A squad of 30 has been named to begin training for the 2023 season and prepare for the 18’s State Academy program.  Players were invited into the squad based on their 2022 WAFLW league or Rogers Cup seasons as well as performances in State Academy programs.  WAFC Talent Specialist – Female Programs Elly Lambkin is excited about the group which will assemble on Saturday, November Read More ...

Football is a sport that is breaking barriers and becoming all-inclusive, for everyone, of all abilities.  Currently, Western Australian Football has programs such as WAFC’s Starkick program, Auskick for kids with disabilities, All Abilities and Integrated Football run through the Perth Football League, and now for the first time -- the inclusion of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HOH) ‘Deaf Auskick’ aimed at helping deaf Read More ...

AFL Talent Ambassador Kevin Sheehan has named four WA backmen among a group of leading contenders for next month’s NAB AFL Draft.  Sheehan has profiled his most outstanding tall defenders as part of his assessment of all players who attended this month’s NAB AFL Draft Combine in Melbourne and the NAB AFL State Draft Combines.  When analyzing the National Combine, Sheehan gave glowing reports to Read More ...

The West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) advises that the Nomination Committee, with representatives of the Community Football Advisory Council, Fremantle Football Club, WAFC, WAFL Council of Presidents and West Coast Eagles, met to consider the Expressions of Interest received for the upcoming Commissioner Elections and provided the WAFC Board with a list of Recommended Candidates.   The WAFC Board has endorsed the recommendations of the Read More ...

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This year’s fairest and best player in the WAFL Colts competition headlines a group of 12 players selected to take part in Sunday’s State Combine.  Jack Clarke Medallist Kane Bevan had an outstanding year with West Perth and will be looking to attract the interest of AFL clubs at the event.  The Combine gives nominated players the chance to showcase their athletic prowess through several Read More ...

The Brookton Pingelly Panthers Football Club has been fined and stripped of premiership points after being found guilty of breaching the WACFL Paid Player Bylaws.  Following an investigation and subsequent report by the WACFL Investigations Officer, the club has been found guilty of breaking the rules on several occasions between 2017 and 2022.  In summary, the Brookton Pingelly Panthers Football Club has been fined $20,000; Read More ...

Swan Districts draft hope Darcy Jones surprised himself with his results at the weekend’s NAB AFL Draft Combine.  Jones broke the agility test record previously held by former Dockers champion Stephen Hill for 14 years.  The 18-year-old posted a time of 7.70 seconds, beating Hill’s time of 7.77 seconds.  “I’m very satisfied with the results.  I trained quite hard so just to see a bit Read More ...

Four West Australians have been selected in the 2022 NAB AFL National Championships All-Australian team.  Jed Hagan, Jedd Busslinger, Reuben Ginbey and Darcy Jones are part of the 23-player team.  East Fremantle’s Hagan is in the back pocket after averaging 17 disposals during the Championships.  Hagan showed versatility by playing in numerous positions during the Carnival.  East Perth’s Busslinger has been named at centre half Read More ...

A dozen of WA’s best Draft prospects will take the next step towards their AFL dream when they participate in this weekend’s NAB AFL Draft Combine in Melbourne.  The Combine brings together the best players in the country for a series of athletic tests.  It’s also an opportunity for recruiters to interview players and get their medical staff to screen them.  WAFC State Talent Manager Read More ...

The Rio Tinto Women’s Division of the Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Championships has been hailed a success after two days of competitive football at Lane Group Stadium in Mandurah.  South West made it a Premiership three peat, winning the Grand Final against Kimberley by 19 points 4.3(27) to 1.2(8)  Despite the ongoing success of South West, the performance of Kimberley to reach the Grand Final Read More ...

Celebrations continue for West Perth in the wake of their stunning Grand Final triumph over Claremont at Leederville Oval on Saturday.  The Falcons held on to win a gripping decider against the Tigers by 12 points to claim their first flag in 9 years.  In front of more than 16,000 fans on a warm spring day, West Perth led for most of the day before Read More ...

WEST Perth is back on top of the WAFL world winning a first premiership in nine years after eight straight finals appearances overcoming Claremont in a thriller by 12 points in front of a massive crowd at Leederville Oval on Saturday. An unbelievable crowd of 16,971 packed into Leederville Oval for the 2022 WAFL Grand Final with West Perth chasing a first flag since 2013, Read More ...

PEEL Thunder kicked six consecutive goals from midway through the first and second quarters of the 2022 Colts Grand Final and that was enough to hold on and beat West Perth by two points in a thriller at Leederville Oval on Saturday. West Perth came into the 2022 Colts Grand Final having finished the home and away season as minor premiers and then beating Peel Read More ...

SUBIACO has made up for a heartbreaking Reserves Grand Final loss 12 months earlier to win a similarly nail-biting affair by six points over West Perth at Leederville Oval on Saturday. Subiaco's reserves lost by a goal to Perth at Optus Stadium in the Grand Final last year and the Lions were back again and this time got to do it on their home ground Read More ...