New Zealand AFL
Encyclopedia
AFL New Zealand is the governing body
of Australian rules football in New Zealand
.
AFL New Zealand currently has around 536 senior players. New Zealand, like Papua New Guinea
and Queensland
, has experienced a boom in junior participation in recent years with reports of as many as 10,000 junior players.http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php?story=20050111085421906
The name was changed from New Zealand AFL at a Special General Meeting held on 18 June 2009, in order to better align itself with the AFL.
and crowned international champions in 2005.
.
Sport governing body
A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sport governing bodies come in various forms, and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport...
of Australian rules football in New Zealand
Australian rules football in New Zealand
Australian rules football in New Zealand is currently a minority sport in a nation where rugby union is the national sport and predominant football code...
.
AFL New Zealand currently has around 536 senior players. New Zealand, like Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
and Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, has experienced a boom in junior participation in recent years with reports of as many as 10,000 junior players.http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php?story=20050111085421906
The name was changed from New Zealand AFL at a Special General Meeting held on 18 June 2009, in order to better align itself with the AFL.
National team
Although Australian rules is a minority sport in New Zealand, AFL New Zealand co-ordinate the national team, the Falcons, who have competed in the Australian Football International CupAustralian Football International Cup
The Australian Football International Cup is an international sport competition in Australian rules football...
and crowned international champions in 2005.
National tournaments
The AFLNZ National Provincial Championships is a tournament between the regional leagues comprising the New Zealand Australian Football League. The first of the current incarnation of the NPC was held on 25 and 26 September 2004 in ChristchurchChristchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
.
2004 results
- Auckland won the 2004 series
- Auckland AFL 7.8 (50) def Canterbury AFL 3.3 (21)
- Wellington AFL 13.14 (92) def Waikato AFL 2.0 (12)
- Auckland AFL 22.9 (141) def Waikato AFL 4.3 (27)
- Wellington AFL 7.5 (47) def Canterbury AFL 2.4 (16)
- Canterbury AFL 16.3 (99) def Waikato AFL 3.5 (23)
- Auckland AFL 8.6 (54) d Wellington AFL 5.7 (37)
2005 results
- Auckland won the 2005 series
- Auckland AFL 19.9 (123) def Canterbury AFL 7.3 (45)
- Wellington AFL 13.10 (88) def Waikato AFL 6.11 (47)
- Auckland AFL 17.16 (118) def Waikato AFL 2.5 (17)
- Canterbury AFL 9.14. (108) def Wellington AFL 4.10 (34)
- Canterbury AFL 14.4 (88) def Waikato AFL 8.8 (56)
- Auckland AFL 15.16 (106) def Wellington AFL 3.9 (27)
Affiliated leagues
- Auckland Australian Football LeagueAuckland Australian Football LeagueThe Auckland Australian Football League , begun in 1974, is an Australian rules football competition in Auckland, New Zealand and is one of the leagues governed by New Zealand AFL....
- Canterbury Australian Football LeagueCanterbury Australian Football LeagueThe Canterbury Australian Football League is an Australian rules football competition in New Zealand and is one of the Leagues governed by AFL New Zealand. The modern era of Australian Football in Christchurch can be traced back to the undaunting efforts of George Lanyon...
Official Site - Waikato AFLWaikato AFLWaikato AFL is an Australian rules football competition in Waikato, New Zealand and is one of the Leagues governed by AFL New Zealand.-Representative Side:The representative side for the Waikato AFL is known as the Waikato Thunder....
- Wellington AFLWellington AFLWellington AFL is an Australian rules football competition in Wellington, New Zealand and is one of the Leagues governed by New Zealand AFL.-Current Clubs:*North City Demons *Hutt Valley Eagles*Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs *Wellington City Saints...