Enhancing junior community football is the key focus in 2023 for the Metro South Regional Development Council (RDC) following last month’s Annual General Meeting in Applecross. Over 50 affiliated clubs, volunteers and life members attended the meeting, which featured a West Australian Football Commission presentation, along with an RDC volunteers workshop seeking feedback from clubs on some of the key strategic outcomes relating to the Read More ...

For the first time since the inception of the WAFLW, all League matches in Round 1 this weekend will have (High Performance) WAFL umpires officiating. Field, boundary and goal umpires from the WAFL have embraced the opportunity to be part of the season opener for women’s football. Dean Margetts, WAFL & WAFLW Umpiring Operations Manager at the West Australian Football Commission, believes the involvement of Read More ...

Long-time WA Football Volunteer Barry Nicholls has been named the City of Kalamunda’s Senior Community Citizen of the Year.  Specialising as a sports trainer, first aid officer and co-ordinator, Nicholls’ work spans across two states and almost six decades.   Over the past 8 years, Barry has supported the West Australian Football Commission and Metro Central Region Development Council with event First Aid support for the Read More ...

The AFL has released the fixture dates and locations for the 2023 AFL National Championships (U18) and 2023 AFL National Development Championships (U16). The competitions will run from April to August and will feature the most talented under 18 and under 16 footballers from across Australia, some of whom may become the next generation of stars in the men’s and women’s game. AFL Head of Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission has partnered with Sports Medicine Australia in offering a free course to any  sports trainers who aren’t accredited to learn about treatment and prevention of injuries.  The Level 1 Sports Trainer Courses are open to all football volunteers who assist clubs with injuries and will be a valuable education tool heading into a new season.  Sports Medicine Australia is a Read More ...

A campaign to boost the number of female umpires in WA has produced promising results at an information session at Perth College in Mount Lawley. “Play On! AFL Umpiring Experience” was open to females aged 13 years and above and works to engage women and girls to find out more about umpiring and ultimately register to umpire community football. Nicole Bolton, Women & Girls Community Read More ...

A new initiative to help attract and retain umpires in junior football has been launched.  In a WA football first, the workshop engaged all junior umpire coaches in the metropolitan area.  Facilitated by leadership consultant Matt Angus, nearly 40 junior umpiring coaches attended the event at Ernest Johnson Oval in South Perth.  Head of Umpiring at the WAFC, David Crute believes the workshop will have Read More ...

Two football clubs were among the winners at the 2022 Sport West Awards staged at Optus Stadium. Mt Helena Junior Football Club was named the revoltioniseSPORT Community Club of the Year – John Gilmour Medal. Mt Helena Junior Football Club has been described as “a little club with huge heart, impacting community through sport." After struggling through the challenges of COVID, the club recognised a Read More ...

For every side which didn’t challenge for the WAFLW Premiership in 2022 there’s a strong desire to contend in 2023. Subiaco Captain Tarnica Golisano and her teammates were onlookers after the home and away season last year. “I’m sure you can imagine, we were extremely disappointed to miss out on the finals last year. There’s no doubt that’s fuelling us, and we identified areas that Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission congratulates Narelle Thredgold on winning the 2022 Shire of Mundaring Citizenship Award. As the Metro Central Regional Development Council Junior Club Delegate (Swans) and Community Football Volunteer, Narelle has been volunteering in a number of community organisations for the last eight years, working tirelessly to remove barriers of disability and diversity inclusion. Narelle found and committed to the WA Starkick All Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission has joined forces with the AFL to launch a free webinar series to help local community football club volunteers plan for success this year. The all-new ‘ClubHelp Webinar Series’ will be delivered across eight 45-minute sessions, beginning next week and continuing until the middle of March. Content has been designed based on feedback and topics from a recent survey with Read More ...

WA football great Phil Narkle is playing a leading role in a new campaign to eradicate Racial Vilification within community clubs. Narkle, the Aboriginal Program Manager at the West Australian Football Commission, was joined by his daughter Jade in presenting the WAFC’s first ever Racial Vilification session with junior football clubs. The pair spoke to about 60 people representing 37 clubs from the Metro Central Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission can confirm this year’s WAFL Grand Final will be staged at Optus Stadium on Sunday September 24. The WAFC Board confirmed the showpiece match will return to the venue having considered a number of factors. WAFC Chief Executive Michael Roberts welcomed the decision to take the match back to Optus Stadium. “Optus Stadium is the premier facility in the State, Read More ...

A campaign to promote football in metropolitan primary schools in WA has returned. The bulk of the Fremantle Dockers Men’s playing squad attended nine schools last week, with each school representing one WAFL district. Regan Atkinson, Schools Specialist at the West Australian Football Commission, welcomed the resumption of the program. “The sessions were fantastic and we received a heap of positive feedback from the players, Read More ...

East Perth’s inaugural season in the WAFLW will be historic for the new eight team competition and the club’s first captain Jessica Valvasori. The appointment of Valvasori was unanimous in a sign of how highly regarded she is within the group. “Honestly, I was incredibly surprised and humbled to be chosen to lead our inaugural team. When I moved to East Perth, I had been intending Read More ...