TIGERS CLUB NEWS ARCHIVE

The End of An Era!!

The Queanbeyan Tigers Under 16 squad went down in their Preliminary Final to Belconnen last Saturday, ending their bold run at a 5th consecutive Premiership. Conditions were difficult and both teams had to contend with a gusty wind with Belconnen seemingly able to handle the conditions better than the Tigers. The boys started the game against the breeze, but the midfielders were still able to give the forwards plenty of opportunities, who at times missed in front of the big sticks, which began to lift Belconnen's confidence.

The boys certainly had a lot of the footy in the second term but were unable to use the scoring side of the ground which made it difficult to convert their dominance to scorebaord pressure. In the Premiership quarter, the backline, led by Tim Kennedy and Callum Birtles, worked overtime to control the play and restrict Belconnens scoring opportunities with the strong breeze. 

Coach Doug Daniels would have been proud of the way the boys fought out the match with all of the boys showing heaps of courage and true Tiger spirit. To their credit, the boys never gave in and all at the game witnessed an excellent battle between two solid teams.

Better players on the day were Michael Redmond, Tim Kennedy and Callum Birtles.

Results.

Queanbeyan 3.12 (30) def. by Belconnen 6.12 (48)

Goals: Michael Redmond 1, Cheetham 1, Reid 1.

Best: Michael Redmond, Kennedy, Birtles, Priestly, Daniel, Hilder, Cheetham.