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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. Hasler

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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1997 Season (WR) Fixture

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West Perth's 1997 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 3.17.78.911.9 75 LOST East Fremantle 3.45.78.1011.15 81 -6 AJO Mar 31 (Mon, 12:00) Scores
2 A West Perth 2.15.26.38.5 53 LOST Swan Districts 3.68.1313.1620.19 139 -86 BAS Apr 5 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 H West Perth 2.54.97.108.14 62 LOST East Perth 3.38.712.914.13 97 -35 HAN Apr 12 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
4 H West Perth 2.18.412.715.13 103 WON Subiaco 2.32.36.48.9 57 46 AJO Apr 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
5 H West Perth 7.413.1218.1627.23 185 WON Peel Thunder 4.46.97.109.11 65 120 AJO Apr 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
6 A West Perth 3.28.510.613.9 87 WON Perth 3.64.98.1010.11 71 16 LAT May 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
7 West Perth       Bye        
8 H West Perth 4.36.59.1018.12 120 WON Swan Districts 4.38.710.710.12 72 48 AJO May 17 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 A West Perth 1.15.78.1014.12 96 WON Claremont 4.54.76.98.11 59 37 CLM May 24 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 H West Perth 4.37.512.614.8 92 LOST East Perth 3.28.612.1219.14 128 -36 AJO Jun 2 (Mon, 12:00) Scores
11 A West Perth 4.47.714.818.11 119 WON East Fremantle 1.13.39.410.5 65 54 EFO Jun 7 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
12 A West Perth 3.17.48.814.10 94 WON South Fremantle 5.16.48.59.6 60 34 FRE Jun 14 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 H West Perth 3.49.712.1317.23 125 WON Subiaco 1.72.84.95.10 40 85 AJO Jun 21 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 West Perth       Bye        
15 A West Perth 4.48.610.714.10 94 WON Claremont 2.23.33.68.9 57 37 CLM Jul 5 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 H West Perth 4.38.510.614.8 92 LOST Perth 5.49.412.818.9 117 -25 AJO Jul 12 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
17 H West Perth 4.06.27.310.5 65 LOST East Fremantle 1.49.714.1323.18 156 -91 AJO Jul 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
18 H West Perth 2.24.55.117.15 57 LOST South Fremantle 7.111.814.1215.15 105 -48 AJO Jul 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
19 A West Perth 1.01.54.79.9 63 LOST Subiaco 5.48.413.518.9 117 -54 SUB Aug 2 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
20 A West Perth 2.24.76.88.12 60 WON Peel Thunder 3.04.05.26.5 41 19 RUS Aug 9 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
21 H West Perth 1.36.117.1812.18 90 WON Claremont 1.71.84.125.14 44 46 AJO Aug 16 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
22 A West Perth 2.16.28.311.3 69 LOST East Perth 7.39.512.819.9 123 -54 POV Aug 23 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
23 West Perth       Bye        
 

Footnotes

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