Tawa gave DV a hiding at Hilton today. Maybe Tawa are the team to beat
Apologies for possibly posting in the wrong thread. Greytown will be 100% on for promotion from Cap Prem to CL2 come the end of the season. They have had a busy recruiting window. Sam Mason-Smith has signed for them, alongside a 21 year old English CB who was on the books with Everton as a kid (according to transfermarkt). More interestingly, Paul Ifill has been able to call upon his Christchurch United connection and recruited goalkeeper Scott Morris as well as two other United players. Apparently the Christchurch contingent will be flying up from Christchurch every week to play. Pretty crazy to think footballers are basically doing football FIFO in the third tier of Welly football. Watch this space!
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Any news on where players have ended up? Tawa have looked very good in preseason. Anybody got predictions for which 4 teams finish top?
If I was going to predict the league standings I'd go:
1. North Wellington. Lots of returning players, good signings as well.
2. Palmerston North United. Same sort of squad, new coach but he's done well with them before.
3. Tawa. Finished last season well and have looked very good in pre season.
4. Douglas Villa. One of the form teams by the end of last year, unsure what their squad looks like this year.
5. Lower Hutt City FC. Good coach, don't know too much else.
6. Palmerston North Marist. Not as strong as the other teams, few very decent players but looked alright last year.
7. Wainuiomata. Tough ground to go to.
8. Taradale AFC. Solid team, should do well enough, new coach as well.
9. Stop Out. Completely new squad apparently. Will depend on which players have stuck around.
10. Seatoun. New coach, felt like last year they were lucky TK were so bad.
If I was going to predict the league standings I'd go:
1. North Wellington. Lots of returning players, good signings as well.
2. Palmerston North United. Same sort of squad, new coach but he's done well with them before.
3. Tawa. Finished last season well and have looked very good in pre season.
4. Douglas Villa. One of the form teams by the end of last year, unsure what their squad looks like this year.
5. Lower Hutt City FC. Good coach, don't know too much else.
6. Palmerston North Marist. Not as strong as the other teams, few very decent players but looked alright last year.
7. Wainuiomata. Tough ground to go to.
8. Taradale AFC. Solid team, should do well enough, new coach as well.
9. Stop Out. Completely new squad apparently. Will depend on which players have stuck around.
10. Seatoun. New coach, felt like last year they were lucky TK were so bad.
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bigfudge wrote:
Any news on where players have ended up? Tawa have looked very good in preseason. Anybody got predictions for which 4 teams finish top?
If I was going to predict the league standings I'd go:
1. North Wellington. Lots of returning players, good signings as well.
2. Palmerston North United. Same sort of squad, new coach but he's done well with them before.
3. Tawa. Finished last season well and have looked very good in pre season.
4. Douglas Villa. One of the form teams by the end of last year, unsure what their squad looks like this year.
5. Lower Hutt City FC. Good coach, don't know too much else.
6. Palmerston North Marist. Not as strong as the other teams, few very decent players but looked alright last year.
7. Wainuiomata. Tough ground to go to.
8. Taradale AFC. Solid team, should do well enough, new coach as well.
9. Stop Out. Completely new squad apparently. Will depend on which players have stuck around.
10. Seatoun. New coach, felt like last year they were lucky TK were so bad.
I think you have the first three correct, but way off for the rest.
Based on pre-season and movement of players Wainui are pole position for the wooden spoon, then Douglas Villa and Stop Out won’t be far in front - their squads have been gutted. Taradale were awful last year also.
Seatoun played 3 x National League squads pre season and looked good - definitely not wooden spoon. Battle between Tawa and North Welly for the title I think.
1. North Welly
2. Tawa
3. Palmy Utd
4. Palmy Marist
5. Lower Hutt
6. Seatoun
7. Douglas Villa
8. Stop Out
9. Taradale
10. Wainui
Based on pre-season and movement of players Wainui are pole position for the wooden spoon, then Douglas Villa and Stop Out won’t be far in front - their squads have been gutted. Taradale were awful last year also.
Seatoun played 3 x National League squads pre season and looked good - definitely not wooden spoon. Battle between Tawa and North Welly for the title I think.
1. North Welly
2. Tawa
3. Palmy Utd
4. Palmy Marist
5. Lower Hutt
6. Seatoun
7. Douglas Villa
8. Stop Out
9. Taradale
10. Wainui
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Stop Out did alright in the Hilton Petone if that’s any indication. From what I’ve heard they have changed their entire team tho.
I think it will be a tough season for Wainui
I think it will be a tough season for Wainui
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Bigboot wrote:bigfudge wrote:I think you have the first three correct, but way off for the rest.
Any news on where players have ended up? Tawa have looked very good in preseason. Anybody got predictions for which 4 teams finish top?
