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Titans 13’s won 40-12
Not suprised mate fairly weak age group , the 14s should be closer
Titans up 4 tries to nil at half time and should have scored 3 more
Not suprised mate fairly weak age group , the 14s should be closer
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Great to see Gareth abreenan at the junior matches
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Titans Elite Development Squad players to feature in junior trials at Mudgeeraba’s Firth Park
FEBRUARY 08, 2019
Mudgeeraba’s Firth Park will play host to six games between 10am and 6.15pm in a series of junior trials being branded as ‘Super Saturday’.
The Titans Elite Development Squad (TEDS) will play across age divisions from under-13 to under-18,
The younger half of the group, known as Titans Academy players, will square off with the Western Mustangs in under-13, under-14 and under-15.
Development squad players on the training paddock during the week. Picture: Gold Coast Titans
At under-16 level, the Gold Coast Vikings will play both the Northern Rivers Titans and the Western Mustangs.
The other key match will pit the Northern Rivers Titans up against Burleigh’s Mal Meninga squad in an under-18 showdown.
“It will be a great day of rugby league, a lot of future NRL players hopefully on display and we’re looking forward to it,” said Titans elite player development unit manager Jamie McCormack, who hopes to see raw talent blossom into NRL quality.
https://outline.com/RfTmna
Very impressive Titans U15 sides as well. Congratulations to all. Plus great to see Mal Meninga there as well
Titans win 14’s 32-8
Ok used too be a strong age group
Magnificent effort by all players today. The future is incredibly bright for the Titans and these incredible young men. Congratulations also for the families who have raised outstanding young men both on and off the field.
Titanic
09-02-19, 10:12 PM
You’ve got to hand it to the organization ... Australian coach at pre-season development squad hit-outs is pretty cool for all involved.
[Happy to mate, the only problem is hat you will not be able to shut me up during the games. In saying that there are few '"Guy""s on the forum that leave me for dead with their junior development knowledge
QUOTE=DIEHARD;389575]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.[/QUOTE]
Tweed Heads Seagulls trial results
MM Tweed 8 Souths Logan 8
Colts Tweed 12 Souths Logan 12
There were some outstanding performances by the Titans junior players today, none more so than second rower William Semu who was simply outstanding for the Titans U14's in their 32-8 win. He had a great game playing the left second row position for the Titans.
Mdrew yes he was outstanding on the left. Very good performance indeed. Extremely hot yesterday for all the players too so good effort all round considering first out of the year for most of the boys I’d imagine
One of the plays of the day yesterday was the great 40/20 by Titans U14 hooker Jacob Tinsley.
It was great to see some young players continue to realise their rugby league dream when the Titans took on the Western Mustangs at Mudgeeraba recently.
One player in the Titans U13 side that defeated the Western Mustangs 40 – 12 was Nerang Rooster Izayah Petrichvich.
In 2018 Izayah Petricevich finished the Gold Coast Rugby League U12 Division One competition as the second leading try scorer with nine tries from ten matches, playing primarily in the second row.
Izayah Petricevich scored hat trick against Currumbin and Coomera, a double against Burleigh Marron, with his other try coming in Round Two against Mudgeeraba.
Powerful young lock or second rower Cooper Bai from the Burleigh Bears Junior Rugby League club was part of the Titans U13 side that took on a Western Mustangs side at Mudgeeraba in February this year. From a trivia perspective, Cooper Bai is the son of former Titans and Melbourne Storm winger Marcus Bai.
In 2018 Cooper Bai played for Burleigh in the U12 Division One competition playing in twelve matches, scoring thirty points from three tries and nine goals, including scoring Burleigh’s only try in their 28 – 6 U12 Division One Grand Final loss to Helensvale. Copper Bai started the Grand Final in the second row, scoring in the first half.
In addition to his Grand Final try Cooper Bai scored against Runaway Bay and Coomera. Interestingly, all of his nine conversions were kicked in separate matches over the course of the 2018 season.
2018 also saw Cooper Bai captain the Marymount Catholic Primary School side in the NRL Development Cup Final played at Suncorp Stadium with the Gold Coast school running out 16 – 12 winners against Cairns West Primary School. Cooper Bai started the match at lock and scored Marymount’s first try when he cut back inside the Cairns West defence to score under the posts to level the score up at 6 all in the first half.
Second rower Jake Lenard from the Clarence Coast Magpies club in Northern New South Wales was part of the Titans U15’s that played against another Titans and Western Mustangs sides at Mudgeeraba recently.
In 2018, Jake Lenard finished as the Group One U14 competitions second leading try scorer with twenty one tries from just fifteen matches, scoring in all but two of those, with those matches being against Ballina and Kyogle.
Jake Lenard scored four tries in a mid-June match against Casino RSM and scored a hat trick against Grafton in July 2018. Jake Lenard also scored four doubles which were against Casino RSM in two separate matches, Kyogle and Grafton.
Jake Lenard also played four matches in the Group One U15 competition in 2018, making his debut against Casino RSM in early April and celebrated by scoring a double. He had also scored a double earlier in the day in the U14 match.
Jake Lenard went on to play a total of six U15 Group One matches in 2018 and in addition to his debut double also scored against Casino RSM once again later in the season and against Kyogle.
Jake Lenard also played in five matches for the Group One U14 representative side in 2018, playing in five matches in their New South Wales Country U14 Championship campaign including starting from the bench in their Plate Final 22 – 18 victory over Group 9.
In 2017 Jake Lenard a few other positions from the Clarence Coast Magpies junior rugby league club in the Group One Junior Rugby League competition in Northern New South Wales continued his outstanding try scoring feats throughout the 2017 Group One JRL U13 competition, where the former U12 New South Wales representative scored a staggering 35 tries in just eleven games. Understandably Jake Lenard leads the try scoring list for his age group.
Jake Lenard scored six tries in a May match against Grafton and five against Ballina in August. In addition Jake Lenard scored four tires twice, coming against Kyogle and Casino RSM and also hat tricks against Casino RSM, Marist Brothers, Ballina and Grafton. Jake Lenard in 2017 played two matches in the U14 Group One JRL competition with those matches being against Ballina and South Grafton.
Scoring tries is not a foreign experience for Jake Lenard as in 2016 at the U12 level he scored 20 tries from ten matches. To round off his points scoring that season, Jake Lenard also converted one of his tries in the Round Two clash against Casino RSM.
Some footage from the official site of the games on Saturday.
https://www.titans.com.au/news/2019/02/11/teds-trial-review/
Front rower Arama Hau from the Helensvale Hornets took the field for the Titans on Saturday in one of their U15 sides at Mudgeeraba.
In 2018 Arama Hau started in the front row in the Gold Coast Rugby League U14 Division One Grand Final and was on the victorious side as the Hornets defeated Coomera 29 – 12.
In the 2018 U14 Division One competition in total, Arama Hau played in eleven matches, scoring his sole try in Round One against Beaudesert and kicked two goals, including one in the match against Beaudesert to finish the season with eight points.
In 2018 Arama Hau was part of the Helensvale Hornets U14 side that took part in the Tassell Trophy competition in Northern Queensland and scored a try in the final as Helensvale won the competition courtesy of a 40 – 6 win over the Western Lions in the final.
Arama Hau also made a number of representative sides in 2018, including playing for the Gold Coast Vikings U14 side in the South East Queensland Age Championships where he played primarily in the second row and scored against the Ipswich Diggers. That was the second occasion Arama Hau had represented the Vikings after being part of the U13 squad in 2017.
Post the South East Queensland U13 Championships, Arama Hau was selected in the South East Queensland Green side for the Queensland Age Championships and played four matches from the bench including the final against South East Queensland White.
Well done to Titan Orlando Swain for his selection in the finalised Ipswich Diggers U16 Squad.
Another young player taking another step in his rugby league journey at Mudgeeraba on Saturday was Beaudesert Kingfishers Beau Frazer who was part of the Titans U13 side that defeated the Western Mustangs 40 – 12 win. In the match Beau Frazer took the ball up well and was also solid defensively in the centre of the ruck.
In 2018 Beau Frazer played eleven matches for Beaudesert in the GCRL U12 Division Two competition including starting the Grand Final in the second row, but unfortunately Beaudesert lost 24 – 12 to Helensvale.
In his eleven matches Beau Frazer scored a late July try against Coomera for his sole try and the season and also kicked a conversion in late June against Ormeau to account for his six points.
Impressively Beau Frazer also played four matches for Beaudesert in the U13 Division One competition making his debut against Burleigh in June. His other three U13 Division One matches were against Runaway Bay, Mudgeeraba and Currumbin and on each occasion including his debut match he was backing up after playing for his U12 side earlier in the day.
One of the great things about watching the Titans U13’s play in their 40 – 12 win over the Western Mustangs was that they just seemed to be enjoying the experience, one of those being Coby Black.
Starting at five eight Coby Black had a very good game and also recorded a try assist. Coby Black was operating on the left side of the field when he received the ball and subtly stepped off his left to push through the first defensive line and then as he was being tackled provided a great ball to Titans centre Juwann-Claude Wetere who ran around sixty metres to score.
In 2018 Coby Black was a key member of the Helensvale Hornets U12 Division One side that won the premiership as a result of a 28 – 6 Grand Final win over Burleigh White with Coby Black starting the match at five eight and contributing a conversion in the win.
In total in the U12 Division One competition in 2018 Coby Black played in nine matches scoring 30 points from four tries and seven goals. All four of Coby Black’s four tries came in separate matches against Nerang, Mudgeeraba and Burleigh White in two separate matches including week two of the finals. All seven of Coby Black’s goals were kicked in separate matches.
2018 was the second season in a row that Coby Black had played in the U12 age group. In 2017 even though he was still U11 eligible he played the season in the Helensvale U12 Division Two side amassing forty six points from nine tries (100% strike rate) and five goals.
Coby Black scored four tries in a late May match against Ormeau and scored a double a fortnight prior against Runaway Bay.
Powerhouse young Runaway Bay Seagulls centre Juwann-Claude Wetere had a great match for the Titans U13 Invitational side in their 40 – 12 win over the Western Mustangs at Mudgeeraba on Saturday with Juwann-Claude Wetere starting the match at left centre.
Juwann-Claude Wetere contributed a double (it could have been a hat trick, sorry I lost count) including a long range effort when he ran off a great ball from Titans five eight Coby Black who had pocked his nose through the defensive line before offloading just as he was being tackled.
Juwann-Claude Wetere played just the six matches for Runaway Bay in the GCRL U12 Division One competition but in those matches finished with a strike rate of 117%, scoring in all bar one match which was against Helensvale in June.
Juwann-Claude Wetere scored doubles against Ormeau and Southport and also scored Currumbin, Coomera and Burleigh Maroon. Juwann-Claude Wetere also kicked one goal over the course of the season, with that goal coming against Currumbin in June.
Northern Rivers Titans U18Laurie Daley Cup Round One side – Titans contracted Ethan Foster is a star in the making
1. Lachlan West (Casino)
2. Harrison Bell (Tweed Coast)
3. Cooper Many (Lower Clarence)
4. Lachlan Hallard (Cudgen)
5. Jahvis Kendall (Tugun)
6. Thomas Vickery (Murwillumbah)
7. Nelson Ewing (Murwillumbah)
8. Liam Robinson (Tweed Heads)
9. Jonah Whitlam-Rose (Murwillumbah)
10. Timothy Johannsson (Tweed Heads)
11. Ethan Forster (Lower Clarence)
12. Jayden Martens (Tweed Coast)
13. Simon Pratt (Casino)
14. Zackary Hicks (Cudgen)
16. Zac Lateo (Tweed Coast)
17. Carl Lolohea (Ballina)
21. Jordan Tauaili’I (Tweed Heads)
24. Parker Bryant (Cudgen)
Northern Rivers Titans U16 Andrew Johns Cup Round One side (10 Titans in side)
1. Jaylan De Groot (Cudgen)
2. Matthew Avery (Casino)
3. Keegan Pace (Cudgen)
4. Rowan Mansfield (Ballina)
5. Jake Coleman (Lismore Marist)
6. Riley Lack (Murwillumbah)
7. Thomas Weaver (Cudgen)
8. Noah Johannssen (Tweed Heads)
9. Oskar Bryant (Cudgen)
10. Jack Cullen (Cudgen)
11. Nicholas Troy (Ballina)
12. Ryan Foran (Murwillumbah)
13. Bayley Cox (Murwillumbah)
14. Reef Sommerville (Cudgen)
15. Damian Wilson (Kyogle)
16. Byron Jones (Cudgen)
17. Logan Smith (Ballina)
18. Henry Lee (Lismore Marist)
19. Jordan Gallagher (South Grafton)
20. Jack Kunhell (Kyogle)
Edward (EJ) Finau is a superbly talented young Logan Brothers forward rower with a rare combination of size, strength, speed and power on a football field and that was on display in his debut for the Titans U15’s last Saturday at Mudgeeraba.
The Logan Brothers product and Marsden State High School student in 2018 was a key member of the Logan Brothers GBJRL U14 Premier Division side and also represented South East Queensland Green at the Queensland U14 Age Championships, starting all four of their matches in the front row including the final against SEQ White.
In 2018 EJ Finau was also a standout member of the Marsden U14 Michael Hancock Cup side after moving from Wavell State High and in 2016 represented Queensland at the U12 level.
Last Saturday when the Titans U13 Invitational side played you could see how excited the players were, one being Coomera Cutters second rower Makau Waiapu.
2018 saw Makau Waiapu play in the Gold Coast Rugby League Division One competition for the Coomera Cutters, playing primarily in the second row.
In his thirteen matches, including finals, Makau Waiapu amassed sixteen points from three tries and two goals.
Makau Waiapu’s three tries came in the opening three rounds against Mudgeeraba, Currumbin and Burleigh Maroon respectively.
In the Round One match against Mudgeeraba, Makau Waiapu kicked his first conversion of the season and kicked his second in June against Burleigh White.
With the new season almost here, it is always interesting to see which players are heading to the Gold Coast to continue their rugby league careers, one such player is Kingston Niwa-Siolo who is a lock from Western Australia who will play the 2019 season with the Nerang Roosters in the GCRL U18 competition.
Kingston Niwa-Siolo played across three grades in the Western Australian Rugby League competition in 2018 for the South Perth Lions.
