A cold and chilly Sunday morning greeted our players for our round 14 final home game against St Peters. The group were keen to commence their pre-game warm-up drills on the ground which was great to see and everyone was switched on. At training … [Read more...] about Under 13 Div 2 vs St Peters (R14)
Under 13 Div 6 vs Ashwood Waverley Park (R14)
Arctic cold and wind greeted us to what some could call a football field yesterday. Haven’t seen a ground so wet and muddy in years! We were up against it with 3 players down and a must win game to make finals, it was just too steep an … [Read more...] about Under 13 Div 6 vs Ashwood Waverley Park (R14)
Under 11 Div 6 vs St Paul’s McKinnon (R14)
On a cold muddy Sunday afternoon, we ventured off to play St Paul's McKinnon who had lost only one game for the season. Earlier in the year, l think we played our best game of year against them at Boss James and went down by only 1 point, so we were … [Read more...] about Under 11 Div 6 vs St Paul’s McKinnon (R14)
Footy Manager’s Report – Round 13
I have held off 24 hours this week so I could add a little at the end, I needed to see the outcome prior to a mention of a Rover or two that played yesterday. Let’s have a look at the week and how it unfolded. I dropped down to the Boss … [Read more...] about Footy Manager’s Report – Round 13
Under 8 Violet vs Port Melbourne (R13)
It was a drizzly Sunday morning, at Boss James oval, for our final home and away game. The parents were pleased that the cold wind was absent. We were playing the Port Melbourne Colts, a team we lost narrowly to earlier in the year. The team … [Read more...] about Under 8 Violet vs Port Melbourne (R13)
Under 10 Girls vs South Melbourne (R13)
There was light drizzle falling as the girls arrived at Boss James for the clash against the South Melbourne U10’s. Bianca and Tess were unfortunate late withdrawals from the side due to illness and we had 14 girls ready to rumble. Michaela and … [Read more...] about Under 10 Girls vs South Melbourne (R13)
Under 13 Div 6 vs St Peters (R13)
Sunday was a great opportunity to cement a finals berth. We knew our first quarters were typically our worst and we stressed to the boys the importance of getting off to a good start. As soon as the ball was bounced and Orlando tapped true down … [Read more...] about Under 13 Div 6 vs St Peters (R13)
Under 9 Yellow vs Ajax (R13)
Written by Makiko Vagas It was the Rovers last home and away game of the season. We played against Ajax Stars at Princes Park. Harvey and Jason were playing up from U8s as Ernie and Jack were away. Sam announced Ethan (who was the birthday … [Read more...] about Under 9 Yellow vs Ajax (R13)
President’s Report – Round 13
Round 13 saw us back in full swing at Castlefield after resting the ground for a few weeks. Thanks to everyone for your patience while we moved games and training to look after our amazing facilities. Weather again played its part on Sunday with a … [Read more...] about President’s Report – Round 13
Under 8 Green vs Dingley (R13)
It looked like we were in for a wet game on Sunday, but things improved quickly by the time we arrived at Corrigan Oval for the match against Dingley. We were looking forward to putting in a good performance to finish off the home and away season to … [Read more...] about Under 8 Green vs Dingley (R13)
