Junior Coach of the Year: Paul Bricklebank. Paul has been an absolute superstar with his delivery of First Kicks this year, supported by some members of the Grade 12 Federation Team. Paul combines his amazing football talent and knowledge with his small-people-management-skills (he’s a teacher!) to make first kicks a very fun and organised football […]

Congratulations to two Taupo AFC players who came up top in the WaiBop Player of the Year Awards. WaiBOP Championship: Cody Hawkes (Taupo FC). Bay Women’s Division 1: Sally Le Fleming (Taupo). https://www.waibopfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/108206?fbclid=IwAR2wjqeO_2X_GTaHqEWUpNWfD1DzhbAlSm6i90uKb3SDOzu6kiQiGy6_dp4

  Taupo Premiership (1st team) Player of the Year – Joseph O’Donoghue Most Valuable Player – Connor Perrott Player’s Player – Joseph O’Donoghue Golden Boot – Joseph O’Donoghue Most Injured – Dylan Crighton   Taupo Championship (Reserves Team) Player of the Year – Logan Giddy Player of the Year – Brody Neil Most Valuable Player […]

The Taupo Women’s team had a fantastic 2021 season and came away as division winners. Congratulations to the women’s squad and their coach David MacCallum. Danielle Clark / Danielle Dunbar / Fiona Attwell / Heidi Hancock / Jessica Mackintosh /Jessica Taylor-Mobberley / Jorja Neill / Kensie Gard / Laura Barnfield / Lieselle Irwin / Lucy […]

Taupo AFC hosts the McCartney Tournament at Crown Park. We have many people anxiously waiting an update. Unfortunately planning is incredibly hard in a Covid-19 Delta environment. Here’s the latest. A message from John McCartney. Well here we are in 2021 and we have 2020 all over again. We have waited until now to make […]

Taupo AFC is back training again under alert level 2 restrictions, which have been created following NZ Football Guidelines and approved by the Taupo District Council. Seniors Ensure your scan in on the Covid Tracer App Stay in your training “bubble” Masks to be worn to and from training   Juniors McCartney Teams have all […]

Get your votes in now! Vote here: https://www.waibopfootball.co.nz/PLAYERS/2021-Player-of-the-Year WaiBOP’s Player of the Year votes are open. You can only vote for one player from each league and can vote for players from as many (or few) leagues as you wish. Voting closes on Friday September 17. Nominated players from Taupo AFC are: WaiBOP Premiership: Joe […]

As we are sure everyone is aware, all trainings and football activities are cancelled for the next 3 days. All Taupo District Council venues, which includes Crown Park, are closed until further notice.   From WaiBOP All competitions and community football and futsal suspended this weekend. Following the government’s move to Alert Level 4 last […]

Rob Williams (Smoke) played his 280th game for the first team last week, matching the record help by Ben Westerman (Westy). Both Smoke and Westy started playing for Taupo AFC Senior Club sides in 1996 (Rob was 14 & Westy 15) & the records are amazingly similar. Both were away overseas & elsewhere in NZ […]

3 Home games tomorrow for the 3 Taupo AFC Senior Men’s teams. Come on up and show your support. Sausage Sizzle (with Venison Sandwiches) & the bar will be open. First games kick off at 12.30.