Footy jumper design winners announcedFriday, June 3, 2016 - 2:30 PM

STUDENTS from Riverton and Williams Primary School were selected as the winners of the West Australian Football Commission’s (WAFC) Design-a-Jumper competition.

Two runner ups from South Coogee Primary School and South Kalgoorlie Primary School also had their creative designs recognised.

Now in its 11th year the Design-a-Jumper competition, run by the WAFC in conjunction with Burley Sekem, encourages primary school students to design a football jumper that reflects their school’s ethos and incorporates local landmarks or traditions.

Schools submit their best metropolitan and regional design to receive a new set of 25 playing jumpers in the winning design from Burley Sekem.

Tiaana Wintz from Riverton Primary School and Morne Van der Riet from Williams Primary School were announced as this year's metropolitan and regional winners respectively, from pool of 50 entries.

Tiaana’s design incorporated her school colours of black and yellow and highlighted the kangaroos that are found near the school.

Morne’s design represented Williams’ local landmarks including the town sign and a windmill in the school’s colours; blue and white.

For the first time a runner-up from both a metropolitan and regional area were also selected to receive a set of jumpers in their design.

Rebekah Carter from South Kalgoorlie won for her design which incorporated the Sturt desert pea while Bella Lyons from South Coogee was the runner for her sea gull and ocean inspired design.

WAFC Manager of School Programs David Lindsay congratulated the students on their winning designs and thanked all the schools who entered.

“There were some really great jumper designs this year but the winning two really stood out,” Lindsay said.

“The winning designs made very clear and creative ties to the values and ethos of their schools.

“The football jumpers will now promote their schools’ identity each time they play”.
 

Tiaana Wintz Riverton Primary School	Morne Van der Riet Williams Primary School

Bella Lyons South Coogee Primary School	Rebekah Carter South Kalgoorlie Primary School