Queanbeyan Tigers Australian Football Club

Oh, we're from Tigerland,
A fighting fury, we're from Tigerland,
In any weather you will see us with a grin,
Risking head and shin,
If we're behind then never mind,
We'll fight and fight and win.

For we're from Tigerland,
We'll never weaken 'til the final siren's gone.
Like the Tigers of old,
We're strong and we're bold.
For we're from Tiger yellow and black,
For we're from Tigerland.

ROUND 12 MATCH REPORTS

Under 10 Match Report

The Queanbeyan Tigers Under 10s side played against the Weston Creek Wildcats on Saturday in a very tough match with non stop action by the boys.
Angus Hoadley played brilliantly blocking countless shots and gaining lots of possessions to set up some great goals by Tyler Van Luin and Finley Hollyhead.
George Cross was in the thick of the action with a heavy workload in the forwards.
Wilson Moreshead and Jackson Street took some screaming marks showing their athletic form while Robert Kendrick and Riley Hore showed no fear in the packs to come out on top.
Geoffrey Sims was at his usual best in the centre rucks with Mikey Pribyl kicking to his targets to keep the ball in Tigers territory.
Awards this week went to Tyler Van Luin, Angus Hoadley and George Cross.
Next Saturday the boys take on Marist at Pearce.

Under 12 Match Report

Three in a row!
Those that came out to watch our lads take on the Gungahlin Jets on Saturday witnessed an exciting come-from-behind victory.
St Edmund’s Tigers line up was vastly different to previous weeks as players were given new roles in order to give them added experience. Some of our regular playmakers were rested for the first quarter taking their turn to start on the bench. This put some pressure on our younger, less experienced players to step up.
These boys did a fantastic job considering that they were playing out of position, however it was the Jets that got off to a flyer. Under their new coach, the Jets used the ball extremely well and really supported the ball carrier. Within ten minutes the opposition had four goals on the board with St Edmund’s Tigers yet to score. The pressure was on!
Late in the first term our lads clawed back a goal and looked to be rising to the challenge. The work rate was pretty good, however there was a distinct lack of talk and shepherding.

The second term saw some players return to their regular positions and the team improved straight away. Unfortunately we were relying on too few players to do all the work. The boys showed flashes of quality football but we needed more if we were to work our way back into the game. The Jets still held a handy lead at half time and the St Edmund’s Tigers really had to lift.
The third term saw Eddie’s Tigers bounce back through direct, decisive play. Our boys decided to take the game on and attack. By the end of the quarter we had our noses in front.
It was a thrilling last quarter with both teams keen to take the points. After an arm wrestle the Jets started to get on top. They kicked a couple of unanswered goals to hit the front and with only five minutes to play St Edmund’s Tigers were down by eight points. We needed two quick goals to take the match. To the delight and relief of the spectators the lads rode a wave of exciting football home to snatch victory by one straight kick! To come back from 5 goals behind, hit the front, lose the lead with minutes remaining and then fight back again showed that out boys have come a long way in 2008.
Well done.
Final score:
St Edmund’s Tigers: 6-14-50
Jets: 6-8-44
Best players: Lachlan Trabinger, Matthew Quinn, Scott Lancaster, Brad Cummings, Brent Mackey, Brad Murphy, Ben Osbourne

Under 16 Match Report

The Under 16s travelled to an arctic like Gordon to play Tuggeranong Lions last weekend, and also celebrated Daniel 'Rat' Pauletto's 100th game for the Club.

With a strong breeze across the ground and favouring the home team, the Tigers made a reasonable start and there was only a couple of points difference at quarter time.

The second term saw Lions apply more pressure and as has so often occurred with the Queanbeyan side this season, a couple of minutes late in the term saw two quick goals to Lions to take a handy lead at half time in trying conditions.

The third quarter saw improved intensity from the Tigers, lead by the on-ball brigade of Jono Carbone, Sam Hunter, Rob Treloar, Michael Moore, Luke Duggan, Lachlan Whan and playing his best game of the year and celebrating his milestone game, Daniel Pauletto.

The final quarter was similar to the previous three with the Lions being a two goal per quarter better team on the day although the difference in play was imperceptible to most in attendance. However, the Tigers never gave up and looked impressive when they managed to string possessions together. The final margin was 46 points in favour of Tuggeranong.

