AFL New Zealand Annual Report 2019

2019

ANNUAL REPORT Year Ended 31 October 2019

The New Zealand Falcons played the AFL Academy on Marvel Stadium in Melbourne over ANZAC weekend

Chairman’s Report 2019 was another strong year for AFL New Zealand with a focus on consolidating our operating activities with a particular emphasis on deepening our relationship with key partners and critical stakeholders.

New initiatives across our AFLNZ Women’s platform brought new energy and excitement to our activities. The dynamic now occurring through the spectacular growth around the Women’s game is remarkable and will remain a major focus for us in the years ahead.

“...the Women’s game is remarkable and will remain a major focus for us in the years ahead”

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Our Premiership Competition goes from strength to strength. It continues to motivate everyone at AFLNZ as does our structured school programs. We very much appreciate the support we receive from the government Kiwisport projects, which is fundamental in providing essential sport activities to school boys and girls across the country.

Corporate residential home developers AV Jennings’s more recently joined our sponsor portfolio. Community activities remain vital to all of us and we very thankful for their ongoing support.

Our electronic broadcast activities continue to evolve and SKY Sport New Zealand play the critical role in bringing quality AFL content to households throughout New Zealand.

Regional Facilities Auckland remain a significant stakeholder in the growth opportunity with our playing activities.

Their investment in the development of North Harbour Stadium in particular has had a most positive impact to our competition platforms. Our players and teams very much appreciate the standard of amenity that are now available to them.

There has been some change to the AFLNZ Board with highly regarded Trina Tamati being unable to make the ongoing commitment that she thought was necessary. We thank Trina for the contribution of her valuable time over a number of years.

We are delighted to have Kari Jones join the board. Kari has a strong sport background previously coaching the national Lacrosse team including World Cup campaigns. Kari is an executive of some standing as well, and has held very senior operating roles at New Zealand Post and Air New Zealand. We welcome Kari to our board and believe her skills and contribution will be invaluable to the ongoing development of AFL New Zealand.

Our financial performance in 2019 included a modest loss. However, the board is confident this can be reversed in 2020. Our investment in the Anzac Day match which saw our Falcons play in Australia this year was a primary reason for the loss. Traditionally the annual match against the Australian elite Under 17 squad is played in New Zealand and makes a positive contribution to our financial performance. The Falcons playing at Marvel Stadium was a highlight for all involved. Unfortunately we didn’t prevail but the sporting experience gained through these matches whether in Australia or in New Zealand is quite unique.

We must thank all of our wonderful staff, corporate and government partners, our board members and importantly all of the players, officials and volunteers that are fundamental to the success of AFL New Zealand. Critically the Board and executive remain most committed to improving the experience for everyone that chooses to or would like to engage with the game of AFL.

Michael Nettlefold AFL New Zealand Chairman

We have another most exciting year in plan for 2020. The board are engaged and the executive continue to bring a sharp focus to continuing to build our programs with people, new skills and new initiatives.

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Chief Executive Officer Report Within New Zealand, the growth and progression for the sport of AFL, has a new driver. The emergence of women’s sport will become the catalyst for our organisation to review, regenerate and rethink traditional models utilised by AFL New Zealand and meet the needs of a new and exciting customer base.

Women’s footy came alive on March 31st 2019 at QBE Stadium, hosting the commencement of the inaugural AFL New Zealand Women’s Premiership. The competitions progression to three rounds for the 2020 season is buoyed by New Zealand’s debut in the 2020 International Cup to be held on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland in August.

The work in schools throughout New Zealand continues to be essential to underpin such an exciting representative pathway

KICK! CATCH! PASS! BOUNCE! The introduction of Female Footy Frenzy events leading into competition, provided a starting point for those new to the game and has a strong focus on the fundamental skills and rules of the game as well as providing a welcoming and enjoyable experience.

The AFL New Zealand Premiership continues to gain momentum and will enter its fifth season. The emergence of players form Japan, Ireland and Australia have joined with local talent attending from throughout New Zealand to provide us with a wonderful flagship.

Mid year we welcomed two new staff appointments to assist with our direction.

Firstly, the appointment of Georgina Gatenby as High Performance and Competitions Manager

Her experience and insights into participation as well as her previous employment experience as a Community Sport Advisor with Sport Auckland will be of benefit to AFL New Zealand.

Mariska Van Deventer also came on board as Finance and Programme Manager and with over 12 years of experience driving compliance, operational & financial efficiencies she is sure to improve the overall sustainability of the business growth required by AFLNZ to service our growing customer base.

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The AFL New Zealand Women’s Premiership launched in 2019

The financial loss incurred for the current financial year can be mitigated through the expertise we have gained through AFL New Zealand’s recent recruitment strategy.

The Mornington Peninsula Junior Football League toured NZ for the fifth time

With new staff on board, the development of a membership support structure will be a key element to assist growth within the regions and so AFL New Zealand will continue to support the fantastic work achieved through local initiatives. The commencement of a Women’s League in Wellington, a Men’s Reserve Grade Competition in Auckland and the amazing coaching depth of Canterbury, have all showcased the growth in capability throughout the regions.

The board continues to be ably led by Chair Michael Nettlefold and supported by an amazingly talented group. With portfolios connected to executive experience marketing, risk and finance, governance, high performance, operations and participation, the organisation is in great hands.

The support provided sits alongside long term funder Foundation North who continue to make a significant impact on the work towards increasing junior participation in the Auckland and Northland regions.

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The AFL Academy after 7 years of visiting New Zealand shores, invited the New Zealand Falcons to participate in an ANZAC weekend clash under the roof of Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. The scheduled Under 18 Falcons tour was also aligned at a similar time to allow both teams attend the ANZAC Dawn Service in Melbourne along with 250,000 locals and then later that day attend the MCG with 90,000 people to watch the traditional ANZAC Day clash. It is amazing what opportunities our sport can present to our local talent.

The co-ordination of events partners including AUT Millennium and AUT University through the good work of AFLNZ Marketing Manager Tom O’Keeffe, have ensured that those involved with the New Zealand Teams Programme, are provided with amazing events including the Annual AFLNZ High Performance Awards, Touring Team Welcome Functions and after match presentations. The inaugural AFL New Zealand Grand Final breakfast was a fantastic addition to the 2019 calendar.

AFL New Zealand Finance Manager, Mariska Van Deventer

Building off the 2019 season, our High Performance and events portfolio continue to increase as we look ahead 2020 to our busiest year on record.

The Red Tails Football Club from Central Australia travel to Auckland in March 2020 in conjunction with their highly acclaimed Right Tracks programme. They will be followed by the return of Mornington Peninsula JFL in April with three junior teams and the Port Adelaide Indigenous Academy in November. Our touring teams will include a replication of the Under 18 and Senior Falcons to Melbourne over ANZAC and finally the attendance at the International Cup of both our a Senior teams, the New Zealand Falcons and the New Zealand Kahu.

The work in schools throughout New Zealand continues to be essential to underpin such an exciting representative pathway. General Manager and School Coordinator Reg Ranchhod, continues to be the mortar that holds our participation base together. Over $300,000 in funding through the Government Kiwisport Initiative has been secured for 2020. The current Youth Competitions taking place in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington will be expanded in October 2020 to include centres in Counties Manukau, Waitakere, North Harbour and Central Auckland.

The work instigated by AFL New Zealand towards our broadcast strategy and outcomes, sees AFL New Zealand punch above its weight. This has resulted in solid relationships with our broadcast and betting partners to date.

