Plans are in place to expand an all-female interschool football carnival in the state’s Mid-West next year.  About 100 girls from five schools took part in the Freo Dockers Cup at the start of April.  It was the first event of its kind for females in the Mid-West, which followed the recent success of the annual boy’s carnival.  WAFC Midwest Regional Development Manager Grady Tomelty Read More ...

ROUND 8 in the 2022 WAFLW season marks the first time that teams are playing each other for a second time and there are three fascinating match ups to look forward to spread over the weekend. The three Round 8 matches are all spread out starting on Friday night, Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon as the 2022 WAFLW season continues. The action begins under lights Read More ...

Emerging WA boundary umpire Luke Graves will take a major step in his career when he officiates in this weekend’s AFLW Grand Final between the Adelaide Crows and Melbourne.   Graves was an emergency boundary umpire in last season’s AFLW decider but this year he’ll be in the thick of the action.  “It’s great to be selected for Saturday’s game and it’s always exciting to soak Read More ...

The Mid West town of Northampton is ramping up preparations for this month’s historic WAFL double header.  The Festival of Footy, as it’s being dubbed, will provide a huge morale boost and valuable funds for the local community following the devastating effects of Tropical Cyclone Seroja.  The day will feature a double header, with East Fremantle’s WAFLW team hosting Claremont before the Sharks WAFL League Read More ...

By the time South Fremantle runs out against Subiaco in Round 1 it will be 196 days since the teams played off in the 2021 Grand Final.  If it seems rare that the two best WAFL teams of one season play each other at the beginning of a new year, then you’re right.  Not since 1998 have two Grand Finalists met in the opening round Read More ...

Swan Districts coach Adam Pickering spent the summer stewing over his teams exit from the finals last year.  The black and whites suffered a heartbreaking 4-point defeat to the Falcons in the Elimination Final.  “We felt like we played a pretty good game against West Perth in the finals last year, not that I’m holding onto it.  I think I’ve replayed the last three minutes Read More ...

Subiaco Premiership coach Beau Wardman is expecting a fresh set of challenges in the club’s quest to win back-to-back flags.  As Covid-19 uncertainty continues, the Lions mentor believes the depth of his squad will be critical on two fronts.  “We’ve indicated to our players that we might have to play up to 55 in the League side at different times this year depending on what Read More ...

COVID has meant the past two years have been anything ideal for the West Coast Eagles WAFL team, but they'll be hoping for a better run at it in 2022 and if things do go better for them, there's no reason they can't expect a strongly competitive season. West Coast played finals in the WAFL back in 2019 and even beat West Perth in the Read More ...

THERE were once again plenty of standout performances across Round 7 of the WAFLW competition including a record eight-goal haul from a young Peel Thunder star over the weekend. That meant that competition for spots once again in the WAFLW Team of the Week was fierce for Round 7 following the three matches that took place on Sunday afternoon. The Round 6 WAFLW action began Read More ...

Peel Thunder coach Geoff Valentine has a wealth of experience, but his new role will take him outside his comfort zone.  Not only does Valentine have the task of lifting Peel up the ladder after finishing seventh last year with six wins and twelve losses, but he also faces a constant juggling act with his squad, pending requirements by the Fremantle Dockers.  Valentine revealed the Read More ...

EAST Fremantle has continued their unbeaten start to the 2022 WAFLW season and now sits clear on top of the ladder following Round 7 with Swan Districts winning a fourth straight match, and Peel Thunder snapping their losing slide. Round 7 in the WAFLW competition saw Claremont sit things out with the bye and the Tigers gave up top spot as a result when East Read More ...

IT has now been a long wait since East Perth has played finals and a longer wait since they won a final, and even longer since they tasted premiership glory, but the Royals of 2022 will be looking to start taking steps forward to fixing all of that. It has been a slow build back to standing alone and being competitive in their own right Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) is delighted to announce an extension of its partnership with Healthway in a major boost for the game in this state. The deal includes expansion of the WA Country Football League’s (WACFL) successful “Think Mental Health Round” into the WAFL competition in season 2022. The round aims to further strengthen the strong connection between Country Football and the WAFL Read More ...

A heart-to-heart discussion between Jeremy Barnard and the club’s powerbrokers could provide the spark for a Royals revival this season.  Barnard’s role as coach of East Perth was in jeopardy last year, but some honest conversations cleared the air for an assault on finals in 2022.  “East Perth is just not a club that accepts sustained failure, and there was a pretty strong review throughout Read More ...

The date was Saturday August 14 last year and it could go down as a defining day for Bill Monaghan and the East Fremantle Football Club.  The Sharks dismantled Subiaco by 44 points at Leederville Oval in a performance which showed a long-awaited return to finals could become reality in 2022.  After the stunning upset, the coach decided a reward was appropriate.  “It’s the first Read More ...