Easts also won the Reserves Grand Final, defeating North Shore by 18 points. In 1984 Bill Quinn took over as President, and Wayne Goss was captain-coach. It was a very successful year, with the Bulldogs winning both the First and Reserves Grand Final for the second year in a row. The First Grade Final score was Easts: 13.4 [82] def North Shore: 9.8 [62], with best players being Neil Ward, Danny Upfal, Phil Reid, Garth Harris, Jim Richardson, Geoff Luff, and Paul Bounader. Easts defeated North Shore by 20 points in the Reserves Grand Final. Greg Harris returned as captain-coach in 1985, but it was to be a disappointing final year for Greg, who was undoubtedly one of the finest coaches in Sydney football, with the First Grade being beaten by North Shore in the first semi-final. Greg has not only been one of the greatest Sydney AFL footballers to lace on a boot, but he also has the distinction of playing Rugby for Australian touring sides to America, Canada, the British Isles, Japan, Russia, and Europe, and in 1978 joined the Cronulla Sharks Rugby League team as a second rower in their senior team. Greg also coached the Sydney Swans Thirds, and held the role of Chairman of Selectors at the Swans for a number of years, including the Swans' Grand Final year of 1996. He was also instrumental in the recruiting of Tony Lockett to Sydney. Under the tutelage of Greg Harris the Bulldogs would also reach the Grand Final of the First Division in 1988 only to be defeated by Campbelltown. An unfortunate run of injuries on the day prevented any real chance East Sydney had of claiming the title. That was also the year that music icon Paul Kelly played with the Doggies – albeit every now and then in the twos - and even penned a song in Los Angeles (where he was recording) that he sent to Triple J for the team that was played over the public address system on Grand Final day at Erskineville Oval. 1979-1984 was a special period for East Sydney, with the First Grade losing only a handful of games, and winning five premierships along the way. This successful period in Easts' history produced many great players, including Peter Ruscuklic, Neil Ward, Jim Richardson, Wayne Goss, Ian Allen, Laurie Axford, Darren Jennings, Grant Luhrs, Ian Geddes, Ian Martin, Les