Western Springs FC Youth Junior Magazine October 2014

WESTERN SPRINGS

Tournament winners

CRUZEIRO

YOUTH PRIZEGIVING PHOTO GALLERY

DIVISION WINNERS COERVER CLUB CUPHOLDERS

MALE AND FEMALE YOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEARBENNY DANIELS AND ANNABELLE WEBSTER

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Youth Prizegiving

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Coerver Club Cup

Female & Male Youth Player of the Year

Cruzeiro - 12th grade tournament winners

NERO 9th & 10th grade tournament Champions

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This instalment of the Club’s Newsletter is devoted to cel-ebrating the award winners from Prizegiving and the amaz-ing success we have seen at the back end of the season.

It is great seeing so many kids enjoying their football, develop over time and see the rewards at the end of the day. We are now seeing strength in all our grades and this is reflected in the number of Division winners, tournament results through the year and participation in Auckland Football’s FTC and NTC programs. This is an outcome of having the foundation of great facilities and a variety of programs on offer.

In mentioning Division Winners, the following teams won or came second in their Division and as you can see the list is getting longer every year.

WINNERS—BOYS11th Grade Firebolts Premier Div—Coach Paul Thomas11th Grade Corinthians Division 3—Coach Andrew Ward11th Grade Jets Division 4—Coach Dave Cranefield/Craig Abbott11th Grade Roma Division 4—Coach Iain Daly Jones12th Grade Rangers Division 3—Coach Chris Cherry13th Grade Cosmos Division 2—Coach Dean Nicholson17th Grade Jones Division 1—Coach Greg Jones CLOSE SECONDS11th Grade Celtics Division 512th Grade Westham Division 413th Grade Galacticos Division 1 Girls12th Grade Chelsea Division 114th Grade Black Swans Premier Div17th Grade White Stripes Division 1

As mentioned in most of the events, we will be looking to open enrolments early in the New Year and considering the growth we are seeing I would recommend getting in early to secure your spot for next season.

FROM THE COMMITTEE

FRONT COVER PHOTOGRAPHY

Team Nero by Kelvin Chan

Benny Daniels and Annabelle Webster by Rob Bolus

PRIZEGIVING photos by Rob Bolus

CONTRIBUTORS:

Stephen Lowe Justin Lopes Kate Beddoe Geoff Brogan

Thanks to our sponsors:Bayleys and PBT

RegardsJunior/Youth Committee

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GIRLS 11TH GRADE TEAM MOST IMPROVED MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

MONACO EVA VUJNOVICH SOPHIE CULPAN

A C MILAN TAYLA EATON CHLOE INNES

MALAGA ORLA PORTEN SOPHIE GRIMES

BOYS 11TH GRADE TEAM MOST IMPROVED MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

