Milestones
Round 11 (28 June) saw five Rovers players reach milestone two 100-game milestones and three 50-game milestones:
Lucas Scammell (U/16) - 100 games
Tim Rowe (U/16) - 100 games
Jeremy Purcell (U/12) - 50 games
Bailey Hosking (U/11) - 50 games
Zack Dwyer (U/11) - 50 games
Great effort boys - well done for achieving these milestones!
Club End of Season Raffle is here!!!
Raffle tickets for the fabulous end of season raffle have been distributed to all players via team managers. Tickets are also on sale at the canteen / bar until the end of the season. With prizes totalling nearly $2,000, don't miss out on your tickets and your chance to win one of 10 great prizes - first prize - 120 square metres of turf laid, second prize - two tickets to an AFL game in 2010 in a corporate box and other prizes of dinners, vouchers and much more! Don't miss out on your chance to win
***** MEXICAN NIGHT *****
What a great night - delicious food cooked by Lou Paola and the Harcourts crew and Coronas and maragaritas expertly served by the Under 16s. Great to see many of our esteemed Life Members there too!. Big thanks go to Alan Taylor for organising this eagerly anticipated event.
Important dates to note in your diaries
Rovers Dinner Dance - Saturday 11th July
Places are filling fast for this night of nights - see your age group organiser to ensure you don't miss out on this year's Dinner Dance at Merrimu Receptions Chadstone:
Under 16s - Francine Stewart
Under 15s - Wendy Masters
Under 14s - Catherine Gladman
Under 13s - Marg Leece
Under 12s - Heather Kelaart
Under 11s - Michelle Goldsmith
Under 10s - Alison Long
Under 9 Black - Natalie Doyle
Under 9 White - Staci Hosking & Stuart Donaldson
Call to Arms Day - Sunday 12th July
Please dig deep and donate to this very worthy cause for reseach into men's cancer. Every little bit helps!
Rovers Family Day - Sunday 23rd August
A fabulous day of celebration, mateship and family time to bring the season to a close - lock it into yor diary now! Food, drink, awards, the drawing of the raffle and auctioning of team flags - a great day not be missed!
About the club
The Rovers is a family oriented junior football club established in 1970 and fielding teams in every age group from Under 9 through to Under 16 in the Eastern Football League (EFL).
Our club has a long and successful history in the WJFA, having won more Premierships and Best & Fairest Awards than any other club. We are very proud of the fact that we have also won the prestigious WJFA Presidents Trophy for the best organized club in the association more often than any other club. The club moved to the EFL in 2001 (Under 15 and Under 16 teams) and all other teams in 2002. Our Under 16 team won the club's first EFL premiership in 2003 and the club itself won the Gordon Parker Award for the best conducted club in the EFL in 2003 and the Monash Sporting Club of the Year Award in 2006.
The Rovers believe that the individual player should be encouraged, and this fosters self-confidence and self-esteem. Individuals make up the team where mutual respect, trust and working towards common goals are important life skills our players develop.
Our club is committed to using our website as a valuable way to communicate to our members. Ground locations, coaches and team managers' phone numbers, match reports and scores are all available for our teams. All club policies, club objectives and descriptions of office bearers' positions are also available in our site (see under "Our Club"). We are also pleased to be part of the EFL web site, as this site has information about draws, results and other important news.
Our generous sponsors are listed on our sites - we are very proud to have such a high calibre group of businesses behind our club. Please support them.
The Rovers conducts one of Victoria's Top 40 Auskick clinics and further information about the clinics (conducted on Saturday mornings) can be found at "Auskick Clinics" on our site. Players can learn great footy skills at Auskick and are encouraged to continue with Auskick, even when they start to play club football with the Rovers.
Parents of prospective Rovers players can obtain information about the club by contacting our Registrar Graeme Meredith (see "Committee" on this site for contact details) or email your enquiry to secretary@glenrovers.org.au .
The club always welcomes new players at all age levels (unless a team list is full).