The Tyne Tees Tigers are an Australian rules football club in North East England,[2] England.
| Tyne Tees Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Names | |
| Full name | Tyne Tees Tigers Australian Rules Football Club |
| Motto | "Tigers" |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 2012[1] |
| Colours | Black Gold |
| Competition | AFL Scotland |
| President |  Phil Martin |
| Coach |  Chris Rodger |
| Captain(s) | Anthony Brannigan |
| Ground(s) | Broadway West, Gosforth "The Tigers Den" |
| Other information | |
| Official website | Official Website |
The Tigers were founded in April 2012 from the remnants of the North East England league, which formerly comprised the Durham Saints, Gateshead Miners, Hartlepool Dockers, Middlesbrough Hawks, Newcastle Centurions and the Redcar Bombers.
The 2012 and 2013 seasons saw the Tigers playing as a social team in friendly matches and tournaments in and in 2014 the Tigers played their first competitive season having been voted in as a full member team of the AFLCNE.
In 2016 the Tigers found a new home in Gosforth Sports Association and triumphed against Merseyside Saints and Sheffield Thunder in the AFLCNE Plate competition to take their first League silverware. In 2017 the Tigers repeated this feat with a one sided victory over Merseyside Saints.
From 2018 the Tigers will be playing in the SARFL
Notable past players include Chris "Crafty" Medcraft, Tom Lally and Josh Tambakis
References edit
- ^ http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php/20130618224948584 - Published by World Footy News
- ^ [1] – Active Newcastle. Published 16 August 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- Charlie, Snedden. "Tyne Tees Tigers and Sky News Show Newcastle How To Play Football". Retrieved 23 September 2013.
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