A handful of coaches have swung the axe early after last weekend’s opening Shute Shield round.

Check out all the changes and each club’s starting XV ahead of round two on Saturday.

Gordon v Northern Suburbs

The first North Shore derby comes early this year with Gordon and Norths to meet at Chatswood in round two. 

Gordon held off a late comeback from the Two Blues last week to claim an important 39-30 away win and are unchanged heading into the local derby. 

Norths also won a tight one against Manly. George Thornton returns to the starting side this week at prop, as does Boston Kerapa, who shifts to lock in a seriously impressive Norths forward pack. 

In the backs, former Eastwood playmaker Matt Minogue will make his starting debut for the Shoremen after coming off the bench at Manly Oval in round one. 

Gordon (1-15)

Liam Usher, Ryan Jackson, Tristan Fuli, Hugh Margin, Prez Tufuga, Tevita Ahokovi, Tom Horan, Milan Basson, Harry Emery, Manus Bailey, Brandon Quinn, Barrie Karea, James Armstrong, Oli Arcus, Will Kaye.

Northern Suburbs (1-15)

George Thornton, James Margan, Apolosi Ranawai, Boston Kerapa, Tom Everard, Benji Hoppe, Marshall Le Maitre, Baden Godfrey, Seamus Smith, Matt Minogue, Carrick McDonough, Josh Barr, Nathan Russell, Callum Sirker, Tom Bacon.

Eastern Suburbs v Hunter

Easts have made two changes to the side that beat Southern Districts 45-10 last weekend, with Moli Sooaemalelagi starting at hooker in place of Harvey McGregor and Jack Tougher Wells replacing Waratah Miles Amatosero who will play form the bench against the Chiefs on Friday night. 

Keep an eye on outside centre Otto Serfontein who impressed on debut last weekend. 

Hunter are also settled heading into round two after opening their season with a big win over Warringah in Newcastle. The Wildfires led 36-8 before conceding a few late tries against a highly touted Rats outfit. 

Brendan Palmer has been added to the Wildfires starting XV. Elisapeta Alofipo shifts to fullback in place of Nate de Thierry. 

Eastern Suburbs (1-15)

Rob Cobb, Moli Sooaemalelagi, Reon Lowery, Josh Bokser, Jack Tougher Wells, Ciaran Booth, Nick Cross, George Gibson, Jonny Van der Velde, Sam Olver, Cooper Whiteside, Joe Wadman, Otto Serfontein, Joel Cobb, Chris Bell.

Hunter (1-15)

Bo Abra, Bruce Kauika-Petersen, Lachlan Hodges, Kirk Tufuga, Daniel Maiava, Elyjah Crosswell, Donny Freeman, Phil Talaileva, Logan Love, Connor Winchester, Frankie Nowell, Ueta Tufuga, Veni Vahai, Brendan Palmer, Elisapeta Alofipo.

Sydney Uni v Randwick

Uni were dominant against West Harbour at Concord last week but took the foot off the gas late and conceded four late tries in a 59-26 victory. 

Leafa Talataina returns to the Waratahs for their clash against the Chiefs and is replaced by fellow giant Clem Halaholo at No.6 for the Students. 

In the backs, young guns Tom Morrison, Jullien Caillol and Tom Watts have all been added to the starting side. 

Former Wallaby Isi Naisarani is the big in for Randwick. Naisarani played at Uni last year but struggled to stay fit and it’ll be interesting to see what sort of shape the big backrower is in when he runs on at Camperdown. 

Max Moore shifts from No.8 to No.6 to make room for Naisarani, while Randwick’s backline remains unchanged after the Wicks fell just short against Eastwood away last week. 

Sydney Uni (1-15)

Tom Lambert, Bryn Edwards, Brad Amituanai, Cam Wood, Nathaniel Panozzo, Clem Halaholo, Sam Allsopp, Will Gibson, Austin Bell, Henry James, Tom Morrison, Jullien Caillol, Tom Watts, Benjy Joseland, James Kane.

Randwick (1-15)

Olly Adkins, Oniti Finau, Tu Poata, Mick Melia, Angus Houston, Max Moore, Joel Ellis, Isi Naisarani, Tim Sippel, James Hendren, Joe Browning, Jonny Chan, Hamish Comonte, Ethan Cusick, Gage Phillips.