Kingston Niwa-Siolo played three Pirates Youth Cup (U18) matches scoring a double in his first match against the Rockingham Sharks. In late June 2018 Kingston Niwa-Siolo made his Reserve Grade debut scoring against the Joondalup Giants (a former team) and at just 17 years old made his Western Australian First Grade debut in early July 2018 against the Fremantle Roosters.
In addition to playing rugby league, Kingston Niwa-Siolo played rugby in Western Australia and in 2017 was part of the Western Force U16 side that competed in the National U16 Rugby Championships.
From a club rugby perspective, in 2017 Kingston Niwa-Siolo played for Joondalup Blue in the Western Australian Rugby U16 competition, starting nine matches and coming off the bench on one further occasion.
The Titans are amassing some very talented players in their TEDS program and one player to keep an eye on is second rower/front rower Irvine Tiomai who started the 2019 season starting for one of the Titans U15 side at Mudgeeraba last Saturday.
In addition to playing multiple matches for the Coomera Cutters in both the U14 and U15 Division One competitions in 2018, Irvine Tiomai represented the Gold Coast Vikings U14 side and from there was part of the South East Queensland White U14 side that participated in the 2018 Queensland Age Championships.
In those Championships, Irvine Tiomai started all four of SEQ Whites matches in the second row, including the final against SEQ Green which ended in a 16 all draw.
To cap off a great year, in late 2018 Irvine Tiomai was named in the Queensland 2019 U15 Emerging Origin squad.
Lining up on the wing for the Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup side tomorrow in Round One against the Newcastle Knights Development squad is winger Harrison Bell who is in his second season with the Northern Rivers Titans U18 side after starting on the wing in Rounds Two and Three in 2018.
Harrison Bell played the 2018 season post the Laurie Daley Cup with the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the GCRL U17 Division One competition, playing in seven matches and scoring his sole try against Ormeau in mid-June.
Crafty half Nelson Ewing has been given the responsibility of guiding the Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup side around the park tomorrow in their in Round One match against the Newcastle Knights Development squad.
As a 17 year old Nelson Ewing played in the 2018 NRRRL U18 competition playing thirteen matches for Murwillumbah finishing the season with eleven points, including a field goal against Lower Clarence in May.
He also played in two NRRRL Reserve Grade matches in 2018, debuting against Cudgen in July and also playing the following week against Kyogle.
Another player new to the Gold Coast who will be lining up for the Nerang Roosters U18 side this coming season is former Palmerston North Boys High School, New Zealand recruit Bryden Reeves who will be looking to break into the Roosters U18 side in the centres.
After an outstanding 2018 NRRRL U18 season Ballina’s Jordan Sly is on the move to the Evans Heads Bombers for the 2019 season, one in which the second rower should see plenty of NRRRL First Grade action.
In 2018 Jordan Sly produced a Man of the Match performance for Ballina in the NRRRL U18 Grand Final as they defeated Cudgen 30-4.
Jordan Sly finished as the NRRRL U18 competitions leading point’s scorer with 142 regular season points from eight tries and 55 goals from thirteen matches.
Jordan Sly scored a double against Lismore Marist Brothers and with the boot had some big matches kicking eight goals twice with those matches being against Murwillumbah and Marist Brothers where he finished the match with 24 points when he add in his two tries.
A very interesting recruit for the Tweed Heads Seagulls Queensland Cup side in 2019 is former Newcastle Knights goal kicking second rower Kurtis Dark.
Kurtis Dark was with Newcastle since the age of 15 and played the last two seasons in their U20 side, but in 2018 did make his NSW Intrust Super Cup debut when he started in the second row in Round 17 against Newtown.
In the match, Kurtis Dark played his usual left second row position, playing the entire 80 minutes, running for 120 metres and made 38 tackles at a tackling efficiency of 82.6%.
Kurtis kicked one goal from two attempts with the goal being an outstanding goal from right on the left touch line, with the kick being even more impressive in that he is a left foot kicker and thus it was from his non-preferred side. He also had one general play kick which went for 56 metres.
Kurtis Dark played all bar one of Newcastle’s U20 Jersey Flegg matches in 2018 (the only match he missed was when he was promoted to the NSW Intrust Super Cup), playing in a total of 22 matches including three finals, starting all in the second row.
Kurtis Dark scored four tries which came against the Wests Tigers in Round Two, the Cronulla Sharks in Round Six, Parramatta in Round 20 and the Warriors in Round 22.
With the boot, Kurtis Dark was outstanding in 2018 kicking 87 goals from 105 attempts for a conversion percentage of 82.86%.
On three occasions Kurtis Dark kicked nine goals in a match, being against Manly in Round One (9 from 10), the Warriors in Round Fifteen (9 from 9) and the Warriors again in Round 22 (9 from 10).
Talented young Logan Brothers hooker Jacob Tinsley is currently part of the Titans TEDS program and started at hooker for the Titans U14 side that defeated the Western Mustangs 32 – 8 at Mudgeeraba last weekend.
In that match, Jacob Tinsley played the entire first half and then came back onto the field mid-way through the second half to finish out the match. Jacob Tinsley had a couple of impressive plays in the match including an outstanding 40/20 when he stepped to his right out of dummy half and put the ball into the right corner of the field.
Jacob Tinsley also played a part in one of the Titans second half tries when right on the Western Mustangs line he scooted out of dummy half to his left before popping the ball back inside to one of the Titans front rowers (apologies I could not quite catch the try scorer) to crash over.
In 2018 Jacob Tinsley played nineteen matches for Logan Brothers in the U13 Premier Division of the GBJRL competition, the last being as Logan Brothers fell 40 – 10 to Redcliffe in the Preliminary Final.
Earlier in the 2018 season Jacob Tinsley started at hooker for Logan Brothers in their mid-season Chairman’s Trophy match against Carina with Logan Brothers going down in that match 26 – 18.
2018 also saw Jacob Tinsley named in the South East Queensland U13 representative side and in 2017 he represented Met West U12’s from Greenbank State High School being named as lock for the Queensland U12 School Boy Championships.
Jacob Tinsley will play the 2019 season for the outstanding Logan Brothers Club in the GBJRL U14 Premier Division competition and also will be pushing for a spot in one of the Brisbane Stingers U14 squads for the 2019 South East Queensland Age Championships and post that the Queensland U14 Age Championships.
Even though he has played some lock in the past, for example for Met West at the U12 level in 2017, for Logan Brothers, Jacob Tinsley has played exclusively at hooker and that is likely where he will stay in the long term both from a club and representative perspective. That was certainly evidenced by the way that he played for the Titans U14’s.
Great effort by the Northern Rivers Titans U16's defeating Newcastle 38-8.
Northern Rivers Titans U18's went down to Newcastle but a few very good perfoamances none the less
Titan Kai O'Donnell will start from the bench tonight in Burleigh's Queensland Cup trial against Easts at Langland's Park
A number of Titans linked players will play for the Burleigh in their ISC trial tonight against Easts at Langlands Park, Allan Lockwood will start at fullback, Taine Tuaupiki at five eight, Tyler Szepanowski in the front row and Luke Maiden from the bench.
Also COlts eligible but playing in the trail is winger Reece Tapine.
Making his Australian debut this afternoon in Burleigh's Colts trial is outstanding New Zealand outside back prospect Stanley Farani who will start from the bench for the Bears.
Stanley Farani is a 2018 Auckland U18 representative and also had a storied school boy rugby and rugby league career with Auckland's Pakuranga College. He is Colts eligible again in 2020.
Burleigh Colts defeated Easts 36-16.
Making his Australian debut this afternoon in Burleigh's Colts trial is outstanding New Zealand outside back prospect Stanley Farani who will start from the bench for the Bears.
Stanley Farani is a 2018 Auckland U18 representative and also had a storied school boy rugby and rugby league career with Auckland's Pakuranga College. He is Colts eligible again in 2020.
Burleigh won 24-14.
A number of Titans linked players will play for the Burleigh in their ISC trial tonight against Easts at Langlands Park, Allan Lockwood will start at fullback, Taine Tuaupiki at five eight, Tyler Szepanowski in the front row and Luke Maiden from the bench.
Also COlts eligible but playing in the trail is winger Reece Tapine.
Karl Oloapu is an outstanding five eight/ centre and was one of numerous stand out Titans U14 players in their match last weekend against the Western Mustangs at Mudgeeraba.
In the match that the Titans won 32 – 8 (no conversions were taken), Karl Oloapu played in the left centre position and formed a lethal combination with left second rower William Semu.
In 2018 Karl Oloapu played in the GBJRL U13 Premier Division for the Redcliffe Dolphins and started at five eight in their tough 26 – 12 Grand Final loss to Carina who had in their line-up William Semu.
In late 2018 Karl Oloapu represented Queensland Maori U14’s at the QPICC carnival and the former Wellington New Zealand youngster was also selected in the U13 South East Queensland Merit side.
Northern Rivers Titans results from Round One:
Andrew Johns Cup
Northern Rivers Titans 38 (J De Groot, K Pace, R Mansfield, N Johannssen, O Bryant, R Foran, R Sommerville tries; T Weaver 5 goals) def. Newcastle Knights DS 8 (C Thompson, J Elemes tries)
Laurie Daley Cup
Newcastle Knights DS 34 (R Potts 3, T Lamalama, J Cagney, S Robinson, T Cant tries; S Smith 3 goals) def. Northern Rivers Titans 6 (J Kendall try; N Ewing goal)
William Semu is an outstanding young second rower who proved to be almost unstoppable on the left side of the field for the Titans U14 side last weekend in their 32 – 8 wing over the Western Mustangs.
In addition to starting the match in the second row, William Semu scored an outstanding try and was awarded the Titans player in the match honour. In the match William Semu formed a lethal left side combination with centre Karl Oloapu.
In 2018 William Semu played for Carina in the GBJRL U13 Premier Division competition and started in the second row in the Grand Final with his Carina side coming away victorious 26 – 12 against a Redcliffe side that contained fellow Titans U14 player Karl Oloapu who started that match at five eight.
2018 also saw the Marsden State High School student represent Brisbane Blue in the U13 trials and in 2017 William Semu represent Met East at the Queensland U12 Championships were he was selected in the centres.
You can probably already mark down Titans Noah Johannssen down for try of the year after the try he scored for the Northern Rivers Tians U16 Andrew Johns Cup side on Saturday against Newcastle..
Early in the first half, Newcastle were forced to drop the ball out as a result of an outstanding Thomas Weaver kick and great chase by Rowan Mansfield.
Noah Johnnssen took the ball from Riley Lack near the half way mark and simply powered his way through the Newcastle defence to score near the left upright.
The try was not as a result of Noah Johannssen just breaking the Newcastle line once and scoring, at least twice it appeared that Noah Johannssen would be dragged down but he kept pumping his legs and broke tackle after tackle.
Noah Johannssen also took the hit-up after the Newcastle kick off and once again provided a difficult proposition for the Newcastle defence. Add in a great second half off-load and you have a great game by Noah Johannssen.
A fortnight ago I witnessed one of the most outstanding games by a young centre that I have ever seen by Xavier Atoa.
The outstanding centre was near unstoppable for the Titans U14 side in their big 32 – 8 victory over the Western Mustangs at Mudgeeraba.
In the match Xavier Atoa started at right centre and scored a hat trick including two outstanding long range tries, one in each half. For his first try, Xavier Atoa had moved to the left due to a scrum being packed near the right touch line. Xavier Atoa took a pass from the Titans five eight after a scrum win and split the defence to score from about forty metres out.
Xavier Atoa’s try in the second half was one to behold, Xavier Atoa got the ball in space early, slid through the Western Mustangs left side defence about seventy metres away from the try line and then outpaced the defence to score a great try near the right corner.
Xavier Atoa’s other try was scored in the first half when he chased through a Titans attacking kick and received a great bounce to crash over from short range, he did have a bit of work to do after retrieving the ball and displayed his strength to score.
In 2018 Xavier Atoa played for Souths Sunnybank in the GBJRL U13 Premier Division competition playing primarily at fullback and was also selected in the South East Queensland U13 Merit squad.
In 2017 Xavier Atoa represented Met West at the Queensland U12 Championships were he played in the centres.
The Stretton State College student is more than just a rugby league player however, representing Met West in touch in 2018 and also being a stand out Oztag player, including being named in the All Schools Queensland U13 Oztag team and being named the Junior Male Oztag Player of the Year at the Brisbane awards late last year.
Xavier Atoa has played fullback primarily for Sunnybank in the GBJRL competition, but was simply outstanding for the Titans U14’s earlier this year in the centres and ultimately that is why I believe that in the end he will become a representative level centre in future years.
Great to hear that talented Darius Farmer is likely to play for the Turin their NRL against the Cowboys this weekend. He has long NRL career of him.
Great to see that Jaxson Paulo is also likely to be involved in the NRL trial.
Great to hear that talented Darius Farmer is likely to play for the Turin their NRL against the Cowboys this weekend. He has long NRL career of him.
lonegull
19-02-19, 01:18 PM
Agree Mdrew he is definitely one for the future, along with Darius great to see Garth giving the young blokes a go in the trials to get them experience
Are there any Titans linked players named in any of the Brisbane Stingers U16 squads? Looks like selectors have chosen to stack one team like last year. Wonder how that will go.
Former Titans Development Squad member Oliver Singh is on the move from the Currumbin Eagles to the Tweed Coast Raiders in the NRRRL competition.
In 2018, Oliver Singh played for the Currumbin Eagles in both the GCRL U17 Division One and U19 competitions.
In the U17 Division One competition the half or fullback played in eleven matches scoring 76 points from four tires and 30 goals.
Three of those goals were kicked in the GCRL U17 Division One Grand Final that Currumbin won 30-10 against Runaway Bay with Oliver Singh starting at fullback.
All four of Oliver Singh’s tries came in separate matches against Mudgeeraba, Tweed Heads twice and Burleigh in a semi-final.
With the boot Oliver Singh had a big match in June against Tweed Heads kicking seven conversions to go along with a try.
2018 also saw Oliver Singh play two matches in the GCRL U19 competition, debuting against Helensvale in July when he scored a try and kicked two goals, he also played against Bilambil in August.
The former Marymount College Burleigh Heads student represented the U14 Titans development squad in late 2015, starting at five eight in their victory against Samoa and also in 2014 against the same opposition.
