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Kicking Goals For Roebourne

Wednesday, 17th April 2013

Kicking Goals For Roebourne

Roebourne Regional Prison sportsmen are gaining life skills and qualifications while competing in a regular community football fixture for the first time, starting this Saturday 19 April. Through a combined sport and life skills program called New Horizons, selected minimum-security...

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Wolves Open The Season With Pre Season Crown

Thursday, 28th March 2013

Wolves Open The Season With Pre Season Crown

Last saturday night saw the Falcons Football Club host the North Pilbara Football League's annual preseason carnival at the Bulgara playing fields. Defending champs, the Karratha Kats, looked to be the team to beat with ever present threats Port Hedland Rovers a worry for all co...

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Auskick is Back in Karratha in 2013

Thursday, 7th March 2013

Auskick is Back in Karratha in 2013

Auskick Karratha, the AFL’s key introductory program for primary school-aged boys and girls and their families is back bigger and better for 2013. Through a weekly coaching program the children will learn the skills of the game through appropriately modified activities and rules. They ca...

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Urgent Notice : West Pilbara Junior Football Association Inc.

Wednesday, 27th February 2013

The AGM of the West Pilbara Football Association Inc. was held on the 18th Feb. The WPJFA Inc. is the governing body for junior football in our region. The committee oversees this not for profit community association’’ and consists of an entirely voluntary group to manage t...

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Johnson and Broad to add muscle to WPJFA Committee

Thursday, 21st February 2013

Johnson and Broad to add muscle to WPJFA Committee

The 2013 West Pilbara Junior Football Association gains some handy recruits to the committee this season with two tireless administrators coming on board to steer the competition into its next phase of development in Clint Johnson and Sharon Broad.   Following Shane Harris...

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Mixed AFL Summer 9's Inaugrial Season

Friday, 26th October 2012

Mixed AFL Summer 9's Inaugrial Season

The Pilbara AFL Women and Pilbara AFL Masters have combined with the V Swans to run the inaugural mixed AFL 9’s program from Tuesday November 6 through to Tuesday December 6 2012. AFL 9’s has run successfully as a standalone competition for Masters ...

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Pilbara Swans Star in North West Championships

Wednesday, 24th October 2012

Pilbara Swans Star in North West Championships

The Last week of the October school holidays saw Broome host the annual North West Championships with Australian Football teams from the Gascoyne, Pilbara and Kimberley competing against each other in a round robin format. The Championships round off the V Swan...

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Pilbara talent heading for Broome

Thursday, 27th September 2012

Pilbara talent heading for Broome

Last weekend talented footballers from all over the Pilbara participated in the final two day training camp and trial matches ahead of selections for two teams to compete under the Pilbara and V Swans banner in Broome on October 12 and 13 2012.   The training camp was the ...

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WPJFA fairest and best recognised

Wednesday, 12th September 2012

WPJFA fairest and best recognised

The best footballers in the Shire of Roebourne were recognised last Tuesday night at the West Pilbara Junior Football Association (Inc) annual Fairest and Best award presentation.   There are four awards in two categories with the Under 15’s Fairest and Best as well ...

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Local sport legend moves on

Wednesday, 12th September 2012

Local sport legend moves on

Legends come in all shapes and sizes and under are judged by many different criteria but Chris ‘Polly’ Ryan meets them all.   A state underage representative footballer with Victoria, with 140 Victorian Football League games, 80 Western Australian Football Leag...

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West Pilbara Mud Crabs-AFL Masters Back in Action!

Thursday, 30th August 2012

West Pilbara Mud Crabs-AFL Masters Back in Action!

The newly appointed committed has anointed the team that Represents the Shire of Roebourne in the AFL Masters WA competition the “West Pilbara Mud Crabs.” Deemed to be unique to the area and representative of some of the better players fitness levels Mud Crabs President ...

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Pilbara AFL Women back in action with Female Footy Program

Thursday, 30th August 2012

Pilbara AFL Women back in action with Female Footy Program

V Swans are proud to present the next Football Program for all females aged 12-65 starting on September 11 at Kevin Richards Memorial Oval. This opportunity gives players a chance to connect to the game of AFL, learn the skills of the game, play at their own skill level to ach...

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Magpies swoop win in nail biter

Wednesday, 22nd August 2012

Magpies swoop win in nail biter

 Last Sunday’s WPJFA Match between the Roebourne Magpies and the Karratha Falcons ensured great excitement amongst Pilbara junior footy with a thrilling clean, hard and fair match played in great spirit in the lead up to the finals.   In what many said was the b...

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Shire of Roebourne gets behind talented locals

Wednesday, 22nd August 2012

Shire of Roebourne gets behind talented locals

The recent AFL 16’s Division 3 victory made by the Western Australia North West side was a first for the Pilbara, Gascoyne and Kimberley but promises to be the start of something much bigger for North West locals with the program receiving AFL funding to continue into 2013.  ...

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WA NW bring the championship home

Wednesday, 25th July 2012

WA NW bring the championship home

The North West of WA has let the Australian Football community know that there is a huge talent pool north of Geraldton with 3 convincing victories and the Division 3 Premiership title. The  Western Australian North West side was developed on the basis that no player living nor...

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Show Time for Pilbara All Stars

Monday, 2nd July 2012

Show Time for Pilbara All Stars

The small crowd gathered at Colin Matheson Oval, Port Hedland for the NPFL verses West Kimberley match were treated to two spectacular examples of talent footy last Saturday night.   The 15’s and 18’s games were played between the North East team consisting of ...

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Shire Celebrates Dippa Visit

Monday, 2nd July 2012

Shire Celebrates Dippa Visit

The Auskick Road Show rolled through the Pilbara last week and made a huge impact in the Shire of Roebourne with AFL Legend and Auskick Ambassador Robert “Dippa” Dipierdomenico in town to inspire kids and parents alike. In his last tour before handing the reins over to f...

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Parent Involvement Key to Auskick Success

Thursday, 14th June 2012

Parent Involvement Key to Auskick Success

The Karratha Auskick Centre enjoys massive parental involvement and Coordinator Tony Wear attributes the success of the program to this. “It’s all about parental involvement, the kids love it and the parents have a great time too.” Wear said. Each Saturday Bulgarra...

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Focus on Fitness Fun and Friends

Thursday, 14th June 2012

Focus on Fitness Fun and Friends

The Pilbara AFL Women continue to attract new members as they are put through their paces each and every Tuesday Night at Kevin Richards Memorial Oval from 6pm.  The team trains together to prepare for upcoming matches against Tom Price and arch rival Port Hedland with a strong fo...

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Newman take V Swans Cup on home turf

Friday, 8th June 2012

Newman take V Swans Cup on home turf

Newman District High school received some welcome relief after clinching the V Swans Cup in Newman two Wednesdays ago. The relief came as the siren sounded to end the Grand Final and hand the cup to the side that won all of their games bar the grand final in last year’s compet...

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Metro

Based in Bassendean
and covering North to
Bullsbrook, South to
Forrestfield, East
to Wooroloo

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Hedland

Based in Port Hedland,
and covering, Finucane
Island, Mundabullagana,
Shellborough, South
Hedland and Wedgefield

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Roebourne

Based in Karratha and
covering the towns of
Roebourne, Dampier, Pt
Samson. Cossack and
Wickham

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Ashburton

Based in Onslow and
covering Pannawonica,
Paraburdoo and Tom
Price

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East Pilbara

Based in Newman and
covering Bamboo,
Goldworthy, Jigalong,
Marble Bar, Nullagine,
Shay Gap and Telfer

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Events

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the Pilbara

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