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Australian rules football club
Australian rules football club
West Perth Full name West Perth Football Club Nickname(s ) Falcons, Cardinals, Garlic Munchers Motto "Does Your Heart Beat True?" After finals Premiers Home-and-away season 1st Leading goalkicker Tyler Keitel (38 goals) Founded 10 April 1891; 133 years ago (10 April 1891 ) Colours Red BlueCompetition West Australian Football League President Neale Fong [1] Coach Darren Harris [1] Captain(s ) Aaron Black Premierships
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Ground(s ) Arena Joondalup (capacity: 16,000)
Official website westperthfc.com.au
The West Perth Football Club , nicknamed the Falcons , is an Australian rules football club located in Joondalup , Western Australia . West Perth competes in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW) and is the oldest existing Australian rules football club in Western Australia.[2] Leederville Oval , the team was relocated in 1994 to Arena Joondalup , a sports complex in the northern suburbs of Perth. The team's club song is "It's a Grand Old Flag" and its traditional rivals are East Perth .
History [ edit ]
Senior Football team premiers 1901 West Perth were known as "the Cardinals" from the early 1900s till 1981. The name came from the team being referred to as the "blue and cardinals" in the early days.
The Victorian Football Club was established at a meeting on 2 May 1885. The new team was to play its games at the Recreation Ground (now Esplanade Reserve ) and wear the colours cardinal and navy.[3] Rovers and Fremantle . The three clubs, along with High School (now Hale School ) were to play out the 1885 season, however High School dropped out after just two rounds.[4]
The West Australian Football Club was established in 1886 and were admitted to the competition for the 1887 season.[5] [6] Metropolitan Football Club .[7] [8]
In 1915 the team became the original tenant of the newly built Leederville Oval where it would remain based until 1993, at which time the team moved to Joondalup to play games at Arena Joondalup from the 1994 season onwards. Since relocating, the Falcons have enjoyed relative success with five premierships from nine grand finals, the most recent flag coming in 2022.
In 2022 the club became the seventh active club to participate in the WAFL Women's (WAFLW), the premier state-based competition for female footballers.[9]
Club song [ edit ]
"It's a Grand Old Flag "
"(Sung to the tune of "You're a Grand Old Flag ")"
It's a grand old flag it's a high flying flag,
It's the emblem for me and for you,
It's the emblem of the team we love,
The team of the red and the blue,
Every heart beats true for the red and the blue,
And we sing this song to you,
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
Keep your eye on the red and the blue!
Honours [ edit ]
Club honours [ edit ]
Premierships
Competition
Level
Wins
Years won
WAFL Seniors
20 1897, 1899, 1901, 1905, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1951, 1960, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2013, 2022
WAFL Reserves Reserves
7 1927, 1930, 1947, 1956, 1960, 2014, 2019
WAFL Colts Colts (U19)
2 1968, 1990
Other titles and honours
Rodriguez Shield Multiple
4 1960, 1999, 2002, 2022
State Premiership (1904–1924) Seniors
1 1905
Finishing positions
WAFL Minor premiership
10 1897, 1899, 1901, 1905, 1942, 1948, 1960, 1975, 1993, 2022
Runners Up
20 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1898, 1903, 1906, 1911, 1922, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1973, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2015, 2018
Wooden spoons
11 1895, 1918, 1919, 1930, 1938, 1939, 1964, 1974, 1990, 1991, 1992
Individual honours [ edit ]
Sandover Medallists: (12 total)
1924: Jim Gosnell
1927: Jim Craig
1930: Ted Flemming
