Kia Ora and welcome to the PAPATOETOE WILDCATS American Football Club.

     * 2002 Snr KIWI BOWL XX Winners

     * 2002 NATIONAL CLUB III Winners

    * 2002 U18 KIWI BOWL IV Winners

    * 2004 U18 KIWI BOWL VI Winners

        * 2008 UNIFIED KIWIBOWL  XVII Winners

The Wildcats American Football Club was founded in 1986 and celebrated 21 YEARS in 2007-2008.

Please look through our website, we hope you will get some insight into how the Club and its teams have progressed throughout the years.

Please visit our other pages  and check out the 'News' and reviews on how our players, team and season progress throughout the year

And dont forget to  acknowledge our sponsors .....

The MUSTANG Bar and Grill Newmarket...

"We are WILDCATS we are CHAMPIONS and we are FAMILY"

Take a look at the new website being built at this new adress

www.papawildcats.wordpress.com

There are currently five British players from the BAFL that are now playing on NFL practise squads. They are:

Marvin Allen - Pittsburgh Steelers

Shaun Smith  - Carolina Panthers

Jason Brisbane - San Diego Chargers

Aden Durde - K C Cheifs

Jermain Allen - New Orleans Saints

Our hope is the next International player to make that roster will be our very own Tyler Matia. Tyler has spent 2006 in the UK playing for the Cassidy Jets, and 2007 again away from home and playing this time for the AF2 team the Rio Grand Valley Dorados. Tyler is currently in the UK playing for the Cassidy Jets in the BAFL final two weeks ago and has just returned from a football game In Austria Germany where players are scouted for the semi pro German teams.

His dedication and commitment to his sport has meant he has now been invited to trial for the first of a number of camps to also make an NFL practise squad as an international player.The journey is a long and slow one but Tyler is not on his own. Two Kiwis living in England , Johhny and Lester Hopewell are with him as well as Jets staff to get him to where he needs to. Tyler will be attending the first NFL International Player Camp next week in Bristol. Should he be successful there the next one will be in Spain. We will keep you in touch with his progress.We are Wildcats - We are Champions - We are Family.

Wakey Wakey boys its time to muster and defend our hard earned trophy and record last year. Unbeaten and victorious at KIWIWBOWL 07. We will be gearing up so dont bring your touch shoes as we need to get into it as soon as we can. Joe is on his way back and so is Tyler so we are nearly all back for this years comp. Joe is excited about showing all he has learned from Arena as does Tyler.

Tom Willy and Away will be taking the Juniors this year and we welcome anyone else that wants to join in and help out. Most of the boys are also training Fridays for the Junior World Cup Game next year. WIlDCATS represent!!

So come down to Papatoetoe Intermediate and lets get this year started. NOTE:

Juniors TRAINING starts TUESDAY 16th September @ 4:30 - THURSDAY 18th September @ 4:30

Seniors / Juniors MUSTER - Saturday 20th September@ 12.00pm

From there in its Tuesaday and Thursdays and Saturdays for Juniors and Seniors.....And before the season starts we will be having a function at the MUSTANG BAR and GRILL in Newmarket as our new sponsors for 2008 - 2009.

The WILDCATS management have been working hard in the off season and are pleased to have taken the first steps to secure new jerseys for the 2008 season. With the win for the club of KIWIBOWL last year it was necessary for the club to take itself to the next level and ensure we were the best we can be on the field.

The new jerseys are from the University of Nevada Las Vegas and are just part of what the WILDCATS management have in store for the returning Seniors this year. The Jerseys are being purchased from COLLEGE JERSEYS in the US through their agent in the UK Mr Ben Herod. The jerseys are top quality and we are looking forward to having them for the first game this November.

Enter Unitec through gate 4 if approaching from Mt. Albert direction.

- Take first right turn, turning right immediately into parking area on right.

- Follow parking around to the left and park out front of Subway/National Squash Centre, facing away from the Subway building (note to all....Parks outside of Subway and National Squash Centre that are facing the building are all Pay and Display. Parks on other side of parking lot are not.) Those players that need to be a part of this programm are:

James Coleman

Ben Fidow

Peter Haufono

Aaron Henry

Wayne Homan

Talosaga Ilaoa

Tapukura Kiteone

Dillon Levae

John Nicodemus

Harley Patterson King

Jared Wynne

Anthony Winterstein

If these boys and thetre families could make it to the meeting Friday 7.00 at Unitec.

• QB Chad Elliott placed on re-assignment
• OL/DL Bryan Gabourel placed on re-assignment
• WR/DB Robert Henson assigned by the af2 league office
• WR/DB Raymond Little activated off injured reserve
• WR Etu Molden placed on re-assignment

"When I came here I didn't want to play any favorites for the quarterback position - I wanted one who was tough, fast and talented and Andy Collins fits what we're looking for," said Carlson. "We wish Etu well and we're not sure if his heart was in it, but we're positive Joe Taula and Robert Henson can be solid contributors. They're multi-taskers, they're long, can play offense and defense."

Taula appeared in three games this season with the Fever, registering 1.5 tackles in three games and was in uniform for his most recent game against the Lightning on May 24. A product of the Boys College of Keaston (New Zealand), Taula earned a spot on the New Zealand international squad as quarterback.

Taula will wear jersey number 14 and Henson will wear jersey number 22, who are both scheduled to make their Lightning debut this Saturday when the Lightning face the Central Valley Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. at Stockton Arena. The game can be heard live on radio at 1420 KSTN and viewed online, free-of-charge at http://www.stocktonlightning.com/ (courtesy of Nifty Online TV).