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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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2007 Season (WAFL) Fixture

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East Perth's 2007 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 2.26.310.619.8 122 WON West Perth 1.97.911.1114.14 98 24 AJO Mar 24 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2 A East Perth 3.96.1110.2016.23 119 WON Swan Districts 2.26.47.610.9 69 50 BAS Mar 31 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 H East Perth 3.53.109.1112.13 85 LOST Claremont 4.27.77.913.13 91 -6 LEE Apr 9 (Mon, 12:00) Scores
4 H East Perth 4.612.916.1323.17 155 WON Peel Thunder 5.19.315.518.6 114 41 LEE Apr 14 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
5 A East Perth 2.34.55.710.10 70 LOST South Fremantle 7.210.214.615.10 100 -30 FRE Apr 20 (Fri, 12:00) Scores
6 A East Perth 4.37.58.811.11 77 LOST Perth 3.26.69.713.10 88 -11 LAT Apr 28 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
7 East Perth       Bye        
8 H East Perth 5.37.410.711.8 74 WON East Fremantle 1.25.47.68.12 60 14 LEE May 12 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 A East Perth 1.03.28.214.8 92 WON Subiaco 3.410.711.813.11 89 3 LEE May 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 H East Perth 3.34.65.119.14 68 LOST West Perth 4.49.1113.1717.22 124 -56 LEE Jun 4 (Mon, 12:00) Scores
11 H East Perth 5.19.311.617.8 110 WON Swan Districts 3.57.711.1214.12 96 14 LEE Jun 9 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
12 A East Perth 2.16.19.112.2 74 LOST Claremont 3.46.77.914.12 96 -22 CLM Jun 16 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 A East Perth 4.27.510.511.6 72 LOST Peel Thunder 5.67.79.1013.12 90 -18 RUS Jun 23 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 H East Perth 4.610.912.1113.13 91 LOST South Fremantle 1.24.511.718.10 118 -27 LEE Jun 30 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 H East Perth 1.33.710.1113.14 92 WON Perth 1.95.127.1412.16 88 4 LEE Jul 7 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 East Perth       Bye        
17 A East Perth 3.43.89.1115.15 105 WON East Fremantle 4.311.913.1213.17 95 10 EFO Jul 21 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
18 A East Perth 5.26.810.1213.14 92 WON West Perth 1.23.84.107.14 56 36 AJO Jul 28 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
19 H East Perth 1.31.44.65.8 38 LOST Subiaco 4.312.814.1322.16 148 -110 LEE Aug 4 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
20 A East Perth 11.315.622.1727.17 179 WON Peel Thunder 4.211.613.717.9 111 68 RUS Aug 11 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
21 East Perth       Bye        
22 H East Perth 3.36.310.712.11 83 LOST Claremont 6.313.819.1124.17 161 -78 LEE Aug 25 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
23 H East Perth 5.312.318.926.12 168 WON Swan Districts 5.27.49.613.8 86 82 LEE Sep 1 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
1SF A East Perth 3.25.55.88.9 57 LOST South Fremantle 2.16.212.416.10 106 -49 FRE Sep 9 (Sun, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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