under 8 purple 2017

The last round of the home and away season arrived, Round 13, with the sun beaming down on the Rovers Purple chargers for their last swan song on the hallowed turf of Castlefield Park, which the boys have owned and made a fortress this year. Pre … [Read more...] about Under 8 Purple vs Ajax (R13)

Round eleven was an early game for the under 8 purple boys at Castlefield. The weather was bitterly cold and the early advice, was to keep moving to avoid freezing. The boys were then faced with another challenge – the opposition did not have a side … [Read more...] about Under 8 Purple vs Prahran (R11)

The boys were excited to be back playing on their home deck and playing in front of the home crowd. We welcomed into the fold a new player to the team, Thomas Cunningham, a mid season transfer from Queensland. His transfer papers were completed at … [Read more...] about Under 8 Purple vs East Malvern (R9)

So we ventured back to a ground that we had tasted success at, Centenary Park in Bentleigh. Pre game saw us set up and start our drills to be ready to go from the first bounce. The game began with a tussle in the middle and a hard ball get by … [Read more...] about Under 8 Purple vs St Peters (R8)

We arrived at the ground this morning to find it coated in a heavy rich fog. The thought of playing against Beaumaris Sharks, the local rivals, was enough to get all the boys up and about from the outset. The game started with the ground still … [Read more...] about Under 8 Purple vs Beaumaris (R7)

With an imminent blizzard forecast, it was no surprise to see most us decked out in our Mt. Buller ski attire while the boys were proudly sporting their Rovers attire (shorts & footy jumper). Pre game consisted of the constant theme of teamwork, … [Read more...] about Under 8 Purple vs Ajax (R6)

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)

We arrived at the ground to find out that Ashwood only had 16 players, so we had to play with 16 also. The decision was made to play six in the midfield and only five up front and five down back. It was a fresh start with the ground covered in a … [Read more...] about Under 8 Orange vs Ashwood (R4)

The boys played a great team game this week. There was improvement on last weeks match. The boys used the ball well throughout all zones. The coaching group noticed an improvement in looking for a player in a better position and the team first … [Read more...] about Under 8 Orange vs St Peters (R2)