THE 2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Season got underway in fine style on the weekend with Peel Thunder making a winning start to their flag defence with wins also for Subiaco and Swan Districts. The 2021 WAFW season is making an earlier than usual start to be more closely aligned with the AFLW competition, with the added bonus that it gives the female players some clean Read More ...

The 2021 Optus WAFLW Premiership Season gets underway this Saturday and what better way to open proceedings than the premiers of the first two years of the competition locking horns. The 2021 WAFLW season is starting earlier this year to be run more in line with the national AFLW competition, and the great positive is that female football has some clear air now in the Read More ...

Premiers Peel Thunder will open the 2021 Optus WAFLW Season with a clash against East Fremantle at David Grays Arena.  Check out all the action below in our live stream.     Read More ...

THE Optus WAFL Women's competition has grown tremendously and in exciting fashion over the last two years, and now in 2021 it will be starting earlier to be more in line with the national AFLW competition. The 2021 WAFLW season begins this weekend, six weeks before men's WAFL season gets underway, and it will open up avenues for AFLW players to come back to play Read More ...

The captains of the six teams in the Optus WAFL Women’s competition have given their predictions on the approaching season, with Claremont and Peel expected to be favourites heading into the season.  At the Optus WAFLW Launch on Tuesday at Kings Park & Botanical Gardens, the six leaders polled on a range of questions relating to how the season will unfold.  The questions included Premier Read More ...

Peel Thunder and East Fremantle will open the 2021 Optus WAFLW Season with a night fixture at David Grays Arena on Saturday February 20.  The rematch of the last year's Prelimary Final will begin at 5.00pm, seeing the Premiers host the first fixture of the season.  Compeititon newcomers South Fremantle host Subiaco at Fremantle Community Bank Oval on Sunday February 21 at 1.00pm.  Swan Districts will round Read More ...

The WACFL were fortunate to partner with UWA’s ‘Young Lives Matter’ Foundation recently, to examine the role that football plays in our regional communities. In 2020, 10 of our 25 Senior regional competitions did not play due to the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 and its implications. As such, UWA’s researchers were able to produce a survey comparing the mental and physical wellbeing of those that did Read More ...

Facilities are a critical to delivering a highly positive experience for all players and through partnering with clubs and all levels of government, the WAFC aims to continually drive investment in our venues across the state.  Facilities in focus will profile some of the great projects that are happening throughout our state, with a particular focus on sharing best practice for future developments. The Lakelands Read More ...

Fixtures have been finalised for the 2021 Optus WAFL Women’s Premiership season, with Round 1 to kick off on the weekend of February 19 and 20.  The change to an earlier start has been made to allow for recent changes by the AFL, with the AFLW U19s National Championships brought forward to the April school holidays and the AFLW Combine and AFLW Draft being moved Read More ...

Following the WA State Government announcement in respect to easing of the lockdown requirements as of 6pm tonight (Friday 5th February 2021) the following protocols must be adhered to by all football clubs within the Perth & Peel Regions. You do NOT need to wear masks whilst actively engaged in ‘vigorous’ outdoor Football Training sessions – but you will need to wear a mask both before and after training, Read More ...

As per the Western Australian State Government announcement today, the areas of Greater Perth, Peel and the South-West will be in lockdown from 6pm Sunday 31st January until 6pm Friday 5th February. This means that all football clubs and umpiring groups in these affected areas cannot hold training sessions, gym sessions or hold face-to-face meetings during this period. It is imperative that all football stakeholders Read More ...

An Easter football feast will open the 2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Season, seeing five blockbuster games played across two days, beginning with a double-header on Good Friday, April 2.  The 20-round home-and-away season will be followed by a four-week finals series, with the Optus WAFL Grand Final scheduled to be played on the weekend of September 18 & 19 at a venue to be confirmed.  Read More ...

The AFL has today announced the 2021 NAB AFLW Premiership Cup Ambassador, along with seven NAB AFLW Community Cup Ambassadors at the official 2021 NAB AFLW Season launch.   Yeronga South Brisbane Devils Football Club player, Jamie Howell has been selected to be the 2021 NAB AFLW Premiership Cup Ambassador.   Jamie, who is profoundly deaf, captured the hearts of many people last year when Read More ...

Woodvale Primary School and Allendale Primary School will be running out in new football jumpers when they take to the field in 2021, after winning their respective categories of the 2020 Design a Jumper Competition. A significant number of high-quality entries were received from all over Western Australia this year, with many teachers promoting the competition to their students during the “learning from home” period Read More ...

The 2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Season is set to commence on the Easter weekend in April, with a fixture to be finalised early in the new year.  The fixture will revert back to a 21-round-home-and-away season inclusive of byes, with each team to play each other twice before the finals series.  The West Coast Eagles will return to the WAFL in 2021, with 10 teams Read More ...