The club was founded in 1899 .
The club was began playing in the First Rate Junior Association , but was promoted to the WAFL in place of the Rovers Football Club midway through the season , from which it drew much of its original squad .
The club was founded in 1899 and began playing in the First Rate Junior Association , but was promoted to the WAFL in place of the Rovers Football Club midway through the season , from which it drew much of its original squad .