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WAFL Team of the Year 2022

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 - 6:41 PM - by Chris Pike
GIVEN how close and even the 2022 WAFL season was, spots in the Team of the Year were more hotly contested than ever and that's highlighted by the fact that a whole host of quality players who had terrific seasons couldn’t quite sneak in. At the end of each round of the 2022 WAFL season, a Team of the Week was selected made up of the Read More ...


Rio Tinto Joins Forces with Female Country Football

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 - 1:56 PM
 Rio Tinto has been revealed as the naming rights partner of the Women’s division for this month’s Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Championships in Mandurah.   The competition has expanded from five teams to eight in 2022, as more females are drawn to the game.   Brent Sheridan, Manager Country Football Development - West Australian Football Commission, has outlined the spike in interest from women in Read More ...


Blaine Boekhorst claims 2022 Sandover Medal

Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - 11:13 PM - by Rachael Osborne
DESPITE a premature end to the season due to injury, East Fremantle midfielder Blaine Boekhorst has hung on in an exciting vote count to claim the 2022 Sandover Medal.    Boekhorst finished the count with 25 votes, two votes ahead of East Perth’s Hamish Brayshaw, South Fremantle’s Haiden Schloithe and West Perth’s Luke Meadows, each totalling 23 votes to finish equal runner-up.   The midfielder Read More ...


A Big Day for the Big Show: Footyville hits Leederville!

Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - 10:22 AM - by Rachael Osborne
AFTER 20 home and away rounds, three weeks of finals and one of the most competitive WAFL competitions in decades - we are only days away. On Saturday, October 1, footy fans will see Leederville turn into ‘Footyville’ as we celebrate Western Australian football with the 2022 WAFL Grand Final matches. Colts, Reserves and League games will be played, with an all-day football experience promised. West Read More ...


WAFL Preliminary Final Wrap

Sunday, September 25, 2022 - 9:37 PM - by Chris Pike
CLAREMONT was able to turn around two disappointing performances recently against East Fremantle when it mattered most to deliver a commanding preliminary final performance on Saturday to win by 28 points. The Sharks had beaten the Tigers twice over the past five weeks including two weeks ago in the qualifying final by 48 points. That was on the same venue as well as Sunday's preliminary Read More ...


Preliminary Final WAFL Preview

Saturday, September 24, 2022 - 8:06 AM - by Chris Pike
TWO teams with equally strong cases to get behind lock horns in Sunday's WAFL preliminary final with East Fremantle hosting Claremont with the winner to advance to next Saturday's 2022 Grand Final. The Sharks and Tigers do battle in the preliminary final for 2022 on Sunday afternoon at East Fremantle's New Choice Homes Park in a rematch of the qualifying final at the same venue Read More ...


WAFC Congratulates Four New WA Football Hall of Fame Inductees

Friday, September 23, 2022 - 9:12 AM - by Rachael Osborne
The West Australian Football Commission is pleased to announce four new inductees into the WA Football Hall of Fame.  The West Australian Football Hall of Fame was established to recognise and enshrine players, coaches, umpires, administrators, and media representatives who have made a significant contribution to the game of Australian Football in Western Australia since its inception in 1885.  The new inductees will be honoured Read More ...


Tigers defender looking to end preliminary final pain

Thursday, September 22, 2022 - 2:07 PM - by Chris Pike
EVER reliable Claremont defender Declan Hardisty is hoping its third time lucky for the Tigers against East Fremantle in Sunday's WAFL preliminary final as he readies himself for a big task and tries to put past finals pain behind him. Since making his debut for Claremont in 2018 having come through the proven ranks of colts football back in 2016 and PSA football at Scotch Read More ...


Eardley to embrace chance with new lease on life

Thursday, September 22, 2022 - 1:42 PM - by Chris Pike
IT has been quite the arduous wait for Cam Eardley to get back to another WAFL preliminary final and it's taken a positional change that he wasn’t initially sold on along the way, but the East Fremantle star veteran can't wait for the opportunity. Eardley returned to East Fremantle in 2014 after spending two years in the AFL system with Geelong fully expecting that he Read More ...


Kalability KidsĀ Embrace Footy Carnival

Wednesday, September 21, 2022 - 4:16 PM
Participation rates more than doubled for the second Kalability Kickability Football Carnival which was held at Kostera Oval in Kalamunda.   The 2022 Kalability Kickability Carnival, which provides opportunities for children with disabilities, was held in Term 3 with 550 participants consisting of staff and students from 12 schools.  Twenty-seven teams from Secondary Education Support Schools competed for the Kalability Cup, which is awarded in each Read More ...


Freo Dockers Schoolgirls Cup Goes from Strength to Strength

Wednesday, September 21, 2022 - 3:57 PM - by Mark Readings
The annual Freo Dockers Schoolgirls Cup produced two entertaining Grand Finals to complete another successful competition.  Some of the state’s best female footballers showcased their skills in the premier schoolgirls competition for Year 8 and 9 students across WA.  Co-ordinated by the West Australian Football Commission and supported by the Fremantle Football Club, games were played through Term 3, with the Grand Finals held last Read More ...


A Royal Reception for New WAFLW Side in 2023

Wednesday, September 21, 2022 - 11:28 AM - by Mark Readings
East Perth has been confirmed as the eighth League side in the WAFLW League Competition next season in a major boost for local women’s football. The inclusion of the Royals follows the introduction of West Perth to the League Competition this season. The growth of the WAFLW continued this season, with Claremont defeating the previously undefeated East Fremantle in a thrilling Grand Final at Revo Read More ...


Grand Final Tickets Available Now

Monday, September 19, 2022 - 2:00 PM
2022 WAFL Grand Final - Saturday 1 October - Leederville Oval, Leederville  The first release of General Admission tickets are live now.  Grand Final Hub Page: https://www.wafootball.com.au/competitions/wafl/grand-final-hub Purchase Tickets: https://www.intix.com.au/events/2022waflgrandfinal For all queries contact tickets@wafc.com.au  City of Vincent Event - Footyville To celebrate the 2022 WAFL Grand FInal, the Leederville Town Centre will come alive as it is transformed into Footyville for a festival of football and entertainment. Read More ...


WAFL Semi Finals Wrap

Monday, September 19, 2022 - 8:58 AM - by Chris Pike
WEST Perth has capitalised on a remarkable home and away season with all three teams booking in their places in the WAFL Grand Finals for 2022 after a spectacular day at home on Saturday while East Fremantle and Claremont are left to fight in a preliminary final. West Perth put together a stunning home and away season in 2022 with their league, reserves and colts Read More ...


Vote now for your Kia Australia Mark of the Year 2022

Saturday, September 17, 2022 - 3:14 PM
Voting for the Kia Australia Mark of the Year is now open, you can register your vote via the link below - voting closes at midnight 30 September. https://win.wafc.com.au/tb_app/477967     Read More ...