Shore host Joeys in a bumper top of the table GPS first XV clash at Northbridge on Saturday with the winner guaranteed at least a share of this year’s title.

Both sides have a 5-3 record and sit equal on 10 competition points with two matches remaining, but couldn’t have had more different seasons.

Joeys were dominant through the first round of the competition, winning five of six matches, but have lost to Scots and Kings in recent weeks to come right back to the chasing pack.

Shore on the other hand, lost three games by five points or less in the opening month of the season but have won their last four matches to push into premiership contention.

Shore shared the GPS premiership in 2006, 1998 and 1985 but haven’t won an outright GPS first XV title since 1909.

With plenty on the line, here are a few key matchups to watch on Saturday afternoon at Northbridge.

Locks: Ed Baxter v Arthur Greer

Two hard working, no-nonsense locks that do a mountain of work for their respective sides each week, Shore’s Ed Baxter and Joeys’ Arthur Greer are two largely unsung heroes.