The Hampton Rovers had a successful 2007 season with both the
Seniors and Under 19's making the Grand Final and gaining immediate
promotion back to C Section. Everyone at the club is looking forward
to a strong showing in C Section in 2008 and we would like you to be
part of it! The club is pleased to re-appoint Gary Sheldon for the
new season while Paul Curry has been appointed new Reserves coach
and Anthony Quon new Under 19's coach. The key to on-field success is numbers.
Hampton Rovers AFC is a great club to play at - top facilities, big
crowds, great social atmosphere, and above all, an enjoyable
experience. If you or someone you know, may be
interested in playing for the Rovers in 2008, please feel free to
attend
pre-season training or contact the club by clicking here.
All players are welcome. Read on for more information about the
Hampton Rovers Football Club.
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THE TEAM |
 The
Rovers have won seven senior premierships including three between
1995 and 2001. The Rovers have a
number of experienced players who have played in multiple
premiership teams, additionally the club has regularly contributed players to VAFA
representative sides. The club also has a number of players with VFL
experience and young talented players
either already playing senior footy or set to feature in the seniors
in the near future.
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THE COACH |
The Rovers are
pleased to re-appoint Gary Sheldon for the 2008 season.
Gary came to the Rovers in 2007 following a successful
three year stint at Craigieburn in the Essendon District Football
League. Former captain of Coburg, Gary played in two premierships with the VFA club while winning
the club best & fairest on two occasions. He was named on the wing in
the club’s Team of the Century and was picked in a number of VFA
representative sides. He won the VFA’s highest individual honour in
1988 picking up the Liston Medal. Gary begun his coaching career at
VFL club the Northern Bullants as assistant coach under Mark
Williams as well as coaching the Reserves. In 2004, he became senior
coach at Craigieburn Football Club in the EDFL. The following year,
the club won the B Section Premiership and Gary was announced the
EDFL north west region coach of the year and the
club was promoted to A Section. The Rovers have appointed Paul Curry
as new Reserves coach and Anthony Quon as new Under 19's coach for
the 2008 VAFA season.
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THE COMPETITION |
The Victorian Amateur Football Association is the largest, most professionally
managed competition in Victoria outside of the AFL and VFL, and is
comprised of over 70 clubs. Many of these clubs have
established strong traditions, and some have been in existence for
more than 100 years. The VAFA competition is a well controlled clean
competition. Games are played hard and competitively with a few
beers after the game being a tradition. The competition prides
itself on being 'leaders' with many initiatives being adopted for
the benefit of players and spectators.
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THE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORTERS |
Hampton Rovers AFC has a
very strong committee supported by a board of management, which
integrates the activities of the senior and junior sections of the club. The club
has many sponsors, coterie members, and supporters with crowds at
home games being among the largest and most vocal in the VAFA.
Getting involved in the Rovers is getting you involved in a network
of over 600 families.
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PLAYER WELFARE AND INSURANCE |
The club has
appointed a Player Welfare manager who looks after all player
issues. We're also proud to offer comprehensive insurance to all our
players. The Rovers are one of only a handful of clubs in the VAFA
and in the minority of clubs in Victoria to offer such a high level
of insurance.
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THE TRAINING FACILITIES |
 The
Hampton Rovers have recently constructed a modern, fully equipped
gymnasium, with a qualified physio and two trainers being on hand at
training sessions. The lighting around the ground is of high
quality, and is ideal for night training and match practice. Team
and Football managers are in attendance, with occasional appearances
from former AFL coaches and players. Additional recent improvements
include new shower facilities in the home rooms which were completed
in 2006.
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THE SOCIAL FACILITIES |
 Our
fully licensed social room was renovated and extended during the
2002 season. The room with a full glass frontage overlooks the ground, and features full bar
facilities managed by professional bar staff, and can cater for up
to 200 people at club functions. Functions are held regularly during
the season.
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THE WEBSITE |
The Hampton Rovers
were the first VAFA, and probably the first non-AFL club to have a
club website. The site began in 1998. In 2002, it officially received the most visitors to any non-AFL Australian Football
Club website. The site is redesigned and dramatically improved prior to the commencement
of each season. The Hampton Rovers website continues to be the
bench-mark for other clubs and provides a wealth of information,
including player profiles where information such as game and goal
stats can be viewed. To show the strength of the website and
popularity of the club, in 2007 the Rovers website was visited over
200,000 times and had almost one million page views.
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