SUBIACO captain Kyal Horsley plays his 150th game this Saturday to earn life membership at the Lions but all he is worrying about is leading his team into battle in the top-of-the-table clash with South Fremantle. Horsley will add another achievement to his remarkable career with the Subiaco skipper playing his 150th game with the Lions to earn life membership of the club he joined from Kalgoorlie in 2007 and it's another achievement in a glittering career. Horsley already is a triple premiership player at Subiaco, dual premiership captain, two-time fairest and best winner and has played twice for Western Australia on top of his 14 games in the AFL for the Gold Coast Suns. Read More ...

Four junior community umpires got the opportunity to rub shoulders with AFL umpires at the Fremantle v Essendon clash at Domain Stadium on May 7 as part of AFL Community Umpiring Week. The young aspiring umpires met the AFL field, boundary and goal umpires along with the match day AFL umpire coaches before the game. Former West Australian Football League field umpire Nathan Williamson, who now lives in Melbourne and officiates AFL, showed the four umpires how the communication vests worn on match day work. Read More ...

West Australian Football Commission Goldfields Regional Manager Gemma Harrison has been recognised nationally for her quality leadership skills and positive impact on WA football after being selected for the Australian Sports Commission’s inaugural Stepping In program. The Stepping In program is a new component of the Women Leaders in Sport (WLIS) program and aims to provide intensive targeted leadership development opportunities for identified women leaders in sport. Gemma is one of 18 successful applicants selected from an outstanding field who will take part in the intensive 12-month program, delivered by the Melbourne Business School, through a series of face-to-face residential labs, immersive experiences, executive coaching, individual assessment and regular feedback and reflection. Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) has released its structural review into WA football. The Structural Review of Football Report, available for download and feedback below, was undertaken to develop a clear plan for football to remain the number one sport in WA.  The review assessed the current structures in place within WA football and identified a number of best practice reforms that will ensure football in this state remains engaging, sustainable, and relevant in the long-term. WAFC CEO Gavin Taylor said there had never been a major structural review since the WAFC’s inception 28 years ago as the custodians of WA football, from grassroots to the elite level. 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 ...

Abolishing national transfer fees for State League competitions at the end of last season has had a limited impact on WAFL player movement this season. The number of players arriving to, and departing from WAFL clubs is below average compared to the previous three years, with the net player loss or gain shifting slightly from -0.3 to +3 for the 2017 McDonald’s WAFL Premiership Season. WAFL General Manager Steve Hargrave said that from a WA perspective, the limited impact on player movement reflected overall stability at a national level in relation to transfers between State Leagues. Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission has committed more than $40,000 to five community facilities projects in the first round of WAFC Community Facilities Funding for 2017.  The projects include a range of upgrades for metropolitan and regional football clubs, with a total of $41,000 approved by the WAFC Facilities Committee as part of the funding program.   Successful projects include: Cottesloe Amateur Football Club floodlighting Boddington Football Club floodlighting Morley Junior Football Club clubroom refurbishment Ocean Ridge Amateur Football Club shelter installation Pinjarra Football Club additional storage space The WAFC Community Facilities Fund aims to supplement efforts at a strategic level to ensure football has access to quality facilities to support the future growth of the game in Western Australia.  Read More ...

SOUTH Fremantle surged clear on top of the WAFL Reserves with a big win over Perth in Round 8 on Saturday while little separates East Fremantle, Peel Thunder and Swan Districts in the REDiMED Colts. The reserves matches on Saturday saw Claremont defeat Peel Thunder 22.15 (147) to 8.7 (55) at Fremantle Community Bank Oval, East Fremantle down West Perth 16.11 (107) to 9.10 (64) at East Fremantle Oval, South Fremantle beat Perth 22.12 (144) to 5.4 (34) at Lathlain Park and Swan Districts prevail over Subiaco 11.8 (74) to 9.11 (65) at Steel Blue Oval. The results saw South Fremantle (6-1) move a game and percentage clear on top of the ladder in the reserves. Perth (5-2) remains in second spot ahead of Claremont (4-3), East Fremantle (3-3) and Subiaco (3-4). Read More ...

ALL four Round 8 WAFL matches took place on Saturday afternoon with South Fremantle and Subiaco setting up their top-of-the-table clash with strong wins while West Perth and Peel Thunder also won impressively. Peel Thunder returned to the winner's list with the reigning premiers snapping a four-game losing run by handing Claremont a fourth straight loss, winning 12.6 (78) to 8.7 (55) at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. West Perth won a fourth straight match and kept East Fremantle winless with a 19.18 (132) to 15.7 (97) victory at East Fremantle Oval. Read More ...

Round 8 of the WAFL Colts competition saw Claremont defeat Peel Thunder by 21 points, East Fremantle take home a 82-point victory over West Perth, Perth secure a one-point win over South Fremantle and Subiaco defeat Swan Districts by three points at Steel Blue Oval. Click here for the match results. Read More ...

SOUTH Fremantle maintained its hold on top spot on the WAFL ladder with a fifth straight victory beating Perth by 60 points at Lathlain Park on Saturday. It was always going to be a big task for the one-win Perth to challenge a South Fremantle who has lost just once this season. The final scoreline of South Fremantle winning 22.14 (146) to 13.8 (86) suggests a comfortable win for the Bulldogs, but it doesn’t tell the full story of a competitive Demons effort who ensured South Fremantle had to work hard to beat them. Read More ...

WEST Perth has continued its strong run of form winning a fourth consecutive match to improve to a 5-2 record beating the still winless East Fremantle by 35 points on Saturday at East Fremantle Oval. West Perth came into the clash at East Fremantle Oval on the back of a three-game winning streak since a 103-point loss to South Fremantle, so they had plenty of momentum up against the winless Sharks. But East Fremantle had been competitive and been in the contest the previous three weeks against Perth, Swan Districts and South Fremantle, and also had the added motivation with the 150th game of loyal servant Andrew Stephen to try and win for as he earned life membership of the club. Read More ...

REIGNING premiers Peel Thunder returned to the winner's list on Saturday holding Claremont to one first half goal to end up winning by 23 points at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. Peel and Claremont both came into the contest on losing runs with the Thunder having lost their last four games, and the Tigers their previous three ahead of the clash on neutral turf at the port with Claremont Oval still unavailable. But Peel started the game with a goal in the first minute to captain Gerald Ugle and that set the tone for the afternoon. The Thunder went on to kick the first five goals of the game with Claremont goalless until the 20-minute mark of the second quarter. Read More ...

SUBIACO continued to flex its muscles with an emphatic 64-point win over Swan Districts at Steel Blue Oval on Saturday. Swan Districts and Subiaco both entered Saturday's clash at Bassendean having lost just once so far this season in the opening seven rounds, but it was the Lions who would come away having made a significant statement. The Lions got off to a flying start with the first three goals of the contest and went on with the job from there to end up beating Swans 15.19 (109) to 6.9 (45). Read More ...

SOUTH Fremantle and Subiaco delivered two emphatic performances in Round 8 on Saturday setting up next week's top-of-the-table clash with West Perth and Peel Thunder also scoring strong victories. All four WAFL Round 8 matches took place on Saturday afternoon with Subiaco winning its sixth straight match, beating Swan Districts 15.19 (109) to 6.9 (45) at Steel Blue Oval. South Fremantle won its fifth match in succession as well to retain top spot on the ladder beating Perth 22.14 (146) to 13.8 (86) at Lathlain Park. Read More ...