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TIGERS CLUB NEWS ARCHIVE
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Snippets from the Tigers Den
24th February 2005
Pre-season games at MDO
The NSW / ACT RAMS Under 18 Grade Development Squad will
feature at the Tigers Ground this Saturday 26 February when they
play a trial match at the ground from 11.00am
The Tigers home ground is in absolute magnificent condition (see pictures)
and a huge credit to the Queanbeyan City Parks and Gardens Staff who have
worked tirelessly over the summer months to have the ground in immaculate
condition for the opening pre season competition games of 2005 on Sunday
March 13. Well done Grant Taylor and his crew.
Three games feature on the day with Queanbeyan up against
the Sydney Swans at 1.00pm followed by a further game at 4.15pm against
Wagga Tigers. In between, Wagga play Eastlake at 2.30pm.
The following weekend on Saturday March 19 another three games
are scheduled for the Sportsground with the Tigers first up against Eastlake
at 1.00pm followed by Sydney and Wagga at 2.30pm with the final game of
the afternoon at 4.15pm between the Swans and Eastlake. The Tigers Under
18 Grade team will play a trial game against Marist in a repeat of last
years Under 18 Grand Final at 11.00am.
For the avid local football fan Friday Night football arrives
during the pre season competition featuring the other four clubs in the
League with the following games;
Ainslie and Tuggeranong meet in the opening match at Greenway at 5.00pm
on Friday 11 March followed by Weston Creek Lions and Belconnen
at 6.30pm and then Tuggeranong and the Lions at 8.15pm.
At Ainslie Oval on the following Friday (March 18),
Weston Creek Lions play Ainslie in the early game at 5.00pm, followed
by Belconnen and Tuggeranong at 6.30pm and finally Ainslie and Belconnen
at 8.15pm.
The winners of each group will play in the final on March 26 –
venue to be decided.
Tigers One Day Camp
The Club is in for a hectic weekend next week with the Tigers
Under 18 Grade playing a trial game against Ainslie at Ainslie Oval on
Saturday 5 March (time to be decided) whilst the senior players
will attend a one day camp at Bateman’s Bay and Broulee on the Sunday.
Players and Officials will attend the group development day highlighted
by a reception during the Sunday afternoon being hosted on the property
of Dave and Nola Imrie – both Life Members of the Tigers Club, Dave
being highly responsible for the gaining and establishing the Tigers Licensed
Club.
Tigers Walkway
 Queanbeyan
City Council in conjunction with the Tigers Club has been active during
the past month constructing a pathway from the grandstand to the carpark
behind the Licensed Club end goals.
The path looks fantastic (see picture) and will be dedicated to
the memory of Michael Haddock on 9 April at the Tigers first home match
of the competition proper against Wagga Tigers.
Season Launch
The Clubs Season launch will be held on 31 March 2005 from
the confines of the Tigers Licensed Club. The Season Launch has been an
important activity and event on the Clubs social calendar for a number
of years and reverts back to the Club after being held at a number of
venues during the past three years.
Announcement of our 1st Grade team leaders will be made along with the
introduction of Major Corporate Sponsors for Season 2005 of which another
two major companies in the district have joined forces with our organisation.
They will be announced at the function.
SERAS
Well done to the lads on Scholarship with the South East
Region Academy of Sport for their first up win over the RAMS Under 15
Development Squad last Sunday at RMC Oval. Under the guidance of Rick
Miller, the lads took an important step in the programs development which
has only been operating for two years.
The Tigers are well represented in the Squad with 12 players from the
Clubs Under 16 and Under 18 Grade teams featuring in the program.
The match was scheduled to be a curtain raiser game at Manuka
Oval to the Wizard Cup match between the Kangaroos and Geelong but unfortunately
required a transfer to RMC due to the wet weather.
A further match against the RAMS Under 16 Development Squad will be held
on Sunday 6 March at the Margaret Donoghoe Sportsground in the afternoon
followed by another proposed curtain raiser match on 2 April to the Swans
v Kangaroos at Manuka Oval.
The South East Region Academy of Sport – AFL component is sponsored
by the Queanbeyan Tigers. For more information on SERAS go to footy links
on this site.
Tigers U16’s defeat Development squad
At a wet Margaret Donoghoe Oval, Queanbeyan on Sunday, 20th
February, a makeshift Tigers squad comprising of Under 16, Under 18 and
a few ‘ring-in’ players (including three from Central West that
played with the Tigers to make up numbers, thanks guys) hosted a Central
West Under 16 development squad, in what has become an annual fixture.
The Tigers went into this match as underdogs (having not trained or played
together before – in fact, many players had to be introduced to each
other) however after a few minutes of play looked anything but a makeshift
side. Importantly, the team played for four quarters and although their
is no benefit in being February premiers, won the gam by 48 points (71
to 23).
Assistant Coach of the Tigers U18’s Scott Taylor was
delighted with the form of a number of his players, using the game to
have a look at new recruits and to get some important game time in preparation
for the coming season.
Under 16’s Coach, Andrew Beer was similarly pleased with the performance
of his regular players, although the team is in real doubt of being in
the AFL Canberra Junior League competition this year unless some more
players are found very soon.
Best players (Queanbeyan) in a team effort: P Slater, J
Charman, D Nichols, L Robinson, T Winbank, S Donoghoe, M Beer, G Antonakis,
J Toone, C Budd, T Hunter, M Rutherford, J Ebert.
Our thanks to the Central West League for coming down for the game and
playing with such a good and sportsman-like spirit.
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