IT was a fascinating WA Day long weekend of WAFL action in Round 9 with a host of players putting their hands up for the TABtouch Team of the Round in wins for Peel Thunder, Swan Districts, West Perth and South Fremantle. The WA Day round began on Saturday afternoon with Peel Thunder returning to the winner's list defeating Claremont 10.5 (65) to 7.12 (54) at Claremont Oval boosted by the inclusions of the likes of Brandon Matera, Danyle Pearce and Hayden Ballantyne. Swan Districts then trailed Perth by 40 points shortly before half-time but kicked 12 of the last 13 goals from there and the last eight of the match to win 17.13 (115) to 13.7 (85) at Steel Blue Oval. Read More ...

NICK Suban was trumpeted as one of the biggest off-season recruits when he signed with South Fremantle and he delivered his best performance of 2018 in Monday's WA Day Foundation Derby victory. Suban joined South Fremantle for the 2018 WAFL season following his 156-game AFL career at Fremantle and after a solid start to his time with the Bulldogs, he went up another cog on Monday and has been named the M & J Chickens Player of the Round as a result. There was some stiff competition across the WA Day round of WAFL action too for Player of the Round honours with Brandon Matera and Ben Howlett standouts in Peel Thunder's win against Claremont on Saturday with Brayden Noble and Warrick Wilson especially impressive in Swan Districts' win against Perth. Read More ...

SWAN Districts consolidated top spot in the WAFL Colts beating Perth on Saturday while there were Round 9 wins also for Peel Thunder, East Perth and East Fremantle. Three of the four Round 9 WAFL colts match ups took place on Saturday starting with Swan Districts consolidating top spot with a 13.6 (84) to 6.4 (40) win over Perth at Steel Blue Oval. Peel Thunder then consolidated second position on the table with a 12.14 (86) to 7.8 (50) win against Claremont at Claremont Oval while East Perth downed an inaccurate West Perth 6.10 (46) to 3.15 (33) at Joondalup Arena. Read More ...

Western Australia commenced its AFL and AFL Women’s State 18s National Championship campaign last weekend. WA’s Mundella AFL Women’s State 18s overcame a strong Queensland outfit in their opening clash of the championships at Subiaco Oval on Saturday, June 2.= Trailing close behind Queensland for the majority of the match, WA put their best foot forward in the final term to take out a 4.6 (30) to 3.9 (27) victory. Mikayla Hyde booted two goals for WA, while Sabreena Duffy and Kate Bartlett added singles. Read More ...

Western Australia’s most talented young footballers will benefit from a stronger partnership between the WA State Academy and NAB AFL Academy program next season.   From 2019, the AFL’s national Academy program will provide an opportunity for 30 West Australian players to attend high performance camps conducted in partnership with the WAFC and State Academy to provide specialised coaching to more players.   This will include a mixture of 17 to 19-year-old players as part of a national upgrade to the NAB AFL Academy, announced recently by the AFL. Read More ...

SWAN Districts consolidated top spot in the WAFL Colts beating Perth on Saturday while there were Round 9 wins also for Peel Thunder, East Perth and East Fremantle. Three of the four Round 9 WAFL colts match ups took place on Saturday starting with Swan Districts consolidating top spot with a 13.6 (84) to 6.4 (40) win over Perth at Steel Blue Oval. Peel Thunder then consolidated second position on the table with a 12.14 (86) to 7.8 (50) win against Claremont at Claremont Oval while East Perth downed an inaccurate West Perth 6.10 (46) to 3.15 (33) at Joondalup Arena. Read More ...

South Fremantle's Marlion Pickett will contest his charge of rough conduct on Cameron Eardley, East Fremantle, at the WAFL Tribunal tonight, Wednesday June 6.  Pickett was reported during the fourth quarter of the League match between South Fremantle and East Fremantle on Monday 4th June at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. The following Match Review Panel offers have been accepted: Read More ...

