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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) 1906–2024

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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1927 Season (WAFL) Fixture

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East Perth's 1927 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H East Perth 2.16.37.1018.11 119 WON Claremont 2.43.75.116.13 49 70 POV Apr 23 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2 East Perth       Bye        
3 H East Perth 3.45.85.127.13 55 WON West Perth 1.14.36.77.10 52 3 POV May 7 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
4 A East Perth 3.38.510.713.10 88 WON South Fremantle 3.46.89.1211.12 78 10 FRE May 14 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
5 H East Perth 0.00.00.07.14 56 LOST East Fremantle 0.00.00.015.11 101 -45 POV May 18 (Wed, 12:00) Scores
6 A East Perth 3.75.87.108.12 60 LOST Perth 0.23.54.59.7 61 -1 WAC May 21 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
7 A East Perth 3.46.119.149.17 71 WON Subiaco 4.36.48.59.7 61 10 SUB May 28 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
8 A East Perth 8.19.414.1318.16 124 WON Claremont 3.48.108.128.14 62 62 CLM Jun 4 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 East Perth       Bye        
10 A East Perth 2.32.46.109.12 66 LOST West Perth 2.46.47.614.8 92 -26 LEE Jun 11 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
11 H East Perth 4.05.56.59.6 60 WON South Fremantle 1.44.56.86.9 45 15 POV Jun 18 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
12 A East Perth 2.29.410.613.9 87 WON East Fremantle 4.25.58.89.10 64 23 FRE Jun 25 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 H East Perth 3.45.68.811.10 76 WON Perth 2.24.46.69.9 63 13 POV Jul 2 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 H East Perth 0.01.33.65.13 43 WON Subiaco 1.42.55.95.11 41 2 POV Jul 9 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 A East Perth 7.68.914.1317.19 121 WON Claremont 1.15.86.89.13 67 54 CLM Jul 23 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 East Perth       Bye        
17 H East Perth 5.59.69.712.11 83 WON West Perth 4.37.611.712.9 81 2 POV Aug 6 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
18 H East Perth 2.63.88.149.15 69 WON South Fremantle 2.05.16.17.2 44 25 POV Aug 13 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
19 A East Perth 1.25.38.68.7 55 LOST East Fremantle 3.47.48.710.10 70 -15 FRE Aug 27 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
20 H East Perth 4.18.49.617.10 112 WON Perth 3.34.37.98.10 58 54 POV Sep 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
21 A East Perth 2.18.38.312.5 77 WON Subiaco 4.57.511.911.10 76 1 LEE Sep 10 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2SF A East Perth 2.23.87.911.11 77 WON Subiaco 0.40.73.106.15 51 26 LEE Sep 24 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
PF A East Perth 3.36.48.99.12 66 LOST South Fremantle 2.34.69.812.9 81 -15 SUB Oct 1 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
GF A East Perth 3.44.68.810.12 72 WON South Fremantle 1.14.66.87.9 51 21 SUB Oct 8 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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