The Wellington Phoenix Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
Bill Tuiloma signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Bill Tuiloma and Wellington Phoenix agree another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Kazuki Nagasawa wants to go home
“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Wellington Phoenix know it.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Lawrence Wong
Wellington Phoenix asked and Melbourne City said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Kazuki Nagasawa wants to finish where he started
Every long career reaches the week the player starts thinking about the last one. He would like it to be at the club that first put him on a pitch, and Wellington Phoenix now know that too.
Market10 Aug 2026
Scott Williams steps up from the Wellington Phoenix academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Scott Williams 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Dean Burns joins the Wellington Phoenix first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Dean Burns is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Hugh Reynolds steps up from the Wellington Phoenix academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Hugh Reynolds 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Jake Reid joins the Wellington Phoenix first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jake Reid 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
The formation has left Joshua Laws behind
Every shape has positions in it and this one does not have his. Wellington Phoenix will either change the shape, change his job, or change his club, and he is waiting to hear which.
In brief
- Transfer targets A loan move for Amlani Tatu is in the works
- The dugout Bill Tuiloma asks for a word with the manager