under 11 div 1 2017

Hampton Rovers 4.2.26 v Brighton Beach 5.6.36 Sunday marked our final game of the season. We were presented with perfect conditions. The winter sun was out and a gentle Brighton Beach breeze with it offering a slight advantage at the Southern end … [Read more...] about Under 11 Div 1 vs Brighton Beach (R15)

Hampton Rovers 3.4.22 v South Melbourne 5.5.35 The storm that threatened our early morning game in Albert Park, failed to turn up, and instead presented fair conditions for a great competition between these two teams. Last time we met, we fought a … [Read more...] about Under 11 Div 1 vs South Melbourne (R14)

As the season gets deeper, our side gets thinner. Our little team of Div 1 battlers has been whittled away by injuries and illness. 2 more this week took us down to only 17 to line up. A big thanks to Josh Cameron from the other U11 side played back … [Read more...] about Under 11 Div 1 vs East Brighton Vampires

They say when things get hard, it makes you stronger. Sunday was one such game. It was the third time we have come up against Bentleigh FC, and is clear why they are second on the ladder in Div 1. The highlight was seeing Mitch Nolan come down to … [Read more...] about Under 11 Div 1 vs Bentleigh (R12)

My coaches report this week is quite different. Sunday's match was a game we won't forget, but not for good reasons. About 5 minutes before half time we witnessed a terrible accident. Right before our eyes Mitch Nolan had his leg broken badly in a … [Read more...] about Under 11 Div 1 vs St Bedes Mentone (R11)

Our under 11’s Div 1 side were greeted with winter sunshine at Castlefield Reserve for our round 10 clash with St Kilda City. Our team was led out by our two captains in Freddie who was playing his 50th game along with Anthony. St Kilda City came out … [Read more...] about Under 11 Div 1 vs St Kilda City (R10)

Ajax 8.14-62 Hampton Rovers 3.1-19 Sunday was our toughest challenge to date. We were 4 boys down, and we were playing the undefeated top of the table, big bodied outfit in Ajax. We also started the game with only 17, so we sent in a tiny U8 … [Read more...] about Under 11 Div 1 vs Ajax (R9)

R8 U11 Div 1 v Brighton Beach On a glorious sun drenched winter afternoon, we met Brighton Beach for the final game of the day at Castlefield. It was our farewell game for Max Alpar who is heading back to Brisbane with his family. So our boys … [Read more...] about Under 11 Div 1 vs Brighton Beach (R8)

Hampton Rovers (33) defeated South Melbourne Districts (28) It's pretty hard to coach footy, when you can’t see the other side of the ground. 8.30am Sunday morning at Boss James, and there was a thick veil of fog blanketing the ground. It was … [Read more...] about Under 11 Div 1 vs South Melbourne (R7)

Round six of the season saw us face East Brighton Vampires away from home. This was our second week playing in the higher grade of Division 1. Last week we faced our most difficult challenge to date, and we knew this week would be no exception. … [Read more...] about Under 11 Div 1 vs East Brighton Vampires (R6)