Mines Rovers Football Club

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Mines Rovers Football Club
Names
Full nameMines Rovers Football Club
Former name(s)Mines Football Club
Nickname(s)"Diorites"
Club songGood Old Diorites Forever
Best and fairestOsmetti Medal
Club details
Founded1898
Colours  Royal Blue   White
Competition Goldfields Football League
PresidentJeff Delbridge
CoachMarc Johnstone
Captain(s)Jordan Delbridge
Premierships43
Ground(s)Digger Daws Oval
Uniforms
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Home
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Other information
Official website
  • "Mines Rovers Football Club". SportsTG. Retrieved 19 September 2019.

Mines Rovers Football Club is an Australian rules football team playing in the Goldfields Football League, a league based in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. Founded in 1898 as Mines Football Club, the club has enjoyed a long-standing involvement in the league. One of the first clubs to play Australian football formed within the region, and helped popularise the sport, and supplant Rugby in popularity. [1] The GFL was known as the Goldfields Football Association (GFA) from 1901 to 1907 and 1920–25, and as the Goldfields National Football League (GNFL) from 1926 to 1987. Mines Rovers play home games at Digger Daws Oval, one they are co tenants with other GFL member, Boulder City Football Club. Mines Rovers currently hold the record for most premierships in the GFL with 43.

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History

The club was formed on Thursday 30 March 1898 during a meeting held at Powell's Hotel in Kalgoorlie. The club was originally simply known as 'Mines' and wore the colours of black and white. The club tasted early success, winning the last Hannans District Football Association premiership in 1900 and the inaugural Goldfields Football Association premiership in 1901. [2]

Song

Good old Diorites forever,
Good old mighty white and blue.
No matter what the situation,
Mines Rovers will win through.
Never mind the opposition,
Our tradition gives us might.
Stick at the task and never falter,
For you're a Diorite.
ClubNicknameLocationHome ground (capacity)First seasonPremiershipsPremiership years
Mines Rovers Football Club
Diorites
 Boulder, Western Australia
Digger Daws Oval
(4500)
1898431900, 1901, 1902, 1906, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2018

Grand final appearances

The list of grand final appearance including premiership teams and runners-up is detailed below. [3]

YearPremiersRunners-up
1900Mines Rovers
1901Mines Rovers
1902Mines Rovers
1906Mines Rovers
1914Mines Rovers
1915Mines Rovers
1916–17
(No competition due to World War I)
1918Mines Rovers
1921Mines Rovers
1922Mines Rovers
1923Mines Rovers
1926Mines RoversKalgoorlie Railways
1928Boulder CityMines Rovers
1932Boulder CityMines Rovers
1934Mines Rovers Kalgoorlie City
1935Boulder CityMines Rovers
1936Mines Rovers Kalgoorlie City
1937Mines Rovers Kalgoorlie City
1938Mines RoversBoulder City
1939Kalgoorlie RailwaysMines Rovers
1940Mines RoversBoulder City
1942–44
(No competition due to World War II)
1945Kalgoorlie RailwaysMines Rovers
1946Mines RoversKalgoorlie Railways
1947Mines RoversBoulder City
1949Mines RoversBoulder City
1950Boulder CityMines Rovers
1951Mines RoversKalgoorlie Railways
1953 Kalgoorlie City Mines Rovers
1954 Kalgoorlie City Mines Rovers
1955Mines Rovers Kalgoorlie City
1956Mines RoversKalgoorlie Railways
1957Mines Rovers Kalgoorlie City
1960Kalgoorlie RailwaysMines Rovers
1961Mines RoversBoulder City
1964Kalgoorlie RailwaysMines Rovers
1965Mines RoversKalgoorlie Railways
1967Mines RoversKalgoorlie Railways
1968Mines RoversBoulder City
1969Mines RoversBoulder City
1970Mines RoversKalgoorlie Railways
1971Kalgoorlie RailwaysMines Rovers
1972Mines RoversKalgoorlie Railways
1973Kalgoorlie RailwaysMines Rovers
1975Kalgoorlie RailwaysMines Rovers
1979Kalgoorlie RailwaysMines Rovers
1981Kambalda Kalgoorlie City
1985KambaldaMines Rovers
1987Kalgoorlie RailwaysMines Rovers
1988 Kalgoorlie City Mines Rovers
1991Mines RoversBoulder City
1992 Kalgoorlie City Mines Rovers
1993Mines RoversKambalda
1994Boulder CityMines Rovers
1995Mines RoversBoulder City
1996Mines RoversBoulder City
1999 Kalgoorlie City Mines Rovers
2000Kalgoorlie RailwaysMines Rovers
2001Mines RoversKalgoorlie Railways
2002Kalgoorlie RailwaysMines Rovers
2003Mines RoversBoulder City
2004Mines RoversBoulder City
2007Mines RoversKalgoorlie Railways
2008Mines RoversKambalda
2009Mines RoversKalgoorlie Railways
2010Mines RoversKalgoorlie Railways
2015Mines RoversKalgoorlie Railways
2016Boulder CityBoulder City
2017Kalgoorlie RailwaysMines Rovers
2018Mines RoversBoulder City

Western Australian state premiership

During early periods of West Australian football, the Western Australian state premiership was contested intermittently between 1903 and 1924 between the winners of the Western Australian Football Association and Goldfields Football Association. Mines Rovers competed on 3 occasions but were unsuccessful on their attempts. Their closest match was a draw with East Fremantle but were beaten in the replay.

Matches played

YearWinnerScoresLoserResultVenueRef
WinnerLoser
1906
(replay) [N 1] 		East Fremantle 6.11 (47)7.5 (47)Mines RoversMatch drawn East Fremantle Oval [4]
East Fremantle 7.5 (47)3.10 (28)Mines RoversEast Fremantle won by 19 points East Fremantle Oval [5]
1922 East Perth 16.15 (111)5.4 (34)Mines RoversEast Perth won by 77 points Perth Oval [6]
1923 East Perth 10.10 (70)6.4 (40)Mines RoversEast Perth won by 30 pointsKalgoorlie Oval [7]

Notable players

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ The 1906 match, at East Fremantle Oval, ended in a draw, with both teams locked at 47 points. The match was replayed the following weekend at the same ground, with East Fremantle winning by 19 points.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Brett Northey (2006). "Timeline – the Growth of Australian Rules Football around the World". History of World Footy. Retrieved 17 October 2006.
  2. ↑ Programmable Soda. "Australian Football - Mines Rovers Football Club - Info". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Premiership results - Seniors - Goldfields Football League". SportsTG. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  4. ↑ Devaney, J. (2019). A Far Off Land. LULU Press. p. 519. ISBN   9780244155148 . Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "30 Oct 1906 - State Football Premiership". Kalgoorlie Western Argus. 30 October 1906. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. A WRETCHED GAME." – The Western Mail . Published Thursday, 5 October 1922. Retrieved from Trove, 7 September 2011.
  7. ↑ "EAST PERTH VICTORIOUS." – Western Argus . Published Tuesday, 16 October 1923. Retrieved from Trove, 7 September 2011.
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