A return to the AFL has been something in the back of Angus Schumacher’s mind since he joined the Royals in 2020, however, he never could have imagined his opportunity would come the way it did.

Angus has played some terrific football for the Royals during two injury and COVID cruelled seasons, with the 23-year-old showing enough talent to be regularly tagged by opponents as one of East Perth’s main ball movers. Despite this attention, Read More [+]

Win weekly cash prizes!! Bid for your group here

The Club will auction off 10 groups of Senior Players.

The ‘owners’ of the players selected by the Coaching Department as 1st and 2nd best on ground for the League and 1st for the Reserves will win the weekly cash prizes.

75% of the total money raised will go into the prize pool, divided by 18 games (16 for the Reserves) to form the weekly Read More [+]

In readiness for the 2022 season the East Perth senior squad will be slightly larger than previous years, to help the Club in managing any COVID circumstances we may face. All WAFL Clubs have until June 30 to make list changes. Below are our List Changes for the upcoming season

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Damon Greaves – Has returned to the Club from Hawthorn where he played ten games across three seasons. A beautiful kick, Damon will line Read More [+]

Pre - Season Round 1 vs East Fremantle - New Choice Homes Park (East Fremantle Oval)

The first hit out for the 2022 season will see all available players taking the field each trying to take something different out of the match. For a number of our senior players, they will be looking to get some match intensity minutes into their legs, whilst a number of our younger Royals will take the opportunity to impress Read More [+]

The West Australian Football Commission is set to trial a new ‘Blue Card’ in upcoming pre-season WAFL games, with the focus on putting player's safety first.
 
The introduction of the card will see players with suspected concussions or a head knock as a result of a rough conduct charge, removed by umpires for a minimum of 15 minutes to undergo SCAT 5 testing by medical staff.
 
To ensure no Read More [+]

2022 has been a busy but exciting time for football in readiness for a season that ensures to be like no other. 

Like many West Australians our Club has been widely affected by the recent COVID outbreak. We have had a number of players contract COVID and/or been close contacts. On average we have 6-10 players and staff missing form training. 

I would like to commend our Football Department lead by Warren Parker for their Read More [+]

West Australian football fans will have unprecedented access to the WAFL in 2022 and beyond, with the agreement of the most expansive and contemporary broadcast deal in the history of the competition. 

The ground-breaking deal will offer viewers access to nearly 200 live matches across the WAFL League, Colts and Women’s competition. 

Expanded free-to-air television coverage of the WAFL will see 26 matches broadcast live and free on Channel Read More [+]

The 2022 WAFL Pre-Season continues to roll on and the East Perth Senior Squad are ramping up preparations for Pre-Season matches which are just around the corner.

After starting the training program back on the 15th of November, the hunger for competitive matches will soon be satisfied as we take on East Fremantle (A) on the 19th March, Swan Districts (A) on 26th March and close out Pre-season Matches against Peel Thunder (H) on 2nd Read More [+]

The East Perth Corporate Classic draw has been run and won for another year. Our first fundraiser of the year managed to raise in excess of $50,000 for the Club, double the result of 2021 and our biggest Corporate Classic since 2017.

Former player and long term sponsor Steve Da Rui and his company TK West were the lucky winner our 1st Prize valued at over $80,000. The TK West logo will feature on the front Read More [+]

Perth College and the East Perth Football Club have joined forces to provide football programs for their students.

All Perth College Junior School students as well as Year 9 and 10 students will be involved in football development and participation programs headed up by the Club’s Community Engagement and Pathways Coordinator Angus Schumacher and Club Captain Jackson Ramsay.

Perth College Head of Sport Development and Performance, Adam Selwood, is delighted with football partnership and feels Read More [+]