WEST Perth and East Perth have become accustomed to taking part in derbies with plenty at stake in recent years and that's again the case on Saturday at HBF Arena with fifth position on the line. The winner of Saturday's Round 20 clash at HBF Arena will take a significant leap towards playing finals in 2017 setting the stage for a terrific contest for those in attendance and then those watching also live on 7mate from 2.30pm. West Perth comes into the game currently occupying fifth position on the WAFL ladder with an 8-8 record but following last week's 47-point loss to South Fremantle, the Falcons are now vulnerable inside the top five. Read More ...

SOUTH Fremantle is on a six-game winning streak and has won the last three derbies against East Fremantle but the Sharks will be looking to make up for what happened on WA Day and getting off the bottom of the ladder in the process. South Fremantle looks all but secured of finishing in second position come the end of the season entering Saturday's derby at Fremantle Community Bank Oval with a 13-4 record and six-game winning streak. That puts the Bulldogs in prime position to host a qualifying final in the first week of the finals and to have a finals double chance.  Read More ...

SUBIACO has taken on every challenge so far this season with the Lions back to Leederville Oval on Saturday shooting for a 17th straight win but Swan Districts will be primed for the task with third spot the prize. Subiaco is in the middle of a dominant 16-game winning streak but the Lions do lose another couple of important players this week ahead of hosting Swans on Saturday at Leederville ahead of a bye in Round 21. No matter of personnel issues have stopped Subiaco so far in 2017 given its 16 matches won in-a-row at an average of 42.5 points, but they do face an in-form Swan Districts on Saturday. Read More ...

THE last month of 2017 WAFL season gets underway with Round 20 on Saturday with West Perth and East Perth fighting over fifth position, Swan Districts and East Fremantle trying to end the winning runs of the top teams and Claremont in a must-win situation. That sets the scene for four crucial matches on Saturday as part of Round 20 with the stakes getting increasingly higher the closer to the end of the season we get. Subiaco will host Swan Districts at Leederville Oval with the Lions looking for a 17th consecutive victory. But the chance is there for Swans to end that winning run but more importantly move into third position themselves if they can get over the line. Read More ...

Check out the top 3 contenders for the AHG Mark and reiwa.com Goal for Round 19 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 ...

KICKING bags of goals and doing the spectacular has always come naturally to Ben Saunders and while he is still more than capable, as he approaches his 100th WAFL game it's doing the team things with the aim of the ultimate success that is now motivating him. The Mt Barker native began his career at Claremont coming through the ranks as a supremely talented goalkicker capable of kicking big bags, kicking the impossible goals and taking spectacular marks. The only problem was he was trying to break in to begin his league career at the wrong time at Claremont.  Read More ...

Think you know your football? Test your footy knowledge and take our weekly #WAFooty quizzes! If you know all there is to know about football, you'll love these short quizzes. Read More ...

More than 1,200 students from diverse backgrounds participated in the West Australian Football Commission’s (WAFC) AFL Multicultural Gala Day on Monday, July 31, where they got to meet special guests from the West Coast Eagles, including AFL Multicultural Ambassador Nic Naitanui. Students from Years 4-6 took part in a number of football skill workshops in carnivals held in three locations across the metropolitan area including North Beach, Thornlie and Kardinya. Read More ...

More than 3,000 Auskickers, parents and coaches converged on the iconic WACA Ground for the WA Football Commission’s inaugural Auskick Festival on Sunday, July 30. The event, delivered in partnership with the WACA, saw 44 Auskick teams participate in a series of NAB AFL Auskick games and T20 Blast activations, with ‘having a go’ being the common theme of the day. Initially developed by WAFC Development staff and WACA Regional staff, the event aimed to promote NAB AFL Auskick and support the transition between Year 2 Auskick and the WAFC Year 3s competition. Read More ...

SOME wet weather greeted Saturday's Round 19 WAFL action but there were again some outstanding performers with a host of Subiaco and South Fremantle starring as the top two teams continued winning streaks and veteran midfielder Matt Riggio led Swan Districts to a crucial win. All four Round 19 WAFL matches took place on Saturday afternoon with Swan Districts finishing strongly to close in on third position with an 11.6 (72) to 8.8 (56) win over Peel Thunder at Steel Blue Oval. Matt Riggio starred with 29 possessions. South Fremantle won its sixth straight match and beat West Perth for a sixth consecutive time with a 20.6 (126) to 11.13 (79) victory at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. Read More ...

Two West Australian players have received All-Australian selection following the 2017 AFL National Inclusion Carnival held on the Gold Coast last month. Fillip Ranieri and Raphael Gould were among the 18-player squad selected after the carnival. WA finished third in Pool B of the carnival with three wins from five matches played across five days. WA’s wins came against Northern territory and South Australia. Read More ...

Round 19 of the WAFL Colts competition made way for a number of close battles! Ladder-leaders East Fremantle took home a six-point win over the Lions, while Swan Districts fought hard in their clash against Peel Thunder, running out three-point winners. In other games East Perth and Claremont locked horns at Claremont Oval, with the Royals coming out on top by one point and in Fremantle the Bulldogs had a comfortable 35-point win over West Perth.  Click here for the match results. Read More ...

EAST Fremantle extended its lead atop the REDiMED Colts by beating Subiaco in Round 19 while Peel Thunder lost to Swan Districts with South Fremantle all but securing the Reserves minor premiership with a hard fought win against West Perth. All four reserves matches took place on Saturday with Swan Districts defeating Peel Thunder 8.13 (61) to 5.1 (31) at Steel Blue Oval and South Fremantle downed West Perth 11.7 (73) to 5.11 (41) at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. East Fremantle also defeated Subiaco 11.6 (72) to 9.8 (62) at East Fremantle Oval with East Perth also beating Claremont 8.13 (61) to 4.8 (32) at Claremont Oval. Read More ...

Thirty finalists across six categories have been announced ahead of the AFL School Ambassador Awards night to be held at Domain Stadium on August 10. AFL School Ambassadors are dedicated teachers and school staff who actively promote Australian Rules at their school. Finalists were selected from a pool of more than 100 nominations, with a winner from each category to be crowned at the annual awards night. Read More ...

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} WAFL Club members can receive one barrister-made standard McCafe coffee for free by simply showing their WAFL Club Memebership card at any McDonald's store on a Wednesday. Read on for the competition Terms and Conditions. Read More ...