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Bart
09-12-18, 03:27 PM
Australian school boys went down 14-8 in the first test against England Acafemies this morning .

They were outclassed by a better side our halves did nothing, full back had a shocker, and hooker also ordinary

titans99
10-12-18, 09:08 AM
Outclassed we looked terrible must be the good selection process they used to pick the squad

mdrew
10-12-18, 04:45 PM
One of a number of young front rowers looking to establish themselves in the Burleigh Colts forward pack in 2019 is Andrew Scougall.

In the 2018 season he played for Beaudesert in both the U19 and Doug Lipp Cup competitions, playing in six U19 matches and seven Doug Lipp Cup matches.

Previously Andrew Scougall has played for the Titans at the U16 level when he came off the bench in 2015 for a Titans U16 side against Samoa.

mdrew
10-12-18, 05:08 PM
One of the young outside backs in the 2019 Burleigh Hastings Deering’s Colts side is Braden Amundsen.

The young outside back started the 2018 season as part of the Burleigh MM Cup side progressing through the local U19 competition with Helensvale before getting a late season opportunity with the Burleigh Colts side.

For Burleigh in the MM Cup competition Braden Amundsen playing five of Burleigh’s six matches, starting the opening four rounds in the centres and coming off the bench in Round Seven against Victoria. Round Seven also saw Braden Amundsen score his sole try of the 2018 MM Cup season.

Braden Amundsen came into the Burleigh Colts squad in Round Twenty Three against Townsville starting on the wing and also started on the wing in Round Twenty Four against Easts.

In the GCRL U19 competition of Helensvale Braden Amundsen finished third on the try scoring list with twelve tries from just fourteen matches. After scoring a double against Currumbin and following that up the following round against Ormeau, Braden Amundsen exploded scoring eight tries in a three round span.

In that span Braden Amundsen scored hat tricks against Bilambil and Mudgeeraba and a double against Burleigh. Braden Amundsen’s final try of the season came against Bilambil late in the season.

Braden Amundsen was a solid performer for the Helensvale Hornets U17 Division side in the 2017 GCJRL competition and as a result has caught the attention of the Titans as well as being selected in the Burleigh Bears MM Cup training squad for the 2018 season.

Braden Amundsen started in the centres for Helensvale in their 34 – 20 Grand Final victory over Ormeau and over the course of the 2017 season scored five tries from his fourteen matches in the Yellow and White of Helensvale. All five of Braden Amundsen’s tries came in individual games including a try against Bilambil in their first 2017 final’s match. Braden Amundsen’s tries other tries came against Southport, Mudgeeraba, Runaway Bay and Bilambil in a match during the regular season.

mdrew
10-12-18, 05:47 PM
Talented half Cameron Brown will line up for the Burleigh Hastings Deerings U20 Colts squad in 2019 after being heavily involved late in the 2018 season with the Burleigh Bears Colts side.

Cameron Brown came into the Burleigh Colts side in Round Eleven against Easts starting from the interchange bench and went on to play an additional nine Colts matches, splitting time between starting in the halves and from the interchange bench. Cameron Brown started five matches, the first being in Round Twelve against the Mackay Cutters.

Cameron Brown scored four Colts tries in 2018, including a Round Twenty Four double against Easts and tries in Round Twenty and Eighteen against Victoria and Redcliffe respectively. Whether or not it really means anything, all of Cameron Brown’s tries came in matches where he started.

Cameron Brown has played for Helensvale for a number of seasons and this year was no different lining up for the Hornets in the GCRL U19 competition. In the U19 competition, Cameron Brown played in nine matches, scoring seven tries.

Cameron Brown had an outstanding start to the U19 competition this season, scoring in his first five matches including a double against Southport and tries against Beaudesert, Currumbin and Ormeau in two separate matches. Cameron Brown also scored a late season try against Bilambil.

Late in 2017 Cameron Brown was named in the Burleigh 2018 MM Cup squad but he did not play in any MM Cup matches this season.

For Helensvale in the 2017 GCRL U17 Division One competition Cameron Brown played in thirteen matches in total including starting at half back in the Hornets 34 – 20 Grand Final win over Ormeau scoring to cap off a great match. In addition to his try in the Grand Final Cameron Brown scored another ten tries to finish third on the try scoring ladder for the U17 Division One competition including scoring a hat trick against Mudgeeraba in May and a double in June against Grand Final opponents Ormeau. Cameron Brown also scored in Helensvale’s other finals match which was against Bilambil.

mdrew
10-12-18, 07:30 PM
After being a stand out over the last couple of seasons in the GCRL U19 and Doug Lipp Cup competitions with the Beaudesert Kingfishers it is great to see live wire young halfback Shallin Fuller get an opportunity with Burleigh Hastings Deerings U20 Colts squad in 2019.

In the 2018 GCRL U19 competition he finished the season equal third on the try scoring list, finished with 12 tries from 13 matches, including scoring a hat trick against Mudgeeraba in July and a double against Runaway Bay, Add in eight goals including three in a match against Burleigh in June and Shallin Fuller finished the U19 season with 64 points.

In the 2018 Doug Lipp Cup competition Shallin Fuller finished the season as the competitions second leading try scorer with a 100% strike rate through sixteen matches.

Shallin Fuller had a big Round One scoring a hat trick against Southport and also has three doubles which have come in Rounds Three, Four and Six against Tugun, Currumbin and Ormeau respectively. Shallin Fuller also scored a hat trick against Helensvale late in the season.

This season Shallin Fuller was also part of the Gold Coast Vikings U19 squad that won the South East Queensland U19 Challenge with the live wire young half outstanding including a dominant performance against Ipswich and recently was selected in the SEQ U18 squad as a result.

For the U19 Kingfishers in the 2017 season Shallin Fuller has scored a competition leading sixteen tries from just twelve matches and over a four week span from late June to late July he scored ten tries, including four tries on Sunday against Tugun and doubles against Southport, Bilambil and Burleigh. Earlier in the season, Shallin Fuller also scored doubles against Burleigh in Round One and Runaway Bay in Rounds Four. Shallin Fuller has also played two matches for Beaudesert in the Doug Lipp Cup scoring in his debut against Southport backing up after the U19 fixture where he also scored.

The young half who is also a talented touch player participated in the National Youth Touch Competition last year. In the 2016 season for the Kingfishers in the U17 Division One GCJRL competition, Shallin Fuller scored thirteen tries from just eleven matches including a hat trick against Nerang and four doubles which came against Burleigh on two separate occasions, Nerang and Currumbin.

In the 2015 season he played in the U16.5 competition for Kyogle alternating between half back and five eight, but due to other commitments he only played in seven matches scoring two tries and kicking three goals for a total points tally of 14 for the season, the tries he scored were against Ballina and Lismore Marist Brothers. He also played schoolboy rugby league for Woodenbong Central High School.

Bart
10-12-18, 07:46 PM
Outclassed we looked terrible must be the good selection process they used to pick the squad

what if any changes too that squad would you make mate , and yes for me the team was selected before the trials

titans99
11-12-18, 03:35 PM
Mate I would give all the boys who missed out a go in the second test they couldn’t do any worse. This years squad just looks so much weaker compared to previous years

mdrew
11-12-18, 04:57 PM
Keebra Park student C****n Patu is certainly a talented player in both rugby league and rugby. In addition to being named in the 2019 Gold Coast Vikings U16 squad C****n Patu who plays for the Southport Tigers recently was part of the Queensland U15 7’s rugby squad.

mdrew
11-12-18, 06:19 PM
It is great to see perseverance pay off and that is certainly the case for fullback Latrelle Howe (Howe-Smith) after he was recently selected in the Burleigh Colts side for the 2019 season after being named the 2018 Burleigh U19 Players Player.

In sixteen matches for the Burleigh U19 side this season Latrelle Howe scored five tries including a June double against Helensvale. He also scored against Southport, Currumbin and Mudgeeraba.

In August he made his Doug Lipp Cup debut when he ran onto the field against Bilambil.

mdrew
11-12-18, 07:40 PM
Utility back Ronin Rio is another youngster looking to make his mark with the 2019 Burleigh Colts side after a 2018 season that saw him play a number of matches for the Bears in the MM Cup competition.

In the MM Cup he played in all six of Burleigh’s matches starting two matches at lock being Rounds Two and Six against Redcliffe and the Western Mustangs respectively and the remainder from the bench. His sole try in the competition came in Round Two against Redcliffe in an impressive Burleigh victory 25-18.

Post the MM Cup Ronin Rio played for Southport in both the U19 and Doug Lipp Cup competitions.

In the U19 competition, Ronin Rio played in fourteen matches including starting on the wing in Southport’s 340-20 Grand Final loss to Currumbin.

Through his fourteen matches he scored hat tricks against Ormeau and Currumbin and also scored against Mudgeeraba and Currumbin.

In 2018 he also played in two Doug Lipp Cup matches debuting against Runaway Bay in May and scoring in his second match against Mudgeeraba in June.

Ronin Rio is originally from Wellington in New Zealand and in relation to the 2017 season played for the Burleigh Bears in the GCJRL U17 Division One competition, playing in a total of six contest scoring three tries including a double against Mudgeeraba and a try against Ormeau. Ronin Rio also played one match for Burleigh in the U19 Gold Coast Rugby League competition which was against Runaway bay in August.

mdrew
11-12-18, 08:59 PM
Outstanding second row prospect Zane Prophet will be looking to back up a solid 2018 season that saw him play for Burleigh in the MM Cup competition with the 2019 Burleigh U20 Cup side.

In the MM Cup competition, Zane Prophet played in all six of Burleigh’s matches starting three matches in the second row being Rounds Two, Six and Seven against Redcliffe, the Western Mustangs and Victoria respectively and the remainder from the bench. His two tries in the competition came in Round Two against Redcliffe in an impressive Burleigh victory 25-18.

Post the MM Cup he played just three matches in the U19 competition for Ormeau but made an impact in those three matches with a double against Helensvale and also scoring against Runaway Bay.

The young second rower was my nomination for most improved junior player in the Gold Coast Rugby League Competitions in 2017. The Ormeau Shearers youngster had an exceptional year in the U17 Division One and U19 competitions.

For Ormeau across the 2017 season Zane Prophet played in thirteen U17 Division One matches including starting in the second row in their 34 – 20 Grand Final defeat to Helensvale and three matches in the Gold Coast Rugby League competition.

In the U17 Division One competition Zane Prophet finished as the second leading try scorer with twelve tries including a late May double against Runaway Bay and doubles in consecutive weeks in August against Mudgeeraba and Burleigh. The two matches prior to these two doubles which were against Runaway Bay and Burleigh also saw Zane Prophet cross the try line. Zane Prophet’s three U19 matches were against Bilambil, Burleigh and Currumbin.

In 2016 Zane Prophet played a number of matches off the interchange bench for Gold Coast Green in the Cyril Connell Cup competition.

ALX25
11-12-18, 10:39 PM
Good to see Juwan Compain named as one of 25 future Maroons by the Courier Mail.

"THE 17-year-old second-rower made the Australian schoolboys side that toured Britain this year. Tough, physical and professional in his approach, he was with the Broncos but requested to join the Titans’ elite development squad. He played in the Palm Beach Currumbin team that won the NRL Schoolboy Cup national final this year. In 2019, he is still eligible for under-18s and will play at Tweed Seagulls but may get some Intrust Super Cup exposure."

https://outline.com/sws8fL

mdrew
12-12-18, 06:00 AM
One of the players that I am looking forward to seeing for the Burleigh U20 Colts Hastings Deering’s side in 2019 is hooker Tyrin Ona-Murphy.

The young former Manurewa Marlins Auckland Junior Rugby League hooker played the 2018 MM Cup season with the Northern Pride but post that competition moved down to the Gold Coast to continue the season.

Tyrin Ona-Murphy made his Gold Coast Rugby League U19 competition debut with the Burleigh Bears where he started at hooker against the Ormeau Shearers. Tyron Ona-Murphy went on to play in ten matches for the Bears in the U19 competition and made his QRL Colts debut when he came off the bench for Burleigh against the Victorian Thunderbolts in Round 20.

The 18 year old former St Pauls College (Auckland) student played in three matches for the Northern Pride MM Side scoring a try in Round two against the Souths Logan Magpies. Tyrin Ona-Murphy started at hooker in all of his MM Cup matches this season.

In New Zealand prior to moving over to Australia, Tyrin Ona-Murphy made a number of representative sides, including representing the U17 Counties Manukau Stingrays in the 2017 National Championships and scored in their national Final victory over the Akarana Falcons starting at match at hooker.

In relation to his school boy rugby league in New Zealand Tyrin Ona-Murphy played for St Pauls College in Auckland where a team mate was Burleigh Bears Colts centre Mikey Williams. He was involved in their SAS College Championship side as well last year.

In 2015 Tyrin Ona-Murphy was also involved in the National Championships this time at the U15 level when he represented the U15 Auckland Development Squad. In 2015 Tyrin Ona-Murphy was also named in the New Zealand Maori U15 merit side at hooker.

RenegadeGC
12-12-18, 08:36 AM
Outstanding second row prospect Zane Prophet will be looking to back up a solid 2018 season that saw him play for Burleigh in the MM Cup competition with the 2019 Burleigh U20 Cup side.

In the MM Cup competition, Zane Prophet played in all six of Burleigh’s matches starting three matches in the second row being Rounds Two, Six and Seven against Redcliffe, the Western Mustangs and Victoria respectively and the remainder from the bench. His two tries in the competition came in Round Two against Redcliffe in an impressive Burleigh victory 25-18.

Post the MM Cup he played just three matches in the U19 competition for Ormeau but made an impact in those three matches with a double against Helensvale and also scoring against Runaway Bay.

The young second rower was my nomination for most improved junior player in the Gold Coast Rugby League Competitions in 2017. The Ormeau Shearers youngster had an exceptional year in the U17 Division One and U19 competitions.

For Ormeau across the 2017 season Zane Prophet played in thirteen U17 Division One matches including starting in the second row in their 34 – 20 Grand Final defeat to Helensvale and three matches in the Gold Coast Rugby League competition.

In the U17 Division One competition Zane Prophet finished as the second leading try scorer with twelve tries including a late May double against Runaway Bay and doubles in consecutive weeks in August against Mudgeeraba and Burleigh. The two matches prior to these two doubles which were against Runaway Bay and Burleigh also saw Zane Prophet cross the try line. Zane Prophet’s three U19 matches were against Bilambil, Burleigh and Currumbin.

In 2016 Zane Prophet played a number of matches off the interchange bench for Gold Coast Green in the Cyril Connell Cup competition.

Hey mate, seems Burleigh have had a real big focus on giving local kids an opportunity at both MM and HDC level rather than look outside of the area.

Hopefully they can help foster some of these kids and point them in the direction of the Titans.

mdrew
12-12-18, 12:21 PM
Agreed mate I am really looking forward to see these young blokes make the most of their opportunities.


Hey mate, seems Burleigh have had a real big focus on giving local kids an opportunity at both MM and HDC level rather than look outside of the area.

Hopefully they can help foster some of these kids and point them in the direction of the Titans.

mdrew
12-12-18, 01:45 PM
The Mudgeeraba Redbacks had a solid 2018 U19 GCRL season and as a result have had a number of players selected in the Burleigh 2019 Hastings Deering’s Colts side, one being second rower Lane Ticehurst.

In the U19 competition he played in thirteen matches scoring three tries with those tries coming against Southport, Beaudesert and Bilambil.

In 2018 Lane Ticehurst also played in one Kennard’s Hire Debbie Marzella competition match which was against Robina in May.

mdrew
12-12-18, 02:08 PM
A number of exciting youngsters are moving up from Northern New South Wales for the 2019 season and one such player who will donning the maroon and white of Burleigh in their 2019 Colts side is Lismore Marist Brothers fullback Oshae Hannaway.

This season he played 18 matches for the Rams in the NRRRL First Grade competition scoring eight tries across the journey.

He scored doubles in Rounds One and Two against Byron Bay and Evans Head respectively. He also scored a late season double against Lower Clarence.

Oshae Hannaway’s other two tries came against Kyogle and Casino RSM.

ALX25
12-12-18, 03:07 PM
Two more Titans made the Courier Mail's top 25 in Kea Pere and Will Evans.

Kea Pere
PERE is an 18-year-old development players with the Titans NRL squad, but already has plenty of experience under his belt, having played Intrust Super Cup with the Easts Tigers. He was last month selected in the Queensland emerging under-20s squad and often plays as a centre or wing. He also attracted some interest from NRL heavyweights Melbourne, who are affiliated with the Tigers. Played for the Queensland under-18s in 2017.

Will Evans
WITH English heritage, Evans has two more years on his Titans contract and can play centre or fullback. A Palm Beach Currumbin product, he spent time with the Broncos but left for more opportunities. He was man of the match in the NRL Schoolboy Cup national final in September. Turning 18 next year, the Titans consider him part of their future even though Super League club scouts will no doubt monitor his progress.

https://outline.com/Jak49r

Mr Bods
12-12-18, 03:44 PM
Have you seen how many in that series are from the GC but are signed with The Drongoes. Heartbreaking.

mdrew
12-12-18, 04:21 PM
The TEDS program is changing that mate


Have you seen how many in that series are from the GC but are signed with The Drongoes. Heartbreaking.

ja4220
12-12-18, 04:22 PM
Hey mate, seems Burleigh have had a real big focus on giving local kids an opportunity at both MM and HDC level rather than look outside of the area.

Hopefully they can help foster some of these kids and point them in the direction of the Titans.

They are definitely trying. One night a week the Tweed and Burleigh MM teams (excluding boys contracted to other NRL clubs) have been training at Parkwood with the Titans coaching staff. The boys seem to be enjoying it and it has given the coaches an opportunity to see how the boys go. They have finished that block now but were all told how there is still opportunities with the Titans and that they have at least 2 coaches watch and review every game.

As they say Rome wasn’t built in a day, and the club has been hamstrung financially in junior development in the past but they are working hard and building something special.

Mr Bods
12-12-18, 04:27 PM
The TEDS program is changing that mate

How good is that to hear. That’s sweet news.

mdrew
12-12-18, 07:36 PM
2018 Mudgeeraba Redbacks U19 lock Patrick Clark will play the 2019 season with the Burleigh U20 Colts side after a 2018 season that saw him play in fifteen U19 GCRL matches.

In those two matches he scored against Runaway Bay in separate matches. He also played in one Doug Lipp Cup match this season which was against Runaway Bay in July.

mdrew
12-12-18, 07:55 PM
Ormeau hooking prospect Keaston Schmidt had an outstanding 2018 season in the U19 GCRL competition and as a consequence has been selected in the 2019 Burleigh Hastings Deering’s U20 Colts squad.

In his 14 U19 matches for Ormeau this season Keaston Schmidt scored eight tries and kicked a conversion (against Runaway Bay) to finish with 34 points.

Keaston Schmidt had a outstanding finish to the 2018 U19 season scoring six tries in his last three games including a hat trick against Beaudesert a double against Currumbin and also scoring against Southport.

Earlier in the season he scored against Helensvale and Runaway Bay.

mdrew
13-12-18, 04:47 PM
The 2019 MM and Colts draws are out and in Round One of the competitions Burleigh are up against Norths at Nundah on Sunday March 10 and Tweed Heads are at home also on March 10 against the Western Mustangs.

mdrew
13-12-18, 05:02 PM
One of the more competitive positions in the 2019 Burleigh Hastings Deering’s U20 Colts squad is hooker and one of the players looking to secure the position is 2018 Helensvale U19 hooker Alexander Drewe.

In his 16 U19 matches this season, he scored six tries all of which came in separate matches with the tries coming against Southport, Currumbin, Bilambil, Mudgeeraba, Burleigh and Beaudesert.

mdrew
13-12-18, 05:13 PM
Scoring should not necessarily be an issue for the Western Mustangs U20 Hastings Deering’s Colts squad in 2019 with Gatton winger Austin Jennings in the side.

In his first year with Gatton in the Toowoomba Rugby League First Grade competition in 2018 he finished with a 127% strike rate through eleven matches.

Austin Jennings scored four tries in a late April match against Southern Suburbs and also scored doubles against Pittsworth and Toowoomba Valleys. His other tries came in matches against Wattles, Oakey, Dalby and Goondiwindi. In fact in only two of his eleven matches the opposition was able to keep Austin Jennings from scoring with the opposition being Toowoomba Valleys and Southern Suburbs.

mdrew
13-12-18, 05:24 PM
One of a number of players who will be looking to grab the No. 9 jersey in the 2019 Western Mustangs Hastings Deering’s Colts squad is Toowoomba Valleys player Harrison Burns.

In 2018 he played in sixteen matches for Valleys in the Toowoomba Rugby League Reserve Grade competition, scoring seven tries all of which came in different matches, with the tries coming against Southern Suburbs in two separate matches, Warwick, Goondiwindi, Brothers Toowoomba, Dalby and Wattles.

mdrew
13-12-18, 07:36 PM
Big strong former Marymount College student Reegan Creedy will be one of a number of players pushing for a front row spot in the Burleigh U20 Colts side come the 2019 season.

This season with Burleigh in the U19 competition he played in five matches and Reegan Creedy also played in two Doug Lipp Cup matches making his debut against Currumbin in July and also playing later in the season against Tugun.

mdrew
13-12-18, 08:21 PM
Outstanding form should be rewarded with higher honour and that is certainly the case for Southport U19 second rower and former Keebra Park student Ignatius Sefo who has been named in the Burleigh U20 Colts side for the coming 2019 season.

Over the course of his sixteen U19 matches this season the dynamic second rower finished with a 50% strike rate including scoring doubles against Mudgeeraba and Bilambil and also scoring in matches against Bilambil and Mudgeeraba.

This season Ignatius Sefo was also named in the South East Queensland U19 side.

If there is one young player to watch on 2019 to has to be Ignatius Sefo

mdrew
13-12-18, 08:42 PM
Big strong young local Gold Coast front rower or second rower Jayden Heta (Sveistrup) has recently been named in the 2019 Burleigh U20 Colts squad after a 2018 season that saw the former Keebra Park student make his GCRL First Grade debut for the Southport Tigers when he played against Tugun in July.

Jayden Heta started the 2018 season with the Burleigh MM Cup side, playing in all six of the Bears matches, starting three and coming off the bench on three occasions as well.

He started at lock in Round One against the Sunshine Coast Falcons and started in the second row in Rounds Three and Four against Tweed Heads and Souths Logan respectively.

Jayden Heta’s sole 2018 MM Cup try came in Round One against Sunshine Coast.

Over the course of the 2018 season Jayden Heta also played in six GCRL U19 matches scoring against Helensvale and Burleigh and he also played in two Doug Lipp Cup matches, debuting against Bilambil in May.

Jayden Heta also played in three matches for the Burleigh U20 Colts side this season coming into the side in Round 16 against Tweed Heads and also playing in Rounds 17 and 18 against Norths and Redcliffe respectively. He started from the interchange bench in all three of the matches.

He had an exceptional 2017 rugby league season, starting the year in the local Gold Coast competition and progressing through the MM Cup competition to the Burleigh Bears U20 Colts Challenge side. Not a bad effort at all for a 17 year old playing in the centre of the field.

In the MM Cup competition for Burleigh Jayden Heta came into the side in Round Three against the Central Queensland Capra’s and stayed in the side for the remainder of the MM Cup campaign for Burleigh coming off the interchange bench in all bar Round Five against the Northern Pride when Jayden Heta started in the front row.

In relation to his time in the U20 Colts Challenge competition, Jayden Heta made his debut in Round Twelve against South Logan off the interchange bench and also came off the bench in Round Thirteen against Wynnum Manly scoring a try as well. Jayden Heta was in the starting line-up for the first time the following week in Round Fourteen against the Ipswich Jets.

When he was not been representing the Burleigh Bears Jayden Heta played for the Southport Tigers in the Gold Coast Rugby League competition. For the Southport Tigers Jayden Heta played eleven U19 matches scoring three tries which came in games against Runaway Bay, Tugun and Beaudesert. Jayden Heta has also played one match at the Doug Lipp Cup level which was against Burleigh in July and also in July Jayden Heta also played one match in the U17 Division Two competition scoring against Coomera.

isaiah
14-12-18, 12:46 PM
The TEDS program is changing that mate

What about roosters academy v marsden high

mdrew
14-12-18, 04:08 PM
Blake Mozer is an exceptionally talented young hooker from the Runaway Bay Seagulls junior rugby league club on the Gold Coast and currently part of the Titans TEDS Program.

Blake Mozer currently attends Keebra Park State High School and is part of the Rugby League Excellence Program there and at their recent Awards night was named the Year 9 Most Valuable Player and also named at hooker in the Keebra Park 2018 Team of the Year.

From a representative perspective, this season, Blake Mozer played hooker for the South East Queensland Green U14 side at the Queensland Age Championships.

This season for Runaway Bay, Blake Mozer played across two age groups being his “normal’ age group in the U14 Division One competition, playing six matches and in the U15 Division One competition where he played in eight matches including starting all four of Runaway Bay’s finals matches from the bench and in the Grand Final kicked a conversion as the Seagulls went down 38 – 20 against Ormeau.

In his first U14 Division One match of the season, Blake Mozer scored his sole U14 try of the season against Mudgeeraba and in the U15 Division One competition, he scored is sole try in eight matches against Currumbin.

Blake Mozer played the 2017 GCJRL season with the Runaway Bay Seagulls in the U13 Division One competition playing a total of thirteen matches all at hooker and in the process scored ten tries and also converted one of his tries in a Round Two clash against Burleigh Maroon. In the match noted already being against Burleigh Maroon, Blake Mozer in fact scored a hat trick to cap off a great match. Blake Mozer also scored a double in an early season clash against Jimboomba and late in the year scored a double against Nerang. Blake Mozer also scored against Nerang in a semi-final clash.

For Keebra Park State High School Blake Mozer was part of the Renouf Cup squad that backed up their 2016 success with another dominant 2017 Renouf Cup competition defeating Coombabah State High School 20 – 18 in the final. Blake Mozer was named Player of the Match primarily for his big defensive effort.

In the 2016 U12 Division One grand final Blake Mozer started at hooker for Runaway Bay and in fact as their sole try scorer in their 10 – 6 loss to Helensvale in the 2016 Grand Final. Over the course of the 2016 season, Blake Mozer was Runaway Bay’s top scorer and finished third overall in the competition in that category. He crossed for ten tries and also kicked three goals for a total point’s tally of 46. Blake Mozer scored a hat trick against Southport and also a double against Currumbin. In addition he also played one match up at the U13 Division One level during the season.

From Keebra Park Blake Mozer was selected at hooker in the 2016 U12 South Coast side for the Queensland U12 championships which were held on the Gold Coast in July where South Coast finished third and from there was selected in the Queensland U12 side, also at hooker along with fellow Keebra student front rower Xavier Collins.

Unfortunately for Blake Mozer he was only able to play a couple of matches for South Coast before suffering a championship ending dislocation injury on Day Three but still impressed enough to make the Queensland side from his limited opportunities. Blake Mozer was also part of Keebra Park’s successful Renouf Cup side in 2016, no small feat as he was playing against boys a year older than himself.

mdrew
14-12-18, 05:14 PM
Unfortunately these stories are put out time and again but they are not a true reflection of what is happening at the Titans.

The TEDS program is an outstanding initiative and is already achieving results in terms of bringing Gold Coast juniors home. Two specific examples are Juwan Compain and Will Evans from the Bronco’s and there are more as well.

No team can keep every junior from their particular area but the Titans are doing an outstanding job of keeping most and that will continue.

The Titans have signed some talented players from Brisbane such as Ioane Seuili and Tristian Powell (originally from the Darling Downs) and Luke Maiden from Toowoomba as well to supplement the Gold Coast, Group 18 and Northern Rivers youngsters.

The likes of the Broncos and the Roosters will always recruit from the Gold Coast but with the TEDS programs in place the Titans will continue to get better and better at providing a pathway to the NRL for our local juniors.

What can not be dismissed is the quality of young players that Jamie McCormack has brought to the club such as Darius Farmer, Ben Thomas and Jackson Paulo who are already near the NRL level and the likes of Bailey Martin, Thomas Weaver, Ben Liyou, Rowan Mansfield, Brody Smitka, Kaleb Ngamanu, Ethan Foster, Ryan Rivett, Ediq Ambrosyev, Lofi Khan-Pereira, the Shannon brothers, Kel Sheather and Blake Campbell amongst others.

Apologies to the players that I have missed, all deserve to be recognised as do their families for their hard work and dedication regardless of whether they get to the NRL or not.


What about roosters academy v marsden high

mdrew
14-12-18, 05:41 PM
Front rower or second rower Brayden Young is heading back to the Gold Coast to be part of the 2019 Burleigh U20 Colts side after a 2018 season that saw him play a number of matches for the Easts Tigers Colts side.

mdrew
14-12-18, 05:55 PM
Former Marymount College student Tom Berkers will line up for his second season in the Burleigh Colts side in 2019.

For the Burleigh Colts side this season he played in seventeen matches, starting eleven on the wing, Rounds 23 and 24 in the second row and the remainder from the interchange bench, including Round One against the Sunshine Coast Falcons.

In those 17 matches Tom Berkers scored three tries which came against Ipswich in Round Thirteen, Tweed Heads in Round 16 and Wynnum in Round 22.

In addition to his Colts matches, Tom Berkers played four U19 matches for the Currumbin Eagles scoring two tries in the process which came against Ormeau and Burleigh.

mdrew
14-12-18, 07:37 PM
Former Marymount College standout Ben Willetts has played a lot of positions in recent seasons including lock for Marymount College in 2017, half and five eight for Currumbin in the 2018 GCRL U19 competition, he started from the bench in the U19 Grand Final that Currumbin who by defeating Southport 34-20 in the decider and finished the 2018 season on the wing for the Burleigh Colts side.

In 2019 once against for the Burleigh Colts side Ben Willetts will be looking to establish himself both in a position and in the side in general.

Ben Willets made his debut for the Burleigh Colts side in Round Twenty against Victoria and went on to play in three Colts matches starting each on the wing scoring in his final two matches being against Townsville and Easts in Rounds 23 and 24 respectively.

For Currumbin in the GCRL U19 competition this season Ben Willetts played in a total of nine matches scoring 44 points from three tries and 16 goals.

His tries came against Bilambil, Runaway Bay and Burleigh. With the boot he kicked five in a September match against Bilambil and four earlier of the season also against Bilambil (he also scored in that early season match against the Jets.

mdrew
14-12-18, 08:03 PM
Nic Hilton, Jye Gray, Blake Mozer, Joseph Shannon and Tim Sielaff-Burns named in QLD 2019 U15 SEQ Emerging Origin program

ALX25
14-12-18, 09:31 PM
Nic Hilton, Jye Gray, Blake Mozer, Joseph Shannon and Tim Sielaff-Burns named in QLD 2019 U15 SEQ Emerging Origin program

Are the other players from the GC linked to other clubs?

mdrew
15-12-18, 05:54 AM
An intriguing player who has been named in the 2019 Burleigh U20 Colts side is Xavier Toia who for the last couple of seasons has been playing rugby at Kings Christian College on the Gold Coast.

The youngster has previously been part of the Titans U15 development squad was a representative player in New Zealand for the Northern Swords before his move to Australia.

Over the last few seasons he has been outstanding in rugby especially in the sevens where he has represented Queensland at the Australian Championships.

Xavier Toia last played rugby league on the Gold Coast in 2015 for Nerang when he was U15 eligible.

mdrew
15-12-18, 09:36 AM
One of the most fascinating things about the announcement of the Burleigh and Tweed Heads Colts squads is to see what players have made the move to the Gold Coast for a chance at an NRL opportunity with the Titans.

The 2019 season is no different and one player who has moved to the Gold Coast is former Newcastle Knights development player Jock Sullivan who has been named in the Burleigh Bears 2019 Colts squad after a 2018 season which saw the second rower captain his Maitland Pickers U19 side to Grand Final success in the local Newcastle competition.

Jock Sullivan played nineteen matches for Maitland in the U19 competition scoring four tries including tries against Central Newcastle and Lakes United.

He also played eight matches in the Newcastle Reserve Grade competition making his debut against South Newcastle in July and also played three First Grade matches making his First Grade debut in early July against South Newcastle.

Jock Sullivan started the 2018 season as part of the Newcastle Development Squad in the U18 Laurie Daley Cup competition playing three matches which were against Northern Rivers, the Greater Northern Tigers and the Central Coast Roosters.

mdrew
15-12-18, 10:49 AM
Former Titans junior development squad member Caleb Pirini is one of a number of talented halves who will be pushing for playing time next season in the Burleigh Colts U20 squad.

The 2017 New Zealand Maori representative (he also played in the MM Cup competition in 2017) played for the Ormeau Shearers this season, playing seven matches in the U19 competition and five GCRL First Grade matches.

In his seven U19 matches Caleb Pirini finished the season with 18 points from three tries and three goals with the tries coming from a double against Beaudesert and a try against Burleigh. All three of his goals came in an early July match against Bilambil.

Caleb Pirini made his GCRL First Grade debut in early June against Southport going on to play five in total and scoring in consecutive weeks against Burleigh and Southport.

mdrew
15-12-18, 07:02 PM
Over the course of the last couple of seasons half Leighmon Hohaia-Katene has shuttled between Perth and the Gold Coast.

In 2017 he played for Keebra Park, picking up votes in their best and fairest award for their Reserve side and this season played in Perth for the Joondalup Giants in the Western Australian First Grade competition as well as for the Western Pirates in the NSW U18 SG Ball competition.

2019 will see Leighmon Hohaia-Katene back on the Gold Coast playing in the Hastings Deering’s Colts competition with Burleigh. He will also be Colts eligible in 2020.

In the 2018 SG Ball competition he played in five of the Pirates matches due to some injuries. He came into the side in Round Three against the Central Coast Roosters starting at half. Leighmon Hohaia-Katene moved to five eight for Rounds Four and Five against Illawarra and Canberra Raiders respectively before starting Round Six against Balmain at half.

After missing two rounds with injury Leighmon Hohaia-Katene started the final round being Round Nine against the Canterbury Bulldogs back at five eight.

Leighmon Hohaia-Katene’s sole 2018 SG Ball try came in Round Three against the Central Coast Roosters.

Leighmon Hohaia-Katene also played in fourteen Western Australian First Grade matches starting the majority at half scoring three tries including a double against the South Perth Lions and also scoring against the Freemantle Roosters.

mdrew
16-12-18, 05:57 AM
Jake Smith is a young lock who has recently signed a scholarship with the Titans from the Forbes Spacemen after playing for the New South Wales Country U16 side against a Titans U16 squad at Cudgen recently.

Jack Smith started from the bench for the New South Wales Country side in the match with New South Wales Country running out 30 – 10 winners. Jake Smith was also part of the New South Wales Country U16 side that defeated PNG U16’s a couple of days earlier in Ballina in Northern New South Wales as a precursor to the match against the Titans.

Playing in the Group 11 competition for the Parkes Spacemen Jack Smith played in both the U16 and U18 competitions over the course of the 2018 season. In the U16 competition Jack Smith spent time at fullback including starting the Grand Final at fullback. Jack Smith also played eight U18 matches scoring a hat trick in his first career U18 match against Dubbo Macquarie.

Jack Smith was also part of this season’s victorious Western Rams U18 Laurie Daley Cup side and started at lock as they defeated Illawarra South Coast Dragons in the final. Jack Smith started all seven of the matches that he was involved in and scored three tries, including a double against the Wests Tigers and in Round Two he scored against the Riverina Bulls.

In 2017 Jake Smith was selected at fullback for the New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges side from Red Bend Catholic College starting all of the matches that he played in during the ASSRL U15 Championships.

mdrew
16-12-18, 12:08 PM
Former Ipswich State High School student Tremain Spry is currently training with the Titans NRL squad looking to secure a coveted NRL Development contract.

Earlier this season Tremain Spry played for the Sydney Roosters in the U20 Jersey Flegg competition, across the season playing in fourteen matches.

Tremain Spry started Round One against the Sharks at fullback and Round Two against the Mounties on the wing before missing a number of rounds with injury coming back for Round Seven on the wing against Manly. Tremain Spry stayed on the wing until Round Thirteen when he moved into the centres against Penrith and stayed there for the remainder of the 2018 season.

Prior to his move to the centres, Tremain Spry scored a single try which came in Round Eight against the Mounties, but post his move to the centres Tremain Spry scored seven tries from eight matches.

Tremian Spry scored doubles in Round Fourteen against the Newcastle Knight and in Rounds Twenty-Three against the Wests Tigers and also scored in Rounds Thirteen, Seventeen and Eighteen against Penrith, North Sydney and Manly respectively.

In 2017 Tremain Spry started on the wing for the Queensland U18 side in their match against traditional rivals New South Wales. On the opposite wing that night for Queensland was fellow Titans NRL hopeful Kea Pere.

Also in 2017 Tremain Spry was a standout for Ipswich State High School especially in the Langer Cup including scoring a memorable try against Wavell State High School. Leevai Sutton who was part of the Titans U18 side in their recent matches against PNG and New South Wales Country was Ipswich State High School’s fullback that season with Tremain Spry playing in the centres.

2017 also saw Tremain Spry play for the Ipswich Jets in the MM Cup competition where he primarily played at fullback.

mdrew
16-12-18, 12:30 PM
Australian Schoolboys went down 18-6 in the second test over night

mdrew
16-12-18, 06:30 PM
Jesse Arthurs has returned to the Gold Coast as part of the Titans NRL squad after a 2018 season that saw him split time between the New South Wales Intrust Super Cup competition and U20 Jersey Flegg competition with the North Sydney Bears.

Jesse Arthurs attended Keebra Park and played a few matches with Titans Development Squads prior to his move to the Melbourne Storm NYC side for the 2017 season.

In the New South Wales Intrust Super Cup competition, Jesse Arthurs played in six matches scoring seven tries to finish with a strike rate of 117%.

Jesse Arthurs made his New South Wales Intrust Super Cup in Round Thirteen against the St George Dragons. In the match Jesse Arthurs started at fullback, played the entire 80 minutes, running for 48 metres, fourteen of which were post contact (29.17%)

Jesse Arthurs played Rounds Sixteen and Eighteen on the wing with those matches against the Wyong Roos and Newton Jets, before he moved back to fullbacks for Rounds Twenty Two, Twenty Three and Twenty Four.

Jesse Arthurs first New South Wales Intrust Super Cup came in Round Sixteen against the Wong Roos, he also scored single tries in Rounds Eighteen against Newton and Round Twenty Three against the Canterbury Bulldogs and scored doubles in Rounds Twenty Two and Twenty Four against the Magpies and Warriors respectively. In the Round Twenty Four match against the Warriors he also kicked three goals.

In total in his six New South Wales Intrust Super Cup matches for Norther Sydney Jesse Arthurs ran for 451 metres, 113 of which were post contact (25.06%), had seventeen tackle breaks including eight against the Warriors in Round Twenty Four, had eight line breaks, a try assist in Round Twenty Two against the Magpies, had 136 kick return metres and made seventeen tackles at a tackling efficiency of 60.71%.

Jesse Arthurs 2018 New South Wales Intrust Super Cup per game averages included playing 80 minutes, running for 75.1 metres, 22.6 metres post contact (30.09), returning kicks 22.7 metres making 2.8 line breaks and making 2.8 tackles.

In Round Twenty Two against the Western Suburbs Magpies, Jesse Arthurs ran for 136 metres, fifty six being kick return metres and in Round Twenty Three against Canterbury made six tackles at a tackling efficiency of 85.71%.

In 2018 Jesse Arthurs also played three U20 Jersey Flegg matches for the North Sydney Bears being Rounds Seventeen, Nineteen and Twenty against the Sydney Roosters (opposing fellow Titans NRL training squad member Tremain Spry), St George Dragons and the Mounties. Jesse Arthurs started at fullback in all three matches and scored against the Sydney Roosters.

In 2017 Jesse Arthurs was named as the best back for the Melbourne Storm NYC side and in 2016 was a New Zealand U18 Award finalist. 2106 also saw Jesse Arthurs attend the NZRL Taurahere on the Gold Coast and started at fullback for the Toa Squad which was a squad made up of Queensland based New Zealand eligible U18 players.

mdrew
17-12-18, 02:21 PM
Great to see AJ Brimson and Phillip Sami named in the Queensland Emerging Origin squad.

ja4220
17-12-18, 04:18 PM
Great to see AJ Brimson and Phillip Sami named in the Queensland Emerging Origin squad.

Is it just me or does that squad kind of show they have no real idea what they are doing with the halves this year....

mdrew
17-12-18, 04:30 PM
A key member of the Titans aligned Western Mustangs Hastings Deering’s Colts side in 2019 will be outside back Chris Chambers.

He was part of the Western Mustangs MM Cup in 2018 playing in all six matches and scoring on three occasions he also kicked a conversion in Round One. Chris Chambers started on the right wing in each of his MM Cup matches this season.

In his six matches Chris Chambers had a 50% strike rate with his tries coming in Rounds Three, Six and Seven against Ipswich, Burleigh and Souths Logan respectively.

Post the MM Cup competition Chris Chambers came into the Western Mustangs U20 Colts side in their Round Ten match against the Mackay Cutters, scoring a double in his Colts debut. Post his debut, Chris Chambers has played an additional six Colts starting on the right wing in those matches as well.

In addition to his Round Ten double, Chris Chambers also scored in Round Seventeen against Redcliffe and in Round Twenty Three against Wynnum Manly Chris Chambers kicked a conversion.

In the Toowoomba Rugby League U18 competition for Toowoomba Valleys Chris Chambers played in a total of seven matches, scoring a try and kicking two goals, with the try coming against Pittsworth late in the season. Chris Chambers’ goals were kicked against Gatton and Warwick.

In early August Chris Chambers made his Toowoomba Rugby League Reserve Grade debut against Pittsworth.

The talented right winger made the most of playing outside of a talented halves combination for the 2017 Western Mustangs MM Cup winning side including starting on the wing when they defeated South’s Logan 40 – 30 in the 2017 MM Cup Grand Final and also starting on the wing in the U18 National final against the Parramatta Eels. Chris Chambers was an ever present on the wing for the Western Mustangs over the course of the 2017 MM Cup season.

Chris Chambers had a stellar run in the 2017 MM Cup competition from a try scoring perspective scoring at least a try in every match except for the Grand Final victory over South’s Logan. Chris Chambers scored a double in Round Seven against the Easts Tigers, with his other tries coming in Round Two against the Mackay Cutters (Western Mustangs had a Round One bye), Round Three against Tweed Heads, Round Five against the Central Queensland Capra’s, Round Six against Victoria, Round Eight against the Central Crows and in the Western Mustangs semi-final victory over the Easts Tigers.

After the completion of the MM Cup competition, Chris Chambers played for Toowoomba Valleys in the 2017 U18 Toowoomba Rugby League competition scoring six tries and kicking four conversions from eight games, including a double against Southern Suburbs in his first U18 match of the season and single tries against Goondiwindi, Toowoomba Brothers South Burnett and Dalby.

Chris Chambers also started in the centres in the 2017 Toowoomba Rugby League U18 Grand Final and kicked two conversions in his side’s 38 – 34 victory over the Warwick Cowboys.

mdrew
17-12-18, 06:03 PM
Nuggetty 20 year old half or five eight Brad Billsborough has made the move from the UK Championship to the Grafton Ghosts in Northern New South Wales to play for their 2019 Tooheys New Group Two First Grade side.

Brad Billsborough started the 2018 season with Whitehaven in the English League One rugby league competition before moving to the Swinton Lions in the UK Championship and despite feelers from at least two English Super League clubs has chosen to head to the Titans doorstep to gain experience in Australia.

For Whitehaven in the English League One competition this season, Brad Billsborough played in six matches, starting three at half and coming off the bench in the remainder and scored a try and kicked four goals to finish with 12 points prior to his move to the Championship.

For the Swinton Lions in the English Championship, Brad Billsborough played in eight matches, starting five at half and coming off the bench in the remainder and kicked one conversion.

Brad Billsborough has already experienced international rugby league being part of the German National Rugby League side, making his debut in 2016 as an 18 year old.

For Germany to date, Brad Billsborough has started all three of his International matches scoring three tries and kicking twelve goals for a 36 point haul. Brad Billsborough has been selected in the German 2021 Emerging Nations World Cup squad.

Prior to making his League One and Championship debuts in 2018, Brad Billsborough spent a number of seasons with the St Helens U19 side including being part of the their 2016 U19 unbeaten Championship winning side.

mdrew
17-12-18, 07:24 PM
Looking to be the forward leader of the 2019 Western Mustangs U20 Colts with the loss of outstanding front row prospect Luke Maiden to the Burleigh Bears is Blake Cullen.

Blake Cullen played in all of the Western Mustangs Colts matches this season starting all at lock bar Rounds Four and Sixteen against the North’s Devils when he started in the front row.

Blake Cullen’s sole Hastings Deering’s Colts try this season came in Round Eleven against the South’s Logan Magpies.

This season Blake Cullen has also played in two Toowoomba rugby League First Grade matches for Pittsworth, the first of which was in March against Dalby and the second in July against Toowoomba Brothers.

The big strong burly young front rower was part of the Western Mustangs 2017 U18 Mal Meninga Cup winning team starting in their Grand Final winning side in the front row when they defeated South’s Logan 40 – 30 early in 2017. Blake Cullen also started in the front row for the Western Mustangs when they played against the Parramatta Eels in the U18 national final with Parramatta winning on the day.

Over the course of the 2017 MM Cup season, Blake Cullen started in the front row in all eight of the Western Mustangs matches including the semi-final against the Easts Tigers and the MM Cup Grand Final against Souths Logan. In those eight matches Blake Cullen scored two tries, the first coming in Round Two against the Mackay Cutters and the second in Round Six against Victoria.

At the Western Mustangs Awards Presentation night in November 2017, Blake Cullen was awarded the Western Mustangs MM Cup award.

Blake Cullen also played one U20 Colts match in 2017 for the Western Mustangs when he came off the bench in Round Two against the Ipswich Jets.

After the MM Cup competition was completed, apart from the one match that former Pittsworth State High School student played in the Colts competition, Blake Cullen plyed his trade with Pittsworth in the Toowoomba Rugby League Competition. Blake Cullen played six matches in the U18 competition and five in the Hutchies A Grade Cup competition.

On each of the five occasions that Blake Cullen played first grade, Blake Cullen backed up after playing in the U18 match earlier in the day. It is even more impressive when you consider that Blake Cullen started in both the U18 and A Grade matches in the front row. In the 2017 season, Blake Cullen’s sole try was in the U18 competition against Wattles.

mdrew
18-12-18, 05:30 AM
Giant powerful young Ballina Seagulls front rower Carl Lolohea is another youngster from the Group One region in Northern New South Wales making his mark in rugby league.

Carl Lolohea started the 2018 season as part of the Northern Rivers U16 Andrew Johns Cup side playing in four matches, including games against the Newcastle Knights Development Squad, the Central Coast Roosters, the Greater Northern Tigers and the Western Rams which featured recent Titans signing Jack Smith.

In 2017 Carl Lolohea represented the Group One U15 side in three matches at the New South Wales Country U15 Age Championships.

In the Group One U16.5 competition this season Carl Lolohea played in thirteen matches for Ballina scoring five tries. Each of his tries came in individual matches and came against Lismore Marist Brothers twice, Casino RSM twice and Clarence Coast

mdrew
18-12-18, 04:28 PM
Elusive outside back Kedan Chan-Tung had an outstanding 2018 season which started with his selection in the Ipswich U16 side and through to his selection in the South East Queensland White U16 side for the Queensland Age Championships where he was initially named on the interchange bench.

The Ipswich Grammar School student also had an outstanding season in the U16 GPS School boy rugby competition which saw him being selected in the U16 Queensland Reds Rugby side after representing Queensland at the U15 level in 2017 with the Queensland side winning the Championships with a 69 – 10 win over the Sydney Rays.

Kedan Chan-Tung played this season with Northern Suburbs in the Ipswich U17 competition (he was U16 eligible) scoring seven tries from eleven matches. In 2017 in the Ipswich U15 competition Kedan Chan-Tung scored fourteen tries from just eleven matches.

Kedan Chan-Tung had a couple of seasons on the Gold Coast playing for the Helensvale Hornets with those seasons being in 2013 and 2014

mdrew
18-12-18, 05:03 PM
The 2019 Western Mustangs U20 Hastings Deering’s squad has a distinct local flavour and one player pushing for playing time will be Gatton Hawks backrower Jackson Morgan.

In 2018 he played fifteen Toowoomba Rugby League U18 matches scoring four tries. He scored in Rounds One and Two against South Burnett and Wattles respectively and also scored in Round Four against Warwick and in Round Nine against Pittsworth.

Jackson Morgan also deserves recognition for making his Toowoomba Rugby League First Grade debut this season when he played against Southern Suburbs in early August and celebrated his debut by scoring.

mdrew
18-12-18, 05:45 PM
One player you I anticipate will lead from the front for the 2019 Burleigh Colts side is big strong young front rower Jayden Sharp who won the Gold Coast Junior Rugby League U17 Division One player of the year in 2017 and maintained his impressive form and enhanced his reputation throughout the 2018 season across multiple levels and competitions.

