Wow another winter weekend when we missed the bad, cold weather. With an 11:30am game today the dew was gone and air was mild, slight cross breeze with no major advantage on our fantastic ground at Castlefield. Or as a few boys remind me … [Read more...] about Under 9 Yellow vs St Peters (R12)
Under 16 Div 2 vs St Kilda City (R12)
Three rounds to go boys, and for some of you, this will be your last year of junior Club footy. Reflect upon that this week --- how are you tracking to your development goals you set yourself in terms of what you wanted to achieve this year to be the … [Read more...] about Under 16 Div 2 vs St Kilda City (R12)
Under 16 Div 1 vs Highett/Cheltenham (R12)
Effort. That’s all we as coaches ask for. Last week when we had no excuses (no school footy the day before, 20 players, 3 of our best players in, playing to cement 4th spot against a team below us) we were terrible and our effort was poor. … [Read more...] about Under 16 Div 1 vs Highett/Cheltenham (R12)
Under 15 Div 4 vs Cheltenham (R11)
This week the boys took on Cheltenham, one of the tops sides in the competition and the victor last time we played them by 7 goals. In a very breezy game, our boys kicked with the wind in the first quarter however couldn’t capitalise on the … [Read more...] about Under 15 Div 4 vs Cheltenham (R11)
Under 12 Girls vs Bentleigh (R11)
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)
ICYMI – Rovers’ Highlights from the last week
Missed a few posts, didn’t see our updates on Facebook or Instagram? Well, here’s what happened: We made it into the SMJFL Social Spot once again for Round 11. Rovers Local will be back this Friday, 21 July from 5pm. Nick Dal Santo … [Read more...] about ICYMI – Rovers’ Highlights from the last week
Under 14 Div 3 vs Murrumbeena (R11)
I came away from Sunday with a grin on my face having seen us show some fire in the final quarter. Whilst the wind was certainly a contributing factor we managed to get first hands on the football, move it quickly and then convert our … [Read more...] about Under 14 Div 3 vs Murrumbeena (R11)
Under 13 Div 3 vs East Malvern (R11)
Rovers take the field in 6 Degrees Celsius with only 15 players at First Bounce against a clinical Knights outfit. Apart from a stylish early pressure attack by Wells, Doyle, Mcleish, Troy, & Hare the 1st quarter is a defensive effort. Hamilton is … [Read more...] about Under 13 Div 3 vs East Malvern (R11)
Under 13 Div 1 vs East Brighton Vampires (R11)
The Div 1 Team slept through the first quarter, woke up briefly for the second and third then hit snooze in the last falling 10 or so goals short of a polished East Brighton Team. They will be hard to beat this year. Undefeated and in a league of … [Read more...] about Under 13 Div 1 vs East Brighton Vampires (R11)
