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KEY FACTS

Known as
Rovers

Disbanded
Disbanded

Colours
Yellow and black

Affiliation (Historical)
West Australian Football League (WAFL) 1885–1899

WAFL Premierships
1885, 1891

Rovers



Overall the club made a worthy contribution to Western Australian football, and its achievement in winning the Association’s inaugural premiership should ensure that its name endures as long as the game is played.

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1898 Season (WAFA) Fixture

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Rovers' 1898 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Rovers 1.12.33.34.4 28 WON East Fremantle 0.10.20.20.2 2 26 WAC May 14 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
2 A Rovers 1.23.65.65.8 38 DRAW Fremantle (Unions) 3.15.35.55.8 38 0 FRE May 28 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
3 A Rovers 0.03.43.53.6 24 LOST West Perth 3.34.46.58.9 57 -33 WAC Jun 4 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
4 A Rovers 1.32.43.56.6 42 LOST East Fremantle 3.24.47.67.8 50 -8 FRE Jun 11 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
5 A Rovers 2.42.74.74.9 33 LOST Fremantle (Unions) 0.03.74.75.10 40 -7 WAC Jun 18 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
6 A Rovers 2.03.24.56.6 42 LOST West Perth 2.23.56.96.13 49 -7 WAC Jun 25 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
7 H Rovers 1.23.25.46.5 41 WON Fremantle (Unions) 2.52.73.103.15 33 8 FRE Jul 2 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
8 H Rovers 1.23.73.95.15 45 WON East Fremantle 1.11.12.32.4 16 29 WAC Jul 9 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
9 A Rovers 1.01.02.23.3 21 LOST West Perth 0.12.54.95.10 40 -19 WAC Jul 16 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
10 A Rovers 1.21.21.35.4 34 LOST Fremantle (Unions) 1.52.83.124.12 36 -2 WAC Jul 23 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
11 H Rovers 1.12.24.78.11 59 WON East Fremantle 2.44.76.106.15 51 8 FRE Jul 30 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
12 A Rovers 0.00.02.13.1 19 LOST West Perth 3.18.311.414.5 89 -70 WAC Aug 6 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
13 H Rovers 1.21.56.66.7 43 WON Fremantle (Unions) 0.31.72.92.12 24 19 FRE Aug 13 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
14 A Rovers 0.10.21.43.5 23 LOST West Perth 0.13.53.64.9 33 -10 WAC Aug 20 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
15 Rovers       Bye        
16 A Rovers 1.02.32.36.4 40 LOST West Perth 2.22.210.712.8 80 -40 WAC Sep 3 (Sat, 12:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.