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CAPITAL FOOTBALL PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR 2020
Liquid IT Petone vs Napier City Rovers
Central League 2021 | 3pm, Saturday July 3 | Memorial Park
Powerex Petone vs Wgtn Utd Diamonds
W-League 2021 | 11am, Saturday July 3 | Memorial Park
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Proudly supporting
Petone FC
liquidit.nz
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Chairman’s Corner
W elcome to Napier City Rovers who play our Liquid IT Men’s First Team and
Wellington United Diamonds who play our Powerex Women’s First Team,
as well as all of the supporters that have come to back their teams.
Our Men’s First Team’s game against Waterside Karori was abandoned last
weekend due to a clash causing the Wharfies keeper, Gabe Cooper, to be
knocked out and rushed to hospital. He was discharged and feeling positive,
and will be having follow-up tests. Our thoughts go out to Gabe and his family.
The game will be replayed later in the season.
The lads are showing a great deal of team spirit as they are fighting hard
for points every week, showing the intensity needed to succeed in this very
competitive Central League. With plenty of support for them this week with a
larger-than-usual Old Timers’ Day crowd, we hope for some points today – COYB.
Our Women’s First Team had a 4-1 win over Seatoun last week, having going 1-0
behind after two minutes. The team have gained seven points in the last four
games, starting to get the results they
deserve as they continue to play well.
Our Men’s Reserve Team had a Petone FC Programme
valuable win against Victoria University editor/designer –
two weeks ago and a 1-1 draw with Iain MacIntyre (MacIntyre
Wharfies last week. Also gaining Public Relations Ltd)
seven points in the last four games,
i.macintyre@xtra.co.nz,
they have a chance to go up to
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sixth place if they get a win against
Wellington Olympic today. We printer – Blue Star,
welcome Richard Kerr-Bell as Reserves c/o Mark Allen
coach and thank Faiz Syed for his Mark.Allen@bluestar.co.nz
services in the first half of the season. photographaphy – largely
Our Third Team are still going strong, courtesy of Jeff Bell
five points clear on top of Capital 3 jeff-bell@live.com
with seven games to go. Other notable and Angela Eglinton
team rankings are Argh Me Knees info@petonefootball.org.nz
on top of Masters 1 as well as thanks also to club
Left Over Stews on top of Masters 4 stallwarts Ray Bell,
by 11 points and unbeaten this season. Barry Pickering and
The Dave Agent Memorial Darts Night Matt Bliss as well as our
was very well supported a couple of other numerous and
weeks back and we are hoping for a valued contributors
good evening tonight for our
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Horsie Night run by our Men’s First and Reserve Teams. It is great to see a strong
club social scene showing continued strength in our club.
A big weekend in the Euros as well, as we will have learned two of the
semifinalists by the time of reading. I’m sure there are a few tired folk out there
with these early-morning starts watching the awesome football on display.
Our Talent Development Programme (TDP) teams are doing well in
developing their football skills, being very ably run by our Talent Centre director
Ryan Edwards. Ryan brings a great deal of knowledge, with an excellent ability
to develop and deliver the junior to youth to senior progression pathway for our
proud club.
A big thank you to Rymans for providing the food today for our Old Timers’ and
Sponsors’ Appreciation Day.
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS.
I can’t finish without showing appreciation to our sponsors. Without them we
would not be in the lucky position that we are as a community-based club.
Please make yourself aware of our sponsors and send them your business
wherever possible.
Good luck everybody – play hard and fair for your club this weekend.
Matt Bliss
Chairman
chairman@petonefootball.org.nz
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Old Timers’ Day
AND Horsie Night
July 3
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Blue Star Wellington
33 Jackson Street
Petone
PO Box 38 190
Wellington
New Zealand 5045
Tel: +64 4 569 3519
Fax: +64 4 568 6356
www.bluestar.co.nz
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Shirt Sponsorship
A s part of our club’s supporters’ package, sponsors have the
opportunity to advertise on the back of player shirts in both the
Petone FC Liquid IT Men’s First Team and Powerex Women’s First Team.
