WEST Perth coach Bill Monaghan comes into his eighth season in charge of the Falcons feeling as though his team is ready to have a crack at going one step better than 2015, but only hard work will enable that to happen.

Monaghan is West Perth's longest serving coach heading into his eighth season in charge having already led the Falcons to a premiership in 2013 and grand final in 2015.

Last year was a tremendous effort by the Falcons to qualify for the grand final, but that last Sunday in September didn’t go to plan resulting in a 66-point loss to Subiaco.

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WEST Perth's leadership will have a new look for the 2016 WAFL season with Jay van Berlo to take over as the sole captain with the Falcons.

Van Berlo has shared the captaincy role with Luke Tedesco the last two seasons since the retirement of premiership skipper Jason Salecic.

However, some growing commitments off the field have meant that Tedesco has decided to step down from his co-captaincy leaving van Berlo to take on the role solo for the 2016 season.

Van Berlo has now played 123 matches for the Falcons and is a 2013 premiership player and Breckler Medal winner from 2008.

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WEST Perth will officially launch its 2016 WAFL season this Thursday night at HBF Arena with it also including the Jumper Presentation and Corporate Classic and a special chance to spend an evening with the legendary Kevin Sheedy.

The 2016 season is quickly approaching ahead of Round 1 against South Fremantle at Fremantle Oval on Saturday March 19.

And Thursday night will provide a special way to launch the Falcons' campaign for 2016.

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A huge week at HBF Arena will conclude on Saturday with a massive afternoon and evening planned for the Falcons Family Day as West Perth continues to gear up for the 2016 WAFL season.

The afternoon begins with West Perth's reserves taking on Perth in the final pre-season hit out ahead of the season opener against South Fremantle at Fremantle Oval. The league side then also takes on the Demons at 6pm.

A fortnight before our first game in the home and away season, it will be a great opportunity to not only see the senior teams in action but to also bring the family for plenty of activities and to see some premiership greats of the club in action too.

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WEST Perth will still be opening its 2016 WAFL season against South Fremantle in Round 1 but it will now be in the afternoon and not at night as originally fixtured.

The Bulldogs were set to host West Perth under lights at the port to open the 2016 season on Saturday March 19. However, it was determined the lighting couldn’t be increased to a sufficient broadcast standard without affecting playability.

The fixture remains at Fremantle Oval on Saturday March 19 but instead of a night clash, it will now be in the afternoon as South Fremantle hosts West Perth with the Garlic Munchers Cup at stake.

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WEST Perth's preparations for the 2016 WAFL season heat up on Saturday in the first pre-season match against Subiaco at Medibank Stadium in scorching conditions.

With the temperature expected to get near 40 degrees, the 2.15pm bounce down will make it difficult for the players of both teams in the grand final rematch, but the Falcons will be looking to build some momentum after a strong summer of work.

West Perth coach Bill Monaghan has been happy with the pre-season of his team, but knows every other coach in the league will be saying the same thing at this time of year.

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REPLACING Marcus Adams is going to be no easy task for West Perth in 2016 but coach Bill Monaghan is looking forward to having a fully fit and available Seva Mozhaev, Max Alexander, Mark Hamilton, Tyler Keitel and possibly Shayne Zanetti with the Falcons' big men stocks on the improve.

Adams has been one of the great success stories with the Falcons over the last two years reviving his WAFL career firstly as a key forward in 2014, and then key defender in 2015 where he was outstanding.

And that didn’t go unnoticed with the power house drafted into the AFL by the Western Bulldogs.

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Premier Colin Barnett this week announced that Stadium Australia Operations, the operator of ANZ Stadium in Sydney, had been chosen as the preferred operator for the new Perth Stadium.

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The Falcons Football District has a rapidly growing population with the fastest growing migrant and multicultural demographic in the state. Australian Rules Football is continually being embraced by these new populations. In celebration, the Falcons District will host an International Football festival on the 2nd of April at HBF Arena, as the West Perth Football Club take on the Subiaco Football Club in a 2015 WAFL grand final re-match.

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GIVEN the strength of West Perth's playing squad with the majority of the group back again for 2016, there was little room for wholesale changes but adding skilful and quality finishers never goes astray which is where Max Duffy and Joel Leeson fit in.

Aside from the drafted Marcus Adams, retired Ray Bartholomew and Marc Crisp, and the departed Matt Johnson and Jordan Jones, the majority of the West Perth playing group from 2015 will be returning in 2016.

With Seva Mozhaev (Martin), Max Alexander and Shayne Zanetti back as virtual new recruits after missing most, if not all, of 2015 as well there wasn’t a great need for West Perth to go on a recruiting spree to try and improve on a season that saw them finish in second spot and make the grand final.

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