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WA prospects impress at AFL, AFLW National Draft Combines

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - 2:25 PM - by Jordan McArdle
Swan Districts pair Tylah Williams and Leon Kickett were among the standouts at the AFL National Draft Combine in Melbourne over the weekend. Williams, a West Coast Next Generation Academy prospect who made his debut for the Eagles’ WAFL side during the season, impressed in the 20m sprint and agility test. The silky-skilled finished second in the 20m sprint with a blistering time of 2.89 Read More ...


WAAAFA recognised at Telstra Best of Business Awards

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - 9:12 AM - by Jordan McArdle
The Western Australian All Abilities Football Association (WAAAFA) has been announced as the 2025 Telstra Best of Business Award Winner for WA in the Building Communities category. In September, the WAAAFA was named a finalist in both the Building Communities and Outstanding Growth categories before going on to win the Building Communities Award for WA. The WAAAFA was recognised for its leadership in creating inclusive Read More ...


Significant progress made in WA Football's Community Sporting Venues Retrofitting Project

Monday, October 6, 2025 - 1:59 PM - by Jordan McArdle
WA Football is pleased to reveal significant progress in our Community Sporting Venues Retrofitting Project, which has already seen eight sites completed and another five scheduled. Thanks to a $1 million grant from the Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF), and further funding from the WA Football Facilities Fund and West Coast Eagles Royalty Reserve, the project is creating safer and more inclusive environments Read More ...


WA talent shines at AFLW National Draft Combine

Monday, October 6, 2025 - 9:54 AM
Western Australia was well represented at the AFLW National Draft Combine in Melbourne last week. WA had a record nine participants at the combine, including late invitation and Claremont WAFLW premiership star Juliet Kelly who blitzed the 2km time trial. Kelly finished third in the 2km event with an impressive time of 7:21, while Subiaco key forward Olivia Wolmarans (7:50) the next best West Aussie Read More ...


How the West Aussies fared at AFL National Draft Combine

Monday, October 6, 2025 - 9:49 AM - by Jordan McArdle
Swan Districts pair Tylah Williams and Leon Kickett were among the standouts at the AFL National Draft Combine in Melbourne over the weekend. Williams, a West Coast Next Generation Academy prospect who made his debut for the Eagles’ WAFL side during the season, impressed in the 20m sprint and agility test. The silky-skilled finished second in the 20m sprint with a blistering time of 2.89 Read More ...


WA Pair Relish Bachar Houli Academy Camp Experience

Monday, October 6, 2025 - 9:00 AM - by Mark Readings
Two West Australians have embraced the opportunity to take part in the Bachar Houli Foundation’s National Senior Boys Academy provided a camp in Melbourne during AFL Grand Final Week. The Academy is a year-long program delivered to 28 of the country’s most promising Islamic male footballers aged 15 to 18-years-old. The program provides an integrated approach to advanced football development, peak performance, leadership and identity. Read More ...


South West continue remarkable Nutrien Ag Solutions Women’s Country Football Championship title streak

Friday, October 3, 2025 - 8:05 PM - by Jordan McArdle
South West have kept their remarkable streak of Nutrien Ag Solutions Women’s Country Football Championship titles going after a 21-point grand final victory against Great Northern under lights at Hands Oval in Bunbury on Friday night. The SWFL made it six titles from as many attempts, continuing their reign as the best women’s competition in country WA. It wasn’t all one-way traffic though with Great Read More ...


South West, Goldfields unbeaten after day one of Nutrien Ag Solutions Women’s Country Football Championships

Thursday, October 2, 2025 - 7:23 PM - by Jordan McArdle
South West Football League are in the box seat for their sixth Division One title in a row after a dominant day one of the Nutrien Ag Solutions Women’s Country Football Championships in Bunbury. Powered by captain and ex-AFLW player Ella Smith and fellow WAFLW fairest-and-best winner Beth Beckett, South West knocked off last year’s grand final opponents Peel and Great Northern by a combined Read More ...


Players to watch at Nutrien Ag Solutions Women's Country Football Championships

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 - 9:34 PM - by Jordan McArdle
We take a look at the players to watch at the 2025 Nutrien Ag Solutions Women's Country Football Championships, which kicks off in Bunbury on Thursday morning.   Ella Smith (South West) Ella Smith is a seriously talented player who made it as far as the AFLW, tallying five games in two seasons with West Coast. Smith also won a Dhara Kerr Medal as the Read More ...


Nutrien Ag Solutions Women’s Country Football Championship kicks off in Bunbury this week

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 - 9:26 AM - by Jordan McArdle
South West Football League will be looking for a remarkable sixth consecutive Nutrien Ag Solutions Women’s Country Football Championship in a row at Bunbury’s Hands Oval this week. For the first time ever, Bunbury will host the tournament as the premier female country footballers from all over the State compete in the two-day tournament. South West battle it out against last season’s grand finalists Peel Read More ...


Royals WAFLW coach named as an AFL Chemist Warehouse Community Ambassador

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - 11:22 AM
East Perth WAFLW coach and WA women’s football trailblazer Jenna Allomes has been named as an AFL Chemist Warehouse Community Ambassador for 2025. Allomes was one of just seven ambassadors Australia-wide in a deserving nod to her pivotal role in the development of women and girls’ footy in the WA community. Now in its fifth consecutive year, each 2025 Chemist Warehouse AFLW Community Ambassador will Read More ...


WA Draft Prospects On Show At Combines

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - 10:17 AM
Eight WA boys and eight WA girls will join other leading Draft prospects in Melbourne this week for the 2025 Telstra AFL Draft Combine and 2025 Telstra AFLW Draft Combine. Claremont’s Cody Curtin, Perth’s Koby Evans, Leon Kickett and Tylah Williams from Swan Districts, West Perth pair Sam Swadling and Jacob Farrow, along with Subiaco’s Wesley Walley and South Fremantle’s Fred Rodriquez will take part Read More ...


West Aussies impress in AFL Grand Final curtain-raiser

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - 8:34 AM - by Jordan McArdle
Several West Aussies caught the eye in the annual AFL Futures Grand Final curtain-raiser on the MCG on Saturday. Made up of the best 2026 AFL Draft prospects, the game featured eight WA talents including four on the winning Team Boak side. East Perth and West Coast Next Generation Academy speedster Garrison Kenh was exciting across half-back to enhance his draft credentials, racking up 19 Read More ...


From EGT WAFL Colts grand final stars to AFL grand final curtain-raiser

Thursday, September 25, 2025 - 1:07 PM - by Jordan McArdle
Several stars from the EGT WAFL Colts Grand Final at Optus Stadium on Sunday will get the opportunity to impress in the annual AFL Grand Final curtain-raiser at the MCG this Saturday. Claremont colts premiership trio and 2026 AFL Draft prospects - ruck Benji van Rooyen and midfielders Heath Mellody and George Gale – are among eight West Aussies who will feature in the AFL Read More ...


WA Football's Volunteer of the Year winners celebrated on WAFL Grand Final day

Thursday, September 25, 2025 - 12:36 PM - by Jordan McArdle
WA Football celebrated the 2025 district and regional Volunteers of the Year and category winners at a special function held on WAFL Grand Final day at Optus Stadium on Sunday. The WA Football Volunteer of the Year program is now in its 19th year and shines a spotlight on the dedicated and hard-working volunteers across the State who keep community football thriving. There were 25 winners Read More ...