Mainland Premier League

Reta Fitzpatrick Cup Final

Western 2 (Aimee Phillips 2) Cashmere Technical  0 HT 1 - 0

English Cup Final

Ferrymead Bays 2 (James O'Sullivan Russell Kamo) Coastal Spirit 1 (Danny Palethorpe) HT 0 - 1

South Island Football Championship Final

Dunedin Technical 1 (Tristan Prattley) Cashmere Technical 1 (Tom Schwarz) HT 1 - 1 Cashmere Technical won 4 - 2 on pens

Cashmere easily the better side even sans Stu Kelly. Should have won by more, but for a stoic effort by Tom Batty. 

Cash Tech went first, scored. Matt Joy first up for Dn Tech missed his penalty. Cashmere missed their 3rd. Tech missed their 4th and never got a 5th.

Interestingly, John Brown spent the whole game in the stands. This was optional apparently, some chat about a good behaviour bond ahead of next week.

Heard today at English Cup final when they were advertising Chatham Cup that 700 tickets have already been sold, should be a good day next sunday if the crowd keeps growing during the week

John was sent from the dug out last weekend in the final league game up here in Chch.

I see Waitakere lost their final Northern PFL 3 - 1 to Onehunga Sports yesterday,  to leave them this 8th place in the 10 team league. 5 wins, 4 draw and 9 losses - 24 goals for and 41 against. Roy Krishna and Rory Turner their leading scorers with 7 goals each (the same as former Christchurch United player Eric Seekie - who played in the 2011 Mainland League, now plays for East Coast Bays).

Does anyone know if Cup game is televised? Yes Waitakere lost 3 1 yesterday but without Krishna, Butler, Turner and Myers. Krishna and Turner 7 goals each this season but only played 8 games for the side I think. Top scorer in the league got 11.

Was at the park yesterday and they have put up a tv camera scaffolding platform which I assume will be for next weekend. Not sure if live on the telly but looks like it will deffo be recorded.

CTV, the local station down here will be filming the game, have already put up a tower on the 'bank' side of the park. Unsure if the are filming on behalf of Sky TV or not. I will try and confirm at post update. Sounds like Radio Sport are having the game 'live'.

eric seekie was a very good player.

Maybe but always seemed to be getting cards for the refs, as always seemed to have plenty to say for himself. Scored 3 goals for ChCh United in the 2010 Mainland PFL and one in 2011 before he headed to Auckland.   

yep, just one of those players you dont want marking you.

Do you think the powers that be are that smart??

Not like St Alban's School don't get to use the facility during the school week!

Both games?

Any news on ticket sale figures?

Yes, I bought 12.

Tonight I have finally completed all the goal scoring stats for the Mainland Premier Football League since it commence in 2002 - 3481 goals from 1052 games for and average of 3.31 goals per game.

For a bit of fun lets see how good you are by naming the top 12 all time scorers who have scored 629 (or 18.07%) of the goals.

Depending on how things go will give a hint or two.

I think some will be suprised by the top dozen.     

Ooh nice work and a fun game.  Ok I'll start: Maybe you can only pick 3 per guess...

I'll go Keith Grosvenor, Russel Kamo and Gareth Turnbull.

Great start Vim you are nailed the top three and nearly in the correct order:

Stu Kelly, Dan Ede & Ewan (guy from halswell)

Gonna go 3 more

Matt Smith (halswell), Chris Anderson (united/nomads), Alex Pak (western)

Yes to Matt Smith, both Matt and Ewan Bakker are two of only fours players in the top ten scorers that have scored all their goals for the same club, that is the first hint..  :

Chris Anderson is in 14th place with 36 goals, with Alex Pax making the the top 20 with 31 goals.

Need some Nelson players but don't know who.

Andy Pitman with the penalties he used to take he would have got a few, Ben Cameron may just be there or there abouts.

Jimmy Small? How many years did he play MPL if more than a couple he my have been a shot, couldn't resist that.

Greg Feutz did Mid Canterbury play MPL or only Qual league Greg had a couple of good years with Nomads.

Chatham Cup and Women's KO Cup ticket sale update:

1200 tickets have been pre-sold and if they reach 2300 pre sales there will be no gates sale so best to pre book at dashticket.co.nz

Dave M from Western and Jean Claude de Joux.

Will pay out on Greg Feutz, but not the others. Table is for just the Mainland PFL from 2002 onwards.

Greg bagged 50 goals - Nomads (42) and Burnside (8) so is 6th on the all time list.

Ben Cameron tally is 25, Andy Pits 16 with Jimmy Small just 1, but Jimmy scored plenty in the old Southern League.

Next hint of the four players 'missing' two have retired and of the other two I think they both played at least one game in 2013. 

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Dave Mawhinney sits on 25 - set up heaps more, with Jean Claude de Joux just sitting outside the top dozen with 37 goals which leaves him in 13th place.

steve hill

Wiremu Piercey , Phil Hughes, Glen Collins

papa murphy must have a few.

Well down to betty s and reddevial for getting Steve Hill, and betty s again for Neil Murphy and foal30 for Wiremu Piercey, so just one more to go who is 8th= with Wiremu.

alex williams?