West Australian goal umpire Matt Laycock has called time on his distinguished career after umpiring 161 WAFL and 45 AFL matches. Laycock officiated his final game of football at the Swan Districts and West Perth WAFL league clash last weekend and looks back on his career with WA Football Commission Umpiring Pathway Manager Tim Priest. Read More ...

Check out the top 3 contenders for the AHG Mark and reiwa.com Goal for Round 12 in the video 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 ...

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. A multiple choice quiz will be released every Thursday. Read More ...

EAST Fremantle regained top spot in the REDiMED Colts on Saturday with a win over Claremont while South Fremantle maintained its hold on first place in the Reserves with a big win over Peel Thunder. Round 12 in the reserves started on Saturday with Claremont beating East Fremantle 9.9 (63) to 8.11 (59) at Claremont Oval, Subiaco downing Perth 23.14 (152) to 8.10 (58) at Lathlain Park and South Fremantle thrashing Peel Thunder 25.14 (164) to 7.2 (44) at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. Then on Sunday at Steel Blue Oval, West Perth defeated Swan Districts 15.12 (102) to 3.9 (27). Read More ...

WE had some big goalkicking hauls in losing efforts in Round 12 of the WAFL including seven goals from Andrew Stephen and five from Callum Papertalk, while Clancy Wheeler booted five in a Subiaco win and Shane Nelson had 40 possessions in a West Perth triumph. Round 12 of the WAFL saw three games take place on Saturday afternoon with Peel Thunder cementing its spot inside the top five holding on to beat the second placed South Fremantle 13.5 (83) to 11.11 (77) at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. Claremont snapped a six-game losing run and kept East Fremantle winless in 2017 with a 14.11 (95) to 14.8 (92) victory to celebrate the reopening of the redeveloped Claremont Oval. Read More ...

The Mundella WA State Under 23s team played in two very closely fought battles against Queensland in the NAB AFL Women’s Under 23 games held in Brisbane on June 9 and 11. In the first clash held at Leyshon Park in Yeronga, the WA side showed resilience and determination for the entirety of the match, but Queensland proved to be too strong and ran out winners with a score of 5.9 (39) to WA’s 2.5 (17). Read More ...

West Australian Football Commission CEO Gavin Taylor said the WAFC has positively engaged with the new Government since they have come to office, which has included discussions about the WAFC’s lease on the Subiaco Oval precinct.   “We’re continuing to work hard to reach a solution with the State which delivers certainty of funding for the 300,000 participants who take part in grassroots football across all of Western Australia. Read More ...

Round 12 of the WAFL Colts competition saw East Fremantle defeat Claremont by 27 points, Subiaco secure at 49-point win over Perth, South Fremantle take home a five-point victory over Peel Thunder and West Perth defeat Swan Districts by 48 points at Steel Blue Oval.  Click here for the match results. Read More ...

WAFC Commissioner and Heritage Committee Chairman Grant Dorrington recently shared his fondest memories of Subiaco Oval and the WAFC's plans for preserving it's rich history once AFL games move to the new Perth Stadium with ABC 720's Clint Wheeldon. CLICK HERE to listen to the interview. Subiaco Oval (Domain Stadium) has a rich history as WA’s home of football and many West Australians have very fond memories of attending their first ever footy game at the ground, witnessing a thrilling win or sharing memorable moments with their family and friends. Read More ...

THERE were two thrillers in the WAFL in Round 12 on Saturday with Peel Thunder and Claremont withstanding stirring fightbacks by South Fremantle and East Fremantle respectively while Subiaco had a comfortable win over Perth before West Perth beat Swan Districts on Sunday. Three of the four Round 12 WAFL matches took place on Saturday afternoon and two of them were decided by under a goal in the finish. Claremont was unveiling its redeveloped home of Claremont Oval playing its first game at the venue since the 2013 preliminary final, and the Tigers returned to the winner's list but only just. Read More ...

The DEPPRO WA State 18s opened their NAB AFL National 18s Championship campaign with a thrilling golden-point win at Domain Stadium on Saturday. After building a 31-point lead in the first three quarters, WA saw the margin cut back with five consecutive goals to South Australia before East Perth's Matt Young marked inside 50 and kicked a point to seal the win in extra time. WA coach Peter Sumich said the pressure applied during the first three quarters and then again in the last 10 minutes was the key to victory. Read More ...

IT has been quite the few weeks for Andrew Strijk with the West Perth star kicking a career-best five goals, helping the WAFL make history in Melbourne and now he celebrates his 200th game for the Falcons on Sunday. Strijk will reach the 200-game milestone with West Perth in what is shaping as a season-defining game on Sunday against Swan Districts at Steel Blue Oval. Both teams go into the game on 6-3 records so the winner will put themselves in a strong position heading into the second half of the season, while the loser will be left fighting for their spot inside the top five. Read More ...

GUN Subiaco midfielder Chris Phelan's 150th game turned into him fearing his career could be over rather much of a celebration, but he was relieved to learn he didn’t require a knee reconstruction and is eying a return before the finals. Phelan had injured a rib in Subiaco's 39-point win over South Fremantle at Leederville Oval back in Round 9 that just happened to be the 150th game of his good mate Kyal Horsley. That left him in doubt to get up the next week to play East Fremantle at the same venue to reach the 150-game milestone himself to earn life membership at Subiaco. Read More ...

CLAREMONT Oval reopens for business while Subiaco looks to stay clear on top and there's a preliminary final rematch in Saturday's Round 12 WAFL action leading into a battle for third spot between Swan Districts and West Perth on Sunday. There are three matches on Saturday afternoon in Round 12 of the WAFL including a rematch from last year's preliminary final with South Fremantle taking on Peel Thunder at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. South Fremantle needs to win to remain in touch with top spot and clear in second while Peel Thunder will slip below a 50-50 record and risk slipping from the top five with a defeat. Read More ...

Check out the top 3 contenders for the AHG Mark and reiwa.com Goal for Round 11 in the video 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 ...