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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

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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1947 Season (WANFL) Fixture

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West Perth's 1947 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H West Perth 4.66.1010.1216.14 110 WON East Perth 0.44.56.107.14 56 54 LEE Apr 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2 A West Perth 1.13.83.105.12 42 LOST South Fremantle 7.410.718.1221.17 143 -101 FRE May 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 A West Perth 8.49.412.1514.17 101 WON Swan Districts 2.28.510.713.11 89 12 BAS May 10 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
4 A West Perth 3.126.139.1710.20 80 WON Subiaco 2.07.27.59.6 60 20 SUB May 17 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
5 H West Perth 5.38.713.815.9 99 WON Perth 3.47.77.88.14 62 37 LEE May 24 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
6 A West Perth 4.47.79.913.12 90 WON East Fremantle 3.43.68.149.17 71 19 SUB Jun 2 (Mon, 12:00) Scores
7 A West Perth 3.83.84.135.13 43 LOST Claremont 3.17.97.1111.18 84 -41 SUB Jun 7 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
8 A West Perth 2.07.311.612.6 78 WON East Perth 0.22.45.87.11 53 25 POV Jun 14 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 H West Perth 3.28.512.1216.13 109 LOST South Fremantle 2.25.511.818.11 119 -10 LEE Jun 21 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 H West Perth 2.34.79.1614.19 103 WON Swan Districts 2.22.63.75.9 39 64 LEE Jun 28 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
11 H West Perth 2.24.66.79.9 63 WON Subiaco 4.64.76.107.14 56 7 LEE Jul 5 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
12 A West Perth 0.02.74.86.11 47 WON Perth 3.55.55.86.8 44 3 WAC Jul 12 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 A West Perth 2.24.76.1110.14 74 LOST East Fremantle 1.65.109.1111.15 81 -7 FRE Jul 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 H West Perth 1.67.1011.1116.20 116 WON Claremont 1.34.610.613.6 84 32 LEE Jul 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 A West Perth 4.45.96.1512.17 89 LOST South Fremantle 3.47.713.815.9 99 -10 FRE Aug 16 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 H West Perth 4.39.1218.1622.16 148 WON Swan Districts 2.46.48.512.8 80 68 LEE Aug 23 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
17 H West Perth 6.99.1313.1516.16 112 WON Subiaco 1.17.69.612.10 82 30 LEE Aug 30 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
18 H West Perth 4.36.811.1316.17 113 WON Claremont 3.33.57.69.12 66 47 LEE Sep 6 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
19 H West Perth 4.37.611.711.10 76 WON East Fremantle 4.16.28.28.6 54 22 LEE Sep 13 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2SF A West Perth 3.27.39.813.9 87 LOST South Fremantle 7.311.315.520.8 128 -41 SUB Sep 27 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
PF A West Perth 0.26.712.916.12 108 WON Perth 2.35.511.913.10 88 20 SUB Oct 4 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
GF A West Perth 3.94.109.159.17 71 LOST South Fremantle 1.18.28.413.8 86 -15 SUB Oct 11 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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