PFL Announces 2025 State Teams Ahead of VAFA Clash

The Perth Football League (PFL) has officially announced its 2025 State Men’s and Women’s representative teams, set to face off against the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) in a highly anticipated double-header on Saturday, July 12, in Melbourne.

Leading the Men’s State Team is Jackson Harwood, renowned for guiding Kingsway to an A Grade premiership in 2024. Harwood brings a wealth of experience and a strong foundation in community football to the role. On the women’s side, Steph Walding returns as Head Coach after a commendable performance in 2024, where the team narrowly missed victory by a single point. Walding’s coaching credentials are notable, having led the East Fremantle WAFL Women’s side to a historic premiership in 2023.

The representative matches are scheduled during the A Grade bye weekend, allowing top talent from across the league to participate. The women’s match will commence at 11:00AM AWST, followed by the men’s game at 1:30 PM AWST. Both matches will be held in Victoria, providing an excellent opportunity for the PFL teams to showcase their skills on an interstate stage.

Both matches will be streamed and can be viewed here.

2025 PFL Men’s State Team

Ben

Ramshaw

Scarborough

Blake

Wilhelm

Kingsway

Blake

Morris

Kingsway

Braydn

Furmark

Kingsway

Caleb

Stephens

Fremantle CBC

Clint

Hinchliffe

Ocean Ridge

Cody

Smith

Fremantle CBC

Connor

West

Scarborough

Cyrus

Upson

University

Harrison

Brown

Curtin Uni Wesley

Isaac

Clinch

Kingsway

Jacob

Henriksen

University

Jaxon

McGowan

Kingsway

Koby

Fullgrabe

North Beach

Kyle

Stainsby

Ocean Ridge

Kyle

Halligan

Kingsway

Kyle

Hamersley

Curtin Uni Wesley

Lachlan

Vanirsen

Kingsway

Nash

Miller

Fremantle CBC

Ryan

Gallen

Ocean Ridge

Sam

Dennis

Curtin Uni Wesley

Trent

Manzone

Whitford

Coaching Team

Coach

Jackson Harwood

Assistant Coaches

Ryan Pontifex, Aiden Lynch

Runner

Rowan Brookes

Trainer

Matthew Francis

Team Manager

Natalie Archer

2025 PFL Women’s State Team

Amber

Ugle-Hayward

Curtin Uni Wesley

Amy

Hunt

Hamersley Carine

Brooke

Whyte

Wembley

Caitlin

Vallelonga

Wembley

Chloe

Colegate

Baldivis

Claire

Roocke

Curtin Uni Wesley

Emily

Pickett

Curtin Uni Wesley

Hope

Ugle-Hayward

Curtin Uni Wesley

Isabella

Strnadica

Melville

Jaymii

Karapetkov

Curtin Uni Wesley

Julia

Uhe

North Beach

Kelsey

Timms

Baldivis

Kerrilee

Brown

Baldivis

Laura

Butler

Quinns District

Macie

Brown

North Beach

Meg

Brown

University

Nadia

Pisano

Trinity Aquinas

Reini

Tutuki

North Fremantle

Sabreena

McKinnon

Baldivis

Tayla

Bresland

North Fremantle

Tayla

Hepburn

University

Tessa

Lynch

Melville

Coaching Team

Coach

Steph Walding

Assistant Coaches

Carly Sutton, Cheney Armstrong

Runner

Viv Avenell

Trainer

Jess Vince

Team Manager

Kathy Brotherton

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