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.
Clubs All games are played at Hutt Park, Lower Hutt
Men ClubColoursNicknameEst.Years in WAFLWAFL PremiershipsTotalYears Crows Crows 2025 2025-0 -GiantsGiants20252025-0 - Suns Suns 2025 2025-0 -
Women ClubColoursNicknameEst.Years in WAFLWAFL PremiershipsTotalYears Ngā Manu Rere 2021 2021-0 - South Coast Swell Swell 2021 2021-42021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Former ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundEst.Years in WAFLWAFL PremiershipsFate TotalYearsEastern SuburbsBulldogs19731973-2024111996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2022Replaced by Crows, Giants and Suns after 2024 seasonHutt Valley EaglesEaglesLate 1990sLate 1990s-202422010, 2011Replaced by Crows, Giants and Suns after 2024 season Lower Hutt Tigers Hutt Park, Lower Hutt ? 0 -Merged with Upper Hutt to form Hutt Valley Eagles North City Demons DemonsBefore 2001 ?-20220 -Folded after 2022 season Upper Hutt Eagles ? 11995Merged with Lower Hutt to form Hutt Valley Eagles Wellington City Saints Kelburn Park, Kelburn 1994 1994-2022 12018Folded after 2022 season
Results
Men's Year Premier Runner up Result20242023 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 84-40Doggies day out in Wellington by Rod Shaw for World Footy News 16 February 2014 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 Year Premier Runner up Result2024South Coast SwellNgā Manu Rere37-142023South Coast Swell Ngā Manu Rere68-27 2022 South Coast Swell Ngā Manu Rere 44-9 2021 South Coast Swell Ngā Manu Rere 18-10 2020 'Tigers' 'Saints' 34-13 2020 Season of 'Tigers' v 'Saints' was the foundation to what became the WAFL Women's League
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 FederalEVENING POST, VOLUME LXVII, ISSUE 126, 28 MAY 1904, PAGE 2 and played its first match at Seatoun Park.NEW ZEALAND TIMES, VOLUME LXXVI, ISSUE 5288, 28 MAY 1904, PAGE 5 The league expanded to five clubs in its first season.EVENING POST, VOLUME LXVII, ISSUE 131, 3 JUNE 1904, PAGE 2 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.EVENING POST, VOLUME LXXV, ISSUE 78, 1 APRIL 1908, PAGE 8NEW ZEALAND TIMES, VOLUME XXXI, ISSUE 6817, 13 MAY 1909, PAGE 6
Clubs
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 1904EVENING POST, VOLUME LXVII, ISSUE 141, 15 JUNE 1904, PAGE 5 Newtown Football Club Newtown, New Zealand 1904 Wanderers Football Club (formerly Imperial) Sports Club, Wellington 1904
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