East Perth | ||
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Names | ||
Full name | East Perth Football Club | |
Former name(s) | Union Football Club (1902–06) | |
Nickname(s) | Royals | |
Motto | "Regii hodie et heri et cras maneamus" | |
2024 season | ||
After finals | 2nd | |
Leading goalkicker | Tom Medhat (27 goals) | |
Best and fairest | Mitch Crowden | |
Club details | ||
Founded | 1902 | |
Colours | Blue Black | |
Competition | West Australian Football League | |
Chairman | Bronte Howson OAM | |
Coach | Ross McQueen | |
Premierships | 17 (1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1936, 1944, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1972, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2002) | |
Ground(s) | Leederville Oval (capacity: 18,000) | |
Perth Oval (capacity: 20,500) | ||
Uniforms | ||
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Other information | ||
Official website | eastperthfc.com.au |
The East Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Royals, is an Australian rules football club based in Leederville, Western Australia, current playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). 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 Leederville Oval, which it shares with the Subiaco Football Club, having previously played home games at Wellington Square (from 1901 to 1909) and Perth Oval (formerly known as Loton Park) from 1910 to 1999.
From 2014 until 2018, East Perth served as the host club for the West Coast Eagles of the Australian Football League, the arrangement saw West Coast's reserves players playing in the WAFL for East Perth.[1]