Western Australia

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

Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word

Just as there are more people who claim to have been at “The Miracle Match” at the WACA in 1976, the inverse is it can be just as hard to find people who admit to voting for a political leader