The 2018 season continues to roll on with the Tigers traveling north to face the Baltimore Dockers on July 28th. The Tigers were able to take a victory over the Dockers in the first annual Carolina Cup played in Wilmington, North Carolina. The Dockers will be out to even the score as they host the Might Tigers on their home turf.
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This Saturday at 10 AM the NC Tigers will be hosting the Raleigh GAA for a special event at the NC State Miller Fields! The local teams will be competing in an international rules game where a round ball instead of a footy is used. The sport was developed to facilitate international representative matches between Australian rules football players and Gaelic football players. Come join us for a great time and learn more about this special sport. The details are as follows:
Game Start: 10 AM
NC State Miller Fields
821 Dan Allen Dr, Raleigh, NC 27606
Social: After the game and continued throughout the day
Hibernian Pub
311 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC 27603
The 2018 season started on a gorgeous, 70-degree Saturday afternoon in Wilmington, North Carolina where one of Tigers greatest rivals The Baltimore Dockers showed in abundance and hungry for Tigers’s blood! With the wind at their backs, the Dockers fired one through within the first couple of minutes and a second goal shortly after leading the end of the first quarter 14-9. Heading into the second quarter and having the wind to their favor, the Tigers had many shots on goal, but could not capitalize through the middle allowing the Dockers to continue their lead of 22-11.
However, some adjustments and words of encouragement at the start of the third quarter prove to be best for the Mighty Tigers as a new member Jake Aulner, formerly a Golden Gate Roo, was aggressive to the ball to allow shots on goal. Big Dave Seymour rucked the majority of the game and kept the middle on lockdown against the Dockers while managing to punch one through. Our trusty defenders, Andrew Wesche, Matt Sherman, and Dennis Kurtz stopped the Dockers in their tracks to end the quarter at 22-22. At the start of the fourth, the momentum of the Tigers and help from the wind was too much for the Dockers and the Tigers began to pull away. Tom Sheldon, a former UNC punter, used his big kick to keep the ball on the Dockers’s side, which led to more opportunities for the Tigers to seal-the-deal at 41-34! A large turnout from both teams led to a fantastic match and social gathering to follow.
The North Carolina Tigers first practice was on Saturday and it was a huge success. A total of 15 players showed up with many new faces! The weather was sunny and a bit chilly with the blistering wind, but that didn’t stop the mighty Tigers from shaking off the cobwebs with hand and kicking drills.
The 2018 season may also see the return of a NC Tiger veteran, Nick Camilleri. Nick is an aussie transplant who has been a leader on and off the field, but was out last season due to injury. With new recruits and the return of a seasoned veteran, stay tuned for a very exciting season!
Our sponsor Patrick Jane’s Bar & Bistro will be celebrating Australia on Saturday, January 27th! Everyone is invited to celebrate this special event, so please come join the Tigers starting at 2 PM for some festivities and great food.
Happy New Year to all! This starts a very important year as the 20th anniversary of the North Carolina Tigers! Let’s start it out right with a little preseason jog starting this Saturday at 10 AM at Umstead State Park:
William B. Umstead State Park
8801 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC 27617
Everyone is welcome and come rekindle with the team as we prepare for another great season.
Let’s end this season with a bang! Please join us this Friday, November 10th at 7 PM for the NC Tigers awards nights. The party will be hosted at Los Tres Magueyes mexican restaurant:
10410 Moncreiffe Rd #109
Raleigh, NC 27617
Help us to celebrate a great season, reminisce in the good memories and stories of our trip to San Diego!
In two weeks, the mighty Tigers will be traveling to San Diego, California to play in the Division 3 National Tournament on October 21st. We have a group of 18 players attending the event so the team is hungry to come out as Champions. Stay tuned for updates as we progress through the tournament!
The Baltimore Washington Eagles Australian Rules Football Club hosted “A Day of Aussie Football in DC” in early September. Both women and men’s teams joined in the Capital for a fantastic day of footy.
The Tigers were looking to continue their winning record against theaus Eagles’ B team as the first quarter was very tight, but the mighty Tigers pulled away in the second quarter. However, don’t underestimate the Eagles as they were able to catch up to only a 4-point deficit. With some big goals from Tiger’s Austin Doerr and Mike Hoffmann, the Tigers were able to seal the deal 59-47!
Apologies for not posting earlier! Towards the end of August, the Atlanta Kookaburras traveled to Tiger territory for a gorgeous Saturday night game. The match was hosted at the beautiful MAC Sport and Entertainment Center with recently renovated fields. The NC Tigers had a huge showing of roughly 30 gents, so we gave a few to the Kookaburras.
The first quarter was relatively even until the first goal was scored by David Seymour, an Englishman and a great addition to the Tigers. The NC Tigers began to pull away in the second and third quarter, but some adjustments on the Kookaburras side in the fourth closed the gap, but it wasn’t enough as the Tigers won with a 20-point lead!
