After a quarter of a century on the WAFL Umpiring Panel Reuben Garlett has been named to officiate in his first League Grand Final on Sunday at Optus Stadium.  Garlett has been rewarded for an outstanding year as a Goal Umpire but was still surprised to receive the promotion.  “I felt I'd had a good season, but I was also competing with some quality umpires, Read More ...

ONE of the success stories of Peel Thunder’s finals series has been versatile young gun Jack Sears who has made his mark in the forward-line. The recently turned 22-year-old has been a standout performer as the club lent on local talent to progress to the premiership decider. While he has made more of an impact up until 2023 in defensive roles including some standout performances Read More ...

AS East Fremantle searches for its first premiership in a quarter of a century one of the club’s stars is preparing for his own football first in the 2023 WAFL Grand Final. Hugh Dixon has never played in a premiership decider, a prospect he describes as exciting heading into Sunday’s showdown with Peel Thunder. “I think every team that gets the opportunity to play in a Read More ...

The big boys in the AFL and WAFL are about to finish their seasons, but the AFL NINES Competition is about to keep footy rolling through WA’s Spring. AFL 9s or NINES is a fast, free-flowing game that involves 9 players on each team playing on a smaller field. NINES provides opportunities for a wide range of participants. Female, Male & Mixed Competitions Youth, Senior Read More ...

Two field umpires are among four officials who will make their League Grand Final debut in Sunday’s WAFL decider between East Fremantle and Peel Thunder at Optus Stadium.  Jason Gibb and Louis Jago have been selected for their first Grand Final, alongside experienced duo Trent McPhee and Ben Laycock.  Gibb made his League debut in 2019 and has umpired 60 senior games, while Jago has Read More ...

PEEL Thunder maintained its perfect record in finals against Subiaco with a commanding preliminary final performance on Sunday to book in a WAFL Grand Final against East Fremantle with the 24-point win on Sunday. Peel and Subiaco did battle at Mandurah's Lane Group Stadium on Sunday in the preliminary final with a spot in the Grand Final on the line against East Fremantle next Sunday Read More ...

JACOB Blight wanted to make a move in 2023 that would be best to help him chase his AFL dream and things couldn’t have turned out better than joining Peel Thunder and it just happened to be they were chasing a key defender too.      Blight played his formative years in Albany at Railways before beginning to play colts football with Claremont in 2019. Read More ...

SUBIACO'S back-line quality, experience and connection has been a huge part in their premiership success with Drew Rohde at the forefront of that and he hopes they can pull together to help the Lions into another Grand Final. Subiaco will take on Peel Thunder in Sunday's WAFL preliminary final at Mandurah's Lane Group Stadium with a place in next Sunday's Grand Final at Optus Stadium Read More ...

THERE is one position left in the WAFL Grand Final for 2023 and it's going to be either Subiaco or Peel Thunder who books in their place to battle East Fremantle after Sunday's preliminary final. East Fremantle became the first team into the WAFL Grand Final for 2023 by beating Peel Thunder in a tightly contested second semi-final last Saturday at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. Read More ...

YOU will never hear him acknowledge it himself, but Bill Monaghan deserves to be considered amongst West Australian football's greatest coaches and his legacy can only be further enhanced if he can break East Fremantle's premiership drought. Monaghan's lifetime of involvement in the WAFL dates back to his playing career where he amassed 204 games at both Subiaco and Peel Thunder between 1986 and 2001 Read More ...

More than 500 participants consisting of staff and students from 12 schools took part in the annual Kalability Kickability Football Carnival at Kostera Oval in Kalamunda.  Now in its third year, 24 teams from Secondary Education Support Schools competed across three divisions.  Hayden Marchetto, Executive Officer WA All Abilities Football Association (WAAAFA), said the carnival was a great success.  “The carnival gives the students the Read More ...

The Nicky Winmar/Kirby Bentley Cup headed to Fitzroy Crossing in the state’s north for the first time in a major boost for the region. More than 100 students aged between 9 and 12 across six different schools competed during the course of the day, with multiple volunteers from the community and students playing their part in the event. Zoe Bell, Country Football Operations Specialist at Read More ...

Three WA players have been selected by the AFL in a squad of 46 players who will feature in the 2023 AFL Futures match. Peel Thunder’s Bo Allan, Malakai Champion from Subiaco and Claremont’s Austin Van Der Struf have been given the chance to perform on the AFLs biggest day. Many of the most talented under 17 footballers from across the country will take part Read More ...

The winner of the 2023 Rio Tinto WA Football Volunteer of the Year has helped transform the sporting landscape at a famous tourist town. Mark Delane has been recognised for his outstanding work as President of the Dunsborough FC, the largest regional club in the state. Delane has been President for the past five years, along with serving as Vice President of Busselton Districts Junior Football Read More ...

A handful of schools have taken part in the Bachar Houli Cup at Mineral Resources Park in Lathlain. A total of 183 players from the Australian Islamic College (AKA AIC) Kewdale & AIC Dianella, and Al Ameen in Langford competed on the day. The event featured Aboriginal Program Manager Phil Narkle who performed the Welcome to Country, while Aron Morse, Manager-Community Engagement from the Department Read More ...