AFLNZ NPC 2016

DECEMBER 10-11, 2016 HUTT PARK, LOWER HUTT, WELLINGTON

O F F I C I A L   P R O G R A M M E

A Message from AFL New Zealand 2016 has been a busy year for the sport of AFL in New Zealand, with the gains made in recent years entrenched and strengthened.

The sport has been boosted at every level by the AFL coverage broadcast on Duke Television, which now has the best presence on Free to Air television of any sport in New Zealand. The effect of this has been profoundly noticable, with everyone involved in the delivery of AFL New Zealand programmes reporting a huge upswing of knowledge and interest in AFL. The annual ANZAC campaign saw four teams travel to Auckland to take on two male age group level teams, along with the U18 Kahu Youth girls and the Senior NZ Hawks side in April. The U18 NZ Hawks travelled to Melbourne in May to take on a representative team from Victoria’s South East where they were narrowly defeated by 9 points.

2017 will be one of the biggest years to date. The AFL New Zealand Premiership will commence its second season in February at QBE Stadium in Auckland after the national competition was very successful during its inaugural season.

The AFL Academy will tour NZ once again in April along with another three age group level sides and in August, the New Zealand Hawks will once again descend on Melbourne for the 2017 International Cup. Having an ideal lead in through the Premiership, the Hawks will be well prepared to bring home the Cup for the first time in 12 years.

The backbone of New Zealand Hawks teams are the Regional Leagues that are represented here this weekend. The AFL New Zealand NPC is the culmination of a season of tough matches and exciting contests. Every player here has earned their place through performance over the season, and should be proud to represent their region.

AFL New Zealand wishes every team the best of luck, and we hope that you will play with the values held dear by AFL fans in New Zealand. Play hard, play fair, and play with respect for opponents, teammates, spectators and officials.

AUCKLAND #

The Auckland AFL is the largest regional league in New Zealand, with six clubs covering the vast breadth of New Zealand’s largest city.

Auckland’s squad includes a large contingent of players who who have represented New Zealand, either at Senior or age group level.

Key players such as Ben Hick, Sam McKenzie and Ty Smith provide the Buccaneers with a wealth of experience and Head Coach Chris Mundell has several young up and coming players who could surprise during this year’s tournament.

COACH

Chris Mundell

ASSISTANT COACH

Michael Lentini

MANAGER

Fraser Worthington

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

1

Ben

Hick

2

Tristian

Burnett

4

Adam

Rice

5

Josh

Copeland

6

Sam

Mckenzie

7

Joey

Alesich-Tamariki

8

Matt

Kemp

9

Josh

Cunliffe

10

Carlos

Donnell-Brown

12

Joel

Brown

13

Zeon

McNabb

14

Troy

Brown

15

David

Rattenbury (C)

16

Nick

Bailey

17

Chris

Mundell

18

Alastair

Maisey

22

Ty

Smith

24

Callum

McLean

26

Fraser

Stevens

27

Mitch

Ryan

33

Te Kopa

Tipene Thomas

CANTERBURY

The Canterbury Cobras are the current provincial champions of New Zealand, and will be defending their title in Wellington.

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FIRST NAME

SURNAME

1

Wayne

Sullivan (C)

2

Jesse

Montagu

5

David

Cook

8

Devin

Pullyblank

9

Zane

Carey

10

Toby

Foley

11

Baley

Grey

Having won the tournament four times over the past five tournaments, the Cobras will be desperate to keep the title of National Provincial Champions.

12

Sam

Anderson

13

Dean

Smith

16

Justin

Evans

17

Charles

Barnes

Their squad features plenty of players from this years Canterbury League Premiers the Christchurch Bulldogs, who defeated the University Cougars in recently.

18

Kyle

Smith

19

Kynan

Stowers

20

Garrett

Beck

21

Adam

Clarke

New head Coach Chris Mintern has assembled a strong squad and the Cobras will be once again well placed to pursue the title.

22

Samuel

Burdett

24

Henry

Boon

25

Jamie

Exeter

27

Brad

Mavour

28

Jared

Court

COACH

Chris Mintern

29

Richard

Williams

MANAGER

Sam Burdett

30

Stevie

Ferres

OTAGO

The Otago Riot are the newest team in the NPC, with this being their fourth appearance.

