The Waitakere United Sentinel
Squad19 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Waitakere United
Callum Bell 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.
Player ratings19 Oct 2026
Callum Bell shuts the door
Defensive actions: 21, and a clean sheet at the end of it. A centre-half's best afternoons look like nothing happening, which is precisely the point.
Player ratings19 Oct 2026
A masterclass from Tim Kirwan
Marked 8.91 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Match17 Oct 2026
Waitakere United get the job done against Team Wellington
A 1‑0 win over Team Wellington, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Squad19 Oct 2026
No hiding place for Sam Fenton
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Sam Fenton, and the manager let it.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Jai Lockyer signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Jai Lockyer commits to Waitakere United for another 3 years.
Loan watch19 Oct 2026
Noah McCowatt counts the days
“I watch every Waitakere United game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Auckland City runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
Player ratings19 Oct 2026
Nobody could get near Jai Boxall
Successful dribbles: 15. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market19 Oct 2026
Waitakere United buy the years ahead of Francis Colvey
He is 15, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
In brief
- Market Waitakere United sign Sam Sutton, one for the future
- Market Waitakere United sign Oliver Garbett, one for the future
- Market Waitakere United buy the years ahead of Owen Colvey