SUBIACO already has one premiership hat-trick this century and there are no signs of complacency at the Lions as they chase another in 2016. The Lions claimed the club's first ever premiership hat-trick with triumphs in 2006, 07 and 08 and now remarkably have a chance to do so again less than a decade following an upset win over East Perth in the 2014 grand final and dominating the competition in 2015 on the way to a 66-point win over West Perth in the decider. While Subiaco has lost three of their grand final stars from last year Matt Boland (returned to Melbourne), Shane Yarran (drafted by Fremantle) and Sam Menegola (drafted by Geelong), there is little sign of any drop off from the Lions coming into 2016. Read More ...

NEW Peel Thunder captain Gerald Ugle is excited to be appointed skipper for 2016 and enjoyed the chance at playing finals in 2015, but neither he nor anyone involved in the Mandurah-based club are satisfied with just taking part in September. Peel made the WAFL finals for the first time in the club's history since joining the league in 1997 last year. After finishing the home and away season in third position, the Thunder went on to lose the qualifying final to West Perth at HBF Arena and then the first semi-final to East Perth at Bendigo Bank Stadium. Read More ...

CLAREMONT captain Jake Murphy is hoping for better luck in his third season as captain of the Tigers as he looks to lead a young Tigers' midfield to help them to another finals campaign. When Murphy took over as Claremont captain in 2014 following the retirement of Andrew Browne, he was coming off the best season of his career where he was just about the best player in the WAFL following a 2013 season averaging 24.7 disposals and kicking 17 goals. As a dual premiership player, the then 24-year-old was a natural selection as the next captain at Claremont but things haven’t gone to plan the last two seasons with a horror injury run. Read More ...

West Australian Football League pre-season fixtures will be played over three rounds from Saturday, February 27 to Saturday March 12. All teams will play two games each – the first consisting of 4 x 25 minute quarters and the second under full match conditions. Read More ...

EAST Fremantle has a new coach, a new captain and a star recruit that the Sharks will be hoping can all combine for a vastly improved 2016 WAFL season after a 2015 that started with such high expectations but couldn’t have been more disappointing. The Sharks made the grand final in 2012 and appeared set to get back there in 2014, and would have done so had it not been for a horrible day in front of goal against Subiaco in the preliminary final. East Fremantle then started 2015 encouragingly winning five of their opening seven games, but things then took a dismal turn for the Sharks as they lost their next 12 games before breaking that drought with a final round victory over Perth. Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission in partnership with the Great Southern Regional Development Council will be hosting an all-inclusive football festival as part of a push to improve the female football participation pathway in the Great Southern region. Read More ...

More than 400 talented Indigenous players and coaches put their skills on show in front of a crowd of more than 2,000 at this year’s Nicky Winmar Carnival in Mandurah. Read More ...

FOUR talented South Fremantle products back from the AFL, an experienced hard bodied recruit and the son of a legend are among the arrivals at the Bulldogs for 2016 as coach Todd Curley tries to guide them back to the finals in his second season in charge. Curley took over as coach of South Fremantle last season for his first ever involvement in a WAFL club outside of West Perth where he was a premiership player as well as captain and coach. The season showed signs of promise and gave Curley something to build on, but a fourth straight season of not playing finals meant South Fremantle still had plenty of further improvement to do. Read More ...

BEING content with second place is not something anyone is saying at West Perth coming into the 2016 WAFL season with coach Bill Monaghan hopeful a couple of additions and the overall hunger of the playing group can lead to further improvement. The Falcons had a strong 2015 finishing the home and away season in second position before going on to beat Peel Thunder and East Perth in finals matches at HBF Arena, but losing in the second semi-final and grand final to Subiaco. West Perth has kept the majority of that squad together for 2016 with Marcus Adams the most significant loss from the grand final team, but Max Duffy's arrival after being delisted by Fremantle provides some added attacking flair. Read More ...

Depreciation Professionals DEPPRO have been named Principal Partner of the WA State 16s and State 18s programs. WAFC State Talent Manager Adam Jones said DEPPRO’s support was greatly appreciated and would assist in the development of WA’s most talented young players. “The State 16s and State 18s programs provide elite development opportunities for the WAFL’s best young players and require a level of support to ensure we are maintaining the highest standards,” he said. Read More ...

The Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) and West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to investigate the potential development of shared training and administration facilities at the WACA Ground. The development may form part of a planned upgrade of the WACA Ground, providing members, fans, players and staff of both sports with significantly improved facilities. The two leading sporting codes are excited to be jointly exploring the possibility of creating a shared home of football and cricket in Western Australia. Read More ...

More than 350 Aboriginal players aged 12-15 will take part in this year’s Nicky Winmar Carnival coordinated by the West Australian Football Commission and supported by RediMed. The carnival will commence on Sunday March 6 with players from teams representing both metropolitan and regional WA taking part in a round robin tournament at Bendigo Bank Stadium in Mandurah. Read More ...

ALMOST 5000 people attended the AFL NAB Challenge game between Fremantle and Adelaide in a highly successful event for the Mt Barker community at Sounness Park on Sunday, February 28. The Dockers held off the Crows 1.9.6 (69) to 0.8.19 (67) to win in front of the big crowd that gathered to watch the first AFL game to be played in the Great Southern since Albany hosted West Coast and Collingwood in 2008. Read More ...

The Round 1 West Australian Football League (WAFL) fixture between South Fremantle and West Perth will be played at 2.10pm on Saturday, March 19. The game will be televised live on 7Mate from 2pm. WAFL General Manager Steve Hargrave said the WAFL had been exploring options to play the game as a televised fixture under lights at 7.10pm. “Promoting the WAFL competition is extremely important and playing a televised Round 1 night game presented a terrific opportunity to do this,” he said. Read More ...

I got into footy in Year Two when my sports teacher asked if I was interested in playing in a school competition. I was so excited to play, I said yes without any hesitation whatsoever! Read More ...