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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

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"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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2025 Season (WAFL) Fixture

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East Perth's 2025 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        vs Subiaco          LEE Apr 5 (Sat, 7:10)  
2 H East Perth        vs Swan Districts          LEE Apr 12 (Sat, 7:10)  
3 H East Perth        vs Claremont          LEE Apr 18 (Fri, 7:10)  
4 A East Perth        vs Perth          LAT Apr 26 (Sat, 7:10)  
5 H East Perth        vs Peel Thunder          LEE May 3 (Sat, 2:30)  
6 A East Perth        vs West Coast Reserves          LAT May 10 (Sat, 11:10)  
7 H East Perth        vs East Fremantle          LEE May 24 (Sat, 2:30)  
8 H East Perth        vs West Perth          LEE Jun 2 (Mon, 2:30)  
9 East Perth       Bye        
10 A East Perth        vs South Fremantle          FRE Jun 14 (Sat, 2:30)  
11 H East Perth        vs Subiaco          LEE Jun 21 (Sat, 7:10)  
12 A East Perth        vs Swan Districts          BAS Jun 28 (Sat, 2:30)  
13 A East Perth        vs Peel Thunder          RUS Jul 5 (Sat, 3:10)  
14 H East Perth        vs Perth          LEE Jul 12 (Sat, 2:30)  
15 East Perth       Bye        
16 A East Perth        vs West Perth          AJO Jul 26 (Sat, 3:10)  
17 H East Perth        vs West Coast Reserves          LEE Aug 2 (Sat, 2:30)  
18 H East Perth        vs South Fremantle          LEE Aug 9 (Sat, 2:30)  
19 A East Perth        vs East Fremantle          EFO Aug 16 (Sat, 2:30)  
20 A East Perth        vs Claremont          CLM Aug 23 (Sat, 2:30)  
 

Footnotes

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