The Noosa Tigers women’s team have rounded out the perfect season making it four flags in a row. And they remained undefeated after a great grand final battle with Caloundra at Burpengary last Sunday. It’s the first time in their four heats that the Tigers have gone undefeated in a season and become ‘Premiers and Champions’
The all conquering Tigers didn’t have it all their own way as Caloundra gave it their all to spoil the Tiger party. In fact it was only late in the third term and most of the last term that the Noosa girls were able to assert their authority.
Cass Young was just superb for the victors taking the best on ground medal in front of a raucous tigers crowd post game. With fellow gun onballer Ragen Mills injured, Young went into the ball after quarter time and was just as damaging forward of the ball. Along with skipper Keirra Massoud, who rucked tirelessly almost the entire game after American Erin McGlaughan also sustained an injury, Young just repeatedly forced the ball forward setting up plenty of scoring opportunities for Noosa as well as kicking majors herself. Massoud ran herself into the ground and forever did the unselfish and team thing while team leader Amelia Monk, once again, was a rock of Gibraltar across half back. The defensive general has been superb at Centre Half Back all year and the Grand Final was no exception.
Someone else who caught the eye in defence was Courtney Dial. What a game from the rampaging dynamo whose attack on the ball and player was just first class, not to mention her smother which will be talked about for years to come.
This writer loved the games from the three under 17 girls Zoe Miriklis, Zoe Wood and Orla Crowley who all impacted the result and are now senior premiership players!
And then there’s the role players, the ones that just do what the team requires. The catch cry for the girls was ‘Hunt’ on Sunday and every single one of them did just that. The care that they show for each other and a lack of self egos is the reason they have just won their fourth premiership in a row. It’s a full team ethos that coach Peter Trompf and his leadership group have done a wonderful job establishing.
Andrea Partridge, Jess ‘Trish’ Trompf, Dani Bishop Kinlyside, Eliza Trompf and Ragen Mills have played in all four. What a stunning achievement! To all involved with our women’s team, congratulations the Noosa TigersAFC is extremely proud of you!
A big congratulations to Will O’Dwyer who made this year’s QAFLs team of the year and finished seventh in the very coveted and historical Grogan medal!
It’s meet the new senior men’s coach Matthew Luenberger night this Thursday night from 5pm at the club, with all the tiger faithful welcome and don’t forget the date for our senior presentation night, which is also at the club on Friday 29 September with more details to come!
Keep celebrating girls as four in a row really is an awesome effort!
