Sunday the 20th of May saw the U17 Sandy-Rovers travelling to Oakleigh for their round 6 game. After an encouraging effort the previous week, our boys were keen to back up their performance on foreign turf. Beau also made a welcome return this week … [Read more...] about Under 17 Div 2 vs Oakleigh (R6)
Under 8 Maroon vs St Peters (R6)
The Frost The wind it blows cold on the oval, so green The frost it does glisten, and has a soft sheen So bright and so lovely, when exposed to the sun And eventually the grass and the frost become one The hours tick by – it is Sunday you … [Read more...] about Under 8 Maroon vs St Peters (R6)
Under 12 Girls Green vs Bentleigh (R6)
With most parents relying on their navigation systems to find the elusive Bentleigh ground, we were lucky to gather a full side in time for the opening bounce today! It would seem that our run of lovely Sunday morning weather is now over. Boy it was … [Read more...] about Under 12 Girls Green vs Bentleigh (R6)
Under 9 Pink vs Murrumbeena (R6)
The morning was a fresh one but 16 of our boys plus Toby from U10 arrived at Murrumbeena Oval full of spirit, pep and ready for what was sure to be a great game. Murrumbeena JFC started strong and put our defenders to the test early. That didn't … [Read more...] about Under 9 Pink vs Murrumbeena (R6)
Under 10 Bronze vs South Melbourne (R6)
We travelled down to Albert Park today for a afternoon match against the Bloods. It was a good reminder that winter is very close. The temperature was mild, the wind wasn’t bad but favoured one end of the ground slightly and the outlook was dark … [Read more...] about Under 10 Bronze vs South Melbourne (R6)
Under 18 Girls vs Port Melbourne (R6)
WHEN YOU LOSE A GAME BUT REALLY WIN Today was one of those games where despite losing on the scoreboard you really win. As a team you won the admiration of your opponents, spectators, parents, teammates and coaches. The effort, skills and … [Read more...] about Under 18 Girls vs Port Melbourne (R6)
Under 9 Maroon vs Dingley (R6)
The morning started with a fresh north westerly breeze pushing to the eastern end of the ground. Reid was captain for the game and went to toss the coin to start proceedings, we lost the toss but won the decision as the Dingoes elected to kick into … [Read more...] about Under 9 Maroon vs Dingley (R6)
Under 12 Girls Yellow vs St Kilda City (R6)
The stage was set with the two teams looking physically pretty evenly matched. Callum made it within a whisker of the whistle and Andy our umpire (Lily’s Dad) said he was glad he had lots of hairs on his legs because the skies were grey, and the air … [Read more...] about Under 12 Girls Yellow vs St Kilda City (R6)
Interleague Representatives
Congratulations to the six Hampton Rovers players who have been selected by the SMJFL as Interleague Representatives this season. They will play in a series of representative games spread over May and June against teams representing leagues from … [Read more...] about Interleague Representatives
Under 13 Div 1 vs Port-South Melbourne (R5)
Rovers 3-7-25 Lost SM/PM 8-8-56 Goals: M Carrigan(1), Verbunt (1), Carroll (1) Summary I could simply state “refer to last week” for the match report, as it was almost a carbon copy of the game. For the 2nd week in a row we found ourselves 2nd … [Read more...] about Under 13 Div 1 vs Port-South Melbourne (R5)
