The Fiona Winter Realty Noosa Tigers have slipped back to third on the QFA North ladder after again succumbing to flag favourite Mayne in Brisbane last Saturday.
In fact it was the 8th consecutive time Noosa have lost to their Tiger counterparts going down by 30 points in a pretty quick high quality game of country footy. Mayne were simply too slick with their ball carry and overall use by both hand and foot and whilst the Tigers battled gallantly throughout the last two and a half quarters , they were never looking like upstaging the 2015 flag favourites. The loss of key playmaker Mark Reilly on the warm up and the unavailability’s of onballers Isles , Davis, skipper McKittrick and star recruit Maloney certainly didn't aid the Noosa cause however we never use that as an excuse at Tiger land where depth and talent is strong.
Mayne also were without gun forwards Fawkner and Housego so the game was still there for the taking. Noosa were once again well served by Robbie Copeland whose consistency of effort and performance had been outstanding this season. His good mate Brett Duke was terrific in the second half for the Tigers whilst big ruck man Zac McDonald roamed the field and collected touches with ease. Youngster Corey Boardman again was in the best with Sammy Dwyer and Harry Opie also strong contributors for the Tigers.
Final scores: Mayne 11.14.80 defeated Noosa 6.14.50
Noosa Goals: C. Boardman (2), S.Dwyer, J.Fitzpatrick, J.Gellie, J.Malthouse (1)
Noosa Best: Z.McDonald, H.Opie, R.Copeland,C.Boardman, S.Dwyer, C.Tickner
The Reserves were pipped at the post after a hard fought encounter.
Final score: Mayne 10.4.64 defeated Noosa 10.3.63
Noosa Goals: M.Paterson, Z.Smith (2), A.Corrigan, M.Gray, T.Hedley, D.O’Brien, N.Sutton, K.Wulf
Noosa Best: M.Gray, M.Deans, B.Forbes, Z.Smith, A.Corrigan, S.Clift
Bsck to our Weyba Rd headquarters this Saturday where the Hornets from Aspley await. The Aspley side had struggled in recent weeks so the Tigers must come out of the blocks early and apply heavy scoreboard pressure from the start.
As a result of the rescheduling of game times, at the request of Aspley, with the Reserves will now starting at 11:00am and the Seniors at 1:00pm the scheduled Presidents Lunch, with guest speaker Mick Conlan, has been cancelled. Still on is this the 30 year reunion of the 1985 premiership team and supporters. The John Townsend coached Tigers beat Nambour by a goal with a massive crowd erupting as skipper Neville White lifted up another Premiership cup for Noosa.
See you there Go Tigers. Cheers Pittsy
Last Modified on 15/07/2015 08:06