Clayton Lewis

Central Defender - Hawke's Bay United
9 Sep 2026
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6 Edition

The Hawke's Bay United Courier

7 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market7 Sep 2026

Alex Lockyer hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Hawke's Bay United can pretend not to have heard.

Squad7 Sep 2026

Clayton Lewis 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 Hawke's Bay United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad7 Sep 2026

No hiding place for Rory McDonald

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

In brief

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4 Edition

The Hawke's Bay United Courier

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market24 Aug 2026

Hawke's Bay United say no — this time

The offer from Wellington Phoenix for Alex Kirwan was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.

Market24 Aug 2026

Deklan Garbett puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Hawke's Bay United, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Clayton Lewis 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 Hawke's Bay United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Bill Bell pulls a muscle — 14 days out

The injury that keeps coming back, keeps being rushed back from, and quietly costs more careers than the dramatic ones. 14 days is the estimate; the honest figure depends on whether anybody is patient.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Words at Hawke's Bay United training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Joe Fenton is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Squad24 Aug 2026

The manager makes an example of Chris Boxall

“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.

In brief