At the beginning of last season hard-working hooker John Dowling decided he was tired of playing second fiddle so he did something about it.  He left Easts to join Wynnum/Manly.  Everyone knows there’s no shortage of a top A grade hooker in Tiger Territory – John Lang reminds you every time he plays – so Dowling was a Reserve grade permanent with little chance of advancement.  Nevertheless he stayed with Easts for three years. “After that I felt it was time to get out and have a go by myself,” he said…………read more