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{{Short description|Australian rules football club}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date = January 2018}}
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| fullname        = Mines Rovers Football Club
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| nicknames       = "Diorites"
| clubsong        = Good Old Diorites Forever
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| bestandfairest  = Osmetti Medal
| founded         = 1898
| colours         = {{color box|#062EE2}} Royal Blue {{color box|white}} White
| league          = [[Goldfields Football League]]
| president       = Jeff Delbridge
| coach           = Marc Johnstone
| captain         = Jordan Delbridge
| ground          = Digger Daws Oval
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*{{cite web|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/club_info.cgi?client=1-3294-41926-514776-26141284|title=Mines Rovers Football Club|website=SportsTG|accessdate=19 September 2019}}
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Mines Rovers Football Club is an [[Australian rules football]] team playing in the '''[[Goldfields Football League]],''' a league based in the [[Goldfields-Esperance|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 football|Rugby]] in popularity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldfootynews.com/staticpages/index.php?page=20041128232119339&mode=print|title=Timeline – the Growth of Australian Rules Football around the World|author=Brett Northey|year=2006|work=History of World Footy|accessdate=17 October 2006}}</ref> 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.
== 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.<ref name="australianfootball">{{cite web|url=https://australianfootball.com/clubs/info/Mines+Rovers/1097|author=Programmable Soda|title=Australian Football - Mines Rovers Football Club - Info|website=australianfootball.com|accessdate=19 September 2019}}</ref>
=== 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.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Club
!Nickname
!Location
!Home ground <small>(capacity)</small>
!First season
!Premierships
!Premiership years
|-
|Mines Rovers Football Club
|{{center|''Diorites''}}
|[[Boulder, Western Australia|Boulder]], [[Western Australia]]
|{{center|Digger Daws Oval<br />(4500)}}
|1898
|43
|1900, 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.<ref name="sportstg">{{cite web|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-3294-0-0-0&sID=208760|title=Premiership results - Seniors - Goldfields Football League|website=SportsTG|accessdate=19 September 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="480px"
! width="60px" |Year
! width="250px" |Premiers
! width="250px" |Runners-up
|-
|1900
|Mines Rovers
|
|-
|1901
|Mines Rovers
|
|-
|1902
|Mines Rovers
|
|-
|1906
|Mines Rovers
|
|-
|1914
|Mines Rovers
|
|-
|1915
|Mines Rovers
|
|-
|1916–17
| colspan="2" style="background:#efefef" |{{center|''(No competition due to [[World War I]])''}}
|-
|1918
|Mines Rovers
|
|-
|1921
|Mines Rovers
|
|-
|1922
|Mines Rovers
|
|-
|1923
|Mines Rovers
|
|-
|1926
|Mines Rovers
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|-
|1928
|Boulder City
|Mines Rovers
|-
|1932
|Boulder City
|Mines Rovers
|-
|1934
|Mines Rovers
|[[Kalgoorlie City Football Club|Kalgoorlie City]]
|-
|1935
|Boulder City
|Mines Rovers
|-
|1936
|Mines Rovers
|[[Kalgoorlie City Football Club|Kalgoorlie City]]
|-
|1937
|Mines Rovers
|[[Kalgoorlie City Football Club|Kalgoorlie City]]
|-
|1938
|Mines Rovers
|Boulder City
|-
|1939
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|Mines Rovers
|-
|1940
|Mines Rovers
|Boulder City
|-
|1942–44
| colspan="2" style="background:#efefef" |{{center|''(No competition due to [[World War II]])''}}
|-
|1945
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|Mines Rovers
|-
|1946
|Mines Rovers
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|-
|1947
|Mines Rovers
|Boulder City
|-
|1949
|Mines Rovers
|Boulder City
|-
|1950
|Boulder City
|Mines Rovers
|-
|1951
|Mines Rovers
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|-
|1953
|[[Kalgoorlie City Football Club|Kalgoorlie City]]
|Mines Rovers
|-
|1954
|[[Kalgoorlie City Football Club|Kalgoorlie City]]
|Mines Rovers
|-
|1955
|Mines Rovers
|[[Kalgoorlie City Football Club|Kalgoorlie City]]
|-
|1956
|Mines Rovers
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|-
|1957
|Mines Rovers