1940: Terence O'Keefe
1942: Laurie Bowen
1946: John Loughridge
1951: Fred Buttsworth
1959: Brian Foley
1992: Robert West
1993: Neil Mildenhall
2014: Aaron Black
Simpson Medallists: (11 total)
Bernie Naylor Medalists: (20 total)
All-Australians:
1961: Ray Gabelich
1972: Alan Watling
300 games
Mel Whinnen (371)
Bill Dempsey (343)
200 games:
Alan Watling (284)
Les Fong (284)
Paul Mifka (283)
Ray Scholfield (277)
Wally Price (256)
Peter Menaglio (236)
E J (Ted) Flemming (229)
Bill Rainoldi (228)
E A (Ted) Tyson (228)
Ken Ashdown (218)
Jason Salecic (212)
Norm McDiarmid (210)
Max Tetly (210)
Jim Craig (203)
Brian Foley (202)
Len Harman (201)
Eddie Wylde (200)
(*) Indicates current listed players
Club records [ edit ]
Highest score:
Round 10, 1981, 37–17 (239) vs. East Fremantle at Leederville Oval
Round 10, 1987, 37–17 (239) vs. South Fremantle at Leederville Oval
Lowest score:
Round 1, 1912, 0.3 (3 ) vs. Subiaco at WACA
Most games:
Mel Whinnen 367[10]
Highest goal kicker (season):
E. Tyson 143 goals (1934)
R. Scott 143 goals (1953)
Highest goal kicker (game):
E. Tyson 17 goals v. Swan Districts (1934)
Highest goal kicker (career):
E. Tyson 1196 goals
Longest serving captain:
Les Fong, 7 Seasons (1980–1986)
Longest serving coach:
Bill Monaghan, 10 Seasons (2009 – 2018)
Most club champion awards won:
Mel Whinnen, 9
Record home attendance:
Round 21, 1978, 24,567 vs. East Perth at Leederville Oval
Record finals attendance:
1975 Grand Final, 52,322 vs. South Fremantle at Subiaco Oval
West Perth players who have been inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame :
Premierships [ edit ]
Grand finals [ edit ]
1897:
1899:
1901:
1905: West Perth 4–7 (31 27
1932: West Perth 18–9 (117 ) def East Perth 11–8 (74
1934: West Perth 11–7 (73 39
1935: West Perth 11–8 (74 51
1941: West Perth 14–14 (98 77
1942: West Perth 19–16 (130 ) def Claremont 11–13 (79
1949: West Perth 16–13 (109 ) def Perth 12–7 (79
1951: West Perth 13–10 (88 85
1960: West Perth 17–13 (115 ) def East Perth 12–11 (83
1969: West Perth 21–21 (147 ) def East Perth 10–14 (74
1971: West Perth 14–17 (101 ) def East Perth 9–15 (69
1975: West Perth 23–17 (155 ) def South Fremantle 7–9 (51
1995: West Perth 21–11 (137 ) def Subiaco 12–9 (81
1999: West Perth 14–13 (97 72
2003: West Perth 13–9 (87 64
2013: West Perth 20–11 (131 ) def East Perth 12–10 (81
2022: West Perth 10-9 (69 57
Last premiership team [ edit ]
2022 premiership team
B Tyson Moulton (VC )
Sam Rotham
Zac Guadagnin
HB Dean Munns (C )
Noah Pegoraro
Ben Johnson
C Tristan Hobley
Luke Meadows
Aaron Black (C )
HF Sasha Kernutt
Anton Hamp
Conal Lynch
F Mitchell Dobson
Tyler Keitel
Keegan Knott
Foll :Troy Yukich
Mitchell Peirce
Shane Nelson
Int :Corey Rundle
Nathan Alexandre
Aidan Lynch
Joseph Hinder
Coach :Darren Harris
Club coaches [ edit ]
Club captains [ edit ]
Current squad [ edit ]
As of October 2022:
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Team of the Century [ edit ]
AFL/VFL players (including rookies) [ edit ]
This is a list of West Perth players who have played at AFL /VFL level:
Blake Acres (St Kilda)
Marcus Adams (Western Bulldogs and Brisbane Lions)
Oscar Allen (West Coast)
Ian Anderson (Essendon)
Horrie Bant (1882–1957) (St Kilda and Essendon)
Laurie Bellotti (West Coast)
Bill Benton (1906–1979) (Richmond)
Jack Beveridge (1907–1986) (Collingwood)
Darren Bewick (Essendon)
Rohan Bewick (Brisbane Lions)
Ashley Blurton (West Coast and Richmond)
Kepler Bradley (Essendon and Fremantle)
Phil Bradmore (Footscray)
Bruce Bridges (1917–1999) (Fitzroy)
Steven Browne (Carlton)
Jeff Bruce (Fitzroy)
Bill Burns (1884–1955) (Geelong and Richmond)
Ronnie Burns (Geelong and Adelaide)
Fred Buttsworth (Essendon)
Wally Buttsworth (1917–2002) (Essendon)
Adam Campbell (Fremantle)
Jack Cashman (1906–1982) (Fitzroy and Carlton)
Callum Chambers (West Coast and Carlton)
Kevin Clarke (1931–2009) (Melbourne and Carlton)
