WAFLW Round 1 is in the books and what a way it was to open up the 2022 season with a win on the siren for Peel Thunder, historic victory for South Fremantle and Claremont making quite the statement. The 2022 WAFLW season got underway with the three Round 1 matches with the first coming on Saturday night in Mandurah with Peel Thunder hosting Subiaco. Read More ...

THE 2022 WAFLW season got off to a cracking start across the weekend with South Fremantle winning its first ever match, Claremont making quite the statement and Peel Thunder beating Subiaco in a thriller. The season couldn’t have possibly got off to a more tantalising start with reigning premiers Peel Thunder unfurling their premiership flag, and beginning their assault on a third straight triumph at Read More ...

ROUND 1 of the 2022 WAFLW season is upon us and it starts with a bang with Peel Thunder unfurling their premiership flag on Saturday night before South Fremantle and West Perth chase their first ever wins and then the Dhara Kerr Cup goes on the line. The WAFLW competition has expanded to seven teams now for the 2022 season with West Perth the latest Read More ...

The WAFLW season kicks off this weekend and can be viewed in style through a new streaming platform – Streamer, launching Friday. In partnership with The West Australian, the newly launched Streamer platform will be accessible for Round 1 of the WAFLW, starting Saturday night with Peel taking on Subiaco.  All WAFLW League games will be streamed each week on the platform (streamer.com.au), providing supporters with first-class access to Read More ...

THE 2022 WAFLW Season is now just days away with Peel Thunder attempting to win a premiership hat-trick, Swan Districts trying to go one better, West Perth entering the fray and that's just the start of fascinating storylines to follow. Not only are the Thunder looking for a third straight flag, Swans to make up for last year's losing Grand Final after being minor premiers Read More ...

The WAFLW has launched its 2022 season as the League moves to a new seven-team competition.  Coaches and players attended the WAFLW season launch at Kings Park today, with media given an insight into how each club is tracking ahead of the 17-round season, which begins this weekend.  West Perth will make its WAFLW debut on Sunday against South Fremantle, a huge moment for the Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) has made it a condition of entry, that all supporters must show proof of vaccination to enter any WAFLW game this season.  The decision has been made in order to keep spectators, staff, volunteers and players safe and to ensure the season can continue with as little interruption as possible.  The WAFC is also considering introducing the same condition Read More ...

The WAFL will crackdown on holding the ball interpretations this season, along with applying stricter penalties for delay of game tactics by players for both WAFL and WAFLW competitions.  WAFL and WAFLW Umpiring Operations Manager Dean Margetts points out these are not new laws, more an alignment as to how the rules should be officiated.  “This season umpires will be less lenient on players who’ve Read More ...

NEXT GENERATION OF FEMALE PLAYERS TAKE NEXT STEP IN FOOTBALL JOURNEY Preparations are underway for WA’s most promising young players ahead of this season’s NAB AFLW National Championships.  WA’s Under 18’s Women's team will again be coached by dual AFL Premiership player Beau McDonald.  The State 18’s Head Coach will oversee the squad of 36, which took part in a two-day team building camp in Read More ...

A WAFL and WAFLW match have been confirmed to be played on the last weekend of April in Northampton, a town steeped in football history. The double-header in the Mid-West town will provide a huge boost for the local community following the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Seroja. In the WAFL, East Fremantle will host East Perth and in WAFLW East Fremantle will host Claremont.  West Read More ...

The countdown is on for the 2022 WAFL Women's Premiership season, with the fixtures finalised and Round 1 to take place on the weekend of February 19. In a significant move for the WAFLW, the competition has expanded to 7 teams in 2022, with West Perth fielding a side in the league competition, creating a 17-round home and away fixture. Click here to view the Read More ...

For the 2022 season the WAFL has released the first nine rounds of the season where every team will play each other once. This decision was made to allow for flexibility if a COVID outbreak occurs in Western Australia. If all goes to plan the second block of fixtures will be released by Round 7 of the WAFL home and away season.   The 20-round Read More ...

Welcome back for another season of football  in 2022! As we await the WA State Border reopening on February 5th, the WAFC has been receiving queries relating to the vaccination requirements for community football stakeholders.  The WAFC is constantly reviewing WA Government Health Department guidance and will continue to ensure all policies and recommendations are based on the best possible advice to keep our communities Read More ...

SUBIACO flexed its muscles again in 2021 to win the premiership after a down year in 2020 and the Lions deserve all the credit in the world for what they were able to accomplish. It has been a remarkable and sustained run of success Subiaco is now experiencing with the 2021 marking a fifth flag for the Lions in the previous eight years, their ninth Read More ...

RARELY does a team remain in premiership contention while getting younger and blooding new talent, but that's exactly what South Fremantle accomplished in 2021 despite the disappointment of a Grand Final loss. South Fremantle broke through to win the premiership in 2020 in remarkable circumstances on their home turf at Fremantle Community Bank Oval, and they weren’t too far away from going back-to-back for the Read More ...