Local guides · Western Australia

Footy training across Western Australia

The WAFL is one of the oldest football competitions in the country and where many West Australian AFL players were first seen. Which club’s district you play in shapes the program you come through — find your region below.

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Short answer

West Australian footy runs through the WAFL. Nine WAFL clubs have a metropolitan district made up of junior football clubs, and their Colts and women’s teams are the state’s talent pathway. Country football is governed by Country Football WA across regions from the Great Southern to the Kimberley.

The WAFL season runs April to September, so the pre-season is built through a long, hot summer.

Find your club

Footy clubs in 13 council areas

Every club with a home ground in the council, its ground, and the league and grades it plays.

Statewide

The WAFL and country football

WAFL
Ten clubs: Claremont, East Fremantle, East Perth, Peel Thunder, Perth, South Fremantle, Subiaco, Swan Districts, West Coast and West Perth. A 20-round season from April to September, with reserves, Colts and women’s competitions.
WAFL Colts
The WAFL’s under-age competition, and the main talent pathway for young men in WA.
WAFL Women’s
The state women’s competition, run alongside the WAFL.
Country Football WA
Around 280 clubs in 25 senior and 17 junior leagues across nine country regions.
Starting now

What you start with, by the month you join

Every block is four weeks — three building, one deload — so a free month is one complete block.

Jan
Pre-season
Max-strength block
Feb
Pre-season
Max-strength block
Mar
In-season
Maintenance block
Apr
In-season
Maintenance block
May
In-season
Maintenance block
Jun
In-season
Maintenance block
Jul
In-season
Maintenance block
Aug
In-season
Maintenance block
Sep
In-season
Maintenance block
Oct
Off-season
Muscle-building block
Nov
Pre-season
Max-strength block
Dec
Pre-season
Max-strength block
Read from the app: the season phase a new AFL account starts in, and the first four-week block it runs.
For coaches

Coaching a side in Western Australia?

A club licence is A$8 per player, per month (minimum 5), and every player on it gets full Train Smart membership at no cost to them. You write the block once, it lands in each player’s app, and the console shows who actually did it.

FAQ

Training in Western Australia: questions

Which WAFL club’s district am I in?
It depends on your junior club. WA Football’s district profiles list each club’s junior clubs — for example, Ballajura, Bayswater, Morley and Noranda are in East Perth’s district, and Applecross-Mount Pleasant, Melville and Willetton in East Fremantle’s. West Coast fields a WAFL side without a district.
When is the WAFL season?
A 20-round season from April to September. In 2026 it began on 3 April, with the Grand Final on 20 September.
Who runs country football in WA?
Country Football WA, across nine regions — Central, Goldfields, Great Southern, Kimberley, Midlands, Midwest, Pilbara, South West and the Wheatbelt.
Sources

Where these facts come from

Checked September 2026. Zones, grades and dates change — if something here is out of date, the governing body is right and we are wrong.

  1. WAFL — clubs, grounds and season
  2. 2026 WAFL season
  3. Country Football WA — regions and leagues

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Your season, your club nights, your numbers

Pick your sport, answer a few questions, and the program is built around the calendar you actually play on.

One month free, then A$24.99/month. Cancel any time. iPhone and iPad.