27 AUGUST 2022 MELVILLE MAGIC 2022 | 14 Match Day Partner
New Zealand's football clubs and schools are being urged to join in a 50 hour ticket selling frenzy from August 27 and 28, between 4pm Friday and 6pm Sunday for the sport'sbiggesteverfundraisingcampaign. TicketscanbeboughtonlineorinsidetheMelvilleUnitedclubroomsatGowerPark The plan is to sell thousands of $20 tickets with the club receiving $10 for each ticket sold This weekend's 'ticket frenzy' challenges clubs and schools to sell tickets to 50% of theirmembershipbasein50hours that's1%anhour NZFF announces 50-hour ticket frenzy
Thanks to all the fans who made the trip to Ngahue Reserve. While I couldn’t be there myself,IkindoffeltlikeIwasinspirit
On the facilities front the good news is that floodlighting of Gower No 1 could be starting as early as next week, while renovations of changing rooms will also begin shortly. Obviously that will create a few logistical challenges should we qualify for the nationalround,wherecompetitionwillcontinuethroughtoearlyDecember.
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Finally, Melville is supporting the New Zealand football Foundation’s World Cup Lotteryandseekingtosell100$20tickets.
While many competitions are coming to an end, Melville U17 boys have recently started contesting the Boys' Youth National League 2022 Northern Group A league, with a view towards finishing in the top two and making the national round. Our U17s are so far unbeaten and next face Auckland City at St Peter’s (The Cage) on Sunday September11,at2pm.
Melville’s midweek 4 1 away win over Eastern Suburbs was a real tonic after two previous away losses and we now stand on the cusp of quite a milestone for the club, havingnotcompetedatnationalleaguelevelsincethe1997 98summerseason
And off the pitch, today we are hosting a number of stakeholders and VIPs, which will provide an informal opportunitytodiscussfacilitydevelopmentatGowerPark
Earlier this month our club convened a Special General Meeting to discuss further facility development at Gower Park. The meeting adopted the July 2022 study prepared by Visitor Solutions Ltd, which addresses the need for changing facility upgrades, improved clubrooms/community facilities, boutique stadium seating, lighting and media facilities and delegated authority to myself and club patron Jamie Strange to engage with Hamilton City Council staff to seek in principle consent for a mediabox,communityfacility,andcoveredseatingatGowerPark.
But the really good news is that under Hamilton City Council’s latest development schedule, floodlighting of pitches 3, 4, and 5 could also be completed by next April. That will allow us incredible latitude for how we structure our matchdays, trainings andspecialevents.
Batesy
Chairman's IIt’s a big day for Melville on two fronts. We host North Shore United needing a point to be sure of clinching top four status and qualification for the end of season national round (ahead ofouronefinalnorthernmatchawaytoWanderers).
We had some really good news for Olly Colloty this week, who has been named in the provisionalNZU20squad. It’s just reward for Olly whohashadanoutstandingseasontodate However, that news was tinged with a bit of frustration for a few of our other lads who can definitely count themselves unlucky to have not been included. National squad selections will always prompt much debate and I am obviously biased towards our Melville lads, but I have been a little perplexed with the selection and ID process for this U20 cycle and in particular the lack of attention that has been paid to performances in NRFL matches That said, I know the lads that missed out will respond in the right way and I’ve got no doubt they will force themselvesbackintothereckoning
After two positive but unrewarding performances against Western Springs and Auckland United I was absolutely delightedwithWednesdaynightswinatEasternSuburbs.
We return home after three tricky away games that were made even more challenging with our recent run of injuries.
Sam Says Today we welcome Valerio and his North Shore team. North Shore are obviously going through a transitional period at present, but they are a proud and historic club and I have no doubt they will be back at the top end of domestic football sooner rather than later. Their recent win over Takapuna should serve as a reminder that this will be far fromaneasygametoday Enjoythematchandhopefully,wecangetthejobdone.
