Tim Smith

Defensive Midfielder - Hawke's Bay United
14 Oct 2026
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The Hawke's Bay United Courier

12 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad12 Oct 2026

Sam Fenton damages knee ligaments — 18 days out

The words a physio says slowly. 18 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.

Market12 Oct 2026

Jai Stamatelopoulos 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 Hawke's Bay United can pretend not to have heard.

Squad12 Oct 2026

Michael Lewis is a better footballer than he was

Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 23 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.

In brief

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4 Edition

The Hawke's Bay United Courier

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market24 Aug 2026

Alex De Vries asks to leave Hawke's Bay 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.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Michael Lewis 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.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Oliver De Vries gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Alex Cacace stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Alex Cacace and Hawke's Bay United agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Tempers go at Hawke's Bay United

Tim Smith 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.

Market24 Aug 2026

Monty Tuiloma is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Hawke's Bay United has been clear about where Monty Tuiloma stands, which is more than many ever get.

In brief