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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.J. Brown

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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1985 Season (WAFL) Fixture

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West Perth's 1985 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H West Perth 4.48.513.819.18 132 WON South Fremantle 4.58.1110.1610.22 82 50 LEE Mar 30 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2 A West Perth 7.09.511.915.12 102 LOST Swan Districts 4.411.913.1119.14 128 -26 BAS Apr 8 (Mon, 12:00) Scores
3 A West Perth 4.35.68.610.11 71 LOST Subiaco 7.412.918.1222.13 145 -74 SUB Apr 13 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
4 H West Perth 8.615.1123.1627.17 179 WON Perth 5.39.514.620.6 126 53 LEE Apr 20 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
5 H West Perth 7.211.913.1218.18 126 WON East Perth 6.18.214.816.9 105 21 SUB Apr 27 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
6 A West Perth 3.08.39.59.7 61 LOST East Fremantle 6.411.814.1528.21 189 -128 EFO May 4 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
7 H West Perth 8.114.220.523.7 145 WON Claremont 8.413.917.1020.13 133 12 LEE May 11 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
8 A West Perth 2.64.88.1313.16 94 LOST South Fremantle 2.65.1215.1919.24 138 -44 FRE May 18 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 H West Perth 5.310.813.1015.13 103 WON Subiaco 4.27.49.1212.19 91 12 LEE May 25 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 H West Perth 3.17.511.715.10 100 LOST Swan Districts 5.810.1411.2115.22 112 -12 LEE Jun 1 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
11 H West Perth 4.37.512.716.13 109 LOST East Perth 5.46.1112.1618.18 126 -17 LEE Jun 9 (Sun, 12:00) Scores
12 A West Perth 8.312.418.923.18 156 WON Perth 2.15.38.99.12 66 90 LAT Jun 22 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 H West Perth 4.37.714.1018.17 125 WON East Fremantle 4.49.1113.1218.15 123 2 SUB Jun 29 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 A West Perth 4.58.710.914.11 95 LOST Claremont 3.36.713.916.17 113 -18 CLM Jul 6 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 H West Perth 4.09.413.515.7 97 WON South Fremantle 3.26.510.1011.12 78 19 LEE Jul 13 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 A West Perth 3.611.1217.1321.16 142 LOST Swan Districts 6.312.516.1022.12 144 -2 BAS Jul 20 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
17 A West Perth 2.04.35.610.9 69 LOST Subiaco 5.57.1011.1516.18 114 -45 SUB Jul 27 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
18 H West Perth 7.111.318.526.13 169 WON Perth 6.512.913.1217.14 116 53 LEE Aug 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
19 A West Perth 5.210.514.920.13 133 WON East Perth 3.35.411.1116.16 112 21 POV Aug 10 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
20 A West Perth 3.47.1113.1718.22 130 WON East Fremantle 5.58.1110.1614.19 103 27 EFO Aug 17 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
21 H West Perth 3.311.614.820.10 130 WON Claremont 2.33.35.58.10 58 72 LEE Aug 24 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
1SF A West Perth 4.39.714.819.12 126 LOST Swan Districts 7.312.617.824.14 158 -32 SUB Aug 31 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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