Dane Colvey

Striker - Southern United
25 Nov 2026
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Marked for Dane Colvey

14 Edition

The Southern United Herald

2 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad2 Nov 2026

Clayton Lewis keeps Southern United in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Squad2 Nov 2026

Words at Southern United training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Winston De Vries 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.

Market2 Nov 2026

Talks stall between Southern United and Oliver Wood

“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.

Squad2 Nov 2026

A place in the month's best eleven for Michael Bell

Four or five weekends of consistency, judged against everybody in the division doing his job. Michael Bell has come out of that comparison in the side, and Southern United have had the benefit of every one of those afternoons.

The dugout2 Nov 2026

Jai Stamatelopoulos: “We have to be better”

“It is not the end of the world and it is not good enough. Both of those are true.” The manager, after a 0‑0 draw, said the honest thing and then went to say it again inside.

The dugout2 Nov 2026

Ben Boxall dropped after a run of poor form

The one version of being left out a player cannot argue with, and the one he takes worst. Somebody else has been better and the team sheet says so, in public, every week until it changes.

Match31 Oct 2026

Southern United and Canterbury United cancel each other out

Nil-nil, and few chances worth the name. Canterbury United came to defend and left with exactly what they came for.

Squad2 Nov 2026

Liberato Bell, 16, gets his chance

Off the academy pitches and onto a senior team sheet at 16. The debut is the easy part; the second appearance is the one every young player has to earn.

The dugout2 Nov 2026

Tim Lewis left out for tactical reasons at Southern United

The shape wanted a different profile against this opponent, which is a real football answer and no comfort at all to the man it is about. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.

In brief

Back issues
13 Edition

The Southern United Herald

26 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad26 Oct 2026

A fracture rules Chris Lewis out for 14 days

Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Southern United will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.

Squad26 Oct 2026

A row about effort at Southern United

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

Squad26 Oct 2026

Tempers go at Southern United

Cameron Van Hattum 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.

Squad26 Oct 2026

Bill McCowatt signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Bill McCowatt and Southern United agree another 3 years.

Market26 Oct 2026

Southern United and Matt Lockyer are talking past each other

“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.

The dugout26 Oct 2026

Matt Lockyer knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Southern United, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

11 Edition

The Southern United Herald

12 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad12 Oct 2026

Chris Lewis breaks a bone — 29 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 29 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Squad12 Oct 2026

Tim Singh is a better footballer than he was

Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 18 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.

Squad12 Oct 2026

Jason Harper has improved at 33, which nobody expected

Careers are supposed to plateau and then decline, and the players who ignore that are always the ones who were listening on the training ground. 3 points of it, over months, at an age where the direction normally only goes one way.

Squad12 Oct 2026

Winston De Vries signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Winston De Vries and Southern United agree another 3 years.

The dugout12 Oct 2026

The manager makes an example of Tim Singh

“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 dugout12 Oct 2026

Winston De Vries 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.

In brief

8 Edition

The Southern United Herald

21 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad21 Sep 2026

Real improvement from Owen Smith at Southern United

Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Owen Smith is 23, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.

Squad21 Sep 2026

Jason Harper 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 Southern United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad21 Sep 2026

Late improvement for Deklan Nelson

At 24 the improving is meant to be over, and it is not: 3 points better than a year ago. It happens to the ones who take the boring parts seriously.

In brief

4 Edition

The Southern United Herald

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad24 Aug 2026

Ben Rufer breaks a bone — 40 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 40 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Market24 Aug 2026

Ryan Tuiloma asks to leave Southern United

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Transfer targets24 Aug 2026

No thanks: Paris Domfeh rejects the move

Southern United had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Auckland City, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.

Transfer targets24 Aug 2026

Hawke's Bay United tell Southern United: Owen De Vries 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.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Words at Southern United training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Owen 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.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Words exchanged at Southern United

Cameron Van Hattum 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.

Transfer targets24 Aug 2026

Southern United try to borrow Jordan Vale

Auckland City have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Ben Just signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Ben Just commits to Southern United for another 3 years.

Market24 Aug 2026

No place for Liberato Bell in the plan

“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” Liberato Bell has his answer from Southern United; what he does with it is the next window’s story.

In brief

  • The dugout Ben Just knocks on the manager's door
  • Market The clock does Dane Colvey’s negotiating for him
  • The dugout The manager plants his flag on Oliver Wood