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Round 8 Optus WAFL Preview

Saturday, May 29, 2021 - 2:40 AM - by Chris Pike
ANOTHER wet Saturday afternoon awaits a fascinating Round 8 of WAFL action and with five teams five teams all locked on identical 3-3 records with four of them facing one another, it's a real chance to be a day of statements being made as well. Round 8 in the 2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Season sees all five matches take place on Saturday afternoon and every Read More ...


WAFL Team of Round 7

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 - 9:58 PM - by Chris Pike
THE 2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Season resumed on Saturday following the State Game break with a host of standout performances including six goals from Keegan Knott, another best afield effort from Greg Clark and Claremont's running brigade again on song. The entire competition aside from the 23 players that took part in the WAFL State Team's game with the SANFL in Adelaide last Saturday was Read More ...


WA Football achieves record-breaking participation results

Tuesday, May 25, 2021 - 3:48 PM
Football in Western Australia continues to thrive with the WAFC announcing another record-breaking number of total club-based participants across all levels of Australian rules football in 2021.  Nearly 67,000 male and female players have registered for the current season, up on the previous record of 66,699 in 2019. More registrations are expected over the coming weeks, continuing the trend as a leading participation sport in Read More ...


2021 Optus WAFL Season Updated Fixture

Tuesday, May 25, 2021 - 11:15 AM
The WAFC has today announced an updated fixture for the 2021 Optus WAFL Season, which will see the Round 4 fixture rescheduled to the weekend of Round 15, July 17.  The three fixtures scheduled for Round 15 will shift to Round 16, creating a full round of fixtures in the previously arranged split round.   A decision to move the fixtures was due to the Read More ...


WAFL Match Review - Round 7

Monday, May 24, 2021 - 7:56 PM
The WAFL Match Review Panel has assessed the following incidents from Round 7 of the Optus WAFL League competition; 1. Cameron Eardley (East Fremantle) was reported for rough conduct on Kane Mitchell (Claremont) during the Round 7 fixture between East Fremantle and Claremont at New Choice Homes Park on Saturday, May 22. In summary, the above mentioned can accept a reprimand with an early guilty Read More ...


Optus WAFLW Round 12 Wrap

Monday, May 24, 2021 - 1:25 PM - by Chris Pike
IT was a fascinating Round 12 in the WAFLW competition with Swan Districts winning by a point for the second time in their last three games while Peel Thunder kept on winning too and East Fremantle kept its finals hopes alive. Round 12 in the Optus WAFLW Premiership Season signalled the start of the final month of the home and away season for 2021, and Read More ...


Optus WAFL Round 7 Wrap

Monday, May 24, 2021 - 12:20 PM - by Chris Pike
CLAREMONT and Subiaco broke clear on top of the WAFL ladder with wins on Saturday as the competition resumed and the other teams occupying positions in the top five all losing in Round 7. Following last Saturday's State Game in Adelaide for the WAFL against the SANFL, the Optus Premiership Season resumed this Saturday with all five matches taking place as part of Round 7. Read More ...


Match Report – Lions hold off Swans

Saturday, May 22, 2021 - 7:22 PM - by Matt Paddick
SUBIACO has outlasting a valiant Swan Districts to walk away eight-point victors in wet conditions at Steel Blue Oval on Saturday. Subiaco had handed Claremont its first loss of the season two weeks ago prior to the State Game break while Swan Districts had blown a big lead against West Perth, but both teams are trying to return to finals in 2021 and have started Read More ...


Match Report – Keegan's six as Falcons soar over Thunder

Saturday, May 22, 2021 - 7:13 PM - by Breanna Redhead
KEEGAN Knott made up for missing out on State selection last week by delivering a match-winning six goal performance to lead West Perth to a 28-point win over Peel Thunder in Mandurah. Both sides battled it out in the wet weather at David Grays Arena, but it was ultimately West Perth who prevailed, making their mark in the second quarter to build a 21-point gap Read More ...


Match Report – Gutsy Demons do it again over Bulldogs

Saturday, May 22, 2021 - 7:05 PM - by Charlie McCormack
DESPITE the absence of a host of key, experienced players Perth has held reigning premiers to one goal after quarter-time to produce a gutsy 20-point victory at home to South Fremantle. Last time the two teams played at Mineral Resources Park it was an occasion that will go down in history as the night the Demons' finals drought was broken as they stormed home to Read More ...


Match Report – Tigers bite back against Sharks

Saturday, May 22, 2021 - 6:52 PM - by Alex Ventouras
CLAREMONT bounced back from their first loss of the season in emphatic style dominating East Fremantle to win by 42 points on a wet Saturday afternoon at New Choice Homes Park. Leading the way for the Tigers were familiar stars Jye Bolton (33 disposals) - fresh off his fourth Simpson Medal for WA in the State game against South Australia last Saturday - and Lachlan Read More ...


Round 12 Optus WAFLW Preview

Saturday, May 22, 2021 - 2:10 AM - by Chris Pike
THE last month of the home and away season in the 2021 Optus WAFLW Premiership campaign begins this weekend highlighted by the two form teams locking horns when Swan Districts hosts Subiaco on Sunday. Round 12 of the Optus WAFLW season marks the beginning of the final month of the home and away campaign before the finals series commences adding some extra meaning to the Read More ...


Round 7 Optus WAFL Preview

Saturday, May 22, 2021 - 1:05 AM - by Chris Pike
THE 2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Season resumes with all five matches taking place on Saturday afternoon and each one of them is fascinating in its own right including East Perth and West Coast Eagles having the chance to notch their first wins of the campaign. The competition had a general bye last weekend for the State Game which saw the WAFL State Team take on Read More ...


Optus WAFLW Round 9 Wrap

Tuesday, May 18, 2021 - 1:25 PM - by Chris Pike
SUBIACO has been the big mover in the WAFLW competition turning themselves into a genuine threat once again while Peel Thunder and Swan Districts remaining secure in the top two positions. Thanks to the COVID-19 lockdown going back a few weeks that forced Round 9 of the 2021 Optus WAFLW Premiership Season to be postponed, this weekend was decided the perfect time to fit it Read More ...


Match Report – WAFL v SANFL State Game

Saturday, May 15, 2021 - 5:14 PM - by Chris Pike
THE Kia Australia WAFL State Team fought hard in an exciting and free-flowing State Match at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday, but the SANFL just had too much firepower in the finish to end up winning by 53 points.  It was quite the spectacle throughout the game with both teams playing an attractive and attacking brand of football. The end result was 31 goals between Read More ...