Western Springs FC Magazine September 2014

WESTERN SPRINGS

FOOTBALL CLUB S E PTE M B E R 2014

GO THE MIGHTY BLAZE!!

FIREBOLTS WINNERS 11TH GRADE PREMIER LEAGUE

STORMERS WINNERS 10TH GRADE DIVISION 2

2014 SEASON REVIEW #GREEN&WHITEPRIDE

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CONTENTS PAGE

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10 Firebolts winners

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Original concept

Go the Mighty

mini Blaze!

D E S I G N S

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7 School Hoilday Programme

Tony steps down

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Stormers winners

Playball at Western Springs

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22 Galacticos runners up

Men’s 1st Team Could they be Champions?

Revised

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Graphic design: logos, magazines, book covers and promotional material.

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OCT 2014 NEWSLETTER DEADLINE Copy and images: Thurs 25th Sept 5pm Distribution: Wed 1st October Newsletter coordinator and designer Mini Reis © 2014 Email: minimaxdesignstudio@gmail.com www.wsafc.org.nz September 2014 3

FROM THE COMMITTEE HI WS AF C ME MB ER S We have just about wrapped another winter season at the club with the last rounds closing off over the next fortnight and will look forward to celebrating team and individual success with PRIZEGIVINGS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER. For those that haven’t seen it, the timing is as follows:

Juniors Grades Sunday 14th September 5th Grade–10am 6th Grade–11am 7th Grade–12pm 8th Grade–1pm Western Springs Clubrooms

Junior Grades 9th and 10th in-house grades, plus AFF Teams Wednesday 24th September Western Springs College Hall 5.30pm

Youth Grades 11th–17th Grades Tuesday 16th September Auckland Girls Grammar (Dorothy Winstone Centre) 7pm Senior Prizegiving Saturday 13th September Western Springs Clubrooms

In looking through the grades and the divisions, it looks like we have ended the year with a number of division winners and close seconds.

We will make sure we pass on the news once these are confirmed.

We are also currently looking at what programs we will be running through summer to make good use of the fields and you will see this mentioned further in the newsletter.

As these are finalised we will look to communicate these out to the relevant members.

we are adapting with the growth.

If you have any feedback please feel free to reach out to Committee members or club staff.

As a last word, for those that have volunteered, managed or supported a team through the year, especially grade coordinators, thank you for all your help, the club cannot run without your support.

Regards WSAFC Committee Members

We hope the season has been an enjoyable one for you and your teammates. The club is continuing to grow and we need to make sure

FRONT COVER PHOTOGRAPHY

CONTRIBUTORS:

Neil Dayal image by Sam Evans

Stephen Lowe Justin Lopes Grant Russell Ainsley Ryde and Michelle Walshe Rachel Thomas and Paul Thomas Lewis Turner Neil Emblen

Sam Frew image by Leon Kirkbeck Frankie Busfield by Pauline Foster

Thanks to our sponsors:

Bayleys and PBT

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WSAFC EVENTS CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 2014 Mon 1st

Tues 2nd

Wed 3rd

Thurs 4th

Fri 5th

Sat 6th

Sun 7th

Mon 8th

Tues 9th

Wed 10th

Thurs 11th

Fri 12th

Sat 13th

Sun 14th

Men’s First Team vs Mangere away 2.45pm Final NRFL game.

6pm Senior Prizegiving at clubrooms

Junior 5-8th Grades Prizegiving at clubrooms 5th grade 10am 6th grade 11am 7th grade 12pm 8th grade 1pm

Sat 20th

Sun 21st

Women’s First Team vs Forrest Hill home 7pm Last game.

Mon 15th

Mon 22nd

Mon 29th

Tues 16th

Wed 17th

11th-17th Youth Grade Prizegiving 7pm at Auckland Girls Grammar School

Women’s First Team Men’s First Team vs Tonga National vs Auckland City Team at 7pm ASB Premiership at 7.30pm

Tues 23rd

Wed 24th

Thurs 25th

9th-10th Grade Prizegiving at 5.30pm at Western Springs College

October Newsletter deadline

Wed 1st OCT

Thurs 2nd

Tues 30th

Thurs 18th

Fri 19th

9th and 10th Grade Over 40’s Tournament at 10am AFF tournament at 10am

Fri 26th

Sat 27th

Sun 28th

Fri 3rd

Sat 4th

Sun 5th

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SHOP ONLINE! NEW ITEMS IN THE ON-LINE SHOP TO KEEP YOU WARM THIS WINTER. We are past the middle of winter, but there are still some cold days and nights ahead.

