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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
R.J. Brown

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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1986 Season (WAFL) Fixture

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West Perth's 1986 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A West Perth 1.26.79.1213.15 93 DRAW Perth 6.310.811.1013.15 93 0 LAT Mar 29 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2 H West Perth 4.37.616.1317.17 119 LOST East Fremantle 4.414.716.1018.17 125 -6 LEE Apr 5 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 A West Perth 3.26.511.820.10 130 LOST South Fremantle 7.811.1218.1422.17 149 -19 FRE Apr 12 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
4 H West Perth 7.210.616.920.16 136 WON Swan Districts 4.37.813.1115.12 102 34 LEE Apr 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
5 H West Perth 2.35.711.1214.17 101 LOST East Perth 4.58.1110.1615.18 108 -7 SUB Apr 25 (Fri, 12:00) Scores
6 H West Perth 4.210.313.517.6 108 LOST Subiaco 4.210.718.1325.20 170 -62 LEE May 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
7 H West Perth 3.17.311.620.11 131 WON Claremont 5.29.615.1019.14 128 3 LEE May 10 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
8 H West Perth 5.79.915.1019.11 125 WON Perth 2.36.911.1214.17 101 24 LEE May 17 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 A West Perth 5.28.710.1610.18 78 LOST East Fremantle 4.36.1111.1621.20 146 -68 EFO May 24 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 H West Perth 4.412.1018.1322.18 150 WON East Perth 5.47.910.1114.13 97 53 LEE May 31 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
11 H West Perth 5.712.1016.1420.16 136 WON Swan Districts 6.210.516.919.13 127 9 SUB Jun 7 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
12 H West Perth 4.67.713.1117.14 116 WON South Fremantle 3.37.811.1016.14 110 6 LEE Jun 14 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 A West Perth 3.18.412.1116.13 109 WON Claremont 4.76.1210.1813.26 104 5 CLM Jun 21 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 A West Perth 1.23.55.77.11 53 LOST Subiaco 7.412.912.1314.15 99 -46 KAL Jun 29 (Sun, 12:00) Scores
15 A West Perth 1.65.96.136.15 51 LOST Perth 4.48.816.1520.18 138 -87 LAT Jul 5 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
16 H West Perth 5.35.55.89.13 67 LOST East Fremantle 0.38.129.1315.17 107 -40 LEE Jul 19 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
17 A West Perth 5.06.510.511.6 72 LOST East Perth 1.34.510.714.12 96 -24 POV Jul 26 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
18 H West Perth 5.513.817.922.16 148 WON Swan Districts 1.54.613.1215.15 105 43 LEE Aug 2 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
19 A West Perth 3.56.610.916.11 107 LOST South Fremantle 7.516.1021.1224.18 162 -55 FRE Aug 9 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
20 H West Perth 5.58.1212.1818.24 132 WON Claremont 2.06.310.612.11 83 49 LEE Aug 16 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
21 A West Perth 2.26.79.712.9 81 LOST Subiaco 4.513.922.1427.17 179 -98 SUB Aug 23 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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