Aidan Bowyer returns after long term injuries.

After a year and a half away from the game with chronic leg issues, the club was thrilled

to welcome back Aidan Bowyer yesterday when he ran out against the Valley. His return is a true reward for his patience and efforts to get back playing with his beloved Tigers.

The former Rising Stars Best & Fairest and Captain, Aidan has been held in high regard throughout his junior years as a future leader of the senior team and in fact his last game was in the 2019 First Grade Preliminary Final.

Aidan is a true role model for all of our graduating Rising Stars and senior players that hard work and dedication to your senior footy can pay off. We look forward to Aido getting back to full match fitness and enjoying his footy as we know once he is fully back up and going, he will once again push for senior selection.

It is also great to welcome back 2019 Premiership Tigerette Hayley Bowyer back playing after a year off.

The Bowyer name has been heavily involved with the Tigers since the early 80s with Ian, Peter and Murray all playing in multiple Grand Finals and Premierships with the club.

The entire family including wives Pauline and Joanne have contributed so much to the club over the years with their children now forging their own careers with the club.

Jack and Jonathon (Peter's sons) graduated from the juniors with Jack now up in Newcastle for work while Jono still cracking in with the tigers but unfortunately doing an ACL in last years Preliminary Final. Jono was last years vice captain and is held in high regard with his peers.

Alana, Hayley, Lara and Aidan (Ian's children) have all contributed to the tigers with Alana and Hayley playing in Premierships with the Tigerette's, Lara being more involved off field assisting the club as a physiotherapist and Aidan who is mentioned above.

Family connections have been a huge part of the tigers history and culture over the decades and the Bowyer's have and continue to be a massive part of this tradition.

Season ramps up with 4 from 5 wins for the Tigers!

We are only one week from the annual June Long weekend bye and our teams banked some much needed wins last weekend against the Eastlake Demons.

The club came away with 4 out 5 victories and with one more round before the bye, have set themselves up for when the colder months start to hit. Injuries have struck the squads hard however the teams are fighting hard and looking forward to what lay ahead.

Tigerette's Reserve Grade

A blistering start from the home side set up an important win against fellow finals contender Eastlake last weekend at Rockley.

Led by newcomers Maddi Martin and Tarsh Brockwell, the tigers held sway in blustering conditions setting up the match winning lead by halftime. Chesley Hamilton continues her return to form with a 3 goal haul and with Brie Andrson controlling the defence the team looked solid at both ends.

Queanbeyan Tigers 4.1 5.1 6.4 6.5-41 Eastlake 1.0 2.0 2.0 3.2-20 Goal Kickers: C. Hamilton 3, Z. Betts, J. Shea, E. Ross Best Players: N. Brockwell, M. Martin, B. Anderson, Z. Betts, H. Verri, M. Lustri

Men's Reserve Grade

Injuries have hit the senior men's teams hard with the Super Two's men only able to

field 17 last Saturday which included a cameo appearance from Paul "Slats" Slater and with 3 Rising Stars backing up helped the 2s get to 20 for the day.

A huge thanks to Shaun Young & Peter Jensen from Eastlake for agreeing to play 16 a side on the day, it certainly helped as the 2s team were back down to just 17 midway through the 2nd quarter due to more injuries.

It was a great game of footy with both teams going hard all day with the Tigers thankfully ahead at the close of play. Wilson Morshead has returned to his 2019 form with another stellar game and was supported well by Caleb Cawse and Ben Millymnn.

Eastlake 2.2 2.2 5.2 7.3-45 Queanbeyan Tigers 1.2 3.3 8.3 8.6-54 Goal Kickers: J. Carroll-Tape 3, T. Ashton 2, N. Coghill, P. Slater, W. Morshead Best Players: W. Morshead, C. Cawse, B. Millynn, J. Bridger, H. McKenzie, D. Potts

Men's 1st Grade

It was the 2020 Grand Final replay with both sides bolstered by the return of their respective VFL players and a couple of returning players from injury. It was another solid first half with both team trading blows with the tigers leading by 28 at half time.

The Eastlake boys came out humming in the third and kicked the first 3 goals to get the margin back to 10 points, however the Tigers rallied late and kept the ship steady to record a very good win away from home.

The back six were awesome all day with McCormick, LoPilato and Taylor all holding their opponents and with the forwards once again firing with Tim Shea and Andrew Swan playing their roles.

The club would like to congratulate Eastlake's Aaron Bruce who played his 250th First Grade game last weekend and in a sign of respect to his legacy, the tigers players and coaches helped form a guard of honour at the conclusion f the game - Congrats again Brucey!

Eastlake 2.3 2.8 5.9 5.10-40 Queanbeyan Tigers 2.3 7.6 11.9 14.14-98 Goal Kickers: A. Swan 4, J. Stapleton 3, A. Page 2, S. Jensen 2, T. Clowry, T. Shea, T. Stapleton Best Players: T. Shea, A. Lo Pilato, J. Taylor, A. McCORMICK, S. Jensen, J. May

Tigerette's 1st Grade

Coming off of their own Order 66 (Star Wars reference), the Tigers have not let themselves become overconfident in their play with training focusing more so on the team’s structures during play.

