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Programme Round 12 CONTENTS Lotto NRFL 2015 3 Lotto NRFL Premier Preview 4 Lotto NRFL Women’s Premier Preview 5 Lotto NRFL Division 1 Preview 6 Lotto NRFL Division 2 Preview 7 Lotto NRFL Premier Squad Lists 6 Lotto NRFL Women’s Premier Squad Lists 8 Lotto NRFL Division 1 Squad Lists 10 Lotto NRFL Division 2 Squad Lists 12 Lotto NRFL Premier Tables 14 Lotto NRFL Division Tables 15 Lotto NRFL Premier Golden Boot 16 Lotto NRFL Division Golden Boot 17 Lotto NRFL Premier Team Progress 18 Lotto NRFL Division Team Progress 19 Lotto NRFL 2015 Welcome The FIFA U-20 World Cup may be dominating the headlines but there is still a wealth of local action taking place to supplement your appreciation of the globe’s best young talent. The Lotto NRFL took a break last week as the World Cup kicked off in Auckland but returns this weekend with a full schedule of excitement and drama in store. With the season now having reached the halfway point, the intensity of the play will ramp up even further over the coming weeks and the title is still very much up for grabs in each division. The respective leaders hold only a slim advantage and it’s just as tight at the other end of most divisions where a host of teams are battling it out to retain their status. In the programme this week, we preview Round 12 of the Premier League, Round 11 of Di- visions One and Two, and Round 10 of the Women’s Premier, as well as featuring photos from Phototek of several recent matches. As always, we also have all the up-to-date league tables, graphs, golden boot charts and squads so there is a wealth of info at your fingertips! 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! Good luck for your game! All photos by Phototek Lotto NRFL Gallery available at: www.phototek.co.nz/aff_picture_gallery.html Social @LottoNRFL Lotto NRFL Governing Federations Lotto NRFL Premier Preview Round 12 Waitakere City vs Eastern Suburbs Fred Taylor Park | Saturday 6 June | Kick-off: 2.45pm | Referee: Mazhar Batoor Assistant Referees: Hayden Tutbury, Torres Chang vs Waitakere’s poor form carried over into the Chatham Cup with a humbling loss at Division One Waiuku and they will be desperate to start salvaging something from a season that is rapidly going from bad to worse. In contrast, Suburbs are riding high in the league and are fresh from a 4-1 win over Western Springs in the cup so the odds are stacked in their favour here. Central United vs Bay Olympic Kiwitea Street | Saturday 6 June | Kick-off: 2.45pm | Referee: Robert Nieuwenhuis Assistant Referees: Glen Lochrie, Pat Barrett These sides experienced contrasting fortunes in the cup last weekend, Central pulling off an excellent result with vs a 3-0 win over Premier League leaders Glenfield while Bay Olympic suffered a 5-1 thumping at Onehunga Sports. The Bay are breathing down the neck of fourth-placed Central and an away win would draw the pair level on points. Glenfield Rovers vs Western Springs McFetridge Park | Saturday 6 June | Kick-off: 2.45pm | Referee: Martin Neale Assistant Referees: Allan Wilson, Nick Kang It will be interesting to see how the Glenfield players begin this match as they had to contend with their first vs defeat of the season last weekend. Coach Danny Donegan will be after a positive reaction and his side should have too much class for Springs, who were turfed out of the cup by Suburbs. But the visitors have won three league matches on the trot so, despite their cup disappointment, are on a good streak. Birkenhead United vs Three Kings United Shepherds Park | Saturday 6 June | Kick-off: 2.45pm | Referee: Cory Mills Assistant Referees: James Ashford, John Bennett After bright starts to the season, these sides are both now in mid-table and are facing an uphill battle to get back into the top placings. This is therefore an important fixture as failure to win would leave the vanquished side vs some way off the pace. The teams put on a thrilling show last season as Birkenhead claimed a 3-2 win while the memories of a 4-0 home defeat will also be fresh for Three Kings. Onehunga Sports vs East Coast Bays Waikaraka Park | Saturday 6 June | Kick-off: 2.45pm | Referee: Mark Owens Assistant Referees: Ravinesh Kumar, Nadia Browning Both sides are in good goal scoring form after big wins in the cup and the nature of those triumphs will have provided a timely confidence boost as the league campaigns have not quite been going to plan for either. Wins vs have proved hard to come by with Sports notching