CLAREMONT must be wondering what more it has to do to get past South Fremantle at Fremantle Community Bank Oval after a second straight one-point loss at the venue on the back of a three-point Grand Final last year. It's quite the remarkable quirk that Claremont has come up against South Fremantle in five finals now in the past three WAFL seasons and each and Read More ...

WEST Perth had to dig deep to overcome Swan Districts in Sunday's elimination final with coach Geoff Valentine proud of the Falcons' efforts and especially for Mitch Antonio to get reward for his perseverance. The Falcons might have come into the finals just about as the form team of the competition having won nine of their last 11 matches to finish in fourth position to Read More ...

SOUTH Fremantle is just one win away now from a third straight WAFL Grand Final appearance with coach Todd Curley proud of the way his Bulldogs group was able to turn things around on Saturday. South Fremantle was taking on Claremont in a fifth final in three years at Fremantle Community Bank Oval in Saturday's qualifying final as quite the spirited rivalry went up another Read More ...

The WAFL Match Review Panel has assessed the following incidents from Week 1 of the Optus WAFL League Finals; 1. Timm House (Claremont) was reported for rough conduct on Zach Dent (South Fremantle) during the Qualifying Final between South Fremantle and Claremont at Fremantle Community Bank Oval on Saturday, September 11. In summary, the above mentioned can accept a two (2) match sanction with an Read More ...

A LAST gasp goal to Mitch Antonio has seen West Perth prevail over Swan Districts by four points in an epic elimination final at Provident Financial Oval on Sunday. With his side trailing by under a goal with less than a minute remaining, Antonio got on the end of a Rudy Riddoch forward entry and converted from 20 metres out on a slight angle to Read More ...

THEIR fifth finals meeting in three years produced another instant classic with South Fremantle only managing to beat Claremont by a solitary point in the qualifying final thanks to a missed Tigers shot after the siren. It is developing into the most remarkable of recent rivalries in the WAFL and after meeting twice in each of the past two finals series including an all-time classic Read More ...

WEST Perth and Swan Districts more often than not produce fascinating contests with one another and this Sunday with their seasons on the line it should prove no different. West Perth and Swan Districts will lock horns in the elimination final on Sunday at Joondalup's Provident Financial Oval with the winner to stay alive and advance to next week's first semi-final against either South Fremantle Read More ...

SOUTH Fremantle and Claremont renew hostilities in finals once again on Saturday at Fremantle Community Bank Oval remarkably for the fifth time in the past three years with a spot against Subiaco on the line. The Bulldogs and Tigers have built up quite the rivalry in recent years and that has seen them play two finals each of the past two seasons with all four Read More ...

AFTER unexpectedly missing the finals last season, Subiaco have made a quick return to September action in 2021 and appear a good chance for their third flag in four seasons after locking up the minor premiership in the final round. Subiaco was one of the teams hardest hit during the COVID-19 impacted and shortened 2020 WAFL season which saw their run of dominance come to Read More ...

Metro Central Stage A Night to Remember  The Central Conference community came together on Monday Night for the 2021 Best and Fairest Medal showcase at the spectacular Heath Ledger Theatre in Perth. Over 500 club participants, volunteers and spectators attended the night of nights, where the conference celebrated the top three players in each division across the zone this season. The night was hosted by WAFC Read More ...

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 ...