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South Grafton’s Jamal Laurie has been named at fullback for the Group One U15 Taipans representative side for this weekend’s New South Wales Country Age Championships that are being held in Wagga Wagga.
In 2019 Jamal Laurie was selected in the Australian Secondary Schools U15 Invitational side for the ASSRL U15 Championships starting on the wing including on Day One in a 36 – 6 win over the Northern Territory.
Jamal Laurie started the 2019 season up an age group being the Group One U16.5 competition for South Grafton and was part of their Round One side that defeated a Ballina side containing Titans contracted Rowan Mansfield 26 – 4.
Jamal Laurie was also part of the U16.5 South Grafton Rebels side that played Casino RSM in Round Three as a curtain raiser to the Titans NRL match at Canterbury. Hopefully not the last time that Jamal Laurie plays on the ground.
Jamal Laurie scored his first points of the Group One U16.5 season when he kicked two conversions in Round Eleven against Kyogle.
Jamal Laurie’s 2019 season came to an end when South Grafton went down 21 – 14 to Ballina in the Group One U16.5 Preliminary Final.
In 2019 Jamal Laurie also represented the mid-North Coast U15 rugby league side.
Sunny86
18-09-19, 05:53 PM
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Ballina Seagulls Tristan Kelly will line up in the second row for the Group One U15 representative side this weekend in the NSW Country U15 Age Championships.
For Ballina in the 2019 Group One U15 competition he played in ten matches scoring three tries which all came in consecutive matches towards the end of the season with those matches being against Casino RSM, Kyogle and Lismore Marist Brothers.
Tristan Kelly also played in two Group One U16.5 matches this season, making his debut in early May against South Grafton and also playing against Casino RSM in July.
Bilambil Jets youngster Tyreece Bowman was part of the Titans U14 squad that played a Western Mustangs selection in February at Mudgeeraba and also is part of the Group 18 U14 representative side being named at fullback for the 2019 New South Wales Country Age Championships that are being held this weekend.
This season Tyreece Bowman played for Bilambil in the Group 18 U14 competition.
Burleigh centre Caleb Buxton fresh off starting at centre and scoring in Burleigh’s U18 Division Two Grand Final victory over Robina has been named in the 2020 Burleigh Mm Cup squad.
In the U18 Division Two competition this season Caleb Buxton scored eight tries from just thirteen matches including finals.
In addition to his Grand Final try Caleb Buxton scored a double against Beaudesert and also scored in matches against Runaway Bay, Tugun, Southport, Robina (in the regular season) and Beaudesert.
Kyogle Turkey’s Tana Heron will line up in the second row for the Group One U15 representative side this weekend in the NSW Country U15 Age Championships.
For Kyogle in the Group One U15 competition this season Tana Heron finished with twenty four points from eleven matches. His twenty points came from four tries and the same number of goals.
He scored in three separate matches against Ballina and also scored against Lismore Marist Brothers.
Latest Titans Junior Development Wrap. Well done Titans
https://www.titans.com.au/news/2019/09/19/teds-junior-rep-wrap/
2020 Burleigh MM Cup squad member Luke Khan started at lock and was one of the try scorers for the Burleigh U18 Division Two Grand Final winning side.
In total in 2019 Luke Khan played in nine U18 Division two matches scoring three additional tries to the one in the Grand Final with those being a double against Beaudesert with the other being against Runaway Bay.
Tweed Heads Seagulls Zac Windle was part of the Titans U14 squad that played a Western Mustangs selection in February at Mudgeeraba and is part of the Group 18 U14 representative side being named in the front row for the 2019 New South Wales Country Age Championships this weekend in Port Macquarie.
Zac Windle played the 2019 season with the Tweed Heads Seagulls U14 side that played in the Group 18 junior rugby league competition.
Ballina’s Reece Noble has been named on the interchange bench for the Group One U15 Taipans for the New South Wales Country Age Championships that are to be held in Port Macquarie this weekend.
The young second rower played the 2019 season once again with Ballina in the Group One U15 competition, playing in twelve matches for the Seagulls including starting in the second row in the Grand Final but unfortunately Ballina went down 14 – 10 to Clarence Coast.
From his twelve matches Reece Noble scored two tries and kicked one goal which came against Lismore Marist Brothers when he converted his own try. His other try came six weeks later against Casino RSM.
South Tweed’s Bo Peisley was part of the he Titans U14 squad that played a Western Mustangs selection in February at Mudgeeraba and also is part of the Group 18 U14 representative side being named at half back for the 2019 New South Wales Country Age Championships commencing this Saturday.
Bo Peisley played the 2019 season with the South Tweed U14 side that played in the Group 18 junior rugby league competition.
Powerful young front rower Nicholas Torrens will start for the Group One U15 representative side this weekend in the NSW Country Age Championships.
In the Group One U15 competition this season for Clarence Coast he started all thirteen matches that he played in the front row scoring eight tries and kicking the same amount of goals to finish the season with 48 points.
His eight tries came as a result of four doubles which he scored against Casino RSM in three separate matches (they must have been sick of the sight of him) and Ballina.
From a goal kicking perspective, Nicholas Torrens (who I believe is the younger brother of Titans contract Solomon Torrens) kicked three goals in a match against Lismore Maris Brothers late in the season and kicked two his previous match against Casino RSM, a match that was one of the ones when he scored a double.
Ballina’s Zac Toole has been named on the interchange bench for the Group One U15 Taipans for the New South Wales Country Age Championships that were held in Port Macquarie this weekend.
Zac Toole played the 2019 season once again with Ballina in the Group One U15 competition, playing in twelve matches for the Seagulls including starting in the second row in their Grand Final loss to the Clarence Coast Magpies.
Zac Toole scored four tries in 2019, with the first coming in Round Four against Clarence Coast, Zac Toole also scored in Round Eight also against Clarence Coast and added a double in Round Thirteen against Lismore Marist Brothers.
On Wednesday night in he Northern New South Wales Daily Examiner Shield (DEX) school boy rugby league finals the Maclean High School U14 and Open boys side both win their Grand Finals against McAuley Catholic College
Clarence Coast front rower Talon Anderson has been named on the bench for the Group One U15 representative side this weekend in the NSW Country U15 Age Championships.
For Clarence Coast in the Group One U15 competition this season he finished with six tries from thirteen matches.
Talon Anderson scored a double against Casino RSM and also scored against Lismore Marist Brothers twice, Kyogle and Casino RSM.
This will be the second year in a row that he has represented Group One after being part of their 2018 U14 representative side, where he started in the front row for the
Burleigh Division Two Grand Final winning five eight Jackson Coote has been named in the Burleigh 2020 MM Cup squad after a 2019 season that saw him play in play in thirteen U18 Division Two matches scoring four tries, His tries came in separate matches against Tugun, Robina, Southport and Beaudesert.
Jackson Coote also played in one U18 Division One match for Burleigh with that coming against Southport in May.
Byron Bay/Lennox Head’s Jedd Windle represented the Group 18 U14 side in 2018 in the New South Wales Country Age Championships and post those Championships was selected as part of the Titans 2018/19 Group 18 U15 Development Squad and was involved in the Titans U15 sides that took on another Titans side as well as the Western Mustangs in February at Mudgeeraba.
Jedd Windle will represent Group 18 at the U15 New South Wales Country Age Championships in Port Macquarie this weekend being named in the front row for the 2019 New South Wales Country Age Championships.
In May 2019 Jedd Windle was named in the NSW Country U15 Gold side for the NSW Rugby Age Championships after representing the Far North Coast Dolphins in the 2019 NSW Country Championships held in Lismore. Jedd Windle also represented the Northern region NSW CCC U15 rugby league side at their trials held in May in Sydney.
Burleigh U18 players, Tyrese Walker (five eight) and Tyler Kent (interchange) are part of the Bears GCRL U20 side that take on Currumbin in tomorrow’s Grand Final.
Outstanding hooking prospect Cole Geyer has been named on the bench for Currumbin as they face Burleigh in the GCRL U20 Grand Final this weekend against Burleigh.
Kyogle Turkey’s Isaak Ross will line up on the wing for the Group One U15 representative side this weekend in the NSW Country U15 Age Championships.
For Kyogle in the Group One U15 competition this season Isaak Ross with a 50% strike rate from his twelve matches.
The Kyogle High School student scored a double against Ballina and also scored in matches against Clarence Coast twice, Lismore Marist Brothers and Ballina.
Isaak Ross also played three Group One U16.5 matches this season with his debut coming in late June against Marist and he also played against Casino RSM and South Grafton.
In the Courier Mail 2019 GPS First XV team of the year fan pole Gold Coast rugby league youngster Syris Schmidt and TSS First XV No. 10 was named iNo.10 of the year.
Burleigh second rower Bede Creedy finished the 2019 season as a U18 Division Two premiership winner and a 50% try scoring strike rate. His play this season has resulted in his selection in the 2020 Burleigh Mm Cup squad.
He scored a hat trick in June against Tugun and also scored against Robina, Runaway Bay and Southport.
Bede Creedy also played four U18 Division One matches this season with his debut coming in late July against Helensvale.
Northern New South Wales youngster Mason Moloney was part of the Titans U14 squad that played a Western Mustangs selection in February at Mudgeeraba and is also part of the Group 18 U14 representative side being named at five eight for the 2019 New South Wales Country Age Championships that is being held this weekend in Port macquarie.
Mason Maloney played the 2019 season in the Group 18 U14 competition with the Bilambil Jets.
One of the key players for the Group One U14 representative side that will play in the NSW Country Age Championships that start tomorrow in Port Macquarie is outstanding fullback Lachlan Offley.
This season for the outstanding Ballina side that went through the 2019 season undefeated Lachlan Offley scored a staggering 122 points from just ten matches to average 12.2 points per game.
Lachlan Offley scored twenty seven tries scoring in every match to finish with a ridiculous strike rate of 270% to end the season as the competitions leading try scorer (five ahead of Kye Cooper) and second leading points scorer.
He scored an incredible five tries in a midseason match against Kyogle and scored six doubles, including doubles in each of the first three rounds of the competition which were against South Grafton, Casino RSM and Clarence Coast. His other hat tricks came against Clarence Coast and Lismore Marist Brothers.
Lachlan Offley added a doubles against South Grafton late and also scored against Grafton on two occasions. With the boot Lachlan Offley primarily converted his own tries including kicking two conversions in Round Two against Casino RSM (one of his hat trick matches)
Lachlan Offley also played in five Group One U15 matches this season and was not overawed by playing up an age group as in those five matches he finished with a strike rate of 140%.
Lachlan Offley scored in his Group One U15 debut against Clarence Coast in May and then scored doubles in his final three U15 matches of the season which were against Lismore Marist Brothers, Kyogle and Clarence Coast.
Jake Lenard has been named on the interchange bench for the Group One U15 Taipans representative side for the New South Wales Country Age Championships that start tomorrow in Port Macquarie.
The young second rower 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 in February this year.
Jake Lenard missed a number of rounds of the Group One U15 competition due to injury but bounced back in Round Twelve scoring a hat trick against Casino RSM.
In Week One of the Group One U15 Finals series, Jake Lenard had a big hand in Clarence Coast’s 42 – 10 win over Lismore Marist Brothers contributing a double to the win and also started in the Grand Final as Clarence Coast defeated Ballina 14 - 10.
The Titans linked second rower Patrick Gray was part of the Titans U15 development squad and was involved in their matches against each other and a Western Mustangs U15 side at Mudgeeraba in February 2019.
The Mount St Patrick College Murwillumbah student was selected in the New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges (CCC) Lismore Diocese U15 side for their for the NSW CCC selection trials that were held in Sydney in May 2019. The end result was that Patrick Gray was selected in the New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges U15 Country side.
Patrick Gray will represent Group 18 in the U15 age group at the 2019 New South Wales Country Age Championships this weekend at Port Macquarie where he will start in the second row.
Lismore Marist Brothers outside back Damon Coldwell has been named on the interchange bench for the Group One U15 Taipans for the New South Wales Country Age Championships that are being held in Port Macquarie starting tomorrow.
Damon Coldwell was a solid contributor to the Titans U15 side that played a fellow Titans side and Western Mustangs side at Mudgeeraba in February 2019.
2019 also saw Damon Coldwell name in the Australian Secondary School U15 side for the ASSRL U15 Championships, starting Day One from the bench coming on to score a second half double as the Invitational side defeated Northern Territory 36 – 6.
Both tries came with Damon Coldwell playing right centre, his first when he got outstanding his direct opponent near the line and he was able to stretch out his right arm to score in the right corner.
In relation to his second try of the match, Damon Coldwell ran a great straight line to split the defence from around twelve metres out and easily round the Northern Territory fullback to score midway between the uprights and the right corner post.
Damon Coldwell’s 2019 Group One U15 rugby league campaign got off to an impressive start in Round One when he scored a double for Lismore Marist Brothers as they defeated Clarence Coast 20-14.
In total for Lismore Marist Brothers in the 2019 Group One U15 competition Damon Coldwell played in seven matches scoring nine tries for a season total point’s tally of 36 and a strike rate of 129%.
In addition to his Round One double, Damn Coldwell also scored doubles against Casino RSM on two separate occasions and also scored in matches against Kyogle and Ballina in the regular season.
Damon Coldwell also scored in Week One of the Finals series as Lismore Marist Brothers went down 42 – 10 to Clarence Coast.
Damon Coldwell also played four regular season matches in the Group One U16.5 competition, scoring his first try in that competition in Round Eleven against Clarence Coast.
Damon Coldwell added a further U16.5 try in Week One of the Finals in a 32 – 0 Lismore Marist Brothers victory over South Grafton but unfortunately was on the losing side as Marist Blue went down 12 – 4 to Ballina in the Grand Final.
Cudgen Hornets half Harvey Moase represented the Group 18 U14 side in 2018 in the New South Wales Country Age Championships and post those Championships was selected as part of the Titans 2018/19 Group 18 U15 Development Squad.
In February of this year Harvey Moase started at half back for one of the Titans two U15 sides in their round robin matches against each other and the Western Mustangs with the youngster leading his Titans side around well in very hot conditions.
In September 2019 Harvey Moase was named the Group 18 U15 Player of the year after an outstanding season with the Cudgen Hornets U15 side.
This weekend Harvey Moase will represented Group 18 at the New South Wales Country Age Championships in Port Macquarie where he will start at half for the Group 18 U15 side.
Titans linked Ziah Piggott was part of the one of the players that represented one of the Titans U15 squads that played each other and a Western Mustangs selection at Mudgeeraba in February.
Ziah Piggot played the 2019 season with Kyogle in the Group One competition, playing in both his regular U15 age group and also playing a number of matches “up” in the U16.5 competition.
In the 2019 Group One U15 competition Ziah Piggott played nine regular season matches for Kyogle scoring fourteen tries (156% strike rate) including a big match in Round Four when he scored four tries against Lismore Marist Brothers in a 36 – 14 win for the Turkeys. In fact Ziah Piggott finished five tries clear on the Group One U15 top try scorers list.
Ziah Piggott also had a big Round Six match scoring four tries for Kyogle as Kyogle defeated Clarence Coast 38 - 12.
Ziah Piggott’s other Group One regular season U15 tries included a double against Casino RSM and he also scored against came against Ballina, Lismore Marist Brothers, Casino RSM and Clarence Coast.
Ziah Piggott added a further U15 try in Week One of the Group One finals series but unfortunately Kyogle fell 26 – 10 to Ballina.
Ziah Piggott’s 2019 season came to an end when Kyogle went down 18 – 12 to Clarence Coast in the Group One U15 Preliminary Final.
In the Group One U16.5 Ziah Piggott played in nine matches, his debut being against Clarence Coast in Round Two scoring on debut. In addition to his Round Two try, Ziah Piggott also scored against Lismore Marist Brothers Blue in Round Four and he also scored a double against Marist Blue in Round Twelve.
In relation to all of his Group One U16.5 matches, Ziah Piggott played in the fixture after playing in the U15 match earlier in the day.
