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 ...

The West Australian Football Commission officially launched its Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) on Thursday, August 31 to set a clear vision for building stronger relationships with Aboriginal people and communities across WA. WAFC CEO Gavin Taylor said the WAFC’s vision for reconciliation was an inclusive football industry built on acceptance and understanding, where all people work together to improve the quality of life for Aboriginal people and strengthen relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians. “The WAFC has witnessed firsthand the positive impact football has on the Aboriginal community. This impact extends beyond the playing field to include families, friends and the community as a whole,” he said. “Football has the capacity to educate, improve health, develop leadership and provide a stepping stone to employment. This is reflected in our vision to connect and enhance WA communities through our great game. 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 ...

Coaches from all five WAFL teams competing in this year's highly anticipated AHG Finals Series fronted the media at the WAFL AHG Finals Series Launch held at Domain Stadium on Thursday, August 31. Subiaco coach Jarrad Schofield, South Fremantle assistant coach Brett King, Peel Thunder coach Cam Shepherd, Swan Districts coach Greg Harding and West Perth coach Bill Monaghan gave us an insight into their club's on-field success over the course of the season and major focus heading into finals. Read More ...

Win two seats to the Carlton Draught Front Bar at Domain Stadium for the 2017 WAFL Grand Final on Sunday, September 24. Simply buy any Carlton Draught or Carlton Mid to enter the draw to win one of thirteen adult double-passes for the ultimate seat upgrade, which includes catering and beverages valued up to $700.00. Make sure you fill out the entry form and place it in the entry box to be in the running to win. The first 13 valid entries will be drawn on September 19. Read More ...

THE final round of the 2017 season saw Swan Districts' reserves beat East Fremantle to secure a finals spot with Subiaco winning to claim third position while in the colts, Swans upset the minor premier Sharks to ensure third spot and a double chance. The Round 23 reserves results saw Claremont defeat West Perth 17.7 (109) to 5.8 (38) at Claremont Oval, Swan Districts beat East Fremantle 16.13 (109) to 10.10 (70) at Steel Blue Oval, Subiaco down East Perth 14.13 (97) to 10.8 (68) at Leederville Oval and South Fremantle prevail 18.13 (121) to 5.3 (33) against Peel Thunder at Bendigo Bank Stadium. South Fremantle was always guaranteed of top spot in the reserves finishing the season with a 16-4 record while Claremont was locked into second before Saturday as well and finish at 14-6. Read More ...

LIAM Ryan confirmed his place as the excitement machine of the WAFL and there were a host of other standout individual performances but ultimately what Round 23 will be remembered for is the thrilling finish that saw West Perth beat Claremont and East Perth to fifth position. Swan Districts, East Perth, West Perth and Claremont remained locked in a battle over the two remaining finals position entering the last round with Subiaco, South Fremantle and Peel Thunder already secure in the top three spots. The first piece of the puzzle was with Swan Districts having the chance to lock in fourth spot with a win over East Fremantle at Steel Blue Oval. It wasn’t to be with the Sharks avoiding the wooden spoon with the 20.10 (130) to 10.9 (69) victory. Read More ...

It was a close battle at Steel Blue Oval which resulted in Swan Districts defeating ladder-leaders East Fremantle by only five points at Steel Blue Oval. The Tigers stood their ground at home with a 88-point thrashing of West Perth, while Peel Thunder locked away an 11-point victory over South Fremantle at home and East Perth defeated Subiaco by 54 points at Leederville Oval. This Saturday Peel Thunder and East Perth clash at Fremantle Community Bank Oval in the Elimination Final and on Sunday Claremont and Swan Districts go head-to-head in the Qualifying Final at Steel Blue Oval. Read More ...

THE clash between Claremont and West Perth was always set to provide a dramatic finish to the 2017 WAFL season and with the Falcons kicking the last two goals to win and storm into the finals that certainly was the case at Claremont Oval.   Claremont and West Perth have played in a string of remarkably tight and tense games in recent years with precious little separating the two teams and no love lost from them out on the field either.   So with the potential of a finals position being at stake on Saturday at Claremont Oval the stage was set for a tantalising and tense contest from start to finish. Read More ...

SUBIACO has soared towards the 2017 WAFL Finals with a 19th straight victory for the season beating East Perth and ending the hopes of the Royals with a 42-point victory at Leederville Oval on Saturday.   East Perth needed to find a way to be the first team to beat Subiaco since South Fremantle did so back in Round 1 in order to make up for last week's upset loss to Perth and still play finals in 2017.   The Royals weren’t able to match it with the Lions in the second half after only trailing by eight points at half-time. They still had a finals hope, though, if Claremont beat West Perth at Claremont Oval but not by enough to overtake the Royals on percentage. Read More ...