After a solid 4 quarter performance against Beaumaris, a week off football, 2-3 weeks of school holidays and light numbers on the training track we hit the road for the long trip to Centenary Park to take on St Peters. We were once again a little … [Read more...] about Under 15 Div 1 vs St Peters (R10)
Under 11 Div 6 vs St Kilda City (R9)
An away trip to the seaside oval of St Kilda City JFC had Hampton facing a difficult opponent who have had some destructive victories this season. Jack C and Sonny were our captains, with St Kilda City winning the toss and going with the wind in … [Read more...] about Under 11 Div 6 vs St Kilda City (R9)
Under 9 Blue vs St Kilda City (R9)
5 years, 137 days, 4 hours, 32 minutes later, complete silence and focus enveloped Dimma as he hunched over his 15,000 piece, 3D, map of the world, special edition globe jigsaw puzzle. It was 3am. He lifted it up. Only 1 piece to go – it had been a … [Read more...] about Under 9 Blue vs St Kilda City (R9)
Under 18 Girls Div 1 v St Bede’s /Mentone Tigers (R9)
Lost 49-17 Round 9 Mid-season break time – Who needs a vacation when you can go to Brindisi St, Mentone?! With dire predictions of few players being available and a couple of calendar errors by some parents (oops that’s me) the under 18 girls … [Read more...] about Under 18 Girls Div 1 v St Bede’s /Mentone Tigers (R9)
Under 10 Girls Yellow v East Malvern (R9)
On this nice and chilly Sunday morning, The Hampton Rovers Roses ventured out to East Malvern for the clash against a very well performed and experienced team. Due to many girls being away for the holiday period we only had 10 players and were happy … [Read more...] about Under 10 Girls Yellow v East Malvern (R9)
Under 13 Div 2 v St Peter’s (R9)
We were greeted with a beautiful crisp morning for our first real early game for the season against St Peters at Centenary Park. Our pre-game centred around better/smarter ball use & movement and more intensity and pressure across the ground. The … [Read more...] about Under 13 Div 2 v St Peter’s (R9)
President’s Report – Round 9
Sunday Funday I woke up early Sunday and the sun was shining, it looked like a great day for footy. That was until I stepped outside! Whilst the sun was blazing down on us it was still clearly a winters day in Melbourne. Despite the rain the day … [Read more...] about President’s Report – Round 9
Under 12 Div 6 v St Paul’s McKinnon (R9)
Hampton Rovers 5.3.33 defeated St Paul's McKinnon 0.1.1 The boys headed in to today full of confidence after a couple of good wins and some noticeable improvement. The game was set to be a tough battle with 2 (St Pauls) Vs 3 (Rovers) on the … [Read more...] about Under 12 Div 6 v St Paul’s McKinnon (R9)
Under 14 Div 5 v Waverley Park Hawks (R9)
Rovers 9-8-62 Defeated Waverley Park Hawks 3-1-19 Back at the Boss James, the Div 5 soldiers went head to head against a strong Waverley Hawks team, who beat us last time we met. Again, a day low on numbers, we needed the boys to step up and … [Read more...] about Under 14 Div 5 v Waverley Park Hawks (R9)
Under 14 Div 1 v East Brighton Vamps (R8)
Rovers 3-8-26 defeated by East Brighton Vampires 5-8-38 Cold and undermanned as we turned up at Hurlingham Reserve. Real keen to beat Vamps as we hadn’t done this in 2 years, with several OS catching sun we knew we needed to be at our best to … [Read more...] about Under 14 Div 1 v East Brighton Vamps (R8)