Jayden Sharp started the season in the Burleigh MM Cup side and had a solid Round One on the Sunshine Coast being part of Burleigh’s 52 – 22 MM Cup victory as well as scoring a first half try for the Bears.

In total for Burleigh in the MM Cup competition Jayden Sharp played in all six of Burleigh’s matches starting his first three matches from the interchange bench before breaking into the starting line-up in Round Four. Jayden Sharp then started the final two Burleigh matches in the front row.

Jayden Sharp broke into the Burleigh Hastings Deering’s Colts side for their Round Thirteen match against Ipswich. Jayden Sharp went on to play an additional seven Hastings Deering’s Colts matches starting the first three from the interchange bench, and coming into the starting side in the front row in Round 17 against Norths and he maintained his starting spot in the front row for the remaining rounds.

Jayden Sharp’s sole U20 Colts try came in Round Sixteen in the local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls.

Post the MM Cup competition Jayden Sharp played a number of Helensvale in the GCRL competition prior to his inevitable promotion to the Burleigh Colts side.

In his first U19 match of the season for Helensvale after the completion of the MM Cup competition Jayden Sharp dominated Beaudesert scoring a hat trick and a fortnight later scored a double against Ormeau. In Round Sixteen with the Burleigh Colts side having a bye, Jayden Sharp was back for the U19 Helensvale side starting in the front row an scoring his six try against Runaway Bay. In total in the U19 competition Jayden Sharp played in five matches and scored the a fore mentioned six tries.

Jayden Sharp made his Doug Lipp Cup debut for Helensvale in early May against Currumbin and scored on debut as well. The following week Jayden Sharp also played in the Doug Lipp Cup this time against Ormeau and also scored. In each of his three Doug Lipp appearances Jayden Sharp was backing up after playing in the U19 match earlier in the day.

Jayden Sharp had an outstanding 2017 season with the Helensvale Hornets in the GCJRL U17 Division One competition culminating in him starting at lock in Helensvale’s 34 – 20 Grand Final victory over the Ormeau Shearers. Titans linked team mates of Jayden Sharp that night included centre Braden Amusden and front rower David Butler.

Jayden Sharp played in fourteen U17 Division One contests and three more in the U17 Division Two contests for Helensvale this season. In the U17 Division Two competition, Jayden Sharp scored all of his three tries in that grade in his last match for the year there when he scored a hat trick against Beaudesert in July.

From his fourteen U17 Division One matches, Jayden Sharp scored eleven tries to finish third on the try scoring list. Jayden Sharp scored a hat trick against Ormeau in June and scored doubles in consecutive matches late in the season including a semi-final against the Bilambil Jets. The match prior to the semi-final Jayden Sharp scored a double against Runaway Bay.

In addition to playing for Helensvale in 2017, Jayden Sharp also represented the U18 PNG Kokomo’s in the QPIIC tournament held late last year and had an outstanding match in that competition against the Cook Islands when in addition to scoring PNG’s first try set up a second half PNG try with a deft chip kick for his winger to cross. Jayden Sharp was almost the hero for PNG against Queensland Maori but unfortunately he had a try disallowed which would have broken an 8 all deadlock.

mdrew
18-12-18, 06:44 PM
Young fullback or centre Allan Lockwood who is originally from the Kempsey area, but moved to the Gold Coast to continue his career with the Titans at the start of 2016 as a part of the Titans High Performance Unit and in 2019 will be a key member of the Burleigh Hastings Deering’s Colts side.

In early 2016 he captained the NSW Koori’s U16 side in their annual Murri v Koori U16 interstate clash, with the match finishing in a 16 all draw. For young Lockwood this was the second year in a row that he represented NSW Kurri in this annual match. From a trivia perspective, he is related to Greg Inglis, a cousin I believe.

In 2018 Allan Lockwood alternated between playing for Burleigh in the U20 Hastings Deering’s Cup and the Bears Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade side.

Allan Lockwood started the 2018 season in the Burleigh Colts side playing in twelve matches in totals and scoring three tries. Allan Lockwood scored a double in Round Fourteen against the Northern Pride and also scored in Round Twenty Three against Townsville.

Allan Lockwood started the opening two rounds at fullback. After missing Round Four Allan Lockwood was back in the Burleigh Colts side in Round Five against Souths Logan starting on the wing and also playing on the wing in Rounds Six and Seven.

After playing a number of matches for the Burleigh GCRL First Grade side, Allan Lockwood came back into the Burleigh Colts side in Round Thirteen against Ipswich, starting in the centres and stayed in the centres for the remainder of the season.

Allan Lockwood made his Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade debut against Tweed Heads in April. Over the course of the 2018 GCRL First Grade competition, Allan Lockwood played eight matches for Burleigh scoring three tries which came against Ormeau, Bilambil and Runaway Bay.

The 2017 season saw Allan Lockwood play for Burleigh in the MM Cup competition and upon competition of that competition, the talented youngster made a successful transition to the Burleigh Colts side playing a number of matches at fullback and in the centres. Allan Lockwood also played a number of matches in Gold Coast Rugby League competition for the Bilambil Jets.

For Burleigh in the 2017 MM competition, Allan Lockwood played in five of their six matches missing only Round Three. Allan Lockwood started the first two rounds at fullback and then played in the centres in Rounds Four, Five and Six. Allan Lockwood came into the Burleigh Colts side in Round Two starting at fullback.

For the Burleigh Bears in the U20 Colts Challenge competition in 2017, Allan Lockwood played in thirteen of Burleigh’s fifteen matches scoring three tries the first of which came in Round Five against the Sunshine Coast Falcons.

Allan Lockwood’s other two tries came in consecutive matches in Round Nine against the Western Mustangs and Round Ten against Tweed Heads. Allan Lockwood started at fullback in his first four Colts matches and then transitioned to the centres for his remaining matches in that competition.

For Bilambil in the Gold Coast U19 competition, Allan Lockwood played in eight matches including starting in the centres in Bilambil’s 34 – 20 Grand Final victory over Tugun. In those eight matches Allan Lockwood scored five tries which all came in two consecutive matches the first when he scored a hat trick against Currumbin and in his next U19 match Allan Lockwood scored against Mudgeeraba. Allan Lockwood made his Gold Coast Rugby League A Grade debut in August against Burleigh.

Allan Lockwood played the 2016 season with the Burleigh Bears in the U17 Division One competition and started at fullback in their 18 – 12 Grand Final victory. Over the course of the season for Burleigh, Allan Lockwood played in ten matches, scoring seven tries including a double against Currumbin in Round One and a double against Grand Final opponents Runaway Bay mid-way through the season. Allan Lockwood also played for Gold Coast White in the CC Cup competition where he played both at five eight and in the centres scoring two tries in the process.

mdrew
19-12-18, 12:06 PM
Competing for the fullback position in the Burleigh 2019 U20 Colts side will be Burleigh junior Will Ramsey.

mdrew
19-12-18, 06:49 PM
It will be interesting to see where former Logan Brothers and 2018 Gatton hawks half Tyler Han plays in 2019 but regardless the youngster has a lot of natural ability to be harnessed.

Tyler Han started the 2018 season playing for Souths Logan in the MM Cup competition before transferring to the Toowoomba Rugby League competition where he played for the Gatton Hawks in the U18’s. He made an immediate impact by scoring a double on debut against Pittsworth.

In total in the 2018 Toowoomba Rugby League U18 competition for Gatton, he played in seven matches and in addition to his double on debut also scored a double three weeks later against Oakey.

Tyler Han also played three matches for Gatton in the Toowoomba Rugby League Reserve Grade competition once again scoring a double on debut this time against Oakey, in fact earlier in the day he had scored a double against them in the U18 match.

Tyler Han’s third Reserve Grade match was in fact the Toowoomba Rugby League Reserve Grade Grand Final when he started on the wing and scored the first try of the match in just the 7th minute, with the Hawks going on to defeat Pittsworth in the decider.

As noted above, Tyler Han was part of the Souths Logan MM Cup squad in 2018 where his team mates included Titans NRL hopeful Ioane Seiuli and Titans U18 Development squad winger Leevai Sutton.

He played in the opening six MM Cup matches in 2018, starting the first five rounds at half back and Round Six against Central Queensland from the bench. His sole try in the competition came in Round One against Redcliffe.

mdrew
19-12-18, 07:03 PM
Former Sydney Roosters U18 SG Ball outside back Reece Tapine made every post a winner in his first season on the Gold Coast in 2018 after being rewarded with a starting spot on the left wing for the Burleigh Bears U20 side for their Round One matches against the Sunshine Coast Falcons and will be looking to keep that trend going as part of the Burleigh Colts side in 2019.

Reece Tapine’s debut was a good one scoring in Burleigh’s big 52 -22 victory over the Sunshine Coast Falcons. Reece Tapine also started on the left wing for Burleigh’s Round Two match against the Redcliffe Dolphins on the Gold Coast and once again scored to have a 100% strike rate after the first two rounds of the 2018 season.

In total in the 2018 Hastings Deering’s U20 Colts competition, Reece Tapine played in seventeen matches scoring eight tries. Reece Tapine scored doubles in Round Six against the Western Mustangs and in Round Eleven against Easts.

Reece Tapine’s other four tries came in Rounds One, Two, Eight and Thirteen against Sunshine Coast, Redcliffe, Central Queensland and Ipswich.

Reece Tapine started his first seven U20 Colts matches this season on the wing before moving to the centres in Round Eight against Central Queensland and remaining there for the remainder of the 2018 season.

Late in the 2018 season Reece Tapine was promoted to the Burleigh Bears Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade side scoring on debut against Bilambil in Round Sixteen and also scored in his second and first GCRL First Grade match of the season against Tugun the following round being Round Seventeen. Reece Tapine started both of those matches in the centres.

The former Springfield Panthers junior rugby league player played in two matches for the Sydney Roosters in the 2017 U18 SG Ball competition. In that competition the former Trinity College Beenleigh student played in matches against the Cronulla Sharks and the Penrith Panthers starting both matches being Rounds One and Two on the left wing.

The Sydney Roosters signed Reece Tapine from the Ipswich region where he played for the Springfield Panthers with his last year there being the 2016 season representing the Panthers in the Ipswich U17 competition scoring eleven tries from just thirteen matches. For the Springfield Panthers, Reece Tapine spent the vast majority of his playing time in the centres.

Reece Tapine also represented Trinity College with distinction across a number of seasons including at the Open level in the 2015 QISSRL Confraternity Shield Division Two competition as a 16 year old starring against St Joseph’s Assumption College when he scored a double starting in the centres.

Reece Tapine’s Round One try against the Sunshine Coast Falcons came as a result of him maintaining his position and spacing. It was not a spectacular try in the context of a dive for the corner and so forth but as the ball went to the left through the hands of Titans due five eight Taine Tuaupiki and left centre Jaxon Paulo, Reece Tapine stayed on his wing and did not over run the ball to make it easy for Jaxson Paulo (who was outstanding on the day and on the season for that matter) to draw and pass to send Reece Tapine over in the left corner untouched.

Reece Tapine’s try in Round Two against the Redcliffe Dolphins can also be put down to his positioning. After a long break by Burleigh and with the Redcliffe defence all over the place it would have been easy for Reece Tapine to come in from the left wing looking to be the hero, but instead he stayed on his wing.

Burleigh half back Harry Fitzhugh got the ball from the dummy half and seeing Reece Tapine out wide to the left unmarked put in a deft chip which Reece Tapine took easily on the full to cross untouched and was even able to bring the ball around to near the posts to make the conversion a lot easier for Jaxson Paulo

mdrew
19-12-18, 07:16 PM
Another Darling Downs local who will line up for the Western Mustangs U20 Hastings Deering’s Colts side in 2019 is Pittsworth lock Cody Evans.

In 2018 he played eleven Toowoomba Rugby League Reserve Grade games scoring against Gatton in Round Four and also scored against Southern Suburbs and Wattles.

2018 also saw Cody Evans make his Toowoomba Rugby League Hutchies A Grade debut in May against Oakey and also played A Grade matches against Gatton and Goondiwindi.

In addition this season he played for the Toowoomba U20 side and for the Toowoomba Clydesdales U20’s in the 47th Battalion Trophy competition

mdrew
19-12-18, 07:35 PM
Local young hooker Jed Edwards has recently been selected in the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup squad for the upcoming 2019 version of the State-wide U18 competition after playing a number of matches for the Tweed Heads MM Cup side earlier this season.

Jed Edwards came into the Tweed Heads MM Cup side in Round Five against the Townsville Blackhawks starting at hooker and also started at hooker in Rounds Six, Seven and in the first week of the finals against Wynnum Manly, Easts and Souths Logan respectively.

For Burleigh in the GCRL U17 Division One competition this season, Jed Edwards played only the one match which was against Helensvale in May.

Where Jed Edwards really shone this season was for PBC starting in all of their matches including both the Queensland Final against Kirwan and the National GIO Final against Patrician Brothers College Blacktown. In the Queensland Final Jed Edwards scored late in the first half to level the scores when he was on the spot to retrieve a good short kick from PBC half Thomas Dearden.

In the Queensland GIO Cup semi-final victory over Ignatius Park, Jed Edwards set up one of fellow Titan Noah Gafa’s first of two tries which came early in the first half when he ran an outside shoulder route close to the try line and received a good ball from Jed Edwards to crash over.

For PBC Jed Edwards started all of their matches this season playing the majority of the first half before rotating with Nelson Grove, Jed Edwards normally then came back on mid-way through the second half to finish out the match.

To say that Jed Edwards had an outstanding 2017 season would be an absolute understatement. The youngster played a key hand in the success of the Parramatta Eels U16 Harrold Matthews side and then represented New South Wales in the annual U16 interstate match against Queensland as one of six young players in the match from both sides who had a Gold Coast background with the majority being from the Burleigh Bears.

Jed Edwards started at hooker in all ten of Parramatta’s Harrold Matthews matches this season (Round One was washed out) including starting both their Qualifying and Preliminary Finals. In those matches Jed Edwards scored five tries which came against St George in Round One, Balmain in Round Two, the Cronulla Sharks in Round Seven, Central Coast in Round Eight and North Sydney in Round Ten.

mdrew
19-12-18, 08:00 PM
Big tall young former St Brendan’s College front rower Tyler Szepanowski signed with the Titans mid-way through the 2017 season and is currently a member of the Titans Rookie Squad and will be part of the Burleigh Colts squad in 2019.

Tyler Szepanowski started the 2018 season in the Burleigh Bears Hastings Deering’s U20 Colts squad starting his opening ten matches in the front row before being promoted to the Burleigh Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade side where he has stayed since that time.

In the GCRL First Grade competition Tyler Szepanowski made his debut against Southport in June and went on to play in seven matches and scored his first and only try against Tugun in late July. For Burleigh in the GCRL First Grade side Tyler Szepanowski on the majority of occasions has come off the bench but he started one or two matches at lock towards the end of the season.

In 2017 Tyler Szepanowski was part of the Central Queensland Capra’s U18 squad after having a solid season in Schoolboy rugby league in 2016. The young front rower was the St Brendan’s College Co-captain a great achievement for the young man who came to the school from Moranbah and also was part of the St Brendan’s side that made the 2016 Final of the Confraternity Shield where they played Ignatius Park in that final.

Tyler Szepanowski was approached by the Titans after the Capra’s Round Three match against the Burleigh Bears MM side in 2017 at Browne Park and is probably the first player the Titans have signed with a Prussian heritage.

For the Central Queensland Capra’s MM side in 2017 Tyler Szepanowski started in five of their six matches, in each of his starts Tyler Szepanowski played in the front row. Tyler Szepanowski only missed the final round being Round Six.

Tyler Szepanowski scored two tries in the five matches with his tries coming in Rounds One and Two against the Central Crows and Redcliffe Dolphins. Tyler Szepanowski also captained the Capra’s in their Round Five matches against eventual MM champions the Western Mustangs.

At the completion of the MM competition in 2017, Tyler Szepanowski moved to playing first grade in the Rockhampton Rugby League competition with Brothers Rockhampton making his First Grade debut in late April against the North’s Chargers. In total Tyler Szepanowski played in thirteen Rockhampton RL First Grade matches and scored his sole first grade try in June against Woorabinda.

Tyler Szepanowski started all of his first grade matches in the second row. Late in the 2017 season, Tyler Szepanowski also played one match in the Rockhampton Rugby League U20 competition with the match being against Brothers Rockhampton.

At the Rockhampton Senior Rugby League awards in late 2017 Tyler Szepanowski was named at the Rockhampton Rugby League First Grade Rookie of the Year.

Tyler Szepanowski who trailed for the Parramatta Eels Harrold Matthews side in 2015 won the Coaches Award at the 2016 St Brendan’s Sports Awards night and represented the Queensland Capra’s in the CC Cup competition in 2016 and also Capricornia U15 side in 2014 at the QSSRL U15 Championships

mdrew
20-12-18, 04:37 PM
Lismore Marist Brothers U15 player and St Johns College Woodlawn student Jake Coleman will be lining up for the Northern Rivers Titans U16 squad in 2019 after a 2018 season which saw him play both rugby and rugby league.

In the Group One U15 rugby league competition in 2018 he scored three tries in his 13 matches, scoring against Casino RSM and Kyogle in two separate matches.

For Woodlawn he was part of the school side that New South Wales U15 School Boy rugby 7’s competition defeating Hills Sports High in the final with Jake Coleman scoring a try wide out in the second half.

mdrew
20-12-18, 05:18 PM
An interesting addition to the Burleigh Queensland Cup squad in 2019 is former ACT School Boys representative half George House.

Also joining Burleigh for the 2019 Queensland Cup season is New Zealand born centre Letuituia Charis Eliu who joins the Bears after a 2018 season which saw him play for the Easts Tigers U20 Colts squad. In New Zealand he played for the Auckland based Marist club.

mdrew
20-12-18, 06:09 PM
Young hooker Oskar Bryant will make another foray into the representative ranks in 2019 when he lines up for the Northern Rivers Titans U16 side.

In 2018 Oskar Bryant represented the Group 18 U15 side at the New South Wales Country U15 Championships playing matches against Group 21 (he score a double in the match), Group Two and Group Four.

He also represented Group 18 in 2017 at the U14 level.

mdrew
20-12-18, 06:20 PM
Well done to Titans Bailey Martin, Brody Smitka, Kaleb Ngamanu, Flynn Daniel, Caleb Gould-Waiariki and Orlando Swain for making the 2019 U16 Emerging Origin squad.

mdrew
21-12-18, 07:58 AM
Recently graduated Keebra Park student Brendan Hoffman has been named in the Tweed Heads MM Cup squad for the 2019 season. In addition to playing in the second row for Keebra Park, he has had a solid junior athletics career in shotput.

Brendan Hoffman is originally from the Darling Downs region and moved down to the Gold Coast to take up a partial Wests Tigers scholarship at Keebra Park

mdrew
21-12-18, 09:45 PM
2018 Group One U15 five eight Jordan Gallagher will be lining up in the 2019 Northern Rivers Titans representative side.

For the Group One U15 side at the New South Wales Country U15 Championships, he played three matches, starting all at five eight and scored in their second match against Group Three. Jordan Gallagher also represented Group One in 2017 at the U14 level kicking six goals from three matches.

Jordan Gallagher played the 2018 season for South Grafton in the Group One competition, playing in the U15 age group and finishing as one of the competitions leading points scorers with 76 points from 15 matches.

Jordan Gallagher scored tries against Kyogle and Clarence Coast in consecutive rounds mid-season and scored in all bar one match.

With the boot he kicked five goals in a late season match against Lismore Marist Brothers and four midseason also against Marist

mdrew
22-12-18, 06:02 AM
When Murwillumbah youngster Fletcher Condon runs out for the U18 Northern Rivers Titans U18 squad in 2019 he will do so with some U18 experience behind him after making his NRRRL U18 debut during the 2018 season when he ran onto the field against Lismore Marist Brothers in June

mdrew
22-12-18, 07:50 AM
After directing the Group 18 U14 representative side around the field this year, Cudgen Hornets half Harvey Moase will be looking to do the same for the Titans U15 Development squad when they play the Western Mustangs in February 2019.

In the New South Wales Country U14 Championships earlier this year Harvey Moase played in matches against Group 21, 2 and 4, kicking a conversion against Group 21.

mdrew
22-12-18, 10:07 AM
Currumbin Eagles U19 half or centre Nash Geyer is undertaking the pre-season with the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts squad after a 2018 season saw him score 58 points from 15 fifteen games.

The 58 points came from 13 tries and three goals. He scored a hat trick against Ormeau and doubles against Mudgeeraba, Burleigh and Bilambil. Nash Geyer who is the son of former Melbourne Strom player Mark Geyer also scored in matches against Ormeau, Runaway Bay and Southport on two occasions. He kicked two goals early in the season against Beaudesert and also kicked a goal against Runaway Bay.

In the 2018 U19 Grand Final Nash Geyer started at half as Currumbin defeated Southport, with Nash Geyer capping off a solid match with a try.

In August he made his GCRL First Grade debut when he ran on against Tugun.

mdrew
22-12-18, 06:33 PM
After representing Northern Rivers at the U16 level in 2018, hooker Zac Hicks will once again represent the Northern Rivers Titans in 2019, this time at the U18 level. For Northern Rivers in 2018 the Murwillumbah youngster played in three Andrew Johns Cup U16 matches, with those matches being against the Greater Northern Tigers, North Coast and the Newcastle Knights Development Squad.

mdrew
23-12-18, 07:08 AM
Group One front rower Logan Smith may not score a great deal of tries but is more than an effective player as was evidenced by a 2018 season which saw him represent Group One at the U15 level as well as playing for Ballina in the Group One competition.

In 2019 he will be lining up for the U16 Andrew Johns Cup Northern Rivers Titans squad.

For Ballina he played in 14 Group One U15 matches and also played four in the U16.5 competition, making his debut against Kyogle in Round One. In all four of his U16.5 matches he backed up after playing in the U15 match the game earlier

mdrew
23-12-18, 03:21 PM
The Northern Rivers Titans may not have the “name recognition” of some of their opponents when they make their debut under their new moniker when they take to the field in a trial against Burleigh in February 2019, but they will have some experience in their side including Murwillumbah youngster Nelson Ewing.

In 2018, Nelson Ewing played thirteen matches in the U18 NRRRL competition, scoring two tries, kicking a goal and also kicking a field goal.

2018 also saw him make his NRRRL Reserve Grade debut when he played against Cudgen in July. Nelson Ewing also played a second NRRRL Reserve Grade game this season the week after his debut with the match against Kyogle.

mdrew
23-12-18, 08:15 PM
Beaudesert Kingfishers backrower Ben Smith will be a battle for a spot in the 2019 Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup squad after a 2018 season that saw him progress from the Beaudesert U17 Division Two side through to the Gold Coast Rugby League competition.

In the U17 Division Two competition, Ben Smith played in ten matches, primarily starting at lock or in the second row and scored his sole try of the 2018 season against Currumbin early in the season.

Ben Smith made his U19 debut for the Kingfishers in June against Runaway Bay going on to play five U19 matches all off the bench.

Ben Smith was been playing for Beaudesert his entire career

mdrew
23-12-18, 09:45 PM
Congratulations to Casino RSM fullback/five eight Lachlan West for his move to Keebra Park for the 2019 season.

mdrew
24-12-18, 07:49 AM
Lismore Marist Brothers youngster Campbell Harvey comes into the 2019 Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup squad after a 2018 season in the Group One U16.5 competition which saw him score seven tries from just eight matches.

He scored a double against Kyogle, with his other five tries coming in individual matches against Casino RMS on two occasions, Kyogle also on two occasions and Ballina

mdrew
24-12-18, 09:32 AM
2019 Titans U15 Development squad member Damon Coldwell was recently part of the Far North Coast U15 7's rugby squad that finished third in the New South Wales 7's Championships.

mdrew
24-12-18, 03:13 PM
The 2019 Northern Rivers Titans U16 side will certainly have some speed in the backline including 2018 Group One U15 representative and Casino RSM fullback Matthew Avery.

For Casino RSM in the Group One U15 competition he finished the season with six tries from 13 matches, including a double against Kyogle and also scored against Ballina, Clarence Coast, Lismore Marist Brothers (those tries came in a four game stretch midseason) and South Grafton. Matthew Avery also played in three Group One U16.5 matches debuting in Round One against Lismore Marist Brothers and went on to play in three U16.5 matches, backing up after the U15 match on two occasions.

Matthew Avery also played three matches for the Group One U15 representative side at the New South Wales Country U15 Championships, starting each match at fullback

mdrew
24-12-18, 03:33 PM
Leevai Sutton who recently played for the Titans U18 side has recently been selected in the Samoa Open Men’s team for the Marist 9s tournament in Samoa, February 22nd-23rd 2019.

mdrew
25-12-18, 07:39 AM
Hooker/half Zac Stevens hails from the Toowoomba region and will be continuing his rugby league career in the region in 2019 as part of the Western Mustangs U20 Hastings Deering’s Colts squad.

This season Zac Stevens played in sixteen matches for the Western Mustangs U20 Hastings Deering’s Colts side coming into the side in Round Three against the Ipswich Jets starting from the interchange bench and also scoring what turned out to be his sole try of the season.

Zac Stevens moved into the starting side at hooker for the Western Mustangs Round Six match against Burleigh and also started at hooker in Round Seven against Souths Logan before moving back to the bench for Rounds Ten to Fourteen proving a spark off the bench of the Mustangs.

Round Sixteen against Norths saw Zac Stevens once again in the starting side this time at half back for the Western Mustangs match against Norths and Zac Stevens has maintained his starting position in the halves ever since.

I say in the halves as in Rounds Eighteen and Twenty Three against the Northern Pride and Wynnum Manly respectively Zac Stevens started the matches wearing the No. 6 jersey.

Early in 2018 Zac Stevens represented the South West Queensland Emu’s side against a Toowoomba Rugby League All Stars selection.

In 2018 Zac Stevens also played in three Toowoomba rugby League Reserve Grade matches with those matches being against Southern Suburbs on two occasions and against the Warwick Cowboys.

For the MM Cup Final winning 2017 Western Mustangs side Zac Stevens played in all eight of Western Mustangs matches including a semi-final and of course the Final against the Souths Logan Magpies which the Mustangs won 40 – 30. In Round Six against Victoria Zac Stevens crossed for his sole MM Cup try on the season in a tough 28 – 20 loss for the MM Cup Champions.

Upon completion of the 2017 MM Cup competition Zac Stevens transitioned back to the Toowoomba Rugby League U18 competition playing in twelve matches for Toowoomba Valleys including their Grand Final win over Warwick where he started at hooker.

Zac Stevens finished the U18 TRL season with 22 points from four tries and three goals. Zac Steven’s tries all came towards the end of the 2017 season coming against Goondiwindi, Gatton, Wattles and Dalby. In the early August match against Wattles when he scored Zac Stevens also kicked his three goals for his season total.

Zac Stevens made his Hutchies A Grade Cup debut in August 2016 against Oakey and also played First Grade the following week against Wattles, a very good achievement for a 17 year old hooker playing against men in a hard fought tough competition.

2016 saw Zac Stevens play for the Toowoomba Clydesdales in the MM competition where he started every match at hooker including scoring in the first MM match of the 2016 season against the Central Crows.

Upon completion of the 2016 MM competition, Zac Stevens played in the U18 Toowoomba Rugby League competition for Toowoomba Valleys. Zac Stevens and his team mates had a successful season culminating in a 20 – 12 Grand Final victory over the Warwick Cowboys with Zac Stevens starting at hooker and scoring a try in the 2016 Grand Final. Over the course of the TRL U18 season in 2016, Zac Stevens started at hooker in thirteen matches, scoring seven tries in addition to his Grand Final try including a double against Burnett Blue in the depths of a freezing Toowoomba winter.

Over the course of his career to date Zac Stevens has made a number of representative sides for the Toowoomba Clydesdales, Darling Downs and South West Mustangs, including the 2014 QSSRL Darling Downs side and scored a try against Wide Bay in that competition. At the U14 level in 2013 he was named Best and Fairest across the season in the Toowoomba Junior Rugby League

mdrew
25-12-18, 06:05 PM
When the U18 Northern Rivers Titans run out in 2019 one player who will be leading from the front is Bilambil Jets youngster Lachlan Hallard.

2019 will in fact be the second season that he will be part of the Northern Rivers U18 squad after playing three matches in the 2018 U18 Laurie Daley Cup competition.

In that competition Lachlan Hallard started three matches in the second row, the first of which was against North Coast and then scored in his other two matches which were against Central Coast and the Greater Northern Tigers.

In addition to his success with Northern Rivers, he had a outstanding season in the Gold Coast Rugby League competition with the Jets.

Lachlan Hallard started the 2018 season in the GCRL U17 Division One competition, playing in eight matches.

Lachlan Hallard spent a fair portion of the U19 matches that he played at five eight, playing in a total of seven U19 matches scoring in his final U19 match of the season against Burleigh. On three occasions he played both the U17 Division One and U19 fixtures on the same weekend.

Such was his outstanding form over the course of the 2018 season for Bilambil, Lachlan Hallard was selected for his GCRL First Grade debut in August against Burleigh (he had scored against them earlier in the day in the U19 match) and played his second First Grade match the following weekend against Currumbin

mdrew
26-12-18, 06:27 AM
When the Northern Rivers Titans make their debut in February 2019 against Burleigh one of their leading lights will be young Titans linked hooker Jonah Whitlam-Rose who played for South Tweed in the Group 18 Junior Rugby League competition at the U16 level this season and is a player with a maturity and leadership qualities beyond his years that are on display every time he runs onto a field.

In 2018 Jonah Whitlam-Rose captained the Northern Rivers U16 Andrew Johns Cup side taking them to the finals in the first year of the competition. In the competition he started at hooker and captained the side in each of their five matches and scored a double in Round One against the Newcastle Knights U16 Development Squad in an outstanding display of dummy half running.

Representative honours are nothing new for the St Joseph’s College Banora Point student, he represented Group 18 at the NSW Country U15 Championships in 2017 in three matches scoring a hat trick against Group 19 and in 2016 represented Group 18 at the U14 level in two matches.

mdrew
26-12-18, 08:23 AM
Good to see former Titans NYC hooker, Jordan Scott back on the Gold Coast to play for Burleigh's Queensland Cup side after two years and 33 matches for the Souths Logan Magpies.

mdrew
26-12-18, 06:15 PM
Lochlyn Sheldon is a Titans linked player who was an ever present in the front row for the Burleigh Bears early in the Hastings Deering’s U20 Colts side this year, starting in the front row in their first nine of their matches before being promoted to the Gold Coast Rugby League Burleigh First Grade side.

In 2019 Lochlyn Sheldon will line up once again for the Burleigh Hastings Deering’s U20 Colts side.

Lochlyn Sheldon is not going to score many tries but did score in Round Three this season in the local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls.

Lochlyn Sheldon made his Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade debut for Burleigh starting from the bench in Round Six when the Bears defeated Bilambil 40 – 10. Lochlyn Sheldon played eight matches for Burleigh in the Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade competition this season.

Lochlyn Sheldon had a very good 2017 season on the field for Burleigh in the MM Cup competition and for Runaway Bay across multiple grades in the Gold Coast Rugby League competition. In addition, Lochlyn Sheldon played one match for the Burleigh Bears U20 Colts Challenge side which was in Round Fourteen against the Ipswich Jets, that afternoon Lochlyn Sheldon made his debut from the interchange bench and scored a second half try in a positive debut Colts match.

For Burleigh in the MM competition, Lochlyn Sheldon captained the side and started in five of their six matches in the front row and came off the interchange bench in Round Three. Lochlyn Sheldon crossed for three tries over the six matches, scoring in Round One against Redcliffe, in Round Three against North’s and also in Round Six in the local derby against Tweed Heads Seagulls a match in which Burleigh won and a match that also included a number of Tians linked players on both sides.

For Runaway Bay in the Gold Coast Rugby League Competition, Lochlyn Sheldon played twelve matches in the U19 competition, eleven in the Doug Lipp Cup including starting the Grand Final at lock (Unfortunately Runaway Bay were defeated 13 – 6 by Beaudesert) and one match in the A grade making his A Grade debut in August against Ormeau.

Across his twelve matches in the U19 competition, Lochlyn Sheldon scored five tries all coming in a stellar four game period mid-season where he scored double against Mudgeeraba and also tries in that period against Beaudesert, Burleigh and Bilambil. Lochlyn Sheldon made his Doug Lipp Cup debut in June against Bilambil and went on to make eleven appearances for Runaway Bay in that competition scoring three tries which came against Ormeau, Tugun and Bilambil. In five of his eleven Doug Lipp Cup matches, Lochlyn Sheldon played in the U19 contest and then backed up to play the Doug Lipp Cup fixture immediately after the conclusion of the previous match.

Lochlyn Sheldon was named player of the carnival for the 2016 Confraternity Shield as well as being named in the second row for the Queensland Independent Colleges (QIC) Secondary Schools rugby league side after playing for Gold Coast based Aquinas College in the carnival which was held in September 2016.

Fellow Aquinas College student Lachlan Douglas was also named in the all carnival side in the front row. Lachlan Douglas is currently part of the 2018 Burleigh U20 Hastings Deering’s squad.

Previously Lochlyn Sheldon has made multiple representative sides, including the Queensland U13 side, South Coast U15’s where he was named player of the match on Day Two against Darling Downs, Qld Marron U15’s from which he made the U15 Australian Merit Team with Titans linked Konrad Edwards and also the Queensland U16 side in 2015, which also contained Titans Ben Thomas and Darius Farmer.

Lochlyn Sheldon was part of the Brisbane Broncos elite development squad for a number of years, but unfortunately for him he was not able to gain a contract with the Broncos, which was good news for the Titans

mdrew
27-12-18, 07:10 AM
One of the most talked about youngsters this off season has been Deon Samuela who has been named in the Burleigh 2019 MM Cup squad.

The electric young fullback was outstanding for TSS in the GPS School Boy Rugby First XV competition this season. For the TSS First XV side this season Deon Samuela started at fullback in all eight of their matches scoring three tries including a Round Three double against Toowoomba Grammar School and also a try in Round Nine against Nudgee College.

Deon Samuela last played rugby league on the Gold Coast at the U15 Division One level in 2016 for Runaway Bay, a year he also represented South Coast at the QSSRL U15 Championships.

In 2016 for Runaway Bay Deon Samuela played in eight matches in the U15 Division One competition scoring 44 points from four tries and fourteen goals. All of Deon Samuela’s tries came in a two week early season span when he scored doubles in consecutive weeks against the Southport Tigers and the Currumbin Eagles.

Post the 2016 Gold Coast Junior Rugby League season, Deon Samuela transferred to TSS where this GPS season was a standout for the Gold Coast based school in the U16A competition in 2017.

Even though he did starting any First XV games for TSS in 2017 Deon Samuela came off the bench on two occasions being against Ipswich Grammar School and Brisbane Grammar School. Against Ipswich Grammar School he made an outstanding break through the centre of the field after retrieving a kick and was unlucky not to score.

In the Brisbane Grammar School First XV match in 2017 Deon Samuela was on the end of a great TSS back line movement to score in the left corner. Deon Samuela was also part of the Queensland U16 side that won the Australian U16 Championships and was selected at fullback in the 2017 Australian U16 merit side as a result.

In 2015 Deon Samuela was part of the U14 Titans development squad that defeated Samoa at Burleigh. Whilst he played the majority of his club football at five eight, Deon Samuela played at half for the Titans development squad, Deon Samuela has also represented the Gold Coast in Vikings and Kookaburra’ squads over the last number of years across multiple age groups starting at U13’s.

mdrew
27-12-18, 07:58 AM
There has been many examples of the benefits of touch to a young players rugby league, including AJ Brimson, therefore it good to see the success that two Titans youngsters had in 2018.

Titans contracted Rowan Mansfield and 2019 Titans U15 Development Squad member Desmond Ferguson were members of the Ballina Coast High School Far North Coast U15 Championship winning side, both were also U15 Far North Coast representatives.

mdrew
27-12-18, 07:50 PM
Young goal kicking fullback, five eight or winger Titans linked Jayden Campbell had an exceptional 2018 Season starting in the MM Cup competition for Burleigh and his subsequent elevation to the Bears Hastings Deering’s Colts side for whom he will also play for in 2019.

As a result Jayden Campbell has been brought into the Titans U18 Development set-up and was part of the Titans U18 sides that played against PNG and NSW Country recently in fact scoring in the match against NSW Country at Cudgen in wet and miserable conditions.

From a trivia perspective, Jayden Campbell is the son of one of the Titans favourite sons being Preston Campbell.

Jayden Campbell started the 2018 season in the MM Cup competition, playing in all six of Burleigh’s matches. Jayden Campbell started three matches on the wing being Rounds One, Two and Four, one at fullback being Round Three against Tweed Heads and Rounds Six and Seven at five eight.

Through those six matches Jayden Campbell scored 50 points from four tries and seventeen goals. Jayden Campbell scored a double in Round One against Sunshine Coast and also scored against the Western Mustangs in Round Six and Victoria in Round Seven. In Round One against the Sunshine Coast Jayden Campbell had a big day with the boot kicking eight goals.

Jayden Campbell came into the Burleigh Hastings Deering’s Colts side in Round Sixteen in the local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls starting on the left wing. Jayden Campbell played on the left wing in three other matches before moving back to fullback for Burleigh’s Round 21 match against Wynnum Manly.

Jayden Campbell also started Round 23 at fullback against the Townsville Blackhawks and in Round Twenty Four against the Easts Tigers in the final regular season round.

In his seven matches, Jayden Campbell has scored two tries and kicked eight goals, coming from two goals in four different matches. The matches were in Round Seventeen against Norths, Round Twenty against Victoria, Round Twenty-One against Wynnum Manly and in Round Twenty Three against Townsville.

Jayden Campbell’s two tries both came in the final ten minutes of the Round Twenty Three match against the Townsville Blackhawks and he converted both of his own tries in that match.

Between the completion of the MM Cup competition and his elevation to the Burleigh Colts side, Jayden Campbell played a number of matches in the Gold Coast Rugby League competition with the Helensvale Hornets, normally playing in the U19 competition and then backing up for the Doug Lipp Cup match where he played alongside his father on a number of occasions.

In the U19 competition, Jayden Campbell played in eleven matches scoring seven tries and kicking 41 goals for a total point’s haul of 110 points. Jayden Campbell scored doubles against Ormeau and Bilambil and has also scored against Ormeau, Currumbin and Burleigh.

With the boot, Jayden Campbell has had a couple of big games including kicking seven against Beaudesert in his first U19 match of the season and kicked six goals in a late May match against Currumbin as well as five in Round Sixteen against Runaway Bay.

In the Doug Lipp Cup competition, Jayden Campbell played in seven matches for a 57% try scoring rate and also kicked eleven goals for a 38 point haul. Jayden Campbell’s first three tries came in his first three Doug Lipp Cup matches of the season which were against Currumbin, Southport and Ormeau. His fourth try came in Round Sixteen against Runaway Bay when Jayden Campbell partnered his father Preston in the halves.

In 2017 in the U17 Division One competition on the Gold Coast playing for Helensvale, Jayden Campbell had a great season including starting at fullback and kicking seven goals in their Grand Final victory. As a result of his form this season Jayden Campbell has been named in the Burleigh Bears MM Cup training squad for the 2018 version of the competition.

Over the course of the 2017 U17 Division One competition Jayden Campbell scored exactly 100 points from 44 goals and three tries to finish as the competitions leading point’s scorer. In Helensvale’s first final against Bilambil Jayden Campbell scored two tries and kicked six goals for 20 points in the match.

Earlier in the 2017 season, Jayden Campbell scored his other try which came against Southport and he also kicked six goals in that match. Jayden Campbell’s biggest match with the boot came against Ormeau in the depths of winter when he kicked eight goals in a match.

Jayden Campbell also played two matches for Helensvale in the U17 Division Two competition scoring two goals and kicking three goals. He scored all of his U17 Division Two points against Southport in May of this year.

mdrew
28-12-18, 08:52 AM
Luke Maiden a Toowoomba youngster has recently signed a Titans Rookie contract and has headed to the Gold Coast to play for the Burleigh Bears U20 Hastings Deering’s Colts side in 2019.

From a trivia perspective Luke Maiden is the nephew of former Manly and New South Wales State of Origin star Nic Kosef (thanks for the information Bart, much appreciated).

After an outstanding MM Cup campaign in 2017, Luke Maiden this season once again played in the MM Cup for the Western Mustangs this season and just like last year, once that competition concluded he moved immediately to the Western Mustangs Hastings Deering’s U20 Colts squad.

In his second season in the MM Cup with the Western Mustangs Luke Maiden played in all six matches and had a 50% try scoring strike rate. Luke Maiden scored in Rounds One, Five and Seven against Victoria, Sunshine Coast and South’s Logan respectively.

His progression to the Western Mustangs Hastings Deering’s Colts side saw Luke Maiden play in eight matches. Luke Maiden came into the side in Round Eight against Tweed Heads when he started on the interchange bench. Luke Maiden has also started on the interchange bench in Rounds Ten Eleven and thirteen against the Mackay Cutters South’s Logan and the Easts Tigers respectively.

Luke Maiden moved in the starting side in Round Sixteen against Norths starting the match at lock. In total in his eight matches, Luke Maiden started two matches in the front row, one at lock and five from the interchange bench.

Luke Maiden’s sole try of the 2018 Colts season came in Round Fourteen against the Ipswich Jets.

In addition to his Western Mustangs duties at the MM Cup and Colts levels, Luke Maiden also found the time to play for Southern Suburbs in the U18 Toowoomba Rugby league competition including starting in the front row in Round One against Toowoomba Valleys where he scored in Southern Suburbs 26 – 8 victory.

In total for Southern Suburbs in the U18 Toowoomba rugby League competition including the finals series, Luke maiden played in seven matches scoring four tries which came against Toowoomba Valleys, Goondiwindi and South Burnett in the regular season.

In the Preliminary Final against Dalby, Luke Maiden started in the front row and scored a try in the 12th minute of the second half as Southern Suburbs defeated Dalby 44 – 4 to progress to the Grand Final.

In the U18 Toowoomba Rugby League Grand Final against Highfields and Districts Luke Maiden started in the front row in the 38 – 10 win.

In 2018 Luke Maiden also played two Toowoomba Rugby League First Grade matches making his debut against Toowoomba Valleys in late June and also playing against Goondiwindi in late July.

At the Western Mustangs Awards Presentation night in November 2017, Luke Maiden was awarded the Western Mustangs Players Player award.

In 2017 after being part of the Western Mustangs MM Cup winning side early in 2017, Luke Maiden graduated to the Western Mustangs U20 Colts side where he started a number of matches in the front row after starting the MM Cup Grand Final at lock and being a key contributor to the 40 – 30 grand final victory over the South’s Logan Magpies and similarly in the U18 National final against Parramatta.

In 2017 the St Mary’s Toowoomba High School student started all eight of the Western Mustangs MM Cup matches at lock, scoring in Round Two against the Mackay Cutters and also in Round Eight against the Central Crows.

In 2017 Luke Maiden broke into the Western Mustangs U20 Colts Challenge side in Round Five when he came off the bench against South’s Logan and also started on the bench in Rounds Six and Eight.

Luke Maiden’s first start at the U20 Colts Challenge level was in Round Nine when he started in the front row against the Burleigh Bears. In total in the U20 Colts competition in 2017 for the Western Mustangs, Luke Maiden played in nine matches, starting four from the interchange bench and five in the front row.

Luke Maiden also played a number of matches in the Toowoomba Rugby League competition over the course of the 2017 season for Southern Suburbs in the U18 and First Grade competitions. In the U18 TRL competition Luke Maiden played in two matches scoring in the first of those against Highfields and Districts and made his Hutchies A grade debut Toowoomba Valleys in July 2017.

mdrew
28-12-18, 04:14 PM
Daniel Shannon is a local Titan’s linked young front rower was part of the Burleigh Bears MM Cup squad this season as well as in the 2017 season although in 2017 he did not play in any matches. Daniel Shannon progressed to the U20 Colts competition with the Burleigh Bears post the completion of the MM Cup.

For Burleigh in the 2018 MM Cup competition, Daniel Shannon played in all six matches starting five in the front row and coming off the bench in Round Three in the local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls.

Daniel Shannon scored just the one try in the MM Cup this season which was against Redcliffe in Round Two in an impressive Burleigh win at Pizzey Park.

Post the MM Cup competition, Daniel Shannon played for Southport and played in nine matches in the U19 competition and three in the Doug Lipp Cup competition.

Daniel Shannon came into the Southport U19 side in Round Three starting in the front row in a 22 all draw against Bilambil and also started in the front row in seven other matches before his Colts promotion. In Round 16 with the Burleigh Colts side having a bye Daniel Shannon lined up in the front row against Currumbin in a tough 26 – 16 loss.

Daniel Shannon scored two U19 GCRL regular season tries, the first came in early July against Currumbin and then Daniel Shannon scored his second try in the following round against Mudgeeraba.

In Week One of the GCRL U19 Finals series, Daniel Shannon started in the front row for Southport as they defeated Bilambil 34 – 8.

In Week two of the GCRL U19 Finals series, Daniel Shannon once again started in the front row for Southport against Currumbin with the Tigers winning 20 - 14.

In the U19 Grand Final Daniel Shannon started once again in the front row for Southport against Currumbin but unfortunately Southport went down 34 – 20, Daniel Shannon however was very good for the Tigers that Sunday afternoon.

Daniel Shannon made his Doug Lipp Cup debut in Round Three this year when he started in the second row for Southport against Bilambil. Daniel Shannon also started in Round Five in fact starting in the centres on that occasion against Helensvale and also played against Mudgeeraba in June.

It has been an impressive effort from Daniel Shannon to start in the front row in the U19 match in Rounds Three and Five and them back up to start in the Doug Lipp Cup matches immediately after.

Daniel Shannon was deservedly promoted to the Burleigh Hastings Deering’s Colts side for their Round 17 match against Norths starting the match from the bench on a tough day for Burleigh.

In total in the 2018 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition to date, Daniel Shannon played in four matches, all from the bench.

Daniel Shannon was also selected in the 2018 Queensland Indigenous U18 side for the QPIIC Championships held in October 2018.

In 2017 Daniel Shannon played for the Southport Tigers in the Gold Coast Rugby League competition specifically at the U17 and U19 levels. Daniel Shannon also represented the Queensland Indigenous side in 2017 at the QPICC carnival at Beenleigh in October.

Daniel Shannon has alternated between the U17 Division Two and U19 levels for Southport in 2017, playing six matches in each competition and had a very busy weekend. On Saturday Daniel Shannon lined up for the Southport U19 side coming off the interchange bench in their semi-final loss 21 – 14 to Currumbin and on Sunday started in the front row for Southport in their 21 – 14 Grand Final loss to Burleigh. In the 2017 U17 Division Two competition, Daniel Shannon crossed for two tries on the season, the first coming against Coomera in July and the second in early August against Helensvale.

In 2016 Daniel Shannon was part of the Gold Coast White CC side for this season, starting the last two matches off the bench. He played the 2015 season with the Mudgeeraba Redbacks where he scored three tries across the ten matches that he played at the U15 Division One level and he also played seven matches up at the U16 Division Two level, where he mainly came off the bench.

Daniel Shannon also represented Murri United in the Queensland Murri tournament in late 2015 and was in fact selected in the Queensland U15 Murri side which toured Fiji and won all three of their matches on that tour alongside Jesse Brasslin

mdrew
28-12-18, 09:44 PM
Titans linked young former Group 18 centre or winger Caleb Hodges had an outstanding 2018 season including starting on the wing for the PBC School Boy side that won the GIO Cup National Final against Patrician Brothers College Blacktown and will start the 2018 swason as part of teh Tweed Heads MM Cup squad.

Caleb Hodges also started from the bench for PBC in the Queensland GIO Cup Final against Kirwan State High School and also having a hand in the success of the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup side in the 2018 season.

Caleb Hodges joined the Tweed Heads MM Cup squad and PBC this season with an impressive pedigree including representing the U16 New South Wales Indigenous side in 2017 where he started in the second row and also representing Group 18 on numerous occasions in the junior age levels. Caleb Hodges played his club rugby league in the 2017 season for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the U16 Group 18 competition, with a team mates being fellow Titans youngster and PBC student Jordan Tauali’i.

For the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the MM Cup competition this season, Caleb Hodges played in four matches scoring for two tries. Caleb Hodges scored his first try in Round Six against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls and also scored in Tweed Heads semi-final against Souths Logan.

Caleb Hodges was named to start on the interchange bench in Round One but did not make the final 17 but came into the Tweed Heads side in Round Five against the Townsville Blackhawks and stayed in the side for the remainder of the season.

Caleb Hodges started from the interchange bench in Rounds Five and Six and in the centres for Round Seven and the semi-final. Interesting Caleb Hodges was named to start at hooker in Round Six against Wynnum Manly but ended starting from the bench instead in that match.

Caleb Hodges played his club rugby league on the Gold Coast with the Bilambil Jets and in 2018 played in three grades for the Northern New South Wales based club.

