Southern Districts Touch Football Association (SDTA) was formed in 1982 by Neil ‘Molly’ Collins with the help of friends and family. Being originally situated at Windsor Park in South Perth, our Association initially consisted of a competition of ten teams comprising of 12 individuals each, with members being recruited from the local South Perth area.

In 1985, SDTA was relocated to Edinburgh Oval at Curtin University  in Bentley. SDTA’s competition grew to consist of 32 teams, primarily due to the increase in playing grounds available at this new location.

The SDTA committee hired the rugby clubrooms at this location on competition nights and operated a small canteen and bar. All equipment for the competition was brought to and from the oval each week as there was no storage space available in the clubrooms.

Since 1994, SDTA has been at it’s current home – George Burnett Park, Karawara. South Perth Rugby League Club built the facility and accepted SDTA to be the second user of the venue.

George Burnett Park and the SPRLC clubrooms have been the home of SDTA ever since.

Our Team

President

Kristi Collins

Secretary

Kelly Chambers

Judiciary Chair

Vice President

Matt Cooper

Referee Coordinator

Brian Blenchyden

Medical and S&C

Vice President

Chris Short

Juniors Coordinator

Jane Porter

Competition Coordinator

Maddy Sayer

Treasurer

Mitch Collins

Property Coordinator

TBC

The association is managed by an Executive Committee elected biennially. The Executive Committee consists of the President, two Vice Presidents, Treasurer and Secretary. The Executive Committee are representatives of the members and provide the foundation for the association’s governance.

The Executive Committee is supported by the General Committee who are elected yearly.

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  • Life Members

    Southern is proud to have 18 Life Members that have all have held continuous membership with the Association for more than 7 years and demonstrated exceptional service and contribution to the club.

    Neil (Molly) Collins / Jenni Collins / Mitch Collins / Robyn Maynard / Greg Maynard / Renata Fortini / Lisa Williamson / Peter Murphy / Vicki Murphy / Charles Soord / Carolyn Pettit / Karon Boston / Craig Boston / Ron Connolly / Pat Elshaw / Stephanie Regan / Annabelle Connolly / Brendan Davies

  • Supporters Club

    In 2018, Southern created the “Supporters Club”. The Supporters Club allows for retired members to remain connected with the club and continue to pay-it-forward by financially supporting the club’s current representative program.

    We appreciate those people who have joined the inaugural club in 2018 and those that continue to support to this day. Contact us today if you’d like to join this amazing group.

  • Australian Reps

    SDTA have had more members represent Australia than any other WA club. The below players have all represented Australia.

    PLAYERS & STAFF

    Rebecca Tavo / Shelley Matcham / Stuart Brierty / Craig Boston / Daniel Garic / Andrew Knox / Karon Boston / Ron Connolly / Greg Maynard

    REFEREES

    Richard McIlroy / Annabelle Connolly / Brian Blechynden / Paul Richardson / Nicole Alexander

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