FOR the third time in six years Claremont and East Perth did battle in a cut-throat WAFL final and this time it was the Tigers prevailing on the back of five goals from Tom Lee to win by 28 points on Sunday.   Claremont and East Perth locked horns in the elimination final on Sunday at Claremont Oval making it the third time in six years they met in a cut-throat WAFL final.   East Perth advanced to the 2013 Grand Final beating Claremont in the preliminary final also at Claremont Oval while also winning an elimination final in 2015 at Leederville Oval, but it was a different story this time around. Read More ...

SOUTH Fremantle is one win away from the 2018 WAFL Grand Final after a 98-point thumping of West Perth in Saturday's qualifying final at Fremantle Community Bank Oval.   South Fremantle took over the contest following West Perth managing three consecutive goals early in the second quarter to get back within five points.   The Bulldogs went on to kick the game's next 13 goals with the Falcons only managing one more goal for the afternoon after the 10-minute mark of the second term. Read More ...

This Sunday will see West Perth and Claremont clash heads in the 1st Semi Final, while Subiaco and South Fremantle will be vying for a spot in the 2018 McDonald's WAFL Grand Final when they clash heads in the 2nd Semi Final. The 1st Semi Final will unfold at Joondalup Arena at 2.15pm and the 2nd Semi Final will get underway at Leederville Oval at 3.10pm Read More ...

SOUTH Fremantle is straight through to next Sunday's WAFL second semi-final following a 98-point thumping of West Perth in the qualifying final on Saturday before Claremont kept its season alive on Sunday and ended the campaign of East Perth. The 2018 WAFL Finals Series got underway at Fremantle Community Bank Oval on Saturday with the qualifying final between the second and third placed teams from the end of the home and away season, South Fremantle and West Perth. West Perth was still right in the contest when Tyler Keitel kicked his team's fifth goal at the 10-minute mark of the second quarter to make it a five-point ball game. Read More ...

PATRICK McGinnity is just excited to be heading back to Claremont Oval to lead East Perth into Sunday's elimination final, but moreover, he is excited about what the future holds for the Royals and wants to be part of it. McGinnity has committed himself to East Perth as co-captain the last two years after his 93-game AFL career at the West Coast Eagles came to an end as he prepares to lead the Royals into battle on Sunday. East Perth returns to finals action having finished in fifth position to book a place against Claremont in the elimination final at Claremont which provides for a homecoming of sorts for McGinnity who is a product of the Tigers. Read More ...

The State Government, WAFL Clubs and West Australian Football Commission have united to ensure that the 2018 WAFL Reserves Grand Final is played at Optus Stadium on Sunday, September 23.   With the support of Minister for Sport and Recreation Mick Murray, the State Government through its True Sport program, and Optus Stadium management, the Reserves Grand Final will be played prior to the WAFL Colts and League Grand Finals.   WAFC Chairman Murray McHenry said that Minister Murray and the State Government, together with the WAFL Clubs, had played an instrumental role in bringing the Reserves Grand Final to Optus Stadium. Read More ...

WITH the likes of Andrew Strijk, Aaron Black, Shane Nelson, Luke Meadows, Blake Wilhelm and company in career-best form, West Perth coach Bill Monaghan is confident of ending a drought against South Fremantle but knows it will take their best to do so. West Perth has qualified for a fourth straight WAFL finals campaign and seventh in the 10 years with Monaghan as coach as they prepare to play South Fremantle in the qualifying final on Saturday at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. It's hard to ignore the fact that West Perth has lost its past eight matches against South Fremantle heading into the contest, but there's a level of confidence at the Falcons stemming from a host of players all being in career-best form in 2018. Read More ...