In the U17 Division One competition, Caleb Hodges played in four matches for Bilambil scoring against Ormeau. Caleb Hodges also made two appearances in the GCRL U19 competition with those matches being against Burleigh and Currumbin.

Caleb Hodges made his Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade debut in May of this year when he came on against Tugun.

Caleb Hodges was a regular for the PBC Open side’s 2018 GIO Cup campaign starting from the bench in their Queensland GIO Cup final victory over Kirwan State High School and moved to the starting side on the left wing for the GIO Cup National Final against Patrician Brothers College Blacktown with PBC running out 20 – 12 winners to be crowned the 2018 GIO Cup National Champions.

mdrew
28-12-18, 11:44 PM
Titan Daniel Butterini is a local young centre originally from just south of the border, who is part of the Titans High Performance Program and is also at PBC State High School as part of their Rugby League excellence program. Daniel Butterini was also part of the 2017 Titans U15 squad that played against a Balmain Tigers selection late last year, in that match Daniel Butterini spent the majority of the game in the centres.

2018 will see him as part of the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup squad.

At the start of this season, Daniel Butterini was part of the Gold Coast Vikings Yellow side that competed in the U16 South East Queensland Challenge and post that competition was called up to be part of the South East Queensland Green side for the Queensland U16 Age Championships playing all four of their matches including the Championship final which SEQ Green won 30 – 18 SEQ White.

Daniel Butterini played his club rugby league this season with Currumbin playing in twelve U16 Division One matches including the finals series scoring three tries in total, including a double against Mudgeeraba and also scored early in the season against Runaway Bay.

Daniel Butterini started for Currumbin in the U16 Division One Grand Final but was on the losing side with Nerang coming out victorious 24 – 8.

Daniel Butterini also played one match this season in the U17 Division One competition with that match coming against the Bilambil Jets late in the 2018 season.

Daniel Butterini was selected this season in the South Coast U15 QSSRL side in 2017. Earlier in the 2017 season Daniel Butterini was also selected in the Group 18 U15 squad after representing Group 18 at the U14 level in 2016 where he played primarily at fullback in the New South Wales Country Age Championships.

In late 2015 Daniel Butterini was named on the wing for the Titans U13 development squad for their match against a Toowoomba U14 selection, but unfortunately he did not participate in the match due to injury. In 2014 Daniel Butterini was named in the New South Wales North Coast U12 rugby league side from the Burringbar Public School in Murwillumbah.

mdrew
29-12-18, 12:03 AM
The Tweed Heads Seagulls 2019 Colts side contains some exciting players, one being Codey McLaughlin.

The youngster was part of the 2018 Tweed Heads Seagulls MM side and post that competition has played in the GCRL U19, Doug Lipp Cup and First Grade competitions for Runaway Bay.

In the MM Cup competition for Tweed Heads this season, Codey McLaughlin played in five matches starting all five from the interchange bench and scoring twice. Codey McLaughlin’s first try came in Round Two against Victoria and he followed that with a try in Round Five against the Townsville Blackhawks.

For the U19 Runaway Bay side post the MM Cup competition Codey McLaughlin played in twelve regular season matches scoring six tries. Codey McLaughlin scored a Round Fourteen double against Mudgeeraba and also scored in Round Fifteen against Burleigh and well as in Round Seventeen against Beaudesert. Earlier in the season Codey McLaughlin scored against Bilambil and Ormeau to round out his seasons try scoring.

In the Doug Lipp Cup competition for Runaway Bay Cody McLaughlin played five regular season matches including starting Round Sixteen against Helensvale in the second row and Round Seventeen in the centres against Beaudesert, debuting against Currumbin and April.

Codey McLaughlin scored two regular season Doug Lipp Cup tries including scoring in just his second game at that level against Tugun and also scored in his starting debut against Helensvale in Round Sixteen.

In Week One of the GCRL Finals series, Codey McLaughlin started in the second row as well as scoring for Runaway Bay in their 40 – 12 win over Burleigh in the Doug Lipp Cup competition.

In Week Two of the GCRL Finals series, Codey McLaughlin started in the second row for Runaway Bay once again in their 25 – 4 win against Beaudesert.

Codey McLaughlin also started in the second row for Runaway Bay in the Doug Lipp Cup Preliminary Final against Currumbin with Runaway Bay going down by a solitary point 17 – 16 in a hard fought contest.

Codey McLaughlin made his deserved GCRL First Grade debut in late June coming off the bench for Runaway Bay against Tugun.

Codey McLaughlin played the 2017 season with the Helensvale Hornets in the GCRL U17 Division One competition including starting at five eight in Helensvale’s 34 – 20 Grand Final victory over Ormeau. Over the course of the U17 Division One 2017 season Codey McLaughlin played in thirteen matches scoring four tries in the process with the tries coming against Southport, Mudgeeraba, Runaway Bay and Burleigh.

For Gold Coast Green in the CC Cup competition in 2016, Codey McLaughlin played in all eight matches, starting the seven regular season games at right centre, but he started the quarter final on the right wing. Over the course of the CC season he scored three tries which came against the Easts Tigers in Rounds One and Six and also against Toowoomba in their quarter final loss, he also kicked two conversions in a Round Two win against local rivals Gold Coast White.

In addition in 2016 Codey McLaughlin also represented South East Queensland White in the Queensland Age Championships at the U16 level, and on Day Two scored a try and kicked two conversions in a win against South East Queensland Green and on Day Three kicked three conversions in a big 42-24 victory over the Northern Marlins.

mdrew
29-12-18, 05:34 AM
he Burleigh MM Cup squad for the 2019 season is rightly considered an outstanding side.

One of the results is the selection of talented youngsters such as Stanley Jackson in the squad.

The powerful young right sided second rower is a former Titans U14 development squad member who until recently continued to elevate his game with the incredible Logan Brothers Club in Brisbane’s south.

It was exciting to see Stanley Jackson playing on the Gold Coast and dominate in his second GCRL U17 Division One match for Helensvale as they defeated Mudgeeraba 58-16 in Round Ten. In the Round Ten match he was unstoppable on his way to scoring four tries.

Stanley Jackson’s first match for Helensvale was in Round Nine against Runaway Bay when he started in the second row.

Earlier this season Stanley Jackson was part of the Easts Tigers MM Cup side, playing all seven of their matches. He started one match at lock being Round One against Central Queensland, one in the second row, four in the front row and one from the interchange bench.

I did not see all of his MM Cup matches this season but he certainly was outstanding for Easts in their Round Seven match against Tweed Heads and even though the Tigers were defeated Stanley Jackson stood up well to the powerful Tweed Heads Seagulls forward pack.

Stanley Jackson scored tries in Rounds Five and Six against Redcliffe and Northern Pride respectively.

Stanley Jackson was a standout for Logan Brothers U16’s in 2017 and in one game against Carina that I saw was at his rampaging best as Logan Brothers put Carina to the sword with Stanley Jackson being prominent on the right side for Logan Brothers both in attack and defence.

Earlier in 2017 Stanley Jackson was part of the Brisbane Red U16 representative side for the South East Queensland U16 pre-season competition.

In 2015 Stanley Jackson started in the front row for the Titans U14 development squad in their 28-10 win against Samoa. He also captained his U14 Logan Brothers club side in their GBJRL grand final that same year at Nundah against Wynnum Manly.

Stanley Jackson made numerous representative sides in 2015 including U14 Stingers and U14 South East Queensland for the Queensland age championships in June, starting in the front row for both of those representative sides. Previously Stanley Jackson has been part of the Titans, Broncos and Cowboys development squads

mdrew
29-12-18, 06:22 AM
The Western Mustangs Colts side endured a difficult 2018 season but with players like James Robinson in the squad there is reason to be optimistic for the upcoming season.

James Robinson was a shining light throughout the season starting all of the Western Mustangs matches in the second row and captaining the side on each occasion.

In the Hastings Deering’s Colts competition this season James Robinson crossed for two tries with his first try of the season coming in Round Eight in a tough 32 – 28 loss to the Tweed Heads Seagulls. James Robinson’s other try came in round Thirteen against the Easts Tigers.

James Robinson was the nominated Western Mustangs goal kicker in Rounds Eighteen and Twenty One against the Northern Pride and Victoria respectively and kicked two goals in each of those matches.

In 2017 James Robinson was co-captain of the Western Mustangs MM Cup side that defeated Souths Logan in the Grand Final in a high scoring affair 40 - 30. After the completion of the MM Cup competition, James Robinson graduated to the Western Mustangs U20 Colts Challenge side after spending some time in the Toowoomba Rugby League competition with Gatton.

James Robinson played in all except one of the 2017 Western Mustangs MM Cup matches missing only Round Six. In all of the Western Mustangs matches that he played in James Robinson started in the second row including both MM Cup finals and the National U18 Final against the Parramatta Eels. In his 2017 MM Cup matches James Robinson scored two tries including scoring a key try in the MM Cup Grand Final that the Western Mustangs won 40 – 30. James Robinsons other try came in Round Five against the Central Queensland Capras.

James Robinson played in eight 2017 U20 Colts Challenge matches, starting seven in the second row and coming off the interchange bench in the other being Round Twelve. James Robinson broke into the Western Mustangs Colts side in Round Four against the Easts Tigers and also played Round Five. James Robinson came back into the U20 squad in Round Twelve and played the remainder of the season there scoring against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in Round Fourteen.

As previously noted James Robinson has also played a number of matches in the 2017 Toowoomba Rugby League competition for Gatton including four in the U18 competition and two Hutchies A Grade Cup matches. In his four matches at the U18 level James Robinson scored three tries including a double in his first U18 match of the season against Goondiwindi and he also scored the following week against Wattles.

James Robinson made his Hutchies A Grade debut in May 2017 against Wattles backing up from the U18 fixture and also played against Southern Suburbs in early August. 2017 is the second season that James Robinson has played in the Toowoomba Rugby League Hutchies A Grade Cup competition after he played ten matches A Grades matches as a 17 year old in 2016 scoring two tries which came against the Warwick Cowboys and Toowoomba Valleys

mdrew
29-12-18, 06:52 AM
At the NRL level in 2019, one player who I expect to shine is local junior Jai Whitbread.

The former Gold Coast Titans and Northern Rivers junior was signed late in 2017 by the Titans on a Top 30 two year contract and deservedly so after standout performances for the Brisbane Broncos NYC side in 2016 and 2017 as well as a storied school boy rugby career with the Southport School (TSS) in the GPS First XV School boy rugby competition where he played primarily at outside centre.

As a local junior it was great to see Jai Whitbread make his NRL debut for the Titans when he came off the bench in Round 18 against the Sydney Roosters making a more than positive impression in limited minutes on the field.

In total in his NRL debut Jai Whitbread played 18 minutes running for 32 metres, 10.5 of those post contact and made nine tackles at a tackling efficiency of 81.8% in a solid debut for the 186cm 107kg Titans junior and South Tweed product.

Even though Jai Whitbread is still eligible to play U20’s in 2018 he started the season with the Burleigh Bears Queensland Cup side, starting ten of his 12 matches to date from the interchange and starting two being Rounds 13 and 14 against Ipswich and the Northern Pride respectively.

Jai Whitbread scored his sole try to date in Round Three against Tweed Heads and also getting a try assist in that match when he broke through the Tweed Heads defensive line before passing to half back Jamal Fogerty to score.

Jai Whitbread broke the Tweed Heads line right through the middle of the ruck on about his own 20 metre line and showed quite good pace especially on the wet and muddy field to draw the fullback and pass to his right to Fogerty near the half way line.

Jai Whitbread’s try against the Tweed Heads Seagulls can be put down solely to perservence. A long break was made and the ball spun wide late in the first half but Jai Whitbread, who once again showed quite decent speed kept up with the play nicely and was rewarded for his efforts when he received an inside pass from Jamal Fogerty, Jai Whitbread had the presence of mind to also bring the ball around to score close to the left upright.

In Round Four against the South’s Logan Magpies, Jai Whitbread suffered concussion like symptoms and had to be replaced when he was hit by a shoulder charge by Souths Logan interchange and Brisbane Bronco’s contracted front rower, Thomas Flegler who was immediately sent off. Jai Whitbread was however named for Burleigh’s Round Five match against the Central Queensland Capra’s.

Over the course of the recent off-season, Jai Whitbread started on the interchange bench in all of the Titans NRL trials and was one of the Titans best in their NRL trial loss to the Brisbane Bronco’s in Toowoomba as well as a solid performer against the Warriors on the Sunshine Coast a fortnight later.

So far in the Queensland Cup this season through his thirteen matches Jai Whitbread has played 444 minutes for Burleigh, making 1 092 metres, 357 of those post contact (32.69%) and made 220 tackles at a tackling efficiency of 90.1%.

Jai Whitbread is averaging 34 minutes, just over seven hit-ups for 78.8 metres and 17 tackles. Jai Whitbread has also been credited with fifteen tackle breaks and a line break (the one that led to Jamal Fogerty’s try in Round Three) a try assist this season and four offloads.

Jai Whitbread had a standout match in Round Thirteen against the Ipswich in his first starting appearance having career highs (at that time) in multiple categories including minutes (70), running metres (166) and tackles (31).

In Round 19 a week after his NRL debut Jai Whitbread was outstanding for the Bears as they defeated Central Queensland 24 – 14. 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%.


In Round One against the Sunshine Coast Falcons in his debut Queensland Cup match, Jai Whitbread played 32 minutes, making 57 metres from six hit-ups, 13 of those post contact and sixteen tackles at a tackling efficiency of 88.89%.

In Round Two against the Redcliffe Dolphins, Jai Whitbread played 33 minutes, making 94 metres from twelve hit-ups, 34 of those post contact and fifteen tackles at a tackling efficiency of 88.25%.

In addition to his try and try assist in Round Three against the Tweed Heads Seagulls, Jai Whitbread played 33 minutes, making 79 metres from six hit-ups, 16 of those post contact and fifteen tackles at a tackling efficiency of 100% in a more than solid display in wet and windy conditions at Tweed Heads in a solid Burleigh victory 32 – 12 where fellow Titans NRL contracted youngster Tyrone Roberts-Davis also scored for Burleigh.

In Round Four Jai Whitbread started on the interchange bench for the fourth match in a row this time against a giant South’s Logan Magpies pack and played 34 minutes, running for 77 metres, twenty two of those post contact on nine carries and made 13 tackles at a tackling efficiency of 92.86%, yet another solid game for the South Tweed junior even taking into account being knocked out by a deemed shoulder charge. Jai Whitbread was also credited with one tackle break.

The table below compares Jai Whitbread’s 2017 NYC per game averages as well as his 2018 Queensland Cup and NRL per game averages:

2017 NYC 2018 Q Cup 2018 NRL

Games played 23 13 1

Minutes per game 55 34.25 18

Runs per game 12 7.8 6

Metres made per game 118 84 32

Tackles per game 26 16.92 9

In 2017 Jai Whitbread was the 18th man for the New South Wales U20 State of Origin side and in 2018 was named in the starting side but withdrew as a result of a hand injury. Jai Whitbread in addition to his rugby league commitments is studying a Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Phycology so he is also a very intelligent young man.

Jai Whitbread who originally hails from the Tamworth region of New South Wales and played his junior rugby league with the South Tweed Bears in the Group 18 junior rugby league competition and played a First Grade trial with the Broncos in February 2017 when he came off the bench against the Ipswich Jets in Ipswich.

In 2017 Jai Whitbread played in twenty three matches for the Broncos NYC side including their finals matches, starting twenty one of those matches in the front row and the other two matches being Rounds Four and Five from the interchange bench. On those matches Jai Whitbread scored two tries which came against the Wests Tigers in Round Eleven and against Newcastle in the Bronco’s first final match this season.

Jai Whitbread’s 2017 per match averages included 118 running metres on 12 hit-ups and 26 tackles (90% tackling efficiency) in just over 55 minutes. On sixteen occasions Jai Whitbread ran for more than 100 metres including an incredible effort in Round Eleven against the Wests Tigers when he ran for 201 metres. On sixteen occasions also Jai Whitbread made more than twenty tackles including Round Eleven against Wests Tigers when he made 47 tackles. Over the course of the 2017 NYC season Jai Whitbread also made six line breaks and off loaded the ball on seven occasions.

In 2016 whilst still U18 eligible, in fact he represented New South Wales U18 that year, Jai Whitbread made twenty one NYC appearances for the Broncos starting in the front row thirteen matches and coming off the interchange bench in eight more, His 2016 per match season averages included 78 running metres on 8.5 hit ups and 21 tackles (92% tackling efficiency) in 45 minutes.

Jai Whitbread’s two 2016 NYC tries came in Round Eight against the Rabbitohs and Rounds Twenty Six against the Sydney Roosters. His best running metre performance in 2016 was in Round Twenty Two against the Dragons and defensively Jai Whitbread in Round Seventeen made 35 tackles with no misses against the Melbourne Storm.

The 186cm 107kg Jai Whitbread was a former Titans contracted junior from just south of the Border and played for New South Wales at the U16 and U18 levels and also CC and MM Cup for Gold Coast based squads in previous seasons. At the start of the 2016 season Jai Whitbread was signed by the Broncos after a successful GPS rugby career with the Southport School where he played three years in the school’s First XV and making a number of GPS representative sides. Interestingly Jai Whitbread played school boy rugby in the centres but in rugby league has played either front row or second row exclusively

mdrew
29-12-18, 07:44 AM
The Tweed Heads Seagulls 2019 MM Cup squad will not be short of size in the forwards with Jordan Tauali’i the giant Titans linked front rower and PBC student in the squad.

HE was a key member this season of the Tweed Heads Seagulls U17 Division One side that was competing in the GCRL competition for the first time with Jordan Tauali’i leading the Seagulls to the finals.

In the U17 Division One competition for Teed Heads Jordan Tauali’i played in eleven matches including their final’s match.

In those matches Jordan Tauali’i scored two tries, the first coming in Round One against Bilambil as Tweed Heads celebrated their U17 Division One inclusion with a victory over their closest rivals. Jordan Tauali’i’s other 2018 U17 Division One try was scored against Mudgeeraba in late June.

In Week One of the U17 Division One finals Jordan Tauali’i started in the front row for Tweed Heads who unfortunately went down 42 – 14 to a Carsil Vaikai led Runaway Bay to end what was an encouraging first season in the Gold Coast Rugby League U17 Division One competition.

Jordan Tauali’i has also played a number of matches for the PBC Open side and in particular was effective from the bench against Marsden State High School at Waterford mid-season in a big PBC win.

Jordan Tauali’i started the 2018 season as part of the Northern Rivers U18 Laurie Daley Cup side, playing in three matches starting all in the front row and in the “local derby” against North Coast had a great battle against North Coast front rower Lewis Cooper. The ground literally shook such were the hits against each other in that match.

The three matches that Jordan Tauali’i played in the 2018 Laurie Daley Cup were against North Coast, Central Coast Roosters and the Greater Northern Tigers and he started in the front row in each of those matches.

Jordan Tauali’i had a very solid 2017 season commencing with representing Group 18 at the U16 level and then progressing through to playing for the East Coast Dolphins U16 side in the New South Wales Country Age Championships.

Jordan Tauali’i finished the 2017 season by participating in the Titans U16 High Performance Unit camp in Lennox Heads and starting for the Titans in their U16 match against a Western Mustangs U16 selection.

The Palm Beach Currumbin High School student who is in the Rugby League Excellence program at the school scored two tries for the East Coast Dolphins U16 side earlier this season, both coming in the first round when he scored a double against the Central Coast. East Coast Dolphins U16 team mates included fellow Titans linked youngster Ben Liyou and Kade Hill.

The 2017 East Coast Dolphins U16 side actually made the New South Wales Country U16 final with Jordan Tauali’i starting the final in the front row. Post the final Jordan Tauali’i was named as a starting front rower in the 2017 New South Wales Country U16 side that toured New Zealand’s South Island convincingly winning both matches. Fellow Titans linked youngsters Ben Liyou and Kade Hill were also part of the New South Wales Country U16 touring side.

Jordan Tauali’i was born in Auckland and moved with his family in Australian when he was just 18 months old. In addition to playing rugby league Jordan Tauali’i also played two seasons in rugby with the Currumbin Alligators before moving back to rugby league where he has stayed ever since.

Jordan Tauali’i was also a nominee for the Aquis Sports Person of the Year in 2017. Jordan Tauali’i has also represented Samoa on a number of occasions including in 2015 playing for Samoa U14’s against a Titans U14 Development Squad. The Titans U14’s Development Squad won a hard fought match 28 – 10

mdrew
29-12-18, 09:46 AM
The Western Mustangs 2019 MM Cup side has a number of outstanding talents involved including front rower Mitchell Farlow.

The young lock or front rower from the Highfields club in the Toowoomba Rugby League competition was a solid performance for the Western Mustangs U16 Development Squad that played a match against the Titans U16 Development Squad in Lenox Heads in Northern New South Wales in October 2017.

Mitchell Farlow was part of the Western Mustangs MM Cup side in 2018, coming into the side in Round Six against the Burleigh Bears, a match that the Western Mustangs staged a remarkable comeback from 34 – 6 down to win 39 – 34.

Mitchell Farlow also played in Round Seven against the Souths Logan Magpies. Mitchell Farlow came off the bench in both of his MM Cup matches this season.

Post the MM Cup competition, Mitchell Farlow played in fourteen matches for Highfields and Districts including the Finals series in the U18 Toowoomba Rugby League competition including playing in the Grand Final against Southern Suburbs.

Highfields and Districts lost the Grand Final 38 – 10 against an outstanding Southern Suburbs side with Mitchell Farlow starting from the interchange bench in the match.

In 2017 Mitchell Farlow started a lock in the 2017 Toowoomba Junior Rugby League U16 Grand Final but his Highfields side were defeated by Toowoomba South’s 32 - 20. Over the course of the 2017 U16 competition, Mitchell Farlow started in nine matches for Highfields, including the Grand Final but did not cross the try line, it certainly was not through lack of effort that is for sure.

In 2017 Mitchell Farlow represented Toowoomba U16’s at the South West Mustangs U16 trials and from there was selected in the front row for the South West Mustangs side that participated in the U16 Central Division Carnival. At the conclusion of the Central Division Carnival Mitchell Farlow was selected in the Central Crows U16 side for the Queensland Age Championships

mdrew
29-12-18, 10:24 AM
The Tweed Heads Seagulls 2019 Colts squad is shaping as an outstanding side full of skill, size, strength, power and speed.

One player that satisfies the speed criteria is Kiu Nuku-Ngala.

he young fullback or winger had a solid 2018 season, starting in the MM Cup for Tweed Heads, playing for Currumbin in the Gold Coast Rugby League U19 competition and also getting a late season opportunity with Tweed Heads in the U20 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition.

For Tweed Heads in the MM Cup competition, Kiu Nuku-Ngala started on the wing in all seven of Tweed Heads matches including their finals loss to Souths Logan and scored his sole try of the competition in Round Six against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls.

With the Currumbin Eagles in the GCRL U19 competition Kiu Nuku-Ngala progressed all of the way through to the Grand Final against Southport.

In the Grand Final Kiu Nuku-Ngala started on the wing and kicked three conversions against a Daniel Shannon led Southport with Currumbin coming out on top 34 – 20.

In the Preliminary Final Kiu Nuku-Ngala started on the wing and scored for Currumbin as they qualified for the Grand Final overcoming Bilambil 36 – 26.

In Week Two of the U19 Finals series Kiu Nuku-Ngala started on the wing in a 20 – 14 Currumbin loss against Southport.

In the GCRL U19 regular season Kiu Nuku-Ngala played nine matches scoring five tries and kicking five goals of a point’s tally of 30. Kiu Nuku-Ngala scored early season tries against Beaudesert and Helensvale. Mid-season Kiu Nuku-Ngala scored in consecutive rounds against Southport, Burleigh and Ormeau.

Kiu Nuku-Ngala got a late season opportunity with the Tweed Heads Colts side starting from the interchange bench and scoring on debut in Round Twenty Four against the Northern Pride.

Kiu Nuku-Ngala had an interrupted first season on the Gold Coast in 2017 after moving down from Brisbane where he played for the Norths Devils in the CC Cup competition in 2016.

In the 2017 U17 Division One competition, Kiu Nuku-Ngala played in seven matches for Burleigh and scored a double against Runaway Bay in June and followed that up a week later with his third try of the season against Mudgeeraba.

Kiu Nuku-Ngala played in the CC Cup competition in 2016 for Norths and in fact scored in their tough semi-final loss to South’s Logan. Also in 2016 Kiu Nuku-Ngala was selected at fullback for the South East Queensland Green U16 side for the Queensland Age Championships scoring a kicking three goals on Day One against Central.

mdrew
29-12-18, 12:52 PM
A key member of the 2019 Burleigh Bears MM Cup side will be Titans linked half/five eight Tyrese Walker. who recently was involved in the Titans U18 matches against PNG and NSW Country.

Tyrese Walker moved to the Gold Coast early in 2018 and played the remainder of the 2018 season for the Burleigh Bears in the U19 Gold Coast Rugby League competition and through the regular season rounds finished as the leading try scorer in the competition with fourteen.

Tyrese Walker made his debut on the Gold Coast in Round Five against the Currumbin Eagles when he started from the interchange bench but moved into the starting line-up at five eight in Round Six against Mudgeeraba.

Tyrese Walker played in eleven U19 regular season matches scoring fourteen tries for a strike rate of 127% whilst splitting his time between starting at five eight and in the centres for the Bears. Tyrese walker scored in his second U19 fixture which was in Round Six against Mudgeeraba and he has not stopped scoring ever since.

Tyrese Walker scored four tries to announce himself to the Gold Coast public in Round Seven against Beaudesert an scored a hat trick in late June against Beaudesert once again. Tyrese Walker scored a double in Round Fourteen against Helensvale and in that match also kicked four goals.

Tyrese Walker’s other tries have come against Helensvale, Southport and Ormeau and from late May to mid-July this year scored in every match that he was involved in including the seven tries in the two matches against Beaudesert.

In Week One of the GCRL U19 Finals series, Tyrese Walker started at five eight for Burleigh as they went down 32 – 26 to Mudgeeraba kicking a conversion in the hard fought loss.

As a 17 year old Tyrese Walker played the 2018 SG Ball season with the North Sydney Bears after playing for the Bears in the 2017 U16 Harold Matthews Cup competition.

For the Bears in the SG Ball competition, earlier this season, Tyrese Walker played in six matches scoring two tries which both came in Round Seven in a 26 – 12 loss to the Cronulla Sharks. Tyrese Walker came into the North Sydney Bears side in Round Two off the interchange bench against the Western Pirates. Tyrese Walker played five matches from the inter change bench but did start at half back in Round Five against Souths Sydney.

In the 2017 U16 Harrold Matthews Cup competition Tyrese Walker played in eight matches for Norths Sydney starting seven from the interchange bench. Tyrese Walker’s start was in Round Four against the Illawarra Steelers when he started at half back.

Tyrese Walker scored two tries in the 2017 U16 Harrold Matthews Cup competition with both tries coming in Round Five against the Canberra Raiders.

In 2017 in addition to playing in the Harold Matthews Cup competition for North Sydney, Tyrese Walker played club rugby league for the Asquith Magpies in the 2017 Sydney Northern U16 Silver competition. In that competition, Tyrese Walker scored an impressive fourteen tries from just sixteen matches. Tyrese Walker started the Grand Final at half back however Asquith lost 28 – 26 to the Mona Vale Raiders.

Tyrese Walker scored a hat trick against the Avalon Bulldogs in the Preliminary Final and earlier in the year scored a double against Five Docks RSL. The remainder of his tries came singularly in different games

mdrew
29-12-18, 02:33 PM
A key member of the 2019 Burleigh MM Cup squad will be Cole Geyer.

The young hooker has been outstanding this season in both the MM Cup competition and for Currumbin in the U17 Division One competition and Cole Geyer also got an opportunity in the GCRL U19 competition as a result.

In the MM cup competition for the Tweed Heads Seagulls Cole Geyer started at hooker for Tweed Heads opening three matches against Norths, Victoria and Burleigh. His sole MM Cup try of the season came in Round Two against Victoria.

Post the MM Cup competition Cole Geyer transitioned back to the U17 Division One competition and was outstanding over the course of the regular season playing in nine matches and scoring nine tries for a 100% strike rate through the regular season.

Cole Geyer scored three doubles which were against Ormeau, Tweed Heads and Burleigh in the final round of the U17 Division One regular season being Round Eleven. Cole Geyer also scored against Mudgeeraba, Bilambil and Runaway Bay.

In Round One of the GCRL U17 Division One Finals series, Cole Geyer started once again at hooker and was dominant throughout scoring a double as Currumbin defeated Ormeau 18 – 8 in the Qualifying Final to continue their progress towards U17 Division One Premiership success.

In the second round of the GCRL U17 Division One Finals series, started at hooker and made it three tries from two finals matches as he led Currumbin to a 32 – 22 win over Burleigh in a match of exceptional quality.

In the 2018 U17 Division One Grand Final against Runaway Bay, Cole Geyer started at hooker for Currumbin as they overcame the Seagulls to win 30 – 10 in an outstanding display by the Eagles.

Cole Geyer made his U19 debut for Currumbin in June against Bilambil and played his other U19 match in July against Helensvale.

The Marymount College Burleigh Heads student has represented his school with distinction this season including leading Marymount to victory in the Titans School Boy Open competition and in fact Cole Geyer was named Player of the Competition.

Marymount College defeated Keebra Park C 52 – 6 in the final with Cole Geyer scoring the first try of the game to give Marymount College the lead which they never relinquished.

Cole Geyer also represented Marymount College at the 2018 Confraternity Shield and was the Spirit Award winner for Marymount College in the competition. Cole Geyer started at hooker in all six of Marymount College’s matches.

In the Qualifying rounds Marymount College defeated Marist College Ashgrove 24 – 10 in Round One and Rockhampton Grammar School 17 – 10 in Round Two before drawing 18 all with St Brendan’s College Yeppoon in Round Three.

They lost their Qualifying final 24 – 16 to Cathedral College before bouncing back to defeated St Augustine’s College Cairns 24 – 6 and in their final match of the competition suffered a 24 – 22 defeated to Rockhampton Grammar School.

The talented young Currumbin Eagles hooker had an outstanding 2017 rugby league season both from a club and school boy perspective. For his Currumbin side Cole Geyer started at hooker in their 34 – 4 grand Final win over Burleigh scoring a try and also proudly represented his school side being Marymount College in a number of school boy competitions including the GIO Cup when they lost in the last minute to Redbank Plains State High School in a great match which easily could have ended in Marymount’s favour.

Over the course of the 2017 U16 Division One season for Currumbin Cole Geyer played in twelve matches scoring eight tries. Cole Geyer had an outstanding start to the season scoring in each of his five games against Southport, Ormeau, Runaway Bay, Helensvale and Ormeau again. In the match against Helensvale, Cole Geyer in fact crossed for a double. Later in the season Cole Geyer also scored against Runaway bay and as noted scored against Burleigh in the U16 Division One Grand Final.

At the 2017 Queensland Independent Secondary Schools Rugby League (QISSRL) Carnival held at Padua College in Brisbane, Marymount College in fact were the Bob Linder trophy winners beating fellow Gold Coast School Aquinas College in the final and also the QRL Referees Fair Play Award Winners. In the QISSRL Carnival, Cole Geyer played in all six of Marymount’s matches scoring in a tough 16 – 8 loss to St Augustines College Cairns.

mdrew
29-12-18, 02:45 PM
The 2019 Burleigh Colts squad contains Allan Lockwood who is a young fullback or centre who is originally from the Kempsey area, but moved to the Gold Coast to continue his career with the Titans at the start of 2016 as a part of the Titans High Performance Unit.

In early 2016 he captained the NSW Koori’s U16 side in their annual Murri v Koori U16 interstate clash, with the match finishing in a 16 all draw. For young Lockwood this was the second year in a row that he represented NSW Kurri in this annual match. From a trivia perspective, he is related to Greg Inglis, a cousin I believe.

In 2018 Allan Lockwood alternated between playing for Burleigh in the U20 Hastings Deering’s Cup and the Bears Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade side.

Allan Lockwood started the 2018 season in the Burleigh Colts side playing in twelve matches in totals and scoring three tries. Allan Lockwood scored a double in Round Fourteen against the Northern Pride and also scored in Round Twenty Three against Townsville.

Allan Lockwood started the opening two rounds at fullback. After missing Round Four Allan Lockwood was back in the Burleigh Colts side in Round Five against Souths Logan starting on the wing and also playing on the wing in Rounds Six and Seven.

After playing a number of matches for the Burleigh GCRL First Grade side, Allan Lockwood came back into the Burleigh Colts side in Round Thirteen against Ipswich, starting in the centres and stayed in the centres for the remainder of the season.

Allan Lockwood made his Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade debut against Tweed Heads in April. Over the course of the 2018 GCRL First Grade competition, Allan Lockwood played eight matches for Burleigh scoring three tries which came against Ormeau, Bilambil and Runaway Bay.

The 2017 season saw Allan Lockwood play for Burleigh in the MM Cup competition and upon competition of that competition, the talented youngster made a successful transition to the Burleigh Colts side playing a number of matches at fullback and in the centres. Allan Lockwood also played a number of matches in Gold Coast Rugby League competition for the Bilambil Jets.

For Burleigh in the 2017 MM competition, Allan Lockwood played in five of their six matches missing only Round Three. Allan Lockwood started the first two rounds at fullback and then played in the centres in Rounds Four, Five and Six. Allan Lockwood came into the Burleigh Colts side in Round Two starting at fullback.

For the Burleigh Bears in the U20 Colts Challenge competition in 2017, Allan Lockwood played in thirteen of Burleigh’s fifteen matches scoring three tries the first of which came in Round Five against the Sunshine Coast Falcons.

Allan Lockwood’s other two tries came in consecutive matches in Round Nine against the Western Mustangs and Round Ten against Tweed Heads. Allan Lockwood started at fullback in his first four Colts matches and then transitioned to the centres for his remaining matches in that competition.

For Bilambil in the Gold Coast U19 competition, Allan Lockwood played in eight matches including starting in the centres in Bilambil’s 34 – 20 Grand Final victory over Tugun. In those eight matches Allan Lockwood scored five tries which all came in two consecutive matches the first when he scored a hat trick against Currumbin and in his next U19 match Allan Lockwood scored against Mudgeeraba. Allan Lockwood made his Gold Coast Rugby League A Grade debut in August against Burleigh.

Allan Lockwood played the 2016 season with the Burleigh Bears in the U17 Division One competition and started at fullback in their 18 – 12 Grand Final victory. Over the course of the season for Burleigh, Allan Lockwood played in ten matches, scoring seven tries including a double against Currumbin in Round One and a double against Grand Final opponents Runaway Bay mid-way through the season. Allan Lockwood also played for Gold Coast White in the CC Cup competition where he played both at five eight and in the centres scoring two tries in the process.

Bart
29-12-18, 03:29 PM
Have they trimmed the 2 coast sides down yet mate do you know ? , it will be interesting too see who gets the hooking role , You would expect it too be Cole for burleigh and Jed for Tweed but there are a few others in the running

ja4220
29-12-18, 04:46 PM
Have they trimmed the 2 coast sides down yet mate do you know ? , it will be interesting too see who gets the hooking role , You would expect it too be Cole for burleigh and Jed for Tweed but there are a few others in the running

Burleigh cut their squad down to 30 I think the week before last.

mdrew
29-12-18, 07:55 PM
Agree mate Jed and Cole will certainly be in the running for their respective teams


Have they trimmed the 2 coast sides down yet mate do you know ? , it will be interesting too see who gets the hooking role , You would expect it too be Cole for burleigh and Jed for Tweed but there are a few others in the running

mdrew
29-12-18, 08:23 PM
Evan though there will be a lot of competition for a spot in the halves for the 2019 Burleigh Bears MM Cup side, I fully expect Ryan Rivett to make it almost impossible for the coaching staff to leave him out.

The Titans linked half spent the 2018 season playing for Burleigh in the U16 Division One competition but also got an opportunity in the U17 Division One competition as well.

Ryan Rivett started at half back and scored a hat trick for the Titans U16 side in a 60 – 10 win over PNG at Pizzey Park and was named by the coaches as the player of the match. Ryan Rivett also started in the halves for the Titans U16’s in their 30 – 10 to New South Wales Country U16’s and kicked a second half conversion in the match.

In the U16 Division One competition, Ryan Rivett played in twelve matches including the finals series scoring 101 point from eight tries, thirty four goals and a field goal (kicked against Southport).

From a regular season try scoring perspective, Ryan Rivett scored a double against Runaway Bay and also scored against Helensvale, Mudgeeraba in two separate matches and against Southport.

Ryan Rivett’s best goal kicking match was against Mudgeeraba in June when he kicked six and on three occasions he kicked four goals in a match.

In Week Two of the U16 Division One Finals series, Ryan Rivett started at half back for Burleigh as they defeated Helensvale 24 – 18. In the Friday night match Ryan Rivett scored a try and kicked four from four.

In Week Three of the GCRL Finals series being the Preliminary Finals, Ryan Rivett was certainly busy. On the Friday night he started at half back in the U16 Division One match, scoring as Burleigh went down 28 – 26 to Currumbin.

Ryan Rivett then started at five eight for the Burleigh U17 Division One side, scoring a try and kicking three second half conversions but unfortunately Burleigh went down to a rampant Runaway Bay side 34 – 22 to end their season.

Ryan Rivett made his U17 Division One debut against Mudgeeraba in late May 2018 starting the match at half back and running riot on the way to scoring a hat trick. In his second and final U17 Division One match of 2018 Ryan Rivett kicked two goals against Helensvale.

Ryan Rivett has also recently been selected in the 2018 Queensland Indigenous U16 side for the QPIIC Championships to be held in October in Beenleigh.

Ryan Rivett was part of the Gold Coast Vikings White U16 side that played in the South East Queensland U16 Challenge early in the season and recently was named joint winner of the GCRL U16 Representative Player of the Year.

The nippy young Burleigh Bears half back’s outstanding 2017 season culminated in him putting on a Titans jersey for the Titans U15 side that took on a Balmain Tigers selection at Cudgen late last year, 2017 also saw Ryan Rivett be part of the Gold Coast Academy of Sport Excellence Program.

Over the course of the GCJRL 2017 U15 Division One competition for Burleigh Ryan Rivett played in thirteen matches scoring five tries, kicking nine goals and a field goal for 39 points on the 2017 season. All of Ryan Rivett’s tries came in individual matches against Southport on two occasions, Coomera on two occasions and Helensvale.

Ryan Rivett’s field goal came late in the season against Coomera. Ryan Rivett started off the season as Burleigh goal kicker, kicking four in a match against Southport and the following week, three against Coomera. All of his season’s goals came in the first four rounds of the competition

mdrew
30-12-18, 08:15 AM
Larryon Tevita, the New Zealand born youngster moved over to the Gold Coast in January of this year and played for the Burleigh Bears MM Cup side for the 2018 season before being promoted to the Burleigh Colts side as well as progressing through the ranks of the Gold Coast Rugby League competition all the way to the First Grade competition with Burleigh.

Larryon Tevita has recently been named in the 2019 Burleigh U20 Hastings Deering’s Colts side.

Larryon Tevita came into the Bears 2018 MM side in Round Three being the local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls in Burleigh’s tough 36 – 6 loss with the young man starting in the front row.

Larryon Tevita also started on the interchange bench in Round Four against the South’s Logan Magpies a match that Burleigh lost 34 – 20. In total in the MM Cup for Burleigh this season, Larryon Tevita played in four matches, starting in the front row on two occasions and from the bench in the other two.

Post the MM Cup competition, Larryon Tevita played in seven matches for Burleigh in the regular season in the Gold Coast Rugby league U19 competition. On debut in Round Three of the U19 Gold Coast Rugby League competition, Larryon Tevita scored a double against Beaudesert and also started from the bench in Round Four in a tough 31 – 18 loss to Southport when Southport’s Titans Rookie Squad centre Callum Boomer was close to unstoppable, in Round Five also scored in Burleigh’s 26 – 22 victory over Currumbin.

In Week One of the GRCL U19 finals series Larryon Tevita started in the second row and scored for Burleigh in their tough 32 – 26 loss against Mudgeeraba.

Larryon Tevita also played in one Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade match, making his debut coming off the interchange bench in July.

Larryon Tevita made his Doug Lipp Cup debut for Burleigh in Round 16 against Bilambil when he came off the bench in their ten point loss and was backing up after starting in the front row in the U19 match that preceded his Doug Lipp Cup debit.

In Round Eleven and Thirteen of the Hastings Deering’s Colts competition, Larryon Tevita was named on the extended bench for the Burleigh Bears side however did not make the final 17 for either match.

Larryon Tevita made his deserved U20 Hastings Deering’s Colts debut in Round Sixteen against Tweed Heads starting from the bench and scoring an impressive double and he broke into the starting line-up in Round Twenty when he started in the second row against Victoria and in Round Twenty-One maintained his starting spot when he started in the front row against Wynnum Manly and in Round 23 against the Townsville Blackhawks.

In total in 2018 Larryon Tevita played in seven Hastings Deering’s Colts matches, starting four (three in the front row and one in the second row) and coming off the bench on the other three occasions.

The former Kelston Boys High School student was rewarded for a solid season in late 2017 when he was named at lock in the 2017 SAS College team of the year. The majority of players named in the 2017 SAS College team of the year are now in NRL aligned U20 squads so Larryon Tevita’s inclusion certainly highlights his ability on the field against quality opposition and opposition in the main at least a year older than him.

2018 Burleigh Bears U20 Colts recruit Mikey Williams was named in the centres in the SAS College team of the year as well as the competitions leading try scorer with eight tries to his name.

In 2017 Larryon Tevita played for the Auckland based Glenora Rugby League club, playing a number of matches in the Open U17 competition and also one match in the SAS Fox Memorial Premier First Grade Competition, not bad at all for a 17 year old.

Larryon Tevita also represented Kelston Boys High at the 2017 New Zealand National Secondary Schools Premier Tournament starting at lock in all five of their matches which were against Southern Cross Campus twice including the Championship final, Wesley College, Rotorua Boys High School and St Thomas of Canterbury College

mdrew
30-12-18, 04:35 PM
Looking to break into the Burleigh MM Cup squad next year will be local young second rower Kyah Watts from the Burleigh Bears junior rugby league club on the Gold Coast where he played the 2018 season at the U17 Division One level as well as being involved in PBC’s GIO Cup campaign.

For Burleigh in the 2018 U17 Division One season Kyah Watts played in ten matches including the finals series, scoring three tries. Kyah Watts scored early in the season against Runaway Bay and then scored in consecutive rounds mid-season against Currumbin and Tweed Heads.

Kyah Watts played the 2017 season at the U16 Division One level for Burleigh, including starting in the second row in the Grand Final which Burleigh lost 34 – 4 against the talented Currumbin Eagles. For Burleigh in the U16 competition, Kyah Watts crossed for a single try which came against Helensvale in Burleigh’s first final in 2017.

Kyah Watts this season was part of the PBC open squad playing a number of matches in the centres for the Queensland and National GIO Cup Champions and has previously played for the U13 and U14 Titans Development squads against Samoan opposition.

2017 also saw Kyah Watts play for the U16 Gold Coast Vikings side in the U16 South East Queensland pre-season competition. In 2016 Kyah Watts was also part of the South Coast U15 side that competed in the U15 QSSRL competition where he was selected on the bench scoring three tries across four games. From there Kyah Watts was selected in the U15 Queensland White side for the U15 ASSRL national Championships playing in all of Queensland White’s matches.

In previous season Kyah Watts also made a number of representative sides including the U14 Vikings and the South East Queensland U14 squad, where he started on the bench for SEQ. For SEQ he scored three tries across the Queensland age championships, including a double against the Capricorn Capra’s and also a try against the North Queensland Marlins

mdrew
31-12-18, 05:30 AM
A key member of the 2019 Burleigh Bears Hastings Deering’s Colts side will be outstanding strike centre Mikey Williams.

The young Auckland New Zealand born centre moved over to Australia and started the season as part of the Burleigh Bears U20 Hastings Deering’s Colts side starting in the centres in their 28 – 24 victory over the Sunshine Coast Falcons in Round One.

After playing in nine matches for Burleigh in the U20 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition, Mikey Williams was promoted to the Burleigh Bears Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade side and did not looked back, alternating between playing on the wing and in the centres.

After his move from the Colts competition, Mikey Williams played in eleven GCRL First Grade regular season matches, scoring seven tries including a double on debut against the Bilambil Jets in late May and also a double against Ormeau.

As noted above Mikey Williams started the 2018 season as part of the Burleigh Bears Hastings Deering’s U20 Colts side and prior to his promotion started in the centres in all nine of Burleigh’s Colts matches. Mikey Williams last Colts match was in Round Eleven against the Easts Tigers.

In those nine matches, Mikey Williams scored four tries, the first of which came in Round Four against Souths Logan. His other tries came in Round Six against the Western Mustangs, Round Eight against Central Queensland and Round Nine against the Townsville Blackhawks.

2017 saw Mikey Williams play a lot of matches for both his school boy side, being Auckland’s St Pauls College and well as in the SAS Fox Memorial competition which is essentially an Auckland based U20 competition with the standard being quite high as well.

In 2017 Mikey Williams was part of the St Pauls First XIII side that won the SAS College Open Rugby League Championship for the third straight season with a victory over Kelston Boys High for whom new Burleigh Bears MM Cup player Larryon Tevita started at lock. Mikey Williams was also part of the 2016 St Pauls Open side.

To cap off a great 2017 rugby league season, Mikey Williams was named in the 2017 SAS College Rugby League team of the year in the centres with Burleigh MM Cup and Colts player Larryon Tevita named at lock.

Mikey Williams also took home the leading try scorer of the season award with eight tries including a double in a victory over Aorere College in one of the early rounds of the competition in a dominant display.

Mikey Williams played in the SAS Fox Memorial competition for Richmond, playing in a total of twelve matches scoring four tries including a double in June against the Te Atatu Roosters and tries in consecutive weeks against the Mangere East Hawks and Mt Albert. Mikey Williams also played one match in the 2017 SAS Fox Memorial Premier competition, which is the Auckland equilivant to the Gold Coast Rugby League First grade competition, an impressive feat for an 18 year old school boy.

In 2017 Mikey Williams was also selected in a New Zealand Select U18 side that played against the Australian School Boys with Mikey Williams starting on the interchange bench for the New Zealanders. Starting on the wing for the New Zealand Select U18 side was 2018 Tweed Heads Seagulls U20 Colts player Aublix Tawha.

Mikey Williams made the New Zealand Select side after starting in the centres for the U18 New Zealand Residents side in their 28 – 10 victory over New Zealand Taurahere with Mikey Williams scoring in the match. Mikey Williams was also selected for the New Zealand U18 side in 2017.

A team mate in the U18 New Zealand Residents side was 2018 Tweed Heads Seagulls U20 Colts player Aublix Tawha and opponents in the New Zealand Taurahere side were Titans contracted Jaxson Paulo (try scorer) and Darius Farmer, both of whom were also team mates in the Burleigh Bears Colts side and are now also playing for the Burleigh First Grade side.

From an additional representative perspective Mikey Williams has represented the Akarana Falcons at the U15 level in 2014 and U17 level in 2015 in the New Zealand National Age Championships, scoring three tries in 2014 and one in 2015

mdrew
31-12-18, 01:48 PM
One of a number of Titans contracted players who have been selected in the 2019 U16 Emerging squad is Flynn Daniel.

The young Burleigh Bears second rower in 2018 played some outstanding rugby league for Burleigh in the U15 Division One competition and for PBC which led to his selection in the South Coast U15 side.

From the QSSRL U15 Championships Flynn Daniel was selected for the Queensland U15 White side for the ASSRL U15 Championships. In those Championships Flynn Daniel played in all four of their matches with those matches being against New South Wales Combined Independent School , ACT on two occasions and Queensland Maroon.

Flynn Daniel started in the second row for the Titans U15 side as they defeated a U15 Balmain Tigers touring side 16 - 10. Flynn Daniel operated on the right side of the field for the Titans in the match in his two stints on the field.

In the GCRL U15 Division One competition Flynn Daniel played in nine matches including Burleigh’s two finals matches scoring thirteen tries, finishing third on the U15 Division One try scoring list and in fact led all forwards from a try scoring perspective in the 2018 U15 Division One competition.

In Week One of the U15 Division One finals Flynn Daniel started in the second row as Burleigh defeated Southport 72 -2 scoring a hat trick and also started in the second row in Week Two of the finals as Burleigh were knocked out after going down 34 – 24 against Runaway Bay with Flynn Daniel contributing a double for Burleigh.

In addition to the outstanding U15 Division One Finals series noted above, Flynn Daniel scored eight tries in the U15 Division One regular season, including hat tricks against Southport and Coomera and also scored against Currumbin and Robina.

Team mates in Flynn Daniel’s U15 Division One side are fellow Titans contracted youngsters the outstanding lock Bailey Martin and hooker Kaden Somerville and Titans U15 Development Squad members such as winger Jayden Wright.

