Shute Shield: Depth and fitness key for Manly under new Marlins coach Matt McGoldrick

After spending more than 20 years in and around Manly Oval, Matt McGoldrick will start the 2020 Shute Shield season as head coach of his beloved Marlins for the very first time.  A former player, assistant coach, board member and general manager at the club, McGoldrick knows how every part of the Manly organisation works and may just be the man needed to help the Marlins break their long running Shute Shield premiership drought.  “I coached under Blakey (Phil Blake) for a while, then with Tim Lane and Billy Melrose so they’re three fairly well credentialed, quality coaches who I learnt a lot from so it’s exciting to finally get a chance to take on the job myself,” McGoldrick told Rugby News.  Manly were beaten by eventual premiers Sydney Uni in the opening week of last year’s playoffs but are looking to return to the top of Sydney club rugby in 2020 on the back of a big summer on the beaches.  “We’ve never really had a formalised club wide S&C program
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