FIREBOLTS OLIVER GRAY SOLOMON TAPU

SONICS SIMEON STOYANOF JACOB WESTON

ESPANYOL ETHAN FARMAN ARCHIE LYONS

AS ROMA JOE SUTTON GEORGE DANIELSON

CORINTHIANS CONNOR POPPLEWELL JACK DONNELLY

DEPORTIVO FERGUS REAY MARK WATKINSON

GALAXY LEONARDO PENNY ANZAC GARLAND

JETS NOAH ABBOTT SAM RICHARDSON

CELTICS EDDIE SCOTT DREW FRENCH


CHELSEA MADELEINE ASHE GRACE MADDREN

MAN CITY NINA EMPSON ANA BELL

JEVENTUS YULEA MCINROE OLIVIA FARAC


EVERTON ALEX CORR LYON BRODIE DYE

VESPAS JOSHUA STEPHAN THEO MCINTOSH

PALMEIRAS MARLEY NIGHTINGALE LUKE KOMAGATA

CORINTHIANS LIAM DERHAM SAFWAN SHAHAJAN

RANGERS FIN WONG LOGAN BONAMY

WEST HAM LOKI SMYTHE DANIEL FRASER

MANCHESTER UNITED JAMES CORBAN GABRIEL DE OLIVEIRA

CRUZEIRO BRADLEY WILSON BRAD THOMAS



PLASTICS MAYA MORPETH IZZY SEARCHFIELD

FALCONS LYDIA MCGRAIL SAMANTHA STOCK

HAWKS NIAMH MAHER EDIE BALME


LOS MERENGUES CHARLIE DEVLIN OSCAR BROWNE

GALACTICOS THOMAS BRASSEY-VAN DER HAAS BAS CRUTZEN

COSMOS LUCA GIBB THYS DEKKER

SANTOS OLIVER WILLIAMS CAMERON NEUTZE

BAROS JACK CARDEN BRUNO KEITH-PIRIHI


BLACK SWANS (PREMIER) EMMA FLETCHER LILY TAITIMU

DRAGONS BELLA PENTACOST ANNABEL TAYLOR


BLAZE (CONFERENCE) OLI CRANSHAW PHOENIX SILVER

TORNADOES (DIV 1) DARCY BROWN LIAM MILBANK

GALAXY (DIV 2) FRANCESCO BRAVI VINNY CANNING

SOLARS (DIV 3) JAY MCDOWELL BRYN WATSON


DIV 1 VEGA HELENA MURPHY - REID CAITLIN MOFFAT – YOUNG


METRO OLIVER MILLER BEN THACKERY

TEVEZ SAM GARDINER MAX MADDOCKS-HENDERSON


METRO OSCAR MAHY JONTY EPSKAMP



WHITE STRIPES DIV 1 ZOE BROWNE ANNABELLE WEBSTER

WHITE MAGIC DIV 2 MEGAN FARQUHAR REESE JACQUES

EUROPA DIV 3 MEGAN JONES RUTH BURDEN


METRO ELLIOT MUNFORD JAMIE BIRCH

JONES DIV 1 WILLIAM IDOINE ADAM TAYLOR

FEAT.EWANE DIV 2 ALEX MCCULLOUGH LEO DRAKE-RODGERS

BLAZERZ DIV 2 SAUL CHEYNE EDWARD HAMLING

SPARTANS DIV 2 JIMI FRIZZELL LIAM HOGAN

HAZARD DIV 2 OLLY CLIFTON BEN FARRANT

TEAM DIVISION COACH

FIREBOLTS 11th GRADE PREM PAUL THOMAS

CORINTHIANS 11th GRADE DIV 3 ANDREW WARD

JETS 11th GRADE DIV 4 DAVE CRANEFIELD

CRAIG ABBOTT

ROMA 11th GRADE DIV 4 IAIN DALY JONES

RANGERS 12th GRADE DIV 3 CHRIS CHERRY

COSMOS 13th GRADE DIV 2 DEAN NICHOLSON

JONES 17th GRADE DIV 1 GREG JONES


BRADLEY WILSON

JACK DUFFY

BRAD THOMAS

CLAUDE BRANDT

BEN ELDRIDGE

DILLON HOUCHING

ETHAN HOPE

GEORGE PARSONS

CALEB MCLEOD

TIAKI MAINDONALD

MAX PLOWMAN

RYAN BOLUS

SAM MIDDELBERG

BENNY DANIEL

OSCAR BROWNE

SAM MIDDELBERG

RYAN BOLUS

CLAUDE BRANDT

VINCENT BEST

JAMIE BIRCH

MILLY MCWHIRTER

TAYLA O’BRIEN

RUBY JOHNSTON

ANNABELLE WEBSTER

TAYLA O’BRIEN

ZOE BROWN

NINA FOLEY

SALLY SHERSON

ALICIA KENNEDY

BROOKE HAWKER

LUCIA BIRLEY

ELLA GRAY

ISSY SEARCHFIELD

FAYE BUSFIELD

GENEVIEVE RYAN

ROBBIE TURNER

OSCAR BROWNE

HARRY CHADWICK

CHARLIE HILLEBRANDT

WILLIAM FORD

HARRY MERZ

BENNY DANIEL

WILL WALLIS

JAMIE BIRCH

ELLIOT MUNFORD

TOM RUSSELL

MILLY MCWHIRTER

EMMA FLETCHER




MOST CONSISTENT FEMALE YOUTH 14th–17th Grade

Awarded to ELEANOR LEWIS-SMITH WHITE MAGIC U17 Div1 A high work rate and has exceptional ability to out manoeuver the opposition, using variable pace and tight ball control. An asset in every position, but especially as an attacking midfielder. Her long and accurate throw-ins are as effective as a free kick.

MOST IMPROVED FEMALE YOUTH 14th–17th Grade

Awarded to ZOE BROWN WHITE MAGIC U17 Div1 Zoe is a rising talent who is new to the team this season. She has shown what hard work and the right attitude can do to develop her game. Zoe is now an effective and dangerous attack threat with 13 goals this season and killer corners and set plays. She has also played for the Womens Prems and promises to get even better next season.

