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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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1933 Season (WANFL) Fixture

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East Perth's 1933 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A East Perth 3.56.811.1011.11 77 LOST East Fremantle 1.57.99.1313.16 94 -17 FRE Apr 29 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2 A East Perth 6.510.713.1217.14 116 WON Perth 4.05.37.68.9 57 59 WAC May 6 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 H East Perth 2.35.67.1114.22 106 WON Claremont 2.37.610.911.9 75 31 POV May 13 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
4 H East Perth 7.38.614.1320.17 137 WON South Fremantle 1.03.14.47.5 47 90 POV May 20 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
5 A East Perth 2.06.76.711.11 77 WON Subiaco 5.86.107.197.20 62 15 SUB May 27 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
6 A East Perth 1.23.33.57.8 50 LOST West Perth 5.16.17.510.10 70 -20 POV Jun 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
7 East Perth       Bye        
8 H East Perth 5.137.139.1612.21 93 LOST East Fremantle 2.25.1013.1316.14 110 -17 POV Jun 17 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 H East Perth 4.58.712.1217.15 117 WON Perth 2.26.410.916.12 108 9 POV Jun 24 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 A East Perth 4.24.310.613.6 84 WON Claremont 4.09.411.412.9 81 3 CLM Jul 1 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
11 A East Perth 4.54.713.1314.13 97 WON South Fremantle 3.24.118.1212.21 93 4 FRE Jul 8 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
12 H East Perth 3.46.612.1016.12 108 WON Subiaco 4.75.166.1711.20 86 22 POV Jul 15 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 A East Perth 1.67.711.913.13 91 LOST West Perth 3.48.1010.1114.12 96 -5 LEE Jul 22 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 East Perth       Bye        
15 A East Perth 1.44.107.1411.14 80 LOST East Fremantle 7.611.815.1220.20 140 -60 FRE Aug 5 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 A East Perth 3.24.411.613.8 86 LOST Perth 2.210.711.913.17 95 -9 WAC Aug 12 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
17 A East Perth 3.47.69.914.17 101 WON Claremont 3.14.59.69.6 60 41 CLM Aug 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
18 East Perth       Bye        
19 H East Perth 3.55.610.911.13 79 LOST Subiaco 2.26.58.915.11 101 -22 POV Sep 2 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
20 H East Perth 3.37.38.49.5 59 LOST West Perth 2.44.55.88.14 62 -3 POV Sep 9 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
21 H East Perth 0.24.87.810.12 72 LOST South Fremantle 1.74.109.1412.17 89 -17 POV Sep 16 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
1SF A East Perth 3.35.66.98.14 62 LOST Subiaco 4.45.89.1212.15 87 -25 LEE Sep 23 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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