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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

President
R.P. Fletcher; B. Nevard

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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1946 Season (WANFL) Fixture

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West Perth's 1946 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A West Perth 3.111.514.719.13 127 WON Perth 4.35.67.1211.13 79 48 WAC Apr 27 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2 A West Perth 2.26.58.1015.13 103 WON South Fremantle 3.36.711.1314.14 98 5 FRE May 4 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 H West Perth 3.46.89.1612.25 97 WON Swan Districts 2.13.45.511.8 74 23 LEE May 11 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
4 A West Perth 2.35.68.1111.13 79 DRAW East Perth 4.35.47.712.7 79 0 POV May 18 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
4 H West Perth 4.111.814.1121.18 144 WON Claremont 8.311.313.416.8 104 40 LEE Jun 8 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
5 H West Perth 4.08.614.820.11 131 WON Subiaco 3.26.27.38.4 52 79 LEE May 25 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
6 A West Perth 2.26.78.810.15 75 LOST East Fremantle 4.35.410.915.9 99 -24 SUB Jun 1 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
8 H West Perth 1.33.88.149.16 70 LOST Perth 0.34.78.915.13 103 -33 LEE Jun 15 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 H West Perth 8.510.912.1213.16 94 WON South Fremantle 1.05.011.214.2 86 8 LEE Jun 22 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 A West Perth 4.39.712.1217.17 119 DRAW Swan Districts 6.38.413.818.11 119 0 BAS Jun 29 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
11 H West Perth 3.25.410.513.10 88 WON East Perth 1.23.84.97.10 52 36 LEE Jul 6 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
12 A West Perth 2.14.35.47.7 49 LOST Subiaco 1.73.105.196.26 62 -13 SUB Jul 13 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 A West Perth 3.33.68.128.13 61 LOST East Fremantle 3.311.911.915.15 105 -44 SUB Jul 20 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 A West Perth 4.16.88.912.12 84 WON Claremont 5.46.57.78.8 56 28 SUB Jul 27 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 A West Perth 3.37.712.1518.20 128 WON Perth 5.17.110.411.6 72 56 SUB Aug 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 A West Perth 4.56.59.1110.15 75 LOST Perth 5.110.515.720.11 131 -56 SUB Aug 10 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
17 H West Perth 4.117.2014.2219.26 140 WON South Fremantle 4.210.311.316.6 102 38 LEE Aug 24 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
18 H West Perth 5.68.1111.1512.16 88 WON Swan Districts 0.11.21.24.4 28 60 LEE Aug 31 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
19 A West Perth 2.89.1513.1619.22 136 WON East Perth 4.05.07.610.6 66 70 POV Sep 7 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2SF A West Perth 4.45.88.910.11 71 LOST East Fremantle 4.37.87.149.21 75 -4 SUB Sep 21 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
PF A West Perth 2.38.78.1112.14 86 WON Subiaco 0.13.34.65.7 37 49 SUB Sep 28 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
GF A West Perth 4.26.57.810.13 73 LOST East Fremantle 1.46.77.1211.13 79 -6 SUB Oct 3 (Thu, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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