The West Australian Football Commission thanks State 18s coach Andrew Lockyer for his outstanding contribution to the State Talent Academy program and the development of WA’s most talented young players. Lockyer has advised the WAFC that he will not continue as State 18s coach next year and will pursue other avenues to make a contribution to the football community. WAFC Executive Manager Football Operations Jon Haines said Lockyer had provided great leadership and commitment to WA’s talent development pathway during two stints as State 18s coach. “Andrew has made a terrific contribution, not only to the State 18s group but to the broader Talent Academy, its players, support staff and volunteers,” Haines said. Read More ...

PEEL Thunder, East Fremantle and East Perth all came into the penultimate round of the 2016 WAFL Premiership Season on Saturday fighting over finals spots with the trio all losing to leave things fascinating head into the final weekend. Despite losing, Peel was guaranteed of a second straight finals appearance with the results on Saturday while by both going down, the Sharks and Royals set up a do-or-die clash between the two at ATOM Stadium on Saturday. All four Round 22 matches took place on Saturday with Claremont hammering East Fremantle 22.11 (143) to 6.8 (44) at ATOM Stadium, South Fremantle holding off East Perth 13.8 (86) to 12.10 (82) at Medibank Stadium, Subiaco overrunning Peel Thunder 13.15 (93) to 12.4 (76) at Bendigo Bank Stadium and Perth beating Swan Districts 15.10 (100) to 7.8 (50) at Steel Blue Oval. Read More ...

Coastal Titans teammates Kiara Bowers and Emma King were announced joint winners of the 2016 WA Women’s Football League Dhara Kerr Fairest and Best Award during a presentation dinner on Monday, August 22. It was the fifth WAWFL Fairest and Best award for Kiara Bowers and Emma King's first, with both players polling 21 votes each. East Fremantle’s Brianna Green finished runner-up with 20 votes followed by Kara Donnellan from Swan Districts with 19 votes. Read More ...

PEEL Thunder might have lost to Subiaco on Saturday in Round 22 of the McDonald's WAFL Premiership Season but locked in a finals berth with East Fremantle and East Perth both losing setting up a cut-throat battle between the two next weekend. The four Round 22 matches saw Subiaco overrun Peel Thunder to win 13.15 (93) to 12.4 (76) on the back of kicking six goals to nil in the final quarter at Bendigo Bank Stadium. East Perth then came home hard against South Fremantle at Medibank Stadium, but the Bulldogs held on to win 13.8 (86) to 12.10 (82). East Fremantle not only missed a chance to all but lock away a finals position but put in a dismal performance at ATOM Stadium against Claremont, with the Tigers romping to a 22.11 (143) to 6.8 (44) victory. Read More ...

EAST Perth games record holder and inspirational captain Craig Wulff knows how important Saturday's clash with South Fremantle is at Medibank Stadium and he wants the Royals to secure their place in the WAFL finals on merit by winning their last two games. East Perth has now lost its last two games against Peel Thunder and Subiaco to slip outside of the top five with two games of the 2016 season remaining which sees the Royals take on the second placed South Fremantle at Medibank Stadium this Saturday and then the fifth placed East Fremantle next Saturday at ATOM Stadium. The Royals have made the finals in the WAFL the past four years which has seen them end up playing in two grand finals and a preliminary final, and there's no way that Wulff wants to see the season end in 2016 without another appearance in September. Read More ...

THE back-line has been a great strength of South Fremantle's right throughout 2016 and in recent weeks the return of Chris Luff has added to it further as the Bulldogs gear up for a return to the WAFL finals for the first time since 2011. The decision to push career forward Josh Pullman down back for the Bulldogs in 2016 has proved a masterstroke and he has formed a strong defensive combination with Blayne Wilson, Marlion Pickett, Adam Guglielmana, Matthew Gundry, Jason Maskos and then before he went down injured, Adam McIntosh. Perhaps the one area the Bulldogs were a little short in down back was another tall defender, though, to help out Pullman and to help free up Pickett and Wilson to not have to play on some of the real key position forwards of the opposition. Read More ...

