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Welcome/President’s Report

On behalf of the Takapuna Committee welcome to Taharoto Park for round 9 of the NRFL division 2,2016 season. I would like to extend a warm welcome to Nick Russo, his management team, players and supporters from Onehunga Mangere AFC.

The first team were unlucky last Saturday night in their first game of the , as they came up against a physically strong Ellerslie team. There were enough opportunities for either team to lead going into the half time break if it wasn’t for some impressive defending and excellent goalkeeping. First half ended in a deadlock o-o.

As the second half got underway Ellerslie changed their style of play missing out playing through their mid field altering to a direct long ball (route one) to their big centre forward who held the ball up in the Taka third while the Ellerslie team pressed quickly to support him. Two deadly strikes inside the Taka six yard box gave Ellerslie a successful two goal lead. Been two nil down, Taka stuck to the game plan creating a wave of attacks into the Ellerslie goal box. Ellerslie were lucky as two balls were cleared off the line with another chance brilliantly saved by the Ellerslie goal keeper.

In the 82nd minute Wesley Baldwin struck with a thunder bolt from outside the Ellerslie goal box into the bottom right hand corner. Game on for the next eight minutes as Taka gave everything they had left, still creating chances to pull level to the final whistle. Final score Ellerslie 2 Taka 1. Taka player of the day and well deserved went to Brendan Kevanagh.

Today will get the focus back onto the league as it is important to continue on with winning at home and securing another three points. The reserves will be looking forward to their game after having last week off due to the Chatham Cup round so good luck continuing with your unbeaten record.

Good luck over the weekend to all Takapuna teams, hopefully your 2016 campaigns will have you league winners in 12 weeks time.

Please enjoy today’s game and I sincerely hope that you will experience the hospitality on offer during the day and then join with members from both clubs in the clubhouse after the game for the post match player awards and socially relax in the excellent facilities we have to offer

Wayne Hallford President 1st Team Report

FROM THE DUGOUT

Good afternoon and welcome back to Taharoto Park after two weeks away for our NRFL game against Onehunga Mangere AFC.

We would like to welcome Nick Russo & Warren Parke, their playing staff and fans to our wonderful facility's here at Taharoto Park

The league has started settling down somewhat with this being our 8th game but I believe that Onehunga Mangere although they have started poorly they certainly are a team that are in a false position and a very dangerous team who I feel could be the team from the pack who push for promotion.

Our last game saw us away from home in a Chatham cup tie against Division 1 team Ellerslie AFC

It was a perfect opportunity to test ourselves against a team from the division we are striving for and the game proofed to be a tight affair.

Hitting the bar and having the ball cleared of the line twice in the first half had us rueing our chances. In the second half the home team came out of the blocks scoring two break away goals. But not to be out done we came back stronger forcing a fantastic save from Sam Hallam's header. The keeper was beaten though by a fine strike from Wes Baldwin with time running away.

Our cup run was not to be this year with the score ending at 2:1 to the home team. It's always sad to leave the Chatham cup early but our focus is on the league and this needs to be our number one priority so much so we rested players to allow us to be ready for today

Enjoy the game today and get behind the lads from the first minute to the last.

The team felt after the cup defeat that although they played well they had let the shirt and club members down and not many words were passed in the changing rooms after the game

The lads are very keen to get that straight as soon as possible

UP THE TAKA BOYS!

Joe Daw Reserve Team Report

The boys knew going into the last two games it was always going to be tough and physical against the South & West Auckland sides. Te Atatu were up with us at the top of the table so it was a must win to keep our pole position. Papatoetoe had also had some mixed but good results for us to watch out for.

The week leading up to Te Atatu the boys had been working hard at training, setting a very high standard going into the game. We dominated the first 20, going up 1-0 early doors and keeping the pressure on. We should have bagged a few more goals but towards the back-end of the first half we started to lose our shape and composure, Te Atatu were very unlucky not to grab a couple of goals back.

The second half was a lot better from the boys. Everyone put in a big shift and moved the ball around the park brilliantly. It was only a matter of time until we would capitalize again. 2-0, 3-0 up. Our fourth goal came from some brilliant football. Quick one touch passing, tiki-taka like, real Total Football stuff. The ball came from a great cross and was an even better finish. All-in-all it was great to come away with the 3 points and keep our position at the top of the table. Special mention to Flinn Medemblik for making some monstrous saves and keeping another clean sheet.

