Many of the state’s emerging umpires are benefitting from a West Australian Football Commission campaign to help officials on game day.   Umpiring WA attended metropolitan Junior Umpiring Club training sessions in May and June, with activities aimed at building umpires’ skills and confidence.  The sessions were developed and co-facilitated by leadership consultant Matt Angus, who has been working with Junior Umpiring Clubs on an ongoing Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission congratulates the 17 finalists in the 2023 Rio Tinto WA Football Volunteer of the Year Award. The finalists include Abbie Durtanovich (Mosman Park JFC/Claremont District), Gail Della-Marta (Booragoon JFC/East Fremantle District), Barry Nicholls (Bayswater FC/East Perth District), Nicole Stevens (Mines Rovers FC/Goldfields Region), Jason Richter (Boxwood Hill FC/Great Southern Region), Nathan Twoomey (Kununurra JFC/Kimberley Region), Elle Armitage (Lancelin Ledge Point Read More ...

THERE might have been just the two matches in Round 16 of the WAFL but there were still plenty of contenders to make the Team of the Week once more in the drought breaking win from East Fremantle along with Subiaco ending East Perth's winning run. Just the two matches in Round 16 didn’t mean there was any shortage of drama in the two contests Read More ...

Junior football clubs across Western Australia shared in NAIDOC celebrations through a range of cultural activities including hosting Smoking Ceremonies, Welcome to Country and the creation of specially designed along with the addition of Indigenous designed jumpers. Clubs within the Regional Development Councils had the opportunity to design and wear their Indigenous jumpers during their NAIDOC Round in July, courtesy of funding from Rio Tinto - Read More ...

For Curtin Uni Wesley Football Club player Luke McLachlan, reaching 150 games is just the beginning of what McLachlan hopes to become – a 300 game player. He started Auskick as a young child and eventually he found his way into the Perth Football League's Integrated Competition through a friend's recommendation at Fremantle CBC, and since then, he hasn't looked back.  Instead, he's powered ahead, Read More ...

Reigning Premiers West Perth have seized the opportunity to stage the club's first WAFL Pride Game against Perth at Pentanet Stadium on Saturday.  The venue will be a sea of rainbow colours as the club celebrates inclusiveness and a willingness to learn.  All players in all grades from both clubs will be wearing specially designed rainbow socks.  Featuring a motto of “Proud to be Belong”, the Falcons are Read More ...

Ellenbrook Dockers Junior Football Club took centre stage last weekend as they proudly unveiled their much-anticipated Multicultural Jumper during a vibrant Multicultural Round celebration.  The club's commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion was on full display as the newly designed jersey was worn by their Year 7-8 Girls and Year 10 Boys teams.  The newly designed jumpers read ‘One Club – One Family’ written in Read More ...

The WA Football Commission will host four more NAB AFL Auskick Gala Days this weekend in a bid to increase participation. This follows two successful Gala Days by West Perth and Swan Districts over the weekend which saw more than 1200 kids take part in skills-based activities. Subiaco Gala Day will be held on Saturday August 5, before Peel, South Fremantle and East Perth host their Read More ...

A recent report by Country Football WA and The University of Western Australia has found rates in depression and anxiety are increasing among football players but remain lower than non-players. The Get Around Me report initially conducted in 2020 found 14.5 per cent of those who did not play football said their mental health was “worse than last year” compared to 1.5 per cent of Read More ...

WA U18 Girls’ coach Beau McDonald has expressed satisfaction with his side’s performance in a practice match win against the New Holland WA Country Womens Team at Optus Stadium.  Played as a curtain raiser before the West Coast Eagles hosted North Melbourne yesterday, the 18s side cruised to a 39-point victory, holding the Country side goalless.  WA coach Beau McDonald believes the intent showed by Read More ...

EAST Perth's winning streak this season and South Fremantle's record derby run both ended in Round 16 of the WAFL on Saturday with strong victories from Subiaco and East Fremantle. It turned out to be a day where you didn’t want to be trying to extend any type of streak in the WAFL with just the two matches in Round 16 and it turned out to Read More ...

The WA U18s Girls team will have a final hitout this weekend against the New Holland WA Country Womens Team before they recommence their 2023 AFL National Championships campaign. The Black Swans feature a raft of stars including East Fremantle premiership player Zippy Fish and Peel Thunder rising star Evie Cowcher and forward Noa McNaughton.  17 year old Fish starred for East Fremantle in the WAFLW Grand Read More ...

In a display of unity and cultural celebration, the Pickering Brook Football Club and the Mazenod Junior Football Club have joined forces to celebrate their NAIDOC round celebrations last weekend.    The coming together of the Pickering Brook Football Club from the Hills Football Association, and the Mazenod Junior Football Club from Metro Central’s Swans Junior District, holds immense importance for both clubs and their Read More ...

THERE might be just two matches in Round 16 of the WAFL on Saturday afternoon but they are shaping as two mouth watering match ups with East Fremantle trying win a derby for the first time in 16 attempts and East Perth hunting a ninth consecutive victory. It's the second Fremantle Derby and second Leederville Oval co-tenants battle that make up the two fixtures on Read More ...

FOUR games in the WAFL for Round 15 saw a host of standout performers from six goals to Liam Tedesco, five to Tyler Keitel and huge midfield efforts from Mitch Crowden, Luke Meadows, Greg Clark and the battle for Team of the Week spots was again a fascinating one. With East Fremantle and South Fremantle having the bye in Round 15 ahead of their derby Read More ...