Programme Round 15 Lotto NRFL 2015
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Programme Round 15 Lotto NRFL 2015 Welcome With the latest round of the Chatham Cup out of the way and the dust having settled on CONTENTS the FIFA U-20 World Cup, we now finally have a full schedule of Lotto NRFL action to look forward to with complete rounds taking place in all four divisions. The business end of the season is rapidly approaching so the play is sure to be fiercely Lotto NRFL 2015 3 contested this weekend as the jostle for promotion and battle to avoid the drop continues. There are many stand out matches in store, such as defending champions Forrest Hill- Lotto NRFL Premier Preview 4 Milford heading to fellow title contenders Glenfield Rovers in the Women’s Premier and a pair of local derbies in the men’s Premier League with Bay Olympic hosting Waitakere City and East Coast Bays making the short trip to Glenfield. Lotto NRFL Women’s Premier Preview 5 In the other divisions, there are some real six-pointers in the relegation fight as Manurewa and Waiuku face off in Division One while Claudelands Rovers meet Papatoetoe in Division Two. Lotto NRFL Division 1 Preview 6 In the programme this week, we preview these games and all others, as well as featuring photos from Phototek of two recent matches. In the spotlight were Fencibles United’s 2-1 win over Te Atatu in Division Two and Glenfield Rovers’ 3-0 success against Western Lotto NRFL Division 2 Preview 7 Springs in the Women’s Premier. As always, we also have all the up-to-date tables, team progress graphs, golden boot charts and squads so there is a wealth of info at your fingertips! Lotto NRFL Premier Squad Lists 6 Our Lotto NRFL social media platforms continue to be the place to go for all score updates, results, goal details and other news - be sure to tag us @LottoNRFL with your updates from the sideline! Lotto NRFL Women’s Premier Squad Lists 8 Good luck for your game! Lotto NRFL Division 1 Squad Lists 10 All photos by Phototek Lotto NRFL Gallery available at: Lotto NRFL Division 2 Squad Lists 12 www.phototek.co.nz/aff_picture_gallery.html Lotto NRFL Premier Tables 14 Social Lotto NRFL Division Tables 15 @LottoNRFL Lotto NRFL Lotto NRFL Premier Golden Boot 16 Governing Federations Lotto NRFL Division Golden Boot 17 Lotto NRFL Premier Team Progress 18 Lotto NRFL Division Team Progress 19 50 Years of Local Pride Lotto NRFL Premier Preview Round 15 Lotto NRFL Women’s Premier Preview Round 13 Central United vs Hamilton Wanderers Papatoetoe vs Fencibles United Kiwitea Street | Saturday 4 July | Kick-off: 2.45pm | Referee: Mark Fisher Murdoch Park | Friday 3 July | Kick-off: 7pm | Referee: Mark Fleming Assistant Referees: James Ashford, Tony Wall vs Assistant Referees: Faiyaz Ali, Brandon Day vs Central coach José Figueira received some good news this week when he was appointed coach of the Auckland This battle of the bottom pits together two sides desperate to start salvaging something from their seasons City youth team and will hope to put the icing on the cake with a victory on Saturday. Hamilton are one of the title after enduring horrific runs of form. The pair have just three wins to show between them and suffered favourites though and a win here could put them back on the top of the table so fourth-placed Central are in for further punishment last weekend, Papatoetoe falling 4-1 to Norwest while Fencibles were handed an 8-0 a real test. thumping by Glenfield. If Fencibles do not claim the points in this one then it seems they can all but kiss their NRFL status goodbye. Three Kings United vs Onehunga Sports Keith Hay Park | Saturday 4 July | Kick-off: 2.45pm | Referee: Bruce Horrox Three Kings United vs Norwest United Assistant Referees: Rajesh Kumar, Pat Barrett Keith Hay Park | Sunday 5 July | Kick-off: 1pm | Referee: Neil Tobin These sides experienced contrasting fortunes in the Chatham Cup last weekend, Onehunga being knocked out vs Assistant Referees: Allan Tobin, Dave Doidge vs by Central while Three Kings went on the goal rampage with a 6-2 success over Division Two Oratia. Top scorer These sides will both be in good spirits after posting pleasing results in the previous round, Three Kings picking Allan Pearce is now back in action for Three Kings after being unavailable during the U-20 World Cup – he was the up a point at leaders Claudelands while Norwest earned that comprehensive win over Papatoetoe with Nicole New Zealand team’s physio – and scored a hat-trick in the cup, as did Dylan Manickum. Cooper scoring twice. Samantha Waru has been a stand out for Norwest all season and now has six goals to her name. Three Kings are seven points off the top four and need to win to avoid that gap blowing out. Eastern Suburbs vs Western Springs Madills Farm | Saturday 4 July | Kick-off: 2.45pm | Referee: Cory Mills Lynn-Avon United vs Claudelands Rovers Assistant Referees: Bruce McGrath, Faiyaz Ali Ken Maunder Park | Sunday 5 July | Kick-off: 1pm | Referee: Wendy McNeely Springs will have a fresh set of legs after sitting out last weekend while Suburbs will be on a high after a 4-1 win vs Assistant Referees: Reza Al Rabea, Fernando Karam vs over Division One title chasers North Shore in the cup. The hosts will be favourites as they are sharing first place with Glenfield but Springs are in outstanding form after stringing together five wins on the trot so an upset is very Remarkably, Claudelands’ sharing of the points with Three Kings was their first draw of the season and they will be much a realistic outcome. keen to prove that was just a blip. With two of their closest rivals – Glenfield and Forrest Hill – playing each other, this is an excellent opportunity for the leaders to open up some ground on at least one of the chasers so they Glenfield Rovers vs East Coast Bays need to make sure they take full advantage. The last time Lynn-Avon won was back in the eighth round. McFetridge Park | Saturday 4 July | Kick-off: 2.45pm | Referee: Martin Neale Glenfield Rovers vs Forrest Hill-Milford United Assistant Referees: John McCoskrie, Chris Farnell McFetridge Park | Sunday 5 July | Kick-off: 1pm | Referee: Chris Farnell Glenfield were involved in the only Premier match to take place last weekend and took full advantage with a 2-1 vs Assistant Referees: Kristian Klette, Charles Nothnagel vs win over Bay Olympic. That result took them back to the top but only by the slimmest of margins (they’ve scored one more goal than Eastern Suburbs). With Hamilton just a point behind, Rovers therefore need to keep winning This is without doubt the game of the round and could have big ramifications in the race for the title. With four and games like this against bottom-half sides must be three-pointers. The form book often goes on the window teams genuinely in the running, this is the closest and most exciting title chase in the women’s game for years and in derbies though. there will be a string of other tense encounters as the finale approaches. With Claudelands likely to beat Lynn- Avon, each of these sides will be in great need of the points so the action is sure to be fiercely fought. Bay Olympic vs Waitakere City Western Springs vs Eastern Suburbs Olympic Park | Saturday 4 July | Kick-off: 2.45pm | Referee: Mark Owens Assistant Referees: Ravi Prasad, Dominic Hopkirk Seddon Fields | Sunday 5 July | Kick-off: 1pm | Referee: Chris McDermott The best in the west are set to do battle here with local pride on the line. There’s every chance there won’t be vs Assistant Referees: Hilary Osborne, Tanvir Bhamji vs a western derby in the top flight next season as Waitakere are looking odds on for relegation and there are no Of the four title contenders, Springs are the dark horses and will be looking to climb above the loser of the teams from the area in the Division One promotion hunt. This could therefore be Bay Olympic’s last chance to key Glenfield-Forrest Hill clash with a victory here. There is likely to be plenty of feeling in this one as there are make an impact on a local rival for a while and they will want to do better than the point they picked up at Fred strong links between the teams, the majority of last season’s Suburbs squad having followed coach Rico Wilson Taylor Park earlier in the season. to Western Springs. The Suburbs players will be keen to reverse the outcome of the earlier meeting between the pair, which resulted in a 1-0 win to Springs. Birkenhead United vs Melville United Shepherds Park | Saturday 4 July | Kick-off: 2.45pm | Referee: Hayden Tutbury Assistant Referees: Chris Casey, Khalid El Gana vs Birkenhead have a real fight on their hands to repeat last season’s runners-up placing and certainly cannot afford to slip up against a side propping up the table. Melville received another blow to their confidence with a loss at home to Division One Tauranga in the cup last weekend while Birkenhead received a welcome boost after beating neighbours Forrest Hill-Milford 3-1. 4 | Programme 2015 | 5 50 Years of Local Pride Lotto NRFL Division 1 Preview Round 14 Lotto NRFL Division 2 Preview Round 14 Metro vs Ellerslie Claudelands Rovers vs Papatoetoe Phyllis Street | Friday 3 July | Kick-off: 7.30pm | Referee: Rajesh Kumar Galloway Park | Saturday 4 July | Kick-off: 2.45pm | Referee: Andy Holdsworth Assistant Referees: Ben Hill, Wandyk Freitas vs Assistant Referees: Sean Coon, Alastair Turner vs Both sides will be raring to go after putting their feet up last weekend so this encounter should start at a Papatoetoe suffered a major blow in their fight against relegation with a 2-1 loss at home to fellow hectic pace.