Sadly, the visitors took home the win with the Warriors finishing 16.10.106 to the Tigers' 9.6.60 scoreline. Still, according to Thailand Tigers' Jarrod Roberts, this won't be the last time an Aussie Rules match will take place on the island's ACG pitch.
“It's a wonderful field out there in Phuket. The atmosphere was great for the entire match and there's quite a bit of [Aussie Rules] Football fans that came out. The ACG is certainly a place we would love to play at once again,” Roberts told The Phuket News.
The Tigers, a club made up of mostly Australian expats and foreigners, boasts roughly 100 members though 50 make it out to the matches on a regular basis. The Bangkok-based club began back in 1994 with an emphasis on growing the sport in Thailand and Southeast Asia.
The strategy of helping organise pick-up matches, one-off games, and hosting Auskick clinics for youngsters have started to pay off as more teams have sprung up around the region within the last three years.
“We've seen this sport grow slowly, but the excitement is there. We make sure that any juniors who want to play get to learn the game properly with correct strategy and technique,” Roberts said.
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