MOST CONSISTENT FEMALE YOUTH 11th–13th Grade

Awarded to GRACE MADDREN CHELSEA 12th Div1 Grace only joined the team this year and has made a big impact. She has scored numerous goals (many at crucial times) with a memorable 5 goals in one game in particular. Grace is part of the AFF Federation Talent Centre. In all of our games she has consistently been in top form and can be relied on to provide the energy, pace and enthusiasm, as well as being able to consistently hit the back of the net!

MOST IMPROVED FEMALE YOUTH 11th–13th Grade

Awarded to ORLA PORTEN MALAGA 11th Orla has made great strides this season and this has come through in her performances in matches. While she was always an accurate passer, she has added more energy and running to her game. Now she has the confidence to take opponents on, beat them and set up attacking opportunities for herself and her team-mates.


FEMALE YOUTH FAIR PLAY AWARD Awarded to BELLA BROWNE MONACO 11th Bella was nominated for the Fair Play Award for “always encouraging everyone on the field in a positive way”. Although Bella played in a position that wasn’t her preferred position, she always put her team first and gave 100% every game.

MOST PROMISING FEMALE YOUTH GOALKEEPER Awarded to LUCIA BIRLEY PLASTICS 13th Lulu has fought hard this season and is a better keeper at the end of the season than she was at the start of it. Marshaling the defence with authority and vision Lucia has good hands and is working hard on her positioning. Her skills have benefited from willing concentration and a great overall attitude to her team.

FEMALE YOUTH WITH THE MOST HEART Awarded to CHRISTINA LORCH-CHURCH EUROPA U17 Gritty in defence, indomitable in attack, Christina Lorch-Church always seemed to come out of a melee with the ball.

MOST PROMISING FEMALE YOUTH DEFENDERAwarded to JESS LAMONT BLACK SWANS 14th The defensive find of the season. The backline organiser. Ever reliable. Totally committed to the team.


BEST FEMALE YOUTH GOALKEEPERAwarded to PEROSI MULINUU WHITE STRIPES 17th Perosi has worked hard all year and conceded only 5 goals in the Championship Round and has been a quiet force at the back of our defense. Her fearless shot-stopping and spectacular saves have been critical to our unbeaten record in 2014. Her best game was keeping Forrest Hill, our fierce rivals, scoreless in our 0-0 draw against them in the top of the table clash.

BEST FEMALE YOUTH DEFENDERAwarded to ANNABELLE WEBSTER WHITE STRIPES 17th Consistently and tirelessly a commanding presence from the centre back position throughout the year. Annabelle is fast, fearless and never gives up. Played in every game this year, has taken Player of the Day three times and also played the entire season as a starting player for the Womens Premier Team on Sundays. Annabelle has a great work ethic that as captain she expects of the whole team. You won’t find a stronger candidate for this award.

MOST PROMISING FEMALE YOUTH MIDFIELDERAwarded to FAYE BUSFIELD BLACK SWANS 14th Yet again, a standout season in the engine room of the team. Co-captain the week in week out relentless performer and total team player. Athleticism, vision, game intelligence and fitness. The epitome of consistent.

MOST PROMISING FEMALE YOUTH ATTACKERAwarded to ELLA GRAY PLASTICS 13th Ella has such pace, a huge heart and a rasping shot. This season has seen Ella turn from a fast kick and run player into a winger who can burn past anyone and then send in a searching cross or look up and stand on the ball until a successful pass can be made. Ella can test a goalkeeper from a great distance and when she channels that ability closer to goal there will be no stopping her.


BEST FEMALE YOUTH MIDFIELDER Awarded to MILLY MCWHIRTER WHITE STRIPES 17th At only 14 Milly is an exciting prospect. This season Milly has been an integral part of the White Stripes success and her contribution in the midfield has been impressive with 11 goals and 14 assists. Milly has been accepted into the Coerver High Performance Academy as well as the National Talent Centre. Definitely one to watch.

MOST PROMISING FEMALE YOUTH Awarded to MILLIE MCWHIRTER WHITE STRIPES 17th At only 14 Milly is an exciting prospect. This season Milly has been an integral part of the White Stripes success and her contribution in the midfield has been impressive with 11 goals and 14 assists. Milly has been accepted into the Coerver High Performance Academy as well as the National Talent Centre. Definitely one to watch.

