2021
ANNUAL REPORT Year Ended 31 October 2021
The New Zealand Women’s Premiership expanded in 2021
Chairman’s Report The last 12 months we have seen resilience and support throughout all parts of our AFLNZ community. On behalf of the Board and staff thank you to the AFL, our clubs, players, officials, partners, supporters, broadcasters and sponsors for the continued energy and commitment you have provided the game through challenging times. I have also been amazed by the support provided by the Lion Foundation, Pub Charity, NZ Community Trust, Four Winds and Auckland City Council who have all supported the growth of our game. Foundation North have provided almost a decade of support to AFL New Zealand in support of our staffing structure and together with their and the AFL’s funding, provide the backbone of our operational existence and success. Beyond the AFL’s financial support, we have added value from their head office resource and personnel. Thanks to Marcus King and the AFL Broadcast team, our screens continue to showcase live content to New Zealanders for both Men’s and Women’s AFL competitions with Sky Sport beaming into New Zealand homes on a weekly basis.
The New Zealand Heritage Team reflects 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.
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Following on from AFL New Zealand’s introduction of the Men’s Heritage team in 2013 and the inception of AFLW in 2017, playing stocks within the AFLW competition have continued to grow to the extent where the Women’s Heritage Team can now be a regular feature each season.
The Heritage team boasts an exciting mix of established AFL stars such as Jasmine Garner from the North Melbourne Football Club, Brisbane Lions star Jesse Wardlaw, youthful talent as well as home grown New Zealand representatives. 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.
Of equal importance is the starting point of teaching school children the fundamentals via the AFL KiwiKick programme, involvement in Regional Leagues throughout New Zealand all with the opportunity to transition to a highperformance training program for athletes seeking higher honours with the AFL. This is great news for the future of the sport in both countries. New Zealanders moving to Australia will have an understanding and enjoyment of the game, and Australian clubs
will have a bigger pool of talented players to select from. The New Zealand Heritage Team reflects 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.
Looking ahead, AFLNZ has a vision to explore an AFL Women’s Heritage Match between Australia and New Zealand on ANZAC Day. With over 2700 registered female players currently on the AFL database within Australia that fit the criteria, it’s only a matter of time before the 19 currently participating in AFLW squads, grows to numbers that will support the match. This will provide New Zealanders with increased engagement through relevancy that also validates AFL as a chosen sport for participants.
Following on from AFL content in Wellington, an AFLW match in New Zealand is another goal to assist in the promotion of the game. North Harbour Stadium and Wellington Stadium can be viewed as potential venue partners. Another planning piece for AFLNZ has commenced with discussions on how we could align with the AFL Sydney Swans and their academy for developing talent in New Zealand. We look forward to continued discussions with the AFL and the Sydney Swans.
During the year we saw changes to the AFLNZ Governance structure with the appointment of Liza McNally as Deputy Charmain. Liza has 25 years’ experience across media, telecommunications, hospitality and entertainment sectors. Peter Summers has recently accepted the role as an Appointed Director on the Board. Peter is the CEO of AVJennings Ltd and was the Chair of the St Kilda Football Club for five years which was at the time when we saw St Kilda play three premiership games in New Zealand from 2013 to 2015 Thanks to Michael Nettlefold for his continued guidance after he completed four years as Chairman and now returns as a director with a wealth of experience.
CEO Rob Vanstam provides the Board with peace of mind and Reg Ranchhod, Tom O’Keeffe and Mariska Van Deventer are amongst the organisation’s greatest assets.
Thank you to all the Board members for contributing their expertise, time and energy assist in developing the game in New Zealand. Stay safe and please continue to enjoy the AFL game in New Zealand.
Bernard Saundry AFL New Zealand Chairman
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Chief Executive Officer Report Looking back over the past 15 years, and my time with AFL New Zealand it is amazing to recount the successes of the organisation and the expansions it has experienced.
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Three years of Live Premiership fixtures held at Wellington Stadium Strong partnerships and engagement with both the Hawthorn and St Kilda Football Clubs Ten international scholarship holders including the progression of Kurt Heatherly through our ranks to play for Hawthorn FC in the AFL Premiership Continued television broadcast support from partners including Prime, Summit Sports, TVNZ Duke and now Sky Sport A maximum annual participation rate of 40,000 youth participants through our links with New Zealand’s Regional Sports Trusts, Sport New Zealand and the New Zealand Government The growth of our representative calendar from one Senior Falcons team to six national teams competing annually The formation and commencement of the AFL New Zealand Premiership in 2016.
...our ability to convert opportunitites into key events, partnerships and pathways remains and I look forward to an improved sporting landscape in 2022. Western Ravens and the Central Shakers all entered as new franchises into the AFL New Zealand Women’s Premiership.
provide a format for the selection of athletes for progressively higher playing honours. The New Zealand Kahu have marked the 2023 International Cup as their debut tournament for the New Zealand senior women’s representative team.
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Through the diligent work of a strong board and an amazing staff team, AFL New Zealand continually look to expand on these achievements and work towards ongoing growth and new initiatives.
In March 2020, Covid decimated our normal sporting world and innovation was replaced with the necessities of consolidation and survival. The requirements to provide an event worthy of our participants became ten times more difficult to organise with the outcomes producing one tenth of the results. The hiatus presented by Covid will present new opportunities and new alignments both in Australia and New Zealand. Our efforts to remain innovative continued through 2021 and into 2022.
