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Many cultures, one game

Thursday, August 9, 2018 - 1:54 PM
More than 200 students from Australian Islamic Colleges (AIC) and Intensive English Centres (IEC) across Perth recently came together to learn the fundamentals of footy alongside West Coast Eagles stars at this year’s Bachar Houli Cup event. Participating schools included Dianella AIC, Thornlie AIC, Kewdale AIC, Beaconsfield IEC and Highgate IEC. The students buddied with West Coast Eagles stars including the likes of Nic Naitanui, Read More ...


Around the Grounds - Round 19

Thursday, August 9, 2018 - 10:09 AM
Don your club colours, grab the clan and make your way to a WAFL game this weekend!  Witness elite WAFL players battle it out for a Round 19 victory and make sure to get involved in the fun activities, events and competitions taking place at all four venues. Check out what's happening at your local ground!  Read More ...


M & J Chickens Player of Round 18

Wednesday, August 8, 2018 - 2:17 PM - by Chris Pike
THERE were star WAFL midfielders everywhere you looked at Fremantle Community Bank Oval on Saturday but it was South Fremantle's Shane Hockey who stood out the brightest in a stunning individual performance. While his teammates Haiden Schloithe, Nick Suban, Marlion Pickett, Brandon Donaldson, Ryan Cook and Jacob Dragovich, and West Perth opponents Shane Nelson, Luke Meadows, Aaron Black and Trent Manzone all had significant impacts, it was Hockey that delivered what was likely the best performance of his WAFL career since joining South Fremantle in 2016. Hockey, as a result, has been named the M & J Chickens Player of the Round despite strong competition from teammate Schloithe, West Perth's Nelson, Peel Thunder's Tom Sheridan and Danyle Pearce, East Perth's Dom Sheed and Subiaco pair Leigh Kitchin and Lachlan Delahunty. It was a big game for South Fremantle who was coming off the bye and disappointing losses to Subiaco and Peel Thunder, and they were without captain Dylan Main and the versatile Steve Verrier on top of triple Bernie Naylor Medallist Ben Saunders. Read More ...


WAAFL Women's Finals kick off

Wednesday, August 8, 2018 - 2:01 PM
The inaugural WA Amateur Football League Women’s Finals get underway this Saturday, August 11 with A and B Grade Finals being played at Noranda’s Lightning Park. Nollamara and the Warnbro Swans will compete in the B Grade Elimination Final after finishing fourth and fifth respectively after the home and away season, while Cockburn Lakes and Cottesloe go head to head in the B Grade Qualifying Final. Later in the day, North Beach (3rd) and University (4th) face off in the A Grade Semi Final.   Read More ...


TABtouch Team of Round 18

Wednesday, August 8, 2018 - 1:22 PM - by Chris Pike
THERE were just the three games in Round 18 of the WAFL with plenty of standout individual performances as South Fremantle beat West Perth in a thriller and the Grand Finalists of the last two years Subiaco and Peel Thunder beat Swan Districts and East Perth respectively. It was the fourth round of the 2018 WAFL season making every game take on extra significance. That was certainly the case on Saturday with South Fremantle and West Perth fighting over second spot, and Peel, East Perth and Swan Districts locked in the fight over fourth and fifth positions. West Perth and South Fremantle are locked in those second and third positions, it's just a matter of who now finishes second to earn home ground advantage in the inevitable qualifying final match up. Read More ...


WAFC recognised with industry award

Wednesday, August 8, 2018 - 1:04 PM
The West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) was recognised at the 2018 Sport and Recreation Industry Awards this morning for its Aboriginal Sports Weekend, run in partnership with Netball WA.   The annual Aboriginal Sports Weekend, which encompasses the Nicky Winmar Cup, the Kirby Bentley Cup and the Aboriginal Youth Netball Gala Day, was announced as the Community Event of the Year at this morning’s (August 8) award presentation. WAFC Executive Manager Engagement and Community Football, Troy Kirkham, said the award was great recognition for a significant community program that not only enhanced participation pathways, but was extremely important in the development of Aboriginal coaches, umpires, administrators and mentors.   Read More ...


Mundella Cash for Clubs winner announced

Wednesday, August 8, 2018 - 10:44 AM
Congratulations to West Perth Women's Football Club who have been named the 2018 Mundella Cash for Clubs winner. The club has won $5,000 thanks to our female football sponsor Mundella Foods. Read More ...


