

9th of 10

Div 3 Simpson

1st of 10

Div 4 Jose's Special Ones

3rd of 10

Div 4 Revolution

-8

10th of 10

Div 4 Diamonds

-4

8th of 10

Div 4 Findlay

6th of 10

Div 5 Hicks

2nd of 10

Div 5 Shotaholics

4th of 10

Div 7 Barons

5th of 10

Div 7 Fake Madrid

4th of 10

Div 9 All Stars

-7

7th of 10

Over 40's Conference Metro

3rd of 10

Over 40's Div 3 Mustangs

9th of 10

Women's Div 1 Rebels

-2

6th of 8

Women's Div 3

3rd of 15