2024 National Football League: Men's Preview November 16

Adam Cooper is joined by local football analyst Dale Warburton to preview round eight of the men's National Football League.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Game one of the National League in terms of the means.
Today Cashmere Tech hosting Eastern Suburbs in christ Church. Rest
of the round Sunday afternoon games, so Dale, let's chat. Firstly,
Napier City Rovers up against Auckland City FC up there
on Hawk's Bay tomorrow afternoon.

Speaker 2 (00:16):
Yeah, in aps City, I guess surprise leader is at
this late stage of the round robin. They had a
good three to one win away to Coacha Spirit last
week and to put the top on goal difference, but
they have a pretty tough runner and they've got Auckland
Sea today after tomorrow I should say, and then Olympic
next week, so they probably need I'm going to say
probably a woman and a draw should be enough to

(00:36):
finish in the top two. For Auckland, they're coming off
the back of a disappointing loss to Wellington Phoenix Reserve
side last week. They lost four to three after coming
back to draw three all but lost. For Auckland City
tomorrow would probably be pretty terminal for them, I think,
leave far too many results need to go their way
in the last round. So yeah, pretty interesting one in

(00:58):
the final makeup.

Speaker 1 (00:59):
Of the and around the same time kicking off at
and Deva Park. Western Suburbs hosting Western Springs.

Speaker 2 (01:06):
Another another heavy lost for Western Suburbs last week and
they went for one down to Olympic after scoring first.
They look destined to finish bottom with just one point
the seven games and wapping twenty four goals conceded already.
Western Springs on how they hand they have story every
pretty good chance of making the top two. They're down
and fourth, but just two points off top two spot.

(01:27):
They obviously have wests tomorrow and then they have one
eton Phanax, so they have two pretty winnable games and
they they probably need to win both of them, and
even then it might not be enough dett to rely
on other results as well. So yeah, Western Springs should
be going to their one pretty heavy favorites.

Speaker 1 (01:40):
Birkenhead unite it up against Coastal Spirit obviously not featuring
local teams from Haredale, but will be interesting in terms
of the table.

Speaker 2 (01:48):
Yeah, Berganhead most most likely they're in second, not fourteen
points but just only a considering on goal difference. They
had a pretty disappointing draw with Eastern Suburbs two to
last week into sober Down the second to last to
bring burken Head back to the back to the pack.
There's kind of what five teams covered by six teams

(02:08):
covered by three points for two games to go, So
and coas we'll spirit one of those teams down on
eleven points, so that definitely need to win this if
they have any chance. That seems even that seems like
a little bit of a long shot. But another another
game where perhaps it draws there's no good for either side.
But ye could be pretty interesting fixture out there up
in Auckland tomorrow and.

Speaker 1 (02:30):
Four pm Sunday afternoon. Two local teams, the Phoenix Reserves
hosting Wellington Olympic at Fraser Park. What's in it for
both of these things?

Speaker 2 (02:38):
Yeah, I guess nis Olympica hanging on with Grimm Death.
I think there's some chances are making the final. Will
doubt a bit of a boost from the Phoenix last
week and when they bet Auckland City and then I'll
see Burke and Head drew as well to bring those
two teams back into the pack. Phoenix last week they
raced out to the Spreen League before getting picked back
to three to three late in the game, only to
rally in the injury time to pop up with it

(02:59):
with a I'm a very late to seal a four
to three win and move them up to seventh. They
probably will have a couple of first times drop down
given the a Leggas breaking for the international window. Ifiel
what it's playing a couple of games over the weekend,
but yeah, hosting Olympic. Who are they come to beat
a whist for one last week and they moved up
to fifth eleven points, so three points off top the

(03:20):
top two, but with only two day games to go
the Olympic. They finished next week with Snape City Rovers,
so they probably need to win two games to have
any chances within a game, the story relying on results
going their way, but they've got a little bit of
a sniff to motivate them tomorrow. For more from News
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