PULLING A SWIFT ONE Official Matamata AFC match day magazine
August 25, 2018
COMAG Matamata Swifts v Te Awamutu
Loaded WaiBOP Premiership - 2.45pm
A Few Kind Words
Patron Jack Poole President Dwayne Barlow Vice-President Rob Cox Treasurer Michael Candy Secretary Kerrie Cox Club Captain Chris Bedford Committee Matt Aberhart Alistair Basalaj Pete Challis Junior Convenor Ronan Costello
Hello everyone and welcome to the Domain for our penultimate home game of 2018. For someone who played a lot of games for both today’s teams this is a pretty decent way to (nearly) end the season. Te Awamutu, like ourselves, are on a decent run so I expect today’s match will be a good watch. Both teams will be confident and, hopefully, in more of a risk taking mood than maybe they would have been a month or so ago. There’s really not much more to play for today than the joy of football and, of course, another three points. So welcome to Joe and your team, but also best of luck to Scott and his. The Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies head to Cambridge tomorrow to play Northern United in the Waikato Plate final, with kick-off at 11am. If you can make it across then I’d encourage you to do so as the team deserves all the support they can get. There’s nothing like the incentive of playing for silverware near the end of a long season to put in a performance so I’m sure they’ll do well. Our final Loaded WaiBOP Premiership game is against Otumoetai in a fortnight. We’ll be hosting a double header that day as Papamoa have asked to use the Domain for their home game against Wanderers. That should be a fun way to end our campaign. With the end of the season looming we’re heading towards Prizegiving and Summer 5-a-side. Dates and details for these are on page 5 but, in short, Junior Prizegiving is on Sunday September 16, Senior Prizegiving is on Saturday September 22 and 5-a-side starts on Thursday October 4 (with registration opening on September 1). As for today, please have fun, enjoy the match, and I’ll see you on the sideline. Dwayne Barlow, Club Mouthpiece
PICTURED Front Cover Brayden Lissington has everything covered against TBC. Page 3 Swifts skipper, Bjorn Vossen.
We are Swifts for Life One Club, Our Club, Our Community
2018 Management Committee
Matamata Swifts AFC Matamata Domain, PO Box 145, Matamata phone 07 888 7013 • email admin@matamataswifts.com • www.matamataswifts.co.nz
SWIFTS COMMERCIAL PARTNERS THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF FOOTBALL IN MATAMATA COMAG is a premium club sponsor. They hold naming rights for the Swifts 1st team. J. Swap Contractors Ltd is a Premium club sponsor. Waharoa Transport hold naming rights for the Swifts Reserve team. Challenge Matamata hold naming rights for the Swifts Ladies team. Mitre 10 Matamata is a Gold club sponsor.
Grants from the Lion Foundation have enabled us to purchase playing and training equipment for our junior and senior teams.
The Soccer Shop is the club’s apparel supplier. Buy your gear from The Soccer Shop either in store or via the SHOP link on our website.
Don Griffiths Ltd Thanks also to Hobbiton & Nu-Age Plaster Limited.
And Matamata Physio, Bin Hire, Chili Balm.
Junior Opportunity - Shirt Sponsorship Investment: $500 + GST. We have full sets of shirts, in the club’s new Nike style, on order now for ALL our junior 8th to 12th grade teams. We expect them to be available and in use by mid-June. With this comes a unique opportunity to get the logo of your business, or the business you work for, placed on the front of the shirts of your child’s team. This is a one-off investment that lasts for the life of the shirts (usually 3-4 seasons). All funds raised through this scheme will be re-invested in the club’s junior programme. Contact Dwayne Barlow at dwayne@ dbmm.co.nz or 021 993 832 for more information.