The AFL New Zealand Women’s Premiership added another team to the competition in 2022 as the Women’s game continue to grow in popularity. Three brand new franchises were announced in late 2021, bringing a new feel to the competition. The Northern Storm, the
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The Women’s Premiership was due to return to its third season in 2022 following on from the success of the previous 2 years and was to align in conjunction with the current Men’s Premiership between February and April. Direct affiliations saw the teams link with the Northern Suns, the Western Crows, and the Central Giants, respectively.
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. With the growth in the Women’s game in a strong position, the AFLNZW Premiership will be a top-level competition and will
With leagues in Auckland, Wellington and commencing in Canterbury, it is an exciting time for Women’s AFL in Aotearoa as the game continues to grow to new heights. The momentum that currently exists in the women’s game continues to provide increased opportunities every season. My expectations would be that further teams and venue growth will take place over the next two seasons. Canterbury will now be the new home for the Southern Saints for the AFL New Zealand Premiership. Previously based at North Harbour Stadium for the last 6 years, the Saints move will see a minimum
The Southern Saints franchise will move south to Canterbury
Women’s footy took another huge leap with the announcement of three Premiership franchises of three home fixtures scheduled for Christchurch in the next Premiership season.
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Central Giants, Western Crows and Northern Suns will all visit the garden city for the first time as the AFL New Zealand Premiership competition continues to expand its horizons into new regions. The implications for the Southern Saints playing list will be felt immediately with training commitments to be closely linked to their new Christchurch home.
The importance of training as a collective has seen the Northern Suns move towards a regional recruiting quota to assist with game development with the team now exclusively based on Auckland’s North Shore. Central Giants have also committed to an increased focus on Wellington talent to assist in future seasons within the Premiership. The All Stars is another concept that will continue to be developed with TransTasman interest providing adequate opportunities for the team’s schedule to grow. Originally scheduled to compete against New Zealand representative teams, the Allstars has its similarities to Rugby’s Barbarians and will complement the events schedule of the New Zealand Falcons. The All Stars will create another opportunity to play AFL in New Zealand at the highest level. It also incorporates opportunities for Australians who reside in New Zealand but may not be eligible for New Zealand selection, young players looking to push for future New Zealand
Falcons selection and senior players who have yet to experience international competition.
In March 2021 Michael Nettlefold passed on the role as Chair following the AFL New Zealand AGM to Bernard Saundry. After 4 years as Chair, Mr Nettlefold remains as a director for another term and continues to provide magnificent value to the organisation.
Air TV broadcast platforms will also be of great benefit to AFL New Zealand.
Our reliance on funding and commercial partners has grown over the past 2 years and I am very thankful on behalf of the organisation for the support provided. Regional Sports Trusts, Aktive, Harbour Sport, Sport Auckland, Counties Manukau Leisure, Sport Waitakere, Nuku Ora (Sport Wellington) and Sport Canterbury, continued to support through elongated KiwiSport projects while AVJennings signed on for a further two years in support of our community initiatives in schools and AFL KiwiKick programme.
Regarding finance, a profit of $108.9K in the previous financial year included funding support provided in 2020 by Sport New Zealand to manage the long-term implications of Covid.
Michael held the role of CEO with the St Kilda Football Club and was involved in the first ever international AFL fixture hosted by the city of Wellington in 2013 with two further matches scheduled in the following years.
Bernard Saundry has a wealth of experience within the sporting landscape and an important skill set that will benefit AFL New Zealand. He has over 17 years’ experience as a CEO and a demonstrated capacity to manage and develop key commercial outcomes in a multi stakeholder environment.
His extensive experience in New Business Development across digital and Free to
AFL New Zealand has successfully absorbed a predicted budget loss of $33.5K for the year-ended 31st October 2021.
Our ability to convert opportunities into key events, partnerships and pathways remains and I look forward to an improved sporting landscape in 2022 to able to achieve our goals.
Robert Vanstam AFL New Zealand CEO
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The AVJennings AFL KiwiKick program for 2021 saw high hopes of coming out of the 2020 Covid lockdowns with the continued support provided by the Regional Sport Trusts through the KiwiSport initiative.
Unfortunately, in a world affected by the Covid-19 virus and its variants, we again saw access to our potential junior participation base become non-existent between August to December 2021 Until this point we still managed to provide 32,436 personal experiences to 15,315 participants, (53% male and 47% female) which I’m pleased to say, was an increase on 2020 and 702 personal experiences more than 2019. In total we saw 51 schools which linked to 19 AVJennings AFL KiwiKick centres. In consideration of the challenges faced during government guideline restrictions, lockdown and added pressure on schools and parents, it is pleasing to know we still created opportunities to introduce AFL to new children.
Life by following Sport New Zealand “Physical Literacy” approach. 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 AVJennings 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, with each child receiving between 1-8 sessions of coaching.
KICK! CATCH! PASS! BOUNCE! The AVJennings AFL KiwiKick 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
The fundamental movements are invaluable for a wide variety of sports and
Through the assistance of KiwiSport a number of projects have assisted AFL New Zealand in increasing the
...we still created opportunities to introduce AFL to new children.
“Kick, Catch, Pass, Bounce.”
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AFL New Zealand will continue with these programmes, as they deliver on key outcomes that encourage children to live healthy lifestyles through sport.
Case Study AFL New Zealand Youth programme links with countries biggest Rugby League Club AFL New Zealand has partnered with the Mangere East Hawks Rugby League Club to provide its junior participants with the AFL youth programme in the off season.
AFL: The game for everyone
AFL New Zealand created its Youth Programme for new players to participate in the sport of AFL.
exposure of the sport to local youth. Many participants have now completed the AVJennings AFL KiwiKick programmes over the 10 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 these sessions the children then have access to an after school programme that takes place within the school grounds directly after school.
