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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Essendon Royals men will look to bounce back from successive defeats in VPL2 as they host Pascoe Vale at Cross Keys Reserve on Friday night, in a local derby that shapes as a must-win in the race for promotion. Already without the services of first team mainstays Phil Riccobene and Dean Clarke, the Royals […]
The Essendon Royals senior men host Nunawading City on Friday night, knowing nothing less than three points will do if they’re to keep pace with the promotion-chasing pack. If an away trip to Elcho Park in Round 16 wasn’t daunting enough, the weekend’s task was made even tougher with a plethora of late outs. Irish […]
Sometimes, football tests depth as much as it tests character. On Saturday evening at Elcho Park, a significantly reshuffled Essendon Royals side battled valiantly but ultimately fell short, losing 2-0 to an impressive North Geelong Warriors outfit. Heading into the match level on points at the summit, Essendon faced a major test even before kick-off, […]
Saturday afternoon sees a battle royale at Elcho Park as Essendon Royals make the tricky trip down the highway to take on an in-form North Geelong Warriors. It’s tight at the top of VPL2, and with just a single point separating the Royals from their hosts, the result could have huge implications for both clubs’ […]
The Essendon Royals head into Friday night’s showpiece fixture with a slender goal difference advantage over the visiting Eltham Redbacks, as the VPL2 title race heats up. The stakes and the pressure on this promotion bout are only heightened by Brunswick Juventus, who trail the pair by just two points with a game in hand, […]
