Round 13 Report
A's B's & C's vs Athelstone
ROCS had a successful weekend, with all 4 Grades registering wins.
D Grade Report
D Grade - Modbury forfeited the match, resulting in ROCS being granted a 14.5 to 0.0 percentage booster. ROCS are now in the 5, and next week are away to bottom-placed Mawson Lakes.
C Grade Report
C Grade - ROCS had a solid hit-out against Athelstone, at Thebarton , eventually running out victors: 12.14 to 3.2. Captain Matt Sauer was outstanding, and Jason Cavuoto was not far behind. Evergreen Sam Bridge was very good, and others to impress included Jack Pick, John McCarron and Stevie "J" Marotti. Jeremy O'Leary booted 3 goals. The skipper is due to play his 200th this week, whilst Bridgey is sitting on 149 club games. The team is knocking on the door of the final 5, and this week meets top side Henley in the first game of the triple-header, at Henley.
B Grade Report
B Grade - Damien Polkinghorne made 8 forced changes to the team that beat Gullies the previous week. ROCS controlled the game, and took the 2 points, finally beating the Raggies 11.7 to 7.5. Mitchell Warren was superb. Ferghus Kernahan impressed with his skill and determination. Connor Deegan hardly made a mistake. The ever-reliable Scott Gilbert was solid, as he has been all year. Andrew Bachmann worked very hard and is starting to find form, whilst Joe Tarca followed up last week's game with another fine performance. Adam Richter (4 goals), Chris Pahl, Jackson Sutcliffe and Chris Ash (3 goals), were some of the others to play well. The B's remain in equal top spot, and despite the closeness of the competition, a win this week against Henley would just about secure a final's berth for 2018.
A Grade Report
A Grade - ROCS A grade won convincingly : 16.16 to 3.5. Leading 6.8 to 2.3 at half-time, ROCS dominated the second half, scoring 10.8 to 1.2. Paul Fantasia (5 goals) and Jack Nelligan were stand-outs. Will O'Malley, Jimmy Jordan, Tim Baccanello and Tom O'Malley all had very good games. Sam Jonas (Best Team Man), the creative Tullio De Matteis, Luke Manuel, Patrick Dawson, Ben Jonas and Will Mead were all impressive. Next week the team travels to Henley and faces a side fighting for a finals berth.
The ROCFC would like to thank all who supported the Motor Neurone Disease Awareness Day.
**Upcoming Milestones**
200 games: Matt "hotter than hot sauce" Sauer attended Norwood High School, and was recruited to the ROCS by Chris Cattrall via the Rostrevor Tennis Club - along with Paul Kalogerinis (105 games) and Tom Moore (155 games). Matt made his debut in 2002,and is a stalwart of the ROCFC. He played in the 2004 and 2005 C Grade Premierships. In 2015 he was the recipient of the C1 Association Medal, as well as the clubs' Best and Fairest. trophy. He has been the C Grade skipper for the last 2 seasons, and at 35 years of age is still playing great footy, and has many more games left in him.
150 games: Sam "Murray" Bridge has been a popular player at ROCS ever since his debut back in 1997. He played for the 1st XVIII at school, and U/19's/Reserves for Glenelg (1995 - 1997). Predominantly a ruckman, he has also played as a key forward/defender. Sam also played for the Tintinara Football Club, and had a stint with Kingston FC. A very fit 41 year-old, he has also played for Woodville South in the AFL Masters competition. Sam was a member of the ROCS 2005 Div.1 Reserves premiership team. Then In 2013 he became part of ROCS history when he played in the club's first ever Division 1 flag.
Rino Cialini
Football Director
