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Edition
The Waitakere United Sentinel
7 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent
Steady
Squad7 Sep 2026
Clayton Cacace breaks a bone — 69 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 69 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Market7 Sep 2026
Stefan De Vries 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 Waitakere United can pretend not to have heard.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Waitakere United
Sam Wood 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.
In brief
- Squad Enzo Ruiz falls out with a teammate over standards
- Squad Waitakere United count the cost of losing Winston Smith
- Market Waitakere United and Kosta Kirwan are talking past each other
- Market Window shut, Michael Nelson still here