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Bulldogs through to 2nd Semi Final

Saturday, September 3, 2016 - 4:37 PM
South Fremantle has progressed to the 2nd Semi Final against Subiaco at Medibank Stadium next Sunday, September 11 after defeating West Perth in today's Qualifying Final. The Bulldogs came out firing at Fremantle Community Bank Oval, kicking the first five goals of the game and dominating the third quarter with seven goals to one to set up a convincing 52-point win. Mason Shaw and Ben Saunders kicked four goals each for South Fremantle to spearhead the win, while Brendan Verrier (30 disposals), Ashton Hams (27), Dylan Main (27) Matthew Gundry (25) and Tim Kelly (25) were the leading possession getters. Read More ...


Thunder want historic finals win before looking further

Saturday, September 3, 2016 - 1:38 PM - by Chris Pike
PEEL Thunder look set to enter Sunday's WAFL elimination final with 18 Fremantle players available for selection but coach Cam Shepherd knows the team has to focus on the job at hand against East Perth and avoid looking beyond that. The Thunder have now qualified for a second straight WAFL finals series after making it for the first time in 2015 before losing in the qualifying final to West Perth at HBF Arena and then to East Perth in the first semi-final at Bendigo Bank Stadium. Peel has backed that up by making the finals again in 2016 in fourth position to book in a home elimination final this Sunday against East Perth at Bendigo Bank Stadium. Read More ...


Payne, Blee likely set for key roles in show of Royals' depth

Saturday, September 3, 2016 - 12:37 PM - by Chris Pike
NATHAN Blee and Steven Payne have been two of East Perth's best and most consistent performers in recent years and now with the Royals to be missing a host of West Coast players they will be again called upon in Sunday's elimination final against Peel Thunder. With West Coast to take on the Western Bulldogs in an AFL elimination final on Thursday night at Domain Stadium, any of the Eagles players qualified for finals with East Perth likely won't play. That looks set to include the likes of Mitch Brown, Jackson Nelson and Jack Redden who all played in last Saturday's win over East Fremantle that qualified the Royals for a fifth straight finals appearance. Read More ...


#WeAreFinals Competition

Friday, September 2, 2016 - 4:57 PM
September has hit and that means it’s WAFL AHG Finals time! Take a picture of your AHG WAFL Finals Series experience and be in the running to win the chance to deliver the match-day ball to the umpires at the WAFL Grand Final on Sunday, September 25. Read More ...


VIDEO: McDonald's WAFL AHG Finals Week 1 Team Line-Ups

Friday, September 2, 2016 - 4:05 PM
South Fremantle and West Perth go head-to-head in the opening game of the first round of the AHG Finals on Saturday, September 3. The game will be live on 7Mate, ABC 720 Radio and KIX digital from 2.00pm. The opening round of the AHG Finals Series continues on Sunday where Peel Thunder take on East Perth in the Elimination Final at Bendigo Bank Stadium. Read More ...


WAFL Qualifying Finals Preview

Friday, September 2, 2016 - 2:35 PM - by Chris Pike
THE 2016 AHG WAFL Finals Series begins on Saturday afternoon with a big qualifying final day at Fremantle Community Bank Oval as South Fremantle takes on West Perth. The league qualifying final on Saturday sees South Fremantle take on West Perth at Fremantle Community Bank Oval with minor premier Subiaco awaiting the winner. Meanwhile, Claremont and South Fremantle will both do battle in the qualifying finals in the reserves and colts. Read More ...


Finals experienced Falcons welcome back four stars

Friday, September 2, 2016 - 11:34 AM - by Chris Pike
WEST Perth welcomes back Shane Nelson, Dean Munns, Tyler Keitel and Steve Potente for Saturday's WAFL qualifying final against South Fremantle and coach Bill Monaghan hopes the Falcons finals experience can be used as a positive. The Falcons finished the home and away season winning 12 of their last 15 games following a 1-4 start to end up in third position to book a qualifying final berth against the Bulldogs this Saturday at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. It looms as a fascinating contest with West Perth coming off winning the 2013 premiership and playing in the 2015 grand final while South Fremantle hasn’t made a finals appearance since 2011. Read More ...


