James Lockyer

Goalkeeper - Southern United U20
1 Jun 2028
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Marked for James Lockyer

13 Edition

The Southern United Herald

26 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad26 Oct 2026

The knee: James Lockyer out for 14 days

14 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Southern United lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.

Squad26 Oct 2026

Tommy Nelson signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Tommy Nelson commits to Southern United for another 3 years.

Squad26 Oct 2026

A row about effort at Southern United

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

In brief

Back issues
12 Edition

The Southern United Herald

19 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad19 Oct 2026

A knee injury of the worst kind for James Lockyer

22 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Southern United lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.

Market19 Oct 2026

Sam Just 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 The request is on a desk at Southern United, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad19 Oct 2026

Real improvement from Jake Just at Southern United

Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Jake Just is 20, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.

Squad19 Oct 2026

Tommy Tuiloma in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Southern United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Boardroom19 Oct 2026

4 academy graduates step up at Southern United

Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.

Market19 Oct 2026

Southern United promote Cameron Fenton from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Cameron Fenton has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.

Market19 Oct 2026

Jake Rufer steps up from the Southern United academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jake Rufer has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

Market19 Oct 2026

Dane De Vries steps up from the Southern United academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Dane De Vries has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

Match17 Oct 2026

A bad afternoon for Southern United against Auckland City

0‑1 to Auckland City, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

In brief

11 Edition

The Southern United Herald

12 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad12 Oct 2026

A knee injury of the worst kind for James Lockyer

30 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Southern United lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.

Market12 Oct 2026

Tommy Kirwan 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 Southern United can pretend not to have heard.

Squad12 Oct 2026

James McCowatt is a better footballer than he was

Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 19 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.

Squad12 Oct 2026

Tempers go at Southern United

Tommy Tuiloma 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.

Squad12 Oct 2026

Tim Nelson signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Tim Nelson and Southern United agree another 3 years.

Loan watch12 Oct 2026

Oliver Tuiloma wants to come home

“I did not go to Team Wellington to sit and watch. I want to come back to Southern United and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 9 matches say the rest.

In brief

10 Edition

The Southern United Herald

5 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad5 Oct 2026

A knee injury of the worst kind for James Lockyer

37 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Southern United lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.

Squad5 Oct 2026

Words exchanged at Southern United

Tommy Tuiloma 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.

Squad5 Oct 2026

Tommy Reid signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Tommy Reid and Southern United agree another 1 years.

In brief

9 Edition

The Southern United Herald

28 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad28 Sep 2026

A knee injury of the worst kind for James Lockyer

44 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Southern United lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.

Squad28 Sep 2026

A falling-out at Southern United

Tommy Tuiloma and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

The dugout28 Sep 2026

The manager makes an example of Cameron Smith

“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.

In brief