Having two instinctive playmakers who can control a game whilst offering an attacking threat, and rotate positions seamlessly at will to cover both sides of the field, is an unforeseen benefit Eastwood coach Ben Batger has fostered this season in the shape of rookies Tane Edmed and Chris Bell, as he guided his side to another finals series

With a new coaching regime and a lengthy player turnover, Northern Suburbs headed into 2020 as a bit of an unknown quantity. But three losses and a 3rd place finish have them two games away from another grand final, and livewire scrumhalf Nick Duffy has been one of their best.

Randwick face a mammoth task in lifting themselves back up from last weekend’s nadir at the hands of Eastern Suburbs to take on Minor Premiers Gordon in today’s Preliminary Final. But in David Horwitz they have a player who has been forced to fight through his own share of adversity in recent years.