WESTERN Australia and Victoria are gearing up for Saturday's State game in Northam with the WAFL representative side looking to beat the VFL and give the Black Swans a first win over the Big V since 1991. History isn’t exactly on WA's side against Victoria with the Big V having won 63 of the 80 clashes between 1904-2010. WA's last victory over Victoria came in Read More ...

East Perth’s Paul Johnson was announced 2013 WAFL State Team captain and Perth’s Paul Bevan was named vice captain at an official jumper presentation at Claremont Oval last night, Wednesday May 8. Paul Johnson said he was privileged and honoured to be named as captain by State coach Marc Webb. Paul Johnson, 28, has played 60 WAFL games for Swan Districts & East Perth since Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) has found that the West Perth Football Club breached the WAFL salary cap during the 2012 season. Following a comprehensive investigation into the issue, the WAFC has found that the breach was a result of a genuine administrative error in which the Club failed to take into account players’ salaries during one round of football in 2012. In reaching Read More ...

The WA Youth Girls kick of their National Championships campaign today in Shepparton, Victoria as they take on a combined SA/NT team at midday (WST) today.  WA finished third in 2012 and will be looking to improve on that result when the finals are decided on Friday. Now in its fourth year the Youth Girls National Championships comprise teams from WA, Queensland, SA/NT, Vic Metro, Read More ...

IT WAS an exciting Round 8 action of the WAFL with the top-four sides facing off and the bottom four playing one another with Claremont, West Perth, East Perth and Peel Thunder all coming away with impressive victories. Claremont extended its lead on top of the ladder remaining unbeaten but it was a terrific contest at Claremont Oval against Perth. In the end, the Tigers Read More ...

EAST Fremantle captain Mark McGough continues to lead the Sharks from the front and is now focused on taking on West Perth at home this Saturday with the aim of making up for two disappointing losses at Shark Park so far this season. McGough is in his third season as East Fremantle captain and the former Collingwood and St Kilda midfielder continues to perhaps be Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission encourages junior clubs and Auskick centres to nominate now for The Constable Care Child Safety Awards 2013. Last year, NAB Auskick Coordinator Amy Potter took out an individual award for her outstanding work at Armadale Junior Football Club. The WAFC is hoping more football winners like Amy will emerge in 2013.The prestigious annual event will recognise and reward the people Read More ...

THE West Australian Football League recorded its second round of more than 10,000 in attendance with strong support at the ANZAC Round for Legacy WA. A total of 11,456 fans attended the four games played during the round, which included three games on ANZAC Day and one on Saturday, April 27, proudly supported by Legacy WA. It was the second time this season that attendance Read More ...

THE WAFL website will be publishing columns from players throughout the 2013 season taking a look at what it takes on and off the field to be a successful WAFL player and also build a life outside the game. This week it's former East Perth and current Perth defender Nick Kane. For many young footballers between the ages of 16 and 22 their life revolves Read More ...

OVER 10,000 people attended the three WAFL fixtures across Perth on Anzac Day with Perth, Swan Districts and East Fremantle all recording impressive victories. The action on Anzac Day started with Perth beating East Perth 19.16 (130) to 11.13 (79) at Lathlain's Brownes Stadium in front of over 2500 people. Then at Arena Joondalup, 2695 fans watched Swan Districts kick the last six goals of Read More ...

PEEL faces a big ask in the only WAFL game on Saturday afternoon to finish off Round 7 action against the unbeaten two-time reigning premiers Claremont, but the Thunder are coming off their first win of the season and are at home at Bendigo Bank Stadium.  Claremont has won the last two WAFL premierships and is yet to lose this season after so far beating Read More ...

THE WAFL commemorates ANZAC Day with three big fixtures across Perth on Thursday afternoon. The first clash bounces down at 2.10pm when Perth takes on East Perth at Lathlain's Brownes Stadium. It's then onto Arena Joondalup where West Perth hosts Swan Districts with that game getting underway at 3.15pm. And then at 4.15pm at Fremantle Oval it's the first Fremantle derby of the season when Read More ...

NEW West Perth Football Club CEO David Crute is enjoying the fact that he has stepped into the role with the league side performing well, but in the bigger picture he is excited by the future of the Falcons with the Arena Joondalup redevelopment and continued expansion into Joondalup and Wanneroo. Crute arrives at West Perth replacing the ever-popular, productive and successful CEO Gerry O'Dea Read More ...

THE WAFL website will be publishing columns from players throughout the 2013 season taking a look at the lives of WAFL footballers, and what it takes on and off the field to be a successful player and also build a life outside the game. This week it's dual Claremont premiership forward, fairest and best winner and Simpson Medallist Ian Richardson. Over the past 10 years Read More ...

ROUND 6 of the WAFL had a bit of everything with there now being one unbeaten and one winless team left in the competition and while there were some starring performances, there were some devastating injuries as well. The action began on Saturday at midday at East Fremantle Oval with East Perth beating East Fremantle 14.12 (96) to 12.14 (86). Then down the road at Read More ...