QLD Premier Rugby: Strong-Form Has Easts Skipper Confident Ahead of Minor Semi-Final
By Finn Morton; Photo - Brendan Hertel/QRU Media
Easts come into the 2019 finals series on the back of a strong run of form, winning four of their last five matches to finish the regular season in third.
Their final regular-season game was against eventual Minor Premiers Brothers in what was a dramatic loss at home. The Filth kicked a penalty late, which saw them win 23-20.
But Tigers Captain Tom Milosevic is taking plenty of positives out of the close loss, seeing it as an indication of their competitiveness heading into finals.
“Our final game of the season was a great indicator of where we are currently sitting amongst the other finalists,” said Milosevic.
“Losing that game highlighted a couple of areas we need to improve on going forward and I believe we have addressed those issues at training this week. Despite the loss, we still have full confidence.
“Game management is our biggest work on coming into finals. We have a couple of new combinations in the