The Waitakere United Sentinel
Player ratings19 Oct 2026
What a way to start for Liberato Sutton — 7.32
0 on the scoresheet on his first appearance and a mark of 7.32 beside it. Most debuts are got through; this one was enjoyed, by him and by everybody watching it.
Boardroom19 Oct 2026
4 academy graduates step up at Waitakere 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.
Match17 Oct 2026
Joe Tuiloma the difference as Waitakere United beat Team Wellington
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Joe Tuiloma. 2‑0 against Team Wellington, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Market19 Oct 2026
Bill Lockyer steps up from the Waitakere United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Bill Lockyer 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
Waitakere United promote Monty Fenton from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Monty 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
Matt Waine steps up from the Waitakere United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Matt Waine 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
Waitakere United promote Bill Barbarouses from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Bill Barbarouses 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.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Ilisoni Lolaivalu 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.
Player ratings19 Oct 2026
Joe Tuiloma was the difference for Waitakere United
Marked 7.84. Ask anyone leaving the ground what settled it and you will get one name, which is the only award that has ever really counted.
In brief
- Loan watch a squad player has seen enough of Team Wellington
- Squad Tempers go at Waitakere United
- The dugout The manager’s verdict