ANNUAL REPORT 2020 3 Chairman’S Report
20 FOOTBALL WEST ANNUAL REPORT 2020 Contents CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 4 2020 AT A GLANCE 6 WORKING TOGETHER 10 PARTNERSHIPS 13 AWARD WINNERS 18 COMPETITIONS 19 REFEREES 20 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 22 DISCLAIMER: All efforts have been made to ensure the information contained in this document is accurate at the time of printing. footballwest.com.au FOOTBALL WEST ANNUAL REPORT 2020 3 Chairman’s Report SHERIF ANDRAWES CHAIRMAN FOOTBALL WEST the community including government, partners, clubs, When we reflect on the 12 associations and other stakeholders. The support and months since my first annual resilience from our football community was outstanding report as Football West to ensure that games were played in 2020 across Western Chairman, one issue has Australia. dominated the landscape, COVID-19. On the back of tough decisions, changes and reforms, we worked hard to provide support to our community in The impact of the pandemic was unavoidable and football ensuring that the game is a great experience and accessible copped its share along with the whole community. To date, to all. Western Australia might have fared better than most places, but we were not untouched. Even now, the recent lockdown The initiatives included Club Assistance Packages totalling has shown how quickly things can change and the impact it over half-a-million dollars to ensure our game and our 250- has on the whole community. plus clubs across Western Australia remained viable. Later in the year Football West implemented other initiatives, When football was suspended across Australia in March such as the Building Stronger Clubs Program, Empowering 2020, there were fears we might not have a season and People Scholarship Fund and the Community Grants there would be a long-term impact on all levels of the Directory.
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