Posts Tagged "Tigers"

Melbourne Tigers release Corey Williams

By Connor Kret, 8 May 2011

 

The Melbourne Tigers have decided they will not re-sign point guard and current team MVP Corey Williams. The news comes just days after the Tigers appointed former Townsville head coach Trevor Gleeson to a three-year deal.

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I’m concerned that many talked-up and hyped NRL players are failing, not even making their team’s squad to take the field.

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A bold declaration from NSW captain Simon Katich late on Sunday set Tasmania a small target to win the Sheffield Shield final at Bellerive Oval. With the Tigers needing only a draw to win the Shield, Katich pulled the pin at 5-215 late on day four, setting the hosts a victory target of 203.

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My oh my, how the AFL must be rubbing their hands together at the ineptitude of the current NRL TV rights deal. Fancy allowing the TV networks to choose when the top three games each week will be played.

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Tim Paine made a stunning return from injury to inspire Tasmania to a thumping 63-run Twenty20 victory over Western Australia at the WACA Ground on Thursday night.

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Bright lights. Capacity crowds. Electric Atmosphere. Blaring Music. Big Hits. No, this is not an all-in brawl in the crowd at an Akon concert. This is the Twenty20 Big Bash and it’s about to capture the attention of every Australian cricket fan.

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Ben Cousins will play his first match for Richmond in Thursday night’s AFL pre-season cup second round clash with Collingwood at Telstra Dome.

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It took just one intra-club hit-out for Fremantle draftee Stephen Hill to announce himself as a future AFL star, with Dockers coach Mark Harvey even comparing the 18-year-old to Essendon great Michael Long.

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Mark Riddell is well on the way to transferring his NRL cult status to the English Super League with the nuggety former Parramatta hooker scoring a double on his Wigan debut.

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Honeymoon is over for the Melbourne Tigers

By Trevor, 26 Jan 2009

 

Much has been said about the form of the Melbourne Tigers this season. It was said they could have made a clean sweep of the competition, but their early form indicated quite the opposite.

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Roll up, roll up. Come to Punt Road Oval. The Ben Cousins travelling circus has arrived in town. See Ben, surrounded by 37 Tigers, kick the ball. See 2,000 happy Richmond fans – some who haven’t smiled in nearly 30 years. See them cheer. See Ben hit Richo on the chest. See Richo nearly faint [...]

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Richmond have refused to sever the thread holding Ben Cousins’ AFL career and will make a final decision on Tuesday whether to recruit the confessed drug addict in the pre-season draft.

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Richmond have sent a request to the AFL for special permission to have defender Graham Polak placed on their rookie list.

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Goorjian’s Juggernaught

By The Crowd, 10 Dec 2008

 

Saturday night saw the South Dragons host the Woolongong Hawks at Hisense Arena in Melbourne with a crowd of over 4500 turning out to see what may well have become a one sided event.

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Tom Hislop would want to make the most of this AFL second chance. The 20-year-old former Essendon midfielder was the first delisted player named on Saturday in the national draft.

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The South Dragons set benchmark for NBL

By The Crowd, 23 Nov 2008

 

Much has been said about the NBL and how it is now known for small crowds and as a failing league. Yet in Victoria, basketball is on the rise. This can be attributed to the South Dragons and their ability to get larger crowds in a very difficult economic climate.

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Having secured a World Cup semi-final qualifier berth, Ireland coach Andy Kelly fears his side may have lost one its greatest weapons – underdog status.

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Dragons breathing fire in NBL

By Trevor, 27 Oct 2008

 

The South Dragons are looking the in-form team in the NBL right now. On a hot 5 game winning streak they seem to be taking all before them.

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Ireland have arrived believing they can make the semi-finals of the Rugby League World Cup with a squad which includes four players from the country’s fledgling domestic competition. More league Cooper ruled out as Hodges’ replacement Manager, Skarks still chasing Bird

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Tigers maul the Taipans

By AAP, 4 Oct 2008

 

Ebi Ere has led Melbourne to a commanding 101-77 victory over the Taipans in their NBL clash at the Cairns Convention Centre tonight.

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