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KEY FACTS

Official name
West Perth Football Club

Known as
West Perth

Nickname
Falcons

Nickname
Cardinals

Former name
Victorians, Metropolitans

Formed
1885 (as Victorians; merged with West Australian Football Club and renamed Metropolitans in 1889; renamed West Perth in 1891)

Colours
Red and blue

Associated clubs
West Perth Reserves; West Perth U19s; West Australian; Metropolitans; Victorians; West Perth Reserves WFC; West Perth WFC

Affiliation (Current)
West Australian Football League (WAFL) 1891–2025

Home Ground
Arena Joondalup

WAFL Premierships
1897, 1899, 1901, 1905, 1932, 1934-35, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1951, 1960, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2013, 2022 (20 total)

Senior Premierships
WA State Premierships - 1905 (1 total); R.P. Rodriguez Shield: 1960, 1999, 2002 (3 total)

Most Games
371 - Mel Whinnen (1960-1977)

Most Goals
1196 - Ted Tyson (1930-1941, 1945)

League Top Goalkickers
W.Duffy (15) 1894; H.Loel (N/A) 1898, (50) 1899, (45) 1901 & (35) 1902; A.Daly (30) 1900; T.McNamara (32) 1903; E.Bellion (30) 1911; E.Flemming (50) 1925; F.Hopkins (79) 1930; E.Tyson (96) 1932 & (126) 1936; E.Brunton (94) 1942; W.Baker (91) 1945; R.Scott (141) 1951 & (83) 1955; R.Evans (97) 1963; P.Smith (84) 1973; A.Strijk (51) 2018; T.Keitel (50) (20 total)

Sandover Medalists
H.Boyd 1922; J.Gosnell 1924; J.Craig 1927; E.J.Flemming 1930; E.O'Keefe 1940; L.Bowen 1942; J.Loughridge 1946; F.Buttsworth 1951; B.Foley 1959; R.West 1992; N.Mildenhall 1993; A.Black 2014 (12 total)

Headquarters
Kennedya Dr, Joondalup, WA 6027

Postal Address
PO Box 11, Joondalup, WA, 6027

Phone: (08) 9300 3611 

Email
reception@falconsfc.com.au

Website
westperthfc.com.au

President
L.A. Roper

West Perth



"Under Farmer, West Perth in 1969 developed a fast, open, play-on brand of football similar in style to that produced by Geelong in the VFL, or Sturt in South Australia. The club’s training regime maximised physical fitness, endeavoured to habituate players to the sorts of psychological pressure and physical duress they could anticipate during matches, and inculcated in them the importance of making the best possible decision, from a range of alternatives, whenever they gained possession of the ball ... "

  • John Devaney is dazzled by the glittering history of West Perth, winner of 19 WAFL premierships

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1975 Season (WANFL) Fixture

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West Perth's 1975 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H West Perth 5.410.912.1213.13 91 LOST East Perth 1.43.910.1114.13 97 -6 LEE Apr 5 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2 H West Perth 2.34.510.914.16 100 WON East Fremantle 3.15.210.412.5 77 23 LEE Apr 12 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 A West Perth 2.26.410.514.9 93 WON Claremont 4.37.79.109.12 66 27 CLM Apr 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
4 A West Perth 7.410.814.1014.11 95 WON Subiaco 1.24.85.1010.13 73 22 SUB Apr 25 (Fri, 12:00) Scores
5 H West Perth 2.36.512.818.10 118 WON Perth 2.67.138.1513.19 97 21 LEE May 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
6 A West Perth 3.35.58.818.12 120 WON Swan Districts 2.24.47.59.6 60 60 BAS May 10 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
7 H West Perth 4.111.713.1118.15 123 WON South Fremantle 4.44.75.109.13 67 56 LEE May 17 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
8 H West Perth 1.64.128.1713.19 97 WON Claremont 6.08.09.113.3 81 16 LEE May 24 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 A West Perth 3.38.511.617.7 109 WON East Perth 3.16.611.813.11 89 20 POV Jun 2 (Mon, 12:00) Scores
10 A West Perth 1.56.810.916.12 108 LOST East Fremantle 4.68.813.1318.16 124 -16 EFO Jun 7 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
11 H West Perth 7.411.1016.1718.21 129 WON Subiaco 3.45.510.614.10 94 35 LEE Jun 14 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
12 A West Perth 2.15.46.69.7 61 LOST Perth 7.111.914.1318.16 124 -63 LAT Jun 21 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 H West Perth 3.311.415.620.9 129 WON Swan Districts 4.16.36.610.11 71 58 LEE Jun 28 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 A West Perth 3.15.28.513.7 85 LOST South Fremantle 1.28.913.1015.19 109 -24 FRE Jul 12 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 A West Perth 2.44.55.108.14 62 LOST East Perth 3.310.912.1316.20 116 -54 POV Jul 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 H West Perth 7.77.1411.1814.23 107 WON East Fremantle 2.16.68.99.13 67 40 LEE Jul 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
17 A West Perth 2.39.812.1315.18 108 WON Claremont 4.55.68.1013.10 88 20 CLM Aug 2 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
18 A West Perth 2.24.128.1710.22 82 LOST Subiaco 3.54.612.814.10 94 -12 SUB Aug 9 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
19 H West Perth 3.56.711.1013.14 92 WON Perth 1.13.27.412.5 77 15 LEE Aug 16 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
20 A West Perth 1.12.23.65.9 39 LOST Swan Districts 6.110.617.822.13 145 -106 BAS Aug 23 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
21 H West Perth 5.58.713.1320.19 139 WON South Fremantle 3.58.913.1116.14 110 29 LEE Aug 30 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2SF A West Perth 4.812.1116.1620.22 142 WON Swan Districts 1.62.116.148.16 64 78 SUB Sep 13 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
GF H West Perth 5.19.613.1223.17 155 WON South Fremantle 3.24.67.87.9 51 104 SUB Sep 27 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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