The West Australian Football Commission has launched a new initiative to provide a significant increase in junior umpiring engagement.  The program involves WAFC representatives making 18 visits to the nine Junior Community Umpire Clubs in the metropolitan area between March and July.  A second round of visits to clubs has just begun, as part of the aim to build relationships, support clubs and promote best Read More ...

FOR the first time in several seasons the WA Day Foundation Derby is being billed as a WAFL blockbuster between two premiership contenders.  The biggest day of the WAFL home and away season has arrived with South Fremantle hosting top of the table East Fremantle at Fremantle Community Bank Oval.  The Bulldogs have dominated recent matches against their old rivals, having won the past 12 Read More ...

The Western Australian Football Commission is pleased to announce the following players have been selected in the 2022 AFL Mid-Season Draft. 1.  Wade Derksen (Peel) 195cm/90kg  Wade Derksen has been selected at pick 5 by Greater Western Sydney in the AFL Mid-Season Draft.  Turning 21 today, the young forward has made an immediate impact with Peel in the WAFL this season, despite playing only 3 Read More ...

THERE were three more matches in Indigenous Round of the 2022 WAFLW competition across the weekend with plenty of players putting up their hands for selection in the Team of the Week. We had five new faces in the Team of the Week for Round 15 and they were Isabella Edgley and Ruby Mahony from Swan Districts, Claremont's Brooke Hongell, East Fremantle's Melissa Caulfield and Read More ...

ONCE again there were no shortage of standout performers across the board in Round 6 of the 2022 season with plenty of players putting up their hands for the WAFL Team of the Week. The Round 6 action began on Saturday at Mandurah's Lane Group Stadium with Peel Thunder impressive in beating Claremont 12.12 (84) to 9.8 (62). East Perth returned to the winner's list Read More ...

EAST Fremantle and Claremont locked away their top two WAFLW positions with emphatic performances against finals contending teams in Round 15 while Swan Districts got a much-needed victory to keep themselves inside the top four. It was Indigenous Round in the WAFLW competition and with it being just the third last round of the 2022 season, there was plenty on the line and in the Read More ...

EAST Fremantle and Swan Districts turned the tide on a rough recent stretch against Subiaco and South Fremantle respectively with impressive Round 6 WAFL victories on Saturday with Peel Thunder, West Perth and East Perth also victorious. The Round 6 action began on Saturday at Mandurah's Lane Group Stadium with Peel Thunder impressive in beating Claremont 12.12 (84) to 9.8 (62). Blair Bell and Josh Read More ...

ROUND 6 of the 2022 WAFL season sees football return to the WACA Ground on Saturday with East Fremantle hosting Subiaco while there are four other fascinating contests that same afternoon. All five matches in Round 6 of the WAFL competition again take place on Saturday with West Perth, East Fremantle and Claremont attempting to maintain their hold on spots at the top of the ladder. Read More ...

IT in Indigenous Round in the WAFLW competition and the third last round before the finals commence with Peel Thunder, Swan Districts, Subiaco and South Fremantle still locked in a battle over the last two spots inside the top four. The WAFLW competition is celebrating Indigenous Round this weekend with all competing teams wearing specially designed jumpers created by First Nations People artists to mark Read More ...

The town of Tom Price will come to a standstill on Saturday night to celebrate a major football milestone.  Kevin Walsh will lead out the Townsite Eagles for game number 300 in the Fortescue National Football League.  Given the FNFL only plays an average of 12 games a year, it’s taken Walsh more than a quarter of a century to reach 300.  “The aim of Read More ...

The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries has labelled this year’s Reconciliation Week Street Banner Project as the most successful in the concept’s history.  The national event takes place from tomorrow May 27 until Friday June 3 and promotes reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people to create an inclusive community for all Australians.  Troy Kirkham, Executive Manager Junior, Youth and Community Football at Read More ...

THIS weekend is the WAFLW Indigenous Round plus the start of the 2022 National Reconciliation Week. What is Reconciliation? Reconciliation to me is about strengthening relationships between my people and non-Indigenous peoples. We do this by sharing our knowledge and culture. I believe if everyone shared their knowledge and culture it would create a greater understanding and respect for one another. The 2022 theme for Read More ...

Brisbane Lions Premiership player Beau McDonald has provided his expertise to a development coaching session in Albany.  The West Australian Football Commission coaching group put together a program to assist regional coaches in tactics, strategies and the development of teams and players.  A series of workshops and drills were used during the session to educate senior and junior coaches in the Great Southern Football League Read More ...

THIS weekend’s WAFLW action has significance on two fronts as players celebrate Indigenous Round at the start of National Reconciliation Week.   With the support of Rio Tinto, WA Football’s Indigenous Program Partner, all WAFLW League and Rogers Cup teams will wear Indigenous jumpers throughout the round.  West Australian Football Commission Female and Diversity Co-Ordinator Jade Narkle has made a special contribution to this weekend.  “Every Read More ...

SABREENA Duffy made an immediate impact for Peel Thunder in her first WAFLW game since last year's Grand Final to earn a spot in the Round 14 Team of the Week as just one of the standout performers across the weekend. We had two new faces in the Team of the Week for Round 14 with Duffy joined by Subiaco's Cheney Armstrong while her Lions Read More ...