The West Australian Football League has selected an initial Carlton Draught WAFL State Squad of 41 players to represent the WAFL against Tasmania at Steel Blue Oval on June 11. The squad includes at least one player from every WAFL club and has the strongest representation from current ladder leaders South Fremantle, Subiaco and East Fremantle. Carlton Draught WAFL State Coach Darren Harris, who led the WAFL to a 44-point victory over the SANFL in last year’s State Game, said he was very impressed with the quality of players selected. Read More ...

RORY O'Brien is proud to have now reached 100 games at Peel Thunder and he has his sights set on earning life membership at the club he began his WAFL career at and will finish it with. O'Brien made his league debut with Peel in 2005 and ever since has been one of the most prolific ball winners, hardest working and most consistent midfielders in the competition. And he has been rewarded as the most decorated current WAFL player with three fairest and best awards with East Fremantle, two with Peel, the 2013 Sandover Medal, two appearances for Western Australia and being Sharks skipper for two years. Read More ...

Supporting local footy is a two-way partnership for Depreciation Professionals DEPPRO. DEPPRO came on board as Principal Partner of the WA State 16s and State 18s programs this year to support the development of WA’s most talented young players. Having boys of her own progress through the ranks of local football, DEPPRO State Relationship Manager Denise Matier said she saw the partnership as a great opportunity to put something back into grassroots development. Read More ...

Four junior umpires from the East Fremantle and South Fremantle Districts got the opportunity to gain a behind-the-scenes pre-game experience with AFL umpires and lead them out onto the hallowed turf of Domain Stadium at the West Coast Eagles v St Kilda clash on Sunday, May 15. Read More ...

In Round 9 the Claremont Colts recorded a thumping 19.17 (131) to 7.3 (45) victory at the Claremont Showgrounds, while Perth Colt's continued its undefeated start to the season with a 33-point win over East Fremantle at ATOM Stadium. Read More ...

Round 9 of the 2016 WAFL Premiership Season saw the competition's top three teams South Fremantle, Subiaco and East Fremantle secure comfortable victories on Saturday with East Perth also returning to winning form, bumping West Perth out of the top five. Read More ...

AFTER nine rounds of the 2016 McDonald's WAFL Premiership Season it provides a good opportunity to see how things are shaping up with each club having now played eight games, and one another once each. It has been a fascinating opening nine rounds of the season with South Fremantle and East Fremantle emerging as premiership chances after poor finishes to 2015 where they both missed finals. Aside from one slip up against East Fremantle, Subiaco has again been impressive as the Lions hunt for a third straight flag. East Perth and Peel remain around the mark, West Perth has fought back from a slow start, Claremont is competitive but losing late in the majority of games while Perth has shown signs of improvement and Swan Districts have been decimated by injuries and player departures. Read More ...

Eleven girls in the WA U18 Youth Girls team have been selected to play in a curtain-raiser match to the Women's Exhibition game at Etihad Stadium in September at the conclusion of the Youth Girls National Championships in Melbourne last month. Players selected include Sabreena Duffy, Beatrice Devlyn, Courtney Hodder, Emily McGuire, Mckenzie Dowrick, Tayla McAuliffe, Jasmin Stewart, Sonia Dorizzi, Ebonee Hardie, Rachel Ashley and Kate Bartlett. Courtney Hodder was named A-Section MVP at the championships after a standout performance throughout the week-long competition. Read More ...

THE West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) has promoted Facility Services Manager Paul Lekias to General Manager of Domain Stadium following an extensive internal interview process. Mr Lekias has worked as Facility Services Manager at Domain Stadium for the past three years and prior to that was involved with Strategic Facilities Projects at the WAFC since 2011. He fills the position vacated by former General Manager Gavin Taylor after his appointment as WAFC Chief Executive Officer in April. Read More ...

It's not too late to join the six-week long female-only AFL 9s competition which has been running at Curtin University South Oval in Bently. Read More ...

THE WAFL's top three teams South Fremantle, Subiaco and East Fremantle all scored comfortable Round 9 victories on Saturday with East Perth also returning to winning form to replace old foes West Perth in the top five. All four matches took place on Saturday afternoon with South Fremantle defeating Peel Thunder 16.11 (107) to 9.12 (66) at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. Subiaco bounced back from its first loss of 2016 defeating Claremont 17.13 (115) to 11.5 (71) at the Claremont Showground while East Fremantle beat Perth 16.12 (108) to 10.9 (69) at ATOM Stadium and East Perth prevailed 17.12 (114) to 3.5 (23) over Swan Districts at Medibank Stadium. Read More ...

SOUTH Fremantle celebrated the 100th game of its captain to remain on top of the WAFL ladder with a win over Peel Thunder on Saturday while Subiaco and East Perth both bounced back from losses to East Fremantle, and the Sharks won for a third straight time. All four Round 9 WAFL matches took place on Saturday afternoon with South Fremantle kicking the last seven goals to beat Peel Thunder 16.11 (107) to 9.12 (66) at Fremantle Community Bank Oval to celebrate the 100th game of captain Ryan Cook. Subiaco suffered its first loss of the season last week but bounced back well at the Showground beating Claremont 17.13 (115) to 11.5 (71). Read More ...

Round 9 of the 2016 McDonald's WAFL Premiership Season sees ladder-leaders South Fremantle back at home to host Peel Thunder, Claremont take on Subiaco in the ultimate cat fight, East Perth clash with Swan Districts and East Fremantle go head-to-head with Perth. Check out the team line-ups for Round 9 below. Read More ...

SIGNIFICANT individual milestones, former stars playing their old teams and plenty at stake in the matches themselves all lead to what should be a fascinating Round 9 of the 2016 McDonald's WAFL Premiership Season. South Fremantle captain Ryan Cook will play his 100th WAFL match and Peel veteran Rory O'Brien his 100th with the club on Saturday at Fremantle Community Bank Oval when the Bulldogs host the Thunder. Former Royal Freddie Clutterbuck and ex-Swan Lewis Jetta will also play their former sides at Medibank Stadium when East Perth takes on Swan Districts with Claremont hosting Subiaco at the Showground and East Fremantle facing Perth at ATOM Stadium. Read More ...

The Toyota Good for Footy Raffle is one of the biggest grassroots fundraising events in Australia, and it’s back in Western Australia in 2016… bigger and better than ever! It’s fundraising made easy, so now’s the time to get involved and score cash for your club. It’s simple. Register online to receive your free raffle books in the mail, then get players and volunteers to sell tickets for just $5 each. Read More ...