The West Australian Football Commission has appointed a new General Manager Football Affairs and a new Commercial Manager to ensure key outcomes continue to be achieved in both of these critical areas for WA football. Jon Haines has been appointed as General Manager Football Affairs and Daniel Grace has been appointed as Commercial Manager. Haines, pictured left, who previously worked as the WAFC’s High Performance Manager from 2007 to 2009 will return to the WAFC following four years at North Melbourne Football Club from 2009 to 2014. He spent two of those years as General Manager Football Operations, one as General Manager Development and Strategy and one as Development Manager. Read More ...

ONE of the WAFL games of the season took place on Sunday with Peel Thunder kicking the last five goals inspired by captain Brendon Jones to beat Swan Districts by 11 points to all but lock away an historic finals appearance. Peel looked in control of the contest at Bendigo Bank Stadium leading by as much as 39 points in the second quarter and still by 26 at half-time, but Swans came out inspired in the second half and looked headed for victory leading by 19 points midway through the final term. However, the Thunder weren’t going away and kicked the final five goals, with skipper Jones booting the one to put them in front, as they went on to win 17.9 (111) to 15.10 (100). Read More ...

WEST Perth kicked the only five goals of the last quarter to come from behind and beat Claremont as part of Round 18 WAFL action on Saturday while Subiaco and East Perth scored 100-point plus thumpings of Perth and South Fremantle respectively. Claremont led for most of the afternoon at HBF Arena and were still 21 points up at three quarter-time, but West Perth kicked the only five goals of the last term to win 13.12 (90) to 12.8 (80) to consolidate second position on the WAFL ladder. Subiaco then handed Perth an 11th straight defeat with a massive 25.17 (167) to 5.4 (34) victory at Medibank Stadium while East Perth also crushed South Fremantle 28.9 (177) to 11.5 (71) at Fremantle Oval to replace the Bulldogs in the top five. Round 18 will now conclude on Sunday when Peel Thunder hosts Swan Districts at Bendigo Bank Stadium with bounce down scheduled for 11.40am. Read More ...

ROUND 18 of the WAFL season is again split over Saturday and Sunday as things really heat up with six teams continuing to fight over the last four positions in the top five. With Subiaco secure on top of the WAFL ladder, West Perth, Peel Thunder, Swan Districts and South Fremantle occupy the other four positions in the top five but Claremont and East Perth remain right in contention and could be in the top five again with wins in Round 18. The action begins with three matches on Saturday with West Perth taking on Claremont at HBF Arena, South Fremantle taking on East Perth at Fremantle Oval and Subiaco facing Perth at Medibank Stadium. Then on Sunday at 11.40am, Peel Thunder takes on Swan Districts in a battle between third and fourth at Bendigo Bank Stadium. Read More ...

HAVING already played in a premiership, played State football and won a Sandover Medal, Aaron Black has crammed a career full of achievements into his first 99 games, but the West Perth midfielder is far from content as he prepares for his 100th match at just 22 years of age. Black made his debut back in Round 16, 2010 and has come a long way from the small, tagging midfielder on that cold and wet night at Fremantle Oval as he played in a heavy West Perth defeat. He has barely missed a match ever since making his debut as a 17-year-old and now ever since has put together a remarkable career that he deserves a lot of credit for with the hard work and dedication he has put in to continue improve his football in all areas. Read More ...

Teams, previews and tips for Round 18 of the McDonald's WAFL Premiership Season with Frizz Ferguson and WAFL Footyfacts. Read More ...

INJURIES have meant his return to his original WAFL club Perth hasn’t gone to plan and now led to his retirement, but Hawthorn premiership star Chance Bateman has every reason to be proud of his career and remains confident the Demons are on the right path under Earl Spalding. Bateman came through the ranks at Perth and played 11 league games in 1999 as an 18-year-old before going on to make history in the AFL at Hawthorn during an outstanding 177-game career that included the 2008 premiership. Along the way, Bateman became the first Indigenous player to ever play 100 games with Hawthorn and became the first player of Aboriginal descent to become a life member at the Hawks. Read More ...

Winter has officially set in and it's getting pretty nippy in the evenings and early mornings! We all know that the most exciting time in the footy season is typically the coldest and it's important that we stay active and fit just like our State's best footballers. Read More ...

