WEST Perth and East Fremantle were the big winners in WA Day round of the 2023 WAFLW season with the Sharks up to third position as a result and the Falcons staying just in touch of the finals. There were just the two games across the long weekend in Round 13 of the WAFLW competition with a Perth Derby on Sunday at Joondalup and then Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission is pleased to announce SKG Radiology has extended their agreement as football's preferred supplier of radiology services. SKG first partnered with the WAFL in 2019, since then SKG has established relationships with WAFL clubs; Claremont, East Perth, East Fremantle, South Fremantle, Subiaco, and Swan Districts.  The partnership has been instrumental in providing young athletes with the resources they need to Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission is delighted with the results of the latest education and umpiring skills session for regional umpires.  Jack Crawshaw, Recruitment, Retention and Regional Umpiring Specialist at the West Australian Football Commission headed up the initiative, which included up to 20 West Kimberley Junior Football League Umpires.  “It was a great experience,” Crawshaw said.  “The WKJFL is reasonably well set up and Read More ...

WHAT a round to celebrate the WA Day long weekend awaits in the WAFL with games spread across Saturday, Sunday and then Monday topped off with the two traditional derby match ups. The biggest home and away round of any WAFL season is now upon us and while it's topped off with the Perth and Fremantle Derbies on Monday afternoon to celebrate WA Day, there Read More ...

THERE are just two games in Round 13 of the WAFLW this weekend and they are two huge match ups starting with the Perth Derby on Sunday at Joondalup and then the Fremantle Derby at the WACA Ground on WA Day. The WAFLW competition is now starting to build its own traditions over the WA Day weekend with West Perth and East Perth opening up Read More ...

THIS WA Day is more significant than most for WAFL umpire Ryan Shelton who will umpire his 200th game on Monday 5 June, in the Fremantle Derby.  Shelton’s umpiring journey started at Swan Districts Junior Umpire Club, before moving into the WAFL system in 2006.  But football wasn’t Shelton's first choice of sport. “When I was 13 years old, I was a determined cricketer and Read More ...

The Wiluna Martu Eagles, the Mt Magnet Miners and the Dalkeith Nedlands Junior Football Club are gearing up for their annual showdown at the Murlpirrmarra Connection’s cultural football carnival this long weekend.  Now in its fifteenth year, the carnival brings together young players from the Wiluna Martu Eagles, the Mount Magnet Miners, and the Dalkeith Nedlands Junior Football Club for a unique team-building weekend that Read More ...

The next wave of emerging female coaches in WA have embraced the chance to develop their coaching craft with the launch of the WA She Can Coach program. Nearly 30 coaches from junior community clubs including coaches from regional areas across WA, have entered the learning, networking and mentoring program.  Led by the West Australian Football Commision coaching team, the coaches have commenced a six-session Read More ...

IN football they say “the trend is your friend” but for East Fremantle it’s a term which has caused the club angst in recent WAFL Derby history.  The Sharks have lost the past 14 Fremantle derbies to South Fremantle, a streak that adds further intrigue to the WA Day showdown at the WACA Ground.  East Fremantle captain Matthew Jupp is aware of his club’s inability Read More ...

DESPITE being just 15 and 16 respectively, Juliet Kelly and Renee Morgan were among the standouts in Round 12 of the WAFLW to earn places in the Team of the Week while South Fremantle's Ariana Hetherington made it for a seventh time and Claremont's Matilda Sergeant a sixth. Teenagers Kelly and Morgan were among the terrific performers in wins for their Claremont and South Fremantle Read More ...

ZAC Clarke dominated the ruck for Subiaco, a rising Perth forward gun kicked five goals while Peel Thunder's running brigade was too much for West Perth and there were strong wins for East Fremantle and East Perth as well in Round 7 of the WAFL. There were again a host of standout performances across the five games in the WAFL as the season resumed across Read More ...

East Perth has enjoyed modest on field success in recent years, but the club’s struggles against bitter rivals West Perth is a source of added frustration.  The Falcons have won their past six games against the Royals dating back to Round 15, 2019, which is West Perth’s equal fourth longest streak of success against East Perth.  The reigning premiers are fifth on the table and Read More ...

A significant funding package for junior football has been approved by the Metro North Regional Development Council. The RDC Executive Board, led by Chairman Ian Brotherton, approved the initiative which will support community football across the Claremont Football Club, Subiaco Football Club, West Perth Football Club, and Junior Football Districts. In a first for community football, the Metro North Regional Development Council can now regularly Read More ...

National Reconciliation Week is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, culture, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.  National Reconciliation Week runs from 27 May – 3 June and this year’s theme ‘Be a Voice for Generation’ encourages all Australians to be a voice for reconciliation in tangible ways in our Read More ...

THE West Australian Football Commission is giving fans the chance to participate in a range of activities at the Celebrate WA Festival. Taking place at Burswood Park during the upcoming WA Day long weekend, the Celebrate WA Festival will include a mascot race, handball targets, monsterball inflatable goals, team posters, merchandise, along with a meet and great with players from WAFL clubs. A footy clinic featuring Read More ...