THE second last round of the 2016 McDonald's WAFL Premiership Season sees Peel Thunder, East Fremantle and East Perth all try to win against challenging opponents as the three teams continue to fight over the two available finals positions. While Subiaco, South Fremantle and West Perth look safe in the first three positions and Claremont, Perth and Swan Districts are out of finals contention, any combination of the Thunder, Sharks and Royals can still fill fourth and fifth spots by the end of next weekend. All four Round 22 matches take place on Saturday afternoon with Peel Thunder playing Subiaco at Bendigo Bank Stadium, East Perth facing South Fremantle at Medibank Stadium, East Fremantle taking on Claremont at ATOM Stadium and Swan Districts hosting Perth at Steel Blue Oval. Read More ...

Watch the top 3 contenders from Round 22 for the AHG Mark of the Week and reiwa.com Goal of the Week, along with the Round 20 winner. Download the free official WAFL App to vote for this week's winner. Read More ...

All four matches for the second last round of the 2016 McDonald's WAFL Season before the final series kick off, take place on the afternoon of Saturday, August 20. Read More ...

The West Australian Football League and 7 Network will capitalise on the AFL bye-round in the first week of September by televising both the WAFL Qualifying Final and Elimination Final. The AHG WAFL Finals Series telecasts have been made possible with the support of broadcast partners Channel 7, AHG, Kennards, McDonalds and REIWA. WAFL General Manager Steve Hargrave said to televise both of the week-one AHG WAFL Finals Series fixtures was a great outcome for the competition and was confident it would generate significant support. Read More ...

Three women from West Australian have been selected as category finalists for the 2016 Football Woman of the Year award for their outstanding contribution to Australian Football. Read More ...

THE West Australian Football Commission will host the Guns N' Roses 'Not In This Lifetime' concert at Domain Stadium on Tuesday, 21 February 2017 in what will be the closing act for the Australian leg of the rock band's mammoth stadium tour.  Tickets for Guns N’ Roses Not in this Lifetime tour (from $91.65*) will go on sale to the general public on Friday 26 August. Telestra Thanks pre-sale, just for Telstra customers, starts at 10am. Read More ...

The Freo Dockers Schoolgirls Cup competition came to an exciting close at Domain Stadium with two of the powerhouses in schoolgirls football in Kolbe Catholic College and St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School squaring off against each other in the Moore Division Grand Final. Played as the curtain raiser to the Fremantle Dockersvs West Coast Eagles AFL game, the grand final was played at a frantic pace with a high level of skill that thrilled the large crowd. In what proved to be a terrific promotion for schoolgirls’ football, Kolbe held on over a fast finishing St Mary’s AGS to claim back to back Moore division titles by five points. Read More ...

THE top three WAFL teams all won on Saturday as part of Round 21 of the 2016 McDonald's WAFL Premiership Season while East Fremantle regained some form and a place in the top five. Subiaco, South Fremantle and West Perth now look certain to finish first, second and third with two rounds of the season remaining but the race remains on for the last two finals positions. Peel Thunder, East Fremantle and East Perth are now separated by just the one win from fourth to sixth and with the trio having two games remaining, any combination of the three teams can all still finish in fourth and fifth position. Saturday's results saw Subiaco beat East Perth 9.14 (68) to 6.10 (46) at Medibank Stadium, South Fremantle defeat Swan Districts 14.21 (105) to 11.4 (70) at Fremantle Community Bank Oval, West Perth down Claremont 17.6 (108) to 17.5 (107) at HBF Arena and East Fremantle get over Perth 17.12 (114) to 9.11 (65) at Lathlain Park. Read More ...

Round 21 of the 2016 WAFL Premiership Season saw an epic battle unfold between West Perth and Claremont at HBF Arena on Saturday, August 13. The Falcons managed to scrape through with a one-point win over the Tigers - 17.6 (108) to 17.5 (107). Read More ...