The renewal of SKY Sport New Zealand AFL Broadcast rights resulted in the telecast of a minimum of three live AFL Premiership matches per week.

This coupled with delayed coverage of remaining matches, the addition of AFLW matches and weekly magazine shows, ensured over 18 hours of AFL content every week during the regular season.

Strong coverage to date has ensured growth in revenue attributed to AFLNZ through betting levies.

Participation, broadcast and live matches remain as the key elements of growth.

The AFL continue to support this strategy and the growth of the sport with now over 20 years of investment in Aotearoa.

Robert Vanstam AFL New Zealand CEO

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Through the support of The Regional Sports Trusts, Kiwisport and Foundation North, AFL New Zealand provided 31,644 personal experiences to Primary and Intermediate School children across 58 schools through the AFL KiwiKick Programme within the Northland, Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury Regions.

The programme teaches children not only the fundamental movement skills of Kick, Catch, Pass and Bounce but also stability and locomotive movement skills, with an aim to encourage all participants involved to be Active For Life by following Sport New Zealand “Physical Literacy” approach.

KICK! CATCH! PASS! BOUNCE! Physical literacy is “the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding required by participants that allows them to value and take responsibility for engaging in physical activity and sport for life”. In conjunction with Sport New Zealand, AFL New Zealand will look to support and promote this concept of physical literacy by actively seeking out ways to align and deliver this philosophy.

The fundamental movements are invaluable for a wide variety of sports and the AFL KiwiKick programme ensures that everyone who participates is confident and competent with the use of these newly developed skill sets. Qualified AFL KiwiKick coaches deliver focused and fun sessions during school hours and afterschool.

The development of the AFL New Zealand Youth Competition has created further opportunities that continue to expand

in increasing the exposure of the sport to local youth. Many participants have now completed the AFL KiwiKick programmes over the 9 years since the projects inception and progressed on to play in the AFLNZ Youth Competition for both Boys and Girls aged 12 to 17

A majority of the projects involve 4 to 6 sessions during school time. Following on from the six sessions the children then have access to an after school programme that takes place within the school grounds directly after school.

Participants are provided with easy access in a familiar setting and this also provides parents with the opportunity of attending. The development of the AFL New Zealand Youth Competition has created further opportunities that continue to expand, increasing age group levels and now including ages 10,11 and 12. This is ensuring appropriate “age and stage” learning, the accessibility of new skills and a love for the game as they continue their AFL pathway.

AFL New Zealand will continue with these programmes, as they deliver on key outcomes that encourage children to live healthy lifestyles through sport.

The participant’s involvement in the AFL KiwiKick programme in conjunction with broadcast opportunities delivered by Sky Sport in 2019, assists in developing a connection with the sport of AFL. This can lead to a lifelong participants in sport through a structured pathway.

Through the support of KiwiSport a number of projects have assisted AFL New Zealand

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“Kick, Catch, Pass, Bounce.”

The Canterbury AFL KiwiKick Centre in full swing

It has been great to have AV Jennings and St Kilda Football Club part of the AFL KiwiKick Programme and with their support assisting in providing an AFL KiwiKick bag and ball to every student who completes the after school program. With football in hand, they can continue their AFL skills at home and school.

To ensure sustainability, every school involved with the AFL KiwiKick Pathway programme receives a resource kit to assist with ongoing activity. A combination of newly acquired teaching skills through the coaching accreditation process and the resource kit ensures that students can continue to play AFL.

The AFL KiwiKick programme also encourages teachers to be involved in the sessions and professional development.

The teachers learn how to deliver AFL KiwiKick sessions and control games of AFL. This will ensure that children can continue to be active sporting participants utilising the teachers newly developed skills following the departure of AFL New Zealand coaches associated with the AFL KiwiKick programme.

The resource kit includes AFL KiwiKick Coaching manuals. This feature detailed diagrams of skills, games and lesson plans, providing teachers and volunteer coaches with all the information they need to successfully run AFL KiwiKick sessions.

Case Study

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“The tamariki from Pamapuria School were excited to be given the opportunity to try different sports that are not commonly played in our community. They were taught skills that will be transferable into other sports and easily remembered from week to week the catch phrase of “laces away from faces” and other hints and tricks passed on by Paul. It was amazing seeing the tamariki as young as 5 being able to punt kick the ball with accuracy after just one lesson!” - Dawn Reid, New Entrant Teacher, Pamapuria School.

An encouraging number of teachers have taken up the opportunity to upskill. Across New Zealand, more than 50 teachers have completed the accreditation process in the past year. The training is useful not just for teaching AFL, but for teaching all sports offered at the school.

“As always AFL have been awesome to deal with in 2019 and run great school programmes, teaching fundamental skills in Counties Manukau. We look forward to working with Rob, Reg and the wider team in future.” - Barry Rhodes, Young People’s Manager, CLM Community Sport, Counties Manukau.

The support of Sport New Zealand, AKTIVE Sport and Recreation, Regional Sporting Trusts and Community Trust organisations has been invaluable in providing seeding funding and the opportunity to showcase our sport to new schools and participants. AFL New Zealand will continue to work with these organisations to ensure the outcomes targeted by AFL KiwiKick continue to fall into alignment with local communities.

Reg Ranchhod AFL New Zealand General Manager

Canterbury AFL KiwiKick Centre

During 2019, Canterbury AFL completed its second season of their locally operated AFL KiwiKick Centre. AFL New Zealand is now working with regional centres to create a new support structure to assist in aiding locally led initiatives.

The centre operating out of North Hagley Park, took place over a 6 week period and included 30 participants aged between 6 to 14 with the children partaking in skill development and game play in a fun environment.

Every participant involved with the centre receives a football to ensure that unstructured play is available to them beyond the weekly sessions.

Centre Coordinator Melinda Dunstan, enlisted many volunteers from the local Canterbury AFL community to ensure all the participants were given the care and attention required to instil a love for the game.

“Support on the sidelines from the Canterbury community meant many of the wee fellas stayed around to watch or at minimum saw the big guys arrive for local competition” – Melinda Dunstan

The provision of process, resources and equipment is an area AFL New Zealand will continue to focus on to assist local communities in developing their initiatives.

Thank you to Melinda Dunstan and the Canterbury AFL Members to get this up and going and providing a great experience for the kids of your region.

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AFL New Zealand has diversified the programmes available to Secondary Schools to ensure flexibility that suits the outcomes of your school and provides opportunities for students and staff to participate in all facets of AFL.

Introduction to AFL teaches AFL skills and uses modified games to reach the end product of playing a full game of AFL. The programme can be combined with junior class units of work, linked to curriculum programmes and lead into competition programmes.

AFL House Rules can be combined with a number of other AFL NZ Secondary School programmes to involve coordination by fellow students and curriculum based activities or as a selection trial for your AFL Cup team. The “Teachers versus Students” Clash is a great way to finish this fun programme.

AFL LEADERSHIP

AFL FORCE BACK

INTRODUCTION TO AFL

Each of the events within the programme has a focus on fun and looks to provide those involved with motivation to improve themselves in varying facets of skill and fitness.

Speed, agility, endurance, suppleness and hand and eye coordination, are all attributes that if provided in the right format, can inspire students to become more involved in not only participating in sport but also monitoring their own progress.

KICK! CATCH! PASS! BOUNCE! AFL Leadership takes on the concept of students provided with leadership skills and the capability of running a tournament within their own school or at local primary and intermediate schools. Sessions focus on the elements of game understanding, coaching, umpiring and game and event management.

