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WA 18s come up short against South Australia

Saturday, June 6, 2015 - 1:58 PM - by Chris Pike
WESTERN Australia's 18s team wasn’t able to back up its thrilling win over South Australia two weeks ago with the Croweaters running out 73-point winners on Saturday at AAMI Stadium in the AFL National 18s Championships. WA produced a tremendous performance two weeks ago Lathlain Park in the opening game of the 2015 AFL National 18s Championships beating the two-time defending champions South Australia by a point. However, last Sunday WA went down to Vic Country by 105 points at Medibank Stadium and now in their first away trip of the championships, came up short at AAMI Stadium in Adelaide with South Australia running out 18.15 (123) to 7.8 (50) winners. Read More ...


WA women create history with win over Victoria

Saturday, June 6, 2015 - 12:05 PM - by Chris Pike
WESTERN Australia created history at Domain Stadium on Friday beating Victoria for the first time in an open-age State game, and it took a thriller for it to happen with the Black Swans holding on for a four-point win in a frantic finish. WA had never previously beaten Victoria in an open-age State game, but the two sides did battle at Domain Stadium on Friday afternoon and put on quite a show for those who came early to watch ahead of the Fremantle and Richmond AFL clash later that night. In the end, it was WA who recorded the 8.4 (52) to 7.6 (48) victory but it came down to the dying seconds with Victoria having a chance to snatch the win through Emma Kearney, but a superb defensive effort from WA's Tayla Bresland for WA was enough for the home side to hold on and win. Read More ...


McDonald's WAFL Round 11 Preview

Friday, June 5, 2015 - 3:08 PM - by Chris Pike
IT IS a full round of WAFL action on Saturday afternoon for Round 11 of the 2015 season as seven of the league's nine teams all continue to fight over the final four spots in the top-five. The first match on Saturday afternoon bounces down at 1.40pm between Swan Districts and East Perth at Bassendean's Steel Blue Oval with both teams looking to break into the top-five. The other three matches then all take place at 2.15pm on Saturday with Subiaco playing East Fremantle at Leederville's Medibank Stadium with Peel Thunder hosting West Perth at Mandurah's Bendigo Bank Stadium and South Fremantle facing Perth at Fremantle Oval. Read More ...


Rd3 State 18s: SA v WA

Friday, June 5, 2015 - 11:11 AM
The West Australian Football League State 18s play South Australia at AAMI Stadium tomorrow, Saturday, June 6 in Round 3 of the NAB AFL National 18s Championships. The team will be aiming to repeat WA’s Round 1 success against South Australia at Lathlain Park and bounce back from a loss to Victoria Country in Round 2. TEAMS: SA v WA Read More ...


WAFL Umpires to help raise awareness of MND

Thursday, June 4, 2015 - 3:36 PM
More than 120 West Australian Football League umpires and support staff will wear blue armbands at Round 11 McDonald’s WAFL Premiership games this weekend to help raise awareness of motor neurone disease (MND). A total of 96 umpires and 30 support staff will be wearing blue armbands at Colts, Reserves and League games in the lead-up to the AFL’s 'Big Freeze at the G' campaign on Monday June 8, which aims to raise money to find a cure for MND. Read More ...


WA v Victoria Women’s State Game

Thursday, June 4, 2015 - 2:55 PM
WESTERN Australia will host Victoria in a women’s football showcase at Domain Stadium at 3pm on Friday afternoon as the curtain raiser to the Fremantle v Richmond AFL game. The fixture will follow the success of the AFL Women’s Exhibition Game at the MCG on May 24 and feature 30 star players from both of the teams that represented Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs. Read More ...


Round 10 McDonald's WAFL Wrap Up

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 - 3:17 PM - by Chris Pike
THE WA Day weekend of WAFL action produced some surprising results and outstanding performances with Swan Districts and Claremont recording wins on Saturday, and East Perth and South Fremantle scoring upset victories in the traditional derbies on Monday. The WAFL action resumed on Saturday following Western Australia's State game win over South Australia, and it saw Claremont beat Peel Thunder 17.16 (118) to 6.10 (46) at the Showground and Swan Districts defeat Perth 13.7 (85) to 11.12 (78) at Bassendean's Steel Blue Oval. Then on the WA Day public holiday on Monday, over 11,000 fans attended the two games with East Perth beating West Perth 18.11 (119) to 10.11 (71) in front of 4021 at Medibank Stadium and then in likely the game of the season so far, South Fremantle stormed home to beat East Fremantle 15.13 (103) to 14.14 (98) at ATOM Stadium in front of 7209. Read More ...


VIDEO: McDonald's WAFL Plays of the Day

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 - 2:08 PM
A courageous Royal and a skilful Bulldog. Who gets your number 1 Play of the Day? Check out the best moments from Round 10 with the McDonald's WAFL Top 10 Plays of the Day. Read More ...


