Tigers
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Tigers women off to big dance
It has been a long wait for Kyneton Tigers’ women footballers but they have cemented their spot in the grand final in the RDFNL Women’s League for the first time ever! The team established in 2014, have had many years of struggle and heartache. For the first two years playing, they didn’t win a game…
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New coach for Tigers
Bill West Gisborne resident Tim Bannan is really looking forward to being the new senior football coach at Lancefield next season. His appointment was confirmed last week, and the 43-year-old comes to Tigerland having had a long involvement at a playing and coaching level in both football and cricket. Last year Bannan coached a youthful…
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First legend in 149 years
Bill West It’s official! Formed in 1872, Lancefield Football Club – now known as Lancefield Football Netball Club – has its first ‘Legend’. There was a standing ovation from a packed gathering at Kilmore Trackside on Saturday evening after 77-year-old Barry ‘Mocca’ Hunt was installed as a Tiger ‘Legend’, with his credentials outlined in detail.…
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Bulldogs halt Tigers’ run
Gardiner Reserve is a virtual fortress for Gisborne footballers and netballers, and they had a clean sweep of eight victories against Kyneton on Saturday. Coming off their first defeat of the season at the hands of Sandhurst, the Bulldogs’ senior footballers bounced back hard and put a comprehensive end to the Tigers’ six-in-a-row record. A…
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Kyneton, Gisborne spring late revivals
Trailing at three-quarter-time on Saturday, Kyneton and Gisborne senior footballers produced scintillating last-term efforts to overrun respective opponents Sandhurst and Golden Square in murky conditions on Saturday. At the Showgrounds, the often inaccurate Tigers rattled home to kick five decisive goals and chalk up a fourth successive victory, increasing finals hopes for 2022. Down south…
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Tigers on a roll
A great weekend for Kyneton Football Netball Club, with all four football teams winning against Eaglehawk on Saturday. For the seniors to go to Canterbury Park and finish strongly to topple Eaglehawk by 19 points was another step forward in the bid to consolidate a finals berth. Canterbury Park has a reputation as a fortress…
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Tigers back in the hunt
A courageous, skilled and straight-kicking Kyneton combination toppled third-placed Golden Square by seven points on Saturday, lifting hopes of making the Bendigo League football finals this season. In a close and intriguing battle at the Showgrounds, the Tigers delighted coach Paul Chapman, selectors and supporters by outscoring the opposition by four goals to two in…
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Tigers just miss in thriller
Kyneton senior footballers missed a golden opportunity to leap into fifth spot on the ladder when South Bendigo came from 13 points down at the last change at the Showgrounds to scramble home by three points on Saturday. It was an absolute thrilling finish between two evenly matches sides, with the visitors fighting back to…
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Tayla’s 200th – at last!
Loyal, talented and long-term netballer Tayla Durham played her 200th game for the Kyneton club on Saturday, with plaudits from all quarters. The celebration had been delayed and finally cancelled from the 2021 season, and fellow netballers and supporters finally saw Tayla run through the ‘200’ banner and receive her awards. An exquisite goaler for…
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Rampant Bulldogs
Six goals apiece in the first quarter at the Showgrounds on Saturday indicated the Kyneton versus Gisborne senior match would be a high-scoring, closely fought affair. Then a dramatic change came over the match, with the Bulldogs systematically taking control in most positions, snuffling out the Tigers’ forward advances, and ramming home 15-7 to 1.5…
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Tigers make impression
Kyneton and Maryborough have young, energetic senior football sides in the Bendigo League this season, and for three quarters on Saturday they were closely matched. In a seesawing affair the Tigers led by four points at half time, and finished the match off with a seven-goals-to-three last term to win by 31 points — 17.13…
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Tigers need help
Doubt over the future survival of Lancefield Football Netball Club prompted a special meeting last week. Put simply, this important sporting and social institution in Lancefield needs much more assistance from many more people. More than 30 enthusiasts attended, including several former Tiger presidents and office-bearers. There were plenty of ideas tossed around, and club…