Southern Football League Tasmania Grand Final
I started taking an interest in the Hobart Tigers during Covid shut down. Top level footy here was put on ice but community footy continued.
The Tigers had a rough time and as recently as 2023 they were only fielding a team in the reserves comp. They now have four teams; and unexpectedly won their way through to the 2026 men’s senior Grand Final.
They were expected by all to cop a flogging against Cygnet, a battle-hardened country team; in fact they stayed in touch all day and were only beaten by the clock in the end; went down by four points. Stirring stuff.
Cygnet’s Nathan Duggan was named best-on-ground and Archie Watt kicked four goals. Ned Shaw scored four goals for Hobart.
• Photos by Chris Rees.
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