under 9 purple 2017

Well hello there, it's Al the coach here! I know I’ve been very slack… so slack that I can’t even remember the last report I did!... Sorry about that. On the other hand, our boys were anything but slack on the weekend. Every player in that … [Read more...] about Under 9 Purple vs East Malvern (R12)

One of the main reasons why I wanted this role as a coach for the second year was to see these boys grow, not only in height but in maturity and compare their learning skills to last year. I can honestly say these boys have come a long way and … [Read more...] about Under 9 Purple vs Bentleigh (R6)

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)

Groundhog Day! The alarm went off at 7am on a Sunday Morning on Mothers Day…… did we not do this last year? Shouldn’t we be playing at a later time slot!?.........and then you get “dad you better get up or else we will be late”…… I’m sure I was not … [Read more...] about Under 9 Purple vs Beaumaris (R4)

Before I kick off with my report, I would like to thank Angus, Kai and Nate who on a day our team were 7 players short, played an amazing team game and impressed all parents and coaches on the day - wish you boys the best for the rest of the … [Read more...] about Under 9 Purple vs Cheltenham (R3)

So this week could not come around any quicker for our boys and parents. There were 8 debuts for our team on the weekend - 6 players and 2 officials. Luca, Finn, William, Harvey, Mason and Campbell all played their first game and really … [Read more...] about Under 9 Blue vs East Brighton Vampires