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3 Papatoetoe AFC Ladies Matchday Programme vs EASTERN SUBURBS NRFL Women's Premier Division 13:00 Sunday 8.5.16. @ Murdoch Park Papatoetoe AFC Womens Prem | 1 2 | Papatoetoe AFC Womens Prem 4 COMMITTEE WELCOME 6 COACH'S COMMENTS 8 MATCH REPORT 10 GAMEDAY PICS 12 PLAYER PROFILE 14 OPPOSITION PROFILE 16 MEET THE REDS 18 CLUB NEWS 20 PREMIER RESERVES 22 JUNIORS AND YOUTH 23 AFF DIVISION 3 24 MEN'S UPDATE 26 FIVE FAVES 28 QUICK QUIZ QUESTIONS 30 SEASON STATS Papatoetoe Association Football Club Murdoch Park, 27 Chestnut Road, Papatoetoe Phone 09 278 8011 Postal Address Papatoetoe AFC, PO Box 23369, Papatoetoe 2155 www.papatoetoeafc.org.nz Club President Club Secretary Pamela Luhrs [email protected] 09 300 9112 Coordinator of Junior Football Adrian King [email protected] Coordinator of Men’s Football Dave Robertson [email protected] Coordinator of Women’s Football Andrew Kirk [email protected] 021 840 766 Papatoetoe AFC Womens Prem | 3 It is my honour and privi- It was a case of mixed the place and genuinely be- lege to welcome you to fortunes for the Knock-out lieve that with the support Papatoetoe AFC this after- Cup draws last week, the of everyone, then together noon, for what I hope will men face a tough trip to can make this a special be a thrilling game and I Div 1 leaders Hibiscus Coast club for all to enjoy and be am sure it won't disappoint. AFC in the Chatham Cup, proud of. Progress won’t There's certainly plenty whilst the Women’s were come instantly though or of action planned for this awarded a bye into the next overnight for that matter weekend at Murdoch Park, round of the National Cup. and there’s certainly no which sees our NRFL Wom- I'm excited about the Hibis- magic wand, but by build- en's Prems, Reserves, NRFL cus Coast game as it gives ing the right team of people Men's Div 2, Women's Div the lads a great chance to at the core of the club, with 3 and Men's Over 40 teams show that they have the a clear strategy to work to- all grace the hallowed turf. ability, plus the fi ght and wards, then I believe will be resilience to compete at able to make improvements This weekend is also the the higher level. There's no in all areas. 'Battle of the Toey' as our doubt in my mind that Mark Over 40 Div 4 teams come and the boys can come back Our fi rst goal though is to head to head on the pitch. across the Harbour Bridge score more than the oppo- It's sure to be end to end with the result needed to sition today and claim the stuff as each team tries their put them into the draw for three points! upmost to secure bragging the next round. rights for the coming weeks Enjoy the game and Go the and of course the three As announced in the last Mighty Toey! points. programme Dave Owen has stepped down from That leads me to another his role as President of the Simon Kerr battle faced by one of our club. That’s certainly left us Executive Committee members. I'm sure many of with a few challenges as we you are aware of the devas- transition and try to support tating attack Paul Margison our NRFL teams in what are fell victim to last month. effectively semi-professional Our heartfelt thoughts are leagues now. with Paul and his family. We share your sadness and It's a challenge that we are sincerely hope that Paul's fully committed to, and road to recovery is quick excited to be a part of. My and look forward to seeing personal involvement with him down at the club again Papatoetoe may only go in the not too distant future. back a few years, but I’ve grown extremely fond of 4 | Papatoetoe AFC Womens Prem Papatoetoe AFC Womens Prem | 5 tage at Murdoch Park and Our expectations are that turn it in to a very difficult every player gives 100% ground for teams to come effort as a minimum to. With the stands being requirement. At this level, very close to the pitch the you need to earn the right noise of the spectators to play by competing really helps our players to for every single ball. Our lift their performance and young players need to gives them extra energy learn this very quickly, and when needed. Hopefully I would like to welcome then we will start to see we can play to the best of all our Reds supporters some consistency. Today our ability today and