It’s time to look after the adults, so we have introduced our supporters jacket, a waterproof, fleece lined jacket that is great for when you are watching your kids play or on the balcony watching the First Team.

At only $85.00, this will keep you warm and dry, and the jackets are available on our on-line shop (WSAFC Falcon Jacket Black).

Also to keep you warm are beanies, long sleeve Underskinz in various colours, and the special edition 25th Anniversary scarf.

If you need socks, shorts or shirts they are all available on-line.

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Go to www.wsafc.org.nz and click on the on-line shop link

SCHOOL HOLIDAY

PROGRAMME

All WESTERN SPRINGS junior and youth players are invited to attend the 4 day school holiday football programme.

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th Mon 6 Oct th Tues 7 Oct th Oct 8 d e W th Oct 9 s r u Th

Here is a great opportunity to maintain and progress you skill base and fitness during the school holidays.

Where: Seddon Fields 1&2 Times: 9:30am–12.30pm Register by: Friday 26th Sept Cost: $115 incl GST

JOIN

1st team coaches Neil Emblen and Liam Mulrooney and selected 1st team and senior players for some footballing skills, drills and games.

This program will be skills and drills based for part 1 then a mid-morning snack will be followed by games and competitions in part 2.

So plenty of fun for all!

B R I NG

a change of clothes, t owel, a packed lunch and plen ty of drink.

Please click on the attached link to register https://reg.sportingpulse.com/v6/regoform.cgi?formID=41991 www.wsafc.org.nz September 2014 7

HANGING UP HIS SPURS‌ TONY BULLEN, HAVING FINALLY ADMITTED NOW REACHING RETIREMENT AGE, HAS RECENTLY STEPPED DOWN FROM THE SENIOR COMMITTEE AND AS CLUB CAPTAIN. However, the club would like to acknowledge all the hard work Tony has done for the club, much of it behind the scenes, helping make this club in to the fantastic venue it is today. His work often goes unnoticed, but there is rarely a day he is not down at the club coaching, playing, supporting, or on committee duties. On top of this, he has been a great ambassador for the club, playing front of house on match days, doing the after game announcements on the weekends and meeting and greeting home and away teams alike.

Tony, the club thanks you for all of your hard work and dedicated commitment over the past years and despite hanging up your spurs, we look forward to still having you larger than life around the club and undoubtedly involved in many things.

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Western Springs

HOL I DAY COAC H I N G PROGRAMME

DATES

Term 4 school holidays

REGISTRATION

FINALS DAY

Mon 29th Sept–Fri 3rd Oct

Register now to avoid disappointment.

9.00am–3.00pm daily

Spots will fill up fast!

Every afternoon from 1.30pm there will be:

$130 per player for the week or $30 per day Group One: 7–10 years Group Two: 11yrs +

Venue: Seddon Fields Register by using the WSAFC website link or contact Geoff Brogan (FDO)

geoff@diverge.co.nz

021 400 480

CROSSBAR CHALLENGE PENALTY KINGS WORLD CUP 2014 FINALS DAY Friday from 1.00pm–2.30pm Camp display and awards: 2.30pm–3.00pm (Parents, don’t miss out!)

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FIREBOLTS WINNERS Images by Rachel Thomas

The 11th Grade Firebolts 2014 season started with plenty of enthusiasm and optimism having finished the 2013 season winning the 10th Nationals Tournament.

But this year would be different with us being the team that everyone wanted to beat and measure themselves against. We welcomed four new players to the team and set about a rigorous preseason build up, consisting of preseason games, tournaments and learning to play a new system having moved from seven to nine a side with more space on a bigger field.

And there would be a few bumps along the way with more learning experiences after conceding a couple of losses in grading (one being a reverse result of the Nationals final win against

Eastern Suburbs) and finishing third. Into the Championship round and the team set about their work putting their experiences learnt in training and Neil’s academy with some exceptional Firebolts performances. The team excelled and played some of their best football against the strongest teams in the league, sweeping them aside and setting up the final game of the season and a chance to claim the 11th Grade Premier Championship as their own. The game was a fitting way to end the season against Eastern Suburbs (who have won the league the previous three years) with another superb display of team work to come from a goal behind to get the result required to win the championship outright!

