2025 Men’s National League – Week 5
Coastal Spirit vs Christchurch United
There was nothing less than southern supremacy on the line at Tane Norton Park when Coastal Spirit welcomed Christchurch United across town. Coastal Spirit won the South Island League but Christchurch United got the glamour boost of OFC Pro League entry. It was a battling 2-0 away victory from Spirit, scoring twice in the last twenty, that put them on course for that league title. But neither has quite had the start to the Nats that they’d have been plotting... especially not Coastal who shipped 13 goals in their first three matches... although they did keep a cleanie in beating Auckland FC last round. Robbie Stanton named an unchanged eleven for the derby. On the other side, there was no Joel Stevens this week so Matthew Duncan joined the defence with Oliver van Rijssel moving to the left wing. Joshua Tollervery also reclaimed his starting number nine role for a Rams team who’d won two then lost two heading into this bout.
When it comes to derbies, the snappier the better. Let’s see tackles flying and shots from all over the place and as much feeling as possible, why not. No worries there with how this meeting began, both teams seeking to get on the attack with Noah Karunaratne lashing an effort across goal for CUFC before Coastal went incredibly close when Jake Hale casually swung his foot through a ball from 35 metres out and ripped it off the frame of the goal. Plus, yes, both teams had attacking free kicks. Fouls were being committed.
That’s all well and good... except that the plentiful crosses weren’t getting the ball into the net. Tollervey nodded over from close range for CU. The Rams were the side forcing the issue but Coastal were only inches away from the lead when Joe Hoole’s header fizzed past the far post after a lovely free kick cross from Weston Bell. Back down the other end, Riley Grover should have done better when a bit of Bray Whitecliffe funkiness led to a dinked cross to the back stick, Grover leaning down for his header only bunted it into Adam Braman’s hands. Charlie Beale also put a header just wide on the brink of half-time. Decent action but it was starting to get repetitive.
And so it continued. Deep-set structured defence. Centre-backs winning their headers. Lots of fouls. The coaches of both sides had to be called together for a yarn with the refs during the second stanza, perhaps due to a bit much yapping. Coastal Spirit subbed on Dan MacLennan and Max Chretien after an hour, that was a positive move aimed at finding a goal. Especially since they kept Derek Tieku on, who’d been scrapping away trying to hold the ball up (without a lot of help) for most of the game... but neither team seemed keen enough to really gamble. There were always numbers behind the ball. Coastal had a couple long-ish shots, both teams spoiled some set piece opportunities. United didn’t even get Shogo Osawa out there until ten to go. Fact is, neither goalkeeper really had to make a tough save and therefore we suffered the ignominy of a nil-all draw in the National League. The second such instance this season.
Well, what can you say? The defenders won their duels and there wasn’t enough creativity on show. Noah Karunaratne tried but he usually just got fouled. Derek Tieku battled equally hard and didn’t get the free kicks. The Rams might have done something with those headed chances in the first half but nah, this one belonged to the likes of Matt Bergin, Danny Boys, Josh Rogerson, and Ben Stroud. We’re not supposed to have goalless draws in this competition, it almost never happens, but here it just seemed like both teams were happy enough with the clean sheet and a point. Ah, fair enough.
Coastal Spirit 0-0 Christchurch United
Wellington Phoenix Reserves vs Miramar Rangers
The Phoenix Reserves have been getting pretty good value out of their fringe first-team players lately with dudes like Alby Kelly-Heald, Gabe Sloane-Rodrigues, Nathan Walker, and Luke Supyk helping them to a couple of tidy results over the past fortnight. However, the key to that success has been the back four of Lewis Partridge, Dylan Gardiner, Mac Munro, and Ryan Lee - they’d kept clean sheets in both matches that quartet has started (3-0 vs Christchurch Utd, 0-0 vs Auckland Utd). Here they faced a Miramar Rangers team coming off the bye and having scored multiple times in all three games beforehand. No changes for Miramar to the side that drew 2-2 with Auckland United, coughing up a two-goal and conceding the equaliser in stoppage time. Two changes for the Nix who saw Ryan Watson and Lachlan Candy take the spots of GSR and Walker who’d started the previous two games.
