TIGERS CLUB NEWS ARCHIVE

TIGERS V SWANS RESERVES.
ROUND 17 - 21 AUGUST 2005.

Our Volunteer Group (see photo below) which accompanied our 1st Grade team to Sydney last weekend for the clash against the Sydney Swans Reserve Grade team as the curtain raiser match to the Swans v Kangaroos AFL match consisted of 15 people including the majority of those pictured.

ItÍs a huge weekend for the group which commenced on the Saturday morning about 8.00am with the majority of the volunteers in attendance at the Tigers Under 18 and Reserve Grade matches for their scheduled games against Marist and ADFA respectively.

Then itÍs onto the bus about 3.00pm for the four hour journey to Sydney with the First Grade team for an overnight stop before rising nice and early the next morning at about 7.00am for a departure from the accommodation at 8.00am to the SCG.

Preparation for the 1st Grade teamÍs game commences immediately on arrival at the ground. Busily going about their business is Team Manager Noel Miller and his assistants Kay Parsons, Rob Cook and Trevor Weickhardt with Sports Medicine Trainers Fred Gisik, Jane Haddock and masseurs Bob Griffin, Nick Tsakalos and Graham Harmer doing their bit to prepare the boys for a torrid encounter against an undefeated Sydney Swans combination.

Up in the timekeepers box is the ever reliable Wally Thompson.

Assistant Coach Ken Campbell and Match Day Assistants Robert Whatman and Noel Sibly develop game day plans with Coach Mark Armstrong who on this occasion seemed fairly relaxed walking (or struggling on his crutches) amongst his group of players.

And who else to motivate the players other than Queanbeyan Age correspondent and the Tigers living legend Alan Muir keeping an eye on his beloved Tiger players. Runners for the day were two players who had represented the Tigers the day before in the Reserves Paul Briedis and Joe Sibly filling in for the unavailable Tony Wynd and Roger Cuschieri.

ItÍs a huge outing for all concerned and by the end of the match, the Tigers were well and truly thumped by an incredibly strong Swans team which boasted former Captain Stuart Maxfield, former Geelong midfielder David Spriggs, and regular senior grade Swans players Jason Saddington, Jarrad McVeigh, Heath James, Jarrad Sundquist, Heath Grundy, Nick Malceski, Paul Bevan and Andrew Shauble to name a few.

After watching the Senior Swans thrash the Kangaroos, it was then back on the bus for the long journey home.

From the start of Saturday to the end of the bus trip Sunday evening it was a long 39 hours for our tremendously loyal group of volunteers. A complete weekend given up for the Tigers Club. Well done to all concerned. Finally our thoughts to Licensed Club President and our other main Sports Medicine Trainer Gary Bullivant (who did not travel with the team) and his family on the loss of his father late last week.

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