Without a regular goalkeeper, we still recorded the best defensive record in the league which was our benchmark and set the platform and confi-

dence to attack. And attack we did, through our solid midfield unit setting up our threatening attackers who scored some exceptional goals and bamboozled many defences.

Oliver Gray

As always it wouldn’t all be possible without a lot of support from many people and a lot of thanks need to go to all the parents and supporters, the club, Neil Emblem, Back to Your Feet Physio and the Sonics and Cruzerio.

Such a rewarding season for a team that has worked exceptionally hard and deserving of all their success, a real pleasure to coach and we now look forward to attending the Champions Youth Cup held in the Gold Coast in late September.

Wish us luck!

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Back row: Paul Thomas, Asti Wallace, Luke Jerkovic, Sam Jacob, Solomon Tapu, Paddy Devlin, Thomas Britton Front row: Leo Maisey, Conor Tumulty, Matt Thomas, Oliver Gray, George Sinnema, Freddie Lockhart

Luke Jerkovic

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STORMERS WINNERS Images by Leon Kirkbeck

This year saw two more 10th Grade Teams entered into the AFF competition to help with the development of Western Springs youth.

One of these teams was the Stormers which was assembled with talented players from the In-house league. The kids were full of enthusiasm but unsure of what to expect playing at this higher level First game of the season was against the toughest on the table, Eastern Suburbs, who had been playing together for a number of years. It was an eye-opening loss for players and coaches alike. A session of fitness was added to the weeks training to get the team better prepared for the rest of the season. Next game, the team stepped up a gear and drew against Metro after being down 3-0 at half time.

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Two games in, the kids knew what was expected of them and each player grew another foot’s worth of effort and dedication.

Going from strength to strength the Stormers went on to win every one of the next 14 games straight, playing some magnificent football.

Highlight of the season was the 3-0 win over last season’s champions Waiheke.

Championship with an impressive 84 goals For and 20 Against.

The Stormers finished in spectacular fashion winning the Division 2 North

Ainsley Ryde Michelle Walshe

Thanks to all the parents for their unwavering support, and coaches Ainsley Ryde, Adam Daysh and Vincent Godwin for their dedicated coaching and excellent training regime.

Next year the players look forward to building on this result and continuing to develop their football.

Back row from left: Vincent Godwin (Assist coach) , Jarvis Kirkbeck, Frank Snell, Sam Frew (goalie), Lukah Ryde, Adama Coulibaly Front row from left: Emma Pijnenburg, Sam Carter, Charlie Clark, Denzel Nightingale, Angelo Boyd (NB Coaches Adam Daysh and Ainsley Ryde absent)

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PLAYBALL IS COMING TO;

Western Springs AFC Specialised sport and movement program  For ages 2-8 year olds Improve basic movement development skills  Refine sport skills and technique Structured games  Teaching eight different sports Maximum pupil: coach ratio of 10:1  Fun-filled, energetic, positive environment Life skills taught through sports skills  For more information visit www.playball.co.nz

Where:

Western Springs AFC

When:

Monday 9.30am – 10.10am (9 weeks; 13th October – 8th December)

Cost:

** SPECIAL PRICE OF $99.00 ** ($110.00 if paid after the 26th Oct.)

How:

Visit www.playball.co.nz OR email: adam@playball.co.nz OR call/ txt: 021-919-169

Additional Information: - Indoor option at this particular site meaning the sessions are NOT weather dependant.

- Payment options include direct debit to 01-0194-0361006-00, cash, and cheque in the name of ‘Playball Auckland City’.

www.facebook.com/playballauckcity - ‘LIKE’ us on facebook today to get the latest news, and special offers, and Proudly Sponsored By:

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PLAYBALL Auckland City HOLIDAY PROGRAMME

HOLIDAY PROGRAMME

‘All 4-8 year-olds; don’t miss out! Come along and ALL 4-8 YEAR OLDS, DON’T MISS OUT! join the Playball coaches for some holiday fun’ Come along and join the Playball coaches for some hoilday fun.

