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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. Hasler

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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1998 Season (WR) Fixture

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West Perth's 1998 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H West Perth 4.35.610.1313.17 95 WON East Perth 1.26.67.99.10 64 31 AJO Mar 28 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2 A West Perth 3.48.813.1022.15 147 WON Peel Thunder 1.33.46.58.5 53 94 RUS Apr 4 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 H West Perth 0.17.68.814.11 95 WON Claremont 1.42.46.46.6 42 53 AJO Apr 11 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
4 A West Perth 2.54.58.910.15 75 WON Subiaco 2.24.85.116.12 48 27 SUB Apr 18 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
5 West Perth       Bye        
6 H West Perth 5.113.518.822.13 145 WON Swan Districts 0.51.55.57.5 47 98 AJO May 2 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
7 A West Perth 3.06.18.311.6 72 LOST East Fremantle 1.36.69.913.12 90 -18 EFO May 9 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
8 A West Perth 3.68.910.1513.17 95 WON Perth 2.23.57.713.10 88 7 LAT May 16 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 H West Perth 4.27.510.913.13 91 WON South Fremantle 2.16.28.28.5 53 38 AJO May 23 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 A West Perth 2.32.46.88.10 58 LOST East Perth 3.511.614.616.8 104 -46 POV Jun 1 (Mon, 12:00) Scores
11 H West Perth 8.515.1419.1728.22 190 WON Peel Thunder 1.23.34.86.10 46 144 AJO Jun 6 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
12 West Perth       Bye        
13 A West Perth 5.26.69.713.13 91 WON Claremont 1.02.26.47.4 46 45 CLM Jun 20 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 H West Perth 2.12.46.98.13 61 WON Subiaco 7.18.38.39.5 59 2 AJO Jun 27 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 West Perth       Bye        
16 A West Perth 5.27.612.1116.14 110 LOST Swan Districts 3.29.613.718.9 117 -7 BAS Jul 12 (Sun, 12:00) Scores
17 H West Perth 3.35.56.109.12 66 LOST East Fremantle 2.410.511.816.11 107 -41 AJO Jul 18 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
18 H West Perth 1.23.85.96.9 45 WON Perth 2.12.12.13.3 21 24 AJO Jul 25 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
19 A West Perth 4.49.1013.1417.18 120 WON South Fremantle 1.21.55.58.7 55 65 FRE Aug 1 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
20 A West Perth 2.85.1113.1221.17 143 WON Peel Thunder 2.16.28.511.7 73 70 RUS Aug 8 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
21 H West Perth 7.215.625.732.11 203 WON Perth 0.12.24.36.6 42 161 AJO Aug 15 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
22 H West Perth 5.210.214.618.11 119 WON East Perth 3.23.44.75.8 38 81 AJO Aug 22 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
23 A West Perth 3.17.78.1013.10 88 WON Claremont 2.53.68.910.10 70 18 CLM Aug 29 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2SF A West Perth 0.51.102.123.17 35 LOST East Fremantle 4.25.311.613.10 88 -53 SUB Sep 5 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
PF A West Perth 5.25.39.413.8 86 WON Subiaco 3.26.610.1112.11 83 3 SUB Sep 13 (Sun, 12:00) Scores
GF A West Perth 2.35.58.513.9 87 LOST East Fremantle 4.17.414.820.10 130 -43 SUB Sep 20 (Sun, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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