KICK! CATCH! PASS! BOUNCE!

Early chances for the Eagles in the second quarter were snuffed out rapidly by a well organised Bulldogs backline, led by the skipper James Sharp. The Eagles had no answer for the silky-smooth handball skills of the Bulldogs and the pace on ballers Blake Neve and Paul Willis, quickly turning defence into attack.

The physicality and work rate of the Bulldogs midfield through the third quarter began to take a toll on the Eagles’ onballers and the mid-field battle was done. A further five goals in the last quarter saw the Bulldogs complete yet another grand final success.

Kade Riddell’s 5 goals and his assistance with many others, earned him best on ground honours.

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The South Coast Swell take out the 2022 Wellington Women’s Premiership

The South Coast Swell have narrowly defeated Nga Manu Rere in the 2022 Wellington AFL Women’s Grand Final.

The Swell got out to an early lead and then held off a resilient Nga Manu Rere. Both teams left nothing out on the field in the final game of the season with every ball hotly contested.

It was a great game like many during the season, but utimately, the South Coast Swell proved to good on the day.

As the game in Wellington continues to grow, a number of players now turn their attention to the AFL New Zealand Women’s Premiership.

Canterbury AFLMen Eastern Blues win first title in 8 years

The Eastern Blues have defeated the University Cougars in the 2022 CAFL Grand Final.

The two teams met in the Canterbury season decider for the first time in almost 15 yrs.

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Sky Television and SKY Sport is the major broadcast partner of AFL in New Zealand and the home of LIVE sport in New Zealand.

Featuring some of the best local and international sports content, SKY Sport offers New Zealand sports fans world class coverage. World renowned for its LIVE sports production, SKY Sport is heavily involved in producing sport in New Zealand - from grassroots sport to the pinnacle of international competition.

SKY Sport’s 2022 AFL coverage increased from three to five LIVE matches each week during the 2022 Toyota AFL Premiership Season. The AFL Women’s Premiership Season also featured prominently featuring two live games per week along with access On Demand at any time via the Sky Go app.

In addition to the live games, Sky coverage included magazine shows; AFL 360, On the Couch and The Back Page, bringing total weekly viewing to over 20 hours of AFL per week during the football season.

Alternative options to view AFL in New Zealand exist through the Watch AFL platform. The subscription based service, includes every live game throughout the AFL and AFLW seasons, replays and AFL magazine shows.

For the AFLW, viewers can stream every game live through the AFLW app.

SENZ Radio has also commenced the addition of weekly segments covering the AFL season. We look forward to continued support from our broadcast partners in 2023.

Following a tight first quarter, the Blues went to the half time break with a 13 point lead. Three majors in a third quarter 12min burst, boosted the score line to what would be an unassailable lead with the Blues securing their first grand final victory since 2014.

The Eastern Blues were a force to be reckoned the entire season. The spine of their team filled with talent, such as Jay, Johnson, Kieran Charlton and Otago based stars, Hayden Johnston and Josh Mackie, the Eastern Blues would go on to win every game for the rest of the season, putting up big scores against every team they faced