Anzac Day in August — Tigers and Magpies to pay their respects in TSL round four

April is long-gone, but the Tigers and the Pies have dusted off their Anzac Day jumpers for a special tribute at the Twin Ovals – and it’s going to be a mean fight for the Fred House Perpetual Trophy.

Tigers Kieran Lovell and Glenorchy Jame Deegan ahead of the Anzac Day clash. Picture Chris Kidd

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THEY missed their traditional Anzac Day clash in April because of the coronavirus shutdown so the Tigers and Glenorchy will go into battle for the Fred House Perpetual Trophy wearing their tribute jumpers at the Twin Ovals tomorrow.

There will be no quarter given on the field tomorrow but Tiger onballer Kieran Lovell and Glenorchy ruckman James Deegan agreed about the importance of the match.

“It’s something the two clubs take very seriously – being able to come and show that respect is important,” Deegan said.

“It’s good to have footy back and it’s great to be able to play our Anzac match as well.”

Tigers Kieran Lovell and Glenorchy James Deegan ahead of the Anzac Day clash. Picture Chris Kidd

The game prize is named after Fred House, who was the last surviving member of the original HMAS Sydney crew, and was a member of the Glenorchy and Kingston RSL clubs.

The Tigers won their first Anzac Day game against Clarence in 2015, but switched to Glenorchy the following year and have never beaten the Pies on the big day.

“It’s a good rivalry emerging between our two clubs and unfortunately we haven’t won one against these boys yet, but hopefully we can have a good game and change that on the weekend,” Lovell said.

The Tigers were slapped with an 82-point masterclass by undefeated Launceston last Saturday but have but that nightmare to bed.

“We’ve taken a few learnings out of it and we quickly moved on to this round and what we need to do against Glenorchy,” Lovell said.

Likewise, Glenorchy had a big loss _ 78-points to Clarence.

“We’re disappointed with the way the season has started for us but we’ve shown what we can do at times so putting four quarters of footy together will help us out our best foot forward,” Deegan said.