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WAFL Grand Final Recap

Sunday, September 22, 2024 - 6:28 PM - by Chris Pike
PEEL Thunder was on top of the WAFL ladder most of the 2024 season and now they are premiers for the third time after beating East Perth in a hotly contested Grand Final by 33 points at Optus Stadium on Sunday. Peel had spent 13 weeks on top of the ladder through the season and East Perth were there for eight weeks, and the Royals Read More ...


EGT WAFL Colts Grand Final Recap

Sunday, September 22, 2024 - 3:48 PM - by Chris Pike
CLAREMONT'S dominance of the EGT WAFL Colts competition has continued with the Tigers making it back-to-back premierships completing a standout 2024 season with a 35-point Grand Final win at Optus Stadium against Swan Districts. Claremont came into the Grand Final on Sunday afternoon having won the EGT Colts premiership of 2023 and then having a dominant season in 2024 winning all but two games and Read More ...


Reserves Grand Final Recap

Sunday, September 22, 2024 - 1:31 PM - by Chris Pike
EAST Fremantle has produced an emphatic Grand Final performance at Optus Stadium to win a first Reserves premiership in 16 years on the back of a dominant display from versatile big man Reuben McGuire. Claremont came into Sunday's Grand Final having lost just one game in the reserves all season and qualified straight into the decider on the back of beating Subiaco by 10 points Read More ...


Kia Junior Bounce Grand Final Experience

Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 6:27 PM
As the driving force behind WA footy, Kia has come to the party for the biggest day on the local football calendar.  More than 40 junior players will be given a unique experience at Sunday’s WAFL Grand Final at Optus Stadium between East Perth and Peel Thunder.  The “Kia Junior Bounce” is an opportunity to go behind the scenes, gaining VIP access to football’s inner Read More ...


Hille gets reward of Grand Final for dedication

Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 2:05 PM - by Chris Pike
WHEN Shayne Hille made his 2015 WAFL debut at East Perth he had every reason to expect to play in a Grand Final before his 131st game, but the hard work and dedication to his craft is now worth it for the chance at Optus Stadium on Sunday. Hille was playing colts at the Royals in 2013 and 2014 when the league team played in Read More ...


Sellwood confident Peel ready to give it red hot crack

Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 1:22 PM - by Chris Pike
MICHAEL Sellwood has had a breakout second WAFL season in the back-line at Peel Thunder as he now looks to implement the tough lessons learned from last year's Grand Final and to even farewell the 'Mayor of Mandurah' with a fairytale on Sunday. Peel will be taking on East Perth in Sunday's WAFL Grand Final on Sunday afternoon at Optus Stadium with the 20-year-old Sellwood Read More ...


Grand Final WAFL Preview

Friday, September 20, 2024 - 9:55 AM - by Chris Pike
EAST Perth and Peel Thunder will meet in a tantalising WAFL Grand Final on Sunday afternoon at Optus Stadium with both teams at full strength, in exciting form and the stage is set for a tremendous contest. The Royals and Thunder were the two standout teams right throughout the home and away season in 2024 to the point where they were battling over top spot Read More ...


Defenders Dream of Grand Final Glory

Thursday, September 19, 2024 - 12:03 PM
An East Perth premiership would cap off a stunning comeback to the WAFL for a star defender while a triumph for Peel Thunder would continue a remarkable run for a young backman. Stan Wright is one of only three Royals to have played more than 100 matches, and he believes his side is well prepared for the Grand Final challenge. “The vibe around the club Read More ...


Debutant Among WAFL Grand Final Umpires

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 - 2:42 PM
Eight years after making his League debut Curtis Snadden has been named to umpire in his first WAFL Grand Final on Sunday when East Perth plays Peel Thunder. Snadden, who joined the umpiring panel in 2013 and has officiated in 128 senior games, has been selected alongside Trent McPhee, Ben Laycock and Matt Adams, who will step out for his eighth WAFL League Grand Final. Read More ...


West Australian Umpire Named as an AFLW Community Ambassador

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 - 1:56 PM
West Australian Goal Umpire Ella Spinks is one of seven women involved in football across the country to be named the 2024 Chemist Warehouse AFLW Community Ambassadors. Now in its fourth year the AFLW Community Ambassador program recognises members from the football community who have been instrumental in facilitating and nurturing the remarkable growth in footy for women and girls. Each Chemist Warehouse AFLW Community Read More ...


WAFL Preliminary Final Recap

Sunday, September 15, 2024 - 7:14 PM - by Chris Pike
PEEL Thunder has stormed into a second straight WAFL Grand Final to set up a mouth watering match up against East Perth following a 47-point preliminary final victory in front of a huge crowd on Sunday. Swans and the Thunder were locking horns for the third time in five weeks having beaten one another once each in Mandurah to set up a tantalising preliminary final Read More ...


Super Seven Selected for AFL Futures Match

Friday, September 13, 2024 - 12:26 PM
Seven West Australians have been named to take part in the 2024 Marsh AFL National Futures-Boy Program match as part of the biggest day on the Australian football calendar.  Claremont duo Charlie Banfield and Cody Curtin will be joined by Perth’s Koby Evans, Blake Kelly from Swan Districts, Subiaco’s Wes Walley and South Fremantle pair Fred Rodriguez and Toby Whan in the 46-player squad.  The Read More ...


Preliminary Final WAFL Preview

Friday, September 13, 2024 - 9:10 AM - by Chris Pike
SWAN Districts and Peel Thunder will be sick of the sight of one another by Sunday night, but one of them will have a WAFL Grand Final to prepare for as they do battle at Steel Blue Oval in the preliminary final. Swan Districts and Peel will play one another for the third time in five weeks and after a win apiece already in the Read More ...


WA Clubs Receive Junior and Youth Girls Uniform GrantsĀ 

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 - 11:15 AM
Eight WA football clubs and one local umpire association have successfully applied for grants to assist in junior and youth girls football uniforms.  The AFL has confirmed 96 local clubs and community umpire associations across Australia will receive the grants, totalling $250,000.  The Junior & Youth Girls Uniform Grant Program was launched earlier this year by the AFL and is proudly supported by Fanatics, a Read More ...


Score Big for Your Club | Support Local Footy at the 2024 WAFL Grand Final!

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 - 2:45 PM
Get ready for the biggest football event of the year – the 2024 WAFL Grand Final at Optus Stadium, and help raise money for your local footy club at the same time! For every ticket your club sells using a unique code, the WA Football Commission and VenuesLive will donate $5 straight to your club. Sell 100 tickets? That’s a $500 boost to support your Read More ...