WESTERN Australia's State match for 2014 pits the best of the WAFL up against the best of the NEAFL made up of clubs from two states and territories when the two lock horns at Blacktown in Sydney on Saturday. The game will be held at Blacktown in Sydney and bouncedown will be at 12pm local time, and 10am WA time. The game will be broadcast on a live stream via the NEAFL website – www.neafl.com.au. It will be the first time that the WAFL has taken on a side representing the North East Australian Football League which will feature players from clubs based in New South Wales, the ACT, Queensland and the Northern Territory. Read More ...

The Department of Sport & Recreation in conjunction with the WA Sports Federation are running a club development workshop on creating safe clubs for kids. It is recommended that all junior clubs attend as it is an important and occasionally looked over area of junior club operations. Read More ...

JORDAN Jones is one of 15 players representing Western Australia for the first time on Saturday against the NEAFL at Blacktown in Sydney and the West Perth premiership player wants to help the WAFL continue to stamp itself as the premier competition outside the AFL. The game will be held at Blacktown in Sydney and bouncedown will be at 12pm local time, and 10am WA time. The game will be broadcast on a live stream via the NEAFL website – www.neafl.com.au. Jones is also one of seven West Perth players in the WAFL squad with Jay van Berlo the only Falcon to have played a State match before. Read More ...

ASHTON Hams is a dual WAFL premiership player, Simpson Medal winner and also played 39 AFL matches, but he achieves another accolade this Saturday representing Western Australia for the first time as the WAFL plays the NEAFL in Sydney. The game will be held at Blacktown in Sydney and bouncedown will be at 12pm local time, and 10am WA time. The game will be broadcast on a live stream via the NEAFL website – www.neafl.com.au. Ashton and his twin brother Kyle began their league football careers at South Fremantle in 2004 before becoming permanent members of the side in 2005, but it took until 2012 for Kyle to become the first of the pair to represent WA. Read More ...

WAFL State coach Bill Monaghan is happy with his team's preparation to face the NEAFL on Saturday at Blacktown in Sydney, is happy with the side picked and is now just looking forward to trying to lead Western Australia to a victory. After leading West Perth to the WAFL premiership last year, Monaghan has the honour of coaching the WAFL State team this year up against a team from the NEAFL which features players from clubs in NSW, the ACT, Queensland and the Northern Territory. The game will be held at Blacktown in Sydney and bouncedown will be at 12pm local time, and 10am WA time. The game will be broadcast on a live stream via the NEAFL website – www.neafl.com.au. Read More ...

PLANNING and progress on the Arena Joondalup redevelopment is well and truly underway with the Project Definition Plan to be signed off by May 13, the Project Scope and Project Delivery Method determined by June 30, building to commence by the end of 2014 and the entire project done before the end of 2016. The entire $20 million project will eventually end up seeing new facilities being built for the West Perth Football Club overlooking the Arena Joondalup football field while a new basketball stadium will be built for the Joondalup Wolves and upgrades to the Joondalup Brothers Rugby Union facilities will also be undertaken. Read More ...

The WAFL plays the NEAFL in Sydney this Saturday, May 24 at 10am WST. The game will be streamed LIVE online - CLICK HERE to view. NEAFL v WAFL Blacktown International Sports Park Saturday May 24, 12:00pm AEST / 11:30am ACST / 10:00am AWST Read More ...

WAFL Manager Cameron Knapton's Round 9 wrap-up of the 2014 AAMI WAFL Premiership Season, including an interview with WAFL State Captain Brendan Lee at Monday night's training session for the WAFL State Squad. Knapton also provides a summary of Round 9 results, individual highlights, reports, tribunal results and looks ahead to this Saturday's State game against the NEAFL in Sydney. Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission hosted an AFL Multicultural Gala Day on Monday, May 19 with special guests from the West Coast Eagles including AFL Multicultural Ambassador Nic Naitanui. The day featured carnivals north and south of the river that included round robin football matches and skills stations for approximately 800 multicultural students from Years 4-7. Read More ...

PEEL Thunder coach Cam Shepherd is delighted that Brendon Jones has played on again in 2014 and he has continued the outstanding form he has shown his entire career, but is disappointed he hasn’t been offered a chance for what would be the highlight of his career. Jones originally retired at the end of the 2013 season, but soon changed his mind and based on his form so far in 2014 it clearly has been the right decision. Read More ...

THE West Australian Football League has announced its leadership group and changes to the initial State Squad for this weekend’s State game against the North East Australian Football League in Sydney. East Perth’s Brendan Lee has been appointed as captain and Tallan Ames (Swan Districts) and Paul Bevan (Perth) as vice captains. West Perth’s Nicholas Rodda has been added to the squad. Read More ...

EAST Perth co-captain Brendan Lee has not only been added to the WAFL's squad to face the NEAFL this Saturday in Sydney, but he has been named captain with Swan Districts' full-back Tallan Ames and Perth utility Paul Bevan his vice-captains. Lee was not included in the original squad having missed the first six games of the 2014 season with a nasty finger injury that required surgery, but his performances in his first two games back saw him suddenly rocket into contention. Read More ...

NINE West Australian players were selected in the 2014 AFL Women’s Draft last night, including No.1 pick Tiah Haynes and a total of five in the top 10. The Western Bulldogs and Melbourne Football Clubs each made 12 selections to complete their teams that will play in the AFL Women’s Exhibition Match on Sunday June 29 at Etihad Stadium. Read More ...

SWAN Districts has replaced Subiaco on top of the WAFL, Peel Thunder has its first win in almost 12 months, the reigning premiers West Perth are back on track and East Fremantle got back to winning after Round 9 action heading into the State game break. Swan Districts won its seventh straight match to now sit clear on top of the WAFL after a 11.17 (83) to 8.9 (57) win over Claremont at Bassendean's Steel Blue Oval on Saturday. Peel Thunder got its first win since Round 10 last year beating South Fremantle 11.13 (79) to 7.13 (55) at Mandurah's Bendigo Bank Stadium while West Perth downed Subiaco 14.12 (96) to 13.8 (86) at Leederville's Medibank Stadium and East Fremantle defeated Perth 13.12 (90) to 12.9 (81) at Lathlain Park. Read More ...

SWAN Districts won a seventh straight match to now sit clear on top of the WAFL ladder with Peel getting its first win of 2014 and East Fremantle and West Perth scoring narrow victories in Round 9 action on Saturday. All four WAFL Round 9 matches took place on Saturday afternoon with West Perth beating Subiaco 14.12 (96) to 13.8 (86), Peel Thunder downing South Read More ...