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WA fall short of brave comeback win against Vic Metro in AFL U16 Championship

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 - 2:44 PM - by Jordan McArdle
Western Australia’s unbeaten start to the AFL National U16 Championship came to an end after a heart-breaking three-point loss to Vic Metro on the Gold Coast on Tuesday. The brave Black Swans recovered from a slow start to make a game of it, with Perth goalsneak Ashley Clayton’s chase-down tackle and goal making it a two-point margin in the dying minutes. Clayton kicked two final-quarter goals Read More ...


Round 15 WAFLW Recap - Bulldogs, Tigers suffer shock losses as Demons clinch second win

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 - 1:10 PM
West Perth 5.12 (42) v East Perth 1.3 (9) Emily Bennett, Madison Dodd and Hayley Bidefield produced big games to lead the Falcons to a comfortable victory over the Royals on Friday night, as the wet conditions brought a relatively low-scoring affair to Joondalup. The Falcons are now just one game outside of the top four with a chance to upset the Lions next week. Read More ...


Round 14 WAFL Recap - Royals with statement win over Perth, Bevan stars for Falcons

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 - 1:01 PM
East Perth 19.10 (124) v Boorloo 7.2 (44) The Royals rocketed into second place on the ladder with an emphatic 80-point victory over the Demons on Saturday afternoon. Led by Tom North (32 disposals, six marks, two goals) and Tom Medhat (22 disposals, 12 marks, four goals), East Perth booted 16 goals to five after quarter time as Perth, renamed to Boorloo throughout NAIDOC round, Read More ...


Women in Coaching Month: McNaught leading with passion at Canning-South Perth

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 - 9:57 AM - by Georgie Manners
As one of just a few female coaches in the Perth Football League, Jess McNaught is helping pave the way for women in leadership on and off the field. McNaught is the women’s coach at Canning South Perth Tigers and a passionate advocate for growth and representation in community football. Her journey into coaching stemmed from a lifelong love of the game. While she only Read More ...


WAFL Story Lines: WAFLW upsets, Sandover fancies, returning young guns

Monday, July 14, 2025 - 5:37 PM - by Jordan McArdle
We take a look at the biggest story lines across the WAFL and WAFLW competitions in our weekly column.   Ex-Docker’sSandover hopes heading North Former Fremantle-listed talent Tom North is putting together a serious case to win the Sandover Medal. The prolific East Perth midfielder continued his career-best season with another dominant performance, leading his team to a massive win over Perth with 32 disposals, Read More ...


Country Champs wrap: Winners decided, All-Stars named after exciting finale

Monday, July 14, 2025 - 1:52 PM
After four days of fast-paced action across the Perth and Peel regions, the 59th annual Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships wrapped up with a hard-fought Division One decider at Sullivan Logistics Stadium on Sunday. The 2025 Championships saw 24 teams compete across five divisions, with South West retaining the prestigious Division One senior title with a tough grand final win over Peel Football Netball Read More ...


Country Champs: South West is best in Div 1 grand final against Peel

Sunday, July 13, 2025 - 3:18 PM - by Jordan McArdle
South West is best at the Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships. The country footy powerhouse defended their Division One title with a 19-point victory over Peel Football Netball League – 8.3 (51) to 4.8 (32) – at Sullivan Logistics Stadium on Sunday. It was their third Division One triumph in four years, getting one back on their rivals after going down in Friday’s CBH Read More ...


Country Champs: Great Southern back in top flight after back-to-back titles

Sunday, July 13, 2025 - 1:02 PM - by Jordan McArdle
Great Southern Football League have jumped from the bottom division to top flight in two years after completing a perfect Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships Division Two campaign on Sunday. The unbeaten GSFL defeated rivals Upper Great Southern by 31 points – 8.4 (52) to 2.9 (21) - in a one-sided Division Two decider at Sullivan Logistics Stadium. It came a year after Great Read More ...


Country Champs: Lower South West claim Div 3 title in two-point thriller against Mortlock

Sunday, July 13, 2025 - 11:09 AM - by Jordan McArdle
Lower South West Football League survived a late scare against Mortlock to claim the Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships Division Three title in thrilling fashion at Sullivan Logistics Stadium on Sunday morning. The nail-biting two-point win – 8.8 (56) to 8.6 (54) – capped off an undefeated carnival for Lower South West, who won all five off their games across the three days. Former Read More ...


Country Champs day two seniors: Finalists locked in for blockbuster Sunday

Saturday, July 12, 2025 - 4:26 PM - by Jordan McArdle
South West Football League are in the hunt to win their third Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships Division One title in four years after qualifying for Sunday’s decider at Sullivan Logistics Stadium. The reigning champs take on Peel Cavaliers for the Division One title after just seven points separated the two sides in their previous clash on Friday. South West bounced back from their Read More ...


Country Champs day one seniors: Peel lead Div 1 race, Central Wheatbelt's stunning day

Friday, July 11, 2025 - 7:59 PM
Peel Football Netball League are the early Division One pace-setters after a strong start to their Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships senior campaign at Sullivan Logistics Stadium on Friday. The Cavaliers won both of their opening-day clashes including a thrilling victory over reigning champions South West, prevailing by seven points with a perfect 9.0 (54) to their opponents’ 7.5 (47). Laine Wilkins kicked three Read More ...


Peel claim fourth CBH Group Colts Division One title in five years

Friday, July 11, 2025 - 5:56 PM - by Jordan McArdle
Peel Football Netball League won their fourth CBH Colts Group Division One title in five years, defeating rivals South West by 26 points at The Good Grocer Park on Friday afternoon. The Cavaliers completed an undefeated colts carnival with a hard-fought 9.8 (62) 5.6 (36) result. Peel kicked five goals to two after half-time to cap off an impressive Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Championships campaign Read More ...


Huge number of nominations for WA Football Volunteer of the Year Award

Friday, July 11, 2025 - 11:59 AM
More than 2200 of WA’s football volunteers have been nominated for the WA Football Volunteer of the Year Award.  The award has grown significantly since 2006, with 2231 volunteers in the mix for the prestigious honours this year.  The Volunteer of the Year Awards are a significant initiative undertaken by WA Football, supported by The Sunday Times, to recognise the invaluable contribution of volunteers to Read More ...


West Coast star, State 18s guns headline big ins for WAFL Round 14

Friday, July 11, 2025 - 8:30 AM
A 158-game AFL star and highly-rated West Perth debutant (one of three) headline the players to watch in Round 14 of WAFL action. Tom North (East Perth) The former Fremantle Docker has been racking up the footy week after week this season. North helped the Royals to a big win over his old team Peel Thunder at the weekend, starring with a game-high 33 disposals Read More ...


Peel, Kimberley Spirit unbeaten after opening day of CBH Group Colts

Thursday, July 10, 2025 - 4:13 PM - by Jordan McArdle
Peel and Kimberley completed an unbeaten opening day of the Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships on Thursday to push their case for CBH Group Colts title honours. Peel Cavaliers were the dominant team of Division One, winning three from three at Scotch College to be the first team through to Friday’s decider at The Good Grocer Park in East Fremantle. The defending Division One Read More ...