Teachers who run outstanding football programs in their schools can win a trip for two to a 2015 AFL Finals game. Nominations are now open for teachers who have run an outstanding program during August 2014 to July 2015. Nominations can be made by school staff, community football groups or WAFC employees. CLICK HERE to nominate now.  Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission, in conjunction with Murdoch University, is currently undertaking research and is seeking assistance in completing two short online surveys. The surveys will assist the WAFC in understanding the current concussion awareness levels of Youth footballers and their Parents. In considering the best practice management of concussion in sport, the critical element remains the welfare of the player, both in the short and long term, and this study will assist us in understanding the current situation and help identify areas of improvement in the ongoing management of concussion. Read More ...

THE youngsters of Swan Districts and South Fremantle both helped lead their teams to bounce back victories in Round 7 of the WAFL on Saturday while Claremont got its first win on the board of the season and Subiaco extended its lead atop the ladder. Swan Districts recorded a terrific 18.16 (124) to 11.11 (77) victory at Bassendean's Steel Blue Oval over a Peel Thunder team that was on the back of a four-game winning streak for the first time in the club's history. South Fremantle started its season with three straight wins, then lost the next three coming into Saturday's clash with East Perth at Medibank Stadium. Like Swans, the Bulldogs had just a five-day break to try and bounce back from and did so impressively beating the Royals 11.16 (82) to 10.9 (69). Subiaco moved a game clear on top of the ladder with an 8.15 (63) to 3.9 (27) win over Perth at Lathlain Park while Claremont got its first win of the season beating West Perth 12.11 (83) to 8.15 (63) at the Claremont Showground. Read More ...

Victoria Metro pulled off a terrific comeback to defeat defending champions Western Australia by 10 points on day one of the 2015 AFL Youth Girls National Championships in Mandurah, Western Australia today. WA led at every change and by 19 points during the second quarter, spearheaded by three goals from full-forward Asha Price, before Victoria Metro took control in the second half. Read More ...

The 2015 AFL Youth Girls National Championships kick off in Mandurah today, Monday, May 4 with eight teams from around Australia competing for national honours across two divisions. CLICK HERE to watch the live stream CLICK HERE  for fixtures Read More ...

SUBIACO extended its lead on top of the WAFL ladder, Swan Districts and South Fremantle both returned to the winner's list in fine fashion and Claremont got its first win of the season in Round 7 action on Saturday. All four matches of Round 7 took place on Saturday afternoon and it saw Swan Districts return to winning form in style beating Peel Thunder 18.16 (124) to 11.11 (77) at Bassendean's Steel Blue Oval. South Fremantle also brought to an end its three-game losing run beating East Perth 11.16 (82) to 10.9 (69) at Leederville's Medibank Stadium. Reigning premiers Subiaco moved a game clear on top of the ladder with a comfortable 8.15 (63) to 3.9 (27) win in an uninspiring contest at Lathlain Park. And finally on Saturday, Claremont got its first win of the season beating West Perth 12.11 (83) to 8.15 (63) at the Claremont Showground. Read More ...

ROUND 7 of the 2015 McDonald's WAFL Premiership season sees all four matches take place on Saturday afternoon with Peel Thunder and Subiaco looking to extend their leads on top of the ladder, and Swan Districts, South Fremantle and Claremont out to stop their losing slides. All four matches take place on Saturday afternoon in the traditional 2.15pm time slot and it sees Swan Districts host Peel Thunder at Bassendean's Steel Blue Oval. East Perth also faces South Fremantle at Leederville's Medibank Stadium, Claremont takes on West Perth at the Claremont Showground and Perth battles Subiaco at Lathlain Park. Read More ...

After such success in its inaugural year, it comes as no surprise that 2015 will see a second Kirby Bentley Cup. The Kirby Bentley Cup, named after AFL (Melbourne FC) and Swan Districts footballer Kirby Bentley, provides young Aboriginal girls with an exciting opportunity to put their football skills on display with the opportunity to be selected in the WA Female Kickstart Team. Read More ...

Football will be the ideal vehicle to reduce the stigma associated with discussions around suicide when One Life Round takes place on May 9 and 10 this year in a partnership between the West Australian Football Commission and One Life. Every year suicide accounts for 32% of deaths among males aged 15-24.  It’s not just the men either, there has been a recent spike in suicide among young females.  Read More ...

A MASSIVE weekend commemorating Anzac Round in the WAFL threw up some surprises and included seven goals coming from the most unlikely of sources, West Perth pulling off a stunning comeback, Peel continuing to win and East Fremantle winning the first derby of 2015. The round began on Saturday afternoon with the standalone Anzac Day clash and East Perth ended up beating Perth 20.18 (138) to 5.5 (35) in front of almost 2000 fans at Lathlain Park. Then on Sunday it was also a standalone fixture that saw Peel Thunder win a fourth straight match for the first time ever by beating the winless Claremont 16.12 (108) to 11.15 (81) at Mandurah's Bendigo Bank Stadium. There were two massive matches on Monday starting with West Perth kicking five goals in the last 10 minutes to come back from 26 points down to beat Swan Districts 12.12 (84) to 12.5 (77) at Joondalup's HBF Arena in front of a crowd of almost 3500. And finally at Fremantle Oval, East Fremantle kicked the first seven goals of the second quarter and that was enough to set up the eventual 13.15 (93) to 11.10 (76) victory in front of 5200 spectators. Read More ...

In January 2015, 13 field umpires from around the state were given the opportunity to trial for inclusion in the Michael Ball WAFL Talent Academy. The Michael Ball WAFL Talent Academy, named in honour of the former WAFL and AFL umpire, is a squad of talented young field umpires in their first three years on the WAFL panel. Read More ...

The WAFL State 18s and State 16s squads have been announced for this year's State Academy program. All players will be eligible for selection in the 2015 NAB AFL State 18s and State 16s Championships, which commence in May and July respectively.  Read More ...

The Macca's WAFL Top 10 Plays of the Day from Round 6 featuring a certain contender for AHG Mark of the Year.   Read More ...

The WAFL is thriving with yesterday’s Fremantle Derby drawing massive crowds and TV audiences. Approximately 5000 people flocked to Fremantle Oval yesterday to watch East Fremantle down South Fremantle by 17 points. Seven’s telecast on 7mate peaked at 46,500 viewers (21.6% Free To Air share) with the game averaging 35,000 viewers and a 15.2% share.  7mate’s strong WAFL performance meant Channel Seven Perth had 2 of the top 3 channels over the afternoon timeslot and a powerful combined 35.8% FTA Share. Read More ...

THE Anzac Round of the WAFL concluded on Monday afternoon with West Perth securing a stunning comeback win over Swan Districts while East Fremantle held on to score a strong win over South Fremantle. The Anzac Round began back on Saturday afternoon with East Perth thumping Perth 20.18 (138) to 5.5 (35) at Lathlain Park and then on Sunday, Peel Thunder scored a fourth straight victory beating the winless Claremont 16.12 (108) to 11.15 (81) at Mandurah's Bendigo Bank Stadium. There were then two massive match ups on Monday starting with West Perth kicking the last five goals of the game to beat Swan Districts 12.12 (84) to 12.5 (77) in stunning fashion in front of more than 3000 spectators at Joondalup's HBF Arena. And then at Fremantle Oval, 5200 people saw East Fremantle beat South Fremantle 13.15 (93) to 11.10 (76) to win a third straight match and to hand the Bulldogs a third consecutive defeat. Read More ...