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The junior umpires start training on the 7th of March 2018.
Any players (current or former) interested in umpiring please contact:
Ryan Sinclair
East Fremantle Junior District Football Umpire Manager
M: 0408 912 507
E: eastfremantleumpiremanager@gmail.com
Please register as an umpire now.
Thanks to Richard Brown for organising street signage for High Road near the Leisureplex and Riley Road in front of the Riverton Library.
The Year 10s training at Riverton Reserve, Thursday 22/02/2018.
Congratulations to the following Riverton Junior Football Club (RJFC) players who are members of WAFL 16’s Development squads. All of these players are members of the RJFC Year 10 team in 2018.
East Fremantle 16’s Development squad
Jacob Marrot-Castellat – Centre half back and ruck. Good tank, reads the play well and likes to run forward and be creative.
Perth 16’s Development squad
Jack Evans – Centre / on-baller. Hard possession winner and goal threat when resting forward. Good skills on both sides of the body. Runner up in 2017 Year 9 district Fairest and Best.
Isaac Brown – Half Back flanker, half forward flanker or wing. Strong overhead, penetrating and accurate kick with good running capacity and goal scoring ability.
From Richard Brown
Riverton Junior Football Club – Girls Football Coordinator
The season itself will commence on Sunday 29 April for junior grades and Saturday 28 April for Boys Year 7 and above.
This year I am the Girls Teams Coordinator plus the Year 7 & 8 Coach. Consequently I will be in touch with members on a regular basis and also attending schools in the area to promote Girls Football at Riverton JFC.
2018 looks promising for Girl’s football and the expectation is high. If you attended the AFL Women’s match at Perth Stadium last week you would have seen a good match and got an idea of the interest and following that is developing around women and girls football.
The AFL and WAFC have reviewed the 2017 structure and made some significant and, in my opinion very good changes to age group ranges and some of the rules. Last year, the competition consisted of two grades, Under 12 and Under 15. This year, the age groups are:
Years 3 & 4;
Years 5 & 6;
Years 7 & 8; and
Years 9,10 & 11.
The rules are too long to list here, so please refer to the Rules Flow Chart. The changes made will make for better football and the development of skills across all age groups. Games will be played on Sundays, so there is opportunity for those who play netball to do that and have a go at football as well.
Last year our club fielded an Under 12 team. The Club also had girls playing in the Year 4 and Year 6 mixed gender teams. The feedback I received was always very positive and in the games I witnessed, the girls acquitted themselves very well, so I am looking forward to those players returning to the fold for 2018. Naturally, the more girls we get to register at the Club, our capacity to manage and resource teams gets better. It is from that perspective that I ask all members to consider:
If registrations are low, the Club will establish merged teams with the Rostrata JFC.
If you are unsure whether to register your daughter or recommend football to a friend or relative, the WAFC and East Femantle District are running “Come and Try Days” at:
If you have any questions about the Girls competition, then please contact me on 0450 398 315.
I look forward to receiving advice of your registrations.
Regards
Beach training for all teams and all players will begin 11/03/2018 at Coogee Beach. It’ll be an early 8am start.
The beach training will be every Sunday morning 8am – 9am until further notice.
The Riverton JFC has been invited to send 20 Year 6 players to participate in the Little League during the AFL game West Coast Eagles v Melbourne at Optus Stadium, 19 August 2018.
The team will be potentially playing in front of up to 65,000 spectators which will create an awesome atmosphere and lifelong memories for all involved.
The AFL, supported by the WAFC, have developed a new National Coaching Strategy. The strategy will be launched in March of this year and it is imperative that all coaches ensure that they engage with this strategy and have an appropriate accreditation in place. Some of the changes include:
Download the National Coaching Strategy
The WAFC is currently in the process of appointing 3 Coach Coordinator positions to be based in the Metro North, Metro Central and Metro South regions with their role including support to all levels of coaches. Regional coaches have the support network through their Regional WAFC staff.
If you have any further queries please contact your local District or Regional staff member to discuss them further.
Daren Bell
Sharks District Development Officer
West Australian Football Commission