Metropolitan and Country Zoning Review

“Growing our game”

WAFL Zoning 2003 WAFC Zoning Review Committee Chaired by: Ian Taylor - Commissioner

with Andrew Purser - Independent Alan Bishop - WACFL

WAFL Zoning 2003 Review Process

• Request for submissions from all football stakeholders

• Consultation with WAFDT and WAFL Development Officers to determine current statistical data

• Management Sub Committee with an external executive officer, Andrew McBean, to collate and produce a draft statistical analysis

• Analysis of the Draft by the Zoning review committee in conjunction with the terms of reference to produce the final report

WAFL Zoning 2003 Special thanks to the:

• WAFDT for providing the data for the AFL National Census

• Department of Planning and Infrastructure for providing all of the population projections data, the LGA statistical data and general planning and mapping expertise

• Department of Education and Training for statistical data regarding schools and school populations

WAFL Zoning 2003 Terms of Reference Metropolitan:

• This zoning should be undertaken with the view that the zones should remain in place for a period of at least seven years. (It is acknowledged that the Peel licence is to be reviewed after five years and zoning may need to be modified accordingly.)

• Notwithstanding the above, demographic projections for the period 2004 – 2010 should be used to predict future population densities and the potential of the playing population to increase or decrease as the case may be

• Consideration is to be given to the number of teams playing in each age group for each zone in order to develop a sustainable competition for as many age groups as possible within each zone.

WAFL Zoning 2003 Terms of Reference Metropolitan (continued):

• Natural boundaries such as freeways, rivers and major arterial roads should be considered. Comment: For the National ABS & AFL census the local government boundaries have been followed where possible.

• The historical associations with WAFL clubs should be considered.

• The current junior club boundaries should be considered. Junior clubs should not be split between two zones where possible.

• Consideration should be given to clubs that have been moved from one zone to another under previous rezoning schemes.

WAFL Zoning 2003 Terms of Reference Metropolitan (continued):

• Rules should be recommended for implementation to allow for: - the development of players from the current zone to be recognised; and - to avert the mass registration of players from the ‘existing zone’ prior to implementation of the new zone.

• The number of schools in the area should be considered. Primary focus for development in future years will be the targeting of the growth of football within schools. Consideration should be given to the number of players participating in school football program for 12-17 yr olds.

• When determining player numbers, consideration should be given to the number of players within a team, not just using a standard number of players across all zones, eg. One team = 20 players. NB: National AFL Census uses 25 players per team as their estimate

WAFL Zoning 2003 Terms of Reference Country:

• Consider allocation of leagues to WAFL Clubs rather than regions to minimise the number of Country Leagues split between WAFL Clubs.

• The Pilbara should be allocated as a WAFL zone. Rules should be recommended for recruitment of players from the Kimberley.

• Consider current and future travel subsidies for outlying zones.

• Consider geographic relationship to the metropolitan zones.

WAFL Zoning 2003 Major Considerations: Parker Report 2001 Recommendation: The primary consideration for determining zones should be the number of players competing in the zones.

Comments: Every effort has been made to achieve equalisation of player numbers in each zone.

WAFL Zoning 2003 WAFL Management

Recommendation: It is appropriate to consider age categories from 10 - 17 years, with an emphasis on the 12 - 17 age group.

Comments: Every effort has been made to achieve equal playing numbers in age groups across the State, emphasising the 12 - 17 year olds. WAFL Zoning 2003 Current Total Metropolitan and Country participating players 12-17 years Based on 2003 player numbers

2500 2100 2125

2000 1652 1678 560 1631 1601 1527 940 1500 380 1321 560 360 580 1111 240 840 1000 440

Player Numbers Player 1540 1292 1241 1185 1118 1051 1081 500 687 671

0 CEFEPPTPSFSSDWP Club This graph excludes the North Metro Country West

WAFL Zoning 2003 Proposed Total Metropolitan and Country participating players 12-17 years Based on 2003 player numbers