If I was going to predict the league standings I'd go:
1. North Wellington. Lots of returning players, good signings as well.
2. Palmerston North United. Same sort of squad, new coach but he's done well with them before.
3. Tawa. Finished last season well and have looked very good in pre season.
4. Douglas Villa. One of the form teams by the end of last year, unsure what their squad looks like this year.
5. Lower Hutt City FC. Good coach, don't know too much else.
6. Palmerston North Marist. Not as strong as the other teams, few very decent players but looked alright last year.
7. Wainuiomata. Tough ground to go to.
8. Taradale AFC. Solid team, should do well enough, new coach as well.
9. Stop Out. Completely new squad apparently. Will depend on which players have stuck around.
10. Seatoun. New coach, felt like last year they were lucky TK were so bad.
Based on pre-season and movement of players Wainui are pole position for the wooden spoon, then Douglas Villa and Stop Out won’t be far in front - their squads have been gutted. Taradale were awful last year also.
Seatoun played 3 x National League squads pre season and looked good - definitely not wooden spoon. Battle between Tawa and North Welly for the title I think.
1. North Welly
2. Tawa
3. Palmy Utd
4. Palmy Marist
5. Lower Hutt
6. Seatoun
7. Douglas Villa
8. Stop Out
9. Taradale
10. Wainui
That does look better tbf. Also thinking about last year and how tight it was as well, impossible to predict at times but that looks more accurate. I've only managed to stream the odd Hilton Petone game and hear the odd rumor about teams through the grapevine
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Interesting results from CL2 today. I was definitely correct with Wainui and Stop Out being poor and Nth Welly and Palmy Utd being strong. Surprised with the Tawa result - is LH better or were Tawa poor today? Douglas Villa may also be in for a long season.
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Tyler wrote:
Nth Wellington starting strong! Surprised with that result actually
Seatoun with a good result as well
I take back my pre-season predictions on Seatoun, no doubt home advantage wouldv'e helped but they look closer to mid table safety than anything else this year.
North Welly surely team to beat this year. Campbell Webster at Stop Out is a good pickup but they might need a bit more this year if they're to challenge higher than the bottom.
Any news on what promotion into CL2 looks like this year? Still rumors around NL reserve sides entering or not but would be nice to have a clear picture soon considering the season is underway.
North Welly surely team to beat this year. Campbell Webster at Stop Out is a good pickup but they might need a bit more this year if they're to challenge higher than the bottom.
Any news on what promotion into CL2 looks like this year? Still rumors around NL reserve sides entering or not but would be nice to have a clear picture soon considering the season is underway.
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There will be a review post season by the looks of it to determine the shape of the competitions.
This post here has the details: https://yellowfever.co.nz/categories/asb-premiership-ocl/topics/central-league-2026?page=2#post_post_01kmgj9594gbsbtmkm743kaktr
This post here has the details: https://yellowfever.co.nz/categories/asb-premiership-ocl/topics/central-league-2026?page=2#post_post_01kmgj9594gbsbtmkm743kaktr
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CL2 game this weekend:
Douglas Villa vs Lower Hutt City, Memorial Drive, Fri 2:30pm
Villa starting the season with a lot of change and a loss to Seatoun (who look far more competitive this year tbf). May take a few games for their team to gel, first game at home should be a boost. LH with a good point against one of the challengers in Tawa. Will say Lower Hutt win.
Tawa vs Seatoun, Redwood Park, Sat 2:30pm
Seatoun with a great start, Tawa coming off a come from behind draw against LH. Both teams looked strong in pre season but will say Tawa win at home.
Stop Out vs Taradale, Hutt Park, Sat 2:30pm
Dale with a good win to start the season against the newbies Wainui. Stop Out lost to title favourites North Welly to start the season but lots of change there so may take a while to get things clicking. Will go draw but leaning more towards Taradale as a potential winner in this one.
Wainuiomata vs Palmerston North Marist, Richard Prouse Park, Sat 2:30pm
First game of the season at Richard Prouse, will have to be a fortress if Wainui want to stay up this year. Marist starting with a tough loss to rivals United but looks like the same team mostly form last year. Palmy North Marist to win this one.
Palmerston North United vs North Wellington, Memorial Park, Sat 2:45pm
Both teams coming off big wins to start the season, living up to their pre-season predictions of challengers. Very hard to pick so will go draw. United at home are always difficult to play though.
Douglas Villa vs Lower Hutt City, Memorial Drive, Fri 2:30pm
Villa starting the season with a lot of change and a loss to Seatoun (who look far more competitive this year tbf). May take a few games for their team to gel, first game at home should be a boost. LH with a good point against one of the challengers in Tawa. Will say Lower Hutt win.
