NAB AFL Superkick ambassador Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin returned home to WA to help launch the second full year of the program. The former Hawthorn and Sydney champion, who played 354 games between the two clubs, finished his career as a dual premiership player, an eight time All Australian and a four time Coleman Medallist who kicked 1066 goals. Franklin was a special guest of Bateman Read More ...

One of Subiaco’s favourite sons is officially being recognised as a legend of the club this weekend. Neil Randall will be announced as the Club’s Ball Legend ahead of Subiaco’s Saturday night fixture against Swan Districts at Sullivan Logistics Stadium. Randall, who was born in Mt Barker, played 210 WAFL matches including 152 with Subiaco and 58 with South Fremantle. A talented half forward flanker, Read More ...

One of the most talented AFLW Draft prospects from WA, Carys D’Addario deserves a change of luck. Injuries have produced several setbacks in her quest to represent WA at National Championship level. “I’ve had a bad run with injuries in the last couple of years,” D’Addario said. “Missing out on the 16’s Championship two weeks before we went away was a blow, but I was Read More ...

Boom Subiaco recruit and recent WAFLW state game medallist Lisa Steane has opened up about her journey to Perth and what she thinks about women’s footy out west. The 30-year-old moved to WA ahead of the 2025 WAFLW season after 39 AFLW games for GWS Giants (19) and Sydney (20) across four years. The shift from New South Wales came about after her partner Bella Read More ...

Fred Rodriguez is one of the leading draft prospects Western Australia has to offer in 2025, and the South Fremantle product has pushed his name into top-10 calculations in the upcoming AFL draft. Rodriguez is a big-bodied midfielder, currently listed at 184cm, and able to use his strength as an inside midfielder to shrug off would-be tacklers and burst out of stoppages to create forays Read More ...

The WAFLW State side has returned home proud of its performance in a narrow eight point loss to South Australia at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday. Despite having more scoring shots than their rivals, WA finished the match just four goals after inaccuracy cost them dearly. WA controlled the match for long periods but struggled in the big moments, going down for the second time Read More ...

In the lead up to the 10th NAB AFLW Premiership Season, the Fremantle Dockers and West Coast Eagles will head to regional communities as part of the AFLW Community Camp program. The Dockers will travel to Karratha in the Pilbara on Tuesday June 3 and Wednesday June 4, while the Eagles will visit Eaton, Australind and Bunbury between Friday the 6th and Sunday the 8th Read More ...

Round 5 action in the WAFL saw some unexpected results create one of the tightest ladders possible, with four clubs tied on points and separated by just three percent. There is no longer an undefeated side in the competition, and some fantastic individual brilliance dragged teams to wins. West Perth (60) v Claremont (69) Friday night in Joondalup brought the opening game of Round 5 Read More ...

Kate Orme has been named captain of the WAFLW side to play South Australia this weekend at the Adelaide Oval. Claremont’s Jack Schwarze will coach WA for the second successive season and is delighted for Orme, who will lead her state for the second year in a row after a player vote. “It is a credit to Kate and the respect she has among the Read More ...

Perseverance and patience have paid off for WA’s Jedd Busslinger who made his AFL debut for the Western Bulldogs at the weekend. The 21 year-old picked up 12 disposals in the Bulldogs stunning victory over GWS, completing a fairytale first appearance for the young West Australian. Busslinger was taken with the Bulldogs first selection in the 2022 NAB AFL Draft but it has taken him Read More ...

WA Football has selected a 32 player squad for this year’s Marsh AFL National Development Championships – U16 Boys. East Fremantle and Perth each have six representatives, while Claremont, the Southwest and West Perth each have four players in the squad. Seven train on players have also been given the chance to impress selectors. WA Football State Talent Manager Adam Jones has declared 2025 an Read More ...

A future star rising through the ranks, East Perth young gun Garrison Kenh is making a name for himself. The state Under 16’s Western Australian MVP has kicked off his first full WAFL Colts season in fine form, averaging 18 disposals and breaking lines off half back for the Royals. After seven futures games in early 2024, Kenh was promoted to the Colts side at Read More ...

The only unbeaten side of the Sullivan Logistics WAFL season has six representatives in the Kia State squad for next month’s match against South Australia in Adelaide. South Fremantle have won their opening four matches of the season and have been rewarded with a strong contingent of Bulldogs in the 30 man squad. Captain Chad Pearson is joined by former Fremantle Docker Ethan Hughes, ex Read More ...

The WA football community is saddened by the death of former Perth and Carlton champion Peter Bosustow after a long battle with cancer. Bosustow played 141 games for Perth and was part of the 1977 premiership win for the Demons. He also famously kicked 7 goals in a losing Grand Final against East Perth in 1978. Known as ‘Buzz’, Bosustow was also a star forward in Read More ...

WA Football's Male and Female U16 Performance Pathway Squad members have taken part in the Sportskey Athlete Profiling Event, supported by the West Coast Eagles, at Trinity College. Dozens of young athletes were given a series of tests under the watchful eye of Sportskey Managing Director Chris Smith, former Head of the Sydney Swans Academy, who has more than two decades of experience in creating Read More ...