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WA players named for NAB AFL Academy Squad

Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 2:16 PM
The AFL has announced the 28 Western Australian players selected in the 2019-2020 NAB AFL Academy squads ahead of the National Championships next year.  The expanded NAB AFL Academy Program is in its second year of existence with high performance camps conducted across five talent regions; Vic Country, Vic Metro, South Australia, Western Australia and Allies (New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania, Queensland and the Northern Territory).  The Academies will convene for the first time across the coming weeks, with Western Australia holding their first camp from December 9 to 13.  WAFC State Under 18s Coach Peter Sumich will continue his role as the WA Academy squad coach, leading the young draft hopefuls for a fourth-consecutive year.  AFL National Talent Pathways Manager Marcus Ashcroft said it is an exciting time for the country’s best young talent. Read More ...


Annual review of WAFL Rules and Regulations

Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 9:25 AM
The West Australian Football Commission has finalised its annual review of Rules and Regulations for the West Australian Football League following the conclusion of the 2019 Optus WAFL Premiership Season.   The annual review is an important part of the WAFC's focus to deliver a high standard, competitive and sustainable WAFL competition, where all clubs have an opportunity to play finals and win premierships. Read More ...


Simply Energy AFL State Combine results

Monday, October 14, 2019 - 9:42 AM
The AFL State Combine for Western Australia was held at UWA yesterday, showcasing some of the best talent from around the state in front of majority of the AFL Clubs.  Players needed to be nominated to test at the combine, with players such as Tim Kelly, Matt Parker, Liam Ryan and Liam Baker all forging careers in the AFL from the same event.  Peel’s Tyrone Thorne claimed the standout result of the day, breaking the Agility Test record previously held by Fremantle Docker Stephen Hill with a time of 7.76 seconds. Teammate Ryan Bennell also eclipsed the record but fell 0.01 seconds behind his Peel comrade. Read More ...


Simply Energy State Combine Preview

Friday, October 11, 2019 - 10:29 AM
The 2019 season has proven to be a good one for Western Australian draft prospects with 19 players nominated for the Simply Energy AFL State Combine. Claremont have the most players with six, while both East Perth and Peel Thunder have three representatives each.   “This is another exciting opportunity for players from right across Australia to showcase their AFL potential ahead of the 2019 NAB AFL Draft,” AFL Talent Ambassador Kevin Sheehan said.    “A number of players who have attended NAB AFL State Combines in past years are currently on AFL lists, including Liam Ryan (West Coast Eagles), Matthew Parker (St Kilda), Bayley Fritsch (Melbourne) and Jack Ross (Richmond),” Sheehan said. Read More ...


2019 Simply Energy WAFL Colts Best & Fairest Winners

Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - 8:48 AM
WAFL clubs have celebrated their respective seasons over the weekend with Fairest and Best Award evenings. Below is a summary of each Club’s Best and Fairest winner. CLAREMONT – LOUIS PASSERA The Scarborough Junior averaged 16 possessions, 4 marks and 2 tackles across 20 games, playing primarily across the half-back line, to win the Tom Richardson Memorial Trophy, ahead of Joel Western and Leno Thomas. At Claremont, Passera ranked first for total marks (72), fourth for total possessions (314), eighth for possessions per game (15), and tenth for total tackles (40). Passera was named in the best on seven occasions with his notable performances coming against East Fremantle in round one (17 possessions and 5 marks), Subiaco in round seven (21 possessions, 8 marks, 5 tackles and 2 inside 50s), and Swan Districts in round 10 (15 possessions, 4 tackles, 3 marks and 2 inside 50s). Read More ...


2019 WAFL & WAFLW Fairest & Best Winners

Monday, October 7, 2019 - 3:16 PM
WAFL and WAFLW clubs have celebrated their respective seasons with Fairest and Best Award evenings to celebrate the best players for the 2019 season. In the WAFL, Kyal Horsley won his fourth club champion award for Subiaco, while Clint Jones claimed his second Butcher Medal in four years for Perth.  Swan Districts player George Hampson clinched a third Fairest & Best at his third club after previous victories at Read More ...


Combine success for dashing Sharp

Saturday, October 5, 2019 - 2:43 PM
If there was ever a time to produce your best performance on the track, the AFL National Combine would be that moment. For Jeremy Sharp, that performance has been three years in the making.  The East Fremantle wingman’s stellar year continued this week in Melbourne for the National Combine, showing both pace and endurance to impress AFL recruiters once again on the big stage.  Sharp Read More ...


