Heard on the sidelines #09816

Dan: ' ...... So, what did you name your daughter?'

Uni Stallions 3, Karori Magpies 5

I'll provide the stats - pony Gerald can provide the match report.

Good yarn in the clubrooms afterwards Stallions - and thats what the blog should echo - so lets try to rekindle those old forms (match report, heard on the sidelines etc), and how about a new feature: 'Talk us through that moment'. Can be anything related to a game: moments of heroism, peering behind the red mist, asking Tangihaere to explain his particular take on zonal marking.

Lets start positively - so Gus, accused yesterday of 'being drunk in charge of a backline' - how about you talk us through that goal they scored off our free kick just outside their box? It feels like some Bermuda triangle shit - how the hell did they score off that?

Stallion: Its indisputable - Carrick, 2 goals, 1 assist, hounding their backline all day long.

Pony: More complex - a couple of good nominations: Gus (see above), Paddy somehow managing to get the ref to stop play to give a card for dissent - according to Paddy for politely asking the ref to 'watch the game'.  But like so many ponies, this one didn't even take place in the game. It belongs to a long tradition:

Pre game, Stallions and Magpies line up, walk on together turn to face the huge crowd. The ref asks Gerald 'are you the captain' - he says 'no he's down there doing albatrosses or something' - he takes responsibility and the formalities begin. Enthusiastic Gerald - loving playing skipper and leading the line, jumps out and tries to move down the Magpies line, only for the ref to pull him back and explain that the home team moves down the line, the Stallions stay still (by which time G had tried to shake around 7 hands, all repulsed with awkward laughter). So it restarts and all goes relatively smoothly. At the end the ref shakes the Magpies captain hand, and turns to Gerald who refuses to offer his hand, saying 'we shook earlier' . Another awkward moment ensues. Everybody laughs and a new pony is born.

Bit of public nudity for your afternoon

Why you don't wear a pounamu when playing football. Chested down a goal kick from 40-odd meters. #modernMaoriwound

Badd Ass

Suspensions

Updated 16/04/2015 12:00pm

2014 Suspensions

09/08/14 Joe Gaughan (Stop Out), 11 months suspension from all football-related activities

2015 Misconducts

Club Name	First name	Family Name	Offence	Suspension	Games Remaining
Upper Hutt City	Daniel	Stevens	Serious Foul Play	1 game	1 game
Miramar Rangers	Tapfuma	Dimairo	Violent Conduct	2 games	2 games
Brooklyn Northern United	Hassan	Ali	Second Caution	1 game	1 game
Palmerston North Marist	James	Oxtoby	Second Caution	1 game	1 game
Douglas Villa	Kaylin	Hutchison	Violent Conduct	2 games	2 games
Victoria University	Phil	Bak	Violent Conduct	2 games	1 game
Tawa AFC	Robbie	McLachlan	Second Caution	1 game	1 game

Game 2: Vs IBU Powershop, courtesy of 'striker' Heath

Gus and his sore back hits the dancefloor

Conditions - fine and sunny.  Grass – very long. Milky had worked some mid-week magic to get 11 players.  

Stallions went 2-0 down early thanks to some loose officiating of the offside line (well that’s what we said).  Probably due more to the lack of warm ups.

The Stallions got angry.  A lovely free kick from Tangi saw the ball nodded back across goal and then into the IBU net from Hamish. Second half and we were sensing a change in momentum.  

Starting to dominate possession and territory, a pin-balling session in the IBU box eventually saw Thad slot home.  Then a sweeping move down the right saw Hamish smash home a second with the goal of the day.

3-2 up, Stallions used every trick to hold on.  Uri was red carded for a brilliantly timed professional foul, while Aaron pulled a calf but soldiered on as the lone striker.  When the final whistle went, it a bl**dy relief

Not sure what the team thought of the Stallion award, but I lost count of the number of goal-saving tackles from Tangi and then Gus later on.  Milky had to be up there for deciding to try and touch the ball every 3 seconds and putting in a performance that was out of kilter with the fitness of the rest of his team.  

Looking forward to the Magpies this weekend.

Any other thoughts? On the injury front - we moved Gus preventively from striker to central defender because of his sore back. But then from his facebook page that night: 'flagged j'ville - we nailed the eighties at electric avenue until last train home.' Probably saw Bakkie there, still talking about that red card. Bakkie we need your thoughts on that event recorded for the blog - tell us about it.

Oi, who got the assists? Milky got the last touch before Thad's goal? What about Hamish's - was it Heath who headed across goal?

And nominations for Stallion and pony -I back Heath's nomination of Tangihaere and/or Milky.

Pony? Heath's constant talking back to the ref was mentioned on the day - even started before the game where he refused to put his bags on the grass! Must be others?

Stallions 2014 stats

Yes, check out that goal differential - plus 36 MFers!

Games Played:18
Won:15
Lost:3
Drawn: 0
Place on table:2 -FINAL
Next up: Div 4
Fights: 2
Goals for:67
Goals Against:31
GD: +36
Goal Scorers: Rauru (19), Carrick (14), Heath (8), Lloyd (6), Tom (4), Bakky (4), Gerald (2), Aaron (2), Tharron (2), Logan(2), Chris, Paddy, Jamie
Assists: Paddy (11), Rauru (9), Bakky (6), Heath (5), Gerald (5), Carrick (4), Lloyd (3), Aaron (2), Logan (2)
Stallions: Tangihaere (2), Paul (2), Graham, Chris, lloyd, Tim
Ponies:Bakky (2), Paul, Heath, Paddy, Carrick, Rauru