Essendon Royals are proud to announce the appointment of Lydia Schifferegger as the club’s new Assistant Junior/Community Girls Technical Director and Women’s Liaison Officer – a move that strengthens our commitment to growing the girls and women’s football program from the grassroots up. A familiar face around the club, Lydia has been a key part […]
Home comforts have rarely felt so important. Essendon Royals return to Cross Keys Reserve this Saturday, facing Goulburn Valley Suns in a contest that could define the Royals’ season as they aim to steady their playoff ambitions. It’s been a frustrating few weeks for Essendon. Recent slip-ups against sides battling relegation, Pascoe Vale, Nunawading, Geelong […]
Football can be a cruel game, especially when confidence is fragile. Essendon Royals endured another tough evening at Costas Mitre 10 Park on Friday night, suffering a frustrating 3-1 loss to Werribee City in a contest that saw fortunes swing wildly before ending in disappointment. Even before kickoff, Essendon’s evening took an unwanted turn, with […]
The Essendon Royals men returned to winning form in emphatic fashion on Friday night, slamming four unanswered goals past Box Hill United to reignite their playoff hopes. First-half goals from Takumi Niwa, Vince Lia and Marcus Kotronis had the Royals cruising before Julian Guzzardi added the final flourish midway through the second half, finishing off […]
Essendon Royals reignited their playoff push in emphatic fashion, cruising to a 4-0 victory over Box Hill United at Wembley Park on Friday night. Coming off a seven-game winless run, the Royals desperately needed a response, and they delivered in style. Takumi Niwa set the tone early, opening the scoring to give the visitors an […]
Alarm bells are beginning to ring at Cross Keys. The Royals’ winless streak now stretches to seven games, following a bracing 4-1 defeat to Geelong in Round 21. The mid-season slide sees Essendon in sixth, and locked in a four-way race for the final two playoff spots in VPL2. After successive wins over Geelong and […]
Essendon Royals’ difficult run of form took another hit at Cross Keys Reserve on Saturday evening, falling to a disappointing 4-1 defeat against a hungrier and sharper Geelong SC side. Geelong started strongly and quickly capitalised through Bruno Gervasoni in the 11th minute. Giovanni Calosi then took centre stage, scoring two quickfire goals in the […]
Saturday night at Cross Keys Reserve offers Essendon Royals a critical opportunity to steady the ship and reassert their playoff credentials, as they host a Geelong SC side locked in a fierce relegation fight. When the two sides met earlier this season at Stead Park, the Royals learned the harsh lesson of missed opportunities, surrendering […]
There’s no sugar-coating it: the Royals men have hit a rough patch. Just a month ago, Essendon were flying high atop the VPL2 table. Now, after a run of injuries and four successive defeats, Mick Ferrante’s side have dropped to fifth, nine points off the pace-setters North Geelong. How quickly things can change. In their […]
After a disappointing defeat in last week’s local derby, Essendon will look to set things right in a Saturday double-header at Cross Keys Reserve. It’s a jam-packed day of football at the Keys, as the day begins with U20 Royals women at 10 am, followed by the U23 men at 12:45 pm. Our NPLW side […]
