In a time of great uncertainty around the footballing world, we take you inside the lives of our Western Australian Under 18s as they navigate their way through an unprecedented 2020 season. The positives, the negatives and the new opportunities that present themselves will all be told in the ‘Simply Energy Isolation Diaries.’  If you had told me that in early April, I would be Read More ...

We hope you and your family are well.   The past fortnight has obviously been an extremely challenging period for everyone involved with our great game right across Western Australia. On behalf of the WA Football Commission, we’d like to thank you for your support and understanding as we work to overcome these unprecedented challenges that face our community and our game.   The WAFC has taken a broad range of austerity measures over the past fortnight to support WA Football during the Coronavirus crisis, based on games not returning until at least May 31st and the significant changes that are impacting upon our football economy. Read More ...

In a time of great uncertainty around the footballing world, we take you inside the lives of our Western Australian Under 18s as they navigate their way an unprecedented 2020 season. The positives, the negatives and the new opportunities that present themselves will all be told in the ‘Simply Energy Isolation Diaries.’  Announcement of WAFL season postponement.   Almost three weeks ago to the day, Read More ...

Dear Supporters,   This is an unprecedented time in the history of our country, impacting on every aspect of our lives, both personally and professionally.   In order to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, we all need to play our role in helping to slow the spread of the virus and to ensure we flatten the curve to reduce the impact on our hospital facilities Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission today announced a broad range of financial sustainability measures to support WA Football during the Coronavirus crisis. WAFC CEO Gavin Taylor said the measures were based on football not returning until at least May 31st and the significant changes that are impacting upon the football economy. “We know that football, like many other organisations and businesses in our community, needs Read More ...

The WA Country Football League in conjunction with Nutrien Ag Solutions has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Nutrien Ag Country Football Championships (formerly Landmark Country Football Championships) as a result of the circumstances surrounding the Covid-19 crisis and current restrictions placed on all levels of football around Australia. The cancellation extends to the CBH Group Colts Championships and the Women’s Country Football Championships which were all due to be held in July. Whilst all football is currently postponed until May 31, the WACFL believes it is in the best interest of leagues and clubs to cancel the 2020 Championships to help leagues reduce costs as well as provide adequate flexibility of fixturing in preparation for the season to recommence post May 31. Read More ...

Dear WA Football community,   On behalf of the West Australian Football Commission, we thank you for the solidarity, support and understanding you have displayed as we tackle one of the greatest challenges our game has ever faced. The thousands of volunteers, players, coaches, umpires, staff, officials and key leaders who make our great game possible are at the forefront of every decision we make Read More ...

In a united decision with the AFL and other State football bodies, the West Australian Football Commission has agreed to postpone all senior and junior community football in both metropolitan and regional Western Australia. Consistent with the decision yesterday in relation to State League football and talent programs, all community football competitions will be postponed until 31st May 2020. This includes Auskick, AFL 9s and community AFLX competitions, and also Read More ...

Will the WAFL & WAFLW season go ahead in 2020? The WAFL and WAFLW competitions have been postponed until May 31st in an effort to reduce the spread of Coronavirus throughout our community. The decision has been made together with the AFL and State football bodies around Australia as part of a national approach to protect the well-being of all players, coaches, umpires, officials, staff Read More ...

The West Australian Football League, WAFLW, and WA Talent programs have been postponed until May 31st in an effort to reduce the spread of Coronavirus throughout our community.    The decision has been made together with the AFL and State football bodies around Australia as part of a national approach to protect the well-being of all players, coaches, umpires, officials, staff and volunteers.   West Read More ...

The AFL wishes to advise that following a meeting with AFL State CEOs a collective decision has been made to postpone the operation and / or the commencement of each premier State League and national and state talent program across the country.    The decision was collectively agreed upon based on the part-time nature of these competitions and the financial implications for the State League Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission’s number one priority is the health and safety of all West Australian football participants, players, umpires, officials and volunteers who underpin our great game.   The WAFC, as part of a national working group including the AFL and other State football bodies, is closely monitoring the situation regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19) and taking advice from the Australian Government, World Health Organisation and AFL’s Chief Medical Officers regarding best practice. Read More ...

AFTER steady growth over his three years in charge as Claremont coach so far, Darren Harris is looking for the Tigers to take the next step in 2020 and he feels the whole group should be ready to challenge one another to do that. Harris took over as coach at Claremont ahead of the 2017 season marking his return to a head coaching role in the WAFL for the first time since he left West Perth where he was a premiership captain and coach to begin life in the AFL firstly at West Coast and then Carlton. But the pull was there to coach his own team once more and with the job at Claremont vacant with Michael Broadbridge stepping down, Harris put his hand up and was ready to set things up for sustained success. Read More ...

The Ellenbrook Dockers Junior Football Club and Ellenbrook Eels Senior Football Club have come together to sign an important MOU that creates a clear pathway for Junior’s through to Seniors, to facilitate closer relationships between both organisations. Dockers President Ben Ridley said: “There was some hard work undertaken during the off season to grow the game in Ellenbrook”. Mr Ridley went on the say “To have a pathway for our Ellenbrook Kids to progress and continue on into the future, is a great outcome for our football community” Read More ...

Simply Energy has extended its support of WA’s emerging football talent, by expanding its partnership to the Female Pathway for 2020, giving a major boost to the State’s AFLW Academy and Rogers Cup competitions. The expanded partnership adds to Simply Energy’s existing support of the WAFL Colts competition and WA’s male Talent Academy. As WA’s Official Talent Pathway Partner, the energy retailer will now become naming rights partner of the female under 18 Rogers Cup competition, and WA’s AFLW 16s and 18s Academy squads. Simply Energy General Manager of Sales and Marketing Andrea Bernard said the expanded partnership showed Simply Energy’s commitment to supporting all WA football stars of the future. Read More ...