COACH THE COACHES

Coach the Coaches takes a look at the fundamentals of AFL and the AFL Kiwikick programme. After 6 – 8 practical structured sessions your students will assist delivery of the AFL Kiwikick programme in local Primary or Intermediate schools in your area.

AFL HOUSE RULES

The AFL House Rules Programme focuses on providing students with easy access to participate in the new and dynamic sport of AFL. The competition takes place at a venue determined by your school, most often within your own school grounds. This alleviates travel costs for the school and the participants and more importantly provides opportunities to more students beyond the elite school representative teams.

The format is a perfect for competition between classes or houses and can be played by boys, girls or in a mixed format that utilises touch, tag or tackle modifications. It’s a new fun way to get more kids, more active, more often and improve the skills of Kick, Catch, Pass and Bounce at the same time.

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This programme focuses on the two main fundamental skills of AFL, Kick and Catch.

Through a modified game participants gain an insight into the skills required for the bigger game of AFL, that can also be used as a Have a go or participation/social competition.

With the introduction of AFL Force Back through Have a go or Competition, links can be made to Secondary School AFL Cup Interschool competition and outside of school opportunities with the AFL New Zealand Youth Competition.

AFL CROSS CODE SKILL ACQUISITION

Cross Code Skill Acquisition has been developed for Secondary schools using AFL to assist with skill acquisition and development in other codes. With that in mind the programme has been designed specifically to focus on the two skills of kicking and catching.

Links can be made from Cross Code Skill acquisition for curriculum, other codes and preparation for Secondary School Interschool competition the AFL Cup and AFL New Zealand Youth pathway opportunities leading to National representation.

AFL CUP The AVJennings Saints AFL Cup is an Inter School competition for Junior (Years 9-10) and Senior (Years 11-13) students based on fundamental movement and ball skills of AFL for boys and girls.

The programme provides introductory sessions and resources presented by qualified AFL New Zealand Staff to introduce a new and dynamic sport to students. The skills of ‘Kick, Catch, Pass and Bounce’ are perfectly matched to cross reference any number of sports. The 9 a side format is suitable for rugby size fields and with three reserves per team, team numbers are easy to coordinate.

GATEWAY AFL New Zealand can provide Gateway students with the perfect opportunity to gain experience within the Sports coaching industry delivering the AFL Kiwikick programme to Primary and Intermediate school students.

AFL COMBINE

The Secondary Schools AFL Combine Programme is underpinned by an exciting testing format that provides participants with the opportunity to compete in a number of skills and athletic testing.

Reg Ranchhod AFL New Zealand Schools Manager

KICK! CATCH! PASS! BOUNCE! The AFL Cup continues to grow thanks to St. Kilda and AVJennings

SUCCESS STORY

Secondary school programmes help to underpin Youth Competition and Adult leagues.

Students are introduced to AFL through one of the nine secondary school programmes. Schools are provided with information on how they can get involved with the AFL Youth Competition in their respective regions.

In a pathway project, 125 AFL Youth Competition participants were targeted, hailing from 62 different schools from around New Zealand and participated throughout the year in centres in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. 76 of these participants moved onto the AFL New Zealand Academy and New Zealand representative teams. All involved participate against touring teams and associations from Australia at a magnificent venue at North Harbour Stadium. From this group, 15 participants aged 17 are provided the opportunity to participate in our flagship competition, the AFL New Zealand Premiership.

Their position as Development Players provides these young athletes with a controlled environment to

partake in their first experience in senior football.

As a continuation of this pathway, the following year participants can enter the AFL New Zealand Premiership Draft as an AFL New Zealand Academy Graduate, where they transition to become fulltime competitors within the adult leagues. This is supplemented by an introduction to local clubs and leagues armed with knowledge and skill to make significant contributions. Local league competitions continue to see increasing numbers introduced and the commencement of a second graded competition in Auckland is catering well with the introduction of new members.

In combination with the support of Foundation North and Kiwisport, the targeting of sustainable pathways will be a continuing trend, that can help the growth of AFL in New Zealand with both male and female participation.

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Regional Leagues Auckland AFL University win back to back Premierships in AAFL GOALS

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University Blues

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9

51

North Shore Tigers

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5

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In one of the closest Grand Finals in Auckland AFL history, the University Blues have gone back to back and won the 2019 title, edging the North Shore Tigers by 4 points in a thrilling match at North Harbour Stadium in Albany.

With the margin still very close at the main break, the Tigers regathered and came out in the third with a renewed purpose. The plan was executed well by the Tigers as they managed to strangle Uni on the wide flanks and shut down the stoppages.

Heading into the final quarter the margin was now less than a goal and the game was far from over. The Tigers managed to lock the ball in their attacking half but the Uni defense held strong.

With minutes remaining, North Shore were awarded a free mark at the top of the 50.

The decision to play on and attempt to improve the position proved costly as the kick was intercepted by the Univeristy defense.

Wellington AFL Bulldogs bite back to win Wellington Grand Final GOALS

Eastern Bulldogs Wellington City Saints

This was always going to be a tight contest with both teams coming off the back of strong performances in their respective semi-finals and the teams sharing the spoils with a win each during the regular season.

The game started with a bang when the Tigers broke away from congested play and kicked the first goal within the opening 2 minutes however; Uni hit straight back as expected and the battle lines had been drawn from the get go.

In a physical match, each team were looking to assert their dominance with strong contact and slick ball movement.

The last two minutes were a tussle as the Tigers threw everything forward in an effort to claim the win but the clock ran out and handed the University Blues their second title in as many years.

Ben Daly had a terrific second half and was important for controlling the tempo of the game to Uni’s advantage.

Blues midfielder Nic Holdsworth was judged the best player on the field and took home the ‘Wells Medal’ for 2019.

“A great effort today by the team to win the decisive moments, put points on the board and then defend that advantage throughout the game. Some standout efforts by certain players but just brilliant commitment by everyone to hold off a tenacious Tigers outfit.” Howard Gilbert, University President.

The Tigers midfield of Te Kopa TipeneThomas, Jake Tucker and Bryn Barnes Webb were dominant early on.

The game was very much back and forth with both teams unable to break away at the first change but late in the quarter, Ben Hick popped up in the forward line and kicked an important goal to swing the momentum Uni’s way.

University held a small lead at every change and the midfield of Liam Beattie, Seb Serrano and Pat Landy worked hard all day as Uni kept their composure in the second term.

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The Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs are Premiers once again after overcoming a gallant Wellington City Saints side to win the Wellington AFL Grand Final at Hutt Park.

KICK! CATCH! PASS! BOUNCE! Fantastic conditions and a great crowd were on hand to witness one of the games of the season as the University Blues and North Shore Tigers battled it out for the 2019 Auckland AFL Premiership.

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For the fourth consecutive year the Wellington City Saints and Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs went head to head in the WAFL Grand Final.

It was the Saints who took the honours in 2018 and managed to break the 5 year Premiership streak of the Dog’s.

The typical Northerly was howling and the sun shining as both sides were ready to assert their dominance early in in the first quarter.

The Saints kicked the first goal of the game and had the wind behind them but the Bulldogs were hungry to win and their defence stepped up for the rest of the quarter to only let in 2 behinds.

In the second term, the Saints fared well against the Doggies onslaught allowing a couple of goals. Peter Halstead had a strong first half while Kewa MacmillinPerata offered great support around the contest.

The Premiership quarter was a toughfought affair and the honours went to the Bulldogs who managed to kick 2 goals into the wind.

