Clayton Waine

Central Midfielder - Hawke's Bay United
9 Oct 2027
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Marked for Clayton Waine

57 Edition

The Hawke's Bay United Courier

30 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Match30 Aug 2027

Hawke's Bay United are in among the leaders

Position 3 and 18 points on the board. Nobody at the ground will say the word out loud yet, and everybody at the ground is thinking it.

Market30 Aug 2027

Hawke's Bay United say no — this time

The offer from WaiBOP United for Clayton Waine 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.

Squad30 Aug 2027

Real improvement from Kosta Tuiloma at Hawke's Bay United

Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Kosta Tuiloma is 15, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.

Squad30 Aug 2027

Tempers go at Hawke's Bay United

Winston Rufer 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.

Squad30 Aug 2027

A late step up for Chris Smith

At 32 the improving is meant to be over. It is not: 3 points better than the mark taken at the start of the year, which is the sort of thing that happens to players who take the boring parts of the job seriously.

Squad30 Aug 2027

Dale Edwards 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

Back issues
56 Edition

The Hawke's Bay United Courier

23 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market23 Aug 2027

Hawke's Bay United turn down Waitakere United for Dale Edwards

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

Market23 Aug 2027

Eyes on Clayton Waine again

The phone has started ringing about Clayton Waine again, and this time the name on the line is WaiBOP United. Hawke's Bay United are listening politely and promising nothing.

Squad23 Aug 2027

Joe Stamatelopoulos is a better footballer than he was

Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 22 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.

Squad23 Aug 2027

Dale Edwards 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.

Squad23 Aug 2027

A late step up for Francis De Vries

At 25 the improving is meant to be over. It is not: 3 points better than the mark taken at the start of the year, which is the sort of thing that happens to players who take the boring parts of the job seriously.

Loan watch23 Aug 2027

Chris Lewis wants to come home

“I did not go to Auckland City to sit and watch. I want to come back to Hawke's Bay United and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 9 matches say the rest.

In brief

41 Edition

The Hawke's Bay United Courier

10 May 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Match10 May 2027

Hawke's Bay United are in among the leaders

Position 3 and 18 points on the board. Nobody at the ground will say the word out loud yet, and everybody at the ground is thinking it.

Squad10 May 2027

Tempers go at Hawke's Bay United

Dale Edwards 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.

Squad10 May 2027

Clayton Waine signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Clayton Waine commits to Hawke's Bay United for another 3 years.

In brief

17 Edition

The Hawke's Bay United Courier

23 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Match18 Nov 2026

Hawke's Bay United out of the cup

Canterbury United ended it 1‑4. The season narrows to the league now, and everyone in the ground knew it before the final whistle.

Market23 Nov 2026

Kosta Van Hattum 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.

Player ratings23 Nov 2026

Clayton Waine runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 29. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

The terraces23 Nov 2026

Hawke's Bay United are taken apart by Canterbury United — and the town wants answers

It finished 1-4. A cup exit is a disappointment; this was a public dismantling, and the difference between the two is the number of people who will still be talking about it in August.

Player ratings23 Nov 2026

Alex De Vries has a hand in both — 7.92

One scored and one made, which is a different afternoon from scoring twice and an easier one to overlook. Marked 7.92, and involved in 2 of his side's goals.

Squad23 Nov 2026

Dale Edwards 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.

Match21 Nov 2026

Francis De Vries sends Hawke's Bay United past Team Wellington

It finished 3‑1, and it was Francis De Vries’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Hawke's Bay United.

The terraces23 Nov 2026

The crowd has taken to Alex De Vries

At 23 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.

Player ratings23 Nov 2026

A masterclass from Sam Bell

Marked 8.42 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.

In brief

12 Edition

The Hawke's Bay United Courier

19 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Triumph

Player ratings19 Oct 2026

Clayton Waine runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 26. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Squad19 Oct 2026

Dale Edwards is a better footballer than he was

Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 23 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.

Market19 Oct 2026

Matt Payne 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.

Squad19 Oct 2026

A late step up for Francis De Vries

At 24 the improving is meant to be over. It is not: 5 points better than the mark taken at the start of the year, which is the sort of thing that happens to players who take the boring parts of the job seriously.

Squad19 Oct 2026

Tempers go at Hawke's Bay United

Dale Edwards 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.

Boardroom19 Oct 2026

Graduation day at Hawke's Bay United

5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.

Match17 Oct 2026

Francis De Vries sends Hawke's Bay United past WaiBOP United

It finished 2‑1, and it was Francis De Vries’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Hawke's Bay United.

The terraces19 Oct 2026

Hawke's Bay United supporters have found a favourite in Alex De Vries

There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Alex De Vries has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.

Market19 Oct 2026

One of our own: Cameron Reid joins the Hawke's Bay United first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Cameron Reid is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

In brief