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Talent partnership producing benefits

Friday, June 8, 2018 - 8:37 AM

Western Australia’s most talented young footballers will benefit from a stronger partnership between the WA State Academy and NAB AFL Academy program next season.
 
From 2019, the AFL’s national Academy program will provide an opportunity for 30 West Australian players to attend high performance camps conducted in partnership with the WAFC and State Academy to provide specialised coaching to more players.
 
This will include a mixture of 17 to 19-year-old players as part of a national upgrade to the NAB AFL Academy, announced recently by the AFL.

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State 18s Championships - Round 1

Friday, June 1, 2018 - 2:29 PM

WESTERN Australia commences its AFL and AFL Women’s State 18s National Championship campaign this long weekend, June 2-4.
 
WA’s Mundella AFL Women’s State 18s will host Queensland in a double header on Saturday, June 2 and Monday, June 4.
 
WA’s State 18s travel to Adelaide today for their first game of the AFL National Championships against South Australia on Sunday, June 3.
 

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New South West talent program to be launched

Thursday, May 31, 2018 - 2:13 PM

A new talent program to provide greater development opportunities for players and coaches in the South West region is being launched by the West Australian Football Commission in partnership with the South West Academy of Sport.
 
The program launch will be hosted at Leschenault sporting complex on Thursday, May 31 with the support of Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault Junior Football Club.

Training sessions will then take place on Tuesday nights at Capel Oval for the remainder of the 2018 season structured in line with the WAFL Colts and WA talent development program.

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Around the Grounds - WA Day Round

Thursday, May 31, 2018 - 2:12 PM

This WA Day long-weekend we celebrate everything that makes our State great, including the spirit, culture and heritage of our great game. Four massive WA Football League clashes are set to take place over the long weekend and there are heaps of fun activities and competitions planned at every game with a range of great prizes up for grabs.

Don't forget to cheer on the Movie Masters Little Leaguers who play at half-time at all matches.

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Naylor and Whinnen honoured in Hall of Fame

Thursday, May 31, 2018 - 2:12 PM

WA football champions Bernie Naylor and Mel Whinnen have been inducted into the Australian Football Hall Of Fame at a function hosted by the AFL on Tuesday night in Melbourne.

Bernie Naylor was a champion player for South Fremantle. The fast leading full-forward kicked over 1000 goals in nine seasons of league football, and more than 100 goals in a season five times.

Naylor’s football career began in 1941, but he missed the next four seasons when the competition was suspended due to World War II. He served as a signal man in Darwin and New Guinea, where he practised his goal kicking between palm trees.

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State 18s Championships kicking off

Thursday, May 31, 2018 - 2:12 PM

Western Australia commences its State 18s campaign in the AFL and AFL Women’s National Championships this long weekend, June 2-4.

WA’s Mundella AFL Women’s State 18s will host Queensland in a double header on Saturday, June 2 and Monday, June 4 in Perth.

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TABtouch Team of Round 8

Thursday, May 31, 2018 - 2:12 PM - by Chris Pike

IT was the most competitive round of the 2018 WAFL season on Saturday and as a result there were comfortably 40 players who had genuine claims to be in the TABtouch Team of Round 8.

It was a tremendous Saturday afternoon of action in the WAFL for Round 8 with East Fremantle and Claremont pulling off some significant upsets, Swan Districts securing their spot in the top five and Subiaco holding off a determined Perth.

The action got underway at Leederville Oval with Swan Districts defeating East Perth 13.8 (86) to 11.7 (73).

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WA Day celebrations at the WAFL

Thursday, May 31, 2018 - 2:12 PM

Four massive WAFL clashes are set to take place over the WA Day long weekend with a range of fun activities and events planned for all fans at each game, as part of the WA Day celebrations.

WA Day is about celebrating everything WA; the spirit, culture and heritage of our great state. The rich history of football in the WA community stretches back to 1885 and today it is the most popular sporting code in the state with more than 330,100 active participants.

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M & J Chickens Player of Round 8

Thursday, May 31, 2018 - 2:11 PM - by Chris Pike

GEORGE Hampson has been the barometer at East Fremantle since arriving from Subiaco in 2015 and on Saturday he just wasn’t going to let the Sharks' losing run continue as he put in a performance that made him a lock to be the M & J Chickens Player of Round 8.

There were plenty of other standout performers too in some difficult conditions in Round 8 of the WAFL.

Subiaco made it seven straight wins with Chris Phelan and captain Kyal Horsley outstanding.

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Around the Grounds Round 8

Friday, May 25, 2018 - 10:38 AM

Round 8 of the WAFL kicks off this Saturday at Leederville Oval where East Perth take on Swan Districts in what's expected to be a very close contest. In Fremantle we see East Fremantle clash with Peel Thunder, while their Port rivals South Fremantle host Claremont. North of the river we see Perth and Subiaco battle it out at Lathlain Park. 

There will be heaps happening around the grounds including fun zones, pop-up food and beverage outlets, competitions for the whole family and don't forget to cheer on the Movie Masters Little Leaguers who play at half-time at all matches.

 Check out what you can get involved in at the footy this weekend!

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