Grafton Athletic

They competed in the Auckland Rugby League competition from 1914 to 1920 as Grafton Athletic, and as Fire Brigade in 1921–22 before they folded.

[1] Its first president was Mr. John Endean and international Karl Ifwersen was on its committee as well as being its star player in its early years.

The NZ Herald indeed stated "Ifwersen has been very busy for some time past organising the Grafton Club, which he formed practically by himself, and of which he is now the energetic secretary".

[3] They were led by the talented Karl Ifwersen who was the competition's top point scorer and Dougie McGregor.

Their fifth grade side also struggled though they improved later in the season registering a win over Manukau, and a draw with North Shore Albions.

Along with Te Whata, George Gardiner, R Pitman, and Moses Yates also joined the side from the returning Māori touring team.

The Grafton Athletic/Fire Brigade club finished after 9 seasons in the first grade competition with a 22 win, 2 draw, 59 loss all-time record, scoring 715 points and conceding 1,334.

George Iles also played for Grafton Athletic from 1914 to 1915 but did not represent Auckland or New Zealand in that time.