2018 Golden Boot
Key Dates
11 – J Harris (3rd) 11 – S Richardson (3rd) 10 – R Costello (Res/3rd) 9 – A Verstraten (Ladies) 8 – J Baxter (1st) 7 – B West (1st) 6 – R Graumans (Ladies) 6 – B Lissington (1st) 5 – C Bedford (3rd) 5 – D Willemsen (1st) 4 – R Avergonzado (Res) 4 – M Hill (Res/3rd) 4 – M Leaver (Ladies) 4 – C Walker (1st)
Junior Prizegiving
Sunday September 16, 11am Matamata Domain
Senior Prizegiving
Saturday September 22, 6pm Matamata Domain Clubrooms
Summer 5-a-side
Entries open - September 1 Registration night - September 20 Season begins - October 4
AGM
Monday November 19 (TBC)
TABLE TALK Loaded WaiBOP Premiership (as at August 18, 2018) P W D L Taupo 16 12 2 2 Tauranga Boys’ College 19 11 3 5 Papamoa 16 11 2 3 Waikato Unicol 16 10 1 5 Melville United 19 9 4 6 Matamata Swifts 19 9 2 8 Te Awamutu 18 9 2 7 Otumoetai 18 8 2 8 West Hamilton United 19 8 0 11 Tauranga Blue Rovers 19 4 3 12 Tokoroa 17 4 1 12 Hamilton Wanderers 16 0 0 16
F 38 56 40 47 43 41 28 35 37 26 14 13
A 12 29 13 17 35 36 26 25 32 54 54 85
Pts 38 36 35 31 31 29 29 26 24 15 13 0
WaiBOP Championship (FINAL) P Ngaruawahia United 16 Kawerau Sports 16 Waikato Unicol 16 Taupo 16 Tauranga Blue Rovers 16 Te Puke United 16 Otumoetai 16 Cambridge 16 Matamata Swifts 16
F 70 56 38 34 38 26 22 15 27
A 14 27 26 32 39 42 31 50 65
Pts 40 33 28 28 23 20 19 7 7
F 44 29 15 15 7 8
A 9 14 20 16 18 41
Pts 27 17 11 9 4 0
W 13 10 8 9 7 6 5 2 1
D 1 3 4 1 2 2 4 1 4
L 2 3 4 6 7 8 7 13 11
WaiBOP Ladies A - part 2 (as at August 19, 2018) P W D L West Hamilton United 9 9 0 0 Cambridge 9 5 2 2 Matamata Swifts 8 3 2 3 NUSC Fiasco 8 2 3 3 Claudelands Rovers 7 1 1 5 Ham Wanderers 7 0 0 7
Digital copies of our match day magazines can be found at matamataswifts.com/game-day/pulling-a-swift-one/
SWIFTS MATCH SCHEDULE LOADED WAIBOP PREMIERSHIP UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
APRIL 2018 A 7 14:45 West Hamilton United H 14 14:45 Tauranga Blue Rovers H 21 14:45 Waikato Unicol H 28 14:00 Ngaruawahia Utd (Cup) MAY 2018 H 5 14:45 Papamoa A 12 14:45 Melville United H 19 14:45 Tokoroa A 26 14:45 Tauranga Boys’ College JUNE 2018 H 2 14:45 Hamilton Wanderers A 9 14:45 Te Awamutu A 16 14:45 Taupo H 23 14:45 West Hamilton United A 30 14:45 Tauranga Blue Rovers JULY 2018 A 7 14:45 Waikato Unicol H 14 14:45 Taupo A 21 14:45 Papamoa H 28 14:45 Melville United AUGUST 2018 A 4 14:45 Tokoroa H 11 14:45 Tauranga Boys’ College A 18 14:45 Hamilton Wanderers H 25 14:45 Te Awamutu SEPTEMBER 2018 A 1 14:45 Otumoetai H 8 14:45 Otumoetai
1-2 H Conner 2-3 D Willemsen, R Wigelsworth 1-0 B West 2-3 K Nowell 2 0-1 5-5 B West 3, D Willemsen, C Walker 3-2 S Parsonage 2, R Wigelsworth 1-1 J Baxter 4-0 J Baxter, K Nowell, B Vossen, D Willemsen 4-0 D Willemsen 2, J Baxter, B Vossen 0-4 2-1 C Walker, B West 1-2 H Turlington 2-1 B West, J Baxter 1-3 J Baxter 1-5 B Lissington 2-3 B Lissington 2 4-0 B West, A Clothier, B Lissington, J Baxter 3-1 B Lissington, J Baxtere, C Walker 4-0 J Baxter, B Lissington, C Walker, M Smith
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SWIFTS RESERVES MATCH SCHEDULE WAIBOP CHAMPIONSHIP UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
