WESTERN Australia have opened the 2015 NAB AFL under-18 Championships in style with a thrilling one-point victory over South Australia at Lathlain Park on Saturday. WA kicked the opening three goals of the game and while South Australia only pulled ahead briefly by a point in the last quarter, the Black Swans held sway for much of the contest and held on in the finish for a thrilling 11.7 (73) to 9.18 (72) victory to open the 2015 Championships. There were a host of impressive performances from WA players as well with Marshall Jones the star up forward kicking four goals from 10 possessions and five marks. Read More ...

The 2015 Carlton Draught WAFL state game against the SANFL at Lathlain Park will be broadcast via live stream on the WAFL website from 2.10pm on Saturday, May 23. The live stream will be hosted by WAFL commentator Glenn Mitchell and South Australian commentator Phil Aspinall, with expert comments from 188-game WAFL player and former Subiaco leading goal kicker Rod Willett. CLICK HERE to watch the live stream from 2.10pm, Saturday 23 May CLICK HERE for live stats from the game from 2.15pm, Saturday 23 May.  Read More ...

WESTERN Australia and South Australia are two proud football states, the WAFL and SANFL are strong state league competitions and now they do battle in Saturday's State game at Lathlain Park with plenty on the line. The day will begin at Lathlain Park with the opening game of 2015 NAB AFL National 18s Championships with Western Australia to play South Australia. That match will bounce-down at 11.20am and the WAFL v SANFL State match begins at 2.15pm. On top of the pride that goes into representing your state and coming out victorious, and also to put your respective competition up in lights as potentially the best in the country outside the AFL, history is yet to be able to separate WA and South in State battles. WA has played South Australia 92 times in State matches with each winning 46 times apiece meaning the winner on Saturday at Lathlain Park will move ahead of the ledger. Read More ...

ASHTON Hams had to wait a long time to represent the WAFL for the first time and now he's hoping his second experience in the WA jumper turns out just as well this Saturday against the SANFL at Lathlain Park. Hams had already played 123 WAFL matches, won a Simpson Medal, played in two premierships and 39 games in the WAFL with the West Coast Eagles by the time he got to make his debut State game appearance last year. He certainly made the most of it with a best on ground performance in the win over the NEAFL in Sydney and now the 28-year-old is looking forward to his second time in the Black Swans jumper this Saturday at Lathlain Park against the SANFL. Read More ...

The WAFL v SANFL State Game at Lathlain Park kicks off at 2.15pm on Saturday May 23 at Lathlain Park and with the record tied at 46 wins each from 92 encounters between the two States, it promises to be a huge contest between to football powerhouses. The game will be broadcast via live stream on the WAFL website, hosted by WAFL commentator Glenn Mitchell and South Australian commentator Phil Aspinall, with expert comments from former Subiaco leading goal kicker Rod Willett. Read More ...

The West Australian Football League State Academy has announced its third player intake and leadership group, with a talented squad of 42 players now available for selection in this year’s NAB AFL National Championships. The National Championships commence tomorrow (Saturday, May 23) when Western Australia plays South Australia at 11.20am at Lathlain Park as a curtain-raiser to the WAFL v SANFL state game. TEAMS: WA v SA Read More ...

SOUTH Australian football legend Graham Cornes feels a great affinity with Western Australia in their combined disdain for Victorian football, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t out to prove the SANFL's superiority in Saturday's State match against the WAFL on a massive weekend for his family. Cornes has been inducted into both the Australian and South Australian Football Hall of Fames, and the fact that he is coaching the SANFL team into Saturday's State game with the WAFL at Lathlain Park illustrates how seriously it is being taken. On top of everything Cornes achieved in his 369-game playing career with Glenelg, North Melbourne and South Adelaide, and in 284 matches as coach of South Adelaide, Glenelg and the Adelaide Crows, representing South Australia as a player and coach has always meant the world to him. Read More ...