|[[Kalgoorlie City Football Club|Kalgoorlie City]]
|-
|1960
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|Mines Rovers
|-
|1961
|Mines Rovers
|Boulder City
|-
|1964
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|Mines Rovers
|-
|1965
|Mines Rovers
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|-
|1967
|Mines Rovers
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|-
|1968
|Mines Rovers
|Boulder City
|-
|1969
|Mines Rovers
|Boulder City
|-
|1970
|Mines Rovers
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|-
|1971
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|Mines Rovers
|-
|1972
|Mines Rovers
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|-
|1973
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|Mines Rovers
|-
|1975
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|Mines Rovers
|-
|1979
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|Mines Rovers
|-
|1981
|Kambalda
|[[Kalgoorlie City Football Club|Kalgoorlie City]]
|-
|1985
|Kambalda
|Mines Rovers
|-
|1987
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|Mines Rovers
|-
|1988
|[[Kalgoorlie City Football Club|Kalgoorlie City]]
|Mines Rovers
|-
|1991
|Mines Rovers
|Boulder City
|-
|1992
|[[Kalgoorlie City Football Club|Kalgoorlie City]]
|Mines Rovers
|-
|1993
|Mines Rovers
|Kambalda
|-
|1994
|Boulder City
|Mines Rovers
|-
|1995
|Mines Rovers
|Boulder City
|-
|1996
|Mines Rovers
|Boulder City
|-
|1999
|[[Kalgoorlie City Football Club|Kalgoorlie City]]
|Mines Rovers
|-
|2000
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|Mines Rovers
|-
|2001
|Mines Rovers
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|-
|2002
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|Mines Rovers
|-
|2003
|Mines Rovers
|Boulder City
|-
|2004
|Mines Rovers
|Boulder City
|-
|2007
|Mines Rovers
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|-
|2008
|Mines Rovers
|Kambalda
|-
|2009
|Mines Rovers
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|-
|2010
|Mines Rovers
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|-
|2015
|Mines Rovers
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|-
|2016
|Boulder City
|Boulder City
|-
|2017
|Kalgoorlie Railways
|Mines Rovers
|-
|2018
|Mines Rovers
|Boulder 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 [[WANFL|Western Australian Football Association]] and [[Goldfields Football League|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 ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%"
! rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="2" |Winner
! colspan="2" |Scores
! rowspan="2" |Loser
! rowspan="2" |Result
! rowspan="2" |Venue
! rowspan="2" |Ref
|-
!Winner
!Loser
|-
| rowspan="2" |1906<br /><small>([[Grand final replay|replay]])</small><ref group="N">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.</ref>
|{{WAFL|EF}}
|6.11 (47)
|7.5 (47)
|[[Mines Rovers Football Club|Mines Rovers]]
|Match drawn
|[[East Fremantle Oval]]
|<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=A Far Off Land|author=Devaney, J.|date=2019|publisher=LULU Press|isbn=9780244155148|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-xOVDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA519|page=519|accessdate=19 September 2019}}</ref>
|-
|{{WAFL|EF}}
|7.5 (47)
|3.10 (28)
|[[Mines Rovers Football Club|Mines Rovers]]
|East Fremantle won by 19 points
|[[East Fremantle Oval]]
|<ref name="nla">{{cite web|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/33081982|title=30 Oct 1906 - State Football Premiership|newspaper=Kalgoorlie Western Argus|date=30 October 1906 |accessdate=19 September 2019}}</ref>
|-
|1922
|{{WAFL|EP}}
|16.15 (111)
|5.4 (34)
|[[Mines Rovers Football Club|Mines Rovers]]
|East Perth won by 77 points
|[[Perth Oval]]
|<ref>"[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41695861 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. A WRETCHED GAME.]" – ''[[Western Mail (Western Australia)|The Western Mail]]''. Published Thursday, 5 October 1922. Retrieved from ''Trove'', 7 September 2011.</ref>
|-
|1923
|{{WAFL|EP}}
|10.10 (70)
|6.4 (40)
|[[Mines Rovers Football Club|Mines Rovers]]
|East Perth won by 30 points
|Kalgoorlie Oval
|<ref>"[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article34264092 EAST PERTH VICTORIOUS.]" – ''[[Western Argus]]''. Published Tuesday, 16 October 1923. Retrieved from ''Trove'', 7 September 2011.</ref>
|}
== Notable players ==
* [[Alby Paterson|Albert Paterson]] – [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] Player (1897).