APRIL 2018 A 7 14:45 Ngaruawahia United 0-12 H 14 12:30 Tauranga Blue Rovers 5-5 R Costello 3, I Trias, M Hill H 21 12:30 Waikato Unicol 2-3 H Cihan, R Costello A 28 11:30 Taupo 1-2 H Rosas MAY 2018 H 5 12:30 Kawerau Sports 4-4 M Smith, J Reeve, OG, R Costello A 12 13:30 Te Puke United 1-2 M Smith H 19 12:30 Cambridge 2-0 M Hill 2 26 BYE JUNE 2018 H 2 12:30 Otumoetai 0-2 H 9 12:30 Ngaruawahia United 2-10 R Avergonzado, L Clothier A 16 12:30 Tauranga Blue Rovers 3-4 K Burgess, R Avergonzado 2 A 23 12:30 Waikato Unicol 3-3 R Costello 2, H Cihan H 30 12:30 Taupo 1-4 K Burgess JULY 2018 A 7 14:45 Kawerau Sports 0-8 H 14 12:30 Te Puke United 0-2 A 21 14:45 Cambridge 1-2 L Clothier 28 BYE AUGUST 2018 A 4 12:30 Otumoetai 2-2 R Cox, R Avergonzado
SWIFTS LADIES MATCH SCHEDULE WAIKATO LADIES DIVISION A UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
APRIL 2018 A 8 H 15 A 22 H 29
13:00 11:00 11:00 11:00
Melville United NUSC Fiasco Tokoroa Hamilton Wanderers
0-2 5-2 R Graumans 3, M Leaver, M Ontiveros 2-2 R Graumans, P Guzman 7-1 A Verstraten 3, R Graumans 2, M Leaver, P Guzman
MAY 2018 6 A 13 A 20 H 27
BYE 13:00 NUSC Pandemonium 2-3 M Ontiveros 11:00 Cambridge (Waikato Cup) 0-5 11:00 Claudelands Rovers pp
JUNE 2018 H 10 H 17 H 24
11:00 West Hamilton United 11:00 Claudelands Rovers 11:00 NUFC Fiasco
2-8 A Verstraten 2-3 G Watson, M Leaver 0-0
JULY 2018 A 1 H 8 A 15 A 22 A 29
11:00 Hamilton Wanderers 11:00 Melville Epics (Plate) 11:00 Cambridge 11:00 West Hamilton United 11:00 Claudelands Rovers
5-3 A Verstraten 3, J Greenfield, K Cox 2-1 M Leaver, OG 0-0 0-5 3-1 A Verstraten 2, K Morrisn
AUGUST 2018 A 5 A 12 H 19 N 26 AUGUST 2018 H 2 A 9
13:00 11:00 11:00 11:00
NUFC Fiasco pp Te Aroha (Plate) 2-2 A Verstraten, K Cox - 3-1 win on pens Hamilton Wanderers 3-0 Win by default NUFC Fiasco (Plate final)
11:00 Cambridge 13:00 NUFC Fiasco
Follow Matamata Swifts online in 2018 www.matamataswifts.com /MatamataSwifts
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SWIFTS SUNDAY TEAM MATCH SCHEDULE WSSL DIVISION 4 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
APRIL 2018 H 15
13:00 Tetra Pak Vikings
7-2 J Pope, M Aberhart, A Harris, C Henry,
A H
13:00 Voyle Park Rangers 13:00 Marist (Scottish Cup)
3-1 J Harris 2, M Hill 1-5 D Weaver-Smith
MAY 2018 H 6 A 13 A 20 27
13:00 Maniacs 13:00 Hamilton Masters 11:00 Zig Zag Scottish Cup Rd 2
4-1 J Harris 3, C Bedford 1-1 F Jordan 4-0 S Richardson 3, D Candy
JUNE 2018 A 10 A 17 A 24
13:00 Cambridge Red Devils (f) 4-0 S Richardson 2, J Harris, C Bedford 11:00 Tetra Pak Vikings 0-1 11:00 Scottbuild Pirates (Plate) 3-4 S Richardson 2, J Pope
JULY 2018 H 1 A 8 H 15
13:00 Voyle Park Rangers 11:00 Maniacs 13:00 Hamilton Masters
22 29
R Cox, C Bedford, A Basalaj
1-0 C Bedford 2-1 S Richardson, C Bedford 10-0 J Harris 3, S Richardson 2, R Costello 2, S Tompsett, J Polaschek, F Challis
13:00 Zig Zag
4-3 H Taylor, J Harris, R Costello, OG
AUGUST 2018 H 5 13:00 Waikato Dragons
3-3 J Harris, H Cihan, S Richardson
H
29
Advantage Taupo as Papamoa stumble The Loaded WaiBOP Premiership’s title race took an unexpected twist on Saturday as Taupo capitalised on a Papamoa slip up to move clear at the top of the table. Taupo had what looked like a relatively straight forward task, a match at secondbottom Mercury Tokoroa, and they duly dispatched their nearest league rivals 3-1 at Strathmore Park to keep their good run going. Anything other than a comfortable Taupo victory would have been a major shock and, while the margin was probably a bit closer than expected, serial goal scorer Fin Smith’s hat trick ensured