Tom Wildie

Goals from Sam Kerr and Alanna Kennedy allow the Matildas to scrap to a 2-1 win over North Korea in Perth in a thrilling Women's Asian Cup quarterfinal clash. 

The Fremantle Dockers and West Coast Eagles are starting the new AFL season at very different stages of the journey — and for one of them, the time to turn potential into performance and challenge for the premiership is now.

The Matildas get off to a winning start, but the Filipinas don't make things easy in the opening game of the 2026 Women's Asian Cup at Perth Stadium.

After a long-term injury seriously derailed her career, Australian soccer player Amy Sayer is looking to leave a mark on this year's Asian Cup, which begins for the Matildas on Sunday in Perth. 

The Perth Lynx were a middling side after eight games of the WNBL season, but the arrival of Han Xu sparked an astonishing turnaround in their fortunes — both on and off the court. 

WA's last State of Origin captain Chris Waterman is relishing the prospect of the concept's reboot — and can't wait to see his son Jake donning the famous black swan for the clash. 

Matildas captain Sam Kerr was just 16 when she helped the team win the Women's Asian Cup — their first, and to date only major trophy. Now she's leading the side at home, ready for another shot at glory.

The worst performing team in the AFL has a bumper hand in this year's national draft. How it uses it will shape the club's fortunes for the next decade. 

Former Olympic medallists and a founding member of a platinum-selling band form part of a veteran crew from WA who have set their sights on the world's biggest and most famous rowing race.

West Coast recruit Brandon Starcevich says he has no concerns over his history of concussions after completing a trade to the Eagles from premier Brisbane.

The Gold Coast Suns were smashed from pillar to post in their early years. Their coach from that time, Eagles great Guy McKenna, reflects on the club's 15-year road to the AFL finals. 

When Lachie Weller runs out onto Perth Stadium as part of the history-making Gold Coast team, he will be playing the side that drafted him back in 2014. 

Caleb Serong has copped plenty of extra attention in 2025 but, thanks to the meditative power of LEGO, he's been able to stay at the very top of the game.

Former West Coast skipper Steve Malaxos has turned the Scotch College football program into something of a talent factory, with four of his former players in the running for this year's AFL Rising Star award. 

He has been on the receiving end of plenty of criticism this season, but Justin Longmuir's Fremantle Dockers have 16 wins and a berth in the AFL finals.

A patient caught up in the immense pressure being placed on WA hospitals says her planned surgery being cancelled has put her under significant stress and eroded her trust in the health system.

While Fremantle's clash against reigning premiers Brisbane could set them up for a tilt at a maiden flag, for the West Coast Eagles season 2025 shapes as historically poor. 

As Nat Fyfe announces his retirement, Tom Wildie examines whether the Fremantle Dockers champion gets a spot on the Mount Rushmore of AFL-era players from WA.

The AFL's worst-performing team should consider spending beyond the club's salary soft-cap  — and pay the associated tax — to fast track its rebuild, according to former Fremantle captain Peter Bell.

After a launch mired by bugs, server outages and criticism around player likenesses, Rugby League 26 video game developer Ross Symons defends his company and says unhappy players "should know better".

Perth Zoo's remaining elephant Putra Mas was scheduled to move to his forever home in South Australia in the middle of this year, but the departure has been delayed.

Joel Selwood. Trent Cotchin. Luke Hodge. That's the level West Coast assistant Luke Shuey believes Harley Reid will reach in the coming years, as the midfielder grapples with scrutiny over how he approaches the game.

Michael Walters announces his retirement from the AFL after 239 games, with the Fremantle Dockers forward unable to overcome a persistent knee injury.

More than a dozen rowers from Perth are heading to Scotland to compete in the world championships, including a key member of the legendary Australia II team that won the 1983 America's Cup.

Paul Burgess, the former coach of gold medal-winning pole vaulter Nina Kennedy, links with her American rival, claiming he had to look overseas for jobs after being banned from the WAIS facilities following his resignation in the lead-up to the Paris Olympics.