Western Australia

Race for the Home Straight?

It is rumoured that soon football in Western Australia will see the announcement of the venue for the proposed “Home of Football” that Football West seems hellbent on creating. The word is that rather than creating a totally new facility

A Regrettable Decision on A Great Night for Football

Take a bow Perth. It was fantastic to see a packed stadium last night for the Socceroos first game in Perth in over ten years, and only their fourth game in 40 years. Credit to the groundsman at NIB stadium

Socceroos Make a Stand

It is extremely unfortunate that the Socceroos first visit to Perth in ten years has now been hijacked by a dispute between the Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) and the Football Federation of Australia (FFA). Thursday’s game will be an historic

Final Adjudication

Finding officials to officiate sporting events across all sports has become increasingly difficult in the past ten years. Regrettably in many cases the abuse these people suffer drives them out of the sport. That may well be the case but

A Chance to Be Heard, and to Influence the Future

Leadership comes from the top; but influence comes from those who in engage in what is happening. For decades the football community had complained that they had no say in the way that the game was being run, and they