BEST FEMALE YOUTH ATTACKER Awarded to BROOKE HAWKER WHITE STRIPES 17th Brooke has gone from strength to strength this season. Her season tally of 20 goals (including 4 hat tricks) and eight assists is impressive for any forward and earns her the Golden Boot by seven goals. Her determination on the ball and her sound decision making are her biggest attributes. Her quick thinking, balance and close ball control also contribute to making her a strong contender for this award and a great attacking asset for every team she plays for.

FEMALE YOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEARAwarded to ANNABELLE WEBSTER WHITE STRIPES 17G Div1 Consistently and tirelessly a commanding presence from the centre back position throughout the year. Annabelle is fast, fearless and never gives up. Played in every game this year, has taken Player of the Day three times and also played the entire season as a starting player for the Womens Premier Team on Sundays. Annabelle has a great work ethic that as captain she expects of the whole team. You won’t find a stronger candidate for this award.


MOST CONSISTENT MALE YOUTH 14th–17th Grade

Awarded to JONTY EPSKAMP METRO 16th Jonty has everything it takes to be an amazing footballer. His work ethic is exceptional in both training and games. His ability to perform at a high intensity in every game from the first minute to the last minute is basically difficult to believe. Both his attitude and his manner reflect a professional attitude and as a result he leads by example. Jonty has started and finished every game of our season with great results and his game has gone to a new level in the second half of the season. His professionalism and positive manner make him a pleasure to coach.

MOST IMPROVED MALE YOUTH 14th–17th Grade

Awarded to JAMIE BIRCH METRO U17 Jamies form this season has been outstanding, he has reaped the rewards of the efforts he puts in at training. He has played every minute of the season, highlighting his value to the team. Always keen to learn and improve his game Jamie is a coach’s dream. Jamie has been involved in the FTC, NTC and has played Senior Men’s Reserves this season. Well done Jamie.

MOST CONSISTENT MALE YOUTH 11th–13th Grade

Awarded to LUKE JERKOVIC FIREBOLTS 11th A big part of the success of the 11th Grade Firebolts season was a result of the consistent performances. Luke was a leader in setting consistently high standards of not only himself but the team as a whole. A dedicated player always looking to lift the level of his play and lead by example.

MOST IMPROVED MALE YOUTH 11th–13th Grade

Awarded to CHARLIE DEVLIN LOS MERENGUES 13th Charlie joined the team last year and has now become one of the team’s top players. He dominates the left flank and is effective both on and off the ball.


MALE YOUTH FAIR PLAY AWARD 11th–17th Grade

Awarded to MAX CHAMBERS METRO 15th Max embodies good sportsmanship, something that is very important to our team culture. He is a well-mannered, patient and respected individual who carries himself with a quiet dignity. He captains the team and leads by example. Cool under pressure, he sticks to the Laws of the game and is genuine in his respect for the referee, his team and the opposition.

MOST PROMISING MALE YOUTH GOALKEEPER Awarded to CALEB MCLEOD CRUZEIRO 12th Premier Caleb has all the attributes to be the best Goalkeeper at this club. He is mobile, athletic and a great shot stopper and has lightning fast reactions. Caleb is also a great outfielder and is currently 2nd top goal scorer for the team despite playing half the games in goal. He was player of the tournament at Papakura and helped Cruzeiro to take out the Championship trophy in not one but two dramatic penalty shootouts.

MALE YOUTH WITH THE MOST HEARTAwarded to THEO MCINTOSH VESPAS 12th Theo is strong in defence and strong in attack and always gives 100% effort. He is often put in defence as he is solid and difficult to beat and is also extremely good in an attacking position. Although he has spent little time up front, he is still the top goal scorer for the team, scoring numerous headers from corners during the season.

MOST PROMISING MALE YOUTH DEFENDERAwarded to ROBBIE TURNER LOS MERENGUES 13th Metro At the start of the year he was going to play Striker, but his fantastic organisation skills and communication meant we needed him more in the centre of the backline. As team captain he has lead the team well and he is a player that lifts the performance of the players around him. Rob has all the skills, is fast and strong; and plays with com-mitment and heart. If you had to have 11 of one player for a team, you take a team of Robbies every time.


BEST MALE YOUTH GOALKEEPERAwarded to ELLIOT MUNFORD METRO 17th Elliot has pushed himself harder than ever this year and his form has been brilliant. Improving the weakest point of his game (his kicking) has now made him the complete Goalkeeper. His understanding of his role is faultless and he has had another quality season. A member of the FTC programme and Senior Mens Reserve player. Keep working and pushing yourself!

