Funding Support

AFL New Zealand would like to acknowledge our funding partners involvement in supporting our Programmes.

Our partners have played a vital role in assisting the programme with funding to ensure AFL New Zealand can continue to provide opportunities for youth and adults within the community to play AFL.

Programme feature multiple locations across New Zealand including, youth boys & girls along with competitions for both men and women. Coaches, umpiring and volunteer support is a constant requirement and our funding partners alleviate the financial pressures faced from the ongoing resources and capability training required to ensure sustainable growth of the sport at a community level. The Youth Programmes utilise festival days to bring all of these locations together into one key regional locations for a fun day of AFL.

AFL New Zealand has created its Youth Programme for new players to participate in the sport of AFL. It has a focus on improving athletes’ skills and fitness within a fun environment. This is achieved through a training, game and development programme that highlights the necessary requirements throughout the pathway. The programme involves a combination of skill development – kicking, catching, passing, and bouncing, game play and personal development. This combination will lead to a number of opportunities for participants which include, AFL New Zealand Academy selection, New Zealand representation

A special thanks to our funders for their support and the impact they have provided through 2022.