To ensure sustainability, every school involved with the AVJennings 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, online tools and the resource kit ensures that students can continue to play 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.
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Participants are provided with easy access in a familiar setting and this also provides parents with the opportunity of attending. It is great to see that Boys and Girls aged 10 to 17, now have further opportunities, by way of the AFL New Zealand Youth Competition, with a ongoing focus on skill development, a love for the game and a continuation of their AFL pathway.
The AVJennings AFL KiwiKick programme also encourages teachers to be involved in the sessions, professional development and provided online resources. The teachers learn how to deliver AVJennings 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 programme
The resource kit includes AFL KiwiKick Coaching manuals. This features detailed diagrams of skills, games and lesson plans, this combined with the AFL KiwiKick online modules providing teachers and volunteer coaches with all the information they need to successfully run AFL KiwiKick sessions.
The support of AVJennings, Sport New Zealand, Aktive Sport and Recreation, Regional Sporting Trusts and Community Trust organisations has been invaluable in not only providing seeding funding and the opportunity to showcase our sport to new schools and participants, but also with all the support during changing times we have faced through the Covid-19 pandemic. AFL New Zealand will continue to work with these organisations to ensure the outcomes targeted by AVJennings AFL KiwiKick continue to fall into alignment with local communities.
Reg Ranchhod AFL New Zealand General Manager
Beginning on January 23rd, each weekly session includes 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 including AFL New Zealand Academy selection, New Zealand representation, National Combine selection, access to talent scouts and AFL International Scholarships.
The successful programme at Walter Massey Park has a been a roaring success, attracting a number of new participants to the sport, with over a third of participants female and 84% with Maori or Pacific background. The clubs General Manager, Tasha Tasmania is excited about the partnership and see’s a number of benefits for her community. “Mangere East Rugby League is proud to partner with AFL, it’s a an opportunity for our youth to learn how to play AFL and builds on key development components of Rugby League. The timing is perfect and will slide in with our coaching and development programs.”
Participant Zedekiah Vea has been learning new skills along with keeping fit. “It’s an awesome opportunity to learn another sport during the off season and prepare for the upcoming League season. Looking forward to learning new skills from the AFL trainers.”
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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 AFLNZ 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 AVJennings AFL Kiwikick programme. After 6 to 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.
AVJennings Saints 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 offers gameplay and skill development for secondary schools
SUCCESS STORY
Foundation North continues to support the growth of AFL in New Zealand AFL New Zealand would like to thank Foundation North for their continued support in the development of AFL within New Zealand.
The funding provided by the Trust directly assists the AFL New Zealand employment team and leads to the leadership and structure required to impact on the initiatives highlighted below. Over the past 12 months, AFL New Zealand has delivered 40,055 personal experiences to local communities aged between 5 and 18, through the following programmes;
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AFLNZ Youth Programme AFL New Zealand Academy AVJenings AFL KiwiKick AVJennings Saints AFL Cup Secondary Schools Coach the Coaches
AFL New Zealand are proud of what we have achieved despite the difficulties
imposed by Covid-19. The staff that Foundation North have supported through their funding efforts continue to make a difference in sustaining and growing the AFL Community within the region.
The impact within Auckland and Northland for this is evident through the success of AFL New Zealand programmes in these regions. AFL New Zealand looks to provide young people with the opportunity to gain and improve skills, identify their strengths and then assist them to build self-reliance that is in turn, self-rewarding. This gives young people the confidence to explore their options through sporting opportunities for fun, inclusion and social participation. The seven week programme attracted 102 girls and boys aged between 12 and 18 from 61 schools across the region, and would not be possible without fantastic people volunteering their time
to be coaches. The Youth Programme is the perfect opportunity to develop fundamentals of coaching and inspire the future generations of AFL players. Utilisation of AFL New Zealand development pathways and resources, CoachAFL will also take place to assist with volunteer involvement and quality experiences.
The provision of quality experiences ensures ongoing participation and can lead to a lifetime of involvement with the sport of AFL.
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Appropriate facility management Coaching, umpiring and volunteer frameworks Clubrooms and social networking opportunities Professional coordination Quality resources
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Regional Leagues Auckland AFL The 2021 Auckland AFL Men’s and Women’s competitions were unable to proceed due to restrictions relating to Covid-19 in the region. The league is already looking forward to the 2022 season and expects both the Men’s and Women’s competitions to be of the highest standard.
Wellington AFL - Women
Wellington AFL - Men
Bulldogs go back to back in 2021 GOALS BEHINDS TOTAL
Eastern Bulldogs Wellington City Saints
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The reigning premiers put the hammer down in the final quarter. Maintaining composure, the Bulldogs forced multiple errors from the Saints and held onto the ball with a vice-like grip. The Saints, chasing the scoreboard hurried their kicks which provided multiple turnovers, which saw the Dogs take advantage and kick their way to another Wellington Premiership title.
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Surf’s up! – The South Coast Swell take out the 2021 Wellington Women’s Premiership GOALS BEHINDS TOTAL
new uniform kits. They also had record numbers playing the game in 2021. 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 AFL - Men
Mid Canterbury Eagles fly high to win back to back titles GOALS BEHINDS TOTAL
Mid Canterbury Eagles Eastern Blues
The two best sides contested the final at Hutt Park, with the Saints full of confidence after upsetting the Dogs in their previous round robin clash.
Determined not to let their bark be worse than their bite, the defending Premiers were focused and ready to pounce from the opening bounce.
