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1983 Ngaruawahia-AFFCo United, Waikato Division 2

Rear: Owen Allison, Dean Puncheon, Rodney Hill, Peter Magee, Shane Whatford.
Middle: Jeff Tozer (Coach), Keith Middleton, Mark Webb, Brian Morris, Graeme MacDonald, Eddie Callaghan (Manager).
Kneeling: Kerry McKee, Paul Phillips, Eddie Callaghan, Steve Buchanan (Captain), Joe Wright, Brian Webb.
Absent: S Brown, F Hewthorst.

Waikato 2nd Division

The season opened with the Waikato breweries Cup, in The second competition, the Waitemata Cup, opened with a
which the team had a very mixed run, losing the first two then, dismal display at Te Aroha but with a much better effort at
inexplicably, throwing away an easy win for a draw at Tokoroa. home against Marist. We still cannot understand how they
They cruised to their best win of the year against Huntly Blue got both points when having fielded a Hamilton player? With
and had a real fight against Hamilton before a good win. In 10 men at Putaruru we gave a gritty display but that was
between we lost to Hillcrest and Putaruru. The local derby quickly forgotten at Unicol where we gave a dismal display of
versus Taupiri wound up that competition when, after 1-1 at footballing ability and sportsmanship! The rest of the season is
the break, it all collapsed for an easy Taupiri win. If we had had reflected in the match-notes with the season ending in
a little more practice and match attendance by more players, the Putaruru edging us out of the Knockout in extra time.
team may develop into a good one.
Tried to take on Putaruru single—handed! He used to drive the
What can you say? Life—blood of the team, prolific goal scorer Black Bullet, but has moved down to something a little more
now with the Reserve Team. Likes to link with Little Webby sedate. There is no truth in the rumour that he sleeps on the
and has an enormous capacity for running and work. He also woodwork. Likes to pull off fancy saves (from back—passes),
likes to Rally Drive now and then and has often been referred to but usually ends up plucking the ball out of the net!
in print as 'Bully—For—Phil'.
In a brief stint as striker he scored two goals! One would defy any
A colourful sort of chap who likes to think he can play darts keeper to come out and dive at this chap's feet (size 20, I think!).
(doesn't do too bad either!). He coaches the Club's most successful Managed to spend quite some time getting home from Te Kuiti
team, the 11th B. Joe has been side-lined with injury for the best one Saturday — nothing to do with vehicular difficulties, either.
part of the season, but loves to support all teams as well as the
bar! A tenacious defender likened to a terrier, and a Narra man all the
way. He dislodged his knee at Te Aroha [not mountain—
Transferred across from Melville this year. A fiery chap, this one! climbing, surely?]! This allowed him plenty of time at home with

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