Flynn Daniel played the 2017 season on the Gold Coast with Burleigh in the U14 Division One competition unfortunately losing the Grand Final 31 – 16 to Ormeau, Flynn Daniel started the Friday night Grand Final in the second row in maroon and white.

Over the course of the 2017 GCJRL U14 Division One competition, Flynn Daniel scored two tries from nine matches played with his tries coming against Nerang in May and against Runaway Bay in mid-July. In 2017 Flynn Daniel was also part of the Gold Coast Academy of Sport Rugby League Excellence Program which wound up for this year in early October.

mdrew
31-12-18, 07:47 PM
The Tweed Heads Seagulls 2019 MM Cup side has size, strength, speed and power covered in the centres with Titans linked James Torrens involved. He played against NSW Country U16 at Cudgen at the end of the year.

The tough young centre was impressive throughout the 2018 season for Northern Rivers in the U18 Laurie Daley Cup competition as well as in the NRRRL competition for Ballina for whom he played across all three grades of the NRRRL competition including an outstanding NRRRL First Grade debut.

James Torrens started off the season, performing solidly for Northern Rivers in the inaugural U18 Laurie Daley Cup competition starting in the centres in four matches against the Newcastle Knights Development Squad, North Coast, Central Coast Roosters and the Greater Northern Tigers.

For the Ballina Seagulls in the NRRRL U18 competition, James Torrens finished the regular season playing in eleven matches and scoring twelve tries. Of those twelve tries, James Torrens scored ten of those in a six game period from late May to late July.

In that span James Torrens scored a hat trick against Murwillumbah, doubles against Casino RSM and Cudgen and tries against Tweed Coast, Kyogle and Lower Clarence.

With his twelve try tally James Torrens finished equal second on the U18 NRRRL try scoring list equal with Tweed Coast forward Oscar Clarke and five behind Cudgen centre Liam Cusack.

James Torrens was part of the Ballina U18 NRRRL Grand Final side that won 30 – 4 to Cudgen with James Torrens starting the Grand Final in his usual left centre position. Throughout the Grand Final James Torrens was a handful for the Cudgen defence, scoring a good try and also making a long break when he fielded a Cudgen grubber kick on his own line and charging downfield on a 60 metre run before the cover defence converged.

In the Grand Final James Torrens had the responsibility of taking the first hit up from every one of Ballina’s scrum wins, regularly bending the Cudgen defence back and putting the Seagulls on the front foot.

James Torrens made his NRRRL Reserve Grade debut in June 2018, against Casino RSM and in 2018 went on to play in six Reserve Grade matches in total scoring three tries, including a double against Lower Clarence and also scoring in his second Reserve Grade game against Mullumbimby.

James Torrens made his NRRRL First Grade debut in late July against Lower Clarence and what a debut he had, scoring a double on a memorable afternoon. James Torrens had scored a double in the earlier Reserve Grade match as well as scoring in the U18 match that same day.

In 2017 James Torrens represented the East Coast Dolphins in the New South Wales Country U16 Championships and in 2016 represented Group One at the U15 New South Wales Junior Country Championships.

mdrew
31-12-18, 09:35 PM
Come the 2019 MM Cup competition, I anticipate one of the key members of the Tweed Heads Seagulls squad will be Titans contracted Ediq Ambrosyev.

The young utility last year signed a two year deal to join the Titans High Performance Unit after also being part of the Broncos Elite Junior Program for a number of seasons.

Ediq Ambrosyev was part of the 2018 Queensland Academy of Sport U16 squad and was late last year named as part of the 2018 U16 Emerging Origin squad that finished their first camp on the Sunshine Coast in February. Ediq Ambrosyev also started for the Titans in an U15 match against the Balmain Tigers in late 2017 at Cudgen and also represented the Titans in late 2015 against a Toowoomba U14 side.

Prior to the commencement of the 2018 Gold Coast Rugby League season, Ediq Ambrosyev starred for the U16 Gold Coast Vikings White side in the South East Queensland U16 Championship and post that competition was been named in South East Queensland U16 Green squad.

For the Queensland Age Championships for SEQ Green Ediq Ambroysev played three matches at hooker. Titans linked team mates in the SEQ Green side were Daniel Butterini and William Parslow all of whom played in the Championship final with Ediq Ambroysev scoring a good try with a snipping run in the first half.

Ediq Ambrosyev was been named to start from the interchange bench for the Queensland U16 side when they play New South Wales at Suncorp Stadium but in fact ended up starting the match at hooker. Fellow Titan Samuel Shannon (inter change) was also in the Queensland side.

For the Currumbin Eagles in the Gold Coast Rugby League U16 Division One competition this season Ediq Ambrosyev was in outstanding form in the regular season finishing with a strike rate of 113% through eight matches. In all of those matches Ediq Ambrosyev has started at five eight.

Ediq Ambroysev’s tries in the regular season came against Mudgeeraba, Helensvale, Runaway Bay and Nerang in a match that was played as a curtain raiser to the Titans verses South Sydney NRL match at Cbus Stadium recently. Ediq Ambrosyev continued his try scoring trend in Round Six against Southport, the only difference is that he scored a hat trick in that match.

Post the hat trick Ediq Ambrosyev also scored against Mudgeeraba and Southport. In only one regular season game did Ediq Ambrosyev not score which was in the final regular season round against Southport.

In the 2018 GCRL U16 Division One Finals series, Ediq Ambrosyev started at five eight in all four of Currumbin’s matches including their Grand Final loss 24 – 8 against Currumbin. He did however have a great time against Burleigh in two Finals matches being a Week One victory 30 – 14 and a 28 -26 Preliminary Final victory scoring doubles in each of those matches.

Ediq Ambrosyev has also been in outstanding form for PBC including scoring the match winning try against Keebra Park in their Langer Cup match at Pizzey Park and was also involved in their 24 – 18 victory over Ipswich State High School. Ediq Ambrosyev also played for PBC in their Langer Cup match against Marsden State High School at Waterford which ended in a 38 – 10 win for the Gold Coast based school.

Edqi Ambrosyev was also part of the Titans U16 side that played matches against PNG and New South Wales Country U16’s and in fact scored against NSW Country on a wet afternoon at Cudgen.

Over the course of the 2017 season Ediq Ambrosyev played in the U15 Division One competition on the Gold Coast with the Coomera Cutters, playing in a total of eight matches, including scoring a hat trick late in the season against Burleigh and early in the season also scored against the Southport Tigers.

The PBC student also represented South Coast in the 2017 QSSRL U15 Championships and from there was selected in the Queensland U15 White side for the ASSRL U15 national Championships. In those Championships Ediq Ambrosyev crossed on Day Two in a 44 – 0 victory over the ACT.

In 2016 Ediq Ambrosyev was part of the dominant Gold Coast Vikings U14 side that went through the 2016 Hill Stumer Championships undefeated playing a number of positions over the course of the three matches that the Vikings played including playing on the wing in the Sunday match against the Ipswich Diggers. Post Hill Stumer Championships, Ediq Ambrosyev was named on the inter change bench for the U14 South East Queensland Green team for the Queensland Age Championships.

Previously Ediq Ambrosyev represented Qld at the U12 level, where he was selected in the second row. In Ediq Ambrosyev also started from the inter change bench for the U13 Titans development squad in a game against an U14 Toowoomba selection. In that development squad match Ediq Ambrosyev played a significant portion of the game at centre, scoring two tries including an 80m run away intercept try when he raced down the left hand side of Pizzey park with the Toowoomba defenders chasing in vain.

mdrew
01-01-19, 11:33 AM
2019 will see Reece Butler play his second season with the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts.

In 2018 he played seven Colts matches starting four and coming off the bench in the other three. Reece Butler started in the second row in Round One against the Norths Devils and also started in the second row in Rounds six and ten against Wynnum Manly and Ipswich respectively and started at hooker in Round 14 against Central Queensland.

In 2018 he also played in onw GCRL U19 match for Southport against Burleigh and also played one Doug Lipp Cup match against Bilambil.

Reece Butler made his GCRL First Grade debut off the bench against Tweed Heads and also played First Grade matches against Runaway Bay and Bilambil scoring against Runaway Bay.

mdrew
01-01-19, 03:07 PM
My nomination for the 2018 GCRL Most Improved player is Kayah Riggs-Noble who will play this year as part of the Burleigh MM Cup side.

The big strong young 17 year old front rower came from the clouds a touch in 2018 not just breaking into the Coombabah State High Side but by seasons end being one of their better performers alongside Titan Carsil Vaikai. Kayah Riggs-Noble started for Coombabah in their 17 – 16 win over Marymount College to qualify for the Queensland GIO Cup quarter finals.

Kayah Riggs-Noble played the 2018 season with the Mudgeeraba Redbacks in the Gold Coast Rugby League U17 Division One competition, playing in five matches in that grade with those matches coming against Currumbin, Tweed Heads, Burleigh, Ormeau and Runaway Bay.

Kayah Riggs-Noble also played in one U19 GCRL match in 2018 that match occurring in Week Two of the Finals. Kayah Riggs-Noble started from the bench as Mudgeeraba were knocked as a result of a 54 – 26 loss to Bilambil.

Kayah Riggs-Noble also played one MM Cup match and one Hastings Deering’s Colts match in 2018. He made his MM Cup debit in Round Seven against Victoria from the bench and in an impressive feat for a 17 year old made his U20 Hastings Deering’s Colts debit in Round Twenty Four from the bench against the Easts Tigers in a big 52 – 12 win for Burleigh in the competitions final round.

mdrew
02-01-19, 06:06 AM
Taine Tuaupiki is a local young Titans linked halfback or five eight who was in outstanding form for the Burleigh Bears U20 Hastings Deering’s Colt’s side this season and also deservedly played a number of Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade matches with Burleigh.

2019 will see Taine Tuaupiki once again line up for the Burleigh Bears U20 Hastings Deering’s Colt’s side.

In Round Two of the Hastings Deering’s Colts competition in a 28 – 20 victory over Redcliffe at Pizzey Park he was as dominant as I have seen a player at that level as he constantly split the Redcliffe defence and directed Burleigh around the field superbly.

In that match, Taine Tuaupiki had the ball on a string and also scored a great try highlighting his speed and elusiveness. Taine Tuaupiki also scored in Round One against the Sunshine Coast Falcons.

In addition to the tries that he has scored in the Colts competition this season Taine Tuaupiki had at least four try assists on the season that I can recall including one from a deft banana grubber kick in Round Two against the Redcliffe Dolphins and three from sublime passes right at the defensive line.

Taine Tuaupiki’s Round One try came as a result of a great short ball to his right side to Titans fellow linked second rower Apiata Neoma-Matenga who went through the line untouched before drawing the fullback and passing back inside to Taine Tuaupiki to score under the posts untouched for an outstanding Burleigh try.

Taine Tuaupiki’s try in Round Two against Redcliffe was as a result of a dummy where after receiving the ball two wide of the ruck on the right side Taine Tuaupiki shaped to pass wider out and then exploded through a gap to score just wide of the right hand upright.

Over the course of the opening rounds Taine Tuaupiki forged a very successful combination on the right side of the field with fellow Titans youngster Apiata Neoma-Matenga which I am sure will lead (and has already) to a lot of line breaks and tries for both over the course of the season.

In total in the Hastings Deering’s Colts competition this season Taine Tuaupiki played in fourteen matches for Burleigh starting all at five eight bar Round Four against Souths Logan when he started from the interchange and has scored six tries and kicked five goals.

As noted above Taine Tuaupiki scored in the opening two rounds of the season against Sunshine Coast and Redcliffe. Taine Tuaupiki has also scored in Round Nine against Townsville, Round Thirteen against Ipswich, Round Fourteen against the Northern Pride and in Round Twenty-One against Wynnum Manly.

Taine Tuaupiki made his Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade debut at five eight against Tweed Heads and prior to his move back to the Burleigh Colts side made three First Grade appearances and recorded a 100% strike rate. Taine Tuaupiki scored a double on debut against Tweed Heads and also scored against Southport.

Taine Tuaupiki started the 2017 season in the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup side and upon completion of the competition progressed to the Tweed Heads Seagulls U20 Colts Challenge side. From a representative perspective Taine Tuaupiki has represented South East Queensland at the U16 level in 2016 was one of the key reasons that Coombabah State High School had such a great GIO Cup run which finished in heart breaking fashion against Keebra Park.

For the 2017 Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup side Taine Tuaupiki played all six matches at half back including scoring in Round Two against Victoria. Immediately upon completion of the MM Cup competition, Taine Tuaupiki was drafted into the Tweed Heads Seagulls U20 Colts Challenge side and except for Round Six which he missed, he played every match. Taine Tuaupiki started Rounds One to Five at fullback scoring tries in Round Two against Easts, Round Three against Redcliffe and Round Five against Wynnum Manly.

Taine Tuaupiki switched to five eight in Round Seven, making an immediate impact scoring against the North’s Devils and except for Round Ten where he started from the interchange bench, Taine Tuaupiki started at five eight, scoring doubles in Round Eight against Ipswich and Round Thirteen in a comeback win against the Easts Tigers. Taine Tuaupiki also scored against the Sunshine Coast Falcons in Round Twelve. Taine Tuaupiki also started at five eight in Round Fourteen through Sixteen.

In the 2017 finals series Taine Tuaupiki started in Tweed Heads three matches, starting Week One at five eight before starting at half back in Tweed Heads second final and their Preliminary Final loss.

In 2016, Taine Tuaupiki played for Runaway Bay in the U17 Division One GCJRL competition where his side finished as the minor premiers, however they were beaten 18 – 12 in the Grand Final by Burleigh. Taine Tuaupiki started the 2016 Grand Final at half back.

Over the course of the 2016 U17 Division One season, Taine Tuaupiki scored five tries and conversion and field goal to finish with a total points tally of 23 on the season with the field goal coming in a semi-final against Burleigh.

If anything Taine Tuaupiki looks like he has put on a bit of size over the recent off season but a huge positive is that his outstanding speed off the mark has not been compromised at all nor has his elusiveness in general.

mdrew
02-01-19, 09:09 AM
Powerfully built Titans linked young forward Solomon Torrens moved up to the Gold Coast in 2018 from Northern New South Wales and made an immediate impression at PBC State High School and for me was the best player on the field when PBC defeated Keebra Park 26 – 22 in the Langer Cup (Open Age Group) recently. The match was a high quality affair but Solomon Torrens was a class apart with his powerful running on the fringes of the ruck for PBC.

Late last season he played for the Titans U18 side against PNG and NSW Country and this season will be part of the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts squad.

Solomon Torrens started that match at lock and was dominant throughout regularly making metres through the centre of the ruck as well as on the right side of the ruck. For me Solomon Torrens performance on the Wednesday night against Keebra Park was the best performance I have seen from a school boy since watching Ryan James destroying everyone when he was in his senior year also at PBC seven or eight years ago now.

Solomon Torrens started from the bench for PBC in the Queensland GIO Cup Final and the GIO Cup National Final against Patrician Brothers College Blacktown with PBC leading from the start to become 2018 GIO Cup National Champions on the back of a 20 – 12 victory.

The former Casino RSM youngster generated a lot of buzz around him as a result of his great season in the U16.5 Group One junior rugby league competition in2017 and it was certainly deserved. As a result Solomon Torrens was selected in the Tweed Heads Seagulls U18 MM Cup squad for the 2018 version of the competition.

For Tweed Heads in the 2018 MM Cup competition Solomon Torrens played in two matches being Rounds One and Two against Norths and Victoria respectively coming off the inter change bench on both occasions.

After the MM Cup competition reached its conclusion, In addition to playing for PBC Solomon Torrens played for the Bilambil Jets in the Gold Coast Rugby League U17 Division One competition. Round One saw Solomon Torrens start in the front row as the Jets lost 20 – 18 to the Tweed Heads Seagulls. An opponent in that match but a team mate for PBC in the Langer Cup match against Keebra Park was giant Titans linked front rower Jordan Tauali’i .

Solomon Torrens was back in the U17 Division One competition in Round Three when he came off the interchange bench. In Round Four Solomon Torrens started from the interchange bench for Bilambil and scored in their tough 18 – 10 loss to Currumbin.

In total in the U17 Division One competition for Bilambil, Solomon Torrens played in six matches scoring two tries which came against Currumbin and Tweed Heads. Solomon Torrens also converted a try against Burleigh to finish the season with 10 points.

In Round Five of the Gold Coast Rugby League competition, Solomon Torrens deservedly made his GCRL First Grade debut when he started in the centres for the Bilambil Jets in their 26 – 18 loss to the Tugun Seahawks. Making your GCRL First Grade debut at just 17 is an impressive feat.

For Casino RSM in the 2017 U16.5 Group One JRL competition, Solomon Torrens averaged just under a try a match on his way to scoring nine tries from just eleven matches including a great first two rounds when he scored a hat trick in Round One against Ballina and a Round Two double against Lismore Marist Brothers.

Prior to his move to Casino RSM, Solomon Torrens played for the Kyogle Turkeys including at 2016 at the U15 level where he scored five tries across 10 ten matches, including a hat trick against Clarence Coast, and also tries against Marist Brothers on two separate occasions. Unfortunately his U15 side has had a difficult season and finished last. Solomon Torrens also played eight matches up in the U16.5 age group, scoring two tries in the process, one being in his first match in that age group against Grafton and the second against Casino RSM.

mdrew
02-01-19, 10:03 AM
An intriguing development in relation to Junior Rugby in Queensland this year is that it is being offered in AIC schools, which have previously exclusively played rugby.

The schools in question are Iona, St Laurence’s, Villanova, Marist Brothers Ashgrove, Padua, St Edmund’s, St Patrick’s and St Peters Lutheran College.

Ryley Jacks is a former St Laurence’s student and the likes of Cooper Cronk, Dylan Napa and William Zillman attended AIC schools.

mdrew
02-01-19, 11:17 AM
The Tweed Heads Seagulls 219 Colts squad will have a try scorer on their flanks with Indiha Saotui-Huta.

The Titans linked New Zealand born youngster has moved around a little in his junior rugby career to date but make no mistake Indiha Saotui-Huta is a talented outside back in either rugby or rugby league.

Indiha Saotui-Huta late last year started on the wing for the Titans U18 side in their victories over the PNG and NSW Country U18 sides.

This season Indiha Saotui-Huta was part of the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup playing in all six of their matches including their semi-final, starting each on the wing. In his seven matches Indiha Saotui-Huta scored five tries.

Indiha Saotui-Huta’s first try came in Round Three against the Burleigh Bears. Indiha Saotui-Huta followed that up with tries in Rounds Five and Six against Townsville and Wynnum Manly respectively. Indiha Saotui-Huta completed his 2018 MM Cup try scoring with a double in the final regular season being Round Seven against the Easts Tigers.

Post the MM Cup competition, Indiha Saotui-Huta played for Mudgeeraba in the Gold Coast Rugby League U19 competition, playing in six matches and scoring eight tries.

In his first match with Mudgeeraba in the U19 competition Indiha Saotui-Huta scored a double against Bilambil and then backed that up a fortnight later scoring four tries against Beaudesert and then in his last U19 game of the season scored another double this time against Helensvale.

Indiha Saotui-Huta also played in one Hastings Deering’s Colts match for Tweed Heads late in the 2018 season starting on the right wing in Round Twenty against the Mackay Cutters.

This season Indiha Saotui-Huta was also part of the PBC Opens Rugby League side that had such a great run in the GIO Cup competition. Indiha Saotui-Huta had a particularly solid match in the Queensland GIO Cup semi-final against Ignatius Park, starting on the left wing and setting up a try for fullback Braydon McGradey.

In the Queensland GIO Cup final against Kirwan State High School Indiha Saotui-Huta started on the right wing as PBC held off a determined Kirwan State High School side 32 – 26 to qualify for the National GIO Cup Final.

Indiha Saotui-Huta moved to fullback for the GIO Cup National Final against Patrician Brothers College Blacktown with PBC winning 20 – 12 to become the 2018 GIO Cup National Champions.

Indiha Saotui-Huta was born and raised in New Zealand but spent from 2013 to 2015 on the Gold Coast where he played both rugby and rugby league. Indiha Saotui-Huta made an immediate impact playing for Surfers Paradise in the Gold Coast Junior Rugby competition playing in the centres and also represented the Gold Coast Cyclones representative side on a number of occasions.
In 2015 when his club side played in the Brisbane club rugby competition, Indiha Saotui-Huta finished as the leading points scorer with 147 points.

Indiha Saotui-Huta returned to New Zealand for the 2016 year, playing two years for the New Plymouth Boys High First XV, playing a number of outstanding matches including scoring against Auckland’s King’s College in 2016 and in 2017 scored against St Pats Silverstream. In 2017 Indiha Saotui-Huta also started for New Plymouth Boys High in a curtain raiser for a Reds v Chiefs Super Fifteen clash in New Zealand. Indiha Saotui-Huta also had an outstanding Rugby Sevens school boy career.

From a rugby league perspective, Indiha Saotui-Huta represented the U17 Taranaki Sharks rugby league side in 2017 and from there has been identified to take part in the 2018 New Zealand U18 talent squad.

Whilst in Australia previously Indiha Saotui-Huta only played four rugby league matches, which all came in 2015 for the Mudgeeraba Redbacks in the GCJRL U15 Division One competition, from those four matches, he scored for a solitary try which came against Southport.

mdrew
02-01-19, 01:55 PM
Leading the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts side around this season will be Kel Sheather.

The talented Titans linked young half was eligible to play in the MM Cup competition in 2018 and in fact was named in the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup squad for the season but in fact has by-passed the U18 competition all together and commenced the 2018 season as the starting half back for the Tweed Heads Seagulls U20 Colts side and scored a good try in Round One against the North’s Devils when he split the North’s defence from around ten metres out when operating on the left side of the field.

Kel Sheather also started Rounds Two where he had a try assist and Three against Victoria and Burleigh respectively at half back. Kel Sheather has primarily played on the left side of the field so far this season for the Tweed Heads Seagulls.

Round Three against Burleigh once again saw Kel Sheather lead Tweed Heads around the field well especially in the second half with the Seagulls coming from behind to beat their local rivals by four points with two late tries.

In total for Tweed Heads in the 2018 Colts competition, Kel Sheather played in eleven matches scoring two tries. In addition to the try noted above against Victoria, Kel Sheather also scored against Wynnum Manly in Round Six.

Kel Sheather started his first eight U20 Hastings Deering’s Colts matches at half back, the last being in Round Eight against the Western Mustangs. In his other three matches being against Ipswich in Round Ten, Redcliffe in Round Thirteen and Wynnum Manly in Round Seventeen, Kel Sheather has started from the interchange bench.

Kel Sheather also played a number of matches in the NRRRL competition in 2018 season for Ballina making his NRRRL First Grade debut in June and scoring against Casino RSM. In his eight NRRL First Grade regular season matches in 2018 Kel Sheather has scored 32 points from four tries and eight goals.

Kel Sheather was also heavily involved in Ballina’s NRRRL First Grade final’s series, culminating in Ballina playing the Tweed Coast Raiders in the NRRRL First Grade Grand Final with Ballina going down 24 – 4 against the Tweed Coast Raiders in a physical contest in Ballina.

Kel Sheather started the Grand Final at five eight and operated primarily on the right side of the field for Ballina. He did not get too many chances in attack but acquitted himself well defensively against a Tweed Coast forward pack that sent a lot of traffic his way.

Kel Sheather had a huge match late in the 2018 regular season against Lower Clarence in Round Seventeen scoring two tries and kicking eight goals for an individual point’s haul of 24. Kel Sheather’s other regular season tries came in Round Seventeen against Lismore Marist Brothers and Round Seven against Casino RSM.

Kel Sheather also played one NRRRL U18 match being in May against the Tweed Coast Raiders and that day he then backed up for the First Grade match later in the afternoon.

The 2018 season is the second season in which Kel Sheather has been involved in the NRRRL First Grade competition after playing in nine matches in 2017, scoring one try.

The St Johns College Woodlawn half back in 2017 plyed his trade for the Ballina Seagulls in the NRRRL Northern Rivers Rugby League competition playing both first grade and U18’s this season as well as playing for St College Woodlawn in a number of Schoolboy competitions including the GIO Cup. Kel Sheather set up a great try in the semi-finals of the New South Wales Catholic Cup schoolboy competition when a great kick of his in the wet found the chest of centre Jordan Sly but a late try resulted in a 14 – 10 loss to Sydney’s Holy Cross Ryde.

Kel Sheather also scored a 100 metre try and was singled out for special praise by his coach in Woodlawn’s New South Wales GIO Cup Grand Final victory over Patrician Brothers Fairfield in Sydney in late August 2017.

Kel Sheather in 2017 played ten matches in the U18 NRRRL competition scoring 52 points from five tries and sixteen goals. All of his tries have been scored in different games and came against Tweed Coast on two separate occasions, Byron Bay, Casino RSM and Kyogle. Kel Sheather also played nine NRRRL first grade matches and scored his sole try in his third ever first grade match against Byron Bay.

In 2016 Kel Sheather started from the bench for the Northern Country Combined Catholic College side in the NSW CCC trials. Over the last couple of years, the young halfback has not played a great deal of club rugby league for his club side the Ballina Seagulls but has played a fair amount of matches, including the National GIO Cup competition with St Johns College Woodlawn.

Kel Sheather came to prominence in the green of Woodlawn in 2017 when he was part of the NSW CCC Cup Woodlawn side that made the semi-finals of that competition last year. That side included former Titan Sam Elliot and Zac Beecher who has previously played in the MM Cup competition of the Gold Coast.

mdrew
02-01-19, 02:39 PM
Plenty of players have the athletic ability to make it in rugby league but don't because their rugby league skill set never catches up to their athletic ability.

One player whose rugby league skill set is slowly but surely developing with his outstanding athletic ability is former Marsden State High School student Jumen Siulai.

In 2018 he played six matches for the Easts Tigers MM Cup side missing only Round Two with injury, starting all at fullback.

In addition he played nine matches in the GBJRL U18 Nev Blair Cup competition scoring four tries.

2018 was his second season in the MM Cup and he also played in the CC Cup in 2016 and in the same year was selected at half in the South East Queensland White side.

mdrew
02-01-19, 02:57 PM
Ben Thomas is a local Titans contracted youngster originally from the Beaudesert Kingfishers Junior Rugby League club who plays in the second row and is currently training with the Titans NRL squad looking to secure an NRL Development contract.

After taking a knock in a trial at Waterford where he left the field against South’s Logan it was good to see Ben Thomas start the 2018 season being named in the front row for the opening three rounds of the Hastings Deering’s U20 Colts competition for the Tweed heads Seagulls and in Round Two against the Victorian Thunderbolts in Melbourne scored a second half double in the Seagulls 36 – 16 loss.

In total in the Hastings Deering’s Colts competition for Tweed Heads Ben Thomas played in eighteen matches scoring six tries including the second half double against Victoria noted previously. Ben Thomas also scored a double against the Easts Tigers in Round Twenty One. Ben Thomas’s other tries came in Round Seventeen against Wynnum Manly and in Round Twenty Four against the Easts Tigers.

Ben Thomas has started in the front row on six occasions, at lock twice and in the second row in his other eleven Colts matches.

This season Ben Thomas also played in four matches in the Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade competition for the Beaudesert Kingfishers making his debut against Tugun in June. In just his second GCRL First Grade match Ben Thomas crossed for his First First Grade try against the Bilambil Jets.

Ben Thomas started off the 2017 season representing the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the MM Cup competition before moving to the Tweed Heads U20 Colts Challenge side and also making his NYC debut for the Titans in Round Fifteen against South Sydney.

In addition to the match against South Sydney in Round Fifteen, Ben Thomas also played in Round Sixteen against the Wests Tigers on both occasions coming off the interchange bench. Ben Thomas only played 26 minutes in Round Fifteen and 24 in Round Sixteen but the experience was I am sure invaluable. Against South Sydney Ben Thomas ran for 47 metres on seven hit-ups and also made twelve tackles without missing any. Against the Wests Tigers, Ben Thomas took two hit-ups for fourteen metres and also made eight tackles.

For Tweed Heads in the MM Cup competition in 2017 Ben Thomas only played in one match but he certainly made the most of it with a second half hat trick in Round Seven against the North’s Devils when he started from the interchange bench.

Ben Thomas started the first five rounds of the 2017 U20 Colts Challenge competition in the second row for the Tweed Heads Seagulls but missed a fair bit of the season with injury but he was able to make it back for the Round Fifteen clash against the Western Mustangs.

In the first five rounds Ben Thomas had a big impact scoring four tries including a double in Round Three against Redcliffe and tries in Round Two against Easts and in Round Five against Wynnum Manly. Ben Thomas also scored in all three of Tweed’s final’s matches in 2017 when he scored against Redcliffe, Easts and Norths. In total in 2017 Ben Thomas played in ten U20 Colts matches starting all in the second row, scoring eight tries in the process.

In 2016 Ben Thomas was part of the Gold Coast White MM side who progressed all the way to the semi-finals before being beaten 13 – 10 by North’s. Ben Thomas scored four tries in the MM Cup competition for Gold Coast White in 2016, scoring doubles in Round Five against Gold Coast Green with both tries coming in the second half and Round Seven against the Easts Tigers. Of the eight matches that he played in the MM competition, Ben Thomas started six from the interchange bench including the two semi-finals. Ben Thomas’s first start was in Round Six against South’s Logan, he also started the Round Seven class against the Easts Tigers before playing the two semi-finals off the bench.

Upon completion of the MM competition in 2016, Ben Thomas transitioned back to the U17 Division One competition with the Beaudesert Kingfishers, where a team mate was fellow Gold Coast White player and fellow Tians contract local junior Charlie Gee. For the Kingfishers Ben Thomas played in eight matches and scored against Currumbin.

In 2015, Ben Thomas a stellar year in CC competition finishing with a team leading eight tries across the games and winning the Queensland Cyril Connell Cup player of the year award. As a result of his good form in the CC competition, he was selected on the bench for the Queensland U16 side who went on to defeat NSW in Sydney in a State of Origin curtain raiser. A Titan’s team mate that night was second rower Darius Farmer.

Ben Thomas also started at lock for the U16 Titans development squad in their 2015 against Samoa, where with Titans contracted Darius Farmer he was the Titans best for me in conditions best suited for forwards. He was also named best forward when the Titans U15 development squad played the Wests Tigers late in 2014. Balmain forward Paul Sironan was the judge of the player awards that night

mdrew
02-01-19, 08:12 PM
The Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup side this season has a number of halves options including Kade Hill.

He is a young half/five eight from Northern New South Wales who has been part of the Titans junior development set up in the NRRRL region and attended a Titans Elite Academy Camp that was held for 18 young Titans contracted players at Lennox Heads in late 2017.

Recently Kade Hill has been named in the Tweed Heads Seagulls 2019 MM Cup squad.

This season Kade Hill played five matches for the Murwillumbah Mustangs in the NRRRL U18 competition scoring two tries in the process, with those tries coming against the Tweed Coast Raiders and Kyogle.

Over the course of the 2017 season Kade Hill along with two other Titans linked youngsters in second rower Ben Liyou and Jordan Tauali’i stood out for the East Coast Dolphins U16 side which made the New South Wales Country U16 Age Championship final and also along with his two team mates made the New South Wales Country U16 side that were undefeated on a two match tour of New Zealand’s South Island playing an U17 Canterbury selection as well as a West Coast selection in Greymouth. Kade Hills was able to cross for a double in their semi-final victory over the Bidgee Bulls and recently he was named the Group 18 U16 Player of the Year.

During the 2016 season, Kade Hill represented Group 18 at the U15 level where he played at half back partnering talented five eight Mitchell Malone. Kade Hill as also part of the Titans squad that played the Balmain Tigers in an U15 trial match on the Gold Coast late in 2016.

For Group 18 in 2016, Kade Hill played in two matches being against Group 21 and Group Three over the course of the 18/19 June weekend and scored a good solo try on the Sunday against Group Three.

In 2016 Kade Hill also represented the North Coast in a match against the Hunter Region in the New South Wales Greater Northern Rugby League Exchange competition scoring a very good individual try in the process showcasing his speed off the mark and deft right foot step.

In 2015 Kade Hill represented Group 18 in the U14 age group. He played his schoolboy rugby league with Murwillumbah High School in Northern NSW. Kade Hill is a multi-sport athlete, as he also played cricket where he seemed to be a decent spin bowler and played touch football as well highlighting his versatility.

mdrew
02-01-19, 09:01 PM
One of the most naturally talented Titans players is Ezra Ubaldino.

He is a local young Titans contracted centre or second rower who even though he was still eligible for the U15 age group spent the 2018 season playing for Burleigh in the U16 Division One competition. Recently Ezra Ubaldino was named in the Gold Coast Vikings U16 Training Squad for the 2019 U16 South East Queensland Challenge.

In the 2018 U16 Division One competition, Ezra Ubaldino played in five matches including the finals scoring four tries. Ezra Ubaldino’s two regular season tries came against Southport and Helensvale.

In week two of the U16 Division One finals series Ezra Ubaldino started in the second row and scored for Burleigh as they overcame a resilient Helensvale side 24 – 18.

In Week Three of the U16 Division One finals series Ezra Ubaldino started in the second row and scored as Burleigh went down 28 – 26 to Currumbin in the Preliminary Final.

In March of this year Ezra Ubaldino started in the second row for a Titans U15 side that defeated a U15 Western Mustangs selection six tries to three, in that match, Ezra Ubaldino was the Titans best in my opinion and also scored a strong second half try.

In 2018 the PBC student represented South Coast at the U15 ASSRL Championships and from there was selected in the Queensland White side for the ASSRL Championships. In those Championships Ezra Ubaldino played in three matches and achieved a 100% try scoring strike rate after scoring a double against the ACT on Day One and also scoring against the ACT on the final day of the Championships.

In 2017 at the start of this season Ezra Ubaldino transferred from the Currumbin Eagles to the Burleigh Bears where he played in the U15 Division GCJRL competition even though the PBC student was still eligible for the U14 age group. Ezra Ubaldino was part of the Titans U15 side that played a Balmain Tigers selection late in 2017 with the young man being outstanding in that match.

Ezra Ubaldino played nine matches for Burleigh in the GCJRL U15 Division One competition including their semi-final campaign scoring three tries in the process. Ezra Ubaldino scored a double against the Southport Tigers and late in the season also scored against the Coomera Cutters. Ezra Ubaldino also played one match for Burleigh in the U15 Division Two competition against the Ormeau Shearers in May 2017.

2016 saw Ezra Ubaldino represent the Gold Coast Vikings at the U13 level where they went through the Hill Stumer Championships undefeated and from there Ezra Ubaldino was selected in the South East Queensland White side for the Queensland Age Championships. For the Vikings in 2016 Ezra Ubaldino was selected in the centres but for South East Queensland White he was selected in the second row.

At the 2016 Hill Stumer Championships held at Carina, Ezra Ubaldino played in all three of the U13 Vikings matches including scoring a great hat trick in the Sunday game against Ipswich including two long range efforts in a 58 – 6 victory for the Gold Coast youngsters.

In 2014, Ezra Ubaldino represented South Coast in the QPSRL U11 competition, a competition that South Coast dominated and went on to win, scoring 132 and conceding only 12 across the five matches. In those championships, Ezra Ubaldino scored three tries, one each against Capricornia, Sunshine Coast and Met West. Runaway Bay centre Connor Te Kani and Ormeau five eight Syris Schmidt were also part of that South Coast side and all three have continued to take positive steps with their development and look to have a lot of potential to work with moving forward.

mdrew
03-01-19, 07:01 AM
The 2019 Tweed Heads MM Cup squad includes Carsil Vaikai.

The big strong young Titans contracted Runaway Bay Seagull second rower or lock continues to develop his game at an exceptional rate over the course of the 2018 rugby league season.

From a trivia perspective Carsil Vaikai was early in 2018 selected in the Australian Mixed Netball side highlighting his stamina and athleticism.

Carsil Vaikai played for the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup side last season playing in six of their seven matches, including their semi-final loss to eventual champions South’s Logan. Carsil Vaikai started at lock in the Seagulls first four matches, before missing Round Six. Carsil Vaikai came back into the side in Round Seven off the bench and also came off the bench against Souths Logan in Tweed Heads semi-final loss.

Carsil Vaikai scored one try in the MM Cup competition which came in Round Three against the Burleigh Bears. On that occasion, Carsil Vaikai received the ball from the dummy half to the left of the play the ball and crashed over from around ten metres out carrying two Burleigh defenders across the line with him.

Post the MM Cup competition, Carsil Vaikai played for Runaway Bay in the Gold Coast Rugby League U17 Division One completion.

In total in the U17 Division One competition in 2018 Carsil Vaikai played in ten matches four of which were finals matches. Carsil Vaikai started all ten of his U17 Division One matches at lock.

In Week One of the Finals series Runaway Bay defeated Tweed Heads 42 -14 and won again in Week Two 24 – 18 against Ormeau with Carsil Vaikai starting both of those finals at lock.

Carsil Vaikai picked a great time to scored his first and only try of the U17 Division One season when he scored in Runaway Bay’s 34 – 22 Preliminary Final victory over Burleigh.

Unfortunately for Carsil Vaikai and Runaway Bay they ran into a red hot Currumbin side in the U17 Division One Grand Final going down 30 – 10 to an Eagles side that contained amongst others fellow Titans contracted 17 year old Noah Gafa.

Carsil Vaikai was also part of the Coombabah State High School Opens side that made the Queensland Cup Quarter Finals after a one point win over fellow Gold Coast School Marymount College 17 - 16.

Carsil Vaikai moved to Runaway Bay from Helensvale at the start of the 2017 season, and played the majority of the 2017 season with Runaway Bay in the U16 Division One competition, but also played four matches in the U17 Division One competition where he made an immediate impact.

In the U16 Division One competition in 2017 Carsil Vaikai played in fourteen matches scoring his sole try against his former club in July and in the last regular season round Carsil Vaikai converted a late Runaway Bay try.

Carsil Vaikai also played four matches in the 2017 U17 Division One competition and across those four matches scored three tries including a try on debut against Burleigh and also tries against Ormeau and Helensvale. On all four occasions that Carsil Vaikai played in the U17 competition he was backing up after playing in the U16 competition earlier in the night.

Carsil Vaikai was also part of the Gold Coast Vikings Green U16 side that played in the 2017 U16 pre-season competition, scoring against Ipswich in Week Four in a tough 42 – 6 loss. Carsil Vaikai scored in Week Three when Gold Coast Green defeated Brisbane Grey at North Ipswich Reserve.

Carsil Vaikai had a solid season in 2016, at club, schoolboy and representative level, including representing the South Coast U15 side at the QSSRL State U15 championships. For his Helensvale Hornets club side he crossed for three tries in eight matches in the U15 Division One competition, with the tries coming against Runaway Bay, Beaudesert and eventual premiers Burleigh. He also played one match up at the U16 Division One level also against eventual premiers Burleigh in May 2016.

As noted Carsil Vaikai was selected in the 2016 South Coast U15 side that went through the U15 QSSRL competition undefeated through their four matches in the competition. Other Titans linked members of the U15 South Coast side included five eight Jessie Brasslin. Carsil Vaikai also started in the second row when the Titans U15 side were narrowly defeated 22 – 18 by a Balmain Tigers side in a trial game on the Gold Coast.

mdrew
03-01-19, 12:06 PM
Kai O’Donnell is a second rower who is currently training with the Titans NRL squad looking to secure an NRL Development contract.

This season Kai O’Donnell started with Burleigh in the U20 Colts competition with four of those in a different position being hooker after making the transition from the backrow in the offseason. Kai O’Donnell started Burleigh’s first four matches at hooker but moved back to the second row for Saturdays match against the Western Mustangs, a match that the Bears won 46 – 0.

Kai O’Donnell scored two tries scoring in Round Two against the Redcliffe Dolphins and in Round Four against Souths Logan. Ironically both tries were almost identical in terms of the style and even the place on the field that they were scored.

In relation to both of his tries, Kai O’Donnell was at dummy half with Burleigh attacking, Kai O’Donnell took the odds to it, getting down low and burrowing over from close to the line. Kia O’Donnell scored both tries at Pizzey Park at the non-car park end crossing mid-way between the left upright and touch line on each occasion.

Kai O’Donnell quickly progressed to the Burleigh GCRL First Grade side and played in four matches before his next promotion. In his four matches, Kai O’Donnell scored four tries including a double against Southport and a debut try against Tugun. Kai O’Donnell’s other try came against Tweed Heads in his second GCRL First Grade match.

After standing out in the Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade competition, Kai O’Donnell was promoted once again, this time to the Burleigh Queensland Cup side making his debut against the Tweed Heads Seagulls in Round Sixteen when he came off the interchange bench. In that match he played 40 minutes, ran for 81 metres, 45 post contact, had two tackle breaks and made 18 tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.

Through his eleven Queensland Cup matches, Kai O’Donnell averaged 33 minutes, eight hit-ups for 85.2 metres, 34 post contact (42%) and 17 tackles at a tackling efficiency of 85.2%. Kai O’Donnell was also credited with twenty eight tackle breaks and three line breaks.

Kai O’Donnell in 364 minutes on the field in the Queensland Cup in 2018 ran for 723 metres and made 187 tackles. Incredibly in four of his first six matches Kai O’Donnell was perfect defensively.

Kai O’Donnell also scored two tries the first of which came in Round Seventeen against Norths and the second in Round Twenty Three against the Townsville Blackhawks.

From a ball running perspective Kai O’Donnell in Round 19 against the Central Queensland Capra’s ran for 98 metres and defensively Kai O’Donnell made a career high (to date) 24 tackles in Round Twenty Three.

The former North Queensland Cowboys Academy member has been a strong addition to the rugby league ranks on the Gold Coast after making his First Grade debut in the Mackay A Grade competition in 2016. 2016 also say Kai O’Donnell play for the Mackay Cutters in the MM Cup competition and he was named in the Cutters squad for 2017 but moved down to the Gold Coast to attend PBC as part of their rugby league excellence program early that year.

For Burleigh in the MM competition in 2017 Kai O’Donnell played in all six of Burleigh’s matches scoring in Round Four against the South’s Logan Magpies. Kai O’Donnell started the first two MM Rounds at lock, then came off the interchange bench in Round Three before starting in the second row for the final three rounds.

Upon competition of the MM Cup competition Kai O’Donnell transitioned to the Burleigh Colts side where he played in six matches prior to injury. Kai O’Donnell started three matches being Rounds One, Six and Seven in the second row, Rounds Four and Five at lock and started from the inter change bench in Round two. Kai O’Donnell actually captained the side in Round Four against Souths Logan.

Kai O’Donnell may have played in only six matches but he scored five tries in that time including a hat trick inside 22 minutes against Ipswich in Round Seven and he also scored in Round Two against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls and Round Six in the local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls.

In relation to School boy rugby league in 2017 Kai O’Donnell was part of the South Coast U18 QSSRL side that took all before them and from there was selected in the second row for the Queensland U18 side for the ASSRL U18 Championships from PBC.

In addition to playing a number of matches in the MM Cup competition, 2016 saw Kai O’Donnell start off for Proserpine in the Mackay U18 competition where he played in six matches scoring four tries including a double against Wests Mackay in his last match in the U18 competition before his promotion to the Proserpine First Grade side.

Kai O’Donnell made his Mackay First Grade debut in the centres on 23 July 2016 against North’s and celebrated his debut with a try. Kai O’Donnell scored his second try in First Grade in his third First Grade match against South’s. Kai O’Donnell made such an impact in First Grade for the Brahmans that he was awarded First Grade Rookie of the Year as well as being named the First Grade Best Back on the season at the 2016 Whitsunday Rugby League Awards night.

From a school boy rugby league perspective in 2016, Kai O’Donnell captained the Proserpine High School Open Rugby League team in 2016 including leading his team to victory in the final of the State-wide Queensland Country Cup Carnival beating local rivals Sarina High School in the final 25 – 18 in extra time. Kai O’Donnell was named player of the final and was noted by his coach Andrew Jolly as being an inspirational leader. Kai O’Donnell also represented the Northern Region in the U18 QSSRL Championships playing in all four of their matches which were against Met West, Capricornia, Sunshine Coast and South Coast in May 2016.

mdrew
03-01-19, 01:47 PM
One of the most exciting members of the Tweed Heads MM Cup side this year is Noah Gafa.

The young centre is deservedly in the Titans High Performance Unit, signing a two year deal during 2017 and continues to go from strength to strength with Currumbin as well as with PBC in relation to school boy rugby league.

Noah Gafa made his Hastings Deering’s Colts debut for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in Round Sixteen of 2018 against Burleigh starting in the centres and started on the wing in Round Seventeen against Wynnum Manly scoring two tries in an impressive display especially when you are talking about a 17 year old playing against 20 year olds.

Noah Gafa also started on the wing in Round Eighteen against Souths Logan and in the centres in Round Twenty against the Mackay Cutters in round out his four Colts matches this season.

For Currumbin in the Gold Coast Rugby League U17 Division One competition in 2018, Noah Gafa made on outstanding start starting in the centres in each of his six matches and scoring a total of nine tries along the way.

Noah Gafa scored a hat trick against Tweed Heads in Round Five and has also scored against Mudgeeraba, Helensvale, Ormeau and Bilambil in the opening four rounds to lead the U17 Division One try scoring list. Noah Gafa’s other regular season try came against Burleigh in Round Six.

Noah Gafa was heavily involved in Currumbin’s final’s campaign which culminated with Noah Gafa starting in the second row in the Grand Final with Currumbin prevailing 30 – 10 over a Runaway Bay side which was led by fellow Titans contracted youngster Carsil Vaikai.

Noah Gafa scored one of his nine tries in the finals crossing in Week Two of the finals in a 32 – 22 Currumbin win over Burleigh.

Prior to the Gold Coast Rugby League season proper, Noah Gafa was part of the 2018 Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup squad playing in all seven of their matches including their final against South’s Logan. Noah Gafa started his first five matches in the centres before starting from the interchange bench in Round Seven against Easts and then again in the semi-final against South’s Logan.

In the 2018 MM Cup competition Noah Gafa scored two tries, coming against the Victorian Thunderbolts in Round two and against the Townsville Blackhawks in Round Five.

Noah Gafa has also been in outstanding form for PBC in 2018 including being involved in their matches against Keebra Park 22 – 20 win, Ipswich State High School 24 – 18 win and Marsden State High School 38 – 10 win in the Langer Cup competition when he started at left centre and scored two second half tries.

Noah Gafa was also involved in PBC’s Queensland GIO Cup Quarter Final and semi-final victories, including scoring a double in the semi-final victory over Ignatius Park. Noah Gafa’s first try came early in the first half when he ran an outside shoulder route close to the try line and received a good ball from hooker Jed Edwards to crash over. Noah Gafa’s second try came late in the second half. After a break from PBC half Thomas Dearden, Noah Gafa backed up to receive the pass from Dearden and outpaced the defence to score untouched.

In the Queensland GIO Cup final against Kirwan State High School Noah Gafa started at left centre, partnering fellow Titans contracted player Will Evans as PBC overcame Kirwan State High School 32 – 26 to qualify for the National GIO Cup Final. In a great sign for the Titans both Noah Gafa and Will Evans scored doubles in the win with one of the tries the two combining for Noah Gafa to cross out wide in the second half.

Noah Gafa started at left centre for PBC in the GIO Cup National Final against Patrician Brothers College Blacktown with PBC becoming National GIO Cup Championships with a 20 – 12 win.
Post the National GIO Cup final Noah Gafa was part of the PBC touring side that went to Fiji and was part of the PBC side that defeated a Fijian U18 side, fellow Titan Will Evans was also in the PBC side that won by around thirty odd points.

In the 2017 U16 GCJRL Division One competition, Noah Gafa scored 38 points for the Currumbin Eagles which has come from eight tries and three goals. All three of Noah Gafa’s goals came in the one match in June against the Ormeau Shearers. From a try scoring perspective, Noah Gafa had a great run of four matches from April 28 to May 26 where he scored in all four matches which, in order, where against Ormeau, Runaway Bay, Helensvale and against Ormeau a second time.

Noah Gafa also scored a hat trick against Burleigh in August against Burleigh and the match prior to that scored against Helensvale. Currumbin were the deserved Grand Final winners in the 2017 GCJRL U16 Division One competition, with Noah Gafa starting in the second row in their 34 – 4 Grand Final victory over Burleigh.

In 2017 Noah Gafa was also a key member of the PBC Open Rugby League side that performed so will in the GIO Cup competition and in fact he scored in their tough Queensland GIO Cup semi-final loss to Marsden State High School 22 – 20.

Earlier in 2017 season, Noah Gafa was selected in the Gold Coast Vikings Green U16 side for their South East Queensland U16 pre-season competition and in 2013 Noah Gafa was selected in the Queensland U12 side with fellow Titan Alofiana Khan-Periera.

mdrew
03-01-19, 04:24 PM
Jaylan To’o is another outstanding player who is part of the 2019 Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup squad.

The outstanding Titans contracted youngster was one of three Titans U18 try scorers as they overcame a determined New South Wales Country U18 side 14 – 12 in Cudgen in wet conditions in early October 2018. In the match Jaylan To’O also converted one of the Titans tries to account for six of the Titans fourteen points.

