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WA flavour for Boomerangs and World Team

Tuesday, July 11, 2017 - 10:14 AM
Thirteen WA players are representing the Flying Boomerangs and World under 16 national team as part of the NAB AFL National 16s Championships on the Gold Coast this week. Selected by AFL Club recruiters following the 2016 AFL National Diversity Championships held in Townsville earlier this year, the respective squads of 30 young men have been chosen based on school attendance, leadership skills, and football ability. The AFL Flying Boomerangs program is a personal development and leadership program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young men aged 14-16 years old, while the World Team is made up of the best upcoming AFL multicultural players from across the nation. Read More ...


RediMed Colts Young Guns Round 16

Tuesday, July 11, 2017 - 8:11 AM
Round 16 of the WAFL Colts competition saw Claremont defeat South Fremantle by 37 points, East Fremantle secure a 83-point win over Swan Districts, Subiaco take home a 13-point win over Perth and Peel Thunder defeat West Perth by 28 points at HBF Arena. Click here for the match results. Read More ...


State 16s claim thrilling win over Vic Country

Monday, July 10, 2017 - 3:34 PM
A pack mark and a goal after the siren by East Perth's Rhai-arn Cox snatched a one-point win for the Deppro WA State 16s over Victoria Country at Metricon Stadium on the Gold Coast today, Monday July 10. WA led early in the contest and were up by 25 points at quarter time before a strong second term from Vic Country saw them take a four point lead into the half time break.  Vic Country extended their lead to a goal at three-quarter time and then pushed ahead by 19 points midway through the final quarter before a WA resurgence that resulted in the last five scoring shots of the game, including the match-winning goal to Cox. Read More ...


Peel win Landmark Country Championships

Monday, July 10, 2017 - 1:30 PM
PEEL Football and Netball League claimed the 2017 Landmark Country Football Championships Division One title with a win over the South West Football League in the Grand FInal at Leederville Oval on Sunday July 9. It was the second straight year the two had met in the Division 1 Grand Final and back-to-back titles for Peel. This followed an epic colts Grand Final in which the SWFL kicked a goal after the siren to steal a win from the Peel Cavaliers at Bendigo Bank Stadium on Saturday. Read More ...


Aboriginal coaches lead the way

Monday, July 10, 2017 - 10:52 AM
The West Australian Football Commission runs more than 70 programs that cater for Aboriginal and multicultural participants right across the state. WA has an outstanding record of producing high quality Aboriginal coaches and last year recorded 93 accredited Aboriginal coaches.  Hear from six Aboriginal coaches on how they got involved in the sport, and where it has taken them.           Read More ...


WAFL NAIDOC Round match reports

Saturday, July 8, 2017 - 11:38 PM - by Chris Pike
IT was NAIDOC Round in the WAFL on Saturday with Subiaco again asserting its dominance while the teams just below them South Fremantle, Peel Thunder and Swan Districts all recorded victories. The top four WAFL teams all had victories on Saturday to celebrate NAIDOC Round in recognition and celebration of the Indigenous culture and the contributions made to the game with all eight clubs wearing specially designed jumpers along with artwork on the Burley footballs. The traditional NAIDOC Round clash has been Claremont taking on South Fremantle, and after a slow start, the second placed Bulldogs proved too strong for the Tigers winning 14.7 (91) to 10.6 (66) at Claremont Oval. Read More ...


NAIDOC WAFL Round 16 teams and previews

Saturday, July 8, 2017 - 5:00 AM
IT is NAIDOC Round in the WAFL on Saturday with all eight teams running out in specially designed jumpers to mark the occasion and to celebrate the contribution of the Indigenous people to the competition. It is not only a significant weekend to celebrate NAIDOC Week either with all four games taking place on Saturday afternoon having plenty riding on the results. The traditional NAIDOC Round clash features Claremont and South Fremantle who have made it an annual event between the two clubs since 2007.  Read More ...


