PAPATOETOE AFC Vs. ELLERSLIE AFC Saturday 27Th April 2014 – Murdoch Park, Papatoetoe – Kick Off 2.45Pm
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PAPATOETOE AFC vs. ELLERSLIE AFC Saturday 27th April 2014 – Murdoch Park, Papatoetoe – Kick off 2.45pm 1 Papatoetoe Association Football Club inc Murdoch Park 27 Chestnut Road Papatoetoe (09) 278 8011 Club directory Sponsors President - David Owen Chris Webb Plumbing Vice President - Chris Webb Machine Part Welding Ltd Secretary - Pamela Luhrs PIC Insurance Treasurer - Allan Edmondson Scorpion Wine and Spirits Men’s football coordinator - David Robertson South Auckland Electrical Women’s football coordinator - Andrew Kirk A1 Hearing Senior club captain - Savuth Thay Boston Digital Women’s club captain - Ave Stevens Trophies Plus Junior club captain - Adrian King Kiwi Steel NZ Ltd First team coach - Paul Margison J&R Slecht Reserve team coach - Mickey Paea New Lucky Star Chinese Bar manager - Jennifer Glassie Restaurant N W Limited Patrons Transcarr Lovebyte Drilltech 1996 Ltd Ross Robertson, MP Auto One Phil Greenbank, JP McDonald’s Hunter’s Plaza Neville Culpitt Bettanet Products Neville Culpitt & Nadene Ramsay Useful links David & Carol Robertson Savuth Thay Website www.papaptoetoeafc.org.nz Pamela Luhrs Twitter @PapatoetoeAFC Facebook www.facebook.com/papatoetoe.afc.1959 Supporting Trusts www.facebook.com/PapatoetoeAfcJuniors Trillian Trust Infinity Foundation NZCT Pegasus Sports Foundation 2 President’s words A warm welcome to Murdoch Park this afternoon to all players, coaches, managers and supporters of both Ellerslie AFC and Papatoetoe AFC, I trust you enjoy your fixtures today. To our club members, sponsors, patrons, life members and friends a warm welcome to you also A huge thank you to our club committee and those club members who week in week out strive to keep our club operations running smoothly. As well as this I would like to give all the other coaches and managers of all the other senior and junior teams a BIG THANKYOU for all the work they do throughout the week and on the weekends. To our supporters a thank you for turning up week in week out to cheer on and support the lads. A big thank you to Hans Anema for taking on and preparing our match day programme as well as managing both our Men’s NRFL 1st and Reserve Teams. To Paul, Ingo, Micky, Hans, Scotty and Alan i hope the all the expertise you have gained over the years in playing/working in the football arena will bring fruition towards a stability that will lead us onwards in this competition for our first team and Reserves. A saying that is said when the going gets tough the tough get going. We as supporters and club committee are backing the players and team management 100%. We wear the red, we wear the white, our club and football just dyn-a-might. I would also like to wish our Sunday ladies teams from prems right through David Owen 3 COACHES COMMENTS Good Afternoon everyone and welcome to back to Murdoch Park for our round 6 clash against Ellerslie AFC. I would like to extend a warm welcome to the coaching/management staff and players of Ellerslie AFC. The last two weeks have been both tough but also constructive. Following on from our game against Hibiscus Coast I sat down with the boys at Tuesdays training and we went over what we feel we need to change or alter in order to perform to the level we are capable of doing so. Against Takapuna last Saturday I along with the lads were eager to keep our goal of not losing at home in tact but also gain our first three points. The game was a good tussle and with scoring first we were off to a good start. However Takapuna did not give up and thought strong to come back and take the win 4-2. I was pleased however to see some of the areas we went over in training be improved on. Away to Metro on Monday we knew we had to pick up points here. Metro sat just above us on the table and we knew points were needed to avoid being left behind on the table. Metro however came out and played some good football and in doing so took the win To today’s game and back on home turf we will be pushing and doing all we can to pick up points on offer. It is still very early in the season and I know and am confident in the team turning things around and putting a smile on our fans and supporters faces. See you all afterwards in the bar. Paul Margison (Margee) 4 Reserve team Good Afternoon all, welcome to today’s game. Welcome to Ellerslie AFC and your Teams and Coaching Staff. At home last week against Takapuna we had a classic arm wrestle battle. I must acknowledge and thank those other players who stepped up and helped out from other teams in the club due to player shortage it was good to see some of the old boys back in the team. The first half we played some good football and were rewarded with a goal. To however chase in the second half though was not as good. However the boys stayed committed and thought until the end and in the last few minutes of the game we were able to snatch an equalizer and take a draw along with another point to add to the season tally. On Monday away to Metro this was a classic goal fest match. Conceding within the first few minutes of the match but then to score literally on the restart set the vibe for the match and showed it could pan out to be a goal fest for both teams. The lads thought once again right to the very end of the game and did not give up and in doing so gained a draw and another point. Credit to Faraz who pulled off some great saves in goal. To today’s game and I know the lads will be keen to claim their first win of the season on home soil. If previous weeks results are a sign to go by then we can feel positive about the potential of doing so. Best of luck to both teams and enjoy the game. Mickey Paea 5 Meet our men’s and women’s club captains WOMEN’S CLUB CAPTAIN Ave stevens: I am not only thrilled, but I feel honoured to have been chosen as the Women's Club Captain this year. Not only does it mean that I get to talk more, I now have a legitimate reason to catch up and chat to anybody that comes through to the club doors. Whether people are coming purely for a visit, to watch a game, or to check out what's happening in the local community, I now have a further purpose to welcome them to our club. I pride myself on being the kind of person who can help and guide you to the right place and to give assistance as required. As Club Captain I will be guided by three principles: 1. I am willing to listen 2. I am willing to accept advice 3. I will do my best to help you (and if I am not able to, I’ll point you in the right direction) Although the majority of the season will possibly just fly by and most of you will continue with your week-to-week trainings and games, I will still attempt to visit everyone as much as I can. I might pop in and lend a hand to the little ones, help referee a junior or youth game, or even just serve you hot chips from our kitchen. To use a football analogy, it is usually the last five minutes of a game that is the real test, when things start to get a bit frantic and tension kicks in as the team chases the desired result. Being part of a football club also has those mad five minutes on a day- to-day basis, and as Women’s Club Captain, I hope to be the person that you can come to in those times to help alleviate stress and achieve the best result for yourself and our club. What I wish to focus on this year as Women’s Club Captain is simple: • To communicate with fellow team members and provide support and advice where needed • To contribute to the development of the club through providing advice and guidance from multiple perspectives (ie. As a player, a parent, a coach, a manager, etc) • To work in conjunction with the Women's Football Coordinator and liaise closely with coaches and managers during the season • To continuously work on gaining sponsorship, donations and grants for our club 6 I wish from the bottom of my heart to thank everyone for all their hard work so far, that we continue on this great path that has been set for us, and I hope to contribute and build on top of those foundations. It is now our generation’s task to carry on what those life members and pioneers began more than 54 years ago and help the club to continue to grow stronger year upon year. Please feel free to stop me to introduce yourself, and let me know if I can be of assistance in any way, Men’s club captain savuth thay: Welcome all to Papatoetoe AFC, I am Savuth (also known as Bhuty) and I am the Men's Club Captain for the 2014 season. Most of you will have seen me around at some stage either playing or supporting the various teams and functions.