6th–8th October 9.30am–2.30pm th th 14 – 16 July180 ‘14Meola  9.30am – 2.30pm Western Springs AFC, Road, Westmere Western$60 Springs AFC  180 Meola Road, Westmere per day—$150 for all 3 days $60.00 per. day  $150.00 for all 3 days

PLayball sessions STRUCTURED SPORTS PROGRAMME

PLAYBALL SESSIONS

bike and scooter  Structured sports facilities programme BRING YOUR BIKE/SCOOTER ALONG (AND HELMET)

BIKE AND SCOOTER FACILITIES picnic lunch

 Bring your bike/ scooterLUNCH along (and helmet!)

BRING A PACKED AND ENJOY A PICNIC STYLE LUNCH WITH THE PLAYBALL COACHESLUNCH AND OTHER KIDS PICNIC

 Bring a packed lunch and enjoy a picnic-style lunch with the Playball coaches and other kids

SECURE YOUR CHILD A PLACE TODAY EMAIL us at adam@playball.co.nz Or contact Adam on 021 919 169

Secure your child a place today;

Email us at adam@playball.co.nz Or contact Adam on 021-919-169

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Summer Corporate 7 a side Competition Thursday Nights

23rd Oct–18th Dec Western Springs AFC will be hosting a corporate 7 a side football competition on Thursday evenings. The intention is that this will be a predominantly social competition and we are encouraging businesses to enter teams.

We will offer 3 levels of competition, with one of these being for mixed teams, containing either all or some females.

Playing start times will be 6.30pm, 7.15pm, 8.00pm.

The start time for each team will rotate between these times (ie. 1 week, 6.30, next week 7.15 etc).

The bar will be open every night, with snacks and meals available.

There is an entry fee of $500 per team, payable in one lump sum, with payment in full required by Sept 30th in order to gain a spot in the competition.

To support the club please pass details to any businesses or groups you believe may be interested in participating.

To enter, simply complete and email the attached form to: grantlester@gmail.com Any questions, please contact: Warwick Hooper: 0274453538 or Grant Lester: 021809683

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Western Springs Football Corporate 7-a-side Dates: Thursday 23 October 2014 – Thursday 18 December 2014 Location: On the artificial turf – Seddon Fields, Meola Road, Pt Chevalier

Team Registration Form Team Name (and Company if appropriate): Competitive Level:

A

_____________________________________________

B

Mixed

(circle one)

(Note: Mixed teams must have at least 2 females on the field at any time) Team Manager Contact Phone 1 (mobile) Contact Phone 2 Email address Entry Fee: $500 per team (payment in full by Sept 30th please) direct into account:

12 3020 0407530 00

with a Reference of your team name and THURS7

Email form to: grantlester@gmail.com

Any questions, please contact: Grant Lester: 021809683 or Warwick Hooper: 0274453538 If you are unsure which competition level you think your team will be at, please indicate this on the form and we will contact you.

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GO THE MIGHTY BLAZE!!

Images by Grant and Anna Russell

14th Grade Conference The Mighty Western Springs Blaze team, capped off a fine season by winning the recent 14th Grade Invitation Tournament in a dramatic penalty shoot out.

The day began with three pool games and included a 1-0 win over a very good North Force side and then a really convincing 3-0 win over Eastern Suburbs in the semi final.

A big crowd had gathered around Ken Maunder #1 to watch the final and the penalty shoot out, and despite plenty of nerves, George, Flynn, Sebby and Troy all calmly slotted their spot kicks. Tom in goal seemed unfazed, and whilst he got a hand to one spot kick, he couldn’t come up with a save. At 4-4 though, Lynn Avon sent one over the bar and up stepped Phoenix.

He confidently tucked his penalty into the bottom corner and wheeled away to join his Springs mates in wild celebration.

However, the final was against Lynn Avon, the home team and the only team to have beaten us at Seddon during the season. It was finals football, a tough physical battle and it ended with Lynn Avon snatching a very late equalizer after George Cory-Wright’s wonder strike had given Springs a deserved second half lead.

A well deserved victory and a fantastic day for a terrific group of boys who played some good smart football and worked tirelessly for each other. That spirit and culture evident throughout the season.