Exciting opportunity to join Women's Advisory Committee

Friday, October 4, 2019 - 1:59 PM
The West Australian Football Commission is seeking expressions of interest from persons wishing to be considered for an exciting opportunity to join a newly formed Women in Football Advisory Committee. The Committee is being established to guide the development of a Strategic Action Plan for women in football in WA and to provide the WAFC with ongoing strategic and practical advice on strategic areas set out in the Committee Terms of Reference. Read More ...


Simply Energy AFL Draft Combine Wrap: Day 4

Friday, October 4, 2019 - 11:35 AM
The Simply Energy NAB AFL Draft Combine came to a close on Friday with athletes partaking in a gruelling 2km time trial at The Holden Centre, rounding out the four-day event.  Many of the WA hopefuls showed their high-quality endurance once again on Friday morning, seeing 11 athletes break the seven-minute barrier mark.  East Fremantle’s Jeremy Sharp was again the standout with a time of Read More ...


Simply Energy AFL Draft Combine Wrap: Day 3

Thursday, October 3, 2019 - 4:08 PM
The NAB AFL National Draft Combine is in full swing for 2019, with day three seeing a number of athletes put through their paces inside Margret Court Arena in Melbourne.  After two solid days of physical screenings, AFL club interviews and media commitments, players were able to showcase their ability during 20-metre sprints, Yo Yo Test and vertical jump on day three.  Plenty of Western Read More ...


2019 AFLW National Draft Combine Wrap

Wednesday, October 2, 2019 - 1:27 PM
The curtain has closed on the 2019 AFLW National Draft Combine with three Western Australian participants showing off their skills to both West Coast and Fremantle in Melbourne this week.  Roxanne Roux, Mim Strom and Emma O’Driscoll all travelled East to take part in a series of physical tests as well as interviews with the WA clubs ahead of the October 22nd AFLW National Draft.  Read More ...


Small Town to the Big Smoke: Jai Jackson becomes latest WA Country Kid

Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - 9:19 AM
In the past three seasons a host of young players have made the daunting move from country WA to Perth in pursuit of their dream to play AFL. Recent WA success stories include Liam Baker (Lake Grace), Jarrod Cameron (Pilbara), Jordan Clark (Albany), Ian Hill (Northam), Sam Petrevski-Seton (Halls Creek) and Sydney Stack (Northam). East Fremantle’s Jai Jackson is shaping up to be a potential Read More ...


AFL National Draft Combine: WA Invitees

Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - 9:12 AM
Sixteen West Australians have been invited to the NAB AFL Draft Combine which will be held this week in Melbourne. Prospects needed to be nominated by at least four clubs to be eligible to head to the national combine. East Fremantle has the most prospects nominated with six, while Claremont is the next best with three. Perth, Swan Districts and West Perth each have two, Read More ...


Freo Dockers Schoolgirls Cup

Thursday, September 26, 2019 - 3:10 PM
The school football season has come to a close with Governor Stirling SHS and Chisholm Catholic College taking out the Freo Dockers Schoolgirls Cup. Governor Stirling claimed the Division One title with a convincing 37-point victory over Mater Dei College. Chisholm was crowned champions in Division Two, defeating Comet Bay College by 18 points. Both Grand Finals were played on Fremantle Football Club’s training ground, Read More ...


WA Auskicker of the Year nominees heading to Melbourne

Wednesday, September 25, 2019 - 9:40 AM
Four West Australian NAB AFL Auskicker of the Year nominees will travel to Melbourne this week for an unforgettable three-day AFL experience as part of the NAB AFL Auskicker of the Year competition. The NAB AFL Auskicker of the Year competition demonstrates NAB’s commitment to supporting footballers from the grassroots to the big time – celebrating the passion and dedication of thousands of children who attend NAB AFL Auskick centres across Australia every weekend. Held from September 26-28, the Grand Final experience will see the four WA nominees join 18 others from around Australia to take part in a number of incredible experiences, including walking in the AFL Grand Final parade, playing on the hallowed MCG turf during half-time of the 2019 Toyota AFL Grand Final and presenting the 2019 AFL Premiers with their medals. Read More ...