In 2009 the Noosa Tigers hosted Mattias Ewald, a recruit from Sweeden. Last Saturday our latest international recruit, Marc Tassi, who hails from Modena in northern Italy.
Modena is an ancient town, best known as "the capital of engines", since the factories of the famous Italian sports car makers Ferrari, De Tomaso, Lamborghini, Pagani and Maserati are, or were, located here and all, except Lamborghini, have headquarters in the city or nearby. One of Ferrari's cars, the 360 Modena, was named after the town itself. Also, one of the colors for Ferraris is Modena yellow.
Although he had never played AFL before, Marco's first touch of the ball for the Reserves against Coolangatta was a strong mark on the 50metre line right as the quarter time siren blew. Following some quick advice from Tim Storrer, Marco took the kick; unfortunately the kick didn't quite make the distance and he didn't add to the score board.
With the assistance of Google Translate we povide a copy of the Club Song so that Marco can join in when he next plays in a winning team.
Giù dal mare immerso tra le palme
C'era una città così bella da vedere
E da questa città ci fu una squadra di calciatori
Hanno giocato il gioco così magnificamente
Lassù Noosa Noosa Lassù mi farete
Last Modified on 25/06/2013 11:45