THE top two and bottom two spots in the WAFL might have their teams decided for 2017 but in between remains a fascinating battle over finals positions coming into Round 21 on Saturday. Subiaco is guaranteed of the minor premiership for a third straight season and South Fremantle will finish second for the second consecutive year. East Fremantle and Perth also remain anchored to the bottom two spots even though who finishes last is still to be determined. While Peel Thunder and Swan Districts do appear set to occupy third and fourth spots as well, nothing is guaranteed for either and then there is East Perth, West Perth and Claremont remaining in a fight for what appears just the one available finals position. Read More ...

HE is the in-form ruckman in the WAFL and this Saturday South Fremantle big man Brock Higgins reaches 100 games but that's far from his focus right now. Higgins has been South Fremantle's No. 1 ruckman ever since joining the Bulldogs from East Perth where he made 31 league appearances up until the end of 2013 after making his league debut in 2011. The big men depth at East Perth both from inside the Royals and from West Coast always meant that Higgins would find it hard to maintain a regular place in the side. That was highlighted when he missed the 2013 finals series having played 14 games during the home and away season. Read More ...

CLAREMONT wingman Ryan Neates will play his first league game at the redeveloped Claremont Oval on Saturday in what happens to be his 100th WAFL appearance but his focus is on trying to help the Tigers remain in the finals race. While there have been injury troubles along the way that have delayed his reaching 100 games and cost him the chance to play in a WAFL premiership, Neates has put together an outstanding career not just with the 99 matches at Claremont but playing in the AFL for the West Coast Eagles and also representing Western Australia on three occasions. Neates was always earmarked as a player of the future representing WA at both State 16s and 18s level before going on to make his league debut at Claremont in 2010 and finding himself listed with the Eagles. Read More ...

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In a first for WA and what may very well be a first for Australia, the Peel Football Umpires Association (PFUA) recently fielded an all-female umpiring panel to officiate a men’s football match. It was a truly momentous occasion for Lara Smith, Jamie-Lee Spence, Kylie Podlaha, Zowie Loo, Sarah Kerry, Molly Tingey and Tegan Bartlett who together umpired the Colts match between South Mandurah and Halls Head at Falcon Oval. Smith who has umpired for the PFUA since 2001 said it was a unifying moment for the group who braided each other’s pig-tales to celebrate the occasion. Read More ...

TWENTY WAFL players have been invited to attend the 2017 AFL State Draft Combine in October. They will be among 96 players set to test at State Combines in Victoria (55), South Australia (21), and Western Australia (20).  The WA invites include Subiaco's Liam Ryan, pictured, who leads the WAFL with 60 goals in 18 games this year, East Perth ruckman Scott Jones, South Fremantle's Haiden Schloithe and a host of players from the Deppro WA State 18s squad. Read More ...

SOUTH Fremantle's colts upset East Fremantle in Round 20 on Saturday to leave Claremont a chance at the minor premiership while the teams below the reserves-leading Bulldogs continue to fight over finals spots with three rounds remaining. Swan Districts' reserves had a strong 17.6 (108) to 10.8 (68) win against Subiaco at Leederville Oval on Saturday. Claremont also defeated Perth 14.11 (95) to 9.4 (58) at Lathlain Park while South Fremantle beat East Fremantle 18.17 (125) to 8.4 (52) at Fremantle Community Bank Oval and East Perth defeated West Perth 11.9 (75) to 10.10 (70) at HBF Arena. Read More ...

SUBIACO, South Fremantle, Claremont and East Perth all won big in Round 20 of the WAFL on Saturday leading to a couple of five-goal individual hauls but there were plenty of other standout performances as well particularly from big men. All four WAFL Round 20 matches took place on Saturday afternoon with Subiaco making it 17 straight wins beating Swan Districts 11.17 (83) to 8.6 (54) at Leederville Oval with Liam Ryan kicking five goals. South Fremantle made it seven straight wins beating East Fremantle 22.9 (141) to 15.6 (96) at Fremantle Community Bank Oval with Mason Shaw booting four goals. Read More ...

