DON'T FORGET THE AGM THE MANILLA RLFC WILL HOLD IT'S AGM 7PM THURSDAY, 30th OF OCTOBER AT THE RSL CLUB ALL WELCOME TO ATTEND. more -->

GREAT NIGHT HAD BY ALL THE MANILLA RUGBY LEAGUE PRESENTATION NIGHT WAS HELD ON SATURDAY THE 11TH WITH PLAYERS, SPONSORS, SUPPORTERS AND THEIR FAMILY'S ALL HAVING A GREAT NIGHT. WINNERS ON THE NIGHT WERE, BEST AND FAIREST SEAN NEAN, PLAYERS PLAYER DAN BURROWS, MOST CONSISTENT MARK SPILLET MEMORIAL TROPHY CRAIG McADAM, MOST IMPROVED JOHNO CLARE, BEST BACK SEAN NEAN, BEST FORWARD DAN BURROWS, MOST TRIES SEAN NEAN, MOST POINTS ROBBIE BERGAN, COACHES AWARD BRETT FISHER, A SPECIAL AWARD TO MARTIN COCKING FOR LONG SERVICE TO THE TIGERS (OVER 20 YEARS), CLUB MAN FOR THE YEAR MIKE SYKES. THE TIGERS ARE LOOKING TO HAVE ANOTHER GREAT SEASON NEXT YEAR AND WILL ANNOUNCE THE COACH FOR THE 2009 SEASON SOON. more -->

BEARS MAKE IT 4 IN A ROW THE BEARS WON THEIR 4TH CONSECUTIVE GRAND FINAL ON SUNDAY BEATING ARCH RIVALS WESTS 8 TO 6 IN WET AND WINDY CONDITIONS. CONGRATULATIONS NORTH TAMWORTH ON A GREAT SEASON ON AND OFF THE FIELD. more -->

SOPHIE MAREE BURROWS DAN, RACHEAL AND OLDER SISTER KATELYN WELCOMED A NEW DAUGHTER AND SISTER INTO THE WORLD THIS WEEK, SOPHIE, SHE WEIGHED IN AT 8LB 2OZ (GOOD SIZE THAT) AND 51CM LONG, BOTH MUM AND BUB ARE GOING GREAT. BUGS SURVIVED THE BIRTH OK TOO. CAN'T WAIT TO WET HER HEAD WITH THE BOYS. AND IF YOU CAN REMEMBER BACK TO THE KOOTY GAME MARTO PREDICTED THAT THE BABY WOULD BE A GIRL AND THEY WOULD NAME HER SOPHIE, WHAT A LEGEND. more -->

DUNGOWAN WIN IN A THRILLER DUNGOWAN DEFEATED WERRIS CREEK IN THE 2ND DIVISION GRAND FINAL 30 TO 28. DUNGOWAN SKIPPED AWAY EARLY BUT IN TYPICAL CREEK FASHION THEY CAME BACK, SCORED A TRY IN THE DYING SECONDS BUT MISSED THE CONVERSION TO TAKE THE GAME INTO EXTRA TIME. A FITTING RESULT FOR THE SEASON, WITH DUNGOWAN THE BEST TEAM ALL YEAR AND CREEK A VERY CLOSE SECOND. CONGRATULATIONS DUNGOWAN ON A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR. more -->

DUNGOWAN - CREEK GRAND FINAL WERRIS CREEK ACOUNTED FOR BENDY YESTERDAY 30 TO 20, AND DID IT THE HARD WAY, HAVING A PLAYER SENT OFF 20 MINUTES INTO THE FIRST HALF AND ANOTHER GIVEN HIS MARCHING ORDERS WITH 10 MINUTES REMAINING IN THE SECOND. GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS NEXT WEEK. more -->

