The Auckland FC Sentinel
Boardroom26 Oct 2026
Graduation day at Auckland FC
3 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Words at Auckland FC training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Louis Verstraete 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
One of our own: Dylan Baker joins the Auckland FC first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Dylan Baker 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: James McLaren joins the Auckland FC first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. James McLaren 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
Travis Gallagher steps up from the Auckland FC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Travis Gallagher 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.
Match24 Oct 2026
Auckland FC see off Perth Glory
Three points for Auckland FC, 1‑0 the final word against Perth Glory in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Louis Verstraete in the eights
A performance of 8.02 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Lachlan Brook beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 16. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
The dugout26 Oct 2026
Adam Bailey has his say
“We earned that. I asked them for a reaction and I got one, and now I want the same again on Saturday.” Adam Bailey on a 1‑0 afternoon that pleased him more than he was prepared to show.
In brief
- The dugout Logan Rogerson knocks on the manager’s door
- Boardroom Auckland FC say no to the training-ground money
- Squad The weekend belonged to Louis Verstraete