Ziah Piggott has been named in the centres for the Group One U15 Taipans for the New South Wales Country Age Championships that are being held in Port Macquarie starting tomorrow morning.
Ballina’s Kye Cooper has been named at five eight for the Group One U14 Taipans for the New South Wales Country Age Championships to be held in Port Macquarie starting tomorrow.
The exciting young Lismore Marist Brothers fullback is an outstanding addition to the Titans TEDS Program and is another outstanding junior from Northern New South Wales making his mark with the Titans.
Kye Cooper started the 2019 Group One U14 competition off in outstanding form scoring two tries and kicking two goals for Ballina in their 34 – 6 win in Round One against the South Grafton Rebels.
Kye Cooper was on fire once again in Round Two scoring five tries and kicking two conversions as Ballina defeated Casino RSM 54 – 4.
Kye Cooper continued his try scoring feats in Round Three scoring a double as Ballina defeated Clarence Coast 44 – 8.
In Round Five against Lismore Marist Brothers Kye Cooper finished with an individual points tally of twelve from two tries and two goals in a big win against Lismore Marist Brothers.
Round Seven saw Kye Cooper continue to add points to his season tally when he kicked two conversions in a 38 – 0 win over Kyogle.
In Round Ten against Casino RSM continued his outstanding season by scoring a hat trick and kicking two goals.
Round Twelve against Grafton saw Kye Cooper add two tries and three goals to his already impressive 2019 points tally.
Kye Cooper added a hat trick and four goals in finish the Round Thirteen match against Lismore Marist Brothers with an individual point’s tally of twenty.
In total in the Group One U14 regular season Kye Cooper scored 112 points from nine regular season matches, from nineteen tries and eighteen goals.
In Round One of the Finals series, Kye Cooper scored a try and kicked five goals as Ballina defeated South Grafton 34 – 6 and was also a member of the Ballina side that won the Grand Final.
Post the Grand Final Kye Cooper’s Group One U14 Ballina side was named team of the Group One Junior Rugby League competition for their unbeaten season. On an individual level Kye Cooper was named Group One U14 Player of the Season.
Kye Cooper made his Group One U15 debut in Round Thirteen against Lismore Marist (he had scored twenty points in the preceding U14 match)kicking a late conversion in a 32 – 18 Ballina win.
The St Johns College Woodlawn student was selected in the New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges (CCC) Lismore Diocese U15 side for their for the NSW CCC selection trials that were held in Sydney commencing 25 May, very impressive for a 14 year old.
The result was that Kye Cooper was selected in the New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges U15 Country side.
Great to see a number of talented Titans youngsters named in the Burleigh GCRL First Grade Grand Final side that face Southport this weekend.
Darius Farmer will start in the second row, Tyler Szepanowski in the front row, Reece Tapine in the wing and Luke Maiden is scheduled to start on the bench.
Group One U14 drew 14 all with Maitland this morning in the NSW Country Age Championships but were awarded the win as they scored first.
The Titans jerseys look great too
The Group One U15 side went down 24-0 against Maitland this morning in Port Macquarie.
Group 18 U14's went down this morning 46-0 to Central Coast.
Group 18 U15's won their match this afternoon against Central Coast 20-18.
Currumbin have defeated Burleigh to win the GCRL U20 Grand Final this afternoon.
Group One U15's defeated Group 19 40-10 this afternoon to progress to tomorrow.
Darius Farmer scores for Burleigh in the GCRL First Grade Grand Final which is underway at the moment.
Darius Farmer with a Grand Final double
Sunny86
21-09-19, 08:35 PM
Was a good game
Group 18 U5's drew 18 all this morning with Newcastle but as Newcastle scored first they progress.
Five eight Kai Smallwood scored a try and kicked three from three for Group 18.
Group One U15's went down this morning 38-12 to Central Coast.
Titans Damon Coldwell and Ziah Piggott were the Group One try scorers.
Group one U14's progress to the Northern Cup Final after their 18 all draw with Group 21 this afternoon.
Titan Reshawn Anderson with a try and a goal for Group One.
Burleigh Colts went down 23-16 this afternoon against Sunshine Coast.
Titans Taine Tuaupiki and Jayden Campbell scored for the Bears.
Burleigh U18 Division Two front rower Izack Smith has been selected in the 2020 Burleigh MM Cup squad after a 2019 season that saw him play in four U18 Division Two matches with him kicking a conversion against Robina and one match against Runaway Bay in the U18 Division One competition.
Helensvale lock Jay Blazek has deservedly been selected in the 2020 Burleigh MM Cup squad after playing this season in the U16 Division One competition. In that competition he scored three tries in twelve games including a finals double against Burleigh and he also scored in Round Fourteen against Runaway Bay.
Front rower Jotham Russell has been selected in the 2020 Burleigh MM Cup squad after playing this season in the U16 Division One competition for the Currumbin Eagles.
Jotham Russell finished this season with a 50% strike rate with his tries coming against Burleigh, Mudgeeraba, Southport and Coomera.
Outside back Kalani Skipps who played for the TSS 2nd XV in the GPS school boy rugby competition this season has been named in the 2020 Burleigh MM Cup squad.
Good to see Connor Te Kani named in the 2020 Burleigh MM Cup squad. This season Connor Te Kani played No. 10 for Brisbane Grammar School in the GPS First XV competition, kicking a number of conversions.
In addition to his First XV duties for Brisbane Grammar School Connor Te Kani played for Coomera in the GCRL U16 Division One competition including starting at five eight and kicking four from four in Coomera’s gut wrenching 22-20 golden point loss to Ormeau.
Including the finals series, Connor Te Kani played in thirteen matches for Ormeau scoring 73 points to finish third on the competitions points scoring list.
His 73 points included a field goal against Ormeau in Round Two and tries against Ormeau in Round Twoas well , Helensvale and Burleigh in Week two of the finals.
With the boot he kicked six in Week Two of the finals against Burleigh (he also scored in their 48 – 0 win) and also kicked five mid-season against Helensvale, scoring also in that match.
Titans linked Xavier Atoa was part of the Stretton State College Year 7/8 touch side that became National Champions with a 10 to 4 over Mercy College earlier this week.
Last Friday night Juwan Compain was awarded the 2019 Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup Coaches Award.
Titan Ben Thomas was named Tweed Heads Colts Players Player of 2019.
Toby Sexton is currently in camp with the Australian School Boys side preparing for their match on Sunday against NZ U19’s.
Bayside Titan
25-09-19, 01:54 PM
Toby Sexton is currently in camp with the Australian School Boys side preparing for their match on Sunday against NZ U19’s.
Yeah watched the article I think on the QRL site ??? What is Walsh the Hooker like that we missed to the Broncos?? Do we have as good as him in the next year or two ??
Reece Walsh is talented and has stood out at fullback this season but our TEDS program is in great shape and really shapes as our saviour under Jamie McCormack.
Yeah watched the article I think on the QRL site ??? What is Walsh the Hooker like that we missed to the Broncos?? Do we have as good as him in the next year or two ??
Southport Tigers second rower Ao Terangi Manihera has had a busy couple of weeks, including starting from the bench and scoring for Southport in their GCRL U18 Division One Grand Final loss to Burleigh and his subsequent selection in the 2020 Burleigh MM Cup squad.
In addition to his Grand Final try he also scored mid-season against Mudgeeraba to finish with two tries from his thirteen U18 Division One matches.
For me one of the best players on the field in the GCRL U18 Division One Grand Final was Burleigh hooker Lachlan Adamson, he just stood out, it is as simple as that.
Subsequently the former Queensland U16 hooker has been selected in the 2020 Burleigh MM Cup squad after playing in eleven U18 Division One matches with his sole try coming midseason against Grand Final opponents Southport.
Burleigh front rower Loghan Lewis had an interrupted 2019 season playing only two games for Burleigh in the U18 Division One competition, being Round 11 against Runaway Bay when he kicked a conversion and Round 12 when he scored against Helensvale.
Last week however he was selected in the Burleigh 2020 MM Cup squad.
Mudgeeraba’s Sam Capel will be looking to lock in the fullback spot in the Burleigh MM Cup squad next season after a 2019 season that saw him play in nine matches for the Redbacks in the GCRL U16 Division One competition. In those matches he kicked five conversions.
Sam Capel also played in two U18 Division One matches making his debut in late May against Currumbin and also playing against Ormeau three weeks later.
Front rower Taine Nathan had a busy 2019 season with Southport and his 2020 shapes as a busy one as well with his recent selection in the 2020 Burleigh MM Cup squad.
This season Taine Nathan played eleven matches in the GCRL U16 Division One competition scoring his sole try in May against Mudgeeraba.
He also played one U18 Division One match which was against Burleigh in late June and also played four U18 Division Two matches scoring in his debut match against Beaudesert in late May.
Hooker Luke Garner has recently been named in the Burleigh Bears 2020 MM Cup squad. This season Luke Garner played for the Bilambil Jets in the GCRL U18 competitions.
He started the season with the Jets playing two U18 Division Two matches against Ormeau and Burleigh before a competition restructure saw Bilambil promoted to the U18 Division One competition.
For the Jets in the U18 Division One competition Luke Garner played twelve matches scoring two tries and a conversion which came against Currumbin in June. His tries came in May against Helensvale and in June against Runaway Bay.
Former Western Australian and Keebra Park GIO Cup and Langer Cup centre Tamati Clarke was last week selected in the Burleigh 2020 MM Cup squad.
This season in the GCRL U18 Division One competition he played in eight matches including starting in the centres for Southport in the Grand Final against Burleigh scoring against his Grand Final opponents in two regular season matches.
The 2020 Burleigh MM Cup squad is solid across the board including speed on the flanks including Noah Croudace.
In 2019 Noah Croudace was part of the Burleigh Bears MM Cup squad and was named on an extended bench for Round Four against Townsville but unfortunately did not make the final seventeen but made his debut starting on the wing in Round Six as Burleigh defeated the previously unbeaten Wynnum Manly Seagulls to finish the season on a high 23 - 22.
Noah Croudace played the 2019 season with Burleigh in the GCRL U18 Division One competition playing in six regular season matches, scoring five tries. Noah Croudace had outstanding start to his U18 Division One campaign scoring doubles in his opening two matches ironically both matches were against Currumbin. Noah Croudace’s other regular season try was against Bilambil in early August.
In Week Two of the U18 Division One Finals series Noah Croudace started on the wing for Burleigh in their victory 34 – 8 against Southport to progress directly to the Grand Final contributing a try to the dominating victory.
In the 2019 GCRL U18 Division One Grand Final against Southport Noah Croudace started on the right wing and had some good moments in the match which turned into a forward slog with the Bears winning 28 – 12.
2019 also saw Noah Croudace play multiple matches for PBC in both the Langer Cup and GIO Cup competitions including starting on the right wing for PBC in their heart breaking Gold Point GIO Cup Queensland semi-final 23 – 22 loss to Marsden State High School.
In the match Noah Croudace was very effective down the right touchline including making a long break in the first half which almost led to a PBC try.
Toby Sexton will start at five eight for the Australian School Boys side in their match on Sunday morning at Redcliffe against the New Zealand U19 side.
Great article on Titans contracted Brody Smitka.
https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/09/26/brody-smitka-ready-for-fast-and-physical-clash/
Great Toby Sexton article from the Official Site
https://www.titans.com.au/news/2019/09/26/sexton-and-walker-a-potent-halves-duo-for-australian-schoolboys/
Very good Tweed MM Squad named
Very good Tweed MM Squad named
Any surprises?
A few boys named in both Burleigh and Tweed Squads but that will sort itself out mate.
No major surprises though.
Any surprises?
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Good to see Titan Jayden Campbell nominated for the Hastings Deerings Colts Player of the Year award.
Good luck to Currumbin SHS on Sunday as they battle Frenchville SHS from Rockhampton for the NRL Development Cup.
Jordan (Stewart) Lewis has been named in the Tweed Heads Seagulls 2020 MM Cup squad.
The talented Ormeau Shearers player has moved around a bit from a position perspective over the last couple of seasons including representing the Gold Coast Vikings at the U13 level in the back row, in 2017 at half and the last two seasons at five eight.
Jordan Lewis played the 2018 season for Ormeau Shearers in the GCRL U16 Division One competition playing in fifteen matches including starting the Grand Final at five eight and kicking the winning penalty goal in Golden Point as Ormeau defeated Coomera 22 – 20.
In total in his fifteen matches, including finals, Jordan Lewis scored 98 points from five tries and 39 goals. His five tries came in separate matches against Currumbin and Coomera, twice and also against Helensvale.
With the boot this season Jordan Lewis kicked eight goals in Round Three against Southport and five on two occasions being against Currumbin and Burleigh.
In the 2018 Gold Coast Rugby League U15 Division One competition for Ormeau, Jordan Lewis finished as both the competitions leading goal kicker with 40 goals and point’s scorer with 116 points.
Over the course of the 2018 Jordan Lewis scored nine tries including doubles against Mudgeeraba and Runaway Bay and also scored in matches against Helensvale, Southport, Coomera and Runaway Bay twice.
With the boot Jordan Lewis kicked six goals in a match on three occasions being against Mudgeeraba (he also scored two tries to finish the match with twenty points), Southport and Coomera.
Jordan Lewis started at five eight in Week One of the U15 Division One Finals series scoring a try and kicking two goals and Ormeau defeated Runaway Bay 28 – 12.
In Week Two of the Finals Jordan Lewis also started at five eight as Ormeau qualified for the Grand Final with a 44 – 6 victory over Coomera with Jordan Lewis contributing a try and six goals.
In the U15 Division One Grand Final Jordan Lewis, once again started at five eight as Ormeau finished a great season by defeating Runaway Bay 38 – 20 in the decider with Jordan Lewis once again at the forefront contributing a try and five goals.
In 2017 the young man had an outstanding season finishing with 117 points from ten tries, thirty eight goals and a field goal in the GCJRL U14 Division One competition including starting at half back, scoring a try, kicking three conversions and a field goal in the U14 Division One Grand Final against victory over Burleigh.
From a try scoring perspective, Jordan Lewis scored four tries in a match in early June kicking five goals in that match to finish with 26 points as well and in May against Runaway Bay in May he scored a hat trick and kicked seven goals for 26 points as well. Jordan Lewis also kicked seven conversions in a victory over Nerang in Round One of the competition and five goals against Runaway Bay in the Preliminary Final.
In 2017 Jordan Lewis represented the U14 Gold Coast Vikings side where he was selected at hooker and from there he was selected in the South East Queensland U14 White side for the Queensland Age Championships which were held in Toowoomba in July 2017.
In 2016 Jordan Lewis primarily came off the interchange bench for the U13 Vikings side including scoring on Day Two in a 58 – 6 victory over the Ipswich Diggers a match in which Titans linked front rower Brody Smitka was outstanding. After those Championships which were held at Carina Jordan Lewis was selected to represent South East Queensland Green at the Queensland Age Championships.
Matthew Wilton-Waldron was yesterday named in the 2020 Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup squad.
He is a local front rower/second rower who attends Coombabah State High School as part of their Rugby League Excellence program and was also part of the Titans U15 side that played a Balmain U15 side at Cudgen late in 2017.
Matthew Wilton-Waldron was also involved in the Titans U13 development squad at the end of the 2015 as an invited player in a match against a Toowoomba U14 selection.
Matthew Wilton-Waldron this season played for Helensvale in the GCRL U18 Division One competition playing in twelve regular season matches scoring his sole try of the season against Ormeau in June.
Matthew Wilton-Waldron also started both of Helensvale’s finals matches in the second row including their Week Two Finals loss 34 – 26 to eventual premiers Ormeau.
In 2018 Matthew Wilton-Waldron was part of the Gold Coast Vikings Yellow U16 side that competed in the South East Queensland U16 Challenge.
From that competition Matthew Wilton-Waldron was selected in the South East Queensland White U16 side for the Queensland Age Championships starting primarily from the bench for his side including in the Championship final which SEQ White lost 30 – 18 to South East Queensland Green.
