The Auckland FC Sentinel
Squad10 Aug 2026
Jake Brimmer signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Jake Brimmer commits to Auckland FC for another 4 years.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Auckland FC rebuffed over Sandali Condé
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Admira Wacker have kept their man, and Auckland FC go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Jamie Edwards joins the Auckland FC first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jamie Edwards is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Gavin Burns steps up from the Auckland FC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gavin Burns 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Auckland FC promote Gavin Henderson from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Gavin Henderson 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Keanu Dixon joins the Auckland FC first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Keanu Dixon is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Jake Brimmer
- Squad The formation has left Mick Crnac behind
- Squad Mick Crnac is the weekend's best young player
- Squad A wage question at Auckland FC