WA Football

The West Australian Football Commission encourages junior clubs and Auskick centres to nominate now for The Constable Care Child Safety Awards 2013.

Last year, NAB Auskick Coordinator Amy Potter took out an individual award for her outstanding work at Armadale Junior Football Club. The WAFC is hoping more football winners like Amy will emerge in 2013.

The prestigious annual event will recognise and reward the people and organisations whose work or voluntary efforts make a positive difference to child safety in Western Australia.

Former AFL star Shane Crawford will make his first trip to Western Australia next week as the new NAB AFL Auskick Ambassador.

Crawford, who has taken over the role from Hawthorn legend Robert Dipierdomenico, will travel to the South West towns of Australind, Bunbury and Busselton over a three day period.

Play AFL Open Day (Registration Day) for all Junior Football Clubs commenced on Sunday February 17^th 2013, with players and umpires of all ages encouraged to head down and sign up for the coming season.

Junior Football Clubs all over the city will open their doors encouraging local boys and girls to 'Play AFL' or 'Umpire AFL' in 2013.

Richard Noble & Company is kicking in for the Hammond Park Junior Football Club, the Hurricanes.

The company in conjunction with Gold Estates, the developer of Eden Green, has announced a new sponsorship of the club to help junior footballers in the area to kick goals – lots of goals.

The sponsorship will help the Hurricanes buy 300 footballs so the juniors can kick, handpass and mark.

The Hammond Park Junior Football Club is just four years old but growing at a whirlwind rate as families flock to Eden Green Estate.

It started with 80 footballs – and just 20 players. By 2012, player numbers had grown to 150 – next year the club is expecting to have over 200 little Hurricanes, from 6 to 12 years old, pulling on the jumper.

WA’s Jedd Busslinger starred at the MCG on AFL Grand Final day after winning the coveted 2012 NAB AFL Auskicker of the Year award.

Jedd was announced as the national winner at a gala dinner at the MCG last week attended by a number of AFL players including Geelong’s Joel Selwood, West Coast Eagles star Nic Naitanui, Adelaide’s Rising Star Daniel Talia and the Giants Number 1 Draft  pick Jonathon Patton.

Jedd, who plays NAB AFL Auskick at the Coolbinia JFC Auskick Centre is an avid Eagles fan who simply loves to play the game. Jedd is described as a selfless team player and is happy to pass the ball to his team mates so they get to share the ball and be a part of the game.