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WAFLW Finals : Recap

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 - 11:20 AM
The first week of the finals series was as thrilling as it gets, with both games ending in one-point wins. The three best sides all year are the remaining three teams in the race for the flag. Claremont 4.5 (29) v Subiaco 4.4 (28) The two sides who couldn’t be split all season until their Round 18 match produced another thriller, this time in the Read More ...


WAFL Recap: Round 18

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 - 11:01 AM
East Fremantle locked themselves into the last remaining finals position as South Fremantle once again proved themselves to be the team to beat. South Fremantle 11.9 (75) v East Perth 4.4 (28) The Bulldogs separated themselves from the field once again in round 18, comfortably toppling the Royals in a 47-point win in which they kept the home side to just one behind in the Read More ...


WAFL Story Lines: Debutants, Whan-derful performances, one-point WAFLW thrillers, Bernie Naylor Medal race and more

Monday, August 11, 2025 - 5:46 PM - by Jordan McArdle
We take a look at the biggest story lines across the WAFL and WAFLW competitions in our weekly column. One-point thrillers as WAFLW finals kick off The 2025 WAFLW finals campaign kicked off with a bang on Sunday with a pair of one-point thrillers. Claremont booked their place in a remarkable fourth grand final in a row with a stunning come-from-behind extra-time victory over Subiaco Read More ...


2025 WA Football Facility of the Year Award – Nominations Open

Monday, August 11, 2025 - 1:22 PM
Nominations for the 2025 WA Football Facility of the Year Award are now open. Now in its third year, the annual award recognises best practice in community football facility development across the State. The award aims to promote and celebrate the provision of well positioned, welcoming, accessible, fit for purpose football facilities that support our growing game’s strategic priorities. Western Australia’s winning project will be Read More ...


Tigers, Swans prevail in epic one-point thrillers in crazy start to WAFLW finals

Sunday, August 10, 2025 - 2:52 PM - by Jordan McArdle
Claremont are through to their fourth straight WAFLW grand final after a stunning come-from-behind victory over Subiaco in an extra-time classic at Revo Fitness Stadium on Sunday. The match went into extra time after a controversial finish with Claremont forward Megan Green given a holding free-kick which she converted from close-range to tie things up at 4.4 (28) apiece after the siren. It came after Read More ...


Evans, Carrello the latest State 18s squad members to earn senior WAFL debut

Friday, August 8, 2025 - 4:37 PM - by Jordan McArdle
Koby Evans and Luke Carrello are the latest members of Western Australia’s under-18s squad to crack a senior debut in the Sullivan Logistics WAFL this season after both missed extended periods due to injury. Evans, a talented midfielder-forward, earned a league berth following a stunning comeback from a back injury in the EGT WAFL Colts last weekend, amassing 26 disposals and a game-high nine clearances Read More ...


Sullivan Logistics WAFL Trophy Tour wraps up with Pinjarra, Albany stops

Friday, August 8, 2025 - 3:36 PM - by Jordan McArdle
The Sullivan Logistics WAFL Trophy Tour wrapped up this week with back-to-back events in Pinjarra and Albany. The three-stop regional trophy tour, which kicked off in Katanning last week, saw more than 250 kids take part in junior football clinics while their families watched on from the state-of-the-art Sullivan Logistics Truck which opened up into a multi-level viewing platform. The nearly 100 junior footballers from Read More ...


Players to watch in Round 18 of WAFL action

Friday, August 8, 2025 - 9:47 AM - by Jordan McArdle
We take a look at the players to watch in a massive Round 18 of WAFL action this weekend.   Tyler Lindberg (East Perth) 2025 WAFL averages Disposals: 13.5 Marks: 6 The Royals have found one in Tyler Lindberg. The Busselton product had to bide his time before a league berth but has made the most of it since. The athletic half-forward impressed in his Read More ...


Draft prospects in action during WAFLW finals

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 - 8:11 PM - by Denholm Melrose - Perth is OK!
As the WAFLW season heats up and finals kicks off, there are a number of under-18s players who are putting their names in lights for higher honours. With two vital semi-finals matchups upcoming this weekend, here are some of the best young talents who will feature in the WAFLW finals series.   Olivia Wolmarans (Key forward, Subiaco) Wolmarans remains one of WA’s most talented and Read More ...


AFL Debut For Local Umpire

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 - 3:29 PM
WA boundary umpire Bailey Foulk will realise a dream when he walks onto Optus Stadium before the West Coast Eagles host the Adelaide Crows on Sunday. The 24-year-old received a phone call last week out of the blue. “To be honest, I am still a little shocked and lost for words,” Foulk said. “There is a lot of excitement but there are also a few nerves. “I Read More ...


Umpire abuse penalties to increase as part of zero-tolerance measures 

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 - 2:50 PM
The vision of WA Football is ‘the game for all Western Australians’. This vision isn’t just words on a page. They mean something. The vision tells everyone that you are welcome to play, coach, participate and umpire and that WA Football will do all we can to ensure everyone enjoys the opportunity to be a part of our great game.  Most weekends in WA, there Read More ...


Freo Dockers Cup Winners

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 - 2:03 PM
SEDA College has continued its remarkable run at the Freo Dockers Cup by claiming a fourth consecutive Moore Division title. The Grand Final of Moore Division was played as a curtain-raiser before last month’s Western Derby at Optus Stadium with SEDA scoring a 36-point win over Santa Maria College. In the metro competition, schools played within their districts during the home and away season. The Read More ...


Still Going Strom in Milestone Match

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 - 10:29 AM
It’s fitting one of South Fremantle’s most versatile players this century starred in his milestone match as the Bulldogs cruised to victory over East Fremantle in last weekend’s Sullivan Logistics WAFL Derby. Zac Strom became the 21st Bulldog to reach 200 WAFL games and the most recent since current teammate Haiden Schloithe in 2022. “It is a great round number, and I like it because Read More ...


WAFL Story Lines: Milestones, returning stars, Big Freeze, Super Cooper, WAFLW finalists locked in and more

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 - 6:23 PM - by Jordan McArdle
We take a look at the biggest story lines across the WAFL and WAFLW competitions in our weekly column Inaugural WAFL Big Freeze warms the hearts  The WA football community has shown its generosity by raising more than $93,000 to support those with Motor Neurone Disease. Jordan’s DIY Big Freeze was staged at Revo Fitness Stadium on Saturday in support of West Australian Jordan Early who Read More ...


Swans Teenager Snapped Up By Dockers

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 - 2:19 PM
Swan Districts midfielder Indiana West has been signed by the Fremantle Dockers for the 2025 NAB AFLW season. The 19-year-old has received the call up from Fremantle following an injury to Holly Egan, who suffered an ACL injury in a pre-season match against the Eagles. West, who is originally from Bunbury, is into her third season at Swan Districts and has become one of the Read More ...