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Kicking Goals For Roebourne
Wednesday, 17th April 2013
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...
Wolves Open The Season With Pre Season Crown
Thursday, 28th March 2013
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...
Auskick is Back in Karratha in 2013
Thursday, 7th March 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...
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...
Johnson and Broad to add muscle to WPJFA Committee
Thursday, 21st February 2013
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...
Mixed AFL Summer 9's Inaugrial Season
Friday, 26th October 2012
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 ...
Pilbara Swans Star in North West Championships
Wednesday, 24th October 2012
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...
Pilbara talent heading for Broome
Thursday, 27th September 2012
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 ...
WPJFA fairest and best recognised
Wednesday, 12th September 2012
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 ...
Local sport legend moves on
Wednesday, 12th September 2012
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...
West Pilbara Mud Crabs-AFL Masters Back in Action!
Thursday, 30th August 2012
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 ...
Pilbara AFL Women back in action with Female Footy Program
Thursday, 30th August 2012
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...
Magpies swoop win in nail biter
Wednesday, 22nd August 2012
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...
Shire of Roebourne gets behind talented locals
Wednesday, 22nd August 2012
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. ...
WA NW bring the championship home
Wednesday, 25th July 2012
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...
Show Time for Pilbara All Stars
Monday, 2nd July 2012
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 ...
Shire Celebrates Dippa Visit
Monday, 2nd July 2012
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...
Parent Involvement Key to Auskick Success
Thursday, 14th June 2012
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...
Focus on Fitness Fun and Friends
Thursday, 14th June 2012
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...
Newman take V Swans Cup on home turf
Friday, 8th June 2012
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...
