WA Football

WEST Perth Football Club is on a roll on and off the field in 2010.

Young Falcons fans participating in the West Perth Football Club “Smarter than Smoking” kids holiday program were treated to a footy skills clinic last Tuesday, April 13 and were each given a West Perth junior jumper as part of a major football promotion campaign.

The program took place at Arena Joondalup and is a regular fixture during the April and July School Holidays. However, this year has seen participation levels set new records, with 296 kids signing up for the four hour skills clinic (the previous record was 175).

There are some exciting competition initiatives for Auskick participants and centres this season, with NAB and the AFL Auskick program again providing three great opportunities for stakeholders.

Last year WA and Victoria lead the way by having the most number of participants and clubs involved - via promoting these initiatives.

THE West Australian Football Commission's NAB AFL Auskick team would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Happy New Year.

We hope you enjoyed a well deserved break over the festive season and are gearing up for another phenomenal 2010 season with NAB AFL Auskick.

WESTERN Australia's AFL Auskick team has welcomed two new members following the departure of Auskick Assistant for the last three years, Kym Buck.

Halley Pullyblank and Jennifer Jenaway will now share the role and work with AFL Auskick centers and coordinators to gear up for another huge season of Auskick in 2010.

WA AFL Auskick Manager Clayton Anderson said he was delighted to welcome Hayley and Jennifer to the team and thanked Kym Buck for her outstanding effort over the last three seasons.

THE outstanding success of Western Australia’s Auskick program continued in 2009, with more than 22,000 children participating in the competition – almost 10 times the number that kicked off in 1990.

Two decades on from its commencement, Auskick in WA produced an astounding participation rate of 22,638 for 2009, which has steadily increased from 2655 when modified rules started as ‘Freeball’ in 1990.