Ben Hick played a key role for University in the AAFL Grand Final

With the momentum behind them, the Bulldogs kicked on in the final term as they held the Saints scoreless and pulled away with another 2 goals to claim the 30 point victory.

After a break in their 5-year premiership streak, the Bulldogs raised the cup once again.

Canterbury AFL

The opening 10 minutes was high pressure footy with midfield surrounding the ball and defences for both teams repelling the ball on multiple occasions.

Bulldogs fight off the Cougars to win CAFL Premiership GOALS

University Cougars Christchurch Bulldogs

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The Christchurch Bulldogs have won their sixth Canterbury AFL (CAFL) Premiership after a stunning third quarter set up the victory at Hagley Park on Saturday.

The 2019 CAFL Grand Final promised to be a great day for footy. The crowds turned up to watch the reigning premiers the University Cougars take on the ever impressive Christchurch Bulldogs who were playing their 11th straight Grand Final since their first Grand Final appearance in 2009.

With the wind holding the ball in the Dogs forward pocket they forced a couple of points before an end to end combination saw the Cougars kick the first goal of the game.

The Bulldogs managed to hold their composure and got themselves back in the game thanks to some hard running from Nathan Hayes.

A few seconds into the second quarter saw Steve Ferres (Bulldogs) capitalise on some hard work out of the middle by Kyle Smith setting him up for an easy shot on goal.

The Cougars hit back quickly using the breeze to good affect with a pin point kick from Nick Rhodes finding his key target in the forward line.

Conditions were quite muggy for the Premiership Quarter as wind was still gusting but had moved to the north east and was blowing across the middle of the ground.

The Bulldogs produced 4 goals for the quarter while down back, the experience of Sam Burdett and Dean Cameron saw the Cougars manage to only score 2 behinds.

With a 25 point lead going into the final term, the wind suddenly died down and that made it hard for the Cougars to mount a comeback.

They managed 3 goals for the quarter but the Bulldogs bit straight back as their fit young stars started to lift.

A noticeable turning point in the game and an indication of who wanted the ball more was when Rising Star of the Year Caleb McPherson ran hard to smother a clearing kick. The Ball was trapped in the Dogs forward line and they made the most of it by sealing the Premiership with a goal.

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This years round robin play saw the Bulldogs take 2 out of 3 contests with Cougars handing the Dogs their only defeat of the year.

Bulldogs skipper Dean Cameron won the toss and chose to kick with the wind in the first quarter.

A late end to end goal started at the Cougars back pocket and some good use of the ball by Brennan Clarke and Nathan Ryan saw the footy delivered deep into the forward line and it was a 2 point ball game at half time.

A special mention goes to Jacob Skye Tahu-Thomson who has played in 11 straight Grand Finals for the Bulldogs.

Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs claimed their 6 flag in 7 years.

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High Performance The 2019 High Performance Programme was once again well supported through the formation of regional Youth Competitions in Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury.

AFL New Zealand Academy The AFL New Zealand Academy selects its participants from the AFL New Zealand Youth Competition with the opportunity for selection to also take place from Secondary School Competitions and programmes throughout New Zealand.

AFL New Zealand Academy Level 2 April 2019 The AFL New Zealand Academy Level 2 played a two match series against the Mornington Peninsula Junior Football league U15’s in Auckland.

Mornington Peninsula vs New Zealand Youth Girls Wellington April 2019

skills and fast running. New Zealand were trying their best in defence but couldn’t find the answer.

Andriu and Brandon Sucu combined well in the backline for the majority of the match as the brothers both made their opponents work hard.

KICK! CATCH! PASS! BOUNCE! The AFL New Zealand Academy improves the skills and fitness of athletes, through a training and development programme that assists athletes that in some cases, have had no previously exposure to AFL. Academy athletes will participate in skill development, athletic testing and measurement, game play and personal development to provide a pathway for them to excel in AFL. The Academy consists of three levels:

Level 1: for athletes that are new entrants to Academy and the New Zealand representative pathway

Level 2: for athletes continuing their Academy and New Zealand representative pathway with their next step, U18 or Senior New Zealand representation Youth Girls: for female athletes aged between 14 to 17 years of age, both new and continuing in the Academy and New Zealand representative pathway

Further opportunities arising from the AFL New Zealand Academy include, selection into New Zealand Academy teams, New Zealand Kahu Youth Girls, AFL New Zealand National Combine selection, access to talent scouts and AFL International Scholarships.

AFL New Zealand Academy Level 1 April 2019 The AFL New Zealand Academy Level 1 played a two match series against the Mornington Peninsula Junior Football league U14’s in Auckland.

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The New Zealand Kahu Youth Girls participated in a 2 game series against the Mornington Peninsula Junior Football league Youth Girls.

The talented squad made it three series victories in a row, winning both games and increasing their win streak to 7 matches.

AFL Academy vs New Zealand Seniors Melbourne April 2019

The New Zealand Falcons have fallen short against the AFL Academy as they were defeated in their annual ANZAC clash at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on Saturday.

It is the eighth encounter between the two sides and the first played at Marvel Stadium.

Shane Leat led a spine tingling Haka which echoed around the impressive 60,000 seat stadium before the match got underway.

The Academy were on the attack from the first bounce and had three early shots but were inaccurate in front of goal.

New Zealand withheld most of the pressure and managed to get the ball moving forward. Full forward Shem Tatupu took a strong mark inside 50 and kicked to a pack where Misilifi Faimalo got the first goal of the match.

In front by 7 points at quarter time, the home side came out firing in the second quarter as they kicked 7 goals to 1 as they took control of the game with terrific ball

New Zealand debutant Max Urwin had a game to remember as the 17 year old kicked his first goal wearing the Silver Fern and was awarded best on ground after having a strong game playing off the half forward line.

New Zealand managed to win the third quarter as big Shem Tatupu dominated up front. He kicked three goals for the quarter taking strong contested marks and showed why he is playing in the VFL this season.

NT Thunder star Cameron Ilett picked up 23 disposals for the match playing on the ball and was among the best for the Falcons.

The contest is the centerpiece of the Falcon’s five-day trip to Melbourne, which also included touring the St Kilda Football Club, attending the Dawn Service at the Shrine of Remembrance and attending the ANZAC Day AFL clash between Essendon and Collingwood in front of 93,000 passionate fans.

AFL Womens Under 18 National Championships May 2019 AFL New Zealand Kahu representatives Jaimee Wyatt and Killarney Morey traveled to Sydney in May to represent Tasmania in the AFL Womens Under 18 National Championships. In 2016, fellow Youth Girls squad member Jolyn Collins from Massey High School jumped at the chance to proudly represent New Zealand.

Twelve months later, Youth Girls Captain Killarney Morey was the second female to play in the Championships.

Killarney was then selected to play in the second round of the Championships fr the Eastern Allies.

The Allies squad is made up of the best players from Tasmania and NSW/ACT and played the Central Allies, Victoria Country and Victoria Metro in the Gold Coast in July.

2020 will see this replicated with a number of girls working towards selection for the Tasmania U18 Youth Girls team and aspirations to play AFL in the newly launched AFL Womens league.

New Zealand Under 18 Melbourne Tour May 2019 The Under 18 team toured Melbourne in May where they played two matches against Hallam College and an Inter League side from the Mornington Peninsula Junior Football League.

With nine regions within New Zealand represented, the team experienced the AFL culture in Melbourne from grass roots footy all the way up to the elite level.

