IT is the penultimate round of the 2017 WAFL season and the fight for finals positions couldn’t be hotter with Swan Districts, East Perth, West Perth and even Claremont facing must-win battles on Saturday. With Subiaco guaranteed of the minor premiership and of South Fremantle finishing second with East Fremantle and Perth locked in a battle over the wooden spoon, the fight for positions in between remains fascinating. That sets the stage for four potentially defining matches on Saturday beginning with Swan Districts playing Claremont at Steel Blue Oval. A win for Swans and they are guaranteed of playing finals while a loss leaves that in the air and keeps the Tigers slim hopes alive. Read More ...

League Grand Final: Coastal Titans v Swan Districts  2.30pm Leederville Oval Over each round of the 2017 Mundella WAWFL season, two teams have deservedly thrust themselves into the spotlight as the unarguable benchmarks of the competition. With these two teams, we have two stories to tell.  In the red corner, the Coastal Titans are the club that, since winning their first premiership in a fairy tale debut season in 2004, are synonymous with success. 2015 was the year when the club secured its seventh premiership - just another reason why they're often sitting within the realms of the top of the ladder. This year’s minor premiers reminded us all why they’re one of the best in the business, hitting the repeat button week after week on their red-hot form.  Read More ...

CLAREMONT knocked off the reserves-leading South Fremantle in Round 21 action on Saturday to all but lock away second position for themselves while East Fremantle further consolidated top spot in the colts with a strong win against West Perth. Round 21 reserves results saw Swan Districts beat East Perth 16.8 (104) to 8.8 (56) at Leederville Oval, Peel Thunder defeat Perth 16.8 (104) to 13.12 (90) at Bendigo Bank Stadium, Claremont down South Fremantle 8.6 (54) to 7.11 (53) at Claremont Oval and West Perth prevail 10.6 (66) to 9.10 (64) against East Fremantle at HBF Arena. With two rounds of the season remaining, South Fremantle (15-4) is guaranteed of finishing on top of the reserves ladder. Read More ...

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Coastal Titans Football Club player Jodie White was announced the winner of the Mundella WA Women’s Football League’s Dhara Kerr Fairest and Best during the 2017 Medal Presentation Night on Monday, August 14. It was the 36-year-old’s first Mundella WAWFL Fairest and Best award, after having played for the Titans since the club’s inception in 2004. Coastal Titans Reserves player Melissa Lim was awarded the Reserves Fairest and Best, with 20 votes for the season, six clear of second placed Jasmine Calgaret (Perth Angels). Read More ...

IT proved to be a round of big ball winners in the WAFL on Saturday with the Perth captain having it more than 40 times and a host of stars at Claremont, East Perth and West Perth all racking up more than 30 disposals but there were plenty more standout performance than just the kick getters too. The race towards the finals heated up significantly on Saturday in the Round 21 action with Peel Thunder winning to stay third, East Perth winning to remain fifth and close in on fourth, West Perth staying alive with its win and South Fremantle all but ending the hopes of Claremont. The Round 21 results saw East Perth win a third straight match beating Swan Districts 17.8 (110) to 8.8 (56) at Leederville Oval with Stan Wright racking up 35 possessions and Nathan Blee 32. Read More ...

Round 21 of the WAFL Colts competition made way for some surprising wins and close contests. At Bendigo Bank Stadium Perth, who currently sit at the bottom of the competition ladder, defeated Peel Thunder (4th) by 18-points, while South Fremantle (7th) outplayed Claremont who sit third on the ladder by three-points. In other matches, Swan Districts claimed a 17-point victory over East Perth at Leederville Oval and at HBF Arena ladder-leaders East Fremantle defeated West Perth by a comfortable 49-points. Click here for the match results. Read More ...

Swan Districts have earned the right to defend their 2016 Mundella WA Women's Football League premiership with an 11-point win over East Fremantle in the Preliminary Final on Sunday, August 13. Swans will face Costal Titans in this Sunday's (August 20) Grand FInal at 2pm at Leederville Oval. Swan Districts have qualified for the Grand Final in all three grades after a strong season for the club. Read More ...

WEST Perth kept its WAFL finals hopes alive with a hard-earned yet less than spectacular 13-point win over East Fremantle at HBF Arena on Saturday.   West Perth had to overcome a goalless first quarter and a one-goal first half with East Fremantle leading by as much as 24 points at HBF Arena on Saturday, but with the Falcons' season on the line they found a way to win.   On the back of some impressive football in the third quarter where West Perth kicked five goals to no score, it was enough to set up the crucial 8.15 (63) to 7.8 (50) victory. Read More ...

SOUTH Fremantle was better able to take its chances with the breeze at Claremont Oval on Saturday to win by 32 points and make it eight in-a-row and all but end the finals hopes of Claremont in the process.   South Fremantle came into the clash at Claremont Oval unable to move from second position on the ladder but there were plenty of pressure on for spots at the Bulldogs meaning no player in the 22 will be looking to drop their form over the last three weeks.   Meanwhile, Claremont just had to win to stay a realistic finals chance in 2017 setting the stage for a terrific contest. Read More ...

REIGNING WAFL premiers Peel Thunder did enough to come away with a solid 21-point victory against the bottom placed Perth at Bendigo Bank Stadium on Saturday to remain in third position.   Once again Perth did start impressively kicking the game's first two goals and leading by five points at quarter-time. That has become a trend for the Demons all season long and it again gave them some hope of a third win of the season on Saturday in Mandurah against the reigning premiers.   That would have taken Perth off the bottom of the ladder potentially for good this season but Peel was able to respond with seven goals to three during the second and third quarters to open enough of a gap to set up the win. Read More ...

EAST Perth's ominous form heading towards the WAFL finals continued Saturday with the Royals beating Swan Districts by 54 points at Leederville Oval.   Plenty went on the line at Leederville Oval between the fifth placed East Perth and fourth placed Swan Districts on Saturday.   The Royals were looking for a third straight victory to not only remain in fifth spot but to maintain hopes of finishing higher up on the ladder come finals time. Read More ...

EAST Perth took another significant and impressive step towards playing finals with a big Round 21 WAFL win against Swan Districts while West Perth stayed alive but Claremont fell out of contention with South Fremantle claiming an eighth straight victory. The third last round of the WAFL season was always going to be significant in the race towards the finals in 2017 and in the end Peel Thunder locked away its spot, East Perth just about secured theirs and West Perth stayed in touch, but Claremont can no longer make it with two weeks remaining. All four Round 21 matches took place on Saturday afternoon with East Perth continuing its impressive form winning a third straight match beating Swan Districts 17.8 (110) to 8.8 (56) at Leederville Oval. Read More ...

PEEL Thunder can go a long way to securing third position and a WAFL finals double chance if it can beat Perth at Bendigo Bank Stadium on Saturday. Coming off the bye, Peel returns to action this Saturday in Mandurah up against the bottom placed Perth. Prior to the bye, the Thunder had also lost their past two matches by 16 points to Swan Districts and 46 points to Subiaco to leave them vulnerable in third position. Read More ...

CLAREMONT'S only hope of playing finals this WAFL season is by beating a South Fremantle team on Saturday that is only a seven-game winning run and guaranteed of second position. Claremont returns to its redeveloped home of Claremont Oval on Saturday hosting South Fremantle and needing to win to stay in contention for the finals. It is a big task for the Tigers up against an in-form Bulldogs team who are on a seven-game winning streak to have guaranteed second position and a home qualifying final at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. Read More ...