It was an historic occasion for female football in WA on Sunday with the first ever All Girls Auskick Gala Day in the country.  Des Penman Reserve in Nollamara hosted the first all-girls Auskick event in any state across Australia in what’s a milestone moment for female participation.   More than 40 clubs and 450 players aged 5-12 from across the Perth metropolitan area took part, Read More ...

  This week is NAIDOC Round and the Sullivan Logistics WAFL competition has a proud history of celebrating Indigenous players who have made an impact in WA football. These are not rankings and are not in order, but rather a snapshot that highlights some of the Indigenous talent that are currently playing WAFL football. 1 - Matthew Parker (South Fremantle) Originally from Melville before being Read More ...

The WA Football Umpiring Team has returned from a South West Umpiring Roadshow confident the region can produce quality officials over the next decade. The tour took in Australind, Bunbury, Manjimup, and Busselton. The team visited schools and umpire clubs across the South West region, delivering  umpire education and practical skills sessions to promote umpiring as a rewarding and accessible pathway in football for students. Read More ...

Koorda Football Club and the Central Wheatbelt Football League are set to make history in the WA Football Champion Club Program.  The Koorda FC and CWFL will become the first Country Football WA-affiliated club and league to achieve Foundation Level status through the Champion Club Program.  WA Football launched the Champion Club Program, an initiative aimed at improving community football across the State, back in February.  Read More ...

WA Football Celebrates Women’s Coaching Month Women’s Coaching Month has officially kicked off in the AFL, as the football community celebrates and recognises the contribution of women and girls in coaching roles across the country for a fifth consecutive year. Established in 2020 and proudly supported by BHP, Women’s Coaching Month also shines a light on the pathway programs and initiatives aimed at encouraging more Read More ...

South Fremantle 8.13 (61) v East Perth 0.1 (1) It wasn’t the night East Perth was chasing on Friday, suffering a heavy defeat to the Bulldogs who remain inside the finals equation in every grade. Multiple goals to Shannyn Pomersbach, Annalie Polimeno and Pippa Sideris boosted South Fremantle, as did big performances from Charlie Vandenberg, Tahleah Mulder, Kelli Elliss and Jasmine Bazeley. Sabella Banks, Stefany Read More ...

The WAFL produced one of the games of the year at the weekend, while a side under pressure found a way to win. Claremont 13.18 (96) v West Coast 6.9 (45) Claremont remained within reach of the Bulldogs with a resounding 51-point win over the Eagles at Mineral Resources Park on Saturday. The Eagles, as has been the case in many games this season, came Read More ...

WA coach Beau McDonald has called for greater skill execution from his side after a 20-point defeat to South Australia at the 2025 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Girls at Revo Fitness Stadium yesterday. WA led at quarter time but failed to take advantage of an inside 50 count of 17-4. From that point the West Australians were outscored seven goals to three as Read More ...

Western Australia has been denied its second victory at the Marsh AFL National Under-18 Boys Championships in a dramatic loss to the Allies in Melbourne yesterday. Sydney Academy player Max King booted the match winner with a couple of minutes remaining as the Allies secured its first win of the Championships. King finished with 2.3 for the day, including the goal to put the Allies Read More ...

Malakai Champion (West Coast) The first-year Eagles small forward has been improving steadily in his debut season as an AFL player. The Subiaco and Mines Rovers product provides excellent pressure inside attack for West Coast, highlighted by a whopping 11 tackles against Peel last round. 2025 average tackles: 3.7   Joel Western (Claremont) The former Fremantle speedster made a bright return from a hamstring injury Read More ...

South Fremantle gun Alira Fotu is in the mix to play her first game of the AFL National Under-18 Girls Championship against South Australia at Revo Fitness Stadium on Sunday. The classy forward made an impressive return from a knee injury in the WAFLW last weekend as the Bulldogs upset the previously-undefeated Subiaco. The 17-year-old multi-talented athlete, who’s also a development player for Women’s National Read More ...

Country Football WA’s Social Impact team hit the road to spend the week in the Goldfields to run mental health and wellbeing workshops, clinics and education sessions across the region.  The week started with a visit to Mines Rovers Football Club at Kalgoorlie’s Digger Daws Oval for an Ahead of the Game (AOTG) session with the club’s under-16s team, teaching players, parents, coaches, umpires and Read More ...

As the countdown to the milestone 10th NAB AFLW Season continues, the AFL  today announced the schedule for AFLW Practice Matches and Match Simulation Trainings. The Fremantle Dockers will host St Kilda on Saturday August 2, before the West Coast Eagles meet the Western Bulldogs at Mineral Resources Park the following day.   The matches will be free to attend for all fans with Read More ...

The Swan Districts Football Club is a home away from home for Tallan Ames. Announced as the black and whites 2025 Ball Legend, Ames is a popular recipient of the honour. “Being named the 2025 Ball Legend is an incredible honour that fills me with immense pride,” Ames said. “Reflecting on the list of legends who've received this recognition before me, many of whom I played Read More ...

South Fremantle 7.6 (48) v Subiaco 0.5 (5) Wet and rainy conditions saw the Bulldogs not only pull off the upset of the year, but do so convincingly, smashing the undefeated and top placed Lions seven goals to zero just a week after handing Perth their first ever win. The victory pulls South Fremantle level on points with the top four and with a game Read More ...