The Waitakere United Sentinel
Market26 Oct 2026
Ryan Tuiloma 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 The request is on a desk at Waitakere United, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Words at Waitakere United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Tommy Smith 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.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Waitakere United
Cameron Lockyer 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.
Match24 Oct 2026
Hawke's Bay United take the points off Waitakere United
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Waitakere United lose Deklan Sutton
34 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad26 Oct 2026
The manager makes an example of Jai Cacace
“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
- Player ratings Deklan Waine runs at them all day
- Player ratings Tommy Smith never got going
- Player ratings Off the pace: Jai Cacace
- Player ratings An afternoon Callum Payne will want back