Starting in the centres for the Titans U18 side Jaylan To’O had a solid match with his try coming in the second half from a powerful run out of dummy half. With the Titans attacking the line, Jaylan To’O moved into dummy half with the Titans on the attack about two metres from the New South Wales Country line. He picked the ball up and ran to his left barging over taking two NSW Country defenders with him.

Jaylon To’O started the 2018 season as part of the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup squad playing in all seven of Tweed Heads matches including their Week One Final against South’s Logan.

Jaylan To’O started all seven matches from the interchange bench including Round Seven when he was named to start at hooker against Easts but reverted to the bench for the start of the match.

Post the MM Cup competition, Jaylan To’O played for Runaway Bay in the Gold Coast Rugby League U19 competition playing a variety of positions including fullback and five eight.

In the U19 competition in 2018 Jaylan To’O played in twelve matches finishing with a 50% strike rate. Jaylan To’O scored an early season double against Ormeau and scored a double later in the season against Currumbin. Jaylan To’O’s other 2018 U19 tries came in matches against Ormeau and Burleigh.

In 2018 Jaylan To’O also played in four GCRL Doug Lipp Cup matches, making his debut in June against Tugun. In just his second Doug Lipp Cup match Jaylan To’O scored against Ormeau (he clearly enjoyed playing against Ormeau).

For Runaway Bay in the 2017 U17 Division One competition Jaylan To’O scored a total of 74 points from six tries and twenty-five goals. Jaylan To’O scored a double in Round One against Ormeau and finished the season scoring in each of the last three rounds which were against Ormeau, Mudgeeraba and Helensvale.

With the boot on four occasions did Jaylan To’O kick four goals in a match which were against Bilambil, Ormeau twice and Mudgeeraba. Jaylan To’O made his U19 debut in July against Mudgeeraba and went on to play five matches in total in the Gold Coast U19 competition.

Jaylan To’O also played five matches in the U19 competition in 2017.

mdrew
03-01-19, 07:17 PM
One of the first players likely to be chosen each week for the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts side is 2019 will be Blake Campbell.

The Titans contracted backrower is held deservedly held in high esteem at the club, a club he has been with since he was 13 years old. Recently Blake Campbell received the 2018 Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup Coaches Award.

This season Blake Campbell started off captaining the Tweed Heads MM Cup side and then progressed to the Tweed Heads Colts side.

Along the way Blake Campbell was selected in the Queensland U18 side and came off the bench in that game but unfortunately took a head knock which reduced his playing time on the interstate match.

Blake Campbell captained the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup side was a standout through the competition including an impressive performance against the North’s Devils in Round One and a dominant individual performance in Victoria against the Thunderbolts which included him scoring a double in a big Tweed Heads victory 42 – 10.

Blake Campbell’s performance in Tweed Heads Round Three win 36 – 6 over the Burleigh Bears was also exceptional.

In total in the MM Cup competition Blake Campbell started in the second row for all of Tweed Heads seven matches including their final’s loss to Souths Logan. Across the seven matches Blake Campbell scored four tries. In addition to the two tries against Redcliffe previously mentioned, Blake Campbell also scored in Round Five against the Townsville Blackhawks and in Round Six against Wynnum Manly.

Blake Campbell broke into the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts side in their Round Eleven match against the Northern Pride starting the match in the second row. All told in the Hastings Deering’s Cup to date in the 2018 season, Blake Campbell has played in nine matches and just like his debut has started all of those matches in the second row.

Blake Campbell has scored two tries, the first of which came in Round Eighteen against Souths Logan and he also scored against the Mackay Cutters when he ran a good line (outside shoulder route) on the right side of the field to burst through the defence from around ten to twelve metres out and then outpaced the fullback to score.

In the GCRL U19 competition this season for Runaway Bay Blake Campbell has played just the three matches as a result of his Queensland U18 and Tweed Heads MM and Colts commitments but in his second U19 game of the season he scored a double against Ormeau and in his third U19 match the following weekend Blake Campbell converted one of Runaway Bay’s tries in a win against Mudgeeraba.

Blake Campbell made his Doug Lipp Cup debut for Runaway Bay against Currumbin in mid-June after playing in the U19 fixture earlier in the day.

Blake Campbell’s form this season is not a surprise considering his trial form including a standout performance in a trial against the South’s Logan Magpies at Waterford in February. That trial at Waterford was a difficult one for Tweed Heads as they went down to Souths Logan but Blake Campbell was very good that night, and was in every match since.

To round out an outstanding 2017 campaign Blake Campbell was selected in November to be part of the 2018 Queensland U18 Emerging Origin squad which came together from January 21 to 24 this year for their first training camp. Other training camps are scheduled over the course of the 2018 season prior to the annual match against New South Wales.

Over the course of the 2017 season Blake Campbell played a number of matches in the MM Cup competition for Tweed Heads Seagulls and also played for the Runaway Bay Seagulls in the Gold Coast Rugby League competition.

For the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the 2017 MM Cup competition Blake Campbell started all six of Tweed Heads matches in the second row and showed his try scoring ability crossing for four tries including a double in Round One against the Ipswich Jets, a try in Round Three against eventual champions the Western Mustangs and his final try of the MM Cup competition came in Round Six in the local derby against the Burleigh Bears.

In the red, white and blue of Runaway Bay in 2017 Blake Campbell has played eleven matches in the U17 Division One competition and also three matches in the U19 GCRL competition. At the U17 level Blake Campbell scored four tries and kicked four goals for 24 points in total including a Round Two double against Bilambil and also tries late in the season against Helensvale and Mudgeeraba.

Blake Campbell made his U19 debut in May 2017 against Southport and has also played matches at that level against Mudgeeraba and Southport a second time.

In 2016 Blake Campbell played his football at the U16 level both in terms of club rugby league and in the CC Cup during the 2016 season. Blake Campbell as also involved in Coombabah State High School’s great GIO Cup campaign where he actually played on the wing in a number of games including a nationally televised match against Townsville’s Kirwan High School.

Blake Campbell stellar play was rewarded in 2016 when early in the year he was selected in the Queensland Academy of Sport U16 squad, before being named in the interchange bench for the Queensland U16 team in their annual match against New South Wales. Fellow Titans player Laz Sua was also part of the Queensland team that night which took place as a State of Origin curtain raiser. Unfortunately the Queensland side lost 12 – 10.

In the CC competition for Gold Coast White in 2016, Blake Campbell crossed for four tries two of which came against Gold Coast Green in Rounds Two and Five. Blake Campbell also scored a double in GC White’s semi-final loss to the Toowoomba Clydesdales. In all of his matches in the CC competition for Gold Coast White Blake Campbell started in the second row.

On more than one occasion in 2017 Blake Campbell was mentioned by Titans High Performance Junior Co-ordinator Jamie McCormack as being one of his team’s best in the weekly update posted on the Titans Official Site during the CC/MM season.

From a club perspective, Blake Campbell played for Runaway Bay in the U16 Division One competition playing in six matches and contributing seven tries over the course of the 2016 season. Six of his seven tries came from doubles coming against Burleigh on two separate occasions and also against Mudgeeraba, with his seventh try coming against the Helensvale Hornets.

Blake Campbell was been in the Titans junior development system for a couple of years now, and is one of a number of talented backrowers in our system and certainly in the region. He has represented the Vikings and Kookaburra’s on multiple occasions in the different age groups over the last couple of years and is part of the Gold Coast Rugby League Academy program in 2015, and was part of the Titans U14 development side that drew 32 all against a giant Samoan team at the end of 2014 at Burleigh.

mdrew
04-01-19, 06:21 AM
Titans Development contracted youngster Jaxson Paulo is currently with the Titans NRL squad.

To cap off a more than solid season in 2018, Jaxson Paulo was selected in the Junior Kiwi’s squad alongside fellow Titans, Darius Farmer, Kea Pere and Moeaki Fotuaika.

Jaxson Paulo made an outstanding start to the 2018 season as part of the Burleigh Bears U20 Colts side where he started the opening rounds of the competition at left centre.

In addition to scoring In Round One against the Sunshine Coast Falcons when he crossed untouched after running a good line off a Taine Tuaupiki pass, Jaxson Paulo also set up his winger Reece Tapine for an easy try when he was able to run onto a great pass by five eight Taine Tuaupiki and draw the winger for Reece Tapine to cross untouched in the left corner.

The work of Jaxson Paulo in the try may have looked easy but it wasn’t. First Jaxson Paulo had to stay in his position when the prescribed play broke down on the inside, anticipate that Taine Tuaupiki was going to beat his direct opponent, stay onside as Taine Tuaupiki broke free and then draw the winger Sunshine Coast Falcons winger who was coming out of the line quickly looking to shut down Jaxon Paulo’s time. Jaxson Paulo executed all aspects of play precisely and timed appropriately.

Jaxson Paulo’s try came as a result of him staying wide when in broken play five eight Taine Tuaupiki got on the outside of his defender a put a great ball on Jaxon Paulo’s chest for him to score untouched in the left corner.

In Round Two against Redcliffe Jaxson Paulo also kicked two conversions to have eight points in the early going this season. Point’s tallies don’t tell the whole story however, in short Jaxson Paulo has been outstanding through the opening rounds of the Colts competition this season.

The Round Three clash against the Tweed Heads Seagulls saw Jaxon Paulo cross for a double in Burleigh’s four point loss to their local rivals, scoring a try in each half and for that matter being outstanding over the course of the entire match.

Jaxson Paulo’s first try came as a result of a back line move by Burleigh inside Tweed Heads 20 metre line. When the ball got out to Jaxson Paulo on the left side of the field he was able to get outside his opposing centre and hold him off with his right arm to score in the corner.

Jaxson Paulo’s try in the second half could not have been more different to the first. With Burleigh attacking two metres out from the Seagulls try line, Burleigh hooker Zac McCormack went to a short five metre blind side passing to Jaxson Paulo. Jaxson Paulo received the ball three or four metres out from the try line and about the same distance from the left side line. Jaxson Paulo got low disrupting the centre of gravity of the Seagulls defender to barge over for his second try of the afternoon.

In total in the Hasting’s Colts competition for Burleigh Jaxson Paulo played in twelve matches and scored three tries. Jaxson Paulo scored in Round One against Sunshine Coast, Round Six against Western Mustangs and Round Fourteen against Northern Pride.

From a position perspective, started Burleigh’s first six matches in the centres (specifically left centre), but moved to fullback for Burleigh’s Round Nine match against the Townsville Blackhawks and stayed in the custodian role for the other five Colts matches that he has played in.

Early in the season Jaxson Paulo was promoted to the Burleigh GCRL First Grade side spending the majority of the season there. Jaxson Paulo made his GCRL First Grade debut against Tweed Heads in April.

In total in the Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade competition Jaxson Paulo played in ten matches and scored three tries. Jaxson Paulo’s first try came against Runaway Bay in his third GCRL First Grade match and he followed that up by scoring against Ormeau a month later. Jaxson Paulo’s third try came in the final regular season round being Round Seventeen against Tugun in a tough 14 – 12 loss.

In 2017 Jaxson Paulo made his NYC debut for the Titans after starting off the 2017 rugby league season with the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup side before transitioning to Tweed Heads U20 Colts Challenge before making his NYC debut in Round 22 in a 36-34 loss against the Brisbane Broncos. In that match Jaxson Paulo played 35 minutes making 46 metres from five runs also making two tackles and off-loading the ball on one occasion.

In addition to his Round Twenty Two debut, Jaxson Paulo played two more NYC matches in 2017 being Round Twenty Five against the Bulldogs and Round Twenty Six against the Sydney Roosters, he started both of those matches on the left wing, playing all 80 minutes on both occasions and scoring against the Bulldogs at Cbus.

In total in the NYC in 2017, Jaxson Paulo ran for 197 metres from 20 hit-ups and made five tackles. In the Round Twenty Five home clash against the Bulldogs Jaxon Paulo ran for 115 metres making a line break in the process of making those metres.

After the conclusion of the 2017 club season Jaxson Paulo started on the wing for the New Zealand U18 side in their match against the Australian Schoolboys in September a team mate that afternoon was Titans contracted youngster Darius Farmer. Just prior to that International match Jaxson Paulo scored for New Zealand Taurahere (NZ Australian based players) against the U18 New Zealand Domestic based players.

Jaxson Paulo whilst he was part of the Tweed Heads MM Cup squad did not feature in any of their matches but started off his 2017 rugby league season in Round One of the U20 Colts Challenge competition starting on the wing in Round One against Souths Logan. Jaxson Paulo only missed one of Tweed Heads U20 Colts matches in 2017 being Round Thirteen a when he was making his NYC debut. Outside of Round Four when he started in the centres Jaxson Paulo has started every match for the Tweed Heads Seagulls on the left wing.

Jaxson Paulo went on a great try scoring run mid-season for the Tweed Colts side scoring doubles in four consecutive rounds prior to his NYC debut, no wonder he got an NYC debut just after that! In relation to the doubles, Jaxson Paulo scored them against Ipswich in Round Eight, against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in Round Nine, against the Burleigh Bears in Round Ten and against the Sunshine Coast Falcons in Round Twelve.

Jaxson Paulo scored his ninth try of the 2017 U20 Colts Challenge competition when he scored in the corner against the Redcliffe Dolphins. This try can be seen at around the 3 minute mark of the highlights package posted on the QRL Official Site.

The young Keebra Park player played a major part in Keebra Park’s 2016 GIO Cup campaign which unfortunately ended with a tough loss in the National Final and also played well for Gold Coast White in the MM Cup competition where White made it all the way to the semi-final portion of that competition before being defeated 13 – 10 by North’s.

In the MM Cup competition in 2016 Jaxson Paulo played all bar one of GC Whites matches, missing Round Seven but was back for the quarter final the following week. Jaxson Paulo was also part of the South West team that played in the QSSRL U18 Championships where he was selected on the bench. Jaxson Paulo was also selected in the Team Toa side for a match between New South Wales and Queensland based NZ players. That afternoon, whilst Team Toa was beaten, Jaxon Paulo scored both of Team Toa’s tries.

For Keebra Park Jaxson Paulo was part of their 2016 GIO Cup campaign including scoring two tries in their Semi-final victory over Ignatius Park. For GC White in the MM competition in 2016, Jaxon Paulo scored four tries, including three in their Quarter Final victory over Ipswich and also another against South’s Logan in Round Six. For GC White, Jaxson Paulo split time between centre and wing, playing the first three rounds in the centres and the remaining matches on the wing, including the two finals matches.

Jaxson Paulo played the majority of the 2016 season in the centres both for Keebra Park and Gold Coast White in the MM competition and in that position, is a big strong runner of the football. He has however also played in the back row in previous years, including playing there for the U16 Titans Development Squad in a match against Samoa late in 2015 when he came off the interchange bench after an early injury.

mdrew
04-01-19, 09:04 AM
As talented as any players in the Titans Junior Development system is the outstanding Ethan Foster.

Ethan Foster who signed a Titans development contract last year made his 2018 playing debut starting in the centres for the Northern Rivers U16 Andrew Johns Cup side who went on to defeat Newcastle 22 – 12 on a wet and cold morning in Northern New South Wales in Round One of that competition.

Prior to his signing with the Titans, Ethan Foster had also been invited to be part of the Newcastle Knights Junior Development program.

In the 2018 Andrew Johns Cup competition for Northern Rivers Ethan Foster played in all four of Northern Rivers matches, starting two in the centres and two in the second row. In those four matches, Ethan Foster scored three tries, scoring a double in Round Three against the Central Coast Roosters and in Round Four against the Greater Northern Tigers.

The two tries in Round Three against the Central Coast were simply outstanding including his second try when he took the ball from around 40 metres out and just smashed his way through the defensive, stepped past the fullback and outpaced the cover defence.

In the Group One U16.5 competition in 2018 Ethan Foster played thirteen matches for Clarence Coast including the finals series finishing as the competitions leading point’s scorer with 139 points from sixteen tries, thirty seven goals and a field goal. Ethan Fosters sixteen tries also meant that he finished as the Group One U16.5 competitions leading try scorer.

On five occasions Ethan Foster scored two tries in a match, with those matches being against Kyogle, Casino RSM (on two occasions), Lismore Marist Brothers and Ballina. Only once was Ethan Foster kept scoreless in the Group One U16.5 competition in 2019 which was in an early season match against Ballina.

With the boot Ethan Foster kicked eight on a match against Lismore Marist Brothers in late May, finishing the match with twenty four points when you add in his two tries and on three occasions, against Kyogle, Ballina and Casino RSM he kicked four goals in a match.

On the first weekend of the Group One U16.5 final series in 2018 Ethan Foster scored a double and kicked four from four in a 24 – 16 win for Clarence Coast over Casino RSM.

Unfortunately for Ethan Foster and his Group One U16.5 Clarence Coast team mates they were defeated by Casino RSM in the Grand Final.

Ethan Foster also played four U18 NRRRL regular season matches for Lower Clarence making his debut against Lismore Marist Brothers in late April. Ethan Fosters first U18 NRRRL points came in his fourth match win he kicked a conversion against the Ballina Seagulls.

Late last year Ethan Foster was named in the Northern Rivers Titans U18 squad for the 2019 Laurie Daley Cup competition.

In 2017 Ethan Foster represented Group One U15’s at the New South Wales Age Championships. In those Championships Ethan Foster started in the centres in all three matches, scoring a double of Round One in a big win against Group 19.

The big strong young Titans contracted centre/second rower has made a seamless move from the Grafton Ghosts junior rugby league club to the Clarence Coast at the start of the 2016 season in the Group One Junior Rugby League. Over the last couple of seasons at Clarence Coast, he has teamed with the talented Julian Torrens to form a lethal pairing who have pushed Clarence Coast up the ladder in recent seasons.

For the Clarence Coast Magpies in 2017 Ethan Foster scored fourteen tries from eleven matches to be the competitions leading point’s scorer. Ethan Foster started the season off with a hat trick against Kyogle and scored another hat trick later in the season against Marist Brothers. Ethan Foster also kicked three conversions to finish the U15 season off with 62 points.

Ethan Foster also made his U16.5 Group One JRL debut in 2017 when he lined up in that age group against Ballina in early June after playing in the U15 clash earlier in the day.

In 2016 Ethan Foster topped the try scoring list in the U14 competition with an incredible 33 tries from just 16 matches. Ethan Foster also kicked 27 goals to also finish top of the points scoring list with 186 points. Ethan Foster scored four tries in a match on two separate occasions against Lismore Marist Brothers and also scored six hat tricks which came against Ballina, Kyogle twice, and Casino RSM twice and also against Grafton.

Ethan Foster also had some big matches with the boot in 2016 including kicking five conversions in a match against Marist Brothers and on three occasions kicked four conversions in a match. 2016 is not an anomaly in terms of try scoring, in 2015 for Grafton at the U13 level he scored 14 tries across ten matches, including hat tricks against the South Grafton Rebels and Kyogle and doubles against his new team Clarence Coast and Casino RSM.

Ethan Foster plays his schoolboy rugby league for MacLean High School and was part of their U14 CHS side that defeated Evans Head High School in the first round of the competition in MacLean in 2016, in fact he was the U14 MacLean High School rugby league captain that year.

Ethan Foster opened the scoring for MacLean High School in only the second minute with an unstoppable run from about 20 metres out and carried a couple of defenders across the line to score and crossed again later in the first half off a great short ball from Julian Torrens after front rower and former Titans development squad member Elijah Winitana make a rampaging run and got a quick play the ball.

Ethan Foster scored again early in the second half, again charging through the defence. MacLean won the match 46 – 4. In September 2016, Ethan Foster and his Maclean High School U14 team mates dominated the U14 DEX round robin competition, with empathetic victories over South Grafton HS and McCauley College. Ethan Foster was named player of the series.

mdrew
04-01-19, 09:46 AM
One of a number of Titans linked players who has been named in the 2019 U16 Emerging Origin squad is Caleb Gould-Waiariki.

He is a local young hooker/half who started from the bench for the Titans U15 side as they defeated a U15 Balmain Tigers touring side 16 - 10.

Recently Caleb Gould-Waiariki was named in the Gold Coast Vikings U16 Training Squad for the 2019 U16 South East Queensland Challenge.

Caleb Gould-Waiariki came onto the field mid-way through the first half moving into the dummy half role and in his first run made 20 metres or so from dummy half splitting the Tigers defence right down the middle through the centre of the ruck.

Later in the first half Caleb Gould-Waiariki played his part in the Titans second try with a great long pass out of dummy half to his right to Titans five eight Riley Lack who threw an equally good long pass to winger Timothy Seilaff-Burns to score.

Caleb Gould-Waiariki finished the 2018 GCRL U15 Division One season with Runaway Bay as the competitions equal leading try scorer with fifteen, a feat he accomplished from just twelve matches. Caleb Gould-Waiariki also kicked two conversions in the competition, both coming in a late season match against Coomera to finish with sixty four points.

Caleb Gould-Waiariki had a huge match in early August 2-18 when he scored five tries in a match against Currumbin, scored a hat trick against Burleigh and also scored a double against Helensvale. Caleb Gould-Waiariki’s other tries came in matches against Mudgeeraba, Ormeau and then in a three match span scored against Burleigh, Coomera and Ormeau in consecutive weeks.

In Week One of the U15 Division One Finals series, Caleb Gould-Waiariki started at hooker as Runaway Bay went down 28 – 12 to Ormeau. With Caleb Gould-Waiariki once again at hooker, Runaway Bay bounced back in Week Two of the finals defeating Burleigh 34 – 24 with Caleb Gould-Waiariki scoring in the win.

Caleb Gould-Waiariki also started at hooker in the U15 Division One Preliminary Final scoring a try and kicking two goals as Runaway Bay qualified for the Grand Final courtesy of a 58 – 14 victory over Coomera,

In the Grand Final Caleb Gould-Waiariki started at hooker but could not prevent Runaway Bay going down 38 – 20 to the Ormeau Shearers. Caleb Gould-Waiariki did however cross for one of Runaway Bay’s four tries in the Grand Final.

In addition to his club duties with Runaway Bay in the GCRL U15 Division One competition, Caleb Gould-Waiariki played four matches of club rugby on the Gold Coast with the Griffith University Colleges U15 side.

Caleb Gould-Waiariki’s first game was in Round Nine against the Gold Coast Eagles when he started from the bench and he also started from the bench in Round Eleven against Wollongbar/Alstonville.

Round Thirteen saw Caleb Gould-Waiariki start at fly half (No.10) against the PBC Alleygators and he also started at fly half in Round Sixteen against Casino

mdrew
04-01-19, 02:46 PM
One of the most recent Titans junior signings is Brodyn Gudgeon.

The talented young Titans contracted half was quite outstanding in 2018 in the GCRL U16 Division One competition and will spend the upcoming off season training with the Burleigh MM Cup squad as his rugby league career continues to develop.

Recently Brodyn Gudgeon started from the bench for the Titans U16 side and scored a second half try as the Titans went down 30 – 10 to the New South Wales Country U16’s at Cudgen on a wet and windy Saturday afternoon in early October.

The try was a result of Brodyn Gudgeon not giving up chasing a short grubber kick from half Ryan Rivett (I believe) and beating the NSW Country defence to the ball in the in goal area.

Brodyn Gudgeon played the 2018 GCRL season in the U16 Division One competition with Helensvale and through his eleven games had a 100% strike rate. Brodyn Gudgeon scored a late season hat trick against Southport and also scored a double against Southport the week prior. Brodyn Gudgeon’s other 2018 double came against Burleigh.

Brodyn Gudgeon also scored against Southport, Currumbin and Burleigh in the first regular season match and also the last to bookend his season.

At the start of the2018 season Brodyn Gudgeon started at half back for the U16 Gold Coast Vikings Yellow side in the South East Queensland U16 Challenge and from there was selected in the South East Queensland Green U16 for the Queensland Age Championships.

In those Championships, Brodyn Gudgeon started at half back in all four matches including the Championship Final against South East Queensland White and in fact scored in that final.

Over the course of the 2017 season the Coombabah State High School student scored eight tries from fourteen matches and started at half back in the 34 – 10 Grand Final loss to Nerang. Brodyn Gudgeon scored an early season hat trick against Coomera and also doubles against Nerang and Southport as well as a try against Burleigh to account for his eight tries over the course of the 2017 rugby league season.

mdrew
04-01-19, 07:24 PM
Young Burleigh Bears winger and current Keebra Park student Alofiana (Lofi) Khan-Periera has recently signed a new three year Development contract with the Titans after the expiration of his initial two year contract.

Lofi Khan-Periera has also recently been selected in the 2019 U18 Queensland Emerging Origin Squad with fellow Titans Will Evans, Tristian Powell and Juwan Compain.

Lofi Khan-Periera started on the wing for the Titans U18 side in their recent victory over the PNG U18 side at Burleigh and also started there and scored one of the Titans three tries as they defeated NSW Country U18’s the flowing week at Cudgen.

In the match against New South Wales Country U18’s Lofi Khan-Periera started on the right wing with his try being an intercept try which covered approximately 98 metres.

Lofi Khan-Periera represented South Coast at the QSSRL U18 Championships in Toowoomba this season scoring a number of long range tries from the left wing and was in my eyes an unlucky omission from the Queensland U18 QSSRL side which contained fellow Titans contracted, South Coast representative and Keebra Park student front rower David Butler.

Lofi Khan-Periera has played a number of matches for Keebra Park this season including matches against PBC which they lost by two, points, and in wins over Wavell State High School and St Mary’s College who Keebra Park defeated 24 – 18. Keebra Park were knocked out at the Queensland Quarter Final stage by Marsden State High School in a bit of an upset.

Lofi Khan-Periera also played one or two matches for the Keebra Park B side and was awarded one point in the Open B Best Player Award race.

Lofi Khan-Periera started the 2018 season off in the MM Cup competition with the Burleigh Bears, playing in all six of Burleigh’s matches, starting four on the wing and two at fullback. Lofi Khan-Periera started the Bears first four matches on the wing before moving to fullback for the Round Six match against the Western Mustangs.

In his six matches Lofi Khan-Periera scored five tries including a Round Six double against the Western Mustangs. Lofi Khan-Periera also scored tries in Rounds One, Three and Four against the Sunshine Coast, Tweed Heads and South’s Logan respectively.

Post the MM Cup, Lofi Khan-Periera played in one match for the Burleigh U17 Division One side this season and made the most of it by scoring a hat trick against Helensvale.

Lofi Khan-Periera had a great 2017 season culminating in starting on the wing for Keebra Park in their National GIO Cup Finals success and representing Queensland Murri U16’s in their annual clash against New South Wales Kurri with fellow Titans linked hooker Jesse Brasslin being a team mate in the match.

In the interstate clash held in Newcastle Lofi Khan-Periera scored a double as Queensland Murri went down 16 – 14 in a tight clash. 2017 also saw Lofi Khan-Periera as part of the 2017 U16 Queensland Academy of Sport squad and he also won the Keebra Park 2017 Year 11 Sport Specialisation student of the year award.

In 2017 Lofi Khan-Periera finished on top of the try scoring list in the U16 Division One competition in 2017, finishing with eight tries from twelve matches. Unfortunately for Lofi Khan-Periera he missed the U16 Division One Grand Final with injury as Burleigh were defeated 34 – 4.

Lofi Khan-Periera had a great start to the U16 Division One season scoring all eight of his tries through the first five rounds including four tries in a match against Ormeau and a Round One double against Helensvale.

A the commencement of the 2017 season Lofi Khan-Periera represented the Gold Coast Vikings in the U16 South East Queensland pre-season competition and from there made the South East Queensland White U16 side for the Queensland Age Championships.

In those Championships, Lofi Khan-Periera had an outstanding campaign, scoring a double on Day Two against Centre and a try on Day Three against South East Queensland Green. Lofi Khan-Periera also scored in each of SEQ Whites finals, including against Northern in a semi-final and against SEQ Green in the final which White won 42 – 30.

As a result of his play over the last couple of season Lofi Khan-Periera was identified by both the Titans and the Broncos but has signed a deal with the Titans after being in both NRL team’s development squads.

Lofi Khan-Pereira has also represented Samoa on multiple occasions including being named Samoan U14 player of the tournament in 2015 at the QPICC championships.

Lofi Khan-Periera was also named in the Queensland Murri Probables side after the 2016 Queensland Murri championships. Fellow Titans contracted player Jesse Braslin has made the Queensland Murri U15/16 side.

mdrew
04-01-19, 08:23 PM
One of the younger members of the Tweed Heads MM Cup side this season will be Jaiden West.

He is a Titans linked local young fullback from the Nerang Roosters club for whom he played the 2018 season with in the U16 Division One competition. Jaiden West started at fullback in the GCRL U16 Division One Grand Final as Nerang defeated Currumbin 24 – 8.

Jaiden West also attends PBC as part of their Rugby league Excellence Program and was a standout for PBC in their two point Walters Cup victory over Keebra Park at Pizzey Park earlier this season. That night he terrorised the Keebra Park defence especially the right side.

In Round One of the Gold Coast Rugby League U16 Division One competition, Jaiden West started at fullback in the Roosters 60 – 0 victory over Runaway Bay and crossed for one of the Roosters tries on the opening Friday night of the season.

In total in the U16 Division One competition this season for Nerang Jaiden West played in nine matches including the finals series scoring three tries and kicking five goals to finish the season with 22 points.

In addition to his Round One try Jaiden West scored mid-season against Runaway Bay, a match which also saw him kick his five goals, and he also scored in Nerang’s Major semi-final victory over Currumbin.

In 2015 Jaiden West started on the wing for the Titans U13 development squad in a match against a Toowoomba U14 selection in the same year was part of the U13 Gold Coast Vikings representative squad and in 2014 represented South Coast at the U12 level in the Queensland Primary School tournament.

Jaiden West did not get many opportunities on the wing for the development squad as the players inside him like Rixon Andrew, Damon Somerville and Matamatagi Ripley had a field day against the U14 Toowoomba representative selection, meaning the ball did not get out him as much as it usually would in a game. In saying that though he maintained his discipline and did not go chasing the ball but maintained his correct positioning throughout the course of the match.

mdrew
04-01-19, 09:35 PM
One of a number of exciting Titans contracted players in the 2019 Northern Rivers Titans U16 Andrew Johns Cup squad is Rowan Mansfield who in March of 2018 played for the Titans U15 side when they defeated the Western Mustangs six tries to three at Nerang.

In that match Rowan Mansfield lined up at right centre where he opposed the talented Blake Cesseri from the Western Mustangs and more than held his own over the course of the match.

Late last year Rowan Mansfield started at fullback for the Titans U15 side as they defeated a U15 Balmain Tigers touring side 16 – 10 with Rowan Mansfield scoring an outstanding try.

In the first half Rowan Mansfield was dangerous with the ball and also scored early when he looked to step his way through the Balmain Tigers forward pack from close range and was also dangerous chiming into the backline off Titans scrum wins especially to the right side of the field.

In the second half Rowan Mansfield moved onto the right wing and scored an outstanding try highlighting his outstanding speed. The try was constructed in the inside through a chain of passes from Thomas Weaver through Jye Gray to Kaleb Ngamanu who put Rowan Mansfield into a gap down the sideline. Rowan Mansfield used an outstanding in and away to beat the Balmain fullback to score untouched after a seventy metre run just to the right of the goal posts.

Rowan Mansfield is just one of a number of talented Northern Rivers juniors that have recently (the last year or so) linked with the Titans, a list also including second rower Ben Liyou, half Kel Sheather and centre/second rower Ethan Foster amongst others.

Rowan Mansfield is a young fullback or centre from the Ballina Seagulls junior rugby league club who play in the Group One junior rugby league competition in Northern NSW, which is the same club that former Titans centre Brian Kelly played his junior rugby league for.

in 2018 in the Group One U15 competition, Rowan Mansfield played in eleven matches, including the finals scoring five tries. Each of Rowans Mansfield regular season’s tries came from individual matches and were scored against, South Grafton, Clarence Coast on two occasions and against Casino RSM.

On the first Saturday of the Group One finals, Rowan Mansfield scored for Ballina in their 26 - 4 Group One U15 semi-final victory over South Grafton.

In the Grand Final Rowan Mansfield and his Ballina team mates went down to a committed South Grafton Rebels side 16 – 0 in a defensive tussle.

Rowan Mansfield also played in three Group One U16.5 matches, making his debut against Clarence Coast in early August scoring on debut.

Earlier in 2018 Rowan Mansfield was part of the New South Wales Combined High Schools (NSW CHS) U15 side that participated in the ASSRL U15 national Championships, being one of ten Titans involved in the Championships. NSW Combined High School Titans team mates were second rower Ryan Foran and fullback/centre Riley Lack.

At the 2018 New South Wales Country U15 Championships Rowan Mansfield was named in the centres for the Group One U15 side.

In Group One’s Round One U15 match against Newcastle Rowan Mansfield started in the centres with Group One winning 22 – 18 against Newcastle and Rowan Mansfield scoring a double.

In Group One’s second match of the Championships Rowan Mansfield kicking a conversion as Group One ran out 28 – 6 winners against Group Three.

Group One won their Northern Cup semi-final against Group 19 before going down 10 – 6 against Group Two in the U15 new South Wales Country Northern Cup Final.
Rowan Mansfield played four matches at the U16 ASSRL Championships primarily at fullback and scored against New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges.

Rowan Mansfield was recently named in the 2019 Northern Rivers Titans U16 side for the Andrew Johns Cup.

Early in 2017 Rowan Mansfield represented Group One U14’s in the New South Wales Age Championships were he was named in the centres. In those Championships, Rowan Mansfield was absolutely outstanding on his way to scoring four tries from just three matches, including a Round One hat trick against Group 14 and in Round Three he scored against the Central Coast.

For the 2017 season Rowan Mansfield was the leading try scorer in the Group One U14 competition scoring 23 tries from just twelve matches. Rowan Mansfield scored five in a match against Marist Brothers and also had hat tricks against the Grafton Ghosts and South Grafton Rebels.

In a seven match span to start the 2017 season Rowan Mansfield scored an incredible nineteen tries. Rowan Mansfield was in fact named the U14 Ballina Seagulls Best and Fairest for the 2017 Group One U14 season.

Rowan Mansfield also played eight matches in the 2017 Group One U15 competition scoring against Casino RSM. On six of the eight occasions that Rowan Mansfield played U15’s he was backing up from the U14 contest earlier in the day.

In the 2016 season Rowan Mansfield scored an amazing 35 tries in only 13 games to finish the leading try scorer by 13 tries, adding in his two conversions, Rowan Mansfield had a total points tally of 144 on the season in the U13 Group One Junior Rugby League competition and added another six tries from as many games in the U14 age group.

In the U13 competition in 2016, Rowan Mansfield was only kept try less on one occasion in 2016, being against Lismore Marist Brothers in the last match of the season. Rowan Mansfield scored six tries in a match against Kyogle and five also against Kyogle earlier in the season and on four occasions, scored four tries in a match which came against Casino RSM on two separate occasions and against Grafton and South Grafton.

Rowan Mansfield also scored two hat tricks, coming against Lismore Marist Brothers on two separate occasions. At the U14 level, Rowan Mansfield scored two doubles which came against Grafton and Kyogle.

mdrew
05-01-19, 07:14 AM
Kea Pere is a block busting centre who is a Titans NRL Development contract holder and will training with the Titans NRL side throughout 2019, bringing youth and depth to the stocks of NRL or near NRL ready outside backs at the Titans.

In 2017 Kea Pere started for the Queensland U18 side on the wing and earlier this season, played four Queensland Cup matches for the Easts Tigers.

After starting the season in the Hastings Deering’s Colts competition for the Easts Tigers in 2018, Kea Pere made his Queensland Cup debut in Round Five against the Redcliffe Dolphins and in fact scored on debut and scored his second Queensland Cup try the following weekend in Round Six against the Northern Pride.

In his four 2018 Queensland Cup matches, Kea Pere started all four in the centres playing the entire 80 minutes on each occasion.

In total this season in the Queensland Cup Kea Pere has been on the field for 320 minutes, running for 417 metres, 113 of those post contact (27.1%), made thirteen tackle breaks, two line breaks and in Round Eight against Norths had a try assist.

Defensively Kea Pere has made 39 tackles at a tackling efficiency of a more than credible 92% through his four career Queensland Cup matches.

Kea Pere’s 2018 Queensland Cup per game averages include playing 80 minutes, running for 104.4 metres and making 9.75 tackles.

On two occasions Kea Pere has run for in excess of 100 metres in a match, being his debut in Round Five against Redcliffe when he ran for 114 metres and then in Round Six against the Northern Pride he ran for 123 metres for his career high to date. Defensively Kea Pere made twelve tackles in Round Seven against the Tweed Heads Seagulls.

Kea Pere has only played five Colts games this season due to injury, scoring two tries which came in the opening two rounds against the Central Queensland Capra’s and the Mackay Cutters respectively.

In 2017 whilst still eligible for the MM Cup competition, Kea Pere played in fifteen NYC matches for the Melbourne Storm coming into the side in Round Nine against St George, starting the match from the interchange bench. Kea Pere started six matches from the interchange bench one in the centres being Round Fourteen against Cronulla and the remainder on the wing, starting his first match on the wing in Round Eleven against South Sydney.

In his fifteen NYC matches in 2017, Kea Pere scored four tries which came in Rounds Eleven, Thirteen, Eighteen and Twenty against South Sydney, Newcastle, Parramatta and Canberra respectively.

mdrew
05-01-19, 02:02 PM
Ben Liyou the young player from the Grafton Ghosts last year signed a two year deal with the Titans which saw him move to continue his rugby league career in 2019 with the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup squad.

In October 2017 Ben Liyou was also awarded the Aquinas Titans Sportsperson of the Year award at a gala dinner at the Southport Yacht Club.

In late 2018 Ben Liyou was part of the Titans U18 side that won matches against PNG and New South Wales Country U18’s.

Early in 2018 Ben Liyou was part of the North Coast U18 Laurie Daley Cup side starting in the second row in all four of their matches and scoring one try which came against Northern Rivers in Round Two. Ben Liyou was one of the North Coast’s standout players across the Championships constantly challenging the defensive line, normally operating on the right side of the field.

Ben Liyou has been a Grafton Ghosts player throughout his entire career and that did not change in 2018. Ben Liyou started the season in the U18 Group two competition and at just 17 years old made his Tooheys New Group Two First Grade debut in Round Three against the Macksville Sea Eagles. He made his debut playing left centre even though he has been playing in the second row exclusively over the last couple of seasons.

Post his debut Ben Liyou made three additional Group Two First Grade appearances and in Round Ten in a big win against Macksville had a try assist late in the first half when he broke through the line and set up half Jake Frame for a try on the cusp of half time.

In the 2018 U18 Group Two competition, Ben Liyou played in eight matches, scoring six tries and kicking two goals for a points tally on the season to date of 28. Ben Liyou scored a double in Round One against local rivals the South Grafton Rebels, also kicking his season’s two goals in the match. He also scored a double against the Rebels in a 33 – 12 Round Nine win.

Ben Liyou’s other two tries came against Bellingen in Round Five and in Round Six against the league leaders and previously undefeated Coffs harbour side.

Ben Liyou played the 2017 season at the U16.5 level for the Ghosts as well as playing three matches at the U18 level for Grafton in the Group Two U18 competition. Ben Liyou also attended a Titans Elite Academy session that was held at Lennox Heads late in 2017, another Grafton Ghost in centre Jake Martin was also an attendee.

Ben Liyou was also part of the East Coast Dolphins U16 side that performed well at the New South Wales Country Championships making the Championship final and as a result was selected for the U16 New South Wales Country side that played two matches in New Zealand as part of a South Island Tour. The NSW Country U16 side won both of their tour matches.

Previously Ben Liyou has represented the Titans in a number of development squad matches including in 2014 when he came off the bench in a match against a Samoan side playing in the second row.

With his try and two goals in a Grafton Ghosts 24-4 win over Ballina Ben Liyou finished the U16.5 regular season competition as the leading point’s scorer with 62 points from ten matches. Ben Liyou scored eight tries and kicked fifteen goals. From a try scoring perspective Ben Liyou scored doubles against Casino RSM in June and also against Ballina in July. Ben Liyou also started in the second row in Grafton’s two finals matches against Clarence Coast and the Grand Final against Casino RSM.

As a 16 year old Ben Liyou also played three matches for the Grafton Ghosts U18 side in the Group Two competition, with his U18 debut coming in April against the Sawtell Panthers. His other two games were against Sawtell again in June and Coffs Harbour in July 2017.

In the U16 New South Wales Country Championships Ben Liyou scored three tries in their way to the Final where the East Coast Dolphins U16 side lost in extra time to the Western Rams. In that Grand Final Ben Liyou started in the second row and another Titans linked youngster Kade Hill started at half. Ben Liyou scored a double in the East Coast Dolphins 44-0 semi-final win over the Bidgee Bulls and he also scored in Round One against the Central Coast.

In 2016 Ben Liyou was the U15 Group One’s top try scorer with 18 tries from 12 matches to finish five tries clear of the next highest try scorer. Ben Liyou also started at lock for the Group One U15 representative side that had some good wins over the course of the New South Wales Country Age Championships. Ben Liyou has previous experience in a Titans jersey when he came off the bench in late 2015 in a U14 contest against Samoa.

For the Ghosts in the U15 competition, Ben Liyou started off the season with a bang scoring seven tries in the first three rounds, including a four try haul against Kyogle and a double against Minor Premiers Clarence Coast. Over the course of the season, Ben Liyou scored five other doubles which came against Ballina on three separate occasions, Lismore Marist Brothers and Kyogle. In April Ben Liyou also played one match at the U16.5 age group against Kyogle backing up after playing in the U15’s earlier in the day

mdrew
05-01-19, 06:51 PM
Darius Farmer is an outstanding young second row prospect who is currently training with the Titans NRL side as part of his Titans NRL Development contract.

Darius Farmer represented Queensland at the U16 level in 2015 with Titans NRL team mate Ben Thomas, starting in the second row in the annual interstate match. Darius Farmer originally signed with the Titans in 2015 after being part of the Sydney Roosters Junior Summer Training squad in 2014.

Darius Farmer has had an outstanding 2018 season including making his Queensland Cup debut in Round 18 off the bench for the Burleigh Bears in their 40 – 28 loss to Redcliffe coming on in around the 24th minute of the second half making a couple of solid tackles including one try saving tackle late as Redcliffe looked certain to score. Prior to his introduction into the match, Darius Farmer was deservedly acknowledged by commentator Scott Sattler for his outstanding talent and associated potential.

In his debut Queensland Cup match in Round Eighteen against Redcliffe Darius Farmer played 19 minutes, running for 14 metres, six post contact from two hit-ups and made eleven tackles at a tackling efficiency of 84.62%.

Prior to his Queensland Cup call up Darius Farmer has spent the majority of the 2018 season playing for Burleigh in the Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade competition, but has also played a number of matches for the Burleigh Hastings Deering’s Colts side the last of which was in Round 17 against the Norths Devils.

Due to injury Darius Farmer missed the start of the 2017 season but played the majority of the season with the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts side but also made his NYC debut with the Titans as well as representing New Zealand U18’s with Titans team mate Jaxson Paulo.

Darius Farmer started in the second row for New Zealand in their match against the Australian School Boys in September in New Zealand playing on the left side of the field with Jaxon Paulo who played on the left wing. Even though New Zealand lost the International Darius Farmer matched up well with Australian School Boy star David Fifita who lined up on the right hand side of the field for the Australian Schoolboys.

Prior to the International match against the Australian School Boys Darius Farmer represented the New Zealand U18 Taurahere side (NZ eligible players playing in Australia) against the New Zealand Residents U18 side. Darius Farmer was one of four Titans players named in the Taurahere side with the others being Jaxson Paulo and Moeaki Fotuaika, although only Darius Farmer and Jaxon Paulo played in the match with both then progressing to the New Zealand U18 side.

Darius Farmer made his NYC debut with the Titans in Round Twenty against Penrith, almost scoring with his first touch of the ball after coming off the interchange bench and in Round Twenty-Two Darius Farmer started at lock against the Broncos. In 2017 Darius Farmer went on to play in Rounds Twenty Five and Twenty Six against the Bulldogs and Roosters respectively, on both of those occasions starting off the interchange bench.

In total in the NYC competition Darius Farmer was on the field for 150 minutes, ran for 170 metres from twenty hit-ups and made forty four at a tackling efficiency of 72%. Darius Farmer’s 2017 NYC per game averages included playing 37.5 minutes, running for 43 metres and making eleven tackles.

Darius Farmer’s best match from a running perspective was against the Panthers on his NYC debut when he ran for 78 metres and in Round Twenty Six against the Roosters he made thirteen tackles in limited minutes.

Darius Farmer missed the MM Cup competition but after spending the 2016 off season training with the Titans NYC squad including playing a couple of NYC trials for example against the Melbourne Storm at Langland’s Park, Darius Farmer was back for the start of the U20 Colts Challenge competition and played in twelve matches for Tweed Heads in that competition starting in the second row in every match that he played except for Round Four when he started at lock. Darius Farmer scored twice in the Colts competition including scoring in just the third minute of the Round One clash against South’s Logan. His other try came in Round Five against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls.

During the 2016 season Darius Famer played for the Gold Coast White MM side scoring a try in Round Three against the Easts Tigers. He started all of the matches he played for Gold Coast White in the second row. In addition he also made his Queensland Cup Colts debut for the Ipswich Jets in Round 15 scoring a hat trick against Toowoomba and starting in the centres. Darius Farmer started in the centres as well for the other three games that he played for the Ipswich Jets in the Colts competition, being from Rounds 23 to 25 and in Round 24 against the Tweed Heads Seagulls scored a double

Sunny86
06-01-19, 05:16 AM
Great work as always mdrew

mdrew
06-01-19, 06:06 AM
An outstanding recent signing for the Titans is local Will Evans.

The former Queensland U16 representative has moved from to the Titans after the expiration of his two year contract with the Brisbane Broncos in a coup for the Titans to “bring back the farm”.

2019 should see Will Evans as a key member of the Burleigh Bears MM Cup side and he will be hard to keep out of the Queensland U18 side next year as well. It would not surprise in fact if Will Evans bypasses the MM Cup competition all together in 2019 and starts for the Burleigh Colts side. Even if he doesn’t it will not take Will Evans too long at all to make his way into the Colts side at the end of the MM Cup competition.

The current PBC student actually played for the Titans Junior Development Squads for a number of years including at the U13 level in 2014 when the Titans played Marsden State High School in October of that year at Pizzey Park. That afternoon Will Evans starred in the fullback position and ripped the Marsden defence apart on multiple occasions and also covered very well defensively when necessary.

This season Will Evans played for Burleigh in the GCRL U17 Division One competition and in his seven matches in the regular season scored eight tries primarily from the fullback position. Will Evans scored doubles against Ormeau and Tweed Heads and has also scored against Runaway Bay, Bilambil, Helensvale and Currumbin.

Will Evans started at fullback in both of Burleigh’s U17 Division One Finals matches against Currumbin and Runaway Bay.

In addition Will Evans is a key member of the 2018 PBC Opens Rugby League side playing right centre in most of their matches this season and was particularity impressive in wins against fierce rivals Keebra Park and also in a big PBC win against Marsden State High School at Waterford in the depths of winter. Against Marsden he was exceptional especially out of dummy half.

Will Evans also started at right centre for PBC against Ipswich State High School in the GIO Cup Queensland Quarter Finals held at Wynnum Manly earlier this week, a match that PBC were victorious in to progress to the Queensland semi-finals. In the match Will Evans did not get many opportunities with the ball but was very solid defensively as PBC scored literally in the last minute of a close contest to progress to the next round.

Will Evans was outstanding in both the Queensland GIO Cup final and also in the National GIO Cup final against Patrician Brothers Fairfield including being names Player of the National Final.

In 2017 Will Evans started at right centre for the Queensland U16 team as well as receiving a PBC on field Rugby League Achievement Award. Will Evans also represented Queensland in 2015 when he was part of the Queensland Maroon side for the ASSRRL U15 National Championships and in those Championships was the Queensland Maroons Player of the Match on Day Three in a big win against New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges. Will Evans contributed a try to that victory for Queensland Maroon.

Whats Doing
06-01-19, 11:01 AM
mdrew. Any chance Tanah Boyd could be lured back home in the next couple of years. He is a real prospect

lonegull
06-01-19, 11:51 AM
Will Evans is an exceptional talent and Mdrew’s assessment is brilliant of this talented player.

mdrew
06-01-19, 01:49 PM
Would be good mate, I guess you can never say never


mdrew. Any chance Tanah Boyd could be lured back home in the next couple of years. He is a real prospect

mdrew
06-01-19, 03:32 PM
PBC State High School second rower Juwan Compain has recently signed a three year deal with the Titans in a major coup for the club and continues the Titans recent success at getting Gold Coast players back to the Titans, “buying” back the farm if you will.

Juwan Compain played a number matches for Titans Development Squad in the U13 age group back in 2014 before signing with the Broncos but it is great to see him back in Titans colours for the next three seasons at least.

