TIGERS CLUB NEWS ARCHIVE

TIGERS NEWS May 2006
Queanbeyan Tigers to Honour the LEGEND ‘ALAN MUIR’

No one person has contributed to the Queanbeyan Tigers Club more than that of Club Legend Alan Muir.

His sudden and unexpected passing on 2 February 2006 has certainly left the Club with an enormous loss of terrific enthusiasm, loyalty, spirit and guidance.

The Club has received an incredible amount of support from within the community and indeed from around the globe with messages of condolences, support and friendship in what will be a very difficult period for his immediate family and the Tigers Club family.

For the record, the following is published in recognition of his loyal and dedicated service to the Tigers Club spaning a period of over 60 years when he commenced playing junior footy with the Tigers in the early forties.

ALAN MUIR – The History of a Famous Tiger

The Terrace Bistro in the Tigers Licensed Club has been named the Alan Muir Room. This after the Clubs longest serving stalwart.

Alan was the Clubs record 1st grade games record holder for 31 years with a total of 225 games. He commenced his senior playing career in 1947 and played in three successive Intermediate Premiership teams – 1947, 1948 and 1949 before graduating into the Tigers senior grade teams.

In addition to playing in six grand finals including the 1953, 1954 and 1956 Premiership teams he represented the ACT for over a decade mainly in his preferred centre half back position.

He has held many positions as a club official in his now 60 years of involvement including the following:

• President – 1951

• Secretary 1959 – 1961

• Senior Vice President – 1981

• Publicity Officer – 1950, 1957 – 1961, 1984 – 2005

• Member of Building Committee – 1978 – 1980

• ACTAFL, AFL Canberra Tribunal Delegate – 1985 – 2005

His long association with Australian Football in Canberra and with the Tigers Club in particular has been recognised by the following:

• Admitted to the Tigers 100 Club – 1982

• Admitted to the ACTAFL 200 Club – 1982

• Awarded QTAFL Life Membership – 1985

• Awarded QTAFC Merit Award – 1987

• Inducted into the Tigers Wall of Fame – 1987

• Awarded ACTAFL Media Award - 1999

• Received the Australian Sports Medal - 2000

• Inducted to the ACT Sports Hall of Fame – 2000

• The Tigers Under 18 Grade Best & Fairest became known as the Alan Muir Medal - 2001

• Received Recognition for 50 Years Service from the AFL - 2002

Alan Muir was a gentleman in the true sense of the word; a loyal club person and devoted football follower. Alan’s vast knowledge of our great game and that of the Tigers Club was unsurpassed.

To acknowledge his enormous contribution the Tigers Club will dedicate the 2006 Season to his memory with the Clubs 1st and Reserve Grade playing jumpers displaying the following inscription underneath the club logo:

2006
Dedicated to
“Our Legend”
Alan Muir # 7
“ Up the Tigers Eat Em Alive”

This type of inscription being included on the playing jumpers for the second successive year after the tragic death of one of the clubs most promising youngsters – Michael Haddock on Christmas Eve 2004.

In addition to the season and jumper dedication, a special tribute to Alan Muir will be made at the Tigers 100 Club Dinner in August, a function he was very proud of and one of which he was the chief instigator in its formation back in 1982.

As an ongoing tribute - the Alan Muir Foundation is to be formed perpetuating his memory by way of assisting the development of youth in AFL through his Queanbeyan Tigers Organisation.