The Waitakere United Sentinel
Squad19 Oct 2026
Real improvement from Dane Garbett at Waitakere United
Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Dane Garbett is 19, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.
Squad19 Oct 2026
A falling-out at Waitakere United
Winston Wood and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
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
Waitakere United come up short against Team Wellington
Team Wellington left with the points after a 1‑3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Words at Waitakere United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Callum Singh 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
One of our own: Noah Rufer joins the Waitakere United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Noah Rufer is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market19 Oct 2026
Waitakere United promote Marco Van Hattum from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Marco Van Hattum 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
Owen McCowatt steps up from the Waitakere United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Owen McCowatt 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
Kosta Smith steps up from the Waitakere United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Kosta 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.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Joe Colvey
- Loan watch Francis Singh has seen enough of Team Wellington
- The dugout Joe Boxall: “No excuses”