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WA Football Umpiring Regional Roadshow
Thu, July 3, 2025 - 9:19 AMThe WA Football Umpiring Team has returned from a South West Umpiring Roadshow confident the region can produce quality officials over the next decade. The tour took in Australind, Bunbury, Manjimup, and Busselton. The team visited schools and umpire clubs across the South West region, delivering umpire education and practical skills sessions to promote umpiring as a rewarding and accessible pathway in football for students. AFL Boundary Umpire Jordan Russell joined as a special guest,
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Regions Reign Supreme in Champion Club Program
Tue, July 1, 2025 - 3:11 PMKoorda Football Club and the Central Wheatbelt Football League are set to make history in the WA Football Champion Club Program. The Koorda FC and CWFL will become the first Country Football WA-affiliated club and league to achieve Foundation Level status through the Champion Club Program. WA Football launched the Champion Club Program, an initiative aimed at improving community football across the State, back in February. The program has three main priorities - strengthening club
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CFWA's Social Impact team spread mental health message in the Goldfields
Wed, June 25, 2025 - 3:51 PMCountry Football WA’s Social Impact team hit the road to spend the week in the Goldfields to run mental health and wellbeing workshops, clinics and education sessions across the region. The week started with a visit to Mines Rovers Football Club at Kalgoorlie’s Digger Daws Oval for an Ahead of the Game (AOTG) session with the club’s under-16s team, teaching players, parents, coaches, umpires and volunteers how to recognise mental health challenges. The Diorites’ senior
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Heart of the North: Mark Timms Named Champion of the Month
Mon, June 23, 2025 - 12:39 PMChampion of the Month | Mark Timms (Round 2) Presented by West Coast Poly From the far reaches of the East Kimberley, Country Football WA is proud to announce Mark Timms as the West Coast Poly Champion of the Month for Round 2 — a selfless football stalwart who has poured more than two decades into building and sustaining the game in one of WA’s most remote communities. Based in Wyndham — the northernmost club
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WA Country Women's side defeat Perth Football League in one-point thriller
Sun, June 22, 2025 - 2:17 PMThe New Holland WA Women’s State Country side prevailed over Perth Football League in a one-point thriller at Gosnells Oval on Friday night. In another epic clash following on from last year’s draw, the WA Country held their nerve to win 4.4 (28) to 4.3 (27). Donnybrook star Ella Smith was named best on ground after an outstanding performance. Fellow former West Coast player Kate Bartlett, now playing for Secret Harbour in the Peel league,
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CBH Group backing country football clubs across grain-growing WA
Sat, June 21, 2025 - 2:00 PMCountry Football WA is proud to continue its long-standing partnership with CBH Group, a dedicated supporter of grassroots football across Western Australia’s grain-growing regions. Since 2002, CBH has been a valued long-term supporter of Country Football WA, backing 12 regional leagues that encompass 71 clubs, 302 teams, and over 7,750 players – including men’s, women’s, and junior participants. As part of this enduring partnership, CBH is continuing to directly support the cost of operations for
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Country Catch Up: Peel claim hat-trick, Avon's strong Country Champs squad, WA v PFL and more
Sat, June 21, 2025 - 1:50 PMWe take a look at what's happening around WA's country footy competitions in our weekly column. Chapman Valley dominate WA Country Women’s squad for PFL clash Five players from the undefeated Chapman Valley women’s side will feature in the New Holland WA Women’s State Country side in Friday night’s clash against Perth Football League at Gosnells Oval. Reigning Great Northern Football League best-and-fairest winner Andie Payne joins Ellie Blackmore, Taylah Broadhurst, Tegan Brooks and Eva Campo
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Peel Clinch Hat-Trick of Titles at Great Southern Colts Carnival
Tue, June 17, 2025 - 4:46 PMPeel Football League made it a hat-trick of Great Southern Colts Carnival titles after an unbeaten weekend in Kulin. Peel capped off an impressive two days by defeating Great Southern Storm by 35 points on Sunday – 7.8 (50) to 2.3 (15) – after booting four goals to none in the second half. The Cavaliers booked their place in the decider with victories over Eastern Districts, Upper Great Southern and Goldfields on day one, while
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State Pride on the Line: New Holland Country Women’s Squad Named for PFL Clash
Mon, June 16, 2025 - 10:09 AMThe New Holland WA Women’s State Country side has been locked in ahead of Friday night’s clash against Perth Football League at Gosnells Oval. Unbeaten Great Northern Football League powerhouse Chapman Valley has a whopping five players in the squad, led by reigning league best-and-fairest winner Andie Payne. The State captain is also from the GNFL, Towns’ Jessica Giudice-Nairn who will feature alongside her teammate Olivia Bidwell. Giudice-Nairn, who was vice-captain last season, is one
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Royals WAFLW skipper Verbrugge makes history with Essendon AFLW chance
Sun, June 15, 2025 - 2:07 PMJess Verbrugge has made history as the first player drafted out of East Perth’s WAFLW side after signing with Essendon. The Royals WAFLW captain and State representative will join the Bombers as an injury-replacement player ahead of the 2025 AFLW season. The 21-year-old has been a consistent performer for the second-year WAFLW club, averaging 21.4 disposals and 5.5 tackles this season. She earned Kia WAFLW State Team selection against the SANFLW earlier this year, following
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