WA Football Commission

Company director and former WA attorney general Cheryl Edwardes has been appointed as the new chairperson for agribusiness CropLogic while St John of God Health Care has appointed Azure Capital managing partner Adrian Arundell to its board.

The Western Australian Club, which has been running since 1893, has been placed in the hands of administrators, one week after another historic icon - West Perth Football Club, founded in 1885 – took the same path.

Wayne Martin’s time as a judge has informed his new career as a mediator and arbitrator, and board member.

The WA Football Commission has announced the appointment of Wayne Martin as its next chairman, while also launching a report that quantifies the impact of the sport.

A new book profiling eight successful business people, including Murray McHenry, Rick Hart, Lew Beale and Kylie Radford, discusses what makes a great entrepreneur.

Five Western Australian women have been appointed to senior board positions, including Marion Fulker joining the Infrastructure Australia board and Samantha Tough chairing Horizon Power.

The WA Football Commission has flagged the potential for a higher draft age for AFL players, along with giving control over the state’s colts competition back to WAFL clubs.

WA Football Commission chief executive officer Gavin Taylor will leave the organisation at the end of the season to take up a position on the east coast.

Gavin Taylor has been appointed managing director of Ticketmaster, two months after departing as chief executive of WA Football Commission.

A report on the WA Football Commission has criticised its boss Grant Dorrington and West Coast chief Trevor Nisbett, while also suggesting the AFL draft age should be higher.

Tennis West chief executive Michael Roberts has been appointed to lead the WA Football Commission.

The WA Football Commission has three new commissioners after controversial football administrator Grant Dorrington tonight failed in his bid to be re-elected.

The Fremantle Dockers have reported an operating loss of more than $1 million for the COVID-ravaged 2020 season after receiving almost $3.4 million in Jobkeeper subsidies.

The Eagles outperformed their cross-town rivals both on the field and off it in 2020, reporting this morning the club had made a profit of a little more than $73,000 last year.

The state’s former chief justice has spoken out about the overrepresentation of Aboriginal people in the justice system and the role he believes sport could have in rectifying that.

Increasing social stigmas could mean the end of beer and betting advertisements in sport.

Proposed changes to how football is run in WA could make it even less representative of grassroots clubs.

A top-shelf sporting museum would be a valuable add-on to Perth’s tourism offerings.

The Fremantle Dockers have had a massive turnaround in financial fortunes, posting an operating profit of more than $1.5 million in 2021.

WA’s peak sporting bodies say they’ll need to work to ensure fans keep coming back through the gates.

The sale of the TAB was never going to be straightforward, but the government’s hoping it can pick a winner.

Well-provided for at the extremities, Perth sports bodies would appreciate a mid-sized stadium.

Poor performances on field did little to dent the West Coast Eagles’ financial position in 2022.

The Fremantle Dockers recorded an operating profit of more than $2.4 million and $66 million in revenue in 2022, according to its annual financial report.

zero2hero has debuted its suicide alert program in Kalgoorlie to coach young football players to identify friends at risk.

Former Netball WA and Swimming WA chief celebrates double homecoming to rugby and Perth.

This year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup and imminent completion of the State Football Centre open opportunities for the sport.

Experienced Western Australian football administrator Troy Kirkham has been appointed as chief executive of SportWest, effective from late July.

Western Australia’s push towards potentially hosting the Australian Football League’s ‘Gather Round’ in future will result in a massive coup for one of the state’s most iconic venues.

SportWest has appointed Sharon Wood-Kenney as its cultural navigation lead.

Home to amateur football in WA for 100-plus years, the Perth Football League is a focused, community-oriented sporting business.

Freight transport and warehouse servicing provider Sullivan Logistics has signed a four-year naming rights partnership with the West Australian Football League for an undisclosed amount.

ANALYSIS: The 2024 financial performances of three major Australian Rules Football entities in Western Australia make for interesting reading.