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WAFL Preliminary Final Wrap

Sunday, September 17, 2023 - 7:00 PM - by Chris Pike
PEEL Thunder maintained its perfect record in finals against Subiaco with a commanding preliminary final performance on Sunday to book in a WAFL Grand Final against East Fremantle with the 24-point win on Sunday. Peel and Subiaco did battle at Mandurah's Lane Group Stadium on Sunday in the preliminary final with a spot in the Grand Final on the line against East Fremantle next Sunday Read More ...


Blight addition crucial to Peel's growth in 2023

Saturday, September 16, 2023 - 2:44 PM - by Chris Pike
JACOB Blight wanted to make a move in 2023 that would be best to help him chase his AFL dream and things couldn’t have turned out better than joining Peel Thunder and it just happened to be they were chasing a key defender too.      Blight played his formative years in Albany at Railways before beginning to play colts football with Claremont in 2019. Read More ...


Subiaco's back-line ready for Thunder battle

Saturday, September 16, 2023 - 2:31 PM - by Chris Pike
SUBIACO'S back-line quality, experience and connection has been a huge part in their premiership success with Drew Rohde at the forefront of that and he hopes they can pull together to help the Lions into another Grand Final. Subiaco will take on Peel Thunder in Sunday's WAFL preliminary final at Mandurah's Lane Group Stadium with a place in next Sunday's Grand Final at Optus Stadium Read More ...


Preliminary Final WAFL Preview

Friday, September 15, 2023 - 11:27 AM - by Chris Pike
THERE is one position left in the WAFL Grand Final for 2023 and it's going to be either Subiaco or Peel Thunder who books in their place to battle East Fremantle after Sunday's preliminary final. East Fremantle became the first team into the WAFL Grand Final for 2023 by beating Peel Thunder in a tightly contested second semi-final last Saturday at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. Read More ...


Monaghan with chance to cement coaching legacy

Friday, September 15, 2023 - 6:30 AM - by Chris Pike
YOU will never hear him acknowledge it himself, but Bill Monaghan deserves to be considered amongst West Australian football's greatest coaches and his legacy can only be further enhanced if he can break East Fremantle's premiership drought. Monaghan's lifetime of involvement in the WAFL dates back to his playing career where he amassed 204 games at both Subiaco and Peel Thunder between 1986 and 2001 Read More ...


Kicking Goals and Kalability Carnival

Thursday, September 14, 2023 - 9:07 AM
More than 500 participants consisting of staff and students from 12 schools took part in the annual Kalability Kickability Football Carnival at Kostera Oval in Kalamunda.  Now in its third year, 24 teams from Secondary Education Support Schools competed across three divisions.  Hayden Marchetto, Executive Officer WA All Abilities Football Association (WAAAFA), said the carnival was a great success.  “The carnival gives the students the Read More ...


A Football First for Winmar/Bentley Cup

Wednesday, September 13, 2023 - 4:13 PM
The Nicky Winmar/Kirby Bentley Cup headed to Fitzroy Crossing in the state’s north for the first time in a major boost for the region. More than 100 students aged between 9 and 12 across six different schools competed during the course of the day, with multiple volunteers from the community and students playing their part in the event. Zoe Bell, Country Football Operations Specialist at Read More ...


WA Future stars to feature before 2023 Toyota AFL Grand Final

Wednesday, September 13, 2023 - 2:54 PM
Three WA players have been selected by the AFL in a squad of 46 players who will feature in the 2023 AFL Futures match. Peel Thunder’s Bo Allan, Malakai Champion from Subiaco and Claremont’s Austin Van Der Struf have been given the chance to perform on the AFLs biggest day. Many of the most talented under 17 footballers from across the country will take part Read More ...


WA Football Volunteer of The Year Makes His Mark

Wednesday, September 13, 2023 - 12:39 PM
The winner of the 2023 Rio Tinto WA Football Volunteer of the Year has helped transform the sporting landscape at a famous tourist town. Mark Delane has been recognised for his outstanding work as President of the Dunsborough FC, the largest regional club in the state. Delane has been President for the past five years, along with serving as Vice President of Busselton Districts Junior Football Read More ...


Bachar Houli Cup Showcases Skills

Tuesday, September 12, 2023 - 3:43 PM
A handful of schools have taken part in the Bachar Houli Cup at Mineral Resources Park in Lathlain. A total of 183 players from the Australian Islamic College (AKA AIC) Kewdale & AIC Dianella, and Al Ameen in Langford competed on the day. The event featured Aboriginal Program Manager Phil Narkle who performed the Welcome to Country, while Aron Morse, Manager-Community Engagement from the Department Read More ...


Brayshaw breaks two decade Sandover Medal drought

Tuesday, September 12, 2023 - 1:51 PM
EAST Perth midfielder Hamish Brayshaw has become the first player from his club to win the Sandover Medal in more than two decades. The Royals co-captain finished with 26 votes, seven clear of West Perth’s Luke Meadows, with Brayshaw’s teammate Angus Schumacher and Swan Districts wingman Jesse Turner a further vote behind in third position. Brayshaw polled maximum votes in six games during the season, including Read More ...


Baldivis Sporting Complex Takes out WA Award

Tuesday, September 12, 2023 - 12:29 PM
The Baldivis Sporting Complex has been named the inaugural winner of the West Australian Football Facility of the Year Award The $20 million project was funded by the City of Rockingham, Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, WA Cricket, Baldivis Brumbies Football Club and White Knights Baldivis Cricket Club, and covers 20 hectares of open space in the City of Rockingham and includes three Read More ...


WAFL Semi Finals Wrap

Sunday, September 10, 2023 - 10:54 PM - by Chris Pike
EAST Fremantle is the first team into the WAFL Grand Final for 2023 after beating Peel Thunder on Saturday before Subiaco set up a preliminary final against them by overpowering Claremont on Sunday. It was semi-final weekend in the WAFL with the last four teams left in the competition for 2023 all in action after Claremont was able to eliminate East Perth in the elimination final Read More ...


England thriving with Claremont's versatile approach

Saturday, September 9, 2023 - 5:02 PM - by Chris Pike
MAKING sure their players are versatile has been a focus of Claremont with the Tigers hunting that elusive WAFL premiership in 2023 and nobody has embodied that more than Callan England who has produced the best season of his career. England might have started his WAFL league career at East Perth purely through the alignment with West Coast at the time, but he is a Read More ...


Four quarter effort the focus for Lions, Hickmott

Saturday, September 9, 2023 - 3:34 PM - by Chris Pike
SUBIACO on-baller Liam Hickmott might like to let his football do the talking and it's doing plenty of that with the premiership winning midfielder making the WAFL Team of the Year for a second straight season as he prepares for Sunday's first semi-final. Hickmott, along with younger brother Wil, spent his teenage years growing up in Perth with their father, Adrian, moving West Coast to Read More ...