EMERGING South Fremantle defender Dylan Ross has played two Foundation Derbies now and won on both occasions but even more importantly the former Claremont forward is making the centre half-back position at the Bulldogs his own. Ross came through the ranks at Claremont as a key forward but could only break in for eight league games over 2009 and 2010 with the Tigers before making Read More ...

THERE were some starring individual performances as Swan Districts, South Fremantle, Subiaco and East Perth scored upset wins over the WA Day weekend in Round 11 WAFL action, but it was their team performances that impressed most meaning all nine sides remain alive in 2013. The weekend began with an incredible contest on Saturday with Swans storming home to beat Perth 16.8 (104) to 15.10 Read More ...

WESTERN Australia's State 18s made a great start to the 2013 NAB AFL National 18s Championships with a convincing win over Tasmania in Launceston on Sunday, June 2.Lead by a best-on-ground performance from captain Dominic Sheed (Subiaco) in the midfield and three goals from Sam Bevan (Claremont), WA won the contest by 62-points with 61 inside 50s to Tasmania's 30. Sheed collected 32 disposals and Read More ...

AN INCREDIBLE Foundation/WA Day weekend of WAFL football concluded on Monday with East Perth storming home to win the Perth derby following two big upsets on Sunday with South Fremantle beating East Fremantle and Subiaco knocking off Claremont. The round began on Saturday with Swan Districts winning an incredible battle against Perth at Lathlain's Brownes Stadium by four points and then the terrific contests continued Read More ...

ALL eyes were focused on Lathlain's Brownes Stadium on Saturday for the standalone clash to kick off Round 11 and boy did both Perth and Swan Districts deliver an incredible spectacle with 13 goals between two star forwards and an astounding finishing by the black-and-whites to see them home by four points. Perth looked set to record its sixth win of the WAFL season several Read More ...

Western Australia’s State 18s play Tasmania in Launceston this Sunday, June 2 in the opening round of the 2013 NAB AFL National 18s Championship.For more information on the National 18s Championship visit: http://www.afl.com.au/news/game-development/nab-afl-rising-star-program/u18sChampionship Fixtures Rd 1 – TAS v WA  10am EST Sunday, June 2 (Launceston) Rd 2 – WA v NT 12pm WST Saturday, June 8 (Browne’s Stadium) Rd 3 – WA v Vic Read More ...

The annual cultural and football carnival between the Wiluna Martu Eagles and the Dalkeith Nedlands Junior Football Club will take place this long weekend of 1-3 June, 2013. A Commencement Ceremony and training session was held at Kings Park today and the game will be played from 10am to 1pm on Sunday June 2 at Dwellingup Oval. The yearly carnival brings together young players from Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission is pleased to announce Mt Helena JFC President, Stewart Luxton, as The Sunday Times WA Football Volunteer of the Week. Nominated by the Swans District, Stewart puts in a mountain of work behind the scenes at Mt Helena JFC dabbling in the roles of both Auskick and Nature Play Coordinator, whilst sparing time in his busy schedule to chair the Read More ...

The West Coast Poly player of the week award is given to selected players across all WA Country Football Leagues. This winners for rounds 1 - 4 are; Round 1 - Waylen Manson Round 2 - Dylan Burgess Round 3 - Jake Bamford Round 4 - Jarryd Morton Read More ...

The WA Football Commission and West Perth Football District will launch a new program on June 11 using football to build fundamental movement skills in children aged 18 months to 4.5 years. Football is an Australian way of life, a lifestyle for many parents and a sense of joy for children growing up in local back yards across Perth’s Northern Suburbs. Footy Fundamentals will trial Read More ...

MATT Guadagnin has been the ultimate warrior for West Perth over the past decade and now the tough and courageous midfielder becomes a life member of the club when he plays his 150th game for the Falcons in Monday's derby against East Perth at Leederville's Medibank Stadium. It hasn’t always been an easy road for the farmer from Southern Cross who endured a knee reconstruction 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 former 70-game AFL player, winning WA captain and East Perth ruckman Paul Johnson. The biggest thing to adjust to when I came out of the AFL was the work-football Read More ...

SEVEN players from WA’s State U18 Youth Girls team were named in the All Australian side at the completion of the National Championships in Shepparton, Victoria on May 11. Caitlyn Edwards (East Fremantle), Brianna Green (East Fremantle), Hayley Miller (Joondalup), Kira Phillips (Peel), Ashley Sharp (Swan Districts), Belinda Smith (Claremont) and Emma Swanson (Peel) all received All-Australian honours after starring for WA in their narrow Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission congratulates Swan Districts women’s player Rhonda Williams on being named as a Jim Stynes Scholarship recipient for 2013. Williams is WA’s second successful nomination after Tayla Bresland won a scholarship in 2012. She will be officially honoured at the 2013 Brownlow Medal Presentation in September. Williams currently plays League football for Swan Districts in the WA Women’s Football League and Read More ...

There are many characters in footy across all levels of the game including at Amateur level. One such person is umpire Seamus Rafferty. An umpiring stalwart in WA, Rafferty has experienced success as an official whilst managing a busy life outside of umpiring. He started umpiring in 1988 following an approach by then Claremont junior umpiring coach Bob Lee. Rafferty, known for his sense of Read More ...