There’s a fresh look about Northern Suburbs as they prepare to get their 2020 Shute Shield campaign underway, both on the field and in the coaches box. But can a new formula take the Shoremen one step further than last season’s Preliminary Final and into another title decider?

Former Rats flyhalf Michael Ruthven is the new man at the helm at Warringah. Can he lead the recent three-time grand finalists to the big dance once again?

Despite some promising performances, one win in 2019 for the Western Sydney Two Blues wasn’t exactly the platform from which to dream big a year later. But head coach Joel Rivers is quietly confident his revamped side can challenge for a finals spot in his second season at the helm, and one of their favourite sons has returned home to put his shoulders to the wheel…