Optus Stadium's maiden Western Derby has broken more attendance records - with 56,521 fans turning out to yesterday's Fremantle Dockers-West Coast Eagles match. The attendance not only breaks the record for the most people at a Western Derby - smashing the previous mark of 43,500 at Subiaco Oval in 2006 -
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Women's Interests Minister Simone McGurk today presented cheques totalling $90,798 to the Starlight Children's Foundation and the Fremantle Dockers Foundation. The donation was a result of the 54,000 tickets sold to the inaugural AFL Women's match between Fremantle and Collingwood at Optus Stadium on February 10, 2018. Representatives from the Starlight Children's
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Australian sporting history was made at Optus Stadium yesterday afternoon, with a record 41,975 people turning out to watch the Fremantle Dockers women's team defeat Collingwood - the biggest ever crowd for a women's sporting match in Australia. The attendance eclipsed the 89-year-old record for a women's sporting match, set in
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An 89-year-old Australian sporting record is on the verge of being broken here in Western Australia this weekend - but the history-making moment is only achievable if ticketholders turn out in force. With all 54,000 tickets to the AFLW match between the Fremantle Dockers and Collingwood at Optus Stadium this Saturday
Read MoreThe McGowan Labor Government has concluded negotiations with football to secure Perth Stadium as the home ground for the West Coast Eagles and Fremantle Dockers from the start of the 2018 AFL season. Premier Mark McGowan made the announcement following approval of key outstanding commercial terms by the State Government and
Read MoreTelstra is offering refunds to some AFL Live Pass app subscribers after the ACCC raised concerns about Telstra’s disclosure of the size of its viewing screen available on mobiles and tablets. During the 2016 season, live AFL matches appeared in full-screen on tablets. On 31 January 2017, Telstra introduced a screen
Read MoreAFL Chief Executive, Gillon McLachlan today announced the appointment of Steven Hocking to the AFL Executive as General Manager, Football Operations. Hocking, 52, will join the AFL in mid-October after the completion of the Geelong Cats 2017 season, where he currently serves as General Manager of Football on the Club's Executive. Mr
Read MoreThe AFL Match Review Panel has reviewed the matches played in Round 22 of the 2017 Toyota AFL Premiership Season. The following charges were laid to WA teams: Jack Redden, West Coast Eagles Jack has been charged with engaging in rough conduct against Josh Kelly, GWS Giants, during the fourth quarter of
Read MoreThe Australian Football League (AFL) has come together to support and encourage fans to sign up as organ and tissue donors throughout DonateLife Week and Round 20 of the 2017 Toyota AFL Premiership Season. Federal Minister for Aged Care and Minister for Indigenous Health, Ken Wyatt, and AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan
Read MoreThe AFL today said it had written to clubs and key stakeholders within the game to begin the work on the construction of the fixture for the 2018 Toyota AFL Premiership Season. AFL General Manager Clubs Travis Auld said it was expected the fixture would be completed and then released in
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