THIS might be a shortened WAFL season in 2020 but what an exciting finish we are now in store for with one round remaining and six teams still a chance of playing finals after Subiaco moved into the top four at the expense of top four on Saturday. For all of the 2020 Optus WAFL Premiership Season to date and Perth has been on target to break their storied finals drought that dates back to 1997. The Demons had their hearts broken in 2019 having sat inside the top five most of the season before falling out before the finals and now they have one more chance to avoid the same fate happening in 2020 after Saturday’s Round 8 WAFL results. Read More ...

LAINE Rasmussen was content with what he had achieved in his WAFL career at West Perth going back three years and he thought he was done, but that Falcons culture was too hard to ignore and now the premiership star and new father is about to reach 100 games. Rasmussen earned universal respect from the moment he made his WAFL debut with West Perth back in 2012 for his ferocious attack on the ball and opponents, his relentless tackling, his impressive running ability to drive the team forward and his commitment to whatever role he was asked of. Having come right through the ranks at West Perth, he dreamed of playing with the Falcons in the WAFL and he certainly made the most of it from the moment Bill Monaghan backed him in along with fellow youngsters Aaron Black, Shane Nelson, Kody Manning and Nick Rodda. Read More ...

ANDREW Krakouer gained the spotlight for topping off Swan Districts' stunning 2010 premiership team, but Matt Riggio was the unheralded other addition that year and it's remarkable the 10 years he has delivered since to now become a 200-game WAFL player. Riggio began his WAFL career back with Peel Thunder and he made his league debut in 2005 before going on to be drafted to North Melbourne and played 10 AFL matches over the next three seasons. He showed enough to suggest he could be a regular AFL player but the Kangaroos didn’t agree by the end of 2009 and that's when he had a decision to make about where to continue his football career. Read More ...

IT is finals time in the WAFL Women's competition on Sunday afternoon with Subiaco and Peel Thunder playing for a Grand Final spot, and East Fremantle and Swan Districts fighting to stay alive. After an exciting 2020 Optus WAFL Women's Premiership Season over seven weeks where the four finals teams wasn’t decided until the very last game of the competition, it's now time for the finals with all four teams having a realistic claim at the premiership. Claremont was the unlucky team to miss out on playing finals after losing in Mandurah to Peel Thunder last Saturday and then with East Fremantle replacing them in the top four by beating Swan Districts on Sunday. Read More ...

WITH milestones galore and all four matches to have an impact on the finals race it's shaping as a fascinating and defining Round 8 of the 2020 Optus WAFL Premiership Season this Saturday afternoon. While it feels like the 2020 WAFL season is just warming up, all of a sudden Saturday marks the second last round of the home and away season, and with six teams still in the finals hunt things are certainly reaching critical points. Only South Fremantle is guaranteed right now of playing finals with the Bulldogs still undefeated after six games and while West Perth has only lost once, and Claremont and Perth twice each, none of them are yet guaranteed anything. Read More ...

A total of 24 Simply Energy WA State Academy players have been selected for the 2020 NAB AFL & AFLW National Combine – National Level to be completed in Perth later this year.  Twelve male athletes and 12 female athletes will test ahead of the October 6 AFLW Draft.  Due to COVID-19, the U18s National Championship was cancelled for season 2020, seeing the players take part in shortened WAFL Colts and WAFLW campaigns.  Players will now test in Western Australia before the 2020 National Draft at the back end of the year.  Read More ...

The Round 8 Football Budget is available to download ahead of this weekend's 2020 Optus WAFL Premiership Season fixtures. FIXTURES Featuring match previews, statistics, feature article, collectables, fixtures and team lists for League, Reserves, Colts and WAFLW, the new-look 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 ...

The following games will be broadcast by TV, radio or livestreamed during Round 8 of the WAFL and Simply Energy Colts and WAFL Women's Finals on Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6.   Read More ...

WA Football is recognising the 4 - 6 of September as Thank and Respect and Umpire Round.  Clubs will be asked to address their playing group pre-game explaining that sides will be thanking and respecting the umpires for the integral roles that they play in our game. Each coach will be asked to acknowledge the umpire and shake their hand prior to, and at the completion Read More ...

ALL of a sudden one weekend's action can change so much and with two rounds of the 2020 Optus WAFL Premiership Season remaining, Subiaco and East Perth have put themselves in the finals hunt with Claremont and Perth still not guaranteed of anything. Round 7 of the WAFL got underway on Saturday afternoon with Perth attempting to lock in a first finals appearance since 1997 and all but ending Subiaco's quest for a third straight premiership in the process at Lathlain's Mineral Resources Park. But it wasn’t to be and the Lions proved they can't be ruled out still in 2020 with two rounds remaining as they came away with the 13.12 (90) to 9.10 (64) victory. Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission (WAFC), the governing body of football in Western Australia, is seeking expressions of interest from persons wishing to be considered for appointment as a Commissioner.  The role of the Commission is to oversee the promotion, development and management of football throughout the State and provide guidance, planning and leadership to all levels of the game. The West Australian Football Commission has recently revised its strategy, structure and funding models. This involved defining a new financial model, a leaner staffing structure and exploring opportunities to outsource some WAFC services and programs in consultation with our stakeholders. The structural review integrates into a reset and revitalisation of football right across WA. Read More ...

A host of great individual and team performances characterised round seven of the Simply Energy WAFL Colts competition. This round saw Subiaco (17.12.114) comprehensively beating Perth (9.5.59); Swan Districts (7.12.54) overcoming East Perth (6.3.39); East Fremantle (11.5.71) conquering Claremont (7.8.50); and South Fremantle (11.11.77) defeating Peel Thunder (8.12.60). West Perth was the club that had the bye this weekend. Read below to see the results of round three and to see the best players. Read More ...

PEEL Thunder delivered a tremendous performance at home to Claremont on Saturday to guarantee their rise from wooden spoon to finals in the WAFL Women's competition for 2020 while East Fremantle also won an exciting Grand Final rematch. Coming into the final round of the 2020 Optus WAFL Women's Premiership Season there were still five teams in the mix to take part in the top four finals action with all eyes firstly on Mandurah's David Grays Arena on Saturday. It was the only game to be played on Saturday and quite simply Peel Thunder had to win if they wanted to play finals.  Read More ...

IF the finals picture appeared to gain some clarity after Round 6 of the 2020 Optus WAFL Premiership Season, it's fair to say it opened up again in Round 7 with Subiaco's win over Perth and East Perth's against Swan Districts keeping the Lions and Royals alive. Now suddenly with two rounds of the 2020 WAFL season remaining, there are still six teams right in the finals hunt and only the top four to advance setting the stage for a fascinating final two rounds. Saturday's Round 7 WAFL results kept things wide open in that finals hunt with back-to-back premiers Subiaco keeping themselves in the mix with a 13.12 (90) to 9.10 (64) victory against Perth at Lathlain's Mineral Resources Park. Read More ...

THIS weekend is the final round in the 2020 Optus WAFL Women's Premiership Season and everything goes on the line with four teams all locked in the fight over the three available finals positions, and playing one another. The stage could not possibly be any better set up for the final round in the 2020 WAFL Women's season with Subiaco guaranteed of the minor premiership for the second straight season. South Fremantle is also anchored to bottom position in their inaugural WAFLW season and it works out nicely that the Lions and Bulldogs play one another in the last round. Read More ...