Eastwood v Southern Districts

The Woodies welcome back Tane Edmed and James McGregor for their clash against Southern Districts this weekend. 

McGregor was close to untouchable at times in the Shute Shield last year, while Edmed will be keen to rediscover his form the across the ditch late last year. 

In the forwards, Jayden Moujalli replaces Iain Carmichael at prop. 

A new look Souths side stuck with Easts until midway through the second half last weekend but were blown away in the final 20 minutes. 

Scott Fava has made two changes to his side from last week, which featured five debutants, with Alex Crotti to start at flanker and Queenslander Josh Noonan to wear the No.9 jersey. 

Eastwood (1-15)

Jayden Moujalli, Jayden Henderson, Jackson Clarke, Lachlan Doheny, Jhy Legg, Daniel Stovold, Nick Henderson, Brian Tuilagi, Lachie Albert, Tane Edmed, Isaac Crowe, Michael Stringer, JL Bacon, Lachlan Shelley, James McGregor.

Southern Districts (1-15)

Jack Cesare, Lachlan Frean, Oscar Frean, Jonty Ravenhill, Taisson Lealaisalanoa, Mason Duke, Alex Crotti, Aston Vaiotu, Josh Noonan, Mark Balaski, Efan Edwards, Gavin Wood, Damien Faiane, Caleb Beams, Isaac Kneepkens.

Western Sydney v Manly

Both the Two Blues and Marlins suffered tight losses in round one and will be keen to reverse things this weekend. 

Former Sunwolves and Leicester outside back Hosea Saumaki will make his run on debut for the Two Blues, while Abel Magalogo and Sitiveni Moceidreke also return to the starting backline. 

In the forwards, Kaynan Siteine-Tua is back at prop, with Ezekiel Seia shifting to hooker. 

Manly have named two new faces to make their run on debuts this weekend. Former Easts and Australian U20s forward Ben Di Staso will start at flanker while former Randwick and Waratahs backrower Sione Misiloi will also start against the Two Blues. 

Irish scrumhalf Jack Stafford, who arrived late last season, is the only change to the Marlins’ starting backline. 

Western Sydney (1-15)

Kaynan Siteine-Tua, Ezekiel Seia, Darius Mafileo, Paula Waqa, Manasa Rokosuka, Cruise Dunster, Fionn Clifford, Tovo Faleafa, Rilloy Suesue, Reece Suesue, Hosea Saumaki, Abel Magalogo, Sitiveni Moceidreke, Cody Nordstrom, Latrell Smiler Ah-Kiong.

Manly (1-15)

Neori Nadruku, Harry Fry, Maka Mafileo, Ethan Cutler, Justin Mataele, Hunter Ward, Ben Di Staso, Sione Misiloi, Jack Stafford, Robbie Mcintosh, Kai Vincent, Angus Bell, Charlie Powell, Wilson Dulieu, Ollie Horne.

Warringah v West Harbour

West Harbour and Warringah were both disappointing in round one, despite scoring late tries to add some respectability to both score lines. 

Warringah have added some experienced faces for their first home game of the season. Pat La Torraca will start at prop after playing from the bench last week, while Sam Thomson and Tyson Davis return at lock and centre respectively. 

West Harbour coach Phil Blake has made three changes to the side that lost to Sydney Uni with prop Duane Aholelei, flanker Euan Marshall and No.8 Ethan Halatokoua set to start. 

Warringah (1-15)

Teki Latu, Wes Thomas, Pat La Torraca, Phil Potgieter, Sam Thomson, Keelan Whitman, Jake Barnabas, Chlayton Frans, Ben Fuhuniu, Coby Miln, Archie Saunders, Tyson Davis, Lebron Naea, Charlie Tupu, Ben Marr. 

West Harbour (1-15)

Trent Luka, Rob Irimescu, Duane Aholelei, Liam Lord, Onehunga Havili, Jarod Byrnes, Euan Marshall, Ethan Halatokoua, Drew Sellars, Mike Dabulas, Santana Marshall, Jack Sheridan, Ambrose Curtis, Jiale Dawai, Cooper Hansen.