The Krakouer brothers will be united again on Monday night, when Phil follows Jim into the WA Football Hall of Fame at the Sandover Medal Count at Crown Ballroom.
Glen Quartermain
The West Australian’s draft writer Jordan McArdle looks at WA’s top prospects ahead of Wednesday’s AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft.
Jordan McArdle
With only a few weeks to go until the AFL’s Mid-Season Rookie Draft, Michael Barlow takes a look at the best prospects for the WA clubs who are both expected to be active.
Michael Barlow
Harley Bennell has revealed he’s heading to Melbourne for ‘one more crack’ at his AFL dreams after a life-changing move to the Tiwi Islands.
Port Melbourne VFL coach Adam Skrobalak believes his former player Corey Wagner has what it takes to play early senior footy at Fremantle as he looks to make the most of his third AFL lifeline.
Claremont have bolstered their key-position stocks with the signing of former Sydney Swan Jack Maibaum, while they could also add a third Sandover medallist to their list amid a busy off-season.
Luke Ryan was playing local footy in Melbourne for about $250 a game when then Coburg coach Peter German invited him to train with his VFL club and soon found someone with the best footy IQ he’s witnessed.
Boom Peel Thunder signing Wade Derksen is hopeful of getting an exemption for next month’s AFL Mid-Season Draft after a ruling prevented him from getting a train-on stint at Fremantle during the pre-season.
Harley Balic’s former Sandringham Dragons coach Jeremy Barnard has remembered him as a ‘pleasant’ young footballer who ‘always had a smile on his face’.
Logan Young, Claremont product and son of prominent player manager Colin, will start training with West Coast next week as he looks to win a spot on their AFL list.
De-listed Fremantle pair Taylin Duman and Brett Bewley have found new clubs for 2022 - and they’re not sticking around in WA.
West Perth are in the box seat to lure West Coast premiership tagger Mark Hutchings and a fellow midfield gun back to the club for 2022 to further strengthen their on-ball brigade.
Multiple state-league clubs are chasing the services of de-listed Fremantle speedster Stefan Giro as he weighs up whether to stay put in WA or return to his home state of South Australia.
Adam Pickering is rapt with Swan Districts’ improvement as his team chases a first finals appearance since 2017. But he’s trying not to look any further ahead than next match against West Perth.
The Subiaco and Hale School young gun endured a rollercoaster week leading up to his AFL Academy debut against Geelong VFL at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday morning.
The AFL Academy took on Geelong VFL at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday morning with five WA draft prospects taking the field in the 130-point loss.
A fifth West Aussie has been added to the AFL Academy squad ahead of their clash against Geelong’s VFL side at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday.
West Perth have officially lost star midfielder Luke Meadows, who has returned to Victoria to try his luck in the new VFL And East Coast Second-Tier Competition.
Subiaco have looked to Victoria to bolster their engine-room stocks, signing a former Richmond inside midfielder.
Twenty-two West Aussies’ AFL journeys ended after the completion of the 2020 season, some by their own choice while others were cut. Here’s where they will end up in 2021.
Former Fremantle ball magnet Michael Barlow has been appointed senior coach of Werribee in the new VFL and east coast second-tier competition.
Eight Fremantle players were cut post-season, from experienced pair Brandon Matera and Cam McCarthy to untried rookies like Jarvis Pina and Isaiah Butters. Here’s where they will play in 2021.
Former Fremantle midfielder Tom North is set to sign for Carlton’s VFL side as he chases an AFL lifeline.
The AFL has defended its right to impose experimental rule changes on second-tier leagues amid strong backlash against its decision to trial zones at stoppages in next year’s VFL & East Coast comp.
Shayne Hope