Penrith Rovers FC

15/09/2026

O35 MEN’S DIV 1:
13 LEFT SYDNEY. 13 CAME HOME. RIVERINA RAID COMPLETE! ⚽️🏆🍀

Somewhere in the Riverina, another chapter of Rovers folklore was written.

13 players left Sydney. 13 players came home. Most of our attackers apparently stayed in Sydney, several bodies were still negotiating with Saturday night, and the usual Friday-night footballers suddenly had to play in actual sunshine.

What could possibly go wrong?

Apparently, not much.

Rovers produced some brilliant football to defeat Hanwood FC 3-0 and march into the next round of Champions of Champions!

First up was Wellsy.

Wait… the defender?!

Apparently he noticed the forwards were missing and thought, fine, I’ll bloody do it myself.

Then Sam unleashed an absolute rocket.

The ball hit the net, Rovers celebrated… and then came the inquiry.

Referee and assistant referee deliberated over offside for what felt like 10 minutes. Witness statements taken. Evidence reviewed. VAR presumably still travelling down the Hume Highway.

Eventually, the goal stood!

Then came big, bad Luke Boyd from the spot.

One glorious shining dome. One beautifully dispatched penalty to seal the deal.

Whether the keeper was beaten by Luke’s composure or temporarily blinded by the Riverina sun reflecting off that magnificent head remains under investigation. ☀️😂

Luke was everywhere, commanding the field and even producing a goal-saving intervention of his own.

John Jordan Player of the Match – Luke Boyd 🏆

Undisputed. Even documented by the referee. Dome and all.

Meanwhile, between the sticks…

THE CHAD IS GREAT HAS RETURNED!

Chad produced some of his best saves of the season and brought the clean-sheet factory roaring back into production. Not a moment too soon!

And then something even more extraordinary witnessed in this match…

Vino didn’t yell at the referee.

Champions of Champions truly is where miracles happen.

Off the pitch, Jodie drove six hours to support the boys, then waited around 45 minutes for a coffee and arrived for the second half.

We can only assume they were milking the cow to order. Hope it was worth it, Jodie! 😂

She and sidekick Brooke still made the journey to fly the Rovers flag. Absolute dedication.

Michael Noro brought the family along too, including Mum and Dad. You know you’ve made it in O35s when your parents are still travelling to watch you play football!

Then came the final whistle.

HANWOOD FC 0 – ROVERS 3.

And the Wild Rovers chant roared across the Riverina! 💚🤍

A huge tip of the hat to Hanwood FC. A spirited bunch of blokes, terrific competitors and brilliant hosts. Pizzas, beers and mateship after the whistle.

That’s grassroots football at its finest.

Three goals. Clean sheet. Two speeding fines for the journey. Stop in at Yass for the Panthers Match. Thirteen travellers safely accounted for - sounds like a tail from the Lord of the Rings!

Now the boys get a week off before the Champions of Champions adventure continues.

Rest the legs. Ice everything. Rehydrate responsibly.

THE BOYS ARE STILL DANCING!

🍀⚽️ GO YOU MIGHTY ROVERS! ⚽️🍀

The O35 Men’s Div 1 Team are proudly sponsored by Ribs and Roast The Outlet and Penrith Gaels Cultural and Sporting Association.

13/09/2026

☘️⚽ THE NEXT CHAPTER STARTS HERE… ⚽☘️

2027 Rovers Women’s Ruby League Squad EOI is NOW OPEN!

2026 was a year of change, development and growth, but most importantly, it saw a new sense of unity emerge within our female football space.

Now we build on it.

Under the inspirational and knowledgeable direction of Head Coach Luke Boyd, 2027 is about unlocking new potential, building an exciting squad and being brave enough to take a few risks, chase new adventures and see just how far this group can go.

We’re looking for players ready to work, grow, compete, have a laugh and become part of something bigger than just 90 minutes on a football pitch.

🔥 Squad trials commence November 2026.
📅 Stay tuned for the official trial dates announcement!