These much-appreciated financial supporters are also named a matchday
sponsor for one game per year, in which their business and the players
proudly wearing their shirts will be profiled in the following pages of this
programme. Hospitality will be provided to the sponsor at that game and,
additionally, framed pictures will feature in the club stairwell throughout
the season. Any businesses who may be interested in this opportunity – or
any club members who may have potential contacts – please advise club
chairman Matt Bliss chairman@petonefootball.org.nz.
This weekend’s featured sponsors are Mexico and The Mortgage &
Insurance Shop whose brands appear respectively on the shirts of
Josh Zatorski and Alex McIntosh, and Hami Paranihi-Nuku and
Olivia Gibbs. Please read on to learn more about these valued
business partners as well as those players via profile questions.
Mexico
Mexico is an immersive dining experience, inspired by the streets of their
namesake nation with a menu crafted into delicious dishes by dedicated
executive chef Peter Jackson.
Celebrating the vibrancy and lighter side of Mexican cuisine, the menu changes
with the seasons to keep things fresh and interesting, using locally-sourced,
free-range and sustainable produce.
The drinks keep the vibe loud and lively, with a long list of Tequila, Mezcal,
Mexican beers, Sangria and their very own brand of Margaritas – Frida’s
Margaritas – with ten flavours guaranteed to leave you with all kinds of
decision anxiety, like black plum and cinnamon, and raspberry and yuzu.
Their exceptional weekly promotions are not to be missed. There are daily lunch
specials including the Degustación which includes a little bit of everyone’s
favourites and a soda for $20. Taco Tuesday is where it’s at – with a fried chicken
or fried cauliflower taco and a Frida’s Margarita for just $14 from 12pm.
Finally, on Sundays, kids eat free when their parents dine! You can also join
Love Mexico with their loyalty app and receive free totopos every time you dine
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and stack up Mexico Dollars and rewards along the way. Mexico is open seven days from noon until late. 04 566 0988 136 Jackson Street petone@mexico.nz Petone mexico.net.nz/petone Josh Zatorski If you had to choose a sport other than football, what would it be and why? From a young age I was a very serious swimmer so I probably would’ve stuck to swimming. Most memorable match you have played in? 14th Grade, Kapiti Coast United away, we were 4-0 down at halftime – scoring the final goal to make the game 4-4 was quite a memorable moment. Most memorable match you have watched? Chelsea vs Ajax in the 2019 Champions League when the game finished 4-4. I just remember watching it in class and getting told off when Reece James scored the final goal. Who is your favourite team in any other league? Chelsea. What do you love about Petone FC? It’s got a really good club feeling about it, with all of the supporters on a matchday, having a great bunch of boys to play with and the feeling after the game with the amount of people in the clubrooms. What instrument do you or would you like to play? I’ve always been interested in learning the guitar. Favourite food? Anything to do with fast food really. Messi or Ronaldo? Ronaldo, there’s no question about it. Do you have any non-sport- related hobbies? Video games is what I do in my downtime. 8
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When travel restrictions are lifted, what country would you most like to visit
and why?
brendon@mandishop.co
I’d really like to go and visit Spain. It has just always appealed to me.
Alex McIntosh
If you had to choose a sport other than football, what would it be and why?
Basketball – fast, fun and indoors.
Most memorable match you have played in?
When we were 3-0 down against Wairarapa and we came back in the second
half to win 4-3.
Most memorable match you have watched?
When Zinedine Zidane heatbutted Marco Materazzi in the chest in 2006.
Who is your favourite team in any other league?
Roslyn Women’s Premiers in Otago Daily Times Women’s League.
What do you love about Petone FC?
My team! Ka nui taku aroha au ki a koutou! Such an awesome bunch of girls who
leave everything out there every weekend.
What instrument do you or would you like to play?
Would love to be able to play the harmonica.
Favourite food?