The team travelled to the Hastings Football Club (the oldest club in the Mornington Peninsula) for a mixed training session with their Mornington Peninsula opposition followed by a welcome function and jumper presentation.

The tour included a visit to the redeveloped Moorabin Oval to watch the St Kilda Football Club before touring the new facility. St Kilda’s New Zealand listed player Rowan Marshall (Taranaki) spoke to the team before a team training on the main oval. The team also attended the ANZAC dawn service and watched the ANZAC Day clash between Essendon and Collingwood at a sold out MCG.

In their first game of the tour, the Falcons played a local School team in Hallam College. After a slow start, the Falcons worked their way back into the game but were defeated by 26 points.

The final game of the tour saw the Falcons take on the Mornington Peninsula Interleague side.

It was a much improved effort from the Falcons but they came up against a talented opposition who won the game by 30 points.

Georgina Gatenby AFL New Zealand High Performance Manager

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Former Hawthorn International Scholarship holder Shem Tatupu made his return to International Footy at Marvel Stadium

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Ben Hick took over the role of Captain of the Northern Suns for the 2019 AFL New Zealand Premiership

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Angus Hammett representing the AFL New Zealand Level 2 Academy side at North Harbour Stadium

The Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs won the Wellington AFL Premiership in 2019

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The national Youth competition continued to grow in 2019

Members of the NZ Kahu Yo and MPJFL Youth Girls follow game on Westpac Stadium

The inaugarul Women’s Premiership made its debut in March 2019

outh Girls wing their Jaimee Wyatt won the 2019 m in AprilWomen’s Player of the Year award

Western Crows full forward Sam Anderson won the 2019 Premiership Golden Boot Award

KICK! CATCH! PASS! BOUNCE! Jay Johnson claimed the 2019 Men’s Player of the Year award

Killarney Morey represented Tasmania at the U18 AFLW National Championships

NZ Falcons vs AFL Academy: April 26th, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne

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AFL New Zealand Premiership The fourth season of AFL New Zealand Premiership commenced on February 17th 2019.

NATIONAL DRAFT

Four teams (Northern Suns, Central Giants, Western Crows and Southern Saints) compete in the Premiership Season based at North Harbour Stadium in Albany with a 9 round schedule culminating in late April.

The AFL New Zealand National Draft will see all players placed into one of seven list categories. Highlighting the logistics of the competition and scheduling at North Harbour Stadium, the list categories are determined by age and regions throughout New Zealand. Once an initial playing list has been established, athletes have their names entered into the AFL New Zealand National Draft, enabling coaching staff from the four competing teams (Northern Suns, Western Crows, Central Giants and Southern Saints) to select their AFL New Zealand Premiership playing rosters. Ongoing talent identification carried out through local, regional and national competitions, is utilized for further

KICK! CATCH! PASS! BOUNCE! The AFL New Zealand Premiership targets 120 talented athletes from throughout New Zealand with players allocated selection in the four teams through a retained players list and by way of the “AFL New Zealand National Draft”. The Premiership is the perfect opportunity for a higher level competition providing an extension to the traditional regional league seasons spanning between August to December each year. The seasons timing also provide the opportunities to utilise Australian based players within team selections. Players from 7 regions participate in the competition and flew into Auckland. This included over 370 flights.

The Western Crows became the first side to win multiple AFL New Zealand Premierships after defeating the Southern Saints by 36 points in the Grand Final at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland.

2019 Golden Boot winner Sam Anderson was named Best on Ground after his 7 goal haul.

The Crows won 5 of their 8 games during the season and were coached by the NZ National head coach, Chris Mundell.

Rising Star Award

The AFL New Zealand Rising Star award was awarded weekly to a standout young player in the AFL New Zealand Premiership. Each week the award was allocated to those who show ability that favours the core components it takes to become an AFL Player. To be eligible to be nominated for the award, a player must be born in 2001 or younger.

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Rising Star Kenta Ukita

2019 Rising Stars:

• • • • • • • •

Kenta Ukita

additions.

Doug McJorrow

Development Players

Xavier Bryham

The AFL New Zealand Premiership will provide a number of talented players from the AFL New Zealand Academy the opportunity to participate in the Premiership as development players.

Jonah Christians

Caleb MacPherson Brad Maloney

Daniel McCarthy Thomas Turner

Team of the Week

Each week throughout the Premiership season, AFL New Zealand announced the ‘Team of the week’ which featurde the 24 best players from the previous weekends round. The teams were selected by the coaches of each team and targeted stand out players who show the attributes of what it takes to be a successful player.

The 6 best players from each team will make up the team of the week. At the culmination of the season, AFL New Zealand announced the Premiership Team of the year which consisted of the players who have featured in the team of the week category.

The opportunity will be utilised to further develop and manage the environment for young players and their introduction into senior football. The preparation they receive will potentially see them drafted and playing in the 2020 AFLNZ Premiership as a full time participant.

Those announced are all born in the year 2002 and are not guaranteed to play in the premiership or play every week. High Performance management will distribute development players to team’s week to week dependant on several factors including;

• •

The players stage of development The players physical preparedness and capability

•

Approval from AFLNZ, the participants parents and the participant

Development Players will train with the Premiership group in their region along with their Academy commitments.

Development opportunities on game day will be managed by AFL New Zealand and respective coaches this will include specific timing, rotation, opposition match ups and player review throughout the day.

WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP Women’s footy came alive on March 31st 2019 as North Harbour Stadium hosted the inaugural AFL New Zealand Women’s Premiership.

The Women’s Premiership took place in conjunction with the current Men’s Premiership and was an historic occasion as female footy continues to grow across the country.

Players from around the country took part and the teams were announced at the Women’s Premiership launch at Millennium Institute of Sport on March 30th.

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The female competition provides the perfect environment for girls transitioning from the Youth Competition formats to senior football and is the next step in finalising the pathway for women to participate in AFL within New Zealand.

Western Crows midfielder Jay Green won the 2019 Best and Fairest award

The Western Crows claimed their second Premiership in 2019

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AFLNZ Regional Youth Competitions AFL New Zealand Youth Competition provides new players to participate in AFL The Youth Competition was created in 2015 to compliment the pathway for participants to excel in 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 has been developed with a focus on improving the athlete’s skills and fitness along with a training, game and development programme. It provides the necessary requirements to prepare participants in their transition from other sports and moving forward, links to club football and a lifetime of involvement with the sport.

KICK! CATCH! PASS! BOUNCE! The Male and Female age grades were aligned in 2019 and included an Under 12’s, Under 14 and U17 grade to accompany the growth of the competition.

The Auckland competition adopted a new home at Colin Maiden Park in St Johns as a more centralised location. The 2019 competition involved 125 participants from 62 Secondary and Intermediate schools from the Northland, Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury regions.

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AFL New Zealand has targeted an increase in all age groups and the regions where the competitions take place.

62 Secondary and Intermediate schools.

Participants are selected from:

• • • •

Secondary School Programmes Intermediate Programmes

Talent Identification Personnel Current Players

Tom O’Keeffe Community and Communications Manager

Kiwisport overview Kiwisport is a government funding initiative to promote sport for school-aged children.

Many thanks to: Kiwisport provides funding to schools for Year 1-8 students and Year 9-13 students through the Ministry of Education and Sport New Zealand who funds Regional Sports Trusts.

It aims to:

• • •

There is an acknowledgement that in secondary schools across New Zealand only 50% of the students are representing their school in sport.

