The Roccoco Noosa Tigers were gallant but beaten to the tune of 36 points by a wayward kicking Morningside last Saturday at Weyba road.The terribly undermanned Tigers who boast up to 10 senior players injured were superb in their tackling and pressure endeavours the entire day.They laid tackle after tackle and to be honest didn’t get much reward for effort from the umpires, a bit like the Saints on Friday night against Geelong. However umpiring had nothing to do with the result as the stronger and taller Morningside outfit were just too good doubling the scoring shots of the hosts and only errant kicking keeping the game alive to the end. The Noosa lads were just not as clean with the footy and the skill set shown by the 2020 QAFL premiers was noticeably better.
Coach Bovalino saying: “I cannot fault the effort! In fact we tackled our hearts out. We just miss a lot more targets than the opposition and make some really basic skill errors at crucial times. No excuses they were better and their tails up the spine never got any shorter. Hopefully we will get a few quality players back in the next week or two.“
Once again Riley Buntain was superb for the locals taking 13 marks and repelling the panthers all day with poise and skill. His presence on the ground an absolute stand out from the beginning. Gun midfielder Jai Fitzpatrick showed why he is more than up to the standard with some scintillating footy at times to give the opposition constant headaches whilst skipper Aaron Laskey again bored in at the contest and finished with 33 possessions. Seb Rogers was terrific with the way in which he presented particularly after quarter time to be one of the Tigers best whilst Mav Pettigrove racked up 27 touches in an impressive display on a beautiful Saturday afternoon.R uckman Riley Richard although soundly beaten in the taps, battled manfully the entire day and a special mention to 16 year old debutant Cooper Airey Bamback whose second half was really impressive. It’s Mt Gravatt in Brisbane this Saturday for the Seniors, Reserves and Colts whilst our Senior women are away to Moorooka after a fantastic victory under lights against Hinterland land in a grand final rematch of 2020. Youngster Hannah McKenzie kicked 4 goals in a super effort to orchestrate the 6 goal victory with Cassy Young and Maddy Trompf also controlling their positions to be major influences on the game.
Great work girls in front of a really healthy home town crowd.
A massive thank you to Mark Berretta who entertained guests at our second presidents luncheon of the year and to all those that helped organise the event well done. Saturday week is ladies day which is always a big one so check out the noosa tigers Facebook page and see what’s happening at tigerland.
Good luck to all those representing the Noosa tigers this weekend!