HE IS a WAFL premiership captain and coach, AFL premiership assistant coach and an innovator in the Leading Teams program, but being in charge of Western Australia against South Australia in Saturday's State game has whetted Darren Harris' coaching appetite again. Harris arrived at West Perth in the early 1990s and went on to become a premiership captain in 1995, then coached the Falcons to the flag in 2003 and was a premiership assistant coach with West Coast in 2006 before spending time as a development coach with Carlton. He has now been back in Perth for a couple of years working with the Leading Teams program and that hasn’t allowed him too much time to consider a return to full-time coaching despite several WAFL clubs having made serious approaches to him. Read More ...

TEAMS have been announced for the WAFL v SANFL Carlton Draught state clash at Lathlain park this Saturday. Both states have named teams of 24 for the game including emergencies. The WAFL's sqaud has been cut from 27, with 2014 State captain Brendan Lee (East Perth) withdrawing due to injury concerns last night and talented pair Leroy Jetta (Peel) and Chris Keunen (West Perth) both unlucky to miss out on selection. Read More ...

Australian Football in WA Schools continues to be the State’s number one participation sport. With double digit growth expected again in 2015 the WAFC in partnership with the West Coast Eagles are looking forward to a bumper year of school football programs The WA Football Commission is delighted to have the West Coast Eagles and BHP Billiton committed to primary school programs the ‘Eagles Cup’ and ‘Eagles Faction Footy along with ‘Eagles Schoolboys Cup’ in Secondary schools for season 2015. Read More ...

TALLAN Ames' withdrawal from the WAFL squad opens the door for five-time premiership full-back Darren Rumble to again represent Western Australia while the Swan Districts skipper is desperately hoping a premiership teammate of his gets selected. Ames has been forced to withdraw from the WAFL squad that will take on the SANFL this Saturday at Lathlain Park meaning the 31-year-old veteran of 219 matches won't get to add to his four previous matches for WA, and also potentially misses out on the chance to captain his State. That opens the door for another veteran full-back with Subiaco's five-time premiership player Rumble called into the WA squad and now likely to play in the absence of Ames. Read More ...

The 2015 Carlton Draught WAFL Squad has been narrowed down to 27 for this Saturday’s State Game against the South Australian National Football League. The record between the two States stands at 46 wins each from 92 games over more than 100 years. This year’s game will be played at 2.15pm at Lathlain Park and broadcast via live stream on the WAFL website, hosted by WAFL commentator Glenn Mitchell and South Australian commentator Phil Aspinall, with expert comments from former Subiaco leading goal kicker Rod Willett. The game will also be broadcast on radio by Sport FM 91.3fm and Life FM 107.9fm in Adelaide. LIVE STREAM - CLICK HERE LIVE STATS - CLICK HERE Read More ...

The first of two Women’s AFL games will be played at the MCG this Sunday May 24 starting at 12.20pm Melbourne time. The best 50 female players will be playing in the third AFL match which is a highlight in the 100 Years of Female Football. Read More ...

SUBIACO moved two games clear on top of the WAFL ladder heading into the State game break while West Perth improved to second position, Peel Thunder returned to the winner's list and Claremont record a third straight victory as part of Round 9 action. All four matches took place on Saturday afternoon with West Perth replacing East Fremantle in second position on the ladder thanks to a 16.9 (105) to 10.13 (73) victory at Joondalup's HBF Arena. Peel Thunder ended its losing streak at two with a strong 12.13 (85) to 5.11 (41) victory over South Fremantle at Fremantle Oval with the Bulldogs kicking their lowest ever score against Peel. Claremont won a third straight match and handed East Perth a third consecutive loss with the Tigers winning 8.12 (60) to 2.9 (21) at the Showground with the Royals kicking their lowest ever score against Claremont. Subiaco then won a fifth straight match to move further clear on top of the ladder with an 11.18 (84) to 6.6 (42) victory over Swan Districts at Leederville's Medibank Stadium. Read More ...

SOUTH Fremantle goal-sneak Cory Dell-Olio and Subiaco veteran Darren Rumble have been added to the Carlton Draught WAFL sqaud in preparation for this Saturday's clash with the SANFL at Lathlain Park. Dell-Olio, who kicked 16 goals in 16 games during three seasons of AFL at Essendon (2012-14), returned to his club of origin at the port this season where he has booted 14 goals in six games and averaged 12.8 disposals. Read More ...