SUBIACO'S advantage for a dominant 2015 WAFL season is now over following the break in the first week of the finals and premiership player and coach Jarrad Schofield has plenty of selection decisions to make with the Lions league and reserves both in second semi-finals this Sunday. Coming off winning last year's premiership in his second year as coach, the triple WAFL premiership player, and AFL premiership winner has guided Subiaco to a dominant season ending up as minor premiers four games clear to earn the break in the first week of the finals. That gave the Lions the chance to watch West Perth and Peel Thunder do battle for the right to play them in a second semi-final this Sunday, and it was the Falcons who advanced with a 109-point win with the two teams to now clash at Medibank Stadium with a grand final berth at stake. Read More ...

The WAFC is seeking expressions of interest from coaches who wish to complete their Level 2 or Club Coach Coordinator accreditations on November 21 and 22. The two courses will run concurrently in 2015 with a list of high profile presenters set to be announced in the coming month.  This year’s course will again be held at the state of the art learning facilities at Edith Cowan University in Joondalup. The WAFC will also open up this great weekend to the broader coaching community who may wish to attend the lectures as a personal development opportunity.  Those interested in attending are encouraged to contact Josh Bowler at jbowler@wafc.com.au. Read More ...

THE WAFL is down to four teams in the race for the 2015 premiership with East Perth eliminating Claremont on Sunday while West Perth moved to one win away from a grand final berth by beating Peel Thunder. Peel Thunder took part in its first ever WAFL finals appearance in the qualifying final at HBF Arena on Sunday and while Peel started well with three goals to one in the first quarter, its undermanned and inexperienced side was overwhelmed by West Perth in the finish. The Falcons kicked 21 of the last 23 goals of the game to end up winning 22.13 (145) to 5.6 (36). The other final on Sunday was the elimination final battle between East Perth and Claremont at Medibank Stadium, and that saw the Royals kick the only four goals of the last quarter to win 13.15 (93) to 9.7 (61). Read More ...

Check out the best moments from the first week of the Finals Series and which teams will face off in the semi-finals with the WAFL Finals Highlight video. Click here to pre-purchase tickets to the McDonald's WAFL Grand Final. Read More ...

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WEST Perth proved too good for an undermanned Peel Thunder on Sunday to advance to the second semi-final against Subiaco while East Perth kept its 2015 WAFL season alive by eliminating Claremont in a tighter affair. The 2015 WAFL finals series began with minor premiers Subiaco having the bye to await its second semi-final opponent, and now that will be West Perth after the Falcons beat Peel Thunder in its first ever finals appearance 22.13 (145) to 5.6 (36) at HBF Arena. West Perth advances to the second semi-final to play Subiaco next Sunday at Medibank Stadium with a grand final berth at stake while Peel will return home to Bendigo Bank Stadium to host East Perth in the first semi-final. East Perth kept its hopes of making a third successive grand final alive by kicking the last four goals of the elimination final at Medibank Stadium to beat Claremont 13.15 (93) to 9.7 (61). Read More ...

WITH the finals set to commence this Sunday, here is a look back at the 2015 home and away WAFL season with a focus on the standout teams, and players from the year to date heading into what looms as an exciting four-week finals series. Subiaco (17-3) won the 2014 premiership in an upset grand final win over East Perth and now the Lions have gone on to dominate the 2015 season finishing four games clear on top of the ladder to earn the minor premiership, and earn the break in the first week of the finals awaiting their second semi-final opponents. West Perth (13-7) ended up finishing in second position on the ladder to earn a home final and a finals doubles chance. The Falcons won only three of their first six games, but then consolidated themselves in the top five by winning six of the next seven, and then securing second position with a three-game winning run prior to losing their only game at HBF Arena to Claremont in Round 23. Read More ...

