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 ...

CLAREMONT won again to stay on top of the WAFLW ladder, East Fremantle remained undefeated and Subiaco returned to the winner's list all part of the Round 6 action on Sunday afternoon. The 2022 WAFLW season resumed in Round 6 with all three matches taking place on Sunday afternoon while Swan Districts sat out the action with the bye this weekend. First up to open Read More ...

Claremont coach Ashley Prescott has revealed the club’s strategy to winning its first Premiership in a decade.  The Tigers are putting their faith in local talent to claim their first flag since 2012.   “Really pleasingly, there’s a group of about 15 graduating colts who’ve come through the system, and a strong group of development reserves players, so I think it just adds depth to the Read More ...

THERE is a new coach, a new captain and a whole host of new faces at Peel Thunder coming into the 2022 WAFL season as they attempt to make a return to the finals for the first time since winning back-to-back premierships. It's the beginning of a new era for Peel following the departure of coach Cam Shepherd. He will go down in history as Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission congratulates its Deputy Chair, Dixie Marshall  on her appointment to the board of the Australian Sports Commission. Still maintaining her role within the WAFC, this appointment will see Marshall  driving innovative ways to support and invest in Australian sport over the next three years. Ms Marshall was a pioneer of women’s sports broadcasting. Upon joining the Commission in 2021, Ms Read More ...