The Bulldogs held onto the ball for long periods and controlled the early stages of the game, but despite their possession advantage, they struggled to convert chances into goals. Their strong defensive work meant the Saints had few opportunities of their own as they went into the first break, leading by 14 points. The Dogs suffered some early injuries with Dale Sabbagh (calf) and Andrew Eastwood (ribs) sidelined for the rest of the game. Sam Green and Doug McJorrow were both hard at the ball as the Saints worked their way back into the contest, winning contested ball and working hard through the midfield.
The Saints physicality and skills saw them take the lead early in the third quarter as they kicked 2 goals into the wind. But the experience of the Dogs shone through as they kept their composure and stuck with their game plan to get themselves back in the game.
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South Coast Swell Nga Manu Rere
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The South Coast Swell narrowly defeated Nga Manu Rere in the 2021 Wellington AFL Women’s Grand Final.
The Swell got out to an early lead and then held off a determined Nga Manu, who clawed their way back into the game. 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 and like many during the season, could have gone either way – in the end, the Swell prevailed. It’s been a big year for WAFLW, with the introduction of 2 new team identities and
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The Mid Canterbury Eagles have claimed back to back titles in the the Canterbury AFL (CAFL) Premiership after they defeated the Eastern Blues by 21 points at QE2 Park in North New Brighton.
KICK! CATCH! PASS! BOUNCE! The Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs have won back to back Wellington AFL titles as they produced a strong second half to overcome a gallant Wellington City Saints side.
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It was the second straight season that the 2 teams have contested the CAFL final, with the Eagles taking the honours in 2020. With a core of experienced players, the Eagles were quick out of the blocks. Andrew Howison, Josh Robles and Paddy Smith were all strong in the first quarter and moved the ball forward, but the Eagles were unable to capitalise. The Blues defensive outfit, led by Kieran Charlton targeted AFLNZ Premiership golden boot James Southby, which kept
The Mid Canterbury Eagles won back to back CAFL titles
The newly formed South Coast Swell won the Wellington Women’s AFL league
them to a slight lead and the end of the first term. The Blues found their feet in the second quarter and were relentless with their attacking pressure. League Best and Fairest, Dan Farrar was showing off his skills and creating plenty of opportunity in the forward line. With a couple of late goals, the Blues found themselves back in the game at halftime. The Eagles fought back again in the second half of the game. Their fitness shone through as they kicked back to back goals to extemend their lead. The Eagles then controlled the final term as they ran out 21 point winners and claimed their second consecutive title. New Zealand Falcons Captain Andrew Howison put in another grand slam performance in big games to win the 2021 Niki Dow Award (Best on Ground) for the second straight season. His solid performance as sweeper cleaning up the mess and delivering clean ball to the forward line saw him take out the award. Howison played against Niki in 2009 and was very honoured to receive the award.
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AFL Broadcast 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 2021 AFL coverage increased from three to five LIVE matches each week during the 2021 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 2022.
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High Performance The 2021 AFL New Zealand High Performance programme was severely impacted by Covid-19, which saw the cancellation and postponement of several international programmes over the past 12 months.
A disappointing result for our community that certainly worked towards these pinnacle events. The community showed great support and understanding and many changing their focus towards their local clubs and improving domestic leagues.
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.
The following High Performance Programmes were cancelled due to Covid 19 Travel restrictions:
Mornington Peninsula Junior Football League Tour of New Zealand
The open aged New Zealand team comprises of players who were recently selection in recent National League matches as well as several New Zealanders now playing in competitions in Australia. The match is scheduled to take place at Marvel Stadium as a curtain raiser to an AFL match over the ANZAC weekend and has taken place since 2012.
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 (ages 13 to 15) Level 2: for athletes continuing their Academy and New Zealand representative pathway with their next step, U18 or Senior New Zealand representation (ages 15 to 17)
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.
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The AFL New Zealand Academy Level 1, Academy Level 2 & Academy Youth Girls, each play two matches against the Mornington Peninsula Blue Scope Steelers who were due to return to New Zealand for the fifth year. The tour has previously held significant links to the ANZAC spirit, accentuating the links that exist between New Zealand and Australia over our histories. Those who make the Academy teams travel from all over New Zealand to compete in a four day event that includes the welcome functions, after match functions and the AFL New Zealand High Performance Awards, to compliment the scheduled matches.
AFL New Zealand Falcons Under 18 Tour
The Under 18 team tours Melbourne over the ANZAC period where they played two matches against a local College and an Inter League side from the Mornington Peninsula Junior Football League. The six-day trip to Melbourne, includes touring the St Kilda Football Club, attending the Dawn Service at the Shrine of Remembrance and attending the an AFL match. The tour has been a regular part of the calendar for the past 5 years.
New Zealand Falcons vs AFL Academy
The NAB AFL Australian Under-17 team comprises primarily of players who were selected as NAB AFL All-Australians at Under 16 level last year as well as several 17-year-olds who have performed well over the year.
The contest is the centrepiece of the Falcon’s five-day trip to Melbourne, which also includes 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 over 90,000 passionate fans.
AFL International Cup NZ Falcons and NZ Kahu Held every three years, the AFL International Cup includes teams from North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific. New Zealand were to field both a Men’s and Women’s team for the first time in the competitions history. Teams will solely comprise of footballers who must be nationals of the country they represent. No expatriate Australians are eligible to play. A seventeen day tour of Australia including five matches ensures that participants are treated to an amazing experience. In 2017 there were 26 teams (18 men’s and 8 women’s teams) that represented 21 different nations. The AFL has confirmed that the next AFL International Cup will be held in August, 2023.
