A three-day camp for Muslim girls at Woodman Point in Coogee has been described as a “resounding success” by West Australian Football Commission Multicultural Officer Pinar Komur. More than a dozen girls aged between 13-16 years of age participated in the camp, which focussed on physical activity, health, and well-being. The program aims to build confidence for Muslim women in sport, the workplace, and society, while Read More ...

  We are less than a week away from New Holland WA State Country Men’s Team hosting South Australia in the State Country Football Cup at Optus Stadium on Saturday July 22. WA are out to snatch back the Cup they lost last year in Adelaide and New Holland WA State Country Coach Kane Benson has selected experienced players to captain the side. Daniel Acres Read More ...

BOTTOM five teams West Perth, South Fremantle and Swan Districts all scored Round 14 WAFL victories while East Fremantle rose to third with a fourth straight win and East Perth made it seven in-a-row to shoot to top spot by beating Claremont. Following the five matches in Round 14 of the WAFL season across the weekend, things remain fascinating inside the top five with East Read More ...

IF the old saying is true that glory is best celebrated after going through pain then East Fremantle is going to cherish the WAFLW premiership immensely on the back of turning the tide on Claremont in the 2023 Grand Final. What a remarkable story it is. If you go back 12 months, East Fremantle was undefeated in the 2022 WAFLW season including beating Claremont in Read More ...

IT is the WAFLW Grand Final that this season was crying out for and it takes place on Saturday afternoon when Claremont plays East Fremantle at Mineral Resources Park with the premiership on the line. It would have made for a heartwarming story if South Fremantle's emergence this year saw them make the Grand Final and it would have been a stirring run from Swan Read More ...

ROUND 14 of the WAFL largely takes place on Sunday afternoon and is highlighted by the top of the table clash between Claremont and East Perth with the winner to end the weekend in first place no matter the result. It's all set for another fascinating round in the WAFL this weekend and while that Royals and Tigers clash might be the main event, all Read More ...

Western Australia’s Basil Hart has been selected in the 2023 AFL National Development Championships – U16 Boys All- Australian Team for his efforts in the recent Championships. WA finished second in Pool A of the U16 Championships last weekend, having lost their match with Vic Metro. The Black Swans finished the Championships with a 2-1 win/loss record, equal to Vic Metro. Peel Thunder product Basil Read More ...

THERE is just the one game to go for the 2023 WAFLW season which is the Grand Final on Saturday between Claremont and East Fremantle at Mineral Resources Park. It turned out to be the most competitive and high quality of the five WAFLW seasons so far in 2023 with six teams remaining in finals contentions over the last month of the season, and plenty Read More ...

In a remarkable show of support, more than 1000 hard-working football volunteers have been nominated for the prestigious Rio Tinto Volunteer of the Year Program.   The response underlines the spirit of volunteering and its integral role in fostering thriving community sports and Australian Rules Football across WA.   From grassroots initiatives to professional leagues, volunteers are the unsung heroes who selflessly dedicate their time, energy, and Read More ...

The WA football community is coming together in July for the third annual Women’s Coaching Month. Prominent WA female coaches from AFLW and Community clubs will join industry experts at the 2023 Women’s Coaching Webinar. Participants will be able to access a range of community resources for clubs and coaches to provide inclusive environments for women and girls as coaches and players. The WA events Read More ...

Highly respected Roleystone coach and Life Member Michael Saffioti has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to the club, awarded a West Australian Football Commission Coaching Recognition Award. Michael began coaching a Year 10/11/12 group in 2018, a year after the tragic loss of his father Sam. He took the side to a Grand Final appearance in his first year before moving with the group into coaching Read More ...

WITHOUT question the 2023 version of the WAFLW competition was of the highest standard and most competitive yet in the fifth season since its inception and as a result positions in the Team of the Year were hotly sought after. Coming into the finals series for the WAFLW competition this year and the competing teams Claremont, South Fremantle, East Fremantle and Swan Districts all had Read More ...

WE were back to a full round of five WAFL fixtures on Saturday to celebrate NAIDOC Week and there were no shortage of standout performers in wins for Claremont, East Fremantle, East Perth and Peel Thunder, and a draw between Perth and the West Coast Eagles. After a string of split rounds in the WAFL, there were five games again in Round 13 to celebrate Read More ...

Success was spread around the regions at the 57th edition of the Nutrien Ag Country Football Championships. The Avon Football Association, Goldfields Football League and the North Pilbara Football League were triumphant in the Nutrien Ag Men’s Division Finals at Fremantle Community Bank Oval, while the South West Football League won a thrilling CBH Group Colts Championship decider in Pinjarra. The four-day Carnival attracted hundreds Read More ...

CLAREMONT premiership coach Jack Schwarze admits his team’s unbeaten status in 2023 will count for nothing in Saturday’s WAFLW Grand Final against East Fremantle at Mineral Resources Park. In a rematch of last season’s decider, Claremont enters the contest having won 13 out of 14 games during the home and away season, only held to a draw by the Sharks in Round 9. Schwarze has Read More ...