For now, spread the word, tag that footballer who needs a little nudge, complete your EOI through the JotForm link and start searching for that inner Wild Rover…

🔗 https://form.jotform.com/262556022630046

Because in 2027, it’s time to UNLEASH IT. ☘️⚽🔥

GO YOU MIGHTY ROVERS! 💚🤍

11/09/2026

🏇🍀 CUP DAY AT THE GAELS! 🍀🏆

The race that stops a nation is coming, and our great mates at Penrith Gaels are putting on a cracking Melbourne Cup Day! 🥂🎶

Bubbles, seafood & carvery, sweeps, the big screen and live music… they’ve got the afternoon well and truly covered!

💚 Penrith Gaels Cultural and Sporting Association are proud major and cultural sponsors of the Mighty Rovers, so here’s our chance to return the favour.

Let’s support the club that supports ours! 🍀⚽️

Round up the crew, dust off the fancy hat and get your table booked! 🐎🏆

We are getting to the pointy end of the year ... with Melbourne Cup day on our radar.

How will you spend the afternoon watching the race that stops a nation? With us we hope 🐎🍾🏆

Get in first and secure your table. DM us or call 02 47228180 to book.

09/09/2026

🟢 2027 WARATAH SQUAD | A NEW ERA BEGINS 🟢

For the past two seasons, our Waratah Squad has been incredibly fortunate to have Troy and Ryan Cinello leading the charge.

Their impact speaks for itself.

🏆 2025 Grand Final Champions
⚽ First Grade remaining a Top 4 force in 2026
⚽️ Reserve Grade continuing to develop, build depth and push right to the edge of the Top 4
💚 Most importantly, a squad and culture strengthened for what comes next.

As Troy and Ryan hang up the coaching boots at the conclusion of the 2026 season, we simply cannot thank them enough for the time, passion and belief they have poured into this group. They leave behind far more than results. They leave a platform. A standard. A legacy.

And now… the next chapter is waiting to be written. 👀

Penrith Rovers FC is officially seeking Expressions of Interest for our 2027 Waratah Squad Coaching Staff.

We’re looking for people ready to take what has been built, put their own stamp on it and help drive our senior men’s program even further.

Bring your football knowledge.
Bring your leadership.
Bring your ideas.
And most importantly, bring the passion to develop players and represent what it means to be a Rover.

The foundations are strong. The ambition is even stronger.

Could you be part of what comes next?

🔥 2027 WARATAH SQUAD COACHING STAFF EOI NOW OPEN

👇 JotForm link below

https://form.jotform.com/262507191805053

🍀⚽️ A new era is on the horizon. Go You Mighty Rovers! ⚽️🍀

08/09/2026

🏆⚽ CHAMPIONS OF CHAMPIONS… THE ROVERS ARE HITTING THE ROAD! ☘️🚗💨

For those wondering where Hanwood is… it’s Griffith.

For those wondering how far Griffith is… about SIX AND A HALF HOURS AWAY. 😳😂

Yep, you read that correctly.

This Sunday our O35 Men Div 1 are loading up the cars, packing the boots, strapping up the dodgy knees and embarking on a genuine Rovers road trip to represent our club AND the Nepean district in Round 1 of the Champions of Champions Tournament! 🏆

Six and a half hours there means plenty of time for tactical discussions, questionable playlists, service-station cuisine and at least one bloke saying “we nearly there?” somewhere around Bathurst. 😂

But when they finally roll into the Riverina, there’s business to be done.

It’s time to show Griffith what the Mighty Rovers from Western Sydney are all about. 🍀🍀

📅 Sunday 13th September
⏰ 10:30am Kick Off
📍 Graham McGann Oval, Hanwood

Go represent the badge, represent Nepean and give it absolutely everything, boys.

And when that whistle blows, make sure the Riverina learns one thing very quickly…

📣 THE ROVERS CHANT HAS A 500KM RANGE!

Make us proud boys and let that chant be heard from the regions all the way back to Hickey’s!

GO YOU MIGHTY ROVERS! ☘️⚽🏆
RIGHT UP YER KILT!

The O35 Men’s Div 1 Team are proudly sponsored by Ribs and Roast The Outlet.

07/09/2026

💚🏆 ROVERS vs BLIGH PARK: VOLUME 2 🏆💚
ROVERS STRIKE BACK!

Some sequels never live up to the original. This one rewrote the ending. ⚽️🔥

After Bligh Park took the honours in the Season Grand Final, the football scriptwriters delivered Volume 2. Same teams. Another Grand Final. Another epic battle.

But this time… ROVERS STRUCK BACK!

