No Futa Nakamura, Cory Mitchell or Aaron Spain at the season opening over the weekend?
Futa flew out from Christchurch early in our wider season currently playing in India, both Cory and Aaron in the squad, sounds like Aaron flew in from Australia during the week.
Think it's basically this. Maybe a couple of other NYL-age players in the senior mix.
Tracey/Ashton/Gordon
Schwarz/Terris/Wilson/Cox/Liddicoat/Messenger/Spain
Pendrigh/Ogilvie/Tongue/King/Clark/Richards/Mitchell
Matthysen/Hoyle/Kowal/Thurston
Thurston as in Adam Thurston from Hawkes Bay United?
Think it's basically this. Maybe a couple of other NYL-age players in the senior mix.
Tracey/Ashton/Gordon
Schwarz/Terris/Wilson/Cox/Liddicoat/Messenger/Spain
Pendrigh/Ogilvie/Tongue/King/Clark/Richards/Mitchell
Matthysen/Hoyle/Kowal/Thurston
Both Spain's Aaron and younger brother Jordan, sadly Bryon Heath out for the summer with a break which happened in Secondary Schools tournament.
With no Danny Knight, no Coey Turipa, who takes the spot between the posts do we think?
Matt Thomas from Coastal and Eddie Ashton from FC2011 are in the squad I believe.
If only Hickok was still about. Surely those 2 aren't up to National League standard. I believe Lew Gordon is in the squad as well.
Ouch. I'll pass on your support.
The first player Willy got in touch with [a few months ago] for the starting position wearing the Number One shirt played the full winter season in midfield.
I think that shows when you want a midfielder for GK how much Willy thought of the other goalkeepers playing MPL or what.
Matt had around 10 games in goal for Coastal this season once James Hickok returned to the USA, which was in late June so all the Southern League gamrs and a couple of English Cup games.
Just thought I'd add, James Bannatyne played a lot of his football as a striker. He was a pretty good one too. He was also a damn good lock forward, but that's a different story.
Sacha Nathu is another example. He was selected as a midfielder for the NZ u17s way back then when NZ hosted the tournament. Then pretty sure played every minute of the tournie is goal.
With no Danny Knight, no Coey Turipa, who takes the spot between the posts do we think?
Matt Thomas from Coastal and Eddie Ashton from FC2011 are in the squad I believe.
If only Hickok was still about. Surely those 2 aren't up to National League standard. I believe Lew Gordon is in the squad as well.
Ouch. I'll pass on your support.
The first player Willy got in touch with [a few months ago] for the starting position wearing the Number One shirt played the full winter season in midfield.
I think that shows when you want a midfielder for GK how much Willy thought of the other goalkeepers playing MPL or what.
Matt had around 10 games in goal for Coastal this season once James Hickok returned to the USA, which was in late June so all the Southern League gamrs and a couple of English Cup games.
Just thought I'd add, James Bannatyne played a lot of his football as a striker. He was a pretty good one too. He was also a damn good lock forward, but that's a different story.
Sacha Nathu is another example. He was selected as a midfielder for the NZ u17s way back then when NZ hosted the tournament. Then pretty sure played every minute of the tournie is goal.
Barry Pickering, injured his arm one season so played up front for Petone and ended up their top scorer, I think Wynton Rufer started life in football as a goalkeeper as well
With no Danny Knight, no Coey Turipa, who takes the spot between the posts do we think?
Matt Thomas from Coastal and Eddie Ashton from FC2011 are in the squad I believe.
If only Hickok was still about. Surely those 2 aren't up to National League standard. I believe Lew Gordon is in the squad as well.
Ouch. I'll pass on your support.
The first player Willy got in touch with [a few months ago] for the starting position wearing the Number One shirt played the full winter season in midfield.
I think that shows when you want a midfielder for GK how much Willy thought of the other goalkeepers playing MPL or what.
Matt had around 10 games in goal for Coastal this season once James Hickok returned to the USA, which was in late June so all the Southern League gamrs and a couple of English Cup games.
Just thought I'd add, James Bannatyne played a lot of his football as a striker. He was a pretty good one too. He was also a damn good lock forward, but that's a different story.
Sacha Nathu is another example. He was selected as a midfielder for the NZ u17s way back then when NZ hosted the tournament. Then pretty sure played every minute of the tournie is goal.
Barry Pickering, injured his arm one season so played up front for Petone and ended up their top scorer, I think Wynton Rufer started life in football as a goalkeeper as well
Awesome!
Allan Stroud, national league striker for Christchurch United (and I think Dunedin City?), converted to a keeper by I think either Terry Conley or Iain Marshall and then played for the All Whites
Think it's basically this. Maybe a couple of other NYL-age players in the senior mix.
Tracey/Ashton/Gordon
Schwarz/Terris/Wilson/Cox/Liddicoat/Messenger/Spain
Pendrigh/Ogilvie/Tongue/King/Clark/Richards/Mitchell
Matthysen/Hoyle/Kowal/Thurston
Tasman could not compete with the money being offered to Kowal which was interesting
Not true! Kowal had already signed for Dragons before Tasman had appointed Hedge or spoken to Kowal about the upcoming season. He made it clear whilst in wellington for winter he wouldn’t stay in NZ unless it was for one of last season’s play off teams.
Not true! Kowal had already signed for Dragons before Tasman had appointed Hedge or spoken to Kowal about the upcoming season. He made it clear whilst in wellington for winter he wouldn’t stay in NZ unless it was for one of last season’s play off teams.
