Apologises for the delay in the articles and which cover the YDS's last two games against 3 Kings Dunas and Beachlands. This season so far has had problems for the YDS in that we have been unable to field the same team two weeks running due to injuries or unavailability. Welcoming 3 Kings Dunas to Massey Park, we were finally able to put what wou...

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As is becoming the norm, the YDS were forced to field yet another different combination of players due to others being unavailable or going to the Reserves. Arriving at a rescheduled venue of Pollard Park to play a 3 Kings Sea Cows team just below us on goal difference, the YDS were without both Roddy and Dylan up front. Consequently, replacement...

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This week, the YDS entertained top of the table Ellerslie at George St knowing a win would put us above them. Unfortunately, once again, due to players being unavailable, the makeup of the team changed and so we welcomed two new players onto our bench from the U17 side in Callum Benson and John Cook. Kicking off, we attacked with purpose and imme...

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Arriving at the Colin Maiden field, the YDS found a pitch in near perfect condition, mainly due to the fact that it was also Auckland's cricket ground! Unfortunately, the squad were again hit with players being unavailable, resulting in yet another changed team. However, thanks to Thomas McKee and Jesse Smyth Kirk who came over from the Reserves to...

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Once again it was a changed squad that arrived at a wet George St to entertain 3 Kings Elk Hider. With some players being away and others  unable to make it at the last minute, we were looking short in numbers, having the bare 11 to take to the field. Fortunately, Michael Coster volunteered to sit on our bench and I changed just in case! 3 Kin...

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With a much changed and small squad making the trip up to Seaside Park, Otahuhu, the YDS were unsure how things would pan out. Missing 6 players from the previous week who were either with the Reserves or away, we were looking desperate for players. Fortunately, volunteers were found to more than fill the gap, which enabled us to have two...

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The YDS squad this year has not had the best preparation to the start of the season with a number of changes in the squad players and problems with availability at training. Consequently, the first game of the season was the first time all of the squad had actually met as a unit. However, on this performance, there are good sign...

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YDS training will start at 6.30pm on Tuesday  the 1st of March at Massey Park.  All players wishing to train or try out for the squad are welcome. Please ensure you bring a drink.

YDS pre-season training will be starting next month with an emphasis on fitness. All those wishing to be considered for selection must ensure they have started running/gym work please. The YDS had a great season in 2010 but this year we would like to push for a spot near or at the top of our division. The final YDS squad will no...

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As this was probably our last game of the season, we were at the college to welcome Onehunga Mangere, who sat just above us in the table. Having Shaun, our regular right back away, we welcomed Robbie Hatton over. Just before KO though, we ran into problems when I found that Dave had broken down on his way to the game and would not make it, followed...

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  With this fixture looming, we were already short of our steely right back Shaun who was away, but were then reduced by another 3 players as they pulled out on Friday night and Saturday morning. As a result, some quick dealing with the 3rds and Reserves coaches allowed us to use Karl and Madison, leaving us with just the one sub for the...

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In the away meeting of these two sides, it was Ellerslie who came out on top, winning 2-0 and incidentally, still remain the only team to have beaten the YDS by two clear goals. Arriving at Massey, the weather was holding....just. It was only lightly raining and the pitch was in good condition. The team consisted of what is becoming a very famili...

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Since the start of the season the Youth Development Squad has gone from strength to strength, albeit with a couple of minor hiccups on the way. After a great cup win the previous week, the team were back to business in Div 3, away to bottom placed Fencibles at Riverhills and confidence was high. Due to the consistency of the team and its players, t...

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As you will be aware, Waiuku AFC are putting together an U19 Mens squad for the 2010 Napier Tournament scheduled for Labour Weekend in Oct. The Squad will comprise of players from the 1st, Reserves and Youth Development teams. All players wishing to participate need to confirm their availabilty by this weekend. Consequently, a meeti...

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Arriving at Uni-Mt Wellington and at a changed venue and time of the Colin Maiden fields, we knew we were in for a torrid time against the runaway league leaders. Having lost the home fixture to a late goal 1-2, we were still hoping to do better in the return leg. However, watching their team arrive, I don't think they had a player under 5ft 9...

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The YDS arrived at Massey Park with the bare bones of the squad due to players being unavailable. Consequently, we welcomed Robbie Leonard in at centreback and had Jamie, Mitch and Dom on the bench if needed. Reshuffling the team, we also welcomed back Stuart in goal, Thomas partnering Robbie with Shaun and Kyle at fullbacks. In the middle were the...

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After our last performance we were looking for a show of improvement away to Eastern Suburbs at Crossfield Reserve. Unfortunately, prior to the game we had lost Thomas, Dylan Smyth-kirk and Shaun who were away and Stuart in goal, who was injured during training. Thanks then to Ryan Lundenburg, who stepped up from the 3rds to go in goal for his...

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Arriving at the Mangere Domain to play Onehunga Mangere, we found it very quiet with hardly anyone there. It appeared we were only one of two teams playing at home so were afforded the use of the 1st team pitch. No referee was appointed and Onehunga had no one available, so I took on the duties for the first half. The YDS were in good spirits with ...

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Waiuku will be sending an U19 Mens team to this years Napier Tournament which covers the Labour Weekend in Oct. The team will consist of players from the 1st Team, Reserves, YDS and possibly 2 guest players. Criteria will be that  a player must be 19 years of age on or after 1st January 1991 and due to a lower age limit, 15 on or before 2...

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For the second time this season and our second game in three days, Waiuku were at home on Massey No.1. This time against Mangere, a team sitting near the top of the division. Kick off was delayed due to the GPS not working for some of the Mangere players, but after a half hour wait, we started. The YDS had a full compliment and were also able to co...

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For the first time this season, the Youth Development Squad were able to play on the Massey No.1 pitch and infront of a far larger crowd than they are normally used to, with both the 3rds and O35's playing nearby afterwards. Confusion on availability issues meant we were unsure if we would have a full compliment of 13, so we were for...

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After the win of last week, the Development Squad welcomed high flying Uni Mt Wellington to a changed venue of George St, where it was hoped a charge up the table could continue. Injuries from the previous week meant we were without Scot Withers and Shane Holmes, but we were able to welcome Chris Mahoney into the squad. Pre-match team tal...

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It's all in the title! Eastern Suburbs turned up with a relatively strong team, especially in their midfield where two should be playing a far higher level I suspect. From kick off Suburbs played some nice football and Waiuku were all over the place. Lessons in not panicking and playing simple football were initially ignored and as the coach, our p...

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Arriving at Keith Hay Park, the lads got changed and we went off to find our pitch. On doing so, we were informed that it had recently been two mini pitches but had been transformed into one larger pitch. However, it was still tiny in comparison to a regular sized pitch and this reduced the Develpoment's ability to exploit wide positions or use our...

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The Youth development squad turned up for their first competitive game of the season with confidence at the Waiuku College grounds. After we got the nets set up, sorted out the changing rooms and warmed up, I became alittle concerned at the lack of opposition and ref. Off I went to the Massey club rooms to find our opposition looking for a pit...

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