give and the Eastern Suburbs gives us a great opportu- everyone something to team to Murdoch Park nity to put this right and cheer about. for Round 6 of the 2016 be competitive through- NRFL Women’s Premier out the entire 90 minutes. I would like to take the Division season. opportunity to say thanks Eastern Suburbs have had again to all of our gener- We come into this game a big summer recruiting a ous sponsors. As a small following two polar- new coach and many out- club, we rely on sponsors opposite performances: a standing players. I'm sure to help us compete on fantastic win over Forrest Mauro will have his girls and off the field against Hill and a very disap- well organised and playing some of the biggest sports pointing loss to Glenfield. good possession-based clubs in the country. Against Forrest Hill, every football as they start to single player executed our gel. They were many peo- Good luck to the girls and game-plan perfectly and ple's favourites to win the I hope everyone enjoys as a result, we dominated league this year, and I fully the game. the fixture from start to expect them to be very finish. Last week, we had tough opposition today. Thanks, Andrew. three or four players who for one reason or another Our home form has been were not able to do their perfect so far - played two job which in turn caused and won two. We all hope our team shape to fall to that we can continue to pieces. enjoy home-field advan- 6 | Papatoetoe AFC Womens Prem Papatoetoe AFC Womens Prem | 7 Papatoetoe 2-1 and cowering at home in that does the spectacle the dry for a change, but I justice but in the meantime, Forrest Hill didn’t want to give in to the just know that it’s way cool. patriarchy so I took one for 'An Even Plane' What really made the the team. Fortunately this By Enzo Giordani decision to come here this Sunday’s rain wasn’t quite weekend super easy, how- as bad as the last couple of ever, was the prospect of a weeks’ have been. really close game! Papatoe- Believe it or not this is my toe have strengthened con- first ever women’s game at siderably in the offseason Papatoetoe’s Murdoch Park while Forrest Hill have lost (I have watched men play a few good players – add here a few times) and it’s those two things together only the second time I have and along with recent seen the Papatoetoe ladies results the signs all pointed play at all outside pre- to this being a cracker. And And the run continues! season – the first being way it was. Three weekends in a row back in May 2014 at Gor- when it’s been fine on Sat- The first half is best don Spratt Reserve, Papa- urday and wet on Sunday. summed up by reporting moa. So this was definitely What’s going on? Once that Papatoetoe enjoyed long overdue. It’s a great again we have had men’s the lion’s share of posses- venue with old school foot- football in perfect condi- sion but there were chances ball charm. I kind of think tions and women’s football at both ends and, if any- of it as the Shea Stadium in miserable ones. And thing, I thought Forrest Hill of New Zealand football. where is the public outcry? Milford looked a little bit Because like the former Where’s the commission of more accurate and poten- home of the New York Mets enquiry? I demand peti- tially dangerous. But both it’s both packed with history tions. I demand select com- sides were guilty of giving and situated close to a ma- mittee hearings. I demand away too much possession jor airport right underneath an urgent session of the in midfield and so what we the flight path. War Crimes Tribunal. got was a good old fash- One of these days I’ll get a ioned arm wrestle. I briefly considered not photo of a big bird coming going to a game today Papatoetoe struck first just in to land over Murdoch 8 | Papatoetoe AFC Womens Prem fifteen minutes in but it For a good twenty minutes Team Lists: was a rather soft goal. A or so, however, with noth- Papatoetoe AFC: Forrest Hill Milford back ing getting past the respec- pass from Molly Flynn to tive keepers, I was starting 1. Danielle Bradley, 2. Jen- keeper Emily Couchman to think we were in for a na Dodd, 4. Shayla Hagan, was poorly weighted and 1-0 final score and I was 5. Autumn Morgan, 7. Jess latched onto by ‘Toe num- trying to remember when Snell, 8.