Although every player made a contribution at some stage, other outstanding contributors on the day were Robert Peck, Gavin Whitehouse who was moved to Full Back early in the game, Rhys Ebert, Caleb Brinton, Miles Thompson, Rob Schelberger and Ricci Rootsey. The two Joshes - Prater and Martin battled hard in the backline against much bigger opponents and Tom O'Connell, Daniel Wicks, Matt Crowe and Tim Blissenden were solid contributors.

If any parents have photo's of the boys in action, please email them to Mac - jmcginley@tigersclub.com.au

Matches for Round 13 - Saturday 16 August 2008:

JUNIOR FORUM

The first junior forum was held on Tuesday 13 May at the Tigers Club. Thanks to all those that attended. The forum was very positive with approx 20 parents turning up. One important issue discussed during the forum was ensuring that parents adhere to the Code of Conduct.

We've included the excerpt from the AFL Canberra Junior Code of Conduct regarding parental behaviour below. Please take the time to consider the points listed below and ensure that your support of your son / daughter / team at junior football is made in a positive manner.

PARENTS CODE OF CONDUCT – AFL CANBERRA JUNIORS

* Never ridicule mistakes or losses Supporters are there to support not downgrade.

* Lead by example and respect all players, coaches, umpires, administrators and spectators. Physical or verbal abuse will not be tolerated.

* Never publicly criticise umpires, rather raise personal concerns with club officials in private

* Do not use remarks based on race, religion, gender or ability as many such comments are politically incorrect and it is your coach, team-mates, Club and family that are let down with such remarks.

* Do not engage in physical and/or verbal intimidation, abuse or conduct toward any player, official, umpire or supporter. Such actions are totally unacceptable.

* Condemn the use of violence in any form, whether it is by spectators, coaches, officials or players.

The 2008 AFL Canberra Junior Draws have been released.

The Rules for the lower grades can also be accessed by clicking on your grade in the "Rules" column.

AFL Canberra Junior Footy - Season Dates!

Friday 15 February

Please see the table below for important dates for the AFL Canberra Junior AFL Season.

Junior Tigers Welcome New Sponsors...

Rujoen Services & Construction Control

The Queanbeyan Tigers would like to welcome both Construction Control (through the support of Ian Bowyer), and Rujoen Services (through the support of Ruben & Joanne Arquero)to the Tigers family of community sponsors. They join many other business houses in and around Queanbeyan who assist the Queanbeyan Tigers Junior Football Club each year.

Together, these two companies have provided new jumpers for the Clubstart teams and new posts & other equipment for this program. The Clubstart program has had the fastest growing number of junior participants across the entire region, with participation being up almost 600%.

A big thank you on behalf of the Junior Club to both of these companies. Construction Control handle a lot of major construction works around Canberra, while Rujoen Services work in roof plumbing and specialise in Colourbond installations. For more information on these sponsors, or if you would like to contact these companies about their services, please email Jordan Longmore at qtigers.junior@tigersclub.com.au

New to town? Register with the Junior Tigers!

If you're new to town and are looking for a Club to play footy with, then we can assist. The Queanbeyan Junior Tigers is well known as one of the best Junior Clubs in the district, and caters for children from 5 years through to 16 years. (There's more info on the programs we provide below). The Tigers are a family based, community organisation and is affiliated with the AFL Canberra Junior competition.

If you would like some more information on any of the programs, or you have a general enquiry, then please send us an email using the links at the end of each section!

AUSKICK: The Queanbeyan Tigers run Auskick programs during March - April in Queanbeyan. Auskick refers to an 8 week program that is designed to teach basic skills & introduce kids to AFL. It is for children 5 - 8 years, and upon registration, kids will receive an Auskick pack.

CLUBSTART: The Tigers Clubstart program runs throughout the Junior AFL Season (Late March / April - September)and is for children in the Under 8 & 9 age bracket. Clubstart has very heavily modified rules (including no tackling & zoning) to ensure that all kids get a fair go and develop their skills. The main focus is on learning the skills and having fun. There are no finals and no scores are kept.

JUNIOR FOOTY: The Club fields teams in every grade from the Under 10s and up. For the Under 10s & 11s, rules still remain slightly modified (mainly modified tackling). There are no finals in the U10 & U11 grades. Full rules begin at the Under 12 grade through to Under 16 Division 1, and these grades play a full finals series in September.

Junior Tigers Presentation Nights

The Queanbeyan Tigers Junior Football Club held their Presentation Evenings during October over three nights, Tuesday 16, Wednesday 17 & Thursday 18 October. All three nights were very well attended with close on 500 people attending over the course of the week.

