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)
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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)
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)
Under 8 Purple vs Dingley (R5)
After the first four rounds of great football from the TEAM, we waited patiently to see whether the boys would get promoted up a grade .......... and the answer was YES!! CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAM AS A WHOLE, well done. The morning broke knowing … [Read more...] about Under 8 Purple vs Dingley (R5)
Under 16 Div 1 vs Northvale (R5)
A tough day for the Sandy Rovers as a club today. Div 2 suffered a very big loss to Ormond in their first game up a division. Div 1…bad luck boys…we couldn’t ask for much more of you. At the beginning of the season when we had a confirmed … [Read more...] about Under 16 Div 1 vs Northvale (R5)
Under 16 Div 2 vs Ormond (R5)
Headline: You got better as the game went on and finished off strongly with three 4th quarter goals – persistence paid off. Goal kickers: [I think] McKinley, Spaziani, Hall. Player performance: Tom McKinley best on for us with great attack on … [Read more...] about Under 16 Div 2 vs Ormond (R5)
Under 11 Div 5 vs Caulfield (R5)
What a cracker of a day at Castlefield. The ground was immaculate and the sun was shining, setting the scene for a very eager Rovers team. We lined up with a full team and had the luxury of one on the bench allowing a few of the boys to play in … [Read more...] about Under 11 Div 5 vs Caulfield (R5)
Under 12 Div 1 vs Beaumaris (R4)
The primary objective of the day was to let Beaumaris know what Div 1 football was all about after their soft start to the competition. We were on our home MCG in Boss James, in pristine conditions although we did have to kick off the early morning … [Read more...] about Under 12 Div 1 vs Beaumaris (R4)
Under 12 Div 5 vs East Malvern (R4)
This week the U12 D5 team faced another epic challenge playing top of the ladder team, East Malvern, on a beautiful Sunday at our home ground Castlefield. The line-up for this week was slightly different from last week, owing to rotations of Louis, … [Read more...] about Under 12 Div 5 vs East Malvern (R4)
Under 12 Girls vs St Peter’s (R4)
For someone who knows very little about this whole AFL thing, I think I’m really getting the hang of this! Better still, so it seems are our girls! Our U12 Girls showed huge improvements in ball handling and as a result we had far more chances to … [Read more...] about Under 12 Girls vs St Peter’s (R4)
