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Not Boyd
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Jake Theron on the move again...Petone this time

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Feverish wrote:
TheHun wrote:
Backheel wrote:
TheHun wrote:

2-1 to Petone I hear

Yes, it was 2:1 to to Petone. Wests (especially in the 2nd half) had a few young OLE players on the field. Doubt they will play much during the regular season.


apart from the young ole guys and Aaron Jones any other new players there for wests?

The rumour is they are going to sign a striker and a midfielder from Auckland , but cannot remember their names, sorry. Also, they are losing Sean Morris, who played for them last season (and for Hawkes Bay in ASBP).. He is going to Auckland City to play for them in the O-league.


Tyler Lissette?

Not sure...Sorry.
They had a new midfielder in their game against Stop Out (3:2 to SO). He is an English lad, think the name is McCormick. Looked good.
Wests again made 7 or 8 subs early in the 2nd half and gave a chance to their young players.

Not Boyd
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Cole Peverley to Miramar...they will have a strong squad again

Disgr-Ace
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And a hefty disciplinary bill at seasons end no doubt

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Does anybody know how the clubs are stacking up this season?

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zoro wrote:

Does anybody know how the clubs are stacking up this season?

 

Greeks seem to be cruising along comfortably and will challenge again for the title. Wests have done a full loop and will be chocker full of Ole lads. Miramar will be chock full of players from other clubs and will do well. Can't see anyone being a surprise package. Maybe Petone.
WeeNix
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Smithy wrote:
Greeks seem to be cruising along comfortably and will challenge again for the title. Wests have done a full loop and will be chocker full of Ole lads. Miramar will be chock full of players from other clubs and will do well. Can't see anyone being a surprise package. Maybe Petone.

Agree, think Olympic and Miramar will be the pace setters. Wairarapa will be strong if Keinzley can pull them together as a group. Petone, Wests, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt haven't really settled on starting lineups from what I've seen but aren't looking too bad. Haven't seen anything of Napier or Palmy Marist.

At a guess I would pick:
Miramar
Olympic
Wairarapa
Petone
Palmy Marist
Napier
Upper Hutt
Lower Hutt
Wests
Tawa


Groundskeeper Willie
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Heard Tom Biss has gone to Wairarapa

Not Boyd
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Smithy wrote:
Greeks seem to be cruising along comfortably and will challenge again for the title. Wests have done a full loop and will be chocker full of Ole lads. Miramar will be chock full of players from other clubs and will do well. Can't see anyone being a surprise package. Maybe Petone.


Agree, think Olympic and Miramar will be the pace setters. Wairarapa will be strong if Keinzley can pull them together as a group. Petone, Wests, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt haven't really settled on starting lineups from what I've seen but aren't looking too bad. Haven't seen anything of Napier or Palmy Marist.


At a guess I would pick:

Miramar

Olympic

Wairarapa

Petone

Palmy Marist

Napier

Upper Hutt

Lower Hutt

Wests

Tawa



 

I would think Wests would do better than that. Hard not to see Miramar winning it.

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Tyler wrote:
Smithy wrote:
Greeks seem to be cruising along comfortably and will challenge again for the title. Wests have done a full loop and will be chocker full of Ole lads. Miramar will be chock full of players from other clubs and will do well. Can't see anyone being a surprise package. Maybe Petone.


Agree, think Olympic and Miramar will be the pace setters. Wairarapa will be strong if Keinzley can pull them together as a group. Petone, Wests, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt haven't really settled on starting lineups from what I've seen but aren't looking too bad. Haven't seen anything of Napier or Palmy Marist.


At a guess I would pick:

Miramar

Olympic

Wairarapa

Petone

Palmy Marist

Napier

Upper Hutt

Lower Hutt

Wests

Tawa



 

I would think Wests would do better than that. Hard not to see Miramar winning it.

swap Wests with Petone
WeeNix
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Feverish wrote:

swap Wests with Petone


I doubt Petone will be that far down the table. Wests probably were too low on my list but it depends if they play the youngsters again or if they go for more experience. I haven't seen them play yet this preseason so have nothing to base them on.

Have UH done any recruiting over the offseason?
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Feverish wrote:

swap Wests with Petone


I doubt Petone will be that far down the table. Wests probably were too low on my list but it depends if they play the youngsters again or if they go for more experience. I haven't seen them play yet this preseason so have nothing to base them on.


Have UH done any recruiting over the offseason?