Oliver Sign was a member of 2015 Gold Coast junior rugby league academy and received the Rugby League Encouragement of the year award at the Gold Coast Academy of Sport awards night for 2015.
Oliver Singh will play the 2019 season in the NRRRL competition with the Tweed Coast Raiders and whilst he is still U18 eligible I would anticipate that Oliver Singh will also get an opportunity in First Grade with the defending NRRRL First Grade Premiers as they look to cover the loss of talented half Tahne Robinson who will play for the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts side this season.
By my count there are nine Titans linked boys in the Gold Cost Vikings U16 squads.
https://www.rlgc.com.au/single-post/2019/02/19/2019-U16-Vikings-Team-Announced
Josiah Pahulu the powerful Ipswich youngster is currently a member of the 2019 Queensland U15 Emerging Origin Squad and was one of the standouts for the Titans U15 sides in their February 2019 matches against another Titans side and the Western Mustangs at the U15 level at Mudgeeraba where he started at lock.
In the match, Josiah Pahulu scored a barnstorming try against the other Titans side, taking the ball off the dummy half on the right side of the field and crashing over from around tem metres out. Josiah Pahulu made another powerful run of about thirty metres later in the day when he took a short pass inside his own twenty metre line and smashed his way to the half way line before being brought down.
Josiah Pahulu also had two try assists in his matches, both coming from off-loads close to the opponents try line, on each occasion the support player was able to score reasonably easily. The first pass was popped out around one a metre from the line with Josiah Pahulu engaged with three defenders and the second was when he got halfway through the line before offloading around ten metres out from the line.
In 2018 Josiah Pahulu played for Springfield Panthers Black in the Ipswich U14 competition playing in ten matches and scoring eight tries including a try in the Grand Final that his Springfield side was able to win 24 – 4 against Redbank Plains.
2018 also saw Josiah Pahulu represent Met West at the U14 level and from there he was selected in the South East Queensland U14 side for the Queensland Age Championships, where he played all four of their matches starting each in the front row.
In 2017 Josiah Pahulu represented the Ipswich Diggers at the U13 level.
Darius Farmer, Jaxson Paulo, Kai O’Donnell, Ben Thomas, Ioana Seiuli, Kea Pere and Treymain Spry all named for the Titans in their NRL trial side this weekend against North Queensland
lonegull
20-02-19, 01:25 PM
Darius Farmer, Jaxson Paulo, Kai O’Donnell, Ben Thomas, Ioana Seiuli, Kea Pere and Treymain Spry all named for the Titans in their NRL trial side this weekend against North Queensland
Great news I am keen to see how they all go, especially Ioana Seiuli , he may surprise a few
Northern Rivers Titans Round Two teams to play Parramatta on Saturday:
U18:
1. Lachlan West (Casino Cougars)
2. Jahvis Kendall (Tugun Seahawks)
3. Thomas Vickery (Murwillumbah Mustangs)
4. Harrison Bell (Tweed Coast Raiders)
5. Oliver Lindley (Tweed Coast Raiders)
6. Joshua Bowden (Tweed Coast Raiders)
7. Nelson Ewing (Murwillumbah Mustangs)
8. Liam Robinson (Tweed Heads Seagulls)
9. Jonah Whitlam-Rose (Murwillumbah Mustangs)
11. Cooper Many (Lower Clarence Magpies)
12. Tim Johannssen(Tweed Heads Seagulls)
13. Ethan Forster (Lower Clarence Magpies)
14. Zackary Hicks (Cudgen Hornets)
15. Parker Bryant (Cudgen Hornets)
16. Lachlan Hallard (Cudgen Hornets)
17. Carl Lolohea (Ballina Seagulls)
18. Caleb Kinna (Ballina Seagulls)
21. Jordan Tauali’i (Tweed Heads Seagulls
U16:
1. Jaylan De Groot (Cudgen)
2. Jack Field (Cudgen)
3. Keegan Pace (Cudgen)
4. Rowan Mansfield (Ballina)
5. Jake Coleman (Lismore Marist Brothers)
6. Riley Lack (Murwillumbah)
7. Thomas Weaver (Cudgen)
8. Noah Johannssen (Tweed Heads)
9. Oskar Bryant (Cudgen)
10. Jack Cullen (Cudgen)
11. Nicholas Troy (Ballina)
12. Ryan Foran (Murwillumbah)
13. Bayley Cox (Murwillumbah)
14. Reef Sommerville (Cudgen)
15. Damian Wilson (Kyogle)
16. Byron Jones (Cudgen)
17. Logan Smith (Ballina)
18. Henry Lee (Lismore Marist Brothers)
19. Jordan Gallagher (South Grafton)
Luke Jurd joins the Tweed Heads Seagulls Queensland Cup squad for the upcoming 2019 season after spending a number of seasons with the Cronulla Sharks.
In 2018, Luke Jurd played for the Cronulla Sharks U20 Jersey Flegg side, playing in every match that Cronulla were involved in being twenty matches including four finals matches, including starting the Grand Final that Cronulla won 22 – 12 against Penrith from the interchange bench.
Luke Jurd started Cronulla’s first twelve matches at five eight before moving to the interchange bench for Cronulla’s remaining twelve 2018 matches including their four finals matches.
Coming off the interchange bench, Luke Jurd played a variety of positions including the halves, hooker and even spent some time in the backrow for the Cronulla Sharks.
Luke Jurd scored two 2018 U20 Jersey Flegg tries, the first coming in Round Thirteen against the Canterbury Bulldogs and the second in Round Twenty Four against the Wests Tigers.
Late in 2018 Luke Jurd toured South Africa with the Australian Universities Rugby League side and scored in their first tour match against a West Province XIII side in Cape Town. Luke Jurd was part of the New South Wales University side that were beaten by Queensland Universities 52 – 12 earlier in 2018 but played well enough to be selected in the Australian side alongside his brother as one of only a handful of New South Welshmen in the Australian side.
Ioane Seuili, Kea Pere and Tremain Spry go into this weekend’s NRL trial against the North Queensland Cowboys with some senior rugby league already under their belt after playing for the Tweed Heads Seagulls Queensland Cup side in last Saturday night’s trial against Souths Loga
Stanley Farani is a young Auckland outside back can play a number of positions including fullback, centre and wing and showcased that talent in both rugby and rugby league in 2018 at school boy, club and representative level in New Zealand.
Stanley Farani has moved over to Australia and started from the bench for the Burleigh Bears U20 Hastings Deering’s Colts side in their Langland’s park trial against the Easts Tigers last weekend, a match that the Bears won well.
Stanley Farani played in the 2018 Auckland rugby league competition for the Otahuhu Leopards and late in the season as a result of his play for the Leopards started on the wing for the Auckland U18 side in their match against U18 Auckland Niue.
For Auckland’s Pakuranga College Stanley Farani had a very good school boy career both in rugby, playing for the school’s First XV primarily at outside centre and rugby league including playing fullback for the school’s First XIII in their 18 – 8 2017 Auckland Rugby League Colleges Championship win against James Cook High School.
At last year’s Pakuranga College awards night, Stanley Farani received awards for both rugby and rugby league. In rugby Stanley Farani was the First XV Most Outstanding Player and Player of the Year awards and in rugby league received the Player of the Year award for the First XIII.
2018 also saw Stanley Farani represent Samoa at the U18 Pasifika Cup that was held in Auckland early in the year.
The Burleigh MM side for tomorrow's trial against Tweed has a host of Titans boys in the side including Lofi Kahn-Pereira (wing), Will Evans (centre), Ryan Rivett (half), Sam Shannon (front row), Tristian Powell (second row), George Etuale-Noa (second row), Eli Morgan (bench and Threse Walker (bench).
Luke Jurd will start at half back for Tweed Heads in the Queensland Cup trial tomorrow against Burleigh.
Luke Jurd joins the Tweed Heads Seagulls Queensland Cup squad for the upcoming 2019 season after spending a number of seasons with the Cronulla Sharks.
In 2018, Luke Jurd played for the Cronulla Sharks U20 Jersey Flegg side, playing in every match that Cronulla were involved in being twenty matches including four finals matches, including starting the Grand Final that Cronulla won 22 – 12 against Penrith from the interchange bench.
Luke Jurd started Cronulla’s first twelve matches at five eight before moving to the interchange bench for Cronulla’s remaining twelve 2018 matches including their four finals matches.
Coming off the interchange bench, Luke Jurd played a variety of positions including the halves, hooker and even spent some time in the backrow for the Cronulla Sharks.
Luke Jurd scored two 2018 U20 Jersey Flegg tries, the first coming in Round Thirteen against the Canterbury Bulldogs and the second in Round Twenty Four against the Wests Tigers.
Late in 2018 Luke Jurd toured South Africa with the Australian Universities Rugby League side and scored in their first tour match against a West Province XIII side in Cape Town. Luke Jurd was part of the New South Wales University side that were beaten by Queensland Universities 52 – 12 earlier in 2018 but played well enough to be selected in the Australian side alongside his brother as one of only a handful of New South Welshmen in the Australian side.
Great to see Reece Tapine named to start on the wing for the Burleigh A Grade side in the trial against Tweed Heads tomorrow.
One player I anticipate who will have a big 2019 season is Braden Amundsen who will start on the wing today for the Burleigh Colts side in their trail against Tweed Heads.
Titans linked Jayden Campbell (Preston's son) will start at fullback today for the Burleigh Colts side in their trail against local rivals Tweed Heads.
The Helensvale Hornets youngster is just a natural rugby League player just like his father, but he does have a touch more size than his dad.
Titan Tyler Szepanowski starts his 2019 season off today starting in the front row for the Burleigh Colts side in their trial against Tweed Heads.
The young front rower should also get more opportunities in the Burleigh GCRL First Grade side as the 2019 season progresses.
Powerful Titans contracted front rower Luke Maiden starts this afternoon for the Burleigh Colts side in their trial match against Tweed Heads. It would not surprise however if he finishes the season for the Burleigh Queensland Cup side such is his potential.
Former Western Mustangs front rower Lue Maiden continues his 2019 season this afternoon, with the Titans contracted forward starting in the front row for the Burleigh Colts in their trial against Tweed Heads at Burleigh this afternoon.
After an outstanding first season on the Gold Coast Larryon Tevita starts his 2019 season this afternoon when he lines up in the second row for the Burleigh Colts in their trial against Tweed Heads.
For me the most difficult type of rugby league player to find is a legitimate strike centre but one player who in 2018 showed signs of becoming an outstanding talent is New Zealand born centre Mikey Williams who this afternoon lines up in the centres for the Burleigh Bears Colts side in their trial against Tweed Heads at Pizzey Park.
Mr Bods
23-02-19, 12:27 PM
Titans linked Jayden Campbell (Preston's son) will start at fullback today for the Burleigh Colts side in their trail against local rivals Tweed Heads.
The Helensvale Hornets youngster is just a natural rugby League player just like his father, but he does have a touch more size than his dad.
How old is he mdrew?? Is he a genuine chance for an NRL career?
Turning 19 this year mate. A definite NRL chance in a couple of years. He is a bit bigger than Preston and better top end speed but just as courageous and elusive.
How old is he mdrew?? Is he a genuine chance for an NRL career?
great win for the Northern Rivers Titans U16 defeating Parramatta 52-0. Ten Titans involved.
Tough afternoon for the Northern Rivers Titans U18’s going down to Parramatta
Northern Rivers Titans points scorers from their win this afternoon against the Parramatta Eels in Sydney Weaver 2, J Coleman 2, J De Groot, J Field, R Mansfield, R Lack, R Foran tries; T Weaver 8 goals.
Keeping Parramatta scoreless was a great bonus
Burleigh and Tweed Colts drew 20 all in their trial yesterday afternoon and in the MM trial, Tweed defeated Burleigh
Wynnum MM side beat westernmustangs 32 to 22 and colts also got up over Mustangs 70 to nil
What's gone wrong with the Mustangs U20 side? Lack of numbers/interest? Serious injuries?
What's gone wrong with the Mustangs U20 side? Lack of numbers/interest? Serious injuries?
Had a few out in the all stars indigenous game in toowoomba but are still going too stuggle i think
The Murwillumbah NRRRL side certainly has a strong look to it for the upcoming season and got stronger recently with two former Titans Development Squad members joining the fold.
Centre Liam Cusack and half/five eight Ethan Kane will line up for the Colts on occasion this season and both should make their mark in the NRRRL First Grade competition this season after moving over from the Cudgen Hornets where they were part of the U18 side that made the NRRRL U18 Grand Final last season.
The Byron Bay NRRRL First Grade backrow looks to have a youthful and powerful look to it this season with former Ballina Seagulls youngster Kuyan Roberts-Laurie joining the fold.
Even though he is still U18 eligible in 2019 I would anticipate that Kuyan Roberts-Laurie will play a fair bit of NRRRL First Grade this coming season after playing a few NRRRL First Grade games for Ballina in 2018.
Kuyan Roberts Laurie is the third backrower to join Byron Bay with the likes of Jordan Sly and Kurtis Dark also potentially likely to line up for Byron Bay on occasion this season.
Former Shalom College Bundaberg student Jai Smith has moved down to the Gold Coast and started Burleigh’s final MM Cup trial against the Tweed Heads Seagulls from the bench.
In 2018 Jai Smith played for Brothers in the Bundaberg U18 competition, playing in eight matches in total.
Jai Smith was also a stand out for Shalom College co-captaining the side from lock and was named as his team’s best player at the 2018 Confraternity Shield.
Jai Smith also has some International experience, starting all three of the Serbian sides matches in the 2018 European Rugby League U19 competition at five eight. The sides that Jai Smith played against were Ireland, Ukraine and England.
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Round Two of the 2019 U16 Andrew Johns Cup competition saw Titans contracted Thomas Weaver once again captain and line up at half for the Northern Rivers Titans in their match against Parramatta and like in Round One he had an outstanding match scoring twenty four points from two tries and eight conversions from nine attempts. His only miss was from right on the right touch line for the Titans last try.
Both of Thomas Weavers tries were from backing up plays. In his first half try, Thomas Weaver threw a great cut out ball to his left to send winger Jack Field away and then backed up to receive a pass back from the winger to score. Thomas Weaver’s try in the second half came when he backed up a break from interchange forward Byron Jones to score.
Thomas Weaver also had a try assist when he drifted to his left and put left second rower Ryan Foran on his way to the try line, a try which was eerily similar to the try that the two put on in Round One against Newcastle.
