WA Football will celebrate the unsung heroes of our great game during Community Umpiring Week. Community Umpiring Week highlights the integral role umpires play at all levels of the game and promotes the importance of respect for umpires. On Friday night McKenzy Harris, along with five junior umpires will walk onto Optus Stadium alongside the AFL umpires prior to the Fremantle v Sydney bouncedown. This Read More ...

HAVING already joined his decorated cousin Matt as a premiership player, he joins him as a 100-game WAFL player at West Perth this Saturday but all Zac Guadagnin is hoping for is a bounce back win for the Falcons. Guadagnin can still remember watching his older cousin tearing it up in the West Perth midfield as part of his 192-game WAFL career that included playing Read More ...

WA’s most talented young footballers have celebrated their selection in the State Academy squads at this week’s jumper presentation. Players from the 16’s and 18’s program were joined by family and friends at a special function at Optus Stadium on Monday. WAFC State Talent Manager Adam Jones has declared the evening one of the highlights of the year for the Academy program. “It’s a fantastic Read More ...

  As part of the Fremantle Dockers’ Purple Hands Round on Friday, WA football will again partner with the club to highlight disability inclusion. More than 500 representatives from the community, government, and those working towards disability inclusion are expected at the event on Friday afternoon, where participants will cross Matagarup Bridge – Hand in Hand. Those attending will include players and families from Starkick Read More ...

As part of the Fremantle Dockers’ Purple Hands Round on Friday, WA football will again partner with the club to highlight disability inclusion. More than 500 representatives from the community, government, and those working towards disability inclusion are expected at the event on Friday afternoon, where participants will cross Matagarup Bridge – Hand in Hand. Those attending will include players and families from Starkick Community Read More ...

Celebrations for Community Umpiring Week will take place during Round 7 of the WAFL season and Round 9 of the AFL Premiership Season, with the broader football community coming together to recognise its team in green.    The week aims to highlight the invaluable contribution and role umpires play in Australian football, create awareness around umpiring pathways and promote respect for the men, women, girls Read More ...

West Perth midfielder Jack Wooden has been named the Round 6 EGT Colts Bright Light Nomination after a brilliant performance against Peel Thunder at the weekend. Jack, the son of former West Coast Eagle Josh Wooden, collected 34 disposals and 14 marks in the Falcons win over the Thunder. The 18 year-old was best on ground as West Perth completed back-to-back victories to leave the Read More ...

SWAN Districts won for the first ever time at the redeveloped Revo Fitness Stadium in Round 6 of the WAFL with big wins also for South Fremantle, East Fremantle, East Perth and Peel Thunder. It proved to be a fascinating weekend of WAFL action with Peel shooting to the top of the ladder while Swans broke a winless run at Tigerland, the Bulldogs made it Read More ...

THE KIA WAFL Women's team came to life in the second and third quarters but the SANFLW had the better of the start and finish to end up winning the first Women's State Game by 16 points at Optus Stadium. The two proud football states made history on Saturday afternoon at Optus Stadium by doing battle in what turned out to be a strongly contested Read More ...

REIGNING premiers East Fremantle will be looking to build some momentum following last week's dramatic win after the siren when the Sharks take on Subiaco as part of Round 6 on Saturday. It's a full round of WAFL action this weekend which includes Subiaco playing host to East Fremantle at Leederville's Sullivan Logistics Stadium in a match up featuring the teams who occupied the top Read More ...

CLAUDIA Wright is thriving at Claremont in 2024 after having to miss last season as she shows what a bright future she has but the immediate focus is now on helping the WAFLW team beat the SANFLW on Saturday at Optus Stadium. Wright has long been seen as one of the brightest emerging young footballers in the state coming through at Claremont and she did get Read More ...

WA coach Jack Schwarze has described the pride he feels in leading the state against arch rivals South Australia at Optus Stadium on Saturday.  In a first for the WAFLW, the match provides an opportunity for local players to test themselves against quality opposition from another football state.  “I’ve been really impressed at the way these players have bought into the program so far,” Schwarze Read More ...

SUBIACO spearhead Ben Sokol is so settled with the home he's made at the Lions that it's where he will finish his WAFL career, but in terms of the 2024 season, their win over Peel Thunder showed the way they aim to be playing. The Lions suffered two finals losses to Peel last year after finishing the home and away season in second spot which Read More ...

ALREADY a premiership star, Jackson McDonald became a game winning East Fremantle hero last Sunday showing nerves of steel after the siren and he hopes the Sharks can now build momentum off that. McDonald didn’t let himself think about the stakes in the moment, but he took the mark just inside 50 seconds before the siren on Sunday at Steel Blue Oval with the Sharks Read More ...

The annual EGT Colts Super Round will feature four consecutive matches at Joondalup’s Pentanet Stadium on Saturday. Recruiters from around Australia will monitor the progress of potential draftees as the WAFL showcases its Talent Pathway Program. With some of the best local talent playing at the same venue on the same day, the Colts Super Round is one of the key attractions of the season. Read More ...