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Quick Fire Q&A with Jedd Busslinger

Monday, November 21, 2022 - 3:42 PM - by Mark Readings
East Perth’s Jedd Busslinger enters next Monday’s AFL Draft as one of the most exciting NAB AFL Draft contenders.  Despite undergoing shoulder surgery this year, the tall defender has shown he’s an elite underage performer, playing Colts and League football in the WAFL over the past two seasons.  Busslinger was named in the All-Australian side after playing just two matches at the 2022 NAB AFL Read More ...


WA Wheelchair Team Bound for National Championships

Monday, November 21, 2022 - 10:18 AM
The WA Wheelchair Football Team has departed for Melbourne to participate for the first time at the 2022 Toyota Wheelchair AFL National Championships, which begin tomorrow. The seven-member of the state team have been competing in the 22nd season of the WA Wheelchair Football League. WA’s line up recognises players who have showcased leadership, football skills and a passion to grow the game in the Read More ...


Season Review 2022 – Peel Thunder

Monday, November 21, 2022 - 7:35 AM - by Chris Pike
PEEL Thunder built some impressive momentum in the second half of the 2022 season to make their return to the finals before bowing out in the first semi-final. Having waited until 2015 to play their first final after entering the WAFL in 1997, Peel won back-to-back premierships in 2016 and 2017 but then hadn’t played finals since until this year. Peel was precariously placed at Read More ...


Season Review 2022 – South Fremantle

Sunday, November 20, 2022 - 8:40 AM - by Chris Pike
SOUTH Fremantle played finals for a seventh consecutive season in 2022 and appeared capable of going further, but an elimination final exit and the retirement since of premiership stars leaves them in a fascinating position heading to 2023. It has been a remarkably consistent run for the Bulldogs under the coaching of Todd Curley who inherited a team that needed a bit of a rebuild Read More ...


2023 NAB AFL and AFLW Academy squads announced

Friday, November 18, 2022 - 12:12 PM - by Mark Readings
Seven West Australians have been named as part of the intake for the 2023 NAB AFL and AFLW Academy programs.  Local girls Georgie Cleaver, Jaime Henry, and Kaitlyn Srhoj are part of the AFLW Academy squad, while Daniel Curtin, Mitchell Edwards, Riley Hardeman and Koltyn Tholstrup complete the quartet of WA boys chosen.  The 2023 NAB AFL Academy and 2023 NAB AFLW Academy squads each Read More ...


Footy Community Digs Deep for Sarcoma Sufferers

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 - 2:46 PM
WA football has continued its proud association with the Sock it to Sarcoma cause, raising more than 24 thousand dollars this year. The Odd Socks Round held earlier this year, along with the recent Metro North Awards of Excellence, again showed the generosity of WA Football and its junior clubs.  WA Football has been supporting Sock it to Sarcoma since 2013 by hosting the annual Read More ...


Eagles Break Through for Maiden WA Blind Flag

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 - 1:53 PM
The West Coast Eagles have celebrated their first WA Blind AFL premiership after beating cross town rivals the Fremantle Dockers by 29-points in Saturday’s clash at Mineral Resources Park. The injury-hit Eagles entered the match having lost the inaugural season of WA Blind AFL. Despite missing some of their best players, the Eagles were brilliant all day, with a six-goal blitz by Caitlin Hannen-Williams helping Read More ...


Season Review 2022 – Swan Districts

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 - 10:50 AM - by Chris Pike
ULTIMATELY to miss out on playing finals for the second straight season was a disappointing result for Swan Districts, but that can't get in the way of the fact that there were many more positives than negatives to come out of the campaign. Swan Districts might have ended up narrowly missing finals, but along the way in 2022 they were able to beat West Perth, Read More ...


Season Review 2022 – Subiaco

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 - 9:45 AM - by Chris Pike
SUBIACO found itself in unfamiliar territory in 2022 by not reaching finals and never really in contention to make it either following a remarkable run of consistent success and dominance of the WAFL. The Lions won the premiership in 2021 to make it five flags in the past eight years and nine since 2003 while making 14 Grand Finals since 2002, but the 2022 season Read More ...


Season Review 2022 – East Perth

Sunday, November 13, 2022 - 8:40 AM - by Chris Pike
EAST Perth started the 2022 season on fire with the hope of returning to finals action but lost the last six matches with the Royals another team undergoing great change heading towards 2023. Triple premiership winning co-captain Jeremy Barnard was entering his fourth season coaching the Royals and attempting to take them to the finals for the first time. That started well enough with first Read More ...


Season Review 2022 – Perth

Friday, November 11, 2022 - 11:55 AM - by Chris Pike
THE 2022 season wasn’t what anyone at Perth hoped and a lot of that can be put down to a horror injury run, but it marks the beginning of a new era under one of this century's most successful and well-respected coaches. Perth had high hopes of putting itself back in the finals hunt in 2022 on the back of some strong recruiting and with Read More ...


Speedy WA Midfielders Impress AFL Draft Expert

Thursday, November 10, 2022 - 3:43 PM - by Mark Readings
 WA duo Steely Green and Darcy Jones have come under notice from AFL Talent Ambassador Kevin Sheehan ahead of this month’s 2022 NAB AFL Draft.  Sheehan has released his top prospects in the small forwards, defenders, and midfielders’ group, all of whom took part in the 2022 NAB AFL Draft Combine or 2022 NAB AFL State Draft Combine.  “South Fremantle’s Steely Green has been one Read More ...


Season Review 2022 – West Coast Eagles

Thursday, November 10, 2022 - 10:50 AM - by Chris Pike
IT was a rough season on a number of fronts again in the WAFL for the West Coast Eagles, but it wasn’t without some positives and continued development of emerging players. With West Coast struggling through injury and COVID at AFL level early in the season, that filtered down to the WAFL side and the start to 2022 was especially challenging losing the opening nine Read More ...


Derby Rivalry Culminates in AFL Blind Grand Final

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 - 3:19 PM
The Fremantle Dockers have the chance to win back-to-back Premierships in WA’s AFL Blind Grand Final against the West Coast Eagles on Saturday. In the second season of AFL Blind, the Dockers, and their cross-town rivals the West Coast Eagles have each won two games each in highly competitive matches. Benjamin Moncrieff, All Abilities Coordinator at the WA All Abilities Football Association, has been delighted Read More ...


WAFL Fairest and Best Winners 2022

Tuesday, November 8, 2022 - 5:25 AM - by Chris Pike
TO highlight what a quality WAFL season we had in 2022 all you have to do is look at the fact that Shane Nelson, Mitch Peirce, Jye Bolton, Milan Murdock, Lloyd Meek, Haiden Schloithe, Jesse Turner, Stefan Giro, Hamish Brayshaw, Corey Byrne and Harry Creasey are the fairest and best winners. Every club has now held its season-end awards for the 2022 WAFL Premiership Season Read More ...