Big ups again to the injured ones, JT with his broken leg and Mitch, both showing up to support their mates from the

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sidelines. George collected the player of the tournament award and Tuyi went home with a new IPod courtesy of two magnificent Maradona turns in the semi final. Thanks again to Mark Robson for putting together a top tournament.

Winning this tournament has capped off a wonderful season for the Blaze and a good result in the last game at home should see us finish 2nd in the Conference Division. The seasons highlight being the 5-2 demolition of old rivals and unbeaten league leaders Central Utd, at home and in front of Neil. Good stuff!

Thanks to all the terrific support from the parents, both at the tournament and throughout the season...

Go the mighty Blaze !!

Cheers

Grant Russell

BLAZE - 2014 Thomas Russell GK, Darcy Maddren, Jake Johnson, James Daikin, Sebby Stephan, Leo Mongelli, James Tanielu, Mitchell McCulloch, Max Hithersay, Oli Cranshaw, George Cory-Wright, Phoenix Silver, Flynn Mehlhopt And thanks to the tournament additions: Tuyi Byamana (Los Merengues), Ilya Mashkova (Tornadoes), Liam Platt (Tornadoes)

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CLUB PHYSIO ANKLE SPRAINS One of the most frequent injuries in football is an ankle sprain.

Ankle sprains are can be caused during contact and non contact situations. The ankle is usually twisted and damage to the ligaments (the structures that join bone to bone) get stretched or torn, which causes pain and swelling at the ankle.

Depending on the severity of the damage to the ligamnets, the injury can be classified as a Grade 1 (mild), Grade 2 (moderate) or Grade 3 (severe) sprain. Younger athletes bones can be weaker than their ligaments. If part of the bone is pulled away it’s called an avulsion fracture.

Timeframes for return to sport for an ankle sprain vary from a couple of days to approximately eight weeks depending on the severity, but the ligament continues to repair itself for up to a year remodelling the scar tissue. It is recommended that the ankle is taped for the rest of the season to prevent injuring the ankle again.

OPEN TO

THE PUBLIC

Signs of ankle sprains are pain and swelling around the ankle, restricted range of movement at the ankle or inability to weight bear through the ankle. Different ligaments can be damaged depending on where the force comes through the ankle.

The acute management of ankle sprains involves PRICE—PROTECT the damaged area, REST the damaged area, ICE the damaged area (only for 10 to 15 minutes at a time as you don’t want to cause a ice burn) and ELEVATE the injured ankle. Then get in to your friendly physio to get a diagnosis as soon as possible.

Treatment of ankle sprains is focussed on restoring range of movement at the ankle, strength of the muscles around the ankle and retraining the body’s proprioception system (the knowledge of where the body is in space).

We prescribe drills that will help you return to sport safely.

I have included some photos of rehabilitation using a theraband and wobbledisc to retrain strength and proprioception.

Return to training should only happen when the ankle is strong enough to cope with the demands of the sport and taping is recommended to prevent re-injury.

If you have an ankle sprain that needs some treatment on, give me a text and I will work out a good rehab programme designed especially for you! We are now selling Therapearl ice packs at Back To Your Feet and have wobblediscs, tape, therabands and other products for sale to help with your rehab.

Follow us on Twitter @back2yourfeet Stay on your feet and see you on the sideline!

Justin Lopes Please text me to arrange an appointment 021 673 732

SPORTS PHYSIO ACC & Private provider • Education • Prevention • Treatment • Rehabilitation

PROUD TO BE PHYSIOTHERAPIST OF CHOICE FOR

WESTERN SPRINGS AFC Contact Justin on 021 673 732

www.backtoyourfeet.health.nz

Clinic is located upstairs at Western Springs Pavilion, Seddon Fields, 108 Meola Rd

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“Theraband Exercises” A theraband is used to strengthen the muscles around the ankle.

“Proprioception Retraining” Wobbleboards, Air cushions, hurdle exercises help to retrain the body’s sense of where it is in space to help strengthen and prevent re-injury.

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GALACTICOS RUNNERS UP Images by Eva Thornton.

WESTERN SPRINGS GALACTICOS RUNNERS UP IN PLATE AT PAPAKURA 13TH GRADE TOURNAMENT After a great season together, with a promising run for the Division1 title derailed late in the season through illness and injuries, the team performed with distinction on a pristine late winter’s day on Sunday at a season-ending 13th grade tournament at Papakura.

