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TABtouch Team of NAIDOC Round

Wednesday, July 10, 2019 - 8:15 PM - by Chris Pike
NAIDOC Round in the WAFL on Saturday not only saw the competition pay tribute to the contribution of the Aboriginal culture, but also saw five fascinating match ups with Subiaco and Claremont surging ahead while West Perth, West Coast Eagles and East Perth won important games. All five matches took on greater significance as the race for the finals heats up in the WAFL in Round 13 action and there were a host of standout individual performances to go along with the big results from a team perspective. The early starting match on Saturday took place at Mandurah's David Grays Arena with West Coast Eagles winning a third straight match, beating Peel Thunder 10.16 (76) to 3.10 (28). Read More ...


New WAFC office location at Tuart Hill

Wednesday, July 10, 2019 - 3:00 PM
The West Australian Football Commission has relocated to Tuart College for the duration of the redevelopment of Subiaco Oval. Tuart College is located at 105 Banksia St, Tuart Hill. To access the WAFC offices, enter the premises via the Grenville Street carpark and follow directional signange to the former Library building.  Read More ...


AFLW WA defeat Central Allies in Southport

Wednesday, July 10, 2019 - 1:54 PM
Western Australia have overcome the Central Allies to record their third victory in four matches at the AFLW U18 National Championships in Queensland.  A three-goal blitz in the second quarter set the tone for the fixture, with the Central Allies unable to score a goal after the first break.  Nyra Anderson and Mikayla Bowen accumulated plenty of the ball to finish with 24 and 22 Read More ...


2019 Landmark Country Football Championships

Wednesday, July 10, 2019 - 12:37 PM
The 55th Landmark Country Football Championships will take place in Perth this week with 18 sides from country WA taking to the field across four divisions.   Action starts tomorrow Thursday, July 11 at Rushton Park, Mandurah, with the CBH Group Colts Division. Reigning champions South West will be aiming for a fourth consecutive Colts title as they compete against Peel, Regional Districts, Great Southern Storm and the Northern Suns. The qualifying action continues on Friday, with finals to be held on Saturday. Read More ...


AFLW WA suffer loss to Vic Metro

Monday, July 8, 2019 - 1:16 PM
Western Australia have suffered their first loss of the AFLW U18s National Championships, going down to Vic Metro by 17-points at Metricon Stadium on Monday.  Roxanne Roux was the only multiple goal-scorer for WA, while captain Mikayla Bowen stood out with 15 touches and 10 tackles for the match.  Sarah Verrier led all comers for WA with 15 disposals, nine tackles and three i50’s.  Vic Read More ...


Optus WAFL NAIDOC Round Wrap

Monday, July 8, 2019 - 6:24 AM - by Chris Pike
SOME wet weather returned for WAFL NAIDOC Round on Saturday but with pressure for finals spots heating up, the five matches produced some fascinating results with Subiaco and Claremont now clear in top two spots leaving South Fremantle and Perth locked in a battle for third. With Subiaco and Claremont again winning impressively in their NAIDOC Round clashes with East Fremantle and South Fremantle respectively, they are now the two standout teams in the top two positions at present. South Fremantle and Perth both suffered losses on Saturday ahead of their meeting this coming Saturday night which could well end up deciding which of them is more likely to at least finish the home and away season in third position. Read More ...




Round 9 Optus WAFLW Preview

Friday, July 5, 2019 - 1:40 PM - by Chris Pike
THE WAFL Women's competition will also be celebrating NAIDOC Round this weekend and there's plenty at stake with Peel Thunder hosting East Fremantle, and Swan Districts taking on Subiaco on Saturday. The two games of Round 9 of the 2019 Optus WAFLW Premiership Season will take place on Saturday and it will be held in celebration of NAIDOC Week. All four teams will be celebrating Aboriginal culture and Indigenous heritage and contributions to football on the occasion too with the competing clubs wearing specially designed jumpers. They will be adorned with Aboriginal artwork while the umpires will also be decked out in specially designed uniforms as well while the Burley footballs used will feature special artwork as well in commemoration of the occasion. Read More ...