An overwhelming victory by the Tigers as well as allowing the transition for Alexia Hamilton’s return to the Women’s first grade with her duties in Victoria now complete and re-joining the Tigers at what may be a critical time. A re-enforcement most welcome alongside other players returning to the field.

The focus on the Tiger’s structures this week paid off with a 54-22 win against the Eastlake Demons, a team that lived up to its name as being a group of talented hell fighters.

The first half of the match started slow, with the Tigers finding their rhythm by the second quarter. Said rhythm was kept up throughout the entirety of the game despite the odd hiccup or two due to the play of the ball or intercepts.

Losing both Cynthia and Lexi who were both yellow carded during the game could've unsettled the team however their absences were negated by the Tigers teamwork and seamless transitions of play that meant the yellow cards had little effect on the efficiency of the team.

Kate McGrath: The Paragon

During the game against Eastlake Kate McGrath stood out amongst her teammates for her skills, good sportsmanship and ‘take no prisoners’. Leading to her teammates in forward line a back line to either change the direction of play or take advantage of it. Stronger than steel, with a heart of gold and more durable than tank armour one of the best people in the women’s first grade team.

Written by Karl Anstey

Eastlake 1.0 2.1 3.3 3.4-22 Queanbeyan Tigers 2.3 5.5 7.6 8.6-54 Goal Kickers: S. Close 3, A. Hamilton 2, M. Quade 2, S. Arcus Best Players: I. Kennedy, S. Close, K. Woodward, C. Hamilton, A. Hamilton, K. McGrath

Rising Stars

Another heart breaker for the RS lads which again showed signs of matching it with the the top 4 teams but again went down in the last quarter.

Loses of 13, 15, 32 & 26 shows this talented but undermanned group isn't far away from the top teams and with a couple of chances taken at various times, we could see the boys really challenge in 2021.

The boys keep crackin and there is no doubt they will see the rewards soon, hard work and dedication will always be rewarded and no one is working harder than this group.

Jarrod Barker played his best game for 2021 and was assisted by Caden Spinks and Bailee Gilbert. Jonathon Silver is having by far his best season and Zac Levine continues to grow as a player (no pun intended seeing he is already 7ft tall LOL)

It is also great to see that despite the lack of depth in both our 17s and RS squads, that all the players are willing to have their turn in helping each other out.

Eastlake 3.1 3.5 5.7 9.8-62 Queanbeyan Tigers 1.1 3.3 3.5 5.6-36 Goal Kickers: Z. Levine, E. Brennan, L. Asbock , L. Fitzpatrick, A. Sergi Best Players: J. Barker, C. Spinks, B. Gilbert, Z. Levine, J. Silver, W. Kellar

Hamilton Sisters Create Tigers Sibling History!

It took 30 years for the club to have another trio of siblings play together in a club match and it will now happen twice in the matter of three weeks!

On the back of the Shea brothers running out together 3 weeks ago in reserve grade game and as mentioned in their recent article, the lads joined the Williams brothers (5) of the 30s & 40s followed by Schow brothers of the 50s/60s, then came the Hopkins brothers in the late 70s, and finally the Wynd brothers of the 80s & 90s had 3 plus brothers all wear the famous yellow and black and play in the same team.

This week marks another huge historical moment for the Tigers when for the first time in the clubs history we will have three sisters running out together in the same team.

Alexia, Jayde and Cynthia Hamilton with become our first ever female siblings to play in the same senior game team when the 3 girls run out tomorrow afternoon in the 1st Grade match against Eastlake.

What could be even more exciting is the fact eldest Hamilton sister Chelsey is back playing in 2021 and if her form continues to gain strength we could see all 4 girls run out together - stay tuned!

Alexia (34 1st Grade games) 2019 1st Grade Premiership player.

Lexi has been a stand out since joining the Tigers having played in the 2019 1st Grade Premiership which then led to her being drafted to the Gold Coast Suns in 2020. More recently, Lexi has been starring for North Melbourne VFLW team in this years VFLW competition and has returned home this weekend with the games called off.

Jayde (35 1st Grade games) 2019 1st Grade Premiership player.

Winning a senior premiership at only 17 years of age, Jayde has also been involved with the North Melbourne VFLW team in 2021 playing 6 games thus far. Jayde has also excelled with the NSW/ACT U18s Rams & Eastern Allies and continues to push for that elusive draft spot.

Cynthia (5 1st Grade games) 2021 Eastern Allies Player of the Carnival.

At just 17, Cynthia is beginning her senior Tigers career following an outstanding stint in the junior grades. This talented player has already gained the attention of the higher levels and hopefully will be well and truly in the AFLW draft mix was age eligible.