Parrs Park, Oratia, auckland OctOber 20–21 2012

2012 natiOnalPrOvincial chamPiOnshiP

auckland canterburY# First Name Last Name Club3 James Roughan Mt Roskill6 Andrew Creighton North Shore7 James McKenzie Mt Roskill8 Steven Johnson Manurewa9 Michael Gregson Waitakere11 William Gregson Waitakere12 Michael Boyce Mt Roskill14 Shane Leat Waitakere15 Dan Moyle Waitakere16 Ben Horne Mt Roskill17 Brandon Sucu North Shore18 Sam McKenzie Mt Roskill20 Andriu Sucu North Shore21 Carl Gabriel Waitakere23 Adam Booker Mt Roskill24 Richard Taylor Mt Roskill25 Andrew McKenzie Mt Roskill26 Dan McGregor Waitakere28 Adam Simpson North Shore31 Callum McLean Mt Roskill32 Matt Hackett Waitakere33 Dwayne Cleugh Mt Roskill

Jesse Mager ManurewaTy Smith North ShoreJamie Beckham WaitakereDylan Beckham Waitakere

# Name Club1 Wayne Sullivan Bulldogs2 Phillip Shaw-Rowling Cougars3 Levi Inglis Blues4 Jake Toplis Bulldogs5 Josh Robles-McGill Eagles6 Sean Butler Blues7 Mike Burr Eagles8 Brendan Swift Cougars9 Steven McCarron Bulldogs10 Todd Andrews Bulldogs11 Aaron Harris Cougars12 Callum Mckenzie Cougars13 Neil De Joux Cougars14 Andrew Howison Eagles15 Izaak Williams Bulldogs16 Simon Carden Eagles17 Justin Clark Cougars18 Matthew Rushton Cougars20 James Stevenson Bulldogs21 Dan Young Blues22 Jared Court Blues23 Chris Morel Eagles24 Matty Crighton Eagles25 David Risdon Cougars26 Steven Howard Eagles29 Ricky Van Olphen EaglesCoach: Harry Peterson Manager: Steve LangridgeStrapper: Jason BeckWith energy to burn off the Richter scale the defending NPC Champions Canterbury Cobras have prepared tirelessly for this event. With Harry Peterson as the returning coach of the Cobra’s we have the most experienced coach in CAFL history steering a Canterbury team that has been brimming with confi dence and competitiveness. Participating in the highly competitive and even CAFL league where each team has won, drawn or lost to each other in 8 rounds the desire to earn a Canterbury jersey was fi ercely contested.

The players to watch for are the powerful marking and rucking Captain Canterbury, Todd Andrews whose agility is awe inspiring. The return of Steven Howard, Andrew Howison, Justin Clark and Aaron Harris from across the ditch where they have been honing their AFL skills in the VAFA will display skills that spectators will marvel at. Young guns Phillip Shaw, Callum McKenzie, Sean Butler and the mad Mexican Josh Robles-McGill have the youthfulness to go all day and display mature skills for their experience.

We thank our Sponsors Stream Group NZ, Air Rescue Trust, NZCT, Mainland Foundation, Youth Town and Westminster Sporting Club GM Eddie Cropley for making it possible. Special mention to our tireless President Terry Anderson for organising the world to spin on its axis.

The Auckland Team are looking to get their name back on the trophy after quite a few years fi nishing runner up. Co-coaches Callum Mclean and Andriu Sucu are also playing, and this may lead to more direction on the park.

Only two players are joining the team with Australian experience, Andrew Crighton and Matthew Hackett, the rest of the squad have been selected from the club scene. Five NZ U18 players have made the cut, and are looking to continue their good form following the recent series against the Victorian Amateurs in Wellington a fortnight ago.

It looks like an exciting mix of new and experienced players, and they should push the defending champs to the line.

OtaGO WaikatO # First Name Last Name Club1 Mike Coventry Uni Riot5 Dan Benny Uni Riot20 Logan Taylor Uni Riot4 Jay Johnson Canterbury3 Ben Bradley Canterbury2 Jonty Kay Canterbury6 Mike Bruhn Uni Riot7 Logan Toomer Old Boys’8 Joel Hodgkinson Uni Riot9 Dan Smart Old Boys’10 Ben Miller OBHS11 Paul Kirby Uni Riot12 Chris Bailey Uni Riot

Craig Sneddon Old Boys’14 John Gilmour Old Boys’15 George Reid Uni Riot17 Nathan Rose Uni Riot19 Conor O’Fee Old Boys’24 Will Dickenson Old Boys’

Otago are a young, developing team, with this being many players’ fi rst game on a full sized fi eld with a full squad, and the chance to rest and run off the bench. However, don’t let this relative lack of game experience trick you into thinking that Otago don’t know how to play! All winter long they have been training together as a team, developing skills, learning the lingo and giving it their all. Fearlessly led by experienced club captain Chris “Aussie” Bailey, with speed to burn out of the centre, a solid target at full forward, and a watertight back line, they are ready to announce the arrival of the mighty blue and gold to the NPC scene!

