Shute Shield, it’s a serious family affair

By Mark Cashman The Shute Shield has always had a welcoming, almost family feel about it and our piece about the Wilson brothers Harry and Teddy, the sons of Wallaby great David, put this column into investigation mode. It wasn’t quite a Kate McClymont ICAC forensic investigation, but it did bear some interesting fruit. There are numerous sibling combinations at a number of the clubs and numerous other sons of famous fathers playing through the ranks. Let’s start at North Sydney Oval and that cracking game against Eastwood that went right down to the wire last Saturday. Click here to watch the highlights of all round six Shute Shield matches Harry Wilson of course seems to have first dibs on the fullback jersey in what is shaping as a pretty good backline, while at Norths there is their skipper Harry Burey at inside centre and younger brother Max at fullback. Throw on to that pile the fact that Jack Burey is Norths’ go-getting General Manager and you will agr
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