Tony "The Sultan" Dosen is joined by Keith "The Lord Mayor" Topolski to raise the curtain on the upcoming grass roots footy season - starting by 'celebrating' the belated release by the NSW Rugby League of the Official Season Draw for the Sydney Shield competition just 11 days out from the season kickoff on March 14, 2020 (when some like Keith thought it would come out AFTER Round 1!!).  

"The Sultan" and "The Lord Mayor" then run the rule over all 14 teams in this season's expanded competition, while taking a sneak peek at the opening round of fixtures in the ONLY dedicated Sydney Shield preview on Radio or podcast out there.

"The Sultan" and "The Lord Mayor' then finish by dusting off the crystal ball to make bold predictions on who out of the big field will be there when 'the whips are cracking' when the Finals Series starts in September.

Once again, "The Bench" team cover grass roots footy in Sydney like no one else in this special Splinters episode to 'whet the appetite" of REAL footy fans for another monster season ahead on HHH-FM!!!