THE WA Country Football League State Team has been finalised to play South Australia’s state country side at Brownes Stadium, Lathlain, at 2pm this Saturday. The team, which was selected from the recent Landmark Country Championships, includes former AFL and WAFL players Callum Chambers (West Coast Eagles & West Perth), Regan Duckworth (West Perth), Jordan Adamson-Holmes (Subiaco), Daniel McGinlay (Perth), Tim Noakes (East Perth), Will Read More ...

ROUND 18 WAFL action saw Perth move up to third position on the ladder, East Perth fourth and Swan Districts slip to fifth while South Fremantle got off the bottom while East Fremantle beat Subiaco comfortably for the third time this season. The results on Saturday afternoon saw South Fremantle down West Perth 15.16 (106) to 9.13 (67) at Arena Joondalup to claim the inaugural Read More ...

IT WAS moving day on the WAFL ladder on Saturday in Round 18 action with Perth and East Perth moving up into third and fourth positions, and South Fremantle off the bottom while East Fremantle won to remain alive in the finals race. South Fremantle upset West Perth 15.16 (106) to 9.13 (67) at Arena Joondalup, Perth thrashed Peel Thunder 18.15 (123) to 7.7 (49) Read More ...

ROUND 18 of the 2013 WAFL season sees East Perth and Swan Districts battle over a top-four spot while West Perth and Perth try to consolidate their positions, and East Fremantle battles Subiaco to try and stay alive. All four matches are on Saturday afternoon with bounce down set for 2.05pm with East Perth hosting Swan Districts at Leederville's Medibank Stadium, East Fremantle taking on Read More ...

EAST Fremantle has the Foxtel Cup grand final and potential $100,000 windfall in the back of its mind but the Sharks turn their attention immediately back to trying to stay alive in the race for a WAFL finals appearance for 2013. The Sharks qualified for the Tuesday August 6 Foxtel Cup grand final against the SANFL's West Adelaide at AAMI Stadium after a quarter-final win Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission and West Perth Football District launched a new program over the month of June that uses football to build fundamental movement skills in children aged 18 months to 4.5 years. Footy Fundamentals was trialled as a 4 week program at Arena Joondalup for three age groups- 18months – 2.5years, 2.5years – 3.5 years and 3.5 – 4.5 years where kids Read More ...

The WAFC last week saluted recently retired Lower South West Field Umpire Jeff Bennett. Bennett was acknowledged with a special Appreciation and Contribution Award in the presence of his country umpire peers, plus WAFL and AFL umpires, at one of the training sessions conducted for country umpires participating at last week’s Landmark Country Championships in Perth. Bennett fondly recalled commencing umpiring in the LSWFL as Read More ...

South West based umpire Tony Raudino was named the best field umpire at last weekend’s Landmark Country Championships. Having commenced in 1996 on the boundary in Albany with the support of experienced Great Southern umpire coaches Terry Eaton and Adam Peacock, Raudino quickly rose through the local umpiring ranks. Raudino said he quit his job at the fish food factory to concentrate on umpiring. “I Read More ...

PEEL Thunder is looking to finish an up and down 2013 season on a strong note over the final six matches with midfielder Brennan Gillam also keen to build some momentum personally to cement his spot heading into 2014. Peel has lost its last five WAFL matches after some encouraging form between Rounds 6 and 10 where the Thunder won three of five games with Read More ...

Local footy clubs have the opportunity to share in over $20,000 of cash & money-can't-buy-prizes by simply sending in a short video that celebrates why their club is great.   With a focus on the people, passion, health, and happiness that make grassroots footy clubs great places to be, Swisse and the AFL will this year reward some of Australia’s best through the Swisse AFL Read More ...

THE WAFL website will be publishing columns from players throughout the 2013 season taking a look at what it takes to be a successful WAFL player and build a life outside the game. This week it's Claremont's dual premiership player, Sandover Medallist and Simpson Medallist Luke Blackwell. I start work pretty early and usually get there by 6.30am. I'm project manager at a mining company Read More ...

The inaugural Junior Girls football season concluded this month and the nine teams involved couldn’t be happier. Four football Districts - South Fremantle, Perth, Swan Districts and East Perth were involved in this innovative competition for girls in Years 4-7. Teams were drawn from Jandakot, Coolbinia, Thornlie, Bassendean, Armadale, Morley, Manning and Lesmurdie.          Over 110 girls and their parents were hooked on the season Read More ...

The Western Australia Amateur Football League (WAAFL) will embark on a new venture this week with the first episode of its new television show, Amateur Footy Time (AFT). Airing on Thursday nights at 8pm on Foxtel’s Aurora 183, AFT is a 10 episode series that will be televised across the nation until the end of the 2013 WAAFL season. Breakfast radio personality Steve Mills will Read More ...

West Australian community football clubs are set to benefit from the national launch of The Swisse AFL Quality Club Program. The program, which is aimed at enhancing the standard of community football clubs, has been running in WA since late 2009. During that time 113 WA football clubs have achieved accreditation – 11 at gold level, 7 at silver and 95 at bronze. Each Gold Read More ...

CLAREMONT was knocked out of the 2013 Foxtel Cup in Adelaide last night in a tough contest against SANFL side West Adelaide. The Tigers were aiming for their third consecutive Foxtel Cup Grand Final and a chance to secure back-to-back titles but couldn't overcome a determined Bloods side in slippery conditions at AAMI Stadium. Depsite leading by two ponts at half time, Claremont was outgunned Read More ...