Bill ‘Cookie’ Cooke has been part of the Pinjarra Football and Netball Club for more than 25 years as a much-loved volunteer. But on Saturday, Cooke made history to become the oldest football debutant for the club, and possibly Australia, at the ripe age of 75. Hundreds of people turned out to see Bill run onto the oval, and the fans were not left disappointed Read More ...

After spending a season on the sidelines, excitement is growing at Brookton-Pingelly ahead of the club’s return to competition this weekend in the Upper Great Southern Football League. The Panthers were found guilty of breaching the salary cap and went into recess in 2023, but the club is back this year with three teams. Brookton-Pingelly President Adrian Fairhead is counting down the days to Saturday Read More ...

More than 90 female Auskick participants took part in the AFL’s half time All Girls Auskick over the weekend. The half time activation is the second consecutive year that an All Girls Auskick round has taken place at an AFL game at Optus Stadium, and the occasion was further highlighted playing in front of Western Derby fans. Celebrating All Girls Auskick, seven junior clubs from Read More ...

CLAREMONT and East Fremantle again flexed their WAFLW muscles conceding just one goal between them in Round 8 wins while West Perth and South Fremantle won to consolidate themselves in the top four. Round 8 of the WAFLW season got underway on Saturday afternoon at Sullivan Logistics Stadium with the reigning premiers East Fremantle proving too strong for last year's wooden spooners, East Perth, winning Read More ...

PEEL Thunder kept its winning form going to open the WAFL season with Claremont also impressing in a win over Subiaco to open its account in Saturday's Round 4 action. There were just two matches in Round 4 of the WAFL with both contests taking place on Saturday afternoon while East Fremantle, East Perth, Perth, South Fremantle, Swan Districts and West Perth all had the Read More ...

Five emerging umpire coaches from WA, including two from regional WA, will make their way to Melbourne this weekend to take part in the inaugural National UMPowered Coaching Conference. Designed to help women take their umpire coaching to a new level, the UMPowered Coaching Conference aims to increase the number of women in umpire coaching and support their pathway and further development. Cassidy Bodenham (Goldfields Read More ...

THERE are just two matches in Round 4 of the WAFL with Peel Thunder and Subiaco looking to keep winning, West Coast Eagles out for consecutive wins and Claremont looking to open its 2024 account. Both Round 4 WAFL matches take place on Saturday afternoon beginning with the Eagles playing the Thunder ahead of the Western Derby at Optus Stadium. Next up is Claremont taking Read More ...

IT'S another fascinating round of WAFLW action this weekend finishing off with the undefeated Claremont against the winless Peel Thunder while Subiaco and South Fremantle also try to keep closing in on the top four. Round 8 in the WAFLW gets underway on Saturday with East Perth hosting East Fremantle at Sullivan Logistics Stadium with the Royals fresh off their first ever win last week Read More ...

Country Football WA is proud to announce an innovative  partnership agreement with Tackle Your Feelings. This new partnership marks a significant milestone in advancing free mental health education across community football clubs in Western Australia.   The Tackle Your Feelings program is tailored for community football players, coaches, committee members, umpires and club support staff, and offers free access to invaluable mental health resources. Tackle Read More ...

Competing in the Marsh AFL National Championships – U16s Girls provided the WA team with a firsthand insight into the dedication and skill required at the elite level of football.  Over eight days the WA side travelled across two states to compete in two matches where they secured a convincing victory in Melbourne against the Gold Coast Suns Academy, before suffering a defeat against South Read More ...

As a three-time premiership hero at Claremont Dale Kickett is one of the club’s favourite sons. To honour his outstanding career and contribution to the Tigers, the 55-year-old has been named the Claremont Ball Legend for 2024. “I am really honoured as I played footy at Claremont through a special era, and there were so many good players,” Kickett said. Kickett enjoyed constant success at Read More ...

HAVING got to experience his career highlight with last year's WAFL premiership at East Fremantle and now thriving on the West Australian lifestyle, it's fair to say Fraser Turner's move west was the best decision he ever made. Turner might only be 24 years of age, but has now already played state football in four states having grown up in Tasmania, then joining Richmond and Read More ...

Whether you love playing sports or aspire to be the next Josh Kennedy or Nic Naitanui in the AFL, football is a safe and inclusive sport for children and is the game for all Western Australians. New concussion guidelines have been implemented across the state, safeguarding every player. Under the new community football guidelines, a participant who suffers a concussion must remain on the sidelines Read More ...

THIRTY players have been selected as part of the initial intake for the 2024 WA 18s State Academy Program. With 12 representatives Claremont players dominate the squad, with Subiaco and Peel Thunder providing four members, Swan Districts three, two each from Perth, West Perth, and South Fremantle, while East Fremantle has one player who has been named. WAFC State Talent Manager Adam Jones has declared Read More ...

Claremont’s Will Hayes performance against South Fremantle has earned him the Round 3 EGT Bright Light nomination. The 18 year old was a standout with his ball use and punished the opposition when given the opportunity. Hayes had 22 disposals, including 11 kicks and 11 handballs, plus two tackles in his side’s 69-point defeat over the Bulldogs.  Claremont remain undefeated after three games and host Read More ...