WEST Perth and Swan Districts more often than not produce fascinating contests with one another and this Sunday with their seasons on the line it should prove no different. West Perth and Swan Districts will lock horns in the elimination final on Sunday at Joondalup's Provident Financial Oval with the winner to stay alive and advance to next week's first semi-final against either South Fremantle Read More ...

SOUTH Fremantle and Claremont renew hostilities in finals once again on Saturday at Fremantle Community Bank Oval remarkably for the fifth time in the past three years with a spot against Subiaco on the line. The Bulldogs and Tigers have built up quite the rivalry in recent years and that has seen them play two finals each of the past two seasons with all four Read More ...

AFTER unexpectedly missing the finals last season, Subiaco have made a quick return to September action in 2021 and appear a good chance for their third flag in four seasons after locking up the minor premiership in the final round. Subiaco was one of the teams hardest hit during the COVID-19 impacted and shortened 2020 WAFL season which saw their run of dominance come to Read More ...

Metro Central Stage A Night to Remember  The Central Conference community came together on Monday Night for the 2021 Best and Fairest Medal showcase at the spectacular Heath Ledger Theatre in Perth. Over 500 club participants, volunteers and spectators attended the night of nights, where the conference celebrated the top three players in each division across the zone this season. The night was hosted by WAFC Read More ...

CLAREMONT has been banging on the door of a premiership for some time now and for so many of this playing group that's been there for the whole ride, it could very well be now or never for the Tigers. Claremont was the dominant WAFL team at the turn of the decade winning four straight minor premierships between 2010-13 which they converted into three Grand Read More ...

SWAN Districts have qualified for the WAFL finals for the first time since 2017 and for the first time with Adam Pickering as coach, and the black-and-whites will now be looking to make the most of the opportunity ahead of them. Swans do have their work cut out to make something of this return to finals action having finished in fifth position meaning they will Read More ...

WHAT a finish it was to the 2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Season with it going right down to the wire to determine positions inside the top five while there were no shortage of standout performers. Saturday's four matches presented the last opportunity for the top five teams to gear up for the upcoming finals series and to try and attempt to finish as high on Read More ...

Following the recent release of the AFL National Concussion Guidelines for Australian Football, the WAFC is committed to developing a wide-ranging and coordinated strategy to tackle the issue of concussion in Football across Western Australia.   Leading the development of this strategy, the WAFC has today signed an MoU with Connectivity Traumatic Brain Injury Australia, a not-for-profit organisation that works to raise awareness of all severities Read More ...

SOUTH Fremantle is attempting to make it back-to-back premierships and after only missing top spot by one kick in the finish and with key players set to return for the finals run, the Bulldogs appear as though they will be tough to stop. Coming off breaking through to win the premiership last year on home turf at Fremantle Community Bank Oval on the back of Read More ...

WEST Perth has been a regular contender since their last premiership in 2013 and even though they enter the 2021 final series from fourth position, this could very well be the year the Falcons make that extra leap. At the end of Round 8, West Perth were in trouble with just three wins to their name and placed eighth on the WAFL ladder. The Falcons Read More ...

Matthew Parker will return to South Fremantle Football Club for the remainder of the 2021 Optus WAFL Season after being approved to play by the Richmond Football Club.   Under the WAFL Rules and Regulations, any WAFL player that is selected in the Mid-Season Rookie Draft has the right to return to their original club to participate in finals.   The West Australian Football Commission, Read More ...

IT was the most remarkable of finishes to the WAFL season on Saturday with it taking until the final siren of the last game to end to know just who would finish as minor premiers, and who wouldn’t and wouldn’t be playing next week. The final round of the Optus WAFL Premiership Season for 2021 certainly presented four fascinating match ups with the five positions Read More ...

The WAFL has confirmed the full fixture for Week One of the 2021 Optus WAFL Final Series as follows: LEAGUE  Saturday September 11 Qualifying Final – South Fremantle v Claremont at Fremantle Community Bank Oval, 2.40pm Sunday September 12  Elimination Final – West Perth v Swan Districts at Provident Financial Oval at 2.40pm RESERVES Saturday September 11 Qualifying Final – Swan Districts v Perth at Read More ...

SOUTH Fremantle threatened to make a real mess of the West Coast Eagles early on Saturday at Fremantle Community Bank Oval, but the Bulldogs cruised to a 45-point win to see them finish second on the WAFL ladder. South Fremantle came into the game in second spot knowing they needed to win the game and to do so by a greater margin than what Claremont Read More ...

PEEL Thunder went ever so close to providing their captain and coach a fairytale send off against Subiaco on Saturday and had they scored more goal at David Grays Arena it would have thrown the finals series into chaos. Subiaco has been on top of the ladder for most of the WAFL season and all the Lions had to do was beat Peel in Mandurah Read More ...