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WAFL Round 2 Wrap

Monday, April 17, 2023 - 1:46 PM - by Chris Pike
REIGNING premiers West Perth might have lost in Round 1 but hit back in record fashion on Saturday with Claremont continuing to impress, East Perth making a statement, East Fremantle getting on the board and Peel Thunder winning again. All five Round 2 WAFL matches took place on Saturday afternoon with West Perth and West Coast both attempting to bounce back from Round 1 losses. Read More ...


Round 2 WAFL Preview

Thursday, April 13, 2023 - 8:58 PM - by Chris Pike
ROUND 2 of the WAFL delivers two match ups between teams attempting to remain undefeated to start the 2023 season, two more between sides chasing their first victory and all five clashes are in the traditional Saturday afternoon timeslot. Claremont, South Fremantle, Subiaco and East Perth are the Round 1 winners locking horns with fellow victors on Saturday afternoon while the opening round losers, Swan Read More ...


Round 6 WAFLW Preview

Thursday, April 13, 2023 - 8:56 PM - by Chris Pike
THE WAFLW season resumes this weekend after a break and it couldn’t restart in more exciting fashion beginning with the first ever battle of the Leederville Oval co-tenants and finishing with the two remaining undefeated teams locking horns. Not only does the round begin on Saturday with the co-tenant battle and finish with the two teams yet to lose playing off, but in between it's Read More ...


WAFC Reveals Squads for Upcoming Girls National Championships

Wednesday, April 12, 2023 - 4:43 PM
The WAFC has released two squads for the upcoming AFL National Championships – Girls (U18) and the AFL National Development Championships – Girls (U16).  East Fremantle has seven players selected in the (U18) squad, which will play its first match at the AFL National Championships against South Australia on Sunday, April 30 at Pentanet Stadium in Joondalup.  Scott Baker, Executive Manager - Football Operations at Read More ...


Season Opener Spike for WAFL Crowds

Wednesday, April 12, 2023 - 4:08 PM
The West Australian Football Commission is delighted with crowd numbers for the opening round of the 2023 season, a 52 per cent increase from Round 1 last year. Almost 15,000 supporters attended the 5 WAFL games over the Easter Weekend, making it the highest aggregate attendance for a non-WA Day round of WAFL footy since round 6, 2009 when 15,237 attended 4 games over the Read More ...


WAFL Team of the Week – Round 1

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 - 7:46 PM - by Chris Pike
IT was quite the fascinating opening round of the 2023 WAFL season and as a result you could have easily selected two Teams of the Week for Round 1 given how many players delivered impressive performances. The 2023 WAFL season got underway on Good Friday beginning with a grand final rematch in front of a crowd of 3975 at Joondalup's Pentanet Stadium with Claremont defeating Read More ...


WAFL MRP Summary-Round 1

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 - 4:49 PM
 The WAFL Match Review Panel has assessed the following incidents from Round 1 of the WAFL League competition. West Perth's Sam Rotham has accepted a reprimand with an early guilty plea after engaging in rough conduct with Claremont's Jye Bolton during the Round 1 match at Pentanet Stadium on Good Friday, April 7. Conduct - Careless Impact - Low Contact - Body Base Sanction - 1 match Early Guilty Plea Read More ...


WAFL Round 1 Wrap

Monday, April 10, 2023 - 5:51 PM - by Chris Pike
YOU couldn’t have asked for more from the opening round of the 2023 WAFL season with three Good Friday thrillers to open proceedings with wins for Claremont, East Perth and Peel Thunder before strong Saturday wins for South Fremantle and Subiaco. If you could have an opening round with a tight grand final rematch, one-point thriller between two teams desperate to improve, a stunning Good Read More ...


AFL Premiership Hero Bachar Houli Promotes Multi-Culturalism in Perth

Thursday, April 6, 2023 - 3:27 PM
Triple AFL Premiership player Bachar Houli has delivered his vision for the future of the foundation named in his honour. The West Australian Football Commission, in partnership with the Bachar Houli Foundation, hosted an Iftar Dinner in Perth this week to celebrate the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The event at Optus Stadium brought together 150 people from across the Muslim community and football. As part Read More ...


WAFC and Rio Tinto Team Up for Indigenous Youth Football Scholarships

Thursday, April 6, 2023 - 12:38 PM
A group of exceptional young athletes have been named as part of the 2023 Rio Tinto Indigenous Youth Football Scholarship Program. Eighteen recipients, two males and two females from nine WAFL clubs, have been awarded a $5000 Rio Tinto scholarship which can be put towards football, study or other practical needs to help make life a little easier during the season. The program has been Read More ...


Round 1 WAFL Preview

Thursday, April 6, 2023 - 11:05 AM - by Chris Pike
THE highly anticipated 2023 WAFL season begins over Easter with three huge match ups on Good Friday and another two on Saturday topped off with Peter German leading his new-look Perth Demons into battle against the team he helped build into a powerhouse, Subiaco. There's tremendous excitement over the new WAFL season with all 10 teams legitimately coming into it expecting to be strongly competitive Read More ...


Six West Australians Selected in AFLW Supplementary Draft

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 - 12:24 PM
The West Australian Football Commission congratulates six West Australians taken in last night’s AFLW Draft. In a major endorsement of the WAFC Talent Pathway Program, four of the players will remain in WA while two will move interstate. WAFLW Premiership players Jasmin Stewart and Chloe Wrigley are heading to Port Adelaide and Carlton respectively. A former Docker, Stewart was part of Claremont’s WAFLW triumph last Read More ...


WAFL 2023 Season Preview

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 - 7:31 AM - by Chris Pike
THERE is great excitement entering the 2023 WAFL season on a number of fronts with West Perth looking to go back-to-back, Claremont and East Fremantle trying to take that next step, and the rest all trying to make that leap to put themselves in the mix. On the back of a hugely successful 2022 season with such an even competition, high quality football and capped Read More ...


WAFLW Team of the Week – Round 4

Tuesday, April 4, 2023 - 10:45 PM - by Chris Pike
THERE were plenty of impressive performances from individuals throughout Round 4 of the 2023 WAFLW season once more on the weekend with spots in the Team of the Week hotly sought after. In the wins for South Fremantle, Claremont, West Perth and East Fremantle, plenty of players put their hands up for selection after starring roles in their teams winning. However, even in losses for Read More ...


Squads Named for Womens All Stars Match

Tuesday, April 4, 2023 - 3:17 PM
SOME of Western Australia’s most talented young female players have the chance to impress AFLW recruiters when a WAFLW All Stars side plays the State 18s at the Cockburn ARC on Thursday night. Trent Cooper, Coaching Specialist - Talent Pathways at the West Australian Football Commission, has described the match as a great launching pad for 2023. “It’s multi-faceted in that we’re looking for a Read More ...