WA's most talented Indigenous football players will be selected for the U15 State Indigenous Squad when the Nicky Winmar Football Carnival is held at Bendigo Bank Stadium in Mandurah in March.

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The Nicky Winmar Carnival will be played on Sunday March 3, 2013 and include 12 teams from across WA representing WAFL Metro and Regional zones.

The first intake of players for WA’s 2013 State 16s and 18s Talent Academy programs will be formally inducted by The West Australian Football Commission on Monday, December 10.

The group of 16 players from eight WAFL clubs will be involved in a series of training and screening sessions over the next three months in the lead up to the 2013 season.

Sessions will focus on leadership, strength and conditioning, medical screening, individual analysis of kicking technique and developing an understanding of the WA game style.

THE West Australian Football Commission congratulates the 12 WA players selected in the 2012 NAB AFL National Draft on the Gold Coast.

This is in addition to the pre-selection of top WA talents Jaeger O’Meara (Gold Coast / Perth) and Tom Lee (St Kilda / Claremont) for 2013, and Jesse Hogan (Melbourne / Claremont) and Jack Martin (Gold Coast / Claremont) for 2014.

Results from the AFL and Rio Tinto's Footy Means Business match held at Leederville Oval in Perth yesterday, Saturday November 17:

Footy Means Business Match:

Northern, coached by Andrew McLeod:

2. 1. (13)      4. 1. (25)      7. 5. (47)      9. 6. (60)

Southern, coached by Xavier Clarke:

1. 3. (9)        4. 5. (29)      4. 8. (32)      8. 12. (60)

The AFL and Rio Tinto will conduct the first Footy Means Business camp in Perth this week starting Wednesday November 14, as part of the year-long leadership development program for 50 Indigenous men from across Australia.

Footy Means Business provides rising Indigenous football players, aged between 18 to 24 years-old, with exposure to elite AFL programs and training, along with networking opportunities in corporate environments to strengthen leadership and teamwork skills.

Managed by AFL Engagement & Talent Coordinator Chris Johnson, the program also involves the AFL's Xavier Clarke and Andrew McLeod as well as other Indigenous mentors.