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WAFL heads to Kalgoorlie thanks to Rio Tinto

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 - 1:55 PM - by Rachael Osborne

A mid-May WAFL match has been confirmed to be played in the footy rich town of Kalgoorlie, with Subiaco taking on Swan Districts in Round 5, aligning to the AFL’s Sir Doug Nicholls round, in the lead up to Reconciliation Week. Rio Tinto are the major partners, supporting the game which will be played on the Sir Richard Moore Oval having last hosted a WAFL Read More ...

2022 Kia Australia WA State Squad Named

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 - 1:45 PM - by Rachael Osborne

The West Australian Football Commission is pleased to announce the players in the squad who are up for selection to represent the state in the 2022 Kia Australia WAFL State Team. With the opportunity to don the famous Black and Gold, 35 of WAs most talented footballers have been selected from WAFL clubs. Western Australia is scheduled to play South Australia at Optus Stadium on Sunday Read More ...

WAFL Team of the Week - Round 1

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 - 12:12 PM - by Chris Pike

IT was quite the exciting opening to the 2022 WAFL season with all games still up in the air during the fourth quarter and along the way there were plenty of standout individual performers. Selected the WAFL Team of the Week for Round 1 was no easy task with there being genuinely at least five players from all 10 clubs who played in the opening Read More ...

WAFLW Round 9 Wrap

Monday, April 18, 2022 - 11:12 PM - by Chris Pike

SOUTH Fremantle has made more history in the WAFLW competition winning consecutive games for the first ever time after a win over West Perth in the lone match of Round 9 on Sunday. There was just the one match played over the Easter Weekend in the 2022 WAFLW competition and that took place on Sunday afternoon at Joondalup's Pentanet Stadium. In the end, South Fremantle Read More ...

WAFL Round 1 Wrap

Monday, April 18, 2022 - 11:05 PM - by Chris Pike

WHAT an opening round of the 2022 WAFL season it was with four of the games decided by single-figure margins while the only game that wasn’t only blew out when Peel Thunder kicked the last four goals of the game against East Fremantle on Good Friday. You couldn’t have asked for a more enthralling Round 1 to open up the 2022 season with Claremont, East Read More ...

Round 1 WAFL Preview

Thursday, April 14, 2022 - 3:54 PM - by Chris Pike

THE wait is almost over for the beginning of the 2022 WAFL season with three huge match ups to open the new campaign on Good Friday with Round 1 to conclude with the other two matches on Saturday including a Grand Final rematch. There is great excitement surrounding the upcoming 2022 WAFL season and it's only fitting that Round 1 will get underway across the Read More ...

Eagles Field New Team in Perth Football League

Thursday, April 14, 2022 - 3:01 PM

Ocean Ridge Amateur FC have formed a team for this season’s Perth Football League Integrated Competition in a major boost to the local community. After years of attempting to get the team off the ground, the club now has the resources to support a new side. President Martin Ross has spearheaded the push, with an army of support coming from coaches, managers, and training assistants Read More ...

WAFL and WAFLW officially implement Blue Card rule

Thursday, April 14, 2022 - 12:46 PM - by Rachael Osborne

Round one of the 2022 WAFL season will mark a historical move in concussion safety of players, with the implementation of the Blue Card rule. In a nation first, the introduction of the Blue Card will see players with suspected concussions or a head knock as a result of a reportable offence, removed by umpires for a minimum of 15 minutes to undergo SCAT 5 Read More ...

Name Change for Falcons’ Nest in Joondalup

Thursday, April 14, 2022 - 9:44 AM

West Perth has clinched a sponsorship coup just days out from the start of the 2022 WAFL season. The Falcons home ground in Joondalup will now be known as Pentanet Stadium after the local internet and cloud-gaming company joined forces with the club. The name change is part of Pentanet’s two-year Principal Partner sponsorship with the West Perth Football Club. West Perth President Dr Neale Read More ...

Lucky WA Auskicker wins prize of a lifetime

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 - 5:26 PM - by Rachael Osborne

A passionate WA West Coast Eagles fan has been named as one of the major prize winners of the 2022 Auskick Goldren Rego. Competition winner Sonny, from Quinns District Junior Football Club, has won a prize of every footy lovers dream – a 2022 Grand Final package. Sonny first started playing football at a young age with his local NAB AFL Auskick centre, before moving Read More ...

WAFL 2022 Season Preview

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 - 4:57 PM - by Chris Pike

THE 2022 WAFL season begins on Good Friday with three tantalising Round 1 matches before another two big contests on Saturday so let's take stock of how the competition is shaping up for the new campaign. There is great hype surrounding the 2022 WAFL season which gets underway on Good Friday with West Perth hosting Claremont, East Perth taking on Swan Districts, and then Peel Read More ...

WAFLW All Stars Match Chance to Re-Set for State 18s

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 - 12:50 PM - by Mark Readings

State 18s Head Coach Beau McDonald has one major task ahead of this weekend’s WAFLW All Stars match. After last weekend’s disappointing 83-point loss to South Australia in the opening game of the 2022 NAB AFLW U18 National Championships, McDonald’s goal is clear. “The spirits are a bit low after Sunday’s defeat, so our first task is to lift morale in the group and get Read More ...

WAFLW Team of the Week – Round 8

Tuesday, April 12, 2022 - 2:52 PM - by Chris Pike

SOUTH Fremantle captain Lauren Vecchio celebrated her milestone night in style in Round 8 of the WAFLW competition while Tessa Doumanis kicked four goals for Claremont and Sharon Wong dominated for East Fremantle in just three of the standout Team of the Week performances. That meant that competition for spots once again in the WAFLW Team of the Week was fierce for Round 8 following Read More ...

WAFLW Round 8 Wrap

Monday, April 11, 2022 - 1:53 PM - by Chris Pike

EAST Fremantle and Claremont continue to emerge as the teams to beat this WAFLW season after two more impressive wins in Round 8 on the weekend while South Fremantle showed their continued improvement as well. Round 8 in the 2022 WAFLW season was spread across Friday to Sunday and by the end of it, South Fremantle had recorded its second ever win while Claremont and East Read More ...

State 18’s Head to South Australia for Championship Opener

Friday, April 8, 2022 - 3:21 PM - by Rachael Osborne

WA’s side to face South Australia in the opening match of the 2022 NAB AFLW U18 National Championships will fly out to Adelaide tomorrow. The team, to be Captained by Peel Thunder’s Bella Mann, includes 18 players making their 18’s debut. State coach Beau McDonald holds high hopes for the game in Adelaide, which was in doubt earlier this year because of border uncertainty. “We’re Read More ...