Subway.
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Messi or Ronaldo?
Messi – Ronaldo is a cry baby.
Do you have any non-sport-related hobbies?
Te Reo Maori, eating, gin.
When travel restrictions are lifted, what country would you most like to visit
and why?
Vietnam – I want to explore South East Asia and you can get cool party suits
from Vietnam, and I owe Katie McKenzie one.
The Mortgage and Insurance Shop
A mortgage advisor since 2007, Brendon May launched The Mortgage and
Insurance Shop in 2014. Over his professional career, Brendon has settled over
$400 million in loans for his clients.
The Mortgage and Insurance Shop works with all banks to cover all aspects
of home loan and insurance services. This includes loans for new homes or
investment properties, refixing your current home loan, personal loans and
asset finance loans (cars, boats, trucks etc).
We can also provide business and commercial property loans.
We have a specialist advisor who can provide assistance with your insurance
needs including life, health, income protection, trauma as well as house and
contents insurance.
Best of all, our service is free. So why not give Brendon a call.
Brendon May, advisor and business owner
021 875 700 19 Cornwall Street
04 939 8230 Lower Hutt 5010
brendon@mandishop.co.nz PO Box 33058
www.mandishop.co.nz Petone, Lower Hutt 5046
Hami Paranihi-Nuku
If you had to choose a sport other than football, what would it be and why?
Not too sure, but probably would’ve played rugby if I hadn’t chosen football.
Most memorable match you have played in?
The second leg of our 2019 promotion play off against Havelock North at home.
Ta Eh Doe coming in clutch with an outside-of-the-box half-volley in the final
minutes – crazy scenes.
11Most memorable match you have watched? All Whites vs Bahrain. Who is your favourite team in any other league? Manchester United. What do you love about Petone FC? I’d have to say I love Graham Hickling and the four beers for $20. What instrument do you or would you like to play? Saxophone or didgeridoo. Favourite food? Boil up and fry bread. Messi or Ronaldo? Messi the “GOAT”. Do you have any non-sport- related hobbies? Any chance I get, I’m trying to go on a surf mission. When travel restrictions are lifted, what country would you most like to visit and why? I want to tick off Teahupo’o, Tahiti – looks like paradise. Olivia Gibbs If you had to choose a sport other than football, what would it be and why? Either badminton or tennis, as I played in high school with friends and they were really fun. Most memorable match you have played in? Winning our first game for New Zealand Secondary Schools in the United States, against the Houston Dash Academy! Most memorable match you have watched? Tottenham Hotspur vs Ajax in the 2019 Champions League semifinal. 12
Who is your favourite team in any other league?
Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League.
What do you love about Petone FC?
The team of players I’m surrounded with and the turf!
What instrument do you or would you like to play?
I used to play the ukulele.
Favourite food?
It would have to be pasta ooohhh or Jelly Tip Trumpets.
Messi or Ronaldo?
Messi.
Do you have any non-sport-related hobbies?
Hanging out with friends and trying new food places.
13When travel restrictions are lifted, what country would you most like to visit
and why?
Greece – to go where Mamma Mia was filmed and for the views.
As the Sponsor Day of Sign Foundry was inadvertenly disrupted by the
Wellington Phoenix fixture on May 22, we rerun the following promo content for
this valued club sponsor.
Sign Foundry
Sign Foundry is one of Wellington’s largest signage manufacturers and
installers, with branches in Auckland and Christchurch (head office in
Alicetown). We are a team of skilled and passionate signage experts who create
bold and engaging signage solutions.
We never settle for ordinary or okay, we strive for awesome and get results. We
are all about building partnerships and making the process easy – this means
thinking beyond a one-off project.
We take time to understand what is important to you and look at the long-term
vision. We use established systems and processes to provide ongoing servicing
and support. We believe this is why clients return to us with each new project.