In the 2018 GCRL U16 Division One competition, Matthew Wilton-Waldron lined up for Helensvale in 2018 playing in nine matches including the finals series. Matthew Wilton-Waldron started in the second row in Week One of the finals as Helensvale defeated Southport 44 – 4 and also started in the second row in Week Two as Helensvale were knocked out as a result of a tough 24 – 18 loss to Burleigh.
Matthew Wilton-Waldron played the 2017 season for Helensvale in the GCJRL competition in the U15 Division One competition. Matthew Wilton-Waldron played in sixteen matches for the Hornets including starting in the second row in their 34 – 10 Grand Final loss to Nerang.
Over the course of his sixteen matches in 2017 Matthew Wilton-Waldron scored three tries including an early season double against Currumbin and he also scored in Helensvale’s finals victory over Burleigh.
In 2017 Matthew Wilton-Waldron has also played one match up at the U16 Division One Level for Helensvale.
In 2016 Matthew Wilton-Waldron was part of the U14 Gold Coast Vikings side that went through the 2016 Hill Stumer Championships undefeated and from there was selected in the U14 South East Queensland Training squad.
Currumbin Eagles centre/lock etc and PBC hooker Ethan Lowe has been named in the Tweed Heads Seagulls 2020 MM Cup squad after a busy 2019 season for both Currumbin and PBC in bot hteh Langer Cup and GIO Cup competitions.
For Currumbin Ethan Lowe played matches in both the U18 Division One and Division Two competitions. In the U18 Division Two competition he played in nine matches scoring a late season double against Robina and also scoring against Southport early in the season. He also played in eight U18 Division One matches scoring late in the season against Helensvale.
Marymount College student Zane Jeffries has been named in the Tweed Heads Seagulls 2020 MM Cup squad after playing a big role in the Mako’s 2019 school boy rugby league success.
In relation to club rugby league in 2019 the front rower played ten matches for Mudgeeraba in the GCRL U18 Division One competition scoring in the opening two rounds against Runaway Bay and Bilambil.
Exciting Gold Coast talent Kruze Rimene has been named in the Tweed Heads Seagulls 2020 MM Cup squad. The fullback prospect played six matches for Runaway Bay in this season’s U16 Division One competition scoring in the first two rounds against Mudgeeraba and Southport.
Kruze Rimene is currently on a rugby scholarship with Brisbane Grammar School and started at fullback for their First XV GPS rugby side scoring one try in the eight rounds.
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Mudgeeraba second rower Sammy Sowery played twelve matches for the Redbacks in the GCRL U18 Division One competition this season scoring his sole try in late July against Coomera.
Recently he trialled and was successful in gaining a place in the Tweed Heads Seagulls 2020 MM Cup squad.
Southport’s Yorel Alapaki has been named in the Tweed Heads Seagulls 2020 MM Cup squad.
The young hooker, lock or second rower moved over from Auckland at the start of 2019 to play with the Southport Tigers in the Gold Coast Rugby League U18 Division One competition, starting Round One at hooker.
Yorel Alapaki then moved to lock for Round Two against Currumbin. Yorel Alapaki scored his first try on the Gold Coast in Round Three against Runaway Bay as Southport prevailed 26 – 14 and kicked his first goal in Round Five.
Yorel Alapaki was back in Auckland playing for Marist Saints against Manurewa Allstars in mid-June.
I had thought that Yorel Alapaki was back in New Zealand for good but he was back starting at hooker for Southport in Round twelve against Tugun and also started at hooker in Round Thirteen against Mudgeeraba.
In total for Southport in the GCRL U18 Division One regular season competition Yorel Alapaki played in eight matches alternating between lock and hooker (as well as a match or two off the bench), scoring six points as noted above.
Yorel Alapaki also started at lock for Southport in their 28 – 20 U18 Division One Preliminary Final win over Ormeau to progress to the Grand Final against Burleigh and also started at lock in Southport’s 28 -12 Grand Final loss to Burleigh. When the match got ‘physical’ in the second half Yorel Alapaki was certainly in the thick of the action, charging around and making his presence felt both in attack and defence.
In 2018 Yorel Alapaki played in the Auckland Junior Rugby League U16 competition for Marist Saints. 2018 also saw Yorel Alapaki, who is also an accomplished softball player, represent Howick College in the 2018 New Zealand National Secondary Schools Development Tournament.
In that competition, Yorel Alapaki played in five matches with those matches being against Sir Edmund Hillary College, Onehunga High School twice, Naenae College and Whangaparaoe College. Yorel Alapaki started all five matches at lock for Howick College and scored in both finals matches being against Onehunga High School and Whangaparaoe College.
Yorel Alapaki’s try against Onehunga High School was a case where he just wanted to score more than the defence wanted to stop him. The Howick College centre on the right, Francis Morrison, cut back inside and ran across field, Yorel Alapaki ran straight at a hole in the defensive line and upon receiving the pass barged his way over adjacent to the right upright dragging a couple of defenders with him.
Yorel Alapaki’s try against Whangaparaoe College could not have been more different to the one discussed above. Yorel Alapaki took a hit-up on the left side of the field about sixty five metres out from the try line and after breaking through the defensive line by running over a defender outpaced the Whangaparaoe College cover defence to score an impressive try.
Late in 2018 Yorel Alapaki was the co-captain of the Auckland Niue U16 side that played an Auckland U16 side, starting that match in the second row. In 2018 Yorel Alapaki was also captain of the Northern side in the New Zealand Development Rugby League Finals held in March.
Yorel Alapaki also represented the Cook Islands in the U18 Rugby League Oceania Sevens tournament scoring against the Solomon Islands in Round Four.
In 2017 Yorel Alapaki represented the Akarana Falcons U15’s at the New Zealand National Age Championships playing in matches against the Auckland Vulcans and the Northern Swords.
PBC and Currumbin winger Troy Duckett has been named in the Tweed Heads Seagulls 2020 MM Cup squad.
The flying Titans linked youngster moved up to the Gold Coast from Coffs Harbour midway through the 2018 season and made an immediate impact in the GCRL U16 Division One competition for Currumbin and as a result was selected in the Tweed Seagulls MM Cup squad for the 2019 season.
In Round One of the 2019 MM Cup season Troy Duckett started on the left wing for the Tweed Heads Seagulls as they defeated the Western Mustangs 18 – 14.
In total in the 2019 MM Cup competition, Troy Duckett played in xx matches starting all on the right wing including both their semi-final and Grand Final victory over Wynnum Manly.
Troy Duckett started both the Queensland MM Cup Grand Final and the National U18 Grand Final on the right wing coming out on the winning side in both.
Troy Duckett made his club rugby league debut in Round Eight of the GCRL U18 Division One competition starting at fullback and scoring as his Currumbin side defeated Helensvale 16 – 10. Troy Duckett moved to the wing for the next two rounds adding his second try of the season in Round Ten against Bilambil.
In total in the 2019 GCRL U18 Division One regular season competition Troy Duckett played in five matches scoring the a fore mentioned two tries.
Troy Duckett was also part of the PBC Open A rugby league side in 2019 including starting on the left wing in the Langer Cup derby against Keebra Park in June.
Troy Duckett also started on the right wing for PBC in their heart breaking Gold Point GIO Cup Queensland semi-final 23 – 22 loss to Marsden State High School and came close to scoring the first try of the match but he was unable to ground the ball in the right corner after a Toby Sexton kick.
In late 2018 Troy Duckett started in the centres for the Titans U16 side and scored a hat trick as the Titans defeated PNG 60 – 10 with the youngster running rampant is slippery conditions at Pizzey Park.
Troy Duckett started the 2018 season as part of the North Coast U16 Andrew Johns Cup side, playing in three matches in that competition, starting each at fullback with those matches coming against Central Coast, Northern Rivers and the Newcastle Knights Development Squad.
In the GCRL U16 Division One competition with Currumbin playing a total of twelve matches including finals matches and scoring nine tries. Troy Duckett scored doubles against Southport on two separate occasions and also against Burleigh. Troy Duckett’s other three tries came against Mudgeeraba in two separate matches and Runaway Bay.
Earlier this season Troy Duckett started on the bench for the New South Wales U16 Kurri side in their annual match against Queensland Murri with Queensland prevailing on that occasion.
In 2017 Troy Duckett represented Group Two at the U15 level playing three matches and scoring against Group 21.
Exciting Keebra Park student Jahream Bula has been named in the Tweed Heads Seagulls 2020 MM Cup squad after a season playing for the Keebra Park Open A side in the Langer Cup and Gio Cup competitions.
He also played for Keebra park in 2018 and in fact was named 2018 Langer Reserve Player of the season and Year 11 Most Valuable Player.
One of the most fascinating names in the Tweed Heads Seagulls 2020 MM Cup squad is Chinchilla five eight Bryton Nimo who played the 2019 season in the Roma and Districts U16 competition scoring two tries in the U16 Grand Final as Chinchilla defeated Red Bulls 30-28. In the regular season Bryton Nimo also scored an early season double against Mitchell.
From a representative perspective in 2019 he was part of the U16 Stockman side that took part in the U16 Western Mustangs trials.
Tear a way young front rower Reshawn Anderson played in the front row for the Group One U14 Taipans for the New South Wales Country Age Championships that were held in Port Macquarie last weekend.
In Group One’s first qualifying match Reshawn Anderson kicked two conversions as Group One drew 14 all with Newcastle and added a try and a conversion in Group One’s Northern Cup semi-final.
Reshawn Anderson’s good form at the Championships should come as no surprise as he has been named 2019 Group One U14 Representative Player of the Year.
Centre Michael Roberts was part of the Group 18 U15 side that played at the 2019 New South Wales Country Age Championships held in Port Macquarie last weekend.
In those Championships Michael Roberts scored doubles in Group 18’s two matches on Day One which were against Central Coast and Group Three. Michael Roberts was also part of the Group 18 side that drew 18 all with Newcastle on Day Two. As a result of his two doubles, Michael Roberts finished the Championships as Group 18’s leading try scorer.
Michael Roberts also represented Group 18 in 2018 at the U14 New South Wales Country Age Championships and had a big match on Day One scoring a try and kicking two goals against Group 21.
Michael Roberts played the 2019 club rugby league season with Byron Bay/Lennox Head in the Group 18 U15 competition and was part of their side that went down in the Grand Final against Bilambil.
Centre Michael Roberts was part of the Group 18 U15 side that played at the 2019 New South Wales Country Age Championships held in Port Macquarie last weekend.
In those Championships Michael Roberts scored doubles in Group 18’s two matches on Day One which were against Central Coast and Group Three. Michael Roberts was also part of the Group 18 side that drew 18 all with Newcastle on Day Two. As a result of his two doubles, Michael Roberts finished the Championships as Group 18’s leading try scorer.
Michael Roberts also represented Group 18 in 2018 at the U14 New South Wales Country Age Championships and had a big match on Day One scoring a try and kicking two goals against Group 21.
Michael Roberts played the 2019 club rugby league season with Byron Bay/Lennox Head in the Group 18 U15 competition and was part of their side that went down in the Grand Final against Bilambil.
Half/five eight Kai Smallwood was part of the Group 18 U15 side that played at the 2019 New South Wales Country Age Championships held in Port Macquarie last weekend.
In those Championships Kai Smallwood started in the halves in all three of Group 18’s matches and scoring eighteen points in the process to finish as Group 18’s leading points scorer at the Championships.
Kai Smallwood scored on Day Two against Newcastle, kicking three goals in that match as well to finish with ten points in an 18 all draw. On Day One Kai Smallwood kicked three goals against Central Coast and then backed that up by kicking a conversion later in the day against Group Three.
Kai Smallwood also represented Group 18 in 2018 at the U14 level at the New South Wales Age Championships. In 2018 Kai Smallwood scored a double in Group 18’s first match against Group 21.
Kai Smallwood played the 2019 club rugby league season with Bilambil in the Group 18 U15 competition and in fact was named player of the Grand Final as Bilambil defeated Byron Bay/Lennox Head.
Jack Smith was named yesterday in the Tweed Heads Seagulls 2020 MM Cup squad.
The young utility late in 2018 signed a scholarship with the Titans from the Forbes Spacemen after playing for the New South Wales Country U16 side against a Titans U16 squad at Cudgen.
Jack Smith started from the bench for the New South Wales Country side in the match with New South Wales Country running out 30 – 10 winners. Jack Smith was also part of the New South Wales Country U16 side that defeated PNG U16’s a couple of days earlier in Ballina in Northern New South Wales as a precursor to the match against the Titans.
Jack Smith in June of this year was part of the Titans U18 side that played North Queensland in a curtain raiser to the Titans/Warriors NRL match at Cbus stadium starting that particular match at fullback.
Jack Smith started Round One of the 2019 GCRL U18 Division One at fullback for his new club being the Currumbin Eagles in their match against Burleigh where he was opposed by fellow Titan Will Evans.
In total Jack Smith played in seven regular season matches for Currumbin in the 2019 GCRL U18 Division One competition, playing the majority at fullback although he did play a number of matches at centre, his first being in Round Nine against Helensvale.
Jack Smith also played centre in Round Ten, scoring a hat trick against Bilambil (he converted one of his tries in that match as well) and also from the centre position scored sixteen points from a try and six goals in Round Twelve against Runaway Bay.
Jack Smith also played a number of matches for PBC in their Open A side including starting at fullback in their Langer Cup derby against Keebra Park in June, scoring in the second half. Jack Smith moved into dummy half around ten metres out from the line and threw a big dummy to his left and then took off for the line scoring adjacent to the left upright.
Initially Jack Smith was held up by three defenders but instead of submitting to the tackle spun counter clock wise separating himself from the defenders and falling to his knees. Jack Smith had the presence of mind to note that his hand holding the ball had not touched the ground and thus reached out to put the ball down beside the left upright.
Jack Smith also started at fullback for PBC in their Queensland GIO Cup quarter final win over St Mary’s High School Toowoomba 50 – 6 and was once again at fullback, pulling off two try saving tackles in the GIO Cup semi-final loss to Marsden State High School in heart breaking fashion.
Playing in the Group 11 competition for the Parkes Spacemen in 2018 Jack Smith played in both the U16 and U18 competitions over the course of the 2018 season. In the U16 competition Jack Smith spent time at fullback including starting the Grand Final at fullback. Jack Smith also played eight U18 matches scoring a hat trick in his first career U18 match against Dubbo Macquarie.
Jack Smith was also part of the 2018 victorious Western Rams U18 Laurie Daley Cup side and started at lock as they defeated Illawarra South Coast Dragons in the final. Jack Smith started all seven of the matches that he was involved in and scored three tries, including a double against the Wests Tigers and in Round Two he scored against the Riverina Bulls.
In 2017 Jack Smith was selected at fullback for the New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges side from Red Bend Catholic College starting all of the matches that he played in during the ASSRL U15 Championships.
Titans contracted Jaiden West is part of the 2020 Tweed Heads Seagulls Mm Cup squad.
In 2019 Jaiden West was part of the PBC side including starting on the right wing in the Langer Cup derby against Keebra Park and had an impressive match scoring a first half try and also making a great try saving tackle late in the second half on Keebra Park left wing Thomas Vickery.
Jaiden West’s try in the match, highlighted his speed, he received the ball after good inside work from Toby Sexton, sprinting down the right side line and dived over under pressure from the Keebra Park half.
In the second half with Keebra Park looking to get back into the match, Thomas Vickery had a lot of room down the left touchline, but Jaiden West came from the clouds to collar him and drag him into touch.
Jaiden West also started on the right wing for PBC in their Queensland GIO Cup quarter final win over St Mary’s High School Toowoomba 50 – 6 scoring an outstanding long range try.
Jaiden West started Round One of the 2019 GCRL U18 Division One competition for Nerang, before they withdrew from the competition.
Jaiden West was named in the Tweed heads Seagulls MM Cup squad, but did not play in any of their matches this season.
