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The curtain has fallen. 2019, what a year. It only seems like yesterday I was a proud dad going along to my eldest son's first game at Rovers in 2009. I thought I knew plenty about the caper having coached for many years. As a 20 year old starting … [Read more...] about Footy Manager’s Report – Final for 2019

THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS! And just like that the final ‘final’ round (see what I did there?) for 2019 is upon us. I had the absolute pleasure of seeing all three of our finalists play in their respective grand finals on Sunday. I was super proud … [Read more...] about President’s Report – Grand Finals Week One

It’s that special time of year for football. I got the honour of walking across Boss James last Sunday morning as the sun was coming up, ahead of a full day of finals. I was able to reflect on the great year we have had again at Rovers, how lucky we … [Read more...] about President’s Report – Finals Week 1

Week One of Finals Last week I talked about bittersweet moments in club land from one year to another. Yesterday reaffirmed everything I love about our sport and some things that make me question why we bother. I saw the highs and lows all at the … [Read more...] about Footy Manager’s Report – Finals Week 1

This is the week that fills me with many mixed emotions every year. Sunday marked the formal end of the home and away season for 2019. Congrats to all of our amazing kids for the Passion, Teamwork, Fun and Respect in 2019. It's been an absolute … [Read more...] about President’s Report – Round 15

Each year we experience bittersweet moments at Rovers: the thrill of the first game, the win, the song, the sitting around with old friends and new, the excitement of The Lightning Carnival and the bitter feeling of a loss, injury and a season coming … [Read more...] about Footy Manager’s Report – Round 15

Once in a Blue Moon our club gets an email from another club congratulating us as a club for doing something well. Once every so often we get emails telling us about a great game or how well a team behaved or the great coaching an opposition team … [Read more...] about Footy Manager’s Report – Round 14

UNDER 8 & 9s WRAP UP THE SEASON Our final weekend for the U8/9s was aptly names the Thunder and Lightning carnival. What a great display of skills, friendship and passion all teams displayed in true winter AFL weather. Congrats to all of our U8/9 … [Read more...] about President’s Report – Round 14

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

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