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| Full name | West Perth Football Club |
| Former name(s) | Victorians Football Club (1885–91) Metropolitans Football Club (1891–92) |
| Nickname(s) | Falcons, Cardinals (former) |
| 2011 season | |
| Premiership | 3rd |
| Home and away season | 2nd |
| Leading goalkicker | Anthony Tsalikis (39 goals) |
| Best and fairest | Dion Fleay |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Colours | Red Blue |
| Competition | West Australian Football League |
| Chairman | Brett Raponi[1] |
| Coach | Bill Monaghan[2] |
| Captain(s) | Jason Salecic |
| Premierships | 18 |
| 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, competing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). It is the oldest existing Australian rules football club in Western Australia.[3] It competes in the West Australian Football League. Originally located at Leederville Oval, the team now plays its home games at 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.
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WAFL Premierships: (18 total) 1897, 1899, 1901, 1905, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1941, 1942[4], 1949, 1951, 1960, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1995, 1999, 2003
Runners-Up: (12 total) 1906, 1911, 1922, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1973, 1993, 1998, 2002
Reserves Premierships[5]: (5 total) 1927, 1930, 1947, 1956, 1960
Colts Premierships[6]: (2 total) 1968, 1990
Rodriguez Shield: (3 total) 1960, 1999, 2002
Sandover Medallists: (11 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
Simpson Medallists: (10 total) 1946: John Loughridge, 1949: Jack Larcombe, 1951: Don Porter, 1960: Brian Foley, 1969: Bill Dempsey, 1971: Shane Sheridan, 1975: Mel Whinnen, 1995: Darren Harris, 1999: Christian Kelly, 2003: Brent LeCras
Bernie Naylor Medalists: (18 total) 1894: W. Duffy (15), 1898: H. Loel (N/A), 1899: H. Loel (50), 1900: A. Daly (30), 1901: H. Loel (45), 1902: H. Loel (35), 1903: T. McNamara (32), 1911: William Bellion (30), 1925: Ted Flemming (50), 1930: Frank Hopkins (79), 1932: Ted Tyson (96), 1936: Ted Tyson (126), 1942: Ted Brunton (94), 1945: Bill Baker (91), 1951: Ray Scott (141), 1955: Ray Scott (83), 1963: Ron Evans (97), 1973: Phil Smith (84)
All Australians: 1961: Ray Gabelich, 1972: Alan Watling
Highest Score: Round 10, 1981 - 37.17 (239) vs. East Fremantle at Leederville Oval & Round 10, 1987 - vs. South Fremantle at Leederville Oval
Lowest Score: Round 1, 1912 - 0.3 (3) vs. Subiaco at WACA
Most Games: Mel Whinnen 371 (1960-1977)
Record Home Attendance: Round 21, 1978 - 24,567 vs. East Perth at Leederville Oval
Record Finals Attendance: 1975 Grand Final - 52,322 vs. South Fremantle at Subiaco Oval
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| 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 |
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| Coach: | Stan Heal | ||
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