Tiger Talk

A second half surge has seen the Ipswich Jets triumph 38-22 over a gallant Easts Tigers at Briggs Road Sporting Complex on Saturday afternoon.

Easts held the ascendancy over their more fancied rivals - thanks to an 18-6 lead early in the second half - but the competition-leading Jets eventually clicked into gear, scoring six tries within the final half hour to run away with victory.

Out of contention for the finals this season, the Tigers came into the contest with nothing to lose, producing some tenacious defence to hold the Ipswich attack at bay during the opening forty minutes.

But as has been to case in 2008, the Tigers fell away in the second stanza as the Jets