After a spell at local rivals Hamilton Wanderers the following season, Chris Wood attracted the attention of ASB Premiership club Waikato FC who acquired him in 2007.
ຫຼັງຈາກການສະກົດຄໍາທີ່ຄູ່ແຂ່ງໃນທ້ອງຖິ່ນ Hamilton Wanderers ໃນລະດູການຕໍ່ໄປ, Chris Wood ໄດ້ດຶງດູດຄວາມສົນໃຈຂອງ ASB Premiership ສະໂມສອນ Waikato FC ຜູ້ທີ່ໄດ້ຊື້ລາວໃນ 2007.