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Female Coaching Academy Attracts New Talent 

Wednesday, June 22, 2022 - 10:11 AM - by Mark Readings
Aspiring WA female coaches have embraced the chance to develop their coaching craft, with the launch of the WA Football Commission Female Coach Academy.  The second WAFC Female Coach Academy sprung to life last month, with nearly 30 coaches from junior communities and schools entering the mentor program.  Led by the WAFC coaching team, the coaches have begun a six-session program that educates them on Read More ...


WAFL Team of the Week – Round 9

Tuesday, June 21, 2022 - 4:26 PM - by Chris Pike
ROUND 9 in the WAFL once again was full of a bevy of standout performances and spots in the Team of the Week were hotly sought over as a result. All five Round 9 WAFL matches took place on Saturday starting at Optus Stadium with Subiaco making it consecutive wins beating the West Coast Eagles 14.6 (90) to 8.14 (62). Then later on Saturday afternoon, Read More ...


Round 9 - MRP Summary

Monday, June 20, 2022 - 12:48 PM
The WAFL Match Review Panel has assessed the following incident from Round 9 of the WAFL League competition.   1. Stanley WRIGHT (East Perth) has been charged with engaging in rough conduct against Matthew JOHNSON (Peel Thunder) during the third quarter at Lane Group Stadium on Saturday 18 June.   In summary, the above-mentioned can accept a REPRIMAND with an early guilty plea.    Based on the Read More ...


WAFL Round 9 Wrap

Monday, June 20, 2022 - 11:46 AM - by Chris Pike
WEST Perth returned to top spot in the WAFL on Saturday by bouncing back with a hard earned win while Claremont and South Fremantle are hot on their heels with Subiaco putting themselves back in the finals mix and Peel Thunder returning to the top five. Never has the evenness of the WAFL competition being better emphasised than following the Saturday's results which saw West Read More ...


WAFLW Semi Finals Wrap

Monday, June 20, 2022 - 11:08 AM - by Chris Pike
EAST Fremantle has now won all 15 of its WAFLW matches in 2022 to be the first team into the Grand Final while Claremont and Swan Districts will now fight over the right to take them on in the decider. The WAFLW finals series for 2022 got underway on Sunday afternoon in two tight and tense match ups between four quality teams with five points Read More ...


Round 9 WAFL Preview

Friday, June 17, 2022 - 11:12 AM - by Chris Pike
ROUND 9 in the 2022 WAFL season all takes place on Saturday with East Fremantle taking part in another top of the table clash with Claremont as just one of the tantalising match ups to keep your eyes on. The Round 9 action begins on Saturday with the early starting match up at 11.05am at Optus Stadium between the West Coast Eagles and Subiaco. The Read More ...


Semi Finals WAFLW Preview

Friday, June 17, 2022 - 10:58 AM - by Chris Pike
EAST Fremantle and Claremont battle over a WAFLW Grand Final spot while Peel Thunder and Swan Districts fight to stay alive as the finals action for 2022 gets underway on Sunday afternoon. Following 17 rounds of the 2022 WAFLW home and away season, it was East Fremantle, Claremont, Peel Thunder and Swan Districts who qualified for the finals as the top four teams with the Read More ...


Australian Football Hall of Fame 2022: WA Football Royalty Honoured

Wednesday, June 15, 2022 - 6:40 PM - by Mark Readings
FIVE West Australian football greats have been inducted into the 2022 Australian Football Hall of Fame.  Former Dockers champion Matthew Pavlich, West Perth legend Bill Dempsey, South Fremantle and St Kilda star Nicky Winmar, former Subiaco and Carlton great Mike Fitzpatrick, and West Perth goalkicking hero Ted Tyson were among eight former players given Hall of Fame status.  Pavlich, the former games record holder at Read More ...


State 18s Side Building for 2022 NAB AFL National Championships 

Wednesday, June 15, 2022 - 2:29 PM - by Mark Readings
WA will continue its build up to this year’s NAB AFL Under 18 National Championships when they play the Subiaco Reserves team in a practice match on Saturday morning.  The State side was put through its first practice match at the weekend, going down to Claremont’s Reserves side by 10 points.  WAFC State Talent Manager Adam Jones was encouraged by the performance.  “Claremont has a Read More ...


WAFLW Team of the Week – Round 17

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 7:56 PM - by Chris Pike
THE last round of the 2022 WAFLW season brought about plenty of standout performances with the Team of the Week for Round 17 featuring three players selected for the first time and Peel Thunder star Ebony Dowson for an 11th occasion. We had three new faces in the Team of the Week for Round 17 to close out the season on a high and they Read More ...


WAFL Team of the Week – Round 8

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 5:54 PM - by Chris Pike
THERE was again plenty of standout performers in Round 8 WAFL wins for Claremont, East Fremantle, Subiaco, Swan Districts and South Fremantle while even players from West Coast, West Perth, Perth, Peel Thunder and East Perth put their hands up for Team of the Week honours. Round 8 got underway on Saturday at Claremont's Revo Fitness Stadium with Claremont stringing consecutive wins together overcoming a Read More ...


2022 WAFLW Grand Final Venue Confirmed 

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 3:25 PM - by Rachael Osborne
The West Australian Football Commission is pleased to announce Claremont Football Club’s Revo Fitness Stadium has been selected as the venue for the 2022 WAFLW Grand Final.  The venue was selected following a Grand Final Tender Process across all clubs, with a strong consideration given to family-friendly activations, community promotion and match-day facilities.  The ground boasts great atmosphere, ample parking, access to public transport and Read More ...


WAFL Round 8 Wrap

Monday, June 13, 2022 - 1:47 PM - by Chris Pike
EAST Fremantle beat West Perth in a tremendous top of the table WAFL contest at the WACA Ground to highlight the Round 8 action which also included wins for Claremont, Swan Districts, Subiaco and South Fremantle. The Sharks pipped the Falcons in the match of the round at the WACA Ground on Saturday to reclaim top spot but it was far from the only exciting Read More ...


WAFLW Round 17 Wrap

Monday, June 13, 2022 - 11:11 AM - by Chris Pike
CLAREMONT and East Fremantle did as expected and kept winning in the last round of the 2022 WAFLW season, but all eyes were on Subiaco and how they performed against Peel Thunder to determine the last finals spot on Saturday. It was only fitting that fourth position and the last spot in the finals would be determined in the very last game of the 2022 Read More ...


Round 8 WAFL Preview

Friday, June 10, 2022 - 9:46 AM - by Chris Pike
TOP spot in the WAFL goes on the line in Round 8 with a tantalising Saturday match up between West Perth and East Fremantle, but that's only one of five fascinating battles to come this weekend. Coming off the high of the WA Day long weekend which ended with over 10,000 fans turning out to watch the two traditional derbies on Monday, Round 8 of Read More ...