The East Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Royals, is an Australian rules football club based in

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, current playing in the

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(WAFL). Formed in 1902 as the Union Football Club, the club entered the WAFL in 1906, changing its name to East Perth. It won its first premiership in 1919, part of a streak of five consecutive premierships. Overall, the club has won 17 premierships, most recently in 2002. The club is currently based at

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, which it shares with the

Subiaco Football Club The Subiaco Football Club, nicknamed the Lions and known before 1973 as the ''Maroons'', is an Australian rules football club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). It was founded in 1896, and admitted to the W ...

, having previously played home games at Wellington Square (from 1901 to 1909) and

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(formerly known as Loton Park) from 1910 to 1999. The current Director of Coaching is Tony Micale assisting the League Senior Coach of East Perth, Jeremy Barnard. From 2014 until 2018, East Perth served as the

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for the

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of the Australian Football League, the arrangement saw West Coast's reserves players playing in the WAFL for East Perth.

History

The club was actually founded in 1902 as Union Football Club (not to be confused with the defunct Unions club from Fremantle) and competed in the Perth Third Rate Association Competition (however an earlier ‘East Perth’ had formed in 1891). The club was successful and was promoted to the First Rate Association. After continuing to succeed at this level they applied to join the WAFL and hence became a member in April 1906. The club became known as East Perth in accordance with the WAFL's policy of having each club represent a district in Perth. After a relatively slow start – despite being competitive form its first season – East Perth after

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went on to become one of the most powerful clubs in the West Australian league with the appointment of former Subiaco player

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as captain-coach. The club won five consecutive WAFL premierships between 1919 and 1923, and after a brief lapse due to Matson's death in a truck crash recovered to contest the finals every year from 1931 to 1940, but won only one premiership – a frustrating record to be repeated in the 1970s. Although the club garnered an undefeated premiership in the under-age WAFL competition in 1944, East Perth became very much a middle-of-the-road side after open-age WANFL football resumed until the emergence of champion ruckman Graham “Polly” Farmer in 1956. That year, despite being held to the lowest WAFL score between 1946 and 2002 by Perth in torrential rain and genuine darkness at the WACA, the Royals won fourteen of their nineteen games and beat South Fremantle twice in the finals. Under the coaching of Jack Sheedy, and aided by becoming the first WAFL club to play players formally, the club contested the following five grand finals for further premierships in 1958 and 1959 and a huge upset loss to

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in 1961. The loss of Farmer, however, saw a decline in fortunes: in 1964 the club won only one of its first eighteen games and finished with its first wooden spoon since 1929, but with the recruitment of Kevin Murray the club returned to the top quickly. It returned to the finals in 1966 and played therein during every one of the next seventeen seasons except 1974. During these years East Perth won 246 and drew one of 388 games for a success rate of 63.5 percent: clearly the highest in a competition that – at least during the first half of this period – was extremely even and characterised by very rapid fluctuations in teams’ fortunes. By 1980, the club had made a submission to enter the

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, however this was withdrawn, and from 1983 their fortunes declined abruptly: between 1985 and 1995 East Perth won only eighty and draw one of 235 games for a success rate of 34.26%. Indeed, between 1985 and 1989, the Royals actually won just 24 of 105 games for a success rate of 22.8% and did not finish above sixth, with a lowlight being the sacking of coach Greg Brehaut on 13 May 1986 that was followed by a walk-out of three managers from a reserves team that had won five matches out of seven. In 1996 the Royals returned to prominence and took the minor premiership before losing narrowly to Claremont in its first grand final since 1978. However, the club returned to the lower reaches of the ladder in 1999, winning only five of twenty games. East Perth later acted as the host club for

