▁games . ▁The ▁team ▁played ▁eight ▁games , ▁winning ▁three ▁and ▁losing ▁five . ▁It ▁defeated ▁South ▁Melbourne ▁Football ▁Club , ▁which ▁at ▁that ▁stage ▁was ▁Victoria ' s ▁premier ▁club . ▁ ▁New ▁Century ▁After ▁being ▁virt ually ▁none x istent ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s , ▁interest ▁in ▁Australian ▁football ▁was ▁re kind led ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁a ▁wave ▁of ▁imm igration ▁from ▁Australia ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁de cade ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁the ▁' New ▁Zealand ▁Association ▁of ▁Australian ▁Football ' ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁Christ ch urch ▁by ▁a ▁committee ▁of ▁exp at ▁Vict ori ans . ▁The ▁league ▁had ▁ 4 ▁clubs ▁( City ▁W ander ers , ▁Sy den ham , ▁W ool ston , ▁and ▁Imperial ▁with ▁a ▁fifth , ▁Carl ton , ▁formed ▁a ▁year ▁later ). ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁le agues ▁were ▁being ▁established ▁throughout ▁the ▁country . ▁In ▁Well ington , ▁a ▁league ▁of ▁five ▁clubs ▁was ▁formed ▁( City , ▁New town , ▁Pet one , ▁W ander ers , ▁and ▁Federal ), ▁and ▁A uck land ▁had ▁three ▁clubs ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁league ▁( A uck land ▁Imperial , ▁Victoria , ▁and ▁Austral ▁football ▁clubs ). ▁Other ▁cent res ▁also ▁had ▁clubs ▁form ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁including ▁Dun ed in ▁( Austral ian ▁P ione er ▁Football ▁Club ), ▁K ait ang ata ▁( W ander