The drought is over. After six long years, the Kia WAFL State team have finally lifted the Haydn Bunton Jr Cup once again after a come-from-behind 30-point victory over traditional rivals South Australia at Adelaide Oval on Saturday. It was a win full of heart from the Black Swans under first-year coach Adam Read, recovering from a slow start in the first and second quarters Read More ...

The Kia WAFL State team take on the SANFL at Adelaide Oval on Saturday morning. Here’s what you need to know. Head-to-head record: The SANFL leads the WAFL 51-48 heading into their historic 100th clash. Recent history: The SANFL have won the last five State matches against the WAFL, with WA last lifting the Haydn Bunton Jr Cup back in 2018. WAFL team news: The Read More ...

A host of AFL recruiters will descend on Fremantle Community Bank Oval on Saturday morning as Western Australia’s under-18s ramp up their preparation for the upcoming national championship. The State 18s take on a WAFL under-21s outfit which has several players looking to put their best foot forward ahead of the AFL Mid-Season Draft later this month. AFL Academy talents Fred Rodriguez, coming off an Read More ...

Country football’s biggest stage is gearing up for a blockbuster showing as the Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships return to the Perth and Peel regions this July.  Now in its 59th edition — and marking the 51st year of Nutrien Ag Solutions’ proud partnership with Country Football WA — the 2025 Championships promise to be the biggest yet, bringing 25 teams together to compete Read More ...

WIth a new-look Kia WA State team selected for the annual clash against South Australia on Saturday, we pick five players to watch for the Black Swans. Milan Murdock – East Fremantle The dual Simpson medallist heads into the contest in hot form after a best-on-ground performance against Perth last weekend. Murdock is a damaging two-way midfielder who loves the big stage, earning best-afield honours Read More ...

It will be a new-look Kia WAFL State team taking the field against South Australia at Adelaide Oval on Saturday morning, with 14 debutants selected in the squad of 23. First-year WA head coach Adam Read said while there was plenty of fresh faces to representative football, he was excited about the WAFL experience among the group. “While there’s a lot of new faces in the Read More ...

Around 450 kids from nine Education support schools from across Perth were treated to a visit from their favourite West Coast Eagles stars who dropped by in support of the Starkick All-Abilities program. Eagles stars including Harley Reid, Jake Waterman, Tim Kelly and co-captain Oscar Allen who’s also an AFL appointed disability and Inclusion ambassador were among those hosting clinics at school across Perth and the Peel region of WA. Education Read More ...

East Perth Co-Captain Christian Ameduri will complete a rare double when he makes his state debut and leads the Kia WA side against South Australia in Saturday’s match at the Adelaide Oval. Ameduri was last night named captain of the Kia WA team in a decision which came out of the blue for the 25 year-old. “Coach Adam Read got everyone into the meeting room Read More ...

Having celebrated his 57th birthday during the week, leading GNFL umpire Steve Pratt is about to reach another milestone this weekend. Pratt will umpire his 300th League game on Saturday, an achievement few of his peers will ever reach. With 17 years of umpiring experience, Steve is the record holder for GNFL league games, surpassing the great Murray Stevens back in 2023. “It feels pretty Read More ...

West Perth 12.7 (79) v Peel Thunder 1.2 (8) Peel Thunder kicked just one goal at their home ground as West Perth won their second game of the season by 71 points. Chloe Wrigley is a ball-winning machine and racked up another 35 touches and laid12 tackles, while Ebony Dawson and the Falcons earned a percentage boost on the back of four goals from Sara Read More ...

The WAFL landscape shifted again in Round 6, as Swan Districts won their first game of the season and ladder leaders East Perth won convincingly. Sandover favourites performed well and Bernie Naylor contenders were among the goalkickers again as the season nears a third of the way through. East Perth 18.10 (118) d West Coast 9.4 (58) East Perth kicked off Round 6 with a Read More ...

We take a look at the biggest storylines from the weekend of WAFL, WAFLW and WAFL Colts action in our new weekly column Black Ducks off the mark in style Swan Districts bounced back from a tough start to the season to produce their first win of 2025 under lights at Sullivan Logistics Stadium on Saturday night. The Black Ducks were 0-5 heading into the Read More ...

Sam Swadling’s beginning to 2025 would rank up there among the best ever with the quality he is producing for West Perth. Through five games, the Falcons’ midfielder is averaging more than 34 disposals, including 37 per game over his last four outings. The Whitford prospect was recently named in the Western Australian Under 18’s state squad ahead the National Championships after taking his game Read More ...

From one Sandover medallist to another, Jye Bolton has described his Claremont teammate Bailey Rogers as “the best player in the WAFL” following a dominant display in last Friday night’s victory over West Perth at HIF Health Insurance Oval. In just his third game back of the season due to a long-term Achilles issue, Rogers starred with 29 disposals and a goal in the hard-fought Read More ...

NAB AFL Superkick ambassador Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin returned home to WA to help launch the second full year of the program. The former Hawthorn and Sydney champion, who played 354 games between the two clubs, finished his career as a dual premiership player, an eight time All Australian and a four time Coleman Medallist who kicked 1066 goals. Franklin was a special guest of Bateman Read More ...