As in Round One Thomas Weaver also had the ball on a string from a kicking perspective, with both of his first two kicks of the game being outstanding, the first trapping the Parramatta fullback a metre out from his own line where he had to dive to the ground or he would have been either pushed into touch and back into the in-goal in the left corner and the second even better forcing a drop out.
Thomas Weaver’s outstanding game included two try saving tackles in the second half helping to keep the Northern Rivers Titans line intact. On the first occasion he held a Parramatta player up in the left corner after making up an impressive amount of ground and in the second instance, after a long Parramatta break, Thomas Weaver stripped the ball from the Eels centre when he looked set to score.
Great to see Tremain Spry in the squad for this week’s NRL trial.
lonegull
27-02-19, 01:29 PM
Great to see Tremain Spry in the squad for this week’s NRL trial.
Mdrew have you done one of your great profiles on him ?
One will be up this afternoon mate
Mdrew have you done one of your great profiles on him ?
The Byron Bay NRRRL First Grade side’s forward pack will have some size and skill this season with giant front rower Aiden Kennedy possibly being available for a number of matches after moving from Toowoomba.
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.
Hard working Evans Head back rower Joshua Stothard formerly from Casino RSM in the Group One junior rugby league competition in Northern New South Wales, was one of a number of young Northern Rivers forwards to stand out in the 2018 Northern Rivers Andrew Johns Cup side playing in a total of four matches.
Joshua Stoathard will more than likely start the 2019 season in the Evans Head U18 NRRRL squad and will eligible for U18 rugby league once again in 2020.
Post the Andrew Johns Cup competition 2018 , Joshua Stothard played for Casino RSM in the Group One U16.5 junior rugby league and U18 NRRRL competitions.
In the Group One U16.5 competition Joshua Stothard played in eleven matches, including the Grand Final scoring six tries. His six tries came from doubles in consecutive matches mid-season against Lismore Marist Brothers, Ballina and Kyogle.
Joshua Stothard also played in five U18 NRRRL matches for Casino RSM making his U18 NRRRL debut against Lower Clarence in early June.
Joshua Stothard started the 2017 off playing in the Group One U15 competition playing four matches with Ballina and scoring against Casino RSM. Post those four matches, Joshua Stothard received a clearance to play the remainder of the 2017 season with Casino RSM.
In the Group One U15 competition with Casino RSM, Joshua Stothard played in six matches scoring four tries. Joshua Stothard’s tries all came in a three match period from late July to mid-August 2017. His try scoring span started with a try against Kyogle he scored a double the next match out also against Kyogle and then finished his try scoring the following week against Lismore Marist Brothers. In total in the Group One U15 competition, Joshua Stothard scored five tries from ten matches at a strike rate of 50%.
In 2017 Joshua Stothard also played five matches for Casino RSM in the U16.5 competition, on three of those occasions backing up after playing in the U15 match earlier in the day highlighting his stamina.
2017 also saw Joshua Stothard play three matches off the interchange bench for the Group One U15 representative side that finished third on the ladder in the U15 New South Wales Age Championships.
The Byron Bay NRRRL side should be an exciting one to watch in 2019 with a number of players joining the club and another new player who should see plenty of action for the Devils in both the U18 and First Grade competitions is exciting fullback Malachi Roberts.
The exceptionally talented young athlete was offered an opportunity to join the Sydney Swans Academy but thankfully for rugby league fans enjoyed out game too much.
Malachi Roberts played the 2018 season for the Ballina Seagulls in the NRRRL U18 competition and started the NRRRL U18 Grand Final on the bench.
In the U18 NRRRL competition Malachi Roberts played in ten matches, scoring four tries which came against Cudgen, Kyogle and Lismore Marist Brothers in two separate matches.
In 2018 Malachi Roberts also made his NRRRL Reserve Grade debut for Ballina when he came on against Northern United in the last regular season round.
In 2017 Malachi Roberts was named in the New South Indigenous U16 side that played their Queensland counter parts containing Jesse Braslin. Malachi Roberts started the match at fullback, 2017 also saw Malachi Roberts represent the East Coast Dolphins U16 side.
Malachi Roberts was selected to trial for the New South Indigenous U16 side after playing for the Group two junior representative side and the Forster Country Championships and at the Koori Knockout Competition in late 2016. In the trials Malachi Roberts was a standout scoring ten tries in three matches.
Malachi Roberts played for Lismore Marist Brothers in the 2017 Group One U16.5 competition, playing in ten matches starting all at fullback and scored six tries including a late season hat trick against Ballina.
When he was selected in the side Malachi Roberts was attending Melville High and playing for the Macleay Valley Mustangs but then moved to Ballina to attend Ballina High School and play for the Ballina Seagulls.
The South Coast Trials for u18 and u15 are on today at Burleigh Bears senior fields. Should be a few Titans linked boys involved over the course of the day.I think the first game is 9.15
Rampaging second rower Kuyan Roberts-Laurie has come into the Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup side in Round Three against the North Coast Bulldogs, starting from the bench on Saturday in Grafton.
Post the Laurie Daley Cup competition, Kuyan Roberts-Laurie will play in the NRRRL competition for Byron Bay and even though he is still U18 eligible I would anticipate the Kuyan Roberts-Laurie will play a lot of NRRRL First Grade this season.
In 2018 the former Ballina State High School student and the Ballina Seagulls rugby league player made his NRRRL First Grade debut at the age of just 17 years old.
Kuyan Roberts-Laurie made his NRRRL First Grade debut in Round Seven against Murwillumbah and went on to play in ten NRRRL First Grade matches and scored his first first grade try against Evans Head in July and the following week kicked a conversion against Lower Clarence.
In the U18 NRRRL competition, Kuyan Roberts-Laurie played in twelve regular season matches starting all in the second row and scoring seven tries. In addition to a double against Murwillumbah, Kuyan Roberts-Laurie scored against Casino RSM, Cudgen, Kyogle and Lower Clarence.
In the 2018 NRRRL U18 Grand Final Kuyan Roberts-Laurie started in the second row as was simply outstanding scoring a superb try as Ballina defeated Cudgen 30 – 4. He was awarded the U18 NRRRL Player of the Grand Final Award.
2018 also saw Kuyan Roberts-Laurie play in one NRRRL Reserve Match which came against Evans Head in July.
Earlier in 2018 Kuyan Roberts-Laurie played four matches for Northern Rivers in the New South Wales Country U18 Laurie Daly Cup competition. Kuyan Roberts-Laurie started Round one from the interchange bench against the Newcastle Development Squad and also came off the bench in Round Five.
Kuyan Roberts-Laurie came into the Northern Rivers starting side in Round Three against the North Coast and maintained his starting second row spot for the match against the Central Coast Roosters in Round Four.
In 2017 Kuyan Roberts-Laurie was named in the New South Indigenous U16 side that played their Queensland counter parts containing Titans linked Jesse Braslin. Kuyan Roberts-Laurie started the match from the interchange bench and a team mate was fullback and fellow Titans linked youngster Malachi Roberts.
In 2016 Kuyan Roberts-Laurie was also one of the better performers for the Group One U15 side who took part in the NSW Country Age Championships. For the Group One U15 side, Kuyan Roberts-Laurie scored two tries across the three games he played including scoring in a 20 – 10 victory over Group 19 and also scoring Group One’s sole try early in the first half of a 4 all draw against Group 21.
For the Ballina Seagulls in the 2016 Group One U15 competition, Kuyan Roberts-Laurie scored ten tries in twelve matches including doubles against Marist Brothers, Kyogle and Grafton.
Titans linked Reef Sommerville has deservedly broken into the Northern Rivers Titans U16 Andrew Johns Cup starting side for their Round Three match in Grafton against the North Coast Bulldogs on Saturday when he will start at right centre.
In Round One of the competition this season, Reef Sommerville started from the bench for the Northern Rivers Titans in their match against the Newcastle Knights Development Squad. When he came on Reef Sommerville operated on the right side of the field and scored an impressive try when he took a flat pass from the dummy half, Jordan Gallagher and caught the Newcastle defence back peddling and was able to break a number of tackles in a thirty metre run to the try line.
Round Two of the 2019 Andrew Johns Cup competition saw Reef Sommerville once again start from the interchange bench in the Northern Rivers Titans match against Parramatta and once again he was a handful for the opponent’s defensive line on the right side of the ruck.
Late in 2018 Reef Sommerville was selected in the 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.
The young second rower made his Titans debut earlier this season 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.
Reef Sommerville came onto the field in the match towards the end of the first half, playing in the second row and also at times during the match spent some time in the centres when Ezra Ubaldino was having a spell.
The upcoming Round Three U18 Laurie Daley Cup match against the North Coast Bulldogs will see Titans contracted stand out and Northern Rivers Titan Ethan Foster start in a third position in as many rounds when he starts in the front row.
Ethan Foster who signed a Titans development contract in 2017 started the 2019 season of starting in the right second row position in Round One for the Northern Rivers Titans in the U18 Laurie Daley Cup competition against the Newcastle Knights Development Squad.
Overall Ethan Foster was probably the Northern Rivers Tians best in the match, just shading lock Simon Pratt. Ethan Foster was very effective defensively and even though in attack he did not get the ball in space was regularly able to bump off the first defender and make significant ground after contact.
In Round Two Ethan Foster moved from his right second row position to start at lock in their match against the Parramatta Eels. Like in Round One against Newcastle Ethan Foster did not have too many opportunities in attack but did make a number of telling runs with positive post contact metres and defensively was more than sound especially in the first half when defending on his try line.
Earlier this season Ethan Foster was part of the Titans U18 side that played against the Newcastle Knights in Coffs Harbour.
Good to see former Canberra Raider Tremayne Chatfield in the 2019 Burleigh Bears Colts side for the upcoming season.
Former Canberra Raider Tremayne Chatfield has moved up to the Gold Coast to be part of the Burleigh Bears U20 Hastings Deering’s Colts squad. In 2019 Tremayne Chatfield played in the Canberra raiders Cup in both the U18 and First Grade competitions.
Tremayne Chatfield played for Goulburn Workers in the Canberra Raiders Cup, playing in three U18 matches and also making his First Grade debut when he played against the West Belconnen Warriors in May.
In the U18 competition, in just three matches Tremayne Chatfield scored two tries both coming in his final U18 Canberra Raiders Cup match against the Queanbeyan Kangaroos.
In 2018 Tremayne Chatfield also spent time in the Group 16 competition with the Moruya Sharks. For the Sharks, Tremayne Chatfield played in six First Grade matches debuting against the Cooma Stallions in June.
The former Bateman’s Bay High School student also played in one Group 16 Reserve Grade match which was against the Cooma Stallions.
In 2017 Tramayne Chatfield played for the Canberra Raiders SG Ball side primarily at fullback and also played for the Raiders in the 2016 U16 Harold Matthews Cup competition.
Tremayne Chatfield will also be Colts eligible in 2020.
The Ballina Coast High School elite sports program is in its third week of the new program with multiple Titans involved including Rowan Mansfield and more than a few others.
Congratulations to Tians contracted Ediq Ambrosyev for his selection in the 2019 South Coast U18 rugby league side from PBC.
Outstanding Titans linked and Keebra Park centre Trey Peni has been named in the South Coast U18 side for the QSSRL Championships to be held later in the year.
Titan's linked half/five eight Ryan Rivett has been selected in the South West U18 side for the 2019 QSSRL U18 Championships.
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Titans linked PBC centre Caleb Hodges was been named in the South Coast U18 side for the QSSRL U18 Championships.
Powerhouse Titans linked PBC second rower Solomon Torrens has been named in the South Coast U18 side for the QSSRL U18 Championships after the trials this week.
Crafty Titans linked PBC hooker Jed Edwards has been named in the South Coast U18 side for the QSSRL U18 Championships
Crafty Titans linked PBC hooker Jed Edwards has been named in the South Coast U18 side for the QSSRL U18 Championships
Is he starting mate or bench
Great 50-0 win for the Northern Rivers Titans U16's against the North Coast Bulldogs in Grafton today
Is he starting mate or bench
Named at #9 so at this stage you’d say first choice Hooker. Ediq was also named in the extended bench so they have options.
Named at #9 so at this stage you’d say first choice Hooker. Ediq was also named in the extended bench so they have options.
I thought he finished school last year must have repeated
Northern Rivers Titans 50 (J Field 3, R Mansfield 2, R Foran 2, J De Groot, R Sommerville, N Troy tries; T Weaver 3, R Lack 2 goals) def. North Coast Bulldogs 0
Great 50-0 win for the Northern Rivers Titans U16's against the North Coast Bulldogs in Grafton today
I thought he finished school last year must have repeated
Yep, but PBC give them the option of doing grade 12 over 2 years to help balance there workload. Some choose it some don’t .
It is great to hear that the Titans have signed George Etuale-Noa to a two year deal and who in January of this year was part of the Titans U18 side that took on a Newcastle Knights U18 squad in Coffs Harbour.
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.
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.
Young Burleigh Bears centre Boaz Kapua was another member of the Titans outstanding U14 side that accounted for the Western Mustangs 32 – 8 in Mudgeeraba earlier of the year.
In 2018 Baoz Kapua played for Burleigh in the GCRL U13 Division One competition, playing in six matches and scoring a try and kicking two conversions to finish the season with eight points. Boaz Kapua’s try came mid-season against Runaway Bay and he also converted his own try.
Boaz Kapua’s other conversion was in the 2018 U13 Division One Grand Final in a Burleigh 42 – 22 win over Southport. Boaz Kapua started the match from the interchange bench and also came off the bench in Week Two in the Finals in a 22 - 18 Burleigh win once again against Southport.
2018 also saw the PBC student named in the South East Queensland U13 Merit side. In 2017 Boaz Kapua represented South Coast at the U12 level playing a number of matches at fullback.
Exciting to see Darius Farmer named on the bench for' Burleigh's Round One clash this weekend.
Fellow Titans Morgan Boyle and Jai Whitbread are also on the bench for the Bears.
Former Ballina Seagulls winger Ethan Coldwell-Jackey is on the move for the upcoming season, heading to the Byron Bay Devils from the Ballina Seagulls for whom in 2018 he was one of a number of stand-outs in their premiership winning U18 side. He should see plenty of NRRRL First Grade action this coming season.