VIDEO: McDonald's WAFL Round 23 Top 10 Plays

Thursday, September 1, 2016 - 6:25 PM
Subiaco, South Fremantle, West Perth, Peel Thunder and East Perth locked in the top five positions on the ladder and gear up for the WAFL Finals Series at the conclusion of the final round of WAFL on Saturday, August 27. Read More ...


Grassroots Footy Finals Guide

Thursday, September 1, 2016 - 2:37 PM
September means football finals are kicking off around Western Australia, with 302 games scheduled including 265 finals and 24 Grand Finals this weekend right across the State.   For a complete guide to Metropolitan and Regional finals fixtures from September 2-4 click the following link: Grassroots Finals Guide Sept. 2-4 The West Australian Football Commission is forecast to record strong participation growth again in 2016 when census numbers are finalised at the end of the season. Read More ...


WAFL Team of the Year

Thursday, September 1, 2016 - 1:32 PM - by Chris Pike
THE 2016 McDonald's WAFL Premiership Season is now over with the AHG Finals Series beginning this weekend and the WAFL has announced its Team of the Year for 2016. After each and every week of the season, a WAFL Team of the Week has been selected and named at www.wafl.com.au. Now based on the selection of those sides over the 23 rounds, a Team of the Year has been selected and named. A total of 194 WAFL players over the course of the season were named at least once to the Team of the Week. Read More ...


Ben Saunders wins third Bernie Naylor Medal in five years

Thursday, September 1, 2016 - 11:42 AM - by Chris Pike
SOUTH Fremantle full-forward Ben Saunders kicked four goals in the final round of the 2016 WAFL Premiership Season to secure his third Bernie Naylor Medal of the past five years since he joined the Bulldogs. Saunders came into South Fremantle's clash with Perth needing three more goals to join Subiaco's Hamish Shepheard on 51, or four to overtake the Lions spearhead who was sitting out with his club having the bye. Saunders ended up kicking two goals in the first quarter and a third in the second to draw level with Shepheard on 51 as South Fremantle delivered an 11- goal to nil first half. Read More ...


Humble wins Jack Clarke Medal

Thursday, September 1, 2016 - 9:06 AM
PEEL Thunder's Michael Humble last night became the first player from his club to win the WAFL Redimed Colts Jack Clarke Medal in a thrilling vote count at Domain Stadium. The result came down to the final round when Humble was tied on 40 votes with Claremont's Jacob Sideris and South Fremantle's Shai Bolton. Humble polled three votes in Peel Thunder's Round 23 game against Claremont with 30 possessions and a goal, while Sideris was playing Reserves and Bolton didn't poll in his side's loss to Perth. Read More ...


VIDEO: AHG WAFL Finals Media Conference Week 1

Thursday, September 1, 2016 - 7:57 AM
South Fremantle coach Todd Curley and West Perth coach Bill Monaghan fronted the media, along with Peel Thunder coach Cam Shepherd and East Perth coach Jaymie Graham at Domain Stadium on Wednesday, August 31. Read More ...


Weekend of female footy success

Thursday, September 1, 2016 - 7:48 AM
The WA Women’s Football Season for 2016 has officially closed, culminating in three grand finals that took place at Medibank Stadium on Sunday, August 28. The WAFC Youth Girls Rogers Cup Grand Final between Peel Thunderbirds and Swan Districts opened the day. Finishing their season undefeated, the Peel Thunderbirds put on a strong display of football and claimed the title of Youth Girl Premiers for 2016. Thunderbird Kate Barlett was awarded Best on Ground. Read More ...


AFL flavour for WAFL Elimination Final

Wednesday, August 31, 2016 - 1:40 PM
Peel Thunder and East Perth will have a large pool of AFL-listed players available for selection when the two clubs clash in a sudden death final at Bendigo Bank Stadium this Sunday. The WAFL Elimination Final on September 4 will see Peel aiming to win the club's first ever final and coach Cam Shepherd said they were looking forward to the opportunity. "We're really proud to be playing in finals and hopefully growing footy in the Peel District and I know John Ditchburn and the board will be really keen for us to have a big crowd there on Sunday," he said. Read More ...