Teams, previews and tips for Round 18 of the McDonald's WAFL Premiership Season with Frizz Ferguson and WAFL Footyfacts. Read More ...

INJURIES have meant his return to his original WAFL club Perth hasn’t gone to plan and now led to his retirement, but Hawthorn premiership star Chance Bateman has every reason to be proud of his career and remains confident the Demons are on the right path under Earl Spalding. Bateman came through the ranks at Perth and played 11 league games in 1999 as an 18-year-old before going on to make history in the AFL at Hawthorn during an outstanding 177-game career that included the 2008 premiership. Along the way, Bateman became the first Indigenous player to ever play 100 games with Hawthorn and became the first player of Aboriginal descent to become a life member at the Hawks. Read More ...

Winter has officially set in and it's getting pretty nippy in the evenings and early mornings! We all know that the most exciting time in the footy season is typically the coldest and it's important that we stay active and fit just like our State's best footballers. Read More ...

AFTER a big weekend of WAFL action across Saturday and Sunday afternoon for Round 17, the only thing settled was that seven teams are still in the finals race for 2015 with Peel Thunder, Swan Districts, South Fremantle and East Perth all recording wins. The action began on Saturday afternoon with Peel Thunder beating Claremont 13.11 (89) to 9.13 (67) at the Showground, East Perth defeating Perth 13.9 (87) to 9.13 (67) at Medibank Stadium and Swan Districts kicking the last two goals to beat West Perth 9.11 (65) to 8.15 (63) at Steel Blue Oval. And finally on Sunday, South Fremantle kicked the first four goals of the last quarter to beat East Fremantle 10.12 (72) to 9.10 (64) at ATOM Stadium. The weekend's results mean that Subiaco (12-2) remains clear on top of the WAFL ladder but little separates teams from second through seventh. West Perth (9-5) remains second just ahead of Peel Thunder (9-6) with Swan Districts (8-7) and South Fremantle (8-7) rounding out the top five but Claremont (7-7) and East Perth (7-8) aren’t far behind. Read More ...

Check out the best moments from Round 17 with the McDonald's WAFL Top 10 Plays of the Day and AHG RediMed Colts Young Gun videos. Read More ...

SOUTH Fremantle kicked the first four goals of the last quarter to secure a crucial win in the final derby of 2015 over East Fremantle with the Bulldogs returning to the WAFL's top five in the process. East Fremantle kicked five goals to two in the third quarter with the advantage of the breeze at ATOM Stadium to lead by 11 points at three quarter-time, but South Fremantle made the most of the breeze in the final term to kick the first four goals. Two of those came from tight angles courtesy of 17-year-old debutant Callum Ah Chee with Josh Pullman kicking truly from a set shot, and Cory Dell'Olio from a snap as the Bulldogs ended up winning 10.12 (72) to 9.10 (64). The win sees South Fremantle replace Claremont in fifth position on the WAFL ladder while also winning its sixth straight match at East Fremantle Oval, and stretching the run of visiting teams winning Fremantle derbies to 11. East Fremantle also recorded an eight successive defeat in the process. Read More ...

PEEL Thunder and Swan Districts both came from behind at three quarter-time for important WAFL wins on Saturday that could go a long way to securing their place in the finals while East Perth kept its season alive overcoming a determined Perth. There were three Round 17 games on Saturday afternoon with Swan Districts coming back to beat West Perth after trailing all day, 9.11 (65) to 8.15 (63) at Steel Blue Oval to move up into fourth position. Peel Thunder dominated the last quarter against Claremont after being behind at three quarter-time to end up winning 13.11 (89) to 9.13 (67) at the Claremont Showgrounds to consolidate third position. And East Perth stayed in touch with the top five with a hard fought 13.9 (87) to 9.13 (67) win over Perth at Medibank Stadium. Read More ...

THE league-leading reigning premiers Subiaco have the bye leaving the rest of the competition to fight it out in Round 17 WAFL action with three matches to take place on Saturday afternoon, and the final Fremantle derby to be played on Sunday. The three games on Saturday afternoon sees Swan Districts host West Perth at Steel Blue Oval with Claremont also taking on Peel Thunder at the Showground and East Perth facing Perth at Medibank Stadium. Then the round concludes on Sunday at ATOM Stadium in the final Fremantle derby of 2015 with East Fremantle taking on South Fremantle. Read More ...

Teams, previews and tips for Round 17 of the McDonald's WAFL Premiership Season with Frizz Ferguson and WAFL Footyfacts. Read More ...

McDonald’s will continue its partnership with the West Australian Football League (WAFL) for the 2016 season following a successful start to the inaugural year of the partnership in 2015. McDonald’s became the major broadcast and naming rights partner for the 2015 McDonald’s WAFL Premiership Season, helping to pave the way for games to be televised in the Perth metropolitan area and regional Western Australia on the 7 Network. WAFC General Manager Pathways and Competitions Steve Hargrave said ratings on the 7 Network had been a great success so far with average audience numbers doubling from 2014, while attendance at games had also remained solid. Read More ...

A group of 20 WAFC Female Ambassadors were announced this week to join AFL State Female Ambassador Chelsea Randall in promoting female football throughout WA. The inaugural 20 Ambassadors were selected from a large number of applications to support with the ongoing promotion and awareness of Female Football in WA.  Read More ...

EAST Fremantle vice-captain Andrew Stephen isn’t hiding from the fact that the Sharks' current seven-game losing run has built the frustration levels at the club, but he's confident that a first win under caretaker coach Brad Dodd could come this Sunday against South Fremantle. The Sharks only missed making the grand final in 2014 due to poor kicking on goal in a preliminary final loss to Subiaco and then started 2015 well winning five of their first seven games. However, East Fremantle has now not won a game since losing its last seven with a change of coach in that time with Steve Malaxos parting ways with the club and Dodd taking over. Read More ...

Eight of Western Australia’s football greats were inducted to the NAB West Australian Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday, July 15 at the State Reception Centre at Kings Park. Hall of Fame member Johnny Leonard was also be elevated to ‘Legend’ status on the night, becoming the 16th Legend along with Haydn Bunton Jnr, Barry Cable, George Doig, Graham ‘Polly’ Farmer, Stan ‘Pops’ Heal, Denis Marshall, Phil Matson, Merv McIntosh, Steve Marsh, George Moloney, Graham Moss, Jack Sheedy, John Todd, WJ ‘Nipper’ Truscott and Bill Walker. Read More ...

THE top four WAFL teams all recorded victories on Saturday as part of NAIDOC Round with Subiaco, West Perth, Peel Thunder and Claremont all taking another step towards giving the finals positions some clarity. All four matches took place on Saturday afternoon with Subiaco beating East Perth 12.13 (85) to 9.8 (62) at Medibank Stadium, Peel Thunder defeating East Fremantle 14.8 (92) to 8.18 (66) at Bendigo Bank Stadium, West Perth downing Perth 14.25 (109) to 9.6 (60) at Lathlain Park and Claremont holding on to beat Claremont 9.10 (64) to 8.12 (60) at the Showground. The NAIDOC Round results leave Subiaco (12-2) three games clear on top ahead of West Perth (9-4), Peel Thunder (8-6) and Claremont (7-6). Swan Districts (7-7) remains in fifth position despite the bye with South Fremantle (7-7) and East Perth (6-8) not far behind. East Fremantle (5-9) and Perth (1-13) then hold up the ladder with both on significant losing streaks. Read More ...

Check out the best moments from Round 16 with the McDonald's WAFL Top 10 Plays of the Day and AHG RediMed Colts Young Gun videos. Read More ...