The Wellington Phoenix Gazette
Match21 Oct 2028
Wellington Phoenix make it 4 in a row
Momentum is a hard thing to buy and an easy thing to lose, and right now Wellington Phoenix have 4 straight wins of it.
The dugout23 Oct 2028
Jayden Smith keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Wellington Phoenix may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Boardroom23 Oct 2028
Oliver Hunter signs on for the long haul
Wellington Phoenix moved before anybody else could: a new deal for Oliver Hunter, agreed quietly and announced loudly. Boards extend managers for many reasons; the good one is the one this looks like.
Boardroom23 Oct 2028
6 academy graduates step up at Wellington Phoenix
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.
Match21 Oct 2028
Wellington Phoenix see off Sydney FC
Three points for Wellington Phoenix, 2‑1 the final word against Sydney FC in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Match21 Oct 2028
Another one collected away from home
3 on the bounce on the road for Wellington Phoenix. The coaches leave early, arrive at unlovely grounds in the dark, and keep coming home with three points.
Market23 Oct 2028
One of our own: Isaac Hughes joins the Wellington Phoenix first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Isaac Hughes is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market23 Oct 2028
Wellington Phoenix promote Will Johnston from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Will Johnston 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.
Market23 Oct 2028
Wellington Phoenix promote Lucas MacDonald from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Lucas MacDonald 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.
In brief
- Market Will Brown steps up from the Wellington Phoenix academy
- Squad A row about effort at Wellington Phoenix
- Boardroom Wellington Phoenix are making the ground bigger