Eastern Suburbs let slip an opportunity for a precious away win last Saturday night, as Warringah fought back from 27-10 down to draw 27-all under the lights at Rat Park.

“We didn’t execute well enough in the first 15 minutes. We had a five-metre scrum and a five-metre lineout maul and we just didn’t get our execution right, which hurt us a little bit because we let the pressure off.

A dogged Eastwood confirmed their return to form last weekend, while putting another dent in the title defence of reigning Premiers Northern Suburbs, with a hard-fought 21-20 win on the bell at North Sydney Oval.