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KEY FACTS

Official name
Subiaco Football Club

Known as
Subiaco

Nickname
Lions (formerly Maroons)

Formed
1896

Colours
Maroon and gold

Associated clubs
Subiaco Reserves; Subiaco U19s; Subiaco WFC

Affiliation (Current)
West Australian Football League (WAFL) 1901–2025

Home Ground
Leederville Oval

WAFL Premierships
1912, 1913, 1915, 1924, 1973, 1986, 1988, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014-15, 2018-19, 2021 (16 total)

Senior Premierships
WA State Premierships: 1913, 1924 (2 total); First Rate Junior Association: 1898, 1900 (2 total); R.P. Rodriguez Shield: 1970, 1973, 1986, 1995, 2003, 2005-6, 2008, 2014-15, 2017-18 (12 total)

Most Games
260 - Neil Taylor (1975-1989)

Most Goals
1212 - Austin Robertson Jnr (1962-1974)

League Top Goalkickers
H.Limb (40) 1913 & (46) 1915; P.Rodriguez (36) 1920; D.Glass (83) 1957; A.Robertson (89) 1962, (96) 1964, (162) 1968, (114) 1969, (116) 1970, (111) 1971, (98) 1972; T.Breman (111) 1987 & (75) 1988; J.Heatley (111) 1993 & (123) 1995; T.Ridley (77) 1998; B.Smith (84) 2003, (109) 2004, (126) 2007 & (104) 2008; L.Oakley (83) 2005; S.Yarran (54) 2015; L.Ryan (71) 2017; B.Sokol (51) (24 total)

Sandover Medalists
Tom Outridge 1921; John Leonard 1926 & 1929; Lou Daily 1935; Haydn Bunton 1938, 1939 & 1941; Ian Dargie 1991 & 1994; Richard Ambrose 2000; Allistair Pickett 2004; Matt Priddis 2006; Lachlan Delahunty 2019 (9 medallists/13 medals)

Headquarters
246 Vincent Street, Leederville, WA 6007

Postal Address
PO Box 52, Subiaco, WA, 6008

Phone: (08) 9208 9999 

Email
info@subiacofc.com.au

Website
sfclions.com.au

President
L.A. Perkins

Subiaco



"Desperate measures were clearly called for, but what the Subiaco committee eventually came up with bordered on the outlandish. In August 1937, after watching the visiting VFL players in training prior to the Perth Carnival, former champion ruckman, now club secretary, Tom Outridge was vocal in his admiration of three men in particular: Fitzroy rover Haydn Bunton, Geelong utility Les Hardiman, and Carlton half forward Keith Shea. Half jokingly, he suggested to his companions that it would be nice to all three them fronting up for Subiaco at some stage ... "

  • Despite a 49-year premiership drought at one point, Subiaco's history is an impressive one, as John Devaney writes

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1978 Season (WANFL) Fixture

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Subiaco's 1978 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H Subiaco 7.213.515.819.10 124 WON West Perth 5.17.810.1613.25 103 21 SUB Mar 25 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2 A Subiaco 2.59.1010.1412.17 89 LOST Perth 5.18.213.820.11 131 -42 LAT Apr 1 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 H Subiaco 5.19.410.512.9 81 LOST East Perth 3.56.710.1616.18 114 -33 SUB Apr 8 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
4 A Subiaco 1.37.611.614.11 95 LOST South Fremantle 8.613.1121.1723.19 157 -62 FRE Apr 15 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
5 H Subiaco 6.712.1217.1621.24 150 WON Swan Districts 1.33.95.177.20 62 88 SUB Apr 22 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
6 A Subiaco 2.26.88.1511.15 81 LOST Claremont 5.210.316.524.10 154 -73 CLM Apr 29 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
7 H Subiaco 4.410.417.1524.22 166 WON East Fremantle 9.412.717.1221.15 141 25 SUB May 6 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
8 A Subiaco 2.34.77.119.16 70 LOST West Perth 7.313.419.724.10 154 -84 LEE May 13 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 H Subiaco 0.61.127.178.21 69 LOST Perth 8.610.1214.1715.19 109 -40 SUB May 20 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 H Subiaco 4.46.711.1014.13 97 LOST South Fremantle 3.110.513.1121.16 142 -45 SUB May 27 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
11 A Subiaco 1.22.62.86.8 44 LOST East Perth 11.416.418.921.14 140 -96 POV Jun 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
12 A Subiaco 4.49.612.1016.13 109 LOST Swan Districts 3.211.623.826.13 169 -60 BAS Jun 17 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 H Subiaco 2.34.115.1310.18 78 LOST Claremont 6.58.1214.2116.26 122 -44 SUB Jun 24 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 A Subiaco 1.18.48.410.6 66 LOST East Fremantle 7.48.617.923.14 152 -86 EFO Jul 1 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 H Subiaco 6.09.213.713.10 88 WON West Perth 2.85.125.1810.23 83 5 SUB Jul 8 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 A Subiaco 5.310.511.916.9 105 LOST Perth 2.68.1015.1324.21 165 -60 LAT Jul 22 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
17 H Subiaco 2.14.49.810.10 70 LOST East Perth 2.35.69.820.11 131 -61 SUB Jul 29 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
18 A Subiaco 2.23.55.107.15 57 LOST South Fremantle 4.47.99.2013.30 108 -51 FRE Aug 5 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
19 H Subiaco 4.57.1113.1315.15 105 LOST Swan Districts 1.76.1312.1818.22 130 -25 SUB Aug 12 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
20 A Subiaco 3.04.26.312.4 76 LOST Claremont 7.715.1221.2029.30 204 -128 CLM Aug 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
21 H Subiaco 3.38.1011.1218.15 123 WON East Fremantle 5.49.913.1516.15 111 12 SUB Aug 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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