there would be no misstep from the Lakesiders. Jevan Eady scored a consolation goal for the strugglers but that was as good as it was probably ever going to get for Tokoroa. At this stage of the season it’s all about results rather than victory margins for the title contenders. That was never more obvious than Saturday on evening as both Papamoa and Tauranga Boys’ College lost, which allowed Taupo to move two points clear at the top of the table. Papamoa was level at half time in their match at fifth placed Melville United, but a second half red card to Dave Molloy assisted the Hamiltonians in lifting three vital points out of their visitor’s pockets. Sok Ven, Hamish Utteridge and Josh Nooijen did the goal scoring damage for Melville who, even though they’re well out of title contention, were obviously keen to have a say in the Premiership trophy’s ultimate summer destination.
Fellow Hamiltonians, Waikato Unicol, all but finished Tauranga Boys’ season, and kept their own top three hopes alive, with a 2-1 win at Southey Field. Tom Wright and Reuben Henderson goals helped secure the narrow win for an enterprising Unicol side that may well end up cursing several inexplicable stumbles during the season for their second consecutive failure to mount a sustained title challenge. Mid-table sides Comag Matamata Swifts, Te Awamutu and Otumoetai all picked up wins to remove any faint, lingering worries of relegation. Goals from Jamie Baxter, Brayden Lissington, Chris Walker and Mike Smith gave the Swifts a closer than expected 4-2 win over pointless Hamilton Wanderers, while a Steffan Foulkes second half goal was the difference for Te Awamutu as they snuck past West Hamilton 1-0 at home. Otumoetai scored all their goals in the first half as they beat local rivals Tauranga Blue Rovers 4-1 at Pemberton Park. Nicholas Barnes struck twice for Otumoetai, and was joined on the score sheet by Benjamin Jackson and Sam Flatt. Thomas Crane scored the game’s only second half goal, a consolation one for Rovers. The WaiBOP Championship’s last match of the season ended in anti-climax as Cambridge defaulted their final home game against champions Ngaruawahia to ensure they narrowly avoided the wooden spoon. From www.waibopfootball.co.nz.
Other fixtures this weekend Loaded WaiBOP Premiership Papamoa v Tokoroa Taupo v Tauranga Boys’ Unicol v Wanderers West Hamilton v Otumoetai Melville v Blue Rovers
WaiBOP Championship All over for 2018
COMAG MATAMATA SWIFTS Black & White shirts, Black shorts, Black socks
COMAG Matamata Swifts v Te Awamutu | Kick-off: 2.45pm
GK GK 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Karam Singh Rob Longstaff Radge Avergonzado Duran Weaver-Smith Jamie Baxter Mike Dawson Reuben Wigelsworth Brad West Scott Parsonage Kody Nowell Dayne Willemsen Hayden Turlington Mike Smith Dwayne Signal RETIRED (Eric van Waveren) Brayden Lissington Chris Walker Hardy Rosas Harry Conner Andrew Clothier Bjorn Vossen Sean Kipping Hardeep Singh
Coach Scott Parsonage Assistant Jeremy Pope Manager Dave Taylor
OFFICIALS Referee TBC Assistant 1 TBC Assistant 2 TBC Assessor/coach N/A
OTHER GAMES THIS WEEKEND Waharoa Transport Swifts Reserves Season Over Challenge Matamata Swifts Ladies v NUFC Fiasco (Cambridge) 11am on Sunday Camel Kebab Swifts Sunday Team Season Over
For results, tables, Swifts news and more visit www.matamataswifts.co.nz