WHEN the opportunity arose for Subiaco to take their league team to Kalgoorlie this season there was little hesitation.  Lions chief executive Peter Capes is excited about the club returning to a region which has special links.  "We last played in Kalgoorlie in 2014 then Esperance in 2017 and have been keen to return to the Goldfields since then," Capes said. "When the RIO funding Read More ...

THE artistic talent of Gertrina Hayden will be on display in Saturday's WAFL match between Subiaco and Swan Districts in Kalgoorlie.  Hayden produced the winning design for the WACFL/ICWA Belt Up NAIDOC football for 2022, which will be used on the game day ball at Sir Richard Moore Oval.  "The design depicts the green ovals played on all over the country, with the blue and Read More ...

The footy rich town of Kalgoorlie will host their first WAFL game since 2014, with Subiaco taking on Swan Districts in a round 5 clash, aligning to the AFL’s Sir Doug Nicholls round, in the lead up to Reconciliation Week. The game comes as a result of the Regional WAFL Fixture Funding Program with major partner Rio Tinto.    Subiaco Captain and two-time WA State captain Read More ...

FOR Subiaco premiership player Ryan Borchet this weekend is a case of “Home Sweet Home”.  The gun forward is returning to Kalgoorlie to represent the Lions and re-unite with his loved ones.  “I’m very excited to be heading home to see my family and friends," Borchet said. "I can’t wait to represent Subiaco back in my hometown and share that experience with the guys who Read More ...

IT was a fascinating Round 13 in the WAFLW competition with a host of standout performances to earn spots in the Team of the Week while the finals race is heating up. We had four new faces in the Team of the Week for Round 13 with Subiaco pair Tiah Toth and Jamie Rust named for the first time along with South Fremantle's Pia Durk Read More ...

MORE than four decades after Perth’s last WAFL premiership, one of the side’s most influential players has been honoured.  Ken Inman played 154 games and was an integral part of the Demons Grand Final wins in 1976 and 1977.  This year he’s been named Perth’s Ball Legend, a tribute to his standing at the club.  "I was very shocked but honoured to be asked," Inman Read More ...

ROUND 4 of the 2022 WAFL season was split over two weekends and there were plenty of standout performances in the wins for West Perth, Subiaco, Swan Districts, Perth and East Fremantle to make up the Team of the Week. Going back to last Saturday, Swan Districts made it consecutive wins by defeating Claremont 11.14 (80) to 10.11 (71). Among the standout performers were Chris Read More ...

AMID the hustle and bustle of the Perth CBD, Wellington Square has been transformed to host a significant football initiative.  The East Perth District will run school football programs in partnership with St George's Anglican Grammar School, taking advantage of a $17.5 million upgrade by the City of Perth over the past 12 months.  It’s a little-known fact that in the 1900s Wellington Square/Moort-ak Waadiny Read More ...

THERE are few more decorated athletes to come out of Kalgoorlie than Dean Kemp.  A lightly framed football talent, Kemp cut his teeth in the Goldfields before carving out a spectacular career with the West Coast Eagles.  With Kalgoorlie hosting a WAFL league match this weekend, the 53-year-old has recalled how he fell in love with the game.  “I have very happy memories kicking the Read More ...

The WA Football Volunteer of the Year is one of the most prestigious awards on the WA Football calendar.  The Award has its origins in Western Australia and has now been adopted nationally with nearly 1350 nominations state-wide last year.  The importance of volunteers cannot be underestimated across society, bringing us together as a community, along with assisting businesses and organisations.  Volunteers are the lifeblood Read More ...

EAST Fremantle remained undefeated while Peel Thunder consolidated their finals position and Subiaco kept its hopes alive in Round 13 of the WAFLW competition across the weekend. The Round 13 action got underway on Saturday afternoon at New Choice Homes Park with East Fremantle remaining undefeated and keeping West Perth winless in the 14.9 (93) to 0.2 (2) victory. Ashlee Atkins was brilliant for the Read More ...

HISTORY couldn’t separate the two proud football states coming into Sunday's State Game at Optus Stadium with South Australia narrowly beating Western Australia by four points. Coming into the 97th meeting dating back to 1904, both WA and SA had recorded 48 wins against one another setting the stage for a fascinating contest in the 2022 State Game, and it certainly didn’t disappoint. South Australia Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission can confirm the final team to represent Western Australia in the Kia WAFL State Team for 2022.   Please see below the final 23 players plus Emergencies for tomorrow’s match against South Australia at Optus Stadium.    Number  Name  Surname  Club  1  Leigh  KITCHIN  Subiaco  2  Luke  MEADOWS  West Perth  3  Bailey  ROGERS  Claremont  4  Stefan  GIRO  Subiaco  5  Angus  SCHUMACHER  Read More ...

Nine WA players have been invited to participate in the 2022 NAB AFLW Draft Combine.  This year’s Combine will again be state based, with dates and locations yet to be announced.  Of the 106 players invited, 78 are eligible for the NAB AFLW Draft for the first time, and there are a further 28 open-age players.  West Australian Football Commission Talent Program Specialist Elly Lambkin Read More ...

THE WAFL State Team will be attempting to break a deadlock from State Games with South Australia that stretches back 118 years when the two proud football states do battle at Optus Stadium on Sunday. It will be the 97th meeting between Western Australia and South Australia when the best of the WAFL and best of the SANFL lock horns for the 2022 edition of Read More ...