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Tigers football left with only three combatants
With just a few weeks before the Atlantic Football League kicks off for another season, the fledging loop lost a member.
The Moncton Junior Mustangs, situated in a hotbed of football action in recent years as home of an annual CFL regular season game, named Touchdown Atlantic, will not compete in the upcoming season citing a player shortage, the league announced last week.
The Junior Mustangs failed to impress last season, unable to pick up a win and being outscored 57 – 157.
The last-minute change, after the schedule was already drawn, means the Dalhousie Tigers will no longer host a contest on Oct. 1. An additional game will be added against UNB Fredericton on a different date. The Tigers will continue to play a six-game regular season.
With Moncton pulling out, the league sits with UNB Fredericton, UNB Saint John and Holland College joining Dal in the four-team circuit.
The AFL began in 2009 with three members before jumping to five teams last season with the inclusion of Dalhousie and Holland College.
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