Maori Football

Maori Football

This is just for the Maori Football followers.

The Maori Football NZ invitation team to play against a touring football (soccer) squad from Canada was named last week, Wednesday, 13th July 2011 on
Maori television.
The team is an invitational squad to represent Maori Football NZ during their 3rd anniversary celebrations. The Canadian tour has been dubbed �The Friendship Tour - New Horizons, New Friends� the South Pacific tour will take in 2 matches in the Pacific and 2 matches in NZ and will culminate in a match for a trophy donated by Leo Bertos to commemorate the event against KAHUKURA 17.
�With All Whites star Leo Bertos gifting a trophy as the Maori Football NZ Ambassador for the match adds even more excitement, we have even more to play for than just pride of a people but also a national tourism culture� claims Parker & Nicholson, Head Coaches.
Ross Nicholson, former All Whites Goalkeeper between 1999 � 2006 admits �NZ is a very proud nation in everything we do and now Maori Football has a presence we will give every opportunity for these players and others to succeed come the end of their experience with Maori Football NZ. It�s about the badge and the mana of who we are�.

The game was yesterday and we won 2-1.. An opposistion player was sent off and we got the winner from our right back with about 10 to go.. good game! nice Haka!!

This is the squad list :
Name      Club      Region
Pene Rewi      Unattached      Football South
Simon Stafford-Bush      Central United FC      Auckland Football
Arnon Tapp      Greytown FC      Capital Football
Trishaal Naidu      Three Kings Untied      Auckland Football
Bill Tuiloma      Asia Pacific Football
Academy      Mainland Football
Ocean Pareta      Three Kings Untied      Auckland Football
Keegan Bishop      Fencibles United FC      Auckland Football
Anthony Cibilich      Asia Pacific Football
Academy      Mainland Football
Harley Tahau      Asia Pacific Football
Academy      Mainland Football
Nephi Harrison      Hamilton Wanderers      Waikato/BOP Football
Jack Kirkwood      Green Island FC      Football South
Mathew Kolose      Central United FC      Auckland Football
Stewart Mackay      Three Kings Untied      Auckland Football
Legend Pareta      Central United FC      Auckland Football
Nate Kinney      Trident High School      Waikato/BOP Football
Mathew Ridenton      Three Kings Untied      Auckland Football
Jannick Martinoli      Fencibles United FC      Auckland Football
Arnon Tapp      Central United FC      Auckland Football

cool,

hopefully will build interest in the game from Maori

good to see Maori TV giving it a bit of coverage - any cameras at the game itself?

Two Arnon Tapps, there's only two Arnon Tapps...

yep, I'd be wanting a pair of Tapps, unless it was for an outdoor hose

You'd Tapp that?

I've heard he runs hot and cold...

All gags aside wtf is this "Maori" team and who has picked it?  Sounds like a bit of a sham.

Actually, I completely take that back - sounds like a good initiative:

yeah, I reckon it looks to be a great initiative, and a really positive move to get higher recognition and involvement of young Maori players in the game. Was pleased to see the squad included a couple of southern players too.

Hope to see more of this and hope it is a success. I think it can only be good for the game, providing another opportunity for good players to get experience and exposure, and something to aspire to- hopefully keeping them in the game long term.

Its a shame Winston Reid, Rory Fallon, Leo Bertos and Jezza Christie didn't make the cut. Maybe Harry Ngata could bring out his faithful Puma Kings for a game.

Agree smithy, it has to be a good idea imo.

Any initiative that encourages different cultural groups to play and stay with football has real potential to be good for the game.

Be great to see this idea take of for other groups - sort of 'culture kicks' at a national level.

NZ's changing demographic could be great for football.

..so your All Whites XI?

Did you know there are more Maori in the All Whites than in the All Blacks!

cool! hopefully the start of a growing long term trend, and hopefully at grass-roots playing level and in fan distribution too (might take a few generations but football is here to stay!)

more Pasifika players shifting to football would also be good

Does it really matter what ethnic group are in the AW's? Does England care how many blacks are in the England side? The whole thing is just a load of crap.Teams should be picked on merit not race.

if it gets more people playing and following the game, then as far as I'm concerned teams can be comprised solely of VW owners or people have ocelots as pets

I agree about more people playing the game, but just imagine what would happen if we wanted to pick a pakeha only side. Riots in the street.

 

If the naturally talented and athletic Maori and PI kids can see a future in football it will only help.
My boys are 1/4 Samoan, 1/4 Kiwi and 1/2 English so I expect them to be both All Whites and All Blacks. In the same weekend. Possibly Tall Blacks in the summer as well.

So your kids will be: Laid back, not very committed to anything but will know how to queue?

Mate, insult me all you want but NEVER insult my kids.

Sorry TM - no offence intended. 

No offence, but that was funny.

 

any repeat of that cr@p and you'll be hit f*cken hard with a ban stick

Actually I've got a get out of a ban stick from a while back.

(From a mod with a sense of humour)

I own a VW and have an ocelot as a pet, can I please be the captain?

I considered getting a VW and an ocelot myself, however I personally prefer Jaguars.

I've had a look at the website; does this crowd have any official support from NZF or is it a private set up? It doesn't matter too much in terms of if its a good idea or not, but I'm thinking about traction. You see quite a few Maori and Island kids playing in the youth grades over here in HB. Many you wouldn't pick until you see them with their family.