2500

2000 1732 1727 1749 1625 1642 1676 1522 1564 1429 240 1500 520 580 360 760 760 600 360 680

1000 Player numbers Player 1385 1282 1212 1169 1069 967 964 500 842 916

0 CEFEPPTPSFSSDWP Club

Metro Country This graph excludes the North West

WAFL Zoning 2003 WAFL Zoning 2003 PILBARA

Fortescue Seniors (All) North Pilbara Seniors (All) Fortescue Juniors (All Clubs) West Pilbara (All Clubs)

Tom Price Magpies Royals Falcons Sharks Kats Sharks Wolves

Newman Seniors (All) Newman Juniors (All Clubs) Port Hedland Juniors (All Clubs)

Magpies Rovers Eagles Bulldogs Dockers Dockers Swans Roos Bulldogs Eagles Swans

560 players 9 – 17 (28 teams) Note: • This is intended as a pilot development program. • This region has a transient population, many of whom may leave the area when their children reach secondary school age. WAFL Zoning 2003 KIMBERLEY

Kimberley Football League Seniors (All) West Kimberley (All Clubs) Central Kimberley (All Clubs)

Broome Fitzroy Bidyadanga Derby Beagle Bay Looma

East Kimberley (All Clubs)

Kununurra Wyndham Halls Creek Warnum Oomblagurra Kalumburu 480 players 9 – 17 (24 teams)

Note: • This is intended as a pilot development program.

WAFL Zoning 2003 GASCOYNE

Gascoyne Seniors (All) Gascoyne (Carnarvon)

Gascoyne Ramblers Warriors

Exmouth (Juniors)

160 players 9-17 (8 teams)

Note: • This is intended as a pilot development program.

WAFL Zoning 2003 Metropolitan requests

1. Zones based upon player numbers ! 2. Primarily based upon 12-17 year olds 3. Zones in place for 10 years ! 4. Zones must be based upon zoned players competing in the zone 5. Instigate rules to stop “hoarding” of rezoned players ! 6. All junior clubs to be geographically inside the zones !

WAFL Zoning 2003 PROPOSED METRO DISTRICT 2004

CLUBS TEAMSFORMER CLUBS 2003

Claremont Subiaco UnderCarine(to 9’s Subiaco FC) 13 Under 10’s 12 Cottesloe Sea Eagles (Scarborough) Karrinyup (to Subiaco FC) Under 11’s 13 Dalkeith Swanbourne UnderNorth Beach 12’s (to Subiaco 12 FC) Marist (Churchlands) Wembley Downs Under 13’s 11 Mosman Park West Coast Under 14’s 8 Scarborough Under 15’s 5 Under 16’s 0 Under 17’s 4 NB: No 16’s competition

Note: We recognise that North Beach combines with Sea Eagles and that this currently represents a Club playing out of district. WAFL Zoning 2003 Metropolitan District

Karrinyup Mitchell Road Freeway

WAFL Zoning 2003 Country requests

1. Zone entire country Leagues where possible ! 2. Do not zone Kimberley and Pilbara until suitable funding is available 3. Travel subsidies available for country areas !

WAFL Zoning 2003 PROPOSED COUNTRY DISTRICT 2004

Great Southern Football League (All seniors) Central Kimberley (Juniors) Great Southern (Juniors) * Fitzroy Albany * Derby Cranbrook/Kendenup * Looma Denmark * Kojonup * Walpole Ongerup Football League (All seniors) * Tambellup Ongerup (Juniors) Mt Barker * Ongerup * Borden * Gnowangerup Kimberley Football Leagues (All seniors) * Jerramungup West Kimberley (Juniors) * Boxwood Hills * Broome * Bidyadanga Central South (Juniors) * Beagle Bay * Lake Grace East Kimberley (Juniors) * Newdegate * Kununurra * Wyndham Ravensthorpe & Districts Football * Halls Creek League (All seniors) * Warmun Ravensthorpe (Juniors) * Oombleguri * Ravensthorpe * Kalumburu * Hopetown * Lake King * Indicates Club new to district WAFL Zoning 2003 Country District

WAFL Zoning 2003 Country District

WAFL Zoning 2003 Metropolitan requests

1. Zones based upon player numbers ! 2. Primarily based upon 12-17 year olds ! 3. No changes to metropolitan zone as most areas are predicted as “no growth” 4. Keep Canning Vale as a growth area !