There are a lot of young people not currently involved in sport and they are a target for this funding.

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Increase the number of school-aged children participating in organised sport

Increase the availability and accessibility of sport opportunities for all school-aged children.

Support children to develop skills that enable them to participate confidently in sport.

This is managed through regional partnership funds with the Regional Sports Trusts of which there are 17 throughout New Zealand.

The target community are school aged children and it is an opportunity for sport to link with schools and to impact on this large population.

This leads to more opportunities for our sport to tap into the Kiwisport fund and to make an impact on fundamental skills and with sports specific development.

AFL New Zealand over the past six years has taken up a number of opportunities to partner with other sports or to run single sport projects through the Kiwisport funding.

AFL New Zealand promotes AFL KiwiKick through the Kiwisport programme.

Kiwisport is a great opportunity for AFL to be exposed to a market of school children, teachers and the community in general and we are thankful for the support of Sport New Zealand and the Regional Sports Trusts we deal with.

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Rowan Marshall had a breakout year in 2019

Jasper Pittard

Heath Grundy

Jake Patmore

Marley Williams

Shane Savage

Andrew Howison

Rupert Wills

Ryan Clarke

Callum Moore

On Ballers Max Gawn Khan Haretuku

Connor Ballenden

KICK! CATCH! PASS! BOUNCE! Cameron Illet

Rowan Marshall

Dustin Martin

Interchange

Te Kopa Tipene-Thomas Dylan Clarke

Sam Durdin

Sam Weideman

Mykelti Lefau

Jordan Ridley

Jarrad Jansen

2019 AFLNZ Heritage Team The AFL New Zealand Heritage Team was selected in April 2019, showing the depth of involvement New Zealanders within AFL at the highest level.

The 2019 Heritage team boasts an exciting mix of established AFL stars such as Max Gawn from the Melbourne Football Club, Richmond Tigers star, Dustin Martin, youthful talent and home grown New Zealand players.

Shane Savage, who has been selected in all seven Heritage teams believes a team representing the land of the silver fern is “not out of the question”. “One day down the track. There is a lot more work to do now. If the AFL can keep doing what it’s doing and gain more awareness with the people then it’s definitely a possibility/”

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To meet the criteria to be selected in the AFLNZ heritage team, each player must either have been born in New Zealand or have New Zealand parentage. The 2019 team consists of 16 players currently playing in the AFL week in, week out for their clubs.

The development programmes run by AFL New Zealand have a vision of AFL as a New Zealand sport. At every level of the game, from teaching schoolchildren the fundamentals through the AFL KiwiKick programme, to high performance training for athletes looking for a pathway in

sport, to regional leagues played around the country, AFL in New Zealand is on a roll. The introduction of the AFLNZ Youth Competition in 2015 was a major success in placing High School aged students on the pathway to AFL. The New Zealand Heritage Team is a reflection of the strong links that already exist between the two countries.

A passion for AFL is one of those links that is growing stronger every year.

AFL New Zealand High Performance Awards The annual AFL New Zealand High Performance Awards took place at AUT University in Auckland.

With over 250 guests in attendance, the night was a celebration for all things AFL in New Zealand.

U18 Player of the Year Hayden Johnston

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Congratulations to the following award winners for 2019.

Rising Star Award Brad Maloney

• •

The 16-year-old represented the Level 2 Academy and was named best on ground for game 1.

Brad has a great game understanding for such a young player and will look to continue to develop his game with goals of making the New Zealand Senior side in the future.

U17 Player of the Year Ethan Halton

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•

•

From Otago, Hayden was the Vice Captain of the historic U18 side that won in Australia in May 2018 and was best on ground in the same game.

First introduced to the game through Warwick Kain, Hayden is determined to make the NZ Falcons for the 2020 International Cup.

Female Player of the Year Jaimee Wyatt

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Volunteer of the Year Steve Langridge

•

Steve is the current President of the Canterbury AFL League and his involvement with AFL runs deeper as Steve volunteers his time to umpire in the CAFL, NPC and most recently the AFL New Zealand Premiership.

In April 2018, Izaak was at the helm of the U18 side which created history by winning their first ever game on Australian soil as they defeated a highly talented Mornington Peninsula Interleague side.

•

Jaimee was selected by AFL New Zealand and Tasmania to represent the state at the 2018 AFLW National Youth Girls Champs in Sydney and is only the third Kiwi to do so.

Jaimee was best on ground for the Kahu in game 1 in 2018 and had another strong game in trying conditions against the Port Adelaide Women’s Indigenous Academy.

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Ethan’s form during the 2018 Premiership as a development player saw him selected in the New Zealand U18 side who travelled to Melbourne.

Ethan was drafted by reigning premiers, the Central Giants for the 2019 Premiership season and made a sudden impact at the highest level.

•

Steve has been the driver behind increasing participation for both Men and Women in the Canterbury region.

Senior Men’s Player of the Year Jay Johnson

•

Coach of the Year Izaak Williams

•

In his debut season as head coach in the AFL New Zealand Premiership, Williams guided the Central Giants to their first title.

•

The 26 year old was crowned the 2018 Premiership best and fairest for the competition and it was the first time a midfielder has won the award.

Jay was named among the best for the New Zealand side in April 2018 against the AFL Academy.

2019 Award winners: Izaak Williams (Coach of the Year),

Jay Johnson (Men’s Player of the Year) and Steve Langridge (Volunteer of the Year).

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Western Crows Adam Rice looks upfield

2019 Scores and Results

KICK! CATCH! PASS! BOUNCE! AFL New Zealand Premiership February to April 2019

Round 1

Southern Saints Northern Suns

Western Crows Central Giants Round 2

AFL New Zealand Women’s Premiership March 2019

Goals Behinds Total

10 6

70 36

LIons Magpies

11 9

15 9

81 63

Senior AFL Cup March 2019

Goals Behinds Total

10 9

12 10

72 64

Western Crows Northern Suns

8 7

14 7

62 49

Central Giants Northern Suns

Southern Saints Western Crows Round 4

Southern Saints Central Giants

Western Crows Northern Suns Round 5

Southern Saints Northern Suns

Western Crows Central Giants Round 6

Central Giants Northern Suns

Southern Saints Western Crows Round 7

Southern Saints Central Giants Northern Suns Western Crows Round 8

Western Crows Southern Saints Northern Suns Central Giants Grand Final

Northern Suns Central Giants

Western Crows Southern Saints

Goals Behinds Total

13 11

4 4

82 70

12 8

9 8

81 56

Goals Behinds Total

5 2

Rosehill College Pukekohe High School

3 8

39 32

Rosehill College Pukekohe High School

8 2

10 3

58 15

Pukekohe High School Rosehill College

5 1

7 3

37 9

Congratulations to Rosehill College on winning the North Island AFL Senior Secondary School Cup.

GREATER AUCKLAND GIRLS

12 9

7 12

79 66

Pukekohe High School Rosehill College

16 9

64 33

17 7

12 3

114 45

Goals Behinds Total

21 5

10 4

136 34

12 6

16 10

88 46

Goals Behinds Total

7 6

13 10

55 46

13 5

7 10

85 40

Goals Behinds Total

17 7

9 6

111 46

14 9

15 6

99 60

Goals Behinds Total

9 7

11 17

65 59

15 9

7 7

97 61

Pukekohe High School Rosehill College

Goals Behinds Total

5 4

3 1

33 25

1 0

3 1

9 1

Congratulations to Pukekohe High School on winning the Greater AFL Senior Secondary School Cup.

