Out to impress: 2020 WAFL Grand Final previews
YOUNG talent continues to turn heads at state league level around the nation, and it has been no different across all three WAFL grades upon the competition’s resumption in 2020. As we await a trio of exciting Grand Final matchups, Draft Central continues its new weekly preview format, highlighting some of the best up-and-comers who […]
All-Star Team of the AFL Draft Era: Which club is the best of the best?
EVERY year, a new crop of AFL Draft talents rise up and make waves at AFL level. Some clubs such as Calder Cannons and Geelong Falcons are referred to as ‘footy factories’. Others are less well known, but nonetheless vital in providing players with their start to the AFL. Over the past couple of months, […]
2020 WAFL Club Preview: East Perth
EAST PERTH will be looking to go one better in 2020 with finals appearances across all three grades, having missed out comfortably at League level last time out on the back of a 5-13 campaign. With Jeremy Barnard at the helm for a second year and some significant player movement, the only way is up […]
Squad predictions: 2020 Western Australia Under 18s
THE annual Under 18 National Championships may be the only chance we get to catch a glimpse of the class of 2020 before draft day, with carnival likely to take place in October. In the meantime, Draft Central takes a look at how each regional squad may line up should the championships come around, but […]
Draft Central All-Star Teams: East Perth
EAST Perth’s All-Star side does not necessarily have the depth of some others, but it has a good core of elite talents through the midfield, and very strong key position players. One of the greatest rucks of the modern era captains the side in Dean Cox after he won the All-Star Player voting via our […]
East Perth Player of the AFL Era: Vote for yours via our Instagram
EAST Perth are up next in our Player of the AFL Era series which will be run through our Instagram channel starting at 12.30pm today. The East Fremantle All-Star voting was completed yesterday with Ben Cousins announced as the winner and co-captain of the Sharks’ All-Star side with fellow finalist, Simon Black. Looking at East […]
WAFL Colts weekly wrap: Subiaco gets the better of Perth in challenging conditions
Only two games were played on the weekend with the other four teams taking to the field next week. Perth had copped a deluge of rain in the lead up to these fixtures so it was a matter of which teams could adapt to the testing conditions. WAFL Colts wrap Round 9: Only two games […]
Scouting notes: WAFL Colts Round 3 – East Perth vs Claremont
IN Round 3 of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Colts competition, Claremont defeated East Perth by 28 points at Leederville Oval. Below are the best players from the game. EAST PERTH 6.5 (41) defeated by CLAREMONT 10.8 (68) East Perth: #3 Harley SparksThe Deanmill product was arguably the Royals’ best midfielder with […]
How Tanisha Anderson’s Mum inspired her to follow her dream
MOST up and coming footballers are inspired by those already excelling in the sport. But for Western Australia (WA) forward, Tanisha Anderson, her Mum is the driving force behind her AFL Women’s dream. Living in Bunbury, which is about two hours from Perth, has meant that Anderson and her Mum have had to make many […]
Western Australia weekly wrap: Swan Districts surge a game clear, Claremont falter
Swan Districts are still a game clear on top of the ladder after Round 9 of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Colts season in a round where two local derbies took place. The Black and Whites were too strong for fellow top four contender Perth, as they registered a comfortable 13.6 (84) to 6.4 […]
