The Tigers Leagues Club opened its doors in December 2003, and was not only an instant success with the locals but has seen its clientele grow as well. Prior to this the RSL (Returned Servicemen’s League) had operated a club at this location at Bryant Street, Tully. Much of the general community was sad to see the decline in patronage of the RSL and it eventually closed in 2002. In mid 2003, nine Tully community members got together with the aim of revitalising the club, offering the local community a social clubhouse which also supported 13 local sporting groups. These men invested their own money to provide the capital that would enable them to open the new clubhouse and they formed the board of directors. Those men were: Craig Tietzel, Barry Barnes, Peter Lucy, Stephen Valeriano, Matthew Clifford, John Clifford, Erik Haack, Ernie Riethmuller and Neil Blennerhassett.