KICK! CATCH! PASS! BOUNCE! Carlos Donnell-Brown has his sights set on the 2023 AFL International Cup.
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KICK! CATCH! PASS! BOUNCE! NZ born Rowan Marshall is making himself a household name in the AFL
Kirk Murray from the Hawkes Bay won the 2021 PRemiership Best and Fairest award
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Jesse Wardlaw in action for the Brisbane Lions
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Sam Branwell was the inaurgarul winner of the Women’s Premiership Best and Fairest award.
NZ Kahu squad members Sam Lightfoot and Buell Verkade celebrate a win during the Women’s Premiership
Reed Cathcart flies high for the Northern Suns in the 2021 AFLNZ PRemiership
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AFL New Zealand Premiership The Men’s and Women’s national competition provides the highest standard of football in NZ.
The AFL New Zealand Premiership targets 200 talented male and female athletes from throughout New Zealand with players allocated selection in the 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 Bulldogs were hard on attack for most of the first half but could only manage 2 goals. This was put down to a best on ground performance from Magpies fullback Jess McCormick who was phenomenal for the entire game.
Rising Star Henry Russell
Sam Bramwell and Kate Mclaughlin were superb for the winning side. Both players had the upper hand in the midfield and were always pushing the ball into their forward line. Bulldogs forwards, Kristin Farrell and Makenna Jones kicked 3 goals between them in the final term to secure the 34 point victory and claim the 2021 Premiership for the first time.
KICK! CATCH! PASS! BOUNCE! The Women’s Premiership takes place in conjunction with the current Men’s Premiership over 3 weekends between February and April.
The female competition will provide 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. The AFL New Zealand Men’s and Women’s Premiership had record numbers in 2021 with the Women’s competition growing by 20%.
MEN’S PREMIERSHIP
The Central Giants saved their best performance until last as they outplayed the Southern Saints to win the 2021 Premiership by 30 points at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland.
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It wasn’t until halfway through the second quarter when the Saints got on the board through key forward, Alex Fakatoumafi. The Giants were quick to respond as they won the centre clearance and Tristan Burnett slotted through his second goal. The Giants continued their dominance through the middle of the ground in the second half, Best on Ground, Tristan Burnett was superb as well as Te Kopa Tipene-Thomas and Ben Armstrong.
The Saints kept the Giants goal less in the final term and sparked a small comeback kicking 2 goals, but the margin was too much as the Giants closed out the game to win by 30 points. It is the Giants second Premiership in the national competition, following their 2018 title. Premiers: Central Giants
Coming into the match as slight favourites, the Giants kicked 8 goal to 3 and snuffed out the attacking Saints, who were aiming to become the first club to win back to back titles.
Best and Fairest: Carlos Donnell-Brown (Southern Saints) and Kirk Murray (Central Giants)
The Saints had their opportunities early on but couldn’t convert. Harley Jenkins was in hot form taking a number of contested marks through the middle of the ground but the Giants defence of Harison Manks, Brandon Sucu and Troy Brown was too strong for the Saints forwards.
WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP
Golden Boot: James Southby - 18 goals (Central Giants)
The Bulldogs have lifted the 2021 Premiership trophy after producing a stunning game in the Grand Final, beating the Magpies by 34 points.
It was the Bulldogs who were the first on the score sheet, when Te Rina Taite kicked their first goal early in the game.
Premiers: Bulldogs Best and Fairest: Sam Bramwell (Bulldogs) Golden Boot: Luzette Phillips (Magpies) and Kristen Farrell (Bulldogs) - 6 goals
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 2003 or younger. 2021 Rising Stars:
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Tahlor Cahill Mackenzie Telford James Scott Max Frew Henry Russell Oliver Giamblanco
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.
NATIONAL DRAFT 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 additions.
Development Players 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.
Bulldog’s winning Captain and Coach, Emma Collins and Mick Coultard
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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;
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The players stage of development The players physical preparedness and capability
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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.
The Central Giants won their second Premiership in 2021
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AFLNZ Regional Youth Programmes AFL New Zealand Youth Programme provides new pathways 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.
Northland, Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury regions. 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.
The 2021 competition involved 61 Secondary and Intermediate schools.
KICK! CATCH! PASS! BOUNCE! The Male and Female age grades include an Under 12’s, Under 14 and U17 grade to accompany the growth of the competition. The Auckland Youth programme spread its wings in 2021, with sites in the North Harbour, Auckland and Counties regions. The 2021 competition involved 102 participants from 61Secondary and Intermediate schools from the
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AFL New Zealand has targeted an increase in all age groups and the regions where the competitions take place. Participants are selected from:
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Secondary School Programmes Intermediate Programmes Talent Identification Personnel Current Players
Tom O’Keeffe Community and Communications Manager
Kiwisport
Many thanks to:
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Sports bodies link up, to bring more opportunities to North Harbour Schools Four national and regional sporting bodies have collaborated to bring Sport New Zealand’s, ‘Balance is better’ approach to local schools on Auckland’s North Shore.
AFL New Zealand, Harbour Hockey, Harbour Volleyball and Harbour Badminton, in partnership with Harbour Sport and the Kiwisport initiative, are currently conducting a Schools project, that see’s all four sports introduced to over 17,000 students in the region. The project targets both Primary and Secondary schools and has a major focus on providing ‘Out of School’ opportunities along with sustainable growth of sport at each of the schools.
With all four sports working together, they are able to tailor the needs for each school and target different areas within the community to ensure sustainable growth in youth sport.
Primary Schools The AFL KiwiKick programme was delivered to 22 Primary Schools in the region, which focuses on fundamental movement skills to kids aged between 5-12 years.
