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Welcome/President’s Report
On behalf of the Takapuna Committee welcome to Taharoto Park for round nine of the NRFL division two season. I would like to extend a warm welcome to the management team, players and supporters from Papakura City.
The last time the two teams met was during the 2015 season in the Chatham Cup draw played at McLennan with the home team winning convincingly 5 – 0.
I would like to extend our congratulations to Brendan Kavanagh and his partner Meg on the birth of their first child, a daughter named Mia Penny Kavanagh born on the 27th April at 1.45am.
Good luck over the weekend to all Takapuna teams, hopefully your 2017 campaigns will have you league winners in 16 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
View from the Dugout
I would like to start by welcoming Papakura's coaching staff Jill and Mike, players and fans to Taharoto park for this NRFL fixture.
The 5-1 loss at Mangere Utd last week was not a great performance from us and what was most disappointing apart from the result, was the way the goals were coincided. We played badly with and without the ball and we have been working hard to improve that this week.
I will hold my hand up and say that a change of system with only one training session under our belt was setting up the players for a fail and I take full responsibility for this.
The result was a smack in the mouth for us as a squad but it’s a big compliment to this group of players that they have listened and worked extremely hard to put right our wrongs and this week in training we have moved the ball much quicker than we did in the past few weeks.
All of the coaches in the world want their teams to create chances, score goals and to concede few – of course that’s what we all want. Despite that every game in the NRFL is not a given we cannot take anything for granted.
I saw many good things about the spirit of the team this week and I said we had to build something from that and bring this from the training ground to the game on Saturday and I really hope we do.
This is not a day to let our concentration slip. We must approach this game the same as every other. The preparation has been identical to the way we would get ready for any game but we must show the same intensity, the same desire, the same pride in our performance as we do on Tuesday and Thursdays.
As a coach you learn something from every game you take part in and today I am sure I will discover more about my players again today.
If we do our jobs properly today for 90 mins then we will be in for a great game.
I really hope you enjoy the game today and I hope we can put a smile on our fans faces with a performance they deserve
Enjoy the game,
UP THE TAKA BOYS!
Joe Daw Reserve Team Report
Last week away at Mangere Utd was another disappointing result for the Ressies and thus far this season we have really struggled to gain any kind of traction or momentum in these first 8 games.
Mangere Utd pitch was probably the best away pitch we have seen this season and even with a lot of rain we were able to start the first half very positivity, moving the ball around nicely and creating a few half chances early on. Although having the majority of possession we struggled to find that final ball to create a clear chance.
Mangere were playing very tight at the back absorbing our pressure and looking to hit us on the break with a route 1 ball over the top. This is exactly what happened at around the 25 minute mark and unfortunately a clumsy tackle took down their striker just outside the box, which the referee deemed a penalty.
Although frustrating sometimes the official’s decisions go your way and other times against you and usually over a season this variance will balance out. Their player stuck the penalty in corner and we were 1-0 down. This is where our frustration began to boil over and one of our players performed a reckless challenge, receiving a straight red. In the closing stages of the first half Mangere scored a header from a set piece making it 2-0 at the half.
The second half was much of the same with us playing some good football in patches but struggling to create many clear cut chances. We did manage to get a consolation goal with a great header from a corner in the last few seconds of the game.
Although there were some positives to take from the game as a whole this was definitely another sub-par performance on our part. I feel that on paper we were the better footballing team but full credit to Mangere they remained organised as a defensive unit and took their chances well.
All in all I think we have just been guilty of going through the motions so far this season in and teams at this level are punishing us for it. We have the squad though, I feel we just need to put a bit more effort in and work harder during our training sessions and we will get there.
Up the ‘Puna!!
Lewis The Corner Flag
The modern game has many complex facets, none more so complex than that of the relationship between players and managers. When the team is doing well, the players are brilliant and infallible, but when the team performs poorly the manager or coach is to blame…is that necessarily right?
Looking at great managers one thing seems to be constant, and that is the ability to effectively “man-manage” players. I see this as one of the most important parts of the job, sure you can have certificates and bits of paper saying you can coach, but I know that some of the best coaches and managers I have had, had none of that, but what they did have was excellent man management skills.