The first ten minutes boiled down to a tale of two corner kicks. Miramar got one which Owen Smith delivered into a beautiful area except Connor Butler flashed his header across the face of goal. Up the other end, the WeeNix got one and Lachlan Candy needed three goes at placing the ball trying to get it to stay still in the breeze so that he could kick it... but when he finally got it planted his cross was just as good as Smith’s had been and Luke Supyk rose to head in the opening goal. Good demonstration of what the term ‘taking your chances’ means. With that, Supyk becomes the Nix’s equal top scorer after five games with two goals, moving alongside that exciting young prospect named Own Goal.
Lewis Partridge didn’t take his chance when he followed his pass into the area and volleyed over after Luke Flowerdew’s shot had been blocked. Could have been two in a dozen minutes. But it’s not like Miramar were slow getting out of the gates. Andy Bevin got a lesson in verticality when he tried to chip the 196cm tall Alby Kelly-Heald from about 35 metres out... AKH was well off his line but recovered easily to grasp that ball (keep that idea in mind around the A-League team because Kelly-Heald could soon be seen as a preferable option to Josh Oluwayemi given the high line that the Nix are using these days). That was just a sighter though. About a minute later, Jordan Lamb sent a deep cross over from the left and Bevin ghosted onto that thing before ripping a wonderful low volley in off the post. AKH was at full stretch diving and would have stopped that thing had the placement been any less than perfect. But it was so he didn’t. 1-1 after 16 minutes.
Of course, these are two Central League rivals so we had to have a bit of biffo. That happened when Luke Flowerdew and Brad Whitworth got tangled up and Lachlan Candy tried to shove the Miramar captain clear and all three got booked. After which came a spell of hefty Rangers dominance. Louis Fenton was surprised to hear a whistle for offside as he turned to celebrate after knocking one in from close range. There were multiple blocked shots and a Martin Bueno header he should have done better with. Then a moment of drama as Bueno’s flick-on header gave Fenton something to run onto and his heels were clipped by Dylan Gardiner. Penalty awarded. It was unlucky, only accidental contact, but you know how that goes. Martin Bueno stepped up and scored to give MRAFC the lead.
The WeeNix were stringing together some very nice passing moves and unlike sometimes happens to them, they were actually turning that into decent attacks. The hustle of Supyk and Flowerdew made sure of that. But Rangers did more. They played faster and they made fewer mistakes. There could have been another pen five mins into the second spell when Fenton jumped on an underhit backpass by Munro and reckoned he was clipped by AKH. No deal. But he dusted himself off and nodded in a goal after some more slick work by Jordan Lamb. The Wellington Phoenix icon scoring against the club at National League level... what a world.
Flowerdew came the closest to getting one back for the Nix Reserves, swatting a couple efforts straight at Jack De Groot. Miramar just always seemed to have numbers back though. Their wingers never shirked their duties and having Brad Whitworth at CDM is always a headstart in that aspect too. This turned into quite an excellent performance from them. Not sure how Rangers didn’t make it four when Fenton’s cross was headed back across by Bevin and then Bueno somehow couldn’t get a touch on it with Munro getting in the way. But they did grab another towards the end when Jordan Lamb charged down a soft clearance and then smashed a half-volley into the net on the move. He was already on track for Man of the Match honours after his two assists but that goal made it a lock. Comprehensive win for Rangers, the only downside was an injury to substitute Spencer Cameron that forced him back off again.
Okay so the dream team back four didn’t carry water for the WeeNix this week, so it goes. At least they were some decent goals that they conceded (and the fourth came after they’d subbed off three of the four lads). Luke Flowerdew continues to look like a fella with a future, always staying involved. The other Luke, Mr Supyk, left a few footprints on this one too. They also did some nice things in the midfield with that Fergus Gillion/Hayden Thomas combo but they were well beaten by a Miramar team that did many of the same things, only better. Jordan Lamb was awesome. Andy Bevin, Louis Fenton, and Brad Whitworth all contributed plenty. Owen Smith managed to earn a fourth booking in five games. Miramar have scored 11 goals in four games, with at least two in each of them. Their two wins have been against the two A-League Reserves teams but they can leave those doubts behind when they host Western Springs next week.
