GPS broke through for the first premiership since 1996 but it wasn’t until the finals were weeks away that the belief in the playing group surfaced. Head coach Anthony Mathison said a heavy defeat to 2018 season front runner Uni of Queensland (54-17) a couple of weeks out from the playoffs got his team in the right mindset to win a grand final. They did have a setback in the major semi final against UQ but flexed their muscles against Easts in the preliminary final before their 23-16 win in the big one. Here’s what coach Mathison had to say about their 2018 season: With hindsight, how do you look back on the season?  To win the club's first premiership since 1996 was a fantastic achievement and a fitting reward for the hard work and commitment that everyone involved with our First Grade team this year displayed. You started the season well, what can you put that down to?  We started the season with a couple of wins on the back of a challenging pre-season but stru