The Waitakere United Sentinel
Squad2 Nov 2026
Noah Lockyer damages knee ligaments — 55 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 55 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.
Player ratings2 Nov 2026
Both of them Jake Fenton's — 9.09
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 9.09, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Owen De Vries keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Waitakere United may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Match31 Oct 2026
Nobody wants to play Waitakere United right now
3 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Match31 Oct 2026
Jake Fenton among the goals in a wild afternoon
6 goals in one match, Jake Fenton on the scoresheet, and a scoreline that will look like a misprint. Neutrals could not have asked more of Waitakere United and WaiBOP United.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Robbie Jackson 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 Waitakere United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match31 Oct 2026
Waitakere United see off WaiBOP United
Three points for Waitakere United, 4‑2 the final word against WaiBOP United in a contest settled by the finer margins.
The terraces2 Nov 2026
The crowd has taken to Monty Lewis
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.
Squad2 Nov 2026
No hiding place for Callum Smith
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Callum Smith, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Player ratings One of those days for Robbie Jackson
- Player ratings The game went through Michael Payne — 6.72
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Liberato Bell