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Country Champs day one seniors wrap: 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 ...


Country Catch Up: Former Cat adds star power to Country Champs, premiership Tiger lands in Albany

Thursday, July 10, 2025 - 2:16 PM - by Jordan McArdle
We take a look at what's happening around WA's country football scene in our weekly column. Menegola’s Country Champs shock There’s plenty of star power in this week’s Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships across the Perth and Peel regions. A host of ex-AFL and WAFL players headline the 59th edition of the carnival, which has three senior and two colts divisions played across four Read More ...


Players to watch in Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships

Thursday, July 10, 2025 - 8:54 AM - by Jordan McArdle
We take a look at the players to watch in the senior divisions of the Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships, which kicks off on Friday across the Perth and Peel regions. Division One is stacked with ex-AFL and WAFL talent, while there’s plenty of exciting names across Division Two and Three of country football’s biggest stage. You can catch all the action live on Read More ...


Kimberley kids! Spirit's remarkable journey to Country Champs

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - 6:44 PM - by Jordan McArdle
The Kimberley Spirit’s journey from various communities and towns across the State’s Kimberley region down to Perth is one of the more remarkable and heartwarming stories of the Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships. The Spirit, competing in Division Two of the CBH Group Colts competition, touched down in Perth on Tuesday night ahead of the two-day tournament as they prepare to face teams from Read More ...


WA Football Working to Prevent Violence Against Women

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - 11:57 AM
WA Football is proud to support The Respectful Relationships Sport and Recreation Program which identifies sport to help prevent violence against women. Football is an integral part of Australian culture and influences who we are and how we live. Across the WA Football landscape, we all have a role in creating clubs, teams, workplaces, venues and communities where all women are safe, respected and valued. Read More ...


NAIDOC Round Snapshot: WAFLW Indigenous Talent

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - 9:56 AM - by Denholm Melrose - Perth is OK!
As we celebrate NAIDOC week across the WAFLW this round, we look at some up and coming Indigenous talent as well as those who have put together impressive careers and are performing to high levels locally this season. Krstel Petrevski (Subiaco) Petrevski is a former AFLW player for Melbourne and West Coast and currently dons the maroon and gold for the Subiaco Lions. She is Read More ...


Family Ties for McGuire in NAIDOC Round

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - 8:39 AM
Star Swan Districts player Emily McGuire is a proud advocate of NAIDOC Round in the WAFLW this weekend. With more than 100 games experience, McGuire has long been a stand-out performer for Swan Districts playing in defence and attack, this year helping the black and whites sit in third position on the WAFLW ladder.  “NAIDOC Round is important to me as we get to proudly Read More ...


Bennell Embraces Indigenous Leadership Role

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - 8:36 AM
Receiving Life Membership at Peel Thunder is a major motivation for Traye Bennell who has returned to the club in 2025. Highly regarded at the reigning premiers, Bennell has embraced NAIDOC Round and his Indigenous heritage as part of the two-week celebration in the Sullivan Logistics WAFL season. “NAIDOC Round means everything to me and makes me proud that we can celebrate our culture with Read More ...


Eagles Senior Schoolboys Cup Winners 

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 - 2:17 PM
Two teams have completed back-to-back Grand Final victories at the Eagles Senior Schoolboys Cup.  Emmanuel Catholic College and Australind Senior High School claimed consecutive triumphs, while SEDA College also tasted success, their second Grand Final win since 2020.  All 3 schools were undefeated for the year.   Jakovich Division  In the Jakovich Division, Emmanuel Catholic College led Churchlands Senior High School by 19 points at half Read More ...


Female Coach Steps Into The Unknown

Monday, July 7, 2025 - 3:34 PM
South Perth Junior Football Club coach Lauren McDonald admits it was “pretty intimidating” coaching a boys’ team for the first time. Now in her second season in charge of South Perth’s Year 4 boys’ team, McDonald feels much more comfortable and wants to inspire other women to follow suit. McDonald is one of the feel-good stories of Women in Coaching Month, which shines a light Read More ...


WAFLW Recap: Round 14

Monday, July 7, 2025 - 2:19 PM
East Fremantle 9.11 (65) V Peel Thunder 0.1 (1) The Sharks remained in touch with the top five with an impressive win over Peel, keeping the home side scoreless until the final quarter. While Chloe Wrigley and Ebony Dawson won plenty of the football for the Thunder, it was dominant displays from Noa McNaughton, Ashleigh Gomes, Amber Kinnane and Sarah Wielstra that led East Fremantle Read More ...