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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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1935 Season (WANFL) Fixture

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East Perth's 1935 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A East Perth 3.66.810.1211.15 81 LOST West Perth 2.48.713.1217.17 119 -38 LEE May 6 (Mon, 12:00) Scores
2 H East Perth 2.45.78.914.11 95 LOST Subiaco 5.88.1113.1718.19 127 -32 POV May 11 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 A East Perth 4.56.98.1412.17 89 WON Claremont 2.15.46.56.9 45 44 CLM May 18 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
4 H East Perth 2.53.88.2011.22 88 LOST East Fremantle 2.17.87.1015.13 103 -15 POV May 25 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
5 H East Perth 1.16.59.813.11 89 WON Swan Districts 3.45.68.1012.10 82 7 POV Jun 1 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
6 A East Perth 7.614.1218.1924.19 163 WON Perth 3.35.46.912.14 86 77 WAC Jun 8 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
7 H East Perth 3.85.1310.1813.22 100 WON South Fremantle 0.46.108.1210.16 76 24 POV Jun 15 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
8 H East Perth 4.18.612.715.11 101 WON West Perth 2.55.59.1012.12 84 17 POV Jun 29 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 A East Perth 4.410.1111.1212.16 88 LOST Subiaco 7.19.214.415.8 98 -10 SUB Jul 6 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 H East Perth 5.39.711.812.12 84 WON Claremont 2.46.78.1110.15 75 9 POV Jul 13 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
11 A East Perth 3.210.711.1018.16 124 WON East Fremantle 4.96.913.1715.18 108 16 FRE Jul 27 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
12 A East Perth 1.17.69.612.12 84 WON Swan Districts 3.85.109.1610.18 78 6 BAS Aug 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 H East Perth 5.115.1211.1713.17 95 WON Perth 2.27.97.911.12 78 17 POV Aug 10 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 A East Perth 3.75.1710.2012.25 97 LOST South Fremantle 2.23.210.1114.15 99 -2 FRE Aug 17 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 A East Perth 3.44.710.1410.16 76 WON Perth 0.04.56.78.9 57 19 WAC Aug 24 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 H East Perth 6.911.1117.1817.20 122 WON Swan Districts 0.24.56.711.11 77 45 POV Aug 31 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
17 A East Perth 8.316.1020.1527.21 183 WON Claremont 8.39.411.612.7 79 104 CLM Sep 7 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
18 H East Perth 5.26.37.79.8 62 LOST Subiaco 3.39.711.1016.16 112 -50 POV Sep 14 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
1SF H East Perth 0.15.98.109.18 72 WON East Fremantle 4.46.58.118.13 61 11 LEE Sep 21 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
PF H East Perth 3.08.09.111.4 70 LOST West Perth 1.47.109.1110.17 77 -7 SUB Oct 5 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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