AFL SportsReady trainee Jayden D’Vauz was awarded the 2013 WA Trainee of the Year Award as part of Group Training Australia WA’s awards ceremony recently. D’Vauz, who completed his traineeship with the West Australian Football Commission in the Game Development department, was presented with his prestigious award by the WA Minister for Training, the Honourable Terry Redman. WAFC Game Development Manager Warren Nel congratulated D’Vauz Read More ...

The WAFC have had a number of recent events within our Multicultural programs over the last few months. The six week Meekatharra Football Program was well received at the Meekatharra District High School. The participating students were rewarded for increased school attendance with free footballs so they can continue to play our beautiful game with their peers. The EID Cup was held in recognition of Read More ...

The WAFC Game Development department welcome the opportunity to take on Year 12 work experience students and trainees to give them a taste of what working in football can offer. Here’s what they had to say about their time with us: Cimmarron Some of the stuff I did during my work placement was hand on or office work. It ranged from photocopying papers to umpiring Read More ...

WA’s top footy teachers were recognised at a gala dinner at Patersons Stadium on Friday August 9. Categories included Coles AFL Outstanding Service Award; Outstanding Coles AFL School Ambassador, Primary and Secondary; Outstanding Female, Multicultural and Indigenous Programs and Outstanding First Year AFLSA.  The major prize, thanks to BHP Billiton – the principal community partner of the West Coast Eagles, was a trip for two Read More ...

The AFL embarked on an ambassadorial tour of the north island of New Zealand recently. But instead of it being St Kilda and Sydney Swans flying the flag it was the Australian Breeze, a team of Youth Girls. WA’s Sabrina Frederick-Traub (Peel Thunderbirds) was selected as the Captain of the first ever Australian Youth Girls AFL Tour of New Zealand. When Sabrina  addressed her New Read More ...

Jamie McNamara will return to the East Fremantle Football Club in 2014 after signing on with the Club for the next three seasons. For the last two years, McNamara has played for Williamstown in the VFL, totalling 27 games and kicking 10 goals.  He now returns to the Sharks, his club of origin before being drafted  by West Coast with the 16th pick in the Read More ...

Claremont Football Club is seeking a new Head Coach following the departure of Marc Webb to join the Fremantle Dockers in a full-time development role. Webb, 34, lead the Tigers to a premiership and a Foxtel Cup win in his two seasons as head coach. He was also WAFL State Team coach in this year's win over Victoria in Northam. Webb was also a four-time Read More ...

Claremont Football Club is calling last drinks at Claremont Oval on Saturday, October 26 and announcing its “Best Team Ever” as a farewell to the facility it has called home for 88 years. Claremont CEO Todd Shimmon said it will be the last event for members and supporters ever held at the current Claremont Football Cub before construction commences on the new facility. “It will Read More ...

The Manjimup Tigers Sporting & Football Club has joined the gold rush as one of a host of clubs to recently achieve Gold Accreditation in the Swisse Quality Club Program. The Swisse Quality Club Program aims to assist clubs in reaching a level of excellence in administration and delivering community benefits.  The program not only recognises and rewards clubs, but makes clubs more attractive to Read More ...

Perth Football Club has commenced its recruitment process for new coaches for the 2014 WAFL season, including a League  Assistant, Reserves Head Coach and Colts Head Coach. Applications for all three positions close on Friday, October 18 at 5pm. For more details contact the club or download the following - Perth Football Club - Coaching Vacancies 2014 Read More ...

WAFL players set new records at the NAB AFL National Draft Combine in Melbourne last week, with a group of 22 setting the benchmark for Western Australia during testing at Edithad Stadium. WA young gun Jonathan Marsh (East Fremantle, Tall Forward) set the pace in the 20m sprint with a record breaking 2.78 seconds – the second fastest time ever in the 20 years of the Read More ...

THE West Australian Football Commission has finalised football participation numbers for 2013 at a total of 161,429 participants – an increase of 13.81% on 2012’s 141,835. The outstanding growth of footy in 2013 has been driven largely by an increase in social and school football programs, including AFL 9s and after-school Auskick centres and the outstanding development work of the WAFL Districts and AFL clubs. Read More ...

RORY O’Brien and Andrew Stephen were announced joint winners of East Fremantle Football Club’s Fairest and Best Lynn Medal on Saturday, October 5. O’Brien, who was also this year’s WAFL Sandover Medallist, won his second Lynn Medal after previously being declared the winner in his first season at the Club in 2011. He was joined by Andrew Stephen on 339 votes, who became the first Read More ...

THE South Fremantle Football Club has awarded captain Ryan Cook with his second WJ Hughes Medal in three years as the club honoured its 2013 season that saw the reserves win a premiership and colts take part in a third successive WAFL grand final. Cook was presented with his second WJ Hughes Medal as the 2013 South Fremantle fairest and best player at the Griff Read More ...

THE West Perth Football Club has honoured its premiership team of 2013 at the Breckler Medal count on Friday at Joondalup Resort with joint winners announced in a tight fairest and best count that saw precious little separate the top-four players. Very few honours in football are valued more highly than winning the fairest and best award for your club in a premiership year, and Read More ...