Having qualified for Nationals by finishing 4th in the Southern Australian Ultimate Championships, the Tiggers went on to play Nationals in Perth in April. Due partly to a lucky draw, but also through beating Fakulti RC in a crucial make or break game the Tiggers ended up 8th, ranked higher than two teams which beat them at the Southern Australian Ultimate Championships, Hot Chilly from Melbourne and Karma from Adelaide.
The full Tassie Tiggers team at Nationals, Perth, April 2005: (back row) Stewart Wilde, Tim Johnson, Dave Cooke, Mike Baker (captain), Wally Crocker, John Kristensen, (middle row), Joe Boyer, Matt Petrie, Felix Kennedy, Asher Gentle, Ashley Button, Warwick Reed, (front row) Patrick Dunne. Photograph by Richard Forshaw (richard@forshaw.org)
Firstly, congrats to all who played Nationals. We finished in the highest spot for a Tassie team ever (8th). I think everyone played particularly well, and it was good to see us playing out games, especially those that we lost.
For those who are interested, our game scores were:
game 1 v Southside: 3-17
game 2 v Deathstar: 3-17
game 3 v Behemoth: 14-11
game 4 v Fakulti B: 14-11
game 5 v Pickup team: 17-4
game 6 v Freakshow: 10-17
game 7 v Buggers: 8-17
game 8 v Freakshow: 12-17 (7-8th playoff)
A full team list for the 2005 Tassie Tiggers who went to Perth for Nationals in April 2005 follows:
| Shirt number | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Asher Gentle |
| 2. | Felix Kennedy |
| 3. | John Kristensen* |
| 5. | Tim Johnson* |
| 6. | Stew Wilde |
| 11. | Patrick Dunne* |
| 13. | Mike Baker (captain) |
| 17. | Matt Petrie |
| 20. | Ashley Button* |
| 27. | Joe Boyer |
| 47. | Dave Cooke |
| ?. | Wally Crocker+ |
| ?. | Warwick Reed+ |
where * represents a player who hasn't played Nationals for a Tasmanian team previously and + represents a player who hasn't played any tournament for a Tasmanian team previously.