Not sure about the UH. But, I think Wests will do Ok. Their pre-season results are :
4:2 win against Olympic ( they didn't experiment much in that game, the young players played only the last 10 or so minutes), 3:2 win against Karori (a terrible 1st half, 2:0 down, but a great 2nd half and in the end a 3:2 win),  lost 2:1 to Petone , not their best performance and the youngsters played a lot in that one, a 3:2 loss to Stop out. Very similar to the Petone game, played Ok-ish , but again  the young players probably spent too much time on the field. 
And when I say "young players" I mean "really young" - 16 yrs old (I think some are even 15). Even in their first 11 the half of the team will be teenagers (Cory Brown, Riley Kelliher, Alex Palezevic, Noah etc.)
 

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In that case yea, they should definitely be at least 3 places higher.

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Coey Turipa signed with Lower Hutt

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Tyler wrote:


Coey Turipa signed with Lower Hutt

 

Wonder what that means for Reed?
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Didn't Upper Hutt lose to Welly United this pre season?

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TopLeft07 wrote:

Didn't Upper Hutt lose to Welly United this pre season?


Yeah 1-0 last week but as with all pre season stuff, don't read too much into it.
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Pn Marist seem to be struggling in pre season. Best team on paper that they could hope from players available in the region, but players taking awhile to gel.

Huge task first up against Olympic though.

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According to City Rovers website, Chris Greatholder(HB united coach) is playing. also Andy Bevin is named in the squad. he must be back from college in the states

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Upper Hutt have signed a Scottish bloke. First run last night. I did not see much but he scored a  good goal and looked pretty useful. 

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sthn.jeff wrote:
TopLeft07 wrote:

Didn't Upper Hutt lose to Welly United this pre season?


Yeah 1-0 last week but as with all pre season stuff, don't read too much into it.

Na I'm not saying it means anything just didn't see it mentioned
Not Boyd
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So no more games on Sunday or the late Olympic game? Bit of a shame, I quite enjoyed watching them

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How many players are allowed in the squad on game day? is it 16?
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Backheel wrote:
How many players are allowed in the squad on game day? is it 16?

Correct and three of the 5 may be used.
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Lots of players resting at Miramar then...

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Smithy wrote:

Lots of players resting at Miramar then...

Teams picked after training Thursday's (keeps them working for a spot) so all options have to go on the schedules that have to be in on Wednesday.
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Blew.2 wrote:
Smithy wrote:

Lots of players resting at Miramar then...

Teams picked after training Thursday's (keeps them working for a spot) so all options have to go on the schedules that have to be in on Wednesday.
so you have shirt numbers up to 26? You must have savage training sessions
a.k.a AJ13
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Smithy wrote:

Lots of players resting at Miramar then...

They can always play in Cap 1. 12 team league for 2015?
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26 is about par for them isn't it? Everyone wants a slice...

WeeNix
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Predictions

Olympic v PNM            H

Miramar v Wair            H

LHCAFC v Wests        D

Tawa v Petone             A

NCR v UHU                 A

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Olympic
Miramar
Lower Hutt
Petone
Napier

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Olympicv Marist- draw
Mar v rapa- Miramar
Lower hutt v Wests-draw
Tawa v Petone-Petone
Napier v Upper hutt- Napier

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olympic v PNM --the greeks

Miramar v Wairarapa --draw

LHCAFC v Wests -- Hutt

Tawa v Petone --petone

Napier V Upper hutt --NCR

but this is just my gut feeling as i have seen no form info that i would trust 

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This weekends results will have no impact on the season outcome.

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Well that's wildly untrue. 

They're playing for competition points after all aren't they? 

If any team is above another by the points they gained this weekend, then this weekend has had an impact - same as any weekend. 

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Blew.2 wrote:

This weekends results will have no impact on the season outcome.

Profound statement Blew 2. I observe that you and Tegal were up all night thinking about these results. What are you going to be like at the end of the season.
Personally I think this year is going to be a good competition with quite a few of the teams capable of taking points off the supposedly "Big Two", as was the case last year. And for the midtable battle, the Napier v UH and LH v Wests games could mean the difference in finishing 4th or 9th.

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Both drinking and forumming. Don't do it kids. 

WeeNix
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Tegal wrote:

Both drinking and forumming. Don't do it kids. 

Some poor 17 year old was probably tucked up in bed at 9.30pm and up at 6am cleaning his boots in the hope that the coach may pick him ahead of you. Disgraceful example. Both of you, for the good of the game, please desist from this behaviour until the end of August.
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