Our game last weekend against Papatoetoe was in no way shape or form a reflection of our season thus far. We went 2-0 up quickly and thought "we're going to run a riot out here" but were proved wrong. Papatoetoe fought hard, the boys lost a bit of mental discipline with the referee making some debatable calls and missing obvious decisions. We were switched off in all areas of the park and not making the most of our chances. We were very lucky to still come away with a win!

The lads are looking to redeem themselves this week against a formidable Onehunga Man- gere side. Making their way to the mighty Taharoto Park after nicking points from a very strong Northland FC team who are battling to catch us at the top of the table.

Rene

Boca Team Report

14/05/16 Boca 4-2 Forest Hill Seagulls

MOM: Tom Beguely

JACK THE VLAD!

Beguely brothers combine with super-sub-Serb for battling victory

With a strong turnout at training and three wins on the bounce, the atmosphere was buzzing for a tricky assignment against a strong Seagulls outfit. It had special resonance for Crispy, as he came face to face with his old boys, so everyone was pumped to give it everything. Locking assumed the captain’s armband and we welcomed young Flinny in goal (turned 18 this week). Hopefully he wouldn’t have too much to do.

The return of Wally and Biddy gave Gaffer a headache, but it was brilliant to have a full squad to choose from and we started OK. After 10 minutes we began to click into gear after a few scares in our own box. Jack hit the post from close range, while Will had a clear shot at goal but couldn’t keep it down. Then on 15 minutes we were absolutely robbed.

They sloppily gave the ball away in midfield and Jack moved forward. With brother Tom to his left, he slipped the ball through – about two, three yards onside, Tom could see the defender in front of him. Tom slots the ball home, 1-0. But oh no, they raise the flag. A minute later Harvey snatched at a chance close range and from then on it goes a bit Pete Tong! For some reason, Boca begin to lose composure and start to stupidly give the ball away. Across the park we can’t keep it and they gain confidence. On 30 mins, there’s confusion at the back and Flinny doesn’t quite claim the ball. They slip in and we’re 1-0 down.

A strange situation to be in, considering how we’d been playing. However, Gaffer had talked beforehand about being in tough spots and keeping your heads u, which we did. We remained patient and got on the front foot. Welton and Locking were constantly looking for the ball and Crispy, with the front two, was working tirelessly. Obradovic and JK were cleaning up well, with their 7-foot striker kept pretty quiet. Then on 42 minutes we got back on terms. Jack was buzzing away as usual, putting them under pressure, and he nicked the ball. Mov- ing into the box he squared to brother Tom and it was the simplest of finishes. A big relief to go in at halftime 1-1.

Second half, completely different story. Almost immediately we were pushing them back and creating more chances. On 52 a free-kick outside the box and up steps Tom with a right-foot cracker. Our first set-piece goal of the season - real quality, 2-1 ahead.

Boca then decided to move up another gear and the chances rained down. Crispy put in a cross just before the hour that Tom couldn’t get a boot on. Crispy had a shot on goal after a brilliant move, but the piece de resistance came six minutes later. I’m not sure how many passes were involved from the back, but Webster swept the play central and Tom fed Jack, who turned, held off his man, and spanked it in the onion bag. Another contender for goal of the season and 3-1. Six minutes from the end, another break saw Jack steam- ing into the box. He couldn’t finish, but our own little Serbian Duracell bunny, Neziri, did the job at the far post. His first of the season. OK, we conceded with two minutes left… a horrible, scrappy, messy, disgusting, lazy goal… but the job was already done – another win, 4 - 2.

Tom was a deserved MOM (what a free-kick), but Crispy was just behind. Shout-outs also to the subs who came on and made such an impact, while Welton and Obradovic were their usual solid selves.

