under 12 girls 2017

By Suey Cooper Ok, before we push on and discuss things in further detail here is a list of things that I have learnt this season: A next to is actually a Behind. You don’t get extra points for pinpoint accuracy when you hit the pole … [Read more...] about Under 12 Girls Grand Final vs Beaumaris

VICTORY!!! 28-7 OH MY GAWWD!!! What a cracker of a game! And the sunshine was spectacular too, just to top it off. Murrumbeena won the toss. Coach Leigh’s instructions were clear and concise - Lottie had to get 2 goals and Laura 3, and the rest … [Read more...] about Under 12 Girls – Semi Final vs Murrumbeena

This week saw some more great action again on the field. Eloise got the first points on the board then Alice, Esme, Lottie added to them. With a small team of only 10 from Mentone, many of our girls were on the bench. However, this did give them a … [Read more...] about Under 12 Girls vs St Bedes/Mentone (R13)

This week was a real cheek clencher … our first ever if I’m going to be honest (which isn’t my strength), so far we’ve been smashed and smashed others, but nothing like this. It was a bit of a slow start –(what with the holidays and it being … [Read more...] about Under 12 Girls vs Bentleigh (R11)

Well, it may have been a brilliant day of sunshine yesterday, but between 12.30 and 2pm at Highett Reserve, it was raining – goals that is – and all in the Rovers favour! Our U12 girls are getting better by the week and were so determined yesterday, … [Read more...] about Under 12 Girls vs St Kilda City (R7)

Another game, another victory! 31-13 I’d like to pretend it’s getting passé but it’s sooo NOT. To be honest, it’s all I can do to resist the temptation to force the family to get tattoos saying WINNERS!! The girls continue to improve in leaps … [Read more...] about Under 12 Girls vs South Melbourne (R6)

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)

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)

After the first game under the bright lights of Boss James, the Under 12 Girls Rovers team kicked off their second game under the glare of Channel 10’s cameras! Talk about pressure!! And now thanks to Fev, I understand the scoring system of 19 points … [Read more...] about Under 12 Girls vs East Malvern White (R3)