Specialising in Sign Manufacture and Installation
www.signfoundry.co.nz 0508 FOUNDRY
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Wellington - Auckland - ChristchurchSign Foundry is the difference between okay
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Our confidence is based on delivering big
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Duncan Rourke
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38-42 Railway Ave Ph: 04 887 1311
15Volunteering and Events
P etone FC relies on the support of our community to
maintain our family-friendly club and we are always in
need of both volunteers and funding. We would love to see
you attend this season’s functions, as listed in our events
calendar, and would welcome any offers of a little time to
help out.
This could be helping run gamedays, manning the bar or
you may have a particular skill the club could use on one of
our committees. If interested please contact Matt Bliss
chairman@petonefootball.org.nz.
Upcoming Club Event!
International Beer
Festival Night
Saturday July 31
hosted by the Powerex Petone Women’s First Team
five countries, five beers, five cuisines
$40 per ticket – all beer and food included
$30 per ticket – cuisine only (bar will be open)
doors open at 6.30pm, first country at 7pm
For tickets, please contact Alex McIntosh – amcintosh154@gmail.com
16Licensed Agent REAA 2008
Phone: 027 518 8280 - Email: renaye.huia@raywhite.com
17Central League 2021
Saturday July 3 | 3pm | Memorial Park
Liquid IT Petone Napier City Rovers
GK (1) Ethan Claridge GK (1) Reon Werahiko
GK (22) Cameron Irving GK (21) Oscar Mason
2 James Nash 3 Liam Schofield
3 Seth Loughran
4 Isaac Milley
4 Oliver Whitehead
5 Isaac Belcher
5 Braeden Quilter-Phipps
7 Shae Bauerfeind
6 Jake Harris
8 Sam Wall
8 Hami Paranihi-Nuku (c)
9 Cameron Emerson
9 Matt Jones
10 Max Winterton 10 Zac Madsen
11 Baxter King 11 Kaelin Nguyen
12 Ollie Pickering 12 Ethan Ladd
13 Isaac Snell 14 Josh Stevenson
14 Josh Zatorski 15 James Hoyle (c)
15 Luke Grindlay 16 Sam Pickering
16 Alex Shepherd-Reynolds 17 Fergus Neil
17 Sefa Mamea-Hind
18 Luke Minhsull
18 Stanton Renwicks
19 Bill Robertson
19 Tommi Joe-McIndoe
20 Ben Wade
20 Blake Chandler
Coach Bill Robertson
Coach Besim Balicevac
Asst coach Jonathan Gould
Asst coach Jeremy Field
Manager Phil Pickering Manager Greg Wall
Asst manager Barry Pickering Physio Alex Gairdner
Physio Shontal Norton Analyst Tim Motu
Officials
Referee – Ashton Davenport
Assistant Referee 1 – Conor Healy
Assistant Referee 2 – Andrew Melville
18W-League 2021
Saturday July 3 | 11am | Memorial Park
Powerex Petone Wellington
North Wellington
Utd Diamonds
GK (1) Aoife Gallagher-Forbes GK (1) CushlaSimons
Molly Lichtwark
2 Molly McFarlane 2 Nicola Ingham
Sophie Dijkstra(c)
3 Charlotte Smith 3 Eva Bloomfield
Hope Gilchrist
4 Katie McKenzie 5
4 Maddie
Zoe Porteous
Barrott
5 Tessa McFarlane 6
5 Zenia Kupidura
Courtney Stone
6 Libby Boobyer 7
6 Bria Sargent
Francesca Grange
7 Eleanor Humphrey 8
7 Eve Bayliss
Natalie Olson
9 Ashleigh Mason
8 Olivia Gibbs 8 Emma Main
10 Olivia Ingham
9 Devyn Crawford 9 Dani Ohlsson
13 Jade Heather
10 Kate Marra 10 Nea Blackham
15 Haleigh Wardlaw
11 Emily Yates 11 Amanda Parlane
16 Hayley Gotlieb
12 Tallulah Nemet-Sargent 12 Jemma Robertson
17 Nicola Ross
13 Caelin Patterson 13 Rosie Wild (c)
