Nine WA players have been included in the 2019 Rio Tinto Flying Boomerangs and World Team squads that will play two exhibition matches in Melbourne next month. Selected by NGA Managers and AFL Club recruiters, following a state talent program and talent identification camp, the respective squads of 25 young men in total have been chosen based on school attendance, leadership skills, and football ability. Supported by Rio Tinto, the AFL Flying Boomerangs program is a personal development and leadership program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men aged 14-16 years old. Meanwhile the World Team is made up of the best upcoming AFL multicultural players from across the country. Read More ...

WET conditions descended on Round 11 of the WAFL on Saturday afternoon bringing out some standout performances by some of the competition's stars while West Coast, Subiaco, Peel Thunder, Claremont and West Perth scored important victories. While a couple of games earlier this season had been played in the wet, Saturday provided the first time a full round of fixtures for all 10 teams to deal with the heavy rain at once and it provided for some tremendous team and individual performances alike. The early starting game at East Fremantle's New Choice Homes Park got the better of the weather and with the Nic Naitanui returning sideshow in town, the West Coast Eagles produced their best performance in the WAFL to defeat East Fremantle 15.15 (105) to 4.9 (33). Read More ...

SUBIACO has confirmed itself as the team to beat in the Optus WAFLW Premiership Season for 2019 with a 20-point victory over East Fremantle on Saturday with Swan Districts keeping things interesting with a win against Claremont. The opening seven rounds of the inaugural WAFLW season have certainly shown that the new-look competition was the right idea with talent condensed into the five league teams and creating some high-quality football that will have plenty of the players ready for another AFLW campaign in 2020. It's also ended up producing plenty of competitive match ups and from the league-leading Subiaco to the bottom placed Peel Thunder, there is a feeling that any team can beat any other on their day which is exactly what you want in any competition. Read More ...

IT was back to a full round of WAFL Colts action on Saturday with all four matches taking place with Peel Thunder rocketing to top spot on the ladder while West Perth closed the gap on Swan Districts handing the black-and-whites their second defeat of 2019. Following a couple of weekends where there were just the two matches played in the colts competition and with players continuing to be unavailable across the board because of duties with the West Australian team in the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, it continued to create plenty of intrigue and surprising results in Round 11 of the 2019 season. Read More ...

East Perth Football Club will celebrate 100 years since its inaugural 1919 Premiership and help raise awareness for mental health by wearing a one-off heritage uniform during the club’s Round 12 clash against Perth on June 29. The unique lighter blue jumper features a thinner black ‘V’ in place of the traditional black yoke that became part of the club’s uniform in the 1950s. To raise awareness for mental health, the jumper also features the Beyond Blue logo and initials MD on the back in recognition of long-time East Perth member and volunteer Mark Detata, who tragically took his own life last year. Read More ...

STATEMENTS were certainly made in Round 11 of the WAFL on Saturday with Subiaco proving its dominance in the wet in the top-of-the-table clash with South Fremantle while the West Coast Eagles, Peel Thunder, Claremont and West Perth recorded emphatic victories. While two weeks ago Subiaco and Perth did play in torrential conditions, Saturday provided the first opportunity for all 10 clubs in the WAFL to play in wet weather for the first real time in 2019 and it's fair to say some sides handled it better than others. As it turned out, all five games had comfortable margins in the end for the victors as the Eagles, Lions, Thunder, Tiger and Falcons all revelled in the different football that results when the rain is pelting down. Read More ...

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Western Australia have recorded a second victory at the AFL Under 18 National Championships, overcoming the Allies by 25-points at Alberton Oval.  Despite a slow start to the contest, WA found their groove midway through the second quarter to kick nine goals to two after quarter time.  WA’s small forwards looked dangerous throughout the contest with Elijah Taylor and Tyron Thorne both kicking three goals.  Read More ...

THERE are another two tantalising match ups in the WAFLW competition this weekend with East Fremantle taking on Subiaco on Saturday, and Claremont hosting Swan Districts on Sunday. It remains a tremendously tight and competition inaugural Optus WAFLW Premiership Season with all five teams capable of beating anybody on their day, and still taking part in finals action entering Round 7. There are two more matches that are hard to predict a winner in taking place this weekend with East Fremantle hosting Subiaco at East Fremantle's New Choice Homes Park on Saturday from 2.40pm. Read More ...

East Fremantle v West Coast: New Choice Homes Park – Saturday 11.40am East Fremantle host the West Coast Eagles for our first official clash this Saturday at 11:40am. If you can’t make it to the game – the fixture will be LIVE & FREE on 7. The East Fremantle Women’s League side will take on Subiaco at 2:45pm. *Please note, our Reserves and Colts have a Read More ...

Gibson Football Club in the Esperance District Football Association recently took promotion of men’s health to new heights as part of Men's Health Week and the WA Country Football League's 'talk to a mate' round. Led as part of an initiative from league coach, Mic Krygger, the club painted one of their light poles blue using equipment provided by local farmers and businesses to remind the local community about the importance of men’s health. The club also held a meeting with special guest speaker Tom Curnow, who’s father Freddy was killed in the Esperance bushfires in 2015, to deliver an inspirational message to players. Read More ...

THE WAFL is back to a full round of five matches this Saturday and with it including East Fremantle hosting the West Coast Eagles return of Nic Naitanui and then a hotly-anticipated top-of-the-table clash between South Fremantle and Subiaco, there's plenty to be excited about. After the WAFL has had two rounds with the five matches split over the two weekends, normal action resumes this Saturday in Round 11 with all five matches and it could very well be one of the most anticipated days of WAFL action in a long time. The main event undoubtedly takes place at Fremantle Community Bank Oval with South Fremantle and Subiaco battling over top position in the WAFL. Read More ...

THERE were just the two matches in Round 10 of the WAFL and two of the league's best-credentialed veterans delivered match-winning performances for the teams with South Fremantle's Nick Suban and Claremont's Kane Mitchell the weekend's standouts. With East Fremantle, East Perth, Perth, Subiaco, the West Coast Eagles and West Perth all sitting out Round 10 of the WAFL having played last weekend, the four teams that had the Round 9 bye all took part on Saturday and Sunday afternoons this week. The round got underway on Saturday afternoon at Mandurah's David Grays Arena with South Fremantle beating Peel Thunder 10.14 (74) to 11.5 (71) on the back of kicking the last two goals, including the winner from former Thunder premiership player Nick Suban. Read More ...

THERE were just the two games in the Simply Energy WAFL Colts in Round 10 of the 2019 season and that saw Claremont hand Swan Districts its first loss of the season and Peel Thunder make things interesting in the race for top spot. With the West Australian State 18s team currently in action, it's always a fascinating time in the colts competition any season with the chance for other players to step up in the absence of some stars who are shining on the national stage. There were just the two matches that took place in Round 10 of the 2019 season and that started with the lone clash on Saturday at Mandurah's David Grays Arena. That saw Peel Thunder continue its impressive form running out 15.8 (98) to 7.8 (50) victors against South Fremantle. Read More ...

PEEL Thunder recorded its first ever win in the WAFL Women's competition in style on Saturday against Swan Districts while Subiaco also confirmed itself as the team to beat in 2019 with a big win over Claremont. The 2019 Optus WAFLW Premiership Season resumed action on the weekend for Round 6 of the competition following the general bye. Things got underway on Saturday afternoon at Bassendean's Steel Blue Oval with Peel Thunder opening its account for the season. They did in style too with the 8.5 (53) to 1.5 (11) victory against Swan Districts. Read More ...