RECENTLY drafted West Coast Eagle Greg Clark has revealed the setbacks and challenges he faced before becoming an AFL player this season. 

Clark was a special guest speaker on Wednesday night as the State Academy 16s and 18s squad members were presented their jumpers for their upcoming WA campaigns. 

West Australian Football Commission State Talent Manager Adam Jones declared Clark’s message was a vital one. 

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Swan Districts couldn't quite get over Peel Thunder in the third Grand Final rematch of the WAFLW 2022 season leading to a nervous wait now with the bye in the final round.

For the third time this season, Swans and the Thunder met on the back of taking one another on in the Grand Final of 2021.

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Swan Districts had to dig deep but they produced an impressive second half to beat the West Coast Eagles by 20 points on Saturday in Round 7 of the 2022 WAFL season.

Swans were at home at Steel Blue Oval to host the winless Eagles over the WA Day long weekend, but they didn’t have it all their own way and by half-time found themselves 15 points behind.
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Swan Districts is back home at Steel Blue Oval on Saturday to host the West Coast Eagles and attempt to string wins together in a bid to break into the WAFL’s top five.

Swans are coming off a strong performance last Saturday also at the Bassendean venue to beat South Fremantle ahead of hosting the winless Eagles this Saturday at Steel Blue Oval.

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The Swan Districts women’s league side have taken outright fourth on the WAFLW ladder, with a game and a bye remaining in the home and away season. Desperately needing the win against South Fremantle this weekend, they were able to kick back from a scoreless first quarter to take the 20-point win.

The Rogers Cup also lined up against the Bulldogs in Round 15, while the Reserves had Read More [+]

We were expecting a tough game against the Kelmscott Bulldogs so it was not a surprise when they jumped out of the blocks first to score the first two goals of the game.

It was great to have skipper Dylan Farrow return and instantly he was having an impact in the centre, often clearing to the human bullet train, Will Foskett on the wing. The first quarter became an arm wrestle Read More [+]

The Swan Districts League side have ceased their 9-straight losing streak to South Fremantle in Round 6, stopping the clubs worst run of losses against the Bulldogs since the 1970s.

While the League and Reserves were both able to overcome their opponents, the Colts will be ruing their lost opportunities in front of goal, having had the chance to take home their second win of the season.

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Sitting alongside the Australian and Aboriginal flags, the Torres Strait Island flag was raised at Steel Blue Oval in Bassendean today during the National Reconciliation Week matches against South Fremantle. This weekend signifies 30 years to-the-day of the flag being officially recognised and presented to the people of the Torres Strait on May 29^th, 1992.

Designed by the late Bernard Namok, the Torres Strait Island flag is full of Read More [+]

With a big win this weekend, the Swan Districts Football Club could potentially leap into the top 5 on the 2022 WAFL ladder… the only thing standing in their way – the South Fremantle Bulldogs.

Having not been able to overcome them since 2017, South Freo have won the last nine encounters against the black and whites, which is their longest winning streak against the Swans since the 1970s.

Today is National Sorry Day, which remembers and acknowledges the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families and communities, which we now know as “The Stolen Generations”.

The first National Sorry Day was held on the 26^th of May 1998, one year after the Bringing Them Home report was tabled in parliament. This report is a tribute to the Read More [+]