Kea Pere (wing), Kai O'Donnell (lock) and Jaxson Paulo (centre) who trained with the Titans NRL squad over the off-season have been named in the Burleigh Colts side for Round One against Norths this weekend.
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Titans Will Evans (centre), Lofi Khan-Pierara (wing), Brodyn Gudgeon (5/8), Ryan Rivett (half), Richardo Evanis (front row) George Etuala-Noa (second row), Tristian Powell (second row) have been named in the Burleigh MM starting side for Round One for this weekend against Norths.
Titans, Trey Peini, Sam Shannon and Eli Morgan have been named on the bench.
Titans linked Jayden Campbell (fullback), Mikey Williams (centre), Taine Tuaupiki (half) Tyler Szepanowski (front row), Luke Maiden (front row) and Allan Lockwood have been named in the Burleigh Colts side for Round One against Norths this weekend
Mr Bods
05-03-19, 08:51 PM
What happened to that NYC Centre from a few years back that had that awful hair cut ??
Daniel Brownbill mate still running around
What happened to that NYC Centre from a few years back that had that awful hair cut ??
Ben Thomas who trained with the Titans NRL squad in the offseason and played in the Titans first NRL trial against North Queensland has been named in the Tweed Colts side for Round One.
Mr Bods
05-03-19, 09:23 PM
Daniel Brownbill mate still running around
Yeah that’s him. Who’s he playing for and at what level please?
I thought he could’ve been an NRL player.
Tweed Heads mate, injuries knocked him around last year
Yeah that’s him. Who’s he playing for and at what level please?
I thought he could’ve been an NRL player.
Mr Bods
05-03-19, 09:38 PM
Tweed Heads mate, injuries knocked him around last year
Unreal!!!!! He plays for my QCup Club. Great news.
Titans contracted half Jaylan Toó will start in the No. 7 jersey for the Tweed Heads Colts side in Round One this Sunday against the Western Mustangs.
Former Armidale Rams centre Malakye Cook will be playing on the Gold Coast in the upcoming season. He will be part of a Nerang Roosters U18 side which is shaping up as a very talented one.
Former Wellington NZ junior rep player Junior Daniels from the Porirua Vikings club will play the 2019 season with the Mudgeeraba Redbacks in the GCRL U15 competition.
Great to see Titans Tremain Spry and Ioane Seuili named at centre and wing respectively for the Tweed Heads Seagulls Queensland Cup side for this weekend’s Round One.
Both have huge NRL futures ahead if them.
Mr Bods
06-03-19, 03:57 PM
Great to see Titans Tremain Spry and Ioane Seuili named at centre and wing respectively for the Tweed Heads Seagulls Queensland Cup side for this weekend’s Round One.
Both have huge NRL futures ahead if them.
Is Seulli in our Fulltime top 30 squad?
No mate but played in NRL trail against Cowboys and is just 18.
Is Seulli in our Fulltime top 30 squad?
A fascinating name that popped up in the MM Cup Round One team lists was New Zealand forward Hiraka Wanakore who has been named to start at lock in the Western Mustangs MM Cup side for their match on the Gold Coast this weekend against Tweed Heads.
In 2018 the powerful front rower or lock played for the Central Vipers in the New Zealand National U17 Championships and finished with a 50% strike rate from four matches.
Hiraka Wanakore scored on Day One against the South Island Scorpions and on Day Three against the Northern Swords.
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Cooper Hennessey has been named on the interchange bench for the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts side for their Round One clash this weekend against the Western Mustangs.
In 2018 Cooper Hennessey had an outstanding season in the GCRL U19 competition, scoring nine tries from thirteen games, with one of those games being the Grand Final.
He started at five eight for Currumbin in the Grand Final as they overcame Southport and scored one of Currumbin’s tries.
In the U19 competition, Cooper Hennessey scored a hat trick in June against Ormeau and also scored in matches against Helensvale twice Beaudesert, Southport twice and Bilambil in the Preliminary Final.
Cooper Hennessey also made his GCRL First Grade debut in 2018 when he came off the bench for Currumbin in Round 15 against Ormeau and he also came off the bench in Round 16 against Tugun.
Tyrelle Roberts will play the 201o season with the Ballina Seagulls,
The former Casino RSM half had an outstanding year in 2017 in the Group One U15 competition and as a consequence was selected in the Northern Rivers U16 side for the 2018 Andrew Johns Cup competition.
Tyrelle Roberts in fact started at half back in their Round One clash against the U16 Newcastle Knights Development squad with Northern Rivers defeating Newcastle 22 – 12 in difficult slippery conditions.
In the Round One match Tyrelle Roberts kicked three goals from four attempts and also set up a try for exciting young fullback Layne Hardy with a deft chip in the second half. The only goal attempt that Tyrelle Roberts missed was after the fulltime siren from right on the right hand touch line.
In total for Northern Rivers in the Andrew Johns Cup Tyrelle Roberts started at half back on all five of their matches scoring twenty two points in the process, coming from eleven goals, including three goals in matches against Newcastle, Central Coast and the Greater Northern Tigers.
Post the Andrew Johns Cup, Tyrelle Roberts went back to the Group One U16.5 competition, to play for Casino RSM.
In total in his thirteen Group One U16.5 matches in 2018 Tyrelle Roberts scored 140 points from eleven tries and forty eight goals.
Tyrelle Roberts scored a May hat trick against Ballina and scored an April double against Lismore Marist Brothers. He also scored tries against Clarence Coast twice, Lismore Marist Brothers and Ballina twice.
With the boot, Tyrelle Roberts kicked seven against Lismore Marist Brothers to score twenty two points in the match when you add in his double and Tyrelle Roberts kicked six goals in matches against Ballina and Kyogle. In the Ballina Tyrelle Roberts also scored a hat trick to finish the match with twenty four points.
At the completion of the 2018 season Tyrelle Roberts started at half for a Group One U16 side in a match at Cudgen against a Western Mustangs selection in a curtain raiser to a U15 match between the Titans and Balmain and scored one of the best tries that I have ever seen when he chipped twice from seventy metres out to score and exceptional try.
In 2017 Tyrelle Roberts finished the season as the Group One U15 competition’ leading points scorer and fourth leading try scorer. In total in 2017 Tyrelle Roberts scored 84 points from ten tries and twenty two goals. Tyrelle Roberts’s ten tries came from just eleven matches and included doubles against Clarence Coast early in the season and against Clarence Coast later in the season.
From a goal kicking perspective, Tyrelle Roberts kicked six from seven in a July match against Kyogle and five in a match against Clarence Coast when he also scored a double to finish the match with eighteen points.
Tyrelle Roberts also played one U16.5 competition match in 2017 which came against Lismore Marist Brothers in early June where he backed up after playing in the U15 match earlier on the Saturday afternoon.
Titans contracted Jake Martin makes his debut in the MM Cup competition in Round One this weekend when he starts on the wing for the Tweed Heads Seagulls side against the Western Mustangs.
As a result of his performances over the course of recent seasons, Jake Martin signed a two year deal with the Titans which will take him through his final U18 season in 2019 and his first in the Colts age group in 2020.
Jake Martin’s first match in Titans colours since signing his two year contract was in January of this year when he lined up as part of the Titans U18 squad taking on their U18 SG Ball Newcastle Knights opponents in Coffs Harbour. Jake Martin started the match on the left wing for the Titans.
Jake Martin started off the 2018 season representing North Coast in the U18 Laurie Daley Cup competition, playing in two matches, starting both on the wing, with those matches coming against the Greater Northern Tigers and the Newcastle Knights Development Squad. In that first match against the Greater Northern Tigers Jake Martin scored to mark a positive debut.
For the Grafton Ghosts in the Group Two competition in 2018, Jake Martin wore the blue and white in all three grades. In the Group Two U18 competition, Jake Martin played in nine matches scoring four tries including tries in the regular season against Coffs Harbour and Sawtell.
Jake Martin also played in four Group Two Reserve Grade games, making his debut against Coffs Harbour in May of this year. In those four Reserve Grade matches, Jake Martin had a 50% strike rate with his tries coming against Sawtell and Macksville.
Few 17 year olds make their First Grade debuts regardless of level or region, but in April Jake Martin joined that exclusive list when he came on for Grafton against Macksville.
Over the course of the 2017 season represented the Grafton Ghosts in the U18 Group Two competition and in the U16.5 Group One junior rugby league competition. Along with fellow Grafton Ghosts player, Ben Liyou, Jake Martin attended a Titans weekend Elite Academy camp held at Lennox Heads.
In the 2017 U18 Group Two competition, Jake Martin played in six matches (not bad at all considering he was still U16 eligible) and in those six matches scored three tries including a double against local rivals the South Grafton Rebels and also against Coffs Harbour in July. Jake Martin also played eight matches in the Group One U16.5 competition scoring late in the season against Casino RSM.
In the blue and white of the Grafton Ghosts U15 side in 2016 Jake Martin scored seven tries in twelve matches including scoring four in a match against Clarence Coast in June 2016. His other tries came against Lismore Marist Brothers on two separate occasions and Ballina. Jake Martin also represented the U15 Group One side in the NSW Age Championships in the centres.
Jake Martin has an extensive representative junior rugby league representative resume including representing Group One at the U14 and U15 levels in 2015 and 2016 respectively.
One of the unsung hero’s of the Northern Rivers Titans U16 side this season has been Titans contracted five eight Riley Lack.
The young Murwillumbah junior had an outstanding 2018 season as well 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 in January of this year 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.
Riley Lack also showed his rugby league intelligence in the match, in the second half a Knights second rower ran at him and was dragging Riley Lack with him, Riley Lack got his hands around the ball and stole it in a one on one tackle around the half way mark to give the Titans good field position. Riley Lack also threw the inside ball to Brody Smitka for his second half try.
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.
In Round One of the U18 Andrew Johns Cup competition this season, Riley Lack started at five eight for the Northern Rivers Titans in their match against the Newcastle Knights Development Squad and just like for the Titans U16’s operated on right with Thomas Weaver on the left and showcased his footwork on a number of occasions.
Round Two of the 2019 Andrew Johns Cup competition saw Riley Lack once again line up at five eight in their match against Parramatta having an outstanding game including throwing the last pass for two of the Titans tries. In the first half Riley Lack took the ball to his left inside his own half and sliced through the Parramatta defence before getting the ball away to fullback Jaylan DeGroot to score.
Late in the second half, Riley Lack had his second try assist of the match when once again operating on the right, he threw a great cut-out pass to winger Jake Coleman to score untouched.
In the match Riley Lack also showed some good kicking skills forcing a line drop out from a deft right foot kick.
For the third week in a row, Riley Lack started at five eight against the North Coast Bulldogs last Saturday, setting up two tries and kicking two from three conversions, with his only miss being from right on the left touch line.
Riley Lacks first try assist came in the first half when he took the ball right to the defensive line before popping a good short ball to his left to send second rower Nicholas Troy over essentially untouched. In the second half with the Titans pressing Riley Lack took a pass high above his body with the North Coast defence converging, Riley Lack was able to bring the ball down and pop a good short pass to his left, under extreme pressure to fullback Jaylan DeGroot to score under the posts.
Riley Lack was 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.
The Tweed Colts Round One side contains a number of players new to the Gold Coast including Western Australian fullback Kade McDonald and half Tahne Robinson. Both are outstanding attacking players who should set the entire competition alight this year.
The Tweed Heads Seagulls Round One MM Cup side looks a strong outfit even with a number of players missing. Players with Titans links include wingers Jack Martin and Noah Gafa, centre Caleb Hodges five eight Kade Hill, front rowers Ben Liyou and Solomon Torrens, second rower Juwan Compain, hooker Jed Edwards, lock Carsil Vaikai and interchange players James Torrens and Ediq Ambrosyev.
RenegadeGC
06-03-19, 10:09 PM
Kea Pere (wing), Kai O'Donnell (lock) and Jaxson Paulo (centre) who trained with the Titans NRL squad over the off-season have been named in the Burleigh Colts side for Round One against Norths this weekend.
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MDrew that Burleigh 20s backline looks incredibly strong. Fair to say almost Cup quality?
On a side note. How do you think both Burleigh and Tweeds MM and 20s will go this season
Agree mate the Burleigh Colts backline is simply outstanding but I would expect Jaxson, Mikey, Larryon, Luke Maiden, Taine Tuaupiki and Kea Pere will move up reasonably quickly.
I think that both Tweed and Burleigh MM squads are in the top couple of sides and both his press for the top 4. The Burleigh backline looks good as does the Tweed forward pack.
Colts will be hard to guage until MM is over as both Tweed and Burleigh will quickly promote some boys.
MDrew that Burleigh 20s backline looks incredibly strong. Fair to say almost Cup quality?
On a side note. How do you think both Burleigh and Tweeds MM and 20s will go this season
After three outstanding games at left centre Titans contracted Rowan Mansfield will start at fullback for the Northern Rivers Titans U16 side this Saturday in the Andrew Johns Cup against the Central Coast Roosters.
RenegadeGC
07-03-19, 09:08 AM
Agree mate the Burleigh Colts backline is simply outstanding but I would expect Jaxson, Mikey, Larryon, Luke Maiden, Taine Tuaupiki and Kea Pere will move up reasonably quickly.
I think that both Tweed and Burleigh MM squads are in the top couple of sides and both his press for the top 4. The Burleigh backline looks good as does the Tweed forward pack.
Colts will be hard to guage until MM is over as both Tweed and Burleigh will quickly promote some boys.
Thanks mate. Exciting. Footy season is here haha.
Well done to Nerang fullback Kyan Murphy who has recently been selected in the South Coast U15 side for this year’s QSSRL U15 Championships.
In 2018 Kyan Murphy played fourteen matches in the U14 Division One competition for the Roosters finishing with 14 tries and 14 goals to record a 2018 points tally of 84.
Kyan Murphy scored a finals hat trick against Ormeau and in that match also kicked five goals for a match haul of 22.
He also scored doubles against Ormeau, Burleigh and Mudgeeraba
Powerhouse young forward James Pere is on the move and will line up this season with the Nerang Roosters in their U18 side after moving from Coomera and also be a likely First XV starter for TSS in the GPS Schoolboy rugby competition.
He was outstanding in 2018 both in club rugby league and school boy rugby, playing for the TSS U16A side in the GPS rugby competition.
Even though he was U16 eligible in 2018 James Pere played the 2018 GCRL season in the U17 Division Two competition with Coomera playing in nine matches including the U17 Division Two Finals series.