The U16s Division 2, the U14 Division 2 and the Goulburn / Queanbeyan Combine U14 Division 3 teams were all presented with their awards on the Tuesday Night. The U12 and U11 teams followed on the Wednesday evening and finally, the Clubstart players (Under 8 & Under 9 grades) were last, but definitely NOT least on the Thursday.

Pictured: A strong crowd of almost 200 people packed into the Tigers Club Auditorium & Bistro for the Tuesday night Presentation.

Pictured: The Tigers had numerous volunteers in the Clubstart competition this year. Here they are pictured with certificate of appreciation.

Pictured: The U9s team with their trophies at the Thursday Night presentation.

Pictured: The Queanbeyan Tigers 100 Game players - Kyle King (left), Robert Peck (centre) & Matthew Mapleson (right).

JUNIOR TIGER GRAND FINAL RESULTS & MATCH REPORTS

The FEC Contractors Under 16 Tigers represented their club and community proudly in their Grand Final against Tuggeranong Bulldogs last Saturday. Despite not bringing the silverware home to Queanbeyan, this group of young men have earned the respect and admiration of the entire football community with their meteoric rise from ninth position last season to playing in the ultimate game this year.

Bulldogs were first to steady and this might have been expected as they had played in finals as a group for a number of years, whereas many of the Queanbeyan combination were experiencing their first finals campaign. By quarter time the Tigers trailed by a couple of goals and this slow start was going to pay later as the Tigers had to work extra hard to get back into the game.

By half time the margin had been slightly reduced and with the team starting to play better football all was set for a big second half. The Tigers came out firing in the third quarter which was also the most exciting of the match. Credit must go to all players but in particular Jay Carrick did a sensational role tagging a Bulldogs ball magnet, Kyle King was unbeatable at Centre Half Back and Robbie Schelberger started to impose himself on the game.

Key forwards were having a hard time under the constant pressure applied by Bulldogs, however Matt Crowe was damaging when he found space and booted a sensation 55 metre goal to see his team level with their opponents at the final break.

The final quarter saw the Tigers never give up and showing the determination they have been rewarded for over the season, however Bulldogs managed to pile on a couple of goals in a row and then a third sealed it for the ACT side, winning by 20 points when the final siren went. Although naturally very disappointed with the result the players can all be very proud of their achievements and the way they conducted themselves during seven months of football that started with pre-season training in February. Well done everyone!

Best: K King, J Carrick, J Noonan, R Rootsey, R Treloar, A Tanevski, R Schelberger, S Treloar, S Hunter, A Fengler.

A great come from behind win to the tigers on Saturday at Kingston to win this year’s JR Mair Shield.

Hitting the post 3 times in the first half and only two majors had the tigers behind on the scoreboard at halftime but focus on winning hard ball made the difference in the end as the Magpies were unable to match the tigers fierce desire man for man. Sam Jensen dominated midfield contests for the whole game and drew up to 3 opponents at once on numerous occasions. Tigers tackling pressure put the brakes on beautifully with some classic tackles around the ground giving Rory McQualter the opportunity to kick a well needed goal. Alec McCormick got three goals for the day and really made a difference on the scoreboard pressure. Troy Rootsey sneaked one through and halfway through the third the tigers were down by 13pts.

It was game on when Toby Yeates roved a great 20 metre goal late in the third to have the tigers within 7pts and the game turning. The last quarter saw the ball bottled up in Belconnen’s forward line for what seemed an eternity with them only able to score points for the quarter where they fought desperately to gain a clean possession. But our backs stood tall lead by Gary Wishart and Sam Perkins. Tim and Kieran Shea contributed all day off the ball shepherding and bumping, and with the tigers still behind late in the last, Hayden Benny had a good kick hit the square and Sam Jensen marked and goaled to have the difference 4pts. A quick clearance saw Dean Solway with a mark and great kick to put the tigers 2pts up with three minutes to go.

Tigers fans hearts were In their mouths when the ball again took a Piccadilly tour around Belconnen’s goals before being cleared down the wing in a passage of play that the boys have produced well all season with controlled teamwork and clean skill. Alec McCormick hit the sealer with 30 seconds to go for a very sweet, very well deserved victory. Congratulations Boys you fought and fought and won!

Goal scorers Alec McCormick 3, Sam Jensen, Troy Rootsey, Dean Solway, Rory McQualter and Toby Yeates

Goals: Nick O’Brien 4, Brent Liang 2, Harley Beckett, Jacob Gillespie, Andrew Munro

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