THE West Australian Football Commission has signed a new three-year deal with Burley as the officially endorsed supplier of footballs to all WA competitions.

The partnership will see Burley footballs used for the first time across all competitions including the West Australian Football League, WA Country Football League, WA Amateur Football League, WA Women’s Football League, AFL Masters WA, all junior competitions and by WAFC District Development staff.

WEST Australian Football Commission Director of Pathways and Competitions Grant Dorrington has been honoured with a Medal (OAM) Of The Order Of Australia for his services to football and road safety in WA.

Mr Dorrington received his OAM In The General Division 179 for service to the community through contributions to road safety, and to the management and development of the Australian Football League in Western Australia.

He has been a WAFC Director since 1989, overseeing the West Australian Football League and game development of which the league is part.

THE West Australian Football Commission welcomes today’s announcement by the State Government outlining the progress of plans for a new major stadium at Burswood.

WAFC Chief Executive Wayne Bradshaw said it was exciting to see the project advancing to the next phase following the State Government’s commitment earlier this year to the construction of a new major stadium for Perth.

“This is another positive step towards meeting the needs of the hundreds of thousands of participants, club members and fans involved with football in WA,” Mr Bradshaw said.

The results of the elections for Commissioners of the West Australian Football Commission were endorsed by the Nominee Members of the WAFC (AFL and WAFL Clubs) at a meeting last night Tuesday, 29 November 2011.

The West Australian Football Commission and WA Football Media Guild hosted the annual WA Football Media Awards at Patersons Stadium on Wednesday night, November 16, to recognise the outstanding contribution of people working in all fields of football.

This included members of the television, radio and print media, WAFL and AFL players and coaches, as well as special service awards for outstanding dedication to our great game.

The award winners for the night were as follows: