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Round 12 Optus WAFL Preview

Friday, June 28, 2019 - 11:54 AM - by Chris Pike
IT is another full round of WAFL action on Saturday afternoon and with all 10 teams still in the finals, there's plenty on the line including West Perth trying to continue its good form by coming up against the league-leading Subiaco. All five matches will take place on Saturday afternoon and with plenty at stake for all 10 clubs involved as the race for finals positions heats up, with milestones to celebrate and statements to be made, it looms as a fascinating round. It all gets underway with the earlier starting game between South Fremantle and the West Coast Eagles at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. Read More ...


Inspirational Eardley proud to reach 100 games

Thursday, June 27, 2019 - 8:22 PM - by Chris Pike
IT is quite the impressive mature mind on the shoulders of Cameron Eardley who will run out for his 100th WAFL game with East Fremantle on Saturday thankful to plenty of people who will be on his mind, including younger brother Kai. It has been quite the journey for someone only 26 years of age and Eardley is an impressive individual not just because he is a standout midfielder in the WAFL competition and has been for 99 games now ever since returning to East Fremantle following a two-year stint in the AFL with Geelong. It is easy to see why Eardley is such a natural and inspirational leader by both watching him play and by talking with him, but it's often actions that speak louder than the words and the way he and his family have turned a terrible tragedy into something to help others speaks volumes. Read More ...


2019 AFL Rio Tinto Flying Boomerangs and World Team squads announced

Thursday, June 27, 2019 - 11:19 AM
Nine WA players have been included in the 2019 Rio Tinto Flying Boomerangs and World Team squads that will play two exhibition matches in Melbourne next month. Selected by NGA Managers and AFL Club recruiters, following a state talent program and talent identification camp, the respective squads of 25 young men in total have been chosen based on school attendance, leadership skills, and football ability. Supported by Rio Tinto, the AFL Flying Boomerangs program is a personal development and leadership program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men aged 14-16 years old. Meanwhile the World Team is made up of the best upcoming AFL multicultural players from across the country. Read More ...


TABtouch Team of Round 11

Thursday, June 27, 2019 - 2:19 AM - by Chris Pike
WET conditions descended on Round 11 of the WAFL on Saturday afternoon bringing out some standout performances by some of the competition's stars while West Coast, Subiaco, Peel Thunder, Claremont and West Perth scored important victories. While a couple of games earlier this season had been played in the wet, Saturday provided the first time a full round of fixtures for all 10 teams to deal with the heavy rain at once and it provided for some tremendous team and individual performances alike. The early starting game at East Fremantle's New Choice Homes Park got the better of the weather and with the Nic Naitanui returning sideshow in town, the West Coast Eagles produced their best performance in the WAFL to defeat East Fremantle 15.15 (105) to 4.9 (33). Read More ...


Optus WAFLW Round 7 Wrap

Wednesday, June 26, 2019 - 12:05 AM - by Chris Pike
SUBIACO has confirmed itself as the team to beat in the Optus WAFLW Premiership Season for 2019 with a 20-point victory over East Fremantle on Saturday with Swan Districts keeping things interesting with a win against Claremont. The opening seven rounds of the inaugural WAFLW season have certainly shown that the new-look competition was the right idea with talent condensed into the five league teams and creating some high-quality football that will have plenty of the players ready for another AFLW campaign in 2020. It's also ended up producing plenty of competitive match ups and from the league-leading Subiaco to the bottom placed Peel Thunder, there is a feeling that any team can beat any other on their day which is exactly what you want in any competition. Read More ...


Round 11 Colts Wrap

Tuesday, June 25, 2019 - 11:45 PM - by Chris Pike
IT was back to a full round of WAFL Colts action on Saturday with all four matches taking place with Peel Thunder rocketing to top spot on the ladder while West Perth closed the gap on Swan Districts handing the black-and-whites their second defeat of 2019. Following a couple of weekends where there were just the two matches played in the colts competition and with players continuing to be unavailable across the board because of duties with the West Australian team in the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, it continued to create plenty of intrigue and surprising results in Round 11 of the 2019 season. Read More ...


Unique design to mark Royal occasion

Tuesday, June 25, 2019 - 2:08 PM
East Perth Football Club will celebrate 100 years since its inaugural 1919 Premiership and help raise awareness for mental health by wearing a one-off heritage uniform during the club’s Round 12 clash against Perth on June 29. The unique lighter blue jumper features a thinner black ‘V’ in place of the traditional black yoke that became part of the club’s uniform in the 1950s. To raise awareness for mental health, the jumper also features the Beyond Blue logo and initials MD on the back in recognition of long-time East Perth member and volunteer Mark Detata, who tragically took his own life last year. Read More ...


