The Team Wellington Gazette
Squad19 Jul 2027
A fracture rules James Donachie out for 37 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Team Wellington will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Words exchanged at Team Wellington
Steven Lustica and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad19 Jul 2027
The step up is real for Clayton Lockyer
At 15 he is doing things this season that he could not do last season, and doing them every week. Form comes and goes; this has stayed long enough to be called something else.
Market19 Jul 2027
Bill Cacace steps up from the Team Wellington academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Bill Cacace 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 Jul 2027
Team Wellington promote Stefan Just from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Stefan Just 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 Jul 2027
Team Wellington promote Tim Barbarouses from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Tim Barbarouses 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 Jul 2027
Matt Sutton steps up from the Team Wellington academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Matt Sutton 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.
The dugout19 Jul 2027
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The dugout19 Jul 2027
No hiding place for Ilisoni Lolaivalu
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Ilisoni Lolaivalu, and the manager let it.
In brief
- The dugout James Donachie gets picked when it counts
- Match Team Wellington have something to play for
- The dugout Hassan El Hattab has been promised minutes