THE TABtouch WAFL Finals Series gets underway with weekend with South Fremantle and West Perth looking to book in a meeting with Subiaco while Claremont and East Perth fight to stay alive. Following an exciting conclusion to the 2018 WAFL season where going into the final round three teams were all still competing for fifth position before East Perth won to eliminate both Perth and Peel Thunder. The excitement didn’t end there with Claremont needing to beat Swan Districts at Steel Blue Oval to secure a home final this weekend. It took the Tigers until the last kick of the game after the siren but Jye Bolton kicked truly for Claremont to win and secure home ground advantage. Read More ...

HAVING his passion for the game rekindled with a year away in 2017, Kane Mitchell is excited to reach 100 games with Claremont on Sunday but he's even more looking forward to the chance play a home final at Claremont Oval and help bring more finals success to the Tigers. Mitchell was a key part of a remarkable period of success for Claremont before he joined AFL club Port Adelaide ahead of the 2013 season. He was a prolific ball winner and remarkably hard runner as part of a Tigers side that finished on top of the ladder three straight years and reached the Grand Finals of 2010, 2011 and 2012 before winning back-to-back premierships the last two of those years following the heartbreak of 2010. Read More ...

FIVE weeks ago South Fremantle's season was looking shaky, but they have now won four straight games impressively entering a third straight WAFL finals campaign with virtually a squad to pick from aside from triple Bernie Naylor Medallist Ben Saunders. South Fremantle has finished second in each of the past two WAFL seasons before ending up falling in the preliminary finals of both seasons, to Peel Thunder in 2016 and Subiaco in 2017. But the majority of the playing group recommitted to giving it another crack as a unit in 2018 having played so much football together and now they have again given themselves a chance at success, but it hasn’t been without some hiccups throughout the season. Read More ...

Finals fever has hit the WAFL! The TABtouch Finals Series journey kicks off this Saturday when South Fremantle and West Perth clash in the Qualifying Final at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. The following day Claremont and East Perth go head-to-head in the Elimination Final at Claremont Oval for a place in the 2nd Semi Final. There will be heaps of fun events and competitions happening at the two blockbuster finals clashes that fans can take part in, including the Carlton Draught Schooner Suit Race! Read More ...

The WA Football League coaches competing in the 2018 TABtouch WAFL Finals Series fronted the media today, Wednesday August 29, at Optus Stadium. The TABtouch WAFL Finals Series commence this weekend with the Qualifying Final at Fremantle Community Bank Oval on Saturday, September 1 and the Elimination Final at Claremont Oval on Sunday, September 2. Read More ...

West Coast and University will face off in the WA Amateur Football League Women’s A Grade Grand Final this Saturday September 1, at Noranda's Lightning Park. West Coast finished second on the ladder at the end of the home and away season before defeating Curtin Uni Wesley in the Semi Final to advance straight through to the season decider. University finished in fourth position before defeating North Beach in the Semi Final and Curtin Uni Wesley in the Preliminary Final.  Read More ...

TWO years ago Tyler Keitel and Andrew Strijk were part of a solid West Perth defensive unit but in 2018 they have been the most potent forward duo in the WAFL and as a result are sharing the Bernie Naylor Medal as the league's leading goalkicker. In a competition where increasingly teams share their goals around and don't have one main forward target, the number of goals kicked for a season by individuals might be down but in the case of West Perth, the combination of Keitel and Strijk has worked a treat in 2018. Keitel and Strijk both finished the 2018 season having kicked 43 goals apiece and even with the Falcons having the bye in the final round, that saw them lead the WAFL this season and for them to share the Bernie Naylor Medal. Read More ...

FOR a lot of the 2018 season the one last piece remaining in the puzzle for Claremont to solve was in attack and the form Alex Manuel has been a big part in that and he has been named M & J Chickens Player of Round 21 as a result. Claremont has qualified for the finals in 2018 and will take on East Perth in an elimination final this Sunday at Claremont Oval having ended the season in fourth position with a 9-9 record. Claremont has managed to do that based on winning the last three games of the home and away season against Perth, Peel Thunder and Swan Districts, and a significant reason for that has been a forward-line led by Manuel. Read More ...