West Australians have impressed recruiters at the annual NAB AFL Draft Combine hosted in Melbourne at the weekend. Claremont colts premiership player Zane Zakostelsky, Perth’s Aiden O’Driscoll, Peel Thunder ruckman Mitch Edwards, Lions midfielder Koltyn Tholstrup and fellow Subiaco product Lance Collard all enjoyed strong performances ahead of next month’s NAB AFL Draft. Twelve WA players were invited to the Combine, with Claremont’s Daniel Curtin Read More ...

The South West have continued their remarkable run at the Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships, winning the Rio Tinto Division One Premiership at Lane Group Stadium in Mandurah. South West recorded a 16-point victory over Kimberley in the Grand Final, continuing their dominance of the competition. But for the first time in the Championship’s history, South West suffered a defeat, going down to Great Read More ...

More than 240 players representing 14 teams will participate in the Nicky Winmar Carnival and Kirby Bentley Cup at UWA Sports Park in Mount Claremont this Sunday. Eight sides are expected to line up for the Nicky Winmar Carnival in the 18-a-side competition, while six teams are expected to take their place in the Kirby Bentley Cup as part of the 12-a-side event. Players have Read More ...

Fremantle will host the 2024 AFL Masters National Carnival for the first time. The 41st Masters Carnival will be just the fifth occasion WA has staged the event. The announcement was made last night at the conclusion of the 2023 AFL Masters National Carnival at Maroochydore in Queensland. Over 70 teams across seven age brackets will descend on Fremantle in October next year with the aim Read More ...

WA All Abilities Football Association has selected a 16-man squad for next week’s AFL National Inclusion Carnival to be played in Queensland from 9 – 13 October. The team was selected from the 44-player Rise Inclusion Football Academy which saw the players participate in a Draft Combine, three training sessions plus leadership, game sense and personal wellbeing sessions, culminating in three exhibition games. Fremantle CBC player Read More ...

The Bachar Houli State Boys Academy Camp in WA has been hailed as a major success. The West Australian Football Commission joined forces with the Academy to stage the camp at the Perth Football Club last week. The event brought together young boys aged 12 to 14, offering them a platform to hone their football skills, learn about leadership and team cohesion, and discuss cultural Read More ...

The football journey for Subiaco’s Koltyn Tholstrup has just begun, but it’s already covered thousands of kilometres. Hailing from Esperance in the south of WA, Tholstrup fondly recalls playing for the Newtown Condingup Under 12s. Then, as his potential became obvious, he made countless trips to Perth to play Futures, Colts and League football. “My preparations have changed a bit now that I don’t have Read More ...

Peel Thunder’s Mitch Edwards has revealed he’s on a campaign to put on muscle before next month’s NAB AFL Draft. At 206cm and 88 kilograms, Edwards is the epitome of a modern-day ruckman, with strong tap work and an ability to push forward. A premiership player with Peel Colts in 2022, Edwards is part of the Dockers’ Next Generation Academy. Edwards averaged 35 hit-outs and Read More ...

Having witnessed fellow Northam product Bobby Hill win the Norm Smith Medal at this year’s AFL Grand Final, Perth Colts star Aiden O’Driscoll is confident of forging a successful career at the top level. O’Driscoll enjoyed a strong season with the Demons in the WAFL and with Wesley College in the PSA, enhancing his prospects of being selected in next month’s NAB AFL Draft. The Read More ...

Eight teams from around the state are heading to Mandurah for the Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships Rio Tinto Women’s Divisions. For the first time at the Championships the event will include two divisions, including more than 200 players. Featuring sides from the Kimberley to Esperance, matches will be played at Lane Group Stadium in Mandurah on Thursday and Friday this week. Remarkably, the Read More ...

Country Football WA has unanimously elected a new President and Vice President for the next twelve months. Brendon Simpson has been elevated to President, with Ian Stanley also nominated unopposed as Vice President at the CFWA Board meeting on Friday, September 15.    CFWA President Brendon Simpson. CFWA Vice President Ian Stanley. The Simpson family hails from the wheatbelt town of Quairading. Brendon has business Read More ...

The WA Wheelchair Football League (WAWFL) and WA Blind AFL seasons burst into action this weekend. Now in their third season, participation across the WAWFL and WA Blind AFL competitions continue to grow as the sports aim to promote awareness. This year will see five teams compete in WAWFL which includes Subiaco, East Perth, Swan Districts, Perth and the newly formed West Coast Eagles, with Read More ...

Three WA U17 players will play on the MCG on AFL's biggest day of the year. The AFL has today announced the teams to compete in the 2023 AFL Futures match which will be played at the MCG ahead of the 2023 Toyota AFL Grand Final.     The match will feature 45 of the most talented under 17 boys footballers from across the country, including Read More ...

Dozens of WA’s most talented umpires have been recognised as part of the 2023 Junior Umpire Awards Nights held in September. WAFC Junior Umpiring Coordinator Courtney Gibson is excited about the quality of emerging whistleblowers in the state. ‘The junior umpire awards nights in September were a wonderful celebration of young talent and dedication in the field of umpiring,” Gibson said. “The awards covered a Read More ...

The West Australian Country Football League (WACFL) is thrilled to announce its rebranding as Country Football WA, as it proudly marks 50 years of dedication to the sport.   This exciting transformation signals a fresh chapter in the legacy of country football in Western Australia.   With a newly elected Board comprising of representatives from both junior and senior leagues as well as broader regional Read More ...