Manly have been the big improvers in a 2019 colts competition that is a lot tighter than it seems, according to Marlins coach Rob Gallacher.  The Northern Beaches boys are undefeated after five rounds and sit alongside Sydney Uni and Randwick at the pointy end of the Shute Shield ladder.  “We’ve been working hard over the last few years to improve our colts program,” Gallacher told Rugby News.  “We’ve had a good start this year but there’s still a long way to go and we’ve still got a lot of improving to do as a group.” Several years ago, Manly made a concerted effort to revive the club’s colts program after a number of consecutive disappointing seasons.  While the likes of Reece Hodge thrived in a strong Manly colts program back in the early 2010s, the best local talent often chose to play elsewhere as the Marlins struggled to compete against the better resourced clubs.  But Gallacher said that started to change in 2016 and has continued to impr