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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

West Australian Football Commission Diversity Coordinator Louanne Wakefield has been named as a finalist in the Football Woman of the Year Awards that will be held in Melbourne this week. Louanne has been recognised for achieving outstanding outcomes in the Diversity space for over a decade and going above and beyond in all aspects of her work, which includes mentoring young multicultural and indigenous women, and providing them with a pathway in the industry. WAFC Executive Manager - Youth, Community & Game Development Troy Kirkham said Louanne not only went out of her way to support the girls in her programs, but built strong relationships across a number of multicultural and indigenous communities based on mutual trust and respect. Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission congratulates Subiaco Football Club, West Perth Football Club and Claremont Football Club on winning the 2019 WAFL League, Reserves, and Simply Energy Colts Grand Finals. Five different clubs were represented across the three Grand Finals, with 18,941 fans attending Optus Stadium to enjoy the day, culminating in family kick-to-kick on the hallowed turf. Margins of just six points and five points separated the teams in thrilling Reserves and Colts grand finals. The League Grand Final saw Subiaco defeat South Fremantle by 96 points in a dominant display. WAFC CEO Gavin Taylor congratulated all of the 2019 Premiers on their Grand Final performances. Read More ...

SUBIACO has further stamped itself as the WAFL powerhouse with a remarkably dominant 96-point Grand Final triumph over a South Fremantle team that had appeared ready to put up a significant challenge in the lead up. South Fremantle had finished in second spot in each of the past four WAFL seasons and finally won through to a Grand Final and all signs were the Bulldogs would be able to give Subiaco a real fight on Sunday at Optus Stadium. But aside from the opening 10 minutes of the game, that wasn’t the case and Subiaco showed its remarkable quality to go on a run of kicking 11 unanswered goals between South Fremantle's first and second of the afternoon. Read More ...

Claremont’s Jack Cooley secured the Mel Whinnen Medal with a stunning performance in the 2019 Simply Energy WAFL Colts Grand Final. Playing as the centreman for the Tigers, Cooley was enormous with 33 possessions (18 contested), 14 clearances, seven tackles, seven inside 50s and five marks, helping the Tigers defeat Peel by five points to win their fourth WAFL Colts Premiership this decade. “Honestly I don’t think it will settle in for a few days [winning the premiership], but the vibe around the Club has been good all year. It’s just unreal at the moment,” he said. Read More ...