The captains of the eight teams in the NAB AFL Women’s competition have given their predictions on the approaching season, with Fremantle one of the teams tipped to set the pace on field. In the lead-up to the NAB AFL Women’s Competition launch on Wednesday February 1 in Melbourne, the eight skippers were anonymously polled on five key questions on how the season will unfold. Read More ...

WA Footy fans champing at the bit for some pre-season AFL action can secure their tickets to the JLT Community Series from today. AFL club members have access to tickets today, ahead of the general public ticket release on Wednesday February 1 at 9am. Read More ...

SEVEN West Australians received the opportunity to participate in the inaugural NAB AFL Women’s National Academy camp at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra last week. The seven-day camp included combine testing, skill sessions, mentoring, a tour of the Australian Defence Force facilities and match-play. A total of 33 players from around Australia received a NAB AFL Women’s Academy scholarship and will come together for accelerated Australian Football and personal development camps to be held within Australia over a 12-month period. Photo: WA players McKenzie Dowrick, Emily McGuire, Tayla McAuliffe, Sonia Dorizzi - Bottom - Sabreena Duffy, Courtney Hodder, Kate Bartlett NAB AFL Women’s Academy manager Aasta O’Connor said the program is primed to harness and develop talent that in the past, may have been lost to other sports. Read More ...

1983 Brownlow Medallist and inaugural West Coast Eagles Captain Ross Glendinning and Perth-based AFL umpire Dean Margetts have both been honoured with AFL life membership. Having notched 300 games of officiating at the elite level, including 277 premiership and 35 pre-season games, Margetts will be inducted as a life member along with Glendinning and nine others at the 2017 Annual General Meeting in March, after Read More ...

Broome will host 75 Indigenous AFL players from February 1 to 5 when the AFL/AFLPA Indigenous All Stars Camp is held in the Kimberley region. The group will consist of 29 West Australians, including local Kimberley products Francis Watson, Jack Martin, Sam Peterevski-Seton (pictured) and Cedric Cox. Other Indigenous stars from WA that will attend the camp include Lance Franklin, Stephen Hill, Daniel Wells, Michael Walters, Lewis Jetta, Patrick Ryder, Sharrod Wellingham, Jeff Garlett and Harley Bennell. The camp will feature community and cultural sessions, a kids super clinic, training sessions, and a chance for players to meet local elders and visit attractions, while also participating in Indigenous strategy sessions. Read More ...

Former Perth Glory Chief Executive Jeff Dennis has been appointed as new Chief Executive of the Swan Districts Football Club after an extensive selection process. Dennis previously served as West Perth Football Club Manager and Regional Development Officer before joining the Glory. Swan Districts President Peter Hodyl said more than 40 people applied for the position. “Jeff’s extensive management experience at different levels of three Read More ...

SEVEN West Australian players have received the opportunity to participate in the inaugural NAB AFL Women’s National Academy camp at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra this week. The seven-day camp includes combine testing, skill sessions, mentoring, a tour of the Australian Defence Force facilities and match-play. The intake of 33 players have received a NAB AFL Women’s National Academy scholarship and will come together for accelerated Australian Football and personal development camps to be held within Australia over a 12-month period. Read More ...

The AFL's JLT Community Series kicks off around Australia in February, with the first game in WA to be played between West Coast and Fremantle at Wonthella Oval in Geraldton on February 25. Games to be played in WA include: Read More ...

The 2017 McDonald’s WAFL Premiership Season will open with a televised Saturday night blockbuster between East Perth and Peel Thunder live on the Seven Network on March 18, a week prior to the AFL season. The 2017 season will feature 23 rounds in total, with 18 games and the finals series to be televised live on the Seven Network. More than 78% of games have been scheduled in the traditional Saturday afternoon timeslot. West Australian Football Commission CEO Gavin Taylor said the 2017 fixture aimed to grow and enhance the WAFL competition by promoting competitive matches, supporting special feature rounds and offering prime-time television coverage. Read More ...

The WA Football Raffle has been extended from December 10 to January 28 and will now be drawn on February 10. There are over $44,000 worth of prizes: 1st prize: 2016  Holden Captiva LS 2.4lt 7 Seater Automatic Wagon valued at $34,173 2nd prize: 7 Night Broome Holiday at Cable Beach Club Resort and Spa valued at $5,400 3rd Prize: $5,000 Retravision Voucher Read More ...

More than 30 WA Community Youth Football coaches will be given the opportunity to further develop their coaching skills alongside WA Football League (WAFL) coaches, Talent Managers and WA Football Commission (WAFC) District Development Staff after they were inducted into the 2017 Coach Academy Program earlier this month. The six-month Coaching Academy Program, developed by the WA Football Commission in partnership with WAFL clubs, will be offered to community coaches in the Perth, East Perth and Swans District areas in January next year. Coaches will buddy up with a mentor for the duration of the program and will take part in a series of professional development sessions that focus on skill development, match-day coaching and club training. Each Academy program will be held at Lathlain Park (home of Perth FC), Medibank Stadium (home of East Perth FC), and Steel Blue Oval (home of Swan Districts FC), respectively. Read More ...

Young players from diverse backgrounds representing the Fremantle Dockers and West Coast Eagles Next Generation Academies showcased their football talent in front of representatives from the two AFL clubs and all nine WA Football League (WAFL) clubs in Multicultural matches held at East Fremantle Oval on Saturday, 10 December. The players from many different backgrounds including Sudan, Papua New Guinea, Trinidad, India, Chile and Myanmar got the chance to hear from AFL Multicultural Ambassador Nic Naitanui from the West Coast Eagles and Fremantle Dockers’ Lachie Neale. Read More ...

Swan Districts Football Club is seeking a new Chief Executive Officer to drive the club through a period of unprecedented change and facilities redevelopment. The position has become available after Tom Bottrell called time on his successful five-year career for Swan Districts to take up the recently vacated CEO position with South Fremantle Football Club. Swans CEO returns to his roots Swan Districts have advertisied the position for a successful Read More ...

The AFL has announced the remaining dates and locations for the 2017 Australia Post AFL Community Camps, which see Fremantle Football Club and West Coast Eagles visit both metropolitan and regional communities. The Dockers have already undertaken part one of their community camps with nine players visiting Broome recently, and the remainder of the club’s squad set to visit fans across Perth over March 14 and 16. Read More ...

The Western Australian Football Commission (WAFC) has announced changes to the rules and regulations governing the WA Football League (WAFL) competition to further strengthen the integrity, competitiveness and governance of the competition for season 2017. The changes are the result of extensive consultation and research involving WAFL Club representatives, the Australian Football League (AFL), including both West Coast Eagles and Fremantle Dockers, the South Australian Read More ...