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Rovers Talk (30/7/16)

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Round 17 of the Football and Netball competition got underway today with the Rovers taking on Tocumwal.

Netball

A Grade ended their regular season today with a 47 to 39 win, the win gives them a 10-2-2 record and the side will start their finals campaign in either second or third position.

B Grade tried their best today but were beaten 55 to 30.

C Grade won their match today by the narrowest of margins, the final scores were 29 to 28.

C Reserve played to the best of their abilities but fell to Tocumwal 30 to 25.

The Junior sides played well against their opponents today and below are the results of their games.

The Under 17’s recorded a massive win in their match today, the final scores in their game read 63 to 22.

The Under 15’s lost 24 to 17 in their match against one of the form sides of the competition.

The Under 13’s have recorded another win this season with the side registering a 21 to 10 victory.

Football

Rovers Football sides were in action against their opponents with success finding most of the Rovers teams.

The Seniors were down by 24 points at half time but the side controlled the second half to win the match by 23 points.

The final scores were the Rovers 14.13 – 97 to Tocumwal’s 11.8 – 74.

T. Draffin, D. Kirby and D. May kicked 3 goals apiece, D. Hope kicked 2 goals whilst M. Braybon, A. Bond and B. Loudon all kicked one goal apiece in the win.

The Reserves have recorded an impressive 82 point win in their game today.

The Rovers kicked 16.8 – 104 to Tocumwal’s 3.4 – 22 in a game where the Rovers once again won every quarter to accomplish their win.

G. Trewhitt kicked 7 goals, B. MacDonald kicked 4, B. Ezard kicked 2 whilst L. Fleming, B. Todd and M. Atley each kicked a goal in the win.

The Thirds recorded a solid 127 point win today with the final scores reading Rovers 19.19 – 133 to Tocumwal’s 1.0 – 6.

J. Caniglia and R. Norris kicked 5 goals apiece, J. Campbell 3 and R. Murray kicked 3 goals apiece, J. Allitt booted 2 whilst B. Sartore kicked one goal in the win.

The Fourths overran their opposition in the last quarter to record a 6.3 – 39 to 3.2 – 20 win.

B. Redden kicked 2 goals whilst B. East, H. Gardiner, H. Mowat and J. Ezard all kicked a goal each in the win.

Thoughts

The Rovers won the day with eight wins and three losses, Tocumwal were very formidable in all Netball matches and will pose a major challenge to the Rovers in the finals.

Rovers Talk (14/7/16)

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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.