Australian Rules Football was first played in the Solomon Islands back in 2003 with some junior clinics held by Garry McKenzie and members of the Australian Defence Force, stationed in the country to help restore order after years of civil unrest.
The committee was elected and subsequently met to discuss plans for developing the code, agreeing to work on a development program that will focus on designing programs for kids that is range from 12yrs to 18yrs old.
The committee also implemented a 5 year development plan that included 1. Stadium 2. Provincial Associations 3. SIAFA Senior League 4. High School League 5. Primary School league 6. Set up Provincial Association 7. Youth Ambassador 8. Scholarship for Elite Athletes 9. High School Championship 10. Primary School Championship 11. Tour Provinces 12. SIAFA Executive Committee 13. Schools Development Program 14. Coaching Scholarship 15. SIAFA Office 16. AFL Development Officers tour 17. SPG - Samoa 18. Sister Association 19. Under 14 Squad 20. Development Squad 21. Age division league
By the end of 2004 there were two senior teams playing friendly matches and around 150 juniors had participated in games.
Since 2004, junior clinics have been held regularly in Honiara, and the Solomon Islands' first representative squad will compete at the AFL Oceania Under 18 Championships in December 2010.
A youth development officer will be working in cricket and Australian rules development in the islands from 2011
Contact details for the Solomon Islands Australian Rules Football Association are
Golden Kiloko c/o National Olympic Committee of Solomon Island P O Box 532 Honiara. Solomo Island EMAILkilokogolden@hotmail.com PHONE + 677 - 27354