The Waitakere United Sentinel
Squad19 Oct 2026
A knee injury of the worst kind for Jake Colvey
55 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Waitakere United lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Owen Kirwan breaks a bone — 66 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 66 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Tim Just 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.
Boardroom19 Oct 2026
5 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.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Words at Waitakere United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Michael Wood 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.
Market19 Oct 2026
Francis Boxall steps up from the Waitakere United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Francis Boxall 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
Monty Stamatelopoulos steps up from the Waitakere United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Monty Stamatelopoulos 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
Callum Smith steps up from the Waitakere United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Callum Smith 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
Jake Cacace steps up from the Waitakere United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jake Cacace 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.
In brief
- Match Waitakere United see off Team Wellington
- Player ratings Stefan Tuiloma was unplayable
- Player ratings The afternoon belonged to Tim Garbett