Juwan Compain was selected in the Australian School Boys side for their recent Great Britain tour after starring for the Queensland U18 School boy side in the ASSRL Championships. In those Championships Juwan Compain started all four of Queensland matches in the second row scoring on Day One against New South Wales Combined High Schools and was one of two vice captains of the Queensland side.

For the Australian School Boys side on their England tour, Juwan Compain scored in their third match of their UK Tour in a 30 – 18 win at Manchester Regional Arena against the Lancashire Academy. Juwan Compain started in four of the five matches that the Australian School Boys played in the UK including starting in the second row in both of the International’s against the England Academy side.

This season Juwan Compain was also part of the Queensland U18 Emerging Origin squad and received a Rugby League Excellence Award for National Representation at the recent PBC Sports Awards night.

Juwan Compain has also recently been selected in the 2019 U18 Queensland Emerging Origin Squad with fellow Titans Will Evans, Tristian Powell and Lofi Khan-Periera.

For the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the MM Cup competition this season Juwan Compain played in all seven of their matches including their semi-final loss to Souths Logan. Juwan Compain started in the second row in each of the seven matches scoring two tries which came against Burleigh in Round Three and Wynnum Manly in Round Six.

Juwan Compain has also played in one Hastings Deering’s Colts U20 match in 2018 when he started in the second row for Tweed Heads in their Round 16 local derby match against Burleigh.

Juwan Compain only played in one club match this season for Currumbin in the U17 Division One competition which was against Helensvale midseason.

Juwan Compain has been superb for the PBC Open Rugby League side this season and in two of the matches that I saw being against Keebra Park and Marsden SHS was the most dominant player on the field from my perspective.

In the Queensland GIO Cup semi-final against Ignatius Park, Juwan Compain was once again in outstanding form terrorising the Ignatius Park defence on the left side of the ruck.

In the Queensland GIO Cup final against Kirwan State High School, Juwan Compain started in the second row scoring a second half try as PBC were victorious 32 – 26 to qualify for the National GIO Cup Final.

Juwan Compain also started in the second row for PBC in the GIO Cup National Final against Patrician Brothers College Blacktown and became a 2018 GIO Cup National Champion on the back of a PBC 20 – 12 victory.

In 2017 Juwan Compain was part of the U16 Queensland Academy of Sport squad and has previously represented Queensland at the U12 level.

Early in 2017 Juwan Compain, represented the Gold Coast Vikings White side in the South East Queensland U16 pre-season competition, scoring in Round Five against Gold Coast Green. After the completion of that competition, Juwan Compain was selected in the South East Queensland U16 training squad.

In 2016 from PBC, Juwan Compain represented South Coast at the QSSRL U15 Championships scoring against Sunshine Coast and from there was selected to represent the Queensland Maroon U15 school bot side at the ASSRL U15 championships.

Juwan Compain has previously played for the Titans Development Squads including at the U13 level when they played against Marsden State High School at Pizzey Park in 2014, from memory I believe that Juwan Compain played in the centres that day.

Also in that Titans U13 side was Will Evans who was a standout at fullback for the Titans. It is great to see the two talented young men back with the Titans for the 2019 season and beyond.

Juwan Compain also played club rugby on the Gold Coast in the U14 and U14 age groups I believe but his future is firmly in rugby league and luckily for Titans supporters on the Gold Coast.

mdrew
06-01-19, 05:01 PM
All Titans supporters should keep February 9 2019 free as all of the Titans Junior Development Squads will be in action at Mudgeeraba. The Titans U13, U14 and U15 squads will be on display against their Western Mustangs counter parts.

The Gold Coast Vikings U16 sides will play the Western Mustangs and the Northern Rivers Titans (their first match under their new agreement with the Titans and in their new Titans colours) and the Burleigh U18 side will also play the Northern Rivers Titans U18’s.

The Northern Rivers Titans kick off their season proper the following week on Saturday February 16 away to Newcastle in both the U16 Andrew Johns and U18 Laurie Daley Cup competitions.

What an outstanding initiative by the Titans that we should all try to support. I will provide live updates on the day and further analysis following

lonegull
06-01-19, 06:22 PM
Wow what a great intitiative that is, definitely some good things happening in our junior structures

mdrew
06-01-19, 07:54 PM
Well done to Murwillumbah Colts 2018 U14 players, Patrick Gray (second row) and Zac Johnston (centre) for their selection in the 2018-19 Titans Elite Academy Program.

Both represented the Group 18 U14 side at the NSW Country Age Championships in 2018.

Two other Murwillumbah Colts youngsters Brady Turner and Zane Vickery are also part of the Titans program.

mdrew
07-01-19, 04:48 PM
One of the most outstanding players in the entire Group One Junior rugby League competition in 2018 was South Grafton Rebels U13 second rower Isaac Barker.

In just eleven matches in 2018 he scored an impressive 31 tries, including six in a late season match against Clarence Coast, five in matches against Kyogle and Clarence Coast and four in May against local rivals the Grafton Ghosts. He also scored hat tricks against Casino RSM and Kyogle.

In addition to playing rugby league for South Grafton, Isaac Barker played club rugby for Grafton in the Far North Coast U13 rugby competition.

In that competition he started at No. 8 in all twelve of Grafton’s matches scoring 36 tries and kicking three conversions. Isaac Barker scored five tries in Round 11 against Evans River, four in Rounds 10 and 5 against Brunswick Valley and Wollongbar/Alstonville respectively and hat tricks against Lismore (Round 4), the Yamba Buccaneers (Round 7), Wollongbar/Alstonville (Round 9) and Lennox Head (Round 13). In fact he scored in every game and only once scored less than a double with that match being in Round 2 against Brunswick Valley).

mdrew
07-01-19, 05:12 PM
One of a number of intriguing centre prospects in the 2019 Northern Rivers Titans U18 squad is Caleb Kinna.

In 2018 Caleb Kinna played for the Ballina Seagulls in the Group One U16.5 competition scoring six tries from 13 matches, with each of his tries coming in separate matches against Kyogle on three occasions, Clarence Coast twice and Casino RSM.

In addition Caleb Kinna played for Lennox Head in the Far North Coast U16 rugby competition. In that competition he played in 13 matches including starting in the centres in the Grand Final that Lennox Head won 25-17 against Casuarina/Tweed.

He started eleven matches in the centres and at fullback in Round four against Casuarina/Tweed and Round Six against the Grafton Redmen.

In his 13 matches he scored nine tries including doubles in Rounds Six, Nine and Thirteen against Grafton, Evans River and Grafton respectively. His other tries came against Evans River (Round 2), Lismore (Round 8) and Lismore in a semi-final.

mdrew
07-01-19, 06:23 PM
Thomas Farragher is a young Kyogle half back who has already been in and around Titans development squad after spending time in recent seasons training with the Titans. In 2018 Thomas Farragher played in two competitions for the Kyogle Turkeys being the U16.5 competition in Group One and the U18 NRRRL competition.

After the competition of the Andrew Johns Cup Thomas Farragher played for the Turkeys in the Group One U16.5 competition and also played a number of matches for Kyogle in the NRRRL U18 competition, not a bad effort at all for a 16 year old.

For Kyogle in the Group One U16.5 competition Thomas Farragher played in ten matches and averaged more than a try a game on the way to scoring eleven tries. Included in those eleven tries was a late season hat trick against Ballina and doubles against Lismore Marist Brothers and Casino RSM.

Thomas Farragher also scored tries against Clarence Coast in two separate matches, Casino RSM and Ballina. The try against Ballina was in Week One of the 2018 Group One U16.5 finals that saw Kyogle knocked out as a result of a 26 – 16 finals loss.

For Kyogle in the 2018 NRRRL U18 competition Thomas Farragher made his debut in May against Murwillumbah and went on to play an additional five U18 NRRRL matches, scoring two tries in the process. Thomas Farragher scored his first NRRRL U18 try in just his second game in that competition against Grand Finalists Cudgen and also scored against Casino RSM late in the season.

Early in 2018 Thomas Farragher was part of the Northern Rivers U16 side that participated in the inaugural Andrew Johns Cup. In that competition Thomas Farragher played in three matches, coming off the bench on all three occasions, being Round One against the Newcastle Development Squad, Round Four against the Central Coast Roosters and Northern Rivers finals match against the Western Rams.

In those matches Thomas Farragher played primarily as a backup in the halves and hooker.

In addition, in 2018 Thomas Farragher played club rugby for Evans River in the U16 Far North Coast rugby competition, playing in eight matches, scoring five tries which came in Rounds One, Three, Four, Eleven and Thirteen against Lismore, Grafton, Ballina, Grafton and Brunswick Valley respectively.

Thomas Farragher started at fullback in Round One, playing there is six matches but started Round Three against Grafton from the bench and Round Nine against Lennox Head at fly half (No. 10)

Early in the 2017 season Thomas Farragher was part of the U15 New South Wales Combined High Schools trials and was the starting five eight for the Group One U15 representative side and the New South Wales Combined High Schools U15 side.

In 2017 Thomas Farragher received a Northern New South Wales local sports champion award for his performances over the course of the 2017 rugby league season.

In 2017 season Thomas Farragher played eight matches in the Group One U15 Junior Rugby League competition scoring eight tries to average a try a match including an early season double against Lismore Marist Brothers and he also scored tries against Casino RSM and Ballina.

In 2016 the young Kyogle Turkeys halfback had a solid start to his club season which culminated in his selection in the Group One U14 side that competed in the New South Wales Country Age championships in Forster. In those championships he played in all three of Group Ones matches including their 58 – 0 win over Group 19 on Saturday and both of their Sunday matches against Central Coast and their Northern Trophy final loss to Group 21.

Over the course of the three matches that Group One played, he scored two tries which came against Group 19 on Saturday and then scored his team’s only try on their 20 – 6 loss against Central Coast early on Sunday morning.

mdrew
07-01-19, 06:58 PM
Carl Lolohea is a giant powerful young Ballina Seagulls front rower is another youngster from the Group One region in northern New South Wales making his mark in rugby league.

Carl Lolohea started the 2018 season as part of the Northern Rivers U16 Andrew Johns Cup side playing in four matches, including games against the Newcastle Knights Development Squad, the Central Coast Roosters, the Greater Northern Tigers and the Western Rams which featured recent Titans signing Jack Smith. In 2017 Carl Lolohea represented the Group One U15 side in three matches at the New South Wales Country U15 Age Championships.

In the Group One U16.5 competition in 2018 Carl Lolohea played in thirteen matches for Ballina scoring five tries. Each of his tries came in individual matches and came against Lismore Marist Brothers twice, Casino RSM twice and Clarence Coast.

Carl Lolohea also played for Ballina in the Far North Coast U16 Rugby competition starting seven matches in the centres with his first match being in Round Three against Brunswick Valley. In his seven matches he scored two tries both coming in Round Thirteen against Lismore

mdrew
07-01-19, 10:04 PM
Ashdon Randall is a Grafton local who part of the Titans Junior Development Squad in the Group One region and in addition to being a rugby league stand out with the Grafton Ghosts is also an outstanding rugby player, playing for the Grafton Redmen and is also a member of the New South Waratahs Development Squad. All told including representative sides, Ashdon Randall could play for up to eight different teams in a season.

In 2018 Ashdon Randall was selected in the New England Representative Rugby side that toured New Zealand in July this year and had a dinner with the All Blacks.

For the Grafton Ghosts U14 side in the Group One Junior Rugby League competition in 2018, Ashdon Randall finished as the Group One U14 competitions second leading points scorer with a total of 116 point from fifteen tries and twenty eight goals from just eleven matches including one final.

In only two games in 2018 season was Ashdon Randall kept off the score board, the first was in Round One against Ballina and the second match was late in the regular season against Kyogle.

Ashdon Randall scored a hat trick mid-season against Ballina and also scored doubles against Casino RSM and Clarence Coast on two separate occasions. Ashdon Randall’s other 2018 Group One U14 tries came in matches against Lismore Marist Brothers, Casino RSM and Clarence Coast.

With the boot Ashdon Randall had some big matches including kicking six goals late in the season against Lismore Marist Brothers, five against Clarence Coast and kicked four goals in matches against Ballina and Casino RSM.

Combining his tries and goals, Ashdon Randall scored twenty points in a June match against Ballina from three tries and four goals, eighteen points from two tries and five goals against Clarence Coast in May and sixteen points in an August match against Lismore Marist Brothers as a result of a try and six goals.

In Week One of the Group One U14 finals Ashdon Randall started in the front row for Grafton and scored but unfortunately the Ghosts went down to Clarence Coast 32 – 14 meaning that their season came to an end.

At the 2018 New South Wales Country U14 Championships Ashdon Randall started in the front row for the Group One U14 side in all four of their Championship matches.

In Group One’s first match against Newcastle Ashdon started in the front row as Group One went down 18 – 4.

Game Two saw Ashdon Randall once again start in the front row as the Group One U14 side bounced back to win 38 – 12 against Group 19 with Ashdon Randall scoring his first try of the Championships.

Ashdon Randall also started Game Three for Group One, winning Game Three 16 – 8 against Maitland in the Northern Plate semi-final with Ashdon Randall contributing his second Championship try to the victory.

In the Northern Plate Final Ashdon Randall led from the front as Group One were victorious 20 – 14 against Group Four.

With their U14 Northern Plate Final victory, Group One went on to qualify for the New South Wales Country Plate Final against Group Nine with the result being Group One winning 22 – 18 with Ashdon Randall once again starting in the front row for Group One and scoring in each half of Group One’s victory.

Ashdon Randall also played a number of matches for the Grafton Redmen in the Far North Coast U16 competition, yes the U16 competition even though he was still eligible for the U14 age group. Ashdon Randall came into the Grafton U16 rugby side in Round Three against Evans River scoring a try and kicking two conversions and also scored and kicked two conversions in Round Four against Lismore.

All told he played in seven U16 matches, starting six at fly half (No.10) and one being Round 8 against Brunswick Valley at inside centre (No. 12

mdrew
08-01-19, 05:56 PM
Jedd Windle is a Byron Bay/Lennox Head backrower who represented the Group 18 U14 side in 2018 in the New South Wales Country Age Championships and post those Championships and his outstanding 2018 season was selected as part of the Titans 2018/19 Group 18 U15 Development Squad.

In the U14 New South Wales Country Age Championships for Group 18 Jedd Windle played in all three of Group 18’s matches which were against Group’s 21, Four and Two.

In 2018 Jedd Windle also played rugby for Lennox Head in the Far Norther Coast U14 competition playing in twelve matches including their semi-final loss to Wollongbar/Tweed. He started all bar one match, being Round Eleven against Lismore when he started from the bench at No. 8 and was outstanding on his way to scoring thirteen tries and kicking twelve conversions.

Jedd Windle scored hat tricks against Lismore in Rounds Six and Eight and scored doubles against Lismore in Round two and Wollongbar/Tweed in Round Twelve. Jedd Windle’s other tries came against Wollongbar/Tweed in Rounds Three, Five and Nine

mdrew
09-01-19, 04:53 PM
Gerard Ah-Nau is a big Wellington New Zealand born youngster moved over to Australia for the 2017 season, finding himself in the Group 20 competition playing for the Yanco Warnoon Hawks. The Group 20 competition is situated around the Griffith region of New South Wales close to Canberra.

2018 saw the young man on the Gold Coast as part of the Tweed Heads Seagulls U20 Hastings Deerings Cup side where he played in 16 matches, starting all bar three on the wing, being Round Ten when he started in the centres against the Ipswich Jets and Rounds One and 14 when he started from the bench against Norths and Central Queensland respectively. He is Colts eligible once again this season.

Gerard Ah-Nau scored six tries in his 16 appearances the first of which came in Round Two against Victoria. After also scoring in Round 12 against Sunshine Coast, he went on a tear to finish the season strongly scoring in Rounds 17,18, 21 and 22 against Wynnum Manly, Souths Logan, Easts and Victoria respectively.

In addition to his Colts matches, in 2018 Gerard Ah-Nau played a number of matches for Southport in the Gold Coast Rugby League competition, starting one match being against Ormeau in the U19 competition and two in the Doug Lipp Cup competition including scoring on debut against Burleigh a match which also saw him convert a try.

The former New Zealand school boy rugby and rugby talent had an incredible 2017 season winning three awards at the Yanco Warnoon Hawks awards night. The awards that Gerard Ah-Nau won were the Speed and Agility Award, the David Barnhill Rookie of the Year and Pud Taylor Best Prospect Award.

For the Yanco Warnoon Hawks in 2017 Gerard Ah-Nau played across three grades, being the Harold Eckley U18 Cup, the Tony Blunt Reserve Grade Cup and the XXXX Gold First Grade competition. Gerard Ah-Nau started off the season in the Group 20 U18 competition, playing a total of twelve matches, scoring eighteen tries, to finish as the U18 Group 20 equal leading try scorer.

Gerard Ah-Nau started off the 2017 season with a bang scoring doubles in his first two U18 matches against Leeton and Tullibigeal Lake Cargelligo. In the regular season Gerard Ah-Nau also scored a hat trick against Hay and doubles once again against Tullibigeal Lake Cargelligo and also against Griffith Black and Whites.

In the U18 Group 20 finals series Gerard Ah-Nau was outstanding scoring five tries in Yanco Warnoon Hawks’s finals victory against Yenda Blueheelers and he also scored in Yanco Warnoon Hawks’s 28 – 22 Grand Final loss to Griffith Black and Whites where he started in the second row.

Gerard Ah-Nau was promoted to reserve grade in late April 2017 playing three consecutive reserve grade matches before his inevitable promotion to First Grade. In his three reserve grade matches Gerard Ah-Nau scored in his just second match against Tullibigeal Lake Cargelligo.

Gerard Ah-Nau made his first grade debut for the Yanco Warnoon Hawks on May 14 2017 against Yenda Blueheelers and to cap off a great debut scored as well. Gerard Ah-Nau went on to play in eleven XXX Gold First Grade matches scoring thirteen tries. Gerard Ah-Nau went on a try scoring spree in his final six First Grade matches of 2017 scoring eleven tries in that span, including a hat trick against Hay and doubles against the West Wyalong Mallee Men, Griffith Black and Whites and the Darlington Point Coleambally.

Prior to his arrival in Australia Gerard Ah-Nau played both rugby and rugby league in New Zealand, making a number of junior representative rugby league sides for the Wellington Orca’s including at the U14, U15 and U17 levels. From a school boy rugby perspective, Gerard Ah-Nau was part of the St Patricks First XV where he played in the front row.

In New Zealand Gerard Ah-Nau was also an outstanding athlete winning the 2016 Senior Discus title at the New Zealand National Secondary Schools Athletics Championships. Such was Gerard Ah-Nau’s performances in both athletics and rugby league in 2016, that he was nominated for the Wellington School’s Sports Person of the year award.

mdrew
09-01-19, 05:06 PM
Charlie Gee is a local young Titans linked utility from the Beaudesert Kingfishers Junior Rugby League Club. Charlie Gee linked with the Titans a number of seasons ago dating back to the age of 15 and in 2019 will line up for his second season in the Tweed Heads Seagulls U20 Hastings Deering’s Colts side.

For the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts side in 2018, Charlie Gee was involved in fifteen matches scoring three tries, in addition to scoring in Round Fourteen against Central Queensland he scored in consecutive rounds beings Round Five and Six against Townsville and Easts respectively.

After starting Round One against Norths at hooker Charlie Gee played the majority of the Colts season from the interchange bench except for Rounds Eight and Thirteen against the Western Mustangs and Redcliffe respectively when he started at hooker and Round 21 when he started at lock against Easts.

Charlie Gee also played two matches for the Beaudesert Kingfishers in the Gold Coast Rugby League Doug Lipp Cup competition. His first match was in Round Nine when he started at half against Tugun, scoring a try and kicking two goals. His final Doug Lipp Cup match of 2019 was in Round 17 against Runway Bay when he started at hooker and scored a double.

Charlie Gee played every match in the 2017 MM Cup competition for Tweed Heads starting five matches at hooker and coming off the interchange bench in Round Six when he alternated with Josh Fryer. In those six matches Charlie Gee scored two tries the first coming in Round Two on an away trip to Victoria and in Round Eight against Souths Logan. In Round Three of 2017 against the Western Mustangs Charlie Gee had the honour of captaining the Tweed Heads side.

Charlie Gee has had a stellar season for the Beaudesert Kingfishers in both the 2017 U19 Gold Coast Rugby League competition and in the Doug Lipp Cup (Reserve Grade). In the U19 competition, Charlie Gee is averaging better than a try a match scoring eleven tries from just ten matches, including four against Runaway Bay in Round One and also a mid-season double against Southport. At one stage during the season from 10 June through to 8 July Charlie Gee scored at least one try in each of the four matches that he played in.

Charlie Gee made his Doug Lipp Cup debut in May 2017 scoring a double in his debut against Ormeau. Since that debut match Charlie Gee has played in an additional eight Doug Lipp Cup matches scoring additional tries against Southport and Bilambil.

Charlie Gee played the 2016 season at the U17 Division One level on the Gold Coast, scoring three tries in ten matches with the tries coming against Currumbin in two separate matches and also against Runaway Bay. Charlie Gee also started every match at hooker of the Gold Coast Green MM side in 2016, including their tough semi-final loss to the North’s Devils 13 - 10. He also started at half for the Titans U16 Development squad in their game against Samoa in late 2015 which was played in difficult conditions.

mdrew
09-01-19, 05:28 PM
Previously Titans linked utility back Brenton Daley-Holten was part of the 2018 Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup squad but did not play in any of the rounds.

Like in previous seasons, Brenton Daley-Holten played in the Gold Coast Rugby League competition in 2018 with the Bilambil Jets playing in eleven U19 matches including the finals series. Brenton Daley-Holten’s only regular season points were from a conversion against the Ormeau Shearers.

In Week One of the GCRL U19 finals series, Brenton Daley-Holten started in the centres for Bilambil as they went down 38 – 8 to Southport.

Week Two of the finals series saw Bilambil bounce back to defeated Mudgeeraba 54 – 26 with Brenton Daley-Holten starting in the centres and scoring his first try of the season.

In the Preliminary Final against Currumbin, Brenton Daley-Holten started in the centres once again against as Bilambil went down 36 – 26 to the Currumbin Eagles.

Brenton Daley-Holten had a great 2017 season which commenced with a spot in the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup side and from there Brenton Daley-Holten had an outstanding season in the Gold Coast Rugby League competition with the Bilambil Jets in the U17 Division One, U19 and first grade competitions.

Benton Daley-Holten has been with the Titans for a number of years now and has already played multiple matches for Titans junior development squads across a number of age groups.

For the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup side in 2017, Brenton Daley-Holten played in all six of their matches, starting the first three matches on the wing and the final three at fullback. Across the six matches Brenton Daley-Holten scored four tries, scoring in Round One against the Ipswich Jets, Round Two against Victoria, Rounds Seven against the Norths Devils and Round Eight against Souths Logan.

Upon the completion of the 2017 MM Cup competition, Brenton Daley-Holten played for the Bilambil Jets in the Gold Coast Rugby League competition, playing one match at the U19 level which came against Ormeau in July, eleven in the U17 Division One competition including scoring a late season double when he started at fullback. Brenton Daley-Holten’s other U19 tries came against Ormeau on two separate occasions and Mudgeeraba.

Brenton Daley-Holten made his Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade debut on Sunday 23 July 2017 against Runaway Bay scoring a double and the following week scored a hat trick against Currumbin to have a great start to his Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade career. All told in 2017 Brenton Daley-Holten played in three Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade matches scoring five tries.

In 2016 Brenton Daley-Holten was part of the South Tweed U16 side that won their Group 18 junior rugby league grand final 34-6 over the Bilambil Jets and has played in multiple Gold Coast Titans Development Squad matches over the last couple of seasons.

From a representative perspective Brenton Daley-Holten also had a very good season in 2016 representing Group 18 at the U16 level and then progressing to being selected in the East Coast Dolphins U16 side for the New South Wales Country age championships where he was selected on the wing and played in all four of their matches, including a semi-final loss to Newcastle. Brenton Daley-Holten has previously represented Group 18 at the U14 level in 2014 where he played a couple of games at five eight.

Brenton Daley-Holten played the majority of his football in 2016 in the centres, except for time on the wing for the East Coast Dolphins U16 side but in 2017 he has also spent time at fullback, certainly when playing for his club side and in that position, is a strong runner of the football

mdrew
09-01-19, 06:08 PM
Keebra Park student and former Western Australian Trey Peni late in 2018 started in the centres and scored for the Titans U16’s as they defeated PNG 60 – 10 at Pizzey Park and will line up as part of the Burleigh Bears MM Cup side this season.

Trey Peni played the 2018 season with the Nerang Roosters after moving in the off season from the Coomera Cutters and has started in the centres in all bar one of their matches, scoring five tries and kicking three goals to finish the season with an individual point’s haul of 26.

In Round One Trey Peni had an outstanding match scoring four tries and kicking two goals against Runaway Bay and in Round Four also scored a try against Burleigh.

Trey Peni started in the centres in both of Nerang’s 2018 Finals matches being in Week Two when Nerang defeated Currumbin 32 – 22 with Trey Peni converting one of Nerang’s five tries and the Grand Final which Nerang won defeating Currumbin again 24 – 8.

At the start of the 2017 season Trey Peni moved over to the Gold Coast to continue his flourishing rugby league career with Coomera Cutters in the GCRL U15 Division One competition and in 2018 played for the Gold Coast Vikings U16 white squad. In previous years Trey Peni has represented Western Australia at the U12 National Championships and has been a member of the West Coast Pirates Development Squad.

For the Cutters in the U15 Division Once competition in 2017 Trey Peni played a number of positions including centre and fullback playing in ten matches scoring eight tries and kicking seven goals to finish with 46 points on the season.

Trey Peni had an outstanding start to the 2017 season, scoring seven of his eight tries in a three game stretch from late April to early May, in that span scoring a hat trick against Helensvale and doubles against Currumbin and Burleigh. Five of his seven goals also came in that period. Trey Peni’s other try came late in the season against Nerang

mdrew
10-01-19, 04:39 PM
Aublix Tawha is a player originally from the Waikato region in the North Island of New Zealand is another player (and another former Canberra Raider) who has moved to the Gold Coast to try to progress his rugby league career linking up with the Tweed Heads Seagulls U20 Hastings Deering’s Cup side for the 2018 season and is Colts eligible once again this season.

Aublix Tawha started on the left wing in Tweed Heads Round One clash against the Norths Devils with Tweed going 20 – 10 after being named on the inter change bench earlier in the week. Aublix Tawha went on to play in ten matches starting eight on the wing, one on from the bench being Round One which was noted above and Round Five against the Townsville Blackhawks when he started in the centres.

Aublix Tawha scored three tries including a Round Eight double against the Western Mustangs and a try in round 16 against the Burleigh Bears.

Aublix Tawha played the 2017 rugby league season in Canberra playing for the Raiders U18 SG Ball side and also attending Erindale College. For the Raiders U18 SG Ball side Aublix Tawha played in six matches scoring three tries and kicking a goal to finish with fourteen points on the season. Aublix Tawha’s tries came from a double against the North Sydney Bears and also a late season try against the Balmain Tigers. Aublix Tawha kicked his sole goal of the season against the Canterbury Bulldogs. Aublix Tawha played primarily at fullback in the 2017 SG Ball competition.

Late last year Aublix Tawha played at fullback for New Zealand Maori U18’s in the Pacifika Youth Cup held in Auckland and was named at fullback in the U18 All-Tournament team and late last year, Aublix Tawha also represented a New Zealand U18 Select team starting on the wing in their match against the Australian School Boys in New Zealand. New Burleigh Colts recruit Mikey Williams started on the inter change bench for the U18 New Zealand Select side that were defeated by the Australian School Boys.

The 2017 season was the second year that Aublix Tawha represented New Zealand Maori after he was named on the wing for the U17 NZ Maori side in 2016.

Post the 2017 SG Ball competition Aublix Tawha played for the Belconnen Sharks in the Canberra Raiders Cup competition, playing across three grades being the U18, reserve grade and first grade competitions in the Canberra Raiders Cup.

Immediately after the completion of the SG Ball competition last year, Aublix Tawha transitioned into the Belconnen United U18 side and in total in 2017 played in six matches scoring five tries and kicking three goals to finish that competition with 26 points. Aublix Tawha scored a double against the Yass Magpies and he also scored against the Tuggeranong Bushrangers, Queanbeyan Kangaroos and the Gungahlin Bulls to account for his three other tries.

Prior to his call up in the Belconnen first grade side Aublix Tawha played in three reserve grade making his reserve grade debut in late May against the Goulburn Workers Bulldogs.

Aublix Tawha made his Canberra Raiders Cup First Grade debut on Saturday 17 June 2017 against the Queanbeyan Blues and went on to play in four additional First Grade matches which were against the Yass Magpies, Gungahlin Bulls, West Belconnen Warriors and the Tuggeranong Bushrangers. On three occasions Aublix Tawha played in the U18 match and then backed up to play in the First Grade contest later in the day.

In 2017 Aublix Tawha was also part of the Canberra U18 School Boys side that played in the U18 ASSRL Championships. Aublix Tawha started at fullback for the Canberra region in their four matches.

mdrew
10-01-19, 04:53 PM
Gideon Afemui is a young second rower and former Erindale College student from the Canberra Raiders made to move to the Gold Coast to link with the Tweed Heads Seagulls U20 Hastings Deering’s side for 2018 and started from the interchange bench for their Round One clash against the Norths Devils at Bishop Park.

In total in the 2018 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition, Gideon Afemui who is also Colts eligible this season played in fifteen matches starting his first four matches from the bench before moving into the starting side on the wing in Round Seven against the Easts Tigers. Gideon Afemui also started on the wing in Rounds Twenty One to Twenty Four, in the second row in Round Ten against the Ipswich Jets and Rounds Seventeen to Twenty at lock against Wynnum Manly, Souths Logan and the Mackay Cutters.

In 2018 Gideon Afemui also played across three competitions for Southport in the Gold Coast Rugby League. He played four U19 matches the first of which was against Beaudesert. He also played in one Doug Lipp Cup match which was also against Beaudesert after he backed up from the U19 match earlier in the day.

Gideon Afemui made his GCRL First Grade debut in May against Burleigh, a match in which he scored and also played First Grade matches against Burleigh again and Ormeau in 2018.

Gideon Afemui started the 2017 season off in the U18 SG Ball competition for the Canberra Raiders playing in seven matches, starting either in the second row or from the interchange bench. Gideon Afemui crossed for two tries over the course of the seven SG Ball matches that he was involved in with the tries coming against the North Sydney Bears and the Illawarra Steelers in Round Nine.

Post the 2017 SG Ball competition Gideon Afemui played for the Queanbeyan Kangaroos in the Canberra Raiders Cup competition playing in seven U18 matches and twelve in the First Grade competition.

Across his seven U18 matches Gideon Afemui scored one try which came in his first U18 match of the season against the Tuggeranong Bushrangers. On five occasions Gideon Afemui played in the U18 match before backing up for the First Grade contest later in the day.

Gideon Afemui made his First Grade debut for the Queanbeyan Kangaroo’s against the Gungahlin Bulls in late April. Through his twelve Fist Grade matches Gideon Afemui had a 67% strike rate with eight tries including scoring in all five of his 2017 First Grade matches which were against the Gungahlin Bulls, Belconnen United Sharks, Goulburn Workers Bulldogs, Yass Magpies and the Woden Valley Rams.

Later in the 2017 season Gideon Afemui scored again against the Belconnen United Sharks and in the last round scored a double against the Woden Valley Rams to round out his 2017 First Grade try scoring

mdrew
10-01-19, 05:49 PM
Big strong young Titans linked front rower Seth Nikotemo had a more than solid 2018 season for both Runaway Bay and Keebra Park.

In 2018 the former Queensland U12 representative started the season for Runaway Bay in the Gold Coast Rugby League U14 Division One competition before moving to the U15 Division One competition with the Seagulls.

In the U14 Division One competition, Seth Nikotemo played in seven matches scoring in the final regular season round against Ormeau and also late in the season kicked a conversion against Burleigh.

Seth Nikotemo made his U15 Division One debut in June against Burleigh and went on to play in ten matches. Seth Nikotemo started all of Runaway Bay’s U15 Division One Finals matches on the bench including the Grand Final and scored as the Seagulls went down 38 – 20 to a powerful Ormeau side

mdrew
10-01-19, 06:16 PM
Titans linked powerful nuggetty young Gold Coast local Laz Sua had an outstanding 2018 season and must have been close to selection in the Queensland U18 side such was his form through the MM Cup competition for the Tweed Heads Seagulls.

As a consequence of his 2018 season, Laz Sua should be an ever present in the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts side this season and will also be Colts eligible in 2020.

Even in the 2018 pre-season Laz Sua was in outstanding form. In Tweed Heads MM trial against Souths Logan at Waterford, the Seagulls were on the back foot for the first two quarters but Laz Sua’s introduction made a significant difference and when he was on the field he provided momentum through his hit-ups and defensive starch and that was just a trial!

In the MM Cup season proper Laz Sua started in the front row of all seven of Tweed Head’s matches including their semi-final against South’s Logan. Laz Sua did not score any tries in the MM Cup this season, but was rewarded for his outstanding effort in Round Five against the Townsville Blackhawks when he converted Tweed Heads final try in a big 72 – 6 victory.

After Tweed Heads finals elimination, Laz Sua moved directly to the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts side starting in his debut in the front row in Round Ten against Ipswich and came off the bench in Round Eleven against the Northern Pride who were top of the table at that point. Round Twelve saw Laz Sua once again start on the bench. He was also on the bench for the Seagulls in Rounds Thirteen and Seventeen to Twenty Four.

Laz Sua moved to the Gold Coast Rugby League competition in Round Eight of that competition, coming off the interchange bench for the Ormeau Shearers who unfortunately suffered a 74 – 12 loss to a rampaging Bilambil Jets side. In total Laz Sua played in five GCRKL First Grade matches in 2018.

In 2017 in addition to playing for Keebra Park, Laz Sua was selected in the South Coast U18 side and from there was selected in the Queensland U18 Open Schoolboy side for the ASSRL Championship including scoring a try on Day Three in a 28-18 loss to New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges.

Laz Sua and his Keebra Park Open team mates had an outstanding 2017 GIO Cup campaign with the Gold Coast based school winning the National final with Laz Sua starting the final in eth second row and playing on the left side of the field against Westfield’s Sports High School.

Laz Sua was also a member of the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup side for the 2017 version of that competition and played for Queensland Samoa U18 squad for the QPICC tournament that was held in October 2017.

Laz Sua played in club football in 2017 with the Ormeau Shearers across a number of competitions including the U17 Division One competition, U19’s, the Doug Lipp Cup and five first grade matches. In the U17 Division One competition, Laz Sua played in five matches scoring three tries including a double against Burleigh with his other try coming against Mudgeeraba. In the U19 competition, Laz Sua has played in nine matches scoring against Runaway Bay in June and also kicking a late conversion against Mudgeeraba.

Laz Sua made his Doug Lipp Cup debut in June against Tugun and celebrated by scoring on debut. Playing first grade at any level as a 17 year is no mean feat and Laz Sua achieved that feat on Sunday June 18 2017 when he came on from the interchange bench against Currumbin. His other first grade matches came against Runaway Bay, Bilambil, Currumbin again and Southport.

During the 2016 season Laz Sua was selected as a result of his good form to represent Queensland at the U16 level. Unfortunately for Laz Sua he only got a handful of minutes on the field when he came on late and played in the dummy half role.

In relation to his club rugby league on the Gold Coast in 2016 he played six matches for the Ormeau Shearers club in the U16 Division One competition and scored three tries in limited action, including scoring against eventual premiers Burleigh on two separate occasions and also against Helensvale.

For Gold Coast White in the CC Cup competition in 2016, Laz Sua played in all six of their games, splitting his time evenly between starting at hooker and at lock. He started at hooker in Rounds One, Six and Seven and started at lock in the other three games. He also crossed for two tries which came in Rounds One and Two, against Souths Logan and Gold Coast Green respectively.

In addition, after the completion of the 2016 season he was a late replacement in the Team Toa side where he came off the bench in their loss to a NSW New Zealand side. In 2016 he was also a member of the QAS squad and in 2015 made the Queensland Maroon U15 side for the ASSRL U15 championships after playing a leading role for South Coast at the U15 QSSRL championships where he played the majority of his matches in the centres.

mdrew
11-01-19, 02:01 PM
After a 2018 season that saw him play primarily in the Toowoomba Rugby League Reserve Grade competition fullback/centre Jamal Woodbridge is training as part of the 30 man 2019 Western Mustangs Colts squad.

In 2018 he played in 13 Reserve Grade matches for Goondiwindi scoring eight tries, including doubles in consecutive rounds in July against Dalby and Southern Suburbs.

Jamal Woodbridge also played in one Hutchies A Grade match when he played against Warwick early in the 2018 season.

mdrew
11-01-19, 02:12 PM
For a team to be successful they need a player that can unlock their opponents defences and one player who will be looking to do that for the Western Mustangs U20 Colts side in 2019 will be half/five eight Jordan Lipp. Even though he is still MM Cup eligible this season he is currently training with the Western Mustangs U20 Colts squad.

In the MM Cup in 2018, Jordan Lipp started at five eight in all six of the Western Mustangs matches scoring five tries and kicking a field goal (against Burleigh in Round Six). He scored doubles in Rounds Five and Six against Sunshine Coast and Burleigh respectively and also scored in Round One against Victoria.

Playing for Southern Suburbs in 2018 in the Toowoomba Rugby League competition, Jordan Lipp played in 15 U18 matches scoring 16 tries and kicking 25 goals to finish the season with 114 points.

He scored a hat trick against Wattles and doubles against Warwick, Highfields and Districts and Pittsworth. With the boot his best match was against Warwick when he kicked seven and in the U18 Grand Final kicked three for South Suburbs as they defeated Highfields and Districts in the decider.

Jordan Lipp also played in five Hutchies A Grade matches in 2018 making his debut at fullback against Gatton in late April. In his five matches he kicked four goals including two against Gatton in August.

Jordan Lipp was also part of the successful St Mary’s school boy side in 2018 including starting at half in their Contraternity Shield success.

mdrew
11-01-19, 02:52 PM
Benji Neliman is a young Chinchilla based fullback who in 2019 should be a key member of the Western Mustangs Hasting’s Deering’s Colts squad.

In the MM Cup competition for the Western Mustangs in 2018 Benji Neliman played in all six of the Western Mustangs matches starting all in the centres except for Round Five against the Sunshine Coast Falcons when he started at fullback.

Benji Neliman’s three MM Cup 2018 tries came in consecutive rounds from Round Three to Five against Ipswich, Norths and Sunshine Coast respectively.

Post the MM Cup competition Benji Neliman played in thirteen matches for the Western Mustangs Colts side coming into the side in Round Eight against Mackay immediately after the competition of the MM Cup competition, starting that match against Tweed Heads on the wing.

In Round Ten Benji Neliman moved to fullback where he remained for the duration of the 2018 season. Benji Neliman scored four tries on the season, his first coming in Round Ten against the Mackay Cutters, the second in Round Sixteen against Norths and he finished the 2018 Colts season with a flourish scoring in both of the final two regular season rounds against Wynnum Manly (Round Twenty Three) and Central Queensland (Round Twenty Four).

In 2017 Benji Neliman played for Chinchilla in the Roma and Districts Rugby League competition at the U18 level as well as playing for the Central Crows in the MM Cup competition.

Over the course of the 2017 MM Cup competition, Benji Neliman started at fullback in all of the Central Crows matches and scored a final round double against the Western Mustangs in a tough 70 – 20 loss to the eventual 2017 MM Cup Champions and his 2018 team mates.

In 2016 Benji Neliman was part of the South West U18 squad for the QSSRL Championships playing in all four of South West’s matches against Peninsula, Darling Downs, Met West and the Presidents XIII. A team mate in that side was outstanding Titans linked youngster Jaxson Paulo. 2016 also saw Benji Neliman represent the Central Crows in the U16 State Junior Carnival including scoring a double in a big win against the Northern Marlins.

Benji Neliman also represented South West at the U15 level in 2015

mdrew
11-01-19, 03:52 PM
Sydney hooker Cody McNiece made the trek up to the Western Mustangs in 2018 as part of their 2018 Colts side and also trained with the Titans U20 Development squad and is Colts eligible again in 2019.

Cody McNiece started the first four of the 2018 Western Mustangs Colts matches at hooker before missing a number of matches, coming back into the side in Round Ten against the Mackay Cutter from the bench. Cody McNiece also came off the bench in Rounds Eleven and Twelve before moving back into the starting hooker role in Round Thirteen against Easts and staying there to the remainder of the season except for Round Twenty Three, a game that he missed.

In 2017 Cody McNiece had an outstanding season representing the Manly Sea Eagles in the SG Ball competition, playing a number of matches in the Ron Massey Cup competition for Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles and also was the St Gregory’s College Campbelltown hooker and captain of their Open School Boy Rugby League side and was a standout over the course of their 2017 GIO Cup campaign.

For the Manly Sea Eagles in the 2017 U18 SG Ball competition Cody McNiece played in a total of five matches all of them in consecutive weeks and all starting at hooker after he made his 2017 SG Ball debut in Round Four against the Newcastle Knights.

For the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles in the Ron Massey Cup competition Cody McNiece played in a total of six matches making his debut in Round Ten against Concord Burwood-Glebe and also coming off the interchange bench in week one of the Finals series when Blacktown were knocked out. In those six matches for Blacktown Cody McNiece started in two and came off the bench in the remaining four contests.

mdrew
11-01-19, 11:12 PM
Ultra-talented Toowoomba based second rower Lesley Hartvigsen had a big year for the 2017 Western Mustangs MM Cup being part of the MM Cup winning side before progressing onto the Western Mustangs U20 Colts Challenge squad later in the season and in 2019 shapes as their key player whether he plays in the centres or in the second row.

Leslie Hartvigsen’s 2018 season followed the same course as his 2017 one. He started the season in the MM Cup and then moved immediately to the U20 Colts side for the Western Mustangs.

In the MM Cup in 2018 season for the Western Mustangs, Leslie Hartvigsen played in all six of the Western Mustangs matches starting in the second row on each occasion. In those six mates Leslie Hartvigsen had a 50% strike rate with his tries coming in Rounds One, Four and Seven against Victoria, Norths and Souths Logan respectively.

Leslie Hartvigsen made his 2018 Colts debut in Round Ten against the Mackay Cutters starting from the bench and since that time has played in eight additional matches. Leslie Hartvigsen celebrated his 2018 Colts debut by scoring in the Western Mustangs victory over the Cutters and also scored in Round Seventeen against Redcliffe.

Leslie Hartvigsen moved into the starting line-up in Round Thirteen against Easts when he started in the centres and started Rounds Fourteen through Eighteen in the centres as well.

Leslie Hartvigsen also played ten matches in the Toowoomba Rugby League U18 competition in 2018 season for Southern Suburbs including the finals series.

In the Toowoomba Rugby League U18 competition Lesley Hartvigsen scored eight tries, three in the regular season and five in the finals series. In the regular season, Lesley Hartvigsen scored a double against Pittsworth and also scored against Gatton.

In the first week of the finals Lesley Hartvigsen started from the bench as Southern Suburbs overcame South Burnett and in week two of the finals he started at lock and scored two second half tries as Southern Suburbs progressed with a 36 – 14 win over Gatton.

In the Preliminary Final against Dalby, Leslie Hartvigsen started in the centres and scored a first half hat trick (9th, 30th and 32 minute) as Southern Suburbs defeated Dalby 44 – 4 to progress to the Grand Final.

In the 2018 U18 Toowoomba Rugby League Grand Final Leslie Hartvigsen started in the centres alongside fellow outstanding youngster centre Connor Williams against Highfields and Districts with Southern Suburbs taking the premiership as a result of a 38 – 10 Grand Final victory.

Lesley Hartvigsen also made his Toowoomba Rugby League First Grade debut in 2018 when he came off the bench for Southern Suburbs against Toowoomba Valleys in late June.

On a number of occasions Lesley Hartvigsen played for Southern Suburbs and then backed up for the Western Mustangs Colts on the same weekend showcasing his stamina and durability.

In the MM Cup competition for the Titans aligned Western Mustangs in 2017, Leslie Hartvigsen played in four of the Mustangs regular season MM Cup matches as well as their 29 – 22 semi-final win over Easts and their MM Cup Grand Final win over South’s Logan 40 – 30 and also the U18 National Championship final against the Parramatta Eels which the Western Mustangs lost but not outclassed.

Leslie Hartvigsen started all of his 2017 MM Cup matches from the inter change bench except for Rounds Six and Eight when he started in the second row. Leslie Hartvigsen was able to score two tries in the MM season coming against the Central Queensland Capra’s in Round Five (his first MM Cup match) and against the Central Crows in Round Eight.

Leslie Hartvigsen has also played in three of the Western Mustangs U20 Colts Challenge matches this season, making his debut in Round Thirteen against the Ipswich Jets. Leslie Hartvigsen came off the inter change bench in Rounds Fifteen against Tweed Heads and Round Sixteen against the Sunshine Coast Falcons.

After the Western Mustangs 2017 MM Cup success Leslie Hartvigsen went back in the Toowoomba Rugby League competition representing Southern Suburbs and played in the U18, reserve grade and first grade Toowoomba Rugby League competitions. Leslie Hartvigsen’s 2017 Toowoomba Rugby League season finished when his Southern Suburbs U18 side were beaten 30 – 26 in their elimination final by the Warwick Cowboys.

Over the course of the TRL U18 competition in 2017, Leslie Hartvigsen played in nine matches and scored against Pittsworth and Goondiwindi. Leslie Hartvigsen made his reserve grade debut on 25 June 2017 against Wattles and proceeded to play in two more reserve grade fixtures which were against Warwick and Toowoomba Brothers.

Leslie Hartvigsen also played two Hutchies A Grade matches in 2017 making his debut against Toowoomba Brothers on a Sunday afternoon where he had already played in the U18 and reserve grade matches.

The Harristown State High School student and Toowoomba South junior represented the Toowoomba Clydesdales in the CC Cup during the 2016 season and then transitioned back to the TJRL U16 TJRL competition, where he scored two tries and also kicked two conversions from eleven games on the season, with the tries coming against Pittsworth in his first club match of the season and also against Brothers late in the year. In 2015 Leslie Hartvigsen was also named as the most outstanding junior rugby league player for Harristown at their annual sports awards night.

In 2016 Leslie Hartvigsen was also selected in the South West Mustangs U16 side and from there was selected in the U16 Central Crows side for the Queensland Age Championships. In the CC Cup competition, Leslie Hartvigsen started every match in the second row for the Toowoomba Clydesdales, including their quarter final win over Gold Coast Green. Over the season he scored three tries in total including scoring in the first minute of the first CC match of the season against the Central Crows and he also scored a double against Gold Coast Green in the above mentioned quarter final

mdrew
12-01-19, 05:36 AM
Even though the Western Mustangs are going with a local players approach this coming Colts season there is one very interesting name from outside the area joining the side, being 19 year old New Zealand touch representative Tarkyn Loloselo.

At just 18 he became a New Zealand Opens touch International playing multiple Internationals since his 2017 debut. Tarkyn Loloselo has represented NZ in touch at the U18 and U20 levels as well.

He is a former schoolboy First XV player in 2017 where he played on the wing, where he did in touch (both left and right wing) and where he will likely play in rugby league.

Former Canterbury Bulldogs SG Ball player Hugo Traino is the only other player from outside the Darling Downs region currently in the Western Mustangs squad this season.

mdrew
12-01-19, 10:44 AM
The hooking role is one position that is increasingly becoming a position of strength in the Titans TEDS system. Amongst others with NRL potential in the Titans ranks are Blake Mozer, Kaden Somerville, Caleb Gould-Waiariki, Ediq Ambrosyev and one of the more recent signings Jed Edwards

JT09
12-01-19, 01:15 PM
Anyone have any intel on the junior sides and players to watch in the sides

mdrew
12-01-19, 01:32 PM
Titans U13, U14 and U15 squads will be playing on February 9 at Mudgeeraba mate against the Western Mustangs. The GC Vikings U16 sides are also playing that day as are the Northern Rivers Titans U16 and U18 sides and the Burleigh U18 side as well.

Thus the majority of Titans youngsters outside of the Tweed MM boys will be playing that day.

Titans U16 and U18 sides play Newcastle in Coffs Harbour the week prior.


Anyone have any intel on the junior sides and players to watch in the sides

mdrew
12-01-19, 01:51 PM
Titans U16's Bailey Martin, Brody Smitka, Caleb Gould-Waiariki, Flynn Daniel, Kaleb Ngamanu and Orlando Swain are currently on the Sunshine Coast on the 2019 Queensland U16 Emerging Origin squad.

Day One photos in link below:

https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/01/11/under-16-emerging-origin-squad---training-day-1/

mdrew
12-01-19, 02:23 PM
Exciting young South Grafton Rebels centre Jamal Laurie is part of the Titans 2018/19 Group 18 U15 Development Squad after a 2018 season which saw him play the entire year up in the U15 age group even though he was still U14 eligible. Jamal Laurie has been playing “up” an age group for the last couple of seasons in fact for the Rebels.