TIGERS END ON A LOW, BUT OVERALL A HIGH THE TIGERS SEASON CAME TO AN END ON SATURDAY WITH A 50 TO 34 LOSS TO BENDEMEER. THE MOOD IN THE SHEDS WAS OF MIXED EMOTION HOWEVER, AFTER RECEIVING THE WOODEN SPOON LAST YEAR THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENT THIS YEAR WAS OUTSTANDING. TO FINISH THE SEASON IN THIRD SPOT AND GAINING A HOME SEMI SHOULD BE SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE. SATURDAYS GAME WAS ,AT TIMES RIDDLED WITH MISTAKES AND BENDY SEIZED ON THESE AND MADE EVERY POST A WINNER, THEY OUT ENTHUSED US, AND THE SCORE LINE SHOWED IT. THE TEAM HAS SHOWN EARLY COMMITMENT TO RETURN NEXT SEASON AND COMPLETE THE JOB STARTED THIS YEAR. FROM A COMMITTEES POINT OF VIEW WE ARE OVER THE MOON, NOT WITH SATURDAYS RESULT BUT WITH THE OVERALL SEASON, FROM WOODEN SPOONERS TO THIRD IN JUST ONE SEASON IS FANTASTIC ,CAN'T WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR. A BIG THANKS MUST GO OUT TO THE HARD WORKING COMMITTEE APART FROM THE RESULT EVERYTHING WENT LIKE CLOCK WORK ON SATURDAY, DICK BROWNING HAD THE FIELD A PICTURE AND THANKS TO THE MINOR LEAGUE, PARENTS AND COACHES FOR SHOWCASING SOME OF OUR LOCAL JUNIOR TALENT BEFORE THE GAME AND AT HALF TIME. LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE SUPPORTERS, THE BEST TRAVELING SUPPORTER CREW IN THE GROUP BY FAR, SEE YOU ALL NEXT YEAR. more -->

HOME SEMI SECURED AS TIGERS ROAST ROOSTERS THE MANILLA TIGERS STEAMED ROLLED KOOTINGAL 54 TO 26 TO DELIVER MANILLA A HOME SEMI FINAL AGAINST BENDEMEER. AFTER A SLOW START AND TRAILING 14 TO 6 AT ONE STAGE, THE TIGERS CLICKED INTO TOP GEAR AND RAN RIOT AT KOOTY'S HOME GROUND IN FRONT OF WHAT FELT LIKE A TIGERS HOME GAME, THE TRAVELING SPECTATORS LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THEY WERE THERE AND CHEERING FOR THE TIGERS. WITH THE BACK LINE AGAIN ELECTRIC AND THE FORWARDS MAKING METERS WITH EVERY TOUCH, THE REAL CHANGE WAS FROM THE BENCH WITH COMPASS CLARE, MARTO, HOOP AND MILKY MAKING A GREAT IMPACT WHENEVER THEY TOOK THE FIELD. IT CERTAINLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU HAVE THE SIDE AT FULL STRENGTH AND IMPACT PLAYERS COMING OFF THE BENCH. THE BENDY V CREEK MATCH WAS WON BY BENDY, SO IF WE HAD LOST IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A TOUGH TRIP TO BENDY, NOW IT'S A TOUGH TRIP FOR THEM. NO NEED TO TELL EVERYONE TO GET TO THE SHOW GROUND NEXT WEEK AFTER THE SUPPORT SHOWN ON SATURDAY IT WILL BE PACKED TO THE RAFTERS, SEE YOU THERE. THE REF'S POINTS WENT TO ABEL 3 AND BUGS 2 (DON'T LET THE HIGHWAY PATROL GET THESE BUGS) more -->

TABLE AND RESULTS FROM 9/08//08 TABLE: DUNGOWAN 31, WERRIS CREEK 24, MANILLA 23, BENDY 22, KOOTY 18, QUIRINDI 13, BARRABA 10 *ALL TEAMS RECEIVED 4 POINTS FOR ATTENDING THE WEST KO.


RESULTS FROM 9/08/08: MANILLA 54 DEF KOOTINGAL 26, DUNGOWAN 50 DEF QUIRINDI 20, BENDEMEER 40 DEF WERRIS CREEK 26

NEXT WEEK (HOME SIDES MENTIONED FIRST) MANILLA V BENDEMEER SATURDAY, MINOR SEMI FINAL.DUNGOWAN V WERRIS CREEK SUNDAY, MAJOR SEMI FINAL more -->

BUGS GETS THE 3 POINTS DAN BUGS BURROWS GOT THE 3 POINTS FROM THE REF RECENTLY AND IN A CRUEL TWIST OF FATE THE HIGHWAY PATROL TOOK THEM AND SLUGGED THE LOGISTICAL ENGINEER 84 BUCKS AS WELL. ONLY SPEED TO GAMES OR TRAINING BUGS, WORK IS NOT THAT IMPORTANT. more -->

