Tigers coach Chris Battersby said the boys were geared up for a big day, playing for their number one supporter the late Aub Gillespie.

“Killarney came with only 13 players, so it was a bit disappointing,” he said.

With a big match against Inglewood on the schedule for this coming weekend, Battersby took the opportunity to work on a few issues, getting combinations going and encouraging a bit more fluidity with the ball.

“It was a big difficult under the circumstances, with not much opposition,” he said.

Jarred McIntosh kept himself busy, scoring seven tries and earning himself Players’ Player and Man of the Match. Codie Tandy and Geoff Swan also capably steered the ship around the field, Battersby said.

“And everyone else did their job.”

There will be no lack of opposition this Saturday, however, when the Tigers travel away to battle Inglewood for the advantage of a home semifinal.

The Tigers won the last clash at home, but lost to Inglewood on its home turf. Marc McGrady is out due to other commitments, but Battersby said the team will be nearly at full strength.

“We didn’t suffer any injuries against Killarney, fortunately,” Battersby said.

The A Grade players were happy to provide a finale to a big day of football for the Tigers, in honour of Aub’s Day. The ladies leaguetag had also enjoyed a convincing victory over the Wallangarra Ramettes earlier in the afternoon with a 40-4 win, and the junior Tigers played Goondiwindi across a range of age categories in the morning,

Tigers club president Brendan Minns said there was a great turnout of supporters for Aub’s Day, with perhaps a few stopped with the gale force winds.

“It was a fantastic day and a big crowd,” he said.

As the A Grade goal kicker he disputes the 116-4 scoreline, saying the scorekeepers missed one of his conversions. He said he was happy with his kicking given the trying conditions, just missing a couple from the sideline.

Minns said the club received an amazing level of support for the special jersey action held at the club house, raising more than $8000 for the junior, senior and leaguetag teams and the Tenterfield Hospital.

Twenty-two jerseys were auctioned off, topping at close to $700. Three special jerseys were signed by all A Grade Tigers who played on the day.

One will be retained and framed by the club, another was donated to the Gillespie family and a third was auctioned.

Aub Gillespie’s grandson Garry – of Gillespie’s Plumbing in Grafton – donated the jerseys and is keen to see the fundraiser become an annual event in memory of Aub.