Luke Wright

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9 Edition

The Waitakere United Sentinel

28 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad28 Sep 2026

Owen Colvey damages knee ligaments — 17 days out

The words a physio says slowly. 17 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.

Squad28 Sep 2026

Tempers go at Waitakere United

Owen Colvey 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.

The dugout28 Sep 2026

Luke Wright gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

In brief

Back issues
8 Edition

The Waitakere United Sentinel

21 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad21 Sep 2026

Owen Colvey damages knee ligaments — 25 days out

The words a physio says slowly. 25 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.

Squad21 Sep 2026

Waitakere United lose Tim Rufer

45 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.

Squad21 Sep 2026

Words exchanged at Waitakere United

Owen Colvey 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.

In brief

2 Edition

The Waitakere United Sentinel

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad10 Aug 2026

Luke Wright signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Luke Wright and Waitakere United agree another 4 years.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Tempers go at Waitakere United

Owen Colvey 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.

Transfer targets10 Aug 2026

Auckland City tell Waitakere United: Nathan Lobo 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.

Squad10 Aug 2026

A row about effort at Waitakere United

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

The dugout10 Aug 2026

No hiding place for Luke Wright

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

The dugout10 Aug 2026

Owen Colvey 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 Waitakere United, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

1 Edition

The Waitakere United Sentinel

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad3 Aug 2026

Tempers go at Waitakere United

Jai Garbett 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.

Market3 Aug 2026

Canterbury United watching Owen Sutton

The interest is real enough to have reached print. Waitakere United have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Luke Wright falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Transfer targets3 Aug 2026

Waitakere United ask about Deklan Lockyer

A loan enquiry to WaiBOP United: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.

The dugout3 Aug 2026

Luke Wright 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.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Owen Colvey handed the armband

The captaincy goes to Owen Colvey. It is not a job that wins matches, but a dressing room always notices who is given it.

In brief

  • Market The shop window has Joe Boxall in it
  • Squad The training reports on Tim Rufer are not good