Wellington Phoenix Reserves 1-4 Miramar Rangers
9’ | 1-0 | WP | Supyk (Candy)
16’ | 1-1 | MR | Bevin (Lamb)
34’ | 1-2 | MR | Bueno [p] (Fenton)
54’ | 1-3 | MR | Fenton (Lamb)
88’ | 1-4 | MR | Lamb
Auckland City vs Auckland FC Reserves
One thing we’d never seen from the AFC Reserves, not during the Northern League nor during the first month of National League, was first-team players dropping down for game-time. The Wellington Phoenix like to use their MNL side for this purpose hence we’ve seen Alby Kelly-Heald, Luke Supyk, and Nathan Walker all getting games this season (as well as scholar Gabe Sloane-Rodrigues). Last season David Ball played a few matches. Macey Fraser appeared for the women’s reserves on Friday night. Auckland FC have kept their scholarship dudes busy at this level but that was where they drew the line... until this week, when Oliver Sail stepped out at Kiwitea Street for his first competitive appearance in an Auckland FC jersey. That’s what we want to see.
Oli Sail was one of several changes against the cross-town rivals... whom they did pretty bloody well against during the Northern League – winning 1-0 away and drawing 1-1 at home. After a couple weeks of the Semi Nabenu/Luka Vicelich CB combo, we saw Ryan Mackay and Adama Coulibaly line up there. First game for AC since he returned from the U20 World Cup (Vicelich is off to the U17 World Cup), while Mackay had been sitting near Sail on the bench for the A-League team the day before. James Mitchell also got a start in midfield and Dejaun Naidoo was on the wing. With Coulibaly, Finn McKenlay, Oli Middleton, and Riley Bidois they had the full quartet of U20s scholars involved. As for Auckland City, they were unchanged from the team that won 1-0 against Wellington Olympic, keeping the back three formation.
It was a fine afternoon in Sandringham. There was chanting on the terraces and The Bucketman was banging away. Prime conditions for some prime Auckland City and sure enough it wasn’t long before Oli Sail was making a good low save off Myer Bevan and Christian Gray was heading wide from a corner. Sometimes ACFC take their time easing into a game but here they rushed out of the starting blocks. The AFC Ressies were eventually able to knock the ball around enough to ease the immediate threat but it was mostly just going across their backline. They weren’t getting into the midfield. Sail made a few more stops, denying Bevan and Riley Dalziell, and Mackay made a brave block against Bevan. AFC were handling it though... and if Riley Bidois had gotten a little more on his header after a mint cross from Ralph Rutherford then they might have even been ahead going into the sheds.
Well, if you can’t score right before half-time then the next best option is to score straight after it...
Long throw from Everton O’Leary, skimmed off an ACFC head, and then finished by Dejaun Naidoo at the back stick. Simple as you like. Auckland FC were ahead and the tension rose significantly for the home side – as you could see with a couple of crunching, no-prisoner tackles from Gray and Nikko Boxall. Pretty soon they shook it up by bringing off Boxall with Joe Lee replacing him and Mike den Heijer going to CB. The chances resumed for ACFC. Bevan held one up for David Yoo who’s shot was charged down by Finn McKenlay, Dylan Manickum struck off target after a Bevan flick-on. But as the game opened up, the counter attacks began emerging for the Reserves... like when McKenlay sprayed a switch that Rutherford caught up with and cross for Mitchell who slammed it wide.
Next it was the turn of Ryan de Vries and Jerson Lagos as Auckland City kept the substitutes coming. Yoo chased onto a lob over the top but blasted away. Lagos had a wild attempt. Sail denied Yoo from a 1v1 and then Codey Phoenix diverted away RDV’s chip on the rebound. The first half had been steady but the second was all action... with Nathan Garrow also making a tremendous stop stretching to keep Aston Burns from making it 2-0 after he’d nicked it off Gray in the area. Aston Burns played striker, by the way. Had been starting on the wing but they used him up top here for his pace on the break.
It seemed as though Lagos had shanked every single shot he’d attempted since coming on (although he did hit one magnificent through ball for Yoo)... but maybe that was a deliberate ploy because with time ticking down, only a couple minutes left, he took a pop that deflected off a defender’s heel and rolled to Christian Gray who snuck it past Sail for the equaliser. He doesn’t score a lot of goals but man does Gray score some important ones...
There were five minutes of added time and those brought more of the same: a bunch of ACFC pressure with one serious chance for AFC in between (Burns cutting back for Middleton whose attempt was very well saved by Garrow). No more goals though. The late equaliser salvaged a point for Auckland City and at least gave them something for their efforts. They were pretty good here, just needed to use the width a little better and their finishing was pretty crap. But that’s where Christian Gray steps in. David Yoo was at the heart of a lot of their best efforts while Nathan Garrow, Mario Ilich, and Regont Murati had fine performances within. But the fact remains that Auckland City have never beaten Auckland FC Reserves – it’s now two draws and a loss against them.
