The AFL has launched a new feature in PlayHQ to help leagues, clubs, players and families manage concussion across community football.    Following extensive consultation with leagues and clubs, the feature is now live nationally and allows clubs and leagues to enter suspected concussions for players, making them immediately ineligible for selection and triggering email notifications outlining the steps they need to complete to manage Read More ...

Star Perth midfielder Charlie Constable is considered by many to be the standout contender to win this year’s Sandover Medal. Through 14 rounds of the Sullivan Logistics WAFL season, Constable averages more than 33 disposals per game, playing a leading role in Perth’s push to play finals. But Constable is uncomfortable with any suggestion that he’s a “Sandover certainty”. “It doesn’t sit with me overly Read More ...

Western Australia’s unbeaten start to the AFL National U16 Championship came to an end after a heart-breaking three-point loss to Vic Metro on the Gold Coast on Tuesday. The brave Black Swans recovered from a slow start to make a game of it, with Perth goalsneak Ashley Clayton’s chase-down tackle and goal making it a two-point margin in the dying minutes. Clayton kicked two final-quarter goals Read More ...

West Perth 5.12 (42) v East Perth 1.3 (9) Emily Bennett, Madison Dodd and Hayley Bidefield produced big games to lead the Falcons to a comfortable victory over the Royals on Friday night, as the wet conditions brought a relatively low-scoring affair to Joondalup. The Falcons are now just one game outside of the top four with a chance to upset the Lions next week. Read More ...

East Perth 19.10 (124) v Boorloo 7.2 (44) The Royals rocketed into second place on the ladder with an emphatic 80-point victory over the Demons on Saturday afternoon. Led by Tom North (32 disposals, six marks, two goals) and Tom Medhat (22 disposals, 12 marks, four goals), East Perth booted 16 goals to five after quarter time as Perth, renamed to Boorloo throughout NAIDOC round, Read More ...

As one of just a few female coaches in the Perth Football League, Jess McNaught is helping pave the way for women in leadership on and off the field. McNaught is the women’s coach at Canning South Perth Tigers and a passionate advocate for growth and representation in community football. Her journey into coaching stemmed from a lifelong love of the game. While she only Read More ...

We take a look at the biggest story lines across the WAFL and WAFLW competitions in our weekly column.   Ex-Docker’s Sandover hopes heading North Former Fremantle-listed talent Tom North is putting together a serious case to win the Sandover Medal. The prolific East Perth midfielder continued his career-best season with another dominant performance, leading his team to a massive win over Perth with 32 Read More ...

After four days of fast-paced action across the Perth and Peel regions, the 59th annual Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships wrapped up with a hard-fought Division One decider at Sullivan Logistics Stadium on Sunday. The 2025 Championships saw 24 teams compete across five divisions, with South West retaining the prestigious Division One senior title with a tough grand final win over Peel Football Netball Read More ...

South West is best at the Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships. The country footy powerhouse defended their Division One title with a 19-point victory over Peel Football Netball League – 8.3 (51) to 4.8 (32) – at Sullivan Logistics Stadium on Sunday. It was their third Division One triumph in four years, getting one back on their rivals after going down in Friday’s CBH Read More ...

Great Southern Football League have jumped from the bottom division to top flight in two years after completing a perfect Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships Division Two campaign on Sunday. The unbeaten GSFL defeated rivals Upper Great Southern by 31 points – 8.4 (52) to 2.9 (21) - in a one-sided Division Two decider at Sullivan Logistics Stadium. It came a year after Great Read More ...

Lower South West Football League survived a late scare against Mortlock to claim the Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships Division Three title in thrilling fashion at Sullivan Logistics Stadium on Sunday morning. The nail-biting two-point win – 8.8 (56) to 8.6 (54) – capped off an undefeated carnival for Lower South West, who won all five off their games across the three days. Former Read More ...

South West Football League are in the hunt to win their third Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships Division One title in four years after qualifying for Sunday’s decider at Sullivan Logistics Stadium. The reigning champs take on Peel Cavaliers for the Division One title after just seven points separated the two sides in their previous clash on Friday. South West bounced back from their Read More ...

Peel Football Netball League are the early Division One pace-setters after a strong start to their Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships senior campaign at Sullivan Logistics Stadium on Friday. The Cavaliers won both of their opening-day clashes including a thrilling victory over reigning champions South West, prevailing by seven points with a perfect 9.0 (54) to their opponents’ 7.5 (47). Laine Wilkins kicked three Read More ...

Peel Football Netball League won their fourth CBH Colts Group Division One title in five years, defeating rivals South West by 26 points at The Good Grocer Park on Friday afternoon. The Cavaliers completed an undefeated colts carnival with a hard-fought 9.8 (62) 5.6 (36) result. Peel kicked five goals to two after half-time to cap off an impressive Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Championships campaign Read More ...

More than 2200 of WA’s football volunteers have been nominated for the WA Football Volunteer of the Year Award.  The award has grown significantly since 2006, with 2231 volunteers in the mix for the prestigious honours this year.  The Volunteer of the Year Awards are a significant initiative undertaken by WA Football, supported by The Sunday Times, to recognise the invaluable contribution of volunteers to Read More ...