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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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1979 Season (WANFL) Fixture

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West Perth's 1979 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 3.25.814.1315.16 106 WON Subiaco 4.111.711.813.14 92 14 LEE Mar 31 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2 A West Perth 2.67.79.711.10 76 LOST South Fremantle 5.78.1212.1517.19 121 -45 FRE Apr 7 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 A West Perth 1.43.84.125.12 42 LOST Claremont 2.66.119.1519.25 139 -97 CLM Apr 16 (Mon, 12:00) Scores
4 H West Perth 3.24.69.1114.15 99 LOST Perth 4.210.512.916.11 107 -8 LEE Apr 21 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
5 A West Perth 3.57.613.817.12 114 LOST East Fremantle 3.57.1311.1618.24 132 -18 EFO Apr 28 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
6 H West Perth 3.412.814.1119.13 127 LOST Swan Districts 7.410.612.1321.14 140 -13 LEE May 5 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
7 A West Perth 2.24.55.77.10 52 LOST East Perth 3.79.1115.1321.18 144 -92 POV May 12 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
8 A West Perth 1.66.119.1213.17 95 LOST Subiaco 6.38.714.818.12 120 -25 SUB May 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 H West Perth 3.43.95.128.13 61 LOST South Fremantle 6.416.919.1128.19 187 -126 LEE May 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 H West Perth 3.25.910.1313.16 94 LOST Claremont 6.67.914.916.10 106 -12 LEE Jun 2 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
11 A West Perth 4.17.59.912.15 87 LOST Perth 5.413.620.925.12 162 -75 LAT Jun 9 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
12 H West Perth 6.69.1010.1412.16 88 WON East Fremantle 1.24.67.910.11 71 17 LEE Jun 16 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 A West Perth 0.25.38.515.9 99 WON Swan Districts 4.97.1311.1713.20 98 1 BAS Jun 23 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 H West Perth 5.27.410.812.11 83 LOST East Perth 0.65.139.1812.19 91 -8 LEE Jun 30 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 H West Perth 6.810.1218.1619.17 131 WON Subiaco 3.07.29.415.7 97 34 LEE Jul 14 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 A West Perth 5.56.812.1314.17 101 LOST South Fremantle 1.77.1214.1418.17 125 -24 FRE Jul 21 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
17 A West Perth 6.46.89.1212.14 86 LOST Claremont 2.010.615.921.16 142 -56 CLM Jul 28 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
18 H West Perth 3.17.48.1010.16 76 LOST Perth 4.29.818.923.13 151 -75 LEE Aug 4 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
19 A West Perth 5.19.813.1119.12 126 LOST East Fremantle 4.713.1122.1532.23 215 -89 EFO Aug 11 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
20 H West Perth 3.46.510.710.8 68 LOST Swan Districts 5.89.1015.1320.22 142 -74 LEE Aug 18 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
21 A West Perth 1.44.96.1311.15 81 LOST East Perth 4.39.312.814.11 95 -14 POV Aug 25 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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