Making footy a game for all

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 - 1:55 PM
On the field, participation and a willingness to have a go are the key ingredients to sporting success. Off the field, that same sentiment is the driving force behind McDonald’s ‘Macca’s Junior Sports Grants’ program. Created to provide sports clubs with new equipment or funding to increase participation in a chosen sport, the grants aim to encourage healthy, active lifestyles among young Western Australians.  Read More ...


Junior Umpires get a taste of the big time

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 - 1:52 PM
FOUR junior umpires spent a day in the life of an AFL Umpire at Domain Stadium recently as part of the 2015 Community Umpiring Round. Morgan Ramsden and Basil Thomas from the Demon’s District and Denzel More and Sean Henry from the Swan’s District joined the AFL Umpires team for the West Coast v Gold Coast game on May 16, where they had the chance to spend time in the rooms and see the preparations of the Umpires. Read More ...


WA Day McDonald's WAFL Results

Tuesday, June 2, 2015 - 12:10 AM - by Chris Pike
EAST Perth made up for being overrun three weeks ago with a big win over West Perth on WA Day while South Fremantle kicked the last four goals of the Foundation Derby to score a stunning five-point victory against East Fremantle. Following the Round 10 action beginning on Saturday with Claremont thrashing Peel Thunder 17.16 (118) to 6.10 (46) at the Claremont Showground and Swan Districts beating Perth 13.7 (85) to 11.12 (78) at Steel Blue Oval, all attention turned to the two traditional WA Day derbies. And it saw East Perth able to hold on to a big lead unlike three weeks ago to beat West Perth at Medibank Stadium 18.11 (119) to 10.11 (71). Then South Fremantle fought back from a 33-point quarter-time deficit and the absence of Ben Saunders, Blayne Wilson, Haiden Schloithe, Jacob Martinez and then Tim Kelly to kick the last four goals to beat East Fremantle 15.13 (103) to 14.14 (98) at ATOM Stadium. Read More ...


WA State 18s come up short against Vic Country

Sunday, May 31, 2015 - 4:51 PM - by Chris Pike
WESTERN Australia hasn’t been able to back up its stunning start to the 2015 AFL National 18s Championships with Vic Country recording a 105-point victory at Medibank Stadium on Sunday. The WA State 18s team started off the 2015 championships in style last Saturday with a thrilling one-point win at Lathlain Park over a South Australian side that is shooting for a third straight Division 1 title. However, the Black Swans came up short this Sunday at Leederville's Medibank Stadium with Vic Country kicking the first five goals of the match and going on to eventually win 21.18 (144) to 5.9 (39). The day might not have panned out how the WA side hoped but there were still some talented young players who delivered encouraging performances in the losing cause. Read More ...


Round 10 Saturday McDonald's WAFL Results

Saturday, May 30, 2015 - 6:41 PM - by Chris Pike
CLAREMONT and Swan Districts put pressure on the teams occupying spots in the WAFL's top-five recording victories on Saturday to open Round 10 of the 2015 season. The WAFL action resumed with the two matches on Saturday following Western Australia's 45-point State game win last Saturday over South Australia and it was Claremont and Swan Districts who came out of the break in winning style. Claremont made to a blistering start with seven goals to one in the first quarter to set up the eventual 17.16 (118) to 6.10 (46) win over Peel Thunder at the Claremont Showground. Swan Districts survived a late scare at Steel Blue Oval to hold on and beat Perth 13.7 (85) to 11.12 (78). Read More ...


McNamara proud to start and finish career with Sharks as he reaches 100

Saturday, May 30, 2015 - 2:49 PM - by Chris Pike
JAMIE McNamara started his career with East Fremantle and now is looking forward to finishing it with the Sharks after stints with West Coast and Williamstown in between as he prepares for WAFL game No. 100 in the Foundation Derby this WA Day at ATOM Stadium. McNamara made his league debut for East Fremantle in 2006 and went on to play 19 AFL games with West Coast between 2007 and 2009, and then spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons in the VFL with Williamstown, but it has always been with the Sharks where his heart has lied. The 27-year-old will now reach his 100-game milestone this Monday in the traditional derby with South Fremantle at East Fremantle's ATOM Stadium as he makes his return after missing the last two games with a hamstring injury prior to the State game break. Read More ...


Proud Royal Freddie books name on famous No. 21 locker

Saturday, May 30, 2015 - 2:33 PM - by Chris Pike
FREDDIE Clutterbuck always dreamed of playing with East Perth and now will realise a dream this Monday reaching his 100th match against West Perth as he continues to follow in the footsteps of Royals stars both whom he has played with and watched from afar. Clutterbuck will return to the East Perth line-up this Monday for the WA Day derby against West Perth at Medibank Stadium and there would be no better occasion for the 24-year-old to reach his 100-game milestone and to book his name onto the No. 21 locker with the Royals. Clutterbuck grew up dreaming of playing with East Perth and has amassed 99 matches since making his league debut back in 2010, has been part of the leadership group since then and could be on track to take over from the outstanding leaders he has played under so far. Read More ...