The ability to get the most out of a player or players is critical. How many times have you seen coaches/managers fall out with players? This normally involves both parties literally ignoring each other, because that whole “does he fancy us as a player” gets played out in some weird Mexican stand-off. What is achieved? Very little in most cases, normally the player spends the majority of the time sitting on the bench getting splinters up his date, and moaning about everything the manager or team does…all the while thinking “just give me a chance Gaffer, I can make a difference!!
The coach/manager essentially loses faith or trust in a player…maybe the player doesn’t do what is asked of him…. take Luke Shaw at Man Utd…. a year ago, he was the toast of fullbacks up and down England, and was a hot prospect…and now he seems to be Jose Mourinho’s whipping boy…why? Maybe it is because Jose has someone else in mind, and in some childish way, by giving the poor lad a hard time, he will eventually get the hump and put in a transfer request.
Or is it a case of when a new manager comes in, he somehow manages to re-install a player out of favour and form and all of a sudden, the player is now a world beater…. I believe it is down to one simple concept…confidence. They say that when a manager loses the dressing room it is down to a player coup or revolt, and that can be the case a lot of the time, some- times it is simply a case of the manager just not having the experience or ability to take things to the next level. I recall one coach I had when I was 15. He tried to teach us at our first training session how to kick the ball with the outside of your foot…he couldn’t do it, so in my mind I lost any respect for him because he could not
The same coach also thought it would be a tactical revelation to bench his starting left mid- fielder and replace him with the reserve goalkeeper, expecting great delivery in to the ar- ea…. hmmm how do you think that went? My point is if the players have no respect in the gaffer, then the proverbial is going to be pushed slowly up hill.
60% of the preparation before a game comes down to the coaching staff, when the whistle blows their influence is less than 10%, and the difference often between winning and losing is the top 2% mental strength of a player, which leaves 28% technical ability of the player. The bottom line is as a player you have to take ownership for your contribution, and as a manager the honesty to know when you have got it wrong, and admit that. Honesty goes a long way in football, something that is lacking in today’s society of instant gratification and self-entitlement.
Remember play the game for the love of it.
[The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Takapuna Football Club] Our Juniors
Player Profiles
Name: Emile McArthur Nick Name(s): Amilay Pillay, Milner, A Meal Shirt No and Position: 13; Centre Back Date of Birth: 18 Oct 95 Ethnicity: Fijian Indian Occupation: Primary School Teacher Hobbies: Talking during movies, Chewing with mouth open Favourite Food: Thursday Dinners at the club Favourite Movie: The Longest Yard Favourite Song: Love me Sexy—Jackie Moon Favourite Football Team: Liverpool FC Favourite Player: Steven Gerrard Most Memorable Match: Takapuna Vs Te Atatu 2017 Proudest Moment in Football: Refereeing my first match.
