Griffins Soccer

28/08/2026

⚽️ ROUND 15 SPONSOR | DR SIMON WALL – ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON ⚽️

This week we’re proud to recognise Dr Simon Wall, who has been providing orthopaedic care to the Albany community for more than a decade.

Simon visits Albany regularly, consulting through the Great Southern Specialist Centre and operating locally through Albany Hospital, providing both elective and emergency orthopaedic services to patients across the Great Southern.

His areas of expertise include hip and knee surgery, sports injuries, ACL and ligament injuries, joint replacement and orthopaedic trauma.

Having access to specialist orthopaedic care locally is a huge benefit for our regional community, and we’re very grateful to have Simon supporting Griffins Soccer Club.

A big thank you to Dr Simon Wall for backing local football and the Albany community. 💙💛⚽️

👉 Find out more about Simon and his Albany service:

https://gsspecialistcentre.com/our-specialists/mr-simon-wall/

28/08/2026

21/08/2026

🌟 ROUND 14 SPONSOR | THE VILLAGE CHILDCARE 🌟

This round, Griffins are proud to recognise another fantastic Albany business supporting local families and our community — The Village Childcare. ⚽💚

From the littlest members of the family through to school-aged kids, The Village offers flexible care designed around busy Albany families — with Long Day Care, Before & After School Care, Vacation Care and school holiday care across their growing network of local services.

📍 You’ll find The Village across Albany at:
• Stirling Terrace Daycare Centre – Long Day Care for children aged 0–4
• St Joseph’s College – Long Day Care, OSHC & Vacation Care
• Mount Lockyer Primary School – Before School, After School & Vacation Care
• Bethel Christian School – OSHC & Vacation Care
• Flinders Park Primary School – OSHC
• Great Southern Grammar – OSHC

With a strong focus on play-based learning, individuality, inclusion and creating a genuine sense of belonging, The Village lives by a pretty fitting philosophy: “It takes a village to raise a child.” 💚

For local parents juggling work, school, sport and everything else life throws at you, having quality childcare and OSHC options across Albany makes a huge difference.

👏 A massive thank you to The Village Childcare for supporting Griffins Soccer and helping us continue to provide opportunities for our players and families.

🔗 Find out more or enquire about care:
https://www.villagechildcare.com.au/

📞 Bookings & Enquiries: (08) 6386 9249

⚽💚 Please support the businesses that support our club!

14/08/2026

⚽ ROUND 13 SPONSOR | HIGHS AND LOWS 👟🔥

This week’s Round 13 sponsor is Highs and Lows — a home-grown WA name that has become one of Perth’s most recognised destinations for sneakers, streetwear and contemporary fashion.

Established in 2005, Highs and Lows has now been part of Perth’s fashion and sneaker scene for more than 20 years. Along the way, Highs and Lows have built a reputation well beyond WA, with its own label, sought-after releases and collaborations helping put Perth firmly on the sneaker-culture map.

Whether you’re chasing a fresh pair of sneakers, quality streetwear, something from the Highs and Lows range, or one of the harder-to-find releases they’re known for, it’s well worth having a look. Their online store also features everything from footwear and apparel through to accessories and lifestyle pieces.

If you’re heading to Perth, make sure you drop into one of their two locations:
📍 75 King Street, Perth
📍 Rear, 21 Bay View Terrace, Claremont
A huge thank you to Highs and Lows for supporting Griffins Soccer and getting behind our club for Round 13!💛⚽

🌐 Check them out: https://www.highsandlows.net.au/

14/08/2026

On 29 August, our Hockey Club will be running a canteen day at the turf next to ALAC, and we'd love the support of the wider Griffins community.

Whether you stop by for a sweet treat or lunch, donate an item, drop in to cheer on one of our teams, or lend a hand as a volunteer, every contribution makes a difference and helps support this important fundraising event.

More information and volunteer sign-up details are available below.

Canteen day is coming!

Please use the link below to sign up 🏑❤️💙
volunteersignup.org/HLRQ9

Our canteen fundraising day is coming up, and we’re calling on our fantastic members and families to help make it a success!

We’re looking for volunteers to lend a hand on the day, as well as donations of sweet treats and other goods to help stock the canteen.

As our major fundraiser for the year, every contribution makes a difference. You don’t need to commit to the whole day, just an hour or two can help.

Many hands make light work!

Please sign up for a volunteer shift and/or donate where you can. We really appreciate your support.

Go Griffins!
🏑❤️💙

09/08/2026

Have your say on the future of Albany junior soccer!

AJSA is holding feedback sessions on the future of junior soccer in Albany — and we need facilitators to help run them 🤝

Over the coming weeks, AJSA will be setting up desks at Saturday junior games where anyone from the soccer community can drop by for a one-on-one chat (you're welcome to come in pairs or small groups if you wish) about a topic that matters to them. We need volunteer facilitators for these desks - people who can hold a conversation with someone, listen well, and capture their feedback. We specifically don't want our committee members running these, since it needs to be a genuine, constructive conversation rather than a chance for someone to chase an on-the-spot fix to a personal issue.

We want to hear ideas on the following topics, with a strong focus on constructive and strategic thinking rather than past grievances.
Topics:
• Referees
• Pathway from U12 to U13s / school to club
• Pathway from AJSA to GSSA (including U16-18)
• Girls/Female football
• Country week
• Coaches – training and support

First sessions are expected from Saturday 15 August. Want to facilitate, or just want to know more? Get in touch by Tuesday 11th August — email [email protected] — and tell us which topic interests you. ⚽️

09/08/2026

Albany - Foundation of Football (Part 1 and 2)

When: Part 1 on Tue 18th Aug; Part 2 on Tue 1st Sep 2026 both evenings from 5:00pm - 9:30pm

Where: Albany Cricket & Soccer Pavilion, North Rd, Yakamia WA

Cost: $120.00pp

Registration process:

Register on Play Football platform as a Coach:

Click the link below and search 'Learner', select the relevant state (you are located in) and club and proceed with the registration process as a Coach (if you do not have a club, use the link: Learner WA)

https://www.playfootball.com.au/club-registration-search

Register on the FA Learning Centre platform as a Learner:

Once the Play Football registration is completed (wait 24 hours), you will need a Working with Children Card (If you have applied for a WWCC a picture of the receipt is sufficient), which needs to be approved by your club and Football West; then you can access your new account on the Learning Centre platform, using link:

https://learn.footballaustralia.com.au/training/index.cfm?event=page.login

Please ensure you log in as a 'Football Australia Learner'

Register for the course:

Once your account on the FA Learning Centre is confirmed, please register for the course using the registration link below:

https://learn.footballaustralia.com.au/training/index.cfm?event=event.assessment.view&eventId=6a66f198bc7172001a4d5619