Former Perth Glory Chief Executive Jeff Dennis has been appointed as new Chief Executive of the Swan Districts Football Club after an extensive selection process. Dennis previously served as West Perth Football Club Manager and Regional Development Officer before joining the Glory. Swan Districts President Peter Hodyl said more than 40 people applied for the position. “Jeff’s extensive management experience at different levels of three Read More ...

SEVEN West Australian players have received the opportunity to participate in the inaugural NAB AFL Women’s National Academy camp at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra this week. The seven-day camp includes combine testing, skill sessions, mentoring, a tour of the Australian Defence Force facilities and match-play. The intake of 33 players have received a NAB AFL Women’s National Academy scholarship and will come together for accelerated Australian Football and personal development camps to be held within Australia over a 12-month period. Read More ...

The AFL's JLT Community Series kicks off around Australia in February, with the first game in WA to be played between West Coast and Fremantle at Wonthella Oval in Geraldton on February 25. Games to be played in WA include: Read More ...

The 2017 McDonald’s WAFL Premiership Season will open with a televised Saturday night blockbuster between East Perth and Peel Thunder live on the Seven Network on March 18, a week prior to the AFL season. The 2017 season will feature 23 rounds in total, with 18 games and the finals series to be televised live on the Seven Network. More than 78% of games have been scheduled in the traditional Saturday afternoon timeslot. West Australian Football Commission CEO Gavin Taylor said the 2017 fixture aimed to grow and enhance the WAFL competition by promoting competitive matches, supporting special feature rounds and offering prime-time television coverage. Read More ...

The WA Football Raffle has been extended from December 10 to January 28 and will now be drawn on February 10. There are over $44,000 worth of prizes: 1st prize: 2016  Holden Captiva LS 2.4lt 7 Seater Automatic Wagon valued at $34,173 2nd prize: 7 Night Broome Holiday at Cable Beach Club Resort and Spa valued at $5,400 3rd Prize: $5,000 Retravision Voucher Read More ...

More than 30 WA Community Youth Football coaches will be given the opportunity to further develop their coaching skills alongside WA Football League (WAFL) coaches, Talent Managers and WA Football Commission (WAFC) District Development Staff after they were inducted into the 2017 Coach Academy Program earlier this month. The six-month Coaching Academy Program, developed by the WA Football Commission in partnership with WAFL clubs, will be offered to community coaches in the Perth, East Perth and Swans District areas in January next year. Coaches will buddy up with a mentor for the duration of the program and will take part in a series of professional development sessions that focus on skill development, match-day coaching and club training. Each Academy program will be held at Lathlain Park (home of Perth FC), Medibank Stadium (home of East Perth FC), and Steel Blue Oval (home of Swan Districts FC), respectively. Read More ...

Young players from diverse backgrounds representing the Fremantle Dockers and West Coast Eagles Next Generation Academies showcased their football talent in front of representatives from the two AFL clubs and all nine WA Football League (WAFL) clubs in Multicultural matches held at East Fremantle Oval on Saturday, 10 December. The players from many different backgrounds including Sudan, Papua New Guinea, Trinidad, India, Chile and Myanmar got the chance to hear from AFL Multicultural Ambassador Nic Naitanui from the West Coast Eagles and Fremantle Dockers’ Lachie Neale. Read More ...

Swan Districts Football Club is seeking a new Chief Executive Officer to drive the club through a period of unprecedented change and facilities redevelopment. The position has become available after Tom Bottrell called time on his successful five-year career for Swan Districts to take up the recently vacated CEO position with South Fremantle Football Club. Swans CEO returns to his roots Swan Districts have advertisied the position for a successful Read More ...

The AFL has announced the remaining dates and locations for the 2017 Australia Post AFL Community Camps, which see Fremantle Football Club and West Coast Eagles visit both metropolitan and regional communities. The Dockers have already undertaken part one of their community camps with nine players visiting Broome recently, and the remainder of the club’s squad set to visit fans across Perth over March 14 and 16. Read More ...

The Western Australian Football Commission (WAFC) has announced changes to the rules and regulations governing the WA Football League (WAFL) competition to further strengthen the integrity, competitiveness and governance of the competition for season 2017. The changes are the result of extensive consultation and research involving WAFL Club representatives, the Australian Football League (AFL), including both West Coast Eagles and Fremantle Dockers, the South Australian Read More ...

Ten players will represent Western Australia in the Rio Tinto AFL Flying Boomerangs program in China this week as part of a cultural awareness and leadership development camp. Leading the Boomerangs squad of 25 participants is WA’s Jermaine Davis, the first Western Australian to coach the national team since its formation 10 years ago. The Rio Tinto AFL Flying Boomerangs program is a personal development and leadership program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young boys aged 14-15 years of age. Read More ...

Players from diverse backgrounds got the chance to showcase their football skills in the inaugural All Nations Cup on November 25, following months of intensive training. Male participants between the ages of 13 and 17 from districts in the Metro Central area took part in the round robin tournament under the watchful eyes of academy recruiters at Ashfield Reserve, Bassendean. Read More ...

More than 20 students from Coodanup College in Mandurah will take part in a three-week umpiring course this month to further develop their goal, field and boundary umpiring skills. It will be the second time some of these students from years 7 to 10 will get the opportunity to learn from WA Football Commission (WAFC) Umpiring Development Manager and AFL Umpire Dean Margetts, after the first clinic of its kind was held last year. Read More ...

Swan Districts Football Club Chief Executive Officer Tom Bottrell has called time on his successful five-year career for the Swans to take up the recently vacated CEO position with South Fremantle Football Club. It comes after South Fremantle Chief Executive Officer Stuart Kemp announced his resignation last week. South Fremantle CEO calls time Swan Districts Football Club President Peter Hodyl said the club is completely understanding of his move to the Bulldogs. “While it Read More ...

After eight strong years at the helm of WA’s oldest football club, West Perth Football Club’s Brett Raponi has stepped down from his role as Club President. Raponi becomes the fourth-longest serving president in the club’s history after deciding not to stand for re-election at the upcoming poll. Raponi said he would remain a member of the club he has supported since he was young. Read More ...