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In the [[Queensland Cup|Queensland Wizard Cup]] era, the Easts Tigers have made the Grand Final five times although having lost all matches, the first to the [[Redcliffe Dolphins]] in 1997 then losing to the [[Burleigh Bears]] in a memorable extra-time final in 2004. They were defeated again in 2013 by Mackay and the next year by the Northern Pride. 2018 saw the disappointment continue as they lost to the Redcliffe Dolphins.
The club is currently led by
On 20 January 2011, through BASES Productions, a family run entertainment group. The Easts Tigers began transmission of a fan-service to help boost the profile of the club and its players called TigerTV, in 2012 TigerTV began live broadcasting of entire matches via the internet; TigerTV has been regularly hosting live stream events of the Easts Tigers with Commentators Mike Higgison, [[Warren Boland]], Gavin Payne, and David Wright. On 6 November 2016, TigerTV transitioned to a 24/7 Streaming Channel with Live and Recorded programming streaming continuously, along with replays and highlights of previous years. On 1 May 2018, play by play commentator Mike Higgison died. TigerTV has paid tribute to Higgison for his contributions in the club, and in Rugby League history. His relief and subsequent replacement is David Wright taking place as play by play commentator.
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2019 has seen a change in the team line up, with a lot of the juniors and colts moving up to take the club forward, with a dominant first 5 rounds of the QRL competition, they have proven still a strong side, with finals hopes still alive by round 19.
On 18 October 2019, a new
There was much enthusiasm for the 2020 season, but after the first round commenced, the club, and the Queensland Cup competition, were impacted by [[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia|COVID-19 pandemic]] and as a result the Queensland Rugby League cancelled its four statewide competitions in 2020 due to the ongoing public health emergency.
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On 4 September 2020, the club announced their re-branding as the Brisbane Tigers. From the 2021 season onward, the club would play under the new name in the [[Queensland Cup]], [[Hastings Deering Colts]], [[QRL Women's Premiership]] and [[Mal Meninga Cup]] competitions, but remain as the Eastern Suburbs Tigers for their local and junior teams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thetigers.com.au/articles/kbogan/easts-tigers-become-brisbane-tigers/|title=Eastern Suburbs to play as Brisbane Tigers from 2021|date=4 September 2020|website=thetigers.com.au}}</ref>
Head Coach Craig Hodges announced on 24 September 2020 that he would resign and move to [[New Zealand Warriors]], the club was thrilled with his appointment and wished him the best of luck. Almost the same time, Terry Matterson expressed an interest in becoming
Fortunately during this transition, a former Tigers development coach, and previous
The club is now moving into Preseason 2021 and has announced the Trial dates for Mal Meninga Cup (U18s) and due to COVID-19 cancellations, the Hasting Deering Colts will be an Under 21s competition, a distinction from the usual Under 20s of the previous years.<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 U18s and U21s Trials Are On |url=https://thetigers.com.au/articles/tigers-media/2021-u18s-and-u21s-trials-are-on/ |website=TheTigers.com.au |date=2 October 2020 |publisher=ESDRFLC Inc |access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref>
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