The Hamilton Wildcats are an

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team formed in 1990 in

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. Their men's and

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teams currently compete in the

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(AFLO).History
at club website

History

The club was established in 1990 as the "Hamilton Wildcats AFC" by Bill Frampton, an entrepreneur who took an interest in Australian football. He was inspired on the rapid growth of other OAFL teams in the 1980s. After promoting and recruiting players, the team played their inaugural match in the 1990 summer season. In July 1995 the Wildcats were invited to demonstrate the game of Australian rules football in front of 21,000 spectators during a half-time of a

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match. After that, the club signed a contract to broadcast their home games on a local TV channel. The Wildcats were runner ups in the 1996 season. A

section was added to the club in 2012, also joining the OAFL. Seven years later, the women's team won their first premiership.

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