Seven points is all that separated Morningside from back-to-back premierships last year.
You can bet your bottom dollar they will be looking to go one step better this year.
New coach Matt Walder says there wont be wholesale changes around the place but there will be a few tweaks to the red white and black.
He may have lost the experience of Tomlinson and Spackman over summer, but there is one big name pulling the boots back on in 2016 that we didn’t see much of last year.
Find out who in the season preview below.
By Andrew Wiles
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