In Week Two of the U17 Division Two finals James Pere started in the centres and scored for Coomera as they went down 28 – 16 to Currumbin.
In the Preliminary Final James Pere scored a try after starting in the centres as Coomera qualified for the Grand Final on the back of a 62 – 4 victory over Jimboomba.
In the U17 Division Two Grand Final James Pere started in the centres as Coomera went down 24 – 18 to Currumbin.
In addition to his two finals tries, James Pere scored ten in the U17 Division Two regular season competition. James Pere scored a hat trick against Jimboomba, doubles against Currumbin in two separate matches and Jimboomba and also scored against Beaudesert.
Early in the 2018 season James Pere represented Gold Coast Vikings Yellow in the South East Queensland U16 Challenge.
For the TSS U16A side this season James Pere played in seven matches missing only Round Two as a result of an injury suffered in Round One against Churchie. James Pere started all seven matches at No. 8.
James Pere scored three GPS U16A tries in 2018, scoring in Round Four against Brisbane Grammar School, Round Seven as a result of a pick and drive against Ipswich Grammar School and Round Nine against Churchie.
Prior to the GPS U16A season proper James Pere started in six of the U16A TSS trial matches starting at No. 8 in five and on the bench in the other which was against Ipswich Grammar School. Trial matches that James Pere played in included matches against Riverview College (Sydney), Somerset College and Ambrose Treacy College.
Prior to heading to TSS James Pere attended Keebra Park and 2016 represented the Gold Coast Vikings at the U14 level and was also selected in one of the South East Queensland U14 representative sides.
In 2016 James Pere was a dominant player for Keebra in the U14 Hancock Cup school boy competition, including scoring a hat trick in a match against Marsden State High School where in the first half he was almost unstoppable running off 2018 Queensland U16 representative Reece Walsh.
James Pere also scored a hat trick the week prior as well against Wavell. After being down 12 – 0 early to Wavell James Pere crashed over to score Keebra’s first try and then produced two more barnstorming runs in the second half to help Keebra Park close out the game 30 – 18. James Pere understandably was also awarded the man of the match honours in that game.
James Pere also represented the Vikings and South East Queensland at the U13 level in 2015.
For the Northern Rivers Titans U23 side in their Round One match against the Central Coast Roosters this weekend 18 year old half Kel Sheather is set to start at half.
The talented Titans linked young half was still eligible to play in the MM Cup competition in 2108 and in fact was named in the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup squad 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 this 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 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.
At the end of last season I was under the impression that former PBC student Adyn Anguna was headed to rugby but it is great news to see that he has been named on the bench for the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts Round One side for this weekend’s match against the Western Mustangs.
The big strong powerful young front rower had a great first season on the Gold Coast for the Burleigh Bears in 2017 after moving over from the Cook Islands to attend PBC State High School as part of their Rugby League Excellence Program after starring in a PBC rugby league trial in late 2016 and continued to make strides over the course of the 2018 season.
In 2018 Adyn Anguna concentrated primarily on school boy rugby league for PBC playing in the majority of their matches from the interchange bench including starting their in the Queensland GIO Cup Final against Kirwan State High School and in the National GIO Cup Final against Patrician Brothers College Blacktown with PBC running out 20 – 12 winners.
In addition to playing for PBC Adyn Anguna played in three matches for Currumbin in the Gold Coast Rugby League U19 competition scoring in his first match in that competition this season against Helensvale. Adyn Anguna played against Helensvale twice with his other match against Burleigh
In late 2017 Adyn Anguna was also selected in the Tweed Heads Seagulls 2018 MM Cup squad but he did not play any of Tweed’s MM Cup matches this season.
In 2017 Adyn Anguna was already around 101kg and 188cm played in eight matches for Burleigh in the U17 Division One competition scoring two tries which came in consecutive weeks in July against Mudgeeraba and Helensvale. Adyn Anguna also played two matches for Burleigh in the U17 Division Two competition.
One talented player that has been named in the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts Round One side is interchange forward Codey McLaughlin.
He 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, 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.
I am really looking forward to seeing the Colts debut of Tahne Robinson this weekend when he starts at half in Round One for the Tweed Heads Seagulls against the Western Mustangs. It should be noted that Tahne Robinson is also Colts eligible in 2020.
The former Tweed Coast Raiders half has already donned a Titans jersey in a number of Titans junior development matches a couple of years ago and may well do so again in the future if his play in the last two years is any guide at all.
After moving to the Tweed Coast Raiders NRRRL side at the start of the 2018 season Tahne Robinson 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.
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. 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.
I am very excited to see the continued development of Solomon Torrens over the course of the 2019 season and that starts this weekend in Round One of the MM Cup competition when he starts in the front row for the Tweed Heads MM Cup side against the Western Mustangs.
To cap off a good last fortnight, recently the PBC student has been selected in the South Coast U18 side for the upcoming U18 QSSRL Championships.
The Titans linked powerful forward has had an impressive start to his career in Titans colours being involved in late 2018 in matches for the Titans against PNG and New South Wales Country and also was part of the Titans U18 side in January of this year at played against the Newcastle Knights.
The powerfully built young forward has moved up in 2018 from Northern New South Wales and has 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.
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.
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 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.
When the 2018 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 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.
One young player set to make a name for himself in his first season on the Gold Coast is Titans linked centre James Torrens who has been named to start from the bench for the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup sides Round One match against the Western Mustangs this weekend.
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.
Talented Ipswich based Kedan Chan-Tung who is a Titans contracted player who has been named at five eight for the Ipswich Jets Mm Cup sides Round One match against the Townsville Blackhawks this weekend.
He 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 but regardless spent a lot of time on the field.
Earlier this season Kedan Chang-Tung was part of the Titans U18 side in their match at Coffs Harbour against the Newcastle Knights U18 SG Ball squad which ended five tries all. The match was the first for Kedan Chan-Tung in Titans colours and I am sure not the last.
The Ipswich Grammar School student had an outstanding season in the 2018 U16A 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 the 2018 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.
Half back is one of the more difficult positions on a rugby league field but the Burleigh Bears MM Cup side for this weekend’s Round One against the Western Mustangs have a good one on their hands with Titan Ryan Rivett donning the No. 7 jersey.
He is one of the more exciting young play makers in the Titans TEDS program and in January of this season was part of the Titans U18 side that played a Newcastle Knights U18 SG Ball side in Coffs Harbour.
Recently Ryan Rivett was selected in the South West U18 side for the QSSRL U18 Championships after the South Coast trials.
The Titans contracted 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.
Starting at five eight for the Burleigh Bears in Round One of the MM Cup competition is Brodyn Gudgeon.
The talented young Titans contracted half/five eight 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.
Late in 2018 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.
Titans centre Caleb Hodges has had a good fortnight, first being named in the South Coast U18 side and now being selected to start in the centres for the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup squad in Round One this weekend against the Western Mustangs.
The former Group 18 centre or winger 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.
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.
In early 2019 Caleb Hodges was part of the Titans U18’s in their match at Coffs Harbour against the Newcastle Knights U18 SG Ball squad which ended five tries all.
Caleb Hodges joined the Tweed Heads MM Cup squad and PBC in 2018 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 Jordan Tauali’i.
For the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the MM Cup competition in 2018, 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 in 2018, 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 2018 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.
The Burleigh MM Cup side for this weekend’s Round One looks a very good outfit including a powerful forward pack, including second rower Tristian Powell.
The young backrower spent three seasons in the Brisbane Broncos Junior Development system but after a break out 2018 which saw him play a number of MM Cup matches for Norths as a 17 year old and also representing Queensland at the ASSRL U18 Championships Tristian Powell late in 2018 inked a two year deal with the Titans.
Tristian Powell is currently a member of the 2019 Queensland U18 Emerging Origin squad.
In the MM Cup competition in 2018 Tristian Powell played in six matches for the Norths Devils including their semi-final victory against the Mackay Cutters and North’s Grand Final loss to Souths Logan.
Tristian Powell started the opening two rounds of the season in the front row and Round Three against Souths Logan from the interchange bench before missing a number of matches, coming back into the side from the bench for Round Seven and the subsequent finals series.
In his six matches Tristian Powell had a try scoring strike rate of 50% with his tries coming in Round Two against Central Queensland, Round Three against Souths Logan and Round Seven against Townsville.
Over the course of the 2018 season Tristian Powell represented Met North at the U18 ASSRL Championships starting all of their matches in the front row and from there represented Queensland at the ASSRL U18 Championships where a team mate was fellow Titan David Butler.
In 2017, his first at Nudgee, Tristian Powell represented Brisbane Grey in the South East Queensland U16 pre-season competition, scoring in Round Three of the competition against Brisbane Blue and also was selected in the Queensland U16 side, starting the annual interstate match against New South Wales in the second row along fellow St Mary’s student hooker Jake Simpkin.
In 2016 Tristian Powell represented Darling Downs at the U15 QSSRL Championships, starting at lock. In those Championships he scored on Day Four against Sunshine Coast and on Day One was named the Darling Downs Player of the Match against South Coast.
In 2016 Tristian Powell captained the St Mary’s College U15A side that won the Devere Cup beating Mountain Creek High School 42 – 10 in the final at Bishop with Tristian Powell scoring a strong second half try for the Toowoomba based school.
Standout Titans contracted Ben Liyou will make his MM Cup debut in Round One this weekend when he starts in the unfamiliar position of front row for the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup side against the Western Mustangs.
Ben Liyou is a young player originally from the Grafton Ghosts who last year signed a two year deal with the Titans which saw him move to the Gold Coast to continue his rugby league career in 2019.
Recently Ben Liyou started from the bench for the Titans U18’s in their match at Coffs Harbour against the Newcastle Knights U18 SG Ball squad which ended five tries all.
When he came on mid-way through the first half, Ben Liyou started on the left side of the field but moved over to the right side for the second half.
Ben Liyou was more than solid defensively in the match, covering across field well and even though he was not the biggest forward on the field, he initial contact was more than impressive.
With the ball Ben Liyou ran a couple of very good outside shoulder routes when he was operating on the right side of the field in the second half.
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 showcasing the esteem that he is held in at the Titans.
In late 2018 Ben Liyou was part of the Titans U18 side that won matches against PNG and New South Wales Country U18’s starting in the second row on both occasions and in those matches spent some time playing on the left side of the field instead of playing on the right where he played for the Grafton Ghosts and Northern Rivers earlier in 2018.
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.
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08-03-19, 05:31 PM
https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/03/07/intrust-super-cups-future-nrl-stars-revealed/ Just a little write up on darius farmer on the qrl website
After an outstanding 2018 campaign Titan Noah Gafa starts his 2019 season off this weekend starting on the wing for the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup side as they take on the Western Mustangs.
The young centre is deservedly part of the Titans TEDS program, signing a two year deal during 2017 and continues to go from strength to strength.
In January of this year Noah Gafa started at right centre for the Titans U18’s in their match against the Newcastle Knights. Midway through the first half however when Will Evans moved to fullback, Noah Gafa moved to right centre where he remained for the duration of the match.
Noah Gafa made his Hastings Deering’s Colts debut for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in Round Sixteen of the 2018 season 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, 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 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.
The Titans Junior Development Ranks contain a number of outstanding players none more so than lock Carsil Vaikai who will start at lock for the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup side in their Round One match against the Western Mustangs this weekend.
In January this year Carsil Vaikai started at lock for the Titans I18 side in their Coffs Harbour match against Newcastle and scored an outstanding first half try when he barged over carrying two or three Knights forwards with him.
Carsil Vaikai played for the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup side in 2018 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.
Titans contracted second rower Blake Campbell is set for an outstanding 2019 after having a great 2018. He has been named to start in the second row for the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts Round One side who play the Western Mustangs this weekend.
The backrower is held deservedly held in high esteem at the club, a club he has been with since he was 13 years old and late last season 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.
Titans contracted second rower Blake Campbell is set for an outstanding 2019 after having a great 2018. He has been named to start in the second row for the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts Round One side who play the Western Mustangs this weekend.
The backrower is held deservedly held in high esteem at the club, a club he has been with since he was 13 years old and late last season 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.
For Tweed Heads in Round One of the Queensland Cup Ioane Seuili will start on the wing against the PNG Hunters even though he had two years of Colts eligibility remaining.
The former South’s Logan Magpies centre is a Titans contracted player who spent the off-season training with the Titans NRL squad after a 2018 season which by any measure was simply outstanding.
Ioane Seuili started from the interchange bench in the Titans first NRL trial this season against the North Queensland Cowboys on the Sunshine Coast after playing for the Burleigh Bears Queensland Cup side in their Queensland Cup trial the week prior against the Souths Logan Magpies.
The former Keebra Park student started the 2018 season in the South’s Logan MM Cup side that won the Queensland Grand Final, started in the centres for the Queensland U18 side (They went down 16 – 10 to NSW), progressed to the South’s Logan Hastings Deering’s Colts side and then made a deserved Queensland Cup debut, and of course signing with the Titans through to spending the off season training with the Titans NRL squad.
In the 2018 MM Cup competition, Ioane Seuili started all ten of South’s Logan’s matches in the centres, including the Queensland Finals and the National final against Penrith. In total Ioane Seuili scored four tries with those tries coming in rounds Two, Three, Five and Six against the Northern Pride, Norths, Wynnum Manly and Central Queensland respectively.
Ioane Seuili made his Queensland Cup debut in Round 15 of 2018 against Redcliffe, starting on the wing and playing the entire 80 minutes. In the match he made an impressive five tackle breaks to pace the Magpies in that category in the match, ran for 86.5 metres from fifteen runs, with 18 of those metres post contact (20.81%). Ioane Seuili also made seven tackles at a tackling efficiency of 70%.
Post his Queensland Cup debut, Ioane Seuili moved to the Souths Logan Hasting’s Deering’s U20 Colts side coming into the side in Round Seventeen against Central Queensland. In total he played in seven U20 Colts matches including the Magpies Final’s loss to the Northern Pride, starting all in the centres and scoring in Round Twenty Four being the final regular season round against Ipswich.
Ioane Seuili played for Souths Logan in the MM Cup competition in 2017 before turning out form the Ormeau Shearers in the Gold Coast Rugby League competition.
