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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

THE WAFL returns this weekend following the State game victory last Saturday against South Australia with the Round 10 action featuring two matches on Saturday afternoon, and two on the WA Day holiday Monday. The WAFL State team did well beating the SANFL 18.13 (121) to 11.10 (76) and now normal hostilities resume this long weekend. Starting on Saturday afternoon, Swan Districts takes on Perth at Bassendean's Steel Blue Oval and Claremont plays Peel Thunder at the Claremont Showground. Then on the WA Day Monday it's the two traditional derbies with East Perth taking on West Perth at Leederville's Medibank Stadium and East Fremantle playing South Fremantle at East Fremantle's ATOM Stadium. Read More ...

Team selections and previews with Frizz Ferguson for all of this weekend's McDonald's WAFL Round 10 match-ups Read More ...

Seven's Today Tonight covers the WAFL Derby between East Fremantle and South Fremantle. Get exclusive behind the scenes access to both teams, hear the coach's address and find out about the stories behind the players.  Get down to Shark Park for the next Derby on Monday 1st June. Read More ...

The West Australian Football League State 18s play Victoria Country at 12pm at Medibank Stadium this Sunday, May 31 in Round 2 of the NAB AFL National 18s Championships. The team will be aiming to repeat WA’s Round 1 success, which was a thrilling one-point win against South Australia at Lathlain Park. Read More ...

EAST Fremantle midfielder Jamie McNamara has achieved plenty in his WAFL, AFL, VFL and State career as the 27-year-old prepares for his 100th appearance with the Sharks, but it's that elusive premiership that he is continuing to strive for more than anything. McNamara has now played 99 matches in the WAFL with East Fremantle, has represented Western Australia, played 19 AFL games with the West Coast Eagles and spent two seasons in the VFL with Williamstown. The hard-at-it and prolific ball winning midfielder is now preparing for his 100th WAFL match in the Foundation Derby on WA Day against South Fremantle at ATOM Stadium on Monday, but that ultimate success of winning a premiership continues to elude him after three straight preliminary final appearances. Read More ...

EAST Perth wingman Freddie Clutterbuck is looking forward to returning in the WA Day derby on Monday against West Perth and is confident that the State game break came at the right time for the Royals to regroup and get their 2015 WAFL season back on track. The Royals have made the last two grand finals and were looking on track to be a contender again this season following wins in Rounds 2 and 3 over Swan Districts and Subiaco. Despite a 103-point win over Perth in Round 6, things haven’t gone to plan since and heading into the State game break East Perth had lost three straight matches, including having kicked two goals only in the last five quarters starting against West Perth and then against Claremont. Clutterbuck injured a quadriceps muscle in the second half of the loss to West Perth and didn’t play against Claremont where the Royals kicked just 2.9, their lowest ever score against the Tigers. Read More ...

CORY Dell'Olio likely played his best game of the year on return to the WAFL in Saturday's State game win over South Australia and now he is looking to continue that form for South Fremantle in WA Day's Foundation Derby as the Bulldogs look to get back on the winner's list. Dell'Olio was a late addition to the WA squad to take on the SANFL in Saturday's eventual 45-point State game win at Lathlain Park, but in the end his second time representing his state proved a day to remember. He previously played for WA in 2011 against Queensland before the South Fremantle premiership forward spent the last three years in the AFL with Essendon. The 25-year-old has returned to the Bulldogs this year and on Saturday formed part of a terrific forward-line for WA alongside Simpson Medallist Ryan Davis, Shane Yarran, Tony Notte, Clancy Wheeler and Lachlan Delahunty. Read More ...

Did you miss the WAFL defeat the South Australian National Football League in this year's Carlton Draught State Game at Lathlain Park on Saturday, May 23? Do you want to sit down and take it all in one more time? See the video replay below. Read More ...