THERE is no greater signal of the professionalism, dedication and love of, and passion for, the Perth Football Club that Michael Sinclair has that he will become the first player to debut this century to become a life member of the Demons. It's a remarkable thing that while a club like West Perth who Perth will host at Mineral Resources Park on Saturday when Sinclair Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission and South Australian Football Commission are proud to announce an extension to our ongoing partnerships with Kia Australia as the official naming rights partner for the State Game in 2023 and 2024. This exciting collaboration will see the State Game become the Kia State Game, showcasing the world-class talent and passion for the game that Western Australia and South Australia Read More ...

EAST Fremantle WAFLW Captain Ashleigh Gomes is about to play her 100th League match, but more than ever she’s driven by team success. Gomes feels privileged to reach the milestone on a special day for the club. “I've had a couple of celebrations over the past two years but to finally hit 100 matches at one club is significant and I’m forever grateful for the Read More ...

Four of WA’s most talented draft-age footballers will represent the Australia under 18 team as the 2023 AFL Academy Boys play Carlton’s VFL team at Marvel Stadium on Saturday. Riley Hardeman from Swan Districts, Koltyn Tholstrup from Subiaco, Daniel Curtin from Claremont and Peel Thunder’s Mitchell Edwards have been named in the squad. The match will be played as a curtain-raiser to the Round 9 Read More ...

AS West Australian football prepares for the annual Umpire Appreciation Round, one former player is quietly graduating through the ranks as a whistle-blower. Nathan Mourish was taken as a pre-draft selection at the Fremantle Dockers in 1994. While he never played at AFL level, Mourish carved out a career in the WAFL, playing a total of 113 games with Perth and Peel between 1993 and Read More ...

WITH a draw between last year's grand finalists Claremont and East Fremantle as well as Swan Districts continuing its winning form, South Fremantle impressing further and Subiaco dominating East Perth, and it was tough to secure spots in the WAFLW Team of the Week once more. There was no shortage once again of players putting their hands up for a place in the WAFLW Team Read More ...

WITH Perth breaking through for a first win of 2023, a host of Demons players put up their hands for a spot in the WAFL Team of the Week for Round 5 while wins for Claremont, Subiaco, West Perth and Peel Thunder also meant there were no shortage of standout performers. It was a statement round in the WAFL across the weekend and it was Read More ...

WA midfielder Mia Russo has been named the Best and Fairest player in Pool A at the recently completed 2023 U16 Girls Championship.  Russo averaged 24 disposals per game for Western Australia, which included 32 contested possessions across both matches.  Coaching Specialist - Talent Pathways at the West Australian Football Commission, Trent Cooper, was glowing in his praise for the West Perth teenager.  “Mia was Read More ...

THINGS at the top of the WAFLW competition got more interesting after Round 9 with Claremont and East Fremantle playing out a draw, South Fremantle continuing to win while Subiaco shot up to third place and Swan Districts is banging on the door for the top four. With the Sharks and Tigers playing out a nail-biting draw in their grand final rematch, the Bulldogs winning Read More ...

IT was statement time in Round 5 of the WAFL with West Perth, Subiaco and Peel Thunder producing emphatic performances while Claremont beat East Perth in a thriller and Perth narrowly missed a 100-point win over the West Coast Eagles. Round 5 in the 2023 WAFL season always loomed as one that could provide an early indication of where teams sit, and that's what ended Read More ...

A SECOND grand final rematch highlights Round 9 of the WAFLW season this weekend with Claremont trying to remain undefeated and East Fremantle attempting to avoid a rare third consecutive defeat. Just one of the four Round 9 matches for the 2023 WAFLW season will take place on Saturday and it will be held in the evening from 5pm at the WACA Ground with East Read More ...

THE most fascinating round of the 2023 WAFL season could be coming this weekend with one of West Coast and Perth guaranteed a win while the other eight teams all play one another as the tight battle over top five positions continues. With the winless bottom two teams taking on one another and then two of the five teams on 3-1 records playing one another, Read More ...

RARE back-to-back defeats has placed the focus on East Fremantle ahead of another Grand Final rematch against Claremont. The Sharks were stunned by Swan Districts last weekend, held scoreless in the opening half before suffering a 29-point loss. That result came off the back of the club being beaten for the first time in the WAFLW by archrivals South Fremantle. Coach Steph Walding has outlined Read More ...

Clubs in the Mortlock, Central Wheatbelt and Eastern Districts Football Leagues in WA will be given the opportunity this year to be involved in an innovative opt-in Country Football Wellbeing Program (CFWP). The initiative has been developed by the Holyoake Wheatbelt Suicide Prevention Project (WSPP) in partnership with the Country Football WA (CFWA) and Healthway. A confronting statistic is that men account for around 75% Read More ...

WITH Swan Districts breaking through for a first win, East Fremantle and Subiaco continuing to win, and Peel Thunder and Claremont bouncing back emphatically, there was hot competition for spots in the Round 4 WAFL Team of the Week. It was a fascinating weekend of WAFL action in Round 4 only further highlighting just how tight and competitive of a competition it is with there Read More ...