It was bloody hot, and the gale-force winds were literally moving the ball without anyone touching it. Passes became adventures, long balls needed air-traffic clearance and at times the wind seemed determined to join the starting XI.

Against the season’s undefeated titans, the Rovers girls were simply relentless. Second efforts, pressure, chasing down every loose ball and fighting to regain possession. Even more impressive was the maturity to recognise when someone needed a break in those brutal conditions. No egos. Nothing selfish. Just a team playing for the girl beside them.

At the back, Audrey, Aylah, Alannah and Flick formed a green-and-white wall, led magnificently by Tilly for the full 70 minutes. Bligh Park’s forwards may still be questioning their decision to play attack.

Despite the heat, Tilly had ice running through her veins. Calm, confident and classy, she crushed attempt after attempt to break down the Rovers defence, earning herself the undisputed John Jordan Player of the Match.
Paddy reckons she was probably the rightful Player of the Match too, although with the heat, wind and intensity, he was impressed the voters reached a decision at all! 🏅😂

Molly got the Rovers faithful roaring early on in the first half. Right place, right time and reading the play perfectly, she pounced and buried a cracking opener! ⚽️🔥

Next came Flick in the second half, who finally explained the nickname. From just shy of halfway she sent one forward, Bligh Park tried to intervene, the bounce fooled the keeper and… ball meets net!

FLICK BY NAME. FLICK BY NATURE. 😂⚽️

Bligh Park weren’t undefeated all season by accident and found a way back into the contest, but the Rovers girls weren’t letting this chapter slip away - not one single player feared staring into the jaws of competition.

Excitement built, everyone looked at their watches, and then came the full-time whistle.

ROVERS 2 – BLIGH PARK 1.

NEPEAN CUP CHAMPIONS! 🏆💚🤍

Cue absolute scenes.

Coach Justin… speechless. Yes, Justin. Speechless. Possibly the biggest upset of the afternoon. 😂 Manager Nik went through every emotion known to humanity, Manager Lisa screamed from the gate like a schoolgirl and the Wild Rover launched himself so high Toyota may want its slogan back.

OH WHAT A FEELING! 🙌😂

Congratulations to Bligh Park on a brilliant season and another fantastic battle between two quality teams.

But Volume 2 belongs to the girls in green and white. 💚🤍

An all-round team victory built on heart, determination, maturity, second efforts and playing for one another.

What a way to finish - What a season, girls.!

And what a way to save your very best for last! 🏆⚽️

One VERY proud football club.

🍀🍀⚽️⚽️ GO YOU MIGHTY ROVERS! ⚽️⚽️🍀🍀

The U16 Girls Div 1 team are proudly sponsored by Da-Mell Air Conditioning & Heating Pty Ltd

06/09/2026

⚽️ THE SCOREBOARD SAYS 1–0. THE STORY SAYS SO MUCH MORE. ⚽️

🏆 Nepean Cup Grand Final
Emu Plains 1 – Rovers 0

Football can be a funny old game. Sometimes you leave absolutely everything on the pitch, empty the tank, chase every loose ball and fight for every inch… and the football gods still refuse to give you the bounce.

Saturday was one of those days.

And apparently Mother Nature had bought herself a ticket to the Grand Final too. ☀️💨
It was HOT. Both teams absolutely brought the heat, and the performances weren’t the only things that blew us away. Those gale-force winds decided a Grand Final needed an extra degree of difficulty!

Passes became adventures. Long balls needed air-traffic clearance. Corners threatened to come back and take themselves again.

Both teams faced the same furnace, the same wind and the same challenge. Emu Plains adapted just that little bit better and found the goal that ultimately separated two determined sides.

And while the boys covered some serious kilometres on the pitch, spare a thought for Coach Justin and Coach Dave on the sideline. The pair paced that technical area so relentlessly we’re fairly certain they wore actual patches into the synthetic turf.

Every pass kicked with them. Every tackle felt. Every chance had them edging closer to accidentally becoming the 12th and 13th men. If sideline kilometres counted on the scoreboard, Rovers won in a landslide.

Then there’s the glue that held this little football family together… Manager Rach. 💚

A mother to far more than just her own child. The organiser, supporter, problem solver, keeper of the chaos and the biggest heart in the team. The person who helped turn a collection of boys into a genuine football family. Even from the sideline she somehow managed to keep Justin and Dave in line, keep everything running AND still cheer louder than anyone for “her boys”. 📣

Every great team has someone doing the things that never appear on a scoresheet. For this team, Rach has been that person. 💚

Then came the final whistle. Emu Plains 1. Rovers 0.

