AFL Talent Ambassador Kevin Sheehan has released his top three WA prospects ahead of the 2023 AFLW Draft. East Fremantle’s Georgie Cleaver, Claremont’s Ella Slocombe and Peel Thunder’s Kaitlyn Srhoj have been given Sheehan’s seal of approval. The 2023 AFLW Draft will be held at Marvel Stadium on Monday, December 18. The final order will be confirmed following the 2023 AFLW Trade Week, which concludes on Read More ...

Christ Church Grammar School in Claremont and St Paul’s Primary School in Karratha will be running out in new football jumpers next season after taking out their respective categories in the 2023 Design a Jumper Competition. Several high-quality entries were received from around Western Australia this year. The winning schools in the metropolitan and regional categories have been presented with a full set of new Read More ...

Speedy small forward Mylee Leitch enters Monday’s AFLW Draft with some mixed-on field moments in 2023. The East Fremantle livewire had a quiet start to the WAFLW season this year before injury forced her to miss WA’s opening game at the AFLW U18 National Championship match. She returned to the WAFLW in Round 15 for the Sharks and produced her best game of the year Read More ...

Swan Districts midfielder Jaime Henry believes she is physically ready to hold her own in the AFLW if she is selected in next Monday’s Draft.  Beginning her career as a defender with Swans, Henry has developed into a quality inside midfielder, and at 176cm has the height and strength to cause headaches for rival players.  Henry knows there are no guarantees in her bid to Read More ...

A WAFLW Premiership and captaining WA have been part of a hectic season for local Draft contender Anjelique Raison. The recently turned 18-year-old wants to forge a career in the AFLW, despite having a strong passion for basketball. “My year has been a bit of a roller coaster,” she said. “Captaining WA and winning the WAFLW flag with East Fremantle were obvious highlights, but that Read More ...

East Fremantle WAFLW premiership player Georgie Cleaver is destined to play her first season at AFLW level with either the West Coast Eagles or the Fremantle Dockers. The 18-year-old, who can play forward or in the ruck, has declared she wants to remain in WA to begin her football journey at the highest level. “I’m feeling pretty comfortable about where I sit in the draft Read More ...

Claremont’s Ella Slocombe has emerged as a first-round contender at next week’s AFLW Draft after taking her game to a new level in the past twelve months. After spending time overseas and having a delayed start to the year, Slocombe quickly made her mark with the Tigers in the WAFLW and broke into the side in Round 1. But 2023 has provided many challenges for Read More ...

Peel Thunder midfielder Kaitlyn Srhoj looms as one of the first West Australians to be selected in next week’s AFLW Draft. Srhoj has shown during her WAFLW and AFLW U18 Championship appearances that she belongs at the top level, a midfielder who also exhibits great marking skills. The chance to join an AFLW club is becoming closer and closer for Srhoj. “If you asked me Read More ...

Swan Districts missed out on winning a League premiership this year, but off field the club has been named at the top of the Healthway Wellbeing Ladder in 2023.   The West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) joined forces with Healthway to implement the Wellbeing Ladder, an initiative designed to create a competitive pathway to further implement mental health and wellbeing practices within the WAFL community.  The Read More ...

The results of the elections for Commissioners of the West Australian Football Commission were endorsed last night, Thursday 7 December 2023, at a meeting of WA Football stakeholders.     Martina Crowley has been appointed as the new Commissioner for a term of two years. Ian Callahan, Dixie Marshall and Phil Lamb were reappointed as Commissioners for a term of three years each. The appointment of Read More ...

The 2024 AFL National Academy Boys squad will come together in Melbourne this weekend to take part in their first high-performance camp. WA will be represented by Bo Allan, a product of Halls Heads and the Peel Thunder Football Club, along with Subiaco’s Malakai Champion, who hails from Mines Rovers.   Twenty-six of the country’s most promising footballers born in 2006 will feature as part Read More ...

The Perth Demons have claimed back-to-back premierships at the 2023 Wheelchair Super Sunday event at HBF Arena. Perth defeated the West Coast Eagles by 10 points in an entertaining and high scoring contest (94-84) on Sunday, the club’s second successive flag and the first time the feat has been completed in this competition. For the Eagles, it was a wonderful achievement to reach the Grand Read More ...

The West Coast Eagles have helped break down barriers at the International Day of People with Disability. About 250 people attended the event at Mineral Resources Park last Friday, featuring Blind Auskick, Starkick, and the Rise Inclusion Football Academy – the Decider. The last match of the event produced a fitting showdown between Team Black and Team Gold. Hayden Marchetto, Executive Officer at the WA Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission Talent Pathway Program has welcomed a new group of players to begin training as a group.  WA's State 18 Boys commenced training on November 27 with 38 players beginning their journey with the program.  The schedule for the group prepares the players for the challenges which are ahead over the next 12 months.  Monday night consists of weights and touch Read More ...

In recognition of International Volunteers Day on Tuesday December 5 the West Australian Football Commission proudly acknowledges the invaluable contributions of volunteers to football communities across the state. As a testament to their significance, the AFL introduced several new categories for the Toyota AFL National Volunteer of the Year Awards in 2023, including the prestigious Young Volunteer of the Year award. This special category aims Read More ...