• Brad Hardie

One problem Hayden Ballantyne has is that he might be booed in next year's first Western Derby...by both sets of supporters!

• Simon White

The Eagles' trade period solution to their ruck worries now seem to be focused on talented but injury-prone Nathan Vardy - after the Geelong big man nominated West Coast has his preferred destination for 2017.

• David Prestipino

Former AFL star Ben Cousins has been charged with breaching a violence restraining order and drug possession.

• Heather McNeill

Telethon delivered a record $26 million to Perth's sick kids and also some unexpected news for Fremantle Dockers fans – the prospect of a taller Nat Fyfe.

• Brendan Foster

Given the Dockers woeful 2016 season, you'd be a brave person to bet on them sneaking into the top 8 next year, let alone winning the flag.

• Kim Hagdorn

​West Coast Eagles and partnership club East Perth are set to confirm highly regarded Royals favourite son Luke Webster as new coach of their WAFL alignment team.

Fremantle have received draft pick No.23 as compensation for losing Chris Mayne to Collingwood as an AFL free agent.

Reports have emerged that West Coast have had discussions with four-time Hawthorn premiership player Sam Mitchell about finishing his career at the club.

• Brendan Foster

West Coast Eagles have put to bed the rumours power forward Jack Darling could be traded.

• Brendan Foster

Fremantle Dockers have given the strongest indication yet that pint-size forward Hayden Ballantyne will be at the club next year.

Ross Lyon has admitted the Dockers "lost their identity" during a disastrous 2016 season and will now adopt an "anything is possible" mantra - barely a month after suggesting it might take up to four years for Fremantle to return to the AFL finals.

• Simon White

Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has added to his already formidable list of spectacular boundary catches with a grab against the Warriors at the WACA that had to be seen to believed.

• Brendan Foster

Football fans have unleashed a torrent of abuse on social media towards the West Coast Eagles after the club re-released its "wings jumper" for "clash games" next year.

• Simon White

Midfielder Luke Shuey has been recognised for his outstanding 2016 AFL season with his first John Worsfold Medal as the West Coast Eagles' best-and-fairest.

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• Brendan Foster

All the trade talk surrounding the Eagles this off-season is around the club's search for a ruckman to replace Nic Naitanui. But, it was in another area that West Coast were found lacking this season and trading Jack Darling could be the key to rectifying that.

• James Mooney

The Perth Wildcats open their 2016/17 NBL season on Thursday away to the Brisbane Bullets and captain Damian Martin decided to give coach Trevor Gleeson a bit of a scare before the side flew out.

Fremantle will focus on a trade for Cam McCarthy after decisions by fellow AFL forwards Jesse Hogan and Rory Lobb not to return to Western Australia.

• David Allan-Petale

Legendary commentator Dennis Cometti's voice will be heard as part of the 2017 WAFL season coverage.

• David Prestipino

Fremantle has sent its clearest message yet it will try to revive the club's playing list through the draft after delisting six players on Wednesday.

• Heather McNeill

Fremantle Docker young gun Darcy Tucker and West Coast Eagles speedster Lewis Jetta will both compete to be crowned the fastest AFL player in the country during Saturday's grand final sprint.

• Brendan Foster

The City of Fremantle and the Fremantle Dockers could be headed for a legal stoush with the council calling in lawyers after the Dockers reportedly wanted millions to vacate their old clubhouse at Fremantle Oval.

Highly talented but injury prone WA fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile looks set to again succumb to health problems ahead of the domestic summer.

• Simon White

Fremantle fans had little to get enthused about in a 2016 AFL season that finished with just four wins and 18 losses - and it appears the umpires felt similarly.

• Nathan Hondros

Peel Thunder have made history by taking out the 2016 WAFL premiership with a hard-fought win against Subiaco on Sunday.

• Nathan Hondros

Peel Thunder has made history by taking out the 2016 WAFL premiership with a hard-fought win against Subiaco on Sunday.

• Rachel Wong

"It's sort of the big guy picking on the little guy."

• Kim Hagdorn

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon is poised to step back into more direct hands-on control of Dockers ball movement strategies.

West Coast chairman Alan Cransberg says the club is standing firm on its threat not to move to the new Perth Stadium until a suitable deal can be reached.

• Kim Hagdorn

Discarded North Melbourne champion Drew Petrie is on a tight deadline to finalise a decision whether to make a stunning move to play next season with the West Coast Eagles.