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Programme Round 4 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 8 Lotto NRFL Women’s Premier Squad Lists 10 Lotto NRFL Division 1 Squad Lists 12 Lotto NRFL Division 2 Squad Lists 14 Lotto NRFL Premier Tables 16 Lotto NRFL Division Tables 17 Lotto NRFL Premier Golden Boot 18 Lotto NRFL Division Golden Boot 19 Lotto NRFL 2015 Welcome After the excitement of the Easter weekend double header, it’s business as usual in the Lotto NRFL this weekend but there is still an action-packed schedule to look forward to! In the programme this week we preview Round 4 of each of the divisions. The league tables are now starting to take shape and we have also included the golden boot standings so you can find out who is busting the net in each division. We also feature photos from Phototek of the Easter weekend drama - Three Kings United’s 3-1 win over Eastern Suburbs in the Women’s Premier, Takapuna’s 4-0 definitive win over Ngaruawahia United in Division One and Papatoetoe’s 5-1 triumph against Lynn-Avon United in Division Two. We are still missing a few squad lists, so if your team is missing please remind your coach or team manager to get it to us so we can include it for next weekend, and those on the sideline will know who they are watching! Our new Lotto NRFL-dedicated social media has already proven popular with many. When you’re at the games this weekend, we’d love to get updates from you, tag us @LottoNRFL and make sure you like/follow us on Facebook and Twitter! Good luck for the weekend! 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 4 East Coast Bays vs Central United Bay City Park | Saturday 11 April | Kick-off: 2.45pm | Referee: Cory Mills, Assistant Referees: Glen Lochrie, Stephen Merriman vs Neither side will be pleased with their respective starts to the season, particularly East Coast Bays. Their title- winning days appear well and truly behind them after picking up just one point from their first three matches while Central have fared only slightly better, claiming one win so far. The points here will therefore be highly sought after with Central turning to Finn Cochran and Regont Murati, who have both scored twice, for inspiration. Three Kings United vs Melville United Keith Hay Park | Satuday 11 April | Kick-off: 2.45pm | Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley, Assistant Referees: Allan Wilson, Aiden Moffatt These teams are also in great need of a positive outcome after starting sluggishly. Three Kings appear to have vs enough quality to begin climbing the table but the prospects are bleaker for newly-promoted Melville, who already seem set for a relegation battle. All of their three goals have been scored by Kieran Frewen so coach Steve Williams will be looking for more of his charges to provide a threat. Eastern Suburbs vs Onehunga Sports Madills Farm | Saturday 11 April | Kick-off: 2.45pm | Referee: Daniel Cook, Assistant Referees: Andrew Kite, Steven Black vs Suburbs have played one game less than most other sides on their return to the top flight and have therefore done well to be sitting in the middle of the table. Sports have had a classic ‘mixed’ start to the season, losing one, drawing one and winning one so the favourites here are hard to identify. Ben Vidaic has done most of the damage for Suburbs, notching three of his side’s four goals. Bay Olympic vs Glenfield Rovers Olympic Park | Saturday 11 April | Kick-off: 2.45pm | Referee: Chris Kerr, Assistant Referees: James Ashford, Pat Barrett This is the highlight of the round as it brings together two of the division’s heavyweight clubs and both are in vs good form after making undefeated starts. Rovers will be full of confidence after thumping local rivals East Coast Bays 5-1 while Bay Olympic are searching for their second win after being held to a draw at Waitakere. Jared Colligan is the danger man for the Bay after scoring at least once in every round. Birkenhead United vs Waitakere City Shepherds Park | Saturday 11 April | Kick-off: 2.45pm | Referee: Carl Watkins, Assistant Referees: Makr Fisher, Greg Woo Given the struggles of last season, Waitakere will be delighted with their opening to the campaign as they are vs yet to lose and are tucked in just behind the early leaders. The experienced Brian Shelley has helped shore up a defence that has conceded just twice but it will be tested by the likes of Birkenhead strike pair Adam Dickinson and Mikhail Bredeveldt. Hamilton Wanderers v Western Springs Porritt Stadium | Sunday 12 April | Kick-off: 2.45pm | Referee: Hayden