1898 WAFA Season: Rovers
These are the details of the premiership results for the Rovers for the 1898 season of the West Australian Football Association (currently known as the West Australian Football League). The team used WACA as their home ground, playing ten matches there (five as hosts and five as visitors). The team finished the regular season in third place.
Team Details
Competition:
1898 WAFA Season
Team:
Rovers
Club:
Rovers
Home Ground:
WACA
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 6-1-9, P%: 83.4)
Finals Performance:
Not applicable
Team Leaders
Captain:
Smiler Wills
Vice-Captain:
Billy Arnott
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer, Joe | 1 | 0 | R09 | |
| Geddes, Jack | 2 | 0 | R09-10 | |
| Reid, Curtis | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Tredinnick, Alf | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Wells, Jack | 3 | 2 | R11-13 | |
| Whelan, Thomas | 2 | 0 | R12, R14 | |
| Wills, Smiler | 15 | 0 | R01-14, R16 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/05/1898 | Round 1 | East Fremantle | HOME | WIN | ROVE by 26 | unknown | Smiler Wills |
| 28/05/1898 | Round 2 | Unions-Fremantle | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | unknown | Smiler Wills |
| 04/06/1898 | Round 3 | West Perth | AWAY | LOSS | WPTH by 33 | unknown | Smiler Wills |
| 11/06/1898 | Round 4 | East Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | EFRM by 8 | unknown | Smiler Wills |
| 18/06/1898 | Round 5 | Unions-Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | UFRM by 7 | unknown | Smiler Wills |
| 25/06/1898 | Round 6 | West Perth | AWAY | LOSS | WPTH by 7 | unknown | Smiler Wills |
| 02/07/1898 | Round 7 | Unions-Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | ROVE by 8 | unknown | Smiler Wills |
| 09/07/1898 | Round 8 | East Fremantle | HOME | WIN | ROVE by 29 | unknown | Smiler Wills |
| 16/07/1898 | Round 9 | West Perth | HOME | LOSS | WPTH by 19 | unknown | Smiler Wills |
| 23/07/1898 | Round 10 | Unions-Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | UFRM by 2 | unknown | Smiler Wills |
| 30/07/1898 | Round 11 | East Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | ROVE by 8 | unknown | Smiler Wills |
| 06/08/1898 | Round 12 | West Perth | AWAY | LOSS | WPTH by 70 | unknown | Smiler Wills |
| 13/08/1898 | Round 13 | Unions-Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | ROVE by 19 | unknown | Smiler Wills |
| 20/08/1898 | Round 14 | West Perth | AWAY | LOSS | WPTH by 10 | unknown | Smiler Wills |
| Round 15 | East Fremantle | HOME | CANCELLED | ||||
| 03/09/1898 | Round 16 | West Perth | AWAY | LOSS | WPTH by 40 | unknown | Smiler Wills |