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KEY FACTS

Official name
West Perth Football Club

Known as
West Perth

Nickname
Falcons

Nickname
Cardinals

Former name
Victorians, Metropolitans

Formed
1885 (as Victorians; merged with West Australian Football Club and renamed Metropolitans in 1889; renamed West Perth in 1891)

Colours
Red and blue

Associated clubs
West Perth Reserves; West Perth U19s; West Australian; Metropolitans; Victorians; West Perth Reserves WFC; West Perth WFC

Affiliation (Current)
West Australian Football League (WAFL) 1891–2025

Home Ground
Arena Joondalup

WAFL Premierships
1897, 1899, 1901, 1905, 1932, 1934-35, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1951, 1960, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2013, 2022 (20 total)

Senior Premierships
WA State Premierships - 1905 (1 total); R.P. Rodriguez Shield: 1960, 1999, 2002 (3 total)

Most Games
371 - Mel Whinnen (1960-1977)

Most Goals
1196 - Ted Tyson (1930-1941, 1945)

League Top Goalkickers
W.Duffy (15) 1894; H.Loel (N/A) 1898, (50) 1899, (45) 1901 & (35) 1902; A.Daly (30) 1900; T.McNamara (32) 1903; E.Bellion (30) 1911; E.Flemming (50) 1925; F.Hopkins (79) 1930; E.Tyson (96) 1932 & (126) 1936; E.Brunton (94) 1942; W.Baker (91) 1945; R.Scott (141) 1951 & (83) 1955; R.Evans (97) 1963; P.Smith (84) 1973; A.Strijk (51) 2018; T.Keitel (50) (20 total)

Sandover Medalists
H.Boyd 1922; J.Gosnell 1924; J.Craig 1927; E.J.Flemming 1930; E.O'Keefe 1940; L.Bowen 1942; J.Loughridge 1946; F.Buttsworth 1951; B.Foley 1959; R.West 1992; N.Mildenhall 1993; A.Black 2014 (12 total)

Headquarters
Kennedya Dr, Joondalup, WA 6027

Postal Address
PO Box 11, Joondalup, WA, 6027

Phone: (08) 9300 3611 

Email
reception@falconsfc.com.au

Website
westperthfc.com.au

President
J.M. Lapsle

West Perth



"Under Farmer, West Perth in 1969 developed a fast, open, play-on brand of football similar in style to that produced by Geelong in the VFL, or Sturt in South Australia. The club’s training regime maximised physical fitness, endeavoured to habituate players to the sorts of psychological pressure and physical duress they could anticipate during matches, and inculcated in them the importance of making the best possible decision, from a range of alternatives, whenever they gained possession of the ball ... "

  • John Devaney is dazzled by the glittering history of West Perth, winner of 19 WAFL premierships

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1909 Season (WAFL) Fixture

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West Perth's 1909 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H West Perth 2.24.57.510.6 66 WON South Fremantle 1.42.63.84.8 32 34 WAC May 1 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2 H West Perth 2.52.55.75.9 39 LOST East Perth 1.03.33.46.9 45 -6 WAC May 8 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 H West Perth 3.44.56.57.7 49 WON North Fremantle (Original) 0.11.33.103.13 31 18 WAC May 15 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
4 A West Perth 0.51.71.71.7 13 LOST Perth 0.41.53.126.15 51 -38 WAC May 22 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
5 A West Perth 0.02.52.64.8 32 WON Midland Junction 0.50.81.103.12 30 2 MJO May 29 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
6 A West Perth 4.44.76.107.13 55 WON Subiaco 1.12.22.42.5 17 38 SUB Jun 5 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
7 A West Perth 2.14.36.46.5 41 LOST East Fremantle 1.23.35.75.12 42 -1 FRE Jun 12 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
8 A West Perth 2.82.95.145.16 46 LOST South Fremantle 0.06.26.38.7 55 -9 FRE Jun 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 H West Perth 0.13.33.36.4 40 WON East Perth 2.22.43.74.8 32 8 WAC Jun 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 A West Perth 1.21.32.42.4 16 LOST North Fremantle (Original) 0.11.23.35.5 35 -19 NFR Jul 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
11 A West Perth 1.41.54.55.7 37 LOST Perth 0.02.74.87.11 53 -16 WAC Jul 10 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
12 H West Perth 1.51.94.1211.16 82 WON Midland Junction 2.15.18.110.1 61 21 SUB Jul 17 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 A West Perth 1.52.63.65.13 43 WON Subiaco 1.33.64.84.8 32 11 SUB Jul 24 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 H West Perth 2.34.57.610.6 66 WON East Fremantle 4.05.27.59.5 59 7 WAC Jul 31 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 A West Perth 0.10.11.82.8 20 LOST South Fremantle 0.14.65.67.10 52 -32 FRE Aug 7 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 A West Perth 1.33.64.95.10 40 LOST Midland Junction 2.24.68.610.9 69 -29 MJO Aug 14 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
17 H West Perth 0.30.60.90.12 12 LOST Perth 3.04.47.58.7 55 -43 WAC Aug 28 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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