Tutbury, Assistant Referees: Andy Holdsworth, Steve Bland Springs have given a good account of themselves in their debut Premier League season but are yet to win after vs drawing their two matches. It will be a big ask to pick up their first three-pointer on the road to the league leaders but this is exactly the kind of challenge Neil Emblen’s side have been building towards in their rise up the divisions. Anything less than victory would be a disappointment for Wanderers, who boast joint golden boot leader Jama Boss. 4 | Programme 2015 50 Years of Local Pride Lotto NRFL Women’s Premier Preview Round 4 Fencibles United vs Papatoetoe AFC William Green Domain | Friday 10 April | Kick-off: 7pm | Referee: TBC, Assistant Referees: Aiden Moffatt, Caleb Moffatt vs As the only Friday evening fixture in the entire NRFL, all attention will turn to William Green Domain as Fencibles look to get their season back on track. The hosts have started in alarming fashion, failing to score and conceding a division-worst 13 goals in their three successive losses. Meeting Papatoetoe at home offers a good opportunity for redemption though as the visitors have suffered two defeats and their squad has been badly affected by injuries. Forrest Hill Milford vs Glenfield Rovers Becroft Park | Sunday 12 April | Kick-off: 1pm | Referee: Johanna O’Connor, vs Assistant Referees: Kieran Withers, Chris Casey This meeting between last year’s champions and runners-up is undoubtedly the highlight of the women’s action and there is likely to be no shortage of goals as Glenfield try to contend with their free-scoring neighbours. Forrest Hill were shocked in being thumped by Three Kings on the opening day but have bounced back immediately with 7-0 and 8-0 wins. Rovers hit their first stumbling block last week in losing 2-1 to Eastern Suburbs. Claudelands Rovers vs Lynn-Avon United vs Galloway Park | Sunday 12 April | Kick-off: 1pm | Referee: Tom Woo, Assistant Referees: Greg Woo, TBC The Lynn-Avon defence is in for a busy one in this encounter as the Claudelands strike force has begun the campaign in hot form with Tayla Christensen scoring four times and Helen Collins and Bethany Witt netting three each. In contrast, Lynn-Avon have found scoring a real problem, having struck just once in their three matches. Norwest United vs Three Kings United vs Huapai Reserve | Sunday 12 April | Kick-off: 1pm | Referee: Caleb Moffatt, Assistant Referees: Free Diao, Brandon Day Norwest have made a good fist of their introduction to this level, competing well since being overwhelmed by Claudelands in the first round. They followed that crushing defeat up with a win and a draw but now face another of the league’s heavyweights so will find the going a lot tougher. Three Kings are the only undefeated side in the competition and it would be a big surprise if they weren’t able to continue their winning run at Huapai Reserve. vs Eastern Suburbs vs Western Springs AFC Madills Farm | Sunday 12 April | Kick-off: 1pm | Referee: Jeremy Ferguson, Assistant Referees: TBC, Fernando Karam This fixture is traditionally one of the matches of the season and is likely to have even more bite than normal after the player movements of the off season. With much of last year’s Suburbs side joining coach Rico Wilson in heading to Springs, this game effectively pits the 2014 Suburbs line-up against their successors and there will therefore be plenty of interest in the outcome. | 5 Lotto NRFL Division 1 Preview Round 4 Forrest Hill Milford vs Takapuna AFC Becroft Park | Saturday 11 April | Kick-off: 2.45pm | Referee: Ben Norman, Assistant Referees: Nick Kang, Gareth Jacobs vs These sides are separated by only a few kilometres and are also in close proximity on the table at the moment with Forrest Hill occupying fifth and Takapuna just one spot further back. Forrest Hill go into the weekend in better form after sweeping Mt Albert aside 4-0 but Takapuna possess one of the division’s sharpest shooters in four-goal Tommy Miller. Manurewa AFC vs Ellerslie AFC Memorial Park | Sunday 11 April | Kick-off: 2.45pm | Referee: John McCoskrie, Assistant Referees: Ravinesh Kumar, Jesse Dale vs Manurewa and Ellerslie have experienced contrasting seasons so far with the former second-from-bottom and the other second-from-top. If leaders Tauranga fail to pick up any points, then Ellerslie could go top with a win here so there is a sizeable carrot on offer for Chris Wallace’s men. Manurewa have every reason to fight hard for the points themselves though as it looks like they could be among the relegation contenders again.