WAFL Colts Player Focus: Aiden Martignago
FRESH off making the Under 16 All-Australian side last month, Fremantle Next-Generation Academy (NGA) Aiden Martignago earned his Colts debut for East Fremantle on Saturday. Martignago represented Western Australia in the Under 16 Championships earlier this year and his debut arose as a late inclusion to the side. The creative ball-winner played as a forward/midfielder […]
2026 State Academy notes: WAFLW – Grand Final
EAST Fremantle took out the 2026 WAFL Women’s premiership in incredible style, upsetting minor premiers Swan Districts to complete a fairytale finish to the season. The Sharks and Swans both had State Academy members in the game, all of whom picked up double-digit disposals and stepped up on the big stage in the Sharks’ 3.5 […]
Up the Grades: Mellody on song to end Eagles’ finals hopes
CLAREMONT prospect Heath Mellody has starred in just his second WAFL League game, leading all comers as the Tigers’ ended West Coast’s finals hopes. Turning out alongside fellow Under 18 All-Australian George Gale, the midfielder now looks destined for a senior postseason berth. Elsewhere around the country, pick one fancy Dougie Cochrane stood tall despite […]
Sharks strike late to snatch WAFLW crown
EAST Fremantle has completed a remarkable premiership run, overturning a nine-point three-quarter-time deficit to stun minor premier Swan Districts by four points, 3.5 (23) to 2.7 (19), in a gripping WAFL Women’s Grand Final at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. The Sharks trailed from the opening term until Siena Jezierski-Brown became the unlikely premiership hero with […]
PREVIEW | 2026 WAFLW Grand Final
THE 2026 WAFL Women’s season comes down to one final game as minor premier Swan Districts takes on a surging East Fremantle at Fremantle Community Bank Oval on Sunday. The Swans are out to make amends for last year’s one-point Grand Final heartbreak, while the Sharks return to the decider after a remarkable pair of […]
Scouting Notes: Sharks swarm to win spiteful Freo derby
EAST Fremantle has moved into pole position with only one round left to play in the WAFL Colts season after earning bragging rights in Saturday’s Fremantle Derby. The Sharks conceded a four-goal head start to rivals South Fremantle, but roared back with seven majors in the second term and never looked back. In what was […]
2026 State Academy notes: WAFLW – Preliminary Final
THE PENULTIMATE match of the WAFL Women’s season saw East Fremantle win a thriller against Claremont. The game went to a golden point scenario where Sharks skipper Tiani Teakle sent her team into the grand final with a goal. There were five State Academy members in the preliminary final and we took note of how […]
Player Focus: Claremont pair hit League level
CLAREMONT prospects George Gale and Heath Mellody were among the latest draft hopefuls to make their senior state league debuts over the weekend. The pair joined fellow Under 18 All-Australian Benji van Rooyen in the Tigers’ side which went down to Subiaco in a thriller at Revo Fitness Stadium. Gale, the son of 84-game former […]
Teakle steers Sharks into decider after jaw-dropping WAFLW epic
A GOLDEN goal by East Fremantle’s Tiani Teakle has sent the Sharks into the 2026 WAFL Women’s Grand Final, upsetting Claremont in a preliminary final that will never be forgotten. In an edge-of-your-seat thriller, both sides had chances, made mistakes, and in the end a touch of luck was the difference in the 7.2 (44) […]
PREVIEW | 2026 WAFLW: Preliminary Final
A SPOT in the WAFL Women’s Grand Final is on the line Sunday when reigning back-to-back premiers Claremont tackle old nemesis East Fremantle in the preliminary final. Swan Districts awaits the winner, while for the loser, the door closes on season 2026, so will it be a step closer to a three-peat for the Tigers? […]