Name: Renta Yamamoto Nick Name(s): Renta Dent Shirt No and Position: 10; Wing/Attacking Mid Date of Birth: 08 Sep 97 Ethnicity: Japanese Occupation: Student (Podiatry) Hobbies: Touching Feet, Maling sushi Favourite Food: Rice, Sushi, Rice, Sashimi Favourite Movie: Happy Feet Favourite Song: Thunderstruck - AC/DC Favourite Football Team: Leicester City Favourite Player: Thomson Nkoy Most Memorable Match: Canterbury United Debut Vs Hawkes Bay Proudest Moment in Football: Qualifying for OFC Championship. Club Weekend Fixtures
Saturday 6 May 2017
Home
1230 Men’s Res Team Vs Papakura City Res Field No 1
1300 Takapuna Bombers Vs Navy Field No 2
Takapuna Raven Hunters Vs Forrest Hill Muff Nth Hbr Stadium
1445 Takapuna Brasilia Vs Glenfield Harcourts Field No 2
Takapuna Cavaliers Vs ECB Foreign Legion Nth Hbr Stadium
1500 Men’s First Team Vs Papakura City Field No 1
Away
1300 ECB Sheehan Vs Takapuna Boca Seniors Bay City Park
Albany Brewers Vs Takapuna Gunners Rosedale Park
1445 Waitakere Matrix Vs Takapuna Allgood Fred Taylor Park
Sunday 7 May 2017
Home
1045 Takapuna Social Vs Glenfield Gazelles Field No 1
1300 Ladies First Team Vs West Auckland Field No 1
FARTS Vs Manchester United Field No 2
Away
1045 Te Atatu Vs Takapuna AUT Titans Te Atatu Peninsula
1200 A2 United FC Vs A2 AUT FC Blockhouse Bay Reserve
1430 A3 HNK Vs A3 AUT FC Croatian Cultural Club NRFL DIVISION 2 RESERVES
(Squad to be selected from)
1. Emile Nkeshimana GK 1. William Fish
2. Jake Helsby 2. Martyn Berry
3. Chris Bodell 3. Macleod Dyason
4. Jiseung Son 4. Argyle Morling
5. Flinn Medemblik 5. Dylan Pilcher
6. Daul Duisenov 6. Thulani Msimanga
7. James Young 7. Jason Baker
8. Lewis Clarke 8. Josh Palmer
9. Mitchell McCloskey 9. George Winship
10. Rene Van Oosteron 10. Rob Danbury
11. Stefan Bokos 11. Simon Al-Sabbagh
12. Carl Holf 12. Harry Hall
13. Travis Ovalsen
14. Gareth Jenkins
15. Jamie Clark
16. Ryan Gillatt
Coach: Sean Boko Coach: Eric Dyason
Manager: Wayne Hallford Manager: Colin Roberts
Physio: Bradley Jerome Physio: Glen Putze
Water Boy: John Haddad
Match Official: Binesh Chand NRFL DIVISION 2 MENS
(Squad to be selected from)
GK. Brendan Kavanagh GK 1. Joshua Shackleton
GK. Kyle Collenette 2. Canaan Edwards
2. Callum Simmonds 3. David Allan
3. Matthew Webb 4. Cameron Chadwick
4. Justin Mackay (C) 5. Jacob Lynch
5. Preston Peters 6. Newton Rewi
6. Connor Daw (VC) 7. Cory Mackay
7. Elliot Cooper 8. Dominick Winter
8. Warren Pinto 9. Jake Paige
9. Petar Pekovis 10. Keenan Peters
10. Renta Yamamoto 11. Apisai Smith
11. Thomson Nkoy 12. Harry Hall
12. Sheldon Pilay 13. Charles Heather
13. Brodie Poole 14. Chris Clark
14. Matt Du Toit 15. Travis Ovalsen
15. Conor Taylor Res GK 16. William Fish
16. James Anderson
17. Emile McArther
18. Elliot Dooley
Coach: Joe Daw Coach: Jill Fromont
Trainer: Sean Tagg Asst Coach: Mike Appleton
Manager: Wayne Hallford Manager: Colin Roberts
Physio: Bradley Jerome Physio: Glen Putze
Water Boy: John Haddad
Match Official: Ben McInnes, Aaron Day, Binesh Chand League Tables
