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Match Report – Falcons snap Bulldogs hoodoo

Sunday, August 22, 2021 - 9:02 PM - by Matt Paddick
WEST Perth has snapped a rough run of outs in recent times against South Fremantle to hot up the race for the WAFL minor premiership with two rounds remaining after a come from behind six-point win on Sunday. South Fremantle had the chance to move into top position on the WAFL ladder at the end of Round 20 with a win at Provident Financial Oval Read More ...


Match Report – Thunder storm home to beat Eagles

Sunday, August 22, 2021 - 12:26 PM - by Charlie McCormack
PEEL Thunder stormed home after trailing by 43 points to kick the next eight goals to find its best form of the latter part of the season for a stunning two-point comeback win over West Coast Eagles. The Thunder and Eagles might have been out of finals contention coming into Saturday's clash at Mandurah's David Grays Arena, but that didn’t mean there wasn’t plenty of Read More ...


Match Report – Sharks hold out Royals in thriller

Sunday, August 22, 2021 - 12:22 PM - by Breanna Redhead
EAST Fremantle might want to head to Leederville Oval more often backing up last week's upset over Subiaco with a nail-biting two-point win over East Perth back at the same venue on Saturday. East Fremantle was out to prove it is the best team out of finals contention on the back of that 44-point win against the league-leading Subiaco last Saturday, but up against them Read More ...


Round 20 Optus WAFL Preview

Friday, August 20, 2021 - 1:20 PM - by Chris Pike
THERE might be only three matches in Round 20 but they are all fascinating in their own rights as the WAFL finals approach highlighted by West Perth hosting South Fremantle on Sunday as they battle over a double chance. Round 20 of the 2021 WAFL Premiership Season features three matches including one between two teams in decent form despite being out of the finals hunt, Read More ...


WAFL Team of Round 19

Wednesday, August 18, 2021 - 6:17 PM - by Chris Pike
THE four games in Round 19 of the 2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Season created some fascinating results and also was full of plenty of standout individual performances. A shock loss for Subiaco kept the race for top spot alive with three rounds of the season remaining with Claremont, West Perth and Swan Districts all winning on the weekend while South Fremantle had the bye in Read More ...


Optus WAFL Round 19 Wrap

Tuesday, August 17, 2021 - 11:11 AM - by Chris Pike
IT turned out quite the eventful Round 19 in the WAFL with East Fremantle scoring a stunning upset over Subiaco while Swan Districts, West Perth and Claremont all kept the race fascinating for the other top five positions. Subiaco suffering the upset loss to East Fremantle meant that their fellow teams in the top five have reason for hope of finishing higher than the current Read More ...


Match Report – Falcons demolish Eagles on Keitel's seven

Sunday, August 15, 2021 - 8:26 PM - by Alex Ventouras
ANOTHER seven-goal Tyler Keitel haul not only saw him lock away another Bernie Naylor Medal but helped West Perth to a percentage-boosting 71-point win over a lacklustre West Coast Eagles at Provident Financial Oval on Sunday. Not only is the win crucial for the Falcons as they try to finish the season higher than their current fourth place, but the significant margin was crucial as Read More ...


Match Report – Swans celebrate over Royals

Sunday, August 15, 2021 - 11:55 AM - by Breanna Redhead
BUOYED by locking in their finals return and spurred on by the 60-year anniversary celebrations of their breakthrough 1961 premiership, Swan Districts produced a strong showing to beast Perth by 41 points at Steel Blue Oval on Saturday. Swans had locked away a return to finals for the first time since 2017 last week by beating Peel Thunder but Saturday's clash with the Royals was Read More ...


Match Report – Sharks stun league-leading Lions

Sunday, August 15, 2021 - 9:59 AM - by Matt Paddick
THE Subiaco dominance over East Fremantle has been remarkable and it appeared set to continue on Saturday but the Sharks turned things around in remarkable fashion to deliver their best performance of the season. The contrasting form of both teams couldn’t have been more stark coming into Saturday's clash at Leederville Oval with Subiaco having come from behind to snatch the win over Claremont last Read More ...


Match Report – Tigers fight hard to overcome Demons

Sunday, August 15, 2021 - 9:27 AM - by Charlie McCormack
CLAREMONT had to dig deep but did enough to overcome a slow start and then spirited Perth fight back to put themselves back in the top-two hunt with an eight-point win on Saturday. The Tigers came into the clash with the struggling and undermanned Demons on the back of losing their past two matches so they needed to bounce back with a win, but to Read More ...


Round 19 Optus WAFL Preview

Friday, August 13, 2021 - 12:46 PM - by Chris Pike
THE five teams that will play finals this WAFL season might be set entering the final month but the positions inside the top five are anything but settled while there's still plenty of motivation for those teams out of contention to finish off strongly. Swan Districts' win last weekend meant that they joined West Perth, Claremont, South Fremantle and Subiaco in being guaranteed of a Read More ...


WA Umpire Dean Margetts announces retirement

Wednesday, August 11, 2021 - 9:04 AM
One of Western Australia’s most decorated Umpires Dean Margetts has announced his retirement ahead of this Sunday’s Western Derby between Fremantle and West Coast, officiating his final AFL game in front of friends and family.  Beginning his career in the South Suburban Junior District alongside fellow AFL Umpire Brett Rosebury, Margetts has gone on to umpire 486 league games (376 AFL & 110 WAFL) across Read More ...


WAFL Team of Round 18

Wednesday, August 11, 2021 - 7:35 AM - by Chris Pike
PLENTY might have been sorted in Round 18 of the WAFL season with Subiaco and South Fremantle moving clear on top of the ladder while Swan Districts shut the gate on East Perth who kept on winning at the same time. There were four games played on Saturday for Round 18 of the 2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Season and by the end of it, Subiaco Read More ...


Optus WAFL Round 18 Wrap

Tuesday, August 10, 2021 - 2:10 PM - by Chris Pike
IT was another fascinating afternoon of action in Round 18 of the WAFL season with Subiaco snatching a win off Subiaco, South Fremantle continuing its derby dominance, East Perth winning again and Swan Districts locking in a finals berth. Round 18 of the 2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Season saw all four matches take place on Saturday afternoon with West Perth and the West Coast Eagles Read More ...


WAFL Match Review - Round 18

Monday, August 9, 2021 - 12:29 PM
There will be no League cases heard by the WAFL Tribunal tonight, Tuesday, August 10. 1. Kane Mitchell (Claremont)  Mitchell accepted a two (2) match sanction for rough conduct on Leigh Kitchin (Subiaco) during the WAFL League game at Revo Fitness Stadium on Saturday, August 7. Based on the available evidence, the incident was assessed as careless conduct, high impact and high contact. The impact Read More ...