JOHNO CAUGHT TALKING, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT THATS RIGHT FOLKS JOHNO (COMPASS) CLARE GOT BUSTED TALKING, FOR SUCH A QUIET AND SHY MAN THIS IS HARD TO BELIEVE. BUT THE (TALKING ON A PHONE WHILST DRIVING) FINE IS PROOF ENOUGH. more -->

HE'S DONE IT AGAIN 2 DAYS IN A ROW THATS RIGHT OLD SHINY HEAD HAS RUN OUT OF FUEL AGAIN, THIS TIME HE RANG COCKO BUT LITTLE DID HE KNOW THAT MARTO FOUND OUT BEFORE COCKO WENT OUT AND MARTO WENT ON FOR THE RIDE, THE SHOCKED LOOK ON HIS FACE WAS PRICELESS AS MARTO POPPED UP FROM UNDER A BLANKET IN THE BACK OF COCKO'S CAR. I KNOW FUEL IS DEAR MUZ BUT PUT MORE THAN 5 BUCKS IN THIS TIME. more -->

GUESS WHO RAN OUT OF FUEL 200M SHORT OF A SERVO YOU GUESSED IT OLD SHINY HEAD THOUGHT THE OLD AVALON COULD DO 100K'S ON EMPTY, IT WILL ONLY DO 99.8KM ON EMPTY. LUCKY MARTO WAS ON HAND TO COME TO HIS RESCUE, KEEP THE TANK TOPPED UP EH MUZ. more -->

TIGERS ONE STEP CLOSER TO HOME SEMI THE TIGERS TOOK ANOTHER STEP TOWARDS A HOME SEMI WHEN THEY BELTED BARRABA 60 TO 6. THE FORWARDS LEAD THE WAY WITH REGULAR BENCH PLAYERS GIVEN THE CHANCE TO PLAY MORE MINUTES MATT THE RAT RATCLIFFE, BROCKY AND SAM STEW MULLIGAN ALL EXCELLED WITH REGULARS MUZ, JOHNO COMPASS CLARE, RUBEN, MOOKIE, BUGS AND HOOP ALL PUTTING IN BIG EFFORTS, THE BACKS WERE SUPERB WITH LANGERS PICKING UP 3 TRIES, 2 FOR SHEEP AND 1EA FOR WAYNE ROY, BOBO, RAMPO, ABEL, MOOKIE AND BUGS WITH CHOC AND BOBO LANDING 4 GOALS EA. CLINTON COCKING DIDN'T EVEN GIVE AWAY ANY PENALTY'S THATS A FIRST. BARRABA WERE IN THE CONTEST IN THE FIRST HALF WITH THE SCORE ONLY 24 TO 6 HOWEVER IN THE SECOND STANZA IT WAS ALL TIGERS OUR FITNESS AND RED HOT BACK LINE WERE JUST TO GOOD. NOW IF WE CAN BEAT KOOTY NEXT WEEK AT KOOTY WE WILL HAVE A HOME SEMI WHAT A CRACKER THAT WILL BE V BENDY. SO GET TO KOOTY AND CHEER US HOME. more -->

FISH IS HOME BRETT FISHER ARRIVED HOME ON FRIDAY AFTER HIS STINT IN ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL WHERE HE UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR FACIAL FRACTURES SUFFERED IN THE GAME V WERRIS CREEK. THE FOOTY CLUB HAD DONATION BUCKETS AT SATURDAYS GAME AND AT THE CLUB AFTERWARDS THIS MONEY WILL HELP OFFSET COSTS INCURRED BY FISH AND FAMILY RESULTING FROM HIS STAY IN SYDNEY. WE HOPE TO PRESENT THIS TO HIM THIS WEEK. THANKS MUST GO TO THE PLAYERS WHO CARRIED THE BUCKET AT THE CLUB TO RAISE THESE FUNDS WELL DONE LADS. HE WOULD ALSO BE FEELING A LOT BETTER AFTER THE SHARKS BEAT THE DRAGONS. more -->