In Round One of the 2018 Gold Coast Rugby League U16 Division One competition, Jaiden West started at fullback in the Roosters 60 – 0 victory over Runaway Bay and crossed for one of the Roosters tries on the opening Friday night of the season.
In total in the 2018 U16 Division One competition this season for Nerang Jaiden West played in nine matches including the finals series scoring three tries and kicking five goals to finish the season with 22 points.
In addition to his Round One try Jaiden West scored mid-season against Runaway Bay, a match which also saw him kick his five goals, and he also scored in Nerang’s Major semi-final victory over Currumbin.
In 2015 Jaiden West started on the wing for the Titans U13 development squad in a match against a Toowoomba U14 selection in the same year was part of the U13 Gold Coast Vikings representative squad and in 2014 represented South Coast at the U12 level in the Queensland Primary School tournament.
Jaiden West did not get many opportunities on the wing for the development squad as the players inside him like Rixon Andrew, Damon Somerville and Matamatagi Ripley had a field day against the U14 Toowoomba representative selection, meaning the ball did not get out him as much as it usually would in a game. In saying that though he maintained his discipline and did not go chasing the ball but maintained his correct positioning throughout the course of the match.
Great article on Titans contracted Kaleb Ngamanu, thanks to the “guy” who gave me the heads up
https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/09/27/city-winger-sure-he-can-handle-the-occasion/
Well done to Titans contracted Orlando Swain who was awarded the Rod Kelly Junior Rep Player of the year award at the recent Norths Ipswich Junior Rugby League Awards.
How has Sexton played for the schoolboys?
How has Sexton played for the schoolboys?
Repeated year 12 lucky to be there in my opinion
Well done to Titans contracted Nicholas Hilton who was recently named GCRL U15 Player of the Year.
For anyone interested the Titans U16 and U18 squads are playing games at Burleigh Bears Seniors on Friday night.
6.30 kick off I believe.
Yes U16's kick off at 6.30pm and U18 at 7.45pm.
On Thursday night at Piggabeen the Titans U14 and U15 sides play with the U14 playing against an NRRRL side and the U15's in their annual match against the Balmain Tigers.
For anyone interested the Titans U16 and U18 squads are playing games at Burleigh Bears Seniors on Friday night.
6.30 kick off I believe.
Bayside Titan
01-10-19, 11:05 PM
Repeated year 12 lucky to be there in my opinion
Why do you say that mate ?? Who do you think should have been selected ??
Magnificent TEDS Program update
https://www.titans.com.au/news/2019/10/03/teds-players-put-through-their-paces-at-annual-camp2/
Let's hope the Titans have been up at the Murri Carnival. Looks like the Broncos have taken over...
Magnificent win by the Titans U15's tonight 30-14 against the Balmain Tigers. Well done to the boys and Jamie McCormack and his team.
Mr Bods
04-10-19, 12:38 PM
MDREW
Dion Samuela of TSS
Are we any chance of having him as a Titan??
Don't think so mate, started at fullback for Australian Schools against NZ schools which is on as we speak including throwing the pass for the first Australian try and Australia are leading 18-0.
I think that he ends up in rugby unfortunately
MDREW
Dion Samuela of TSS
Are we any chance of having him as a Titan??
Mr Bods
04-10-19, 01:19 PM
Don't think so mate, started at fullback for Australian Schools against NZ schools which is on as we speak including throwing the pass for the first Australian try and Australia are leading 18-0.
I think that he ends up in rugby unfortunately
Pooooooo
And thanks mdrew
Well done to Titans contracted Orlando Swain, Kaleb Ngamanu and Brock Priestley for their selection in the Queensland U16 Merit side.
Great article on last nights matches
https://www.titans.com.au/news/2019/10/04/teds-finish-season-with-victory/
https://www.titans.com.au/news/2019/10/04/teds-finish-season-with-victory/?fbclid=IwAR32SnT-nth6rjMrEMff0MyanDyK8gK7DLMG7HD2cJbwPOHpLxyJn6_qtr 8
Good to see Joseph Shannon taking part.
Congratulations to Titan contracted Thomas Weaver who tonight was named the NSW Country U16 Player of the Year and the Ron Lanesbury Medal Winne
The Titans guys led by Jamie McCormack know what they are doing, but yes they know absolutely what was occurring at the Murri Carnival.
Let's hope the Titans have been up at the Murri Carnival. Looks like the Broncos have taken over...
Mr Bods
04-10-19, 10:19 PM
Let's hope the Titans have been up at the Murri Carnival. Looks like the Broncos have taken over...
FFS....this stuff annoys the bejesus out of me. None of these blokes better be from the schools program that’s funded by the taxpayer and not the Drongoes club.
Ok, let me try to put things into perspective, the Titans have just had all of their boys from 14 to 18 at camps and playing games over the last week, and what an outstanding success it was with some exceptional performances across all age groups.
I can assure everyone that the Titans have had an outstanding year from a junior development perspective with the TEDS program as well as results such as the Titans U15's thumping Balmain on Thursday, a great result considering that was essentially the 2020 Harold Matthews Tigers side.
Ate the U14 level a number of the most outstanding players for their age in Queensland were in the squad both from Gold Coast and Brisbane including a number from the Souths Acacia Ridge GBJRL U14 Division One Grand Final winning side.
Our 16's and 18's are the equal of ANY other NRL club just look at Juwan Compain and Will Evans making their Queensland Cup debuts and Thomas Weaver being named NSW Country U16 Player of the Season last night..
Seriously the Titans have the best junior set up in the NRL and that includes the Broncos with the benefits to flow from next year at the NRL level with Ioane Seuili, Darius Farmer and Tremain Spry there or there abouts with the credit squarely with Jamie McCormack and his staff.
We as blessed to be able to support the juniors we have.
In terms of schools heck Jamie McCormack and Ezra Howe (he coached the NZ U19 side last weekend, hope he was in their ear) have just gotten Keebra Park across the line and the number of Titans boys and PBC and Coombabah is great.
The Titans also have some exceptional boys at Ballina Coast High School as well led by Rowan Mansfield, Reshawn Anderson and Damon Coldwell to name a few.
But to add perspective we have multiple boys at Keebra already such as Trey Peni, Seth Niketemo (who started in the second row for the Titans U15's on Thursday night) so we have not been sitting idle.
You can throw in Kaleb Ngamanu (TSS First XV) and Orlando Swain (Ipswich Grammar School Furst XV) as 16 year old who the Reds are filthy at missing out on.
Hard I know but please take with a grain of salt when people come here a have a whinge, it is just wrong. We should be celebrating the juniors we have and not having a dig at the people guarantying our future.
I implore all Titans supporters to go see our juniors sides play you will come away with a smile on your face and you appreciate just how good our future is.
FFS....this stuff annoys the bejesus out of me. None of these blokes better be from the schools program that’s funded by the taxpayer and not the Drongoes club.
Plus we have the most knowledgeable fans in the junior development space in the NRL as well.
I will go out on a limb and say that in the NRL trials next season, Juwan Compain, Will Evans and Jayden Campbell will get a chance such is their maturity and skill.
Titan Keano Kini started at half this morning for the New Zealand U16 side in their 26-20 loss to the Samoa U16's with Keano Kini converting the NZ sides final try with six minutes to go from in front of the posts.
Titans linked Reico Ratana who was part of the Titans U15 side that defeated Balmain last Thursday has been selected in the Queensland Maori U16 side up the upcoming QPICC Championships.
Titans linked Xavier Atoa who started at fullback for the Titans U14 last week before moving to the centres in the second half was over the weekend part of the Stretton College Year 8 Mixed team who were Silver Medalists at the OzTag Schools Challenge Cup going down to Miami HS 4-2 in the Grand Final.
Rene Bagon has been named in the Cook Islands U14 side for the upcoming QPICC Carnival.
Great footage from the Official Site showing the Titans U16 and 18's against PNG last Friday night.
https://www.titans.com.au/news/2019/10/09/teds-titans-v-png/
Titans linked Jake Lenard was recently named Group One U15 Representative Player of the Year.
Titans contracted half Keano Kini had a huge match this morning on Day Three of the New Zealand Rugby League National U15 Youth Competition scoring a double and kicking four goals as his Akarana Falcons side remained undefeated as a result of their 48-4 win over the Northern Swords.
Keano Kini also scored on Day One against the Wellington Orca's.
Great article on Tom Weaver and the TEDS Program.
https://www.titans.com.au/news/2019/10/10/weaver-praises-team-after-receiving-individual-award/
Titans linked Reico Ratana has been named in the front row in the 2019 Nga Hau e Wha Māori Tournament U16 Boys Merit Team.
A couple of Gold Coast boys have been named in the 2019 Nga Hau e Wha Māori Tournament U14 Boys Merit Team on the bench being Phillip Hakaraia-Ngamotu, Kalahni Lawrence and Taelon Te Whiu- Hopa.
Titan Keano Kini will start at half this morning for the Akarana Falcons U15’s in their National Youth Cup semifinal against Wai Coa Bay.
Helensvale Hornets lock Jay Blazek started from the bench for the Titans U16 side in their early October match against PNG U18’s at Burleigh’s Pizzey Park ground.
In the 2019 season Jay Blazek played twelve matches for the Hornets in the GCRL U16 Division One competition scoring three tries including a double in a Week One Finals loss 42 – 20 to Burleigh. Jay Blazek’s other try came in Round Twelve against Runaway Bay as he finished the season with a 25% strike rate.
Early in 2019 Jay Blazek was part of the Gold Coast Vikings U16 train on squad and then represented the Gold Coast Vikings White side in the South East Queensland U16 Pre-season Challenge against sides from Ipswich, Brisbane (three teams) and Gold Coast Vikings Yellow.
In 2018 Jay Blazek played eleven matches for Helensvale in the U15 Division One competition scoring five tries (45.45% strike rate) including a double against Mudgeeraba and also scored against Currumbin in two separate matches to account for the majority of his tries.
Jay Blazek will play the 2020 season for Helensvale in the GCRL U18 Division One competition and has also been named in the Burleigh Bears MM Cup squad for the 2020 version of that competition.
Keano Kini scored a double in the match as the Akarana Falcons progressed to the U15 final on the back of a 32-8 win.
Titan Keano Kini will start at half this morning for the Akarana Falcons U15’s in their National Youth Cup semifinal against Wai Coa Bay.
Titans linked fullback or centre Kaleb White from the Runaway Bay Seagulls Junior Rugby League club started on the right wing for the Titans U16 side in their match against PNG at Pizzey Park in early October. Kaleb White was one of many Titans try scorers in the match when he came off his wing breaking one tackle before diving over in another tackle near the right corner.
In 2019 Kaleb White played for Runaway Bay in the GCRL U16 Division One competition, playing in eight matches and scoring seven tries to finish with a 87.5% strike rate. Impressively Kaleb White scored two hat tricks including in Round One against Mudgeeraba and later in the season against Southport. Kaleb White’s other try came against Southport in Round Two.
Kaleb White also played in one U18 Division Two match for Runaway Bay this season, with that match coming against Tugun in early August.
In early 2019 Kaleb White represented Gold Coast Vikings U16 Yellow in the South East Queensland U16 pre-season challenge including scoring against Ipswich.
Early in 2018 Kaleb White was selected in the centres for the South Coast U15 QSSRL side at the completion of a number hard fought trials. Kaleb White currently attends PBC and usually started in the centres for their 2018 Year Ten side in school boy competitions such as the Walters Cup.
Kaleb White started the 2018 season with Runaway bay in the U15 Division One competition starting Round One at fullback in their big 54 – 2 win over Robina. In total in the 2018 U15 Division One competition, Kaleb White played in twelve matches scoring seven tries and kicking one goal which was kicked against Ormeau when he converted one of his three tries.
In addition to his Ormeau hat trick, Kaleb White also scored a double against Ormeau as well as a double against Coomera in 2018.
Over the course of the 2017 GCJRL season, Kaleb White represented Runaway Bay in both the U14 Division One and U15 Division Two competitions. In the U14 Division One competition, Kaleb White played in eleven matches scoring two tries (18% strike rate) which came against Ormeau and Burleigh playing primarily at fullback for the Seagulls.
Kaleb White had a 100% strike rate across his four matches in the 2017 GCJRL U15 Division Two competition, and scored doubles against Ormeau and Helensvale Green in games two and four of his four match stint
Titans contacted Keano Kini will start at half this morning for the Akarana Falcons in the final of the NZ National Youth U15 Tournament against the Manaukua Stingrays.
Keano Kini is currently the tournaments leading try scorer.
Keano Kini's Akarana Falcons won 18-6.
Titans contacted Keano Kini will start at half this morning for the Akarana Falcons in the final of the NZ National Youth U15 Tournament against the Manaukua Stingrays.
Keano Kini is currently the tournaments leading try scorer.
Titans contracted Keano Kini has been named New Zealand U15 National Youth Tournaments Player of the Tournament.
The Titans have a good one on their hands with Keano Kini.
Titans linked front rower or second rower Reico Ratana was part of the Titans U15 side that defeated the Balmain Tigers 34 – 16 at Piggabeen last week after being in camp for the couple of days prior to the annual match in Northern New South Wales.
The PBC student played for the Nerang Roosters in the GCRL U15 Division One competition in 2019 playing in eleven regular season matches and scoring in late July against Runaway Bay.
In Week Two of the GCRL U15 Division One Finals Reico Ratana started in the front row for Nerang as they went down 20 – 0 to Runaway Bay. Reico Ratana also started in the front row for Nerang in their 22 – 18 Preliminary Final victory over Helensvale.
In the GCRL U15 Division One Grand Final Reico Ratana once again started in the front row as Nerang avenged their Week Two finals defeat by Runaway Bay to win a fiery Grand Final 36 – 24.
2019 also saw Reico Ratana play for PBC in various Queensland based school boy competitions including producing a Player of the Match performance in the Year Nine Hancock Cup Grand Final win 24 – 18 against Coombabah State High School.
Reico Ratana started PBC’s fight back after they well behind 18 – 6 early in the second half when he scored a barn storming try. Reico Ratana took the ball from the dummy half around ten metres out from the line and cut back against the grain to score near where the ball was played skittling multiple Coombabah defenders along the way.
In 2019 Reico Ratana was also part of the all-conquering U15 South Coast that went through the QSSRL U15 school boy Championships undefeated.
Late in the 2019 season Reico Ratana was named in the Queensland Maori U16 QPICC side and was named in the front row in the 2019 Nga Hau e Wha Māori Tournament U16 Boys Merit Team.
In 2018 for Nerang in the GCRL U14 competition Reico Ratana played in fourteen matches, including finals, scoring three tries which all came against Coomera in three separate matches.
In late 2018 Reico Ratana was part of the Queensland Maori U14 side that competed in the QPICC carnival and was in fact named as Queensland Maori U14’s Most Valuable Player.
Reico Ratana has been a Gold Coast representative regular in recent seasons. In addition to representing South Coast U15’s this season, Reico Ratana represented the Gold Coast Vikings U14 side in 2018 playing three matches and scoring on Day One against the Ipswich Diggers. Reico Ratana also played three matches for the Gold Coast Viking sU13’s in 2017 starting those matches in the centres.
The young Nerang Roosters lock has had a great start to the 2017 junior rugby league season, successfully trialling for a spot in the 25 player 2017 Gold Coast Vikings U13 squad after playing the 2016 GCJRL season at the U12 Division One level for Nerang.
Reico Ratana played ten matches in the U12 Division One competition in 2016, scoring three tries and kicking a single goal which came against Jimboomba in June. Reico Ratana scored his tries against Burleigh, Currumbin and Southport with all three tries coming in the second half of the season.
Reico Ratana very late in the season played one match in the U13 Division Three competition which was against Burleigh Heads 3 which was on the weekend after his U12 commitments for 2016 were completed
Great to see multiple Titans contracted players named in the Courier Mail Top 50 2019 School Boy players. in the Top 30 to 50 that have been named Titans such as Toby Sexton, Ediq Ambrosyev, Solomon Torrens and Kaleb Ngamanu have been noted.
