Northern Suburbs were the form side of the 2022 regular season but fell short against arch rivals Gordon in last year's preliminary final.

Zak Beer has added some serious class to his young group over summer though and seems confident his side will be right in the mix again later this season.

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Overview with Zak Beer:

“It’s great to finally be playing some footy after a long, tough summer,” Beer told Rugby News. 

“We had a trial against Warringah last weekend and there were some pleasing elements to what we produced, also some areas that we need to work on which is what you want in a trial. 

"We had our top squad camp in Wollongong and that has become a bit of an annual event a week before our first trial. Now we’ve turned our attention to trials against Easts and Eastwood before Sydney Uni in round one. 

“There’s definitely a feeling amongst the group that there is some unfinished business after 2022.