Optus WAFL Round 11 Wrap

Monday, June 24, 2019 - 12:46 PM - by Chris Pike
STATEMENTS were certainly made in Round 11 of the WAFL on Saturday with Subiaco proving its dominance in the wet in the top-of-the-table clash with South Fremantle while the West Coast Eagles, Peel Thunder, Claremont and West Perth recorded emphatic victories. While two weeks ago Subiaco and Perth did play in torrential conditions, Saturday provided the first opportunity for all 10 clubs in the WAFL to play in wet weather for the first real time in 2019 and it's fair to say some sides handled it better than others. As it turned out, all five games had comfortable margins in the end for the victors as the Eagles, Lions, Thunder, Tiger and Falcons all revelled in the different football that results when the rain is pelting down. Read More ...




Western Australia defeat the Allies in Adelaide

Saturday, June 22, 2019 - 11:40 AM
Western Australia have recorded a second victory at the AFL Under 18 National Championships, overcoming the Allies by 25-points at Alberton Oval.  Despite a slow start to the contest, WA found their groove midway through the second quarter to kick nine goals to two after quarter time.  WA’s small forwards looked dangerous throughout the contest with Elijah Taylor and Tyron Thorne both kicking three goals.  Read More ...


Round 7 Optus WAFLW Preview

Saturday, June 22, 2019 - 1:05 AM - by Chris Pike
THERE are another two tantalising match ups in the WAFLW competition this weekend with East Fremantle taking on Subiaco on Saturday, and Claremont hosting Swan Districts on Sunday. It remains a tremendously tight and competition inaugural Optus WAFLW Premiership Season with all five teams capable of beating anybody on their day, and still taking part in finals action entering Round 7. There are two more matches that are hard to predict a winner in taking place this weekend with East Fremantle hosting Subiaco at East Fremantle's New Choice Homes Park on Saturday from 2.40pm. Read More ...


Around the Grounds - Round 11

Thursday, June 20, 2019 - 2:33 PM
East Fremantle v West Coast: New Choice Homes Park – Saturday 11.40am East Fremantle host the West Coast Eagles for our first official clash this Saturday at 11:40am. If you can’t make it to the game – the fixture will be LIVE & FREE on 7. The East Fremantle Women’s League side will take on Subiaco at 2:45pm. *Please note, our Reserves and Colts have a Read More ...


Gibson Football Club reaches new heights promoting men’s health

Thursday, June 20, 2019 - 1:06 PM
Gibson Football Club in the Esperance District Football Association recently took promotion of men’s health to new heights as part of Men's Health Week and the WA Country Football League's 'talk to a mate' round. Led as part of an initiative from league coach, Mic Krygger, the club painted one of their light poles blue using equipment provided by local farmers and businesses to remind the local community about the importance of men’s health. The club also held a meeting with special guest speaker Tom Curnow, who’s father Freddy was killed in the Esperance bushfires in 2015, to deliver an inspirational message to players. Read More ...


Round 11 Optus WAFL Preview

Thursday, June 20, 2019 - 11:48 AM - by Chris Pike
THE WAFL is back to a full round of five matches this Saturday and with it including East Fremantle hosting the West Coast Eagles return of Nic Naitanui and then a hotly-anticipated top-of-the-table clash between South Fremantle and Subiaco, there's plenty to be excited about. After the WAFL has had two rounds with the five matches split over the two weekends, normal action resumes this Saturday in Round 11 with all five matches and it could very well be one of the most anticipated days of WAFL action in a long time. The main event undoubtedly takes place at Fremantle Community Bank Oval with South Fremantle and Subiaco battling over top position in the WAFL. Read More ...


TABtouch Team of Round 10

Wednesday, June 19, 2019 - 7:24 PM - by Chris Pike
THERE were just the two matches in Round 10 of the WAFL and two of the league's best-credentialed veterans delivered match-winning performances for the teams with South Fremantle's Nick Suban and Claremont's Kane Mitchell the weekend's standouts. With East Fremantle, East Perth, Perth, Subiaco, the West Coast Eagles and West Perth all sitting out Round 10 of the WAFL having played last weekend, the four teams that had the Round 9 bye all took part on Saturday and Sunday afternoons this week. The round got underway on Saturday afternoon at Mandurah's David Grays Arena with South Fremantle beating Peel Thunder 10.14 (74) to 11.5 (71) on the back of kicking the last two goals, including the winner from former Thunder premiership player Nick Suban. Read More ...