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KEY FACTS

Official name
West Perth Football Club

Known as
West Perth

Nickname
Falcons

Nickname
Cardinals

Former name
Victorians, Metropolitans

Formed
1885 (as Victorians; merged with West Australian Football Club and renamed Metropolitans in 1889; renamed West Perth in 1891)

Colours
Red and blue

Associated clubs
West Perth Reserves; West Perth U19s; West Australian; Metropolitans; Victorians; West Perth Reserves WFC; West Perth WFC

Affiliation (Current)
West Australian Football League (WAFL) 1891–2024

Home Ground
Arena Joondalup

WAFL Premierships
1897, 1899, 1901, 1905, 1932, 1934-35, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1951, 1960, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2013, 2022 (20 total)

Senior Premierships
WA State Premierships - 1905 (1 total); R.P. Rodriguez Shield: 1960, 1999, 2002 (3 total)

Most Games
371 - Mel Whinnen (1960-1977)

Most Goals
1196 - Ted Tyson (1930-1941, 1945)

League Top Goalkickers
W.Duffy (15) 1894; H.Loel (N/A) 1898, (50) 1899, (45) 1901 & (35) 1902; A.Daly (30) 1900; T.McNamara (32) 1903; E.Bellion (30) 1911; E.Flemming (50) 1925; F.Hopkins (79) 1930; E.Tyson (96) 1932 & (126) 1936; E.Brunton (94) 1942; W.Baker (91) 1945; R.Scott (141) 1951 & (83) 1955; R.Evans (97) 1963; P.Smith (84) 1973; A.Strijk (51) 2018; T.Keitel (50) (20 total)

Sandover Medalists
H.Boyd 1922; J.Gosnell 1924; J.Craig 1927; E.J.Flemming 1930; E.O'Keefe 1940; L.Bowen 1942; J.Loughridge 1946; F.Buttsworth 1951; B.Foley 1959; R.West 1992; N.Mildenhall 1993; A.Black 2014 (12 total)

Headquarters
Kennedya Dr, Joondalup, WA 6027

Postal Address
PO Box 11, Joondalup, WA, 6027

Phone: (08) 9300 3611 

Email
reception@falconsfc.com.au

Website
westperthfc.com.au

West Perth



"Under Farmer, West Perth in 1969 developed a fast, open, play-on brand of football similar in style to that produced by Geelong in the VFL, or Sturt in South Australia. The club’s training regime maximised physical fitness, endeavoured to habituate players to the sorts of psychological pressure and physical duress they could anticipate during matches, and inculcated in them the importance of making the best possible decision, from a range of alternatives, whenever they gained possession of the ball ... "

  • John Devaney is dazzled by the glittering history of West Perth, winner of 19 WAFL premierships

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2024 Season (WAFL) Fixture

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West Perth's 2024 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H West Perth        vs Claremont          AJO Mar 28 (Thu, 7:10)  
2 H West Perth        vs Perth          AJO Apr 6 (Sat, 4:00)  
3 A West Perth        vs Subiaco          LEE Apr 13 (Sat, 2:10)  
4 West Perth       Bye        
5 H West Perth        vs South Fremantle          AJO Apr 27 (Sat, 7:00)  
6 A West Perth        vs Peel Thunder          RUS May 4 (Sat, 2:30)  
7 H West Perth        vs West Coast Reserves          AJO May 11 (Sat, 6:10)  
8 A West Perth        vs Swan Districts          BAS May 25 (Sat, 2:30)  
9 H West Perth        vs East Perth          AJO Jun 3 (Mon, 2:10)  
10 A West Perth        vs East Fremantle          EFO Jun 8 (Sat, 2:30)  
11 West Perth       Bye        
12 H West Perth        vs Peel Thunder          AJO Jun 22 (Sat, 2:30)  
13 A West Perth        vs Perth          LAT Jun 29 (Sat, 2:30)  
14 H West Perth        vs Swan Districts          AJO Jul 6 (Sat, 4:10)  
15 A West Perth        vs West Coast Reserves          LAT Jul 13 (Sat, 11:10)  
16 H West Perth        vs East Fremantle          AJO Jul 20 (Sat, 4:10)  
17 West Perth       Bye        
18 A West Perth        vs East Perth          LEE Aug 3 (Sat, 2:30)  
19 A West Perth        vs Claremont          CLM Aug 10 (Sat, 2:30)  
20 H West Perth        vs Subiaco          AJO Aug 16 (Fri, 7:10)  
21 A West Perth        vs South Fremantle          FRE Aug 24 (Sat, 2:30)  
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.