Western Australia

Off the Radar

The Asia Cup is being billed as the biggest football event to be held in Australia, which it most definitely is. However Western Australia has probably never felt so far away from a national sporting event. It has been truly

Prejudice Paying Dividends

Like him or hate him, Sir Alex Ferguson is hailed as one of the great football managers of all time. One of the key aspects of his success at first Aberdeen and then Manchester United was his instilling in his

The First Cut Is The Deepest

In sport there are some people whose names are synonymous with the club they played for. In Australian football, Gareth Naven is one such person. Gareth Naven was the inaugural captain of Perth Glory in 1996 and played with the

Lost in the Post

Australian football is preparing for its biggest party yet, hosting the 2015 Asian Cup. It is however becoming clear that this is not going to be a national celebration of the game, or if it is the invitations appear to

The More Things Change The More They Stay The Same.

There will be disappointment in the Western Australian Football community this week when once again the aim of the structures recommended in the Crawford Report will be shown as being ignored. The State League Standing Committee which has in the