THE AHG WAFL Finals Series for 2017 began across the weekend with Peel Thunder sending an ominous message beating South Fremantle by 18 points and then Swan Districts keeping its season alive beating West Perth by 15. The WAFL qualifying final took place on Saturday at Fremantle Community Bank Oval and despite South Fremantle coming into the game on a nine-game winning streak and with home ground advantage, it was Peel who started well and led virtually all day. South Fremantle did briefly hit the front with two quick goals to start the second quarter but from there Peel regained the advantage and never surrendered. Read More ...

Swan Districts player Tony Notte has celebrated his 200-game milestone in style following Swans thrilling 11.9 (75) to 8.12 (60) victory over West Perth in the Elimination Final at Steel Blue Oval on Sunday, September 3. The Swans opened the clash dominantly and kept the Falcons goalless with a 5.1 (31) to 0.5 (5) lead at the first break. Read More ...

FORM goes right out the window on Sunday in the WAFL elimination final when Swan Districts hosts West Perth at Steel Blue Oval. Neither team might be entering the AHG WAFL Finals Series in peak form but that will count for little when their seasons go on the line Sunday at the Bassendean venue. With precious little separating the two teams over the course of the season with both winning 10 games and then Swan Districts only finishing in fourth position with a percentage 1.44 greater than that of West Perth, that says it all about the tightness of the contest that awaits. Read More ...

FOR most of 2017 West Perth looked guaranteed of playing in the AHG WAFL Finals Series and while it was hard work needing to beat Claremont last week, the Falcons are now there and looking to make the most of it. West Perth's form might not have been as strong as hoped to close the season, but the fact remains that the Falcons put in such a strong first half of the year to be in a good position and that by winning 10 games they were deserving of a finals spot ahead of East Perth and Claremont. In the end as well it was only just over one per cent that West Perth missed out on hosting this Sunday's elimination final against Swan Districts.  Read More ...

TONY Notte has played 124 straight matches as he prepares for game No. 200 with Swan Districts in Sunday's elimination final against West Perth and having achieved everything in his career, it's the quest for a premiership that continues to drive him. While it might seem like Notte has been around forever at Swan Districts having come through the ranks to play State 16s and State 18s before being drafted to West Coast in 2007 and making his league debut in 2008, he is only 27 years of age approaching game 200 this Sunday. Notte will bring up the milestone in front of his home fans at Steel Blue Oval in the elimination final against West Perth and while the 200-game mark is a big one to reach, given he is only 27 and has missed remarkably few games since debut, he has plenty left to offer Swans. Read More ...

Peel Thunder progressed to the Second Sem-Final against Subiaco following a hard-fought win over South Fremantle at Fremantle Community Bank Oval today, Saturday September 2. Despite trailing for most of the contest, South Fremantle hit back in the final quarter to reduce the margin from 32 points to two goals before Peel Thunder steadied to win by three goals 12.8 (80) to 9.8 (62). South Fremantle have a second chance in the First Semi-Final next Sunday against the winner of tomorrow's Elimination Final between Swan Districts and West Perth at Steel Blue Oval, Bassendean. Read More ...

SOUTH Fremantle and Peel Thunder have known for some weeks they were to match up in the WAFL Qualifying Final on Saturday and after a warm up last week, the time is here this week with the winner earning a shot at Subiaco. South Fremantle will host Peel Thunder in Saturday's qualifying final at Fremantle Community Bank Oval to open the AHG WAFL Finals Series for 2017 and it's shaping as a tremendous contest with plenty on the line. South Fremantle earned the right to host the clash by finishing in second position at the end of the home and away season with a 16-4 record and currently being on a nine-game winning streak. Read More ...

PEEL Thunder's WAFL premiership defence begins on Saturday back on the same venue against the same opponent where it booked a spot in last year's grand final and coach Cam Shepherd is excited about the potential of the month ahead. After winning last year's premiership to give Peel its first flag in the WAFL since joining in 1997 in what was the club's second finals appearance, things haven’t always gone smoothly throughout 2017. But in the end, Peel was able to win 12 matches to finish in third position and to once again earn the finals double chance. Read More ...

THE AHG WAFL Finals Series for 2017 begins this weekend with a monster Qualifying Final between South Fremantle and Peel Thunder on Saturday, and Elimination Final between Swan Districts and West Perth on Sunday. It is set to be a cracking weekend of WAFL finals action with the Qualifying Final on Saturday to be shown live on 7mate from 2pm and then the Elimination Final on Sunday to be live on Channel 7 from 2.30pm. South Fremantle and Peel Thunder will get things underway on Saturday afternoon at Fremantle Community Bank Oval with a place in next week's second semi-final against the minor premier Subiaco at stake. Read More ...

An enhanced talent model will be launched for the 2018 football season as WA football sets its sights on being the nation’s best State for talent development. The revised talent model, which has been developed by the West Australian Football Commission in partnership with the AFL and nine WAFL clubs, represents one of the key reforms from the WAFC’s Structural Review of Football, which was launched in March 2017. The model will see player development aligned with the AFL’s National Framework and Talent Development Philosophy, to give WA’s most talented players the best possible chance to play at the elite AFL level or in the nation’s best State League competition, the WAFL. Read More ...

Footy has become East Fremantle Auskicker Poppy Beekhuizen’s life.  The East Fremantle Junior Football Club pocket rocket never leaves the family house without a football in her hand, dons her Auskick or Eagles kit every weekend and reads the Selwood Boys books repeatedly each night before bedtime. Her dreams came true the day she found out she had been selected as the weekly nominee for the 2017 NAB AFL Auskicker of the Year competition for Round 18.  Read More ...

Coolbinia West Perth will be fighting for back-to-back premierships when they take on High Wycombe in the 2017 WAAFL Integrated Grand Final at Scott Reserve on Saturday, September 2 from 2.30pm. First-time grand finalists High Wycombe have enjoyed a successful 2017 season, finishing with 11 wins and one loss under coach Brett Hockley. Read More ...

SOUTH Fremantle is entering its second straight AHG WAFL Finals Series from second position with coach Todd Curley going in with no complaints with the Bulldogs on a nine-game winning run, but he knows too well that guarantees nothing. Curley is in his third season coaching South Fremantle and after a developing year in 2015, the Bulldogs returned to finals action in 2016 for the first time since 2011. They went on to beat West Perth in the qualifying final at Fremantle Community Bank Oval before losing the second semi-final to Subiaco at Leederville Oval and then the preliminary final to Peel Thunder back on home turf. Read More ...

ONE of the great Swan Districts careers is set to come to a close whenever the 2017 AHG Finals campaigns ends for the black-and-whites with co-captain, premiership player and fairest and best winner Tallan Ames having announced his retirement. Ames has known for some time that this would be his final WAFL season but it all hit home to him during Saturday's disappointing loss to East Fremantle at home. Ames announced his decision to the group at half-time to try and provide some motivation for a fightback. That didn’t quite work but after the game when Ames realised that if other results had gone against Swans, his career could have been over it hit him hard. Read More ...

Check out the top 3 contenders for the AHG Mark and reiwa.com Goal for Round 23 in the videos below. Don't forget to cast your vote now using the WAFL App. The app can be downloaded from the Play Store for Android devices and the App Store for iPhones. Read More ...