Team of the Week: 2026 WAFLW – Round 1
AN EVEN round of WAFL Women’s action opened the 2026 season with six of the eight sides in action having three or more representatives in our Round 1 Team of the Week. South Fremantle racked up a league-high five players in the team, while West Perth was not far behind with four. Fellow winners Swan […]
2026 WAFLW Round 1 wrap: Royal comeback sees East Perth on the board
STARRING down the barrel of a tough start to the season when 24-0 down just four and a half minutes into the second term against Peel Thunder, East Perth found a way to win with a sensational last 55 minutes to boot 4.7 to just 0.5 over the next almost three quarters and win by […]
PREVIEW | 2026 WAFLW: Round 1
A GRAND final rematch headlines a massive opening round of action in the WAFL Women’s as the top female West Australian football league officially kicks off tomorrow. All four games take place on Saturday across three different venues, with the big question mark being the weather which could make for some tough conditions for players.
2026 WAFLW Team Preview: East Perth
FOLLOWING a wooden spoon in its third season, East Perth is building from the ground up in 2026. The WAFL Women’s side avoided having back-to-back spoons in 2024 after finishing about Peel Thunder, but losing a couple of key players to AFLW clubs early in the year hurt the Royals and they ended up finishing […]
2026 WAFLW 15 to Watch: #8 Charli Bassett
ANOTHER season of WAFLW Women’s action is just around the corner, with the season kicking off on March 28. As we did with the SANFL Women’s competition, Rookie Me Central will count down 15 players to watch in the upcoming year, focusing on either top-age or bottom-age prospects to keep in mind. We continue our […]
TOP 5s | 2026 West Australian Girls Preseason Testing
THE FIRST of many state-based preseason testing events is in the books with the top West Australian talent taking to the courts of the Gold Netball Centre. The youth-focused WAFL Women’s event centred around those over-agers and below with plenty of outstanding results. >> SCROLL for the Top 5 in each test One of the […]
2026 AFLW Draft Q&A: Charli Bassett
A PROMISING junior with plenty of upside, East Perth’s Charli Bassett had a breakout bottom-age campaign to show signs of what she could become in 2026. Deployed in a number of roles from forward to the wing and even on-ball at times, the West Australian representative earned her place in the summer squad and looms […]
Massive Super Saturday opens WAFLW season
FRESH off a fixture release last week, there are plenty of tantalising matchups to keep an eye on in the WAFL Women’s, with the 2026 season set to explode from the opening day. Four incredibly intriguing contests take place across three venues on Saturday, March 28 as part of an 18-round season for the nine […]
2026 WA Girls Summer squad announced
WESTERN Australia has announced its Girls Summer Squad talent program for the upcoming off-season with some of the brightest AFLW Draft prospects for the 2026-27 drafts. The squad of 38 players – which includes bottom-age All-Australian Cara Dziegielewski – features a league-high nine West Perth players, two more than Peel Thunder, while East Fremantle has […]
2025 AFLW Draft Next 30: Smalls-Mediums
LAST WEEK we released our September AFLW Draft Power Rankings featuring 30 names following the conclusion of their junior seasons. Given the even nature of the draft after the top end, we have named our next 30 players over a two-piece series, finishing in this article with the remainder of players. Below are 16 non-talls […]
