Warringah experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows as a club in 2017. In his first year at the club, coach Darren Coleman transformed the perennial underachievers into a premiership side, all while mourning the tragic loss of lower grade player Lachie Ward. In 2018, the hunters will become the hunted and Coleman is well aware that his side will have a target on their back all season. Overview with Darren Coleman: "It’s hard to know just yet if it will be harder to defend a title than it was to win one, I guess we won’t know until the season starts but I don’t think we’ll be able to sneak up on anyone anymore. Everyone is fully aware of what you can do and every coach will try and get their side up to play us, so that’ll be different," Coleman said. "You always want to be a little more consistent and play better but after the year we had, which has been talked about a lot, to win the premiership was a great way to finish for everyone involved in the