Experienced Gordon lock Jack Margin says the Highlanders are heading into their big Easter Saturday showdown against Warringah at Chatswood Oval with their eyes wide open.

The Highlanders are two from two at this early stage of the Shute Shield and sit in second spot on the table, but see the game against the Rats, their first home game of the season, as a real test of where they are at.

Margin, who played a key role in the last round win over Southern Districts, believes Warringah have evolved nicely from the heady days of Sam Ward, the Holmes brothers and others.