WAFL AFL DRAFT WATCH: JUNE EDITION

Friday, July 5, 2019 - 1:30 PM
2019 is shaping up to be an excellent year for West Australian draft prospects. At the midway point of the year, a number of players have put their best foot forward and will no doubt be right in the mix when conversations take place within AFL Recruiting Departments. Below were the standout players in the month of June. LUKE JACKSON – EAST FREMANTLE The former Read More ...


NAIDOC Round Optus WAFL Preview

Friday, July 5, 2019 - 1:16 PM - by Chris Pike
IT is NAIDOC Round in the WAFL and with all five games providing a celebration of Aboriginal heritage and what it means to football in Western Australia, all five matches will have plenty at stake as the second half of the 2019 season heats up. Right across the five matches in Round 13 of the 2019 Optus WAFL Premiership Season, all 10 competing teams will be wearing specially designed Aboriginal jumpers as part of the celebration of NAIDOC Week. Having started in 2007 with Claremont and South Fremantle creating an annual traditional for meeting in NAIDOC Week and playing for the Jimmy Melbourne Cup, it has become one of the highlights of any WAFL season for the entire competition to take part in. Read More ...


Freo Dockers Cup - White Division Grand Final

Friday, July 5, 2019 - 12:25 PM
Iona has claimed the 2019 Freo Dockers Cup White Division title following a thrilling extra time victory over Eastern Hills. The two sides could not be separated in regulation time but a goal by Iona’s Manon Rodet with a minute remaining in extra time was enough to get her team over the line, 4.4 (28) to 3.4 (22). The match was tight throughout with Iona Read More ...


Around the Grounds - Round 13

Friday, July 5, 2019 - 12:23 PM
Claremont v Subiaco: 2.10pm: Claremont Oval League - 2:10pm Reserves – 11:15am Colts – 8:45am   Our Colts players will be handing out 100 FREE SIMPLY ENERGY FOOTY’S at the gate this weekend from 1:30pm!   Bupa will be set up in our general bar from 1PM offering policy quotes & assisting supporters to sign up using the Claremont sign up code (with 5% commission Read More ...


Six Sandgropers named U18 All-Australian

Thursday, July 4, 2019 - 3:09 PM - by Elliot Raiter
The Simply Energy Western Australian U18 side has capped off its championship-winning campaign with six players and coach Peter Sumich being named in the U18 All-Australian team.  Deven Robertson was named captain of the All-Australian side, finishing a brilliant month for the Perth product, collecting the Larke Medal, WA MVP and captaining his state to championship victory.  Luke Jackson was named in the middle as Read More ...


Round 12 Colts Wrap

Wednesday, July 3, 2019 - 7:45 PM - by Chris Pike
PEEL Thunder has shot clear on top of the WAFL Colts for 2019 following a win over Swan Districts on Saturday while there were also Round 12 victories for East Perth, Claremont and West Perth. Peel and Swan Districts have been the two standout teams so far in the colts season for 2019, but now it is the Thunder who have pulled away two be two games and significant percentage clear on top of the ladder after 12 rounds. The Thunder and Swans met for the first time of the season this Saturday at Mandurah's David Grays Arena and it was Peel who proved too strong, beating Swan Districts 10.17 (77) to 5.9 (39). Read More ...


Optus WAFLW Round 8 Wrap

Wednesday, July 3, 2019 - 5:44 PM - by Chris Pike
WITH the league-leading Subiaco having the bye, it was a chance for the other four teams to sort themselves out in the WAFL Women's competition and it ended up providing a tight East Fremantle win and big win for Claremont in Round 8. Round 8 of the inaugural WAFLW Optus Premiership Season took place with both games taking place on Sunday afternoon with the league's runaway leading team, Subiaco, having the bye after winning of their opening six matches in 2019. Both games on Sunday afternoon were then always going to be fascinating and that's how it played out with East Fremantle narrowly defeating Swan Districts 5.7 (37) to 4.5 (29) at East Fremantle's New Choices Homes Park. Read More ...