Season Review · August 5, 2026
Rusends Rovers: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Rusends Rovers finished 3rd in Division 8, League 128 in Season 21. Their 22-match record was 13 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, producing 43 points.
Gary's mark
4/5
Good
Finished
3rd
Points
43
Record
13-4-5
GD
+28
Gary "Nano" Pettit-Thompson IV
Lead Football Journalist
The Match & Season Desk
Data-first, narrative-second. If it happened on the pitch, Gary filed it.
A Columns Desk filing — visual season centre first, then the full notebook.
Season Centre
The campaign in pictures — before the filing.
Position
3rd
Points
43
Win Rate
59%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-3
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Roberto Russo
RW
14 contributions
Top scorer
Joseph Etienne
CF
11 goals
Top assists
Khadim Diakhate
RW
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 43
- P79
- Scoring
- 68
- P88
- Defence
- 40
- P79
- Clean sheets
- 4
- P54
- Goal difference
- +28
- P79
4/5
Season mark
Good
Campaign Record
13-4-5
Wins
13
59%
Draws
4
18%
Losses
5
23%
Attack · Defence
+28 GD
The Filing
Gary's notebook, desk by desk — with the forthcoming newsroom voices framed around the edges.
From Gary's Notebook
Season Overview
Filed by
Gary Nano
Rusends Rovers finished 3rd in Division 8, League 128 in Season 21. Their 22-match record was 13 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, producing 43 points.
They scored 68 goals and conceded 40, for a goal difference of +28.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 3rd with 43 points
- Recorded 13 wins from 22 matches
- Scored 68 goals
- Conceded 40 goals
- Ended with a +28 goal difference
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record includes 5 losses and 40 goals conceded. Those are the clearest season totals available for measuring improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Rusends Rovers completed Season 21 in 3rd place with 43 points and a +28 goal difference. The final table and match record provide the factual measure of their campaign.