The Mid-West Region of WA will launch a major grassroots initiative on Saturday, with the start of the Murchison Junior Football League.  For the next six weeks, Primary school-aged children from Yalgoo, Mt Magnet, Cue and Meekatharra will take part in the new League.  The Murchison footy venture is the result of years of hard work by several stakeholders, including the Stephen Michael Foundation, Geraldton Read More ...

FOUR matches in Round 15 of the 2022 WAFL season saw no shortage of excitement and drama, and once more the sports in the Team of the Week were hotly sought after across the board. All four Round 15 WAFL matches took place on Saturday afternoon with Claremont improving to third position as a result of a 10.12 (72) to 9.9 (63) win against Swan Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new evidence-based behaviour change campaign to ‘Stop Umpire Abuse’. The campaign comes following research commissioned by the WAFC at the end of the 2021 season. The research made some key findings:  More than 80% of the football community considered Umpire abuse a serious issue.    Over half of the WA football Read More ...

The WAFL Match Review Panel has assessed the following incident from Round 15 of the WAFL League competition. 1. Jackson RAMSAY (East Perth) was reported for rough conduct against Lloyd MEEK (Peel Thunder) during the East Perth v Peel Thunder game at New Choice Homes Park on Saturday 30 July. In summary, the above-mentioned has been offered a one-match sanction with an early guilty plea.  Read More ...

The Scarborough Junior Football Club has donated more than 100 guernseys to assist an Auskick program in the Kimberley region of WA.  Scarborough has gifted seven sets of jumpers to children, who’ll now wear green and gold for training sessions and in matches.  The kids participate in Garnduwa’s Auskick program, with the donation providing a huge boost for local communities.  Ben Boyce, President of the Read More ...

IT was quite the dramatic and defining Saturday afternoon of WAFL action for Round 15 of the 2022 season with Claremont and Peel Thunder rising up the ladder, East Fremantle bouncing back emphatically and then South Fremantle and West Perth unable to be separated. With West Coast and Subiaco having a bye in Round 15 of the 2022 WAFL season, the other eight teams took Read More ...

SOME of Western Australia’s most exciting football talent have reflected fondly on their NAB U18 AFL National Championships campaign.  Leading local players Darcy Jones, Sam Gilbey and Elijah Hewett have been identified as potential AFL draftees later this year, and all three were all strong contributors for the Black Swans in a tough campaign.  Midfielder Darcy Jones carried his strong form in the WAFL colts Read More ...

The Kickability Online training program has been a resounding success since being introduced during COVID lockdowns two years ago.  Back in 2020, the WA All Abilities Football Association devised and implemented 30 sessions over a 15-week period, which were captured using an iPhone by on screen coaches Ben Pieters and Kai Marchetto.  Eighteen months later and the Kickability Online Program has been created to provide Read More ...

THERE are four matches in Round 15 of the WAFL on Saturday including two battles between teams in the top five, another between two sides trying to stay in the finals race and then East Fremantle looking to bounce back. With the West Coast Eagles and Subiaco sitting out the Round 15 action with the bye, the other four matches all have plenty at stake Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission has made the decision to move the East Perth versus Peel Thunder game from Leederville Oval to New Choice Homes Park in East Fremantle this weekend.   The decision has been made based on the current condition of the playing surface and with increasing rain forecasted for the weekend, it was deemed unsuitable for play.     Executive Manager – WAFL and Read More ...

Clayton is a Year 9 coach and a past committee member of the club. He is also coach of the club’s Starkick, all-abilities team. “Mark is one amazing person. Not having any kids of his own with a disability he saw a story on the Starkick program and decided he would be the one at Quinns to ensure that all kids would be able to Read More ...

WA’s best country footballers will make their long-awaited return to representative action on Saturday when they play South Australia at the Adelaide Oval.  The New Holland State Country team is aiming to make it back-to-back victories against the Croweaters for the first time.  After a two-year hiatus due to covid limitations, WA has named a significantly different line up from the side which triumphed in Read More ...

Some of WA’s most exciting football talent have reflected fondly on their NAB U18 AFL National Championship campaign.  Leading local players Darcy Jones, Sam Gilbey and Elijah Hewett have been identified as potential AFL Draftees later this year, and all three were all strong contributors for the Black Swans in a tough campaign.  Midfielder Darcy Jones carried his strong form in the WAFL Colts season Read More ...

THE wet weather didn’t stop the quality coming to the fore in Round 14 of the 2022 WAFL season and once again a whole host of players were left putting their hands up for selection in the Team of the Week. The first Fremantle Derby played at the WACA Ground in 105 years was where a lot of the attention was with the two old Read More ...

WA has finished its NAB U18 AFL National Championship campaign with a strong win over South Australia at Pentanet Stadium in Joondalup.  Playing their first match in Perth during the carnival, the West Australians scored a 20-point win, pleasing State coach Ben Dyer.  “It was good reward for the boys after a testing carnival,” Dyer said.  They’ve put in a lot of effort, learnt some Read More ...