Canterbury Australian Football League

Canterbury Australian Football League The official league for Australian Rules Football (AFL) in Canterbury, New Zealand.

Two contrasting games on Saturday with the Christchurch Bulldogs Australian Football Club having a convincing win over t...
14/09/2026

Two contrasting games on Saturday with the Christchurch Bulldogs Australian Football Club having a convincing win over the University Cougars AFL Club and the Mid Canterbury Eagles AFL Club managing to keep their beaks in front and secure a narrow win over the Blues Football Club.

The Bulldogs roared out of the Kennel and took a big lead into quarter time, but the Cougars stormed back in the second quarter with five goals before the 'Dogs steadied in the second half and took the game away from them.

The Eagles suffered a couple of nasty injuries to two key players and we wish both lads a speedy recovery. The wind-chill was making temperature close to zero but the footy was red hot and a physical contest was played out until the final siren.

Check out the action shots, again kindly supplied by Steve Nolan.

Round 3 coming up!Christchurch Bulldogs 🐶 vs CougarschchAFL 🐆Blues Football Club 🟦 vs Christchurch Eagles AFL 🦅
10/09/2026

Round 3 coming up!

Christchurch Bulldogs 🐶 vs CougarschchAFL 🐆

Blues Football Club 🟦 vs Christchurch Eagles AFL 🦅

Perennial ball magnet Josh Robles plays his 100th game for his beloved Mid-Canterbury Eagles this Saturday in their clas...
03/09/2026

Perennial ball magnet Josh Robles plays his 100th game for his beloved Mid-Canterbury Eagles this Saturday in their clash with the Bulldogs.

Starting his career in 2011 Robles quickly picked up the game and found himself in the middle of the action as the Eagles went from cellar-dwellers to Premiers and the envy of the league.

He made the NZ Under 20s and eventually the Senior Falcons, most recently wearing the Silver Fern at the 2024 Pacific Cup, coming up against PNG, Naoero and Fiji. He has also represented The Philippines at the Asia Championships in Thailand in 2025.

In between all these honours he also played two seasons with the Blacktown Western Magic in Sydney.

A decorated career that still has some stories to unfold!



P.s. he makes a tasty pizza too Gussy's Pizza. 🍕 😋

Round 2!12:30pm Christchurch Eagles AFL 🦅 vs Christchurch Bulldogs 🐶 2:30pm Blues Football Club 🟦 vs CougarschchAFL 🐆
03/09/2026

Round 2!

12:30pm Christchurch Eagles AFL 🦅 vs Christchurch Bulldogs 🐶

2:30pm Blues Football Club 🟦 vs CougarschchAFL 🐆

It was a beautiful day to start Season 2026 for Canterbury AFL.The University Cougars AFL Club and the Mid Canterbury Ea...
03/09/2026

It was a beautiful day to start Season 2026 for Canterbury AFL.

The University Cougars AFL Club and the Mid Canterbury Eagles AFL Club kicked the dew off the grass at QEII, with veteran Cougar George Read slotting two early goals before the Eagles kicked into gear and hit the scoreboard with six goals of their own to take a solid lead into the first break.

The Eagles kept up their work rate for the rest of the game, while the Cougars showed glimpses of what they can do. The final scoreboard read Eagles 18.11.119 to 5.3.33.

In the second game, the Christchurch Bulldogs Australian Football Club and Blues Football Club met in a grand final rematch, with the ’Dogs social media team lighting the fuse before the game with a bit of keyboard bravado.

Once the game was underway, it was a tight, low-scoring tussle, with the margin never more than three goals. Both teams were below full strength and were blooding some debutants, and the final margin of 14 points, with the Bulldogs victorious 7.7.49 to 5.5.35, was a fair result.

The Blues were gracious in defeat and will no doubt come out firing in Round 4, looking to get one back over the team they have defeated in the past three Grand Finals.

We now turn our attention to Round 2, where the Bulldogs and Eagles clash in the early game, with the winner claiming top spot on the ladder and building confidence for the year ahead.

In the late game, the Blues and Cougars will be looking to get on the winners list and build some momentum as they mount a finals challenge.

Thank you to Alistair Maisey from AFL New Zealand for the photos.

🏉 We’re heading to the Koru Games! 🏉The Koru Games is a year 7/8 sports tournament and is happening on the 22–24 Septemb...
30/08/2026

🏉 We’re heading to the Koru Games! 🏉

The Koru Games is a year 7/8 sports tournament and is happening on the 22–24 September. We’ll be there on Tuesday 22nd & Wednesday 23rd September at Foster Park! 🙌

📍 Tuesday: Find us by the main entrance, beside Selwyn Sports Centre.

📍 Wednesday: We’ll be down behind the touch rugby fields.

Come and see us between 10am–2pm! We’ll have a station where you can:
🏉 Have a go at an AFL challenge and win a prize.
🏉 Pick up a footy and have a throw around.
🏉 Learn some new skills and have some fun!

We’ll also be running 15-minute “Learn AFL” sessions every hour at:
⏰ 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm
🏆 Play AFL at the Koru Games in 2027!

Next year, we’ll be hosting an AFL tournament as part of the Koru Games, so come along this year, give AFL a go and get ready for next year! 💪🏉

We’ll see you at the Koru Games! 👋

As the 2026 CAFL season is about to be launched we Congratulate the Footy Heads who have been riding the AFL waves for 2...
26/08/2026

As the 2026 CAFL season is about to be launched we Congratulate the Footy Heads who have been riding the AFL waves for 24 Weeks.

#1 Ron Schill with an impressive 155
#2 Lana Schyvo runner-up and
#3 Jinxy who was up and down near the top whole season.
Well Done Tip- Stars!

Unfortunately some regular CAFL Tippers took a tumble this season and ended up on page 3.

Better luck next year.

Arch-rivals Christchurch Eagles AFL take on Christchurch Bulldogs in a pre-season clash at Burnside Park tomorrow at hig...
15/08/2026

Arch-rivals Christchurch Eagles AFL take on Christchurch Bulldogs in a pre-season clash at Burnside Park tomorrow at high noon! Come out and see them blow the cobwebs out and introduce their off-season recruits to the game. 🏉

The countdown is on to season 2026 for Canterbury AFL! The men’s fixture is confirmed with the CAFLW women’s to follow i...
14/08/2026

The countdown is on to season 2026 for Canterbury AFL! The men’s fixture is confirmed with the CAFLW women’s to follow in a couple of weeks. Stay tuned for more exciting announcements in the coming weeks! 🏉

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