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WA Football Umpires Secure Grant from South32 Worsley Alumina Community Grants Program
Tue, October 7, 2025 - 3:27 PMThe WA Football Umpires is proud to announce it has secured a $4,000 grant through the South32 Worsley Alumina Community Grants Program to support its Empowering Regional Umpires project. This funding directly assisted young and female football umpires from across regional Western Australia to participate in the 2025 Nutrien Ag Solutions Women’s Country Championships, that took place in Bunbury on the 2nd to 3rd of October. As a part of the grant, WA Football Umpiring
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Mid-West pair relish Bachar Houli Foundation camp experience
Mon, October 6, 2025 - 10:27 AM - by Mark ReadingsTwo West Australians have embraced the opportunity to take part in the Bachar Houli Foundation’s National Senior Boys Academy provided a camp in Melbourne during AFL Grand Final Week. The Academy is a year-long program delivered to 28 of the country’s most promising Islamic male footballers aged 15 to 18-years-old. The program provides an integrated approach to advanced football development, peak performance, leadership and identity. Delivered by a team of experienced coaches and mentors, the Academy
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South West claim sixth Nutrien Ag Solutions Women’s Country Football Championship, Goldfields promoted
Fri, October 3, 2025 - 8:10 PM - by Jordan McArdleSouth West have kept their remarkable streak of Nutrien Ag Solutions Women’s Country Football Championship titles going after a 21-point grand final victory against Great Northern under lights at Hands Oval in Bunbury on Friday night. The SWFL made it six titles from as many attempts, continuing their reign as the best women’s competition in country WA. It wasn’t all one-way traffic though with Great Northern hanging in there and the game not beyond doubt
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South West, Goldfields unbeaten after day one of Nutrien Ag Solutions Women’s Country Football Championships
Thu, October 2, 2025 - 7:32 PM - by Jordan McArdleSouth West Football League are in the box seat for their sixth Division One title in a row after a dominant day one of the Nutrien Ag Solutions Women’s Country Football Championships in Bunbury. Powered by captain and ex-AFLW player Ella Smith and fellow WAFLW fairest-and-best winner Beth Beckett, South West knocked off last year’s grand final opponents Peel and Great Northern by a combined total of 67 points to qualify for Friday night’s decider
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Players to watch at Nutrien Ag Solutions Women's Country Football Championships
Wed, October 1, 2025 - 9:22 PM - by Jordan McArdleWe take a look at the players to watch at the 2025 Nutrien Ag Solutions Women's Country Football Championships, which kicks off in Bunbury on Thursday morning. Ella Smith (South West) Ella Smith is a seriously talented player who made it as far as the AFLW, tallying five games in two seasons with West Coast. Smith also won a Dhara Kerr Medal as the WAFLW’s fairest-and-best player during her time at Claremont. More recently,
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Nutrien Ag Solutions Women’s Country Football Championship hits Bunbury
Wed, October 1, 2025 - 9:42 AM - by Jordan McArdleSouth West Football League will be looking for a remarkable sixth consecutive Nutrien Ag Solutions Women’s Country Football Championship in a row at Bunbury’s Hands Oval this week. For the first time ever, Bunbury will host the tournament as the premier female country footballers from all over the State compete in the two-day tournament. South West battle it out against last season’s grand finalists Peel Football Netball League, who went through undefeated until the decider,
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The Steady Hand of the EDFL: John Hewett Named Champion of the Month
Fri, September 12, 2025 - 10:52 AMChampion of the Month | John Hewett – Eastern Districts Football League Presented by West Coast Poly Country Football WA is proud to spotlight John Hewett, President of the Eastern Districts Football League (EDFL), as a nominated West Coast Poly Champion of the Month a long-serving football advocate who continues to champion the growth and sustainability of footy across regional WA. John has been involved in country football for decades, known for his steady leadership,
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Kimberley umpire Wayne Paul hits historic milestone in Grand Final.
Wed, September 3, 2025 - 10:40 AM - by Tyrone Winder-SmithSenior umpire and East Kimberley Football League president Wayne Paul officially umpired his 1000th football match last weekend, a milestone that coincided with the East Kimberley Football League Grand Final. Wayne moved to Kununurra as a player in 1999, where he quickly realised there was a shortage of umpires and a lack of a league president in the East Kimberley Football League. He has filled both roles ever since. Now, after 1,000 games, Wayne’s umpiring
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Country Catch Up: Ex-AFL stars hit the regions
Fri, August 22, 2025 - 2:38 PM - by Jordan McArdleWe take a look at what's happening around WA's country competitions in our regular column. Beverley’s Pav-olution Fremantle’s greatest ever goal-kicker Matthew Pavlich pulled on the boots for a country cameo last weekend. The AFL Hall of Famer lined up for Beverley in the Avon Football Association as part of a sponsor promotion and show he’s still got it with two goals and an eye-catching pack mark. It was a big crowd in Beverley
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Kimberley Investment Framework - Half-Time Report
Wed, August 20, 2025 - 5:21 PMWA Football is pleased to reveal the encouraging progress and achievements of the Kimberley Investment Framework (KIF) as we reach the half-way point of the five-year collaborative initiative. The $5 million partnership between WA Football, the State Government and the AFL kicked off in September, 2021, with the aim of strengthening football and supporting facility upgrades and community participation in the Kimberley region. Now at the halfway point, the KIF Half-Time Report highlights major progress
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