Our Grand Final The week that turned out to be our final week of football. My toughest week as coach of the Under 12 Div 2 team. A week ago, unexpectedly our world turned upside down. While enjoying a well earned beer at the At Home With the … [Read more...] about Under 12 Div 2 vs East Brighton Vampires (R15)
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Under 12 Maroon vs St Peters (R13)
Hampton Rovers 3.10-28 to St Peters 5.13-43 Captains / Orlando & Jay A windswept Castlefield Reserve greeted out U12 Div 2 team for our last home game of the season. All the players arrived in beanies to help raise money and awareness for the … [Read more...] about Under 12 Maroon vs St Peters (R13)
Under 12 Div 2 vs Caulfield Bears (R12)
Hampton Rovers 9.4.58 defeated Caulfield Bears 3.0.18 Captains / Mitch Tuffley & Mitch Nolan While the Caulfield Bears are not posing an immediate threat on the Div 2 ladder, the fact is they had a recent solid win against the East Brighton … [Read more...] about Under 12 Div 2 vs Caulfield Bears (R12)
Under 12 Maroon vs Ormond (R10)
Hampton Rovers 8.6.54 defeated Ormond JFC 2.7.19 Captains / Ollie Sutherland & Harry Tuffley After doing a bit of research before Sunday’s game, I discovered that Ormond’s position on the Div 2 ladder was probably not reflective of their … [Read more...] about Under 12 Maroon vs Ormond (R10)
Under 12 Maroon vs East Sandringham (R9)
East Sandringham Zebbies 3.7.25 defeated Hampton Rovers 3.3.21 Captains / Luke Ryan & Freddie Kellett Adversity can bring out the very best in us. While being pushed out of our comfort zone can make life very challenging, it makes us learn, … [Read more...] about Under 12 Maroon vs East Sandringham (R9)
Under 12 Maroon vs East Brighton Vampires (R8)
Round 8 / East Brighton Vampires 5.6.36 defeated Hampton Rovers 2.1.13 The boys can never get enough of footy. Last weekend we were lucky enough to be involved in 2 games. On Saturday we had our first interstate clash. A Western Australian side … [Read more...] about Under 12 Maroon vs East Brighton Vampires (R8)
Under 12 Maroon vs East Malvern (R7)
Hampton Rovers 9.10.64 defeated East Malvern 1.5.11 Sunday was a special day for 8 of our boys. We celebrated several game tally milestones. Max Rafaniello and Joe Weber captained our team, with this game marking them both with 60 games. Also part … [Read more...] about Under 12 Maroon vs East Malvern (R7)
Under 12 Maroon vs St Peters (R6)
Hampton Rovers 8.4.52 defeated St Peters 2.7.19 I believe the two hardest things to teach as a coach are belief and desire. To believe in yourself that you can achieve anything and a desire to keep on improving and never give up. You could see … [Read more...] about Under 12 Maroon vs St Peters (R6)
Under 12 Maroon vs Caulfield (R5)
Hampton Rovers 9.8.62 defeated Caulfield Bears 4.2.26 To begin the serious part of the season after the grading rounds, we faced the Caulfield Bears on their home turf. The pre-game message was simple. If we wanted to earn the right to play … [Read more...] about Under 12 Maroon vs Caulfield (R5)
Under 12 Maroon vs Ormond (R3)
How sweet it is, when it all comes together. Our first couple of games of the season were challenging and perhaps short our absolute best. We knew we were capable of much more. As a result we have been training hard and working on better … [Read more...] about Under 12 Maroon vs Ormond (R3)
