R6 Reports
A's B's & C' vs UNI s and D's vs Port District
A Grade
ROCS played well early against Adelaide University (Campbelltown Memorial Oval) and were up by 4 goals at quarter time.
Uni then wrestled back the lead at the long break, and took a slender lead into 3 quarter time. In a disappointing last quarter, ROCS were totally outplayed and ended up losing 10.11 to 14.16. Murphy Short and Sam Jonas had outstanding games. Anthony McCarthy was as reliable as always. Nicholas Murphy and Flynn Pisani played well despite limited opportunities, and skipper James Jordan was inspirational.
The team is now out of the five, and in a scramble to play finals. This week it travels to Largs Reserve to play Port District.
Nicholas Murphy played his first A Grade game for the ROCFC. Nick has been a great support to playing coach Will O'Malley at training and on match days. Daniel Carbone made a solid A grade debut in round 5 versus Goodwood Saints, but unfortunately continues to be frustrated by hamstring issues. This week we welcomed back Flynn Pisani (Central District) who became the 126th player to register for ROCS this season.
B Grade
The ROCS B grade were defeated by Uni : 6.7 to 11.11. (Half-time : 2.4 to 5.8).
Joe Tarca was our best, followed by Harry Simpson and Hayden Swanbury. Jarryd Ball had his best game for the year. Tom Hurley showed his class in a successful return from long term injury. Sam DuBois and co-captains Josh Massie/Elliot Shirley all tried hard. Jackson Sutcliffe and Adam Richter each kicked 2 goals.
The B's are away to Port District on Saturday.
C Grade
The C's lost to Adelaide University 5.8 to 12.6 (Half-time: 1.3 to 7.2. Tom Matsis was again our best. Ryan Lymn and Lach Bowler were constructive, whilst Tim Lewis and John McCarron continued on with their fine form.
Coach Mark Twiggs and captain Jarrod Varley will be hoping for an improved team performance when it plays Port District on Saturday.
D Grade
The D Grade was away to Port District, and came home with the points, putting a smile on the face of birthday boy, "Supercoach" Edwards. Trailing for most of the day, ROCS were in front when it mattered. Final scores : 10.9 to 10.3 (Half-time: 4.5 to 6.2). Sam Bridge and Luke Skoblyk were our best, followed by Vince Clemente, captain Steve Marotti and Matthew Mezzini. Tyler Gava kicked 4, including the late match-winner.
The D's next game is against Uni at home, 2.15pm on Saturday.
A special mention to our Team Managers for all their work on Match Days : Andrew Michelmore, David Moyle, John Lewis, Tony Franzon and Keith Norris.
Congratulations to Will Mead on making his SANFL League debut for West Adelaide on Saturday. He becomes the 184th Rostrevor College old scholar to play League football in the SANFL/AFL.
Click on link to see as at end of 2019-ROCFC-Old-Scholars-AFL-Major-State-League-Players.
ROCFC - AFL- Major State League Players
116 players have represented the ROCFC this season, 17 for the first time. The total number of players to have represented ROCS since 1974 now sits at 1425.
Rino Cialini
Football Director