WAFL Zoning 2003 PROPOSED METRO DISTRICT 2004

CLUBS FORMERTEAMS CLUBS 2003

Applecross Mt Pleasant KardinyaUnder (to South 9’s Fremantle 14 FC) Under 10’s 12 Attadale Palmyra Lynwood/Ferndale (to FC) Under 11’s 15 Bullcreek/Leeming Riverton Under 12’s 12 Canning Vale Rossmoyne Under 13’s 11 East Fremantle Rostrata Under 14’s 10 Karoonda Willetton Under 15’s 10 Melville Under 16’s 0 Under 17’s 8 NB: No 16’s competition

WAFL Zoning 2003 Metropolitan District

High Road

Nicholson Road Garden Street

Garling South Road Street

Kwinana Freeway

Warton Road

WAFL Zoning 2003 Country requests

1. No changes to country zone due to the strong historical presence East Fremantle has had ! since 1972

WAFL Zoning 2003 PROPOSED COUNTRY DISTRICT 2004

Great Northern Football League (All seniors)

Great Northern (Juniors)

Brigades Railways Chapman Valley Mullewa Northampton Towns Rovers St Pats

Shires of Murchison, Cue, Mt Magnet, Shark Bay, Yalgoo and Sandstone

Lose Dongara (To Perth FC. They play in North Midlands Football League)

WAFL Zoning 2003 Country District

Northampton Geraldton Chapman Valley Mullewa Greenough

WAFL Zoning 2003 Metropolitan requests

1. Zones based upon player numbers ! 2. Primarily based upon 12-17 year olds ! 3. Zoning review every 5 years ! 4. East Perth want increased total numbers by increasing the area of its zone !

WAFL Zoning 2003 PROPOSED METRO DISTRICT 2004

CLUBS FORMERTEAMS CLUBS2003

* Balga Bombers * Pumas (Girrawheen) Beechboro (to Swan Districts FC) * Ballajura * Landsdale Under 9’s 15 Under 10’s 13 Bayswater Morley Morley PCYC Under 11’s 11 Bombers (Coolbinia) Mt Lawley Under 12’s 13 Cardinals (Mt Hawthorn) Noranda Under 13’s 9 Cougars (Nollamara) * St Peters (Bedford) Under 14’s 8 Under 15’s 5 North Cobras (Balga/Cougars) Under 16’s 0 Under 17’s 8 * Indicates Club new to district NB: combined 16’s and 17’s comp

WAFL Zoning 2003 Metropolitan District Gnangara Road

Wanneroo Lord Street Road

Marshall Reid Road Highway

Mitchell Freeway

WAFL Zoning 2003 Country requests

1. Maintain current zone of the South West Football League

2. Maintain current zone of Lower South West Football League, although give Walpole to ! Claremont FC

WAFL Zoning 2003 PROPOSED COUNTRY DISTRICT 2004

South West Football League Lower South West Football League (Seniors - Busselton, Augusta/Margaret River) (All seniors)

Busselton (Juniors) Lower South West (Juniors) August Margaret River Boyup Brook Eagles Bridgetown Bombers Deanmill Hawks Imperials Saints Southerners Dunsborough Tigers Country’s Rovers Towns Wanderers

Augusta Margaret River (Juniors) Lose Augusta/Karridale Walpole (To Claremont FC. They play in Great Margaret River Southern Football League) Cowaramup Donnybrook (To Peel FC. They play in South West Football League)

Bunbury & Districts (Juniors) Augusta Margaret River Busselton Dunsborough WAFL Zoning 2003 Country District

WAFL Zoning 2003 Metropolitan requests

1. Primarily based upon 12-17 year olds ! 2. Zones should be based on players numbers and these numbers should be even for all WAFL Clubs !

