The finale of London’s Australian Football League season took place at Motspur Park in South West London on 17 August with West London Wildcats, sponsored by Anglo Pacific, taking victory in two out of the three divisions.

Club President, Luke Fenney said of the success, “After a disappointing finish to the 2012 season, 12 months of rebuilding and hard work has paid-off with a fantastic display of footy against very strong opposition.  None of this would be possible without our Club sponsors, and we're very grateful for the ongoing support we receive from Anglo Pacific – financially and on the touchline.”

 

With rain mercifully only making a brief appearance, Grand Final Day kicked off with the Social Division and West London Wildcat’s Ealing Emus sadly being defeated by the Reading Roos.  The Conference game that followed was a repeat of the 2012 Grand Final with the Wildcat’s Shepherds Bush Raiders once more beating the hapless Regents Park Lions, this time by three goals 9.5 (59) to 5.12 (42). 

 

The showstopper was the Premiership Final with west versus north:  West London Wildcats versus the North London Lions.  The Wildcats hoped to regain the flag they won in 2011 while the Lions desperately wanted to hang onto their flag from last year.  Battling it out on a windy pitch, the Wildcats came out on top 10.10 (70) to 9.6 (60) with celebrations starting right on the siren.  Little wonder the West London Wildcats are often regarded as the biggest and most successful Australian Rules football club outside Australia. 

 

Jason Diggs, Sales Director for Anglo Pacific said, “With the majority of our business emanating from Australasia, and plenty of our own staff hailing from Down Under, it makes good sense for us to get involved with expat sports teams in the local London community.  We’ve been sponsoring the West London Wildcats’ endeavours for more than a decade now and happily offer discounts to their returning players when shipping their baggage back to Australasia.  Some of Anglo Pacific’s employees have played for the Wildcats and plenty more are fans, so it’s a great pleasure to offer the Club our ongoing support.”   

 

 

Picture: West London Wildcats