Round 18 Colts Wrap

Tuesday, August 7, 2018 - 5:17 PM - by Chris Pike
WEST Perth kept its hopes alive of reaching the finals in the WAFL Colts for 2018 with a win over South Fremantle on Saturday while top two teams Subiaco and Peel Thunder also kept their winning ways going. There were just the three matches in Round 18 of the colts on Saturday starting off with solid wins for Subiaco and Peel Thunder respectively as they go another step towards securing those top two positions while West Perth then moved to being just percentage out of fifth position. Saturday's colts action got underway at Bendigo Bank Stadium with Peel Thunder scoring a hard fought 10.12 (72) to 9.9 (63) victory over East Perth. Read More ...


Call for Nominations – Football Woman of the Year Awards

Tuesday, August 7, 2018 - 3:38 PM
The Essendon Women’s Network have launched the 2018 Football Woman of the Year Awards. Now in its 20th year, these awards recognise women in the AFL industry that have made a positive and measurable impact to the advancement of women in Australian Football. Read More ...


Round 18 mark and goal - VOTE NOW

Tuesday, August 7, 2018 - 8:53 AM
Check out the top Kia marks and TABtouch goals of Round 18 of the WAFL in the videos below.  West Perth player Andrew Strijk booted the TABtouch Goal of Round 17 and Sharks' Dylan Curley was named winner of the KIA Mark of the Week. Read More ...


MRP update - Round 18

Monday, August 6, 2018 - 4:10 PM
The following sanction has been offered by the WAFL Match Review Panel following Round 18 League matches.   Read More ...


AFL School Ambassador Award Finalists

Monday, August 6, 2018 - 3:48 PM
WITH the AFL School Ambassador Awards fast approaching on August 9, 28 teachers from 28 schools will be vying to win one of six award categories. AFL School Ambassadors are dedicated teachers and school staff who actively promote Australian Football at their school. Those who excel are recognised at the annual awards night. West Australian Football Commission Executive Manager Engagement and Community Football Troy Kirkham said AFL School Ambassadors play a critical role in the promotion of football across both Primary and Secondary Schools. Read More ...


Round 18 Match Reports

Monday, August 6, 2018 - 12:59 PM - by Chris Pike
SOUTH Fremantle and West Perth put on a terrific show in Round 18 of the WAFL on Saturday with the Bulldogs winning a thriller while Subiaco were too strong for Swan Districts and Peel Thunder enhanced its finals hopes beating East Perth. There were just the three matches in the WAFL in Round 18 action on Saturday and it all began on a big day at Fremantle Community Bank Oval between the third placed South Fremantle and second placed West Perth. Both teams celebrated the 200-game milestones of premiership players and life members Ashton Hams and Chris Keunen respectively too, and in the end it was Hams' South Fremantle who won a tight affair 10.8 (68) to 10.3 (63) against Keunen's West Perth. Read More ...


Hams reaches 200 as decorated Bulldogs career nears an end

Friday, August 3, 2018 - 5:03 PM - by Chris Pike
HE will go down as one of South Fremantle's all-time most decorated players but all Ashton Hams is focused on now is his family and running out with his daughter for his 200th game before trying to end his career with a third WAFL premiership at the Bulldogs. Hams made his South Fremantle league debut way back in 2004 and it has been a remarkable journey ever since with him racking up 199 WAFL games at the Bulldogs heading into Saturday's clash with West Perth at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. Along the way, he has played in the 2005 and 2009 premierships alongside twin brother Kyle while winning the Simpson Medal as best afield in the 2009 Grand Final win against Subiaco.  Read More ...


Keunen continues to fight through obstacles all the way to 200

Friday, August 3, 2018 - 2:19 PM - by Chris Pike
NOTHING West Perth ruckman Chris Keunen has earned over his 200-game WAFL career has come easy, and someone with less strength of character or maybe a less motivating wife, might have given up along the way but that only makes the milestone all the more meaningful now. Keunen arrived as a tall, athletic and mobile ruckman from Victoria to West Perth ahead of the 2006 WAFL season initially on the recruiting of coach Darren Harris, who soon made way for Todd Curley ahead of that 2006 season to join the West Coast Eagles. Immediately Keunen appeared to have all the tools to be a premier ruckman in the WAFL, but those early years were marred by him being stuck behind the likes of Robert Warnock, Mark Seaby and even at times Mitch Andrews in the pecking order. Read More ...