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1983 11th Grade B, Division 4

Standing: Joe Wright (Coach), Gabriel Schimanski, (#3?), (#4?), (#5?), (#6?), Phillip Wong.
Kneeling: (#8?), Keith Mackrell, (#10?), (#11?), Wayne Matthews.
Absent: Terry Goodall (Manager).
receiving a cross and scoring the next, Wayne was the worthy
11th GRADE B RESULTS Goals recipient of this award. Good skills and the ability to travel vast
v Te Awamutu A 3-8 24 Wayne Matthews distances in the course of a game made him an effective Captain as
v Knighton Hunters 10-0 15 Aneas McBurney well.
v Western Utd Bows 6-0 12 Phillip Wong
v Marist White 1-1 7 Seamus Goodall Kevin Derecourt (Goalkeeper).
v Huntly Concordes 1-1, 2-1 5 Nigel Everleigh Grabbed at the start of the season, thrust into a red jersey and placed
v Bankwood Blue 2-3 1 Mark Gurnell between the sticks with a prayer, Kevin developed into a brave
v Vardon Gold 0-2 1 Philip Kerr and effective keeper quite rapidly. He has stuck to this task
v Hukanui Bullets 1-0 Table manfully - not complaining when touches of the ball were too rare or
v Forest lake Red 2-1, 2-1 17 Ngaruawahia B too numerous, in the wet and cold - a well earned award.
v Taupiri 3-1, 6-0 11 Taupiri
v Hamilton East A 1-0, 4-0 9 Forest Lake Red
v Melville Green 6-1, 4-0 8 Huntly Concordes Jason McBride (midfield).
6 Melville Green At the start of the season it sometimes seemed that Jason's genius
1 Hamilton East A for air-shots was unlimited, but he gave the lie to this to the point
where attackers approaching our goal usually ran into Jason's
A successful season for this happy, hard-working area of authority and the ball would be gently removed from their
team of young enthusiasts who fully deserve their honours as possession and sent back down the field where he considered it
winners of Division 4 in this Grade. rightly belonged. Keep it up, Jason.
From the first match of the season when they ran
onto the field full of confidence and hope, only to trudge off an ANAEUS McBURNEY
hour later beaten (but not bowed) to the tune of 3-8 by a slick Second highest score as a striker, Anaeus is another talented and
Te Awamutu "A" outfit, to the last triumphant goal of the speedy forward who combined well to generate some of the best
competition (slotted fittingly enough by Captain Wayne goals of the season, some from quite unlikely positions, but
Matthews, who also scored the first) these kids have played always with flair.
and trained with purpose and dedication..
PHILIP WONG (Midfield)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR Mr Perpetual Motion! Philip just never stops running - except
Wayne Matthews. when he falls over and that is when he tries to upset the laws of
Most goals this season, clearing off our goal-line one minute, physics by changing direction 90 degrees at full speed (which he
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