Bunbury will once again become the centre of Australia’s open water swimming scene when the Australian Open Water Championships and Ocean Swim Festival return to Koombana Bay in January 2027.
Jack Penniment
GFL’s high achievers will be crowned on Monday night.
Neale Harvey
Boulder controlled the second half, seven goals to three, in Saturday’s Goldfields Football League second semifinal.
Royals held on for dear life to secure a grand final berth against Albany as a high-octane preliminary final at Fitstop Stadium on Saturday put paid to Railways’ Great Southern Football League campaign.
Claire Middleton
Narrogin will be out to exact grand final revenge and break an 11-year premiership drought when they face Wickepin in the Upper Great Southern Football League decider on Sunday.
Cameron Newbold
Boulder have been the GFL’s form side all year, with 14 wins.
Evolution Mining Stadium is hosting the junior grand finals.
Michael Noble is Norths’ senior coach for the upcoming season.
Railways stalwart Norman Stubbs has extra incentive to perform well on Saturday against Boulder.
Boulder forward Lewis Johns has kicked 101 goals in the GFL’s reserves competition this season.
A brilliant first half has powered Wickepin into the Upper Great Southern Football League grand final, sending Kukerin-Dumbleyung out in straight sets on Sunday in Pingelly.
Sunday’s grand finals will take place in four time slots, starting at 8.30am.
Mines Rovers beat Kambalda by 85 points in the Goldfields Football Lague colts competition last Saturday.
Sonix 1 oppose Steelers 1 in the Eastern Goldfields Netball Association division one season decider on Friday night.
Busselton’s St Mary MacKillop College has had a strong campaign at the Think Mental Health WA School Surfing Titles, finishing third overall while claiming a State title in the senior boys division.
Towns and Brigades will meet in a preliminary final for the second year in a row, with both sides eyeing off a chance to fight for premiership glory against Chapman Valley in this year’s decider.
Rebecca Ruthven
Pumas have booked their place in the Geraldton Netball Association Senior 1 grand final after an impressive 50-46 upset victory over Aztecs in Tuesday night’s preliminary final.
Derek Goforth
The stage is set for the Great Northern Junior Football League grand finals this Sunday, with four eye-catching clashes set to take the field at the Recreation Ground.
Ugle Fabrications La Fiamma put further distance between themselves and nearest title rivals Murdoch University Melville after securing a hard fought 1-0 victory at Salvatore Sciuto Stadium on Saturday.
Rovers and Railways are one step away from the big dance, but both sides won’t be looking to make it easy for one another as they grapple for the final spot in next weekend’s grand final against Brigades.
Manypeaks have claimed important victories in both the women’s and men’s A-grade competitions as Lower Great Southern Hockey Association heads into its final round of fixtures this weekend before finals.
Amy Towers
The Great Southern Football League welcomed four new life members during the Kleemann Medal proceedings at Retravision Stadium on Monday night.
Busselton nurse Sue Thompson will mark an extraordinary 40 years since receiving a life-saving kidney transplant by competing at the Australian Transplant Games in Tasmania later this month.
Phoenix surprised defending champions Albany Caledonian while Polonia were comfortable winners over Bayswater as the GSSA’s senior men’s league hotted up with just two rounds remaining.
