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Junior Football Competition Set for Exciting Season Launch
Mon, August 8, 2022 - 2:54 PMThe Mid-West Region of WA will launch a major grassroots initiative on Saturday, with the start of the Murchison Junior Football League. For the next six weeks, Primary school-aged children from Yalgoo, Mt Magnet, Cue and Meekatharra will take part in the new League. The Murchison footy venture is the result of years of hard work by several stakeholders, including the Stephen Michael Foundation, Geraldton Sporting Aboriginal Corp, along with the WA Centre for Rural
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WA Slow Start Costly in State Country Clash
Wed, August 3, 2022 - 12:49 PMThe New Holland State Country team made a long-awaited return to interstate competition last weekend, going down to South Australia at the Adelaide Oval. The West Australians, featuring several debutants, were shooting for back-to-back wins against the Croweaters for the first time, having claimed victory in 2019 at Optus Stadium before covid limitations produced a two-year hiatus. The Black Swans suffered a 27-point defeat, due in part to the side’s sluggish start to the match.
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State Country Football Back in 2022
Tue, July 26, 2022 - 3:06 PMWA’s best country footballers will make their long-awaited return to representative action on Saturday when they play South Australia at the Adelaide Oval. The New Holland State Country team is aiming to make it back-to-back victories against the Croweaters for the first time. After a two-year hiatus due to covid limitations, WA has named a significantly different line up from the side which triumphed in the last interstate clash at Optus Stadium in 2019. The
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2022 Think Mental Health Round
Thu, July 21, 2022 - 3:46 PMIn 2019, the Western Australian Country Football League (WACFL) entered a partnership with Healthway to promote the Mental Health Commission’s (MHC) Think Mental Health campaign to support a comprehensive approach to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes in regional communities. As the hub of the community, country football clubs have been identified as prime settings to deliver health initiatives, as the opportunity to connect with players, volunteers or spectators is proven to have a positive
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WA Country Football League New Holland v Perth Football League State Women's Game
Tue, June 21, 2022 - 10:26 AMLock it in your calendars! This Friday 24 June, the WA Country Football League New Holland State Women's side will take on Perth Football League’s State side under lights at Inglewood Oval from 7:15pm. This will be the second meeting between the two women’s representative sides after last year’s inaugural match that saw WA Country defeat the Perth Football League by 25 points. Coached by Gemma Harrison who was the Assistant Coach last year for the side, she
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Talk to a Mate!!® Men’s Wellbeing Round 2022
Thu, May 26, 2022 - 2:16 PMAs human beings we are fundamentally social in nature, staying connected and feeling valued for who we are is of primary importance to us. Playing and being involved with footy is an important component for healthy blokes and healthy communities. Men and women engage in grassroots footy for a whole range of reasons; to keep fit, the challenge and contest, passion and interest, pride in our town, commitment to our club, and mateship. Talking to
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Country Football Steps Up Campaign on Mental Health
Fri, May 20, 2022 - 2:22 PMThe tragic loss of two teenagers has become the catalyst for one of the most important weekends on the country football calendar. For the past six years, the Pinjarra Tigers and the Waroona Demons have played an annual Mental Health Game, following the deaths of two boys in 2016. Pinjarra Football Netball Club President Bron May was personally affected by the heartbreaking events. “Depression, anxiety, and suicide can strike any age or gender. Sadly, I saw
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WA Football Volunteer of the Year Award – Nominations Open!
Fri, May 20, 2022 - 2:01 PMThe WA Football Volunteer of the Year is one of the most prestigious awards on the WA Football calendar. Volunteers are the lifeblood of football in WA and in line with National Volunteer Week, nominations for the 2022 awards program are now open. The Award has its origins in Western Australia and has now been adopted nationally with nearly 1350 nominations state-wide last year. The importance of volunteers cannot be underestimated across society, bringing us
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BELT UP ROUND – 2022
Tue, May 17, 2022 - 10:53 AMThis is the 24th year of the partnership between the WACFL and the Insurance Commission to promote the Belt Up road safety message. A major partnership event is the Belt Up Round, which will run 20-22 May 2021 in all competing leagues. The round has a special significance for our 12,500 country football players, as many will know someone affected by a road crash. Players will hold a minute’s silence to remember those injured or
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NEW HOLLAND STATE COUNTRY PROGRAM
Tue, May 3, 2022 - 2:14 PMThe WACFL is excited to announce the New Holland State Program is ready to go again in season 2022. After being an Assistant Coach for the inaugural WACFL New Holland State Country Women’s team last year, Gemma Harrison has been appointed the Head Coach of the Women’s team ahead of its clash against the Perth Football League under lights at Fremantle Community Bank Oval on Friday 24th June. The WACFL looks forward to the second
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