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East Perth Forever celebrates 60 years

Thursday, June 26, 2014 - 11:39 AM

Former East Perth and Geelong great, John K. Watts, wrote East Perth Forever in 1954.

The song is sung to the tune of Anchors Aweigh. 

Watts also wrote the theme song of Geelong Football Club (We are Geelong) following the club's 1963 premiership.

At the time the closest version to a club song the Royals had was a personalised version of ‘We’re a Mob of Drongos’. 

Whilst on an interstate trip to Shepparton and Melbourne, Eric Sweet and ‘Knocker’ Bruce suggested a new theme song be created. Watts took on the role as he played the piano and spent a lot of time writing.

After a few weeks, one night after training JK hopped on the piano in the old clubrooms and started singing what we now know as East Perth Forever. 

When asked when his favourite rendition was, JK simply said when the 1956 team led by Jack Sheedy defeated South Fremantle in the grand final. 

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Team P W L % Pts
East PerthEast Perth 18 14 4 121.39% 56
Peel ThunderPeel Thunder 18 13 5 136.06% 52
Swan DistrictsSwan Districts 18 11 6 113.88% 46
East FremantleEast Fremantle 18 12 6 141.85% 44
ClaremontClaremont 18 11 7 115.81% 44
South FremantleSouth Fremantle 18 10 7 107.15% 42
SubiacoSubiaco 18 6 12 86.74% 24
West PerthWest Perth 18 4 14 85.86% 16
PerthPerth 18 4 14 79.18% 16
West CoastWest Coast 18 4 14 57.23% 16
Team P W L % Pts
ClaremontClaremont 16 15 1 147.5% 60
East FremantleEast Fremantle 16 11 5 119.24% 44
SubiacoSubiaco 16 10 6 116.45% 40
South FremantleSouth Fremantle 16 9 7 126.87% 36
PerthPerth 16 9 7 101.87% 36
East PerthEast Perth 16 8 8 103.33% 32
Peel ThunderPeel Thunder 16 4 12 90.42% 16
Swan DistrictsSwan Districts 16 4 12 78.36% 16
West PerthWest Perth 16 2 14 52.26% 8
Team P W L % Pts
ClaremontClaremont 16 14 2 164.84% 56
West PerthWest Perth 16 12 3 135.53% 50
SubiacoSubiaco 16 11 5 104.97% 44
Swan DistrictsSwan Districts 16 9 7 107.83% 36
PerthPerth 16 8 7 104.85% 34
East FremantleEast Fremantle 16 5 11 86.41% 20
South FremantleSouth Fremantle 16 5 11 78.29% 20
East PerthEast Perth 16 4 12 65.94% 16
Peel ThunderPeel Thunder 16 3 13 82.96% 12
Team P W L % Pts
East FremantleEast Fremantle 14 13 1 256.62% 52
ClaremontClaremont 14 11 3 187.93% 44
West PerthWest Perth 14 9 5 152.64% 36
Swan DistrictsSwan Districts 14 8 6 144.49% 32
SubiacoSubiaco 14 6 8 148.14% 24
South FremantleSouth Fremantle 14 6 8 108.16% 24
East PerthEast Perth 14 2 12 24.24% 8
Peel ThunderPeel Thunder 14 1 13 23.73% 4
Team P W L % Pts
West PerthWest Perth 14 14 0 416.43% 56
East FremantleEast Fremantle 14 11 3 163.33% 44
SubiacoSubiaco 14 9 5 125.76% 36
Swan DistrictsSwan Districts 14 8 6 104.98% 32
South FremantleSouth Fremantle 14 7 7 81.6% 28
PerthPerth 14 6 8 104.46% 24
ClaremontClaremont 14 5 9 83.91% 20
Peel ThunderPeel Thunder 14 2 12 50.66% 8
East PerthEast Perth 14 1 13 28.16% 4

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