NRFL MENS DIV 2 TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS Fencibles United 8 7 1 0 35 6 29 22 Waiheke United 7 4 3 0 17 9 8 15 Northland 7 4 2 1 23 10 13 14 Takapuna AFC 8 4 2 2 17 12 5 14 Albany United 8 3 2 3 14 17 -3 11 Mangere United 8 2 3 3 21 21 0 9 Claudelands Rovers 7 2 3 2 14 15 -1 9 Te Atatu 8 2 1 5 16 18 -2 7 Papakura City 7 2 1 4 13 20 -7 7 Onehunga Mangere 8 2 1 5 14 33 -19 7 Ngongotaha 6 1 3 2 14 16 -2 6 Papatoetoe 8 1 0 7 6 27 -21 3
NRFL DIV 2 RESERVES TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS Fencibles United 8 6 1 1 24 15 9 19 Te Atatu 8 5 0 3 26 22 4 15 Claudelands Rovers 7 4 2 1 25 14 11 14 Northland 7 3 2 2 30 19 11 11 Ngongotaha 6 3 1 2 25 13 12 10 Albany United 8 3 0 5 22 23 -1 9 Onehunga Mangere 7 3 0 4 12 19 -7 9 Takapuna AFC 8 2 2 4 17 15 2 8 Papakura City 7 2 2 3 18 21 -3 8 Waiheke United 6 2 2 2 14 17 -3 8 Mangere United 7 2 1 5 14 22 -8 7 Papatoetoe 8 1 3 4 15 42 -27 6
League Tables
Albany United Clauedlands Rovers Fencibles Mangere United Ngongotaha AFC Northland FC Onehunga Mangere Papakura City Papatoetoe Takapuna Te Atatu Waiheke Utd Albany United 0 - 3 4 - 1 Clauedlands Rovers 3 - 3 1 - 3 P - P 4 - 1 Fencibles 5 - 1 6 - 1 8 - 0 5 - 0 1 - 1 Mangere United 1 - 1 2 - 5 5 - 1 0 - 3 Ngongotaha AFC 5 - 5 P - P 0 - 1 0 - 3 Northland FC 2 - 2 5 - 0 0 - 1 4 - 2 Onehunga Mangere 2 - 1 2 - 2 2 - 7 2 - 4 Papakura City 2 - 3 2 - 2 2 - 4 3 - 1 3 - 2 Papatoetoe 0 - 3 0 - 5 2 - 4 1 - 3 Takapuna 1 - 1 1 - 1 6 - 0 1 - 2 Te Atatu 1 - 2 1 - 2 3 - 2 2 - 3 Waiheke City P - P 2 - 2 3 - 1 2 - 2
NFF MENS DIV 1 TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS Albany Africans 4 4 0 0 25 6 19 12 Takapuna Boca Seniors 4 3 0 1 11 3 8 9 Albany Catimba 4 3 0 1 12 8 4 9 East Coast Bays Sheehan 4 2 1 1 11 17 -6 7 Glenfield Re-United 4 1 2 1 9 11 -2 5 East Coast Bays Napoli 4 1 1 2 7 9 -2 4 Birkenhead United 4 1 1 2 7 11 -4 4 North Shore Seagulls 4 1 1 2 6 11 -5 4 Albany Wanderers 3 0 0 3 4 10 -6 0 Albany Red 3 0 0 3 3 9 -6 0
League Tables
NFF MENS DIV 3 TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS Hibiscus Raptors 4 3 1 0 15 4 11 10 Waitakere Torque 4 3 1 0 15 8 7 10 Takapuna Gunners 4 3 0 1 15 10 5 9 Forrest Hill Shorians 4 2 2 0 15 9 6 8 Albany Brewers 4 2 1 1 8 6 2 7 East Coast Bays Thomas 4 1 1 2 12 10 2 4 Forrest Hill Warriors 4 1 1 2 8 8 0 4 North Shore Dev Beach 4 1 1 2 3 8 -5 4 Albany Athletic 4 0 0 4 8 16 -8 0 Air Force 4 0 0 4 4 24 -20 0
NFF MENS DIV 4 TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS Albany Colombians 4 3 1 0 13 6 7 10 Albany Champs 4 3 0 1 13 5 8 9 East Coast Bays Olla 4 3 0 1 12 4 8 9 Forrest Hill Muff 4 2 1 1 9 8 1 7 Navy 4 2 0 2 14 7 7 6 Takapuna Bombers 4 2 0 2 9 9 0 6 North Shore Raw 4 2 0 2 4 7 -3 6 Glenfield Pre-Finished 4 2 0 2 4 9 -5 6 Takapuna Raven Hunters 4 0 0 4 3 12 -9 0 Birkenhead Muzza 4 0 0 4 4 18 -12 0
NFF MENS O35’s Div 4 TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS Glenfield Mutineers 4 3 0 1 11 5 6 9 Glenfield War Machine 4 3 0 1 8 5 3 9 North Shore Hobbs 4 2 2 0 7 3 4 8 West Auckland Old Farts 4 2 1 1 8 5 3 7 Greenhithe Roaring 40s 4 2 1 1 2 4 -2 7 Waitakere Matrix 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 5 Ranui Reformed 4 0 2 2 5 7 -2 2 Hibiscus Heroes 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 1 Takapuna Allgood 3 0 1 2 4 8 -4 1 Te Atatu Blue 4 0 0 4 3 11 -8 0 League Tables
