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The Waitakere United Sentinel
31 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent
Steady
Market31 Aug 2026
Ben Smith asks to leave Waitakere 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.
Market31 Aug 2026
Business is business: Ben Smith goes
Southern United paid $4.0K and Waitakere United took it, which is the whole story in one sentence. The longer version involves a wage budget and will be told all season.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Words at Waitakere United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Cameron Tuiloma 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.
In brief
- Squad Tim Smith in a row with a teammate
- Squad A late step up for Francis Garbett
- Squad No hiding place for Matt Boxall