Congratulations to Titan Jayden Campbell who has been named Burleigh 2019 Hastings Deering's Colts Player of the Year.
Great to see Titans contracted Tristian Powell named 2019 Burleigh MM Most Valuable Player.
To add to his achievements at the 2019 New Zealand National Youth U15 competition Titans contracted Keano Kini has been named in the All- Tournament U15 Merit Team.
Powerful centre or second rower Devonte Vaivela from the Souths Acacia Ridge club in Brisbane started at left second row for the Titans U14 side that a Titans Invitational U14/15 NRRRL side 32 – 10.
Devonte Vaivela scored in the first half when he held off the NRRRL right winger to score in the left corner. After match Devonte Vaivela was named Titans best.
Devonte Vaivela had an outstanding season for the Souths Acacia Ridge Magpies in 2019 including starting at left centre in their GBJRL U14 Division One 28 – 4 Grand Final win over Carina. Over the course of the 2019 GBJRL U14 Division One season Devonte Vaivela played in fifteen matches, including finals scoring team leading sixteen tries to finish with a strike rate of 107%.
Devonte Vaivela also represented South East Queensland Green U14’s at the 2019 Queensland Age Championships playing in all four of their matches and scoring an outstanding hat trick in their 26 – 4 Grand Final win against Northern with his tries coming in the 9th minute of the first half and the 18th and 24th minute of the second half.
Devonte Vaivela also scored earlier in the Championships against Northern as well.
In 2017 Devonte Vaivela played in the centres for the Met West U12 side from Ipswich State High School.
Devonte Vaivela will play the 2020 season with Souths Acacia Ridge in the GBJRL U15 Division One competition and he will also look to push for a spot in the Met West U15 side for the 2020 QSSRL U15 school boy Championships.
Impressive effort by Titans linked Xavier Atoa who recently was named in the Queensland All Stars Merit Team from the 2019 OzTag Schools Challenge Cup.
He was also named MVP of the tournament.
Orlando Swain and Kedan Chan-Tung have been named in the initial Ipswich Jets 2020 MM Cup squad.
More than a few GC based boys have been named in the Cook Island's U16 side for the upcoming QPICC Carnival.
They include Connor Te Kani, Jay Marsters, Tukatahi Borrell and Xavier Collins amongst others.
Will Evans making his debut for Wales at the moment against France at the World Nines.
The Titans contracted Will Evans started at left centre.
Will Evans started from the bench for Wales in their second match today against Lebanon.
Titans contracted 18 year old Will Evans played in two matches for Wales, both on the second day of the Nines Tournament on Saturday.
Will Evans started at left centre against France in his first match and came off the bench later the same day against Lebanon also playing on the left.
In his first match against France Will Evans played 18 minutes, making twenty six metres (eleven post contact) from three runs, played the ball at an average speed of 4.71 seconds and made six tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.
In his second match against Lebanon, Will Evans also played eighteen minutes, running for twenty four metres (ten post contact) from two runs, broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 3.6 seconds and made a team leading eight tackles.
One of the better young players running around in Queensland is Pittsworth’s Patrick McGinn.
Patrick McGinn had a coming out party in 2019 starring for the Western Mustangs MM Sup side before graduating to the Western Mustangs Hastings Deering’s Colts side for the final two regular season rounds.
The Pittsworth HS School Captain Started all six of the Western Mustangs MM Cup matches in 2019, starting the first four rounds on the wing before moving to fullback for the final two rounds.
Patrick McGinn ended his 2019 MM Cup campaign with a 100% strike rate including an impressive hat trick against the Northern Pride in Round Two. Patrick McGinn also scored in Round Three against Sunshine Coast, Round Four against the Easts Tigers and Round Six against Central Queensland.
Patrick McGinn made his Hastings Deering’s Colts debut in Round Twenty Two starting on the wing and scoring in the 36th minute against Redcliffe and also started on the wing against Sunshine Coast in Round Twenty Three.
In between the conclusion of the MM Cup and his Colts appearances, Patrick McGinn played for Pittsworth in the Toowoomba Rugby League U18 competition playing nine matches, finishing with fifteen tries, twenty nine goals and a field goal (kicked against Goondiwindi mid-season) to account for his season points tally of 119.
Patrick McGinn scored in eight of his nine matches, only not scoring his the final regular season round being Round Eighteen against South Burnett, but he did kick three conversion that day to have scored in every TRL U18 match that he played in.
Patrick McGinn scored hat tricks against Toowoomba Brothers and Wattles and scored doubles against Oakey, Goondiwindi and Highfields, with his other tries coming against Highfields, Souths and Gatton.
From a goal kicking perspective, Patrick McGinn kicked six goals against Wattles and five in his first TRL U18 match of the 2019 season against Oakey.
Patrick McGinn finished the Toowoomba Rugby League U18 competition with some big individual points tallies in games including scoring twenty four points late in the season against Wattles (three tries and six goals), twenty against Brothers mid-season (three tries and four goals) and early in the season he scored eighteen points against Oakey (two tries and five goals).
In the Toowoomba Rugby League U16 competition in 2018 Patrick McGinn played in fifteen matches for Pittsworth scoring seventy points from twelve tries and eleven goals including a hat trick against Oakey and doubles against Highfields and Souths.
It is scary to think that Patrick McGinn is MM Cup eligible once again in 2020.
Burleigh Bears centre/second rower Boaz Kapua was another member of the Titans outstanding U14 side that accounted for the Western Mustangs 32 – 8 in Mudgeeraba in very hot conditions earlier this year.
Boaz Kapua started Round One of the U14 Division One for Burleigh from the interchange but moved into the starting side on the wing for Round Two against Currumbin before moving into the second row in Round Three.
Boaz Kapua played in ten regular season U14 Division One matches in 2019, scoring three tries and kicked one conversion.
In Week two of the U14 Division One Finals series, Boaz Kapua started in the second row against Runaway Bay kicking a conversion in their 40 – 6 win and Boaz Kapua also started in the second row for Burleigh as they defeated Runaway Bay 38 – 10 in the U14 Division One Grand Final.
In 2018 Boaz 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 to account for six of his eight points.
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 the Southport Tigers.
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.
Young Titans Chinchilla Five eight Bryton Nimo has had a horror run of injuries in recent seasons including two dislocated hips but has continued forward and been rewarded with a deal with the Titans and in 2020 will part of the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup squad.
Early this month Bryton Nimo started from the bench for the Titans U16 side that defeated PNG U16’s 44 – 12 at Burleigh’s Pizzey Park.
In 2019 Bryton Nimo played for Chinchilla in the Roma and Districts Junior Rugby League competition, starting the U16 Grand Final at five eight and scoring a double as Chinchilla defeated Red Bulls 30 – 28 in an exciting Grand Final with Chinchilla coming back from a 20 – 6 deficit to ultimately win the Grand Final.
In addition to his Grand Final double, Bryton Nimo also scored a double against Mitchell in Round One of the Roma and Districts U16 competition. Bryton Nimo also played in the U16 Roma and Districts Junior Rugby League competition in 2018.
In 2019 Bryton Nimo represented South West at the 2019 QSSRL U18 Championships in Roma.
Are there any from 2020 Western Mustangs MM side linked with the Titans?
Over the course of the 2019 Gold Coast Rugby League season one player who impressed me when I saw him play was Ormeau Shearers left second rower LT Anae including a great performance in Ormeau’s 22-20 U16 Division One Grand Final victory over Coomera in golden point.
The young man who started the 2019 season in the Gold Coast Vikings U16 set up played in fifteen GCRL U16 Division One matches this season scoring six tries with those tries coming individually in matches against Southport, Mudgeeraba, Helensvale (two matches), Burleigh and Coomera.
In 2018 LT Anae also played for Ormeau playing in the GCRL U15 Division One competition and finishing his eleven matches with four tries including a mid-season double against Southport and also tries against Runaway Bay and the Robina Raptors.
A young player who I knew nothing about prior to the commencement of the 2019 Gold Coast Rugby League season was Coomera U16 Division One left second rower Christian Kiri.
In 2019 Christian Kiri played sixteen matches for Coomera scoring just the one try which came against Burleigh in May but his contribution and skill set on display, including an outstanding U16 Division One Grand Final display far exceeded his try scoring tally. Unfortunately Coomera went down in the Grand Final 22 – 20 as a result of an Ormeau penalty goal kicked in golden point after the scores were locked 20 all at the conclusion of the match in regular time.
In addition to playing rugby league in 2019, Christian Kiri played for the Helensvale Hogs in the 2019 Gold Coast Rugby U16 competition and also represented the Gold Coast Cyclones U16 representative rugby side.
Prior to playing for Coomera in the GCRL U16 Division One competition Christian Kiri played in the 2018 Ipswich Rugby League U15 competition for the Springfield Panthers scoring six tries and kicking one conversion in ten matches
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A young player who I knew nothing about prior to the commencement of the 2019 Gold Coast Rugby League season was Coomera U16 Division One left second rower Christian Kiri.
In 2019 Christian Kiri played sixteen matches for Coomera scoring just the one try which came against Burleigh in May but his contribution and skill set on display, including an outstanding U16 Division One Grand Final display far exceeded his try scoring tally. Unfortunately Coomera went down in the Grand Final 22 – 20 as a result of an Ormeau penalty goal kicked in golden point after the scores were locked 20 all at the conclusion of the match in regular time.
In addition to playing rugby league in 2019, Christian Kiri played for the Helensvale Hogs in the 2019 Gold Coast Rugby U16 competition and also represented the Gold Coast Cyclones U16 representative rugby side.
Prior to playing for Coomera in the GCRL U16 Division One competition Christian Kiri played in the 2018 Ipswich Rugby League U15 competition for the Springfield Panthers scoring six tries and kicking one conversion in ten matches
I had heard his name before mentioned by a mum up that way. He was spoken about highly.
Titans linked Bo Paisley was recently Group 18 representative U14 best back at the Group 18 Awards night recently attended by Jamie McCormack.
Titans linked Kai Smallwood was recently Group 18 representative U15 best back at the Group 18 Awards night a couple of days ago.
Titans linked second rower Patrick Gray was recently named Group 18 representative U15 best forward at the Group 18 Representative Awards night a couple of days ago.
Titan Will Taylor was recently named Group 18 representative U15 Best and Fairest at the Group 18 Representative Awards night a couple of days ago.
In early October Will Taylor was part of the Titans U15 side that produced an outstanding performance to defeat the Balmain Tigers.
Well done to Titan Harvey Moase who has been named Group 18 Rep Play of the year for 2019.
In early October he was a stand out at half for the Titans U15 side that defeated the Balmain Tigers at Tweed Heads.
Grafton Ghosts Lockie McLaughlin has recently been named in the Titans 2020 Group One Academy squad that will commence training in Ballina in Northern New South Wales.
The Grafton High School student played the 2019 Group One U13 season with the Grafton Ghosts and started in his sides 24 – 16 Grand Final victory over Clarence Coast scoring in the victory when he burst down the left side of the field and outpaced the Magpies cover defence.
In the 2019 Group One U13 competition Lockie McLaughlin played in eleven matches including the finals series scoring twelve tries (109% strike rate) and kicking a conversion when he converted his own try against South Grafton in early June. His twelve tries meant that Lockie McLaughlin finished the 2019 Group One U13 season as the competitions fifth highest try scorer.
Lockie McLaughlin scored a Round One hat trick against Lismore Marist Brothers and added a further hat trick against Lismore Marist Brothers later in the season. Lockie McLaughlin also scored a double against South Grafton as well as scoring in matches against Ballina, Casino RSM and against South Grafton in the Preliminary Final.
In 2018 Lockie McLaughlin played in thirteen matches in the Group One U12 competition finishing the season with twenty four points that comprised of four tries and the same number of goals.
Grafton Ghosts Joshua Donovan-Skinner has recently been named in the Titans 2020 Group One Academy squad that will commence training in Ballina in Northern New South Wales.
The Grafton High School student played the 2019 Group One U13 season with the Grafton Ghosts and started in his sides 24 – 16 Grand Final victory over Clarence Coast scoring in the victory.
In the 2019 Group One U13 competition Joshua Donovan Skinner played in twelve matches including the finals scoring an impressive ninety four points comprised of fifteen tries (125% strike rate) and seventeen goals. Joshua Donovan-Skinner as a consequence finished the 2019 season as the Group One U13 equal leading try scorer, leading goal kicker and leading points scorer.
Joshua Donovan-Skinner scored a hat trick against Kyogle in late June and also scored three doubles which came against Kyogle, South Grafton and Ballina. As well as his Grand Final try, Joshua Donovan-Skinner also scored in matches against Clarence Coast (two matches in the regular season), Casino RSM, Lismore Marist Brothers and in the Preliminary Final against South Grafton.
With the boot Joshua Donovan-Skinner kicked five goals in a match on two occasions which were against Lismore Marist Brothers and Kyogle mid-season. In the match against Kyogle, Joshua Donovan-Skinner also scored a hat trick to finish the match with an individual point’s haul of twenty two points.
In 2019 Joshua Donovan-Skinner also played one match in the Group One U14 competition which was against Lismore Marist Brothers. Earlier that day Joshua Donovan-Skinner scored twenty two points in the U13 match.
In 2018 Joshua Donovan-Skinner played fourteen matches in the Group One U12 competition finishing the season with thirty eight points from four tries and eleven goals
Powerful dual sport player Isaac Barker may have played in only seven Group One U14 matches for South Grafton this season due to other commitments including rugby (where he plays No. 8) but when he was on the field he did not disappoint scoring a staggering sixteen tries to finish with a 229% strike rate.
Isaac Barker scored four tries in matches against Clarence Coast and Casino RSM and also scored hat tricks against Kyogle and Lismore Marist Brothers as well as scoring against Casino RSM and Grafton.
In 2018 Isaac Barker scored 31 tries from just eleven matches in the Group One U13 competition.
well done to Titans linked Devonte Vaivela who recently named Greater Brisbane Junior Rugby League U14 Representative Player of the Year.
Earlier this month he starred for the Titans U14 side in their victory over a U14/U15 Titans Invitational side at Tweed Heads. The second row/centre has a huge future.
Kyogle centre Nathaniel Ord continued his rugby league progression in 2019 with the Turkeys in the Group One U15 competition scoring nine tries and kicking eighteen goals for a 72 point haul from eleven matches.
The Kyogle High School student scored doubles against Lismore Marist Brothers and Ballina as well as scoring in matches against Clarence Coast, Lismore Marist brothers, Casino RSM twice and Ballina.
From a goal kicking perspective he kicked five goals in June against Clarence Coast and kicked four a fortnight later against Lismore Marist Brothers.
Grafton Ghosts flyer Jye Boehme had an outstanding 2019 season in the Group One U14 competition, finishing as the competitions second leading try scorer with 21 tries from eleven matches (191% strike rate) and added six goals to finish the 2019 season with a points tally of 96.
In only one game did Jye Boehme not score but he did score four tries on two occasions being against Lismore Marist Brothers and Kyogle and he added a hat trick mid-season against Clarence Coast (also kicking two goals in that match).
Jye Boehme also scored doubles against Kyogle, South Grafton and Clarence Coast, with his other tries coming in matches against Ballina on two occasions, Casino RSM and South Grafton.
Jye Boehme also played AFL in 2019, being named the U15 Best and Fairest Runner-up and was part of the Grafton side that defeated Sawtell 60 – 12 in the U15 AFL Grand Final.
Ormeau Shearers U13 Division One fullback Ryan McCann’s 2019 season was an impressive one including scoring twenty seven tries from his fourteen matches which saw him finish as the competition’s leading try scorer and a strike rate of 193%. With a conversion against Runaway Bay, Ryan McCann scored 110 points on the season.