The AFL KiwiKick programme encourages teachers to be involved in the sessions and gain professional development. The teachers learn how to deliver AFL KiwiKick sessions and control games of AFL. This
Students have more opportunities to develop movement skills as we have enough equipment for students to use without having to wait for a turn. 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. As part of the project, each school was allocated a resource kit from each sport, ensuring unstructured play and organised lessons can continue for years to come.
“The resources we received enable us to use AFL as a context of learning during PE lessons. Students have more opportunities to develop movement skills as we have enough equipment for students to use without having to wait for a turn.” Teacher, Sherwood Primary.
New Zealand pathway for participants within the project commences with the delivery of a selection of Secondary School programmes including taster sessions, opportunities to compete in school at class and house level and finally school representative opportunities.
Over the course of the KiwiSport project, 1832 students from 17 Secondary Schools have received their first taste of AFL with students participating in the ‘Introduction to AFL‘ Programme.
Further opportunities exist for participants to be selected in the AFL New Zealand Academy which focuses on improving the skills and fitness of athletes through use of a training and development programme.
Secondary Schools
With a focus on increasing school-aged children participating in sport, the AFL
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2021 AFLNZ Men’s Heritage Team The ninth AFL New Zealand Men’s Heritage team was named on the eve of the 2021 AFL Grand Final, which featured four players from the Melbourne Demons Premiership squad. The 2021 Heritage team is one of the strongest and most talented teams assembled in the nine years of its history. An addition to the side in 2021 is that of former heritage player, Ben Rutten, who was named as the coach of the side. The team consists of 15 players currently playing in the AFL week in, week out for their clubs. Established AFL stars such as Max Gawn from the Melbourne Football Club, Richmond Tigers star Dustin Martin and young talent, Rowan Marshall from the St.
Kilda Football Club headline the side. Max Gawn Captains the side and has fellow Melbourne team mates Sam Weideman, Oskar Baker and 2021 Rising Star Luke Jackson alongside him. Young Essendon star, Archie Perkins makes his debut in 2021 and is one of three Bombers selected, with defender Jordan Ridley and midfielder, Dylan Clarke.
to work towards a lifetime of involvement with the sport. Equal importance is placed on both the starting point of teaching school children the fundamentals by way of the AVJennings AFL KiwiKick programme, involvement in Regional Leagues throughout New Zealand all the way through to high performance training for athletes seeking higher honours with AFL.
Youth development programmes implemented by AFL New Zealand continue
Debutant Archie Perkins
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Luke Jackson won a Premiership and the AFL Rising Star award in 2021
Coach Ben Rutten Essendon Bombers
Jake Patmore North Adelaide
Connor Ballenden Brisbane Lions
Will Martyn Richmond Tigers
Mark Blicavs Geelong Cats
Jordan Ridley Essendon Bombers
Ryan Clarke Sydney Swans
Dylan Clarke Essendon Bombers
Andrew Howison AFLNZ
Archie Perkins Essendon Bombers
Khan Haretuku Frankston Bombers
Luke Jackson Melbourne Demons
Rowan Marshall St. Kilda Saints
Louis Butler Western Bulldogs
Sam Weideman Melbourne Demons
Mykelti Lefau AFLNZ
On Ballers Max Gawn Melbourne Demons
Cameron Illet
Northern Territory Thunder
Dustin Martin Richmond Tigers
Interchange Oskar Baker Melbourne Demons
Rupert Wills Old Scotch Sam Durdin Glenelg
Toby Wooller Brisbane Lions
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2021 AFLNZ Heritage Women’s Team The inaugural AFL New Zealand Women’s Heritage Team was selected in September 2021, showing the depth of involvement New Zealanders have in AFL at the highest level. Following on from AFL New Zealand’s introduction of the Men’s Heritage team in 2013 and the inception of AFLW in 2017, playing stocks within the AFLW competition have continued to grow to the extent where the Women’s Heritage Team can now be released for the first time. The 2021 Heritage team boasts an exciting mix of established AFL stars such as Jasmine Garner from the North Melbourne Football Club, Brisbane Lions star Jesse Wardlaw, youthful talent as well as home grown New Zealand representatives.
Rheanne Lugg Brisbane Lions
Najwa Allen Adelaide Crows
Dee Heslop Gold Coast Suns
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 2021 team consists of 18 players currently playing regularly in the AFLW competition for their respective clubs. The introduction of the AFLNZ Youth Competition in 2015 was a major success in placing High School aged students on the pathway to AFL This is great news for the future of the sport in both countries. New Zealanders
moving to Australia will have an understanding and enjoyment of the game, and Australian clubs will have a bigger pool of talented players to select from. 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.
