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 ...

Round 2 of the WAFL Colts competition saw Peel Thunder defeat East Fremantle by 12 points, Subiaco take home a 56-point victory over Perth, Swan Districts secure a 73-point win over South Fremantle and West Perth defeat East Perth by 17 points. Click here for the match results. Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission is urging fans to share their fondest memories of Subiaco Oval (Domain Stadium) as the final season of AFL at the venue commences this weekend.   WAFC Chief Executive Officer Gavin Taylor said with 2017 being the final season of AFL at Subiaco, the WAFC would be capturing and recording a collection of people's greatest memories at the ground.   “Subiaco Oval has a rich history as WA’s home of football and many West Australians have very fond memories of attending their first ever footy game at the ground, witnessing a thrilling win or sharing memories with their family and friends,” he said.   “The footy experience for many people over the years has not only been about passionately supporting their team but the close friendships and sense of community that has been forged. Read More ...

WEST Perth has claimed the inaugural Polly Farmer Cup opening its 2017 WAFL season with a 21-point win over East Perth at HBF Arena on Sunday. Following the bye in the opening round, West Perth made its first appearance for 2017 and it was up against arch-rivals East Perth on home turn at HBF Arena with the Polly Farmer Shield on the line named in honour of one of Australian football's legendary figures who played with both clubs. Little separated the two teams all day either in a typically spirited contest between the two clubs. There were nine lead changes along the way but the last one went West Perth's favour 17 minutes into the third term with a goal to Steve Potente. Read More ...

PERTH again started strongly and fought hard but were overwhelmed in the end by Subiaco who took out a 23-point win in the twilight Round 2 fixture at Leederville Oval on Saturday. Both the Lions and Demons were coming off Round 1 losses and it was Perth who started the better much like last week. A week ago against Swan Districts the Demons piled on eight first quarter goals before being run over to lose by 12 points. It wasn’t quite as dramatic this week, but Perth still managed to lead Subiaco by four points at quarter-time and by eight at half-time. Read More ...

SWAN Districts has already matched its win tally from last season scoring a second straight victory to open 2017 beating an inaccurate South Fremantle by 21 points at Steel Blue Oval on Saturday. Swan Districts won just two games in all of 2016 on the way to the wooden spoon, but the black-and-whites added some quality AFL experience over summer and that is already paying dividends. Following a come from behind win over Perth to open the season, Swans backed that up with a strong performance against a South Fremantle team who made the preliminary final last year and beat Subiaco to open the new season by 39 points last Saturday. Read More ...