Essendon Royals confirm grading schedule for Season 2022 Community Football

Essendon Royals can confirm trial and grading dates for Community Football at the club in 2022. 2021 Registered Essendon Royals players who will play under-13s and below in 2022 need only to attend grading if they are seeking to trial for a spot in our Kanga squads. All other Registered Essendon Royals players (U14 and […]

Expressions of Interest open for Essendon Royals senior pathway

Expressions of Interest for the Essendon Royals Men’s Reserves team are now open! Our club is looking for ambitious 18-21-year-olds who are looking to break out of under-age football and join an open-age men’s program under the guidance of Reserves coach Mick Giacomi and Senior Men’s coach Vitale Ferrante. Giacomi takes on the Reserves role […]

Essendon Royals confirm Vince Battiato as Senior Women’s Coach

Essendon Royals’ senior women team will be led by experienced coach Vince Battiato in 2022. The Royals can confirm the appointment of Battiato – who has enjoyed championship success in Women’s State League 1 as recently as 2017 – as the club’s new senior women’s head coach, following the departure of Mineiro and the transition […]

Mick Giacomi appointed as Men’s Reserves coach for Season 2022

Essendon Royals legend Mick Giacomi has been appointed Men’s Reserves coach Season 2022. The former junior, senior player, senior men’s coach has transitioned from his role as senior women’s co-coach to take on the vacant Men’s Reserves role left vacant by the departure of former co-coaches Emmet Sheehan and David Winton. Giacomi arrives in the […]

Vitale Ferrante to resume Essendon Royals senior men’s duties in 2022

Vitale Ferrante will resume duties as Essendon Royals senior men’s coach in 2022. The Royals are delighted to welcome Ferrante back for his “third” season at the club, having been appointed ahead of the 2020 campaign. Thus far, Ferrante’s reign has been severely interrupted by COVID19, with the 2020 season cancelled after just one FFA […]

Essendon Royals Soccer Club confirm 2022 JBNPL Coaches, Provide Trial Update

Essendon Royals Soccer Club is proud to announce our 2022 JBNPL coaching line-up. Vaughan Coveny will once again coach our youngest JBNPL side in the under-14s. Coveny also serves as the Royals Head of Football and successfully led our 2021 JBNPL squad to Division 1 qualification. Coveny’s 2021 under-14 squad will be moving into the […]

Club Raffle Update: Royals reschedule Club Raffle to 5 December

Essendon Royals Soccer Club has had to move it’s club raffle draw date from 19 September to December 5. The current restrictions mean the club has also been forced to once again delay the drawing of the club raffle. Instead, the club raffle will now be drawn on December 5 as part of our end-of-season […]

Essendon Royals announce initial timetable for online training program

Essendon Royals Soccer Club is committed to serving our members however we possibly can during the current COVID19 lockdown in Victoria. For the rest of the month, the Royals will be running live training sessions online via Zoom, with the club’s professional coaching staff. Royals Head of Football and former New Zealand international Vaughan Coveny […]