Veteran West Perth midfielder Shane Nelson is about to join an elite group of champions at his club. Nelson plays his 250th Sullivan Logistics WAFL match for the club this weekend when the Falcons host East Fremantle at HIF  Health Insurance Oval, making him the ninth player from West Perth to reach the milestone. Mel Whinnen (371 games) and Bill Dempsey (343 games) stand alone Read More ...

East Fremantle 3.3 (21) v South Fremantle 1.6 (12) The Sharks got the chocolates in the Fremantle Derby on Friday night in wet weather football, keeping the Bulldogs to three behinds in the final three quarters. Despite this, South Fremantle led by a single point at the final break, but a late goal from Eve Wilson-Sieber, one of her two for the night, sealed the Read More ...

The WA Day long weekend saw wet weather hit Perth and affect many WAFL games across the round. Swan Districts won a second of their last three games, while Claremont made a statement on Saturday in both the men’s and women’s competitions. Swan Districts 11.10 (76) v West Coast 7.7 (49) Swan Districts have begun to turn their season around over the last few weeks Read More ...

There’s plenty of Fremantle and West Coast prospects to keep an eye on at the upcoming AFL National Under-18s Championships. Both the Dockers and Eagles will be well represented from a Next Generation Academy perspective, there’s also a father-son gun in the mix. AFL Academy member and dangerous small forward Wes Walley is West Coast’s leading NGA prospect involved in WA’s National Under-18s Championships campaign. Read More ...

East Fremantle young gun Riaz Mohammad has been selected in the 2025 Bachar Houli Foundation Academy, made up of the best Islamic football talents in the country. The 17-year-old from Geraldton is the lone representative from WAFL after an invitation from the Foundation’s Head of Programs and High Performance and former St Kilda forward Ahmed Saad. “I met Ahmed Saad at the Bachar Houli Foundation’s Read More ...

We take a look at the biggest story lines across the WAFL and WAFLW competitions in our weekly column.   Top Dogs prevail in WA Day Derby demolition South Fremantle have strengthen their spot atop the WAFL ladder with a dominant RAC WA Day Derby victory in wet and wild conditions at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. More than 5000 fans braved the weather to witness Read More ...

We've got a massive day of WA Day Derby action on the cards, highlighted by a top-of-the-table RAC Fremantle Derby clash at Fremantle Community Bank Oval from 1.10pm. East Perth and West Perth also go head-to-head at Sullivan Logistics Stadium from 2.30pm to cap off an exciting Round 8 in the WAFL. We look at the players to watch across the two games.   Trey Ruscoe Read More ...

It will be a family affair in Mandurah on Saturday as Peel Thunder celebrate just the third father-son combination in the seniors since their inception in 1997. Former Thunder forward Greg Sanders will have not one, but two sons making their debut for the club against Subiaco at Lane Group Stadium on Saturday. Kyelan Sanders, 18, has broken into a strong Peel league side - Read More ...

Lachie Blakiston is living proof that you should never give up on your AFL dream. The 26-year-old Shark-turned-Bomber was drafted by Essendon with pick 13 in Wednesday night’s AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft. The 203cm ruckman only has 21 games of senior experience for East Fremantle and only played his first game of WAFL reserves in 2022 – when he was at their cross-town rivals South Read More ...

Michael Sellwood has opened up on the “unbelievable” feeling of realising his childhood dream in Wednesday night’s AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft. The Peel Thunder premiership defender was the first of four West Aussies read out in the draft as the Western Bulldogs snapped him up with pick five. It’s been a long time coming for the 21-year-old, who’s been banging down the door for several Read More ...

Four WAFL players have realised their AFL dreams in Wednesday’s AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft. Peel Thunder premiership defender Michael Sellwood was the first West Aussie picked up, with Western Bulldogs swooping with pick five. It was back-to-back selections for WA boom Subiaco recruit Archer May drafted to Essendon with the sixth selection in the draft. Both 21-year-old Sellwood and May, 20, featured in the Kia Read More ...

Ruckman Hamish Free has reflected on ladder-leading South Fremantle’s dominant start to the season ahead of Monday’s blockbuster RAC WA Day Derby clash against East Fremantle at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. For the first time since 1992, the Bulldogs and Sharks are first and second on the ladder heading into a Fremantle Derby, with both teams sitting pretty with 6-1 records. GET YOUR WA DAY Read More ...

Western Australian opens its campaign in the 2025 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys with a home match against Victoria Country. The Championships begin this weekend with The Allies and South Australia playing the opening game of the carnival at Blacktown International Sports Park on Sunday, June 1.   The 2025 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys will be played from Sunday, June Read More ...

There is a new sole captain at Swan Districts this season and Jesse Turner is shouldering the responsibility of leading the historic club back to its first premiership flag in 15 years. Though they have started slowly, the Black Ducks are looking to get back on track after a spurring win over Subiaco and Turner’s successful stint with the Western Australian State team has him Read More ...

Several WAFL stars will be hoping to realise their AFL dreams in Wednesday night’s AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft. Here’s what you need to know: HOW TO WATCH The draft kicks off at 4.30pm WST and will be broadcast exclusively on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Official App. You can also stay up to date on the WAFL’s social media channels to see which West Aussies have Read More ...