It was a performance that encapsulated everything that has been good about us as a group this season, energy and discipline when defending, skill and dynamism when attackingandplentyofspiritandtogethernessthroughout Wednesday’s win has put us in a really strong position to make the top four but we will most defiantly not be taking today’s game lightly and the message to the lads will be all aboutmaintainingfocusandstandards.
Wilky
Welcome back to Gower Park for our final home game of the 2022NRFLseason.
Max TOMMY (GK) Braeden QUILTER PHIPPS Aaron SCOTT (c) Luke SEARLE Campbell BROWN Harry CHRISTENSEN ROSE Liam HAYES Ryen LAWRENCE Jerson LAGOS Quinton KIPARA Oliver COLLOTY Kieran RICHARDS Sean LIDDICOAT Stafford DOWLING Moh REYNOLDS Josh GALLETLY John OAKMAN Raheem HUNTER Conor JAMIESON (GK) Sean LEADLEY Lemuel LE HANE Dylan WILLIAMS Joey OMOTANI Ethan RICHARDS 1 2. 3. 4 5. 6. 7 8 9. 10 11 12. 13 14 15. 16 17 18. 19 20 21. 22 23 24. 25. Coach: Sam WILKINSON Assistant Coach: Harry TRETHOWAN Operations: Seamus MARTEN Physio: James YOUNG Manager: Danny MILNER Harrison NIXON (GK) Lucas RICHARDSON Jason Eduardo MORA ROMERO Harry LISSINGTON (c) Kynan MCCRACKEN Joseph MOORE Dylan BURNS Giovanni PEREDO Ryan SINGH Cameron HARTLEY Francesco MARIGNOLI Adam STREAMER James DUNN (GK) Joshua CHOICE James ATKINSON Cobi ALLEN Daniel VOSPER 1 2. 3. 4 5. 6. 7 8 9. 10 11 12. 13 14 15. 16 17 18. 19 20 21. 22 23 24. 25. Coach: Valerio RACCUGLIA Assistant Coach: Ian CLIFFE Physio: Harry LISSINGTON Physio: Andy ROSS Manager: Bill LISSINGTON Referee: Andrew LAMBETH | AR1: Paul SHAKES | AR2: Thomas LEE
TheMelvilleplayerswereapplaudedfromthepitchbythetravellingMelvillefans A straw poll of fans showed Aaron Scott was the prime choice as player of the day, thoughLawrenceandJersonLagoswerealsofeted Another feature of the win was the excellent contribution from subs Quinton Kipara, Williams,MohReynoldsandBraedenQuilter Phipps
Melville on the home straight
Super Melville took a significant step towards securing a berth in the end of season national league with an inspiring 4 1 away win over Chatham Cup finalists Eastern Suburbs.
From a Josh Galletly free kick on the right, Lawrence hit the post and Searle was on handtosteerthereboundhome.
Victory leaves Melville sitting in fourth place in the northern premier league, 5 points ahead of fifth placed Wanderers, ahead of a home game against bottom placed North ShoreUnitedonSaturday A point in that match would put Melville in an unassailable position (on goal difference)aheadofthefinalroundmatchawaytoWanderersonSeptember3
Lawrence iced the win with a nice finish, following a scything run up the middle by substituteDylanWilliams,whowasmakinghisfirstteamdebut.
The floodlights at Ngahue Reserve were brighter than those on Gower No 2, but not by much However, it proved to be anything but a night of gloom as Melville raced to anearly2 0lead. Oliver Colloty gave Melville a 21st minute lead after a brief bout of pinball in the Suburbs area, while Harry Rose made it 2 0 three minutes later, after running onto an immaculatethroughballfromRyenLawrence. Suburbs pulled a goal back after Melville failed to clear a corner before half time, but LukeSearlerestoredthetwogoalmargin.
