The West Australian Football Commission congratulates the Simply Energy WA U18s team lead by coach Peter Sumich and captain Deven Robertson on winning the 2019 NAB AFL National U18s Championships in Melbourne today.   WA claimed the Championships with a thrilling 7.9 (51) to 6.10 (46) win against Victoria Country at Marvel Stadium in the final game of the event.   WAFC CEO Gavin Taylor Read More ...

For the first time since 2009, Western Australia won the NAB AFL U18 Championships. They secured the title after a five-point victory over Vic Country. Regan Clarke was the hero for Western Australia kicking a goal with 10 second to go.  Deven Robertson continued his excellent campaign with 28 possessions, eight tackles, six clearances, and six inside 50s to claim the WA U18s MVP. Liam Read More ...

THERE were plenty of standout individual performances across the five Round 12 WAFL matches on Saturday including Michael Sinclair, Kyal Horsley, Josh Smith, Blair Bell and Declan Mountford instrumental in wins for Perth, Subiaco, West Coast Eagles, Peel Thunder and Claremont. All five matches in Round 12 took place on Saturday afternoon and as we move deeper into the second half of the season, every game is taking on greater significance as the battle for final positions heats up. Claremont's win saw the Tigers jump to second spot ahead of South Fremantle while Perth took another significant leap towards a first finals appearance since 1997 and then Peel Thunder's thumping of Swan Districts saw them replace West Perth in the top five. Read More ...

ROUND 12 in the WAFL on Saturday saw Claremont keep winning to replace South Fremantle in second position while the West Coast Eagles were again impressive, Subiaco won again, Perth consolidated fourth spot and Peel Thunder continued the pain for Swan Districts. All five matches of Round 12 took place on Saturday afternoon and it involved some significant results as positions inside the top five shuffled around a little, and the battle to reach the finals heated up as well. The early starting game on Saturday took place at Fremantle Community Bank Oval with the West Coast Eagles producing a second straight impressive performance, beating South Fremantle 11.12 (78) to 8.9 (57). Read More ...

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East Perth v Perth: Leederville Oval: 2.15pm  East Perth have a massive day happening this Saturday for our Round 12 fixtures against Perth.   It is shaping up to be a terrific game of football with the resurgent Royals taking on the finals bound Demons in what looms to be a season defining clash.   Get down early and enjoy all the fun and excitement Read More ...

IT is Round 8 of the inaugural Optus WAFL Women's Premiership Season and with Subiaco having the bye, East Fremantle, Swan Districts, Peel Thunder and Claremont are all left jostling for the positions beneath them. Subiaco has been the standout team to date in the WAFLW competition winning five of their six matches and with those victories coming at an average winning margin of 32 points points to given them a standout percentage of 225.2. But precious little has separated the other four teams in the competition over the opening seven rounds and that sets the stage for two fascinating contests in Round 8 action on Sunday afternoon. Read More ...

IT is another full round of WAFL action on Saturday afternoon and with all 10 teams still in the finals, there's plenty on the line including West Perth trying to continue its good form by coming up against the league-leading Subiaco. All five matches will take place on Saturday afternoon and with plenty at stake for all 10 clubs involved as the race for finals positions heats up, with milestones to celebrate and statements to be made, it looms as a fascinating round. It all gets underway with the earlier starting game between South Fremantle and the West Coast Eagles at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. Read More ...

IT is quite the impressive mature mind on the shoulders of Cameron Eardley who will run out for his 100th WAFL game with East Fremantle on Saturday thankful to plenty of people who will be on his mind, including younger brother Kai. It has been quite the journey for someone only 26 years of age and Eardley is an impressive individual not just because he is a standout midfielder in the WAFL competition and has been for 99 games now ever since returning to East Fremantle following a two-year stint in the AFL with Geelong. It is easy to see why Eardley is such a natural and inspirational leader by both watching him play and by talking with him, but it's often actions that speak louder than the words and the way he and his family have turned a terrible tragedy into something to help others speaks volumes. Read More ...

Nine WA players have been included in the 2019 Rio Tinto Flying Boomerangs and World Team squads that will play two exhibition matches in Melbourne next month. Selected by NGA Managers and AFL Club recruiters, following a state talent program and talent identification camp, the respective squads of 25 young men in total have been chosen based on school attendance, leadership skills, and football ability. Supported by Rio Tinto, the AFL Flying Boomerangs program is a personal development and leadership program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men aged 14-16 years old. Meanwhile the World Team is made up of the best upcoming AFL multicultural players from across the country. Read More ...

WET conditions descended on Round 11 of the WAFL on Saturday afternoon bringing out some standout performances by some of the competition's stars while West Coast, Subiaco, Peel Thunder, Claremont and West Perth scored important victories. While a couple of games earlier this season had been played in the wet, Saturday provided the first time a full round of fixtures for all 10 teams to deal with the heavy rain at once and it provided for some tremendous team and individual performances alike. The early starting game at East Fremantle's New Choice Homes Park got the better of the weather and with the Nic Naitanui returning sideshow in town, the West Coast Eagles produced their best performance in the WAFL to defeat East Fremantle 15.15 (105) to 4.9 (33). Read More ...

SUBIACO has confirmed itself as the team to beat in the Optus WAFLW Premiership Season for 2019 with a 20-point victory over East Fremantle on Saturday with Swan Districts keeping things interesting with a win against Claremont. The opening seven rounds of the inaugural WAFLW season have certainly shown that the new-look competition was the right idea with talent condensed into the five league teams and creating some high-quality football that will have plenty of the players ready for another AFLW campaign in 2020. It's also ended up producing plenty of competitive match ups and from the league-leading Subiaco to the bottom placed Peel Thunder, there is a feeling that any team can beat any other on their day which is exactly what you want in any competition. Read More ...

IT was back to a full round of WAFL Colts action on Saturday with all four matches taking place with Peel Thunder rocketing to top spot on the ladder while West Perth closed the gap on Swan Districts handing the black-and-whites their second defeat of 2019. Following a couple of weekends where there were just the two matches played in the colts competition and with players continuing to be unavailable across the board because of duties with the West Australian team in the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, it continued to create plenty of intrigue and surprising results in Round 11 of the 2019 season. Read More ...

East Perth Football Club will celebrate 100 years since its inaugural 1919 Premiership and help raise awareness for mental health by wearing a one-off heritage uniform during the club’s Round 12 clash against Perth on June 29. The unique lighter blue jumper features a thinner black ‘V’ in place of the traditional black yoke that became part of the club’s uniform in the 1950s. To raise awareness for mental health, the jumper also features the Beyond Blue logo and initials MD on the back in recognition of long-time East Perth member and volunteer Mark Detata, who tragically took his own life last year. Read More ...

STATEMENTS were certainly made in Round 11 of the WAFL on Saturday with Subiaco proving its dominance in the wet in the top-of-the-table clash with South Fremantle while the West Coast Eagles, Peel Thunder, Claremont and West Perth recorded emphatic victories. While two weeks ago Subiaco and Perth did play in torrential conditions, Saturday provided the first opportunity for all 10 clubs in the WAFL to play in wet weather for the first real time in 2019 and it's fair to say some sides handled it better than others. As it turned out, all five games had comfortable margins in the end for the victors as the Eagles, Lions, Thunder, Tiger and Falcons all revelled in the different football that results when the rain is pelting down. Read More ...