players recruited from interstate from 2000 to 2001 until the host club arrangement was abolished. This made them favoured for high honours in 2000 - which was achieved with five Eagles in the grand final side, though the Royals’ “old guard” made a much larger contribution than expected to the club's first flag for twenty-two years. It repeated the dose emphatically in 2001, holding South Fremantle to 0.3 (3) after half time, and yet again in 2002, but fell off steadily in the following four seasons to win only six games in 2005. A partial recovery in 2007 saw the Royals finish fourth, but it returned to last in 2008 before again rebounding in 2009 to finish fifth. Its first home ground was Wellington Square. It then moved to

between 1910 and 2002, although it played games at the WACA from 1988 to 1989. East Perth began playing its games at

from 2000, formerly the home of bitter rivals West Perth), but the club only officially moved there in 2003. They have since been joined at the ground by the

2010 season

The 2010 season of home and away matches ended on a high for the Royals, as they defeated minor premiers Clarement in a tense and physical round 23 encounter. The win enabled them to hold their fourth place in the top four, earning a first semi-final appearance against East Fremantle. After a slow start where East Fremantle lead 7.2-3.2 at quarter time East Perth eventually overran the much more fancied Sharks by 14 points 15.12 (102) to East Fremantle 13.10 (88). West Coast Eagles listed player Ben McKinley lead the charge up forward with 6 goals while Zac Beeck and Zac Clarke dominated the ruck. A week later East Perth met Swan Districts at

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for the chance to meet the top of the table Claremont in the Grand Final. This time it was East Perth who flew out of the blocks to lead at the first change 5.2 to 3.2 but after that they would manage only 4 goals for the rest of the match as Swans steamrolled their way past a valiant East Perth 15.11 (101) to 9.9 (63). Swan Districts then went on to win the 2010 WAFL Premiership defeating Claremont in one of the great Grand Finals by 1 point at Subiaco Oval 8 days later. The Reserve grade team went one step further than the Seniors in 2010 going down to Claremont by 12 points 13.6 (84) to 10.12 (72) in the Grand Final. Craig Wulff was finally rewarded with his first FD Book Medal as the Best & Fairest for season 2010.

Current squad

''As of Sep 2018:'' : 1 Will Young : 2 Jackson Ramsay : 3 : 4 Shayne Hille : 5 Patrick McGinnity : 6 Kyle Anderson : 7 Stanley Wright : 8 Will Maginness : 9 Julian Ameduri : 10 Nathan Blee : 11 Ben Miller : 12 Callum Hart : 13 Sharrod Wellingham : 14 Nelson Waite : 15 Lewis Wilson : 16 Mitchell Dobson : 17 Nathan Eaton : 18 Asher Samelko : 19 Aaron Redhead : 20 Ajang Ajang : 21 Rohan Kerr : 22 Tarir Bayok : 23 Tom Gorter : 24 Mathew Johnson : 25 Joel Houghton : 26 Blake Riley : 27 Angus Scott : 28 Jarrhan Jacky : 29 Samuel Bevan : 30 Marcus Ruggiero : 31 Ciaran Allsop : 32 Jamie Rudrum : 33 Edward Simpson : 34 Matthew Young : 35 Harley Stack : 36 Sam East : 37 Jaxon Cahill : 38 Kane La Fontaine : 39 Nathan Arbon : 40 Daniel Russo : 41 Tony Olango : 42 Shaquille McKenzie : 43 Christian Ameduri : 44 Mitchell Gupanis : 45 Campbell Abbott : 46 Kye Willcocks : 47 Jayden Magro : 48 Thomas Amos : 49 Taylor North : 50 Eric Bashemule : 51 Kobe Chrisp : 52 Ben McGuire : 53 Jack Amos : 54 Nathan Dwyer : 55 Steele Milne : 56 Louis Miller : 57 Jacob Msando : 58 Jedd Edwards : 59 : 60 : 61 Mahli King : 62 : 63 : 64 Nicholas Michalczyk : 65 Jack Wheeler : 66 Yugusuk Soka : 67 Egan Bradbury : 68 Kristian Caporn : 69 : 70

