Auckland Australian Football League

[2] The league went through a period of strong growth in the 2010s with players like Michael Boyce, Shane Leat, Te Kopa Tipene-Thomas, Andriu Sucu and Jackson Clince among the players selected to represent New Zealand on the international stage helping to attract more media exposure for the sport in the city.

[6] The competition resumed in 2022 where the North Shore Tigers became the first team to go undefeated for an entire season, going 12-0 including finals.[1].

After several active seasons which were covered in some depth in the local papers, the league went into decline around the end of the decade due to the departure of a number of the Australian players back home.

Regular mention was made in the newspaper reports of the arrival of these gentlemen and their intentions to play football in Auckland.

He was supported by a large committee that included 5 vice presidents; Messrs Hale, McKeon, Walsh, Kneebone and McVeigh.