The Lautoka Herald
Squad14 Sep 2026
A knee injury of the worst kind for Anare Jale
69 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Lautoka lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Market14 Sep 2026
Anare Jale 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 The request is on a desk at Lautoka, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Words at Lautoka training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Junior Anand is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Loan watch14 Sep 2026
Maciu Tuinuku has seen enough of Nasinu
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Lautoka, and 0 appearances in 5 say he has earned the hearing.
Market14 Sep 2026
A long bet from Lautoka on Patrick Nakaci
He is 15, and nobody at Lautoka signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Market14 Sep 2026
A long bet from Lautoka on Kolinio Ravai
He is 16, and nobody at Lautoka signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
In brief
- Squad When it matters, Saula Waqa plays
- Squad No hiding place for Edward Justin
- Market The Saula Waqa story refuses to die