Check out the top Kia marks and TABtouch goals of Round 9 of the WAFL in the videos below.  South Fremantle player Cory Dell-Olio was named winner of the Round 8 KIA Mark of the Week and team mate Matthew Parker booted the TABtouch Goal of the Week. Read More ...

PEEL Thunder returned to the WAFL winner's list on Saturday and stayed in touch with the top five with a solid 11-point victory against Claremont at Claremont Oval.   Peel had come off a disappointing last two weeks made up of a four-goal loss to the last placed East Fremantle and a 92-point defeat to Subiaco while Claremont had upset South Fremantle last week to win by a goal.   But it was the Thunder on top from the outset at Claremont Oval on Saturday to come away with the hard fought 10.5 (65) to 7.12 (54) victory. Read More ...

SWAN Districts fought back from 40 points down to kick the last nine goals and beat Perth by 30 points in the WAFL Round 9 contest at Steel Blue Oval on Saturday.   Perth shot out of the blocks in stunning fashion at Steel Blue Oval on Saturday piling on eight first quarter goals to two.   Perth went on to lead by 40 points late in the second quarter. But Swan Districts kicked the last two goals of the first half, five goals to one in the third quarter and the only five goals of the final term to come away with the 17.13 (115) to 13.7 (85) victory. Read More ...

WEST Perth won its first game over East Perth since early 2017 and did so in style in the WA Day Derby on Monday at Joondalup Arena prevailing by 24 points.   East Perth had won the previous three derbies against West Perth including by 58 points in Round 2 of this year, but the Falcons hit back impressively on Monday in front of more than 2500 people at Joondalup Arena.   On the back of five goals in the first half from Tyler Keitel, West Perth was able to open a seven-point lead at the main break before kicking away in the third term to be 16 points up at the last change. Read More ...

SOUTH Fremantle continued its dominance over East Fremantle making it six straight against its old foes and nine of the last 10 in a commanding 73-point win in the WA Foundation Derby at Fremantle Community Bank Oval.   Coming off a surprise loss to Claremont on home turf last week that saw the Bulldogs' five-game winning run come to an end, South Fremantle responded in the best possible way in the 2018 version of the WA Day Foundation Derby.   Despite East Fremantle coming off its second win of the season last Saturday beating Peel, it was all South Fremantle on Monday with the Bulldogs quickly coming out of the blocks kicking the game's opening eight goals. Read More ...

THE WA Day round in the WAFL got underway with wins for Peel Thunder and Swan Districts on Saturday before South Fremantle and West Perth won impressively on home turf on the Monday public holiday. The Round 9 WAFL action was split over Saturday and Monday afternoons with the WA Day long weekend and the two games to begin proceedings on Saturday saw some fascinating action. In the end, it was Peel Thunder beating Claremont 10.5 (65) to 7.12 (54) at Claremont Oval while Swan Districts came back from a 40-point deficit to beat Perth 17.13 (115) to 13.7 (85) at Steel Blue Oval. Read More ...

THE most traditional of all WAFL contests takes place at Fremantle Community Bank Oval on Monday with the WA Day Foundation Derby and South Fremantle and East Fremantle both have reasons to enter it with confidence. South Fremantle has had the better of its port rivals in recent times winning the last five derbies by an average of 71 points. That included a 94-point hammering in the Anzac Derby this year at East Fremantle Oval and a 145-point thumping on WA Day last year also at Shark Park. Going back further, the Bulldogs have won eight of the last nine games against the Sharks. Read More ...

South Australia proved too strong for Western Australia in Round 1 of the NAB AFL National 18s Championships with a convincing 89-point win in Adelaide today, Sunday June 3. South Australia’s strong attack on the football and efficiency in front of goal saw them win the game 19.10-124 to 5.5-35 spearheaded by four goals each from Jack Lukosius and Hugo Munn. Luke Moore kicked two goals for WA while Jordan Clark, Luke English and Ian Hill all added singles. Read More ...