At least we have a victory to talk about this week! FINALLY! HOORAY!!! A one point win is still a win!

Chaffey played again this week, which is not to be taken for granted given that some other senior players didn't make the squad. The fans and media were calling for drastic changes, not to mention Frawley's head! Chaffey's position was solid from everything I read leading up to the game.

Chaffey goaled in this week's game, putting the Hawks down by 18 points. Despite the goal, he had his hot and cold moments on the field.

    Gutsy Tigers are all abuzz
    01 May 2004 Herald Sun
    Mark Robinson
    The Tigers would be rapt with Chris Hyde, Tim Fleming, Luke Weller and Ottens. And Mark Chaffey and Rory Hilton early. Skipper Wayne Campbell, who like Crawford played back all night, was instrumental. Like Crawford, he never gave up, and when he walked from the field, you could tell he had left nothing on it.

Rapt ... but only early in the game! We're getting some consistency in the reports as the season unfolds in that Chaffey is consistently playing with inconsistency! It's almost as if every praise comes with a mild disclaimer. It's even so with my friend, Chris Greenway:

    Your boy Chaff was pretty good, kicked a nice goal, took a few marks, stopped some forward thrusts and he also blotted his copybook with some poor kicking, but overall he contributed.

The Herald Sun had a lot of photos of our Tigers this week, one of which was of Chaffey! I was over the moon to come across it to add to this collection! Hope you enjoy it!

On a sidenote, good on the boys for their charity work. I'm always proud to see the players involved in off-field opportunities for the good of others.

    Country Supporters' Family Day
    richmondfc.com.au
    1:02:26 PM Thu 29 April, 2004
    Bendigo Tigers
    Venue: Backhaus Oval, Fir St, Golden Square
    Time: 12.00-3.00pm
    Activities: Kids activities, including face painting, handball competition and a junior Mars-termind. The major raffle with be drawn on the day.
    Players in attendance (from 12.30pm): Nathan Brown, Mark Chaffey, Shane Morrison, Luke Weller and Brent Hartigan.

From: Chris Greenway
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 4:44 AM
Subject: Re: The Tigers
Oh Chaff was also on the Footy Show today, a mark he took last week was one of the marks of the week.