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Wasatch WarGulls
Names
Full nameWasatch WarGulls Australian Rules Football Club
Nickname(s)WarGulls, Gulls
MottoCome As You Are!
Club song"We're the WarGulls..." to the West Coast Eagles clubsong
2024 USAFL season
Leading goalkickerTBC
Best and fairestTBC
Club details
Founded2019; 5 years ago (2019)
Colours  Teal   Yellow   Grey
CompetitionUnited States Australian Football League
PresidentLizzy Sawyer
CoachVacant
PremiershipsDiv V 2024 Nationals Champions
Ground(s)Sugarhouse Park, Salt Lake City
 Olympic Park, Lehi
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official websitewasatchwargulls.com

The Wasatch WarGulls is a west region team in the Australian rules football in the United States under the USAFL (United States Australian Football League).[1]

History

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The WarGulls were conceived in 2019, making the WarGulls the 45th team[2] to join the USAFL. Although founded in 2019, the club didn’t become active until 2021. They are based in Salt Lake City, Utah[3]. The club is currently composed of a Division 5 men' team and players who compete in Division 1 & 2 womens.

Naming

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The Wasatch (WAH-satch) name represents a number of major municipalities in the northern part of the state[4], including Salt Lake City, Provo, and Ogden, from which their players hail.  The WarGulls name is an homage to the Willamstown Seagulls of the Victorian Football League.

Jumper

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The Wasatch WarGulls' guernsey consists of a teal blue background with a yellow V.

Premierships

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The Wasatch Wargulls won its inaugural premiership in Austin Texas on 13 October 2024, at the USAFL Nationals. Wasatch joined forces with the New York Magpies reserves team to win Division 5, not losing a game during the tournament.[5]

Matches[6]

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Date Location Teams/Score Win/Loss
Aug. 21, 2021 Las Vegas, Nevada Wargulls 2.5 (17) v Arizona 18.5 (113) Loss
Aug. 21, 2021 Las Vegas, Nevada Wargulls 4.5 (29) v Las Vegas 7.3 (55) Loss
Jun. 18, 2022 Sacramento, California Wargulls 2.1 (13) v Sacramento 7.4 (46) Loss
Sept. 16, 2023 Denver, Colarado Wargulls 5.6 (36) v Denver 18.8 (116) Loss
Jun. 29, 2024 Farmington, Utah Wargulls 0.0 (0) v Sacramento 12.4 (76) Loss
Jun. 29, 2024 Farmington, Utah Wargulls 0.0 (0) v Los Angeles 11.8 (74) Loss
Jun. 29, 2024 Farmington, Utah Wargulls 1.2 (8) v San Diego 8.5 (53) Loss
Oct. 12, 2024 Austin, Texas Wargulls (with New York Magpies) 5.3 (38) v Rome 3.13 (31) Win
Oct. 12, 2024 Austin, Texas Wargulls (with New York Magpies) 5.5 (35) v Virginia 2.5 (17) Win
Oct. 13, 2024 Austin, Texas Wargulls (with New York Magpies) 6.5 (41) v Houston 3.5 (23) Win
Oct. 13, 2024 Austin, Texas (DIV 5 National Grand Final) Wargulls (with New York Magpies) 4.10 (34) v North Carolina 1.1 (7) Win

The WarGulls also play metro matches through the year. Metro matches are inter-club matches between two teams. The two metro teams for the WarGulls are the Rocky Mountain Ferrets and the Wasatch Wasps.

Honour Board

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Year President Vice-President Treasurer Coach Captain Best & Fairest Best Clubperson
2019 Steven Lythall
2020 Steven Lythall
2021 Lizzy Sawyer TBC TBC Lizzy Sawyer TBC TBC TBC
2022 Lizzy Sawyer Kevin Noel Jamie White Lizzy Sawyer Kevin Noel Fredrick Romar Jess Rojas
2023 Lizzy Sawyer TBC TBC Lizzy Sawyer TBC TBC TBC
2024 Lizzy Sawyer Luke Cruwys Mark Greenham Lizzy Sawyer Joseph Mirco (Aus) & Whit Hyde (US) TBC TBC

Field

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The WarGulls practice on Monday nights at iconic Sugar House Park in downtown Salt Lake City with the city skyline in the background. Thursday night practice is at Olympic Park, Lehi.

Club Song

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The WarGulls club song is the West Coast Eagles AFL Club song, replacing the words West Coast with Wasatch, and replacing Eagles with WarGulls.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "United States Australian Football League". USAFL Home.
  2. ^ Barrish, Brian (21 April 2019). "Make way for the WarGulls". USAFL.
  3. ^ "Wasatch War Gulls". USAFL Wasatch WarGulls page.
  4. ^ "Wasatch Mountain Institute".
  5. ^ https://usafl.com/match/october-13-2024-100pm/division-v-final-north-carolina-vs-new-york
  6. ^ https://usafl.com/clubs/wasatch
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