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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) 1906–2025

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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1958 Season (WANFL) Fixture

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East Perth's 1958 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H East Perth 3.110.412.1014.12 96 LOST West Perth 4.37.610.1214.14 98 -2 POV Apr 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2 A East Perth 4.57.159.1613.23 101 WON Perth 7.110.214.515.8 98 3 WAC Apr 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 A East Perth 4.211.1114.1220.15 135 WON Claremont 5.35.411.712.8 80 55 CLM May 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
4 A East Perth 6.48.510.1113.13 91 WON Subiaco 1.24.45.99.13 67 24 SUB May 10 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
5 H East Perth 2.63.128.1410.20 80 WON South Fremantle 5.37.79.910.13 73 7 POV May 17 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
6 A East Perth 0.12.53.87.10 52 LOST East Fremantle 4.35.510.710.7 67 -15 EFO May 24 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
7 H East Perth 2.47.610.1218.14 122 WON Swan Districts 2.36.88.1111.16 82 40 POV May 31 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
8 A East Perth 2.65.109.1411.16 82 LOST West Perth 2.15.49.715.12 102 -20 LEE Jun 7 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 A East Perth 8.89.912.1417.17 119 WON Perth 0.24.94.119.13 67 52 WAC Jun 14 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 H East Perth 4.618.826.1432.19 211 WON Claremont 2.35.66.79.10 64 147 POV Jun 21 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
11 H East Perth 5.510.1313.2118.25 133 WON Subiaco 5.37.810.812.12 84 49 POV Jun 28 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
12 A East Perth 6.114.414.518.8 116 WON South Fremantle 3.35.1011.1711.19 85 31 FRE Jul 5 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 H East Perth 3.07.111.313.9 87 LOST East Fremantle 6.59.513.714.11 95 -8 POV Jul 12 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 A East Perth 8.414.819.1125.15 165 WON Swan Districts 4.47.610.714.11 95 70 BAS Jul 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 H East Perth 4.56.710.1013.13 91 WON West Perth 0.03.55.87.10 52 39 POV Jul 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 H East Perth 5.19.511.815.10 100 WON Perth 3.37.610.1114.13 97 3 POV Aug 2 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
17 A East Perth 5.210.414.916.15 111 WON Subiaco 3.35.87.109.12 66 45 SUB Aug 16 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
18 A East Perth 3.26.514.1316.16 112 WON Claremont 5.17.47.410.8 68 44 CLM Aug 23 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
19 A East Perth 6.37.715.1419.15 129 WON South Fremantle 1.107.238.2411.28 94 35 FRE Aug 30 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
20 H East Perth 2.16.312.1316.13 109 LOST East Fremantle 4.411.1113.1417.20 122 -13 POV Sep 6 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
21 H East Perth 4.211.514.918.11 119 WON Swan Districts 2.65.88.109.14 68 51 POV Sep 13 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2SF A East Perth 3.16.56.911.11 77 LOST East Fremantle 4.55.512.914.9 93 -16 SUB Sep 27 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
PF H East Perth 2.12.63.86.13 49 WON Perth 2.42.53.94.9 33 16 SUB Oct 4 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
GF A East Perth 3.75.88.158.17 65 WON East Fremantle 0.45.96.108.15 63 2 SUB Oct 11 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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