Perth Football Club will take on the name of ‘Boorloo Football Club’ in celebration of NAIDOC Week. The change of name is for the Football Club to honour the Whadjuk Noongar people, the traditional custodians of the Perth area, in which the club is named after. Boorloo player Sam Stubbs designed the club’s NAIDOC jumper, highlighting the journey of two of senior Indigenous teammates, Simon Read More ...

THERE were plenty of shining performances across the three games in the WAFL on Saturday afternoon in Round 12 with Claremont and Subiaco playing out a tight one, Peel Thunder overrunning South Fremantle, and East Fremantle setting some records against the West Coast Eagles. There might have only been three games in the last of the split rounds in the WAFL with East Perth, Perth, Read More ...

Western Australia’s U18s side will be looking to bounce back from Friday night’s loss to Victoria Country, when they take on Victoria Metro on Sunday.  The Black Swans lost by just two points to Vic Country in front of a home crowd at the WACA, but coach Ben Dyer impressed with his players’ efforts.  “We didn’t start the game well, but we were able to Read More ...

Bunbury Catholic College claimed victories in the boys' and girls' grand finals at the Senior High School Country Week for the second year in a row.  More than 2000 students from 32 competing schools took part in the event from Monday 26 June to Friday 30 June.  The Eagles Senior Schoolboys Cup – Walker Division was won by Bunbury Catholic College, who claimed a 17-point Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission and the Fremantle Football Club will join forces this weekend to highlight disability inclusion. Ahead of the Fremantle Football Club’s Purple Hands Round, WA football will unite to cross Matagarup Bridge – Hand in Hand Crossing. More than 500 representatives from the community, government, and those working towards disability inclusion are expected at the event. Those attending will include players and Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission is proud to celebrate NAIDOC Week and support this year’s theme ‘For Our Elders’. NAIDOC Week will see people celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People across Australia. ‘For Our Elders’ recognises that across every generation, Elders have played, and continue to play, an important role and hold a prominent place in our communities Read More ...

Nominations for the inaugural West Australian Football Facility Award is now open.  The newly created annual Award recognises best practice in community football facility development across the state.  The award aims to promote and celebrate the provision of well positioned, welcoming, accessible, fit for purpose football facilities that support our growing game’s strategic priorities.   Western Australia’s winning project will be nominated for the National Read More ...

IT was quite the eventful opening to the WAFLW final series for 2023 on Sunday with Claremont the first team into the grand final while there will now be a derby between South Fremantle and East Fremantle to decide their opponents. All four finals teams for the 2023 season deserved to come into the last three weeks of the season thinking that they were genuinely Read More ...

CLAREMONT held off a fast finishing Subiaco to move clear on top of the WAFL ladder after 12 rounds while East Fremantle had a remarkably huge win over the West Coast Eagles and Peel Thunder was too strong for South Fremantle on Saturday. There were three matches in Round 12 of the 2023 WAFL season and in the end, the wins for the Tigers, Thunder Read More ...

Darling Range Sports College claimed the 2023 Eagles Senior Schoolboys Cup after an unbeaten year. Darling Range beat Churchlands Senior High School by 13 points 3.5 (23) to 1.4 (10) on Wednesday at McGillivray Reserve in Mt Claremont. Brad Smith and Darren Rumble have been co-coaching Darling Range for the past two years and the victory capped off a stellar year. “I could see it meant Read More ...

CLAREMONT and Subiaco go to battle over top position in the WAFL on Saturday afternoon while also in Round 12 both South Fremantle and the West Coast Eagles will be trying to upset Peel Thunder and East Fremantle away from home. There are just the three games again in Round 12 of the 2023 WAFL season and each match will be fascinating in their own Read More ...

IT'S finals time in the WAFLW this Sunday with Claremont and South Fremantle fighting over being the first team to be into the grand final while East Fremantle and Swan Districts are battling just to stay alive. After a terrific home and away season in the WAFLW where it wasn’t until the very last day where the top four teams were officially confirmed, the race Read More ...

More than 75 of the country’s most promising 16-and-under girls footballers with Indigenous or multicultural backgrounds will come together on the Gold Coast next week.  10 WA girls have been selected to feature in the 2023 Woomeras and Medleys programs.  The Woomeras comprise Indigenous talent, while the Medleys is made up of players with a parent born outside of Australia.  The WA talent featuring in Read More ...

WAFL clubs will wear their specially designed Indigenous jumpers across Rounds 12 and 13 to celebrate NAIDOC Week. As WA Football's NAIDOC Round partner, Rio Tinto supports the WAFL Indigenous designed jumpers, which Claremont, Peel and East Fremantle will wear this weekend as they host NAIDOC Round. Claremont’s jumper ‘Oongurr Willa’ has been designed by League player Rory Charles. Photo: Salt Diaries “The dotted circle Read More ...

WA kicked off their AFL National Development Championships – U16’s Boys campaign with a five-point win over South Australia at Mineral Resources on Sunday. WA came out of the blocks early kicking three goals in the first term and were more accurate than SA in front of goals. WA Coach Mick Glassborow praised his players on their first win. “Winning at home with family and Read More ...