Wellington Australian Football League

Wellington AFL is an Australian rules football competition in Wellington, New Zealand and is one of the Leagues governed by New Zealand AFL.

Current Clubs

The winners of the 2018 WAFL were the Wellington City Saints, beating the Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs in the final by three points (37-34).

Historic League

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[1] and played its first match at Seatoun Park.[2] The league expanded to five clubs in its first season.[3] 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.[4][5]

Clubs
Club Location Formed Colours
City Football Club (formerly Lefroy)Wellington1903Dark and light blue
Federal Football ClubCarlton Hall grounds, Vivian Street Wellington1903
Petone Football ClubPetone1904[6]
Newtown Football ClubNewtown, New Zealand1904
Wanderers Football Club (formerly Imperial)Sports Club, Wellington1904

References
  1. EVENING POST, VOLUME LXVII, ISSUE 126, 28 MAY 1904, PAGE 2
  2. NEW ZEALAND TIMES, VOLUME LXXVI, ISSUE 5288, 28 MAY 1904, PAGE 5
  3. EVENING POST, VOLUME LXVII, ISSUE 131, 3 JUNE 1904, PAGE 2
  4. EVENING POST, VOLUME LXXV, ISSUE 78, 1 APRIL 1908, PAGE 8
  5. NEW ZEALAND TIMES, VOLUME XXXI, ISSUE 6817, 13 MAY 1909, PAGE 6
  6. EVENING POST, VOLUME LXVII, ISSUE 141, 15 JUNE 1904, PAGE 5
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