NUAFC 1968-2018

1972
WAIKATO 2nd Division (at Te Kuiti) 1972
Standing: Joe Templeton, Peter Vela, Lindsay Bullivant, George Sunnex, Phillip Bullivant, Rex Nightingale,
Mike Liddle, Steven Mark, Jeff McLaughlan.
Squatting: Maurice Frankhouser, Kevin Riley, Neil Gorman, Jeff Brunning, Charles Gorman, Ian Todd *.
Not present: Sandy MacDonald (taking the photo).
( * For this game Ian Todd flew himself back from Wellington in a Cesna aircraft to take part.)
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Waikato 2nd Division
5 Apr Matamata Drew 1 1
15 Apr Waikeria Won 2 1
22 Apr Rotorua Suburbs Lost 1 3
29 Apr Hamilton Won 5 0
6 May Putaruru Rangers Drew 1 1
13 May Te Kuiti Drew 1 1
20 May Tokoroa Lost 1 6
27 May Teachers-Varsity Won 6 3
3 Jun Otorohanga College Won 1 0
10 Jun Matamata
17 Jun Waikeria Won 2 0
24 Jun Rotorua Suburbs Lost 1 4
8 Jul Putaruru Rangers Won 5 0
22 Jul Tokoroa Won 8 2
29 Jul Teachers-Varsity Won 4 0
5 Aug Otorohanga College
12 Aug Hamilton
Waikato Breweries Cup
26 Aug Rotorua Suburbs Lost 2 3
9 Sep Putaruru Rangers Won
16 Sep Te Kuiti Won
23 Sep Matamata Lost 1 2
Waikato 2nd Division
Huntly Press
29th April 1972
Fielding the strongest team possible against their
skilled opponents, Ngaruawahia met Hamilton in the 3rd round of
competition.
Man-for -man Ha m il t on wer e m or e ski ll ed than
their host s but this wa s not to upset or dictate to Ngaruawahia.
Confident in their defence, Ngaruawahia for war ds harried
and probed and brought off an early goal from the boot of
Tony Armstrong from 10 yards out.
Ha m i l t on wer e st un g into retaliation, building up a
slow and deliberate attack but found that the Ngaruawahia
defence was like a brick wall. Ever y t i m e t h e y bea t on e
defender, another was there. The few times that a quick attack by
Hamilton moved past the advancing keeper, R e x N i gh t i n ga l e ,
t h e y foun d d e fen der s T od d, M a r k a n d M a c D o n a l d
blocking any further progress.
Lon g Ha mi l t on sh ot s lifted well over the bar;
through ball s wer e col lected easily by Nightingale and the
two occasions on which Hamilton thought they had the defence
beaten, man­of-the-match Steven Mark materialised to clear the
b a l l .
George Sunnex goaled from 35 yards out with his shot
having "goal" written all over it from the time it was kicked.
This ended the first half.