Because now the vibe has changed. We said before kick-off that we weren’t in the mix properly yet…we had to win four in a row. If we did that, then it’s time to start believing. Club Weekend Fixtures

Saturday 21 May 2016

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1230 Men’s Res Team Vs Onehunga Mangere Res Field No 1

1300 Takapuna Gunners Vs North Shore Spanners Field No 2

1445 Takapuna Bombers Vs Albany Champs Field No 2

Takapuna Allgood FC Vs Glenfield Spider Pigs Nth Hbr Stadium

1500 Men’s First Team Vs Onehunga Mangere Field No 1

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1300 East Coast Bays Evans Vs Takapuna Raven Hunters Nth Hbr Stadium

Unimount Villa Vs Takapuna O40s Colin Maiden Park

1445 Albany Wanders Vs Takapuna Boca Snrs Rosedale Park

1500 Glen Eden Black Vs Takapuna 045s Te Atatu South Park

Sunday 22 May 2016

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1045 Takapuna Social Vs Hibiscus Coast AAs Field No 2

1100 Ladies First Team Vs Waitemate Field No 1

1330 FARTS Vs Brownsons Field No 2

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1100 New Vs Takapuna AUT Titans Hauapai Reserve Player Profiles

Name: Callum Brown Nick Name(s): Handsome/Brownie Shirt No and Position: 5; Utility Date of Birth: 14 Jan 82 Ethnicity: British Occupation: Engineer Hobbies: Sport Favourite Food: Pizza Favourite Movie: PT’s all gone Pete Tong Favourite Song: Prodigy ‘Outta Space’ Favourite Football Team: Watford Favourite Player: Lee Sharpe Most Memorable Match: Too Many Proudest Moment in Football: A Hatrick for B.P.R (Bedford Park Rangers).

Name: Sam Hallam Nick Name(s): Ron Don Solomon Shirt No and Position: 13; Striker Date of Birth: 15 May 88 Ethnicity: English Occupation: Insurance Underwriter Hobbies: Sports; Drinking Favourite Food: Nandos Favourite Movie: Cool Runnings Favourite Song: Rick Ross - Neighbourhood Drug Dealer Favourite Football Team: Nottingham Forest Favourite Player: Paul Scholes Most Memorable Match: Shield Final for Coogee, 3 – 2 win to claim double. Proudest Moment on the Field: Scoring a goal to earn a pool table. NRFL DIVISION 2 RESERVES

(Squad to be selected from)

GK 1. Flinn Medemblik GK. Jack Wilkinson

2. Daniel Ferrell 2. Afi Jenkinson

3. Emile McArthur 3. Stefan van der Heijden

4. Jonty Scott 4. Lee Tibble

5. Rene Van Oosteron 5. Christopher Judd

6. Josh Banister 6. Paul Hooper

7. Max Walker 7. Marc Lindsay

8. Stefan Bokos 8. Yonas Seifu

9. Mitchell McCloskey 9. Steven Crooks

10. Mustofa Azizou 10. Lewis Parke

11. Patrick Yarker 11. Nabeel Dada

12. Minkyu Ham 12. Brandon Heremaia-Dale

13. Samuel Wright 14. Lionel Kum

14. Jose Berrio Millan 15. Martin Thomas (C)

16. Kurt Rains

17. Ashitosh Kumar

18. Robert Winfield

Coach: Sean Boko Coach: Paul Hooper

Manager: Wayne Hallford Manager: Yvonne Walden

Physio: Vanessa Milne Physio: Matt Hylla

Match Official: Peter Caffell NRFL DIVISION 2 MENS

(Squad to be selected from)

GK. Brendan Kavanagh GK 1. Glen Pascoe

GK. Andrew Van Stripriaan 2. Shane Pascoe (C)