NZ Seniors v AFL Academy April 2019

AFL Academy New Zealand

Goals Behinds Total

17 7

20 3

122 45

AFL New Zealand Academy Level 1 vs U14 MPJFL Youth Boys April 2019

Game 1

Goals Behinds Total

112 0

Game 2

Goals Behinds Total

MPJFL U14’’s AFLNZ Academy Level 1 MPJFL U14’’s AFLNZ Academy Level 1

16 0 16 1

16 0 19 1

115 7

AFL New Zealand Academy Level 2 vs U16 MPJFL Youth Boys April 2019

Game 1

Goals Behinds Total

Game 2

Goals Behinds Total

MPJFL Youth Boys AFLNZ Academy Level 2 MPJFL Youth Boys AFLNZ Academy Level 2

9 4 6 6

Game 1

Goals Behinds Total

Game 2

Goals Behinds Total

NZ U18 Youth Girls MPJFL Youth Girls NZ U18 Youth Girls MPJFL Youth Girls

6 4

65 59

8 4

36 19

Goals Behinds Total

11 5

Goals Behinds Total

6 7

NORTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

9 9

Congratulations to the Western Crows winners of the 2019 AFL New Zealand Premiership.

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Goals Behinds Total

10 5

Central Giants Southern Saints

Round 3

NZ U18 Youth Girls vs MPJFL Youth Girls April 2019

8 10

12 6

62 34 48 42

3 2 4 0

4 1 8 2

22 13 32 2

New Zealand U18’s vs Hallam College April 2019

Hallam College New Zealand U18’s

Goals Behinds Total

15 11

7 5

97 71

New Zealand U18’s vs MPJFL U18’s April 2019

MPJFL U18’s New Zealand U18’s

Goals Behinds Total

9 5

10 4

64 34

Junior AFL Cup November 2019

COUNTIES/FRANKLIN

Pukekohe High School Southern Cross Campus Pukekohe High School Dilworth Rural Campus

Goals Behinds Total

11 10

13 5

79 65

16 4

16 3

112 27

Congratulations to Pukekohe High School on winning the Counties/Franklin Junior AFL Cup.

NORTH HARBOUR/WAITAKERE

Green Bay High School Albany Junior High School 1

Goals Behinds Total

8 5

4 7

52 37

Albany Junior High School 2 Albany Junior High School 1

18 3

18 3

126 21

Albany Junior High School 2 Green Bay High School

9 7

15 2

69 44

Congratulations to Albany Junior High School 2 on winning the North Harbour/Waitakere Junior AFL Cup

Greater Auckland Girls Junior AFL Cup November 2019

Albany Junior High School Green Bay High School

Goals Behinds Total

8 4

8 2

56 26

Albany Junior High School Auckland Girls Grammar

9 5

11 20

65 50

Auckland Girls Grammar Green Bay High School

6 3

5 6

41 24

Congratulations to Albany Junior High School on winning the Greater Auckland Girls Junior AFL Cup.

Junior Secondary School North Island Championships November 2019

Albany Junior High School 3 Albany Junior High School 2

Goals

8 2

Behinds Total

5 1

53 13

Green Bay High School Albany Junior High School 3

4 2

7 5

31 17

Albany Junior High School 1 Green Bay High School

12 0

9 2

81 2

Southern Cross Campus Albany Junior High School 3

13 0

5 0

83 0

Albany Junior High School 1 Southern Cross Campus

5 4

1 5

31 29

Albany Junior High School 2 Green Bay High School

5 3

3 5

33 23

Southern Cross Campus Green Bay High School

8 0

6 1

54 1

Albany Junior High School 3 Albany Junior High School 2

8 5

7 2

55 32

Albany Junior High School 1 Albany Junior High School 3

15 0

9 2

99 2

Southern Cross Campus Albany Junior High School 2

13 2

11 2

89 14

Albany Junior High School 1 Southern Cross Campus

5 5

6 4

36 34

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Congratulations to Albany Junior High School 1 on winning the Junior Secondary School North Island Championships.

Senior Leagues CAFL FINAL NOVEMBER 2019

Christchurch Bulldogs University Cougars

Goals Behinds Total

10 6

AAFL FINAL NOVEMBER 2019

University Blues North Shore Tigers

7 7

WAFL FINAL DECEMBER 2019 Eastern Bulldogs Wellington City Saints

7 3

10 5

70 41

9 5

51 47

11 5

53 23

Southern Saints and New Zealand Falcons star, Andriu Sucu takes a strong mark during the AFLNZ Premiership

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Financial Statements of AFL New Zealand Inc. Statement of Financial Performance For the Year Ended 31 October 2019

Statement of Financial Position 2019 ($)

2018 ($)

Income

As at 31 October 2019

2019 ($)

2018 ($)

Current Assets

AFL Grant

217,890

226,074

Westpac Bank Accounts

27,868

119,240

Sport New Zealand

20,000

20,000

Accounts Receivable

56,339

14,792

Grants Received

51,492

71,865

GST Refunds

Inventory Sales

13,173

11,992

Stock on Hand

NZ Racing Board Betting Levies

98,147

72,708

134

171

Interest Income Sundry Income

763

43

401,599

402,854

8,537

11,532

9

-7

10,029

9,884

Marketing

3,844

1,009

Bad Debts

1,633

0

571

646

6,773

6,159

Less Expenses Cost of Inventory IRD Board Expenses

Bank Charges Communication Expenses Computer Expenses Entertainment Postage and Couriers

997

812

2,875

3,563

661

624

Prepayments Paid

Rent

866

1,083

14,937

13,860

Audit Fees

6,948

7,563

Delivery and Tournament Costs

4,649

-14,099

23,599

10,969

1,638

3,026

296,540

312,762

Travel

Accident Compensation Levy Administrative Salaries Depreciation

Total Overheads

Profit/(Loss) before Development Programmes

3,170

1,961

388,276

371,348

13,323

31,506

2,274

2,301

18,099

25,482

233,450

366,181

65,081

79,464

318,904

473,428

Development Programmes Revenue AFL KiwiKick Income AFL Cup Income

High Performance Income KiwiSport Income

3,246

63,301

70,342

1,939

4,959

0

1,000

149,448

213,579

Fixed Assets, at cost

36,446

26,519

Less Accumulated Depreciation

25,181

22,011

11,265

4,508

160,713

218,087

Staff Loans

Fixed Assets

Current Liabilities Westpac Mastercard

4,029

2,610

Creditors & Accruals

30,555

56,803

Prepayments received

40,791

44,116

GST Liability

4,691

0

PAYE and KiwiSaver Liability

7,192

7,614

87,259

111,143

Retained Earnings from previous year

106,945

53,524

Current Year Earnings

(33,490)

53,420

73,455

106,945

160,713

218,087

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0

Equity

Statement of Movement in Equity

For the Year Ended 31 October 2019

2019 ($)

2018 ($)

Opening Balance

106,944

53,524

Net Profit / (Loss) for Year

(33,490)

53,420

73,454

106,944

Closing Balance

Less Development Programmes Costs AFL Kiwikick Costs

AFL Cup Costs

High Performance Costs

KiwiSport Costs

9,134

876

16,300

28,652

316,453

370,031

23,830

51,954

365,717

451,513

Net Income from Development Programmes

(46,813)

21,915

Profit/ (Loss) after Development Programmes

(33,490)

53,420

For and on behalf of the board who authorises the financial statements for issue on: Signed:

Date: 21.02.2020

Signed: Date: 21.02.2020

These Statements should be read in conjunction with the notes to the Financial Statements and Audit Report.

