The Team Wellington Gazette
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Kosta Reid is a medical away from Team Wellington
The deal with Hawke's Bay United is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Alfie Rogers will not be coming to Team Wellington
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Auckland City is saying, and nobody at Team Wellington is enjoying the guessing.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Team Wellington
Walter Scott and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Ilisoni Lolaivalu stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Ilisoni Lolaivalu and Team Wellington agree another 1 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Market10 Aug 2026
Team Wellington promote Tommy Colvey from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Tommy Colvey 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Team Wellington promote Ryan Reid from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ryan Reid 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Team Wellington promote Michael Kirwan from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Michael Kirwan 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Deklan Boxall joins the Team Wellington first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Deklan Boxall is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad10 Aug 2026
James Donachie needs a bigger stage
He is doing things every Saturday that nobody around him can answer. It is flattering for a season and a problem after that, and Team Wellington know which stage they are at.
In brief
- Squad The formation has left Christian Bracco behind
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Corey Hollman