COLD, wet and windy conditions struck across Perth on Saturday for Round 9 WAFL action and that resulted in East Perth and South Fremantle posting record low scores in defeat, while Subiaco moved further clear on top of the ladder and West Perth moved up into second spot. All four matches took place on Saturday afternoon ahead of next Saturday's State match against South Australia to be held at Lathlain Park. West Perth moved into second position with a 16.9 (105) to 10.13 (73) victory over East Fremantle at Joondalup's HBF Arena while Claremont beat East Perth 8.12 (60) to 2.9 (21) at the Showground, Peel Thunder downed South Fremantle 12.13 (85) to 5.11 (41) at Fremantle Oval and Subiaco defeated Swan Districts 11.18 (84) to 6.6 (42) at Leederville's Medibank Stadium. Read More ...

THE last WAFL Round prior to next Saturday's State match with South Australia takes place this Saturday afternoon with all four matches throwing up some tantalising clashes with none better than West Perth and East Fremantle fighting over second spot. Three of the four matches all begin at 2.15pm with West Perth taking on East Fremantle at Joondalup's HBF Arena, Subiaco playing Swan Districts at Leederville's Medibank Stadium, and Claremont facing East Perth at the Claremont Showground. Then at 2.40pm, Subiaco and Swan Districts will face off at Leederville's Medibank Stadium with that match broadcast live on 7mate. Read More ...

Team selections and previews with Frizz Ferguson for all of this weekend's McDonald's WAFL Round 9 match-ups Read More ...

VERSATILE Subiaco player and Simpson Medallist during WA's historic win over Victoria in 2013, Wayde Twomey, has been added to the Black Swans squad ahead of next Saturday's State Game against the SANFL at 2.15pm at Lathlain Park. Twomey joined the squad on the training track this week as they geared up for the May 23 clash, his five-goal haul during WA's 17-point win over the VFL two years ago, no doubt a factor in the minds of WA selectors.  Claremont ruckman Mark Seaby was also invited to training on Monday night but was unavailable, citing a lack of match time since his return from a hamstring injury a fortnight ago. Read More ...

"You just have to get involved in everything the kids do, roll your sleeves up and off you go." Deb Thoars has been a volunteer at the Newman National Football League in the Pilbara region for 12 years. "We've always lived in the country and loved supporting the local football team the Newman Tigers." she said. "From the time our son started playing football I was washing jumpers, scoring, waving flags or running water." Read More ...

SWAN Districts captain Tallan Ames has escaped a hamstring injury and now is preparing himself and his team to topple the league-leading reigning premiers Subiaco this Saturday with some old premiership teammates of his in his sights as well. Ames had an injury scare with a tight hamstring during Saturday's loss to Claremont in Mt Barker, but has pulled up fine from that this week with scans giving him all the clear. And that is a double dose of good news for the 218-game full-back who will now be available to take on Subiaco this Saturday at Medibank Stadium and then also being available to play for Western Australia against South Australia in next Saturday's State game at Lathlain Park. Read More ...

The AFL Website will live stream the Melbourne v Western Bulldogs women’s match from the MCG on Sunday May 24. Jason Bennett will host and call both matches and is excited to be involved. He met Katie Brennan (Western Bulldogs) and Elise O’Dea (Melbourne) this week. “I was delighted to be asked to host and call these games as, having spent a significant period of time living overseas and travelling the world in recent years, I’ve seen that women’s sport can be so much more here in Australia than it is right now,” Jason said. Read More ...

As the official eye care partner of the AFL, OPSM are again running their Sports Vision for Clubs Program in 2015.   This is a great program to support Community Football clubs by providing cash, equipment and free eye screenings.  Community clubs can apply for the program via the OPSM website.  Read More ...

The Round 8 Macca's WAFL Top 10 Plays of the Day, followed below by this week's nominations for the AHG REDiMED Colts Young Gun. Read More ...

