WAGGA TIGERS

Year Formed: 1928 (Wagga FC)

Club Nickname: Tigers

Affiliation: 1946-48 Wagga & District ARL; 1949-57 Albury & District Football League; 1958-81 Farrer Football League; 1982-2001 Riverina Football League; 2002-06 AFL Canberra; 2007-19 Riverina Football League; 2020 Riverina Championships*; 2021-25 Riverina FNL.

Senior Premierships: 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2016, 2019, 2020*.

Reserves: 1956, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016.

Thirds: 1988, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014.

Best & Fairest - Baz Medal: 1960 Les Morrow, 1977 Doug Priest; Quinn Medal: 1994 Terry Daniher, 1998 Mark Stone, 2019 Jesse Manton, 2023 Jock Cornell. Goalkicking: 1960 Tim Robb (69), 1961 Bob Campbell (61), 1973 Greg Sheather (107), 1978 Greg Sheather (136), 1981 Greg Sheather (92). Kiesling Trophy: 1983 Greg Sheather (86), 1988 Mark Hofert (102), 1989 Ray Colvin (69), 1990 Michael Walker (70); Fraser Trophy: 2015 John Buchanan (56), 2016 John Buchanan (71).

Captain / Coaches: 1946 Bernie Whyte (capt.), 1947-48 Merv Priest, 1949 Les Hill, 1950-51 Alan Strang, 1952 Sid Tate, 1953-54 Jim Tuckwell, 1955 Neale Rutzou, 1956 Len Crane, 1957-62 Tim Robb, 1963 John Shelton / Ed Farrah, 1964-65 Fred Mundy, 1966 Ray Parr, 1967-68 Bernie Anderson, 1969 John Wright, 1970 Tim Robb (npc), 1971 Phillip Gehrig, 1972-76 Doug Priest, 1977-79 Colin Anderson, 1980-83 Gerard Pieper, 1984 Barry Ough, 1985 Herman Van de Beek, 1986-87 Gerald Pieper, 1988-89 Greg Sheather (npc), 1990 Russell Durnan, 1991-92 Graham Doswell, 1993-98 Terry Daniher, 1999-2000 Mark Stone, 2001-02 Gavin McMahon, 2003-05 Nathon Irvin, 2006-07 Matt Walder, 2008-09 Troy Maiden (npc), 2010 Josh Gaynor & Damien Papworth, 2011-13 Tom Power, 2014-15 Matt Rava, 2016-18 Shaun Campbell, 2019-20 Troy Maiden (npc), 2021-24 Murray Stephenson, 2025 Adrian Pavese (npc).

Players for both clubs: Paul Brasier, Neil Dal Nevo, Bruce Forbes, Matthew Griffin, Simon Hicks, Fred Mundy, Michael Newman, Mark Nolan, Matthew Noonan, Chris Parr, Robert Prenzel, Craig Seton, Rohan Wadley, Ray Willis.

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STATS: GRIFFITH vs WAGGA TIGERS

Riverina Football League 1982-2001, 2007-2019, 2021-24

Played 82, won 20, lost 61, draw 1.