Rivalries

East Perth's traditional and most bitter rivals are

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. Known as the Perth Derby, they have competed in many historic matches including Grand Finals in 1922, 1932, 1960, 1969, 1971, 2002, when East Perth defeated the Falcons by 60 points to complete a hat-trick of premierships, and

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. The East Perth vs Perth fixtures were a significant rivalry in the 1960s and 1970s, including the famous 1978 Grand Final. However its significance is somewhat muted compared to the former mentioned fixture, possibly due to Perth's lacklustre performances since the late 1970s. Another newer rivalry is that with co-tenants

. East Perth had not beaten Subiaco since they began sharing the ground in 2004, until the 2007 season when East Perth came from over forty points behind at half time to win the game by three points. Recent games have become even more bitter with the transfer of players

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and

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to Subiaco under controversial circumstances. Off the field the two clubs do have a good working relationship in regard to their ground sharing situation.

Club song

''East Perth Forever Boys'' is the theme song of the East Perth Football Club, played as the league team comes to the field at either a home game or final, and after a victory at a home game or final. It is sung to the tune of ''

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'' The lyrics were written by John K. Watts, an ex-player of the club. He was also responsible for the club songs of

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and

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. The recording of the song used by the club was performed by Clem Grogan and the Blue Brass.

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also has a song sung to the tune of ''Anchors Aweigh''. Its lyrics are very similar to ''East Perth Forever Boys''. :East Perth forever boys :East Perth are we :East Perth a great tradition :With the premiership our mission :East Perth forever boys :And to the cause :For we are the mighty Royals :East Perth is the greatest team of all :We'll beat the Cardies :Whether it be wet or fine :We'll beat the others :At the bell they'll be behind :No doubt about it :The reason for it :East Perth forever boys :East Perth are we :East Perth a great tradition :With the premiership our mission :East Perth forever boys :And to the cause :For we are the mighty Royals :East Perth is the greatest team of all

Honours

Club honours

Individual honours

Sandover Medallists: (18 total) 1923:

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, 1925: George 'Staunch' Owens (1925), 1929: Billy Thomas, 1950: Frank Allen, 1956:

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, 1957:

, 1958: Ted Kilmurray, 1960:

, 1969: Malcolm Brown, 1975: Alan Quartermaine, 1976:

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, 1978: Phil Kelly, 1979: Phil Kelly, 1983: John Ironmonger, 1984:

, 1988:

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, 1997:

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, 2001:

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Simpson Medallists: (7 total) 1958: Ned Bull, 1959:

, 1972:

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, 1978: Ian Miller, 2000:

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, 2001:

, 2002:

Bernie Naylor Medallists: (10 total) 1909: Sam Sloss (30), 1924:

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(67), 1926:

(89), 1927:

(87), 1944: Alan Watts (101), 1958: William Mose (115), 1959:

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(114), 1967: Phil Tierney (119), 1990:

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(69), 2006: Troy Wilson (74), 2013:

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(62) All Australians: 1956, 1958 & 1961:

, 1966: Kevin Murray, 1966: Keith Doncon, 1972:

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, 1972:

, 1979:

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Barry Cable was selected as the 1979 All Australian coach Tassie Medallists: (3 total) 1937:

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, 1956:

, 1972:

JJ Leonard Medallists: (1 total) 2014: Brian Dawson

F.D. Book Medallists

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player at the end of each season.