Jesse Wardlaw from the Brisbane Lions is presented with her NZ Kahu guernsey
KICK! CATCH! PASS! BOUNCE! Richelle Cranston Western Bulldogs
Mhicca Carter West Coast Eagles
Angelique Stannett Fremantle Dockers
Killarney Morey AFLNZ
Tahlia Randall North Melbourne
On Ballers
Breann Moody Carlton Blues Kristy Stratton Collingwood
Jasmine Garner North Melbourne
Jesse Wardlaw Brisbane Lions
Sabreena Duffy Fremantle Dockers
Interchange Indy Tahau Brisbane Lions
Celine Moody Western Bulldogs
Brooke Walker Carlton Blues
Stevie-Lee Thompson Adelaide Crows
Lauren Pearce Melbourne Demons
Jolyn Collins AFLNZ
McKenzie Dowrick Adelaide Crows
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Western Crows Adam Rice looks upfield
KICK! CATCH! PASS! BOUNCE! 2021 Scores and Results AFL New Zealand Premiership February - April 2021
Southern Saints Northern Suns
Round 1 Western Crows Northern Suns
Round 6 Central Giants Western Crows
Central Giants Southern Saints Round 2
59 57
Southern Saints Northern Suns
Goals Behinds Total
Grand Final Central Giants Southern Saints
8 9
11 3
Central Giants Northern Suns
12 6
13 7
85 43
Southern Saints Western Crows
17 8
11 2
113 50
Round 3 Southern Saints Western Crows Central Giants Northern Suns
Round 4 Central Giants Southern Saints Western Crows Northern Suns Round 5 Western Crows Central Giants
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Goals Behinds Total 9 17 71 4 6 30
Goals Behinds Total 13 7 85 4 9 32 18 2
18 5
126 17
Goals Behinds Total 7 12 54 2 11 23 17 3
11 5
113 23
Goals Behinds Total 8 3 51 7 5 47
18 4
11 10
119 34
Goals Behinds Total 20 18 138 2 5 17 16 1
15 3
111 9
Goals Behinds Total 8 10 58 3 10 28
Congratulations to the Central Giants, winners of the 2021 AFL New Zealand Men’s Premiership.
Senior Regional Leagues
CAFL FINAL NOVEMBER 2021 Goals Behinds Total Mid Canterbury Eagles 6 3 47 Eastern Blues 3 8 26 WAFL MEN’S FINAL DECEMBER 2021 Eastern Bulldogs 6 5 Wellington City Saints 3 1
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WAFL WOMEN’S FINAL DECEMBER 2021 South Coast Swell 5 4 34 Nga Manu Rere 2 1 13
AFL New Zealand Women’s Premiership February - April 2021
Round 1 Bulldogs Magpies
Goals Behinds Total 4 10 34 4 0 24
Round 2 Magpies Bulldogs
Goals Behinds Total 4 5 29 3 1 19
Round 3 Bulldogs Magpies
Goals Behinds Total 6 6 24 1 2 8
Congratulations to the Bulldogs, winners of the 2021 AFL New Zealand Women’s Premiership.
Wellington Women’s AFL continues to grow in the Capital
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Financial Statements of AFL New Zealand Inc. Statement of Financial Performance For the Year Ended 31 October 2021 Notes
Statement of Financial Position 2021 ($)
2020 ($)
Income
As at 31 October 2021 Notes
AFL Grant
147,095
125,225
Westpac Bank Accounts
Sport New Zealand
23,333
100,000
Accounts Receivable
Foundation North
26,667
40,000
Grants Received
40,310
1,488
COVID 19 Wage subsidy & resurgence funds
21,000
58,580
Inventory Sales
16,257
14,070
NZ Racing Board Betting Levies
90,747
131,635
Interest Income
109
102
Sundry Income
0
0
365,518
471,101
500
10,206
0
0
Board Expenses
2,478
6,053
Marketing
1,903
1,088
Bad Debts
0
0
254
347
12,807
5,489
323
1,512
Stock on Hand
2020($)
176,988
222,671
15,836
122,905
112,814
96,360
Prepayments Paid
Cost of Inventory IRD
Bank Charges
Computer Expenses Entertainment
3,767
3,789
Postage and Couriers
448
1,328
Printing and Stationery
74
580
15,907
13,429
8,716
7,671
Rent
Audit Fees
Delivery and Tournament Costs Travel
Accident Compensation Levy Administrative Salaries
Depreciation
161
-2,955
11,075
8,787
4,534
1,589
349,136
333,626
4,686
3,484
Total Overheads
416,769
396,022
Profit/(Loss) before Development Programmes
(51,251)
75,078
AFL KiwiKick Income
4,558
552
AFL Cup Income
3,232
5,349
High Performance Income
56,170
98,040
93,407
195,047
157,367
298,988
19,217
41,415
-9,085
28,664
10,132
12,751
315,770
456,794
Current Liabilities Westpac Mastercard
621
4,713
Creditors & Accruals
35,579
90,384
106,105
133,074
Prepayments received 7 GST Liability
AFL Kiwikick Costs
7,413
1,460
AFL Cup Costs
15,323
3,901
High Performance Costs
77,143
115,025
KiwiSport Costs
Net Income from Development Programmes
Profit/ (Loss) after Development Programmes
39,735
144,851
139,613
265,237
17,754
33,751
(33,497)
108,829
*These Statements should be read in conjunction with the notes to the Financial Statements and Audit Report.
Mariska Van Deventer AFL New Zealand Finance Manager
-942
3,728
0
3,800
Loan Payable 8
PAYE and KiwiSaver Liability 8
6,621
12,000
147,984
247,699
19,000
15,200
Non Current Liability IRD Loan 8
PAYE and KiwiSaver Liability 8
0
11,610
19,000
26,810
166,984
274,509
Equity
Retained Earnings from previous year
182,283
73,456
Current Year Earnings
(33,497)
108,829
148,786
182,285
315,770
456,794
Statement of Movement in Equity
For the Year Ended 31 October 2021
Less Development Programmes Costs
444,043
Fixed Assets, at cost
Development Programmes Revenue
KiwiSport Income
2,107
305,638
Less Accumulated Depreciation
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0
Fixed Assets
Less Expenses
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2021 ($)
Current Assets
2021 ($)
2020 ($)
Opening Balance
182,283
73,454
Net Profit / (Loss) for Year
(33,497)
108,829
Closing Balance
148,786
182,283
*These Statements should be read in conjunction with the notes to the Financial Statements and Audit Report. For and on behalf of the board who authorises the financial statements for issue on: Signed:
Date: 14.02.2022
Signed:
Date: 14.02.2022
Fixed Assets/Depreciation For the Year Ended 31 October 2021
Cost
Op Acc Deprn
Loss on Disposal
Op WDV
Rate
Deprn
Cl Cost
Cl Acc Deprn
Cl WDV
Jumpers/Shorts/Socks 11,315
4,018
5,229
0
2,191
11,315
5,743
5,573
2,645
2,564
81
-2,645
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0
0
0
5,129
1,933
3,196
-1,194
581
3,936
1,195
2,741
24,396
20,153
4,245
-20,431
2,038
3,966
2,147
1,821
43,485
28,668
12,751
-24,270
4,837
19,217
9,085
10,135
Plant Equipment
Computers and Software Total
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Society Directory as at 31 October 2021 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.