EAST Perth and Claremont put their WAFL seasons on the line for 2015 when they do battle in the elimination final at Medibank Stadium on Sunday. The WAFL's new final five system introduced in 2015 now sees a first week of the finals that sees minor premiers Subiaco have the bye with West Perth and Peel Thunder playing in a qualifying final, and East Perth taking on Claremont in an elimination final. The Royals and Tigers meet in a cut-throat clash at Medibank Stadium on Sunday with the winner to then face the loser of the West Perth-Peel clash in a first semi-final next Sunday, while the loser's season is over. Meanwhile, the reserves and colts elimination finals will both take place at HBF Arena with the reserves starting the day with West Perth playing East Perth, and then in the colts East Fremantle takes on West Perth. Read More ...

WEST Perth will host Peel Thunder at HBF Arena on Sunday in the WAFL qualifying final with a place in the second semi-final against Subiaco next Sunday up for grabs. With the WAFL's new top five system in 2015, the second-placed Falcons and third-placed Thunder now meet on Sunday in the qualifying final with a spot against the minor premier Lions at Medibank Stadium on the line in the second semi-final. Meanwhile the loser will host the winner of Sunday's elimination final between East Perth and Claremont next Sunday. The reserves and colts qualifying finals will take place on Sunday at Medibank Stadium with Swan Districts playing Peel Thunder in the reserves, and Claremont facing Swan Districts in the colts. Read More ...

WEST Perth coach Bill Monaghan will make sure his players don't take a Peel Thunder line-up minus the majority of its Fremantle contingent lightly as the Falcons gear up to have all three of their teams playing a home final at HBF Arena on Sunday. Outside the four walls of the club might be seeing Peel largely written off as being genuine chances to win Sunday's qualifying final against West Perth at HBF Arena with a spot in the second semi-final the following Sunday against minor premiers Subiaco up for grabs. However, there is no complacency creeping in at West Perth despite the fact that the Falcons have their own selection dilemmas at the opposite end with close to a full list to choose from, and Shane Nelson, Kody Manning, Tyler Keitel, Joe Morrow and Laine Rasmussen right to return. Read More ...

WITH the majority of its back-to-back premiership team from only a few years ago having now moved on, Claremont has needed a new breed of Tigers to step up for them to return to the finals in 2015 and Corey Yeo has taken that on board to become an elite midfielder. Yeo couldn’t find a regular position in the league side at East Fremantle with just five games in each of the 2011 and 2012 seasons, but he surfaced at Tigerland in 2014 and has never looked back. The now 24-year-old began his time with Claremont under coach Michael Broadbridge early last season in run-with roles and did some good jobs, but it quickly became apparent that he was too good of a natural ball winner, and with ball in hand to not be more attacking. Read More ...

HE might just quietly go about his business as one of the best small defenders in the WAFL, but East Perth's Mitch Fraser will again have a big role to play as the Royals take on Claremont in Sunday's elimination final at Medibank Stadium. The 21-year-old small defender has now played 54 games for the Royals and has been a mainstay of the line-up ever since making his debut back in Round 9, 2013. He cemented his place to be part of the team that made the grand final but lost to West Perth that season, then was again an important part of the East Perth side that won the minor premiership in 2014 and again made the grand final before losing to Subiaco. Read More ...

  Finals Fever is just around the corner! Check out the teams and tips for the first week of the Finals series.   Read More ...

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If the 2015 Associated and Catholic Colleges of WA Freo Dockers Cup Grand Final was anything to go by, the future of female footy in schools is in safe hands. This year’s  competition consisted of the winning Freo Dockers Cup schools from preliminary rounds played earlier in the school term. This included some of the 3000 students and 150 schools that took part across the state in the competition which culminated with a finals series at City Beach Oval earlier this month. The Grand Final tri-series, now in its third year, has given female students the opportunity to play football and to showcase the skills they have acquired throughout the program. The action took place in ideal conditions, with teams from Seton Catholic College, Mandurah Catholic College and Mater Dei College completing a fierce but fair round robin competition. Read More ...