* [[Fred Hiskins]] – {{AFL Ess}} [[List of Australian Football League premiers|premiership player]] ([[1901 VFL Grand Final|1901]]), [[Coleman Medal|VFL Leading Goalkicker]] (1901), [[List of Essendon Football Club leading goalkickers|Essendon leading goalkicker]] (1901).
* [[Hugh Gavin]] – {{AFL Ess}} captain 1904.
* [[John Woollard]] – [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]] captain 1910.
* [[William "Nipper" Truscott]] – [[Australian Football Hall of Fame]] inductee (1996), [[West Australian Football Hall of Fame|W.A. Football Hall of Fame]] inductee (2004).
* [[Bill Cooke (footballer)|Bill Cooke]] – [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]] Player (1912).
* [[Tom Outridge, Sr.|Tom Outridge]] – Inaugural winner of the Sandover Medal (1921).
* [[Lou Daily]] – 1935 Sandover Medalist for [[Subiaco Lions|Subiaco]].
* [https://australianfootball.com/players/player/joe%2Bfanchi/15604 Joe Fanchi] – Premiership player for [[West Perth Football Club|West Perth]] kicked the winning goal for WA against Victoria 1961 National Carnival.
* Brian MacGregor – [[East Perth Football Club|East Perth]] Player and Life Member.
* [[Alec Epis]] – {{AFL ESS}} Premiership Player ([[1962 VFL Grand Final|1962]],[[1965 VFL Grand Final|1965]]), {{AFL ESS}} Hall of Fame, 4 x Victorian State Representative.
* [[Luke Toia]] – [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]] Player (1996-2003), [[AFL Rising Star]] nominee ([[1996 AFL Rising Star|1996]]).
* [[Jaymie Graham]] – [[South Fremantle Football Club|South Fremantle]] Premiership Player (2005, 2009), [[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]] Player & Interim Coach (1 Game), [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]] Interim Coach (2 Games).
* Dion Fleay – Breckler Medallist (2006, 2007, 2011) for [[West Perth Football Club|West Perth]].
* Hayden Kennedy – [[Subiaco Football Club|Subiaco]] Premiership Player.
* [[Eddie Betts]] – 3× [[All-Australian team|All-Australian]]: ([[2015 All-Australian team|2015]], [[2016 All-Australian team|2016]], [[2017 All-Australian team|2017]]).
* [[Dom Sheed]] – 2018 [[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]] Premiership Player, [[AFL Rising Star]] nominee ([[2015 AFL Rising Star|2015]]).
* [[McKenzie Dowrick]] – [[Brisbane Lions#AFL Women's team|Brisbane]] Player (2019), Inaugural [[West Coast Eagles (AFL Women's)|West Coast]] Player (2020-21), [[Adelaide Football Club#AFL Women's team|Adelaide]] Player (2022-Current).
* [[Abbey Dowrick]] – [[Port Adelaide Football Club (AFL Women's)|Port Adelaide]] Player (2022-Current), [[AFL Women's Rising Star|AFL Women's Rising Star nominee]] ([[AFL Women's season seven Rising Star|2022]]).
* [https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/players/7576/tyrell-dewar Tyrell Dewar] – [[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]] Player (2023)
* [https://www.nmfc.com.au/players/7536/robert-hansen-jr Robert Hansen Jr] – [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]] Player (2023)
== See also ==
* [[Australian rules football in the Goldfields region of Western Australia]]
== References ==
===Notes===
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===Footnotes===
{{Reflist}}
{{Aussie Rules in Western Australia}}
[[Category:Australian rules football competitions in Western Australia]]
[[Category:Sports leagues established in 1896]]
[[Category:Goldfields Football League]]