West Perth Football Club

The West Perth Falcons is the oldest existing Australian rules football club in Western Australia. [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/west_perth_(1).htm] It competes in the West Australian Football League. Originally located in Leederville, they now reside at Arena Joondalup, a sports complex in the northern suburbs of Perth. Their traditional rivals are East Perth.

Home Ground: The Arena, Joondalup (formerly at Leederville Oval)

Formed: 1885

Colours: Cardinal Red and Blue

Nickname: Falcons (formerly Cardinals), Garlic Munchers

Record Home Attendance: 24,567 v East Perth on 26th August 1978 (at Leederville) (Although it is believed this was broken in the last game at Leederville in 1993 when the gates were opened)

Honours

WAFL Premierships: 1897, 1899, 1901, 1905, 1932, 1934-35, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1951, 1960, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1995, 1999, 2003

Team of the Century

Aussie rules team | title = Team of the Century
backpocket1 = Wally Price
fullback = Ray Schofield
backpocket2 = Bill Dempsey
halfbackflank1 = Harold Boyd
centrehalfback = Brian France
halfbackflank2 = Ted Flemming
wing1 = Peter Menaglio
centre = Mel Whinnen
wing2 = Stan Heal
halfforwardflank1 = John Loughridge
centrehalfforward = Fred Buttsworth
halfforwardflank2 = Don Marinko, Sr.
forwardpocket1 = Bill Valli
fullforward = Ted Tyson
forwardpocket2 = Brian Foley
ruck = Graham Farmer
ruckrover = Ed O'Keefe
rover = Les Fong
interchange1 = Ken Ashdown
interchange2 = Jim Craig
interchange3 = Jim Gosnell
interchange4 = Jack McDiarmid
interchange5 = Ray Scott
interchange6 = Max Tetley
Alan Watling
coach = -

External links

* [http://www.falconsfc.com.au/ West Perth] - Falcons official site
* [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/west_perth_(1).htm Full Points Footy History of West Perth]
* [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/all_star_teams_(n-z).htm#West%20Perth Team of the Century]

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