From Fremantle’s horror loss to Geelong to Don Pyke’s latest problem at West Coast, The West Australian’s Mitchell Woodcock takes a no-holds barred look at the weekend of AFL.
Mitchell Woodcock
Fremantle will sweat on the scans for speedster Cooper Simpson after he looked to have sustained a serious ankle injury in a pre-season clash for Peel Thunder on Saturday.
Fremantle great Nat Fyfe has ticked a massive box for his hopes of a return to the AFL after getting through a half for Peel Thunder in a pre-season clash.
Fremantle youngster Cooper Simpson appears to have sustained a serious ankle injury in a WAFL pre-season game.
An entire WAFL team have shaved their heads in support of a champion teammate battling cancer.
Caitlin Bassett
Fremantle great Nat Fyfe will make a rare appearance for Peel Thunder as he builds towards a return from knee surgery for the Dockers.
A West Coast WAFL best-and-fairest winner has signed with a Perth Football League club for this season, continuing the exodus from the Eagles’ reserves team.
Jackson Barrett
Adam Read will coach WA’s State team this year, with the Peel leader set to draw on inspiration from the Indigenous All-Stars when it comes to ending his side’s losing streak at the hands of South Australia.
The teenager looming as the top West Australian pick in this year’s draft is familiar to footy fans. Cody Curtin is the younger brother of Adelaide midfielder Dan, but this is a player with a ‘rare’ talent.
There are no scientific diets behind Bob Taylor’s longevity. The secret is a love of sport, family and polony and margarine sandwiches on cheap, white bread.
Glen Quartermain
Fremantle have locked in their alignment Peel Thunder until at least the end of 2029 just months after claiming a third WAFL premiership.
Swan Districts have opted against recruiting disgraced former North Melbourne player Tarryn Thomas following backlash towards the WAFL club.
Jackson Barrett and Samantha Rogers
The State’s peak football body has asked the WAFL club making a play for disgraced ex-AFL player Tarryn Thomas for more information before they decide whether or not to let him compete in the league.
Tarryn Thomas was all smiles as the disgraced former AFL player tries to get his final lifeline at Swan Districts.
WA Football is expected to decide within days whether or not disgraced former North Melbourne midfielder Tarryn Thomas will be free to play in the WAFL.
CAITLIN BASSETT: The Perth WAFL club that has thrown Tarryn Thomas a lifeline are not reading the room. There is more at stake than helping this troubled former AFL player restart his footy career.
SEE THE PICS: Disgraced footballer Tarryn Thomas has remained tight-lipped upon landing in Perth as he prepares for a trial at Swan Districts which could be his last football lifeline.
Swan Districts chief executive Jeff Dennis says he doesn’t expect the club to have any issues ticking off its pursuit of disgraced former North Melbourne player Tarryn Thomas with the league’s governing body.
Sacked North Melbourne midfielder Tarryn Thomas has been offered a two-week trial by Swan Districts despite his troubled and controversial past.
Former Test cricketer and Swan Districts legend Keith Slater has died after a long illness aged 89.
Jake Santa Maria
WAFL clubs argue any review into their metropolitan and country recruiting zones should be accompanied with a ‘bigger picture’ discussion on the overall health of the sport in the State.
Perth Football Club president Adrian Barich says inequalities in metropolitan and country zoning are holding the WAFL back.
The West Australian Football League will reintroduce centre-bounces after a two-year absence this season.
Tom Edwards’ eye-catching performance in Essendon’s first pre-season hit-out has proved impossible to ignore, with the Bombers signing the Swan Districts product on Tuesday.
