Easts got a fleeting taste of finals footy in 2018 after finishing in third spot at the end of the home and away rounds of QLD Premier Rugby. But after squeaking past Souths in the knockout semi-final they really hit a wall against GPS in the grand final qualifier and went down 52-14. GPS was their bogey team in 2018 in what overall was a very good year. Here’s what head coach Anthony Connellan thought of their season just past: With hindsight, how do you look back on the season?  I was happy with the 2018 season. The previous two years, 2016 and 2017 were rebuilding years at the Tigers, we had a number of very young, inexperienced players who have put their hands up to be the future of the club and along with a couple of good recruits for the 2018 season they developed into a semi-final team capable of going a step further next year. You started the season well, what can you put that down to?  I think we started the season relatively well, and that was a combinati