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 ...

ROUND 7 in the WAFLW competition for 2022 gets underway at the port under lights on Saturday night before two more games on Sunday as the fight over spots in the top four begins to heat up. While Claremont and East Fremantle have broken from the pack a little at the top of the WAFLW ladder, the battle right now over third and fourth spot Read More ...

PERTH came into the 2021 season on such a high after their first finals appearance since 1997 the year before, but it didn’t quite go to plan and now the Demons will be determined to bounce back in 2022 and put themselves back in the 2022 finals mix. It was quite the sight to see Perth end their finals drought of 22 years when they Read More ...

Peel Thunder Premiership player Bella Mann has been appointed Captain of WA’s AFLW State 18’s team. On an emotional night for the squad of 35, players were presented with their jumpers ahead of this year’s NAB AFLW Draft Championships.  Mann heads up a six-player leadership group, which includes Peel teammate Ella Roberts, Swan Districts’ pair Jaime Henry (vice-captain) and Tara Stribley, South Fremantle’s Lauren Wakfer Read More ...

WE had a player kicking six goals, another booting five and a whole host of other standout performances right across the field in Round 6 of the 2022 WAFLW competition. That meant that competition for spots once again in the WAFLW Team of the Week was fierce for Round 6 following the three matches that took place on Sunday afternoon. The Round 6 WAFLW action Read More ...