Our under 11’s Div 1 side were greeted with winter sunshine at Castlefield Reserve for our round 10 clash with St Kilda City. Our team was led out by our two captains in Freddie who was playing his 50th game along with Anthony. St Kilda City came out … [Read more...] about Under 11 Div 1 vs St Kilda City (R10)
Footy Manager’s Report – Round 10
Hard work getting out of bed Sunday when the alarm went off. Another day of Rovers footy lay ahead, no doubt with plenty of highlights to be witnessed, more opportunity for learning and development, but this morning was like no other so far this … [Read more...] about Footy Manager’s Report – Round 10
Under 16 Div 1 vs Northvale (R10)
A nice weekend for under 16 footy this week where both sides reversed the trend and toppled higher ranked opponents whilst at the same time keeping finals footy a reality. Between Div 1 and Div 2 we had just 33 available - which doesn’t work for … [Read more...] about Under 16 Div 1 vs Northvale (R10)
Under 11 Div 5 vs St Paul’s McKinnon (R10)
Clear skies and a chilling wind greeted the boys for the top of the table clash first vs. second at McKinnon Reserve on Sunday. Captains for the day were Oscar Kelk & Refe Sarant who lead a very focused team of Rovers extremely well. The school … [Read more...] about Under 11 Div 5 vs St Paul’s McKinnon (R10)
Under 8 Orange vs Port Melbourne Colts (R10)
Hi team, Again we found ourselves a little short on numbers this week with a couple of our runners away, although our ranks were boosted by James Jebb returning from injury, Hewy Sawatzki returning from sickness and also Angus Hare from U8 Purple … [Read more...] about Under 8 Orange vs Port Melbourne Colts (R10)
Under 15 Div 4 vs St Paul’s McKinnon (R9)
With only 14 players available this week against St. Paul's McKinnon, the U15 Div. 4 boys were up against it from the start, with the opposition fielding one extra player and rotating their players through the bench. Despite this, what we lacked … [Read more...] about Under 15 Div 4 vs St Paul’s McKinnon (R9)
Footy Manager’s Report – Round 9
My weekend started Thursday night taking the Under 17 lads for training. They are a great bunch of young guys, very respectful and worked hard for each other. They backed it up Sunday and had a well-deserved win over Ormond. They now go to the top of … [Read more...] about Footy Manager’s Report – Round 9
Under 14 Div 3 vs Murrumbeena (R9)
What a start to Sunday it was! The boys to their credit seemed incredibly switched on and excited about Sunday's game and the way they attacked the first quarter certainly reflected it. Kicking to, what we expected to be the ‘tough’ end, we led … [Read more...] about Under 14 Div 3 vs Murrumbeena (R9)
Under 10 Silver vs Brighton Beach (R9)
We rocked into Castlefield for the early afternoon game against the Brighton Beach outfit. This team has been a big improver this year notching wins against St Bedes and Prahran. Chris was keen to have the boys switched on and ready from the first … [Read more...] about Under 10 Silver vs Brighton Beach (R9)
