TIGERS CLUB NEWS ARCHIVE

Tigers Season Launch and Sydney Swans Breakfast

The Tigers conducted two functions during last week, the first being the Season Launch on Thursday 31 March and then the Sydney Swans Breakfast prior to their clash with the Kangaroos at Manuka Oval on Saturday 2 April.

Approximately 80 invited guests attended the Season Launch including many of the Clubs Major Sponsors.

Representing the Tigers Major Corporate Sponsor Rise + Shine were the Principals of that organisation Jenny and Roger Cheetham whilst Christine Walters (Tobin Brothers), Michael Niesen (CUB), Paul Walshe (ActewAGL), Robyn and Darryl Jenkins (Canberra Trophy Centre), Fred Gisik (Pedemonts Transport), Bruce and Fran Morrison (Morrisons Newsagency) Alan Muir (Queanbeyan Age) and Gary Robb (Gary Robb and Associates) were all in attendance.

Other sponsors in attendance included Jill and Nicole Bright and Diddles Gisik.

Tigers Club Football Manager Ron Fowlie announced three new sponsors for Season 2005 being the Bank of Queensland (Julie and Ross Liddle), TransACT and Capital Powder Coating (Michael Doherty).

(Separate articles will appear on the website detailing those new sponsors).

Guest Speaker Ë Leonie Mellor

Guest Speaker at the Launch was Capital 10 Political Correspondent Leonie Mellor who outlined the disaster of the Tsunami Boxing Day events throughout Indonesia of which she attended and reported in detail of her experiences.

Terry Wheeler

Club Coach Mark Armstrong welcomed new players to the Club for Season 2005 and introduced those in attendance whilst also announcing the appointment of Terry Wheeler as Specialist Coach for the year. Wheeler being a former Footscray player and coach whose has just recently moved to Canberra with the AIS. (Again a separate article will appear on this announcement in the near future).

Sydney Swans Breakfast

The Tigers Auditorium had a whole new feel to it on the Saturday morning being decked out in the colours of red and white for the Swans Supporters Breakfast prior to the match at Manuka Oval. Sydney Swans football legend Paul Kelly (now a Director of on the Swans Board) was the Guest Speaker along with Football Manager Andrew Ireland. Approx 150 people attended the function highly commending those who organised the event especially the young players who were in attendance at 6.00am to assist set up the function for a 10.00am start. Thanks being forwarded to Brett Ormston, John Murphy and Jordan Longmore in addition to Director Patrick Exton and Junior Club President Judy Mustard.