JOB WELL DONE JUST A QUICK NOTE OF THANKS FROM THE MRFC TO DICK BROWNING, DICK HAS BUSTED HIS BUM THIS WEEK GETTING THE GROUND READY FOR THE BARRABA GAME, WORK NEEDED TO BE DONE AFTER PONY CLUBS RECENT 3 DAY CARNIVAL AND DICK PITCHED IN AND HELPED THE ONLY PONY CLUB MEMBER CHRIS LAKE TO SPREAD LOAM, THIS ON TOP OF HIS NORMAL DUTIES OF CLEANING THE DUNNIES, DRESSING SHEDS, CANTEEN AREA, HOSING DOWN THE GRANDSTAND AND SURROUNDING SEATING AND MARKING AND MOWING THE LINES. WELL DONE DICK AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, IT IS NOT GOING UNNOTICED. more -->

TIGERS TURN THE CORNER WITH WIN AT CREEK AFTER A FEW RECENT POOR PERFORMANCES THE TIGERS TURNED IT AROUND AT WERRIS CREEK ON SATURDAY WITH A 36 TO 32 VICTORY. GOING INTO THE GAME AS UNDERDOGS THE TIGERS SHOWED THAT WHEN THEY PLAY AS A TEAM THEY CAN BEAT ANY OPPOSITION THAT THEY COME UP AGAINST. THE FORWARDS SET UP THE WIN WITH TONY MURRAY LEADING THE WAY, THEY HAD THE CREEK ON THE BACK FOOT ALL GAME WHICH LET THE BACKS DO WHAT THEY DO BEST, SCORE TRIES, AND NONE WAS BETTER THAN SEAN (SHEEP) NEAN HE SCORED A SECOND HAT TRICK OF TRIES IN AS MANY WEEKS TWO OF THESE WERE 90M INTERCEPTS. OTHER TRY SCORERS WERE, WAYNE LANGENBAKER, CLINTON COCKING AND ASH SWAN. WITH BOBO LANDING 6 GOALS.THE TIGERS DEFENSE WAS ALSO A HIGHLIGHT WITHSTANDING COUNTLESS RAIDS ON OUR OWN LINE. ONE SOUR NOTE BRETT FISHER HAS HAD TO HAVE SURGERY ON A BROKEN CHEEK BONE SUFFERED IN SATURDAYS GAME. FISH HAS BEEN ONE OF THE TIGERS MOST CONSISTENT PLAYERS ALL SEASON AND HAS NEVER MISSED A TRAINING SESSION OR CLUB FUNCTION, HIS EXPERIENCE WILL BE MISSED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. GET WELL SOON OLD SON. more -->

PETER DRAPER IS A TIGER AT HEART HE MAY BE INVOLVED WITH THE DUNGOWAN COWBOYS BUT STATE MEMBER FOR PARLIAMENT PETER DRAPER HELPED THE MANILLA RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL IN THEIR PURCHASE OF THE NEW P.A SYSTEM. PETER HANDED OVER A CHEQUE FOR $2000.00 TODAY 24/7/08 TO MRLFC COMMITTEE MEMBERS, HE ALSO COMMENDED THE COMMITTEE FOR THERE HARD WORK IN KEEPING THE MRLFC GOING FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH AFTER IT'S RETURN 2 YEARS AGO.MRLFC WOULD LIKE TO THANK PETER FOR HIS EFFORTS IN SECURING THE FUNDS AND FOR HIS CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE TIGERS.THE COMMITTEE ALSO PRESENTED PETER WITH A TIGERS SUPPORTERS CAP HOPE TO SEE HIM WEARING IT AT ALL COWBOYS GAMES. PHOTO (FROM LEFT, DAVID THRIFT, PAT CARLTON, VAUGHAN GOMAN, PETER DRAPER) more -->

TIGERS PLAY OUT THRILLING DRAW WITH QUIRINDI THE TIGERS AND QUIRINDI SALVAGED 1 POINT EACH AFTER SATURDAYS CLASH AT BEAR PARK. THE TIGERS SKIPPED AWAY TO AN EARLY 22 TO 6 LEAD, BUT QUIRINDI RALLIED AND WENT TO THE BREAK LEADING 24 TO 22. QUIRINDI THEN ADDED TWO FURTHER TRIES AND WERE LEADING 34 TO 22 WITH 15 MINUTES REMAINING WHEN THE TIGERS HIT BACK WITH TWO TRIES OF THEIR OWN, A LATE FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT BY RAMPO WAS UNSUCCESSFUL (IT HIT THE LEFT UPRIGHT ROLLED ALONG THE CROSS BAR, HIT THE RIGHT UPRIGHT AND FELL OUT), HEARTBREAKING, QUIRINDI ALSO HAD A CHANCE TO WIN BEING AWARDED A PENALTY ON FULL TIME NEAR HALF WAY, IT WAS WELL SHORT. NEXT WEEK WE TAKE ON DUNGOWAN AT DUNGOWAN THIS WILL BE THE ACID TEST,WITH THE TEAM ALMOST BACK TO FULL STRENGTH WITH THE RETURN OF SHEEP, CHOC AND BOBO, WITH RUBEN WICKS'S KNEE INJURY(SUFFERED WHILST MOTORBIKE RIDING)STILL A FEW WEEKS AWAY. SEE YOU AT DUNGOWAN.. more -->