Ryan Mccann’s season included scoring five tries early in the season against Southport and four tries against Currumbin and Southport. He also scored hat tricks in consecutive matches in June against Runaway Bay and Coomera and recorded doubles against Burleigh on two occasions and Currumbin. His other two tries came against Runaway Bay and Burleigh.
Casino RSM’s Laine Toohey had a season for the ages in the Group One U14 competition scoring at least one try in all eleven of his matches to finish with nineteen tries for a strike rate of 173%. He also kicked conversions against Kyogle and South Grafton to finish the 2019 season with 80 points.
Laine Toohey scored a mid-season hat trick against Lismore Marist Brothers and late in the season added a further hat trick against Clarence Coast and scored doubles against Clarence Coast twice, Kyogle and Lismore Marist Brothers.
His other tries came against Kyogle, Ballina, South Grafton and Grafton.
Laine Toohey also played two Group One U15 matches in 2019
Clarence Coast Magpies Reece Warburton played in ten matches in the Group One U14 competition this season and scored in all of them to finish with eighteen tries on the season. Reece Warburton also kicked fifteen goals to break through the 100 point mark, finishing with 102.
Reece Warburton’s season started with a bang scoring five tries and kicking two goals in Round One against Lismore Marist Brothers and went from strength from strength from there. He added a late season hat trick against South Grafton as well as a double against Ballina.
Reece Warburton’s remaining tries came in separate matches against Kyogle, South Grafton, Casino RSM twice and Grafton twice.
The MacLean High School student’s 2019 was no fluke as was evidenced by his 2018 season. In 11 Group One U13 matches in 2018 he averaged two tries per game (200% strike rate) and also kicked 14 goals to finish the season with 116 points.
Reece Warburton scored five tries in a June match against Kyogle and added four in Round One against Casino RSM. In addition he scored hat tricks against Lismore Marist Brothers and South Grafton, going on to score in ten of his eleven matches.
In 2018 he also played in eight Group One u14 matches for Clarence Coast scoring in four of them being against Lismore Marist Brothers, Kyogle and Grafton in two matches. He also kicked four goals including three in June against the Kyogle Turkeys
Clarence Coast Magpies elusive Levi Cavanough continues to prove that he is one of multiple outstanding rugby league prospects in Northern New South Wales with another impressive season in 2019 to add to his growing resume.
For the Magpies Levi Cavanough played in thirteen Group One U15 matches including kicking a conversion in their 14 – 10 Grand Final victory over Ballina.
In total in his thirteen matches Levi Cavanough scored ten tries and kicked twenty goals to finish with 80 points. He scored doubles against Casino RSM twice and also scored against Lismore Marist Brothers twice, Ballina twice, Kyogle and Casino RSM.
With the boot he had an outstanding match in early August when he kicked seven against Casino RSM, also scoring in that match.
In 2019 also played six U16.5 Group One matches making his debut in early May against Marist Brothers Blue with his first points in the U16.5 competition coming in his third match against Casino RSM. Levi Cavanough scored two tries in the U16.5 competition being against Kyogle and Casino RSM.
Great to see Titan Nic Torrens selected take part in the NSW Rugby League U16 Talented Aboriginal Athlete Program this weekend.
Burleigh GCRL U13 Division One centre Sam Stephenson had a great 2019 season which saw him finish with 100 points from fifteen matches and finish second on the competitions try scoring list in the regular season.
In only one game in the regular season being against Ormeau did Sam Stephenson not score in 2019, scoring twenty four tries in his other fourteen games for a strike rate of 160%. He also kicked two goals in Round One against Coomera to hit the 100 point on the season mark.
Sam Stephenson recorded four tries in consecutive rounds against Ormeau and Southport as well as scoring a hat trick against Coomera mid-season.
He also scored three doubles coming against Coomera in two matches and Ormeau with tries against Currumbin twice, Nerang, Runaway Bay twice and Ormeau accounting for the remainder of his tries.
In 2018 in the GCRL U12 Division One competition Sam Stephenson recorded a 100% strike rate from fourteen matches.
Southport centre Tyrel Laban had an impressive first season on the Gold Coast playing for the Tigers in three divisions.
In the U13 Division One competition, he scored thirteen tries from just nine matches (144% strike rate), scoring in each one.
He recorded doubles against Runaway Bay, Ormeau, Coomera twice and Currumbin and also scored against Runaway Bay, Currumbin and Burleigh in separate matches.
Tyrel Laban played in two U14 Division One matches in 2019 as well as five U14 Division Two matches.
He made his U14 Division One debut against Burleigh in June and also played against Mudgeeraba in late July.
His U14 Division Two debut came also in June against Burleigh, in fact that weekend Tyrel Laban played in all three grades. His first U14 Division Two try came in his third match in that competition against Burleigh and he also followed that up with a try in his next match against Nerang.
Ballina Seagulls flyer Lachlan Offley’s 2019 season can favourably be compared to anybody’s in the entire Group One Junior Rugby League competition and in Northern New South Wales more generally for that matter.
For Ballina in the Group One U15 competition Lachlan Offley finished the season scoring in all of his ten matches and finishing as the competitions leading try scorer with twenty seven tries for an out of this world strike rate of 270%. Lachlan Offley also kicked seven conversions to finish as the competitions leading point’s scorer with 122.
In addition to scoring five tries against Kyogle in June Lachlan Offley scored five hat tricks including in each of his first three 2019 Group One U14 matches against South Grafton, Casino RSM and Clarence Coast. Lachlan Offley added hat tricks against Clarence Coast and Lismore Marist Brothers later in the season.
Lachlan Offley also scored a finals double against South Grafton and tries against Grafton in two spate matches.
Lachlan Offley also played in five Group One U15 matches in 2019 and once again showcased his try scoring prowess scoring seven tries including a Grand Final double against Clarence Coast, unfortunately Ballina went down 14 – 10.
In addition to his Grand Final double, Lachlan Offley also scored U15 doubles against Lismore Marist Brothers and Kyogle as well as scoring on his Group One U15 debut against Clarence Coast in May.
In late 2019 Lachlan Offley started at fullback in all three of the Group One U14 representative sides matches at the New South Wales Country U14 Age Championships scoring on Day One against Maitland. On Day Two Lachlan Offley started at fullback in matches against Group 21 and Central Coast.
To prove that his try scoring feats in 2019 were no fluke Lachlan Offley scored twenty one tries and kicked thirteen goals in Ballina in the 2018 Group One U13 competition to record 110 points.
Titans linked Michael Roberts and Kai Smallwood are in Sydney this weekend trialing for the 2020 NSW U16 Indigenous Squad.
Ballina Seagulls Noah Waldock has recently been named in the Titans 2020 Group One Academy squad that will commence training in Ballina in Northern New South Wales next week.
The 2018 New South Wales U12 representative continued his rise in the junior rugby league ranks in 2019 with a great season for Ballina in the Group One U13 competition finishing the season third on the try scoring list with thirteen tries from eleven matches (118%), second on the goal kicking tally (thirteen goals) and second overall from a points scoring perspective (seventy eight points).
Noah Waldock had a great Round One scoring a hat trick and kicking a conversion against South Grafton and followed that up with a Round two double against Casino RSM. Noah Waldock added further doubles against Clarence Coast and Casino RSM later in the season as well as scoring in matches against Lismore Marist Brothers (three matches including finals) and Kyogle.
From a goal kicking perspective, Noah Waldock kicked three goals against Lismore Marist Brothers and kicked two conversions in matches against Casino RSM, Clarence Coast and Grafton.
IN 2019 Noah Waldock also played five matches in the Group One U14 competition making his debut in May against Clarence Coast. Noah Waldock played in the U13 match prior to all five of his U14 appearances this season.
In 2018 Noah Waldock Scored thirty six points from seven U12 Group One matches scoring eight tries (114% strike rate) and kicking two goals. Six of his tries came from doubles against Lismore Marist Brothers, Casino RSM and Grafton.
One of the most impressive young players in the 2019 Group One U13 competition was Clarence Coasts Tyrelle Waters who finished the season as the competitions equal leading try scorer with fifteen tries from just thirteen matches (115% strike rate). He also kicked two goals (against South Grafton and Casino RSM) to finish the 2019 season with a total points haul of 64.
He has recently been named in the Titans 2020 Group One Academy squad that will commence training in Ballina in Northern New South Wales next week.
Tyrelle Waters scored a mid-season hat trick against Kyogle and added doubles against Lismore Marist Brothers and Kyogle in Rounds One and Two and scored a further double against Casino RSM later in the season. Tyrelle Waters also scored in matches against South Grafton twice, Grafton twice, Ballina and Casino RSM.
In 2018 Tyrelle Waters played in fourteen matches in the Group One U12 competition finishing with a 100% strike rate with fifteen tries. He also kicked three goals in finish the 2018 U12 Group One season with sixty six points. Included in his try scoring tally in 20178 were hat tricks against South Grafton and Ballina and two doubles against Lismore Marist Brothers.
Tyrelle Waters was also one of Clarence Coast’s try scorers in the 2018 Group One U12 Grand Final as the Magpies defeated Lismore Marist Brothers in a 20 -18 thrilled with Tyrelle Waters starting the match in the second row.
In 2018 Tyrelle Waters also played in one U13 match which came against Lismore Marist Brothers in late May.
Joshua Buttenshaw had a solid season in the 2019 Group One U15 competition scoring six tries and kicking 18 goals (60 points in total) from the centre position for the Ballina Seagulls from just seven matches.
Joshua Buttenshaw scored doubles against Casino RSM and Lismore Marist Brothers as well as scoring against Clarence Coast and Marist Brothers again.
With the boot he kicked five in an early June match against Lismore Marist Brothers and kicked three goals on three occasions.
Joshua Buttenshaw also played three U16.5 Group One matches in 2019 making his debut against Marist Brothers Blue in early June.
In 2019 Joshua Buttenshaw played in the centres for the Group One U15 representative side at the NSW Country Age Championships in Port Macquarie starting all three of their matches in the centres and kicked eight conversions at the Championships including six conversions in his second match of Day One against Group 19. He also kicked two conversions on Day Two against Central Coast
Beaudesert Kingfishers centre Matthew Hamblin had an impressive 2019 season in the GCRL U13 Division Two competition scoring 131 points from just 12 twelve matches, being an average of just under 11 points per game.
He scored 17 tries, kicked 31 goals and a field goal which he kicked in Round One against Mudgeeraba.
Matthew Hamblin scored four hat tricks over the course of the 2019 season, the first two coming in Rounds One and Two against Mudgeeraba and Ormeau respectively. He scored his other two hat tricks against Jimboomba and Mudgeeraba later in the season.
He kicked seven goals in Round Two against Ormeau and kicked six in a late regular season match against Jimboomba.
Matthew Hamblin had some big individual game tally’s in 2019 but none were bigger than in Round Two when he scored 26 points that included a hat trick and seven goals against the Ormeau Shearers
After a season with the Newcastle Knights Jersey Flegg side it is great to see former Titans NYC player Isaac Lee back with the Marist Brothers Rams for 2020 in the NRRRL First Grade competition.
Talented 17 year old second rower Simon Pratt will move to Lismore Marist Brothers for the 2020 NRRRL competition after spending this season with Casino RSM.
South Grafton’s Nathan Weatherall was a point scorer for the Rebels in 2019 in both the Group One U13 and U14 competitions.
In the U13 competition he finished with a try scoring strike rate of 117% from six matches and also kicked ten goals to finish with 48 points.
Included in his seven tries were doubles against Casino RSM and Kyogle and tries against Grafton, Lismore Marist Brothers and Casino RSM.
In three consecutive matches in June Nathan Weatherall kicked three goals in a match with those matches against Kyogle, Lismore Marist Brothers and Casino RSM.
He also played in seven Group One U14 matches scoring against Ballina on debut and Clarence Coast and also kicked two goals in the Clarence Coast match.
In his first season on the Gold Coast as well as his first at PBC as part of their Rugby League Sports Excellence Program fullback/centre Tylee Donovan had an interesting year playing for both PBC and the Currumbin Eagles.
The former Wauchope Blue and Newcastle Knight U16 Harold Matthews squad member (he missed the 2018 HM competition proper with concussion but did play in a number of trials against Cronulla and Manly) played in five matches for the Currumbin Eagles U18 Division two side scoring doubles in consecutive matches in June against Southport and Runaway Bay.
He also played in one U18 Division One match which was in June against eventual premiers Burleigh.
2019 also saw Tylee Donovan take part in the 2019 Koori Knockout Rugby League Championships held in Tuggerah on the Central Coast of NSW, playing in the U17 Division for the Kempsey Sharks team alongside fellow PBC student Troy Duckett.
Playing in the centres Tylee Donovan had a successful opening day with Kempsey who defeated both Koori Brothers United 28 - 0 and 2829 CAB Next Gen Coonamble 24 - 0 and progress to the semi-finals. In the semi-final Kempsey were up against previously undefeated Wijadjuri United, but were successful once again winning 20 - 12 to progress the Grand Final.
In the Grand Final Kempsey upset the Western Koori Eels side 12-10 to become 2019 Under 17s Koori Knockout Champions.
In 2018 Tylee Donovan played for the New South Wales Indigenous U16 side against the Western Australia Pirates in Sydney.
Tylee Donovan signed with the Newcastle Knights as a 15 year old after also training with the Brisbane Broncos Academy and has been playing rugby league since he was just 6 years old all with Wauchope before his move to the Gold Coast.
In 2020 Tylee Donovan will once again be part of the PBC Rugby League Excellence Program and also once again play for Currumbin in the GCRL U18 competition.
Mudgeeraba Redbacks winger Cade Kelhear proved difficult for opposing teams in the GCRL U13 Division Two to keep away from the try line in 2019 finishing as the competitions leading try scorer with 21 tries from 14 matches (150% strike rate).
He scored four tries in a match on three occasions against Beaudesert in Round One and also against Ormeau and Burleigh Maroon and added a Round Three hat trick against Ormeau.
New Zealand front rower Isaac Matalavea-Booth is on his way over to the Coast to play for the Burleigh MM Cup side and Keebra Park in 2020.
In his first season in the NRRRL senior grades Lismore Marist Brothers fullback Campbell Harvey ended up as the U18 competitions leading try scorer with 16 tries from as many matches and also made both his NRRL Reserve Grade and First Grade debuts over the course of the season.
In addition to his 16 NRRRL U18 tries he also kicked two conversions both coming early in the season against Kyogle.
Campbell Harvey produced an outstanding match in June scoring five tries against Lower Clarence and added doubles against Tweed Coast and Kyogle as well as tries against Tweed Coast, Ballina, Kyogle, Byron Bay, Tweed Heads, Casino RSM and Evans Head.
He made his deserved NRRRL First Grade debut in late July against Casino RSM and also played in two NRRRL Reserve Grade matches scoring on debut in early June against Lower Clarence (he scored five tries earlier in the day in the U18 match) with his other match being against Cudgen a fortnight after his debut.
In his first season on the Gold Coast after moving over from Wellington New Zealand lock Junior Daniels proved a handful for opposing defences in the GCRL U15 Division Three competition finishing the 2019 competition as the leading try scorer with 18 from 14 matches (129%). Unfortunately Junior Daniels and his Mudgeeraba team mates went down 22-16 in the Grand Final to Nerang.
Junior Daniels started his Gold Coast career off with a bang scoring four tries in Round One against Currumbin and added a double in Round Two against Helensvale. In addition to those tries he also scored a hat trick against Currumbin and further doubles against Currumbin in two others matches and against Nerang.
Junior Daniels enjoyed playing against Currumbin scoring 11 of his 18 tries against them in 2019 being 61.11% of his tries for the season.
Lock or second rower Levi Dangerfield was recently named the Group 18 U14 representative seasons Best and Fairest after starting at lock in both of Group 18’s matches at the NSW Country Age Championships held in Port Macquarie in September with those matches being on Day One against Central Coast and Group Four.
The Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School student played the 2019 season with the Cudgen Hornets U14 side and is a big strong young man with a lot of potential.