The coaching staff have a strong pedigree, with both Warwick “Dingo” Kain and Michael “Modra” Bruhn tracing their lineage back to the Nightcliff Tigers in Darwin’s NTFL. Together they have selected players from varying codes, including basketball, soccer and Gaelic football, and have honed their skills through specialised and targeted coaching to transform them into Aussie Rules stars.

Players to watch out for include: U20’s NZ representatives Ben Miller and Logan Toomer; Otago's league founder Nathan Rose; soccer-goal-keeper-turned-specialist forward-Conor O’Fee; speedsters Craig Sneddon, Dan Benny, Will Dixon and Michael Coventry; crumbing goal sneak Modra; and the tough-in-defence duo Paul Kirby and Joel Hodgkinson.

The 2012 Waikato season has seen an introduction of a new team into the fi xtures, that team being a development one, the Waikato Taniwhas, a youth team with leadership from Luke Kneebone, Phil Mourits and Hayden Mourits.

The Thunder side this year will comprise of a lot of new players, youth and experience, which is always unpredictable when mixed with Waikato passion.

The goals for Waikato’s NPC campaign are simply to win all games, to be a team that will match opposition man on man, provide competition at every contest, fi ght for every ball with a will to win and command respect from opposition.

We have said it before and it will be said again: Opponents beware: we are from Waikato Taniwha rau, he piko he taniwha, he piko he taniwha; Waikato of a thousand Taniwha, on every bend is a Taniwha.

Kia Mate Toa – Never Give Up!!

# First Name Last Name1 Jason Kjestrup2 Matt van Wijk3 Jason Sklenars4 Mitchell Mace5 Scott van den Bemd6 Mark Caldwell7 Alex Brown8 Aaron Fegusson9 Phil Mourits10 Luke Kneebone12 Cody Max13 Mike Pratt14 Dylan Bower15 Hayden Mourits16 Brad Morgan17 Nigel Goodhue18 Kolo Tomu19 Ludi Hope20 Liam Annals21 Martyn Gaines23 Callum Flynn24 Daniel Carston25 Rhys O’Connor26 Andrew Laversha28 Matt O’Neill29 Todd Arnold30 Sam Cooper

WellinGtOn nPc draW# First Name Last Name Club1 Daniel Annand Hutt Valley Eagles2 Matt Poole Hutt Valley Eagles3 Stanley Chung Eastern Bulldogs4 Hamish Mackay Wellington City Saints5 Fletcher Barclay Wellington City Saints6 Craig Morgan Hutt Valley Eagles7 Jay Kealy Eastern Bulldogs8 Kade Riddell Eastern Bulldogs9 Danny Morgan Eastern Bulldogs10 James Terry Eastern Bulldogs11 Tom Robinson Eastern Bulldogs13 Hayden Schrivers Hutt Valley Eagles14 Hugo Phillips Wellington City Saints15 Gus Ferguson Eastern Bulldogs16 Richard Williams Hutt Valley Eagles17 James Kusel Hutt Valley Eagles18 Jason Wozniak Eastern Bulldogs19 Sam Sherring Hutt Valley Eagles20 Jason Cox Wellington City Saints21 Dan Couling Wellington City Saints22 James Kerse North City Demons23 Jalan Farris Hutt Valley Eagles26 Mark Langdon Wellington City SaintsCoach Mark LangdonManager Margaret LaveryCaptain James TerryVice Captain Danny Morgan

The Wellington Tigers 2012 campaign had a rocky start with injuries to key NPC regulars. However, with a combination of skillful and experienced campaigners and some exciting youngsters, the Tigers of 2012 are looking to leave their claw marks all over their opponents this year.

Coached by Mark Langdon and lead by James Terry and an experienced leadership group including Danny Morgan, James Kusel, Stan Chung and Jason Cox come and hear the Tigers roar in 2012.

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saturdaY, OctOber 20, 20121.00Pm auckland v WaikatOFinal scOre tO

2.00Pm WellinGtOn v OtaGOFinal scOre tO

3.00Pm canterburY v aucklandFinal scOre tO

4.00Pm WaikatO v WellinGtOnFinal scOre tO

5.00Pm OtaGO v canterburYFinal scOre tO

6.30Pm dinner

sundaY, OctOber 21, 201210.00am auckland v WellinGtOnFinal scOre tO

11.00am WaikatO v canterburYFinal scOre tO

12.00Pm OtaGO v aucklandFinal scOre tO

1.00Pm WellinGtOn v canterburYFinal scOre tO

2.00Pm WaikatO v OtaGOFinal scOre tO

3.00Pm Games cOnclude3.15Pm PresentatiOns best PlaYer FOr each team leadinG GOal kicker tOurnament best PlaYer tOurnament Winner