AFF/NFF MENS O40’s TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS Takapuna Brasilia 3 2 1 0 14 5 9 7 Fencibles United 2 2 0 0 10 4 6 6 East Coast Bays 3 2 0 1 8 6 2 6 Ellerslie 2 1 1 0 6 5 1 4 Western Springs Hoops 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4 Unimount Villa 2 1 0 1 6 3 3 3 Glenfield Harcourts 3 1 0 2 5 10 -5 3 Pukekohe 3 0 1 2 6 9 -3 1 Western Springs Kosmos 2 0 1 1 3 7 -4 1 Hibiscus Rovers 3 0 1 2 7 16 -9 1
NFF MENS O45’s TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS North Shore Ice 3 3 0 0 18 1 17 9 Takapuna Cavaliers 2 2 0 0 10 2 8 6 Oratia Rovers 3 2 0 1 12 6 6 6 ECB Foreign Legion 2 1 0 1 4 5 -1 3 Glen Eden Black 3 1 0 2 3 12 -9 3 Albany Nortons 4 1 0 3 5 22 -17 3 Albany Originals 3 0 1 2 7 9 -2 1 ECB Mum’s Mob 2 0 1 1 4 6 -2 1 League Tables
AFF/NFF WOMENS CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS Western Springs 4 4 0 0 28 6 22 12 Manukau City 3 3 0 0 12 6 6 9 Ellerslie 3 2 1 0 10 5 5 7 Birkenhead 2 2 0 0 11 3 8 6 Te Atatu 2 1 1 0 8 3 5 4 Norwest United 3 1 1 1 9 7 2 4 West Auckland 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3 Takapuna 3 1 0 2 11 13 -2 3 Glen Eden United 2 0 1 1 3 8 -5 1 Eastern Suburbs 4 0 0 4 7 18 -11 0 Waitemata 3 0 0 3 2 15 -13 0 Forrest Hill Milford 4 0 0 4 4 23 -19 0
NFF WOMEN’S DIV 2 TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS Glenfield Gazelles 4 4 0 0 24 1 23 12 Takapuna AUT Titans 4 3 0 1 24 8 16 9 Glenfield Chaos 4 3 0 1 10 10 0 9 Takapuna Social 4 2 0 2 19 9 10 6 Rauni Swanson 4 2 0 2 10 7 3 6 Warkworth 4 2 0 2 7 11 -4 6 Hibiscus Coast AA’s 4 2 0 2 8 18 -10 6 Te Atatu 3 0 1 2 3 7 -4 1 West Auckland Res 4 0 1 3 1 19 -17 1 Norwest United 3 0 0 3 2 18 -16 0
League Tables
ASFA 2017 CHAMPIONSHIP DIV TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS A2 University of Auckland 3 2 1 0 10 7 3 7 A2 AUT FC 2 2 0 0 5 2 3 6 A2 United FC 3 1 2 0 12 7 5 5 A2 Kiwi True Blues 2 1 1 0 8 3 5 4 A2 Khukuri FC 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 3 A2 SudAmerica FC 3 1 0 2 6 11 -5 3 A2 Kingsland Athletic 3 0 1 2 5 8 -3 1 A2 City Fringe FC 3 0 1 2 5 11 -6 1
ASFA 2017 DIV 1 TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS A3 HNK 3 3 0 0 10 2 8 9 A3 Zamantix Rovers Return 3 2 1 0 13 5 8 7 A3 Auckland Warriors 2 3 2 1 0 10 11 -1 6 A3 University of Auckland Res 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 A3 Nixon Park FC 3 1 0 2 8 7 1 3 A3 Kamarak FC 3 1 0 2 5 8 -3 3 A3 Dalian FC 3 0 2 1 6 7 -1 2 A3 AUT FC 2 3 0 0 3 5 17 -12 0
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Multi use facility in a park side Takapuna location.
Lounge with deck overlooking stunning city views, commercial kitchen and licenced bar.
Most suitable: conference, social function, wedding, and meetings.
Capacity: 110
Location: Taharoto Road Takapuna
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President: Wayne Hallford
Treasurer: Mike Jost
Secretary: Nick Rzepecky
Club Administrator: Nicky Search
Club Admin Support: Brian Giblin
Senior Delegate: Wayne Hallford
Women’s Delegate: Bruce Brown
Club Captain: Mike Hill
Director of Football: Chris Bryson
Juniors: Pete Helsby
Tim Staines
Juniors Newsletter: Nicky Search
Programme Editor: Nick Rzepecky
Website/Facebook Coordinator: Kim Hallford
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