Society Directory as at 31 October 2019 Registered Office: Sports House, Stadium Drive, North Harbour Stadium, Albany.

Society Number: 217967

Auditors: RSM Hayes Audit

Bankers: Westpac Banking Corporation Date of Formation: 7 July 1976

Nature of Business: Administration and Promotion of Australian Football League in New Zealand.

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Board

Michael Nettlefold (Chairman) Garry Carnachan Andrew Sloman Andrew McKenzie Bernard Saundry Liza McNally

( Elected 25 March 2015) (Re-Elected 19 March 2016) (Re-Elected 16 March 2019)

(Appointed 31 October 2012) (Reappointed 31 October 2016) (Reappointed 31 October 2019) (Appointed 31 October 2013) (Reappointed 31 October 2017) (Elected 15 March 2015) (Re-Elected 17 March 2018) (Appointed 26 February 2018) (Appointed 20 September 2018)

Kari Jones

(Elected 6 October 2019)

Fixed Assets /Depreciation For the Year Ended 31 October 2019

Cost

Op Acc Deprn

Op WDV

Loss on Disposal

Rate

Deprn

Cl Cost

Cl Acc Deprn

Cl WDV

Jumpers/Shorts/Socks 8,242

0

8,242

1,884

8,242

1,884

6,358

2,645

2,427

219

0

90

2,645

2,517

129

5,129

864

4,265

0

478

5,129

1,342

3,787

20,430

18,720

1710

0

718

20,430

19,438

992

36,446

22,011

14,436

0

3,170

36,446

25,181

11,265

Plant Equipment

Computers and Software Total

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Notes to the Financial Statements NOTE 1 STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES

AFL NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED is an Incorporated Society established under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908.

The Financial Statements of AFL New Zealand Incorporated have been prepared in accordance with the stated accounting policies and are therefore considered to be special purpose.

These financial statements are used by management and the board in fulfilling their reporting requirements to the members of AFL New Zealand Incorporated and therefore may not be fit for another purpose

NOTE 2 LEASE COMMITMENTS

The Club has no non-cancellable operating lease commitments. (2018 – Nil).

NOTE 3 INCOME

Income shown in the Statement of Financial Performance comprises the amounts received and receivable for services supplied to customers in the ordinary course of business, except for contributions received from players with respect to their attendance at international tournaments which are recognised on cash received basis.

NOTE 4 CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

Measurement Base

There were no Contingent Liabilities as at 31 October 2019 (2018– Nil).

The accounting principles recognised as appropriate for the measurement and reporting of earnings and financial position on an historical cost basis have been used in the preparation of these financial statements.

There were no outstanding Capital Commitments as at 31 October 2019 (2018– Nil).

Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment is stated at historical cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure directly attributable to the acquisition of assets and includes the cost of replacements that are eligible for capitalisation when these are incurred. Depreciation rates as follows:

• • • •

Jumpers/Shorts/Socks: 30% DV Plant and Equipment: 15-67% DV Photographic Equipment 20-50% DV Computers and Software 20-50% DV

Jumpers/Shorts/Socks are used for training and coaching purpose by AFLNZ Staff.

Inventory Inventory has been stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

Goods and Services Tax (GST)

NOTE 5 CAPITAL COMMITMENTS

NOTE 6 AFL AGREEMENT

The Society’s most significant source of income is the AFL Grant. Under its current format the AFL Agreement is renewed annually and any significant adverse change in the grant would affect the financial viability of the Society.

NOTE 7 GRANTS AND DONATIONS WITH CONDITIONS

The Prepayments Received $40,791 (2018 - $44,116) represent the proportion of Grants received during the financial year which relate to after 31 October 2019.

NOTE 8 EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE DATE

There were no events that have occurred after the balance date that would have a material impact on the Performance Report (2018 – Nil).

NOTE 9 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

There were no material related party transactions during the year ended 31 October 2019 (2018 – Nil).

NOTE 10 Going Concern

The Society has generated a loss of $33,490 in the current year.

KICK! CATCH! PASS! BOUNCE! The entity is registered for GST. All amounts are stated exclusive of goods and services tax (GST) except for accounts payable and accounts receivable which are stated inclusive of GST. Income Tax

AFL New Zealand Incorporated is wholly exempt from New Zealand income tax having fully complied with all statutory conditions for these exemptions.

Receivables

Receivables are stated at expected realisable value. Bad debts are written off during the period in which they are identified.

Liabilities

Liabilities are stated at the estimated amounts payable and include all obligations that can be reliably estimated. Current liabilities include the amounts payable within twelve months of these financial statements.

Changes in Accounting Policies

There have been no changes in accounting policies during the year.

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The Financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assume that the Society will continue in operational existence in the foreseeable future. The Society is funded annually for its programmes. For the year ending 31 October 2020, the Society have confirmed funding of $575,000. The Board is confident that it will be able to obtain further funding and sufficient cashflows from the operations that will allow the organisation to continue operating in the future. On this basis, the Board considers that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. Without secure funding and continued monitoring of costs, there may be significant doubt on the ability of the Society to be able to operate as a going concern and adjustments will have to be made to the financial statements to reflect the realisable value of assets and liabilities.

Independent Auditor’s Report Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of AFL New Zealand Incorporated (‘the society’) which comprise:

• • • •

the statement of financial position as at 31 October 2019; the statement of statement of financial performance for the year then ended; the statement of movement in equity for the year then ended; and the notes to the financial statements, which include significant accounting policies.

In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements of AFL New Zealand Incorporated on pages 24 to 26, for the year ended 31 October 2019, are prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the stated accounting policies.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand) (ISAs (NZ)).

Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the society in accordance with Professional and Ethical Standard 1 (Revised) Code of Ethics for Assurance Practitioners issued by the New Zealand Auditing and Assurance Standards Board, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

and are intended for use by the members of AFL New Zealand Incorporated. As a result, the financial statements may not be suitable for another purpose. Our report is also intended solely for the members of the society and should not be distributed to other parties. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

Material uncertainty regarding going concern

We draw attention to Note 10 on page 7 (above) of the financial statements, which indicates that the society is reliant on securing additional funding and active management of costs to support the cashflow requirements of the society. As stated, these events or conditions, along with other matters as set forth in Note 10 on page 7 (Page 26) of the financial statements, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the society’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

Other information

The committee members are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the Annual Report on pages 1 to 23 (but does not include the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon), which we obtained prior to the date of this auditor’s report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of audit opinion or assurance conclusion thereon.

Responsibilities of committee members for the financial statements

The committee members are responsible, on behalf of the society, for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the special purpose reporting framework and for such internal controls as committee members determine are necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Those committee members are also responsible for determining that the special purpose reporting framework, is acceptable in the entity’s circumstances.

In preparing the financial statements, the committee members are responsible, on behalf of the society, for assessing the ability of the society to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the committee members either intend to liquidate the society or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists.

Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. A further description of the auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located at the XRB’s website at:

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Other than in our capacity as auditor we have no relationship with, or interests in, the society.

Emphasis of matter – Basis of accounting and restriction on distribution We draw attention to Note 1 to the financial statements, which describes the basis of accounting. The financial statements are prepared in accordance with the stated accounting policies

In connection with our audit of the performance report, our responsibility is to read the other information identified above and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the performance report or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed on the other information that we obtained prior to the date of this auditor’s report, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

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21 February 2020

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