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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) 1891–2024

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
L.A. Roper

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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1976 Season (WANFL) Fixture

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West Perth's 1976 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H West Perth 1.17.78.711.12 78 LOST East Perth 8.411.417.1125.13 163 -85 LEE Apr 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2 A West Perth 4.26.412.917.13 115 LOST Swan Districts 4.810.1211.1317.15 117 -2 BAS Apr 10 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 H West Perth 4.38.511.615.10 100 LOST South Fremantle 5.29.818.1621.19 145 -45 LEE Apr 17 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
4 A West Perth 1.48.913.1218.16 124 WON Subiaco 4.46.712.1212.14 86 38 SUB Apr 26 (Mon, 12:00) Scores
5 A West Perth 2.45.86.1210.14 74 LOST Perth 2.33.57.811.10 76 -2 LAT May 1 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
6 H West Perth 4.27.49.713.12 90 LOST Claremont 2.27.1110.1415.20 110 -20 LEE May 9 (Sun, 12:00) Scores
7 H West Perth 6.212.617.1019.10 124 WON East Fremantle 4.68.913.1116.12 108 16 LEE May 15 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
8 A West Perth 1.24.611.1315.15 105 LOST East Perth 8.011.414.720.13 133 -28 POV May 22 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 H West Perth 1.66.1111.1520.22 142 WON Swan Districts 2.53.88.1311.15 81 61 LEE May 29 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 A West Perth 4.48.712.1115.14 104 LOST South Fremantle 7.212.417.721.10 136 -32 FRE Jun 5 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
11 H West Perth 3.25.810.1314.17 101 WON Subiaco 2.12.32.54.6 30 71 LEE Jun 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
12 H West Perth 5.67.813.920.13 133 WON Perth 2.34.88.119.13 67 66 LEE Jun 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 A West Perth 4.311.615.922.15 147 WON Claremont 0.55.89.1213.12 90 57 CLM Jul 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 A West Perth 1.33.58.79.11 65 WON East Fremantle 4.04.36.39.7 61 4 EFO Jul 10 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 H West Perth 4.010.611.917.14 116 LOST East Perth 6.78.817.1023.11 149 -33 LEE Jul 17 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 A West Perth 6.213.720.925.11 161 WON Swan Districts 5.811.912.1417.17 119 42 BAS Jul 24 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
17 H West Perth 5.47.811.1418.17 125 WON South Fremantle 3.77.1010.1515.16 106 19 LEE Jul 31 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
18 A West Perth 5.810.1216.1823.24 162 WON Subiaco 3.26.77.107.11 53 109 SUB Aug 7 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
19 A West Perth 6.06.37.47.7 49 LOST Perth 3.55.89.1015.15 105 -56 LAT Aug 14 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
20 H West Perth 4.67.1015.1720.21 141 WON Claremont 2.45.117.1313.18 96 45 LEE Aug 21 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
21 H West Perth 7.47.710.813.12 90 WON East Fremantle 2.26.78.108.14 62 28 LEE Aug 28 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
1SF A West Perth 5.19.112.313.4 82 LOST Perth 1.34.99.1220.18 138 -56 SUB Sep 4 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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