The Wellington Phoenix Gazette
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Nobody could get near Nicolás Barros Schelotto
Successful dribbles: 39. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Ifeanyi Eze stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Ifeanyi Eze and Wellington Phoenix agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Wellington Phoenix
Leandro Basán was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom26 Oct 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Wellington Phoenix
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Words at Wellington Phoenix training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Leandro Chaparro 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.
Market26 Oct 2026
Wellington Phoenix promote Andrew Taylor from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Andrew Taylor 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.
Market26 Oct 2026
Wellington Phoenix promote Hugh Jenkins from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Hugh Jenkins 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.
Market26 Oct 2026
One of our own: Jarrod Wilson joins the Wellington Phoenix first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jarrod Wilson is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market26 Oct 2026
One of our own: Ben MacDonald joins the Wellington Phoenix first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Ben MacDonald is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad Leandro Chaparro gets it from the manager
- Player ratings Bill Tuiloma stands above it all
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Wellington Phoenix