The Manning Rippers FC are looking for a scratch match for their C Gold league and reserves sides this Saturday, March 13, or alternatively, a six quarter game against another club.

We are prepared to play away and have an umpire organised. If need be we almost certainly have a venue close to our homeground on standby.

Please ring Scott Greer on 041 3169 664 to organise.

The WA Amateur Football League, in partnership with the Department of Sport & Recreation and the Recreation & Sport network, is providing an opportunity for people with integration difficulties to live their dreams and play AFL football with the first Integrated Football Carnival to be held on April 11.

Over the past year the Lynwood Ferndale Football Club, Kingsway Football and Sporting Club, Warnbro Amateur Football Club and West Coast Cowan Amateur Football Club have played host to “Come and Try Days” where over 68 intellectually disabled people were able to participate and play football.

The WA Amatuer Football League would like to remind clubs that team nominations are due in to the Community Football Office by the 20th of February. No nominations will be accepted after this date.

Nomination forms can be sent in to the Community Football Office via email at admin@cfwa.com.au, fax (6380 1322) or post at PO Box 1306, West Leederville WA 6901.

Please contact the Community Football Office for assistance if you have any difficulties.

With the football season drawing nearer the Community Football Office would like to advise clubs that clearances and registrations have officially opened for the 2010 season.

As with previous years, clubs are now able to log on to the Sportingpulse system to register members and submit clearances for any players requiring them until the 30th June.

2010 will also see two major changes to the clearance and registration procedure with clubs no longer having to submit photos to the Community Football Office and the approval and refusal time limit going from 14 days to six. 

On behalf of the Community Football Office team, I would like to welcome everyone to the start of a new football year. We hope you all had an enjoyable festive season.

 On a personal level, I am looking forward to being involved in football again. There are many challenges and exciting opportunities for community football to continue its growth in 2010. I would like to acknowledge the tremendous work done by Brendan Cullinan during his four years in the CEO role. Brendan oversaw many changes that have benefitted metropolitan football and we wish him all the best in his new endeavours.