Oli Sail must have made at least a dozen saves, most of them routine but he never looked like fumbling anything. Good quality from him yet it goes way deeper because he was out there as an A-League veteran playing with a bunch of aspiring ALM lads who are all about ten years younger than him. That can be an odd dynamic and Sail handled it magnificently, offering tips and coaching to his defenders and encouragement to the team around him. Top notch leadership. Plenty of Good Bloke points accrued. This game also offered more evidence as to why Ryan Mackay’s gotten himself on the bench for the first team lately with his strong but laconic defensive stylings. Finn McKenlay was a little sloppy in the first half and then brilliant in the second. Burns did well off the bench too – he used to be part of the City’s development system not so long ago. AFC haven’t conceded multiple goals since week one (0-3 vs Miramar).
Auckland City 1-1 Auckland FC Reserves
47’ | 0-1 | AFC | Naidoo
87’ | 1-1 | AC | Gray
Birkenhead United vs Wellington Olympic
Birkenhead were grand finalists last year. Wellington Olympic just won the Chatham Cup. Both have intentions of getting back to North Harbour Stadium (or wherever the final happens to be) in a few weeks but they also both lost last in round four. Gotta bounce back. Birko picked a very aggressive team, starting Michael Suski and Kian Donkers after they each returned from injury last game, while Alex Connor-McClean was chosen as a wing-back. The Greeks had Adam Supyk suspended after his red card so Ben Mata jumped into the back three for his first start of the Nats. Will Vincent also popped up on the wing with Jack-Henry Sinclair given a more advanced role. Attacking weaponry all over the park for each team.
There are valid questions to be asked about Wellington Olympic’s defence lately, having failed to keep a clean sheet so far (Auckland FC are the only other team in that boat), and woah mate the first ten minutes here were just atrocious. They could not have started worse. Michael Suski put Birko ahead in the second minute when, having won a corner, Devin Slingsby’s delivery went through everybody for Suski to control and fire in, easy as that. Then one became two in the tenth min when a lobbed cross got bunted down for Nathan Rostron to whip into the net. The Greeks were getting hustled. Slow on their feet, too soft in their challenges... it was uncharacteristically slack. But fantastic energy from the home team who had the balcony in raptures.
Birko kept at them and it took a Gulley header onto the crossbar to prevent Donkers from adding his name to the list, then Scott Basalaj saved in close against the same bloke after he’d chopped past Alex Solomon. Another Donkers header went over. So many chances for Birkenhead. If any team can rally from a disaster start like that, though, it’s Wellington Olympic... who finally got something going when Prins got onto a nod back and was blocked and saved from consecutive attempts. And having had a sniff, they were all in. The long balls started landing where they were supposed to. Runners were getting free. The tide was turning and in the 27th minute they got a goal back when Solomon lifted one of his typically pinpoint bombs onto the chest of Isa Prins who dropped it back for Jack-Henry Sinclair to go bang from the perimeter.
Whatever the message was from the sidelines, it worked. Or maybe no message was required. By this stage, the Greeks had fully matched the physicality (if not gone beyond). They were amped. They were winning tackles, shielding the ball, powering their headers. Isa Prins was feeding off the energy, curling another effort across the face of goal. It was 2-1 at half-time... but it wasn’t much longer before Sinclair scored a second on the end of a scrappy move (sparked by a delicious touch around the corner from Prins). JHS soon had a free kick shot deflected onto the crossbar and it was only a tiny deflection too, so close to a hatty.
Which is not to suggest that Birko were getting rolled – they were still getting amongst it. Suski set up Donkers for decent look, only for Basalaj to make an important stretching save just when it looked like a magical first touch from KD was going to have Birko ahead again. But since they weren’t, Isa Prins picked up the ball in midfield and sprinted past a few bodies before sweeping his shot home for 3-2.
Birkenhead had already chucked on Morgan Wellsbury for a club debut. Oddly, the Tauranga City striker had been reported to have joined Christchurch United but then popped up in the Birko team list for the National League instead. Either way was gonna be fine, as long as he’s playing – this guy was equal top scorer in the Northern League with 14 goals and he’s only 19 years old. He’s also very tall and very good in the air which gave Birko a different way to attack. It almost worked a treat when he thumped a header off the crossbar, the ball dropping on the line but not over the line. Agonisingly close. Meanwhile, Gianni Bouzoukis spurned a couple looks for the Greeks as this one got extra hectic... until Tor Davenport-Petersen ended the debate with a proper thunderbastard of a goal in the 89th minute...
