More than 70 AFL School Ambassadors from across Western Australia commenced the new school term with a Professional Learning Day at the West Australian Cricket Association (WACA) on Monday, April 24. Teachers got the opportunity to hear from fellow AFL School Ambassadors and WA Football Commission (WAFC) staff before they took part in a practical workshop to develop their football teaching skills. WAFC Community Engagement Read More ...

PERTH and South Fremantle might appear a mismatch on paper heading into Saturday's clash at Lathlain Park, but the Demons have shown strong competitiveness and improvement which they will look to continue. Perth and South Fremantle head into Saturday's contest with contrasting records with the Demons sitting at 1-5 and the Bulldogs 5-1. That doesn’t mean the Demons can't put in a strong showing in an attempt to cause an upset and record their second win of the season though. Read More ...

East Fremantle has extra incentive to try and win its first game of the season this Saturday at home to West Perth, but toppling a Falcons team on a three-game appears a big ask. The Sharks remain the only winless team in the WAFL after seven rounds heading into Saturday's clash with West Perth at East Fremantle Oval. Not only will East Fremantle want to win to get on the board in 2017, but to also celebrate the 150th game of Lynn Medallist and four-time state representative Andrew Stephen as he earns life membership at the Sharks. Read More ...

CLAREMONT and Peel Thunder both look to arrest losing slides in the WAFL on Saturday when they meet on neutral turf at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. With Claremont Oval still unavailable due to its on-going redevelopment, Claremont is forced to shift another home game. This time the venue just happens to be Fremantle Community Bank Oval where Peel's contingent of Fremantle AFL players will feel right back at home. Claremont and Peel both started the 2017 season strongly, but haven’t been able to maintain it in recent weeks putting extra significance on the result on Saturday. Read More ...

SWAN Districts and Subiaco have been two of three dominant teams over the opening seven rounds of the 2017 season leading to what should be a tremendous contest at Steel Blue Oval on Saturday. Swans and the Lions both enter Saturday's clash with 5-1 records and there is the potential they end the round on top of the WAFL ladder with a victory if South Fremantle loses to Perth. The clash between two impressive teams is a far cry from last year when the Lions were on their way to a third straight grand final, and Swans destined for the wooden spoon. Read More ...

Check out the top 3 contenders for the AHG Mark and reiwa.com Goal for Round 7 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 ...

ROUND 8 of the WAFL sees all four matches take place on Saturday afternoon with Swan Districts and Subiaco meeting in a highly-anticipated match up while Claremont and Peel look to end losing runs and East Fremantle tries to open its account on a milestone day for a fine servant. The four matches all take place in the traditional 2.15pm time slot on Saturday afternoon and plenty is at stake in each of them. Swan Districts plays Subiaco at Steel Blue Oval with both teams entering the clash with impressive 5-1 records. If South Fremantle loses, the winner will move to the top of the ladder but either way they will be clear in second position as two impressive teams so far in 2017 try to make a statement. Read More ...

An initial Carlton Draught WAFL State Squad has been named for this year’s State Game against the Victorian Football League (VFL) at North Port Oval in Melbourne on Saturday, May 27. The game will be broadcast live in Perth on Channel 7 from 12pm WST on Saturday, May 27.   WA coach Michael Broadbridge and assistant coaches Paul Johnson, Steve Malaxos, Clay McLernon and Garry Moss have selected a squad of 37 players to participate in the State program over the next three weeks.   Broadbridge said players had been selected in consultation with their WAFL coaches based on current form in the roles that would be required to tackle the VFL at North Port Oval. Read More ...

HE is a Lynn Medallist, four-time state player and now Andrew Stephen plays his 150th game for East Fremantle on Saturday with it hard to imagine a more dedicated, committed and loyal servant earning life membership. Over the course of his 149-game career at East Fremantle that began with his league debut in 2008, Stephen has created a legacy that will have him remembered as one of the greatest servants of his proud football club. He will earn life membership by reaching 150 games this Saturday when East Fremantle takes on West Perth at East Fremantle Oval. 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 ...

THERE were again plenty of impressive performances in Round 7 on Saturday as Peel Thunder moved to the top of the REDiMED Colts while Perth continued to impress in the reserves. The three reserves matches on Saturday in Round 7 saw Claremont beat Swan Districts in a thriller 11.8 (74) to 11.7 (73) at Steel Blue Oval while Perth defeated West Perth 19.9 (123) to 10.11 (71) at HBF Arena and Peel Thunder downed East Perth 18.6 (114) to 8.14 (62) at Bendigo Bank Stadium. South Fremantle (5-1) remains on top of the reserves ladder but now only percentage ahead of Perth (5-1). West Perth (3-3) is third ahead of Subiaco (3-3) and Claremont (3-3). Read More ...

THERE might have only been three games in Round 7 of the WAFL but there were plenty of exciting performances including Brennan Stack's seven goals, Rudy Riddoch's six and Ricky Cary's five. The three games on Saturday afternoon saw West Perth defeat Perth 15.19 (109) to 14.6 (90) at HBF Arena in a game where Riddoch kicked six goals and Shane Nelson racked up 41 possessions for the Falcons while Stack booted seven majors for the Demons. Swan Districts also defeated Claremont 15.9 (99) to 13.4 (82) at Steel Blue Oval with Cary booting five majors for the black-and-whites. Read More ...

Round 7 of the WAFL Colts competition saw Swan Districts defeat Claremont by 26 points, Peel Thunder take home a three-point victory over East Perth, and Perth defeat West Perth by 36 points at HBF Arena. Click here for the match results. The RediMed Colts Young Gun for Round 6 was Oscar Allen from West Perth who collected 47 votes, closely followed by South Fremantle player Michael Redman.  Read More ...

AFL umpires are heading into the districts this week to train with community umpires and encourage more people to take up umpiring as part of AFL Community Umpiring Week. In WA, this included AFL umpires Justin Power, Matt Adams, Jeff Dalgleish, Luke Farmer, Dean Margetts, Sam Hunter and Brett Rogers. Community Umpiring Week aims to encourage people to get involved in umpiring Australian Football at the grassroots level. Umpires at each AFL match this weekend will be led on to the ground by four first-year community umpires, giving them a taste of the elite match day experience and demonstrating the opportunities that are available through umpiring. Read More ...

WEST Perth and Perth had excitement machines at either end putting on a show at HBF Arena on Saturday with Rudy Riddoch and Brennan Stack combining for 13 goals in a 19-point Falcons victory. It was a remarkable performance by the two exciting forwards who both had the best games of their careers in West Perth's 15.19 (109) to 14.6 (90) victory. Riddoch was playing just his third game with West Perth having joined the Falcons from Swan Districts where he had played 32 league games for 34 goals. Read More ...