SWAN Districts came from behind to continue its undefeated start to the 2017 WAFL season beating East Perth by 10 points at Leederville Oval on Saturday. Swans won just two games in all of 2016 on the way to the wooden spoon. They have now already bettered that in 2017 following Saturday's 11.7 (73) to 9.9 (63) victory over the Royals. Twice last year did Swan Districts equal the club's lowest ever score of 2.6 (18).  Read More ...

CLAREMONT continued its impressive start to the 2017 WAFL season under new coach Darren Harris beating Perth by 59 points at Lathlain Park on Saturday. It was a big day for Perth playing its first home game at Lathlain Park for 2017 and on the new playing surface with the on-going redevelopment taking place at the venue. There was plenty of excitement surrounding their first appearance at home but Claremont was out to spoil that party and did so in emphatic fashion running out 22.15 (147) to 13.10 (88) winners. Read More ...

IT was a day not to be the home teams in Round 3 of the WAFL on Saturday with Claremont, South Fremantle, Subiaco and Swan Districts all scoring strong road victories. The full round of action on Saturday took place on Saturday starting at Lathlain Park with Claremont delivering its second commanding performance of the season under new coach Darren Harris.  The Tigers beat Perth 22.15 (147) to 13.10 (88). South Fremantle headed to Bendigo Bank Stadium attempting to end the seven-game winning streak of reigning premiers Peel Thunder.  Read More ...

WEST Perth and Subiaco matches rarely disappoint and this Saturday's clash at HBF Arena looks to be another cracker as the Falcons and Lions look to make an early season statement. There's never any shortage of feeling in clashes between West Perth and Subiaco and even going back to the last meeting of 2017 at Kingsway, both teams will still have some feelings remaining over from that spirited contest. But more importantly both teams will want to make their mark on the scoreboard early in the new season. Read More ...

PEEL Thunder is the hottest team in the WAFL continuing its momentum from last year's finals series but South Fremantle will be looking to get back to its form of Round 1 quickly. Peel won last year's premiership on the back of winning in the last round of the home and away season and then all four finals. There is no sign of a premiership hangover at the Thunder with them having now beaten East Perth and East Fremantle to open the new season stretching its winning run to seven games. Read More ...

EAST Perth has played finals for five straight years but losing the first three games of 2017 could make that difficult to again achieve adding extra significance to the Royals' clash with Swan Districts. East Perth will be taking on an undefeated Swan Districts on Saturday at Leederville Oval. Coming off five straight years of playing finals including the grand finals of 2013 and 2014, East Perth has made a slow start to 2017 under new coach Luke Webster with losses to Peel Thunder and West Perth. Read More ...

PERTH plays its first game at the redeveloping Lathlain Park for 2017 hosting Claremont on Saturday with the Demons hunting their first win and the Tigers looking to continue their good start. While the building around Lathlain Park will be continuing throughout 2017, the new surface is now all ready to go in time for the Demons to host the Tigers this Saturday afternoon. It's a big game for Perth as well not only to make its first appearance on home turf for the year, but to try and get the first win on the board as well.  Read More ...

Check out the top 3 contenders for the Round 2 AHG Marks and reiwa.com Goals of the WAFL 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. Tune in to 7Mate from 1.30pm on Saturday to witness Claremont take on Perth at the newly developed Lathlain Park and watch out for the Week 1 winners of the reiwa.com goal and AHG mark of the year! Read More ...

More than 300 students from diverse backgrounds in Years 3 to 10 participated in the first ever Intensive English Centre Football carnival held at Charles Riley Reserve in North Beach on March 15. The four-division carnival, run by the West Australian Football Commission (WAFC), saw sixteen different nationalities represented from five different schools, with all participants born either overseas or had a parent that was.  Read More ...

ROUND 3 of the 2017 McDonald's WAFL Premiership Season sees all four matches take place on Saturday afternoon with West Perth, Swan Districts and Peel Thunder looking to remain undefeated and East Perth and Perth searching for their first victories. The reigning premier Thunder have put together two outstanding performances to start their flag defence which they will look to continue while Swans will be looking for a third straight victory and the Falcons a second straight. Perth, meanwhile, along with East Perth remain winless along with East Fremantle. The Sharks have the bye in Round 3 with the Demons and Royals have another opportunity to earn their first four points of 2017. Read More ...

It’s every little Auskicker's dream to fly to Melbourne, walk in the AFL Grand Final parade, play on the hallowed turf of the MCG and present a premiership medal to a premiership player. The 2017 NAB AFL Auskicker of the Year competition provides all registered participants with the chance to become one of 22 weekly nominees and be a part of this unforgettable three-day Grand Final experience in Melbourne. 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 once again some impressive reserves performers in Round 2 as they push their cases for a league call up along with some terrific efforts from youngsters in the REDiMED Colts. The three reserves matches on Saturday saw Peel Thunder beat East Fremantle 14.6 (90) to 14.4 (88), Subiaco defeat Perth 19.12 (126) to 9.6 (60) and South Fremantle down Swan Districts 10.11 (71) to 6.9 (45). Then on Sunday at HBF Arena, West Perth beat East Perth 10.9 (69) to 8.3 (51). Read More ...

Locals in the Midlands town of Moora got the opportunity to rub shoulders with AFL umpires as part of the Annual AFL Umpire Roadshow event held on March 14. AFL Boundary Umpire Ryan Kukura and AFL Field Umpire Dean Margetts made their way to the town as part of the initiative run by the AFL in partnership with the West Australian Football Commission (WAFC). The event which has been running for the best part of a decade provides the opportunity for local regional communities to gain a closer insight into the role of an AFL umpire, including clarification around the laws and the skillset required. Read More ...

ROUND 2 of the 2017 McDonald's WAFL Premiership Season saw Peel Thunder, Swan Districts, Subiaco and West Perth win impressively with plenty of players putting up their hands for the wafl.com.au Team of the Week. Round 2 got underway on Saturday with Peel Thunder defeating East Fremantle 19.12 (126) to 5.10 (40), Swan Districts beating South Fremantle 13.7 (85) to 8.16 (64) and Subiaco downing Perth 13.12 (90) to 10.7 (67). Then on Sunday at HBF Arena with the Polly Farmer Shield on the line, West Perth beat East Perth 14.15 (99) to 12.6 (78). Read More ...