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 ...

East Fremantle skipper Ashleigh Gomes has described being appointed captain of the club for a third consecutive season as an honour. A decorated player with the Sharks, Gomes is the club’s reigning fairest and best winner and finished equal second behind teammate Sharon Wong in the 2022 Dhara Kerr Medal count. She was also signed as an injury replacement player with the West Coast Eagles Read More ...

Swans Districts skipper Jess Cox has boldly declared the club’s goal ahead of the 2023 WAFLW season. The black and whites reached last year’s Preliminary Final, but that result still burns Cox, who’ll lead the side for a second season. “I believe we’re improving as a team. We have a young side this year with different strengths, but our ambition is to win the Premiership Read More ...

Dual WAFLW Premiership player Ebony Dowson will lead Peel Thunder into a new era. Dowson has been appointed captain for the 2023 season, a role she’s embracing. “I was really excited when offered the position. I’ve worked hard to be myself and a role model, so this is rewarding to be recognised by my teammates. I want to be someone that everyone on the team and Read More ...

Claremont’s surprise victory in last year’s WAFLW Grand Final has prompted a change of mindset within the squad heading into this season. The Tigers stunned East Fremantle in the decider, with Co-Captains Rachel Ortlepp and Andie Payne conceding the focus has turned to the reigning premiers. “It’s the first time in Tigers history that we’ve been on this position, and I think it’ll definitely present some interesting challenges as Read More ...

West Perth recruits Katherine Bennett and Brooke Hongell have made such an impression with the squad they’ve been elected co-captains in 2023. The duo decided to return home to the Falcons after helping Claremont claim last season’s WAFLW Premiership and both share similar sentiments about the appointment. “We were honoured to be recognised by the group as leaders. Being entrusted to this role of helping Read More ...

In the space of three seasons, South Fremantle has gone from new kids on the block to a team targeting WAFLW finals. The Bulldogs aim to enter new territory on the ladder this year with a familiar face at the helm. 27-year-old Lauren Vecchio will again captain the club to confirm her ability as a leader. “I’m entering my fifth season as skipper and it’s Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission has launched the 2023 NAB Auskick Season with two events across the metropolitan area this month.  The East Perth Football Club held a function for Junior Club and Auskick Volunteers across Perth’s Metro North and Central Regions before South Fremantle hosted Perth’s Metro South Clubs.  Auskick Co-Ordinators, Auskick Volunteers, and Club Presidents were in attendance for the first event of Read More ...

Displaying “rock solid character” is a key theme for WAFL umpires heading into a new season. The West Australian Football Commission hosted the 2023 Hay Symons Connection Camp Day at Ernest Johnson Reserve in South Perth last weekend. It featured 180 WAFL Umpires, Coaches, Support Staff and WANFLUA Life Members, with 37 new whistle-blowers joining the team in 2023. Special guest speaker at the camp Read More ...

                    A significant funding package for junior football has been approved by the Metro Central Regional Development Council. Led by Chairman Travis Burrows, the RDC Executive Board rubber stamped the initiative which will support community football across the Perth Football Club, East Perth Football Club, Swan Districts Football Club, Junior Football Districts. In a first for Read More ...