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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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1980 Season (WAFL) Fixture

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East Perth's 1980 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A East Perth 4.28.411.713.13 91 WON Claremont 4.55.109.1411.17 83 8 CLM Apr 7 (Mon, 12:00) Scores
2 H East Perth 6.410.614.719.10 124 LOST Swan Districts 9.512.1118.1621.20 146 -22 POV Apr 12 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 A East Perth 2.19.913.1023.17 155 WON Subiaco 2.44.65.118.14 62 93 SUB Apr 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
4 H East Perth 4.58.511.1115.14 104 LOST East Fremantle 5.69.1014.1520.22 142 -38 POV Apr 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
5 A East Perth 2.33.512.716.10 106 LOST Perth 5.79.1115.1418.22 130 -24 LAT May 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
6 H East Perth 7.111.517.1121.12 138 WON South Fremantle 4.310.512.618.8 116 22 POV May 10 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
7 A East Perth 2.46.68.1212.14 86 LOST West Perth 4.47.910.1613.21 99 -13 LEE May 17 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
8 H East Perth 4.88.1314.1319.20 134 WON Claremont 3.28.511.914.13 97 37 POV May 24 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 H East Perth 8.115.621.828.11 179 WON Subiaco 5.77.1010.1612.20 92 87 POV May 31 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 A East Perth 3.47.410.1112.12 84 LOST Swan Districts 3.28.811.1516.21 117 -33 BAS Jun 7 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
11 A East Perth 3.56.1122.1425.18 168 WON East Fremantle 4.66.911.1016.14 110 58 EFO Jun 14 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
12 H East Perth 2.26.117.128.13 61 LOST Perth 3.47.99.1214.14 98 -37 POV Jun 21 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 A East Perth 3.44.710.1110.14 74 LOST South Fremantle 4.210.714.1324.18 162 -88 FRE Jun 28 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 H East Perth 1.35.78.1611.19 85 WON West Perth 4.45.77.89.11 65 20 POV Jul 12 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 A East Perth 4.19.39.612.6 78 LOST Claremont 6.48.616.919.14 128 -50 CLM Jul 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 H East Perth 6.213.617.619.11 125 WON Swan Districts 2.43.86.116.13 49 76 POV Jul 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
17 A East Perth 7.614.817.1421.23 149 WON Subiaco 4.06.28.613.10 88 61 SUB Aug 2 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
18 H East Perth 6.413.520.627.10 172 WON East Fremantle 1.46.88.1013.16 94 78 POV Aug 9 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
19 A East Perth 1.37.813.1122.13 145 WON Perth 5.37.58.810.9 69 76 LAT Aug 16 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
20 H East Perth 4.110.215.222.5 137 LOST South Fremantle 4.411.717.921.15 141 -4 POV Aug 23 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
21 A East Perth 4.010.213.317.4 106 LOST West Perth 7.313.716.1320.16 136 -30 LEE Aug 30 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
1SF A East Perth 2.18.514.1019.18 132 WON Claremont 6.28.414.1015.10 100 32 SUB Sep 6 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
PF H East Perth 2.55.88.1115.15 105 LOST Swan Districts 7.511.724.1228.13 181 -76 SUB Sep 20 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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