Michael Nelson

Defensive Midfielder - Waitakere United
30 Sep 2026
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6 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

Back issues
5 Edition

The Waitakere United Sentinel

31 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad31 Aug 2026

Kosta Kirwan breaks a bone — 91 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 91 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Market31 Aug 2026

Lachlan Byrne 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 The request is on a desk at Waitakere United, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad31 Aug 2026

Jake Nelson 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.

In brief