Like Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates, you never knew what you were going to get with Eastwood last year. Under new coach Ben Batger, the Woodies were woeful at times and near unbeatable at others and eventually fell short against Norths in the opening week of the playoffs. Despite farewelling club legend Jai Ayoub and (on again off again) coach John Manenti, Eastwood have recruited better than most over the summer and could be a team to watch in 2019. Overview with Ben Batger: “Last year was a bit of a mixed bag for us. We probably could have gone deeper into the finals but at the end of the year, you’d probably say fifth was a fair result. I think that was indicative of our year, we were very up and down and when it came to finals football, we couldn’t find our best to match it with the top teams,” Woodies coach Ben Batger said. “I think our inconsistency was probably a combination of new coaches, new players, new structures and new playmakers with Jai (Ayoub