Domain Stadium will host AFL’s biggest names when the International Rules match is played against Ireland on November 18, in what will be the last ever AFL event at the oval. The AFL announced the two-test series today with the opening clash set to take place a week earlier in Adelaide on November 12. Fremantle Dockers coach Ross Lyon, who will take on the role of assistant coach to Geelong’s Chris Scott, said it is a fitting farewell for Domain Stadium before football moves to the new Perth Stadium. Read More ...

In Round 20 of the WAFL Colts competition Perth and Claremont battled it out at Lathlain Park in what was a surprisingly close contest which resulted in a one-point win to the Tigers. In another surprising clash South Fremantle defeated ladder-leaders East Fremantle by 18 points in the Fremantle Derby, Swan Districts claimed a 14-point victory over Subiaco and East Perth brought home a comfortable 94-point win to West Perth.  Click here for the match results. Read More ...

Coastal Titans have set their sights on a record eighth Mundella WA Women’s Football League Premiership after progressing to the Grand Final with a narrow win over reigning Premiers Swan Districts. Coastal Titans 5.10 (40) defeated Swan Districts 5.5 (35) in the 2nd Semi Final to book their place in the Grand Final on Sunday, August 20. Aimee Schmidt, pictured, and Jacqueline Toth kicked two goals each for Coastal Titans while Dana Hooker added one. Swan Districts were lead by two goals each from Stephanie Cain and Ashley Sharp and a single from Kellie Gibson. Swan Districts have a second chance in the Preliminary Final this Sunday, August 13, against East Fremantle, who eliminated Claremont with a convincing win in the 1st Semi Final. Read More ...

WEST Perth started well enough but East Perth went on a staggering run of kicking 15 consecutive goals to set up an 84-point thumping of its arch rivals at HBF Arena on Saturday and to replace the Falcons in fifth position in the process.   Fifth position went on the line at HBF Arena on Saturday and every indication was that a close game was in order through the first quarter with West Perth actually managing to lead at quarter-time by eight points.   But the Falcons wouldn’t score again until the 18-minute mark of the third quarter and wouldn’t kick another goal until the opening minute of the fourth term. Read More ...

PERTH once again started strongly but couldn’t keep it going with Claremont keeping its season alive with a confidence-boosting 99-point thrashing of the Demons at Lathlain Park on Saturday.   Unfortunately for Perth, Saturday's game followed a familiar trend with the Demons starting well and even leading at quarter-time but then being overrun and suffering a disappointing defeat.   All that was amplified on Saturday with Perth doing well to lead by five points after an impressive first quarter. Read More ...

EAST Fremantle battled hard but ultimately South Fremantle's quality shone through with the Bulldogs winning the third and final derby of 2017 by 45 points at Fremantle Community Bank Oval on Saturday.   Following South Fremantle's 145-point WA Day Foundation Derby hammering of East Fremantle, neither team expected anything close to the same coming into Saturday's contest in the last derby contest of 2017.   East Fremantle certainly was far more committed and looked capable of being vastly more competitive, which they were, but South Fremantle went on goal kicking sprees at the end of the opening three quarters to maintain a handy lead. Read More ...

MISSING a host of important players wasn’t enough to slow Subiaco's momentum with the Lions stamping their authority over Swan Districts early on Saturday at Leederville Oval and going on to win a 17th straight match by 29 points.   Subiaco might have been down a little on manpower, but the depth at the Lions mean that it's hardly a concern. They dominated the first half against Swans and then led by 37 points early in the third term before going on to win 11.17 (83) to 8.6 (54).   It was a dominant performance all-round by Subiaco and if it hadn’t been for the inaccurate goalkicking the margin of 29 points could have been considerably more. Read More ...