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 ...

EAST Fremantle coach Steve Malaxos is looking forward to the first Fremantle derby of the season on the Anzac Day holiday on Monday and is glad to have new arrivals George Hampson and Liam Anthony at his disposal heading into the clash with South Fremantle at Fremantle Oval. East Fremantle enters the now traditional Anzac Day weekend derby with South Fremantle in good form coming off a strong 31-point win over Swan Districts at Steel Blue Oval to see the Sharks improve to a 3-2 record after five rounds. South Fremantle is also on a 3-2 record after winning its first three games of 2015 and then losing its last two of the season to Swan Districts and Subiaco meaning there is plenty riding on the result of the first derby of the year at Fremantle Oval on Monday. Read More ...

PEEL Thunder might have narrowly missed moving to the top of the WAFL ladder but Sunday's 27-point win over Claremont at Bendigo Bank Stadium continued their best ever start to a season. The WAFL's Anzac Round began on Saturday with East Perth recording a thumping 20.18 (138) to 5.5 (35) win over Perth at Lathlain Park and it was another standalone fixture on Sunday which saw Peel win its fourth straight match downing Claremont 16.12 (108) to 11.15 (81) in Mandurah. The Anzac Round in the WAFL will now conclude with two massive fixtures on Monday that sees West Perth take on Swan Districts at Joondalup's HBF Arena and then South Fremantle play East Fremantle at Fremantle Oval in the first Fremantle derby of 2015. Read More ...

EAST Perth needed to find goals from somewhere on Anzac Day against Perth at Lathlain Park but not even coach Brian Dawson would have been expecting seven of them from reliable defender Kyle Anderson in the 103-point win. With West Coast short on defenders in the AFL, the Eagles are looking for readymade replacements from East Perth and that meant that Callum Sinclair, Dylan Main, Paddy Brophy and Tom Barrass all played in the Royals' back-line against Perth on Anzac Day. Then with Josh Smith, Murray Newman and Josh Hill not there in East Perth's forward-line either, it was time to try something new for Dawson and his answer was to blood debutants Rowen Powell and Shayne Hille, and then surprisingly to throw his best defender Anderson to full-forward. Read More ...

PEEL Thunder has a chance to make history by winning four straight matches for the first time ever and potentially jumping to the top of the WAFL, but coach Cam Shepherd isn’t taking Kepler Bradley and the winless Tigers lightly on Sunday at Bendigo Bank Stadium. Peel lost its first game of the season narrowly to West Perth at HBF Arena but has since recorded impressive wins over East Fremantle, Perth and East Perth to be on a three-game winning streak for just the third time in the club's history and first since 2009. The Thunder have never recorded four consecutive wins since entering the WAFL in 1997 nor have they ever sat on top of the ladder but both those things could change when they host the winless Claremont at Mandurah's Bendigo Bank Stadium in a standalone Anzac Round clash on Sunday. Read More ...

THE ANZAC Round of the 2015 WAFL season sees the four fixtures split over the three days starting with one each on Saturday and Sunday, and then two mouth-watering contests on the holiday Monday. The standalone Anzac Day clash on Saturday sees Perth take on East Perth at Lathlain Park while on Sunday it's another standalone fixture with Peel Thunder hosting Claremont at Mandurah's Bendigo Bank Stadium. Then on Monday there is a massive pair of games scheduled on the public holiday with West Perth playing Swan Districts at Joondalup's HBF Arena and then the first Fremantle derby of 2015 sees South Fremantle play East Fremantle at Fremantle Oval. Read More ...