Lions prove too strong for Tigers in 2023 AFL Councillors’ Cup
Published 11:00am 7 March 2023
Words by Jodie Powell
Burpengary’s Moreton Bay Lions AFL Club has won the perpetual Councillors’ Cup over the Redcliffe Tigers for the 10th year in a row at the weekend.
As part of the Cup, which launched in 2010, teams from both clubs - the Moreton Bay Lions in Moreton Bay Regional Council's Division 2, and the Redcliffe Tigers in Division 5 - battle it out for the glory of taking home the trophy.
This year, the Under-17 Girls kicked off proceedings, followed by the Men’s Reserves, then the main match with the Senior Men, with the Under-17 Boys rounding out a day of action at Redcliffe’s home ground at Nathan Rd.
See fans and on-field action in the gallery below
Two of the Lions’ four teams proved too strong for hosts Redcliffe.
In the Under-17 Girls Moreton Bay took the honours 5.4.34 to the Tigers’ 1.1.7, while the Men’s Reserves was a more even contest, with the Lions finishing 5.8.38 to Redcliffe’s 6.2.38.
It was a different story for the Senior Men when they battled it out for the Cup, with the Lions finishing a blistering 100 points ahead of the Tigers in a match that ended 17.10.112 to 1.6.12.
Only Redcliffe’s Under-17 Boys came away victorious on Saturday, posting a score of 8.3.51 to the Lions’ 3.12.30.
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