For the Ormeau Shearers in 2017 Ioane Seuili has played in three first grade matches and elven at in the Doug Lipp competition including scoring a try against the Bilambil Jets in early July. Ioane Seuili made his first grade debut in June against Runaway Bay and has also turned out against Bilambil and Burleigh.
For South’s Logan in the 2017 MM Cup competition Ioane Seuili played in three matches being Round two where he started in the centres, Round Three also starting in the centres and Round Four when Ioane Seuili started at fullback. Ioane Seuili scored in Round Two against the Sunshine Coast Falcons and also in Round Three the following week against the Central Crows.
In 2017 Ioane Seuili was selected in the South Coast Open Rugby League squad and was also been a key member of Keebra Park’s push in the GIO Cup competition culminating in their Queensland GIO Cup final victory against Marsden.
Ioane Seuili started in the centres for Keebra Park in the National GIO Cup Final against Westfield Sports High and scored as Keebra Park won 25 – 12.
Ioane Seuili also had a great 2016 season which culminating in his selection in the Queensland U16 side where he started in the centres against New South Wales.
In the 2016 CC Cup Ioane Seuili played the season for the Souths Logan Magpies and had an outstanding campaign including starting at fullback in the CC Grand Final held at Langland’s Park Stones Corner where he in addition to kicking the first two conversions for the Magpies, scored a good try when he barged through the Townsville Stingers defence.
In addition to the 2016 CC Cup Grand Final Ioane Seuili had some outstanding matches in the CC competition including scoring a hat track against the Easts Tigers and also scoring in South Logan’s semi-final victory over the North’s Devils.
During the 2016 season Ioane Seuili played six Gold Coast Senior Rugby League matches for Ormeau which is an outstanding achievement. In 2015 Ioane Seuili was part of the Queensland U15 side that performed so well in the ASSRL Championships including scoring a hat trick on Day One against New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges and also scored on Day Four against New South Wales Combined Independent Schools. Ioane Seuili has also represented Samoa at junior levels.
Outstanding 52-0 win by the Northern Rivers Titans U16 side against Central Coast to remain undefeated through four rounds.
They may have gone down but the Northern Rivers Titans U18 played well against Central Coast with Titans stand out Ethan Foster leading the way once again. It is scary to think that he is U18 eligible again in 2020.
Great to see, after a few years away former Titans youngster Caleb Nicholls back on the Gold Coast and he will start in the centres for the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts side tomorrow against the Western Mustangs.
The Northern Rivers Titans U23's went down to Central Coast but 19 year old half Kel Sheather did well especially defensively and also kicked a great conversion from right on the left touchline.
Great wins by U16 Gold Coast Vikings White and Yellow this afternoon at Mudgeeraba, both sides won 32-10. White defeated Brisbane Green and Yellow defeated Brisbane Red.
Titans contracted half Thomas Weaver had six try assists this morning for the Titans Northern Rivers Titans U16 side in their big 52-0 win over Central Coast. Five were passes and one from a kick,
Big 58-18 win for Tweed MM against Western Mustangs
Magnificent fight back by Burleigh MM to drew 38all with Norths
Tweed Colts defeated Western Mustangs 18-14
Burleigh Colts drew 24 all with Norths
Great win today for Titan Kedan Chan-Tung and his Ipswich Jets MM team mates beating Townsville 32-26
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Titans Tremain Spry and Ioane Seuili were on the winning side this afternoon as Tweed Heads defeated PNG 10-0 in the Queensland Cup this afternoon.
Titans NRL squad member scored a late try but it was not enough for Burleigh as they went down 28-22 to Norths in Round One of the Queensland CUp.
Talented youngster Tukotahi Borrell-Wikatene will play the 2019 GCRL season with the Nerang Roosters U16 side. In 2018 he played in four matches for Southport in the U15 Division One competition including starting at five eight in Round One of the finals series.
He has also made a number of junior representative sides in rugby including in 2017 being named at No. 8 in the U13 Queensland Country side.
Great to see Tyrhys Williams will play the upcoming 2019 season on the Gold Coast with the Nerang Roosters U18 side, the centre or second rower is an outstanding talent originally from the Group One region.
The centre/backrower hails from Casino in Northern New South Wales and was part of the Titans development squad based in the area in 2015.
In 2018 Tyrhys Williams started the season off playing in four matches for Northern Rivers in the U16 Andrew Johns Cup competition starting in the centres in all four contests.
Tyrhys Williams only played in one Group One U16.5 match in 2018 but made the most of it by scoring a hat trick and kicking two goals for Casino RSM in a big win against Lismore Marist Brothers.
Also in early 2018 Tyrhys Williams started on the wing for the New South Wales Kurri U16 side in their annual match against Queensland Murri U16’s.
In 2017 Tyrhys Williams was selected in the Group One U15 representative side for the New South Wales Country age championships.
The Casino High School student started off the 2017 Group One U15 season with Ballina playing two matches for the Seagulls scoring a double against Lismore Marist Brothers and also scoring against Clarence Coast. Tyrhys Williams then transferred to Casino RSM for the remainder of the 2017 season.
With Casino RSM in the 2017 U15 competition, Tyrhys Williams played in another six matches including scoring five tries in his first match for Casino RSM against Clarence Coast and the following week Tyrhys Williams scored against Kyogle. Tyrhys Williams also played seven matches for Casino RSM in the U16.5 competition. On five of those occasions Tyrhys Williams backed up after playing in the U15 match earlier in the day.
In those U16.5 matches Tyrhys Williams scored two tries which came in consecutive weeks with both matches being against the Grafton Ghosts where he played against Titans linked Jake Ryan and Ben Liyou.
In 2016 Tyrhys Williams was selected in the centres for the U14 Group One representative side which participated in the New South Wales Age Championships. In late 2015 he was named in on the bench for the development squad in a match against Samoa, but unfortunately did not participate in the match.
Tyrhys Williams started off the 2016 season with Casino RSM in the U14 Group One Junior Rugby League competition before making a mid-season move to the Kyogle Turkeys where he finished the season. For Casino RSM at the start of the season, Tyrhys Williams crossed for ten tires in just six matches, including four against Lismore Marist Brothers and doubles in consecutive matches in May against his soon to be new team Kyogle and Ballina.
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Interesting to see new Tweed Heads Seagulls Queensland Cup recruit Kurtis Dark spend time at hooker yesterday in his Queensland Cup debut against PNG.
In his 47 minutes on the field, Kurtis Dark ran for 109 metres from nine runs, 33 of those metres post contact with an average play the ball speed of 3.42 seconds.
He also had a line break and his one kick made 49 metres for the Seagulls.
Defensively Kurtis Dark had a tackling efficiency of 95.24% making 20 effective tackles, missing only one.
In addition to scoring his first Queensland Cup try, Titans NRL squad member Jesse Arthurs had a solid Queensland Cup debut for Burleigh in their six point loss to Norths in Round One yesterday.
He played the entire 80 minutes at left centre making 122 metres from 13 runs, 36 of his metres were post contact and seven from kick returns, he had two line breaks and a play the ball average of 3.32 seconds.
Defensively Jesse Arthurs made eight tackles with only one miss.
Titans NRL squad member Jai Whitbread had an outstanding match off the bench yesterday for Burleigh in their Round One Queensland Cup match against Norths.
In his 38 minutes on the field he took ten carries for 116 metres, 57 post contact (49.14%), broke two tackles and had a play the ball average of a more than decent 3.22 seconds.
Defensively Jai Whitbread had a tackling efficiency of 95.24% making 20 effective tackles, missing only one.
Exciting Titans Development player Ioane Seuili had an impressive Tweed Heads Seagulls Queensland Cup debut yesterday on the wing against PNG. (He played one Queensland Cup for Souths Logan last year).
In his 80 minutes on the field he ran for 105 metres from nine runs, 46 of those metres post contact (43.81%), had an offload, broke two tackles and had an impressive play the ball average of 3.26 seconds as well as one off-load.
Defensively Ioane Seulili made two tackles as well. This young man is not fat away from NRL even though he is just 18 years old.
Outstanding Titans talent Darius Farmer played his second Queensland Cup match yesterday when he came off the bench for Burleigh against PNG. He played 26 minutes, took two hit-ups for 26 metres, 11 post contact, broke two tackles, had a play the ball average of 3.48 seconds and made nine tackles missing only one.
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The newest Titans NRL signing Tremain Spry made his Queensland Cup debut in Round One yesterday for Tweed Heads in their 10 win over PNG.
Playing centre Tremain Spry played the entire 80 minutes taking nine runs for 92 metres, 36 post contact, had an off-load, broke four tackles and had a play the ball average of 3.91 seconds.
Defensively Tremain Spry made nine tackles missing only one.
A number of Titans got on the score board in Match Day One of the South East Queensland U16 Challenge over the weekend.
For Gold Coast Vikings White, Ezra Ubaldino scored as his side defeated Brisbane Green 32 – 10.
For Gold Coast Vikings Yellow, hooker Caleb Gould-Waiariki scored a hat trick and kicked a conversion and front rower Brody Smitka scored as GC Yellow defeated Brisbane Red 32 – 10.
Stanley Farani, Daniel Shannon and Larryon Tevita named on an extended bench for the Burleigh Colts side for their upcoming ROund Two match against Ipswich on Saturday.
After missing Round One it is good to see Titan Noah Gafa in the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup starting side on the wing for Round Two this Saturday against Ipswich.
After suffering a knock in the MM Cup trials Titan Brodyn Gudgeon is back in the Burleigh squad, being named in an extended bench for Round Two this weekend against Ipswich
After an impressive performance off the bench for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in Round One of the Colts, Adyn Anguna will start at ock in Round Two this weekend against the Townsville Blackhawks
Well done to EJ Finua who played so well for the Titans U15's at Mudgeeraba in February has been selected in the Met East U15 side for the upcoming QSSRL U15 Championships this afternoon.
On the Queensland Rugby League website there is a highlights package of Titans contracts Juwan Compain from Round One of the MM Cup. Well worth watching.
https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/03/13/what-a-weapon---juwan-compain/
Another player new to the Gold Coast this season will be New Zealander Bryden Reeves who has moved over from the Manawatu region and will line up for the Nerang Roosters U18 side for the upcoming Gold Coast Rugby League
The former Parlmerston North High School student is an intriguing centre prospect to keep an eye on in 2019.
Magnificent news that star junior 15 year old EJ Finau has signed a two year deal with the Titans.
Daniel Shannon has been named on the bench for the Southport Tigers GCLR First Grade side in their Round One match against Currumbin this weekend.
Outstanding centre prospect Braden Amundsen will start in the centres for Helensvale in Round One of the GCRL U20 competition against Currumbin on Sunday.
In 2018 U19 GCRL competition Braden Amundsen scored 12 tries from 14 matches.
Intriguing prospect Brayden Young has been named in the front row for Helensvale in Round One of the GCRL U20 competition against Currumbin on Sunday.
He has also been named on the bench for the Doug Lipp Cup match as well.
Even though he is still U18 eligible outstanding second row prospect Stanley Jackson will start from the bench for Helensvale in Round One of the GCRL U20 competition against Currumbin on Sunday.
There has been a late change or two in the Burleigh MM side for Round Two against Ipswich today including Titans linked Eli Morgan to start in the centres.
The Northern Rivers Titans U16's made it five from five this morning defeating the Greater Northern Tigers 40-10 to go into the Andrew Johns Cup finals undefeated.
Titans Thomas Weaver, Riley Lack, Jack Cullen and Ryan Foran amongst others were outstanding.
Great effort by the Northern Rivers Titans U18 side but unfortunately they went down 32-28 against the Greater Northern Tigers.
Burleigh defeated Ipswich 16-14 in Round Two of the MM Cup this afternoon with Titan Will Evans amongst the try scorers.
Burleigh Colts too good for Ipswich 42-6 with plenty of Titans on the scoreboard. Kai O'Donnell scored a double and Mikey Williams, Jaxson Paulo, Allan Lockwood and Tyler Spepanowski also scoring a Jayden Campbell kicking seven from seven.
Jesse Arthurs (2) and Jai Whitbread were try scorers for Burleigh as they defeated Ipswich 42-8 in Round Two of the Queensland Cup.
Round Two of the SEQ U16 Challenge saw both Gold Coast sides go down to their Brisbane opponents.
Good to see young forward Vincent Takataka come into the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts side for their ROund Two match today agaisn the Townsville Blackhawks.
Tweed Heads MM victorious this morning 20-16 against the Townsville Blackhawks with Titans Noah Gafa and Caleb Hodges amongst the Seagulls try scorers.
Well done to Tremain Spry for scoring his first Queensland Cup try this afternoon for Tweed Heads against Townsville.
Tremain Spry now with a double
Well done to Tremain Spry for scoring his first Queensland Cup try this afternoon for Tweed Heads against Townsville.
Tweed Colts went down 24-12 to Townsville this afternoon with Titan Blake Campbell one of the Seagulls try scorers.
Also great to see Tweed centre Caleb Nicholls amongst the try scorers.
Good to see youngster Zane Prophet make his Doug Lipp Cup debut over the weekend in Round One for Ormeau against Runaway Bay when he started in the second row for the Shearers.
He celebrated his debut with a good first half try when he took a flat pass to scored near the right upright after initially juggling the pass.
Burleigh Colts squad member Leighmon Hohaia Katene made his Doug Lipp Cup debut in Round One on the weekend for Ormeau in their loss to Southport starting from the bench and playing in the halves on the right side of the ruck. He put in some more than decent bombs during he match.
Happy to see Jai Whitbread and Jesse Arthurs named in the extended bench for the match against the Sharks. Both have been very good in the opening two rounds of the Queensland Cup for Burleigh.
If the Tweed Heads Seagulls Queensland Cup side suffer any injuries in the halves this season they have a good replacement in the wings being new recruit Luke Jurd from the Cronulla U20 Jersey Flegg side.
Luke Jurd has started the season playing for Currumbin in the Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade competition, and in Round One against Southport last weekend, started at half and scored a try and kicked three from three.
Luke Jurd operated primarily on the right side for the Eagles and his try came from a dummy and run from around ten metres out from the Southport line as he dragged two defenders over the line with him.
After two seasons away from the Gold Coast attending Downlands College on the Darling Downs half Kyle Turei is back on the Gold Coast for the upcoming season.
In 2016 he played for Burleigh but for the 2019 season has moved to the Nerang Roosters.
