{"id":815635,"date":"2026-07-22T02:31:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T02:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/815635\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T02:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T02:31:20","slug":"record-breaking-numbers-for-wa-football-wa-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/815635\/","title":{"rendered":"Record-Breaking\u00a0Numbers\u00a0For\u00a0WA Football\u00a0\u00a0 – WA Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a major endorsement for football in Western Australia, the registered number of\u00a0participants\u00a0now sits at an all-time high.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The overall figure\u00a0has reached\u00a0a record\u00a093,002\u00a0players, and\u00a0with multiple competitions\u00a0and\u00a0programs still to be played, this\u00a0number\u00a0is expected to rise further.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

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It surpasses the previous benchmark by almost 3,000 participants and is the second straight year the overall participation record has been broken in a monumental achievement.<\/p>\n

Chris Bandy,\u00a0Executive Manager \u2013 Participation & Programs Strategy\u00a0at WA Football,\u00a0is delighted with the result.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cParticipation in WA is extremely healthy and we are excited that new initiatives such as Superkick are being embraced by our younger participants,\u201d Bandy said.<\/p>\n

\u201cCommunity Football in WA is thriving from Auskick to Masters, and the involvement of female participants continues to grow at all levels.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Perth Football League has seen a significant participant increase year on year, All Abilities football continues to grow, and our regional and remote communities are turning up to play in record numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u202f\u00a02025\u00a02026\u00a0Superkick\u00a01,754\u00a03,075\u00a0Senior Footy\u00a024,639\u00a025,769\u00a0Youth Footy\u00a017,161\u00a017,960\u00a0Junior Footy\u00a025,249\u00a027,252\u00a0ATSI\u00a010,265\u00a011,030\u00a0PBOS (Multi Cultural)\u00a020,865\u00a022,392\u00a0Female\u00a016,109\u00a017,477\u00a0<\/p>\n

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With more than 3,000 participants,\u00a0Superkick is a new program which engages\u00a0kids in\u00a0Year\u00a02\u00a0and\u00a03\u00a0in a non-tackle format.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Senior\u00a0Footy numbers have been boosted\u00a0largely off\u00a0the back of a stunning season for the Perth Football League, while\u00a0female football continues to grow, with a focus on creating more\u00a0all-girls opportunities at the entry level to the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Additionally, there are more than 70,000 registered Community Football participants for the first time in WA, with an increase across Juniors, Youth and Senior Footy.<\/p>\n

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Regionally, the sport is also kicking goals, including:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Midwest Auskick registrations are up 43% on 2025 with this year being the\u00a0biggest\u00a0number\u00a0on record.\u00a0Remote program registrations have increased 12.5% on 2025 due to the\u00a0Garnduwa\u00a0partnership in the Kimberley.\u00a0Football in the Southwest is booming. Southwest Auskick has increased 7%. Southwest Superkick numbers have increased 4%. An additional 188 participants have registered across Community Footy (Junior\/Youth\/Senior)\u00a0Goldfields School Holiday programs have dramatically increased and been\u00a0very popular.\u00a0Great Southern have introduced a successful Superkick program in Albany\u00a0Midlands has introduced a successful Superkick program in Northam\u00a0Wheatbelt have introduced\u00a0two\u00a0Superkick centres in Katanning and Narrogin with a combined 55 registrations.\u00a0Great Southern female registrations have increased 13%\u00a0Midwest female registrations have increased 10%\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bandy\u00a0points out that the\u00a0numbers are reflective of the effort made by\u00a0countless people around the state.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are extremely grateful to all our coaches, umpires, administrators and volunteers whose contribution to football can\u2019t be understated,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In a major endorsement for football in Western Australia, the registered number of\u00a0participants\u00a0now sits at an all-time high.\u00a0…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":815636,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,596,85],"class_list":["post-815635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-football","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=815635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815635\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/815636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=815635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=815635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=815635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}