Western Australia

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

Restoring Pride in The Shirt

It was great news last week to hear from Football West that the Black Swan, the state’s emblem will be restored to the shirt of those representing Western Australia. When Football West was formed in 2004 the new governing body

State of The Game

One sad aspect of following football in Western Australia is it often appears a case of deja-vu. Cast your minds back to July 2014, and Perth Glory were in the news for abandoning their pre-season encounter with Sydney Olympic at

Parochialism Shows A Lack of Respect

It may come as a surprise to some, but probably not as many as some would imagine, but there are many who could not give a flying fig about a certain sporting derby being held in Perth this weekend. Certainly