Jamal Laurie also represented Group One at the U14 level at the 2018 New South Wales Country Age Championships.

For South Grafton in the Group One U15 competition, Jamal Laurie played in fifteen matches finish with eleven tries which was more than good enough to finish the season as the competitions fourth leading try scorer.

Jamal Laurie scored doubles against Kyogle and Clarence Coast and also scored against Lismore Marist Brothers in four separate matches and also scored against Casino RSM in two matches and also against Clarence Coast.

In the U14 New South Wales Country Age Championships for Group One Jamal Laurie played in all four of Group One’s matches scoring in all of them including the Northern Plate Final against Group 19 which Group One won 38 – 12.

Jamal Laurie’s other three tries came against Groups Nine and Four as well as Newcastle.

To say that Jamal Laurie had an outstanding U14 New South Wales Country Age Championships would be an understatement

mdrew
13-01-19, 05:58 AM
Exciting young Lismore Marist Brothers player Kye Cooper is an outstanding addition to the Titans TEDS Program and is another outstanding junior from Northern New South Wales making his mark with the Titans.

Kye Cooper had an outstanding 2018 season for Lismore Marist Brothers in the New South Wales Group One U13 competition, scoring in all thirteen of his matches to finish the season as the competitions, leading point’s scorer, leading goal kicker and second leading try scorer.

All told Kye Cooper scored 240 points from just thirteen matches (18.5 points per game). He scored 40 tries (308% strike rate) and also kicked 40 goals.

Kye Cooper scored five tries in a match on two occasions, being against Kyogle in May 2018 and Clarence Coast in August. He also scored four tries in four matches which came against Casino RSM, Clarence Coast, South Grafton and Kyogle.

Kye Cooper scored hat tricks against South Grafton and Ballina and doubles against Grafton in two matches and Ballina. Grafton and Ballina were the only teams able to keep Kye Cooper to one try in a game.

With the boot, Kye Cooper kicked nine in a July match against Kyogle and eight the following round against Clarence Coast. In those two matches Kye Cooper finished with impressive individual totals. In the match against Kyogle, along with his nine goals he scored four tries to points the match with 34 points and in addition to his eight goals scored five tries to finish the match against Clarence Coast will 36 points

mdrew
14-01-19, 04:34 PM
Toowoomba’s Thomas Springate is moving up from the Western Mustangs MM Cup side in 2018 to their 2019 Hastings Deering’s Colts squad.

He played in three MM Cup matches in 2018 coming into the side on the interchange bench in Round Five against Sunshine Coast, he started in the centres in Round Six in the Western Mustangs stunning comeback win against Burleigh (39-34) and in Round Seven was on the bench against Souths Logan.

In the Toowoomba Rugby League U18 competition, playing mainly at half for South Burnett, in 14 matches Thomas Springate scored 134 points from seven tries and 53 goals. All of his tries came in individual matches including tries against Gatton, Oakey, Warwick and Highfields amongst others.

With the boot Thomas Springate had a huge match against Wattles in June when he finished the match with 26 points from a try and eleven goals. Against Oakey in May he kicked eight goals and scored in that match as well

mdrew
14-01-19, 05:48 PM
Winger Richard Murray finished the 2018 MM Cup season as the Western Mustangs leading point’s scorer and will be looking to achieve the same feat in 2019 for their U20 Colts side.

He finished the 2018 MM Cup season with two tries and 18 goals for a total points haul of 44. His tries came in Round Three against Ipswich and Round Five against the Sunshine Coast Falcons. With the boot Richard Murray kicked five in Round Six against Burleigh and four in a 34 all Round One draw against Victoria. He started all six of the Western Mustangs MM Cup matches on the wing.

Post the MM Cup he played for Toowoomba Valleys in the Toowoomba Rugby League U18 competition scoring 76 points from eight tries and 22 goals through 12 matches.

He scored doubles against Goondiwindi and Gatton and also scored in matches against South Burnett, Wattles and Gatton. In the match against Wattles he also kicked seven goals to finish the match with 18 points.

Richard Murray also made his TRL Reserve Grade debut in 2018 being against Oakey in July and went on to play in Reserve Grade matches against Wattles and Warwick as well.

He made his Hutchies A Grade debut against Warwick in Late July going on to play in five A Grade games with his first A Grade try coming in his fourth match against Wattles in August.

mdrew
14-01-19, 05:59 PM
Looking to continue to make his mark in 2019 and beyond with the Western Mustangs is forward Jordan Crocker. He is U20 eligible in both 2019 and 2020.

Jordan Crocker started the 2018 season for the Western Mustangs MM Cup side and started all six of their matches in the front row.

Jordan Crocker moved into the Western Mustangs Colts side in Round Fourteen against the Ipswich Jets and come off the bench again in Round Sixteen against Norths and Round Seventeen against Redcliffe before moving into the starting line-up in the second row for Round Eighteen against the Northern Pride.

In Week One of the Toowoomba Rugby League U18 Finals, Jordan Crocker started from the bench as Southern Suburbs overcame South Burnett 42 – 16. Week Two of the Finals saw Jordan Crocker once again start from the bench as Southern Suburbs defeated Gatton 36 – 14.

Jordan Crocker came into the starting side in the second row and scored in the 17th minute of the second half in the U18 Toowoomba Rugby League Preliminary Final with Southern Suburbs qualifying for the Grand Final on the back of a 44 – 4 victory over the Dalby Diehards.

In the Grand Final Jordan Crocker maintained his starting second row spot as Southern Suburbs prevailed 38 – 10 against Highfields. Jordan Crocker had a huge match second in the 29th minute of the first half and in the 6th minute of the second.

A team mate of Jordan Crocker in the Grand Final was Titans contracted and new Burleigh Colts player, front rower Luke Maiden.

In 2018 Jordan Crocker also made his Hutchies A Grade debut when he came on against Toowoomba Valleys in June after playing in the U18 match earlier in the day.

In 2017 the tough hard as nails young front rower was a solid contributor in the middle of the field for the Western Mustangs MM Cup winning side over the course of the 2017 season including starting in the front row in the Grand Final over South’s Logan 40 - 30 and also starting in the front row in the National U18 final against the Parramatta Eels.

Jordan Crocker started all eight of the Western Mustangs MM Cup matches in the front row and scored his solitary try in Round Eight in a big 70 – 20 win over the Central Crows.

Post conclusion of the MM Cup Competition in 2017, Jordan Crocker transitioned back to the Toowoomba Rugby League where he played in six matches at the U18 level for Southern Suburbs including scoring a try against Toowoomba Valleys in his first U18 match of the 2017 season and also a late July try which came in a match against South Burnett.

mdrew
14-01-19, 06:10 PM
Tyler Kent is a Tingha Tigers second rower who has moved up to the Gold Coast to take his place in the Burleigh Bears 2019 MM Cup side.

Tyler Kent played the 2018 season in the New South Wales Country Group 19 competition for Tingha spending time in both the U18 and First Grade competitions, for all intents and purposes playing in the U18 match and then backing up to start in the First Grade match every weekend.

Tyler Kent started the 2018 season as part of the Greater Northern Tigers U18 Laurie Daley Cup squad playing all five of their matches including their tough 32 – 26 semi-final loss to Group 9. Tyler Kent started all five matches from the interchange bench.

For Tingha in the U18 Group 19 competition, Tyler Kent played in twelve matches scoring five tries and kicking a goal (against Inverell) to finish the season with 22 points.

Tyler Kent started in the second row in the U18 Group 19 Grand Final and scored as the Tigers went down 28 – 18 to the Moree Boomerangs.

In addition to his U18 Grand Final try Tyler Kent scored in the regular season against the Moree Boars in two separate matches, the Glenn Innes Magpies and the Armidale Rams, with the last two tries coming in consecutive rounds mid-way through the season.

Tyler Kent played in eleven Group 19 First Grade matches scoring on debut against the Moree Boars and also kicked a conversion against the Moree Boomerangs.

Tyler Kent has also represented Group 19 in previous years in the U14, U15 and U16 age groups.

mdrew
14-01-19, 06:42 PM
The Western Mustangs have some exciting back line players in their 2019 Colts squad none more so than Toowoomba Valleys fullback Kody Cubby.

The former Queensland Murri U16 representative had a more than solid 2018 season in the Toowoomba Rugby League U18 competition and also went on to make his A Grade debut as well.

In the TRL U18 competition, Kody Cubby scored 64 points from his 15 matches coming from seven tries and 18 goals. He scored a Round One double against Oakey and also a double against Warwick late in the season.

He also played six reserve grade matches, making his reserve grade debut in April against Warwick. In the reserve grade competition he scored a double against Southern Suburbs in June.

Koby Cubby made his Hutchies A Grade debut in May 2018 when he came on against Goondiwindi.

In 2016 Koby Cubby started at half back for the Queensland Murri U16 side and scored a first half double as they drew 16 all against New South Wales Kurri. Titan Daniel Shannon started from the bench for Queensland Murri in that match.

mdrew
14-01-19, 07:12 PM
One front rower that I expect will be in line to start in Round One of the 2019 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition for Burleigh is Logan Cootes who in 2018 was a try scoring machine in the Gold Coast Rugby League U19 competition for the Mudgeeraba Redbacks.

Logan Cootes finished as the GCRL U19 competitions leading try scorer with fourteen tries from just fifteen matches. Logan Cootes scored an impressive five doubles in 2018 with those doubles coming against Runaway Bay, Bilambil, Burleigh, Beaudesert and Helensvale. Logan Cootes also scored in matches against Ormeau, Southport, Helensvale and Bilambil.

Earlier in 2018 Logan Cootes was part of the Burleigh Bears MM Cup side but was not involved in any matches.

In 2017 Logan Cootes played in the MM Cup competition for the Tweed Heads Seagulls as well as for the Mudgeeraba Redbacks in the GCJRL U17 Division One competition.

For Tweed Heads in the 2017 MM Cup competition, Logan Cootes played in five of the six matches. Logan Cootes started the first two rounds from the interchange bench before breaking into the starting line-up in Round Three against the eventual MM Cup Champions the Wester Mustangs. Logan Cootes was also in the starting line-up in Rounds Six and Seven before missing Round Eight. Round Seven saw Logan Cootes cross for his only try of the 2017 MM Cup competition when he scored against the North’s Devils.

For the Mudgeeraba Redbacks in the U17 Division One competition on 2017, Logan Cootes played in nine matches, scoring five tries, including doubles in consecutive matches in June against Bilambil and Runaway Bay and in late July, Logan Cootes also scored against Runaway Bay again.

Logan Cootes also played for Coombabah State High School in the Super Six and GIO Cup School boy competitions in 2017.

Logan Cootes in earlier seasons has played for Titans Development squads including at the U16 level against Samoa at Pizzey Park

mdrew
14-01-19, 07:52 PM
NRL teams are always looking to players in the front row who make ground in the centre of the ruck and the Titans have a number of extremely talented players in their TEDS program that fit that bill.

Included in that number are Jack Cullen, Brody Smitka, recent signing Nicholas Hilton, Sam and Daniel Shannon, Tristian Powell and Luke Maiden to name just a few

mdrew
14-01-19, 08:07 PM
Desmond Ferguson a young Ballina Seagulls fullback or winger and Ballina Coast High School student has been selected in the Titans 2018/19 Group 18 U15 Development Squad. 2018 saw Desmond Ferguson represent Group One in the 2018 U14 New South Wales Country Age Championships.

Desmond Ferguson finished the 2018 Group One U14 season as the competitions leading point scorer with 87 points from four tries, 35 goals and a field goal which he kicked in August against Kyogle.

Desmond Ferguson’s tries came from an early season double against Lismore Marist Brothers, he also scored against them a couple of rounds later and against Kyogle.

With the boot Desmond Ferguson kicked six goals in a match on two occasions with those matches against Lismore Marist Brothers and Casino RSM.

In the U14 New South Wales Country Age Championships for Group One Desmond Ferguson played in all four of Group One’s matches including the Northern Plate Final against Group 19 which Group One won 38 – 12. In the final Desmond Ferguson scored a try and kicked two goals.

Desmond Ferguson also played club rugby in 2018 in two separate competitions being the U14 Far North Coast competition for Wollongbar/Alstonville where a team mate was fellow Titans Development Squad member and Ballina Coast High School student Damon Coldwell and the Gold Coast U15 rugby competition also for Wollongbar/Alstonville with Damon Coldwell once again being a team mate.

In the 2018 U14 Far Norther Coast competition, Desmond Ferguson played in eight matches, including starting the Grand Final at fullback in their 15 – 0 loss against Casuarina/Tweed and scored four tries and kicked sixteen conversions to finish the 2018 season with 48 points.

Desmond Ferguson scored a Round Seven double against Lismore, scoring against Lismore once again in Round Ten and scored his final try of the season in their Week One Finals victory over Lennox Head.

With the boot, Desmond Ferguson kicked five conversions in a match on two occasions being Rounds Seven and Ten on both occasions against Lismore.

Desmond Ferguson’s first Far North Coast U14 match was in Round Five against Lennox Head when he started from the bench and broke into the starting side at fullback starting in Round Six against Casuarina/Tweed staying there for the remainder of the season except for Round Nine against Lennox Head when he started from the bench.

In 2018, Desmond Ferguson also played four matches for Wollongbar/Alstonville in the Gold Coast Rugby U15 competition starting on the right wing on all four occasions. He came into the side in Round Three against the Gold Coast Eagles and also played matches against Casino, the PBC Alleygators and Surfers Dolphins.

mdrew
15-01-19, 05:15 PM
After a 2018 season which saw him finish as the Toowoomba Rugby League U18 competitions leading try scorer Gatton fullback Tyson White is training with the 30 man (28 spots are currently filled) Western Mustangs U20 Hastings Deering’s Colts squad.

In his 18 2018 TRL U18 matches the custodian scored 24 tries (133% strike rate), including a purple patch from Rounds Three to Five when he scored nine of his tries. In Round Three against Pittsworth he scored a hat trick, followed that up with four in Round Four against Warwick and then scored a Round Six double against Oakey. Late in the season Tyson White also scored a hat trick against Oakey.

In 2018 Tyson White played in one TRL Reserve Grade game which was against Pittsworth in July and was on the bench for Gatton for the Reserve Grade Grand Final.

Tyson White also made his A Grade debut over the course of the 2018 when he played against Dalby in May and also played in A Grade matches against Toowoomba Brothers and Toowoomba Valleys.

mdrew
15-01-19, 05:26 PM
A few Titans boys on display.

https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/01/15/road-to-origin---u16-qas-camp/

mdrew
15-01-19, 05:37 PM
Titans U16 and U18 sides take on their Newcastle counter parts this Sunday at Coffs Harbour at Geoff King Motors Oval at 2.30 and 4.00pm/

mdrew
15-01-19, 05:56 PM
Late in 2018 Taine Ujdur-Berghan was part of the Titans U16 squad played matches in September against PNG and New South Wales Country U16 sides.

Taine Ujdur-Berghan attends PBC as part of their rugby league excellence program and is the regular starting five eight in their Year Ten side.

Taine Ujdur-Berghan started Round One of the 2018 GCRL U16 Division One competition at five eight for Nerang as they defeated Runaway Bay 60 – 0 with centre Trey Peni scoring four tries in that match. Fellow PBC Year Ten student Jaiden West also scored for Nerang in the Round One match.

Post that Round One match, Taine Ujder-Berghan played in an additional eight matches for Nerang scoring two regular season tries, with the first coming in Round Six in a 32 – 8 win over Helensvale. Taine Ujdur-Berghan’s other try came two rounds later against Runaway Bay.

Taine Ujder-Berghan missed a portion of the GCRL U16 Division One Finals series but did start at five eight for the Roosters in the Grand Final as they defeated Currumbin 24 – 8.

In 2017 Taine Ujdur-Berghan played in thirteen matches in the GCRL U15 Division One competition for the Nerang Roosters scoring a solitary try which came around mid-season against Currumbin

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mdrew
15-01-19, 06:11 PM
Very interesting to see star junior rugby league player Travis Turnbull back in Toowoomba after a season with the Brisbane Broncos including playing an NRL trial from the bench in 2018 and an interrupted season with Redcliffe in the U20 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition. It should be noted that Travis Turnbull is Colts eligible this season as well.

His Toowoomba return to his junior club Toowoomba Valleys sees him selected in the Toowoomba Clydesdales Representative side for their upcoming match against Brisbane Wests.

Travis Turnbull started Round One of the 2018 Colts competition for Redcliffe at fullback against Souths Logan, but then as a result of injury did not return to the Redcliffe side until Round Thirteen when he came off the bench against Tweed Heads. Travis Turnbull also started from the bench in Rounds Fourteen and Sixteen against Norths and Wynnum and in Rounds Seventeen and Eighteen started at fullback against the Western Mustangs and Burleigh Bears.

In 2017 Travis Turnbull was as close to unstoppable as you could get in the Toowoomba Rugby League U18 and First Grade competitions for Toowoomba Valleys and in the Hutchies A Grade competition scored a staggering 80 points from just five matches, including scoring twenty Four points against Brothers Toowoomba in early July.

In 2017 Travis Turnbull was a key member of the Western Mustangs U18 MM Cup side that won the competition.

2017 also saw Travis Turnbull start at fullback for the Queensland U18 side, scoring a try and kicking four conversions as the maroons suffered a one point loss.

Team mates that night included Titans NRL hopefuls Kea Pere and Tremain Spry.

The former Toowoomba Valleys U15 captain and St Gregory’s College student also represented Queensland at the U16 level in 2015 when he started the annual interstate match at half, scoring a try and kicking a conversion. Travis Turnbull has also represented the Queensland Indigenous U16 side as well as numerous Toowoomba and Mustangs representative sides.

mdrew
15-01-19, 06:37 PM
One of the key reasons for success on a rugby league field is down to how the team’s playmakers are able to perform.

Currently in the Titans TEDS program are a number of young men who are displaying the ability to lead and direct their teams around the field including Thomas Weaver, Ryan Rivett, Kel Sheather, Brodyn Gudgeon and Harvey Moase amongst others

mdrew
15-01-19, 10:45 PM
Cudgen Hornets centre Keegan Pace has recently linked with the Titans for their match against a Newcastle Knights select U16 side in Coffs Harbour.

Late in 2018 Keegan Pace was selected in the Northern Rivers Titans U16 side for the 2019 Andrew Johns Cup competition. Fellow Titans linked players in the Northern Rivers Titans U16 side are Bailey Cox, Jack Cullen, Ryan Foran, Byron Jones, Riley Lack, Thomas Weaver and Rowan Mansfield.

In late 2018 the PBC student represented Group 18 in the U15 age group at the New South Wales Country Age Championships, starting all three of their matches against Groups 21, Two and Four in the centres.

After the completion of the 2018 season Keegan Pace and fellow Group 18 U15 team mates headed overseas to play in the Battlefield Challenge to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the end of World War I, a competition that the side won including victories against Emory Moor 12 – 6 and Leigh East 18 – 12.

In a warm up match in England prior to the Tournament they defeated a Hemel Stags U16 side and post the Tournament defeated French side Aude Cathare. A number of other Titans players will also be involved in the tour including Tom Weaver, Jack Cullen, Ryan Foran, Byron Jones and Bailey Cox.

Keegan Pace also represented Group 18 in 2017 on that occasion in the U14 age group and scored against Newcastle in one of his three matches in those Championships

mdrew
16-01-19, 11:59 AM
Great decision by the Titans to bring in Ezra Howe as the Recruitment Manager. Things continue to get better and better on the junior development front.

lonegull
16-01-19, 12:31 PM
Great decision by the Titans to bring in Ezra Howe as the Recruitment Manager. Things continue to get better and better on the junior development front.

Yeah agree another giant step in the right direction in our junior set up and moving forward into the future with our pathways

mdrew
16-01-19, 04:41 PM
2018 Gatton U18 centre Bailey Williams will be pushing for higher honours in 2019 after being selected in the Western Mustangs 30 man U20 Colts squad.

In 2018 for the Gatton Hawks Bailey Williams scored 12 tries and kicked a goal (against Oakey in July) from 14 matches. He scored a late season hat trick against Oakey and also scored doubles against South Burnett and Warwick.

Bailey Williams also played in four TRL Reserve Grade matches in 2018 making his debut against Goondiwindi in early June.

mdrew
16-01-19, 04:54 PM
Murwillumbah second rower Patrick Gray represented the Group 18 U14 side in 2018 in the New South Wales Country Age Championships and post those Championships was selected as part of the Titans 2018/19 Group 18 U15 Development Squad.

In the U14 New South Wales Country Age Championships for Group 18 Patrick Gray played in all three of Group 18’s matches which were against Group’s 21, Four and Two.

mdrew
16-01-19, 05:28 PM
Murwillumbah Zac Johnston centre represented the Group 18 U14 side in 2018 in the New South Wales Country Age Championships and post those Championships was selected as part of the Titans 2018/19 Group 18 U15 Development Squad.

In the U14 New South Wales Country Age Championships for Group 18 Zac Johnson played in all three of Group 18’s matches which were against Group’s 21, Four and Two.

mdrew
16-01-19, 05:57 PM
The Titans TEDS program has strength and depth in every position including the backrow.

Some of the players you will be hearing a lot more of that play in the back row include, Darius Farmer, Juwan Compain, Blake Campbell, Laz Sua, Ben Liyou, Ethan Foster, Ryan Foran, Bailey Martin, Flynn Daniel, Kai O’Donnell, Reece Noble, Patrick Gray and Jedd Windle, just to name

mdrew
16-01-19, 06:38 PM
Outstanding young Lismore Marist Brothers flyer Damon Coldwell played an incredible amount of football in 2018 both rugby league and rugby and 2019 figures to be a similar situation for the Ballina Coast High School student with his selection in the Titans 2018/19 Group 18 U15 Development Squad.

2018 also saw Damon Coldwell represent Group One in the 2018 U14 New South Wales Country Age Championships.

From a club rugby league perspective, Damon Coldwell played the 2018 season with Lismore in the U14 Group One competition, finishing as the competitions fourth highest try scorer with 17 tries from just fourteen matches finishing with a 121% strike rate.

Damon Coldwell scored a late season hat trick against Grafton and doubles against Casino RSM, Kyogle, Grafton and Ballina two matches in consecutive matches in July 2018. Damon Coldwell also scored in matches against Ballina, Kyogle and Clarence Coast.

In addition Damon Coldwell played in three Group One U16.5 matches, making his debut against Kyogle in May and also playing in matches against South Grafton and Casino RSM.

In the U14 New South Wales Country Age Championships for Group One Damon Coldwell played in all four of Group One’s matches including the Northern Plate Final against Group 19 which Group One won 38 – 12. In the Final Damon Coldwell scored an outstanding hat trick and also scored earlier in the Championships against Newcastle, a try which he scored with five minutes to go to seal the victory for Group One.

Damon Coldwell also played club rugby in 2018 in two separate competitions being the U14 Far North Coast competition for Wollongbar/Alstonville where a team mate was fellow Titans Development Squad member and Ballina Coast High School student Desmond Ferguson and the Gold Coast U15 rugby competition also for Wollongbar/Alstonville with Desmond Ferguson once again being a team mate.

In the 2018 U14 Far Norther Coast competition, Damon Coldwell played in eight matches, including starting the Grand Final in the centres in their 15 – 0 loss against Casuarina/Tweed and scored sixteen tries.

Damon Coldwell scored four tries in Round Ten against Lismore, hat tricks against Lennox Head in Rounds Five and Nine and also scored doubles in matches against Lismore in Rounds Four and Seven and against Lennox Head in the first week of the Finals.

Damon Coldwell came into the U14 Wollongbar/Alstonville side in Round Four against Lismore starting on the bench. He started on the right wing in Round Five against Lennox Head for his first start before starting on the bench again in Round Seven against Lismore.

Damon Coldwell broke into the starting side for good in Round Eight against Casuarina/Tweed when he started in the centres where he stayed for the remainder of the season.

In 2018, Damon Coldwell also played eight matches for Wollongbar/Alstonville in the Gold Coast Rugby U15 competition playing his first match in Round Two against the Helensvale Hogs celebrating with a try after starting the match on the right wing.

Damon Coldwell also scored a double in Round Nine against Casino and also scored in Rounds Three and Eight against the Gold Coast Eagles and PBC Alleygators respectively.

Damon Coldwell played four matches on the right wing, one on the left wing (Round Three against the Gold Coast Eagles) and three at outside centre in Rounds Eight to Ten against PBC Alleygators, Casino and Surfers Dolphins respectively.

2018 also saw Damon Coldwell represent Far North Coast region in touch alongside Titans contracted Rowan Mansfield.

lonegull
17-01-19, 02:10 PM
Some good information up on the titans website about the upcoming trials and photos of the TEDS training program, its great to see this information posted on their

mdrew
17-01-19, 04:44 PM
One of the players looking to full the five eight position in the 2019 Western Mustangs Colts side is Laurie Jocumsen.

In 2018 he played for Pittsworth in the Toowoomba Rugby League Reserve Grade competition, playing nineteen matches including four in the finals series, starting all at five eight including the Grand Final that Pittsworth lost 42-20 to Gatton.

In his nineteen Reserve Grade games, Laurie Jocumsen scored three tries and kicked a conversion to finish the 2018 season with 14 points. His first try came in Round Two against Goondiwindi and he also scored against Wattles and Brothers Toowoomba. His sole goal of the season came in Round One against Gatton

mdrew
17-01-19, 05:29 PM
There are a number of players in the 2019 Western Mustangs U20 Hastings Deering’s Colts side with Toowoomba Rugby League First Grade experience, with one being lock Liam Short.

In 2018 Liam Short played across three grades for Pittsworth. He started the season in the U18 competition before promotion to the Reserve Grade side and then ultimately playing four Hutchies A Grade matches.

In the U18 competition, Liam Short played eleven matches scoring against Wattles and Goondiwindi. Liam Short was promoted to the Pittsworth Reserve Grade side in late May, making his debut against Oakey and went on to play a total of six matches, three of which were Finals matches including starting at lock that Pittsworth lost 42-20 to Gatton.

Liam Short made his Hutchies A Grade debut against Highfields and Districts in late June against Highfields and Districts and also played A Grade games against Gatton, Goondiwindi and Toowoomba Valleys

mdrew
17-01-19, 05:41 PM
Wide running backrower Jackson Mladenovic has moved up from the Western Mustangs MM Cup side in 2018 to be part of their 2019 U20 Colts squad.

In 2018 in the MM Cup for the Western Mustangs he played in three matches all from the interchange bench beings Rounds Five to Seven against Sunshine Coast, Burleigh and Souths Logan.

Post the MM Cup Jackson Mladenovic played for South Burnett in the Toowoomba Rugby League U18 competition finishing the season with a 50% strike rate from 14 matches. Six of his tries came in consecutive matches mid-season against Oakey, the Warwick Cowboys, Southern Suburbs, Wattles, Gatton and Toowoomba Valleys

mdrew
17-01-19, 06:06 PM
Even though he will still in MM Cup eligible in 2019 it appears that Connor Williams will bypass that competition entirely and start the 2019 season as part of the Western Mustangs U20 Colts side.

He started off the 2018 season in the Western Mustangs MM Cup side and then transitioned back to the Toowoomba Rugby League competition playing with Southern Suburbs in the U18 competition.

In the MM Cup, Connor Williams was involved in all six of the Western Mustangs matches and scored his sole try of the season in Round Six and a huge second half comeback against the Burleigh Bears.

Connor Williams came off the interchange bench in Round One, started at lock in Rounds Three and Four (Western Mustangs had a round two bye) and started in the second row in his remaining matches.

Connor Williams played fifteen matches in the Toowoomba Rugby League U18 competition this season for Southern Suburbs including the finals series.

In those matches Connor Williams scored fourteen tries, ten in the regular season and four in the finals series. In the regular season, Connor Williams scored doubles against Pittsworth, Wattles and Toowoomba Valleys and also scored against Warwick, Pittsworth, Goondiwindi and Gatton.

In the first week of the finals Connor Williams started in the second row as Southern Suburbs overcame South Burnett and in week two of the finals he once again started in the second row and scored as Southern Suburbs progressed with a 36 – 14 win over Gatton.

In the Preliminary Final against Dalby, Connor Williams started in the centres instead of his normal second row position and scored a try in the 2nd minute of the second half as Southern Suburbs defeated Dalby 44 – 4 to progress to the Grand Final.

In the 2018 Toowoomba Rugby League U18 Grand Final Connor Williams started in the centres against Highfields and Districts and was on the winning side as Southern Suburbs won 38 – 10.

Connor William’s first TRL U18 match this season was in Round One against Toowoomba Valleys and then as a result of his MM Cup commitments did not play again in the U18’s until Round Six. In Rounds One and Six Connor Williams started from the inter change bench but since then has started all of his matches in the second row.

Connor Williams also made his Toowoomba Rugby League First Grade debut this season when he started in the centres in July against Highfields and Districts. Connor Williams played two more First Grade matches, starting both in the centres as well against Goondiwindi and Gatton scoring on both occasions as well.

The St Mary’s student was also part of the Darlings Downs U18 side that participated in the U18 QSSRL Championships this year.

Connor Williams started at lock for St Mary’s College Toowoomba in the 2018 Confraternity Shield including starting in the final against Ipswich’s St Peter Claver College which St Mary’s won 42 – 6.

In the Qualifying rounds St Mary’s defeated St Patricks College Mackay 20 – 4, St Peter Claver College 24 – 6 and St Teresa’s College Abergowrie 26 – 18 to progress to the finals.

Prior to making and subsequently winning the Confraternity Shield, St Mary’s defeated Aquinas College Ashmore 36 – 4 in the Qualifying Final and Ignatius Park College Townsville 22 – 10 in the semi-final to have an outstanding competition.

The young Toowoomba South’s lock or second rower was solid throughout the 2017 season playing at the U16 level in the Toowoomba Junior rugby league competition. The 2017 Toowoomba 15/16 Academy Squad member and Titans/Western Mustangs squad member attended a Titans sponsored camp in Lennox Heads for three days including playing a match for the Western Mustangs against the Titans. As a result of his performances over the 2017 season Connor Williams has been placed on a Titans Scholarship for the next couple of seasons.

Connor Williams started at lock in the 2017 U16 TJRL Grand Final that Souths won 32 – 20 against Highfields. Connor Williams scored his first try of the Grand Final in the 27th minute of the first half to extend South’s lead to 14 – 6. Connor Williams second try came in the 21st minute of the second half to give Souths a 30 – 12 lead.

Over the course of the 2017 for Toowoomba Souths in the U16 Toowoomba Junior Rugby League competition Connor Williams scored eleven tries from thirteen matches. In addition to his Grand Final double, Connor Williams also scored doubles against Highfields in the regular season and Valleys.

2017 also say the St Marys College Toowoomba student represent the Toowoomba U16 representative side and from there was selected in the U16 South West Mustangs side in the second row for the 2017 U16 Central Division Selection Trials.

Connor Williams is a solidly built exceptional athlete and this can be seen when be he is running with the football. In his carries Connor Williams rarely takes a hit up without movement, he uses foot work prior to the line to look to break through as well as cutting either cutting back in behind the play the ball or cutting out towards the smaller defenders on the fringes of the ruck.

In the 2016 U15 Toowoomba Junior Rugby League Grand Final, especially in the second half when I thought he was the best player on the field he made some great runs, including on the last play of the Grand Final when he burst onto a pass on the half way mark, he outpaced the cover defence and broke the tackle of the fullback to score a deserved try.

mdrew
17-01-19, 07:31 PM
One of the most difficult positions on a rugby league field to find a player who can excel there for me is in the centres.

Some of the exciting players in the Titans TEDS system that are performing well out wide include, Jaxson Paulo, Kaleb Ngamanu, Kea Pere, Will Evans, Jack Martin, Orlando Swain, Life Khan-Pereira, Noah Gafa, Keegan Pace, Desmond Ferguson, Kye Cooper, Jamal Laurie, Zac Johnston, Rowan Mansfield, Brock Priestley and Damon Coldwell.

mdrew
18-01-19, 02:32 AM
Talented young half back Thomas Weaver from Cudgen in Northern New South Wales signed a two year contract with the Titans in 2018 and in March of that year started at half back for a Titans U15 Invitational side that defeated a Western Mustangs U15 side six tries to three (no goal kicks were taken) with Thomas Weaver being one of a number of stand outs for the Titans.

In that match he formed a solid combination with five eight Jed Bignell. To be honest, it was clear in that match that Thomas Weaver was the leader of the team, he dictated the Titans tempo and controlled the play well from a game management perspective determining who got the ball, where the play was to and the ultimate aim of the particular set up six tackles and was the Titans primary tactical kicker.

Thomas Weaver also had a try assist in the match when he threw an outstanding flat ball to left centre JT Manufeoata who ran into a whole to score out wide in the first half. Thomas Weaver was also the Titans primary tactical kicker in the match.

Late in the 2018 season Thomas Weaver started on the wing for the Titans U15 as they defeated a U15 Balmain Tigers touring side 16 – 10 with Thomas Weaver being prominent throughout including throwing a great cut-out ball to winger Kaleb Ngamanu to score in around the 6th minute when he flashed down the left touch line untouched and was able to bring the ball around under the posts.

Thomas Weaver was also involved in Rowan Mansfield second half match sealing try throwing the first in a chain of passes through Jye Gray to Kaleb Ngamanu who put Rowan Mansfield into a gap down the sideline. Rowan Mansfield used an outstanding in and away to beat the Balmain fullback to score untouched after a seventy metre run just to the right of the goal posts.

Thomas Weaver almost scored himself in the match when he was backing up an outstanding fifty metre second half run from Kaleb Ngamanu when he expertly fielded a low kick and split the defence from his own line, but unfortunately just could not find Thomas Weaver with the inside pass.

2018 also saw Thomas Weaver represent Group 18 in the New South Wales Country Age Championships scoring a try and kicking eight goals in his three Championship matches. Thomas Weaver scored against Group 21 and also kicked six goals in that match to finish with sixteen points and also kicked two goals in a tough 16 all draw with Group Two.

In April of 2018 Thomas Weaver was selected in the Northern Region New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges (CCC) U15 side for the New South Wales trials. Thomas Weaver was the half back in the side after being selected from St Joseph’s College Benora Point.

After those trials Thomas Weaver has been selected in the New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges U15 team for the ASSRL U15 Championships where he will be up against the Queensland Maroon and White sides which both contain Titans contracted boys.

After the completion of the 2018 season Thomas Weaver and fellow Group 18 U15 team mates headed overseas to play in the Battlefield Challenge to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the end of World War I, a competition that the side won including victories against Emory Moor 12 – 6 and Leigh East 18 – 12.

In a warm up match in England prior to the Tournament they defeated a Hemel Stags U16 side and post the Tournament defeated French side Aude Cathare. A number of other Titans players will also be involved in the tour including Keegan Pace, Jack Cullen, Ryan Foran, Byron Jones and Bailey Cox. On the tour Thomas Weaver won a number of Player of the Match awards.

Thomas Weaver is also an outstanding touch player who has represented his region with distinction in multiple touch competitions and tournaments in both Queensland and New South Wales including last year’s Queensland Championships.

The Titans contracted young half backs 2017 rugby league commitments ended when he was part a the Titans U15 Invitational side that played against a Balmain Tigers side at Cudgen and even though they were defeated the young Titans players put in a great effort on the night against a primarily older Balmain Tigers side.

Thomas Weaver and his U14 Cudgen Hornets side had a great club campaign in the 2017 Group 18 junior rugby league competition going through the U14 competition undefeated with their skill and discipline on show in every match.

The outstanding young Group 18 half back was a constant threat to opposing defences in the New South Wales Country Age Championships early in 2017 where Group 18 were defeated in the U14 Final with Thomas Weaver scoring Group 18’s sole try in the final and then he converted his own try. In two of the preliminary rounds Thomas Weaver kicked two goals apiece including a local derby against Group One to finish with a points total of 14 over the course of the Championships.

Earlier in 2017 year Thomas Weaver was selected in the Northern Region Combined Catholic Colleges side at half back representing St Joseph’s College Benora Point. In 2015 Thomas Weaver was selected in the New South Wales U12 side for the Australian U12 Championships and that same year after being named Player of the Final for Cudgen in the Group 18 U12 competition was also named as the U12 Group 18 Player of the Season

mdrew
18-01-19, 03:10 PM
Titans contracted Nic Holton was pat of this weeks 2019 U15 Emerging Origin Camp.

mdrew
19-01-19, 01:52 PM
Good interview with Grafton duo Ben Liyou and Jake Martin.

https://www.titans.com.au/news/2019/01/17/teds-knights-trial-preview/

mdrew
20-01-19, 04:58 PM
Newcastle 4 tries to Titans 3 tries, no kicks taken in 16's.

In 18's it was five tries all this afternoon in Coffs Harbour

ja4220
20-01-19, 05:39 PM
Thanks mdrew

mdrew
21-01-19, 04:50 PM
Young second rower Reef Sommerville made his Titans debut yesterday when he started from the bench for the Titans U16 side in their match against the Newcastle Knights Harold Matthews U16 squad in Coffs Harbour.

Late in 2018 Reef Sommerville was selected in a talented Northern Rivers Titans U16 side for the 2019 Andrew Johns Cup competition. Fellow Titans linked players in the Northern Rivers Titans U16 side are Bailey Cox, Jack Cullen, Ryan Foran, Keegan Pace, Byron Jones, Riley Lack, Thomas Weaver and Rowan Mansfield.

In 2018 the St Joseph’s College Tweed Heads student played for the Group 18 U15 side in the New South Wales Country U15 Championships, playing in matches against Groups Two, Four and Twenty One crossing against Group Twenty One.

2018 was the second season in a row that Reef Sommerville had represented Group 18 after playing three U14 matches in 2017, scoring against Group One.

2018 also saw Reef Sommerville named in the centres for the Lismore Dioceses U15 Northern Country Representative side for the New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges trials and post those trials was named in the NSW CCC U15 Country Tour side, being named in the second row.

After the completion of the 2018 season Reef Sommerville and fellow Group 18 U15 team mates headed overseas to play in the Battlefield Challenge to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the end of World War I, a competition that the side won including victories against Emory Moor 12 – 6 and Leigh East 18 – 12.

In a warm up match in England prior to the Tournament they defeated a Hemel Stags U16 side and post the Tournament defeated French side Aude Cathare. A number of other Titans players will also be involved in the tour including Thomas Weaver, Keegan Pace, Jack Cullen, Ryan Foran, Byron Jones and Bailey Cox.

Reef Sommerville will start the 2019 season as part of the Northern Rivers Titans U16 side and post that competition will play for the Cudgen Hornets U16 side in the Group 18 U16 competition. Reef Sommerville will also play for St Joseph’s College Tweed Heads in their Open school boy competitions

mdrew
22-01-19, 06:51 AM
Well done to Ryan Foran for being named the Titans U16 player of the match on Sunday against Newcastle .

mdrew
22-01-19, 09:34 AM
Great video of the highlights of the Titans U16 and U18 matches against Newcastle on the official site. Well done to the boys and Jamie McCormack and his staff.

mdrew
22-01-19, 04:53 PM
Another Gold Coast local to make his debut on Sunday for the Titans was Dayton To’a.

The Coomera Cutters youngster started on the interchange bench for the Titans U16’s in their match against the Newcastle Knights in Coffs Harbour.

In late 2018 the Keebra Park student was selected in the Gold Coast Vikings U16 train on squad for the upcoming 2019 South East Queensland U16 Challenge.

Dayton To’a will play the upcoming 2019 season with the Coomera Cutters in the U16 Division One competition

mdrew
24-01-19, 04:17 AM
If any Titans supporters living in Northern New South Wales have some spare time in coming weeks, it may be worth seeing if you can get an opportunity to go and watch the Northern Rivers Titans play in the U16 Andrew Johns Cup and U18 Laurie Daley Cup.

In the U16 Northern Rivers side there are no less than ten youngsters with Titans links, being Thomas Weaver, Bailey Cox, Noah Johannssen, Byron Jones, Keegan Pace, Rowan Mansfield, Riley Lack, Ryan Foran, Jack Cullen and Reef Sommerville.

Also the U18 Laurie Daley Cup Northern Rivers side includes the exceptionally talented Ethan Foster and Jonah Whitlam-Rose.

mdrew
24-01-19, 04:28 AM
It was great to see Coomera Cutters front rower George Etuale-Noa line up for the Titans U18 side that took on a Newcastle Knights U18 squad in Coffs Harbour on Sunday.

George Etuale-Noa will be part of the Burleigh Bears MM Cup side in 2019 and will play in the U18 Gold Coast Rugby League competition for Coomera post the completion of that competition. It also would not surprise to see George Etuale-Noa get an opportunity with the Burleigh Bears U20 Colts squad as the 2019 season progresses.

The Titans really have a good player on their hands with George Etuale-Noa.

To say that George Etuale-Noa had a good 2018 season would be an absolute understatement. For the Coomera Cutters in the U17 Division Two competition he was simply outstanding leading his side all of the way to the Grand Final.

Over the course of the 2018 U17 Division Two season George Etuale-Noa played in fourteen matches for Coomera including the finals series scoring a competition leading twenty seven tries at an impressive strike rate of 193%.

In the regular season George Etuale-Noa scored six tries in a late season match against Jimboomba (he scored four against them in the finals) and hat tricks against Jimboomba who must have been sick of the sight of him by seasons end and Currumbin, with those hat tricks coming in consecutive rounds. George Etuale-Noa also scored regular season doubles against Beaudesert and of course Jimboomba.

In four matches against Jimboomba this season including one finals match George Etuale-Noa scored fifteen tries for a strike rate against the Thunder of 375%.

In Week Two of the U17 Division Two finals series George Etuale-Noa started at lock for Coomera scoring a try as the Cutters went down 28 – 16 to Currumbin.

In Week Three of the U17 Division Two finals series the Cutters bounced back from their previous week’s finals loss to put Jimboomba to the sword in the Preliminary winning 62 – 4 with George Etuale-Noa started in the front row and scoring four tries.

In the Grand Final George Etuale-Noa started in the front row and scored a hat trick but could not prevent Coomera going down 24 – 18 to Currumbin.

George Etuale-Noa also had an outstanding 2017 campaign with the Coomera Cutters playing in two different age groups and was also selected in the 2018 Burleigh Bears MM Cup training squad.

George Etuale-Noa started off the 2017 season in the U17 Division Two competition playing in seven matches scoring against Burleigh Heads and Nerang. Around mid-season, George Etuale-Noa started playing more for the Cutters in the U16 Division Two competition where he was near unstoppable averaging a try a match through eight games.

George Etuale-Noa started off his time in the U16 Division Two competition with a double against Nerang and finished it with a hat trick against Nerang as well. In between George Etuale-Noa scored a double against Helensvale and he also scored against Ormeau to account for his eight tries in the U16 Division Two competition.

mdrew
24-01-19, 05:11 PM
Titans contracted outside back Kaleb Ngamanu will have great test come the start of the TSS rugby trials. Assuming he starts with the TSS U16A side and not in the First XV Kaleb Ngamanu’s first trial for the GPS school boy season that starts in July will be against New Zealand schools rugby powerhouse New Plymouth Boys High in Tuesday April 23 on the Gold Coast.

Kaleb Ngamanu will play of lot of matches this season between his rugby league commitments which include representing the GC Vikings U16’s, playing for the Titans U16’s, the Coomera Cutters U16 Division One side and school boy rugby for TSS.

Kaleb Ngamanu started on the wing for the Titans last Sunday in their U16 match against the Newcastle Knights in Coffs Harbour and was very unlucky to be denied a first half try.

mdrew
24-01-19, 05:23 PM
It is always good to see young people take a step towards their goals and that was certainly the case for a number of young men on Sunday.

Young South Tweed Bears front rower Noah Johannssen was one player in that category, making his deserved Titans debut when he came off the bench for the Titans in their U16 clash against the Newcastle Knights.

In the Group 18 U15 competition in 2018, Noah Johannssen was part of the South Tweed Premiership winning side with the Bears defeating Byron Bay Lennox Head 22 – 16 in the Grand Final.

Over the last two seasons Noah Johannssen has represented Group 18 at the U14 and U15 levels.

2019 will see Noah Johannssen play for the Northern Rivers Titans in the U16 Andrew Johns Cup competition, alongside fellow Titans linked players, Thomas Weaver, Bailey Cox, Byron Jones, Keegan Pace, Rowan Mansfield, Riley Lack, Ryan Foran, Jack Cullen and Reef Sommerville.

When the U16 Andrew Johns Cup is completed Noah Johannsson will line up once again for the South Tweed bears in the Group 18 U16 competition as they look to complete their 2018 success.

mdrew
25-01-19, 02:04 PM
Young Murwillumbah five eight, centre or fullback Riley Lack is a Titans contracted player who had an outstanding 2018 season including playing for the Titans U15 Invitational side in a match against the Western Mustangs in March 2018 when he started at fullback.

Riley Lack has also played in two additional matches for the Titans since then starting both at five eight, the first being against the Balmain Tigers in late 2018 (Riley Lack spent some time at fullback in the second half of that match) and last Sunday against the Newcastle Knights in Coffs Harbour.

Against the Knights Riley Lack primarily operated on the right side of the field with Thomas Weaver playing on the left. He had a solid match and even though he had the No. 6 on his back fed the ball into the scrum for most of the match but on occasion packed in at lock when the Titans had the scrum feed so that he could distribute the ball from the back of the scrum.

Early in the second half, Riley Lack showed his intelligence through a smart piece of play. A Newcastle backrower broke through the line with Riley Lack hanging on but instead of just dragging him down Riley Lack stole the ball in a one on one strip.

n the match, Riley Lack was also involved in the Titans second try when he threw a good inside ball to front rower Brody Smitka who crashed over last in the second half.

In the Thursday Night match at Cudgen in September 2018 against the Balmain Tigers Riley Lack recorded a try assist when late in the first half he threw a great long pass to Titans right winger Timothy Seilaff-Burns who was able to freeze the Balmain defender and then beat him on the outside to score in the right hand corner from close range.

Riley Lack was also selected in the 2018 New South Wales Combined High Schools U15 side for the U15 ASSRL National Championships. He was named to start from the bench but started a number of matches.

Titan’s team mates in the NSW CHS side were fullback Rowan Mansfield and second rower and fellow Murwillumbah High School student Ryan Foran and was one of nine Titans contracted U15 players that participated in the U15 ASSRL Championships.

Unfortunately a further Titans contracted player in Kaleb Ngamanu was injured on the eve of the Championships and could not take his place in the Queensland Maroon side.

On Day Three in a semi-final against NSW CCC, Riley Lack started the match and kicked two from two including converting a 9th minute try from fellow Titans contracted player Ryan Foran. Unfortunately after leading 8 – 0, NSW CHS went down 10 – 8.

On the final day of the Championships being Day Five, Riley Lack started against NSW CIS kicking two conversions in a 12 – 0 victory for his NSW CHS side.

After the completion of the 2018 season Riley Lack and fellow Group 18 U15 team mates headed overseas to play in the Battlefield Challenge to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the end of World War I, a competition that the side won including victories against Emory Moor 12 – 6 and Leigh East 18 – 12.

In a warm up match in England prior to the Tournament they defeated a Hemel Stags U16 side and post the Tournament defeated French side Aude Cathare. A number of other Titans players were involved in the tour including Tom Weaver, Keegan Pace, Jack Cullen, Ryan Foran, Byron Jones and Bailey Cox.

In 2017 Riley Lack represented Group 18 at the U14 level in the New South Wales Country Age Championships, playing three matches in the centres and scoring against Group One.

mdrew
26-01-19, 06:18 AM
Ipswich youngster Orlando Swain signed with the Titans in 2018 after a standout campaign with the Queensland Maroon side at the U15 ASSRL Championships. A team mate in the Queensland Maroons side was fellow Titans contracted youngster the outstanding Burleigh lock Bailey Martin.

Last Sunday Orlando Swain started at right centre for the Titans U16 side in their match against the Newcastle Knights in Coffs Harbour.

Orlando Swain also started in the centres for the Titans U15 side in their match against a Balmain Tigers U15 touring squad. Like in the Newcastle match Orlando Swain was partnered in the centres by the equally talented Ezra Ubaldino.

As a result of his outstanding performances on the wing for the U15 Queensland Maroon side Orlando Swain was selected in the Australian U15 Merit side where he was named on the wing.

Orlando Swain started all four of Queensland Maroon’s matches on the wing and scored two tries, the first coming on Day One against New South Wales Combined High Schools and his second try was in the 4th minute of the final against New South Wales Combined Catholic College, a final which Queensland Maroon won 36 – 10.

The Ipswich Grammar School student this season played for Norths Blue in the 2018 Ipswich U15 competition and through nine matches, including the finals series has scored 56 points from twelve tries and four goals.

Orlando Swain scored a recent hat trick against Fassifern and has also scored doubles against Norths Gold, Rosewood and Redbank. Orlando Swain’s other two tries came against West End and Brothers.