AFTER a big weekend of WAFL action across Saturday and Sunday afternoon for Round 17, the only thing settled was that seven teams are still in the finals race for 2015 with Peel Thunder, Swan Districts, South Fremantle and East Perth all recording wins. The action began on Saturday afternoon with Peel Thunder beating Claremont 13.11 (89) to 9.13 (67) at the Showground, East Perth defeating Perth 13.9 (87) to 9.13 (67) at Medibank Stadium and Swan Districts kicking the last two goals to beat West Perth 9.11 (65) to 8.15 (63) at Steel Blue Oval. And finally on Sunday, South Fremantle kicked the first four goals of the last quarter to beat East Fremantle 10.12 (72) to 9.10 (64) at ATOM Stadium. The weekend's results mean that Subiaco (12-2) remains clear on top of the WAFL ladder but little separates teams from second through seventh. West Perth (9-5) remains second just ahead of Peel Thunder (9-6) with Swan Districts (8-7) and South Fremantle (8-7) rounding out the top five but Claremont (7-7) and East Perth (7-8) aren’t far behind. Read More ...

Check out the best moments from Round 17 with the McDonald's WAFL Top 10 Plays of the Day and AHG RediMed Colts Young Gun videos. Read More ...

SOUTH Fremantle kicked the first four goals of the last quarter to secure a crucial win in the final derby of 2015 over East Fremantle with the Bulldogs returning to the WAFL's top five in the process. East Fremantle kicked five goals to two in the third quarter with the advantage of the breeze at ATOM Stadium to lead by 11 points at three quarter-time, but South Fremantle made the most of the breeze in the final term to kick the first four goals. Two of those came from tight angles courtesy of 17-year-old debutant Callum Ah Chee with Josh Pullman kicking truly from a set shot, and Cory Dell'Olio from a snap as the Bulldogs ended up winning 10.12 (72) to 9.10 (64). The win sees South Fremantle replace Claremont in fifth position on the WAFL ladder while also winning its sixth straight match at East Fremantle Oval, and stretching the run of visiting teams winning Fremantle derbies to 11. East Fremantle also recorded an eight successive defeat in the process. Read More ...

PEEL Thunder and Swan Districts both came from behind at three quarter-time for important WAFL wins on Saturday that could go a long way to securing their place in the finals while East Perth kept its season alive overcoming a determined Perth. There were three Round 17 games on Saturday afternoon with Swan Districts coming back to beat West Perth after trailing all day, 9.11 (65) to 8.15 (63) at Steel Blue Oval to move up into fourth position. Peel Thunder dominated the last quarter against Claremont after being behind at three quarter-time to end up winning 13.11 (89) to 9.13 (67) at the Claremont Showgrounds to consolidate third position. And East Perth stayed in touch with the top five with a hard fought 13.9 (87) to 9.13 (67) win over Perth at Medibank Stadium. Read More ...

THE league-leading reigning premiers Subiaco have the bye leaving the rest of the competition to fight it out in Round 17 WAFL action with three matches to take place on Saturday afternoon, and the final Fremantle derby to be played on Sunday. The three games on Saturday afternoon sees Swan Districts host West Perth at Steel Blue Oval with Claremont also taking on Peel Thunder at the Showground and East Perth facing Perth at Medibank Stadium. Then the round concludes on Sunday at ATOM Stadium in the final Fremantle derby of 2015 with East Fremantle taking on South Fremantle. Read More ...

Teams, previews and tips for Round 17 of the McDonald's WAFL Premiership Season with Frizz Ferguson and WAFL Footyfacts. Read More ...

McDonald’s will continue its partnership with the West Australian Football League (WAFL) for the 2016 season following a successful start to the inaugural year of the partnership in 2015. McDonald’s became the major broadcast and naming rights partner for the 2015 McDonald’s WAFL Premiership Season, helping to pave the way for games to be televised in the Perth metropolitan area and regional Western Australia on the 7 Network. WAFC General Manager Pathways and Competitions Steve Hargrave said ratings on the 7 Network had been a great success so far with average audience numbers doubling from 2014, while attendance at games had also remained solid. Read More ...