Sounds like the Dragons defeated Southern 4 - 1, sorry no other details and unsure of the result between the two youth sides. Dragon's next to Auckland next weekend to play Eastern Suburbs and then Auckland City. (Corrected orginal post and playing Suburbs and not Wanderers)
Any idea if Lyle Mathysen is actually playing for CU this summer? I don't think he played in the game on the weekend.
Any idea if Lyle Mathysen is actually playing for CU this summer? I don't think he played in the game on the weekend.
Lyle is in the CU squad this season but believe currently injuried
In Auckland tonight in pre-season at full-time Eastern Suburbs 0 Canterbury United 0
Today's pre-season game between Auckland City and Canterbury United ended in a scoreless draw.
As much as you can read anything from pre-season results, those two friendly results indicate it could be very tight at the top end of the table this season.
Tasman United in town for games against the Cantherbury United Youth at 11am tomorrow and then the Dragons at 1pm- both at English Park.
Sound like a 7 - 0 win to the Dragon's over Tasman, unsure of the result of the Youth game
Sheesh, not a good start for Hedgo
First half red card for Tasman probably didn't help. Tasman United facebook page wasn't complimentary of the ref which I thought was poor form from whoever was running it.
Canterbury United Youth defeated Tasman Youth 3 - 0
Although Tasman got a red card they were allowed to replace the player and continue with 11 men on the field so enough with the excuses please. It could easily have been double figures whilst Tasman failed to register a shot on target.
Although Tasman got a red card they were allowed to replace the player and continue with 11 men on the field so enough with the excuses please. It could easily have been double figures whilst Tasman failed to register a shot on target.
It may be a long season for TU
Any squad news?
how has Conor gone so far?
Canterbury United: Edward Ashton (GK), Lewis Gordon (GK), Conor Tracey (GK), Daniel Terris, Aaron Spain, Brock Messenger, Tom Schwarz (United Kingdom), Reese Cox, Sean Liddicoat, Andreas Wilson, Gary Ogilvie (United Kingdom), Luke Tongue, Adam Thurston (United Kingdom), James Pendrigh, Cory Mitchell, George King (United Kingdom), Maksym Kowal (Canada), Stephen Hoyle (United Kingdom), Juan Chang Urrea (Guatemala), Seth Clark, Byron Heath, Lyle Matthysen (South Africa)
Coach: Willy Gerdsen
Juan Chang makes the squad again. I don't think he got a minute of national league last season. Still, it does leave hope for the rest of us!
Last seen helping coach the SAS u10 girls side at Foster Park
Good start for the Dragon's against Southern United in their first game for the 2018 - 19 ISPS Handi Premiership with a 1 - 0 win with Sean Liddicoat scoring his first goal for the Dragon's in the 37th minute with the win the 99th for the Dragon's in the league.
Away to Hawkes Bay United in the next round.
Was doing the rounds late last week but confirmed today that Dragon's all time leading scorer's - Aaron Clapham has signed on for Team Wellington for the 2018/19 ISPS Handi Premiership.
Sad face. Our best player now playing for a rival. It's Ash Wellbourn all over again.
March the 3rd might be an interesting day at English Park.
Maybe the best individual player but the Dragons seemed to up their game without him last season.
Maybe the best individual player but the Dragons seemed to up their game without him last season.
Hard to say what would have happened if Claps had been in the squad all season with Canterbury always going to make the top-four and the play-offs in what I believe was an average lead and we hardly showned up in the play-off game.
Would rather have Claps playing with us than against us.
Hopefully I will be proved wrong (know it is early days) but we struggled to put Southern away in the opening round and our top scorer from last season, Hoyle seemed to off the pace, along with several others as well, maybe is was the heat.
The new signings looked OK with the keeper impressing dominating his area.
Hawkes Bays score in added time to draw with Canterbury United 2 - 2 in Napier after Hawkes Bays also scored in added time in the opening half to lead 1 - 0 at the break.
The 100th win for the Dragon's will have to wait after they went down 3 - 1 to Eastern Suburbs. Not the best start to be a goal down after two minutes and then conceding and own goal three minutes later. On the up side young Seth Clark opened his ISPS Handa goal account with a stunning strike.
The 100th win for the Dragon's will have to wait after they went down 3 - 1 to Eastern Suburbs. Not the best start to be a goal down after two minutes and then conceding and own goal three minutes later. On the up side young Seth Clark opened his ISPS Handa goal account with a stunning strike.
I thought the kid looked really promising. Beat his man a few times and went on some good runs . A small but tricky looking player...
A come from behind win to defeat the WeeNix's 3 - 2 after being down 2 - 0 at win stage to claim what was their 100th win the the ISPS Handa League. Dragon's away againthis weekend to Auckland City who are currently four wins from four.
Canterbury United went down away to Auckland City 4 - 1 after Stephen Hoyle put the Dragon's infront in the 10th minutes. Our heavest defeat since 29 November 2015 when we went down to Auckland City, also at Kiwitea Street by the same scoreline.
The result drops us back to 6th place on the table going into next Sunday home game against Hamilton Wanderers who are in fourth place.
| P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts | |
| Auckland City FC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
| Team Wellington | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 13 |
| Eastern Suburbs | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Hamilton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| Waitakere United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
| Canterbury United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 7 |
| Southern United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| Tasman United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 3 |
| Hawke's Bay Utd | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 2 |
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 0 |
