TIGERS CLUB NEWS ARCHIVE

TIGERS NEWS
Wednesday April 20th, 2005

The Quade Cup

Queanbeyan Tigers match against the Sydney Swans on 1st May takes on added significance with the introduction and presentation of the inaugural Quade Cup – to be played between the two Clubs each time they play one other at the home of the Tigers.

The Quade Cup to recognise the outstanding contribution brothers Rick and Brian have given to the Sydney Swans and Queanbeyan Tigers respectively.

Rick was the original Coach of the Swans on their controversial move from Melbourne when as South Melbourne they were relocated to Sydney in the early eighties. Prior to this he had played 164 games for South Melbourne posting 111 goals. He held the position of Captain for a period of three years from 1977 Representing Victoria and then Coach for three years before resigning in mid 1984. He remains as a Board Member of the Swans today and has given outstanding service to an organisation that has been threatened with extinction on a number of occasions yet today, thrives on an enormous supporter base Australia wide.

Brian enjoyed a tremendous ten years as Senior Grade Coach of the Queanbeyan Tigers during which time the Club participated in a remarkable eight consecutive Grand Finals from 1985 to 1992 winning the Premiership on four occasions – the first of which was in 1985 after a 42 year drought. He continues his involvement with the Tigers today as a member of the Clubs Operations Committee and has progressed as one of the leading Administrators of Football in the District holding down positions of Chairman of the NSW / ACT Sapphire Coast Regional Board, as a Member of the Manuka Oval Trust and as a Commissioner of the NSW / ACT Board of Commissioners. His involvement in ACT Football also includes being Representative Coach for a long period annexing the Fosters Shield – a competition between NSW, Tasmania, Queensland and Victoria.

The Quade Family has had significant contributions by way of playing members with Queanbeyan with all three sons of Brian – Sam, Dane and Ryan having donned the black and gold whilst nephews Jeremy, Anthony, Dennis, Leo and Jack Lucas all taking the field at some time over the past twenty years.