South Grafton hooker Keaton Stutt is currently part of the Titans 2020 Group One Academy squad that is training on a weekly basis in Ballina in Northern New South Wales.
In the 2019 Group One U14 competition Keaton Stutt played in ten matches in the red and white of the South Grafton Rebels, including their Grand Final loss to Ballina, scoring a total of 46 points, made up of three tries and seventeen goals. Keaton Stutt scored a mid-season double against Casino RSM and added a try against Clarence Coast later in the season.
Keaton Stutt’s seventeen goals were enough for him to finish second on the Group One U14 goal kicking tally. Keaton Stutt kicked five goals in a match on two occasions, coming in consecutive matches in June against Lismore Marist Brothers and Casino RSM. In the match against Casino RSM he also scored a double to finish the match with an individual point’s tally of eighteen.
2019 also saw Keaton Stutt represent Group One at the NSW Country U14 Age Championships starting all three of the Taipan’s matches at hooker and scoring in Group One’s first match of Day Two against Group 21. Keaton Stutt’s other matches at the Championships were against Maitland on Day One and Central Coast in Group One’s second match of Day Two.
In 2018, the Grafton High School student played in ten matches for the South Grafton Rebels finishing the season with thirty six points from three tries and twelve goals. All three of his tries came in separate matches being against Clarence Coast, Lismore Marist Brothers and Grafton and with the boot Keaton Stutt kicked four goals in July against Kyogle.
Keaton Stutt is a multi-sport athlete who is also a state level field hockey player and has also played soccer.
Currumbins Taanei Heu will line up in the second row for the New Zealand Maori U17 side as they take on Tonga
Runaway Bay Seagulls fullback Andrew Brennan was impressive in 2019 both for Runaway Bay in the GCRL U14 Division One competition as well as for the Gold Coast Vikings U14 side from a representative perspective.
In 2019 Andrew Brennan finished second on the U14 Division One competition’s leading try scorer tally with 20 tries from 16 matches (125%).
He scored three hat tricks which came against Mudgeeraba, Currumbin and Ormeau as well as doubles against Southport, Helensvale twice and Beaudesert as well as scoring against Burleigh twice and Southport.
In 2018 Andrew Brennan scored 20 tries from nine U13 Division One matches as well as scoring in his sole U14 Division Two match which was against Robina in June 2018.
Southport U14 Division One second rower Jacob Sa only played in five matches this season but did score three tries including a double against Currumbin and also scoring a week prior against Ormeau.
He also represented the Gold Coast Vikings U14 side in 2019 at the Hill Stumer Championships that were held in Ipswich and from there went on to play for South East Queensland White at the Queensland Age Championships.
In addition Jacob Sa played outside centre (No. 13) for the TSS U14A school boy GPS side starting there in all eight of TSS matches, including obtaining one man of the match award that he received against Toowoomba Grammar School
Helensvale flyer Izack Aramo’s 2019 season saw him finish the GCRL U14 Division Two competition as the leading scorer with 22 tries from just 16 matches (138% strike rate)
In addition to scoring four tries in late July against Beaudesert, he scored five doubles which came against Parkwood, Nerang, Mudgeeraba, Ormeau and Southport as well as a hat trick also against Ormeau.
Taanei Heu was on teh winning side NZ Maori defeated Tonga
Currumbins Taanei Heu will line up in the second row for the New Zealand Maori U17 side as they take on Tonga
Local Runaway Bay half/five eight Waylon Caldwell had a very good 2019 season with Runaway Bay (unfortunately they lost the Grand Final to Burleigh) in the GCRL U14 Division One competition and for the Gold Coast Vikings U14 representative side as well as starting at fullback for SEQ Green.
In the U14 Division One competition he finished second both on the competitions goal kicking list (37 goals) and overall points scoring list (122). He also scored 12 tries from his 16 matches.
Waylon Caldwell scored doubles against Mudgeeraba, Helensvale, Currumbin and Southport. From a goal kicking perspective he kicked six against Currumbin and five in Round Three against Mudgeeraba.
His biggest individual points tally in a match was 20 (two tries, six goals) against Currumbin in late June and he also scored 18 (two tries, five goals) in Round Three against Mudgeeraba.
Southport U14 Division One centre Logan Coles had a very good 2019 season including scoring 12 tries and kicking one goal (against Beaudesert) for a 50 point total from 17 matches, including finals.
He scored a hat trick in July against Beaudesert and well as doubles against Currumbin and Burleigh.
Mudgeeraba Redbacks U14 Division One second rower Kane Garland had an impressive 2019 season finishing in the Top Five in tries scored and the top try scoring forward with 12 tries from sixteen matches. He also kicked 21 goals to finish the season with 90 points.
Kane Garland finished the season with an incredible points scoring run scoring 11 of his tries and 15 of his goals in a five match span from mid-July against Currumbin to mid-August against.
In the first match of his point scoring explosion he scored a double against Currumbin, the following week against Southport he scored two tries and two goals before adding two tries and five goals against Currumbin once again.
In the final two weeks he scored two tries and three goals against Burleigh before scoring a hat tricks and kicking five goals against Helensvale.
Southport lock Jake Mendham played an impressive 42 matches for the Tigers in 2019 spanning three competitions.
In the U13 Division One competition Jake Mendham had a strike rate of 108% from 13 matches, scoring a hat trick against Currumbin and doubles against Runaway Bay and Currumbin. Impressively he scored in his first six U13 Division One matches of the 2019 season.
In the U14 Division One competition, including finals he played in 15 matches scoring two tries both of which came in a late June match against Ormeau.
Finally in the U14 Division Two competition Jake Mendham scored seven tries in fourteen appearances including a finals hat trick against Burleigh.
U14 Division One Burleigh Grand Final winning fullback Jaykob Brown finished as the competitions leading goal kicker with 56 goals and overall leading points scorer with 148.
In addition to his 56 goals he scored nine tries. Jaykob Brown scored doubles against Beaudesert twice and Mudgeeraba.
With the boot, Jaykob Brown kicked seven in June against Currumbin and Beaudesert and kicked five goals in a match on five occasions.
As you except he had some big individual points tallies in matches including scoring 22 (two tries, seven goals) against Beaudesert in May and 18 (two tries, five goals) against Beaudesert once again in June.
Jaykob Brown also played one U15 Division Two match this season with was against Beaudesert in May.
One of the most impressive players in the GCRL U16 Division One competition this season was Currumbin hooker Brodie Desmond who was named 2019 GCRL U16 Division One player of the year.
In addition to that award Brodie Desmond played in 16 matches for the Eagles (including finals) finishing with 92 points made up of 19 tries (competition leading) and eight goals.
Brodie Desmond scored a Round Three hat trick against Mudgeeraba and added doubles against Southport twice, Runaway Bay, Coomera and Ormeau as well as tries in matches against Ormeau, Coomera, Runaway Bay, Helensvale, Burleigh and Coomera in Currumbin’s Preliminary Final loss.
His biggest match with the boot came late in the season against Coomera when he kicked four goals, his other four goals came in separate matches.
Giant young front rower Isaac Matalavea-Booth from Auckland New Zealand is heading to the Gold Coast to play for the Burleigh Bears MM Cup side in 2020 and well as attend Keebra Park.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth was outstanding this season for Pakuranga College and at the recent SAS College Rugby League Awards Night was named in the Premier First XIII Team of the Year.
From a club rugby league perspective in 2019 Isaac Matalavea-Booth played for the Manurewa Club in the Auckland U17/18 Open competition playing in nine matches scoring four tries and kicking a conversion.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth also represented the Tao Samoa U18 side this season in their annual match against the New Zealand U18 starting in the front row and also started in the front row for the Tao Samoa U16 against New Zealand U16’s in 2018.
In 2019 Isaac Matalavea-Booth represented the Counties Manukau Stingrays in the New Zealnd National Youth U17 Tournament starting in the front row in all five of their matches including their semi-final victory over the Akarana Falcons and the Tournament Final victory 24 – 20 against South Island Scorpions.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth scored two tries in the Pool portion of the tournament with those tries coming in Match One against the Wellington Orcas and Match Three against the Northern Swords.
In 2017 Isaac Matalavea-Booth represented Counties Manukau at the U15 National Youth Tournament starting in the front row in two matches.
Giant Nerang Roosters and Keebra Park front rower Deniro Seumanutafa had a huge season in the GCRL U15 Division One competition this season culminating in a Grand Final hat trick as the Roosters defeated Runaway Bay 26 – 22 in a high quality forward battle.
Over the course of the 2019 GCRL U15 Division One competition Deniro Seumanutafa scored thirteen tries from eleven matches (118% strike rate) to finish as the competitions leading try scorer.
In addition to his Grand Final hat trick he scored doubles against Ormeau in Round One and Runaway Bay in Round Three. Later in the season in consecutive matches in June Deniro Seumanutafa added doubles against Helensvale and Runaway Bay with his remaining two tries coming in matches against Ormeau and Runaway Bay.
In 2018, his first on the Gold Coast Deniro Seumanutafa scored twelve tries from fourteen matches including a mid-season hat trick against Ormeau. He finished the 2018 season on a roll scoring in each of his last five matches, starting that span with a double against Burleigh and then added tries in matches against Mudgeeraba, Coomera, Ormeau and Coomera once again this time in the U14 Division One Finals series.
Earlier in the season he scored a double against Beaudesert for his first tries on the Gold Coast and then followed that up a week later by scoring against Burleigh.
Deniro Seumanutafa’s older brother is with the Bulldogs but with our new association with Keebra Park maybe just maybe players like Deniro Seumanutafa will line up for the Titans be coming seasons
Sunny86
12-11-19, 08:11 AM
hooker Adrian Trelivyn and utility Brad Schneider were these to any good mdrew raider just got them
Good players mate but hooker and half are strong in those positions with Toby Sexton and Jed Edwards, Ediq Ambrosyev etc
hooker Adrian Trelivyn and utility Brad Schneider were these to any good mdrew raider just got them
One of the most elusive players in the Gold Coast junior rugby league competition this season was Ormeau Shearers fullback Nayte Saaga, which is understandable considering the Keebra Park student was selected in the 2019 Oz Tag High Performance Academy.
For the Cutters in the GCRL U13 Division One competition, Nayte Saaga scored an impressive 11 tries from 15 appearances. He also kicked six goals to finish the season with 56 points.
Nayte Saaga scored doubles against Runaway Bay and Burleigh with his remaining seven tries coming in individual matches against Nerang, Southport, Currumbin twice, Runaway Bay and Burleigh.
With the boot his best performance was against Burleigh in the Preliminary Final when he kicked three goals.
Ormeau Shearers U18 Division One fullback/five eight Fraser McLean had an outstanding 2019 season playing in twelve matches including finals and finishing with eleven tries.
He scored doubles against Mudgeeraba, Bilambil and Currumbin and also scored against Nerang, Helensvale, Tugun, Runaway Bay and Helensvale to finish with a 2019 strike rate of 91.67%.
2019 highlights of titans contracted Thomas Weaver for the U16 Northern Rivers Titans early this season.
https://www.facebook.com/crlnsw/videos/1190777117778089/
Strike centres are difficult to find but one young player who in the early stages of his career looks promising is Ormeau’s Pakileata Vakavelo.
For the Shearers in the 2019 GCRL U13 Division One competition Pakileata Vakavelo played in 13 matches finishing with 11 tries including a double in their Preliminary final loss to Burleigh.
In addition to that double he also scored doubles against Southport and Currumbin with those doubles coming in consecutive rounds in May.
He also scored in individual matches against Coomera, Runaway Bay, Southport and Burleigh in Week One of the Finals.
JunctionBlock
15-11-19, 09:48 AM
Did anyone see the news last night (can't find an article online). I was in the doctors surgery so it had subtitles on that did and didn't make sense. From what I could gather, did we just secure sponsorship for the TEDS program for a couple of years?
Yes mate, Westfund Health Insurance
Our system is now called Junior Titans System
Did anyone see the news last night (can't find an article online). I was in the doctors surgery so it had subtitles on that did and didn't make sense. From what I could gather, did we just secure sponsorship for the TEDS program for a couple of years?
lonegull
15-11-19, 10:59 AM
Westfund joins Titans as Health Insurance Partner in two-year deal
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A shared commitment to health, wellbeing and community values has led to Westfund Health Insurance joining the Gold Coast Titans as the Club’s Official Health Insurance Partner until the end of 2021.
As part of the new partnership, Westfund will also be the Presenting Partner of the Junior Titans System (JTS) – the successful development program that delivers a pathway for junior rugby league players in the Gold Coast and Northern Rivers region to reach the NRL.
Formerly known as the Titans Elite Development System, the new Westfund JTS program will ensure the best local juniors remain in the Titans’ system, and can realise their dreams of playing in the NRL without moving away from crucial the support networks of family and friends.
Westfund Health Insurance is a regional, not-for-profit health fund with locations across New South Wales and Queensland who recently won the QLD Canstar Award for Outstanding Value in their Hospital and packaged products. Westfund were also awarded the 2020 Product Review Award for Health Insurance, with a 4.6 star rating.
Westfund Chief Executive Officer Matt Banning said the Titans’ dedication to their community, the Club’s values system and focus on future success mirrored those of Westfund, making an official partnership with the Gold Coast NRL Club a logical decision.
“The opportunity to join the Titans as the Presenting Partner of the Junior Titans System, and to support the terrific work of their community programs, reflects our own commitment to improving the lives of people living in regional cities and towns throughout Australia,” Mr Banning said.
“Westfund is a not-for-profit health fund that, like the Titans, does everything we can to benefit our members.
“The Titans operate under a values system governed by characteristics like honesty, integrity, respect and trust and, like Westfund, are driven by the desire for continued growth until they reach the goal of being the best.
“We are very proud to be a partner of the Gold Coast Titans for the next two years, and look forward to sharing our journeys together to benefit the Gold Coast and Northern Rivers community.”
Titans Chief Executive Officer Steve Mitchell said the Westfund partnership was a reflection of the Club’s growth over the past 18 months, and a reward for the successes of the Titans Community Foundation.
“The Titans exist to be more than a football Club. We are here to serve our community and support the people who support us,” Mr Mitchell said.
“The Titans and Westfund share similar ambitions in achieving success in their specific fields, but never losing sight of the people we represent.
“The incredible success of the Titans Community Foundation in delivering results in areas like social change, inclusion and participation and indigenous education are proof of the values that are at the heart of this Club.
“We welcome Westfund as true partners of the Titans who share our vision and values.”
Bayside Titan
15-11-19, 01:08 PM
Slam-dunking basketball prospect Jahream Bula signs with Titans
Nic Darveniza, Gold Coast Bulletin
November 15, 2019 10:38am
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The Gold Coast Titans search to recruit the region’s top athletic talent has landed the signing of high-flying basketball convert Jahream Bula.
The 17-year-old Keebra Park student was spotted after just two games for the renowned nursery’s top rugby league side in 2019 after a season spent mostly in the B team.
The Titans Junior Titans System players training at Parkwood. Jahream Bula. Picture: Lawrence Pinder
The Titans Junior Titans System players training at Parkwood. Jahream Bula. Picture: Lawrence Pinder
Sports science testing has revealed the former basketballer is already one of the most explosive athletes at the Titans, leading all players in the broad jump, which most directly translates to acceleration and power.
The evidence to support that can be heard as well as seen because the 185cm outside back can slam down goalpost-rattling dunks on the crossbar with ease.
Transferring those aerial abilities onto the rugby league field will take time but the former B-teamer’s raw athletic potential excites coaches.
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The Titans Junior Titans System players training at Parkwood. Jahream Bula is also a handy basketball player. Picture: Lawrence Pinder
The Titans Junior Titans System players training at Parkwood. Jahream Bula is also a handy basketball player. Picture: Lawrence Pinder
“I’ve never been able to posterise someone (the basketball equivalent of a speccy) on the field yet but hopefully I can get it soon,” the 185cm outside back said.
“Basketball has really helped my rugby league, with the jumping and catching and footwork.
