The power of the V After a strong showing against Ormond the previous week, could the Rovers go back-to-back against St Paul’s McKinnon? Cruz and Archie were missing, giving Fraser and Zac the opportunity of callups from U8s. Also joining the team … [Read more...] about Under 9 Purple vs St Paul’s McKinnon (R6)
Under 8 Green vs St Bedes Mentone (R6)
Another magnificent Melbourne morning...well, not quite, but despite the cold morning the boys arrived keen to take on St Bedes / Mentone and bounce back after last week. During the week, we had a good training session and started focussing on … [Read more...] about Under 8 Green vs St Bedes Mentone (R6)
Under 9 Yellow vs Oakleigh (R6)
Round 6 was played at Oakleigh and with 16 on each team and a good size ground, we were looking forward to some space for the boys to test their skills on. Captains Lachlan Curtis and Joe Whelan won the toss and kicked with the wind in the first … [Read more...] about Under 9 Yellow vs Oakleigh (R6)
Under 13 Div 1 vs Beaumaris (R6)
Rovers 3-4-22 Beauy 7-9-51 Goals: Teal (1), Bogue (1), Roberts (1) Summary The rovers were out the blocks with intent but we soon found ourselves under immense pressure defensively. With the big Beauy full forward up and about with several … [Read more...] about Under 13 Div 1 vs Beaumaris (R6)
Under 13 Div 4 vs East Malvern (R6)
Rovers 5.3.33 def by East Malvern 10.12.72 Goals: Jem.T (1), Josh.E (1), Lucas.C (1), Lucas.R (1), Mitch T (1) Summary Our second week in D4 looked to be a challenging one, with the Rovers up against an East Malvern team that had taken all … [Read more...] about Under 13 Div 4 vs East Malvern (R6)
Under 12 Girls Purple vs Murrumbeena (R6)
Back at home for only the second time this season and looking to return to the winner’s circle after last week’s loss, the Hampton Rovers Chameleons were up against the inform and very athletic looking Murrumbeena Lionesses. Under the captaincy of … [Read more...] about Under 12 Girls Purple vs Murrumbeena (R6)
Under 10 Purple vs South Melbourne (R6)
This week’s game felt like one that got away. After easily accounting for South Melbourne in our first game of the year they turned up much better prepared this time. The first quarter was a very even affair with our boys controlling the ball but … [Read more...] about Under 10 Purple vs South Melbourne (R6)
Under 14 Div 4 vs Mordi Brae (R6)
Down to 18 fit players with a few late ins and outs. Most worrying was that our entire ruck division from the previous week - Tommy Randall and James Hare were both out. It's questionable whether one of our late ins had a full medical clearance from … [Read more...] about Under 14 Div 4 vs Mordi Brae (R6)
Under 11 Purple vs St Paul’s McKinnon (R6)
The boys had the rare opportunity to play on the mighty Boss James oval today as they took on St Pauls McKinnon, a new side to our division. Today’s captains were Jake S and Oscar, well done boys – you both put in performances to be proud of. We … [Read more...] about Under 11 Purple vs St Paul’s McKinnon (R6)
Under 12 Maroon vs St Peters (R6)
Hampton Rovers 8.4.52 defeated St Peters 2.7.19 I believe the two hardest things to teach as a coach are belief and desire. To believe in yourself that you can achieve anything and a desire to keep on improving and never give up. You could see … [Read more...] about Under 12 Maroon vs St Peters (R6)
