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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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1982 Season (WAFL) Fixture

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East Perth's 1982 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 3.77.1213.1616.20 116 LOST Claremont 6.212.415.420.9 129 -13 CLM Mar 27 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2 H East Perth 6.310.611.717.9 111 LOST Swan Districts 7.510.617.620.25 145 -34 POV Apr 4 (Sun, 12:00) Scores
3 A East Perth 6.09.710.917.9 111 WON Perth 2.36.58.79.8 62 49 LAT Apr 10 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
4 H East Perth 6.69.819.1326.15 171 WON West Perth 4.313.517.724.7 151 20 POV Apr 17 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
5 H East Perth 3.19.613.1018.15 123 WON South Fremantle 5.66.714.1016.11 107 16 SUB Apr 24 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
6 A East Perth 5.106.1015.1119.13 127 WON East Fremantle 0.26.510.717.9 111 16 EFO May 1 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
7 H East Perth 2.33.57.914.13 97 WON Subiaco 4.28.79.1213.15 93 4 POV May 8 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
8 H East Perth 3.54.66.1011.11 77 LOST Claremont 1.57.118.1513.19 97 -20 POV May 15 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 A East Perth 3.711.912.1216.15 111 LOST Swan Districts 2.58.716.1222.16 148 -37 BAS May 22 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 H East Perth 3.310.616.1120.13 133 WON Perth 3.49.610.812.11 83 50 POV May 29 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
11 A East Perth 3.06.210.513.10 88 LOST West Perth 5.38.109.1514.20 104 -16 LEE Jun 5 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
12 H East Perth 5.410.1214.1719.21 135 WON South Fremantle 4.45.69.1114.12 96 39 POV Jun 12 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 H East Perth 5.67.910.1119.13 127 WON East Fremantle 0.31.83.149.16 70 57 SUB Jun 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 A East Perth 4.57.911.1213.14 92 WON Subiaco 2.35.67.811.13 79 13 SUB Jun 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 A East Perth 1.14.39.414.6 90 WON Claremont 3.54.108.1811.21 87 3 CLM Jul 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 H East Perth 2.17.511.812.9 81 LOST Swan Districts 5.16.29.415.11 101 -20 POV Jul 10 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
17 A East Perth 9.511.720.1024.13 157 WON Perth 4.412.816.1122.11 143 14 LAT Jul 24 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
18 H East Perth 3.29.614.1314.18 102 LOST West Perth 3.37.412.518.8 116 -14 POV Jul 31 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
19 A East Perth 2.43.67.814.10 94 LOST South Fremantle 4.212.817.1320.20 140 -46 FRE Aug 7 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
20 A East Perth 5.39.812.1220.16 136 WON East Fremantle 3.53.89.910.16 76 60 EFO Aug 14 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
21 H East Perth 5.315.519.825.15 165 WON Subiaco 1.62.107.1312.16 88 77 POV Aug 21 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
1SF H East Perth 5.47.118.1416.16 112 LOST West Perth 4.610.717.1327.18 180 -68 SUB Aug 28 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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