East Fremantle Sharks
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| Full name | East Fremantle Football Club | |
| Nickname(s) | Sharks, Old Easts | |
| 2015 season | ||
| After finals | 8th | |
| Leading goalkicker | Brock O'Brien (23 goals) | |
| Best and fairest | Brock O'Brien | |
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| Founded | 1898 | |
| Colours | Royal Blue and White | |
| Competition | West Australian Football League | |
| Coach | Rob Wiley | |
| Captain(s) | Jamie McNamara | |
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| Ground(s) | East Fremantle Oval (capacity: 20,000) | |
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| Official website | effc.com.au | |
The East Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). The team's home ground is ATOM Stadium (East Fremantle Oval). East Fremantle are the most successful club in WAFL history, winning 29 premierships since their entry into the competition in 1898.
The East Fremantle Football Club was formed in 1898 and has won 29 league premierships in the West Australian Football League, making the club the second most successful in Australia, after Port Adelaide in the SANFL.
East Fremantle has a fierce rivalry with its Port cousin, South Fremantle, and the Foundation Day Derby between the two sides is a much anticipated highlight of the local football calendar. East Fremantle's success has thus far eclipsed that of South Fremantle, who (as of 2009) have won just 13 WAFL premierships.
Up until 1987, Western Australia was immersed in WAFL culture and East Fremantle enjoyed a strong following. In 1987, a Perth-based club – the West Coast Eagles – joined an expanded Victorian Football League. West Coast's initial squad included many East Fremantle players and they were coached by former East Fremantle premiership player and coach, Ron Alexander. Interest in the semi-national competition saw attendances at WAFL games start to fall, with severe consequences for the club's support base and finances. By the middle 2000s, East Fremantle was in severe trouble on and off the field, winning only nineteen of eighty matches between 2003 and 2006 and suffering severe financial difficulties, though since then the clubs has substantially recovered without winning a thirtieth premiership.
The Sharks once pulled on average 10,000 people to a home game. Now – in 2007 – 2,000 people to a home game is considered a strong attendance.
The East Fremantle Football Club team song is sung to the tune of "Notre Dame Victory March".
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