David Waldie

Jim Tucker 14/07/2022

Being a kid brother at Easts means far more than a childhood of hand-me-down footy jerseys and iPhones.  If anyone needs proof of the “family club” vibe that beats so strongly through the Tigers, you only have to look at the four sets of brothers who are featuring in Premier Grade.  Remarkably, Matt and Alex Smit, Lachy and Will Kirk, JP and Laurence Tominiko plus Matt and Puke Skipwith-Garland are all contributing as brothers in arms.  Powerhouse tighthead prop Laurence Tominiko, 23, left Sunnybank to join Easts this season to turn the front-row into a family affair.  “I’ve been at Easts...

11/07/2022

Jim Tucker 08/06/2022

Champion flanker David Wilson shared rugby’s summit with John Eales as a World Cup winner yet both cherish their names being linked to a new club trophy. Easts and Brothers will play for the John Eales-David Wilson Shield for the first time at Crosby Park on Saturday with both figures in attendance. It will be contested annually at the home ground of the current holder. All grades contribute to the overall result with the largest number of competition points won determining the winner of the shield.  For Wilson, arguably the greatest of Tigers, it is a proud symbol of where his...