The football journey for Subiaco’s Koltyn Tholstrup has just begun, but it’s already covered thousands of kilometres. Hailing from Esperance in the south of WA, Tholstrup fondly recalls playing for the Newtown Condingup Under 12s. Then, as his potential became obvious, he made countless trips to Perth to play Futures, Colts and League football. “My preparations have changed a bit now that I don’t have Read More ...

Peel Thunder’s Mitch Edwards has revealed he’s on a campaign to put on muscle before next month’s NAB AFL Draft. At 206cm and 88 kilograms, Edwards is the epitome of a modern-day ruckman, with strong tap work and an ability to push forward. A premiership player with Peel Colts in 2022, Edwards is part of the Dockers’ Next Generation Academy. Edwards averaged 35 hit-outs and Read More ...

Having witnessed fellow Northam product Bobby Hill win the Norm Smith Medal at this year’s AFL Grand Final, Perth Colts star Aiden O’Driscoll is confident of forging a successful career at the top level. O’Driscoll enjoyed a strong season with the Demons in the WAFL and with Wesley College in the PSA, enhancing his prospects of being selected in next month’s NAB AFL Draft. The Read More ...

Eight teams from around the state are heading to Mandurah for the Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships Rio Tinto Women’s Divisions. For the first time at the Championships the event will include two divisions, including more than 200 players. Featuring sides from the Kimberley to Esperance, matches will be played at Lane Group Stadium in Mandurah on Thursday and Friday this week. Remarkably, the Read More ...

Country Football WA has unanimously elected a new President and Vice President for the next twelve months. Brendon Simpson has been elevated to President, with Ian Stanley also nominated unopposed as Vice President at the CFWA Board meeting on Friday, September 15.    CFWA President Brendon Simpson. CFWA Vice President Ian Stanley. The Simpson family hails from the wheatbelt town of Quairading. Brendon has business Read More ...

The WA Wheelchair Football League (WAWFL) and WA Blind AFL seasons burst into action this weekend. Now in their third season, participation across the WAWFL and WA Blind AFL competitions continue to grow as the sports aim to promote awareness. This year will see five teams compete in WAWFL which includes Subiaco, East Perth, Swan Districts, Perth and the newly formed West Coast Eagles, with Read More ...

Three WA U17 players will play on the MCG on AFL's biggest day of the year. The AFL has today announced the teams to compete in the 2023 AFL Futures match which will be played at the MCG ahead of the 2023 Toyota AFL Grand Final.     The match will feature 45 of the most talented under 17 boys footballers from across the country, including Read More ...

Dozens of WA’s most talented umpires have been recognised as part of the 2023 Junior Umpire Awards Nights held in September. WAFC Junior Umpiring Coordinator Courtney Gibson is excited about the quality of emerging whistleblowers in the state. ‘The junior umpire awards nights in September were a wonderful celebration of young talent and dedication in the field of umpiring,” Gibson said. “The awards covered a Read More ...

The West Australian Country Football League (WACFL) is thrilled to announce its rebranding as Country Football WA, as it proudly marks 50 years of dedication to the sport.   This exciting transformation signals a fresh chapter in the legacy of country football in Western Australia.   With a newly elected Board comprising of representatives from both junior and senior leagues as well as broader regional Read More ...

Pippa McTaggart, from the Mingenew Auskick Centre in Western Australia has been announced as the 2023 NAB AFL Auskicker of the Year and Captain of Team NAB AFL Auskick.     Living on a grain and cattle farm in a small rural town in WA, football has always brought Pippa’s family and the local community together – training on a Wednesday evening and travelling on the Read More ...

EVERY one of the 22 players who ended East Fremantle's premiership drought have taken a fascinating journey to win the Sharks' first flag since 1998 and all of them played a critical role in making it happen. All the East Fremantle players who ran out onto Optus Stadium on Sunday and left with a premiership medal with the 39-point victory against Peel Thunder played in Read More ...

IT was a year for breaking droughts at East Fremantle in 2023 and that was completed on Sunday at Optus Stadium as the Sharks beat Peel Thunder to win the WAFL Grand Final by 39 points. Despite not having a home ground for the past two seasons, not having a consistent training venue and having had plenty thrown in their way, East Fremantle was knocking Read More ...

CLAREMONT has shaken off a flying start from Perth in the WAFL Colts Grand Final for 2023 and then held them out with Dan Curtin captaining the Tigers to the 11-point triumph. The stage was all set for a mouth watering Grand Final contest in the colts at Optus Stadium on Sunday afternoon with Perth and Claremont both scoring a win against the other in Read More ...

SWAN Districts was able to withstand a blistering start and finish from West Perth to win the WAFL Reserves Grand Final in thrilling fashion by three points to open proceedings on Sunday at Optus Stadium. Despite West Perth finishing the home and away season on top of the ladder looking to make amends for losing last year's Reserves Grand Final in heartbreaking fashion to Subiaco, Read More ...

CAM Eardley deserved to wonder if the chance to play in a WAFL Grand Final would ever eventuate given the way the last decade at East Fremantle has gone, but his commitment, excellence and loyalty will see him get the chance at glory this Sunday. Eardley came through the ranks at East Fremantle before being drafted to Geelong in 2011 and then he was never going to Read More ...