South Fremantle has completed a double triumph at the Kirby Bentley/Nicky Winmar Carnival at the weekend.  UWA Park (McGillvray Oval) hosted the day in 34-degree conditions and saw hundreds of young first nations boys and girls participate in celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander football.  Seven teams participated in the Nicky Winmar Carnival with about 150 players from all WAFL (West Australian Football League) Read More ...

Kalgoorlie City Football Club’s Eshe Christie WA’s 2023 Chemist Warehouse AFLW Community Ambassador.  Established in 2021, the AFLW Community Ambassador program recognises members from the football community who have been instrumental in facilitating and nurturing the remarkable growth of women and girls’ football.  Christie was surprised by the nomination and blown away by the support from her community. "It means a huge amount to me, Read More ...

One of this year’s Little Telethon Stars is six-year-old Starkick participant Harrison Lee. Harrison was diagnosed with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy at the age of two and grapples with vision impairment, colour blindness, speech, and learning and developmental difficulties.  Despite the multitude of obstacles that dot his path, Harrison’s spirit shines brightly. He lives with boundless enthusiasm and enjoys many activities including participating in footy, Read More ...

East Fremantle WAFLW premiership player Mylee Leitch has produced a standout result at the AFLW WA Draft Combine in Perth at the weekend. Leitch recorded the fastest time in the country for the agility test, posting 8.321 seconds. It’s also the second-best time in the history of the Combine, which dates back to 2017. The 19-year-old, who stands just 162cm, was part of the Sharks Read More ...

WA teenagers Joe Fonti and Riley Wills have enhanced their NAB AFL Draft prospects with a strong performance at the State Combine testing held in Perth yesterday.  A Claremont Colts premiership player, Fonti’s athleticism was on display with three top three finishes in testing.  The defender finished third in the running vertical jump, clocked the best time in the 20m sprint, and came second in Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) advises that the Nomination Committee, with representatives of the Community Football Advisory Council, Fremantle Football Club, WAFC, WAFL Council of Presidents and West Coast Eagles, met to consider the Expressions of Interest received for the upcoming Commissioner Elections and provided the WAFC Board a list of Recommended Candidates. An impressive number of nominations from high quality candidates was received Read More ...

The Metro Central, Metro South, and Metro North Regional Development Councils (RDCs) united to celebrate the inaugural RDC Team of the Year Ceremony. More than 500 club volunteers, participants and families gathered to celebrate the outstanding achievements of players throughout the Metro regions. The highlight of the evening was the unveiling of three distinct jumper designs, each representing one of the RDCs. These jumpers feature Read More ...

West Australians have impressed recruiters at the annual NAB AFL Draft Combine hosted in Melbourne at the weekend. Claremont colts premiership player Zane Zakostelsky, Perth’s Aiden O’Driscoll, Peel Thunder ruckman Mitch Edwards, Lions midfielder Koltyn Tholstrup and fellow Subiaco product Lance Collard all enjoyed strong performances ahead of next month’s NAB AFL Draft. Twelve WA players were invited to the Combine, with Claremont’s Daniel Curtin Read More ...

The South West have continued their remarkable run at the Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships, winning the Rio Tinto Division One Premiership at Lane Group Stadium in Mandurah. South West recorded a 16-point victory over Kimberley in the Grand Final, continuing their dominance of the competition. But for the first time in the Championship’s history, South West suffered a defeat, going down to Great Read More ...

More than 240 players representing 14 teams will participate in the Nicky Winmar Carnival and Kirby Bentley Cup at UWA Sports Park in Mount Claremont this Sunday. Eight sides are expected to line up for the Nicky Winmar Carnival in the 18-a-side competition, while six teams are expected to take their place in the Kirby Bentley Cup as part of the 12-a-side event. Players have Read More ...

Fremantle will host the 2024 AFL Masters National Carnival for the first time. The 41st Masters Carnival will be just the fifth occasion WA has staged the event. The announcement was made last night at the conclusion of the 2023 AFL Masters National Carnival at Maroochydore in Queensland. Over 70 teams across seven age brackets will descend on Fremantle in October next year with the aim Read More ...

WA All Abilities Football Association has selected a 16-man squad for next week’s AFL National Inclusion Carnival to be played in Queensland from 9 – 13 October. The team was selected from the 44-player Rise Inclusion Football Academy which saw the players participate in a Draft Combine, three training sessions plus leadership, game sense and personal wellbeing sessions, culminating in three exhibition games. Fremantle CBC player Read More ...

The Bachar Houli State Boys Academy Camp in WA has been hailed as a major success. The West Australian Football Commission joined forces with the Academy to stage the camp at the Perth Football Club last week. The event brought together young boys aged 12 to 14, offering them a platform to hone their football skills, learn about leadership and team cohesion, and discuss cultural Read More ...

The football journey for Subiaco’s Koltyn Tholstrup has just begun, but it’s already covered thousands of kilometres. Hailing from Esperance in the south of WA, Tholstrup fondly recalls playing for the Newtown Condingup Under 12s. Then, as his potential became obvious, he made countless trips to Perth to play Futures, Colts and League football. “My preparations have changed a bit now that I don’t have Read More ...

Peel Thunder’s Mitch Edwards has revealed he’s on a campaign to put on muscle before next month’s NAB AFL Draft. At 206cm and 88 kilograms, Edwards is the epitome of a modern-day ruckman, with strong tap work and an ability to push forward. A premiership player with Peel Colts in 2022, Edwards is part of the Dockers’ Next Generation Academy. Edwards averaged 35 hit-outs and Read More ...