BEST MALE YOUTH DEFENDERAwarded to FRANKIE BUSFIELD METRO 17th Frankie has had his best season ever at the heart of the defence. He has worked on aspects of his game which have quite simply made him a very competitive senior footballer, earning him a call up to the senior men’s reserve team. Frankie captained the side this year and was a tremendous leader, brave, aggressive whilst still playing with a great level of sportsmanship. Outstanding season Buzz, well done.

MOST PROMISING MALE YOUTH MIDFIELDERAwarded to OLIVER GRAY FIREBOLTS 11th Premier Oliver’s willingness to learn and ability apply his understanding from playing the game and training has contributed to his considerable improvement and promise he demonstrates. A pleasure to coach, well mannered and very attentive he has a bright future in the game.

MOST PROMISING MALE YOUTH ATTACKERAwarded to LEO MAISEY FIREBOLTS 11th Premier Leo demonstrates an incredible ability to attack with pace and the confidence and skill to take defenders on. Not only this, but with a lethal shot sends many goal keepers fearing the worst when he is on the ball. His ball mastery skills are exceptional and if he continues to work hard will have a very bright future in the game.


BEST MALE YOUTH MIDFIELDER Awarded to BENNY DANIELS METRO 17th Benny is a player of the highest quality, he is an exciting player to watch especially going forward but certainly isn’t afraid to do the hard yards as well. Usually playing wide Benny can open up teams with his close control and decisive decision making. Bennys talent go hand in hand with his attitude, he always gives everything even if it means playing out of position. His highlights this year are impressive, FTC, NTC, Reserves and a Mens first team appearance , not bad for a 15 year old. Well done Benny, you have had a great season.

MOST PROMISING MALE YOUTH Awarded to OSCAR BROWNE LOS MERENGUES 13th Oscar is quick, skilful, determined and talented. He is one of the standout 13th Grade players in Auckland. He won MVP for the whole of the 13th Grade at the Nelson National Tournament. There is no other player in the club more deserving of this award. Oscar’s best attribute though is his determination to be a better player. He absorbs all he can about football and practices constantly. He’s has been involved in FTC and was continued without having to retrial.

BEST MALE YOUTH ATTACKER Awarded to PHOENIX SILVER SILVER BLAZE 14C Phoenix has enjoyed a terrific season for the Blaze in the 14th Grade Conf Div. He scored 13 goals in 16 games against some good defences, including a terrific hatrick at home against league leaders Central Utd. His ball striking both from a dead ball situ-ation and on the run is as good as we’ve seen and resulted in some spectacular strikes. However it is also his ability to really push himself hard and to drive his team forward that stands him apart. Phoenix works very hard on his game and we wish him lots of suc-cess in the future. I’m sure he would also like to acknowledge the terrific support and set up play he has had from his teammates.

MALE YOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEARAwarded to BENNY DANIELS METRO 17th

Benny is a player of the highest quality, he is an exciting player to watch especially going forward but certainly isn’t afraid to do the hard yards as well. Usually playing wide Benny can open up teams with his close control and decisive decision making. Bennys talent go hand in hand with his attitude, he always gives everything even if it means playing out of position. His highlights this year are impressive, FTC, NTC, Reserves and a Mens first team appearance , not bad for a 15 year old. Well done Benny, you have had a great season.


On a glorious sunny day, fathers (and mothers) watched with great pride as their boys played skilful and intelligent football with great heart and determination to bring home another tourna-ment win for the club. Ironically, the Eastern Suburbs tournament Nero won earlier in the year was played on Mother’s Day!

The kids had a strong pool but managed to get through undefeated to finish top of the pool and qualify for the Championship round.

The boys faced a tough opposi-tion in Ellerslie in the Champs SF who had also come through their pool rounds undefeated. Both sides were well matched and when Ellerslie broke through with a goal early in the first half, the boys were momentarily deflated. With great encouragement and coaching from Wayne Young the boys concentrated on being tenacious in their pressure game and dug into their determined

play. Just before half time Bruno Noonan launched a beauti-ful text book corner kick which landed straight on the boot of Maxi Beullens, who was wait-ing on the far post to smash in an equaliser. The kids lifted sensa-tionally! In the second half the kids passing game was strong and Matthew

Cunnington made a sensational run through the centre of the pitch and smashed in a smoking hot goal in the top corner to put Nero in front. Just minutes before the end of the match Ellerslie were awarded a controversial penalty to tie up the game 2-2. Kids headed to penalty shot out where the Nero team dominated winning 4-2. Confidently slotting in their penalties were Matthew Cunnington, Bruno Noonan, Maxi Beullens and Joe Wallis, but even more confident on the save was our wonderful keeper Joe Wallis who made two awe-some saves to win the game.

