06 Sep Around The Traps Column: Showdown in the West goes live, Marlins stake future in juniors
By MARK CASHMAN We’re into the eighth round of the Shute Shield competition and the phone has been ringing hot with all the news and views...
05 Sep Shute Shield: Randwick draw on the ‘Power of Four’ as they reach for the heights
By MARK CASHMAN A lot of things go into making a successful footy club. Stuff like sound administration, knowledgable coaching that engages the playing group, a first...
05 Sep Shute Shield: Eastwood out to tighten up defence when they take on Norths
By MARK CASHMAN Eastwood coach Ben Batger says his team will have to stop leaking points if they are to be considered a leading team in...
05 Sep Shute Shield: Marlins boss reckons it’s time that they beat Rats in the derby
By MARK CASHMAN In Harley we trust - that’s the attitude of Manly coach Matt McGoldrick as he gets ready to throw himself once again into...
04 Sep Shute Shield: Coaches drawn into the cone of silence as Randwick host Gordon
By MARK CASHMAN Randwick coach Ben McCormack didn’t muck around when asked if the “lines of communication” with Gordon coach Darren Coleman had been their normal...
04 Sep Shute Shield: Team that keeps its cool will win derby between Two Blues and Penrith
By MARK CASHMAN Western Sydney Two Blues coach Joel Rivers believes the team that “keeps its cool” will emerge from the big western Sydney derby with...
04 Sep Shute Shield Round Eight Match Program: Every team, every competition and plenty more
It was a staple of the Shute Shield for many years, the humble match day program that had the names of friends and foes alike...
04 Sep NSW GPS: Draw helps Newington warm to the task ahead, King’s take on Scots
By MARK CASHMAN Newington College Director of Rugby Lachlan Fear believes that the draw will help them work their way into their campaign for a GPS...
04 Sep Shute Shield: All the coaches have their say about how derby week will pan out
By MARK CASHMAN The big northern beaches derby between Manly and Warringah heads up the offerings in Round Eight of the Shute Shield competition on Saturday. The...
03 Sep Shute Shield: We’ve done the numbers on beaches derby and it’s a close one
By MARK CASHMAN It’s one of the big derbies of the Shute Shield competition and it’s a game that is played with lots of lip and...