WAFL Zoning 2003 PROPOSED METRO DISTRICT 2004

CLUBS FORMERTEAMS CLUBS 2003

Baldivis Secret Harbour KwinanaUnder (to 9’sSouth Fremantle 17 FC) Centrals Pinjarra LedaUnder (to South 10’s Fremantle 11 FC) Under 11’s 12 Halls Head Rockingham Mundijong (to South Fremantle FC) Under 12’s 11 North Mandurah Warnbro Under 13’s 11 Safety Bay Waroona Under 14’s 9 South Mandurah Under 15’s 5 Under 16’s 6 Under 17’s 0 NB: 17’s play in the Peel FL colts comp

WAFL Zoning 2003 Country requests

1. No changes to country zone

WAFL Zoning 2003 PROPOSED COUNTRY DISTRICT 2004

South West Football League ( Seniors - Collie, Eaton, Donnybrook Harvey/Brunswick/Leschenault)

South West (Juniors)

Cardinals (Boyanup/Capel/Dardanup) Collie Eaton Harvey Bulls Harvey/Brunswick/Leschenault * Donnybrook

* Indicates Club new to district

WAFL Zoning 2003 Combined District

ROCKINGHAM (T)

WAFL Zoning 2003 Metropolitan requests

1. Zones based upon player numbers ! 2. Primarily based upon 12-17 year olds ! 3. Maintain current zone

WAFL Zoning 2003 PROPOSED METRO DISTRICT 2004

CLUBS FORMERTEAMS CLUBS 2003

Airport Eagles (Redcliffe) Maddington ChitteringUnder 9’s (to Swan Districts 16 FC) Belmont Queens Park Under 10’s 15 Gosnells South Perth Under 11’s 11 Huntingdale Thornlie Under 12’s 12 Under 13’s 10 Kenwick Vic Park Under 14’s 11 * Lynwood/Ferndale Under 15’s 8 Under 16’s 0 Under 17’s 10

NB: No 16’s Competition * Indicates Club new to district

WAFL Zoning 2003 Metropolitan District

High Road

Nicholson Road Garden Street Brockway Road Warton Road Allen Ranford Chevin Road Road Road WAFL Zoning 2003 Country requests

1. Attempt to maintain current zone while zoning country leagues rather than geographic zones. !

WAFL Zoning 2003 PROPOSED COUNTRY DISTRICT 2004

Avon Football League (All Seniors) Central Midlands Coastal Football League (All seniors) Avon (Juniors) Central Midlands Coastal Juniors Northam Watheroo Moora Warriors Toodyay Moora Rovers Dandargan York Cervantes Leeman Bindi Milling Jurien Bay

East Avon (Juniors) North Midlands Football League (All Seniors) Kelleberrin/Tammin North Midlands Juniors Beverley Three Springs Quairading * Dongara Cunderdin Mingenew Carnamah Mortlock Football League (All Seniors) Coorow Mortlock (Juniors)

Wongan Hills Goomalling Dowerin Dallwallinu Lose Calingiri/Ballidu/Cadoux Kalannie (to West Perth FC. They play in Central Wheatbelt Football League) Wundowie (to Swan Districts FC. They play in Hills Football League) * Indicates Club new to district WAFL Zoning 2003 Country District

WAFL Zoning 2003 Metropolitan requests

1. Zones based upon player numbers ! 2. Primarily based upon 12-17 year olds 3. Maintain current zone in its entirety including: ! Fremantle and Cockburn ! South Suburban Clubs Armadale, Forrestdale, Kelmscott and Roleystone ! Return of Junior clubs once part of South Fremantle zone: Kardinya, Kwinana !

