Gore Wanderers AFC

The final senior football game this year! Our Men's Premier side takes on Thistle at home this Saturday to wrap up another season. While both teams are now playing for pride, expect this one to have plenty of ticker around it ☝🏻

Head down to Hyde and support the boys as they look to finish up on their terms 🔴⚫️

NSVets14th Grade Gore Wanderers AFC Team 2026 season wrap up

At the start of the season, this team was a bit like a football version of a blind date.
We brought together players from three different teams, many of whom had never played together before, and honestly, nobody really knew what to expect.

From day one, our focus wasn't on trophies or results. The goal was simple: get a little bit better every game.

The season started with a couple of tough lessons disguised as heavy losses. There were moments when the scoreboard wasn't exactly our friend, but what stood out was how the players responded. They kept turning up to training, worked hard, listened, learned, and never stopped believing in themselves or each other.

Slowly but surely, things started to click. Passes connected. Players found their positions. Confidence grew. Most importantly, the team started playing the way they trained.
Then came the first win.

What happened after that was something pretty special.

The team grew stronger every week and went on an unbeaten run for the remainder of the season. Before we knew it, the same group that had taken a few early-season knocks had secured the competition trophy with a game still to play.

While winning the trophy was a fantastic achievement, it wasn't the best part of the season. The best part was watching a group of kids from different teams become genuine teammates and friends.

The improvement, commitment, resilience, and enjoyment they showed week after week is what made this season memorable.

A huge thank you must go to all the parents and whānau. Football doesn't happen without you.

Thank you for the countless trips to training, early mornings, cold sideline support, washing muddy uniforms, and providing encouragement every week.

Whether you were cheering every touch, offering tactical advice that nobody asked for, or just keeping the half time lollies flowing, your support made a huge difference.

To the players, you should be incredibly proud of what you achieved. You proved that hard work, a positive attitude, and sticking together can take a team a long way.

From a group of strangers at that first training to champions by the end of the season.
Not a bad effort at all.

Results from our Premier sides over the weekend!

The Women finishing their season on a high, with another successful trip to Winton 🤌🏻

The Men's game on the other hand was one for the neutrals as a 10 goal thriller seen them draw with Queens Park 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼

Only a couple sides left in action this weekend, Women's Premier with another trip to Winton, while Men's Premier are back in the action after two weeks, hosting Queens Park at Hyde 🔴⚫️

Saturday's games for our youth sides, let's finish the season out on a high! 👌🏼🔴⚫️

A massive midweek match up tomorrow as our Maruawai Midwives Women's Premier side takes on current league leaders Queens Park 🔴⚫️

With the competition in the balance this shapes to be an extremely exciting fixture 🤌🏻

Morgan, Regan and the team would love to have lots of Wanderers faithful in the grandstand, so get down to the A&P Showgrounds at 7pm tomorrow and cheer the ladies on 📣

Results from the weekend just been!

Women's Premier - An impressive performance to keep the pressure on Queens Park in the hunt for the Kolk Cup 💪🏼

Div 2 - Taking out the cup in unusual fashion as unfortunately Balclutha lacked the numbers and were forced to default 🏆

Div 3 - Met with a determined Thistle side in the final, they couldn't get over the finish line ultimately coming off second best after a valiant effort 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼

Senior fixtures coming up! Premier Women will look to keep in the hunt for the Kolk cup with a trip to Winton on the cards, while Div 2 and 3 are both in poll position to claim the cup in their competitions. Best of luck to all! 💪🏼⚫️🔴

Getting closer to the last matches of the season for out youth teams, go well this weekend 🤌🏻⚫️🔴

Results from the weekend, Div Two bring a hard fought point home from Te Anau, while Div 3 ended up with Saturday off as Southend unfortunately couldn't field a side ⚫️🔴