THE West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) congratulates the 10 WAFL players selected in the 2016 NAB AFL National Draft in Sydney tonight, including two top 10 selections and four in the first round. First round selections included pick #6 Sam Petrevski-Seton (Claremont), #8 Griffin Logue (Swan Districts), #18 Sam Powell-Pepper (East Perth) and #19 Tim English (South Fremantle).  WAFC CEO Gavin Taylor congratulated all the players selected and paid tribute to everyone involved in their development. “This is a fantastic achievement not only for the players selected tonight, but for everyone who has been part of their football journey. Clubs, coaches, teammates, volunteers and family members all play an important role in helping a player reach their potential and they should also be recognised,” he said. Read More ...

51 WA coaches undertook an intensive two-day course to excel to the highest coaching qualification at State level and hear from a number of expert coaches. The course was held at Edith Cowan University Joondalup last weekend on November 19 and 20.   Read More ...

Western Australia is set for one of its biggest AFL National Draft crops in six years, with its most promising young football talent making waves in the National and State Combines last month. Swan Districts player Griffin Logue came out on top of the pack for his endurance, finishing equal first in the beep test and running vertical jump (right foot), fourth in the standing vertical Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) is conducting a Customer Satisfaction Survey for the first time in 2016, allowing everyone involved in football to provide valuable feedback on their views, perceptions and importantly, levels of satisfaction of being involved in WA football. The WAFC strives to deliver high-quality programs, competitions, governance and services to support all the players, volunteers, administrators, coaches, umpires and clubs engaged with WA football. Please CLICK HERE to complete the survey. Read More ...

The Fremantle Dockers will be travelling to Broome for the 2017 Australia Post AFL Community Camp. The Community Camp will run from Wednesday 30 November to Thursday 1 December and will have a renewed focus on school visits while also undertaking AFL super clinics and training sessions in the community. The playing group will visit schools in Broome and travel to Derby and the Bidyadanga Read More ...

THE West Australian Football Commission has announced that WAFC Life Memberships will be awarded to long-serving community football identities Jock Beattie and John Davies. Both will be formally inducted at the annual WAFC Life Members’ Association end-of-year function to be held on Monday, December 5 at Domain Stadium. Induction to the WAFC Life Members’ Association is regarded as the WAFC’s highest level of recognition, distinct from life membership awarded by individual football clubs and associated bodies, and is awarded to individuals who have made an outstanding overall contribution to football in Western Australia. Read More ...

FOOTBALL participation in Western Australia has reached a record 302,662 following the official release of 2016 AFL Census figures today. The total number includes a 27% increase on WA’s 2015 participation total, plus an additional 15,570 captured for the first time in the AFL Census under one-off club-based programs such as the Nicky Winmar Cup, Kirby Bentley Cup and remote and regional carnivals. The overall growth has been driven by strong club participation, continued growth of female football, quality Inter School competitions and a rise in the number of Introductory School Programs. WA football participation was the highest for any State outside Victoria and made up 20.4% of Australia’s overall total of 1,404,176, which increased nationally by 12.5%. The number of players that joined football clubs in WA increased by 7.7% to more than 67,000 which included 5.9% growth in Youth Football and a 61.3% increase in the number of females playing club football. Read More ...

More than 300 females were put through their paces when the first 2017 Female Talent Academy testing session was held at All Saints College on Saturday, November 12.   Participants were identified across a number of teams, clubs and competitions from the metro area and regional areas including Bunbury, Kalgoorlie and Albany.   Players underwent strength and conditioning, and tactics and skills testing coordinated by Read More ...

The Western Australian Football Commission (WAFC) has confirmed that a redeveloped West Australian Cricket Association (WACA) Ground is the preferred option for the future home of the WAFC. The co-location proposal with the WACA remains subject to the WAFC finalising its negotiations with the State Government in regards to football’s future funding model, as well as agreeing to final terms with the WACA. WAFC Chairman Murray McHenry said the WAFC had confirmed its intent to co-locate with the WACA as part of a proposed redevelopment of the venue. Read More ...

The results of elections for Commissioners of the West Australian Football Commission were endorsed tonight, Wednesday November 16, by the Nominee Members of the WAFC (WA’s AFL and WAFL Clubs) at a meeting of WA Football stakeholders. Current WAFC Commissioners Hon. Cheryl Edwardes AM and Mr. Neil Randall were each reappointed for terms of three years. WAFC Chairman Murray McHenry congratulated both Commissioners on their reappointments. Read More ...

After months of speculation from music fans across the country Domain Stadium is excited to say…it’s official, Adele is heading down under early 2017 as part of the Australian leg of her Adele Live tour.   Adele’s first ever Aussie tour will hit stadiums across the country next year kicking it all off in Perth at Domain Stadium on Tuesday, February 28 2017.   Tickets will go Read More ...

As the anticipation builds towards the 2016 AFL National Draft on November 25 and young WAFL players eagerly wait for their name to be called out, we’ve taken a look back at some of the greatest AFL National Draft bargains to come out of the WAFL competition since 1986. From Norm Smith Medallist Andrew Embley to Hawks’ triple-premiership player Ben Stratton, some of the AFL’s great champions have been selected late in the National Draft, proving top talent can run deeper than the first couple of rounds. Recruiters are always searching to unearth a new star and the WAFL has proven to be a great source of AFL-ready talent over the past decades. The list of a dozen players below is compiled from those selected from the WAFL outside the Top 30 in AFL National Drafts between 1986 and 2015 who have gone on to achieve both individual and team success at the highest level. Read More ...

Students from Hamilton Senior High School recently completed a Leadership and Development Program that has provided them with the skills to co-ordinate football clinics for primary school-aged children. The course was the brainchild of former North Melbourne midfielder Liam Anthony as part of his role as Metro South District Community Engagement Coordinator for the WA Football Commission (WAFC). Liam led the Year 10 students through Read More ...

With eyes firmly set on the goal to play footy on the National stage, 21 of the newest Junior Female Talent Academy players launched into the 2017 pre-season with a special personal-development session with three-time Paralympian Brad Scott on Saturday, November 5.   Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission and WA Football Media Guild hosted the annual WA Football Media Awards at Domain Stadium last night, Tuesday November 8, to recognise the season’s high achievers both on and off the field. This included awards for online, print, radio and television media, WAFL and AFL players and coaches, as well as special awards for outstanding service. Lachy Reid took out Read More ...