Round 15 of the Football and Netball season is coming up this weekend with the Rovers hosting Mathoura at Memorial Park.
The Rovers and Mathoura last met in Round 6 of the competition with the Rovers winning the majority of the Football and Netball matches between the two sides.
Netball
A Grade go into their match with an 8-2-2 record and will be against a side that have had a tough season so far but it would be unwise to discount them as a challenge.
Last time they met: A Grade won their Round 6 match against Mathoura 63 to 33.
B Grade are sitting on top of the ladder with a 12-1 record and are taking on a side that is sitting in fifth position with a 6-5-1 record.
Last time they met: B Grade won their Round 6 match against Mathoura 50 to 20.
C Grade are sitting in third position on the C Grade ladder with a 10-3 record and they will take on a side that is struggling this season with a 3-9 record.
Last time they met: C Grade won their Round 6 match against Mathoura 34 to 18.
C Reserve are sitting in second spot on the ladder with an 11-2 record whilst their opposition are currently second last on the ladder with a 3-8-1 record.
Last time they met: C Reserve won their Round 6 match against Mathoura 43 to 12.
Under 17‘s are now 12-1 for the season and they are taking on a side that is sitting in third position with a 7-5 record.
Last time they met: Under 17’s won their Round 6 match against Mathoura 43 to 22.
Under 15‘s are now 7-6 for the season whilst Mathoura currently occupy fourth spot on the ladder with a 7-4 record.
Last time they met: Under 15’s won their Round 6 match against Mathoura 31 to 10.
Under 13‘s are on top of the ladder with a 13-0 record and they are taking on a side that is desperate to hold on to fifth position with a 5- 7 record.
Last time they met: Under 13’s won their Round 6 match against Mathoura 42 to 8.
Football
Rovers Seniors are sitting in fourth position on the ladder with an 8-5 record and they take on a Mathoura side who are currently second on the ladder with an 1-11 record .
Last time they met: Seniors won their Round 6 match against Mathoura 18.7 – 115 to 9.7 – 61.
Rovers Reserves are second on the ladder with a 12-1 record and they take on the sixth placed side that has a 6-6 record.
Last time they met: Reserves won their Round 6 match against Mathoura 17.6 – 108 to 4.9 – 33.
The Thirds are on top of the competition ladder with a 12-0-1 record and are against a side that is struggling with a 1-11 record.
Last time they met: The Thirds won their Round 6 match against Mathoura 22.22 -154 to 0.0 – 0.
The Fourths are sitting fourth on the ladder with an 8-5 record and are against a Mathoura side that is sitting in sixth position with a 5-7 record.
Last time they met: The Fourths won their Round 6 match against Mathoura 17.9 – 111 to 0.0 – 0.
Thoughts
The Rovers have had better luck this year compared to Mathoura but there is no guarantee that it would be that way this week for nothing is a certainty when it comes to game time.
Rovers fans are reminded that the ‘Minute To Win It Challenge Night’ starts at 7pm on Saturday night, entry is $5, Dinner is Tacos and there’s eight people in every team.
Rovers Talk will be back before the challenge night with all the results for you to read and hopefully enjoy.