The West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) has welcomed Rio Tinto as the principal partner of its Indigenous Programs, developed to strengthen relationships and connection with West Australian & Indigenous communities through the power of football.  Rio Tinto’s major investment into WA Football Indigenous programs over the next three years will be the cornerstone for the WAFC to deliver upon its Reconciliation Action Plan.  The partnership Read More ...

The 2021 Optus WAFLW Grand Final heads south to Mandurah for the first time when David Grays Arena hosts the 3rd Optus WAFLW Grand Final.  The Optus WAFLW League, Simply Energy Rogers Cup and WAFLW Reserves will all be played on Sunday July 11, showcasing some of the best talent across the state. Key Times: 8.30am– Gates Open 10.30am – Rogers Cup Bouncedown (West Perth Read More ...

THE 2021 WAFL season has unearthed several new stars of the competition, with some role players emerging into key players for their sides while others have graduated from the reserves to make their mark on the competition at league level. Here is your team’s emerging star from the first half of the season.   CLAREMONT - Jack Buller After Alec Waterman left to Essendon after Read More ...

Following today’s announcement by the WA State Government regarding post lockdown restrictions within the Perth and Peel regions from 12.01am, Saturday July 3, the West Australian Football Commission has issued an update to all participants and clubs. As football recommences across the state, clubs, participants and spectators are reminded of the requirement to follow the WA State Government restrictions currently in place. WAFL & WAFLW Read More ...

One of East Fremantle's favourite sons will make a highly-anticipated comeback next week after Harry Taylor offered to return to the Sharks in search of a finals appearance.  It's been nearly 14 years since Taylor played a WAFL game, ironically if he lines up for the Sharks next week, it will be his 50th.  Taylor's decroated AFL career speaks for itself, playing 280 games for Read More ...

IT was a thrilling Round 12 in the WAFL with nail-biting wins for Swan Districts, East Perth and West Perth while South Fremantle and the West Coast Eagles were also victorious with plenty of players impressing across the board. It was a remarkable situation where with all games played in the same Saturday afternoon time slot in Round 12 of the 2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Read More ...

WAFL & WAFLW The WAFC wishes to advise that following consultation with all WAFL & WAFLW clubs the following decisions have been made in relation to fixtures for this weekend.  All WAFL and WAFLW fixtures scheduled for this weekend (July 3 & 4) will be postponed, with the WAFC to be guided by any further directions and health advice from the WA State Government before Read More ...

IT was a remarkable day of action in Round 12 of the WAFL on Saturday and with three games in time-on of the last quarter only separated by one solitary point, it's hard to imagine a more thrilling set of fixtures. While South Fremantle and the West Coast Eagles had a slightly more comfortable time of things in their wins against Perth and East Fremantle Read More ...

Following the WA State Government announcement with respect to the lockdown, the following protocols must be adhered to by all community football leagues and clubs within the Perth & Peel regions.   WAFL, WAFLW & Talent Programs  The West Australian Football League (WAFL), WAFLW, and WA Talent programs have been postponed until 12.01am Saturday July 3 as per WA State Government requirements.  The decision means Read More ...

SWAN Districts was the dominant team throughout the WAFLW season in 2021 and now they get a shot at turning that into a premiership after beating Subiaco in Sunday's preliminary final at Steel Blue Oval. Peel Thunder was already awaiting the winner having been the first team to win their way into the Grand Final for 2021 which will be held on Saturday at Mandurah's Read More ...

Following today’s announcement by the WA State Government regarding Phase 1 restrictions in the Perth and Peel regions from 12.01pm, Sunday June 27, the West Australian Football Commission has issued an update for all participants and clubs.   WAFL, WAFLW & Talent Programs  The WAFLW Preliminary Final between Swan Districts and Subiaco will go ahead this afternoon at Steel Blue Oval, with spectators unable to Read More ...

AS their AFL side gets closer to being at full strength, that depth is trickling down to the West Coast Eagles WAFL team and they made it two wins on the trot on Saturday, proving too good for East Fremantle winning by 51 points. With injuries hitting a bevy of the Eagles first choice AFL players in the opening half of the 2021 season, that Read More ...

EAST Perth has backed up its win before the bye against reigning premiers South Fremantle by storming home to overrun Peel Thunder on Saturday to make it consecutive wins for the first time in 2021. East Perth finished all over the top of a Peel team who appeared to have the game in hand most of the day with a stirring comeback win in a Read More ...

SIX years ago was the last time Swan Districts knocked off Subiaco and the margin was a point that day, and it was again a one-point victory on Saturday for the black-and-whites against the Lions. Subiaco has dominated the WAFL in recent years and Swan Districts has bore the brunt of that with the Lions winning their last 12 games against Swans by an average Read More ...

WEST Perth has kept its hot WAFL form going to fly home and knock off the league-leading Claremont by 14 points on Saturday at home at Provident Financial Oval. The Falcons came into the game having won four of their past five games while Claremont was on its own four-game winning run setting up a tantalising battle between the two teams, and it certainly didn’t Read More ...