Shute Shield: Beasties Blow Pirates Away at Woollahra
by Brendan Bradford –
With a couple of Waratahs and a standout performance from Seilala Lam, Eastern Suburbs steamrolled a depleted West Harbour outfit 34-18 at Woollahra Oval on Saturday.
Headed by an expert display from Jono Lance who was aided and abetted by halfback Brendan McKibbin, back rower Tala Gray and flyhalf Sam Windsor in his first game since returning from Leinster, Easts scored four tries to two to leapfrog Northern Suburbs into ninth place on the table with 22-points.
Lance wasn't so much heavily involved as he was influential whenever he touched the ball, scoring one try and throwing the last pass for another while McKibbin kicked six from six for 14-points and Lam smashed everything that moved.
"With Jono, it’s just his general leadership, he talked really well before the game and du