COACHES

The Wanneroo Amateur Football Club is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel “DJ” Acres as Head Coach for the 2026 season. DJ has a strong connection to our club, having played in our first Colts premiership in 2012 and the 2017 League premiership.

With extensive experience playing and coaching across WAFL, state representative football, and leading Kalannie to three straight premierships as Player-Coach, DJ brings outstanding leadership and passion to Wanneroo.

A Wanneroo local all through his junior career, Jayden continues as a colts coach for the 3^rd year running now, looking to build on 2 consecutive Grand Final appearances.

A highly touted junior, Jayden played in the State Schoolboys 15s and played colts football for Subiaco, before returning to Wanneroo in 2022 where, while still of colts age, he became a league premiership player. He has followed this by back-to-back top 5 finishes in the league best and fairest, including being named Club Champion in 2023. He brings a wealth of knowledge and is extremely passionate about developing the future of the club.

A genuine legend of the club, Scott returns for a 2^nd year coaching the women’s side in 2025. Stepping up just before the season, largely because of the great club person he is, just before the season, ‘Ox’ did a fantastic job building a culture based upon fun that ensured the retention of players and recruitment of more as the season drew on.

Starting from a small base, the women were able to build as the season progressed and were rewarded with wins in their last 2 games to take a load of optimism into 2025. Recently retired from playing, Ox has played over 300 games, spent years on the committee (recently as vice president) and is a life member of the club.

We welcome back 2022 Women’s Premiership Coach Scott Conway, returning to Wanneroo after two seasons as ECU Jets Head Coach.