As the countdown to the new WAFL year fast approaches, captains, coaches and umpires have given their take on what to expect at this week’s season launch.

East Fremantle heads into 2024 as reigning premiers and there are nine clubs who have the Sharks in their sights.

The defending champions haven’t won back-to-back flags since 1945-46 and this year the club will return to its home ground which has undergone a major redevelopment.

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East Perth is pleased to announce that Devan Perry will be our 2024 Ball Legend

Royals’ triple premiership coach Tony Micale described midfielder/onballer Devan Perry as “tough like no other” and a player “who made his teammates stand 10 feet tall”.

The former Victorian joined East Perth in 1995 from Darwin club St Mary’s, where he would return during the off-season, ensuring that he was in tip-top condition for the start of a new WAFL season.

Perry was Read More [+]

Head Coach Ross McQueen has accepted a two-year extension of his current contract, which will see him as leading the Royals until at least the end of the 2026 season.
 

Initially offered a two-year deal for seasons 2023 and 2024, the decision was made by the Board, to extend McQueen’s tenure on the eve of the season.
 

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by Warren Parker, Football Operations Manager

2023 PLAYER MOVEMENT

KEY ADDITIONS
ZACHARY HILL
Key Forward/Key Defender | 26yr-old | 192cm | 90kgs
From: Centrals (PFNL) | Perth (WAFL)
Career WAFL Matches: 55

JAMES STURROCK
Defender/Midfielder | 24yr-old | 185cm | 79kgs
From: Peel Thunder (WAFL)
Career WAFL Matches: 39

NOTABLE ADDITIONS
Thomas Amos - returns from study commitments in 2023
Joshua Underwood - Read More [+]

The length of matches for the 2024 WAFLW season will be extended following a rule change by the West Australian Football Commission.

This season, quarters will last 20 minutes with no time on, up from 18 minutes in 2023.

WAFLW Anti Density Rules have also been altered and will be consistent across League and Rogers Cup matches.

For Around Ground Stoppages and Kick Ins :

* Three forwards are to be Read More [+]

The East Perth Football Club is thrilled to announce the Paywise Salary Packaging has committed to be the Major Partner of our WAFLW program for the next two seasons.

The partnership will see the Paywise logo placed on the front of our WAFLW and Rogers Cup guernseys.

Paywise is a leader in salary packaging solutions for public and private entities across Australia and to all organisation types: private enterprise, not for profit, charities and public Read More [+]

This week the WAFL Women’s season launch was held at the Camfield, as the competition enters its sixth year. 

More than 100 guests were introduced to the WAFL Women’s coaches and captains. Special guests included the Honourable Sue Ellery, Minister for Finance; Commerce; Women’s Interests, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Peter Rundle MLA, Lisa O’Malley MLA, Member for Bicton, West Coast Eagles AFLW coach Daisy Pearce, Fremantle Football Read More [+]

by Craig Matthews, Football Operations Manager - Women's

It has been a busy period for our East Perth Women’s program over the preseason as we prepare for our 2024 Rogers Cup and WAFLW campaigns.     

We have been working tirelessly behind the scenes identifying further playing and coaching talent. New Senior Coach Jenna Allomes has hit the ground running and made several structural changes to both the playing squad Read More [+]

At the AGM held on Sunday the 10th of December CEO Dean Turner announced that the club had achieved a profit of $32,344 after depreciation and amortisation.

This result is a terrific outcome for the Club given the operating loss of $60,863 in 2022 and expanded investment into female football with the introduction of our WAFLW side.

The key drivers to this result were 

•    Record gate receipts
•    Increased merchandise sales
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The East Perth Football Club is excited to announce the signing of experienced WAFL player and 2023 Peel Football and Netball League leading goal kicker Zac Hill. 

Zac has WAFL experience, running out 55 games at League level in the backline for Perth between 2018 and 2022. In 2023, Zac ventured south, taking up a position with the Centrals Football and Netball Club in the Peel Football & Netball League, where Read More [+]