Every year the sport grows in the deep south, and the Riot are better placed than ever to win not only win their first NPC match bit take on a opportunity to win in 2016.

AFL in Otago is organised by stalwarts Michael Bruhn and Warwick Kain, who are once again leading the campaign.

The impact of key players will be crucial for the Riot. New Zealand Hawk Logan Toomer is captaining their side, and is joined by a small group of NZ Hawks and High Performance players.

Otago has a relatively young squad, and the test for the Riot will be in depth and bench strength. If they can maintain solid performances from their entire squad, they could be the dark horse this season.

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FIRST NAME

SURNAME

1

Hayden

Johnston

2

William

Dickenson

3

Christian

Blackie

4

Ali

Cargo

6

Michael

Bruhn

8

Jay

Johnston

9

Sam

Johnston

10

Antony

Stadnyk

11

Scott

van den Bosch

13

Josh

Mackie

14

Ashley

Blackman

16

Johnny

Gilmour

17

Chai

Procter

19

Logan

Toomer (C)

20

Joseph

Williams

21

Hugh

Chapman

23

Josh

Hook

24

Binny

Guy

29

Reyne

Westbury

30

Heta

Scarf-Matthews

31

Sam

Browne

31

Sam

Shearer

32

Paddy

Gluck

COACH

Warwick Kain

33

Jamie

Angus

MANAGER

Nathan Rose

34

George

Reid

PHYSIO

Olivia Browne

53

Tom

Bekkers

WELLINGTON

The Wellington Tigers will host the 2016 NPC, and will make the most of the often difficult home conditions.

After a difficult campaign in 2014, hopes are high in the capital that the Tigers can improve on their 3rd place.

The Wellington AFL is made up of 4 clubs, with the Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs the recent winners of the 2016 Premiership. Wellington is fortunate to have a strong group of players to select from, following on from a positive local club season.

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FIRST NAME

SURNAME

1

Misi

Faimalo

5

James

Kusel (VC)

7

Blake

Neve

9

Sam

Green

10

Johno

Sabo

13

Alex

Awatere

19

Nathan

Lenihan

21

Tom

Robinson

23

Kade

Riddell

30

Tayne

Lockwood

31

Craig

Morgan

43

Phillip

Wakefield

47

Liam

Townsend

48

Stanley

Chung

50

Keegan

Wilson

52

Jason

Cox

53

Ryan

McLean

55

Kewa

McMillan-Parata

56

Harison

Manks

Head Coach

John Jackson

57

Luke

Shervey

Assistant Coach

Alan Hunter

58

Brendan

Jessup

Assistant Coach

Bryon Roff

60

Joshua

Morgan-Ranui

Team Manager

Donna Gill

71

Peter

Halstead

Team Physio

Brady Cates

76

Michael

Willis (VC)

Runner

Rob Willis

77

Marty

Martinaz

Runner

Alex Wood

98

James

Terry (C)

99

Daniel

Annand

Assistant Manager Margaret Lavery

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Itinerary Saturday December 10th 1.30pm

Wellington vs Auckland

GAME 1

Q1

Q2

Q3

FULLTIME

Q2

Q3

FULLTIME

WELLINGTON AUCKLAND

3.00pm

Canterbury vs Otago

GAME 2

Q1

CANTERBURY OTAGO

5.00 – 6.30pm

NPC Function. Pelorus House, adjacent to the playing fields.

Sunday December 11th 9.30am

Auckland vs Otago

GAME 3

Q1

Q2

Q3

FULLTIME

Q2

Q3

FULLTIME

Q2

Q3

FULLTIME

Q3

FULLTIME

AUCKLAND OTAGO

11.00am Canterbury vs Wellington GAME 4

Q1

CANTERBURY WELLINGTON

12.30pm Lunch 1.30pm Wellington vs Otago GAME 5

Q1

WELLINGTON OTAGO

3.00pm

Canterbury vs Auckland

GAME 6

Q1

Q2

CANTERBURY AUCKLAND

4.30pm

Presentations

Best player for each team | Leading Goal Kicker | Tournament Best Player | Tournament winner

5.00pm

Tournament Concludes