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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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2003 Season (WAFL) Fixture

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East Perth's 2003 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 A East Perth 3.29.312.317.3 105 DRAW Swan Districts 2.48.613.1215.15 105 0 BOV Mar 22 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2 A East Perth 6.19.210.716.11 107 WON West Perth 4.15.29.212.3 75 32 AJO Mar 29 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 East Perth       Bye        
4 A East Perth 2.311.612.918.14 122 WON Claremont 1.12.34.84.8 32 90 CLM Apr 13 (Sun, 12:00) Scores
5 H East Perth 4.211.615.919.12 126 WON East Fremantle 6.07.09.212.7 79 47 SUB Apr 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
6 A East Perth 3.26.615.919.11 125 WON Perth 0.43.106.1011.13 79 46 LAT Apr 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
7 H East Perth 4.613.817.1227.16 178 WON Peel Thunder 4.14.47.412.6 78 100 LEE May 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
8 A East Perth 4.212.514.625.9 159 WON Swan Districts 2.33.38.812.9 81 78 BAS May 11 (Sun, 12:00) Scores
9 H East Perth 4.66.713.913.12 90 WON South Fremantle 1.04.38.612.9 81 9 LEE May 17 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 A East Perth 4.18.512.917.14 116 WON Subiaco 6.111.313.314.3 87 29 SUB May 25 (Sun, 12:00) Scores
11 H East Perth 3.25.48.512.6 78 LOST West Perth 2.56.89.1113.13 91 -13 LEE Jun 2 (Mon, 12:00) Scores
12 East Perth       Bye        
13 H East Perth 1.24.67.88.8 56 LOST Claremont 1.23.65.98.12 60 -4 LEE Jun 14 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 A East Perth 2.26.29.312.7 79 WON East Fremantle 3.16.49.511.7 73 6 EFO Jun 28 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 H East Perth 3.16.37.612.10 82 LOST Perth 5.210.315.517.6 108 -26 LEE Jul 6 (Sun, 12:00) Scores
16 A East Perth 5.59.916.1322.20 152 WON Peel Thunder 0.20.23.23.4 22 130 RUS Jul 12 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
17 H East Perth 3.46.1011.1320.15 135 WON Swan Districts 1.63.74.98.10 58 77 LEE Jul 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
18 A East Perth 5.37.413.714.11 95 WON South Fremantle 1.16.69.714.8 92 3 FRE Jul 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
19 H East Perth 5.38.611.1015.15 105 WON Subiaco 2.23.46.68.7 55 50 LEE Aug 3 (Sun, 12:00) Scores
20 A East Perth 0.10.50.50.9 9 LOST West Perth 2.84.96.127.13 55 -46 AJO Aug 10 (Sun, 12:00) Scores
21 East Perth       Bye        
22 H East Perth 3.15.28.510.5 65 LOST Claremont 2.16.48.610.10 70 -5 LEE Aug 23 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
23 A East Perth 1.24.76.98.11 59 LOST East Fremantle 4.26.510.912.9 81 -22 EFO Aug 30 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
1SF H East Perth 4.35.59.711.8 74 WON Claremont 1.34.54.76.9 45 29 SUB Sep 7 (Sun, 12:00) Scores
PF H East Perth 4.14.47.59.8 62 LOST West Perth 1.510.911.1516.22 118 -56 SUB Sep 14 (Sun, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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