Board
Michael Nettlefold (Elected 25 March 2015) (Re-Elected 19 March 2016) (Re-Elected 16 March 2019) Andrew McKenzie (Elected 15 March 2015) (Re-Elected 17 March 2018) (Re-Elected 14 March 2021) Bernard Saundry (Chairman) (Appointed 26 February 2018) Liza McNally (Appointed 20 September 2018) Kari Jones (Elected 6 October 2019) (Re-Elected 8 March 2020) Chris Brooks (Elected 27 October 2020) Peter Summers (Appointed 28 October 2021)
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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 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 receipt basis.
NOTE 4 CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
There were no Contingent Liabilities as at 31 October 2021 (2020– Nil).
Measurement Base
NOTE 5 CAPITAL COMMITMENTS
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.
NOTE 6 AFL AGREEMENT
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:
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Jumpers/Shorts/Socks: 30% DV Plant and Equipment: 15-67% DV Photographic Equipment 10-50% DV Computers and Software 20-50% DV
Jumpers/Shorts/Socks are used for training and coaching purpose by AFLNZ Staff.
There were no outstanding Capital Commitments as at 31 October 2021 (2020– Nil). 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 $106,104 (2020 - $133,073) represent the proportion of Grants received during the financial year which relate to after 31 October 2021. Funding grants that are subject to use or return conditions are recognised as income when the conditions have been met.
NOTE 8 LOAN
This loan is payable to the Inland Revenue Department, unsecured and at an interest rate of 3% per annum (interest starts May 2022 and are repayable within 5 years).
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Current Liabilities
Inventory has been stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value.
Loan Payable
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
PAYE and KiwiSaver Liability
The entity is registered for GST. All amounts are stated exclusive of goods and services tax (GST) except for accounts payable and accounts receivable which are stated inclusive of GST.
Non Current Liability
Income Tax
PAYE and KiwiSaver Liability
AFL New Zealand Incorporated is wholly exempt from New Zealand income tax having fully complied with all statutory conditions for these exemptions. Receivables
Receivables are stated at expected realisable value. Bad debts are written off during the period in which they are identified. Liabilities
Liabilities are stated at the estimated amounts payable and include all obligations that can be reliably estimated. Current liabilities include the amounts payable within twelve months of these financial statements. Changes in Accounting Policies
There have been no changes in accounting policies during the year.
NOTE 2 LEASE COMMITMENTS
The Club has no non-cancellable operating lease commitments. (2020 – Nil).
Loan Payable
2021 ($)
2020 ($)
0
3,800
6,621
12,000
6,621
15,800
19,000
15,200
0
11,610
19,000
26,810
NOTE 9 EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE DATE
Apart from ongoing COVID-19 pandemic detailed in Note 11, the Society is not aware of any other matter or circumstances that has or may significantly affect their operations.
NOTE 10 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
There were no material related party transactions during the year ended 31 October 2021 (2020 – Nil).
NOTE 11 Going Concern
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the New Zealand government announcing a number of measures to contain the spread of the virus, this includes several periods of lockdowns and restrictions which are still in place at this time and affected the ability of New Zealand in the businesses to operate. While extended period of lockdown and restrictions may negatively affect the Society’s operations, the Board had considered the use of going concern in the preparation of the financial statements. The Society generated a loss for the year of $33,497 from a net profit of $108,829 in the previous financial year. The Board acknowledges the significant reliance of the Society to obtain grant funding and consistent with many Societies, to sustain its current operations and continue its operations into the foreseeable future. The Board also noted the risk is the same as the previous year in line with the pandemic, resulting in a significant uncertainty on grants received and other revenue streams. These situations are monitored by the Board and considered to manage/reduce operating costs as seen through the results with COVID-19 following through the financial year. A government wage subsidy of $14,400 and resurgence payment of $6,600 were also received during the financial year. As the pandemic continued and unprecedented times, accordingly, these gave rise to material uncertainty that may cast doubt over whether the Society is able to continue to operate as a going concern. If the going concern assumption was not appropriate, the net asset values of the Society may need to be reconsidered and further liabilities accrued.
NOTE 12 Comparitives
Certain comparative numbers have been changed to conform with the current years’ presentation.
NZ Captain Andrew Howison won his second best on ground in the Canterbury Grand Final
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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 2021; the statement of financial performance for the year then ended; the statement of movements in equity for the year then ended; and the notes to the financial statements, including a summary of 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 2021, 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 International Code of Ethics for Assurance Practitioners (including International Independence Standards) (New Zealand) 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.
Material uncertainty regarding going concern
We draw attention to Note 11 on page 26 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 11 on 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.
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.
society or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. 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 economic 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 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.
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
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