That might have been the game of the season so far. Two goals down after ten minutes, away from home against a really good team, and Wellington Olympic battled back to win 4-2... yet all the while Birkenhead continued to threaten and could as easily have flipped it around the other way. Suski and Donkers will have five more games to wreak havoc upon the rest of the fixture list, starting with AFC next week, and now they’ve got the added factor of Wellsbury too. Nathan Rostron is an excellent young player. Lots to stay excited about but the rope is fraying because Birko can’t afford to drop many more points after losing two on the trot.
This was another of those games where the Isa Prins hype was clear for everyone to see. Goal and an assist for that lad. Jack-Henry Sinclair scored a brace. Tor Davenport-Petersen loves a physical game but he also chipped in with a goal and an assist himself. Justin Gulley was sharp. And left wing-back Noah Boyce had a quality game too, strong on the ball and working very hard without it. The Greeks do need to sharpen up their defence but they’ve got no problem scoring goals, that’s for sure. Wellington Olympic remain at the top of the table where they’ve been for the last three weeks.
Birkenhead United 2-4 Wellington Olympic
2’ | 1-0 | BU | Suski (Slingsby)
10’ | 2-0 | BU | Rostron
27’ | 2-1 | WO | Sinclair (Prins)
49’ | 2-2 | WO | Sinclair
71’ | 2-3 | WO | Prins (Davenport-Petersen)
89’ | 2-4 | WO | Davenport-Petersen (Bouzoukis)
Western Springs vs Auckland United
Four weeks into the season, Chatham Cup finalists Auckland United found themselves lingering in last place without a win, having only scored twice (not aided by an injury to talisman striker Emiliano Tade). They’ve been strangely ineffectual aside from a great 15-minute comeback away against Miramar. For the trip across town to Seddon Fields, they made a change in defence with Boyd Curry returning at the expense of Abdallah Khaled while Dre Vollenhoven and Bruce Izumi also returned as starters – with DV playing up top and Daniel Olaoye moving wide right. Opponents Western Springs kept the same team as won 2-1 away against Christchurch United which meant young Emmett Connolly held his place in goal following a wonderful performance (worthy of a Team of the Week selection in our newsletter).
Auckland United had some fire in their bellies early on, Ingham and Vollenhoven both taking opportunistic shots that flew high or wide along with a few set pieces launched into good areas. Most notably, they were putting the squeeze on Western Springs’ build-up. But eventually the Swans figured out how to play around the high block and were soon creating chances of their own with Caspar McGavin getting blocked and Daniel Normann hitting one straight at Kai McLean. If they’d been a little more clinical with their touches in the attacking third then they might have busted things open.
But, you know, stick with it and the luck will turn. Five mins before the break, Pat Tobin flipped one over the defensive line, a rare aerial which Boyd Curry didn’t head clear, and Caspar McGavin patiently waited for McLean to rush out and then slipped it under him for 1-0. Nicely taken finish from the 19-year-old to put his team ahead at the break. Not a happy development for AUFC although remember they were trailing at half-time when these two clubs met in the last round of the Northern League and Auckland United’s 2-1 comeback win is the reason they qualified for this MNL.
Despite that historic precedent, it was Springs who bossed the restart and should have gone two up within a few minutes when Ry McLeod shaped up his marker and stabbed a cross towards McGavin at the back post... who bobbled his finish and put it into McLean’s lap instead of the net. McGavin was the main culprit with those messy touches but he did get the crucial first goal so can’t be too harsh on the lad (also he’s 19 years old and keeps scoring). He’d be replaced by Ben Wallace after 55 mins amidst a good spell from AUFC and it wasn’t long before another McLeod stabber hit Toshi Makimoto at the near post, except he went for the heel flick and missed it.
A few scrappy fouls raised the temperature. Carey got his body in the way at the last moment to keep Olaoye from getting in behind. This was a game built mostly upon almost-chances... until Ross Haviland rushed up to win the ball in midfield and carried into the box, passing to Oli Fay out wide, who returned the favour only for Haviland’s shot to be saved on the dive by Connolly... before Daniel Atkinson, only just subbed on, gobbled up the seconds for the equaliser.