Coach Mark Oates
14 Alex McIntosh 14 Sarah Alder
Manager Simon Bayliss
15 Caitlin Hendry 15 Sammi Preval
16 Gabrielle Claridge 16 Asha Strom
17 Christine Hosie 17 Amanda McCarthy
21 Ellen Fibbes (c) 18 Pepi Olliver-Bell
Coach Elliot Taylor 19 Samantha Wooley
Asst coach Alex Austen Coach Maika Ruyter-Hooley
Manager Julia Harrison Asst coach Guillermo Schiltenwolf
Asst manager Jinece Bakhos Manager Alice Cooke-Harvie
19Men’s First Team Matches
March 28 | Wairarapa Utd | away – 2-4 S Pickering, K McMinn
April 2 | Lower Hutt City | home – 1-5 K McMinn
April 10 | Wellington Olympic | home – 1-3 K McMinn
April 18 | Napier City Rovers | away – 0-7
April 24 | Waterside Karori | home – 3-1 K McMinn, O Whitehead, M Winterton
May 2 | Western Suburbs | away – 0-2
May 8 | Miramar Rangers | home – 0-4
May 22 | North Wellington | home – 3-5 J Scott-Greenfield, O Whitehead, S Pickering
May 29 | Wainuiomata | away – 4-2 J Scott-Greenfield 3, S Pickering
June 5 | Lower Hutt City | away – 0-6
June 12 | Wairarapa Utd | home – 0-1
June 26 | Waterside Karori | away – Match abandoned/replay date awaited
July 3 | Napier City Rovers | home –
July 17 | Western Suburbs | home –
July 24 | Wellington Olympic | away –
August 7 | Miramar Rangers | away –
August 14 | Wainuiomata | home –
August 28 | North Wellington | away –
20Women’s First Team Matches
April 10 | PN Marist | away – 1-2 L Boobyer
April 24 | Bye | –
May 1 | Wellington Utd Diamonds | away – 1-2 L Boobyer
May 8 | Seatoun | home – 5-2 A McIntosh, K McKenzie, E Humphrey, E Fibbes, L Boobyer
May 22 | Wairarapa Utd | away – 1-3 E Fibbes
May 29 | Victoria University | home – 0-0
June 12 | PN Marist | home – 3-2 D Crawford, E Humphrey, L Boobyer
June 19 | Waterside Karori | away – 0-2
June 26 | Seatoun | away – 4-1 E Fibbes, B Jefferies, E Humphrey, A McIntosh
July 3 | Wellington Utd Diamonds | home –
July 17 | Waterside Karori | home –
July 24 | Bye | –
July 31 | Victoria University | away –
August 7 | Wairarapa Utd | home –
21Central League and W-League Tables
p w d l f a gd pts
Miramar Rangers 12 9 3 0 39 8 31 30
Wellington Olympic 12 9 2 1 33 14 19 29
Lower Hutt City 12 9 1 2 50 15 35 28
Wairarapa United 12 5 3 4 30 30 0 18
Western Suburbs 12 4 4 4 23 19 4 16
Napier City Rovers 12 4 2 6 29 30 -1 14
Waterside Karori 11 4 2 5 18 23 -5 14
North Wellington 12 3 3 6 33 40 -7 12
Petone 11 2 0 9 14 40 -26 6
Wainuiomata 12 0 0 12 9 59 -50 0
p w d l f a gd pts
Palmerston North Marist 8 6 0 2 42 8 34 18
Wairarapa United 8 6 0 2 31 14 17 18
Wellington Utd Diamonds 7 5 0 2 20 9 11 15
Waterside Karori 8 5 0 3 20 16 4 15
Powerex Petone 8 3 1 4 15 14 1 10
Victoria University 8 1 1 6 9 46 -37 4
Seatoun 7 0 0 7 4 34 -30 0
22Take control back from those ongoing aches! All registered Petone football players in any team
with an ACC injury are eligible for fully-subsidised physiotherapy treatment at any TBI Health
Wellington clinic:
• Wellington CBD – L5, 111 Customhouse Quay, CBD
• Newtown – 90 Hanson Street, Southern Cross Hospital, Newtown
• Lower Hutt – L1, 21-23 Andrews Ave, Lower Hutt
• Ropata – 135 Witako Street, Epuni
• Mana – Level 1, 107 Mana Esplanade, Mana
• Kapiti – 112 Rimu Rd, Paraparaumu
23Settler Q&A – Sue Pickering
F ormer Women’s First Team player and continuing hard-working club
member, Sue Pickering, is the focus of this edition’s Settler Q&A.
