2017 didn't quite go to plan on a lot of fronts for Eastern Suburbs, who were forced to jump around Sydney to train and play after their new synthetic pitch at Woollahra was deemed unplayable just weeks before the start of the competition. The young Beasties finished ninth with six wins from 18 matches, but with a number of local juniors playing their way into first grade in 2017, things are looking promising for the years ahead. While Pauli Taumoepeau will take the reigns next year, we caught up with 2017 coach Craig Morrison to review the Beasties season. Season Overview with Craig Morrison:  “It was disappointing for a lot of reasons. We won six and lost nine but a handful of those losses were by a try and we only needed three more wins and we would have been right in finals contention. There were probably three games where we just didn't front up on the day and weren't in, but besides that we were competitive in 15 of 18 matches,” Morrison said. “On six of tho