IT CERTAINLY was an eventful One Life Round of the WAFL on Saturday and Sunday and just some of that included a stunning finish by West Perth, remarkable start by East Fremantle, Claremont notching a second win and Subiaco moving further clear on top. The round began with three matches on Saturday afternoon and it included West Perth coming back from trailing East Perth by 42 points going into time-on in the third quarter to kick the last 12 goals of the game to end up winning by 38, 17.16 (118) to 12.8 (80) at Joondalup's HBF Arena. Subiaco and Peel Thunder went into the round in the top two spots but it was the reigning premier Lions who proved too good winning 16.16 (112) to 7.10 (52) at Mandurah's Bendigo Bank Stadium. Claremont then hosted Swan Districts at Sounness Park in Mt Barker and the Tigers won their second straight match defeating the black-and-whites 10.18 (78) to 10.7 (67). The round concluded on Sunday with East Fremantle kicking 10 goals in the opening quarter and then holding on to beat Perth 17.14 (116) to 14.8 (92) at East Fremantle's ATOM Stadium. Read More ...

The WAFC in partnership with the Fremantle Football Club WA are proud to support Australian Rules Football in WA Schools. The WAFC recognises how important our game is to the social fabric of WA schools and remains steadfast in working in partnership with the Fremantle Football Club to continue growing the game and delivering programs and resources to schools to ensure every student derives a positive experience from our great game. Read More ...

FOUR WA players were named in the All-Australian team following the completion of the 2015 AFL National Youth Girls Championships in Mandurah on Friday, May 8.   The National Youth Girls Championships finished with Victoria Metro beating Queensland in a thrilling Pool A grand final by seven points. Western Australia earlier beat Vic Country to finish third. Read More ...

EAST Fremantle might have only scored seven more goals over the final three quarters but 10 majors in a blistering first term was enough to see the Sharks claim a fourth straight WAFL victory and beat Perth by 24 points to conclude One Life Round on Sunday at ATOM Stadium. East Fremantle came into the match fresh off the bye, on a three-game winning streak and having beaten Perth the last 11 times, and the Sharks looked set for a commanding victory thanks to a blistering 10-goal opening quarter. That saw East Fremantle lead by 43 points at the first change, but Perth continued to fight hard against the odds and managed to kick 11 goals to seven over the last three quarters. The Sharks did enough to hold on for the 17.14 (116) to 14.8 (92) victory though. Read More ...

THREE matches of the One Life Round of the 2015 McDonald's WAFL Premiership season took place on Saturday afternoon with Subiaco extending its lead atop the ladder, West Perth pulling off another stunning comeback and Claremont winning a second straight match. Three of the four Round 8 WAFL matches took place on Saturday and it included Subiaco moving two games clear on top of the ladder with a 16.16 (112) to 7.10 (52) over the second placed Peel Thunder at Mandurah's Bendigo Bank Stadium. The first Perth derby took place at Joondalup's HBF Arena and East Perth was in control leading by 42 points midway through the third quarter, but West Perth then kicked the last 12 goals of the match to end up winning 17.16 (118) to 12.8 (80). And then in Mt Barker, Claremont and Swan Districts played to celebrate the opening of the new facilities at Sounness Park and it was the Tigers who made it two wins on the trot with a 10.18 (78) to 10.7 (67) victory over the black-and-whites. Read More ...

ROUND 8 of the McDonald's WAFL Premiership season takes place everywhere from Mandurah to Joondalup to Mt Barker and to East Fremantle, and features some tantalising match ups on both Saturday afternoon and Sunday. The Round 8 action gets underway on Saturday afternoon with a top-of-the-table clash between Peel Thunder and Subiaco at Mandurah's Bendigo Bank Stadium. The first Perth derby of 2015 then takes place at Joondalup's HBF Arena with West Perth and East Perth both coming off losses, and sitting on 3-3 records coming into the contest. Claremont and Swan Districts then do battle at Sounness Park in Mt Barker with both teams coming off impressive wins while on Sunday, East Fremantle hosts Perth at ATOM Stadium. Read More ...