Do you recall when you first started playing football and any memories from
that game/time?
1973 – I was 15 (girls weren’t allowed to play before 15 back then). I don’t recall
the first game as such but it was memorable because we were coached by
brother Les and I played alongside two sisters-in-law – Pam Pickering and
Vickie Pickering, so very much a family affair.
How long were you in senior football before your First Team debut, what was
your age and how did that go?
Since it all began with just the one women’s team, technically it was the
First Team at the time, so as above. Our home ground was the No 3 pitch, so we
had to check for golf balls before kick-off – they were notorious for rolling ankles!
If not covered off already, when did you join Petone and why?
I first started going to Memorial Park about 60 years ago when eldest brother
Phil was a junior, so all of my weekends were spent at football – home away
from home!
Treasured family
24What were your main position(s) and what attracted you to those?
Left fullback mainly and occasionally sweeper or right back. I found it easier to
read a game from the back.
Career highlights?
Team trip to Australia 1978 arranged by coach Russell Jackson – we were the first
women’s team to play “internationally” even though they were only friendlies.
Kelly Cup Winners Medal in 1993.
Any notable disappointments?
Nothing springs to mind.
Team-mates you’ve particularly respected/enjoyed?
Utmost respect for Maureen Jacobson and Wendi Henderson – top-class
players to learn from. A team-mate particularly enjoyed would be our keeper
Donna Revell – always first to congratulate the opposition for scoring a nice goal!
When did you retire from the First Team, what brought that about and how
long did you play down the grades thereafter?
Having spent a couple of seasons at top level, I retired myself to Third Team,
along with a few other stalwart team-mates, to help mentor the up-and-coming
female club players. Eventually, by the time I’d reached my 40s, a group of us
“oldies” got a team together and played lower grades (no Masters League) and
surprised ourselves by winning our competition very comfortably. We weren’t
very fit, but we had the skills to one-touch around the pitch, with the college-
aged opposition wearing themselves out chasing the ball. I have very fond
25Potted Sue Pickering Stats/Achievements
having joined Petone FC in 1972 as a junior player, the following
year – as a 15-year-old – Sue became a member of the club’s first
Women’s Team and is understood to have remained in the side
through until 1980
women’s secretary 1977 (on Women’s Committee in other years)
Management Committee member 1998-2003
recording secretary 2004-2009
bar manager 2019 (and probably other years)
other valued club involvement, including – managing a junior grade
team and running the tuckshop and kitchen
Women’s Sportsperson of the Year 1998
Club Sportsperson of the Year 2000 and 2008
Women’s Fourth Team Player of the Year 1998
Information kindly supplied by Ray Bell and via previous documentation
compiled by John Bradbury
memories of our social get-togethers after the games. I retired at about 46, then
got a call up a few years later to help with a player shortage in the First Team.
Surprisingly, I survived the 90 minutes on the field, but that was enough for me
to realise that the boots needed to be hung up permanently, so I officially retired
at 50 years old.
Did you continue playing in other teams (are you still) and what other roles
have you had in the club over the years?
No longer playing, but I was on women’s committees, managed a junior
grade team, ran the tuckshop, have been on the Management Committee,
ran the kitchen and am now working on the bar – if it needs doing and I can
help, I will.
Have other family members played for/had any involvement in the club?
