The West Perth Football Club would like to congratulate the 5 West Perth Players who have been selected for the State 15's Schoolboys teams in 2010.

Nicholas Bowe and Joel Brown from Whitfords Junior Football Club.

Jack Maxwell, Ben Hangan and Nicholas Robertson from Joondaulp Kinross Junior Football Club.

It is a great honour to be chosen in a state side, and all of these boys have workked extremely hard during the trial games and subsequent training sessions to gain selection.

The State Schoolboys Carnival will this year be held in Perth from Sunday 25^th July- Saturday 31^st July.

2010 WA 16s State Academy

The second intake of the WA 16’s State Academy squad has been finalised as Western Australia’s most promising young talent gears up for the 2010 NAB AFL Under 16 Championships in Sydney.

Players will be involved in the State Academy for the duration of the year and undertake a range of experiences and programs, designed to develop them both as athletes and as young men.

Developed in partnership with the WAFL clubs and the AFL, the WA State Academy is modelled on the principles of the AFL / AIS Academy. It provides an elite football environment that focuses on individual player development, with dedicated and experienced coaches including Jon Sharp, John Hancock, Daine Burnett, Ben Dyer, Mark Pashby and Craig Nelson.

The AFL has announced that the NAB AFL U16 Championships will be held in Sydney from 3 July – 9 July at the $40 million dollar sporting complex in Blacktown which is home to the new GWS Football Club. The travelling party to participate in the Championships will be selected from the WA State Academy.

It is important to note that the State Academy does have the capacity to add to the group as the season progresses. These additions will be based on performances at a WAFL colt’s level, community/ school level and the development potential of the individual.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING WEST PERTH PLAYERS ON THEIR 16S STATE SELECTION:

FALCONS DEVELOPING YOUNG TALENT IN 2010

The WAFL 16’s Carnival has now finished for 2010, and the West Perth Football Club has had 6 representatives selected in the initial squad for the State 16’s. All 6 boys had consistent carnivals and thoroughly deserve their involvement in this year’s State Academy Program.

The West Perth Football Club would like to acknowledge and congratulate the following players on their initial selection.

Corey Chalmers, Jacob Regan and Jarrod Best (Quinns)

Aidan Lynch (Edgewater/Woodvale)

Josh Munns (Beacon)

Martin Geraghty (Whitfords)

As can be seen these players hail from a number of clubs throughout the Falcons District both metropolitan and country, a strong breeding ground for aspiring footballers. All boys are a credit to their respective junior clubs and will no doubt give a good account of themselves throughout the State 16’s Program.

The 16’s carnival finished with West Perth being successful in three of the five games they are played in. The squad performed exceptionally well at times, and developed across a range of important areas as part of the 16’s Les Fong Squad.

Sincere congratulations must go to the 16’s coaching staff who once again did a marvellous job over the course of the program. Head Coach Corry Bewick and his assistants David Palm, Peter Menaglio, Luke Hendriks, John Gavranich were also helped by , Dan Lloyd and Greg Williamson during the 3 months of the program. With such an illustrious crew, we were the envy of other WAFL clubs and we are extremely confident that the players involved will have developed not only their football education, but their life education also, which the Club takes great pride in. Sincere thanks also must be extended to Team manager John McAdam and Sports trainers Sharrie Carter/Jess Hayes for all their unconditional and professional work this year.

CURRENT DEVELOPMENT SQUAD STRUCTURE

WEST PERTH FOOTBALL CLUB

2010

2010 16'S DEVELOPMENT SQUAD

2010 15'S DEVELOPMENT SQUAD (Early)

2010 15'S DEVELOPMENT SQUAD (Late)

2010 14'S DEVELOPMENT SQUAD (Early)

2010 14'S DEVELOPMENT SQUAD (Late)

DEVELOPMENT STAFF