The Waitakere United Sentinel
Squad23 Nov 2026
Noah Fenton keeps Waitakere United in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 11 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Match18 Nov 2026
Cup progress for Waitakere United
A 2‑1 win over Southern United, a place in the next round, and the quiet arithmetic every supporter does on the walk home: how many more until a final?
Match23 Nov 2026
Waitakere United sink to position 7
1 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.
Match21 Nov 2026
Chastening afternoon for Waitakere United
A 0‑3 beating by Auckland City was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Market23 Nov 2026
Liberato Van Hattum 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.
Player ratings23 Nov 2026
Dane Wood, 20, steals the show — 7.72
Marked 7.72 at 20, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Market23 Nov 2026
Alex Lewis is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Waitakere United is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Tempers go at Waitakere United
Bill Lewis 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.
Player ratings23 Nov 2026
Nobody could get near Ryan Smith
Successful dribbles: 21. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
In brief
- The terraces Waitakere United supporters have found a favourite in Dane Wood
- Player ratings A masterclass from Noah Lewis
- Squad A row about effort at Waitakere United