Central League 2012

Wasnt helped by welly united dropping several players to the seconds who had a big game in cap prems, absolute nightmare decision surely. Espec when the seconds still lost. Could be an entertaining second half of the season

Vale had four players on debut against Utd and they played incredibly well for where they are on the table.

Wairarapa slip up.

Mirimar have signed Tyler Boyd from Melville, very good young player, all the best

So are these young phoenix recruits going to be playing in the central league this weekend? Apart from those who have been playing previously. And if so who are they all playing for?

From Andrea Singh's article 
"Sitting last on the Central League table, Maycenvale are floundering in their second season of the top winter competition [b]amid speculation only one Bay team will be allowed to remain next season.[/b]

Really?  Has anyone else heard this rumour, or is it Singh just butchering the likelihood of Maycenvale being relegated?  Can't see the Central Fed standing for limits on the nuber of their teams 'allowed' to play in the top league.

Damn this ridiculous forum, how do you bold text when tags don't work?

Big chance for petone this weekend if the news coming out of wairarapa is true but have to wonder some times. Cant see too many other upsets this week.

A petone win would be fantastic.... opens doors for Olympic, Miramar and Napier!

A petone win would be fantastic.... opens doors for Olympic, Miramar and Napier!

Not quite the Petone win but the weekends results have blown the CL wide open. 4 teams at least may be close to the last game before they know how the table will look.

Good game at Endeavour today. Lower Hutt keeper picking up a pass back just before halftime gave Wests a free kick about 12 yards out, which was nicely tucked away. LH also had a goal disallowed a little earlier, a good solid header from a wide cross but was climbing all over the Wests defender. Lower Hutt dominating the posession but were largely clumbsy and wastefull up front the entire game, and were made to pay for that on about 80mins when a long throw beat their entire defensive line and fell nicely for an easy slot passed the keeper from 6 or so yards. The only shot Wests had that half as well. But in those final 10mins Lower Hutt managed to pull back a couple and salvage a late draw. Will need to play a lot better if they want a Chatham Cup final.

Table, looking like a real chance of going to last game to settle the winner.

Reckon Olympic's draw today puts them out of contention.

Wairarapa definately in pole position.  They have a depleted Miramar team next week (A) , Lower Hutt (H) then Napier (A).

Napier have Wests (A), Olympic (H), Wairarapa (H), Miramar (H).

Miramar have Wairarapa (H), Wellington United (A), Maycenvale (H), Petone (H), Napier (A), Lower Hutt (H) 

Great game today, Miramar v Wairarapa, may well be the league decider. 

It's between Napier and Wairarapa now. Who will blink first. Word is Gisbourne has pull out of play off for CL so wanganui city v Pnorth Marist to play off . Then winner plays U/Hutt

Watched Mar V Rapa today and it was pretty entertaining.  Mar missing Fleming, Doyle, Rowe, Farrington, Gulley, Nathu, and O'Keffee. 

Pretty even game.  Rapa took at lead midway through the first half.  Stayed that was until the second half time when Mar were awarded a penalty, and Rapa defender was sent off in the process.  That tied it up 1-1, although Rapa scored within a few minutes to make it 2-1.  Mar again equalised, but saw Rapa again take the led moments later.

Last couple of minutes saw a couple of point blank saves from Imray, and two more cleared off the line. Draw would have been a fair result.

Mar still have a chance of sneaking in don't they? Need to win their last five though (and have other results go their way)

Wairapa max of 6 more points L/Hutt and Napier to play                             currently 37  

Win over L/H and lose to Napier 40 points - 2 wins 43

Napier max 9 more points Olympic Wairapa and Miramar                            currently 33

Win over Olympic and Wairapa and lose to Miramar 39 points - 3 wins 42

Miramar max 15 more points W/United M/vale Petone Napier and L/Hutt       currently 25

5 wins 40 points - 

Olympic can only get to 37 at best

Lower Hutt for moral boosting win this weekend.

HT Mir 1  Wgtn u1

Miramar 2 Wgtn u 1

FT. Miramar 3. Unto 2. We made them look better. 

Wests looking woeful at endeavour today, was 3-1 to Tawa when i left with about 10mins to go. Youth < Experience. Theyre only a shadow of the side they were a few seasons ago.

On the opposite pitch Vale came back from 2-0 down at half time to lead 2-3 with a few minutes to go

Any news from lower Hutt

Wairarapa United 1 (Ryder)   Lower Hutt City AFC 3   (Makoii (1), Price (1), Watson (1) ).  

Two ex-Naenae players with goals in the Rapa game.  Just saying.

Lower hutt results makes things interesting..

Napier and Miramar back in the running.

Rapa - Napier (A).
Napier - Olympic (H), Wairarapa (H), Miramar (H).
Miramar - Maycenvale (H), Petone (H), Napier (A), Lower Hutt (H)

Its against petone on that weds

Miramar will have a mid week home game at Wakefield. I think it will be 29th v Petone

Olympic 2 v Napier 1

Olympic season over 37 points

Wairarapa  17 games 37 points

Napier 16 games 33 points

Miramar 14 games 28 points

Lower Hutt 15 games 25 points

Rapa - Napier (A).
Napier -  Wairarapa (H), Miramar (H).
Miramar - Maycenvale (H), Petone (H), Napier (A), Lower Hutt (H)

4 way race!

Rapa - Napier (A).
Napier -  Wairarapa (H), Miramar (H).
Miramar - Maycenvale (H), Petone (H), Napier (A), Lower Hutt (H)

Miramar v Maycenvale DF park 2.30 Saturday 25/8/12