WAFL Zoning 2003 PROPOSED METRO DISTRICT 2004

CLUBS TEAMSFORMER 2003 CLUBS

Armadale Kelmscott UnderNil 9’s 18 Bibra Lake * Kwinana Under 10’s 13 Under 11’s 15 Cockburn Lakes (Yangebup) Under 12’s 12 Forrestdale * Leda Under 13’s 12 Freo Hawks (Beaconsfield) Roleystone Under 14’s 7 Jandakot South Coogee Under 15’s 4 * Kardinya * Mundijong Under 16’s 5 Under 17’s 6

* Indicates Club new to district

WAFL Zoning 2003 Garling Street Metropolitan District Accourt Road Ranford South Road StreetKwinana Freeway Leeming Road Warton Allen Road Road

Office Wilkinson Road Millar Road Road

WAFL Zoning 2003 Country requests

1. Maintain current zone consisting of Upper Great Southern Football League, Tambellup and Kojonup 2. Minimise split zones ! 3. Gain Boddington !

WAFL Zoning 2003 PROPOSED COUNTRY DISTRICT 2004

Upper Great Southern Football League (All seniors) Gascoyne Football League (All seniors)

Central South (Juniors) Gascoyne (Carnarvon) Juniors

Katanning * Gascoyne * Boddington * Ramblers Kukerin/Dumbleyung * Warriors Narrogin Eagles Pingelly Exmouth Juniors Narrogin Towns Wagin Wickepin Williams

Lose Kojonup (to Claremont FC. They play in Great Southern Football League) Tambellup (to Claremont FC. They play in Great Southern Football League)

* Indicates Club new to district WAFL Zoning 2003 Country District

WAFL Zoning 2003 Country District

WAFL Zoning 2003 Metropolitan requests

1. Zones based upon player numbers ! 2. Primarily based upon 12- 17 year olds ! 3. Retain traditional metropolitan zone particularly areas of: ! Karrinyup, Carine, Duncraig, Whitfords 4. Compensating metropolitan numbers required for a very small country zone ! 5. Ensure is in a continuous zone with other requested areas

WAFL Zoning 2003 PROPOSED METRO DISTRICT 2004

CLUBS FORMERTEAMS CLUBS 2003

* Carine Sorrento/Duncraig BalgaUnder (to East 9’s Perth FC) 12 Under 10’s 12 * Karrinyup Warwick/Greenwood Ballajura (to East Perth FC) Under 11’s 12 Kingsley * Whitfords Pumas (Girrawheen) (to East Perth FC) Under 12’s 15 * North Beach LandsdaleUnder (to 13’s East Perth FC) 12 Under 14’s 10 Under 15’s 9 Under 16’s 8 Under 17’s 7

* Indicates Club new to district

WAFL Zoning 2003 Metropolitan District

Mullaloo Mitchell Drive Freeway Whitfords Avenue

Wanneroo Road

Reid Highway Mitchell Freeway Karrinyup Road WAFL Zoning 2003 Country requests

1. Maintain zone of Goldfields Football League ! 2. No interest in the Kimberley or Pilbara due to the remoteness of Kalgoorlie/Boulder !

WAFL Zoning 2003 PROPOSED COUNTRY DISTRICT

Goldfields Football League (All seniors)

Goldfields Juniors

Railways Mines Kalgoorlie Boulder JPC Saints Kambalda

Shires of Menzies, Laverton and Leonora

WAFL Zoning 2003 Country District

WAFL Zoning 2003 Metropolitan requests

1. Zones based upon player numbers ! 2. Primarily based upon 12-17 year olds ! 3. Maintain current zone adding all Clubs/Suburbs in the locality of the Swan Districts Football Club !

