PEEL Thunder is back in the WAFL finals for the first time since winning back-to-back premierships and while they enter from fifth position, they do so on the back of plenty of momentum. It was a rough start to life in the WAFL for the Mandurah-based club from their entry in 1997 and it wasn’t until 2015 that they broke through to play finals for Read More ...

IT has been a season for South Fremantle where they haven’t quite reached top gear but have still been effective enough to book in a seventh consecutive finals appearance and the Bulldogs now can't be taken lightly. South Fremantle hadn’t played finals between 2012-15 after a tremendous run of success under dual premiership winning coach John Dimmer, but under Todd Curley, they have become a Read More ...

CLAREMONT will be hoping that 2022 is the year it can breakthrough for that elusive first premiership in a decade after the Tigers have given themselves another good chance from third position. It's been a case of so close yet so far for a number of seasons now for Claremont, but the Tigers have put themselves in another good position to give the premiership an Read More ...

The Freo Dockers Cup is in new hands after SEDA College claimed a resounding victory in this week’s Moore Division Grand Final at Victor George Kailis Oval in Cockburn.  Having moved up to Moore Division this year after taking out last year’s White Division, SEDA College played Governor Stirling SHS in the Grand Final.  Governor Stirling SHS was aiming for its fourth Moore Division Premiership Read More ...

IT is hard to imagine the most successful club in WAFL history turning into sentimental finals favourites.  But that’s exactly how many neutral football supporters regard East Fremantle in 2022 as the club attempts to win its first flag in 24 years.  The Sharks have 29 WAFL premierships and for decades were the most feared team in the competition, but since winning three Grand Finals Read More ...

WINNING one WAFL premiership is special but the prospect of claiming football’s ultimate prize nine years apart is driving three West Perth greats over the next month.  The Falcons wrapped up the minor premiership in all three grades, with the league win over Subiaco last week, setting the club up for their best tilt at a flag since in 2013.  Almost a decade ago, West Read More ...

Bunbury Catholic College has enjoyed dual success at the School Sport WA’s Senior High Schools’ Country Week.  More than 3,000 students from 46 competing schools took part in the event from Monday the 29th of August until Friday September 2.  The event made its return to Perth after a three-year hiatus because of the pandemic.  Supported by the West Australian Football Commission, the boys and Read More ...

EAST Fremantle has waited eight years to play finals, 10 to reach a Grand Final and 24 to celebrate a premiership, and the Sharks will be hoping to end all those droughts now over the next month. The Sharks are already guaranteed of playing finals for the first time since 2014 and it's been a tough eight years to deal with the fact that the Read More ...

WEST Perth has been a regular contender for another premiership since 2013 and this could be the Falcons' best chance to breakthrough having claimed top spot on the WAFL ladder for the first time since 1993. West Perth won the premiership back in 2013 with Bill Monaghan the coach but there's now only Mark Hutchings, Aaron Black and Shane Nelson left from that team that Read More ...

The WAFL Match Review Panel has assessed the following incidents from Round 20 of the WAFL League competition. 1. Tyler KEITEL (West Perth) was reported for engaging in rough conduct against Drew ROHDE (Subiaco) during the West Perth v Subiaco game at Pentanet Stadium on Saturday 3 September.   The incident was assessed by the MRP and was dismissed.  2. Jai CULLEY (West Coast) was reported for striking Benjamin ELLIOT (Claremont) during the Claremont v West Coast game Read More ...

ROUND 20 provided the last chance for WAFL players to push their case for a spot in the Team of the Week across the five matches this weekend and to make a case to ultimately be included in the Team of the Year for 2022. The Round 20 action began on Saturday afternoon with East Fremantle shaking off a slow start to defeat East Perth Read More ...

A stellar effort from Comet Bay College has seen the year eight and nine boys take out the coveted Waalitj Division of the Eagles Schoolboys Cup at Mineral Resources Park for the fourth time. The Waalitj Division is the top tier of the West Coast Eagles and WAFC 40-year-run competition and saw 10 metro schools battle it out throughout term two. In near-perfect conditions, Comet Read More ...

THE top four teams all won on Saturday in Round 20 of the WAFL season to remain in the positions they were heading into the finals while Peel Thunder then booked in their spot with a dominant win over Swan Districts on Saturday. It shaped as a fascinating last round of the 2022 WAFL season across the weekend with all positions in the top five Read More ...

After 20 highly competitive rounds and 90 matches during the year, the 2022 WAFL Finals Series is finally here.  In one of the most even seasons on record, it took until the final game on the final day of the home and away season to settle the top five with Peel Thunder keeping their Premiership dream alive.  After finishing on top of the ladder, West Perth has Read More ...

IT is only fitting that the very last game of the 2022 WAFL season will determine the last finals position on Sunday but before that the finishing positions of the other top four teams will all be sorted out on Saturday. It looms as a fascinating final round of the 2022 WAFL season with the results on Saturday to determine what order West Perth, East Read More ...