Victoria University of Wellington Association Football Club

22/09/2026

Sponsors, Partners and Funders

As we close off the season, we want to give a massive thanks to a number of organisations whose support has enabled this season to happen.

Starting with Better Football Wellington

Better Football came on board on very short notice when we had the opportunity to return to the Women's Central League and had a funding deficit we needed to close as a result. Their support enabled us to enter the team, who played some 'Better Football' of their own and had their joint most successful Central League season ever. Thanks to Mike, Chris and the team for your support!

University Recreation Wellington and Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington continue to provide the facilities and support that enable us to compete at the level and in the volume we do. We're privileged to have access to the facilities and club support that being a Uni club at Te Herenga Waka entails.

TBI Health Group New Zealand returned as our physio provider, providing us the opportunity to make physio sessions available to all out members. Thanks again team!

Archie Brothers in Willis Lane generously provided us with member packs and player of the day prizes (which due to timing we provided to prizes winners at prizegiving). We hope our members get amongst and enjoy what they have to offer!

Last and very far from least, thank you to Grassroots Trust, Pelorus Trust, NZCT, Bobby Foundation and Pub Charity Ltd, whose grants for various necessities has enabled us to make it through the season.

Thank you everyone for your support. And if you're a business out there wanting to get involved with sponsorship next year, hit us up!

22/09/2026

VUWAFC Awards 2026

Players of the Year

Congratulations to Cam Mackintosh and Nicole Baird for winning our Player of the Year awards.

Cam Mackintosh was excellent for the men's first team throughout spells in midfield and up front, his calmness and composure on the ball proving a boon for the team as they had an excellent, undefeated, second half of the season.

Nicole Baird continued her run of immense performances for the women's first team, finishing as joint golden boot for the team while playing between defensive midfield and centreback. Nicole's influence on the team is undeniable, with opposition coaches awarding her the second most MVP points in the Central League of all players in the league. Nicole also ticked over her 100th goal for the women's first team.

Massive congratulations to Cam and Nicole!

22/09/2026

VUWAFC Awards 2026

Congratulations to the winners of our Young Player of the Year Awards, Lola Anderson and Ben Adlam.

Lola had an influential season for both our women's first and reserve teams this season. She was an absolute rock at the back, with composure on the ball and the ability to drive into space when the opportunity arose.

Ben was a big presence for the men's firsts, finishing not far behind in the chase for their Golden Boot - in his debut season - and scoring some great goals.

Well done Lola and Ben!

22/09/2026

VUWAFC Awards 2026

Continuing on, congratulations to Will Hollis of the Men's first team for winning the Club Golden Gloves for the most clean sheets this season, with five.

Will was immense for the first team this year, and we wish him all the best as he heads overseas prior to our next season.

Golden Boot went to Josh Parsons of the Accies, with 18 goals. Well done Josh.

22/09/2026

2026 Prizegiving Awards

A couple of weeks ago we held our annual prizegiving night at The Grand. Over the next day or two we will share some of our club award winners.

Starting off with the Mitch Bradley Medal and Eddie Taylor Award.

The Mitch Bradley Medal celebrates the player of the match in our annual Club Captain v Club Secretary match, the Tony Goodwin Plate.

This year the Tony Goodwin Plate made its way to Club Secretary Alex Brodie, and the namesake of the Medal made a major contribution to the win. Congratulations to Mitch Bradley himself.

The Eddie Taylor Award went to our longest serving women's player, Claire Guest. Claire joined the club in 2003, and established our women's social team, Unified, in 2014. Claire continues to manage Unified, and this season reached her 250th goal for the club. Claire was recognized for her off field contribution, and in particular her tireless work on funding that has kept the club afloat in recent years. Claire - thank you for everything you do for the Club.

21/09/2026

Our friends at Better Football have competition entries closing this week - get amongst!

Wellington Competitions |

It's just over a week to go before registrations close for our 5aside, 7aside and 11aside competitions in Wellington!

Have you entered your team yet?

If you have any questions or need any help don't hesitate to get in touch with us at [email protected].

Otherwise you can check out our competitions at https://betterfootball.co.nz/registrations/wellington-competitions/

28/08/2026

It has arrived - the final weekend of the Capital Football season for VUWAFC, and the final game of the Central League season for our Women's First Team.

An away trip to Waterside Karori awaits - can we grab a win and achieve our outright best points total in the Central League? Do we have one final role to play in deciding who qualifies for the last summer National League?

Get on down to Karori Park for the 12.30pm kickoff and support the team as we attempt to do both those things.

Up the Varsity!

Better Football Wellington

28/08/2026

Last weekend saw a gutting end to a strong season from the Men's Firsts. Up 1-0 in the 95th minute, in 3rd place and having done almost certainly enough for promotion in next season's restructuring, we conceded a late equaliser. An 11-1 win for Seatoun elsewhere got them ahead of us by a goal.

Still an excellent season, with no losses in the second round of 9 games.

20/08/2026

A win for the men's firsts in their final game of the season would be enough to guarantee a third place finish and likely promotion back to Cap Prem (pending decisions about the effect of the new National League system). A loss could see us drop as far as potentially sixth. A lot on the line, but we're in good form.

Good luck lads, you got this!

20/08/2026

It's a crunch match for the men's reserves, away to Lower Hutt City AFC in the final game of the season.

The math is simple - to avoid the bottom two, we must win, draw, or lose by no more than four.

You got this lads, grab the W!