By Mark Cashman 

The Shute Shield is about to enter into “free to air heaven” with the last four rounds of the competition grabbing a Saturday spot on one of the Nine Network channels and then on to three weeks of the finals series.

It all kicks off this weekend with the big battle of the east between Eastern Suburbs and Randwick getting the special treatment.

Then it’s Wildfires v Gordon in Round 16 in Newcastle and will rev up substantially when the free to air cameras head to Rat Park for the beaches derby between Warringah and Manly.

The powers that be are yet to ink in the free to air game for the final round but it’s looming as the match between Hunter and Northern Suburbs at North Sydney Oval.