In 2018 Kyle Turei played fly half for the Downlands College First XV school boy rugby side including scoring a double and kicking two conversions against local rivals Toowoomba Grammar School in their annual grudge match.
Kyle Turei is also a distinguished touch player in 2018 being selected in the Queensland U18 touch side and U18 Australian Maori
Titan Ediq Ambrosyev comes into the starting line-up at hooker for Tweed Heads in Round Three of the MM Cup n the local derby against Burleigh
Good to see Titan Will Evans named as Burleigh MM captain for their Round Three match against Tweed Heads this weekend.
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Good to see Titan Taine Tuaupiki named as Burleigh Colts captain for their Round Three match against Tweed Heads this weekend
Good to see Titan Taine Tuaupiki named as Burleigh Colts captain for their Round Three match against Tweed Heads this weekend
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What's happened to Lochlyn Sheldon? Injured?
Luke Jurd has been named on the Tweed Heads bench for Round Three of the Queensland Cup this weekend in the local derby against Burleigh.
If the Tweed Heads Seagulls Queensland Cup side suffer any injuries in the halves this season they have a good replacement in the wings being new recruit Luke Jurd from the Cronulla U20 Jersey Flegg side.
Luke Jurd has started the season playing for Currumbin in the Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade competition, and in Round One against Southport last weekend, started at half and scored a try and kicked three from three.
Luke Jurd operated primarily on the right side for the Eagles and his try came from a dummy and run from around ten metres out from the Southport line as he dragged two defenders over the line with him.
The Mullumbimby Giants NRRRL First Grade side have had a decent player join their ranks being Buster Bushby from Sydney. Whilst he last played rugby league for St Charles in the Sydney Roosters junior rugby league region at the U16 level, 2018 saw Buster Bushby play rugby for Waverley in the Sydney Rugby Division One Colts competition for whom he played eight matches for in 2018, being four at fly half (No. 10), three at half (No. 9) and one on the left wing. He scored a double in Round Five against Balmain.
It looked like Kuyan Roberts-Laurie would be playing the 2019 NRRRL season, which starts this weekend for Byron Bay but instead he will be back at his 2018 club being the Ballina Seagulls.
Whilst he is still U18 eligible Kuyan Roberts-Laurie should see plenty of NRRRL First Grade this coming season.
Kuyan Roberts-Laurie started this season playing in the U18 Laurie Daley Cup competition for the Northern Rivers Titans coming into the side in Round Three against the North Coast Bulldogs, starting from the bench and making an impact when he came on in the second half, playing in the right second row position.
In Round Four against the Central Coast Roosters Kuyan Roberts-Laurie moved into the starting side in the second row and also started in the second row in Round Five against the Greater Northern Tigers.
Against the Greater Northern Tigers Kuyan Roberts-Laurie played in the left second row position and was outstanding over the course of the entire match and was rewarded for his whole hearted effort with a solid try when he crashed over out wide in the second half, slamming the ball down with his left arm under pressure from Greater Northern Tigers defenders.
In his second Queensland Cup match in Round Two against the Ipswich Jets over the weekend, Titans NRL contracted Jesse Arthurs scored a double in his 80 minutes on the field at right centre, making 117 metres (36 post contact), had a line break and had a team leading six tackle breaks whilst playing the ball on average in 3.53 seconds.
Defensively Jesse Arthurs made eleven tackles at a tackling efficiency of 84.62% highlighting the work that he did on his strength and conditioning over the off season with the Titans. As a result Jesse Arthurs was named in the centre in the Queensland Cup Week Two Team of the week.
Jesse Arthurs first try was as a result of him collecting a dropped ball by the Ipswich fullback and for his second he ran a good line to score out wide near the right corner.
After his performances in the opening two rounds of the 2019 Queensland Cup for Burleigh Jesse Arthurs was deservedly rewarded by being named on the Titans extended bench for Round Two in the NRL against the Cronulla Sharks.
Jai Whitbread came off the bench for Burleigh for the second week in a row in Round Two of the Queensland Cup last weekend against the Ipswich Jets and had a big game including scoring a first half try.
Jai Whitbread showed some good speed off the mark to take the ball around twelve metres out from the line and showed good speed off the mark to split the Jets defence to score under the posts.
In his forty six minutes on the field, Jai Whitbread ran for 111 metres (29 post contact, had a team leading two line breaks, broke four tackle, played the ball at an average of 3.1 seconds all whilst making eleven tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.
After his performances in the opening two rounds of the 2019 Queensland Cup for Burleigh Jai Whitbread was deservedly rewarded by being named on the Titans extended bench for Round Two in the NRL against the Cronulla Sharks.
Titan Ioane Seuili started in Round two of the Queensland Cup last weekend against the Townsville Blackhawks playing all 80 minutes once again on the right wing. In those 80 minutes, he ran for 110 metres, 25 post contact, had two tackle breaks and played the ball at an average of 4.05 seconds.
In the Round Two match Ioane Seuili made two long runs, both coming in the first half. On the first occasion he took a long high kick in wet conditions, split the defence and ran thirty metres down the left touchline before being dragged down.
On the second occasion Ioane Seuili stayed outside of his man and after taking a cut out pass from Tweed five eight Lindon McGrady burst thirty metres down the left touch line once again before being caught by the cover defence. Highlighting his maturity was that Ioane Seuili came in field prior to being tackled to ensure that even in the wet conditions he would not be taken into touch.
Ioane Seuili also produced a heads up play in the second half. Instead of trying to pick up a dropped ball in the wet conditions on the fly, Ioane Seuili instead stopped to ensure that he took possession of the ball rather than give Townsville field position if he made an error at a critical juncture in the match.
Titans NRL contracted Tremain Spry had a huge match in Round Two of the Queensland Cup last weekend against Townsville scoring a double, and just missing a third. His first try resulted when he took possession after Townsville fullback Zac Santo spilt a grubber under pressure from Keegan Hipgrave for Tremain Spry to dive over under the posts.
Tremain Spry’s second try resulted when he ran into a gap five metres out in the second half and was presented with a good ball by Tweed Heads five eight Lindon McGrady. Late in the match Tremain Spry could have had his third when he took an intercept whilst defending on his own line but was dragged down five metres out after a ninety three metres run.
Playing right centre Tremain Spry ran for a team leading 177 metres, twenty six post contact, and fifteen from dummy half, had a line break, broke three tackles, played the ball at an average of 4.04 seconds, had an offload and made six tackles.
As a result Tremain Spry was named on the wing in the Queensland Cup Week Two Team of the week.
Congratulations to the Northern Rivers Titans U16 side for finishing the five regular season rounds of the Andrew Johns Cup undefeated.
The side which contains 10 Titans contracted or linked players play their semi-final this Saturday in Forster against the Penrith Panthers.
Vinncent Takatake came into the Tweed Heads Seagulls U20 Hastings Deering’s Colts side for their Round Two match against the Townsville Blackhawks last weekend starting from the bench and has maintained his place on the interchange bench for Round Three in the local derby against the Burleigh Bears this coming weekend.
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 in 2018 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 2018 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 2018.
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.
A fascinating player to keep an eye this season initially in the local competition and potentially for Tweed Heads in the Queensland Cup is New Zealand rugby convert Elijah Nicholas.
After a solid pre-season with the Tweed Heads Seagulls Queensland Cup side the 24 year old played Round One of the Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade competition last weekend for Ormeau starting in the centres in a solid on debut which included scoring Ormeau’s sole try.
In New Zealand Elijah Nicholas played primarily at fullback or inside centre starting his senior rugby career with the Bay of Plenty in the ITM Cup (NZ’s version of the Queensland Cup) as a contracted 18 year old.
In 2018, in addition to playing for Rangiuru in the Bay of Plenty Rugby competition, Elijah Nicholas represented Bay of Plenty in the Mitre Ten Cup (Queensland Cup type competition) and also in sevens rugby.
The 186cm, 102kg centre was part of the Waikato Chiefs Development squad in 2017 highlighting his immense potential.
Gold Coast Rugby League players James Pere and Dion Samuela have been named in the TSS First XV squad to play a trial tomorrow against Toowoomba Grammar School as a curtain raiser to a classic wallaby match in Moree tomorrow.
In 2018 both were selected in the Burleigh 2019 MM Cup squad but neither has featured to date.
Two new players to the TSS First XV side are Fijian fullback Isaiah Tolotu and former Hastings Boys High (NZ) student Ngiyaani Waters.
Burleigh MM went down to Tweed MM 14-12 in a thriller with Titan Caleb Hodges scoring for Tweed in the last two minutes with plenty of Titans contracted/linked players scoring.
For Burleigh Titans Brodyn Gudgeon (2) and Trey Peni scored and for Tweed Ben Liyou and Noah Gafa on the scoreboard in addition to Hodges in relation to Titans players.
Both Gold Coast Vikings U16 sides won at Redcliffe yesterday, both have won 2 and lost one game
Former Burleigh MM Cup player and TSS First XV star Reno Gerrard started his Queensland Rugby Colts career in fine form in Round One yesterday playing NO. 8 for South Colts, scoring in the 30th and 46th minutes as South went down 24-17 to Sunnybank.
Two former Titans Junior Development players were part of the Bond University Colts I Round One side yesterday against Brothers.
Ronan Kapi (outside centre) and Rhian Stowers (Right wing) were part of the side that went down 12-5.
Former GC rugby league junior Logan Watene (left wing) was also in the Bond Uni side.
Intriguing to see 19 year old Kel Sheather named in the centres for Ballina in Round One of the NRRRL First Grade competition this afternoon.
He is usually a half or five eight but this afternoon will play outside Jamie Lyon in what will be great experience for Sheather against a Kyogle side that contains Shannon Walker.
TSS won the match 48-0. From reports Dion Samuela was his usual elusive self.
Gold Coast Rugby League players James Pere and Dion Samuela have been named in the TSS First XV squad to play a trial tomorrow against Toowoomba Grammar School as a curtain raiser to a classic wallaby match in Moree tomorrow.
In 2018 both were selected in the Burleigh 2019 MM Cup squad but neither has featured to date.
Two new players to the TSS First XV side are Fijian fullback Isaiah Tolotu and former Hastings Boys High (NZ) student Ngiyaani Waters.
Burleigh Colts too good for Tweed Heads winning 32-12.
Titans try scorers for Burleigh were Jaxson Paulo, Taine Tuaupiki, Allan Lockwood, Kai O'Donnell and Jayden Campbell. Jayden campbell kicked four from six.
For Burleigh, in his first Colts start Vincent Takataka scored for the Seagulls.
Jesse Arthurs with a try in the right corner for Burleigh against Tweed Heads. HE now has four tries in two and bit Queensland Cup matches this season.
Great tackle by Ioane Seuili on a flying Troy Leo, if he does not make the tackle Leo runs 70 metres to score.
In his debut NRRRL U18 match this afternoon in Round One Joshua Bridges scored a double but unfortunately his Lower Clarence side went down 14-8 to Byron Bay.
Even though he is U16 eligible this season Kolbi Wood was part of the Byron Bay Round One U18 NRRRL side that defeated Lower Clarence 14-8 and celebrated by scoring one of three of Byron Bay's tries.
After representing the U18 Northern Rivers Titans Cooper Many started his club season off this afternoon in Round One of the U18 NRRRL competition for Lower Clarence but unfortunately they went down 14-8 to Byron Bay.
In his first match with his new club Byron Bay's Malachi Roberts scored and was on the winning ide as the Devils defeated Lower Clarence 14-8. HE then backed up to play in the reserve grade which the Devils lost 22-18.
Ethan Coldwell-Jackey had a big day for his new club the Byron Bay Devils, scoring in both the U18 and Reserve Grade fixtures in ROund One yesterday against Lower Clarence.
After playing in all five of the Northern Rivers Tians U18 matches this season, Titans contracted Ethan Foster started off his club season for Lower Clarence in the NRRRL U18 competition but unfortunately the Magpies went down 14-8 to Byron Bay.
Kel Sheather scored one of Ballina's tries as they defeated Kyogle 40-18.
Intriguing to see 19 year old Kel Sheather named in the centres for Ballina in Round One of the NRRRL First Grade competition this afternoon.
He is usually a half or five eight but this afternoon will play outside Jamie Lyon in what will be great experience for Sheather against a Kyogle side that contains Shannon Walker.
After a solid start to the 2019 season with the U18 Northern Rivers Titans side Lachlan Hallard started in the centres for Cudgen in Round One of the NRRRL U18 competition and scoring as his Cudgen side went down 28-16 to Lismore Marist Brothers.
He then came off the bench in the reserve grade clash
Great to see two young men make their NRRRL First Grade debuts in Round One for Murwillumbah being Liam Cusack and Ethan Kane.
After an outstanding try scoring 2018 season Mudgeeraba front rower was at it again in Round One of the GCRL U20 competition scoring against Currumbin
2019 Burleigh Colts squad member Braden Amundsen usually plays in the centres but started in he second row for Helensvale in the GCRL U20 Round One win over Southport scoring a try in the process.
2019 Burleigh Colts Northern New South Wales recruit Oshae Hannaway had a big Round One for the Bears in the GCRL U20 competition scoring a hat trick from fullback as Burleigh defeated Runaway Bay 70-4 on the weekend.
Tough Southport U20 front rower Kain Gerrard started Round One of the GCRL U20 competition in the front row for Southport and scored one of five of Southports tries as they went down 28-24.
He then backed up to play in the Doug Lipp Cup fixture later in the day.
Well done to Zane Prophet who made his GCRL First Grade debut in Round One last weekend when he came off the bench for Ormeau in their 42-24 loss ro Currumbin.
Well done to the StMarys year 9 boys today beating Ipswich for a spot in the Hancock cup
Great to see Noah Croudace named on an extended bench for Burleigh in the MM Cup. If he gets a chance the young outside back will not let anyone down.
That is very good win mate, very good
Well done to the StMarys year 9 boys today beating Ipswich for a spot in the Hancock cup
Fascinating to see former Titan and Queensland U16 player Max Dowd make his QRU first grade debut for Bond University on the left eing.
Great to see former Titans Development Squad member Oliver Singh start at half for the Tweed Coast Raiders in their big Round One NRRRRL First Grade win against Northern United last weekend.
We have an answer to one of our NRL issues in our development system in Darius Farmer the sooner he is elevated to an NRL contract the better off the Titans and the supporters will be.
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