Although we had an early start this week, it was another magnificent Melbourne Autumn morning....enjoy it while it lasts! The boys arrived bright and early for our match against St Kilda City, who we played against only 4 or so weeks ago in a … [Read more...] about Under 8 Purple vs St Kilda City (R3)
Under 12 Girls Purple vs East Malvern (R3)
I’m just getting it out there right from the start that this report will not measure up to a ‘Suey’ match report because it’s not Suey writing it, but here we go. It was a one-sided, purple-patch kind of match this week for the Under 12 girls … [Read more...] about Under 12 Girls Purple vs East Malvern (R3)
Under 10 Orange vs Brighton Beach (R3)
Well summer keeps rolling on, I left my hat at home and got a touch of sunburn today. Great conditions again with hardly a breeze, beautiful sunshine and our magnificent Castlefield oval. Today we played Brighton Beach, our history from the last … [Read more...] about Under 10 Orange vs Brighton Beach (R3)
Under 12 Green vs East Brighton Vampires (R3)
Hampton Rovers 11.12. (78) def. East Brighton Vampires 2.1. (13) Game on… Suns out guns out (we had 19 of them)!!!! Our boys were relentless across all areas on the ground. We lined up with 18 U12s and Hudson stepped in after his U11 game to … [Read more...] about Under 12 Green vs East Brighton Vampires (R3)
Under 12 Girls Green vs East Malvern (R3)
Today was a day of firsts. It was coach Rob’s first time steering the ship and I’m sure all will agree he did fine job! Congratulations to Scarlett, Lily, Jasmyn and Sachi who all played their first game for Hampton Rovers – welcome girls! It was … [Read more...] about Under 12 Girls Green vs East Malvern (R3)
Under 11 Purple vs Mordi Brae (R3)
Another beautiful day for football and we were away against Mordialloc Braeside hoping to continue the good form the boys displayed in the 4th quarter last week. Gideon and James were our co-captains today – well done boys! We got off to a … [Read more...] about Under 11 Purple vs Mordi Brae (R3)
Under 12 Maroon vs Ormond (R3)
How sweet it is, when it all comes together. Our first couple of games of the season were challenging and perhaps short our absolute best. We knew we were capable of much more. As a result we have been training hard and working on better … [Read more...] about Under 12 Maroon vs Ormond (R3)
Under 9 Yellow vs Brighton Beach (R2)
This week's game against Brighton Beach followed a very similar pattern to the first round. The boys ran hard and manned up a lot better in defence and around the middle this week. In the first quarter Lachlan Curtis got the team going with a … [Read more...] about Under 9 Yellow vs Brighton Beach (R2)
Under 9 Pink vs Mordi Brae (R2)
Compared to the Round 1 game, the weather conditions were much better for Round 2. The players, coaches & support team were prepared for game 2 with structured game plans for the 4 quarters to be implemented, based on observations from round 1. … [Read more...] about Under 9 Pink vs Mordi Brae (R2)
Under 9 Purple vs East Sandringham (R2)
With a bye for round 1, the Rovers went into Round 2 undefeated in season 2018. The pre-season had been an enthusiastic mix of some solid training sessions where everyone was switched on learning the fundamentals that were going to hold them in … [Read more...] about Under 9 Purple vs East Sandringham (R2)