Was this to be the repeat of the last time they met? Perhaps it would have been had Ishveer Singh been able to lob his finish over Emmett Connolly after a fantastic long ball from Haviland... but the Springs custodian stayed big and made the save. Or if Ingham’s attempt had been a little further to the corner after he’d turned out of traffic and dribbled into the area. Or if Tobin hadn’t blocked another Singh effort. Frisky stuff... it was right around this time that Emmett Connolly hit the deck and called for the physio. He’d just made a couple tough stops so it may have been a legit knock... alternatively he may have been watching the master Max Crocombe and learning the value of the Goalkeeper Timeout (goalies don’t have to go off the pitch after physio visits like outfielders do so if the team needs a pause to steady themselves then there ya go).
The break worked wonders. Auckland United lost their momentum. Ben Wallace went close for Springs after a late run in behind, Jordan Hackett also drilled a shot on target, and then, in the 79th minute, Hideto Takahashi of all people got the ball caught under his feet and then stumbled over it for an own goal. Freaky goal but it came about from another one of those Ry McLeod low crosses.
After a bunch of fouls and some unrewarded desperation from the visitors it proved to be the winning goal. Not a classic match by any means but Western Springs edged it and earned the three points. Auckland United did have that five-minute spell when they were all over them after the equaliser but something’s been missing for them lately. Otto Ingham’s not been as influential as he ought to be. They haven’t settled on a midfield duo. Ross Haviland’s been a beast, easily their best player thus far, but it’s the other end where the issues have been. Perhaps Ishveer Singh, a young striker with decent physicality, might be worth a nudge as the starting number nine. AUFC were already the only winless team remaining and that hasn’t changed.
In contrast, Western Springs have 10 points from five games and are right there in contention for the final at the halfway stage. All of their games have been close, even the 3-0 win against Wests in week one was closer than it sounds, yet if it weren’t for a stoppage time goal from Wellington Olympic then they’d be undefeated. Hardly any rotation in their squad (as is normal with Scotty Hales) and they used the fewest substitutes - eight different guys have started all five games. They’re not as free flowing as they were last season (when Matt Ellis and Emi Tade were in town) but they control games so much better now. Ry McLeod gave them that extra level in this one and Wan Gatkek got about a million touches in the midfield. Emmett Connolly is really making a name for himself in goal. The Swans are in a nice spot.
Western Springs 2-1 Auckland United
41’ | 1-0 | WS | McGavin (Tobin)
65’ | 1-1 | AU | Atkinson (Haviland)
79’ | 2-1 | WS | Own Goal
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Olympic | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
| Western Springs | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Miramar Rangers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| Christchurch United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Auckland City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| Western Suburbs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Birkenhead United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Auckland FC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 5 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 4 |
| Coastal Spirit | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 4 |
| Auckland United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
| TOP SCORERS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kaelin Nguyen | Western Suburbs | 4 |
| Sebastian Barton-Ginger | Western Suburbs | 4 |
| Martin Bueno | Miramar Rangers | 4 |
| Jack-Henry Sinclair | Wellington Olympic | 4 |
| Isa Prins | Wellington Olympic | 3 |
| Noah Karunaratne | Christchurch United | 2 |
| Riley Grover | Christchurch United | 2 |
| Sam Mason-Smith | Wellington Olympic | 2 |
| Gerard Garriga | Auckland City | 2 |
| Joel Stevens | Christchurch United | 2 |
| Ben Wallace | Western Springs | 2 |
| Caspar McGavin | Western Springs | 2 |
| Jordan Lamb | Miramar Rangers | 2 |
| Tor Davenport-Petersen | Wellington Olympic | 2 |
| Luke Supyk | Wellington Phoenix | 2 |
| MOST ASSISTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Owen Smith | Miramar Rangers | 3 |
| Alex Solomon | Wellington Olympic | 2 |
| Joshua Tollervey | Christchurch United | 2 |
| Tyler Freeman | Western Suburbs | 2 |
| Gianni Bouzoukis | Wellington Olympic | 2 |
| Nathan Walker | Wellington Phoenix | 2 |
| Riley Dalziell | Auckland City | 2 |
| Devin Slingsby | Birkenhead United | 2 |
| Isa Prins | Wellington Olympic | 2 |
| Louis Fenton | Miramar Rangers | 2 |
| Jordan Lamb | Miramar Rangers | 2 |
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