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 ...

CLAREMONT knew it had to win by as much as possible over Swan Districts on Saturday at Revo Fitness Stadium in a bid to host next week's qualifying and while they did win by 22 points, the margin wasn’t quite enough. What the win does do for the Tigers is see them secure third position at the end of the Optus WAFL Premiership Season but Read More ...

WEST Perth overcame an early scare to deliver a dominant second half to beat a plucky Perth for the 20th time in the last 21 attempts by 50 points at Mineral Resources Park. It has been a season to forget for Perth on the back of their drought breaking finals appearance of 2020, ironically which was ended at the hands of West Perth. The highlight Read More ...

THE stage is set for a fascinating final round of the 2021 home and away season on Saturday with all positions inside the top five still to be decided while those out of finals contention will be throwing everything at ending their campaigns on a high note. While the seasons of East Fremantle and East Perth ended last weekend, the other eight teams compete in Read More ...

WHAT a remarkable penultimate round it was of the 2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Season and it might very well have been the toughest Team of the Week to select with so many players delivering two sides could have been chosen. The second last round of the WAFL season saw East Fremantle end its season in style by kicking remarkably accurate while East Perth pushed Subiaco Read More ...