National Reconciliation Week is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, culture, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.  National Reconciliation Week runs from 27 May – 3 June and this year’s theme ‘Be a Voice for Generation’ encourages all Australians to be a voice for reconciliation in tangible ways in our Read More ...

THE West Australian Football Commission is giving fans the chance to participate in a range of activities at the Celebrate WA Festival. Taking place at Burswood Park during the upcoming WA Day long weekend, the Celebrate WA Festival will include a mascot race, handball targets, monsterball inflatable goals, team posters, merchandise, along with a meet and great with players from WAFL clubs. A footy clinic featuring Read More ...

For 23 Pilbara kids and their families, Saturday night football at Optus Stadium was an electrifying night. As part of Sir Doug Nicholls Round and with the support of Rio Tinto, 23 NAB AFL Auskick participants and their families were given the chance to run onto Optus Stadium at half time and play footy. Vicki Agnew, WAFC's Regional Football Specialist - Pilbara, said this was Read More ...

CLAREMONT kept winning with a victory over Subiaco in Broome in Round 12 of the WAFLW while South Fremantle further consolidated second position as Swan Districts and East Fremantle also held firm on their top four spots. The top four teams in the WAFLW competition all did battle with bottom four teams in Round 12 of the season and those higher ranked sides all scored Read More ...

PEEL Thunder shook off a slow start to make a statement by beating West Perth at Joondalup on Saturday to move a game clear on top of the WAFL after Round 7 while East Fremantle was impressive in Broome, and there were other wins for Perth, Subiaco and East Perth. The WAFL season resumed on the weekend following last week's break for the State game Read More ...

Children between the ages of 5 – 15 who are deaf or hard of hearing can now participate in football through the Starkick football program launching at North Beach Junior Football Club. Starkick now has over 20 centres across WA supporting children with disability, however this is the West Australian Football Commission’s first community-based Starkick – Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HoH) centre in WA, Read More ...

THE top three teams in the WAFLW competition face sides outside the top four in Round 12 of the 2023 season while West Perth has the chance to keep its finals hopes alive by taking on the fourth placed East Fremantle. All four sides inside the top four coming into Round 12 of the WAFLW season play teams in the bottom four, but in the case Read More ...

THE 2023 WAFL season resumes this weekend with five fascinating match ups headlined by Claremont and East Fremantle travelling to Broome in a rematch of last year's preliminary final. The Tigers and Sharks headline Round 7 in the WAFL with their battle in Broome in what is not only a rematch of last year's preliminary final, but pits the second and fourth placed teams of Read More ...

The WAFLW will celebrate Indigenous Round this weekend with clubs wearing specially designed jumpers.  Rio Tinto is again supporting the production of Indigenous-design jumpers for Round 12 of the competition, which coincides with the beginning of National Reconciliation Week from May 27 to June 3.  Swan Districts and West Perth will be playing in new jumper designs as they host matches this weekend.  The black Read More ...

The first AFL coaching masterclass for the season was a huge success, with more than 50 community coaches attending the session, hosted by the Fremantle Dockers. The partnership between the WAFC Coaching department and AFL clubs, Fremantle and West Coast, has led to a series of coaching masterclass sessions that will be rolled out in the coming months covering a range of topics for junior Read More ...

EXCITING Fremantle Docker Matt Johnson and first year sensation Reuben Ginbey from the West Coast Eagles have given their insights into making the transition to the AFL. The pair spoke candidly to players from the WAFC State Academy 16s and 18s squads at last night’s jumper presentation at Optus Stadium. Johnson, who also came to attention playing with Subiaco at Colts level, spoke of the Read More ...

FRESH from playing her 150th game, Peel Thunder captain Ebony Dowson has declared she will play next year.   Despite her milestone match against West Perth resulting in an 11-point defeat, Dowson has fond memories of the day. “After 150 games you start to realise the impact you can have on others and there are always things to learn no matter how many games you’ve played,” Dowson Read More ...

IT was a pivotal Round 11 in the WAFLW on Saturday and plenty of standout performances including Larissa Versaci leading East Fremantle back into the top four with Jeevna Heer starring for West Perth and then strong team efforts from the on-fire Claremont and Swan Districts. It was always going to be a potentially season-defining round in the WAFLW with the top two teams doing Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission is excited to be taking footy on the road through the State’s Kimberley region, culminating with a WAFL and WAFLW game in Broome on Saturday 27 May. Following COVID and the devastating floods from ex-tropical cyclone Ellie, which severely impacted the region, the WAFC will spend this week visiting remote communities to engage in football. Kununurra, Warmun and West Kimberley feature Read More ...

CLAREMONT and Swan Districts were the big winners in Round 11 of the WAFLW with the Tigers remaining undefeated in 2023 while Swans making it six consecutive wins to improve to third position. It always loomed potentially as being a statement weekend of action in the 2023 WAFLW season and that's how it panned out with Claremont winning the top-of-the-table clash with South Fremantle while Swans Read More ...