Drawn in an exceptionally tough pool with recently crowned Metro Champions Three Kings, East Coast Bays (5th in Metro) and the best 12th grade team in Auckland (Manurewa), the pool games were always going to be hard work. This was especially so given the illnessenforced absence of the team’s outstanding goalkeeper Will.

scoring what would have been just the fifth goal scored against Three Kings in the entire season.

Ben and Thibault regularly got in behind the fullbacks of both Metro teams and the team as a unit created numerous goalscoring chances against these quality teams, drawing praise from opposing coaches for their talent and fighting spirit.

A sudden death quarter-final against the Papakura team which had beaten the boys for the Div1 title and with which results had been shared one apiece over the season, was sadly ruined in the first five minutes by a clearly wrong

To their credit, the boys showed real fight in bouncing back from giving away early goals in both games against the Metro teams and consistently threatening to score. An early highlight was Ben Hiscotte running the ball down the flank from halfway, past the left fullback and around the big Three Kings centre back’s attempted cover tackle, only to narrowly miss

Ben Hiscotte away again

penalty and sending off decision by an ‘overexcited’ home referee.

The boys had therefore endured some adversity and approached their plate semi-final against Metro team Bucklands Beach with real determination. Despite talking about the need to start strongly however, again an early goal was conceded. This time the fightback was sustained, with the boys dominating the remainder of the game and Thomas scoring a superb equaliser. Sam was controlling the midfield and the boys created numerous winning chances, twice volleying over the crossbar from close. A late breakout by Buckland Beach nearly saw the deadlock broken, but for a superb cover tackle by Cam. Penalties! This was an entirely one-sided affair, with Bas getting things rolling with a great opening save and Joe, Ben H and Sam slotting textbook penalties to spark wild celebrations.

A tough plate final followed against season rivals the Manurewa Lightning. The theme of the day continued with the boys starting slowly and going down two nil at the break, followed by them dominating the second half, scoring one and hitting the post twice thereafter. It was not to be, but another effort to be proud of against an excellent team.

Overall a thoroughly enjoyable day with great contributions by all the boys and an excellent all-round performance from our tournament MVP and captain Bas.

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Back row: Lewis Turner, Thibault del la Varis, Jaime Holmes-Young, Ben Gregory, Ben Davis, Sam Alexander, Cam Dallas, Ben Hiscotte.

Front row: Miro Sumich, Denver Wright, Charlie Hillebrandt, Joe Thornton, Thomas Brassey-van der Haas.

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MEN’S FIRST TEAM NRFL DIVISION 1 Well, what a finish to the season!

We now know that Championship challenge will go to the wire!

It is all on the last day of the season away at Mangere on September 13th.

We also become Melville United supporters for this coming weekend. They play up in Auckland at Eastern Suburbs, Madills Farm Sportsfield. Melville need to win in their own quest for promotion and if they are successful in this game, then we will be crowned Champions with a win against Mangere.

POS

TEAM

Whatever happens in the next 10 days, thanks to everybody for the support this season. It has been a successful year, full of good football, and we are all looking forward to playing in the NRFL Premier League next season.

See you at Centre Park Mangere on the 13th to hopefully be crowned Champions, which will be the icing on the cake.

Neil Emblen

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For

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GD

PT

1

Western Springs

21

14

5

2

51

26

25

47

2

Eastern Suburbs

20

14

4

2

35

15

20

46

3

Ellerslie AFC

22

11

4

7

51

29

22

37

4

Hibiscus Coast

21

12

1

8

47

39

8

37

5

Melville Utd

20

10

4

6

40

31

9

34

6

Takapuna AFC

21

10

2

9

54

45

9

32

7

Mangere Utd

21

9

2

10

43

49

-6

29

8

Mt Albert Ponsonby

21

8

2

11

42

38

4

26

9

North Shore Utd

22

5

7

10

43

51

-8

22

10

Metro FC

21

5

6

10

30

47

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21

11

Manurewa AFC

12

Papatoetoe AFC

20

3

3

14

16

39

-23

12

20

3

2

15

21

64

-43

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Western Springs Men’s First Team RESULTS & FIXTURES 2014

