This is the current Royals...
...but does anyone remember this ill-fated one? I can't find a high quality version of it. I have a feeling it was when they were running around in black shorts (post-Westar 2000s) which made blue shorts seem almost soft when they brought back in
But if you go on the Swans website, in the fixture bar, it has East Perth with this logo. Is it a milestone this year?
That 'logo inside a logo' is the 2005-2010 version I was referring to. On Budgets, 'Royals District', and other game-day material the 'inner' logo was used, which is a rip off the LA Kings (NHL)
That version was used very rarely, and as I said, consistency with that one and Peel's WAFL-ised version was only really seen when the logos were in some sort of official sequence (say for GF/Sandover Medal material or that signage at Subiaco Oval).
The heraldic sheild at the bottom is the traditional coat of arms I was referring to, and is alway seen on all Leederville signage, club polos, letterheads etc. as the official logo of East Perth. My mum has records back to the 60s and I would say this, unclding the curious choice of yellow, is as old as the club itself.
I'm still yet to find any photographic evidence of the Royals in black shorts. They were designated home teams in the 2000-2 threepeat and have blue shorts in all photos, here is big Troy in 2004 (see WA 175th annoversary logo)
and 2005 was the barber-stripe 100-years jumper worn with white shorts all year. The only season I can't find any photos for is 2003, so this could be when you were talking about.
Subiaco have a similar old-style emblem, that is far less official, that only featured in publication as the Maroons, ie pre-Lions. It was also the logo for old year-membership medallions.
It was the original SFC monogram that inspired the current jumper, on a maroon background that has a ribbon-like bordering of the shield.
Most notable is a large hand-painted version that sat proudly in the original members' stand at Subi Oval, was lost for 20/30-odd years when it was demolished but resurfaced just before we won the first of our threepeat, and now rests in the members' at leederville.
Just a side note, East Perth and Subiaco have immense collections/mini-museums that I'd highly recommend to people here if you had the chance. I wish I got the chance to see some of the others while I was in Perth (Claremont's was extensive, but oh so Claremont Oval-dingy).
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