Wellington Australian Football League

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Wellington Australian Football League (WAFL)
FormerlyWellington Australian Football Association (WAFA)
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1974; 50 years ago (1974)
No. of teams4
CountryNew Zealand
Sponsor(s)Pelorus Trust, NZ Community Trust and Infinity Foundation
Official websitehttps://wellingtonafl.co.nz/

Wellington AFL is an Australian rules football competition in Wellington, New Zealand consisting of 4 men's and 2 women's clubs and is one of the Leagues governed by AFL New Zealand. It was founded in 1974. The current Wellington women's league was founded in 2021.

Current clubs[edit]

Colours Club Location Formed Notes
Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs Hutt Park Oval 1 Wellington 1973 Official Site
Hutt Valley Eagles (formerly "Upper Hutt") Hutt Park Oval 1 Wellington
Ngā Manu Rere Hutt Park Wellington 2021 Women's club
South Coast Swell Hutt Park Wellington 2021 Women's club
Wellington City Saints Kelburn Park Wellington 1994 Official Site

Former clubs[edit]

  • Lower Hutt Tigers (merged with the Upper Hutt Eagles to form the Hutt Valley Eagles)
  • North City Demons (folded)
  • Upper Hutt Eagles (merged with the Lower Hutt Tigers to form the Hutt Valley Eagles)

Results[edit]

Men's[edit]

Year Premier Runner up Result
2022 Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs Hutt Valley Eagles
2019 Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs Wellington City Saints 53-23
2018 Wellington City Saints Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs 37-34
2014 Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs North City Demons 84-40[1]
2011 Hutt Valley Eagles Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs 75-52
2010 Hutt Valley Eagles Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs
2009 Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs
2008 Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs
2007 Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs
2005 Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs
2001 Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs
2000 Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs
1998 Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs
1996 Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs
1995 Upper Hutt Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs

Women's[edit]

Year Premier Runner up Result
2023 South Coast Ngā Manu Rere 68-27
2022 South Coast Swell Ngā Manu Rere 44-9
2021 South Coast Swell Ngā Manu Rere

Historic League[edit]

The Wellington League of Australian Football ran from 1904 until the end of 1909. The league was formed in May 1904 at a meeting in Wellington, with the secretary being J.T. Kelly and had two founding clubs: Lefroy and Federal[2] and played its first match at Seatoun Park.[3] The league expanded to five clubs in its first season.[4] Despite substantial growth it finally folded due to ongoing access issues with the Football Association to its primary venue the Basin Reserve due to a lack of alternative venues.[5][6]

Clubs[edit]

Club Location Formed Colours
City Football Club (formerly Lefroy) Wellington 1903 Dark and light blue
Federal Football Club Carlton Hall grounds, Vivian Street Wellington 1903
Petone Football Club Petone 1904[7]
Newtown Football Club Newtown, New Zealand 1904
Wanderers Football Club (formerly Imperial) Sports Club, Wellington 1904

References[edit]

  1. ^ Doggies day out in Wellington by Rod Shaw for World Footy News 16 February 2014
  2. ^ EVENING POST, VOLUME LXVII, ISSUE 126, 28 MAY 1904, PAGE 2
  3. ^ NEW ZEALAND TIMES, VOLUME LXXVI, ISSUE 5288, 28 MAY 1904, PAGE 5
  4. ^ EVENING POST, VOLUME LXVII, ISSUE 131, 3 JUNE 1904, PAGE 2
  5. ^ EVENING POST, VOLUME LXXV, ISSUE 78, 1 APRIL 1908, PAGE 8
  6. ^ NEW ZEALAND TIMES, VOLUME XXXI, ISSUE 6817, 13 MAY 1909, PAGE 6
  7. ^ EVENING POST, VOLUME LXVII, ISSUE 141, 15 JUNE 1904, PAGE 5
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