[Ed – as referenced, Sue is a proud member of the club’s “Pickering Dynasty”].
Any thoughts on the game overall – ie, things you are or aren’t liking today?
It’s great to see women’s football growing and gaining the respect it deserves,
and our junior coaches are doing an awesome job bringing both our female and
male juniors through the grades in preparation for senior football.
26Lastly, any final thoughts on what Petone FC has meant to you and
your family?
Wow, this gets deep! Our mum was on the committee when she passed away in
1975, so Petone FC became part of our family bond and has continued to be so
for three generations.
It’s very much a family-orientated club and it’s great watching the young ones
grow through the grades to become senior players.
1974 above and 1993 below
27Junior Club Update I t’s another strong year for Girls Only football at Petone FC, with 86 registered players. We are fortunate to have coaches who have the knowledge and skills to train our players and to make the game of football such fun. Make no mistake, our Girls Only teams enjoy playing and scoring goals – but they also value the camaraderie and love playing with their friends. Our new U8 Team is getting “stuck into the game brilliantly”, with permanent smiles, according to their coach Ryan Trenberth. They run around at every training for an hour and then “collapse for a lie down” at the end. On game days, the players have an “infectious enthusiasm”, even when it’s cold and wet. A massive thanks to our Petone Powerex First Team player Caelin Patterson for assisting on game days. The girls are loving her involvement. Another group of keen players make up our two 10th Grade Teams. The younger Wanderers Team, coached by Ben Cumming and Sreekanth Konda, moved up a grade this year and have come along “in leaps and bounds” since the first game of the season – after everyone (coaches and management included) had to make sense of the rules and formations for the new grade. The girls quickly adapted and developed their skills, learning how to play together as a team and scoring plenty of goals. They are a tight-knit squad who show enthusiasm and enjoyment every week. 28
From the first game of the season the U10 Settlers also showed a willingness to
learn – playing across any position and clearly enjoying their football. The team is
made up of some new players, and some who’ve played mixed football for a few
years. Coach Mike McMorran says some early wins saw the team move up within
the grade and they are now facing some challenging competition.
Our 12th Grade Settlers have only had one loss this season – continuing to
improve with some great technical skills and effort being shown on the field
each week. New players have settled in well and the team is already looking
forward to moving to full-sized fields next year. Good luck to Richard Arkinstall
and the team at the Taupo McCarthy Tournament in October!
The Mighty Blueberries are our younger 12th Grade Wanderers Team who have
taken the big step up this year to nine-a-side. They have taken the new rules in
their stride and are improving every week. Coach Mark Allen says “the girls are
always smiling and the awesome whanau support (including from siblings) is an
enormous help”.
In U14s, we started the season worried we wouldn’t be able to field two teams.
By April we were regrettably having to turn away late-registering players, ending
up with two teams of around 32 players. Both teams, coached by Ryan Trenberth
and Chris Martin/Sharon Stewart, have developed a good camaraderie.
29One parent mentioned recently that Friday night trainings are the highlight of
the week for his daughter.
A standout game for the U14 Settlers was having ten different scorers against
the Onslow Chartwells. Coaching has focused on moving positions so the players
can develop an understanding of what’s required on different parts of the field.
It has been a challenge moving from grass to turf each week and learning just
how differently the ball moves in different conditions. Some nice, attractive
passing has culminated in more than 35 goals in the first round and just a
few losses.
The U14 Wanderers are working well as a team, according to co-coach
Sharon Stewart.
“Their passing has improved, defence has got stronger and their attacking
tactics more refined,” she says.
“We still have to work on our finishing and getting that ball into the back of
opposition’s net.”
We wish all of our players, coaches, managers and whanau the very best for the
remainder of the season. Increasing football skills, enjoying the game, staying in
the sport and making friends – these are the things that make Girls Only football
a true success for Petone FC.
