West Perth Football Club
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| Names | |
| Full name | West Perth Football Club |
| Former name(s) |
Victorians Football Club (1885–91) Metropolitans Football Club (1891–92) |
| Nickname(s) |
Official: Falcons Previous: Cardinals Colloquial: Garlic Munchers |
| Motto | "Does Your Heart Beat True?" |
| 2015 season | |
| After finals | Runners up |
| Home-and-away season | 2nd |
| Leading goalkicker | Michael Lourey (49 goals) |
| Best and fairest | Aaron Black |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Colours |
Red Blue |
| Competition | West Australian Football League |
| Chairman | Brett Raponi[1] |
| Coach | Bill Monaghan[2] |
| Captain(s) | Jay Van Berlo |
| Premierships | 19 (1897, 1899, 1901, 1905, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1951, 1960, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2013) |
| Ground(s) | Arena Joondalup (capacity: 16,000) |
| Other information | |
| Official website | http://www.falconsfc.com.au |
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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 is the oldest existing Australian rules football club in Western Australia.[3] Originally located at 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
West Perth were known as "the Cardinals" from 1885 till 1975. 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.[4] Two weeks after the establishment of the new club it formed the WAFA together with 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.[5]
The West Australian Football Club was established in 1886 and were admitted to the competition for the 1887 season.[6] At a meeting of the two clubs on 16 April 1889, it was unanimously decided to amalgamate the two clubs – West Australian and Victorians – into a single club known as the Metropolitan Football Club for the 1889 season. The West Australian colours of black and red were to be maintained for the new club.[7] The team changed its name to West Perth after two seasons as Metropolitans and in 1897 won its first premiership.
In 1915 the team became the original tenant of the newly built Leederville Oval where it would remain based until 1993, at which 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 four premierships from seven grand finals, the most recent of which was in 2013.
Club song
- "It's 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
WAFL premierships: (19 total)
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Runners-up: (12 total)
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Minor Premierships: (9 total)
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Wooden Spoons: (10 total)
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Reserves premierships:[8] (5 total)
- 1927
- 1930
- 1947
- 1956
- 1960
Colts premierships:[9] (2 total)
- 1968
- 1990
Rodriguez Shield: (3 total)
- 1960
- 1999
- 2002
Individual honours
Sandover Medallists: (12 total)
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Simpson Medallists: (11 total)
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Bernie Naylor Medalists: (18 total)
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All-Australians:
- 1961: Ray Gabelich
- 1972: Alan Watling
300 games
- Mel Whinnen (371)
- Bill Dempsey (343)
200 games:
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(*) Indicates current listed players
Club records
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WA Football Hall of Fame
West Perth players who have been inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame:
| Player | Year inducted |
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| Fred Buttsworth | 2004 |
| Bill Dempsey | 2004 |
| Brian Foley | 2004 |
| Barney Grecian | 2004 |
| Stan Heal | 2004 |
| Fred McDiarmid | 2004 |
| Ray Schofield | 2004 |
| Ray Scott | 2004 |
| Max Tetley | 2004 |
| Ted Tyson | 2004 |
| Mel Whinnen | 2004 |
| Jim Craig | 2005 |
| Les Fong | 2006 |
| Brian France | 2006 |
| Jim Gosnell | 2007 |
| Alan Watling | 2009 |
| Wally Price | 2010 |
| Don Marinko, Sr. | 2011 |
| Frank Hopkins | 2013 |
| John Wynne | 2015 |
Premierships
Grand finals
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Last premiership ream
| 2013 premiership team | |||
| B: | Jordan Jones | Daniel Hunt | Laine Rasmussen |
| HB: | Andrew Strijk | Shaun Marusic | Steven Browne |
| C: | Matt Guadagnin | Chris Keunen | Jay Van Berlo |
| HF: | Jason Salecic (c) | Nicholas Rodda | Joshua Mellington |
| F: | Marc Crisp | Matt Fowler | Kody Manning |
| Foll: | Mark Hutchings | Rohan Kerr | Aaron Black |
| Int: | Ray Bartholomew (vc) | Steve Potente | Shane Nelson |
| Luke Tedesco | |||
| Coach: | Bill Monaghan | ||
Club coaches
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Club captains
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Current squad
As of July 2014:
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Team of the Century
AFL/VFL players (including Rookies)
There is a list of past and present West Perth players who have played at AFL/VFL:
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References and notes
- ↑ Reid, Russell (20 November 2008). "Monaghan takes over the reins at West Perth". The West Australian. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- ↑ "Falcons announce new coach". West Perth Football Club. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- ↑ "West Perth – Part One: 1885 to 1944". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2998024
- ↑ FOOTBALL. – The West Australian. Published Wednesday, 13 May 1885. Retrieved from Trove, 1 July 2012.
- ↑ NEWS OF THE DAY. – The Daily News. Published Saturday, 17 July 1886. Retrieved from Trove, 27 June 2012.
- ↑ FOOTBALL. – Western Mail. Published Saturday, 27 April 1889. Retrieved from Trove, 27 June 2012.
- ↑ from 1925
- ↑ from 1957
External links
- West Perth – Falcons official site
- AustralianFootball.com: History of West Perth
- Team of the Century
See also
- West Perth players
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