IT was a Subiaco double act at the top of the Dhara Kerr Medal leaderboard with a fast starter and strong finisher with Lions star Danika Pisconeri again claiming the WAFLW's fairest and best award just ahead of teammate Abbey Dowrick. Subiaco put together a second straight tremendous season in the WAFLW competition claiming the minor premiership and then reaching their first Grand Final, and that was recognised in the voting of the Dhara Kerr Medal at the Crown Ballroom on Tuesday night. In the end, it was Pisconeri who claimed the Dhara Kerr Medal for 2020 to make it back to back triumphs as the fairest and best player in the WAFLW competition after she shared the award with teammate and captain Hayley Miller in 2019. Read More ...

The West Australian Football League will honour the 2020 Optus WAFL and WAFLW Premiership Season’s fairest and best players when the Sandover Medal and Dhara Kerr Medal are presented on Tuesday night, September 29 from 7-10pm. The event will be livestreamed on the WA Footy Official Youtube Channel and WAFL Facebook page and broadcast live by SportFM 91.3fm. The Sandover Medal has been awarded each season since 1921 to the fairest and best player in the WAFL competition. In 2020 it will be presented by Ian Sandover, great grandson of the original donor of the medal, Mr Alfred Sandover. The centenary of the Sandover Medal will be celebrated in 2021. Past winners Read More ...

Tickets for VIP Open Boxes, Cocktail Function and the Carlton Draught Front Bar have SOLD OUT for the 2020 Optus WAFL Grand Final at Fremantle Community Bank Oval on Sunday, October 4.   Read More ...

The following reports were assessed by the WAFL Match Review Panel following Preliminary Final League matches. 1. Haiden Schloithe (South Fremantle) was reported for attempting to strike Ben Delaporte (West Perth) during the Preliminary Final between South Fremantle and West Perth at Fremantle Community Bank Oval on Sunday, September 27. In summary, the above mentioned can accept a reprimand with an early guilty plea. Based on Read More ...

A TREMENDOUS burst in the third quarter after the rain has propelled South Fremantle to an impressive 21-point preliminary final win on Sunday against West Perth at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. The Bulldogs and Falcons locked horns for the second time in three years in a preliminary final down at the port, and once again an upset was on the cards with West Perth going nine points up during the second quarter. But South Fremantle responded with the last two goals of the first half and then kicked the first four of the second half after rain had poured down during the interval which was enough to set up the eventual 11.5 (71) to 7.8 (50) victory. Read More ...

CLAREMONT'S opponent in the 2020 Optus WAFL Grand Final will be determined on Sunday afternoon when South Fremantle and West Perth do battle in the preliminary final at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. Claremont booked its spot in the Grand Final for 2020 with an impressive 47-point win against South Fremantle but now the Bulldogs and Falcons are desperate to join them to fight for the 2020 premiership. West Perth advanced to the preliminary final with a come from behind win against Perth in the first semi-final at Provident Financial Oval last Sunday while South Fremantle earned the right to host the game by finishing on top of the ladder at the end of the home and away season. Read More ...

THERE is no fear at South Fremantle about the prospect of bowing out in straight sets after finishing the WAFL season as minor premiers, instead captain Dylan Main is focused on the Bulldogs recapturing their best form knowing they are two wins from a premiership still. South Fremantle was the standout team during the nine rounds of the 2020 WAFL season winning its opening seven matches to secure the Bulldogs the minor premiership for the first time since 2009. The Bulldogs had finished in second spot in each of the last four seasons behind Subiaco ending up in three preliminary final and a Grand Final appearance, so it was a step forward during the home and away season. Read More ...

FORGET any talk of an asterisk or less meaning behind the 2020 WAFL Premiership just because of the shortened season, for West Perth's Team of the Year representative Blake Wilhelm, this flag would mean as much as any and the Falcons want it to be theirs. The WAFL season might not have got underway until July 18 thanks to the COVID-19 induced delay, but the nine round competition was as hotly contested as any other campaign with each team playing one another once. Highlighting that was the remarkable race for finals positions in the last round which saw Perth beat out East Perth and Subiaco to claim fourth spot, and ultimately saw West Perth fall just 0.24 per cent short of snatching second position and a double chance from Claremont. Read More ...

Western Australia's top female football talent will be showcased as part of the NAB AFL All-Stars series on Saturday, Septmeber 26 at Provident Financial Oval, Joondalup. The game will feature the WA Simply Energy AFLW 18s playing a combined WAFL Women's All-Stars team at 2.30pm. Entry is free for spectators. Read More ...

The following games will be broadcast by TV, radio or livestreamed during the WAFL and Simply Energy Colts Preliminary Finals at Fremantle Community Bank Oval on Sunday, September 27.               WAFL League   Sunday, September 27   Fixture   Venue   TV   Radio   3.35pm – SF v WP   FCB     7      ABC Radio 720   Read More ...

The WAFL Preliminary Final Football Budget is available to download ahead of this weekend's League, Reserves and Simply Energy Colts fixtures at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. FIXTURES Featuring match previews, statistics, feature article, collectables, fixtures and team lists, the Football Budget is included for free with all Adult and Concession tickets at WAFL games. Additional copies can be purchased for $3 at the gate.  FOOTBALL BUDGET DOWNLOAD Read More ...

NO matter what now happens in next Sunday's WAFL Grand Final, Claremont has taken another step forward in 2020 as the Tigers have in every season under Darren Harris as he continues to build his reputation as a master coach. Harris returned to a senior coaching role in the WAFL with Claremont back in 2017 taking over a Tigers team determined to get back to being the power it was at the start of the decade. On the back of dominating the competition between 2010-13, the Tigers only played in one final in the next four years and that was a losing elimination final effort to East Perth in 2015, but there would be no shortcuts taken. Read More ...

More than 100 junior football Grand Finals will be held across Western Australia this weekend in an exciting culmination to one of the most unprecedented seasons on record. After being postponed due to the impact of COVID-19, the abbreviated season has seen 93% of junior players return to football ovals around the State to reconnect with their clubs and teammates. Key engagement strategies and a clear Return to Play Roadmap implemented by the WA Football Commission have resulted in this being the highest return to play rate of any State in Australia. Read More ...

A new survey will investigate how COVID-19 has affected the health of country footballers unable to play this year, and compare it to those who have been able to play. The survey has been coordinated jointly between The WA Country Football League (WACFL) and researchers from The University of Western Australia. It was compiled by UWA Bachelor of Philosophy student Robbie Glyde. Around half of the WACFL clubs have been unable to play this year due to COVID-19 and scientists from UWA’s Young Lives Matter Foundation hope the survey will be able to offer insight into health and wellbeing outcomes for those people and demonstrate the importance of community sport in regional Western Australia. Read More ...

EVERY week of the 2020 Optus WAFL Premiership Season saw a Team of the Round selected and now based on those nine line-ups, the WAFL Team of the Year has been put together and it was, as always, a challenge still to narrow it down to 22 with three emergencies. It has now become an annual tradition for the WAFL to announce a Team of the Round each week during the home and away season including a Player of the Week.  But then in turn, those Teams of the Round are compiled to put together a Team of the Year at the end of each WAFL season, and while it might have been a shortened campaign due to COVID-19, 2020 is no different. Read More ...