Cloudy Day with patches of Sun at Castlefield, Northerly Gusts. A couple of late withdrawals through illness saw some super subs come in – Alex & Jack. 1st Qtr This was a whole team effort. Cassidy, up against a Boy Mountain, wins a … [Read more...] about Under 13 Div 3 vs East Sandringham (R5)
Under 13 Div 1 vs Mordi Brae (R5)
Another great day for football- coach Hotton was fresh off the plane from China, Jorge had recovered from last week's illness and we are a week closer to getting Jim Bob, Ned and Ollie Horigan back on the park. Even the weather was perfect - a … [Read more...] about Under 13 Div 1 vs Mordi Brae (R5)
Presidents Report – Round 5
Oh we do like to be beside the seaside...... what a great weekend on many levels. We started our weekend with a great social gathering at our first At Home With The Rovers #AHWTR for season 2017. It was great to see the support from our community for … [Read more...] about Presidents Report – Round 5
Under 8 Orange vs Port Melbourne (R5)
Hi team, We welcomed Josh Kordupel back from injury and first gamer Spencer Ries. Team captains James Jebb and Zac Saunders made the right call to kick with the wind. The Port Melbourne Colts were down a couple of players so we had to rotate some … [Read more...] about Under 8 Orange vs Port Melbourne (R5)
Under 10 Silver vs East Malvern (R5)
Grading is done and dusted and we retained our position in the advanced division of Under 10 Silver. It sees us reacquainted with a few of our toughest teams over the past 2 years. Our luck with the late morning / afternoon games ceased for the … [Read more...] about Under 10 Silver vs East Malvern (R5)
Under 10 White vs St Paul’s McKinnon (R5)
Beautiful Sunday morning. I got to Castlefield early just so I could have a hotdog and get my footy head on. The boys and I started the day with a big Happy Birthday to coach Daryl! After the last instructions from the coaches, great mates Harry … [Read more...] about Under 10 White vs St Paul’s McKinnon (R5)
Under 12 Girls vs Beaumaris (R5)
BOOM!!! 130-13 The U12 Hampton Rovers have landed!!! The commitment of these girls truly blew me away this week in our first official game after grading. We had our first injury before the game even started as Leni tried a out new … [Read more...] about Under 12 Girls vs Beaumaris (R5)
ICYMI: Rovers’ Highlights from the Last Week
Missed a few posts, didn’t see our updates on Facebook or Instagram? Well, here’s what happened: The AFL Coaches Association featured current AFL and Melbourne FC stars Christian Salem and Jayden Hunt saying #ThanksCoach to their Hampton Rovers … [Read more...] about ICYMI: Rovers’ Highlights from the Last Week
Under 9 Purple vs East Malvern (R5)
As the final siren rang across the ground on Sunday, there were cheers and excitement as there normally is but this time it wasn’t coming from our boys… It was an empty feeling not felt by this group for the last 21 games. I was curious to see … [Read more...] about Under 9 Purple vs East Malvern (R5)
Footy Manager’s Report – Round 5
I was in conversation with a young coach from an opposition club on Wednesday and he was telling me how unbeatable his team is and how he feels he has a boy in Under 11 that will play AFL. I let him go, I smiled and nodded my head politely, he was on … [Read more...] about Footy Manager’s Report – Round 5
