The Marlins are coming off a 56-6 flogging at the hands of Kendall, but club vice president Geoff Ball said the team would quickly brush that result aside. 

“Basically we had a month without a game due to forfeits and a bye, so the boys just weren't mentally prepared,” Ball said. 

Ball said that finally getting some game time was a bonus for the players. 

“A run will have done them good though,” he said. 

The Marlins finished fourth this year, a pleasing result said Ball, considering the exodus of senior players who left last year after the club’s premiership win. 

The Marlins will look to keep quiet a sharp Shamrock backrow, according to Ball.

“We’ll be looking to nullify their backrow and pressure their halves.”

He nominated representative centres Chris Carr and Reuben Dufty as potential match-winners for the Marlins. 

“We’ll need their strike out wide,” he said.