WAFL Zoning 2003 PROPOSED METRO DISTRICT 2004

CLUBS TEAMSFORMER 2003 CLUBS

Bassendean La Salle UnderNil 9’s 14 Chidlow Mazenod Under 10’s 18 * Chittering Midvale Under 11’s 12 Darlington Mount Helena Under 12’s 17 Ellenbrook Mundaring Under 13’s 11 Forrestfield Parkerville Under 14’s 11 Gidgegannup Saints (Lesmurdie) Under 15’s 8 High Wycombe Swanleigh Under 16’s 0 Hills Hawks Swan View Under 17’s 10 NB: no 16’s competition Kalamunda Upper Swan * Beechboro

* Indicates Club new to district WAFL Zoning 2003 Metropolitan District

Gnangara Road

Lord Street

WAFL Zoning 2003 Country requests

1. Country zone to be formed around Avon and Mortlock regions

2. Zoning of the Pilbara region to the Swan Districts Football Club !

WAFL Zoning 2003 PROPOSED COUNTRY DISTRICT 2004

Hills Football League (Senior) * Wundowie

South West Football League (Seniors - Bunbury, Carey Park, South Bunbury)

Fortescue Seniors (All Clubs) Bunbury & Districts Juniors Fortescue Juniors Bunbury * Tom Price Carey Park * Royals Marist * Sharks South Bunbury

North Pilbara (All seniors) Newman Seniors (All Clubs) West Pilbara Juniors Newman Juniors * Magpies * Magpies * Falcons * Eagles * Kats * Dockers * Sharks * Swans * Wolves * Bulldogs

Port Hedland Juniors *Rovers * Bulldogs *Dockers *Roos * Eagles * Indicates Clubs new to district * Swans

WAFL Zoning 2003 Country District

WAFL Zoning 2003 Country District

SWAN DISTRICTS

WAFL Zoning 2003 Metropolitan requests

1. Zones based upon player numbers ! 2. Primarily based upon 12-17 year olds ! 3. No changes to metropolitan zone

WAFL Zoning 2003 PROPOSED METRO DISTRICT 2004

CLUBS FORMERTEAMS CLUBS 2003

Brighton Quinns UnderWhitfords 9’s (to Subiaco FC) 11 Edgewater/Woodvale Wanneroo Under 10’s 9 Joondalup/Kinross Yanchep Under 11’s 8 Under 12’s 9 Ocean Ridge Under 13’s 9 Under 14’s 7 Under 15’s 7 Under 16’s 4 Under 17’s 3

WAFL Zoning 2003 Metropolitan District

Whitfords Avenue

Mullaloo Drive Gnangara Road

Mitchell Freeway WAFL Zoning 2003 Country requests

1. Country service grant increase for WPFC

2. Northwest to remain unzoned

WAFL Zoning 2003 PROPOSED COUNTRY DISTRICT 2004

Central Wheatbelt Football League Esperance Football League (All Seniors) (All Seniors) Central Wheatbelt (Juniors) Esperance (Juniors)

Mukinbudin Esperance Beacon Newtown Bencubbin Ports Koorda Gibson * Kalannie Condingup

Eastern Districts Football League (All Seniors) Eastern Districts (Juniors) Merredin Juniors

Bruce Rock Merredin Corrigin Kulin Southern Cross Hyden/Kalgarin Narembeen Kondinin Lose Ravensthorpe FL ,Ongerup FA, Ongerup Juniors, Central South Juniors, Lake Grace, Newdegate to Claremont FC * Indicates Club new to district WAFL Zoning 2003 Country District

WAFL Zoning 2003 Country District

WAFL Zoning 2003 PROPOSED 2004 WAFL COUNTRY DISTRICTS

WAFL Zoning 2003 PROPOSED 2004 WAFL METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS

WAFL Zoning 2003 Metropolitan Junior Football 12’s age group teams after rezoning