Tawa vs Seatoun, Redwood Park, Sat 2:30pm
Seatoun with a great start, Tawa coming off a come from behind draw against LH. Both teams looked strong in pre season but will say Tawa win at home.
Stop Out vs Taradale, Hutt Park, Sat 2:30pm
Dale with a good win to start the season against the newbies Wainui. Stop Out lost to title favourites North Welly to start the season but lots of change there so may take a while to get things clicking. Will go draw but leaning more towards Taradale as a potential winner in this one.
Wainuiomata vs Palmerston North Marist, Richard Prouse Park, Sat 2:30pm
First game of the season at Richard Prouse, will have to be a fortress if Wainui want to stay up this year. Marist starting with a tough loss to rivals United but looks like the same team mostly form last year. Palmy North Marist to win this one.
Palmerston North United vs North Wellington, Memorial Park, Sat 2:45pm
Both teams coming off big wins to start the season, living up to their pre-season predictions of challengers. Very hard to pick so will go draw. United at home are always difficult to play though.
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bigfudge wrote:
CL2 game this weekend:
Douglas Villa vs Lower Hutt City, Memorial Drive, Fri 2:30pm
Villa starting the season with a lot of change and a loss to Seatoun (who look far more competitive this year tbf). May take a few games for their team to gel, first game at home should be a boost. LH with a good point against one of the challengers in Tawa. Will say Lower Hutt win.
Tawa vs Seatoun, Redwood Park, Sat 2:30pm
Seatoun with a great start, Tawa coming off a come from behind draw against LH. Both teams looked strong in pre season but will say Tawa win at home.
Stop Out vs Taradale, Hutt Park, Sat 2:30pm
Dale with a good win to start the season against the newbies Wainui. Stop Out lost to title favourites North Welly to start the season but lots of change there so may take a while to get things clicking. Will go draw but leaning more towards Taradale as a potential winner in this one.
Wainuiomata vs Palmerston North Marist, Richard Prouse Park, Sat 2:30pm
First game of the season at Richard Prouse, will have to be a fortress if Wainui want to stay up this year. Marist starting with a tough loss to rivals United but looks like the same team mostly form last year. Palmy North Marist to win this one.
Palmerston North United vs North Wellington, Memorial Park, Sat 2:45pm
Both teams coming off big wins to start the season, living up to their pre-season predictions of challengers. Very hard to pick so will go draw. United at home are always difficult to play though.
Agree with all of these results at first glance.
Game of the round definitely United v Nth Welly. I think this could be a first jab for the title contenders. I think Nth Welly have the upper hand going into this game, having a largely similar squad to what competed in Central League last season.
Tawa v Seatoun will give everyone a clear look at whether these two teams could possibly sneak into the Top 4 (and promotion to Central League).
Game of the round definitely United v Nth Welly. I think this could be a first jab for the title contenders. I think Nth Welly have the upper hand going into this game, having a largely similar squad to what competed in Central League last season.
Tawa v Seatoun will give everyone a clear look at whether these two teams could possibly sneak into the Top 4 (and promotion to Central League).
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Yeah that Palmy vs North Welly game is going to be a cracker. Will be interesting to see what teams start to show themselves as challengers for CL this year.
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Douglas Villa 1-1 Lower Hutt
Tawa 1-1 Seatoun
Stop Out 0-3 Taradale
Wainuiomata 1-2 P/N Marist
PN United 4-1 Nth Wellington
Tawa 1-1 Seatoun
Stop Out 0-3 Taradale
Wainuiomata 1-2 P/N Marist
PN United 4-1 Nth Wellington
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mraotxt2 wrote:
Douglas Villa 1-1 Lower Hutt
Tawa 1-1 Seatoun
Stop Out 0-3 Taradale
Wainuiomata 1-2 P/N Marist
PN United 4-1 Nth Wellington
Tawa with a late leveller again!..
Nui stop out is going to be an even bigger derby this year by the looks
Big result for palmy United making a statement!
Nui stop out is going to be an even bigger derby this year by the looks
Big result for palmy United making a statement!
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Another round of interesting results….
Stop Out & Wainui staking a claim for the wooden spoon. Palmy Utd making a massive move for the title. A few other interesting results - Seatoun seem to be the real deal, Tawa love a late goal and clearly the $$$ at North Wellington aren’t quite enough yet
Stop Out & Wainui staking a claim for the wooden spoon. Palmy Utd making a massive move for the title. A few other interesting results - Seatoun seem to be the real deal, Tawa love a late goal and clearly the $$$ at North Wellington aren’t quite enough yet
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Tyler wrote:
Massive result for Palmy. Nth Wellington will be gutted
This has to make Palmy North Utd favourites. They're so tough to beat at Memorial and they've basically kept the same squad for the last 4 years. Robson is a good coach as well.
