ers ), ▁W ai hi ▁and ▁Wa ik ino . ▁ ▁Add itional ▁clubs ▁were ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁A uck land ▁league ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁years , ▁including ▁the ▁E den ▁Football ▁Club , ▁who ▁won ▁back - to - back ▁A uck land ▁Australian ▁Football ▁League ▁premiers hips ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁& ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁two ▁New ▁Zealand ▁represent atives ▁( one ▁from ▁the ▁North ▁Island ▁and ▁one ▁from ▁the ▁South ) ▁attended ▁the ▁Austral as ian ▁Football ▁Conference ▁where ▁the ▁Austral as ian ▁Football ▁Council ▁was ▁formed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁defeated ▁both ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁and ▁Queensland ▁at ▁the ▁J ub ile e ▁Austral as ian ▁Football ▁Car n ival ▁an ▁event ▁held ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁at ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Cr icket ▁Gr ound , ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁of ▁Australian ▁Football . ▁ ▁Hi atus ▁Al ready ▁in ▁decl ine , ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁the ▁popular ity ▁of ▁rugby ▁union ▁sign alled ▁a ▁hi atus ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁No ▁clubs ▁surv ived ▁after ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁represented ▁and ▁without ▁any ▁over se as ▁deleg ates , ▁the ▁council ▁revert ed ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁Football ▁Council . ▁ ▁Nevertheless , ▁some ▁efforts ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁re kind le ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁code ▁during ▁these ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9