Sat Mar 29 Takapuna (H) won 4-3 Sat Apr 5 Melville Utd (H) won 3-2 Sat Apr 12 Ellerslie (A) drew 1-1 Sat Apr 19 Mangere (H) won 4-0 Mon Apr 21 E.Suburbs (A) lost 3-0 Fri Apr 25 Mt A/Ponsonby (A) won 2-0 Sat May 3 Hibiscus Coast (A) won 7-0 Sat May 17 Metro FC (H) drew 1-1 Sat May 24 Manurewa (A) won 2-0 Sat May 31 North Shore (H) won 3-2 Sat June 7 Papatoetoe (A) drew 1-1

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Sat June 21

Melville Utd (A)

Sat June 28 Sat July 5 Sun July 19 Sat July 26 Sat Aug 2 Fri Aug 8 Fri Aug 15 Sun Aug 24 Sat Aug 30 Sat Sept 13

Takapuna (A) won 2-1 Ellerslie (H) won 2-1 E. Suburbs (H) won 2-1 Mt A/Ponsonby (H) won 4-2 Hibiscus Coast (H) won 2-1 Metro (A) drew 1-1 Manurewa (H) won 2-0 North Shore (A) drew 1-1 Papatoetoe (H) won 5-3 Mangere (A)

lost 4-3

FIRST TEAM SQUAD 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 26 27

Adam MCDONALD Scott MIDGLEY Josh GAIR Alex HARRISON Linton SIMMONS Liam MULROONEY Nicolai BERRY Sam BURFOOT Ian SELLAR Richard SEARLE Patrick BOWEN Niall RANKIN Luke PETRIE Jono QUINN Sam BROTHERTON Neil EMBLEN Maurie WASI Scott SELLAR George DEBENHAM Matthew MUNFORD James DEBENHAM Alec BERESFORD Ross MCPHIE Sheldon PILLAY Adam DICKINSON Roussin NKOY Nick FORRESTER

H C T A M R E T F A 0 3 T S S AT A U G U TH

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TEAM FUND RAISER White Stripes end of season trip to Rarotonga This year we thought what better way to celebrate another great season than heading off to sunny Rarotonga to play three matches against invitation sides including an Island U20’s Womens Selection Squad. The White Stripes travelling group including Coach, Manager and parents will fly out on 30th September and return on 7th October.

This football exchange will be the first ever held in Rarotonga between WSAFC and Cook Island teams and may pave the way for future visits between the two clubs. The accommodation will be provided by CIFA, and is situated at the facility in Matavera complete with dormitory sleeping, cooking, laundry and shared bathroom facilities, as well as meeting and conference rooms and two great full size fields with grandstand viewing.

WSAFC

Our fundraising so far has consisted of a BBQ every Saturday morning as well as raffles and sale of pot plants.

So if you have supported us already by buying a gourmet free range Neat Meat sausage on a bun with cos lettuce and chutney, then we thank you. If you haven’t yet had the pleasure please keep an eye out for us this Saturday and know that your money will be helping us to represent the Green and White of Western Springs in sun-drenched Rarotonga this October.

Western Springs Association Football Club

GOALKEEPER ACADEMY GOALKEEPER ACADEMY TERM 3/July-Aug with Matt Upton TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS at Seddon Fields Starting Tuesday 22nd July 2014

Tuesdays & Thursdays

COST: 10 sessions $160 - 5 sessions $90 - Casual $20 per session Age range (Boys and Girls) at Seddon Fields starting Tuesday July 22, 2014 Tuesday 9-12 yrs: 5.15pm-6.30pm Thursday 13-17 yrs: 5.15pm-6.30pm

Cost To register contact Matt - matthewupton20@gmail.com 10 Sessions: $160/ 5 sessions: $90 26 April September 2014 www.wsafc.org.nz 2014 www.wsafc.org.nz Casual : $20 per session

Personnel Only Referees, Players and Coaching staff are allowed on the main field or training area.

Spectators must stand behind the fencing. Bicycles, skateboards, scooters, prams etc. are not allowed on the main fields or training areas.

Footwear No muddy or dirty footwear is permitted. Boots/footwear must be clean prior to taking the main fields or training areas.

Plastic moulded stud soles, turf or touch shoes are the only footwear permitted on the main field or training area.

Screw in studs, metal sprigs (long or short stud) and flat soled sandshoes are banned.

No barefeet.