2. Michael Kapteyn 3. Luca Ortali

3. Maximiliano Compodonico 4. Ben Marumaru

4. Ross Lewis 6. Carl Bickerton

5. Connor Daw 7. David Carron

6. Justin Mackay (C) 8. Nick Parke

7. Daniel Hallford 9. Andrew Wallace

8. Callum Simmonds 10. Sangster Crawford

9. Matt Du Toit 11. Connor Aldridge

10. Thompson Nkoy 12. Nathan Palmer

11. Wesley Baldwin 14. Neil Heron

12. Connor Taylor 15. Gregory Crestanello

13. Sam Hallam 16. Tom Knight

14. Arkito Morita 17. Alexander Clark

15. Callum Brown 18. Fabio Barbisan

16. Luke Smee

17. Kane Mckeown

18. James Iberson-Hurst

19. Sukugo Koizumi

20. Jake Helsby

21. Aidan Wong

Coach: Joe Daw Coach: Nick Russo

Coach: Jenny Bindon Coach: Warren Parke

Manager: Wayne Hallford Manager: Yvonne Walden

Physio: Vanessa Milne Physio: Matt Hylla

Match Official: Vaughan Couillault; Thomas Day, Ravi Prasad League Tables

NRFL MENS DIV 2 TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS Takapuna AFC 7 6 0 1 22 8 14 18 8 5 1 2 17 13 4 16 Waitemata 7 4 2 1 21 9 12 14 Manukau City 7 4 2 1 13 5 8 14 Papatoetoe 7 4 1 2 13 15 -2 13 Onehunga Mangere 7 3 1 3 15 7 8 10 Te Atatu 8 3 1 4 18 11 7 10 Ngaruawahia 7 1 3 3 7 11 -4 6 Albany United 7 2 0 5 7 18 -11 6 8 1 1 6 6 28 -22 4 Northland FC 7 0 2 5 5 19 -14 2

NRFL DIV 2 RESERVES TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS Takapuna AFC 7 6 1 0 27 7 20 19 Northland FC 7 5 1 1 18 8 10 16 Te Atatu 7 4 0 3 11 11 0 12 Claudelands Rovers 8 3 1 4 15 18 -3 10 Papatoetoe 7 3 0 4 11 13 -2 9 Ngaruawahia 7 3 0 4 9 13 -4 9 Fencibles United 8 3 0 5 14 20 -6 9 Onehunga Mangere 7 2 2 3 10 11 -1 8 Albany United 7 2 1 4 14 15 -1 7 Waitemata 6 2 1 3 10 12 -2 7 Manukau City 7 2 1 4 6 17 -11 7

League Tables

Albany United Clauedlands Rovers Fencibles Manukau City Ngaruawahia Northland FC Onehunga Mangere Papatoetoe Takapuna Te Atatu Waitemata Albany United 3 - 2 1 - 2 0 - 4 Clauedlands Rovers 0 - 0 0 - 3 1 - 2 2 - 1 Fencibles 4 - 1 3 - 1 0 - 2 3 - 1 2 - 1 Manukau City 2 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 2 Ngaruawahia Northland FC 1 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 1 2 - 4 Onehunga Mangere 2 - 3 1 - 2 1 - 1 2 - 0 6 - 0 Papatoetoe 2 - 1 3 - 4 3 - 2 Takapuna 3 - 0 9 - 0 1 - 0 2 - 1 Te Atatu 3 - 1 8 - 0 1 - 0 2 - 2 Waitemata 5 - 1 4 - 1 1 - 1

NFF MENS DIV 1 TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS Albany Africans 7 6 0 1 26 10 16 18 Birkenhead Unclean Ltd 7 6 0 1 23 8 15 18 Takapuna Boca Seniors 7 5 0 2 29 17 12 15 Birkenhead Catimba 7 4 0 3 18 13 5 12 Albany Wanderers 7 3 2 2 17 12 5 11 North Shore Seagulls 7 3 1 3 17 17 0 10 East Coast Bays Sheehan 7 2 1 4 14 12 2 7 East Coast Bays Napoli 7 2 0 5 11 31 -20 6 Forrest Hill Tornadoes 7 1 1 5 11 24 -13 4 7 0 1 6 6 28 -22 1

League Tables

NFF MENS DIV 3 TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS Birkenhead Cake 7 5 2 0 25 11 14 17 Waitakere Torque 7 4 1 2 16 9 7 13 East Coast Bays Thomas 7 4 1 2 16 12 4 13 Forrest Hill Warriors 7 4 1 2 11 13 -2 13 Hibiscus Raptors 7 3 1 3 18 11 7 10 Takapuna Gunners 7 3 1 3 19 15 4 10 North Shore Spanners 7 2 2 3 10 14 -4 8 Air Force 6 2 1 3 10 10 0 7 Glenfield Sub-Division 6 0 3 3 6 22 -16 3 Forrest Hill Ribero 7 0 1 6 11 25 -14 1

NFF MENS DIV 4 TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS Albany Brewers 6 5 1 0 16 2 14 16 Albany Champs 6 5 0 1 28 10 18 15 Navy 5 4 1 0 16 2 14 13 Forrest Hill Muff 6 3 2 1 30 15 15 11 Birkenhead Muzza 7 3 1 3 23 25 -2 10 ECB Optimus Prime 7 2 1 4 13 23 -10 7 Takapuna Bombers 7 2 0 5 10 30 -20 6 North Shore Raw 7 1 2 4 15 23 -8 5 Hibiscus Thirst 6 1 1 4 7 18 -11 4 Puhoi Wolfpack 7 0 3 4 18 28 -10 3

