For a few sweet minutes, the Greater Northern Tigers looked capable of upsetting their bigger opponents in Sunday’s Country Championship semi-final at Frank McGuren Field, Grafton, before succumbing to a 40-14 defeat.
The Greater Northern Tigers disregarded a short preparation to vanquish Newcastle Maitland Region Knights 48-10 in a first round Country Championship match at North Tamworth’s Jack Woolaston Oval at the weekend.