18 s 16

14

17 12 15

10 13 Player Number 12 12 12 12 8 11 9 6

4

2

0

CL EF EP PT PE S F S U S D W P Club

WAFL Zoning 2003 Metropolitan Junior Football 13’s age group teams after rezoning

12 s

10

12 12

8 11 11 11 11 10 9 9

Player Number 6

4

2

0

CL EF EP PT PE SF SU SD W P Club WAFL Zoning 2003 Metropolitan Junior Football 14’s age group teams after rezoning

12

10

8

6 11 11 10 10 9 8 8 Player Numbers 4 7 7

2

0 CL EF EP PT PE SF SU SD WP Club

WAFL Zoning 2003 Metropolitan Junior Football 15’s age group teams after rezoning

10

9

8 10

9 7 8 8 6 7

Player Numbers Player 5

4 5 5 5 4 3

2

1

0

CL EF EP PT PE SF SU SD W P Club

WAFL Zoning 2003 Metropolitan Junior Football 16’s & 17’s age group teams after rezoning

• Numbers based upon 2003 regional data • 3 Clubs play 16’s • 6 Clubs play 17’s • Peel Thunder 17’s play in the Colts • Most competitions play a combined 16’s & 17’s competition • The PSA competition does impact upon team numbers

WAFL Zoning 2003 Metropolitan Junior Football 16’s & 17’s age group teams after rezoning

10

9 10 10 8

7 8 8 8 6

5 6 6 6 4 5 Player Numbers 3 4 4 2 3

1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CL EF EP PT PE SF SU SD WP Club

16's 17's WAFL Zoning 2003 Proposed Total Metropolitan and Country participating players 12-17 years Based on 2003 player numbers

2500 2202 2002

2000 1732 1727 1749 560 1589 1676 480 1564 1613

1500 520 580 160 240 360 760 600 360 760 680

1000

1373 1282 Player numbers Player 1212 1169 967 964 1069 500 842 916

0 CEFEPPTPSFSSDWP Club

Metro Country Northwest

WAFL Zoning 2003 Proposed Total Metropolitan participating players 10’s – 17’s

3000

2500

2000 1727 1749 1642 1732 1500 1522 1564 1613 1429 1676 Numbers 1000

500 931 849 850 674 728 701 648 680 456

0 CEFEPPTPSFSSDWP Clubs

Players 10's-11's Players 12's-17's

WAFL Zoning 2003 Proposed Total Metropolitan participating player 6 - 9 years

1400

1200

1000 1204 1146 1144 1043 1067 1055 999 800 948 874

600 Player Numbers Player

400

200

0 CL EF EP PT PE SF SU SD WP Club

6 - 9 years WAFL Zoning 2003 Rule changes to accommodate rezoning

10.1.1 In the year of a zone change only players who are listed in the WAFL 16’s championships are eligible to be registered with a WAFL club, should the zone change affect their zone status. All such players would remain zoned to their original club. Any other player who changes zone would automatically be zoned to his newly zoned club immediately.

See also the brother/brother rule that may affect the zoned club.

WAFL Zoning 2003 Rule changes to accommodate Re-zoning

1.5.2 The Brother / Brother Rule

The Rule is only to apply where brothers are forced to play with different WAFL clubs due to changes in the zone boundaries.

1.5.2a. The first brother to play must have played his first game prior to reaching 19 years of age and b. Both Brothers’ must have the same Mother or Father and c. The first brother must play either Colts, Reserves, or League level at the time of application, or has progressed onto AFL level through that WAFL Club

OR

d. Whose Brother has played at least 50 league games or played in one club for a combined total of 85 league or reserve grade matches in at least five (5) football seasons.

