Junior Development

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Outstanding New Zealand born 18 year old centre/winger Mikey Williams scored his 6th try from just seven games of the GCRL First Grade season in Round 13 on the weekend for Burleigh as they defeated Currumbin 26-12.

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Against Newcastle in the NRL last weekend Moeaki Fotuaika not also scored his second NRL try but also had an impressive 24 minutes on the field. In those 24 minutes, he ran for 87 metres, 37 post contact and made ten tackles at a tackling efficiency of 89%.

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Titans Rookie Squad member 19 year old Kai O’Donnell came off the bench playing 38 minutes for Burleigh as they came from behind to defeat Central Queensland 24-14. In his time on the field he ran for a career high 98 metres, 36 post contact, had a tackle break and made 15 tackles at a tackling efficiency of 100%.

Through his first 4 Queensland Cup games Kai O’Donnell has an outstanding tackling efficiency of 96.92% and in three of his four games has been perfect defensively.

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In his 5th GCRL First Grade game, Titans Rookie Squad member Curtis Dansey-Smaller score his first First Grade try last weekend in Round 13 as the Tweed Heads Seagulls just got past Southport 26-22.

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Against Newcastle in the NRL last weekend Moeaki Fotuaika not also scored his second NRL try but also had an impressive 24 minutes on the field. In those 24 minutes, he ran for 87 metres, 37 post contact and made ten tackles at a tackling efficiency of 89%.

I love how this is in the Juniors thread. Plenty of hype up the highway about their young players landing large contracts, hope MoFo goes under the radar for a while longer. What a talent.

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Young Titans half Kel Sheather played his 5th NRRRL First Grade match of the season on Sunday in Round 15 for Ballina as they smashed Evans Head 70-10.

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Titans linked Brody Jones scored his 8th NRRRL U18 of the season in Round 15 on Sunday for Lismore Marist Brothers as they went down 24-16 to Lower Clarence.

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Fresh off playing in the U16 Queensland Age Championships Titan William Paralowie and his Redlands team mates defeated Aspley 32-18 in Round 11 of the GBJRL U16 Premier Division competition on Sunday.

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What made the win by Titan Kaleb Ngamanu and his TSS U15A team mates on Saturday in Round One of the GPS School boy rugby competition more impressive was the fact that they came back from being 17-0 down at the half to Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie) to storm back to win 19-17.

Certainly the TSS U15A back line slick with Ngamanu and Jojo Fifita roaming out wide and Syris Schmidt pulling the strings from the second five eight position.

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Young Tweed Coast Raiders centre Edward O’Connor had a day to remember on Sunday in Round 15 of the NRRRL competition.

He started the day scoring 20 points from two tries and six goals in the Raiders 44-4 U18 win over Casino RSM and then later in the day made his NRRRL First Grade debut as the Raiders defeated Casino 30-12.

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Tweed Heads Seagulls recent Canberra Raiders recruit Kalani Going played his third Queensland Cup match in Round 19 over the weekend in Tweed Heads tough loss to Townsville.

Starting in the front row he played the entire 80 minutes, running for 87 metres, 31 post contact, had a tackle break and made 32 tackles at a tackling efficiency of 88.89%.

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In his return from a number of injuries Morgan Boyle came off the bench for Burleigh in their Round 18 Queensland Cup 24-14 win over Central Queensland over the weekend.

In 36 minutes on the field he ran for 114 metres, 42 post contact and made 14 tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.

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Outstanding Tweed Coast Raiders forward Oscar Clarke continued his outstanding try scoring exploits on Sunday in Round 15 of the NRRRL U18 competition when he scored his 11th try of the season as the Raiders defeated Casino RSM 44-4.

Later in the afternoon he came off the bench in the NRRRL First Grade clash and was once again on the winning side with Tweed Coast defeated Casino RSM 30-12.

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A week after making his NRL debut Jai Whitbread was back playing in the Queensland Cup for Burleigh in their 24-14 victory over Central Queensland and provided once again why he will surely get another NRL opportunity before the season ends.

Starting from the bench Jai Whitbread played 36 minutes, running for a career high 146 metres, 57 post contact, also a career high, broke three tackles and made 16 tackles at a tackling efficiency of a perfect 100%.

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Titans linked 17 year old second rower Kuyan Roberts-Laurie can be excused for feeling worn out on Sunday night after being involved in three matches.

He started off the day in the U18 competition for the Ballina Seagulls, immediately backed up for his first NRRRL Reserve Grade match and then capped off the day by scoring his first career NRRRL First Grade try as the Seagulls thumped Evans Head 70-10.