just four and Bays earning three. Onehunga have an excellent defensive record – bettered only by leaders Glenfield – so Bays will not find it easy to break through. Melville United vs Hamilton Wanderers Postponed due to FIFA U-20 World Cup vs 4 | Programme 2015 50 Years of Local Pride Lotto NRFL Women’s Premier Preview Round 10 Fencibles United vs Western Springs William Green Domain | Friday 5 June | Kick-off: 7pm | Referee: John McCoskrie Assistant Referees: Len Gattsche, Jesse Dale vs It can’t really get much worse for Fencibles at the moment as they are propping up the table and had several scoops of salt rubbed into that wound with a 15-0 loss to Glenfield in the cup last weekend. They might have hoped for an easier way to recover from that humiliation than a visit by one of the title contenders, especially as Springs have just proven their class with a win over Claudelands in the cup, the second time they have defeated the league leaders this season. Glenfield Rovers vs Lynn-Avon United McFetridge Park | Sunday 7 June | Kick-off: 11am | Referee: Neil Tobin Assistant Referees: Hilary Osborne, Ravi Prasad vs After hearing of Glenfield’s demolition job on Fencibles, the Lynn-Avon players will have had a few sleepless nights this week and will be desperate to avoid a similar fate. They will know a win is unlikely but will be keen to emerge with their honour intact and a resilient defensive showing is therefore required. Katie Rood is virtually a constant presence on the Glenfield score sheet but she was even more prolific than usual against Fencibles, finding the net a remarkable eight times. Forrest Hill-Milford United vs Three Kings United Becroft Park | Sunday 7 June | Kick-off: 1pm | Referee: Mazhar Batoor Assistant Referees: Faiyaz Ali, Salman Ali vs It’s a case of second time lucky here as these sides were due to meet in the cup last weekend before being denied that opportunity by a waterlogged pitch. Having prepared to face the same opposition for two weeks, both teams should go into this match with a very clear game plan and will need to carry out those directions with precision as this should be a tight one. Forrest Hill will be slight favourites but a winner is difficult to pick as the hosts have only a marginally better record than Three Kings. Claudelands Rovers vs Norwest United Galloway Park | Sunday 7 June | Kick-off: 1pm | Referee: Sean Coon vs Assistant Referees: Hubert Bakx, Yannick Bakx Claudelands now have only one piece of silverware to aim for after dropping out of the cup so will be even more determined to finish what they’ve started in the league. On paper, this is a mismatch of large proportions, especially as Norwest have not fared well against the division’s heavyweights so far. They have conceded more goals than any other side which does not bode well against an opponent averaging over four goals per game. Eastern Suburbs vs Papatoetoe Madills Farm | Sunday 7 June | Kick-off: 1pm | Referee: James Ashford Assistant Referees: Allan Tobin, Len Gattsche The Papatoetoe defence could be busy here as Suburbs are in great form going forward, having scored 13 goals in their previous two matches – 4-1 over Norwest in the league and 9-0 against Papakura in the cup. Most of the damage has been done by just a handful of players with Grace Jale notching six at Papakura and Deven Jackson, Jade Parris and Jacqui Hand all scoring doubles in one of those games. | 5 Lotto NRFL Division 1 Preview Round 12 Mt Albert-Ponsonby vs Mangere United Anderson Park | Friday 5 June | Kick-off: 7pm | Referee: Vaughan Couillault Assistant Referees: Pat Barrett, John Bennett vs Mangere’s reputation as one of the NRFL’s great entertainers continued in the cup with a 7-3 success over Te Puke and Mt Albert therefore have reason to be fearful, especially as they are at a low ebb after succumbing 3-0 at second division Oratia. To have any hope of winning the game the hosts must look to stifle Mangere’s rampant attack, which is equal with leaders North Shore as the best in the division. Metro vs Forrest Hill-Milford United Phyllis Street | Friday 5 June | Kick-off: 7.30pm | Referee: Robert Nieuwenhuis Assistant Referees: Ben Hill, Khalid El Gana Metro were not involved in last weekend’s cup action so should be full of energy while Forrest Hill will also have vs plenty left in the tank after cruising to a 3-0 win over Albany. Metro may have home advantage but it appears as if that will count for little as they have won just one of their five matches at Phyllis Street.