Ernie Coward (1916–1985) (Essendon)
Phil Cronan (St Kilda and Footscray)
Todd Curley (Collingwood and Footscray/Western Bulldogs)
Jack Darling (West Coast)
Bill Davern (1883–1952) (Geelong)
Jim Davies (1926–2010) (Carlton)
Barry Day (Essendon)
Ian Downsborough (West Coast, Port Adelaide and Adelaide)
Billy Duckworth (Essendon)
John Duckworth (Fitzroy)
Max Duffy (Fremantle)
Russell Ellen (Essendon)
Neil Evans (Essendon)
Ron Evans (1939–2007) (Essendon)
Brian Falconer (Hawthorn)
Graham Farmer (Geelong)
Brendon Fewster (West Coast and Fremantle)
Vic Fisher (1924–1999) (Essendon)
Shane Fitzsimmons (Melbourne)
Dan Foley (Richmond)
Arthur Ford (1881–1953) (Carlton)
Peter Freeman (St Kilda)
Ray Gabelich (1933–2000) (Collingwood)
John Gastev (West Coast and Brisbane Bears)
Barney Grecian (1872–1919) (Essendon)
Ralph Green (1911–1991) (Carlton)
Chris Groom (Adelaide, Fremantle and North Melbourne)
Brad Gwilliam (West Coast and Richmond)
Derek Hall (West Coast and Geelong)
Len Halley (Essendon)
Jack Heal (1919–1988) (Melbourne)
Stan Heal (1920–2010) (Melbourne)
Trevor Heath (Essendon)
Col Hebbard (Essendon)
Bradley Hill (Hawthorn)
Stephen Hill (Fremantle)
Ray Holden (Melbourne)
Mark Hutchings (West Coast)
Jordan Jones (West Coast)
Derek Kickett (North Melbourne, Essendon and Sydney Swans)
Sean King (West Coast)
Steven Koops (Fremantle and Western Bulldogs)
Dean Laidley (West Coast and North Melbourne)
Ken Leahy (1906–1985) (Geelong)
Brent LeCras (North Melbourne)
Mark LeCras (West Coast)
Teddy Lockwood (1872–1953) (Geelong and Collingwood)
Justin Longmuir (Fremantle)
Troy Longmuir (Melbourne, Fremantle and Carlton)
Ray Lucev (South Melbourne)
Quinten Lynch (West Coast and Collingwood)
Tom Marinko (1941–1981) (St Kilda)
Josh Mellington (Fremantle)
Mark Merenda (Richmond and West Coast)
Paul Mifka (West Coast)
Neil Mildenhall (Fremantle)
Ray Niven (1910–1992) (Fitzroy and Melbourne)
Darren O'Brien (Melbourne)
Peter O'Donohue (1923–2012) (Hawthorn)
David Palm (Richmond)
Michael Pettigrew (Port Adelaide)
Len Phillips (1890–1968) (St Kilda and Essendon)
Andrew Purser (Footscray)
Bert Renfrey (1879–1940) (St Kilda)
George Renwick (1886–1945) (Carlton)
Arthur Retell (1906–1978) (St Kilda)
Laurie Richards (Fitzroy)
Mike Richardson (Collingwood, Essendon and Brisbane Bears)
Jon Riggs (St Kilda)
Austin Robertson Sr. (1907–1988) (South Melbourne)
Nick Robertson (Brisbane Lions)
Bob Robinson (1914–2001) (Fitzroy)
Warren Roper (Collingwood)
Brian Sampson (1941–2012) (Essendon)
Don Scott (South Melbourne)
Paul Shanahan (1948–2011) (Fitzroy)
Josh Smith (North Melbourne)
Phil Smith (1946–2010) (Geelong)
Craig Smoker (Melbourne)
Bob Spargo (Footscray)
Darren Stanley (Footscray)
Peter Steward (North Melbourne)
Andrew Strijk (West Coast)
Paul Symmons (West Coast)
John Towner (Essendon)
Craig Turley (West Coast and Melbourne)
Bill Valli (Collingwood and Essendon)
Jay van Berlo (Fremantle)
Nathan van Berlo (Adelaide)
Robert Warnock (Fremantle and Carlton)
Robbie West (West Coast and Footscray)
Martin Whitelaw (Fremantle)
Ike Whittaker (Footscray)
Andrew Williams (West Coast and Collingwood)
Don Williams (1935–1995) (Melbourne)
Frank Williams (1884–1939) (St Kilda)
Tom Williams (1876–1938) (Essendon)
Troy Wilson (West Coast)
Fred Wimbridge (1893–1977) (South Melbourne)
See also [ edit ]
References and notes [ edit ]
^ "Sporting" . West Australian . 5 May 1885.
^ FOOTBALL. – The West Australian
^ NEWS OF THE DAY. – The Daily News
^ FOOTBALL. – Western Mail
^ [1 ] The West Australian
^ Cowan, Sean (18 April 2015). "Historian debunks West Perth claim". The West Australian.
^ Eliza Reilly (23 January 2022). "West Perth league debut, rivalries and finals headline WAFLW fixture release" The West Australian .
^ This tally refers to premiership (home-and-away and finals matches) only.
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