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Yes, but the talent pool in the WAFL was much better overall in 1986 than in 1994 so it is not comparable. Look at the quality talent West Coast got from East Fremantle and Subiaco, in particular*, at the end of the 1986 season (Wrensted, Mainwaring RIP, Dwayne Lamb, Scott, Keene, MacNish...

I know I'm heading off-topic, but when you look at the respective squads they had, Freo's effort in 1995 is actually better than what the West Coasters achieved in 1987.

Yes, you are right. In 1982-84, West Perth beat Swans 5 times out of 9 in the home-and-away rounds. We might have had a chance in the 1982 GF but Claremont thrashed us in the preliminary final. I was there, in the middle-tier of the old three-tier stand at Subiaco Oval, with my Dad - Warren...

I told Mike B we had found you again after all these years and he said "he must be full size by now"!

If you are the guy I'm thinking of, it is awesome to meet you again through here and it would be nice to have a beer one day when I'm in Perth again. Remember that day we nearly got beaten up at Bassendean Oval after singing the "Old McDonald has a stand" song? Then there was the 1984 Sandover...

It would be nice day out for Eagles and Dockers fans heading to Bunbury for an afternoon game.

Was your name Michael? We nicknamed you "Half"? You were eight-years-old? I wrote a book about the cheer squad, it is up online at: https://westperthfc.blogspot.com/

Bunbury Royals, playing in East Perth jerseys (a rare colour combo not taken in the AFL yet).

Ah, sorry about that, I didn't catch on to it! But, seriously, the Dockers board is one of the nicest on here - polite and respectful.

Sorry, guys, I'm not invading your board. i'm not a huge AFL fan, I don't mind Collingwood, and I don;t mind Fremantle (much prefer them to West Coast). Personally i don't think Bigfooty shouldn't force people to choose one AFL club. Hi, I agree that Eddie has been stupid about the stripes...

Indigo, I was in the West Perth cheer squad behind the northern-end goals, 1984-86. It started out as me and my mate in May 1984 then grew to 15-20 of us. There were at least two other hardcore supporter groups too - Grandstand Falcons being one. They were good days.

I was thinking more in terms of the words "West Coast" rather than the "Eagles" aspect. But you make some interesting points.

Glendinning as president, Laidley as coach and the Krakouers on the board!

West Perth and East Perth have always been arch-enemies, with even more animosity between them than EF and SF. Wouldn't Perth and East Perth OR West Perth and Perth both be better ideas?

There is a soccer club called Joondalup Jacks with a jack playing card as the emblem. That could work - they could buy it off the soccer club.

This could work, in my opinion, in a Port Adelaide kind of way. Existing Swan Districts fans would rally to the cause and existing fans who don't attend WAFL games would emerge out of the woodwork. They have an existing identity and territory and are far from the other two AFL clubs.

Relocate West Coast to California and they can keep their (stupid) name!

Merge West Perth and Perth - it is the only way to get the team out of Joondalup and back where they belong!

i don't think they had a huge fanbase back in the day as their recruiting area was quite small - but they were dedicated.

i quite like that idea of splitting WCE supporters into two literally!

You're assuming a Joondalup team would be the Falcons but it appears that the AFL prefers the new franchise option, which they can more easily control and manipulate.

Just out of interest, which are the four WAFL clubs you think were well-supported in the 70s? I would include West Perth, East Perth and South Freo.