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 ...

SUBIACO and Swan Districts recorded pre-season wins on Saturday, February 27 during home games at Steel Blue Oval and Medibank Stadium. Subiaco 13.15 (93) defeated West Perth 5.6 (36) Swan Districts 11.14.(80) defeated Peel Thunder (7.1.43) The pre-season consists of three rounds in total and conclude on Saturday March 12. Read More ...

New clubrooms were officially opened for Collegians Amateur Football Club at David Cruikshank Reserve on Friday, February 19 with the support of the West Australian Football Commission, AFL, City of Nedlands and Department of Sport and Recreation. The event was hosted by the City of Nedlands and the official opening conducted by Premier Colin Barnett and City of Nedlands Mayor Max Hipkins. The WAFC contributed $5000 towards a funding application for the project, and played a major role in assisting the club receive a $50,000 grant from the AFL. Read More ...

After nearly two months of gruelling and challenging trials 38 quality players have been selected for the 2016 State U18 Youth Girls squad. The squad is made up of an incredible array of top talent from across the state including players from Bunbury, Albany, Kalgoorlie, Wickham, Pinjarrra, Halls Creek, Herne Hille and Brookton. A team of 27 will be chosen from the squad to represent WA in the five-day National Read More ...

ALL nine WAFL clubs have been busy in the off-season and now this Saturday the official pre-season fixtures begin and we get the chance to see how all the teams are shaping up. Each club has been hard at work in an attempt to build a squad that is finals bound come September and there are plenty of changes right across the board. Read More ...

A highly successful 2015 has resulted in the West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) recording a cash profit of $2.12 million and achieving its budget strategy of building working capital to secure the future of Football in WA during a period of substantial change for the sport. The strong cash result was outlined at tonight’s Annual General Meeting (Thursday, February 25), along with the annual investment of more than $23 million into developing WA football. The WAFC’s strong result was achieved from a combination of the on-field success of the West Coast Eagles and Fremantle Football Club, along with revenue growth generated by Perth Stadium Management from four sell-out AFL finals, major concerts and two Monster Jam events at Domain Stadium. Read More ...

More than 30 umpire coaches and mentors had the opportunity to hear from 2012 AFL Grand Final Umpire Chelsea Roffey at the Umpires Coach Advanced Workshop on Saturday February 20. Read More ...

2016 McDonald's WAFL action is nearly here and all nine teams are fired up and ready to take on their Round One rivals!  WAFooty TV takes a behind-the-scenes look at the 2016 McDonald's WAFL Promo Shoot, which took place at Domain Stadium on Sunday February 21.   Read More ...

At this time of year, with pre-season almost over and the smell of the Burley in the air, there are no words that excite coaches and fans alike than “Round One”. Read More ...