Manly Marlins coach Chris Delooze knows his side’s best rugby is as good as any other side in the Shute Shield. 

Last year, Manly were at the pointy end of the Shute Shield ladder by the June long weekend, but faded from there and were knocked out by Norths in the preliminary final after winning just two of their last 10 matches.  

"We’ve just got to be better in the second half of the season,” Delooze told Rugby News.