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KEY FACTS

Official name
East Perth Football Club

Known as
East Perth

Nickname
Royals

Former name
Union

Formed
1902 (as Union Football Club)

Colours
Blue and black

Associated clubs
West Coast; East Perth Reserves; East Perth U19s; East Perth WFC

Affiliation (Current)
West Australian Football League (WAFL) 1906–2025

Home Ground
Leederville Oval

WAFL Premierships
1919-20-21-22-23, 1926-27, 1936, 1944, 1956, 1958-59, 1972, 1978, 2000-1-2 (17 total)

Senior Premierships
WA State Premierships: 1919, 1922-23 (3 total); 3rd Rate Association: 1902-03 (2 total); 1st Rate Association: 1904 (1 total); R.P. Rodriguez Shield: 1958-9, 1961, 1966-7, 1969, 1971, 1976, 2000 (9 total)

Most Games
286 - Craig Wulff (2002-2016)

Most Goals
621 - Phil Tierney (1962–1972)

League Top Goalkickers
S.Sloss (30) 1909; H.Campbell (67) 1924, (89) 1926 & (87) 1927; A.Watts (101) 1944*; W.Mose (115) 1958; N.Hawke (114) 1959; P.Tierney (119) 1967; G.Bartlett (69) 1990; T.Wilson (74) 2006; J.Smith (62) 2013 (11 total)

Sandover Medalists
William 'Digger' Thomas 1923; George 'Staunch' Owens 1925; William 'Billy' Thomas 1929; Frank Allen 1950; Graham 'Polly' Farmer 1956, 1957 & 1960; Ted 'Square' Kilmurray 1958; Malcolm Brown 1969; Alan Quartermaine 1975; Peter Spencer 1976 & 1984; Phil Kelly 1978 & 1979; John Ironmonger 1983; David Bain 1988; Brady Anderson 1997; Ryan Turnbull 2001 (14 Medallists/18 Medals)

Headquarters
246 Vincent Street, Leederville, WA 6007

Postal Address
PO Box 447, Leederville, WA, 6903

Phone: (08) 9443 2259 

Email
royals@eastperthfc.com.au

Website
eastperthfc.com.au

East Perth



"Much more importantly, however, the club had firmly re-established itself as one of the competition’s heavyweights, a position it reinforced in 2001 with a convincing second successive premiership. The victims on grand final day on this occasion were East Fremantle’s near neighbours South Fremantle, whom the Royals held to just three points after half time en route to a 17.18 (120) to 5.8 (victory). It was the third occasion East Perth and South Fremantle had met on grand final day, and the third time East Perth had emerged victorious ... "

  • Royal watcher John Devaney looks at the boom-or-bust cycle that has dominated East Perth's history

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1937 Season (WANFL) Fixture

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East Perth's 1937 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H East Perth 1.14.88.1314.13 97 DRAW Claremont 5.78.1312.1613.19 97 0 POV Apr 24 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2 H East Perth 8.313.417.1020.15 135 WON Subiaco 0.14.45.57.7 49 86 POV May 1 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 A East Perth 10.1114.1523.2425.27 177 WON Perth 1.02.54.911.10 76 101 WAC May 3 (Mon, 12:00) Scores
4 H East Perth 2.14.37.38.3 51 DRAW West Perth 2.63.76.77.9 51 0 POV May 8 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
5 A East Perth 0.14.310.411.7 73 LOST Swan Districts 3.35.410.612.9 81 -8 BAS May 15 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
6 H East Perth 4.26.413.1215.13 103 WON South Fremantle 2.16.47.410.7 67 36 POV May 22 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
7 H East Perth 6.19.412.1118.11 119 WON East Fremantle 4.26.27.410.8 68 51 POV May 29 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
8 A East Perth 4.29.510.615.11 101 LOST Claremont 5.48.812.1515.19 109 -8 CLM Jun 5 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 A East Perth 3.211.714.716.12 108 WON Subiaco 5.28.413.616.11 107 1 SUB Jun 7 (Mon, 12:00) Scores
10 H East Perth 4.311.511.1011.11 77 LOST Perth 2.36.68.1111.16 82 -5 POV Jun 12 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
11 A East Perth 5.48.411.415.8 98 WON West Perth 2.45.610.911.14 80 18 LEE Jun 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
12 H East Perth 2.54.58.810.9 69 WON Swan Districts 1.26.36.37.9 51 18 POV Jun 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 A East Perth 2.45.76.1311.16 82 LOST South Fremantle 1.35.1211.1517.17 119 -37 FRE Jul 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 A East Perth 2.85.1612.1714.28 112 WON East Fremantle 2.37.710.1313.14 92 20 FRE Jul 10 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 H East Perth 2.36.610.912.10 82 LOST Claremont 2.36.912.1015.14 104 -22 POV Jul 17 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 A East Perth 4.25.78.1211.15 81 WON Subiaco 4.16.59.510.8 68 13 SUB Jul 24 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
17 A East Perth 3.012.514.619.11 125 WON Perth 7.98.1012.1713.18 96 29 WAC Jul 31 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
18 A East Perth 1.25.85.1010.14 74 LOST West Perth 2.63.811.1111.11 77 -3 LEE Aug 21 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
19 H East Perth 6.78.914.1717.19 121 WON Swan Districts 3.010.411.412.5 77 44 POV Aug 28 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
20 A East Perth 4.310.615.719.11 125 WON South Fremantle 2.36.612.1414.15 99 26 FRP Sep 4 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
21 H East Perth 6.39.512.517.7 109 DRAW East Fremantle 4.47.69.1315.19 109 0 POV Sep 11 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
1SF H East Perth 7.17.310.913.9 87 WON Swan Districts 3.07.27.311.7 73 14 SUB Sep 18 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
PF H East Perth 4.64.85.166.19 55 LOST East Fremantle 1.15.57.811.12 78 -23 SUB Oct 2 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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