Ryan Lee

Striker - Waitakere United
14 Nov 2026
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Marked for Ryan Lee

14 Edition

The Waitakere United Sentinel

2 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Player ratings2 Nov 2026

Marco Nelson was unplayable

Successful dribbles: 21. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.

Match31 Oct 2026

Waitakere United see off WaiBOP United

Three points for Waitakere United, 1‑0 the final word against WaiBOP United in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Squad2 Nov 2026

Words at Waitakere United training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Alex Lewis 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.

Squad2 Nov 2026

Sam Just stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Sam Just and Waitakere United agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

The dugout2 Nov 2026

The manager makes an example of Monty Waine

“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.

Player ratings2 Nov 2026

Ryan Lee stands above it all

Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.49 on the card, and the Waitakere United support went home talking about one name.

Squad2 Nov 2026

Ryan Tuiloma slips down the pecking order

The demotion a club never announces and a dressing room always notices. Ryan Tuiloma is further from the side than he was, and the reason will not be given until he asks.

The dugout2 Nov 2026

A satisfied Monty Waine

“The players deserve the credit. My job was easy today.” It was not, and everybody in the room knew it; after 1‑0, Monty Waine could afford to be generous.

The dugout2 Nov 2026

Stefan Lockyer knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Stefan Lockyer trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

In brief

Back issues
13 Edition

The Waitakere United Sentinel

26 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Player ratings26 Oct 2026

Both jobs done by Michael Garbett — 6.84

A midfielder is measured on whether the team functions when he is on the pitch, which is nearly impossible to see and completely obvious in retrospect. 12 actions, 6.84, and a manager who will not be substituting him again in a hurry.

Match24 Oct 2026

Hawke's Bay United take the points off Waitakere United

Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

The dugout26 Oct 2026

No hiding place for Ryan Lee

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

Squad26 Oct 2026

Words at Waitakere United training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Alex Lewis 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.

Loan watch26 Oct 2026

Matt Smith wants to come home

“I did not go to Auckland City to sit and watch. I want to come back to Waitakere United and fight for my place.” 2 appearances in 9 matches say the rest.

The dugout26 Oct 2026

Monty Waine: “No excuses”

“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑1, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.

The dugout26 Oct 2026

Raúl Baena is still paying for one afternoon at Waitakere United

Nobody will confirm this and nothing else explains the last month of selections. A costly error buys a player a period of being second choice that is always longer than the error was.

Squad26 Oct 2026

Monty Waine signs on for more

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

The dugout26 Oct 2026

The form table has caught Kosta Van Hattum

Somebody else has been better, the manager has said so with a team sheet, and there is no argument to be had. He will get the shirt back the only way it can be got back.

In brief

4 Edition

The Waitakere United Sentinel

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market24 Aug 2026

Marco Nelson puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Waitakere United, and it is not being withdrawn.

Market24 Aug 2026

Team Wellington come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Waitakere United did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Transfer targets24 Aug 2026

Waitakere United rebuffed over Omari Benjamin

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Everton have kept their man, and Waitakere United go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Squad24 Aug 2026

A row about effort at Waitakere United

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

Squad24 Aug 2026

Words exchanged at Waitakere United

Alex Lewis 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.

The dugout24 Aug 2026

No hiding place for Kosta Van Hattum

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

In brief