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West Perth
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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?"

2016 season
After finals Semi Finalists
Home-and-away season 3rd
Leading goalkicker Michael Lourey (39 goals)
Best and fairest Jay Van Berlo
Club details
Founded 1885; 133 years ago (1885)
Colours
     Red      Blue
Competition West Australian Football League
Chairman
Scott Ballem[1]
Coach
Bill Monaghan[2]
Captain(s) Jay Van Berlo
Premierships
Ground(s)
Arena Joondalup (capacity: 16,000)
Uniforms










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Other information
Official website falconsfc.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 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.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Club song


  • 3 Honours


    • 3.1 Individual honours




  • 4 Club records


  • 5 WA Football Hall of Fame


  • 6 Premierships


    • 6.1 Grand finals


    • 6.2 Last premiership team




  • 7 Club coaches


  • 8 Club captains


  • 9 Current squad


  • 10 Team of the Century


  • 11 AFL/VFL players (including rookies)


  • 12 References and notes


  • 13 External links


  • 14 See also





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


    • Premiers (19): 1897, 1899, 1901, 1905, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1951, 1960, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2013


    • Runners-up (15): 1898, 1903, 1906, 1911, 1922, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1973, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2015, 2018




  • Minor Premierships (8): 1899, 1901, 1905, 1942, 1948, 1960, 1975, 1993


  • Wooden Spoons (10): 1918, 1930, 1938, 1939, 1964, 1974, 1990, 1991, 1992


  • Reserves premierships (5):[8] 1927, 1930, 1947, 1956, 1960


  • Colts premierships (2):[9] 1968, 1990


  • Rodriguez Shield (3): 1960, 1999, 2002



Individual honours


Sandover Medallists: (12 total)




1922: Harold Boyd

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: (18 total)










All-Australians:



1961: Ray Gabelich

1972: Alan Watling


300 games



Mel Whinnen (371)

Bill Dempsey (343)


200 games:










(*) Indicates current listed players



Club records











WA Football Hall of Fame


West Perth players who have been inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame:



























































































Player Year inducted
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
Derek Kickett 2017


Premierships



Grand finals











Last premiership team

























































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











Club captains











Current squad


As of May 2018:












Team of the Century

























































Team of the Century

B:
Wally Price
Ray Schofield
Bill Dempsey

HB:
Harold Boyd
Brian France
Ted Flemming

C:
Peter Menaglio
Mel Whinnen
Stan Heal

HF:
John Loughridge
Fred Buttsworth
Don Marinko, Sr.

F:
Bill Valli
Ted Tyson
Brian Foley

Foll:
Graham Farmer
Ed O'Keefe
Les Fong

Int:
Ken Ashdown
Jim Craig
Jim Gosnell


Jack McDiarmid
Ray Scott
Max Tetley
Alan Watling

Coach:
Stan Heal


AFL/VFL players (including rookies)


This is a list of West Perth players who have played at AFL/VFL level:












References and notes





  1. ^ Reid, Russell (20 November 2008). "Monaghan takes over the reins at West Perth". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2008..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Falcons announce new coach". West Perth Football Club. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-30.


  3. ^ "West Perth – Part One: 1885 to 1944". AustralianFootball.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2008.


  4. ^ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2998024


  5. ^ FOOTBALL. – The West Australian. Published Wednesday, 13 May 1885. Retrieved from Trove, 1 July 2012.


  6. ^ NEWS OF THE DAY. – The Daily News. Published Saturday, 17 July 1886. Retrieved from Trove, 27 June 2012.


  7. ^ FOOTBALL. – Western Mail. Published Saturday, 27 April 1889. Retrieved from Trove, 27 June 2012.


  8. ^ from 1925


  9. ^ 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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