NFF MENS O35’s Div 4 TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS Birkenhead Progressive 7 6 0 1 32 10 22 18 Albany Nortons 7 5 2 0 28 17 11 17 Glenfield Roosters 6 4 1 1 19 9 10 13 Hibiscus Heroes 7 3 2 2 26 23 3 11 Greenhithe Roaring 40s 7 3 0 4 26 25 1 9 Waitakere 7 3 0 4 11 15 -4 9 Glenfield Spider Pigs 6 2 1 3 14 16 -2 7 Te Atatu Blue 7 2 0 5 11 20 -9 6 Takapuna Allgood FC 7 2 0 5 14 35 -21 6 Glenfield Gringos 7 0 2 5 13 24 -11 2

League Tables

AFF/NFF MENS O40’s TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS Ellerslie 7 6 1 0 36 8 28 19 Takapuna O40’s 6 5 1 0 32 9 23 16 Unimount Villa 5 3 1 1 16 9 7 10 Hibiscus Rovers 6 3 1 2 16 15 1 10 Western Springs Kosmos 7 3 1 3 15 19 -4 10 Fencibles United 6 2 1 3 11 15 -4 7 Glenfield Harcourts 7 2 1 4 9 17 -8 7 Western Springs Hoops 6 1 2 3 12 15 -3 5 Unimount Hawks 6 1 1 4 6 26 -20 4 Oratia Rovers 6 0 0 6 6 26 -20 0

NFF MENS O45’s TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS Albany Originals 7 4 2 1 15 13 2 14 Takapuna Cavaliers 6 3 3 0 18 8 10 12 Forrest Hill Bucan 6 2 4 0 20 8 12 10 Glen Eden Black 6 1 2 3 7 19 -12 5 ECB Foreign Legion 7 0 4 3 15 19 -4 4 ECB Mum’s Mob 6 0 3 3 9 17 -8 3

AFF/NFF 19TH GRADE GROUP A TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS Bucklands Beach 5 5 0 0 21 2 19 15 Eastern Suburbs 5 4 0 1 18 6 12 12 Fencibles United 5 2 0 3 12 9 3 6 Takapuna 5 2 0 3 12 10 2 6 Western Springs 5 1 1 3 10 22 -12 4 Norwest United 5 0 1 4 4 28 -24 1

League Tables

AFF/NFF WOMENS CHAMPIONSHIP DIV TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS Central United 6 6 0 0 17 2 15 18 Norwest Baker 6 5 1 0 20 5 15 16 Takapuna 6 4 1 1 20 8 12 13 Manukau City 6 4 0 2 17 11 6 12 Pukekohe 7 3 1 3 13 14 -1 10 Waitemata 6 2 0 4 9 11 -2 6 Te Atatu 5 1 1 3 4 12 -8 4 Ellerslie 6 1 1 4 10 19 -9 4 Beachlands Maraetai 7 1 1 5 9 18 -9 4 Clendon United 5 0 0 5 0 19 -19 0

NFF WOMEN’S DIV 2 TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS Glenfield Gazelles 7 7 0 0 35 5 30 21 Rauni Swanson Social 7 5 1 1 14 11 3 16 Takapuna AUT Titans 7 4 1 2 27 13 14 13 Forrest Hill Active 6 3 1 2 17 9 8 10 Takapuna Social 7 3 1 3 22 17 5 10 Warkworth 7 3 0 4 11 17 -6 9 Hibiscus Coast AA’s 6 2 0 4 10 11 -1 6 Glenfield Chaos 7 1 2 4 10 24 -14 5 Birkenhead United 6 1 0 5 6 24 -18 3 Norwest United New 6 1 0 5 6 27 -21 3

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Capacity: 110

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President Wayne Hallford

Treasurer Mike Jost

Secretary Brian Giblin

Club Administrator Nicky Search

Club Admin Support Brian Giblin

Senior Delegate Wayne Hallford

Junior Director of Coaching Tim Staines

Juniors Pete Helsby

Juniors Newsletter Nicky Search

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