Bledisloe Park was the venue for the second Franklin derby of the season and once again the Waiuku Wolf and Beaver Premiers took the points, beating Pukekohe AFC 3-0. A good sized crowd turned up with fans from both clubs hoping to see an entertaining game. Pukekohe started strong; bombing the ball forward at every opportunity hoping for young str...

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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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The Wolf and Beaver Waiuku Premiers are one step closer in their quest to become Division 2 champions after an emphatic 6 0 win over Western Springs at Massey Park on Saturday. With top goal scorer Cody Ralph suspended and right back Andy Millynn unavailable some changes were needed. Jamie Pegg and Elliot Crean were called in to fill the gaps. Wai...

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Waiuku hosted Mangere at Massey Park this weekend with both teams needing the three points to stay in contention for promotion. Read more.....

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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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Regular visitors to this website will have noticed that lately there has been an absence of write ups for the senior men’s reserves. The reason for this is that the coaching staff has been very busy with the first team in our campaign for promotion to next season’s first division. This doesn’t mean the reserves have been ignored, not by a long way....

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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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Terrible weather conditions affected both teams performance in Saturday’s local derby between Papakura City FC and Waiuku AFC. The game ended in a 2-2 draw. Both clubs reserve sides played on the same pitch before the first team’s fixture and this did nothing to improve the state of the playing surface. That game finished in a 3-0 victory for...

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The Waiuku Wolf and Beaver Premiers travelled away to Tauranga City FC on Saturday and climbed another rung of the ladder with a 2-1 victory over the BOP outfit. Taurangas’ Links Ave Stadium is never an easy place to go for any visiting team but Waiuku were up for the challenge. With head coach Jim Evans overseas, assistant coach Jason Heather too...

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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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