In Week Two of the Ipswich Rugby League U15 Finals series, Orlando Swain started on the wing and scored as his Norths Blue defeated a determined Redbank side 30 – 26 to progress to the Grand Final.

In the Ipswich U15 Grand Final Orlando Swain started on the wing for Norths Blue against West End with Norths Blue going down is a close match 28 – 22 with Orlando Swain scoring one of North’s Blue’s four tries on the Sunday morning.

Orlando Swain has an extensive representative resume including representing the Ipswich Diggers at the U14 level in 2017 and earlier this year represented Met West U15’s.

Orlando Swain is also part of the 2019 Queensland U16 Emerging Origin squad, with the squad completing their first camp of the year recently.

mdrew
26-01-19, 11:11 PM
Brody Smitka is a local young front rower signed a two year contract with the Titans in 2018 and started in the front row in the Titans U15 Invitational side that defeated a Western Mustangs Invitational side in March 2018 at Nerang and also started in the front row for the Titans in their match against a Newcastle U16 side in Coffs Harbour last weekend.

Brody Smitka was one of the Titans try scorers that hot Sunday afternoon, when he took an inside pass on the right side of the field from five eight Riley Lack and barged his way across the try line from about twelve metres out in the second half.

In the match the big strong tough front rower was also very strong in defence.

The Coomera Anglican College student in 2018 was selected in the U15 Queensland White side for the U15 ASSRL National Championships after performing solidly for the South Coast U15 side for whom he started in the front row in the QSSRL U15 Championships held in Townsville in April 2018.

Even though he was still eligible for the U15 competition in 2018, Brody Smitka just like he has done in previous seasons has started the current season “up” an age group. Brody Smitka has played the opening four rounds in the GCRL U16 Division One competition starting each match at lock.

Late in 2018 Brody Smitka was part of the Titans U15 Invitational side that played their annual match against a Balmain Tigers selection in Cudgen late in the year and also was named in the Queensland U15 2018 Emerging Origin Squad and has already attended a number of camps including camp in February on the Sunshine Coast where on the last day they played a simulated match against the U16 side who were also present at the camp.

Brody Smitka is also part of the 2019 Queensland U16 Emerging Origin squad, with the squad completing their first camp of the year recently.

The local young front rower from the Helensvale Hornets junior rugby league on the Gold Coast was part of the U14 Gold Coast Vikings side that went through the 2017 Hill Stumer championships undefeated after victories against Stingers Red and White sides and the Ipswich Diggers.

Post those championships Brody Smitka was selected in the U14 South East Queensland Green side for the Queensland Age Championships which were played in Toowoomba and scored on Day Three in a big win over South East Queensland White.

The U14 Vikings was the third representative side that Brody Smitka has made, after he was part of the dominant U13 Vikings side in 2016 and the South Coast U12 schoolboys side in 2015 which also went through their competition undefeated, he made the South Coast U12 side from Coomera Anglican College. Also this season Brody Smitka was part of the 2017 Gold Coast Academy of Sport Rugby League Excellence Program.

Brody Smitka played the 2017 Gold Coast Junior Rugby League season with the Helensvale Hornets primarily in the U15 Division One side although he did play one match for Helensvale in the U14 Division Two competition in July where he dominated Nerang to score a double.

In the U15 Division One competition in 2017, Brody Smitka started in sixteen matches including starting in the front row in their 34 – 10 Grand Final loss to Nerang. In those sixteen matches Brody Smitka scored five tries including a great first two rounds of the season when he scored four of his five tries including a hat trick in Round two against Southport and scoring against Burleigh in the season opener. In the U15 Division One Preliminary Final also against Burleigh Brody Smitka scored his fifth try of the year.

mdrew
27-01-19, 01:49 PM
Murwillumbah Colts Ryan Foran second rower has already donned a Titans jersey this season when he started for the Titans U16 side in their match against the Newcastle Knights Harold Matthews squad in Coffs Harbour last weekend.

Ryan Foran started the match at left second row and in fact was named as the Titans best in hot conditions.

Ryan Foran was also part of the Titans U15 side that defeated the Western Mustangs six tries to three in March 2018 at Nerang. Just like in this seasons match against the Knights, Ryan Foran started in the second row playing on the left side of the ruck in the first half and then switched to the right side when he came back on in the second highlighting his versatility.

Ryan Foran also started at left second row for the Titans U15’s late last year when they defeated a Balmain Tigers U15 touring side 16 – 10 at Cudgen.

Along with fellow Murwillumbah Colts U15 player and Murwillumbah High School student Riley Lack, Ryan Foran signed a Titans contract in 2018.

After the completion of the 2018 season Thomas Weaver and fellow Group 18 U15 team mates headed overseas to play in the Battlefield Challenge to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the end of World War I, a competition that the side won including victories against Emory Moor 12 – 6 and Leigh East 18 – 12.

In a warm up match in England prior to the Tournament they defeated a Hemel Stags U16 side and post the Tournament defeated French side Aude Cathare. A number of other Titans players will also be involved in the tour including Keegan Pace, Jack Cullen, Ryan Foran, Reef Sommerville, Keegan Pace, Byron Jones and Bailey Cox.

To cap off an impressive junior representative year in 2018, Ryan Foran was selected in the New South Wales Combined High Schools (CHS) U15 side for the U15 ASSRL Championships and lined up against a number of Titans boys in the two Queensland sides being Queensland Maroon and Queensland White and the New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges side which contained Titans contracted half back Thomas Weaver amongst other Titans linked players. Titans contracted fullback or centre Rowan Mansfield was a team mate in the NSW CHS U15 side as is fellow Murwillumbah High School student Riley Lack.

Ryan Foran was one of ten Titans contracted U15 players that were involved in the U15 ASSRL Championships.

At the Championships Ryan Foran played in four matches being against Queensland Maroon, New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges twice and New South Wales Combined Independent Colleges, scoring against NSW CCC in his third match of the Championships.

In 2017 Ryan Foran started in the second row for the Group 18 U14 side that competed in the New South Wales Country Rugby League U14 Championships playing three matches against Maitland, Group One and Newcastle in the Northern Plate Final.

Fellow Titans linked youngsters in the 2017 Group 18 U14 side was outstanding Titans contracted half back Thomas Weaver who was also a team mate of Ryan Foran when he played for the Titans U15 Invitational side against the Western Mustangs in early 2018.

mdrew
27-01-19, 03:27 PM
Link to interview with Titans Jake Martin and Ben Liyou.

https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2019/01/20/titans-and-knights-clash-in-coffs-harbour/?fbclid=IwAR3-T_SNxoECrm_PsHCpoOwUIrpxw-5g8OZOehhL1JJL2WBeKzFoR9tv9R8

mdrew
28-01-19, 06:41 AM
Ezra Ubaldino is a local young Titans contracted centre or second rower who even though he was still eligible for the U15 age group spent the 2018 season playing for Burleigh in the U16 Division One competition. Recently Ezra Ubaldino was named in the Gold Coast Vikings U16 Training Squad for the 2019 U16 South East Queensland Challenge.

In last Sundays match against the Newcastle Knights in Coffs Harbour for the Titans U16 side Ezra Ubaldino started at left centre and was his usual hard running hard tackling aggressive self.

In the 2018 U16 Division One competition, Ezra Ubaldino played in five matches including the finals scoring four tries. Ezra Ubaldino’s two regular season tries came against Southport and Helensvale.

In week two of the U16 Division One finals series Ezra Ubaldino started in the second row and scored for Burleigh as they overcame a resilient Helensvale side 24 – 18.

In Week Three of the U16 Division One finals series Ezra Ubaldino started in the second row and scored as Burleigh went down 28 – 26 to Currumbin in the Preliminary Final.

In January of this year Ezra Ubaldino started in the centres for the Titans U16 side in their match against the Newcastle Knights.

In March of 2018 Ubaldino started in the second row for a Titans U15 side that defeated a U15 Western Mustangs selection six tries to three, in that match, Ezra Ubaldino was the Titans best in my opinion and also scored a strong second half try.

In 2018 the PBC student represented South Coast at the U15 ASSRL Championships and from there was selected in the Queensland White side for the ASSRL Championships. In those Championships Ezra Ubaldino played in three matches and achieved a 100% try scoring strike rate after scoring a double against the ACT on Day One and also scoring against the ACT on the final day of the Championships.

In 2017 at the start of this season Ezra Ubaldino transferred from the Currumbin Eagles to the Burleigh Bears where he played in the U15 Division GCJRL competition even though the PBC student was still eligible for the U14 age group. Ezra Ubaldino was part of the Titans U15 side that played a Balmain Tigers selection late in 2017 with the young man being outstanding in that match.

Ezra Ubaldino played nine matches for Burleigh in the GCJRL U15 Division One competition including their semi-final campaign scoring three tries in the process. Ezra Ubaldino scored a double against the Southport Tigers and late in the season also scored against the Coomera Cutters. Ezra Ubaldino also played one match for Burleigh in the U15 Division Two competition against the Ormeau Shearers in May 2017.

2016 saw Ezra Ubaldino represent the Gold Coast Vikings at the U13 level where they went through the Hill Stumer Championships undefeated and from there Ezra Ubaldino was selected in the South East Queensland White side for the Queensland Age Championships. For the Vikings in 2016 Ezra Ubaldino was selected in the centres but for South East Queensland White he was selected in the second row.

At the 2016 Hill Stumer Championships held at Carina, Ezra Ubaldino played in all three of the U13 Vikings matches including scoring a great hat trick in the Sunday game against Ipswich including two long range efforts in a 58 – 6 victory for the Gold Coast youngsters.

In 2014, Ezra Ubaldino represented South Coast in the QPSRL U11 competition, a competition that South Coast dominated and went on to win, scoring 132 and conceding only 12 across the five matches. In those championships, Ezra Ubaldino scored three tries, one each against Capricornia, Sunshine Coast and Met West. Runaway Bay centre Connor Te Kani and Ormeau five eight Syris Schmidt were also part of that South Coast side and all three have continued to take positive steps with their development and look to have a lot of potential to work with moving forward.

mdrew
28-01-19, 08:09 AM
The performances of the Titans U16 and U18 sides against Newcastle were extremely impressive and now can be seen even more so after the Knights U16 and U18 sides easily accounted for Cronulla in both age groups over the weekend.

The Titans junior development is the equal of any and I mean any in Australia

mdrew
29-01-19, 05:17 PM
After a settling in season for the Western Mustangs in 2018 Aiden Kennedy will be looking to establish himself as one of the best front rowers in the Hasting Deering’s Colts competition this coming season, but instead of playing for the Western Mustangs, Aiden Kennedy will be lining up for the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts side this coming season.

For the Western Mustangs U20 Colts squad in 2018, Aiden Kennedy played in ten matches, coming into the side in Round Twelve against the Townsville Blackhawks. Aiden Kennedy played a further four matches from the bench before breaking into the starting side in the front row in Round Eighteen against the Northern Pride celebrating his elevation with a double. Aiden Kennedy also scored in Round Twenty One against Victoria.

Prior to making his Colts debut for the Western Mustangs in 2018, Aiden Kennedy also played in one Toowoomba Rugby League First Grade match when he ran on for Pittsworth against Dalby in March 2018.

The young front rower from Northern New South Wales has had a solid 2017 in the U18 NRRRL competition averaging a try a match in the nine matches that he played for Lismore Marist Brothers, including scoring a hat trick in April against Byron Bay and also a double in June against Cudgen.

Aiden Kennedy also played in four NRRRL First Grade matches in 2017, making his debut in late July against the Byron Bay Devils scoring two tries which came against Lower Clarence in his second First Grade gam and also against Murwillumbah in his fourth. In the 2016 season Aiden Kennedy scored nineteen tries in sixteen matches including four tries in a late season match against Murwillumbah and a hat trick against Lower Clarence.

He is another St Johns College Woodlawn student and thus played matches in various school boy competitions with them including the National GIO Cup competition. Aiden Kennedy along with his twin brother started in the front row for St Johns College Woodlawn in their tough 14 – 10 loss to Sydney School Holy Cross Ryde in the semi-final of the New South Wales Catholic Cup.

From St Johns College Woodlawn Aiden Kennedy represented New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges in the 2016 and 2017 ASSRL U18 Championships and also represented NSWCCC in the U15 age group previously.

mdrew
29-01-19, 05:38 PM
In recent season a number of youngsters from the Western Australian region have moved over to the Gold Coast to continue their rugby league career and 2019 will be no different with South Perth Lions utility Kade McDonald moving over to be part of the Tweed Heads Seagulls U20 Hastings Deering’s Colts squad. Kade McDonald will also be Colts eligible in 2020.

Kade McDonald played a lot of rugby league in 2018 starting the season as part of the Western Pirates U18 SG Ball side. In that competition, Kade McDonald played in the opening three rounds starting round One against Parramatta at half, in Round Two against North Sydney on the wing and in Round Three at five eight against the Central Coast Roosters. Kade McDonald scored a try and kicked a conversion against the Roosters and kicked a conversion against Parramatta,

In the Western Australian Rugby League competition for the South Perth Lions, Kade McDonald played in both the Pirates Youth Cup U18 competition and the Smarter than Smoking First Grade Premiership.

In the U18 competition, Kade McDonald finished as the competitions leading, try scorer, goal kicker and overall point’s scorer scoring 208 points from just fourteen matches.

Kade McDonald scored twenty three tries only missing out from crossing in one match which was against the North Beach Sea Eagles (he did kick two conversions in that match however). Kade McDonald scored hat tricks against the Joondalup Giants and North Beach Sea Eagles and doubles against the North Beach Sea Eagles in two matches, Kalamunda Bulldogs in two matches and the Joondalup Giants.

With the boot Kade McDonald kicked twelve goals in a July match against the Joondalup Giants and eleven early in the season also against the Giants.

In the Pirates Youth Cup U18 Grand Final last year, Kade McDonald scored a try and kicked six goals in a thrilling 31 – 30 win against the Kalamunda Bulldogs after starting the match at five eight.

In the Western Australian U18 competition in 2017 Kade McDonald played in nine matches scoring 140 points from nineteen tries and thirty two goals.

2018 also saw Kade McDonald make his Western Australian First Grade debut and what a debut season he had, finishing with eighteen tries from just twenty matches, finishing as the competitions second leading try scorer and the Rookie of the year honours.

Kade McDonald, playing on the wing (where he played the majority of his first grade matches in 2018) scored a double on debut against the Freemantle Roosters and also scored a mid-season double against the Roosters as well

mdrew
29-01-19, 06:22 PM
Former Titans youngster Caleb Nicholls is back on the Gold Coast after a season with the Newcastle Knights and will line up for the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts side this season, and will be Colts eligible again in 2020.

Caleb Nicholls headed down to Newcastle for the 2018 season starting the season as part of the Newcastle Knights U18 SG Ball side, playing in six matches in that competition for the Knights, starting all on the left wing and scoring a double in Round Two against the Balmain Tigers.

Caleb Nicholls first try of the match, in the first half was one of the easier ones that he will score when he went over untouched in the left corner after a Knights back line movement. His second try could not have been more different. In the second half Caleb Nicholls got the ball about ten metres out from the Balmain line with two defenders in front out him, he used his strength to hold them off to score in the corner with his legs over the touchline but his strength, balance and body control allowed him to get the ball down before he was knocked into touch in the left corner.

Post the SG Ball competition, Caleb Nicholls played in nine matches for the Maitland Pickers in the Newcastle Rugby League U19 competition including starting on the wing in the Grand Final in their win against Western Suburbs 13-6. In his nine matches, Caleb Nicholls scored three tries for the Pickers.

In 2017 Caleb Nicholls was a standout for the Bilambil Jets on the Gold Coast playing for the Jets in the U17 Division One, U19 and First Grade competitions.

In the U17 Division One competition, Caleb Nicholls played in eleven matches scoring seven tries and kicking eight goals to finish the season with 44 points. Caleb Nicholls scored a hat trick against Mudgeeraba, a double also against Mudgeeraba and also scored single tries against yes Mudgeeraba and Burleigh. With the boot Caleb Nicholls kicked four and three conversions in separate matches against, yes you guessed it Mudgeeraba.

In the 2017 U19 competition, Caleb Nicholls played in nine matches, scoring six tries including a double against Mudgeeraba and tries against Ormeau in two matches, Runaway Bay and Tugun.

With the boot Caleb Nicholls kicked sixteen gaols including six late in the season against Tugun and four against Ormeau early in the season.

Caleb Nicholls made his GCRL First Grade debut in early June 2017 against Southport, playing in four matches in total and scoring against Currumbin and Southport.

In 2016 Caleb Nicholls was part of the New South Wales U16 Emerging Origin Squad and played in the Cyril Connell Cup competition

Bart
29-01-19, 08:15 PM
Yea its a pity the 3 queensland squads dont have a few games amoungst one another would be very interesting

mdrew
30-01-19, 05:13 PM
Burleigh Bears second rower Flynn Daniel is part of the Titans TEDS program and in 2018 played some outstanding rugby league for Burleigh in the U15 Division One competition and for PBC in 2018 which led to his selection in the South Coast U15 side.

From the QSSRL U15 Championships Flynn Daniel was selected for the Queensland U15 White side for the ASSRL U15 Championships. In those Championships Flynn Daniel played in all four of their matches with those matches being against New South Wales Combined Independent Schools, ACT on two occasions and Queensland Maroon.

Flynn Daniel has already played a number of matches in Titans colours including starting at right second row for the Titans U16 side in their match against the Newcastle Knights a fortnight ago and was particularly dangerous running with the ball.

Flynn Daniel also did a mountain of work in defence as well as putting on a couple of good shots on the Newcastle Knights forwards, one in particular mid-way through the first half was an outstanding front tackle on one of the Knights forwards with the impact dislodging the ball on the half way mark, giving the Titans good field position.

Another tackle of note by Flynn Daniel came after a Newcastle Knights second half try. From the kick off the Knights No. 10 charged onto the ball generating significant momentum but Flynn Daniel cut him down in an outstanding front on low tackle with his right shoulder.

In late 2018 Flynn Daniel started in the second row for the Titans U15 side as they defeated a U15 Balmain Tigers touring side 16 - 10. Flynn Daniel operated on the right side of the field for the Titans in the match in his two stints on the field.

Flynn Daniel is also part of the 2019 Queensland U16 Emerging Origin squad, with the squad completing their first camp of the year recently on the Sunshine Coast.

In the 2018 GCRL U15 Division One competition Flynn Daniel played in nine matches including Burleigh’s two finals matches scoring thirteen tries, finishing third on the U15 Division One try scoring list and in fact led all forwards from a try scoring perspective in the 2018 U15 Division One competition.

In Week One of the U15 Division One finals Flynn Daniel started in the second row as Burleigh defeated Southport 72 -2 scoring a hat trick and also started in the second row in Week Two of the finals as Burleigh were knocked out after going down 34 – 24 against Runaway Bay with Flynn Daniel contributing a double for Burleigh.

In addition to the outstanding U15 Division One Finals series noted above, Flynn Daniel scored eight tries in the U15 Division One regular season, including hat tricks against Southport and Coomera and also scored against Currumbin and Robina.

Team mates in Flynn Daniel’s U15 Division One side were fellow Titans contracted youngsters the outstanding lock Bailey Martin and hooker Kaden Somerville.

Flynn Daniel played the 2017 season on the Gold Coast with Burleigh in the U14 Division One competition unfortunately losing the Grand Final 31 – 16 to Ormeau, Flynn Daniel started the Friday night Grand Final in the second row in maroon and white.

Over the course of the 2017 GCJRL U14 Division One competition, Flynn Daniel scored two tries from nine matches played with his tries coming against Nerang in May and against Runaway Bay in mid-July. In 2017 Flynn Daniel was also part of the Gold Coast Academy of Sport Rugby League Excellence Program which wound up for this year in early October.

mdrew
30-01-19, 06:12 PM
Local young backrower Bailey Martin is from the Burleigh Bears junior rugby league club on the Gold Coast and in 2018 signed a two year deal with the Titans.

Bailey Martin has already played in two matches in Titans colours, the first being when he started at lock for the Titans U15 side in their late 2018 match against the Balmain Tigers at Cudgen. Bailey Martin was awarded the Titans best forward award that night.

A fortnight ago, Bailey Martin played his second match in Titans colours starting once again at lock for the Titans U16’s against Newcastle. Bailey Martin was the Titans vice-captain for the match.

In addition to once again confirming that he is an outstanding worker in both attack and defence, Bailey Martin also highlighted his developing ball playing skills. In the second half when the Titans were coming out of their own half, Bailey Martin took the ball for a hit-up but instead of just running into the Newcastle defensive line, he popped a great short ball to Joseph Shannon who charged down the field on a fifty metre run.

In the lead up to the play you could see Bailey Martin pointing to the gap that he wanted Joseph Shannon to run into and then threw the great ball exactly as he had indicated.

Bailey Martin also displayed his toughness during the match. He got hit with a high tackle in the second half, but shook it off to take the first hit-up from the penalty restart. Speaking of restarts Bailey Martin had an incredible start to the second half, taking two hit-ups in the Titans first set of six and then made three matches in a row the first time Newcastle had the ball.

In short Bailey Martin had an outstanding match and must have been at or near the top in terms of the most tackles and hit-ups for the Titans in the match.

Bailey Martin after a stellar 2018 QSSRL U15 Championships where he starred for South Coast at lock picking up a number of Player of the Match awards and was subsequently selected in the Queensland Maroon side for the ASSRL U15 Championships in July.

Bailey Martin was named at lock for Queensland Green who went through the competition undefeated with Bailey Martin involved in each of Queensland Green’s four matches including the Championship final against NSW CCC.

Bailey Martin also started at lock for PBC in their 2018 Walters Cup match against rivals Keebra Park at Pizzey Park with PBC winning 22 – 16 in a tough match where the last ten minutes or so was particularly willing to say the least. I could not see what happened to set it off from where I watched the game but it got very willing especially between both sets of forwards with the game in the balance.

Bailey Martin was also involved in PBC’s 22 – 18 win over Ipswich State High School and their 18 – 16 loss against Marsden at Waterford where the PBC just could not finish Marsden off in the final ten minutes or so of the match.

In the final ten minutes against Marsden Bailey Martin pulled off some outstanding front on tackles against the Marsden forwards and was the PBC forward urging his side on.

Bailey Martin was part of the 2018 U15 Queensland Emerging Origin squad and attended a couple of the camps including one on the Sunshine Coast in February where the U15 squad played a simulated match against the U16 Emerging Origin squad.

Bailey Martin is also part of the 2019 Queensland U16 Emerging Origin squad, with the squad completing their first camp of the year recently.

In previous seasons Bailey Martin has been part of Brisbane Broncos junior development squads but has now signed a contract with his home town NRL club in what can only be considered a coup for the Titans.

For the 2018 season Bailey Martin is once again played for the Burleigh Bears in the Gold Coast Junior Rugby League competition this season at the U15 Division One level and is also represented PBC in their various school boy competitions including against St Mary’s a on the Gold Coast when he started at lock in a tough loss for the Gold Coast school against a well drilled opponent.

In total in the 2018 U15 Division One competition Bailey Martin played in ten matches including the Finals series, scoring three tries in the process. Bailey Martin scored in his first U15 Division One match of the season being Round One against Helensvale and also scored in the regular season against Southport.

In Week One of the 2018 U15 Division One Finals series, Bailey Martin started at lock and scored his third try of the season as Burleigh dismantled Southport 72 – 2.

On Week Two of the Finals Bailey Martin and his Burleigh team mates bowed out on the back of a 34 – 24 loss to Runaway Bay.

In 2018 Bailey Martin also played one match up in the U16 Division One competition with that match being against Currumbin in August.

In 2017 Bailey Martin played for the Burleigh Bears at the U14 Division One level. Bailey Martin was also a member of the dominant U14 Gold Coast Vikings representative who went through the Hill Stumer Championships undefeated after victories against Stingers Red and White and Ipswich.

As a result of his play for the U14 Vikings Bailey Martin was selected in the South East Queensland White side where he was selected in the second row. Bailey Martin also played for PBC in terms of his schoolboy rugby league where they had some good battles against Keebra Park in the U14 age group.

For Burleigh in the U14 Division Side in 2017 Bailey Martin played in ten matches including starting in the front row and scoring for Burleigh in their 31 – 16 Grand Final loss to the Ormeau Shearers. In mid-July Bailey Martin scored a double against Runaway Bay and earlier in the year scored against Runaway Bay again and his first try of the season came in Round Three against Nerang. Bailey Martin also kicked a conversion against grand final opponents Ormeau mid-season. Bailey Martin was also on the bench for one of Burleigh’s U15 Division One semi-finals.

mdrew
01-02-19, 10:18 PM
Video that includes Titan Juwan Compain.

https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/02/01/its-an-honour-for-some-of-queensland-best-young-talent/

mdrew
04-02-19, 05:05 PM
In matches on the weekend:

U16's. - Northern Rivers Titans 12 defeated North Coast Bulldogs 4.

U18's. - North Coast Bulldogs 20 defeated Northern Rivers Titans 8.

A lot of Titans on display

mdrew
04-02-19, 05:18 PM
The Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts side in 2019 shapes as an outstanding one and contains players who can play a variety of positions with one such player being Liam Cusack. Laim Cusack is also Colts eligible in 2020.

He started the 2018 season off as part of the Northern Rivers U18 Laurie Daley Cup side starting three matches in the centres scoring in his third and final start against the Greater Northern Tigers.

Post the Laurie Daley Cup competition, Liam Cusack had an outstanding campaign for the Cudgen Hornets in the NRRRL U18 competition finishing as the competitions leading try scorer in the regular season. Liam Cusack started the NRRRL U18 Grand Final in the centres but the Hornets hit a red hot Ballina Seagulls side going down 30 – 4 in the decider.

Liam Cusack played twelve U18 NRRRL regular season matches finishing with seventeen tries for a 142% strike rate. Liam Cusack scored hat tricks against Casino RSM and Evans Heads as well as doubles against Lower Clarence in two matches and Murwillumbah.

Liam Cusack’s other three tries came in matches against Lismore Marist Brothers, Kyogle and Murwillumbah.

For Cudgen in the NRRRL U18 competition in 2017 year Liam Cusack played in thirteen matches and has totalled 30 points from seven tries and a single conversion. Liam Cusack crossed for a hat trick against Mullumbimby in May and either side of his hat trick match Liam Cusack scored against Mullumbimby and Evans Heads. His other two tries came in consecutive weeks in late July against Casino RSM and the Tweed Coast Raiders.

In 2016 Liam Cusack played for Gold Coast White in the CC competition. Liam Cusack was also named in the Group 18 U16 representative side for 2016 after representing Group 18 at the U14 and U15 level previously and also playing for the Titans development squads in past years as well. He has to date scored one try in the two CC games that he has played so far this season.

mdrew
04-02-19, 05:37 PM
Natural try scorers are difficult to come by but the Tweed Heads Seagulls 2019 Colts side will have one is its ranks this season with Connah Mills.

Playing in a first grade rugby league competition at just 19 years old is no small feat and that is exactly what winger Connah Mills did for the second season in a row for the Cudgen Hornets in the NRRRL competition in 2018.

Connah Mills played in seventeen NRRRL First Grade matches in 2018 primarily on the wing, finishing with thirteen tries and once again proving that he was one of the toughest and quickest players in the competition.

Connah Mills Scored a hat trick mid-season against Mullumbimby and also scored doubles in consecutive weeks against Murwillumbah and Byron Bay. Connah Mills also scored in matches against Ballina, Northern United, Casino RSM, Lismore Marist Brothers, Kyogle and Tweed Coast.

The young fullback had an outstanding 2017 campaign with the Cudgen Hornets culminating in the youngster starting on the wing in the NRRRL First Grade Grand Final and scoring two tries in Cudgen’s 32 – 24 win over Casino RSM. The week prior Connah Mills scored a try after retrieving a grubber kick in the NRRRL major semi-final to propel Cudgen into the Grand Final. That was after recovering from a high tackle early in the semi-final.

Connah Mills started the 2017 rugby league season in the U18 Nova Skills NRRRL competition for the Cudgen Hornets before being elevated to first grade, playing his debut match on Sunday 4 June against Evans Head scoring two tries to make it a memorable occasion for the young man. All told in first grade in 2017 Connah Mills scored 20 first grade tries from just twelve matches including his finals appearances.

In addition to his tries in the finals, Connah Mills scored seventeen tries in the NRRRL regular season including four tries in the final regular season match against Lower Clarence and the week prior scored a hat trick against Mullumbimby. Mid-season Connah Mills scored a hat trick against Casino RSM. Connah Mills had an outstanding start to his NRRRL first grade career when he scored at least a try in each of his first five first grade matches including doubles in his first two matches against Evans Heads and Kyogle. Only twice did Connah Mills not score in a 2017 first grade match with these matches against Murwillumbah and Tweed Coast.

Connah Mills started off the 2017 season in the NRRRL U18 competition in total scoring four tries from ten appearances, including a mid-season double against Mullumbimby. On four occasions Connah Mills backed up after starting in the U18 match to start on the wing in first grade for Cudgen.

Connah Mills earlier this season played for the East Coast Dolphins U18 squad for the New South Country Championships. The season was not be the first occasion that Connor Mills has gained representative honours, as he has made numerous Group 18 representative sides and in 2014 he was named in the Combined Catholic Colleges Squad.

In 2015 Connah Mills played in the Cyril Connell Cup competition for Gold Coast Green in the CC Cup competition in 2015 Connah Mills spent a fair bit of time playing on the wing and scored a great try against Victoria where he used his evasive skills to generate space for himself down the sideline.

mdrew
05-02-19, 07:43 PM
Classy young Grafton Ghosts fullback Cooper Woods has recently resigned with the Ghosts where he will be lining up for his third season in First Grade at the age of 19.

In 2018 Cooper Woods played fourteen matches at fullback under coach and former NRL player Danny Wicks scoring nine tries.

Cooper Woods scored a Round One hat trick against local rivals South Grafton with his other six tries coming in separate matches. He scored in three consecutive matches in June against South Grafton, Sawtell and Macksville and also scored in other matches against Macksville and twice against Nambucca Heads.

The classy young Grafton Ghosts fullback had a great 2017 campaign for the Grafton Ghosts starring for the U18 Group Two side as well as playing a number of first grade matches primarily on the wing in the Danny Wicks coached side which was awarded the Claytons Cup as the most outstanding New South Wales Country Rugby League Club.

In the Group Two U18 Durbridge Family Trophy Cooper Woods finished the regular season as the leading try scorer and points, scoring 118 points in total from twelve tries and 35 goals. Cooper Woods scored a hat trick against Bellingen and doubles against Coffs Harbour and Macksville. Against Coffs Harbour in late July Cooper Woods scored a try and kicked eight goals in the match.

Cooper Woods played just the one first grade match in the 2017 season which came against Macksville in July when he started on the wing and also scored in a solid Grafton win and he also played four reserve grade matches scoring against Orara Valley and against Woolgoolga kicked seven goals. The 2017 season is the third season that Cooper Woods has played in the U18 competition after he made his U18 debut whilst still eligible for U16’s in early 2015 against the Sawtell Panthers including scoring on debut going on to score four tries that season.

Cooper Woods is no stranger to playing up in competition level after making his Group Two Tooheys New Shield First Grade debut for the Ghosts in May 2016 against Sawtell, going on to play five first grade matches in total. In 2016 Cooper Woods also played four Reserve grade matches scoring 30 points from tries against Coffs Harbour and Woolgoolga a match in which he also kicked five goals. In the U18 competition in 2016, Cooper Woods scored 82 points from seven tries and 27 goals.

2019 is his last year of Colts eligibility but as happened with former Grafton Ghost Anthony Don you do not have to make it by the time you are twenty to still get to the NRL.

mdrew
05-02-19, 07:55 PM
In 2018 half Kobe Whalan once again played for the Southport Tigers in the Gold Coast Rugby League competition playing across three grades including starting the U19 Grand Final at half. Unfortunately the Tigers went down 34 – 20 to Currumbin.

In the U19 competition in 2018, Kobe Whalan played in twelve matches scoring twenty five points from four tries, four goals and a field goal which came against Ormeau in July. His tries included a double against Mudgeeraba as well as scoring against them early in the season and Burleigh. With the boot Kobe Whalan kicked two conversions in August against Currumbin.

In addition to playing in two Doug Lipp Cup matches, Kobe Whalan also played in seven Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade matches, making his debut against Tugun and April when he started a half.

The Southport Tigers youngster started off the 2017 season in the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM side before progressing through the local Gold Coast Rugby League competition at the U19 and first grade levels before being called up to the Tweed heads Seagulls U20 Colts Challenge side towards the end of the season including playing in Tweed’s three finals matches.

In the MM Cup competition for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in 2017 Kobe Whalan started the first three rounds at fullback kicking five goals in those matches including three against the Ipswich Jets in Round One and two in Round Two against Victoria. Kobe Whalan also came off the interchange bench in Round Seven.

Kobe Whalan made his 2017 U20 Colts Challenge debut for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in Round One against the Souths Logan Magpies coming off the interchange bench. Since his Colts debut Kobe Whalan has played in an additional ten matches coming off the bench in all matches except in Round Thirteen when he started on the wing.

In Round Five against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls Kobe Whalan came off the bench to score a second half double playing primarily on the wing in that match. Kobe Whalan came off the interchange bench in all three of the Tweed Heads Seagulls finals matches in addition to the nine regular season matches that he played in outside of starting Round Thirteen on the wing.

Prior to his call up to the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts side, Kobe Whalan played six matches for the Southport Tigers in the local U19 competition scoring five tries including four against Tugun in his first match at that level. In his last U19 match Kobe Whalan scored against Mudgeeraba. Kobe Whalan also played two first grade matches for the Tigers, making his debut against Ormeau in May and playing his second first grade match the week after against Tweed Heads.

In 2016 Kobe Whalan played for Coombabah State High School in relation to Schoolboy rugby league and spent some time at fullback during Coombabah’s GIO Cup campaign. Kobe Whalan’s younger brother Dakota is also linked to the Titans and will play for Gold Coast Green Vikings at the U16 level in 2017 and started at hooker when Gold Coast Green played an U16 Western Mustangs selection recently.

mdrew
05-02-19, 08:06 PM
Outside back Bayley Desmond had a solid 2018 season which culminated with him starting in the centres for Currumbin as they defeated Southport in the Gold Coast Rugby League U19 Grand Final 34 – 20.

Over the course of the 2018 U19 season, Bayley Desmond scored eight tries from fourteen matches including a stellar patch in August when he scored six tries from just three matches, including a hat trick against Southport, a double against Ormeau and a try against Bilambil. Bayley Desmond aslo scored in matches against Beaudesert and Helensvale.

The young Currumbin Eagles winger in 2017 scored ten tries from thirteen U19 matches in 2017, including scoring doubles against Runaway Bay, Beaudesert and Tugun and as well as tries against Tugun in two matches, Ormeau and Southport.

2017 also say Bayley Desmond make his Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade debut when he played against Southport. In 2017 Bayley Desmond was part of the PBC Open Rugby League side, scoring a try which went viral.

Bayley Desmond was also part of the 2017 Burleigh Bears MM Cup squad earlier this season however he did not play in any MM matches for Burleigh. Previously Bayley Desmond played for Gold Coast Green in the CC Cup competition.

mdrew
05-02-19, 08:26 PM
Good to see St Johns College Woodlawn student Domenic Lisetto continue with rugby league in 2019 after a 2018 season which saw him represent NSW CCC in rugby and then progress to be selected to start at lock for New South Wales Schools II in the NSW U16 Gen Blue Rugby Selection trials.

Domenic Lisetto did also play rugby league in 2018, playing for Ballina after moving over from Lismore Marist Brothers.

In the Group One U16.5 competition Domenic Lisetto played in ten matches for the Seagulls scoring six tries, including a mid-season double against Casino RSM. He also scored on two occasions against both Clarence Coast and Kyogle.

2019 will see Domenic Lisetto play for the Ballina Seagulls in the U18 NRRRL competition as they look to repeat their 2018 Grand Final success when they defeated Cudgen in the Grand Final 30 – 4.

mdrew
06-02-19, 05:03 PM
There is an old adage that rugby league matches are won and lost in the forwards and two players that held to that adage in the Gold Coast Rugby League U19 competition last year were Southport’s Liam Roby and Kiarn Gerrard.

Both had more than solid seasons including starting in the Grand Final, Roby at lock and Gerrard in the front row but unfortunately Southport went down 34 – 20 to Currumbin.

In 2018 Liam Roby played in fourteen U19 matches scoring his sole try of the year against Helensvale in June.

Kiarn Gerrard played in seventeen U19 matches and whilst he did not score was very effective none the less. He also played in six Doug Lipp Cup matches, making his debut in June against Helensvale.

U20 rugby league beckons for both Liam Roby and Kiarn Gerrard in 2019.

mdrew
06-02-19, 05:13 PM
The Casino RSM U18 NRRRL side in 2019 will be a talented outfit and have picked up an impressive player in former Kyogle winger Rocco Partridge.

Rocco Partridge who is part of the 2019 Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley cup squad started the 2018 season playing three matches on the wing for the Northern Rivers U16 Andrew Johns Cup squad.

In the Group One U16.5 competition for Kyogle, Rocco partridge played in twelve matches scoring five tries, all of which came in individual matches against Lismore Marist Brothers on three occasions, Ballina and Clarence Coast.

Rocco Partridge also played in six U18 NRRRL matches for Kyogle making his debut in May against Murwillumbah and scored his first U18 NRRRL try against Cudgen in June.

mdrew
06-02-19, 07:56 PM
The Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup squad this season will be a very young one with a number of players from the successful 2018 U16 Andrew Johns Cup squad moving up this season.

One player is outstanding ST Johns College Woodlawn second rower Simon Pratt from the Casino RSM club. In 2018 Simon Pratt played in five matches for Northern Rivers in the Andrew Johns Cup competition, scoring one try.

Simon Pratt also played two matches for the New South Wales Country U16 side in 2018 with those matches being against PNG and Lismore and a Titans U16 side in Cudgen.

Post that competition Simon Pratt played in eleven matches for Casino RSM in the Group One U16.5 competition scoring eight tries, including scoring doubles against Ballina in two separate matches. He also scored against Lismore Marist Brothers in two matches, Kyogle and Clarence Coast.

In 2017 Simon Pratt played eight matches, including the Grand Final for Casino RSM in the U15 Group One Junior Rugby League competition scoring just the once which came against Lismore Marist Brothers mid-season. Simon Pratt started in the second row in all eight of his matches.

2017 also saw Simon Pratt represent Group One at the U15 level in the New South Wales Country Age Championships starting all three of his matches in the second row and from St Johns College Woodlawn was selected in the New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges U15 Northern Region squad once again in the second row. A team mate in the NSW CCC U15 side was Titans contracted outstanding young half back Thomas Weaver.

mdrew
06-02-19, 10:00 PM
After an injury interrupted year or two, Grafton Ghost Caleb Barker was back on the field in 2018 with a team mate last season being Titan Ben Liyou. In fact Caleb Barker has also pulled on a Titans jersey when he lined up for the Titans alongside Ben Liyou for a Titans U14 side in 2015 against Samoa.

In 2018 for the Ghosts, Caleb Barker played in nine Toohey’s Group Two U18 matches scoring tries against Coffs Harbour and Belligen.

Caleb Barker also made his Group Two First Grade debut in 2018 when he played against Sawtell in June and played his second First Grade match in early July against Macksville.

Caleb Barker also has a junior rugby background representing New South Wales Country U16’s in 2017 and touring New Zealand with that side.

Caleb Barker is still U18 eligible in 2019 but I am sure that he will add to his two Group Two First Grade matches in the blue and white of the Grafton Ghosts this coming season.

mdrew
06-02-19, 10:51 PM
The Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts side this season looks impressive and one player looking to break into the side is Ji Van Heerwaarden who moved up from the Glenn Innes Magpies to link with the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup side in 2018. He is Colts eligible once again in 2020.

Unfortunately Ji Van Heerwaarden only played in one MM Cup match last season being in Round One against Norths when he started in the front row.

In the Gold Coast Rugby League competition he played for the Currumbin Eagles and went his first thirteen U19 matches without scoring but chose the perfect time to score when he scored a double in Currumbin’s 34 – 20 Grand Final victory over Southport after starting the match in the front row.

In 2018 Ji Van Heerwaarden also made his Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade debut coming off the interchange bench for Currumbin and Round Fifteen against Ormeau. He also came off the bench in Round Sixteen against Tugun.

Ji Van Heerwaarden played the 2017 season in the Group 19 U18 competition where he was one of the standout players. Across the ten matches that he played for Glenn Innes in the U18 competition, Ji Van Heerwaarden scored nine tries including a great end to the season when he scored four tries in his final three matches including a double in Glenn Innes’s final loss.

In the final two rounds of the regular season U18 competition, Ji Van Heerwaarden also scored against the Moree Boomerangs and the Inverell Hawks. Earlier in the season, Ji Van Heerwaarden scored a double against the Moree Boars and also scored in the first two rounds against the Tingha Tigers and Armidale Rans respectively. In June of 2017 Ji Van Heerwaarden made his Group 19 First Grade debut when he started against the Moree Boars after playing in the U18 clash earlier in the day.

mdrew
06-02-19, 11:32 PM
One of the biggest transitions for a player is the move to the senior ranks and that is the move that talented Titans linked hooker Jonah Whitlam-Rose will make in 2019 when he suites up for Murwillumbah in the NRRRL U18 competition after playing the 2018 season with South Tweed in the Group 18 U16 competition.

Jonah Whitlam-Rose will also be part of the Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup season this season.


In 2018 Jonah Whitlam-Rose captained the Northern Rivers U16 Andrew Johns Cup side taking them to the finals in the first year of the competition. In the competition he started at hooker and captained the side in each of their five matches and scored a double in Round One against the Newcastle Knights U16 Development Squad in an outstanding display of dummy half running in wet conditions.

Representative honours are nothing new for the St Joseph’s College Banora Point student, he represented Group 18 at the NSW Country U15 Championships in 2017 in three matches scoring a hat trick against Group 19 and in 2016 represented Group 18 at the U14 level in two matches.

mdrew
07-02-19, 07:58 PM
It is always interesting to see where players chose to progress their careers and that was the case in 2018 for Vinncent Takataka.

Vinncent Takataka represented South’s Logan in the 2018 MM Cup competition starting a number of the Magpies matches including their MM Cup Grand Final against North’s and their National Final against Penrith. Earlier this season the former Canterbury Bankstown junior represented South Coast at the U18 QSSRL Championships in Toowoomba where South Coast was defeated by Met East in the Championship final.

In the MM Cup competition for South’s Logan as noted Vinncent Takataka played in four South’s Logan’s matches. Vinncent Takataka broke into the South’s Logan MM side in Round Three against North’s from the inter change bench and also played off the bench in Round Four against Burleigh. Vinncent Takataka started Round Five against Wynnum Manly in the front row and started the MM Cup Grand Final and U18 National Final in the second row, scoring in the National Final against the Penrith Panthers.

Post those feats, Vinncent Takataka made his debut in the Gold Coast Rugby League U19 competition when he started in the second row for Runaway Bay in Round Eight in their 32-24 win over the Ormeau Shearers. In Round Nine Vinncent Takataka started in the second row once against and scored a double as his Runaway Bay side defeated Beaudesert 32 – 20.

In total in the Gold Coast Rugby League U19 competition in 2018, Vinncent Takataka played in six matches and in addition to the previously mentioned double against Beaudesert also scored against Burleigh and Helensvale in consecutive matches in August.

Vinncent Takataka, prior to his move to Queensland was part of the Canterbury Bulldogs Junior Development set-up for a numbers of years, joining the Bulldogs in their U15 Development Squad in 2015 and progressing to playing for the Bulldogs U16 Harrold Matthews Cup side in 2016. Vinncent’s Takataka’s junior rugby league club in Sydney was the Bankstown Sports Club where he started his rugby league journey in the U12’s.

I am looking forward to seeing how he handles the step up to the Hastings Deering’s Colts competition this season and Vinncent Takataka is also Colts eligible in 2020.

mdrew
07-02-19, 08:10 PM
After a number of seasons being a stand out in the NRRRL competition it is great to see half Tahne Robinson in the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts side this season. Tahne Robinson is also Colts eligible in 2020.

The young Tweed Coast Raiders half has already donned a Titans jersey in a number of Titans junior development matches a couple of years ago and since moving to the Tweed Coast Raiders NRRRL side at the start of the 2018 season has made every post a winner.

For the Raiders in the NRRRL First grade competition in 2018 Tahne Robinson was been involved in fifteen matches including the final’s series.

In the regular season of the NRRRL First Grade competition, Tahne Robinson scored fourteen tries and kicked forty eight goals to finish with 152 points.

Tahne Robinson had big matches in Round Four against Lismore Marist Brothers when he scored a double and kicked four goals and in Round Five against Mullumbimby when he also scored a double but in that match kicked five goals. Round Nine in a Raiders 60 – 0 win over Evans Head also saw Tahne Robinson score a double and kick two goals in the big win.

Round Ten saw Tahne Robinson play in the U18 fixture against Lower Clarence and then back up in the NRRRL First Grade match kicking eight goals from ten attempts in a Tweed Coast Raiders 56 – 28 victory over Lower Clarence.

In Round Twelve against Northern united, Tahne Robinson scored a try and kicked seven goals and Round Fourteen saw Tahne Robinson score a double and kick six goals against Byron Bay.

Tahne Robinson’s other tries in 2018 have come against Northern United on two occasions, Murwillumbah(on two occasions), Cudgen and his 2017 club Casino RSM.

In the Round Eight top of the table clash against Cudgen, Thane Robinson kicked three goals from three attempts to lead the raiders to a two point win. In relation to the particular match against Cudgen Tahne Robinson was backing up the day after playing in the New South Wales Country U23 Championship Final.

In the Preliminary Final Tahne Robinson kicked two first half goals as Tweed Coast held on to defeat Murwillumbah to progress to the NRRRL First Grade Grand Final against Ballina.

In the NRRRL First Grade Grand Final Tahne Robinson started at half back against Ballina with Tweed Coast winning in convincing style 24 – 4 against Ballina with Tahne Robinson kicking four goals, including three conversions and a second half penalty goal.

The local paper the Northern Star, in their NRRRL Grand Final write-up gave Tahne Robinson’s performance an 8.5/10 and noted that he kept Ballina off balance the entire game.

Tahne Robinson set up Tweed Coast first try of the Grand Final in just the second minute when he put in a deft left foot chip which Ballina scored from. In the Grand Final Tahne Robinson regularly took the ball to the field and was also very good defensively.

In 2018 Tahne Robinson also played in six NRRRL U18 matches for the Tweed Coast Raiders.

Over the course of 2018 season Tahne Robinson played for the Norther Rivers U23 representative side in the New South Wales Country U23 Championships starting at half back in all three of their matches, including the Championship Final recently in a 26 – 22 wing over Monaro, a match that saw Tahne Robinson kick three goals. What an impressive feat for an 18 year old to be playing in that competition and not just playing, performing at a high level.

Thane Robinson’s other two matches for Northern Rivers in the New South Wales Country U23 Championships were against North Coast and the Greater Northern Tigers starting both at half back.

In 2017 Tahne Robinson was a standout for Casino RSM in the NRRRL First Grade competition even though he was still eligible for U18’s. Unfortunately for Tahne Robinson and his Casino RSM team mates they were defeated 32-20 in their NRRRL semi-final by his new team the Tweed Coast Raiders. Tahne Robinson towards the end of last year was named the NRRRL Rookie of the season.

The former St Mary’s College Casino student was also selected in the MCC 18 years Presidents Rugby League team in 2017. Tahne Robinson over his junior career has made numerous Group One Junior Representative sides as well.

Tahne Robinson only played in one U18 NRRRL match in 2017 season but he made the most of it, scoring 18 points from a try and seven goals against Mullumbimby in April of that year. Tahne Robinson played thirteen 2017 Novaskills NRRRL First Grade matches scoring nine tries and a conversion over those matches. In addition to the double in the final regular season round against his new team being the Tweed Coast Raiders, Tahne Robinson scored a double in mid-July against Mullumbimby.

Earlier in 2017 season Tahne Robinson was named at half back for the East Coast Dolphins U18 side in the New South Wales Country Championships. Tahne Robinson played the 2016 season in the U18 NRRRL Competition with Casino RSM and finished as the leading points scorer in the competition with 106 points which came from four tries and 45 goals.

mdrew
08-02-19, 02:53 PM
Should be a great day tomorrow

https://www.titans.com.au/news/2019/02/08/rugby-league-is-back-on-the-gold-coast2/

DIEHARD
08-02-19, 03:15 PM
I'd love to get to some of these junior games with some of you. Perhaps in July/August when I'm back in Oz.

ja4220
08-02-19, 08:49 PM
Also the Burleigh HDC u20’s are playing after the MM team, not 100% on who they are playing though.

mdrew
08-02-19, 09:17 PM
They are playing the Mudgeeraba U20’s mate


Also the Burleigh HDC u20’s are playing after the MM team, not 100% on who they are playing though.

mdrew
09-02-19, 11:05 AM
Titans 13’s won 40-12