East Fremantle, South Fremantle and the SNESA Angles won their respective WA Women’s Football League Grand Finals at Browne’s Stadium on Sunday, September 4.

Results follow for Premier League and Division 1 and 2.

THE West Australian Women's Football League Grand Finals will be held at Brownes Stadium in Lathlain tomorrow, Sunday September 4.

The Division 2 Grand Final starts at 10am, followed by Division 1 at noon and the Premier League Grand Final at 2.30pm.

Premier League Grand Final Preview
After a hard fought season in the WA Women’s Football League and close finals games only two teams remain standing in the Premier League division for 2011, the East Fremantle Sharks and the Coastal Titans.

After a standout season in which they lost only two games, the East Fremantle Sharks will be coming into this week’s Grand Final confident and fresh after earning the week off defeating the Coastal Titans in the first week of finals.

WESTERN Australia’s top AFL School Ambassador is heading to the AFL Grand Final at the MCG after being selected as the State’s best footy-promoting teacher for 2011.

Comet Bay College teacher, Stephen Thomson, pictured, was named WA’s AFL School Ambassador of the Year at a special dinner function at Patersons Stadium on Friday, August 12. Steve claimed the major award for the second consecutive year after continuing his outstanding work with the Comet Bay Football Specialist Program.

IT'S that time of year, the season has finished and the top teams are ready to battle it out for their chance to claim the 2011 premiership cup, with semi-finals kicking off at Hamer Park this Sunday.

After all of the gruelling preseason work and hard fought home and away games, it all comes down to these last three weeks. Which teams will stand up and claim the premiership cup?

In Premier League, old rivals East Fremantle Sharks and the Coastal Titans are competing for a spot in the grand final and a week off next week. The Sharks are coming into the game having won three out of four head-to-head contests against Titans during the season.

The newest form of Australian Rules Football is gathering momentum in Western Australia, with AFL 9s competitions being launched at venues around Perth.

The modified version of the game can be played as an indoor or outdoor competition and includes both mixed and men’s divisions.
A competition is already underway at Kingsway Indoor Stadium and a new league will be launched at Curtin University’s indoor sports centre next week.

More competitions will be launched at venues around Perth in October.

AFL 9s “The Game for Everyone” emphasises inclusive competition that it is accessible to individuals of all abilities.

The non-contact aspect is particularly aimed at attracting both male and female participants of all ages who may be new to the game or prefer to play a less physically demanding version of AFL.

AFL 9s has strong parallels with the traditional game but is easier to play and provides an environment whereby participation, enjoyment and safety are the priority.

AFL 9s has applications across community competitions, school environments and international markets whereby structured competitions can be developed or alternatively, social formats created.

The 2011 football match between the Wiluna Martu Eagles and The Dalkeith / Nedlands Eagles has been played and won for the third successive year.

The brain child of Mr Michael Wilson and Mr Peter Dawson, this event has grown exponentially since its inception in 2009 and has developed into much more than just a football match.

This year’s event titled, Wiluna comes West, was conducted on Rottnest (Wadjemup) Island over the Foundation Day long weekend in June.

With over 120 players, parents and supporters making the trip across the water to participate in the four day carnival, the organisation needed for this year’s event was a massive collaborative effort.

Click the following link to read more about this inspiring story: Wiluna comes West

The girls are trading in their boots for a pair of heels to walk down the pink carpet at the 2011 WA Women’s Football League presentation night tomorrow, Saturday August 13.

After a hard fought season the women from the WAWFL are preparing to let their hair down and celebrate the outstanding individual performances of players and volunteers over the three divisions this year.

The league will be recognising the players who have kicked the most goals in their division, the rising stars and of course the best and fairest player for each division as voted by the umpires.

THE WA Amateur Football League has a new website.

For all the news, fixtures, results and events please visit www.waafl.com.au

Nat Fyfe is another successful player who has made the transition from Country Football to the AFL, with the support of the QR National Freight (formerly ARG) scholarship funding.

Nat Fyfe received an ARG AFL Draftee Award in 2009. Originally from Lake Grace, Fyfe made his debut in the round 5, 2010 Len Hall Game against Richmond.

He announced his arrival in the AFL with a soaring pack mark. Nat was a panel beater prior to becoming one of the AFL’s brightest stars.

He has taken his game to a new level in 2011 in just his second season of AFL Football.

THE WA Amateur Football League is in mourning with the passing of one of its great players and administrators, Jack Carey.

Jack started his football career in 1946 with the original but now defunct East Fremantle Amateur Football Club, playing over 150 games before retiring in the late 1950’s.