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WAFL Fixture Update

Thursday, July 29, 2021 - 10:23 AM
The West Australian Football Commission advises that updates have been made to the fixture for the remainder of the 2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Season. The season will conclude on the weekend of October 2/3, extending the competition by two weeks to accommodate a revised fixturing model. The Optus WAFL Finals Series will remain as a top-five competition, with four weeks of finals culminating in a Read More ...


WAFL Team of Round 16

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - 2:21 PM - by Chris Pike
ROUND 16 in the 2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Season might have seen the top five teams all further consolidate their hold on a finals spot, but there were plenty of standout performances too. Round 16 saw Subiaco, Claremont, West Perth and Swan Districts all win while inside the top to ensure those top five teams all hold at least a four-game and percentage gap on Read More ...


2021 AFLW Draft Wrap

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - 1:51 PM
The West Australian Football Commission congratulates the 10 WA players selected in the 2021 NAB AFLW National Draft today, including eight from WA’s Simply Energy AFLW WA State Academy.  These included first round selections Charlie Thomas (Subiaco) and Amy Franklin (Claremont).  Other AFLW National Draft selections included: Courtney Rowley (Peel Thunder), Beth Schilling (Peel Thunder), Dana East (Swan Districts), Makaela Tuhakaraina (South Fremantle), Sarah Lakay Read More ...


Optus WAFL Round 16 Wrap

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 - 2:53 PM - by Chris Pike
ROUND 16 in the WAFL saw the race for top spot become all the more fascinating with Subiaco and Claremont swapping that first position over the weekend while West Perth and Swan Districts went a long way to securing their own finals spots. Subiaco and Claremont have now moved a game clear on top of the ladder on the back of their wins in the Read More ...


Match Report – Lions flex muscles to reclaim top spot

Monday, July 26, 2021 - 6:00 AM - by Alex Ventouras
SUBIACO got more and more dominant as their clash with South Fremantle went on at Leederville Oval Sunday with the eventual 44-point win seeing the Lions reclaim top spot on the WAFL ladder. Subiaco only briefly gave up top spot for 24 hours to Claremont with the Lions having to wait until Sunday to play their Round 16 WAFL match against South Fremantle at Leederville Read More ...


Match Report – Keitel's seven keeps Falcons winning

Sunday, July 25, 2021 - 1:28 AM - by Chris Pike
SEVEN goals from Tyler Keitel has led West Perth to continuing its hot WAFL form with a 24-point win over Peel Thunder at home on Saturday to make it six wins on the trot. Another standout performance from attack from Keitel as he looks to lock in what would be the second Bernie Naylor Medal as the league leading goalkicker of his career was behind Read More ...


Match Report – Swans move closer to securing finals

Sunday, July 25, 2021 - 1:03 AM - by Charlie McCormack
SWAN Districts proved too good for Perth once again on Saturday at Steel Blue Oval to bounce back from last week's loss to win by 24 points and go a long way to locking a return to finals. Swans were disappointed with a six-goal home loss to the reigning premiers South Fremantle last Saturday but they responded strongly this Saturday to beat the Demons by Read More ...


Match Report – Tigers too much at home for Sharks

Sunday, July 25, 2021 - 12:53 AM - by Matt Paddick
IT might only be for 24 hours, but Claremont has moved to the top of the WAFL ladder once again after a solid 43-point win over East Fremantle on the back of a dominant premiership quarter – the third. They say the third quarter is the premiership quarter where teams look to go to another level to secure a win and Claremont did exactly that Read More ...


Match Report – Eagles just deny Royals fightback

Sunday, July 25, 2021 - 12:41 AM - by Breanna Redhead
THE West Coast Eagles were just able to deny what would have been a remarkable comeback victory from East Perth Leederville Oval on Saturday despite a scoreless last quarter. The Eagles looked to have their third win of the season all sewn up with a 38-point lead at three quarter-time in a stark contrast to their Round 7 showing against the Royals where they only Read More ...


Round 16 Optus WAFL Preview

Friday, July 23, 2021 - 2:01 PM - by Chris Pike
WE are getting towards the business end of the WAFL season and what a Round 16 awaits this weekend with top spot going on the line with any of three teams being capable of finishing there by Sunday night. Round 16 in the 2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Season is split over Saturday and Sunday afternoons with Subiaco, Claremont and South Fremantle all fighting over top Read More ...


WAFL Team of Round 15

Wednesday, July 21, 2021 - 9:48 AM - by Chris Pike
IT was another weekend of big results and standout performances in Round 15 of the WAFL with Subiaco, Claremont, South Fremantle and West Perth all battling for top spot now but a whole host of individuals are standing out along the way. It was another huge weekend in the 2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Season with four of the five matches taking place on Saturday afternoon Read More ...


Optus WAFL Round 15 Wrap

Tuesday, July 20, 2021 - 10:12 AM - by Chris Pike
THE top four teams in the WAFL broke further away from the pack after Subiaco, Claremont, South Fremantle and West Perth all recorded Round 15 victories with East Perth keeping its slim finals hopes alive by also picking up four points. Two of the top five teams did battle on Saturday as part of Round 15 in the 2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Season with South Read More ...


Match Report – Tigers with crucial win over Thunder

Sunday, July 18, 2021 - 6:53 PM - by Alex Ventouras
CLAREMONT kept itself right in the hunt for top spot and put a significant dent in Peel Thunder's hops of returning to the finals having battled hard for a nine-point win at muddy David Grays Arena on Sunday. The game in Mandurah was the last of Round 15 and had plenty at stake for both teams with Claremont needing to bounce back from losses to Read More ...


Match Report – Falcons break Sharks hearts at death

Sunday, July 18, 2021 - 10:20 AM - by Chris Pike
EAST Fremantle started on fire at Joondalup on Saturday but ultimately left Provident Financial Oval with their hearts broken with West Perth snatching the win thanks to a Nathan Alexandre go-ahead goal just before the siren. The form of the two teams couldn’t have been more contrasting coming into the game with West Perth the on-fire side of the WAFL on the back of winning Read More ...


Match Report – Reigning premiers too good for Swans

Sunday, July 18, 2021 - 9:23 AM - by Charlie McCormack
SOUTH Fremantle's premiership defence continues to gather momentum and it's through a blend of youth and experience who are delivering after a commanding 36-point win on the road to Swan Districts on Saturday. There might have been some concern over the premiership credentials of the Bulldogs going back several weeks when they suffered surprise losses to Perth and East Perth, but that has now been Read More ...