Western Australia has produced a record number of AFLW Under-18s All-Australians this year after coming agonisingly close to winning the national championships. WA had a whopping five All-Australian representatives including two from West Perth – State 18s co-captain Mia Russo and bottom-aged ruck Cara Dziegielewski. WA under-18s MVP and Swan Districts midfielder Carys D'Addario was named on the interchange bench, AFL Academy talent and Subiaco Read More ...

Three more West Australians will test at the State draft combine in Perth on October 12 including a pair of WA under-18s representatives. Swan Districts midfielder Blake Kelly and Perth defender Dale Sutherland both played for WA at the AFL National Under-18s Championship this year with Kelly part of the leadership group. Leon Kickett, a 19-year-old small forward from Swan Districts, will also get the Read More ...

Leading local goal umpire Sally Boud is about to complete her second football milestone in as many weeks. Boud will officiate in Friday’s blockbuster battle between the Fremantle Dockers and the Brisbane Lions at Optus Stadium, her 100th AFL match. “Reaching 100 AFL games makes me feel deeply grateful on so many levels,” Boud said. “I’m extremely thankful to have had the opportunity to umpire Read More ...

For the first time this century Perth can begin preparing for a finals campaign before the end of the home and away season.  The Demons 29-point victory over Peel last weekend ensured the club will participate in the finals, just the second time in 27 seasons they have qualified.  Perth played finals in the 2020 in a nine-round campaign during Covid but were bundled out Read More ...

First year Swan Districts WAFLW coach Jason Burton has a strong belief that his team can go all the way and win this year’s flag.  The black and whites kept their premiership dream alive with a pulsating 1-point win over East Fremantle in the First Semi Final.  Held goalless in the first three quarters, Swans kicked two goals to nothing in the final term to Read More ...

The first week of the finals series was as thrilling as it gets, with both games ending in one-point wins. The three best sides all year are the remaining three teams in the race for the flag. Claremont 4.5 (29) v Subiaco 4.4 (28) The two sides who couldn’t be split all season until their Round 18 match produced another thriller, this time in the Read More ...

East Fremantle locked themselves into the last remaining finals position as South Fremantle once again proved themselves to be the team to beat. South Fremantle 11.9 (75) v East Perth 4.4 (28) The Bulldogs separated themselves from the field once again in round 18, comfortably toppling the Royals in a 47-point win in which they kept the home side to just one behind in the Read More ...

We take a look at the biggest story lines across the WAFL and WAFLW competitions in our weekly column. One-point thrillers as WAFLW finals kick off The 2025 WAFLW finals campaign kicked off with a bang on Sunday with a pair of one-point thrillers. Claremont booked their place in a remarkable fourth grand final in a row with a stunning come-from-behind extra-time victory over Subiaco Read More ...

Nominations for the 2025 WA Football Facility of the Year Award are now open. Now in its third year, the 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 Read More ...

Claremont are through to their fourth straight WAFLW grand final after a stunning come-from-behind victory over Subiaco in an extra-time classic at Revo Fitness Stadium on Sunday. The match went into extra time after a controversial finish with Claremont forward Megan Green given a holding free-kick which she converted from close-range to tie things up at 4.4 (28) apiece after the siren. It came after Read More ...

Koby Evans and Luke Carrello are the latest members of Western Australia’s under-18s squad to crack a senior debut in the Sullivan Logistics WAFL this season after both missed extended periods due to injury. Evans, a talented midfielder-forward, earned a league berth following a stunning comeback from a back injury in the EGT WAFL Colts last weekend, amassing 26 disposals and a game-high nine clearances Read More ...

The Sullivan Logistics WAFL Trophy Tour wrapped up this week with back-to-back events in Pinjarra and Albany. The three-stop regional trophy tour, which kicked off in Katanning last week, saw more than 250 kids take part in junior football clinics while their families watched on from the state-of-the-art Sullivan Logistics Truck which opened up into a multi-level viewing platform. The nearly 100 junior footballers from Read More ...

We take a look at the players to watch in a massive Round 18 of WAFL action this weekend.   Tyler Lindberg (East Perth) 2025 WAFL averages Disposals: 13.5 Marks: 6 The Royals have found one in Tyler Lindberg. The Busselton product had to bide his time before a league berth but has made the most of it since. The athletic half-forward impressed in his Read More ...

As the WAFLW season heats up and finals kicks off, there are a number of under-18s players who are putting their names in lights for higher honours. With two vital semi-finals matchups upcoming this weekend, here are some of the best young talents who will feature in the WAFLW finals series.   Olivia Wolmarans (Key forward, Subiaco) Wolmarans remains one of WA’s most talented and Read More ...

WA boundary umpire Bailey Foulk will realise a dream when he walks onto Optus Stadium before the West Coast Eagles host the Adelaide Crows on Sunday. The 24-year-old received a phone call last week out of the blue. “To be honest, I am still a little shocked and lost for words,” Foulk said. “There is a lot of excitement but there are also a few nerves. “I Read More ...