Taurangaongoaldifference Academy round up|21 August U23s back to winning ways Melville U23s beat Eastern Suburbs 4 2 away, with Moh Reynolds marking his comebackfrominjurywithtwogoals,whileSeanLeadleyalsobaggedabrace. Boys'YouthNationalLeague2022NorthernGroupA U17Academy2 2TaurangaCityU17 LOTTONRFLU14Mixed|Round19 U14Academy3 0EastCoastBaysU14 default LOTTONRFLU15Mixed|Round19 U15Academy3 0EastCoastBaysU15 default WaiBOPU-13Y-LeagueRound2|Round6 OtumoetaiFCU132 7U13Academy WaiBOPRegional12thGrade|Round13 U12AcademyGreen4 0ClaudelandsRoversU12 CambridgeU12Milan0 1U12AcademyRed
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When stopper Vieira Gall smashed home a stunning 89th minute long it did more than just ensure an important late draw in a were perhaps lucky not to be down by more against a
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But Carlos Ranui earned a second half penalty which Matthew D’Hotman nicely tucked sensational strike from great distance Vieira Gall came to the party to earn where Melville, while unbeaten, sit third, behind
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On Friday night Melville Nobs beat Waikato Unicol 2 1 in the Waikato Plate. Kieran Frewen converted a penalty, while Hamish Utteridge nodded home following a far postheaderbackfromGavDouglas On Saturday the Mighty As lived up to their name with a 12 0 demolition of West Hamilton Reserves Ryan Watson led the scoring with four, Ben Wheatley nabbed a hattrick,whileotherscamefromMadanLimbuandMikeCosgrave(2). Melville Old Boys strolled to a 5 0 win over Claudelands Rovers at Galloway Park Old BoysgoalscamefromJulianFord(2),ScottClark,BenWinsladeandRajNaidu. MightyBsdrew1 1withOtorohangathankstoanearlygoalfromLachlanBrown WaikatoMen'sDivision1|Round01 MightyAs12 0WestHamiltonReserves WaikatoMen'sKnockoutPlate|Round02 Nobs2 1WaikatoUnicolVeterans WaikatoMen'sDivision2|Round17 Men'sBs1 1OtorohangaDivision2 WaikatoMen'sOver35sDivision2|Round05 ClaudelandsRoversUnAthletico0 5OldBoys Waikato wrap|20 August WaikatoMen'sDivision1|Round13 NobsvMightyAs GowerPark|700pm WaikatoMen'sOver35sDivision2|Round01 NorthernUnitedSenilesvOldBoys KorikoriPark|245pm WaikatoMen'sDivision2|Round18 WaihiAFCvMen'sB WaihiCollege|2.45pm Weekend fixtures|26 & 27 August
Melville Women’s Reserves won 5 0 at Rovers, with Kaitlin Bates scoring four and JordynWattgettingtheother. MelvilleEpicsgothome2 0overNorthernthroughtwoJacquiMcInallygoals. WaikatoJuniorU13GirlsAqua|Round04 U13Academy3 1WesternUnitedShooters LOTTONRFLU16Girls|Round18 U16GirlsAcademy3 1NorthlandU16Girls LOTTONRFLU14Girls|Round18 U14GirlsAcademy1 6FenciblesUnitedU14Girls WaikatoWomen'sDivision1B|Round02 Women'sReserves5 0ClaudelandsRoversLadiesDiv1 WaikatoWomen'sDivision2|Round17 NorthernRovers0 2Epics AcademyFixtures|Saturday,27August WaikatoJuniorU13GirlsAqua|Round04 HUFCKestrelsU13GirlsvU13GirlsAcademy JansenPark|09.00am SeniorFixtures|Sunday,28August WaikatoWomen'sDivision1B|Round03 Women'sReservesvNgaruawahiaUnitedWomen'sDiv1 GowerPark|11.00am WaikatoWomen'sDivision2|Round18 EpicsvHuntlyThistleWomen GowerPark|11.00am Weekend fixtures|28 August Women's wrap|21 August
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