Food/Drink No chewing gum, food or sweets.

Apart from water, no liquids are permitted on the playing surfaces.

Water must be in plastic containers – no glass, tin or ceramic containers are permitted to be carried onto the main fields or training areas.

No Spitting allowed on the main fields or on the training areas.

Smoking Is banned from the main fields, training areas, and any footpath surrounding the main fields and training areas.

Alcohol No alcohol is to be consumed on the sidelines, or on the main fields or training areas.

Rubbish Please be a tidy Kiwi and take your rubbish with you, or use the bins provided.

Animals No animals are permitted on the main playing surfaces or training areas.

Use of Fields Outside allocated training times, no members or teams can use the fields unless www.wsafc.org.nz September 2014 booked through the Club or Auckland Council.

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Term 4 DEVELOPMENT ADVANCED SKILLS UNIT (CDU) UNIT (CASU) Suitable for 5yrs–13yrs old Suitable for 8yrs–13yrs old entry to CASU is via invitation Starts 14th October (TBC) (please note from CDU session only)

Tuesday nights

8 week block $115 Sessions are 1 hour long and every Tuesday on the turf at Seddon Fields

Session 1 3:30pm–4:30pm Session 2 4:35pm–5:35pm Session 3 5:40pm–6:40pm

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Starts 15th October (TBC)

Wednesday nights 8 week block $150 Sessions are 1.5 hours long and every Wednesday on the turf at Seddon Fields

Session 1 3:30pm–5.00pm Session 2 5.10pm–6.40pm

REGISTER Places are limited, please be quick.

Last chance to register this week.

Details are available on www.wsafc.org.nz or email Geoff Brogan geoff@diverge.co.nz or call on 021 400 480

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WSAFC MAJOR SPONSORS PBT (Peter Baker Transport) is proud to be sponsoring the Western Springs AFC for a 4th consecutive season.

PBT, a proud Kiwi owned company, operate with over 40 years experience in the freight industry. PBT can move anything from an envelope, to a container anywhere in New Zealand.

The dynamic team at PBT work to ensure that all their customers receive a consistent world-class service with the goal being to Deliver In Full On Time Undamaged (DIFOTU).

In addition to the WSAFC sponsorship, PBT offers a special deal to the club.

All new business that is brought on through a WSAFC affiliation will result in a percentage of that sale being donated back into the club.

If you are looking for a trusted freight solution, contact Scott Sheppard today - ScottS@pbt.co.nz

We are very pleased to announce that Bayleys Real Estate Ltd are back on board as a Major Sponsor for the club for the 2014 season.

Their generous contribution to the club is reflected in branding and signage for the Men and Ladies First Team.

Bayleys are pleased to be able to offer all WSAFC members an opportunity to support their local club by way of a $1,500 donation for every property which is listed exclusively and sold by Bayleys Real Estate Ltd. If you’re thinking that this might be the time to sell, let’s make a time to discuss the possibilities.

Call Bernadette Morrison on 021345520.

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2014 COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2014 Executive Committee Martin Bell—martin@roseandheather.co.nz President Grant Russell—grant@harmonyhomes.co.nz Treasurer Joanne Powell—joannepowell@vodafone.co.nz Secretary Peter Andrew, Mark Evans, Michael Hope, Zoran Jerkovic, Steve Lowe, Paul Rutland

2014 Senior Committee Mark Evans—Mark.Evans@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Senior Chairman 027 454 7242 Mario Campbell—info@greylynnglass.co.nz 0275 744 644 Zoran Jerkovic—zoran.jerkovic@bayleys.co.nz 027 577 3715 Barry Noyer—badbaz44@hotmail.com 021 615 881

2014 Junior/Youth Committee Michael Hope michael.hope@hp.com Junior/Youth Chairman Grant Russell grant@harmonyhomes.co.nz Treasurer and 8th Grade Coordinator Joanne Powell joannepowell@vodafone.co.nz Registrar & Junior Controller 5th-8th grade Al Best al@modsquad.co.nz Jason Laing, Kate Beddoe, Paul Thomas, Mike Cunnington

Football Development Officer Geoff Brogan—geoff@diverge.co.nz 021 400 480

Club Manager Paul Rutland clubmanager@wsafc.org.nz 027 294 7984 www.wsafc.org.nz September 2014 31

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