2017 NAB AFL Under-18 All-Australian Team announced

Friday, July 7, 2017 - 3:57 PM
FOUR WA players were named in the All-Australian team following the completion of the 2017 NAB AFL Under 18 National Championships.   The Deppro WA State 18s finished second on percentage to Victoria Metro, claiming three wins from four games. WA’s wins came against South Australia, Vic Country and the Allies. Read More ...


Bulldog Schloithe notches century but team success his goal

Friday, July 7, 2017 - 3:30 PM - by Chris Pike
BEING in some remarkable career-best form makes this Saturday a good time for Haiden Schloithe to celebrate his 100-game milestone with South Fremantle but while he's proud of the mark, it's team success with the Bulldogs he craves. Schloithe is another proud product of Katanning to play with South Fremantle and having achieved colts success playing in the 2011 premiership and then being rookie-listed by Fremantle. He made his league debut at South Fremantle in 2012 and didn’t take long to cement his spot, and he has remained ever since splitting roles between being a strong ball-winning and hard running midfielder, and a dangerous and clever half-forward. Read More ...


Deppro WA State 16s set for National Championships

Friday, July 7, 2017 - 3:26 PM
The Deppro WA State 16s continue their 2017 NAB AFL National 16s Championship campaign on Monday, July 10 at Metricon Stadium on the Gold Coast following their win over South Australia in the opening game of the championship last month. The squad will play two games over the week against Victoria Country and Victoria Metro. Read More ...


WAFL Round 15 marks and goals

Friday, July 7, 2017 - 11:42 AM
Check out the top 3 contenders for the AHG Mark and reiwa.com Goal for Round 15 in the video below. Don't forget to cast your vote now using the WAFL App. The app can be downloaded from the Play Store for Android devices and the App Store for iPhones. Read More ...


#WAFooty Thursday Trivia

Thursday, July 6, 2017 - 3:47 PM
Think you know your football? Test your footy knowledge and take our weekly #WAFooty quizzes! If you know all there is to know about football, you'll love these short quizzes. Read More ...


2017 Landmark Country Football Championships

Thursday, July 6, 2017 - 1:00 PM
The 2017 Landmark Country Football Championships are being played in the metropolitan area between July 6 and 9, with five Colts sides to fight it out in Mandurah and seniors teams to play in Perth. Representative sides have travelled from across the State to compete at the Championships, with Division One teams including reigning champions the Peel Football and Netball League, the South West Football League, Great Northern Football League, Lower South West Football League, Avon Football Association and Upper Great Southern Football League.   2017 also sees the return of the Goldfields Football League, who are fielding a strong side in their return to the Championships for the first time since 2012. CLICK HERE for 2017 fixtures A round of regional fixtures was played earlier this month which included games in Mandurah, Merredin, Manjimup, Gnowangerup, Moora and Northam. Read More ...


Deppro WA State 18s finish Championship runners-up

Wednesday, July 5, 2017 - 3:06 PM
The Deppro WA State 18s finished second on percentage to Victoria Metro following the conclusion of the 2017 NAB AFL National Championships in Melbourne today. WA defeated Victoria Country by 29 points at Etihad Stadium last Friday June 30 to claim three wins from four games and were in contention to claim the championship going in to today's final round with the bye, depending on the result of Victoria Metro's game against the Allies. Despite Victoria Metro losing to the Allies by three points and finishing level with WA on three wins, they claimed the national title on percentage after defeating WA by 38 points in Round 2. Read More ...


Vote for an outstanding AFL School Ambassador

Wednesday, July 5, 2017 - 2:06 PM
NOW is the time to recognise teachers who have run outstanding Australian Football programs in their schools as part the AFL School Ambassador of the Year awards. Two deserving winners will claim a trip for two to a 2017 AFL Finals game in Melbourne including flights and accommodation. Nominations can be sent in now for outstanding programs run from August 2016 to July 2017. Read More ...