After falling agonisingly short of winning Manly’s first Shute Shield title in close to two decades as a player back in 2015, new Marlins' first grade coach Sam Lane thinks lessons from the past can help drive Manly forward in the years ahead.

Lane started at flyhalf in a 15-12 loss to Eastwood back in the 2015 decider, which was also the last time the Marlins have featured in the final match of the season.

“I’ve been around the club for a long time and I think the results, at a first grade level at least, probably tell a bit of a story and show that we need to do things a little bit differently moving forward,” the coach told Rugby News.