After falling just short of claiming back to back Shute Shield premierships, Norths coach Simon Cron and a number of his stars have picked up contracts at the Waratahs. While there will be a few new faces at North Sydney Oval this year, former Randwick coach Shannon Fraser has inherited one of the most experienced and talented, albeit new look, squads in the competition and expectations for the Shoreman are as high as ever. Overview with Shannon Fraser: “It’s been really good. It’s been a learning curve obviously, coming into a system that has had tremendous success over the last few years. It’s been a different approach but it’s been great to be able to build on all the things that are going well, then work on a few little things and a few little moments in games where there are opportunities to improve and evolve,” Fraser told Rugby News. “Expectations at the club are really high, which is good, my expectations of myself are really high. It’s a different e