The Tully Tigers teams honoring Oke Sala with one-minute silence before the A grade teams started their match last Saturday.
The Tully Tigers play off against The Kangaroos The Kangaroos team from Cairns honoring Tom Tassell with one-minute silence before the A grade teams stared their match last Saturday.
SHANE MURIATA THE only day from last week I want to forget is Thursday the 4th of April, because that was the real April Fools joke to end all jokes when the Broncos got smashed by the inform and defending Premiers, the Roosters of Bondi. So bad was the game, I stopped watching it after half time and switched it over to the AFL, which probably was good idea because Brisbane played even worse in the second half. The coach and the players who came off the SCG last week should have a long, hard look at themselves, because that garbage they dished up was unacceptable. Anyway, enough about that, it seems it was a weekend of upsets all-round. There was the comp when Souths lost their first game, Cows fell again and the Warriors got back into the winner’s circle. Corey Norman once again reminded Kevin Walters that he’s available for the maroons if needed, after kicking another golden point field goal to get the Dragons home again in a nail biter. The only team still to win anything is the useless Old Coast Titans, who look more flat than a week-old coke bottle sitting in my fridge. The one game in the NRL I can’t wait for is the
Cows and the Storms in Townsville this Friday night, which should be a cracker. I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say Cows by 12. On a rainy and dismal Saturday afternoon at the Den of the Tully Showground, our Tigers came away with a few mixed results. First off the shelf was the new, yet talented women’s Rugby League side, who scraped by a couple of tries against a good Suburbs side. Captain and newly appointed President of the Showgrounds, Rebecca Davis was in everything. Setting up tries and over all, leadership was the order of the day, as she kept her cool and guided the ladies home in a classic. Niece and Olympic sprinter Samantha Davies and Brooke Tongy proved a handful for the Pyramid team, showing both mum Beany and Dor Dor how it’s done. Not to be outdone, new NFL recruit Hanna Gumbleton and Teegan Muriata made sure everyone went home remembering the women’s game, while future NRL player Eileen Jack helped the team over the line. The best feel good story about this team was seeing inspirational mum Mahala Peach in the famous
black n gold. I must admit, I had a little tear when I saw her run out, cause this women has been through so much. After battling a crippling sickness that sees many ordinary people quit after treatment, this champion refused to lie down and let anything beat her. Easily the most emotional comeback in recent memory. After welcoming his new baby into the world (Katrina did most of the work) Reserve Grade coach Steven Barrett was all smiles when his boys walked off the showground with two competition points with a 2-0 start to the season. All the players were rapt with the effort they gave, especially captain Louis Carlaw, who couldn’t hide the grin after the game: “Good game, ay,” was the only thing I could hear him say. Big Dan was again a handful, with young gun Tyriq Dickman all class out the back. His style of play reminds me another great Dickman fullback in Leighton, who was a standout junior in his time. Not accustomed to letting another family getting all the raps, Jeremy ‘Goldfish ’Dickman proved a hit in his comeback game. I have no dra-
Aden Bennett scoring a try for Tully Tigers reserve grade. mas in saying Jeremy is a future A Grade captain in waiting, such is my belief in him. Time will tell if we get to see his true potential. Big congrats to Katrina and Steven on their new bub, which will get spoilt by Grandma and Grandad for sure. After the thriller in Manilla (Babinda), the return bout in Rumble in the Jungle that is Tully, proved to be another game that just got away from our A grade side, when Kangaroos held on to go home 1814 winners. It was another case of whatifs, with the game proving as elusive as my idea of being skinny this coming winter. Head Coach Tongy could only
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manage a few words at full time, but he remained upbeat: “It’s not the end of the world. It’s just back to the drawing board to fix a few more things. Obviously we wanna win, but in saying that, we will be better prepared for the next clash,” which is against yearly title favourites the fish eaters of the north, Cairns Brothers. Our main strike man Darryl Grant just did not see enough of the ball, and that was disappointing. When he finally got his hands on it, the Tigers were threatening on every play. Hopefully our side is back to their damaging best next week. Our champion Tully Tigers Women Team.
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