The Corrigin Football Club has become the first country club in Western Australia to achieve Premiership Level through the Champion Club Program. The Champion Club Recognition Event was held at the Oxford Hotel last week with more than 150 people and 34 clubs/leagues in attendance from across WA (WA Football Metro Juniors, Perth Football League, Country Football WA). The evening celebrated clubs, volunteers, and leaders Read More ...

WA Football congratulates Dan Hilton from Ellenbrook Junior Football Club after he won the prestigious AFL Disability Inclusion Ambassador of the Year award as a fitting recognition for his inspirational volunteer work in the football community.  Hilton’s massive honour, which includes a trip to Melbourne for the 2025 AFL Grand Final, was announced at the annual Starkick Gala Day at Cockburn ARC on Sunday.  As Read More ...

Nominations for the 2025 WA Football Facility of the Year Award are now open. Now in its third year, the annual award recognises best practice in community football facility development across the State. The award aims to promote and celebrate the provision of well positioned, welcoming, accessible, fit for purpose football facilities that support our growing game’s strategic priorities. Western Australia’s winning project will be Read More ...

SEDA College has continued its remarkable run at the Freo Dockers Cup by claiming a fourth consecutive Moore Division title. The Grand Final of Moore Division was played as a curtain-raiser before last month’s Western Derby at Optus Stadium with SEDA scoring a 36-point win over Santa Maria College. In the metro competition, schools played within their districts during the home and away season. The Read More ...

WA Football is proud to announce the positive progress and achievements over the first half of our decade-long Strategic Facilities Plan. WA Football’s Strategic Facilities Plan Half-Time Report details what has been achieved over the first five years of the plan as well as lessons learned, updated targets and planning and goals for the next five years. Since 2020 there’s been significant improvements made to Read More ...

Joondalup-Kinross Jets Junior Football Club have marked 10 years of Starkick at the club with a gala day for the club and the community. The celebration included past and present players, reflecting on how far the program has come at the Jets. Starkick Coordinator Janine Gaskell has been volunteering at the club since its inception in 1994. Her role includes leading the Starkick initiative for Read More ...

The AFL has launched a new feature in PlayHQ to help leagues, clubs, players and families manage concussion across community football.    Following extensive consultation with leagues and clubs, the feature is now live nationally and allows clubs and leagues to enter suspected concussions for players, making them immediately ineligible for selection and triggering email notifications outlining the steps they need to complete to manage Read More ...

WA Football is proud to support The Respectful Relationships Sport and Recreation Program which identifies sport to help prevent violence against women. Football is an integral part of Australian culture and influences who we are and how we live. Across the WA Football landscape, we all have a role in creating clubs, teams, workplaces, venues and communities where all women are safe, respected and valued. Read More ...

It was an historic occasion for female football in WA on Sunday with the first ever All Girls Auskick Gala Day in the country.  Des Penman Reserve in Nollamara hosted the first all-girls Auskick event in any state across Australia in what’s a milestone moment for female participation.   More than 40 clubs and 450 players aged 5-12 from across the Perth metropolitan area took part, Read More ...

West Australians have the chance to join Ella Spinks from the East Fremantle Umpires Association as a winner of the Chemist Warehouse AFLW Community Ambassador program. Spinks was given the state award last year and it’s time to recognise those who have made a positive impact on women and girls’ footy across the country, with the 2025 Chemist Warehouse AFLW Community Ambassador Program now calling for Read More ...

A 26 strong playing group has been selected as part of the WA Girls 16s squad for 2025. West Perth and Peel Thunder are strongly represented with eight players coming out of the Falcons and six from the Thunder. Ellie Lambkin, Talent Specialist - Female Programs at WA Football is excited about the group which will play for their state. “The squad this year is a Read More ...

Students at Beldon Education Support Centre will wear new jumpers this season after winning the annual Starkick - Design A Jumper Competition. Year five student Vinh took out the 2024 competition from a field of strong entries from education support students across the state. After overcoming the initial surprise of winning the competition, Vinh was all smiles when he was called up to receive the Read More ...

WA Football has launched the Champion Club Program, an initiative aimed at improving community football across the state. The program has three priorities including strengthening club governance, improving volunteer management, and enhancing operational effectiveness at community level. Developed over a three-year period by WA Football’s Club Development and Volunteers team, the Champion Club Program provides a structured framework to support clubs and leagues in achieving Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission congratulates the Pinjarra Football & Netball Club who took out the Healthway Healthy Club Award at last night’s 2024 WA Sport Awards, presented by SportWest. The award is recognition of the club’s “Dunking the Stigma” mental health initiative. The WAFC would also like to acknowledge John Pinneri, Samantha Otway and Kellie Morley for being finalists in their respective categories at Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission is delighted to announce the appointment of WA football great Peter Bell to the newly created role of Executive Manager Performance Pathways and Development at the WAFC. Bell, an Australian Football Hall of Fame Member and former captain of the Fremantle Dockers, was offered the role following an extensive recruitment process. “I’ve always had a passion for WA football and Read More ...