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CANBERRA WILDCATS
Affiliated: AFL Canberra 2007
Club Address: P.O. Box 3798, Weston, ACT 2611
Home Ground: Stirling Oval
Formed: 2007
Emblem: Wildcats
Premierships: Nil
Formed from the dying embers of a Weston Creek Football Club that had struggled valiantly, but increasingly vainly, for a decade, the Canberra Wildcats took their bows in AFL Canberra's top division in 2007. Former Weston Creek Football Manager Geoff Bartley was the man holding the reins of the new concern, and, prior to the commencement of the season, he was realistic about its short-term aims. “Success wouldn’t realistically be winning a premiership," he recently declared. "Success would be winning two or three games, and being able to put in place the recruitment contacts for next year.”
In the event, the Wildcats endured something of a nightmare start to their existence when they lost all 18 of their 2007 fixtures to finish last. Nevertheless, it was still something of a surprise to see them ousted from the senior competition before the start of the ensuing season. With discussions over a possible merger with Tuggeranong having broken down, the Wildcats opted to persevere as a standalone club by fielding a team in AFL Canberra's first division reserves competition.
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