For 13-year-old Broome resident Landen Stubbs, playing and watching football is something he has enjoyed most of his life. Now, Landen will be able to do both these things on the same day. Thanks to Starkick and SEDA Group, Landen has won a trip to Perth to take part in the second Hand in Hand Crossing for Inclusion ahead of the AFL’s Round 9 Friday night clash between Fremantle and Sydney at Optus Stadium.  He will not only get a seat to the game, but at half time, Landen will join fellow Starkick participants from across Perth to play footy on..

After spending a season on the sidelines, excitement is growing at Brookton-Pingelly ahead of the club’s return to competition this weekend in the Upper Great Southern Football League.  The Panthers were found guilty of breaching the salary cap and went into recess in 2023, but the club is back this year with three teams.  Brookton-Pingelly President Adrian Fairhead is counting down the days to Saturday night’s match against the Narrogin Hawks.  “The members and committee are extremely excited as we approach our first game since September 2022,” he said.  “After a year out of football there are numerous people including..

Five emerging umpire coaches from WA, including two from regional WA, will make their way to Melbourne this weekend to take part in the inaugural National UMPowered Coaching Conference. Designed to help women take their umpire coaching to a new level, the UMPowered Coaching Conference aims to increase the number of women in umpire coaching and support their pathway and further development. Cassidy Bodenham (Goldfields Football League Umpires Association) and Katherine Dann (West Kimberley Football League) will join 22 selected umpire coaches from around the country to hear from industry leaders, aid the visibility of umpire coaching role models for..

Country Football WA is proud to announce an innovative partnership agreement with Tackle Your Feelings.  This new partnership marks a significant milestone in advancing free mental health education across community football clubs in Western Australia.  The Tackle Your Feelings program is tailored for community football players, coaches, committee members, umpires and club support staff, and offers free access to invaluable mental health resources.  Tackle Your Feelings Program Manager, Adam Baldwin is thrilled to be partnering with football.   “We’re delighted to extend and expand the reach of Tackle Your Feelings in Western Australia through this partnership,” Mr Baldwin said.   “Over the..

As a Premiership star with Subiaco Kyal Horsely’s playing career was highly successful, but his debut season as a senior WAFL coach is set to provide an entirely different set of challenges.  The 36-year-old, who was born in Kalgoorlie and played 14 games with the Gold Coast Suns, is best remembered for his role in a golden era for the Lions in the WAFL.  Horsely played 207 matches for Subiaco and was a Premiership captain in 2014,2015 and 2018.  Having enjoyed those highs in footy has set up Horsely for the transition to coaching.    “I’m sure it does in..

Western Australia kicked off their AFL National Championships – U16s Girls campaign with a triumphant win over the Gold Coast Suns Academy in Victoria on Sunday.  Three country players represented WA – Mia Carlshausen (Dalwallinu), Lacey McKay (Kalgoorlie) and Heidi Ireland (Collie) – who ran out 62-point winners in their first of two matches for the Championships 12.8 (80) to 3.0 (18).  Despite a slow start, the Black Swans came from an eight-point deficit in the first quarter to kick four goals and take a six-point lead into half time.  From there WA dominated the game keeping Gold Coast Suns..