But that scoreboard tells only a tiny part of this story.

This was a team brought together for the first time in 2026. A group of boys who began the season learning each other’s games and finished it standing shoulder-to-shoulder on a Nepean Cup Grand Final stage.

There were wins. Losses. Lessons. Big moments. Tough moments. Brilliant football. Probably a few new grey hairs for the coaching staff. But above everything else, there was growth.

These boys proved they belong amongst the best. They didn’t stumble into a Grand Final. They earned it.

When that final whistle sounded, they might not have had the Cup in their hands, but they walked away with something that means plenty around here… the pride of an entire club behind them.

So heads up, lads. Don’t stare at the goal you fell one short of. Look back at how much pitch you covered just to get there.

This isn’t full-time on this team’s story. It’s just the end of the first half.

Congratulations to Emu Plains on the victory and a Grand Final played in fantastic spirit under seriously testing conditions.

And to our boys, Coach Justin, Coach Dave and Manager Rach… you may not have won the Cup, but you certainly won the hearts of the Rovers family. 💚🤍

Some trophies simply don’t fit in a cabinet.

Proud is an understatement.

💚🤍⚽️ GO YOU MIGHTY ROVERS! ⚽️🤍💚

The U14 Boys Div 1 team are proudly sponsored by PVS Plumbing PTY LTD and Decoroof

06/09/2026

⚽️💚 HAPPY FATHER’S DAY, ROVERS DADS! 💚⚽️

Today we salute the dads, stepdads, grandads and father figures who do it all… usually from somewhere near the sideline. 😂

The boot-lacers. The lift-givers. The forgotten-water-bottle retrievers. The volunteer coaches. The BBQ legends. And, of course, the self-appointed referees who have somehow never made a wrong call from 60 metres away! 👀🤣

Thanks for the early starts, muddy cars, endless encouragement and for always being there, win, lose or questionable offside decision.

From everyone at Penrith Rovers, Happy Father’s Day to the legends who help make our club more than just football.

💚🤍 Family. Football. Rovers.

⚽️ Go You Mighty Rovers! ☘️

04/09/2026

🏆💚 GRAND FINAL SATURDAY. TWO TEAMS. BACK-TO-BACK. ONE MIGHTY ROVERS ARMY! 💚🏆

Today, Jamison Park turns GREEN & WHITE! ☘️⚽

We’ve got TWO Nepean Cup Grand Finals back-to-back, and this is the kind of Saturday where we need the Rovers faithful out in droves and the sidelines absolutely HEAVING!

First into battle, our U14 Boys Div 1 take on Emu Plains in a showdown where the winner walks away with more than just the Cup. 👀🔥

Two local rivals. Bragging rights on the line. A season’s worth of work squeezed into one final battle.

For a brand-new Rovers team in 2026, these boys have built something special. Today they get the chance to put one enormous exclamation mark on their first season together.

🔥 12:45pm | Field 7
⚽ U14 Boys Div 1 vs Emu Plains

Then, barely enough time to reset the vocal cords before PART II OF THE SAGA kicks off…

🔥 2:00pm | Field 6
⚽ U16 Girls Div 1 vs Bligh Park

Rovers vs Bligh Park. The rematch. The rivalry. The reckoning.

These two sides have already produced one Grand Final battle for the ages in 2026. Now fate has thrown them together ONE. MORE. TIME.

Same two heavyweights.
Different Cup.
Everything to play for.

The first chapter was an epic. Today, the Rovers girls get the chance to write the ending. 💚🤍

So pull on the green and white, grab the family, bring the flags and GET TO JAMISON!

We want the sidelines packed.
We want the noise travelling across the park.
We want a SEA OF GREEN & WHITE waiting for both teams when they walk onto that pitch! 💚🤍💚🤍

Two teams. Two massive battles. Two Cups up for grabs. ONE ROVERS ARMY.

☘️🏆 BACK-TO-BACK. SIDE-BY-SIDE. LET’S BRING THE CUPS HOME.

💚🤍 GO YOU MIGHTY ROVERS! 🤍💚