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Optus WAFL Round 10 Wrap

Monday, June 14, 2021 - 6:00 PM - by Chris Pike
THERE were just two games in Round 10 of the WAFL but the result was two terrific contests with Claremont leaving it late to overcome Peel Thunder and East Perth producing the upset of the season over South Fremantle. With East Fremantle, Perth, Subiaco, Swan Districts, West Coast Eagles and West Perth having the Round 10 bye, it was up to the four teams that Read More ...


Match Report – Royals stun Bulldogs

Monday, June 14, 2021 - 9:02 AM - by Chris Pike
IT was the ultimate present for such a loyal servant when East Perth pulled off a remarkable upset over reigning premiers South Fremantle on Sunday in celebration of Nathan Blee's 150th game in the blue and black. Since the two teams last met five weeks ago when South Fremantle was just able to escape with a seven-point victory at Fremantle Community Bank Oval, the Bulldogs Read More ...


Match Report – Tigers roar home over Thunder

Sunday, June 13, 2021 - 11:34 AM - by Chris Pike
CLAREMONT had to dig deep but managed to kick the last three goals of the game on Saturday to beat Peel Thunder by seven points to open Round 10 at Revo Fitness Stadium. The game was the only one on Saturday afternoon to open around 10 in the Optus WAFL Premiership Season and it turned out to be a tremendous contest between the Tigers and Read More ...


Round 15 Optus WAFLW Preview

Friday, June 11, 2021 - 1:03 PM - by Chris Pike
THIS weekend is the final round of the WAFLW season with East Fremantle and South Fremantle trying to finish off on a high while all interest is on what Subiaco and Claremont do in the battle over third position. Coming into the final round of the 2021 Optus WAFLW Premiership Season, the top two and bottom two positions are locked away and can't change no Read More ...


Round 10 Optus WAFL Preview

Friday, June 11, 2021 - 11:52 AM - by Chris Pike
Coming off a massive WA Day Round in the WAFL, there are just the two games in Round 10 this weekend but they are crucial ones for all the four teams involved. With East Fremantle, Perth, Subiaco, Swan Districts, the West Coast Eagles and West Perth enjoying the bye in Round 10, the four competing teams with a game each on Saturday and Sunday afternoon Read More ...


Kalbarri and Northampton Auskick Relief Fund

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 - 9:30 PM
On April 17, the popular holiday town of Kalbarri, on the coast about 700 kilometres north of Perth, along with Northampton just to its south-east, were decimated when Cyclone Seroja ripped through. It took with it houses, holiday resorts, farmhouses, barns and the local football clubs facilities and sheds.  Housed in those football clubs and sheds were all the footballs, bibs, jumpers and equipment needed to run the Read More ...


Simply Energy WA State U19s Squad announced

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 - 4:51 PM
The Simply Energy WA State U19s squad has been announced ahead of the National Championships starting in late July.  After a one-year hiatus from the Championships due to COVID-19, the format will return to state against state, seeing the best young talent on display before the National Draft later in the year.  Game one will be played in Sydney on Saturday July 31 against the Read More ...


Indigenous Strategy Committee - EOI

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 - 3:25 PM
The West Australian Football Commission is seeking expressions of interest from potential members wishing to be considered for an exciting opportunity to join a newly constituted Indigenous Strategy Committee.  The Committee is being reconstituted to provide a focus on strategy development to support and grow WAFC’s relationships with the Indigenous community, and a greater opportunity to assist in the support and delivery of the WAFC Read More ...


WAFL Team of Round 9

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 - 8:12 AM - by Chris Pike
WHAT a long weekend of action that was for WA Day Round in the WAFL beginning with a bevy of stars from Subiaco shining on Thursday night before big guns from West Perth and South Fremantle stood up to deliver derby wins for their sides on the holiday Monday. The WA Day Round action got underway back on Thursday night at Lathlain's Mineral Resources Park Read More ...


WAFL Match Review - Round 9

Tuesday, June 8, 2021 - 5:19 PM
The WAFL Match Review Panel has assessed the following incidents from Round 9 of the Optus WAFL League competition; 1. Morgan Davies (East Fremantle) was reported for striking Haiden Schloithe (South Fremantle) during the Round 9 fixture between East Fremantle and South Fremantle at New Choice Homes Park on Monday, June 7. In summary, the above mentioned can accept a reprimand with an early guilty Read More ...


Volunteers the Focus in Metro Central

Tuesday, June 8, 2021 - 4:20 PM
The WAFC Central Conference League staged the first ever social Footy Carnival exclusively for Junior Club Volunteers last Friday Night.  Over 150 volunteers assembled at Lightning Park in Noranda for this inaugural event, which featured teams representing their Junior Club in a special AFL 9’s format carnival.  The skill level was questionable, the jumpers were stuck on tight, but that didn’t stop our volunteers stepping out onto Read More ...


Optus WAFLW Round 14 Wrap

Tuesday, June 8, 2021 - 12:12 PM - by Chris Pike
THE final four in the WAFLW competition for 2021 is now set but it's going to be quite the cracking finals series based on the action we saw on Saturday with the lower ranked teams winning their match ups. Coming into Round 14 of the Optus WAFLW Premiership Season, there was still an outside chance of 2019 premiers East Fremantle sneaking into fourth position with Read More ...


Optus WAFL Round 9 Wrap

Tuesday, June 8, 2021 - 11:51 AM - by Chris Pike
WA Day Round stretched from Thursday night all the way through to Monday afternoon and what a long weekend of WAFL action it provided with a Subiaco statement, two tight Saturday battles, Tyler Keitel booting eight and South Fremantle continuing its derby domination. Round 9 in the Optus WAFL Premiership Season began way back on Thursday night and Subiaco certainly handled the greasy conditions the Read More ...


Match Report – Keitel's 8 as Falcons soar over Royals

Monday, June 7, 2021 - 7:58 PM - by Alex Ventouras
TYLER Keitel piled on eight goals against his original club to help West Perth to a 43-point WA Day demolition of arch-rivals East Perth at Leederville Oval on Monday afternoon. Midfield stars Shane Nelson and Aaron Black led the stat sheets for the Falcons with 33 and 30 disposals respectively, making up for the loss of Connor West to the West Coast Eagles via the Read More ...


Match Report – Bulldogs remain Fremantle kings

Monday, June 7, 2021 - 7:55 PM - by Charlie McCormack
SOUTH Fremantle has continued its dominance over East Fremantle but the gap closed significantly with the Bulldogs prevailing in a bruising WA Day Foundation Derby by 16 points at New Choice Homes Park on the public holiday Monday. It consistently is the standout day on the WA football calendar year after year, and after it was forced to be missed in 2020 thanks to COVID-19, Read More ...