Lachie Blakiston is living proof that you should never give up on your AFL dream. The 26-year-old Shark-turned-Bomber was drafted by Essendon with pick 13 in Wednesday night’s AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft. The 203cm ruckman only has 21 games of senior experience for East Fremantle and only played his first game of WAFL reserves in 2022 – when he was at their cross-town rivals South Read More ...

Michael Sellwood has opened up on the “unbelievable” feeling of realising his childhood dream in Wednesday night’s AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft. The Peel Thunder premiership defender was the first of four West Aussies read out in the draft as the Western Bulldogs snapped him up with pick five. It’s been a long time coming for the 21-year-old, who’s been banging down the door for several Read More ...

Four WAFL players have realised their AFL dreams in Wednesday’s AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft. Peel Thunder premiership defender Michael Sellwood was the first West Aussie picked up, with Western Bulldogs swooping with pick five. It was back-to-back selections for WA boom Subiaco recruit Archer May drafted to Essendon with the sixth selection in the draft. Both 21-year-old Sellwood and May, 20, featured in the Kia Read More ...

Ruckman Hamish Free has reflected on ladder-leading South Fremantle’s dominant start to the season ahead of Monday’s blockbuster RAC WA Day Derby clash against East Fremantle at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. For the first time since 1992, the Bulldogs and Sharks are first and second on the ladder heading into a Fremantle Derby, with both teams sitting pretty with 6-1 records. GET YOUR WA DAY Read More ...

Western Australian opens its campaign in the 2025 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys with a home match against Victoria Country. The Championships begin this weekend with The Allies and South Australia playing the opening game of the carnival at Blacktown International Sports Park on Sunday, June 1.   The 2025 Marsh AFL National Championships – U18 Boys will be played from Sunday, June Read More ...

There is a new sole captain at Swan Districts this season and Jesse Turner is shouldering the responsibility of leading the historic club back to its first premiership flag in 15 years. Though they have started slowly, the Black Ducks are looking to get back on track after a spurring win over Subiaco and Turner’s successful stint with the Western Australian State team has him Read More ...

Several WAFL stars will be hoping to realise their AFL dreams in Wednesday night’s AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft. Here’s what you need to know: HOW TO WATCH The draft kicks off at 4.30pm WST and will be broadcast exclusively on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Official App. You can also stay up to date on the WAFL’s social media channels to see which West Aussies have Read More ...

The biggest day of the home and away season in the Sullivan Logistics WAFL competition has added spice with East Fremantle playing South Fremantle in a top of the table showdown. Both clubs have collected six wins from seven matches and head into the Derby in impressive form. The Sharks defeated East Perth in Round 7 by 20 points while the Bulldogs belted Subiaco to Read More ...

WA tuned up for next month’s AFL National Under-18s Championship opener against Vic Country with an impressive win over West Perth reserves at Joondalup’s HIF Health Insurance Oval on Saturday. The Black Swans’ recently-announced leaders stood tall with skipper and South Fremantle young gun Fred Rodriguez continued his strong form with a game-high 33 disposals to go with six clearances, five inside 50s and a Read More ...

The New Holland State Country Football Teams coaches have been locked in for 2025 with Craig Otto heading up the men’s program for the first time and Rennie Meadmore returning for a second year in the women’s. Otto has a wealth of coaching experience including three years coaching the Peel Football League’s colts, several roles in the WAFL, head coach at Perth Football League outfit Baldivis Read More ...

WA Football congratulates a new wave of community clubs who have reached the Foundation Level of the Champion Club Program, an initiative supporting stronger governance and community engagement across the state. Over 130 community football clubs have now registered to the program, demonstrating a shared commitment to building more inclusive, sustainable, and well-governed clubs. Zac Binning, Club Development and Volunteers Specialist at WA Football, praised Read More ...

We take a look at the biggest story lines across the WAFL and WAFLW competitions in our weekly column. Claremont pair go berserk in WAFLW as Kelly breaks record Claremont draft prospect Juliet Kelly broke the record for the most disposals in a WAFLW game with a jaw-dropping 48 touches in her side’s big win over East Perth at Revo Fitness Stadium on Saturday. Kelly Read More ...

Forty-five WAFL players have thrown their hat in the ring to get picked up in Wednesday’s AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft. Peel Thunder premiership defender Michael Sellwood and Subiaco recruit Archer May are among the State’s best chances to get drafted this week. Both Sellwood and May have caught the eye of AFL recruiters after a strong start to the Sullivan Logistics WAFL season. Injuries to Read More ...

Claremont 10.9 (69) v East Perth 0.2 (2) The two undefeated sides had huge victories on Saturday, Claremont led by two astonishing performances from their stars. Juliet Kelly won 48 disposals, laid 10 tackles and kicked a goal, while Matilda Sergeant found the football 44 times, as the Tigers pair ran amok at Revo Fitness Stadium. Claremont had nine individual goalkickers as they pushed their Read More ...

Fresh off an historic State Game win for WA, footy in Western Australia returned to usual programming, with some fascinating results, incredible individual performances and spectacular highlight reels. Relive the weekend that was in the WAFL below! Perth 12.8 (80) v Peel Thunder 5.10 (40) Mid-season draft nominees Brandon Parfitt and Lochlan Paton were instrumental in Perth’s comfortable victory against the reigning premiers on Saturday Read More ...