If agreement is unable to be reached using these guidelines, the matter is to be referred to the WAFL Arbitrator within fourteen (14) days of the prescribed application form being lodged with the WAFL. WAFL Zoning 2003 Metropolitan Population Growth Prediction 2006 Strong Growth • Claremont Stirling/Nedlands • East Fremantle Canning Vale • East Perth Landsdale • Peel Thunder Rockingham/Baldivas/Port Kennedy/Secret Harbour • Perth Southern River • South Fremantle Cockburn/Forrestdale/Success/Banjup • Subiaco Gwelup/Kallaroo/Beldon • Swan Districts Ellenbrook • West Perth Ashby/Carramar/Jindalee/Butler

WAFL Zoning 2003 FUTURE METROPOLITAN POPULATION ESTIMATES (Australian Census 1996)

2001 2006 % Increase Claremont Claremont 9,700 9,900 2.06% Claremont Cottesloe 7,700 7,900 2.60% Claremont Mosman Park 8,200 8,400 2.44% Claremont Nedlands 21,800 23,200 6.42% Claremont Cambridge 24,500 25,400 3.67% Claremont Subiaco 15,700 16,700 6.37% East Fremantle East Fremantle 6,700 6,800 1.49% East Fremantle/South Fremantle Melville 98,900 101,400 2.53% East Perth Perth 6,700 8,200 22.39% East Perth Vincent 26,400 28,100 6.44% East Perth Bayswater 57,700 59,500 3.12% East Perth/Claremont/Subiaco Stirling 178,200 183,300 2.86% Peel Thunder Rockingham 72,000 85,600 18.89% Perth Victoria Park 27,900 30,000 7.53% Perth South Perth 37,800 39,400 4.23% Perth Belmont 30,500 34,800 14.10% Perth Gosnells 84,300 88,200 4.63% Perth/East Fremantle Canning 77,600 79,200 2.06% South Fremantle Fremantle 26,000 27,600 6.15% South Fremantle Mundaring 36,700 37,300 1.63% South Fremantle Armadale 55,300 59,200 7.05% South Fremantle Serpentine-Jarrahdale 11,700 15,800 35.04% South Fremantle Cockburn 70,200 82,800 17.95% South Fremantle Kwinana 23,100 25,600 10.82% Subiaco/West Perth Joondalup 160,900 164,900 2.49% Swan Districts Kalamunda 50,700 51,400 1.38% Swan Districts Swan 85,100 102,000 19.86% West Perth/East Perth Wanneroo 81,500 105,500 29.45%

WAFL Zoning 2003 FUTURE COUNTRY POPULATION ESTIMATES (Australian Census 1996)

South West 1996 (a) 167,274 2006 221,555 (32.45% increase)

Lower South West 1996 (a) 50,114 2006 56,091 (11.93%increase)

Upper Great Southern 1996 (a) 19,829 2006 20,023 (0.98%increase)

Midlands 1996 (a) 51,436 2006 58,899 (14.51%increase)

South Eastern 1996 (a) 56,411 2006 68,166 (20.84%increase)

Central 1996 (a) 59,002 2006 67,621 (14.61%increase)

Pilbara 1996 (a) 40,426 2006 44,778 (10.76%increase)

Kimberley 1996 (a) 25,672 2006 34,222 (33.3%increase)

(a) Estimated Resident Population at June 1996. Source ABC ca 3235.5 WAFL Zoning 2003 The Zoning Committee would like to acknowledge the following people for their assistance in compiling this rezoning paper:

• WAFL Club Development Officers • WAFDT Regional Development Officers • Paul Frewer and the Department of Planning and Infrastructure • Andrew McBean

WAFL Zoning 2003 Where to from here? 1. Tuesday 12th August 2003 Presentation of review of WAFL zones to all stakeholders. WAFL, WACFL, WARJFB

2. Friday 22nd August 2003 by 5pm Stakeholders feedback Each stakeholder to provide representative feedback to the Zoning Committee.

3. Wednesday 27th August 2003 Commission to consider Zoning Committee final report.

4. Friday 29th August 2003 Circulation of endorsed zones for immediate implementation. WAFL Zoning 2003 Metropolitan and Country Zoning Review

“Growing our game”

WAFL Zoning 2003