This morning looked like a real winter morning but by game time, the sun broke through and we were treated to very good conditions down at St Bedes Mentone. After our first defeat last week against St Peters, we had heard that St Bedes Mentone had … [Read more...] about Under 9 Yellow vs St Bedes Mentone (R6)
Under 16 Girls vs Oakleigh (R5)
Clearly the fixturing gurus had spent many hours analysing crowd numbers in the early rounds, match attendance traffic flows and the local public transport schedules and fixtured the ‘match of the day’ at the home of the Rovers – Boss James … [Read more...] about Under 16 Girls vs Oakleigh (R5)
Player Profile – Michael Garbelotto
Role U16 Division 1 Player Years at HRJFC? 8 What AFL team do you support? Carlton Favorite football memory? Winning the Premiership in 2014 Something unique about you? I’ve spent half my life playing for the … [Read more...] about Player Profile – Michael Garbelotto
Player Profile – Nick van der Linden
Role Team Member of U16 Sandy Rovers Years at HRJFC? 2 Years at Sandy Rovers and 7 years at Sandringham Zebras What AFL team do you support? St Kilda Favorite football memory? Running out on the ground in my first game back after … [Read more...] about Player Profile – Nick van der Linden
Under 11 Div 1 vs Bentleigh (R5)
Round 5 presented our team with a new challenge. After the first 4 rounds, with 3 wins and 1 loss, our promising start to the season saw us get moved up to Division 1. We were also up against Bentleigh FC who only 2 weeks prior got the better of … [Read more...] about Under 11 Div 1 vs Bentleigh (R5)
Under 12 Div 6 vs Waverley Park Hawks (R5)
With the completion of the four grading rounds, Week 5 promised a competitive game between the Hampton Rovers and the Waverley Hawks. The Rovers had already tasted success in one of the first four games, and were looking to do it against good … [Read more...] about Under 12 Div 6 vs Waverley Park Hawks (R5)
Under 12 Div 1 vs St Bede’s Mentone (R5)
The Rovers arrived at Mentone Reserve with a fair bit of banter and chit chat going on that 11 year old lads tend to engage in, but upon gathering for the pre-match the boys had put their collective game face on ready for battle. With the reset … [Read more...] about Under 12 Div 1 vs St Bede’s Mentone (R5)
Under 8 Yellow vs Beaumaris (R5)
As they say… A week is a long time in football. Being part of a football team is hard work for the members of U8 Team Yellow. Following on from last week’s first win against Dingley, training this week was all about the celebrity side of … [Read more...] about Under 8 Yellow vs Beaumaris (R5)
Under 14 Div 3 vs East Sandringham (R5)
Sunday was a game where we forgot to play the first two quarters. If we had played the football that we played in the second half right from the first siren, it would have been a very different story. I was incredibly happy with the boys … [Read more...] about Under 14 Div 3 vs East Sandringham (R5)
Under 9 Yellow vs St Peter’s (R5)
Today we were spoilt again with a great autumn morning, a dry ground and breeze to one end of the ground. Our captains today Harry Ockerby and Magnus Barton won the toss and elected to kick with the breeze in the first quarter. The St Peter’s team … [Read more...] about Under 9 Yellow vs St Peter’s (R5)