Onto the final Nero played Birkenhead Blazers (who they had beat on Mother’s Day in the final to win the Eastern Suburbs tournament). The game was hard and the boys tired. Neither team were able to break through until in the second half when Joe Wallis muscled pass a defender to deliver a perfect cross to Will McKee who slotted in the winning goal for Nero. Another great day for Western Springs!!

The team had many goal kickers throughout the day notably Matthew Cunnington (6) and Maxi Beullens (5) but just as importantly the talent of our main defenders—Justin Chan, Toby Duff, Bruno Noonan and Ollie Cameron shone through with the team only conceding 1 goal over the 5 pool matches and (excluding penalties) a total of 3 goals over the entire 7 games of the tournament. Well done to all the team and our fabulous coach Wayne Young. You were all fantastic!

Kate Beddoe

ONE FOR THE DADS Images by Kelvin Chan and Francine Cameron

On Sunday 7th September (Father’s Day) the 9th Grade Nationals Squad Team, WSAFC NERO gave it their all to be crowned the Championship Winners of the Hibiscus Coast AFC Clarrie Morgan Memorial 9th Grade Tournament.

POOL RESULTS GOALSWestern Springs v Greenhithe Won 5-0 Matthew Cunnington (2) Maxi Beullens (1)

Will Smith (1) one own goalHBCAFC Nelson v Western Springs Won 2-0 Matthew Cunnington (1) Maxi Beullens (1)Western Springs v Fencibles Spurs Drew 1-1 Leo YoungNorwest v Western Springs Won 1-0 Matthew CunningtonNth Shore United v Western Springs Won 6-0 Leo Young (1) Maxi Beullens (1)

Bruno Noonan (1) Matthew Cunnington (1) Justin Chan (1) Oliver Cameron (1)


Maxi Beullens on the break

Joe Wallis - great save!

Left to right: Will McKee, Oliver Cameron, Justin Chan, Toby Duff, Matthew Cunnington, Joe Wallis, Will Smith, Leo Young, Max Beullens, Bruno Noonan

3 Cheers for NERO Will McKee celebrates with Matty Cunnington

Justin Chan winning the ball xxxxxWill Smith skills his opponent


Western Springs returned victorious from Papakura Army Camp after earning maximum points in the Coerver Club Cup on a day that had more wind than Wellington in election week. This is a special format tourna-ment where points from each grade as well as three skills stations go towards the club’s overall points tally. The club with most points at the end of the day is declared the winner!

There are three different grades—U9, U11 and U14 and each club is allowed to put two teams in each grade.Western Springs managed to make each final winning the U11 Final and the U14 Final. The U11 final was comfortably won by the All Stars (Sonics) vs Eastern Suburbs. The U14 final was a tense battle against the winners from the last two years TKU.

This team had easily beaten Springs in the pool rounds. But victory was secured in the final after a come from behind draw that sent the two teams to a penalty sprint off that was won by Phoenix Silver by a whisker.

Congratulations to all the teams who competed. A great day was had by all and WSAFC are now the holders for 2014 so we may need to get the trophy cabinet soon.

Geoff Brogan

COERVER CLUB CUP Images by xxxx

Wild and Woolly Day at Coerver Club Cup



On 21st September Western Springs held their inaugural 9th and 10th grade tournament at Seddon Fields. 35 different teams between 9th and 10th grade (that’s 350 playing kids) plus their parents and sib-lings braved the sunny, soggy, sunny, windy, drenching, sunny weather to give us an actioned packed day and some wonderful football. Western Springs had a number of teams competing including from our Nationals squad teams, AFF teams and in-house teams—all of whom acquitted themselves with great skills, endeavour and sportsmanship. Well done to

Western Springs Java 10th grade who were runners up to Eastern Suburbs in the Championship Cup and Fencibles Barca won the plate over Ellerslie Red Another big congratulations to WSAFC Nero (9th grade) who took out the Championship Cup defeating Forrest Hill Milford. The Plate was won by Eastern Suburbs Lillywhites who defeated Onehunga Sports. Thanks to all those parents who worked long and hard to bring the day together whether it be set up, baking, refereeing, running the BBQ and cake stalls, taking photos, printing, designing or pack up.