MOTOR BIKE AS MAJOR RAFFLE CLICK ON MORE FOR DETAILS. more -->

TIGER'S DEFENCE GETS THEM HOME THE TIGER DEFENSE WAS OUTSTANDING AGAINST BENDEMEER ON SATURDAY, THE TIGERS REPELLED WAVE AFTER WAVE OF THE MOUNTAIN MEN'S ATTACK IN THE FINAL 10 MINUTES OF SATURDAY'S CLASH AT BENDY TO TAKE OUT A 28 TO 18 VICTORY. THE TIGERS WENT TO THE HALF TIME BREAK WITH A 22 TO 6 LEAD BUT STRAIGHT AFTER THE BREAK THE HOME SIDE HIT BACK SCORING 2 QUICK TRIES TAKING THE SCORE TO 22 18. BUT TO THE TIGERS CREDIT THEY HELD OUT COUNTLESS RAIDS ON THERE OWN LINE, TO FINALLY WORK THEIR WAY DOWN FIELD AND LAND THE FINAL BLOW WITH 8 MIN'S TO GO. ROB RAMPLING AND ARRON (RUBEN) WICK'S LEAD THE WAY IN DEFENSE THEY WERE BRILLIANT, WITH WAYNE NEAN AND BOBBO REALLY JELLING IN THE HALVES, SUPPLYING THE BACK LINE WITH GREAT ATTACKING OPTIONS. IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THE ADVANTAGE OF PLAYING BACK TO BACK GAMES, THIS HAS REALLY BROUGHT THE SIDE TOGETHER. WITH THE BYE NEXT WEEK BRING ON QUIRINDI AT BEAR PARK IN A FORTNIGHT. more -->

TIGERS COME UP TRUMPS IN LOCAL DERBY THE MANILLA TIGERS BOUNCED BACK AFTER A COUPLE OF RECENT LOSSES TO TROUNCE BARRABA 62 TO 24 IN BARRABA. RUNNING INTO A STRONG WIND IN THE FIRST HALF THE TIGERS WENT TO THE BREAK WITH A 24 TO 12 LEAD. IN THE SECOND HALF IT WAS ALL TIGERS, WITH THE BULLDOGS RUNNING OUT OF PUFF THE TIGERS PILED ON 40 MORE POINTS SCORING FROM ALL PARTS OF THE FIELD. 11 TRIES WERE SCORED, 9 CONVERTED (A GREAT EFFORT CONSIDERING THE WIND) TRY SCORERS WERE CLINTON COCKING 3, ASHLEY SWAN 2, CRAIG McADAM 2, WITH ABEL CARNEY, ROBBIE RAMPLING, BRETT FISHER AND WAYNE NEAN ALL GETTING 1 EACH. more -->

IS IT A BIRD IS IT A PLANE NO THE MASCOT IS BACK THE TIGERS HAVE SPARED NO EXPENSE WITH POACHING A CLOWN FROM LENNON BROS CIRCUS TO ACT AS OUR MASCOT FOR THE YEARS TO COME. HE CAME ARMED WITH HIS QUAD BIKE AND THRILLED THE KIDS IN THE CROWD WITH HIS ANTICS. LOUIS (THAT IS HIS REAL NAME) WILL BE AT THE REMAINDER OF ALL HOME GAMES THIS YEAR. WELL DONE LOUIS AND WELCOME TO THE TIGERS. more -->

CAPS FOR SALE THEY WILL BE ON SALE AT THESE LOCATIONS.RSL CLUB,PJ'S,NORTH MANILLA STORE,LIBERTY AND SPAR. THE COST IS $15.00ea. SO GET BEHIND YOUR LOCAL FOOTY CLUB AND PURCHACE ONE. more -->

OUR DRAW FOR THE 2008 SEASON more -->