The Lautoka Herald
Squad8 Mar 2027
Epeli Leiroti damages knee ligaments — 54 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 54 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
The terraces8 Mar 2027
The ground has had enough
“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 8 of the 24 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Sitiveni Cavuilagi signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Sitiveni Cavuilagi and Lautoka agree another 2 years.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Sairusi Nalaubu 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 Lautoka this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom8 Mar 2027
Graduation day at Lautoka
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market8 Mar 2027
Christopher Tuisese steps up from the Lautoka academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Christopher Tuisese 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.
Market8 Mar 2027
Lautoka promote Setareki Hughes from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Setareki Hughes 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.
Market8 Mar 2027
Filipe Nailatikau steps up from the Lautoka academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Filipe Nailatikau 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.
Market8 Mar 2027
One of our own: Christopher Tuinakauvadra joins the Lautoka first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Christopher Tuinakauvadra is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Match A bad afternoon for Lautoka against Rewa
- Squad The manager makes an example of Kishan Sami
- Player ratings Aporosa Yada runs at them all day