An especially huge thanks to Jane Gold, Tracy & Mike Cunnington, Kate Beddoe and Phil Dunn for organising the day. We would also like to acknowledge and thank our sponsors McDonalds and Charlie’s Juices. It was a great opportunity to showcase our wonderful facilities, soccer talent and great Springs attitude and hospitality—we already have teams lining up to come back next year!

Kate Beddoe

9th AND 10th GRADE TOURNAMENT Images by Kelvin Chan

WSAFC Hosts the Best of 9th and 10th Grade

Western Springs Java—runners up of the 10th Grade Plate


Maxi Beullens WSAFC Nero

Leo Young WSAFC Nero

Matty Cunnington WSAFC Nero

Will McKee WSAFC Nero

Toby Duff WSAFC Nero

Nero celebrate another Victory!


Cruzeiro have rounded off their season on a high with an unbeaten effort at the 12th Grade Papakura Tournament on Sunday. In fact they only conceded one goal the whole tournament as they steamrolled through the pool round and then accounted for teams that finished way higher than them on the Championship Ladder in an exciting and dramatic penalty shootout that gripped the sidelines in the semis and the finals. On a day that promised storm-like weather to hit Papakura around lunch time, it was important to get an early advantage before the track got drenched in rain and Cruzeiro definitely started with a hiss and a roar. The first game against Metro was a clinical display with Harvey Goodall from the Vespas donning the gloves

and allowing Caleb to enjoy some outfield time that included a goal from a header. Bradley Wilson the other scorer as the game was won 2-0. Round two was against Onehunga Sports Green. This was a much tighter match up but Cruzeiro found good space in behind the OS backs and used the width well. Max Plowman was the finisher with a great shot from outside the D that caught the keeper flat. Caleb was secure in goal and kept a clean sheet 1-0. Max was on fire again in game three against ECB and Jack grabbed a brace of goals to take us to a 3-0 win. One of them a pin point header from a Ryan Bolus corner. With little Jack not even having to jump for it as it dropped straight onto his head. The last pool round was against the easier of the Bucklands Beach teams (The

Bombers) but surprisingly this was where Cruzeiro con-ceded their only goal. At 3-1 they could be forgiven for not minding too much about the clean sheet as they topped the pools and went into the semis as top finisher. Tiaki’s stint in goal hampered a lot by his lin-gering injury from the season.That brought up an arm wrestle with old foes Onehun-ga Sports Red. Beaten 1-0 at Waikaraka during the season, Cruzeiro were keen to redeem themselves and a tough battle ensued. Although having the better of the game the score was still locked up at 0-0 and into penalties they went. Fencibles Barca were decid-ing their semi vs BB Gunners on the neighbouring pitch as we went toe to toe with Onehunga Sports Red. It took eight penalties each before Jack Duffy snatched the win with his rocket shot effort after Caleb had just successfully blocked the last four penalties in a row.

Ecstatic to make the final, the boys had to strengthen their resolve to face Bucklands Beach Gunners, the table toppers in 2014. The rain that was forecast had still not arrived but the wind had whipped up and was now creating a pretty big advan-tage for one team. The battle was tense and physical. By extra time Bradley Wilson was sporting a blood nose,

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Ethan, Ryan and Claude all had contact injuries. Dillon, Max and Louie were having to muscle up and dig deep and BT was bleeding from somewhere and his back was still giving him grief from the foul in the ECB game. All the while Caleb was pulling off these outlandish and spectac-ular saves to keep them in the hunt. But neither side could finish the other off after extra

time it was 0-0 and so they were sent into another penalty free-for-all. They kept the same order as the semi final so that the ‘miss-ers’ could hopefully overcome their demons. It worked… as Cruzeiro found the net four times and BB Gunners fluffed their lines twice. The last penalty for BB was brilliantly blocked by the player of the tournament, Caleb McLeod.

The final goal to seize the Championship trophy was fit-tingly taken by Captain Coura-geous Bradley Thomas. The heavens had decided that the only storm to pass through Papakura on that particular Sunday would be one that was dressed in green and white and they all left with beaming smiles and a job well done!

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2014 Executive Committee

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