Lots of change at North Welly so may take a few games for them to be churning out consistent results. They'll definitely feel disappointed with 4-1 though. Was anyone at the game to comment on it?
Tawa potentially in the same boat as I expect them to start stringing some good performances together soon.
Alarm bells have to be ringing at Stop Out. Lots of change but early signs aren't good at all. 7 conceded in 2 games and 0 scored is grim viewing. Taradale with 2 easyish games to start but they look very competent
Lots of change at North Welly so may take a few games for them to be churning out consistent results. They'll definitely feel disappointed with 4-1 though. Was anyone at the game to comment on it?
Tawa potentially in the same boat as I expect them to start stringing some good performances together soon.
Alarm bells have to be ringing at Stop Out. Lots of change but early signs aren't good at all. 7 conceded in 2 games and 0 scored is grim viewing. Taradale with 2 easyish games to start but they look very competent
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CL2 games this weekend:
Tawa vs Taradale, Redwood Park, Sat 2:30pm
Tawa with two draws so far this season, and Dale with two wins (albeit against two teams tipped to struggle this year). Tawa looked good in pre-season but yet to show their quality. Will go for another draw.
Wainuiomata vs Douglas Villa, Richard Prouse Park, Sat 2:30pm
Wainui with a tight loss to PNM last week, and Douglas Villa with a draw against Lower Hutt. Expecting a very tight game, leaning towards a draw in this one as well (would go Wainui if I had to pick a winner).
Palmerston North Marist vs Seatoun, Arena Manawatu Turf, Sat 2:45pm
Marist with a gritty win against Wainui, first game at home for the league season. Seatoun looking very competitive this year. PNM to win this one.
Lower Hutt City vs North Wellington, Fraser Park, Sat 3pm
LH with two draws to start the season, North Welly with a big win then big loss to PNU. North Welly with a lot of quality in their side and expecting them to bounce back after a disappointing loss to United. North Welly to win.
Stop Out vs Palmerston North United, Hutt Park, Sun 2:30pm
PNU looking like early favourites for the title this year. Stop Out struggling early on. Hard to see anything other than a big Palmy North Utd win here.
Tawa vs Taradale, Redwood Park, Sat 2:30pm
Tawa with two draws so far this season, and Dale with two wins (albeit against two teams tipped to struggle this year). Tawa looked good in pre-season but yet to show their quality. Will go for another draw.
Wainuiomata vs Douglas Villa, Richard Prouse Park, Sat 2:30pm
Wainui with a tight loss to PNM last week, and Douglas Villa with a draw against Lower Hutt. Expecting a very tight game, leaning towards a draw in this one as well (would go Wainui if I had to pick a winner).
Palmerston North Marist vs Seatoun, Arena Manawatu Turf, Sat 2:45pm
Marist with a gritty win against Wainui, first game at home for the league season. Seatoun looking very competitive this year. PNM to win this one.
Lower Hutt City vs North Wellington, Fraser Park, Sat 3pm
LH with two draws to start the season, North Welly with a big win then big loss to PNU. North Welly with a lot of quality in their side and expecting them to bounce back after a disappointing loss to United. North Welly to win.
Stop Out vs Palmerston North United, Hutt Park, Sun 2:30pm
PNU looking like early favourites for the title this year. Stop Out struggling early on. Hard to see anything other than a big Palmy North Utd win here.
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bigfudge wrote:
CL2 games this weekend:
Tawa vs Taradale, Redwood Park, Sat 2:30pm
Tawa with two draws so far this season, and Dale with two wins (albeit against two teams tipped to struggle this year). Tawa looked good in pre-season but yet to show their quality. Will go for another draw.
Wainuiomata vs Douglas Villa, Richard Prouse Park, Sat 2:30pm
Wainui with a tight loss to PNM last week, and Douglas Villa with a draw against Lower Hutt. Expecting a very tight game, leaning towards a draw in this one as well (would go Wainui if I had to pick a winner).
Palmerston North Marist vs Seatoun, Arena Manawatu Turf, Sat 2:45pm
Marist with a gritty win against Wainui, first game at home for the league season. Seatoun looking very competitive this year. PNM to win this one.
Lower Hutt City vs North Wellington, Fraser Park, Sat 3pm
LH with two draws to start the season, North Welly with a big win then big loss to PNU. North Welly with a lot of quality in their side and expecting them to bounce back after a disappointing loss to United. North Welly to win.
Stop Out vs Palmerston North United, Hutt Park, Sun 2:30pm
PNU looking like early favourites for the title this year. Stop Out struggling early on. Hard to see anything other than a big Palmy North Utd win here.
Tawa Win
Wainui Win
PNM v Seatoun Draw
NW Win
PNU Win
Wainui Win
PNM v Seatoun Draw
NW Win
PNU Win
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