Records

Highest Score: Round 1, 1944 - 41.30 (276) vs. South Fremantle at Perth Oval Lowest Score: Round 13, 1909 - 0.6 (6) vs. East Fremantle at Fremantle Oval Greatest Winning Margin: Round 1, 1944 - 256 points vs. South Fremantle at Perth Oval Greatest Losing Margin: Round 20, 1987 - 169 points vs. Claremont at WACA Most Games: Craig Wulff 286 (2002–2016) Most Goals: Phil Tierney 620 (1962–1972) Record Home Attendance: Round 9, 1969 - 26,760 vs. West Perth at Perth Oval. Record Finals Attendance: 1969 Grand Final - 51,385 vs. West Perth at

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"Teams of the century"

With the launch of the East Perth history book in mid-2006, an expert panel from the club came up with two "teams of the century", one pre-war team from 1906 to 1944, and the other from 1945 to 2005

Pre-war team

Post-war team

Honourboard

League Championship Cup

In 2010 the Australian Football League (AFL) announced plans to start a knockout competition featuring the best teams from the state leagues around Australia. 16 Teams would qualify based on their finishing position in their corresponding state leagues the previous years. Originally games were played primarily as curtain raisers for AFL games on a Saturday night and broadcast live on

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. In 2013 the games shifted to Tuesday night and the tournament comprised only 10 teams. The competition is sponsored by Foxtel and is known as

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. East Perth have qualified for the tournament twice. In the competitions first year, 2011, the Royals defeated

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and

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to reach the semi final losing to eventual premiers Williamstown. The Royals also gained qualification for the

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season. East Perth were big 50 point winners over

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in the quarter final but once again fell in the semi final to

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side Williamstown who once again went on to win the title.

F. D. Book Medal

The East Perth Football CLub's senior best and fairest player wins the F. D. Book Medal. Past winners of the award are listed below. *1925 – George Owens *1926 –

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*1927 – Joe "Brum" O'Meara *1928 – Billy Thomas *1929 – Billy Thomas *1930 – Albert Davies *1931 –

*1932 – Herbie Screaigh *1933 – Herbie Screaigh *1934 – Herbie Screaigh *1935 – Brian Ryan *1936 – Leo Graham *1937 – Herbie Screaigh *1938 –

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*1939 – Dave Miller,

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*1940 –

*1941 – Max O'Loughlin *1945 – Harry Outridge *1946 – Jim Washbourne *1947 –

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*1948 –

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*1949 –

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*1950 – Frank Allen *1951 –

*1952 –

*1953 –

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*1954 –

*1955 –

*1956 –

*1957 –

*1958 – Ted Kilmurray *1959 –

*1960 –

*1961 –

*1962 – Don Marinko *1963 –

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*1964 –

*1965 – Kevin Murray *1966 – Syd Jackson *1967 –

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*1968 –

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*1969 –

*1970 –

*1971 –

*1972 –

*1973 –

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*1974 –

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*1975 –

*1976 –

*1977 –

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*1978 –

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*1979 – Phil Kelly *1980 –

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*1981 – Dean Turner *1982 –

*1983 –

*1984 – Grant Campbell *1985 –

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*1986 –

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*1987 –

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*1988 –

*1989 –

*1990 – Lucio Baroni *1991 –

*1992 – Peter Miller *1993 –

*1994 – Dean Talbot *1995 – Greg Jones *1996 –

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*1997 – Peter Miller *1998 – Aaron Marley *1999 –

*2000 –

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*2003 –

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*2008 –

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*2010 – Craig Wulff *2011 – Brendan Lee *2012 – Paul Johnson *2013 – Brendan Lee

Notes

During the years 1942 to 1944 the WAFL operated as an under age competition
from 1925
from 1957
fourth grade competition ran from 1965 to 1974

References

External links

*
East Perth stats and facts
- at WAFLFootyFacts

– Detailed club history {{WAFL Australian rules football clubs in Western Australia Australian rules football clubs established in 1902 West Australian Football League clubs Proposed VFL/AFL clubs 1902 establishments in Australia East Perth, Western Australia

History

2010 season

Current squad

Rivalries

Club song

Honours

Club honours

Individual honours

F.D. Book Medallists

Records

"Teams of the century"

Pre-war team

Post-war team

Honourboard

League Championship Cup

F. D. Book Medal

See also

Notes

References

External links