Dane Lockyer

Striker - Team Wellington
27 Nov 2026
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Marked for Dane Lockyer

16 Edition

The Team Wellington Gazette

16 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad16 Nov 2026

A knee injury of the worst kind for Hassan El Hattab

38 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Team Wellington lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.

Squad16 Nov 2026

Matthew Acton in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Team Wellington this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

The dugout16 Nov 2026

The manager makes an example of Ilisoni Lolaivalu

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Looking ahead16 Nov 2026

A reunion for Dane Lockyer

He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against Canterbury United in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.

The dugout16 Nov 2026

Michael Just asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Looking ahead16 Nov 2026

Team Wellington travel to Canterbury United

Next up on the road: Canterbury United, position 5. The supporters who go will talk about it all week and the ones who do not will check their phones at ten to five.

In brief

Back issues
3 Edition

The Canterbury United Gazette

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad17 Aug 2026

Words exchanged at Canterbury United

Ryan Garbett and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Market17 Aug 2026

Eyes on Winston McCowatt again

The phone has started ringing about Winston McCowatt again, and this time the name on the line is Southern United. Canterbury United are listening politely and promising nothing.

Transfer targets17 Aug 2026

Door shut on Owen Reid

Canterbury United asked and WaiBOP United said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.

Squad17 Aug 2026

A row about effort at Canterbury United

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Chris Smith was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout17 Aug 2026

The manager makes an example of Deklan Garbett

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad17 Aug 2026

Kosta Kirwan signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Kosta Kirwan commits to Canterbury United for another 3 years.

Market17 Aug 2026

Jordan Vale arrives on loan

Canterbury United have taken Jordan Vale on loan from Auckland City — cover where cover was needed.

Squad17 Aug 2026

Somebody is after Noah Barbarouses’s shirt

A new face in his position, and Noah Barbarouses suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Canterbury United have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.

Market17 Aug 2026

Canterbury United put Stefan Tuiloma up for sale

The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Stefan Tuiloma may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.

In brief

3 Edition

The Team Wellington Gazette

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad17 Aug 2026

The knee: Hassan El Hattab out for 129 days

129 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Team Wellington lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.

Squad17 Aug 2026

105 days out for Tyson Holmes after a fracture

A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Team Wellington will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.

Squad17 Aug 2026

Tempers go at Team Wellington

Matthew Acton was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Transfer targets17 Aug 2026

Hawke's Bay United tell Team Wellington: Owen Lockyer is not for sale

The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.

Squad17 Aug 2026

16 new faces, and Team Wellington are still learning each other

A squad rebuilt inside one window pays for it in a currency nobody budgets for. The football is not worse than the sum of the players; it is worse than the sum of the players who have played together before.

Transfer targets17 Aug 2026

Team Wellington ask about Ryan Van Hattum

A loan enquiry to Waitakere United: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.

In brief

2 Edition

The Canterbury United Gazette

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market10 Aug 2026

Canterbury United turn down Waitakere United for Alex Garbett

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Transfer targets10 Aug 2026

Jordan Vale is a medical away from Canterbury United

The deal with Auckland City is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Deklan Garbett signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Deklan Garbett commits to Canterbury United for another 3 years.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Ryan Garbett in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Canterbury United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Transfer targets10 Aug 2026

Canterbury United rebuffed over Clayton Bell

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. WaiBOP United have kept their man, and Canterbury United go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Market10 Aug 2026

Eyes on Dane Lockyer again

The phone has started ringing about Dane Lockyer again, and this time the name on the line is Team Wellington. Canterbury United are listening politely and promising nothing.

The dugout10 Aug 2026

The manager makes an example of Clayton Tuiloma

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

The dugout10 Aug 2026

Deklan Garbett asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Market10 Aug 2026

Tim Singh is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Canterbury United has been clear about where Tim Singh stands, which is more than many ever get.

In brief

2 Edition

The Team Wellington Gazette

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad10 Aug 2026

Tyson Holmes breaks a bone — 114 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 114 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Transfer targets10 Aug 2026

Alfie Rogers will not be coming to Team Wellington

Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Auckland City is saying, and nobody at Team Wellington is enjoying the guessing.

Squad10 Aug 2026

A falling-out at Team Wellington

Matthew Acton and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Ilisoni Lolaivalu stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Ilisoni Lolaivalu and Team Wellington agree another 1 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Market10 Aug 2026

Team Wellington promote Clayton Rufer from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Clayton Rufer has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.

Market10 Aug 2026

Marco Smith steps up from the Team Wellington academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Marco Smith has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

Market10 Aug 2026

Tim Stamatelopoulos steps up from the Team Wellington academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Tim Stamatelopoulos has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

Market10 Aug 2026

Liberato Colvey steps up from the Team Wellington academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Liberato Colvey has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

The dugout10 Aug 2026

No hiding place for Corey Hollman

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Corey Hollman, and the manager let it.

In brief