NUAFC 1968-2018

1970
The Officers of the Club for the 1970 season
(elected at the 1969 AGM) were:
President Joe Templeton
Manager/Coach Joe Templeton
Secretary Jim McCaig
Treasurer Jim McCaig
Captain Jim McCaig
Vice Captain Sandy MacDonald
Committee Maurice Frankhouser
Richard Saville
Sandy MacDonald
Charlie Gorman
George Sunnex
Clyde Turner
During the course of the year Jim McCaig was
transferred by his employer to Mount Maunganui and, at a
subsequent General Meeting, the vacancies were filled by:
Secretary Sandy MacDonald
Captain
Trustees
Robin Turner
Sandy MacDonald
Maurice Frankhouser
Joe Templeton
The Club colours were chosen to carry over from
the Ngaruawahia High School strip so that the secondary
school boys could wear the same strip during both games
on a Saturday if they wished to play for the club.
For the last few games of the season the team wore
tops supplied by Railways of Frankton until the official strip
arrived. The playing colours were vertical myrtle green and
white stripes on the shirt with green trim, black shorts and
green socks with a single white band at the top.
The Ngaruawahia Borough Council granted the club
the use of Centennial Park as their home ground and many
working bees were scheduled on the small hollow-block
building and on the ground (containing a concrete cricket
wicket).
While the cricket-wicket strip was being uplifted it
was found to have been poured on top of another concrete
strip. The second strip defied the efforts of the lads to
remove it and was left to lay under about 50mm of top-soil.
The concrete was subsequently removed in 1992.
The field marked out was 100 yards by 90 yards and
a great deal of assistance was received from Mr Jack Kelly and
the Borough Council in the basic levelling and development of
the field. It was hoped that the Council would be erecting
toilets on the ground in the near future.
The Club played through the 1969 season with a
small number of members and players, which grew over the
1970 season. Club fees remained at $2.00.
ln two post-season matches against Huntly (in which
Steve Baranyai donated a cup), Ngaruawahia won 6-2 and
lost 3-4 but won the cup with a 9-6 aggregate.
Four trophies were purchased for annual
presentations to its players. The most prestigious trophy was
given the name of the Robin Bell Memorial Trophy in
remembrance of Robin, whose accidental death was deeply
felt by the Club.
At the end of the 1969 season the club had surplus
cash of $69.00 and this was boosted to a satisfying $220.00
by the end of the 1970 year.
The Lions Club had made a donation of $100 to
assist the club in its development This donation was
presented by Lions President Mr George to Jim McCaig
before the opening game of the season at Centennial Park
(Ngaruawahia v Huntly Thistle).
Further funds were raised with two $100 raffles and
a Pig-in-a-Barrow raffle. The three major fundraisers were
won by H. Gray (Pig-in-a-Barrow), T. Hogan, Peter
Henshilwood and E. Tubbs ($100 raffles).
This was the year in which the club opened an
account with the Bank of New Zealand with an initial deposit
of $2,380.
The annual RSA v United fixture was held on the
High School grounds on Sunday October 18th resulting in a 2-
2 draw. Parts of the match were filmed and the Club still has
the 8mm movie of this.
The 1970 registered players for the Club were:
Steven Barr
Robin Bell
Stuart Bell
Martin Bell
Nuki Berryman
Emmett Connolly
Barry Callaghan
Peter Dooley
Harry Docherty
Brian Firth
John Forrest
Andrew Farrimond
Charlie Gorman
Neil Gorman
Peter Henshilwood
Campbell Haggie
Robert Hunt
Maurice Frankhouser
Tony Janssen
Sandy MacDonald
Jim McCaig
Rex NightingaJe
Howard Pharo
Alan Rose
Phillip Runciman
George Sunnex
Richard Saville
Mark Snowden
Clyde Turner
Robin Turner
Keith Watson
Barry White
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