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WA State Country sides in action
Tue, May 22, 2018 - 11:45 AMThe CBH Group Country Colts and New Holland State Country sides will kick into action over the next two weekends with trail matches against the WA State Academy's and the WAAFL. This Friday evening, 25th of May at Subiaco Oval will see the CBH Group Country Colts tackle the WA State 16's Academy which will then be followed by the State Country senior side against the State 18's Academy. Bounce down for the Colts is
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BELT UP ROUND – 19/20 May 2018
Mon, May 14, 2018 - 10:35 AM2018 marks the 20th year of partnership between the WACFL and Road Safety (Road Safety Commission prior to 2012 followed by ICWA from 2012) promoting Road Safety and specifically the the Belt Up message. A major component of the partnership has been the Belt Up Round which will be taking place around the state this weekend. The Round has a special significance for our 12,500 country football players most of whom have been impacted by
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West Coast Poly Player of the Year Award
Mon, April 23, 2018 - 10:30 AMThe West Coast Poly Player of the Year Award is back up and running for season 2018. Thanks to our wonderful partners, West Coast Poly, one lucky country football will be named as the West Coast Poly Player of the Year and will receive a trip for two to this years AFL Grand Final. The first two nominations for the West Coast Poly Player of the Year are in; Round 1: Jaxon was outstanding in the
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Changing the Game - Youth Football
Thu, April 19, 2018 - 1:44 PMWith Football seasons up and running in most regions of the State, it's timely to look at some of the information around the Youth Age Group as they are obviously critical to the future health of Country Football. Ensuring Youth continue (transition) into Senior Football was a major theme of the WAFC's new Strategic Plan 2017-2022 and something all Country Leagues are aware of and need to focus on. The WA Football Family was recently invited to talks
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CBH Group Country Colts Curtain Raiser
Fri, April 13, 2018 - 9:45 AM44 Country Colts will get an opportunitiy to be some of the first Country Footballers to play a match on Optus Stadium prior to the AFL Match between West Coast Eagles and the Gold Coast Suns. The match is part of the WACFL's CBH Group Country Colts Program which provides opportunities and exposure for up and coming players residing in Regional Western Australia. "We are committed to providing opportunities for Country players to get exposure and
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Register for 2018
Wed, February 21, 2018 - 9:50 AMTo Register Online with your Club for the 2018 season, click here XBLADES is offering 15% off boots to all WACFL Players. To redeem, visit your local SportsPower store or www.xblades.com.au using code WACFL-XB18
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WACFL 2018 Roadshow
Wed, February 14, 2018 - 11:34 AMWith the Football season getting closer, WACFL staff will be touring the state to run Club Development sessions through March and April. These sessions represent the best opportunities for new and old Club Administrators to receive Professional Development on all the intricacies involved with running a Country Football Club. Topics to Include:- WACFL’s Strategic Plan, Talent & Rep Footy Discussion, Country Football Rules & Regs, New Policy, Footy Web – Registrations – Match Days, Club Development, Umpiring,
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Key Events in 2018
Wed, February 7, 2018 - 10:27 AM2018 is shaping up as another exciting season of Country Football. Here is a snippet of some of the exciting things happening:- -MARCH- Country Football League Roadshows. League and Club personal are invited to attend WACFL Roadshows and hear all the important info in the lead up to the 2018 season. Speak to your League for further detail. -MARCH 25- The first AFL match on the new stadium- WCE take on the Sydney Swans- tickets should be hard
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Mixing It Up
Wed, December 6, 2017 - 11:21 AMFootball in the Central Midlands FL and the Mortlock FL will trial something different in 2018 with both Leagues agreeing to Clubs playing "crossover" matches against one another for premiership points. That's right, in 2018, there will be 10 matches throughout the season wherby a CMCFL Club plays a Mortlock FL Club with the winner taking 4 premiership points to their home competition. The idea came about due to consistent issues around byes and long seasons
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WACFL's Strategic Plan 2017-2019
Mon, September 4, 2017 - 11:00 AMWith spring upon us and Country Football finals action in the air, the WACFL has released its 3 year strategic plan titled 'Playing Country Football in a Perfect World'. The plan looks to address the various challenges with running senior football competitions in regional Western Australia as well as identifying key partners that can provide assistance to those at grassroots level. "This has been a fairly thorough project which has lasted over 12 months, dating
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