By MARK CASHMAN

There would have been some frank and earnest conversation this week at Latham Park as Randwick prepared to take on minor premiers Gordon in the first week of Shute Shield finals on Saturday.

The Galloping Greens leaked 81 points against Eastern Suburbs last weekend at Woollahra Oval and if you were framing a betting market for the first week of finals you would have them at triple figure odds to be alive after this weekend.

“There are no magic potions mate but you will see a different attitude towards the collision against Gordon,” Randwick coach Ben McCormack said.