Article kindly provided by Megan Drayton
Club Events Calendar 2021
Junior Photos – May 3
Club Day with Juniors – May 15
Senior Quiz – May 15
Junior Big Goal Day – May 29-30
Dave Agent Memorial Darts Night – June 12
Old Timers’ Day/Horsie Night – July 3
International Beer Festival Night – July 31
Club Quiz – August 14
Junior Prize Giving – TBC
Senior Prize Giving – TBC
Golf Day – February 11, 2022
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PETONE FOOTBALL CLUB
GOLF OPEN
FRIDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2022
The Inaugural tournament in February 2021 had 21 teams, so
2022 looks to be a sell out – so book your teams early!
TEAM OF 4 REGISTRATION FROM
11.30AM
PLAYERS TEE OFF TIME 12:30PM
AMBROSE FORMAT
PRIZEGIVING AND AUCTION AT
THE SHANDON GOLF COURSE
SPONSOR CLUBHOUSE WHERE A CASH
BAR WILL BE OPERATING
A HOLE $200 FROM 5:30PM
INCLUDES: 18 HOLES, Contact Brendon May
FAIRWAY REFRESHMENTS, for entry info - 021 875-700
BBQ, FOOD PLATTER golfday@petonefootball.org.nz
All proceeds will help support the U19 Tournament Teams to Napier 2022.
Bank account 02-0544-0149970-000 use your name as a reference.
All proceeds will help support the U19
Tournament Teams to Napier 2022.
Bank account 02-0544-0149970-000
use your
32 name as a reference.Centenary or Not?
P etone FC’s centenary, in 1998, passed by completely unnoticed. From the
1950s until 2010, the club believed it was founded in 1889 when Petone
Wanderers was formed and played in the first interclub match in Wellington.
When conducting research in 2010, in preparation for creating the new honours
boards, the club contacted noted football historian Barry Smith to check
several things. Barry advised that the Petone Association Football Club
was actually founded in 1898 and had no connection to the previous
Petone Wanderers.
Subsequent research confirmed Barry’s view. In a letter to the club in 1956,
HHA Renai stated that he was instrumental in starting the club in 1897. This
had added to the confusion at the time, as some also believed then that the
club was formed in 1891.
Newspaper reports from 1899 referred to the club’s first AGM being held in
February of that year and in several subsequent years the meetings were
referred to by sequential number, having started at one in 1899. Further research
determined that there were no players or administrators in common between
Petone Wanderers or its successor United, which disbanded after the 1895
season, and Petone Association Football Club.
In an article he produced in 2011, Life Member John Bradbury noted all of the
pieces of evidence and concluded that the club had indeed been formed in
1898, and that it had no connection to the earlier Petone Wanderers.
In 1989 the club had celebrated what it thought was its centenary and produced
a book to mark the occasion. For another 20 years, the club had no reason to
question its foundation date.
When the actual centenary occurred in 1998, nobody knew about it!
Article kindly provided by Ray Bell
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34A Brief History
Formed in 1898, Petone FC is one of the oldest football clubs in
New Zealand and is the longest-surviving in our original form –
non-amalgamated – in Wellington.
Major on-field achievements have included:
Chatham Cup winners – 1928, 1930 and 1949
Chatham Cup semifinalists – 1994
Chatham Cup quarterfinalists – 1995
Junior National Cup (New Zealand U18) winners – 1979
National Youth Championship (New Zealand U19) winners – 2008
annual Wellington preseason tournament (progressively known as
the Hilton-Petone Cup) winners – 1956, 1985, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2010
and 2013
Central League Premier Division winners – 1990
Capital Federation Premier League winners – 2006, 2007 and 2019
Women’s Central League winners – 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998
Petone FC also finished runners-up in the Central League Premier
Division in 1992, 1996 and 2008 as well as the Capital Federation Premier
League in 2005, 2017 and 2018.
The club organises the annual preseason Hilton-Petone Cup tournament
which, since 1955, has attracted an almost maximum number of entries
from clubs in the Wellington region and which is an established part of
the local football scene.
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