75 Year Anniversary

22/06/2022
A Shed, cold beer and playing only in socks… 94-year-old Glynn Gauld recalls Easts’ early days
75 Year Anniversary
22/06/2022
At 94-years-old, Glynn Gauld still has vivid memories of playing at the old  Bottomley Park where pieces of glass and tin would rise from the landfill it was  built on.   Gauld is one of the oldest living Tigers. He started playing with Easts as an  enthusiastic young fullback in 1950 when the club’s first jersey...
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16/06/2022
Batty-Bremner-Thomas trophy honours coaching & character 
75 Year Anniversary
16/06/2022
It says it all about the character of John Bremner as a devoted Easts man that he continued coaching even when undergoing intensive cancer treatment.  A cap concealed his hair loss in the jubilant premiership team photo of 1999 at Ballymore where “JB” was smiling proudly out of the spotlight in his understated way.  When...
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24/05/2022
Breaking The Premiership Drought…The History-Makers of 1997
75 Year Anniversary
24/05/2022
Victorious Easts winger Ricky Nalatu stood at the bar in a tiger costume and watched the tears of grown men in their 60s. Of course, he was in costume. It was that sort of crazy, once-in-a-rugby-lifetime night in the clubhouse at Bottomley Park to celebrate the club’s maiden first grade premiership. Just hours early at...
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04/05/2022
The Paul Mooney Cup…a blood bond between Easts and Wests
75 Year Anniversary
04/05/2022
There is far more history to the Paul Mooney Cup than anyone playing in the latest Easts v Wests clash will realise. The worthy symbol of contests between the two clubs is named after a rare figure who had a major influence at both.  Paul Mooney was Easts’ first Wallaby as a fast-striking booker for two...
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18/04/2022
Round 1 Hospital Challenge Cup
75 Year Anniversary
18/04/2022

It’s time to welcome back our Tigers after the Easter break. We hope our Juniors have had a great school holiday and our parents also got to enjoy some downtime. This Friday, we kick off our season launch at Howard Smith Wharves, with the last remaining tickets still available (link in bio). Then on Saturday,…

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