“Basketballers need good court vision and I find that helps me read defences too.”
Junior Titans System coach Jamie McCormack said Bula’s athletic base and size at just 17 years of age bode well for future success.
“Sometimes when we do junior recruitment and talent scouting it’s great to keep an eye out for genuine athletes,” he said.
“Whatever skills they may be deficient in, that’s our job to make sure they improve.
The Titans Junior Titans System players training at Parkwood. Jahream Bula is also a handy basketball player. Picture: Lawrence Pinder
The Titans Junior Titans System players training at Parkwood. Jahream Bula is also a handy basketball player. Picture: Lawrence Pinder
“Jahream is just an athlete – for an outside back coming from a basketball background, the ability to jump high in the air and catch balls above his head (is helpful).
“His athletic ability and power base to get high off the ground gets him into try-scoring situations.”
Bula will return to Keebra Park in 2020 for his final year of high school.
https://twitter.com/rhys_oneill_/status/1195158825730375680?s=21
To follow up Lonegull's post below is a link to a video about the Sponsorship
https://www.titans.com.au/news/2019/11/15/westfund-joins-titans-as-health-insurance-partner-in-two-year-deal2/
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Great video from the official site about the Development players.
https://www.titans.com.au/news/2019/11/15/development-players-settling-in-well/
Great article, thanks for posting mate
Westfund joins Titans as Health Insurance Partner in two-year deal
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A shared commitment to health, wellbeing and community values has led to Westfund Health Insurance joining the Gold Coast Titans as the Club’s Official Health Insurance Partner until the end of 2021.
As part of the new partnership, Westfund will also be the Presenting Partner of the Junior Titans System (JTS) – the successful development program that delivers a pathway for junior rugby league players in the Gold Coast and Northern Rivers region to reach the NRL.
Formerly known as the Titans Elite Development System, the new Westfund JTS program will ensure the best local juniors remain in the Titans’ system, and can realise their dreams of playing in the NRL without moving away from crucial the support networks of family and friends.
Westfund Health Insurance is a regional, not-for-profit health fund with locations across New South Wales and Queensland who recently won the QLD Canstar Award for Outstanding Value in their Hospital and packaged products. Westfund were also awarded the 2020 Product Review Award for Health Insurance, with a 4.6 star rating.
Westfund Chief Executive Officer Matt Banning said the Titans’ dedication to their community, the Club’s values system and focus on future success mirrored those of Westfund, making an official partnership with the Gold Coast NRL Club a logical decision.
“The opportunity to join the Titans as the Presenting Partner of the Junior Titans System, and to support the terrific work of their community programs, reflects our own commitment to improving the lives of people living in regional cities and towns throughout Australia,” Mr Banning said.
“Westfund is a not-for-profit health fund that, like the Titans, does everything we can to benefit our members.
“The Titans operate under a values system governed by characteristics like honesty, integrity, respect and trust and, like Westfund, are driven by the desire for continued growth until they reach the goal of being the best.
“We are very proud to be a partner of the Gold Coast Titans for the next two years, and look forward to sharing our journeys together to benefit the Gold Coast and Northern Rivers community.”
Titans Chief Executive Officer Steve Mitchell said the Westfund partnership was a reflection of the Club’s growth over the past 18 months, and a reward for the successes of the Titans Community Foundation.
“The Titans exist to be more than a football Club. We are here to serve our community and support the people who support us,” Mr Mitchell said.
“The Titans and Westfund share similar ambitions in achieving success in their specific fields, but never losing sight of the people we represent.
“The incredible success of the Titans Community Foundation in delivering results in areas like social change, inclusion and participation and indigenous education are proof of the values that are at the heart of this Club.
“We welcome Westfund as true partners of the Titans who share our vision and values.”
DIEHARD
15-11-19, 03:54 PM
Seems like a very appropriate local sponsor.
Bayside Titan
15-11-19, 04:06 PM
Seems like a very appropriate local sponsor.
Agree mate. Great vote in confidence.
In the 2019 GCLR U18 Division One competition one of the most versatile players was Ormeau Shearer Tuki Seiuli who over the last couple of seasons has been a bit of a jack of all trades but this season when he started he normally started at hooker.
In his nine U18 Division One matches this season Tuki Seiuli scored thirty points made up of six tries and three goals.
Tuki Seiuli’s first three matches of the 2019 season saw him score four tries including a double against Tugun and tries against Runaway Bay and Burleigh. Later in the season Tuki Seuili added tries against Currumbin and Mudgeeraba.
Two of Tuki Seiuli’s three goals came on June 1 against Currumbin (he also scored in that match) with his other coming earlier in the season against Tugun, he also scored in that match.
In 2019 Tuki Seiuli also played a number of rugby matches for the Bond University Colts Ii side including starting Round One on the bench against Brothers before starting on the left wing against University of Queensland in Round Two and also starting at outside centre in Round Four against Easts.
In 2018 Tuki Seiuli played twelve matches for the Shearers in the GCRL U17 Division One competition scoring twenty six points which was made up of four tries and five goals. Tuki Seuili scored a finals double against Runaway Bay and added tries earlier in the season against Helensvale and Tweed Heads.
In the match against Helensvale Tuki Seuili kicked three of his five goals with his two other goals coming in matches against Burleigh and Tweed Heads.
Tuki Seuili was part of the Burleigh MM Cup side in 2018 and is still Colts eligible in 2020.
DIEHARD
15-11-19, 08:50 PM
Agree mate. Great vote in confidence.
Yes when you are hit the mark by getting a sponsor from the community, you are doing it right.
Agreed this announcement is easily the most impartant of the off-season to date.
Make no mistake the Junior Titans System is the most critical for the Titans futire in our history. As a result Jamie McCormack has "futire proofed" the Titans and the program is the envy of the NRL.
I honestly do not think that people appreciate how good the Tians juniors are, I am hoping that one dday soon I will be an after thought as every one will know just how good the JTS is.
Yes when you are hit the mark by getting a sponsor from the community, you are doing it right.
PNG 17 year old Jahream Bula came over to Australia to attend Keebra Park High School at the start of the 2018 season and since then has showcased his elite athleticism both on a rugby league field as well as on a basketball court for Keebra Park and as a result he has recently signed a multi-year contract with the Titans and will play for Tweed Heads in the 2020 MM Cup competition as well as attending Keebra park for his senior school year.
In his two years of playing rugby league for Keebra Park Jahream Bula has played primarily for the Reserve side but in both 2018 and 2019 played two Langer Cup matches with the Keebra Park Open A side including scoring against PBC in their local derby this season.
In his first year with Keebra Park being 2018 Jahream Bula was named the Langer Reserve Most Valuable Player and was also awarded the Most Valuable Player at the Year 11 level at the Keebra Park Sports Specialisation Awards night.
As noted Jahream Bula also played basketball for Keebra Park in both 2018 and 2019, playing in five matches each year in the CBSQ Boys Fourth Division competition. In 2019 Jahream Bula averaged a team leading 11.6 points from his five games including scoring a career high twenty two points in the final game of the season against Mt Maria College. Jahream Bula added twelve points in matches against Brisbane Bayside State College (Game One) and Pacific Pines State High School (Game Three).
In 2018 in the CBSQ Fourth Boys Division competition Jahream Bula averaged a team leading twelve points a game including scoring fifteen points in the final game of the 2018 season against Springfield Central State High School.
Impressively in 2018 Jahream Bula scored in double figures in each of his five matches. In addition to his fifteen point match noted above Jahream Bula also scored in double figures in 2018 against Alexandra State High School, Pacific Pines State High School, Immanuel Lutheran College and St Andrews Catholic College.
In 2019 Jahream Bula played for the Hurricanes in the North Coast Basketball association in the U17 – U20 competition.
In 2018 Jahream Bula also represented North Gold Coast at the U18 Boys Division Three State Championships scoring fifty six points from seven matches at an average of eight points per game made up of twenty five two point shots and six free throws. Jahream Bula scored thirteen points (six two point shots and a free throw) in Game Three against Redlands and added twelve (six two point shots) in Game Six against the Trojans
Titans boys such as Thomas Weaver, Jack Cullen, Keegan Pace, Oskar Bryant and Reef Somerville are on their way to the UK to represent NSW Country U16's after flying out from Sydney yesterday.
Titans linked Reico Ratana was named the Year Nine PBC Future Reds Award at the recent PBC Sports Award Night.
Titans contracted Jed Edwards who is current training with the Titans NRL squad was recently named the PBC Reds award recipient for the player who best epitomises the PBC culture.
Titans linked Jack Smith was recently named the PBC Open Rugby League Most Improved Player at the PBC Sports Award Night.
Titans contracted Toby Sexton has been named the joint winner of the Craig Weston Medal for the PBC pen Reds Best and Fairest Player.
The NSW Country U16 side play their first match of their UK tour tomorrow morning against The Community Lions in Leeds.
The side contains up to seven Titans contracted players including Ballina's Rowan Mansfield.
Highlights of Titan Tristian Powells 2019 season. The young man is currently training with the NRL squad.
https://www.facebook.com/tristan.powell.526/videos/2730518246999726/UzpfSTEwMDAwMDk0MTMzNTU1ODozMzQwMjI1NzIyNjg1NDM5/
Highlights of Titan Tristian Powells 2019 season. The young man is currently training with the NRL squad.
https://www.facebook.com/tristan.powell.526/videos/2730518246999726/UzpfSTEwMDAwMDk0MTMzNTU1ODozMzQwMjI1NzIyNjg1NDM5/
Some very impressive leg speed for a front/second rower. One to watch for in the future for sure!
lonegull
21-11-19, 08:20 PM
Highlights of Titan Tristian Powells 2019 season. The young man is currently training with the NRL squad.
https://www.facebook.com/tristan.powell.526/videos/2730518246999726/UzpfSTEwMDAwMDk0MTMzNTU1ODozMzQwMjI1NzIyNjg1NDM5/
Gee he has a low centre of gravity and has great speed and leg drive very impressive
NSW Country U16’s won 62-0 this morning with multiple Titans standing out
The NSW Country U16 side play their first match of their UK tour tomorrow morning against The Community Lions in Leeds.
The side contains up to seven Titans contracted players including Ballina's Rowan Mansfield.
In fact Titans contracted Tom Weaver was named Nan of the Match.
NSW Country U16’s won 62-0 this morning with multiple Titans standing out
JTS update from the Official Site
https://www.titans.com.au/news/2019/11/22/nrl-work-experience/
Titans linked local Tom Neale has won the Titans jersey on a number of occasions already in his career including for the Titans early this season against the Newcastle Knights in Coffs Harbour.
Tom Neale started the 2019 season as part of the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup squad, coming into the side in Round Four when he started from the bench against Central Queensland, Tom Neale also started from the bench in Rounds Five and Six against Wynnum Manly and the Mackay Cutters respectively.
From a club perspective, Tom Neale played for Burleigh in the GCLR U18 Division One competition including starting the Grand Final at half and scoring as the Bears defeated Southport 28 – 12.
In total in the GCRL U18 Division One competition in 2019 Tom Neale played in eleven matches scoring eighteen points from four tries and a late season conversion against Mudgeeraba. In addition to his Grand Final try Tom Neale also scored against Ormeau, Runaway Bay and Helensvale.
In 2018 Tom Neale played in twelve matches for Burleigh in the GCRL U17 Division One competition scoring three tries across the journey with those tries coming against Helensvale, Bilambil and Ormeau.
jacksonm
22-11-19, 09:17 PM
Mdrew have you heard of Jesse Cronin from the Parramatta junior system, heard he has joined th3cTitan development system
Former Australian School boy mate and played the 2019 season with Parramatta in the Jersey Flegg competition spending time and both lock and front row mate.
He is a former Hills Sports High student from the Newcastle area. I was under the impression he is no longer Colts eligible but I could be wrong. He is an interesting prospect though mate,
Really appreciate the heads up mate I believe that he will be playing for Tweed Heads.
Mdrew have you heard of Jesse Cronin from the Parramatta junior system, heard he has joined th3cTitan development system
A number of Titans scored in teh NSW COuntry U16's win against the Community Lions in Leeds on Friday morning.
Rowan Mansfield and Jack Cullen scored doubles, Noah Johannson and Reef Somerville scored as did Tom Weaver who also kicked eight goals.
BSW Country U16’s defeated Leeds 32-10 in Game Two of their UK Tour
Hi mate, Jesse Cronin will be at Tweed Heads in 2020.
Mdrew have you heard of Jesse Cronin from the Parramatta junior system, heard he has joined th3cTitan development system
Keegan Pace scored a double and Reef Sommerville and Rowan Mansfield also scored.
BSW Country U16’s defeated Leeds 32-10 in Game Two of their UK Tour
Great article on the Titans boys touring the UK with the NSW Country U16 side.
https://www.titans.com.au/news/2019/11/26/junior-titans-system-players-given-chance-of-a-lifetime-overseas/
Plus some footage - great work Titans
https://www.titans.com.au/news/2019/11/26/junior-titans-system-players-given-chance-of-a-lifetime-overseas2/
The NSW Country U16 side finished their UK tour undefeated after their 62-6 victory this morning over the British Community Lions 62-6 with six Titans in the starting line-up.
Giant young New Zealand front rower Isaac Matalavea-Booth is now part of the Titans JTS system, a great acquisition to the Titans program.
Titans contracted try scorers included Rowan Mansfield (2), Riley Lack (2), Tom Weaver (2) and Noah Johannsson. Tom Weaver kicked seven from nine and Keegan Pace kicked one from one.
The NSW Country U16 side finished their UK tour undefeated after their 62-6 victory this morning over the British Community Lions 62-6 with six Titans in the starting line-up.
Great article on the NSW Country U16 sides victory from the Official Site
https://www.titans.com.au/news/2019/12/02/nswrl-country-under-16s-finish-tour-off-with-strong-win/
Former Parramatta Eels lock or front rower Jesse Cronin will play the 2020 season with the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the Queensland Cup competition after attracting the eye with his performances with the Parramatta Eels Jersey Flegg side in 2018 and 2019 and in the U18 SG Ball competition in 2017, the same year that he represented the Australian School Boys Rugby League side against New Zealand a team mate in the side that defeated New Zealand was Titans NRL player Tannah Boyd.
The 2017 Australian School Boys representative originally signed with the Eels as a 15 year old in 2014 from the Newcastle region moving to Sydney to finish his school at Hills Sports High a school from which he was selected in 2017 to play for the Australian School Boys side that toured New Zealand.
In 2019 Jeese Cronin captained the Parramatta Eels in the New South Wales U20 Jersey Flegg competition playing in sixteen matches scoring seven tries (43.75% strike rate). Jesse Cronin scored a double in Round Fourteen against the Warriors and also scored in Rounds Seven, Nine, Sixteen, Eighteen and Twenty against Newcastle, Penrith, Victoria, Canberra and the Warriors respectively.
Jesse Cronin started the first five of Parramatta’s matches at lock, but after missing Round Six through injury started the next three rounds from the bench before coming back into the starting side in Round Twelve against Souths Sydney once again at lock maintaining his place at lock for the remaining matches that he played in 2019 except for Round Twenty when Jesse Cronin started in the second row against the New Zealand Warriors.
In 2018 Jesse Cronin was also part of the Parramatta U20 Jersey Flegg side playing in nineteen matches including starting from the bench in their Week One Finals loss to Canterbury. Jesse Cronin started the first two matches of the 2018 season on the bench before making his starting debut in the front row in Round Three against Newcastle, going on to start in eleven matches, nine at lock, one in the front row being his debut and Round Fifteen against the Sydney Roosters in the second row.
Jesse Cronin’s sole try of the 2018 Jersey Flegg season came in Round Twelve against the North Sydney Bears.
Jesse Cronin became an International rugby league player in 2018 when he started at lock for Malta in their 30 – 24 loss against South Africa in a rugby league World Cup qualifying match when he played alongside his older brother.
In 2017 Jesse Cronin was prominent for the Parramatta U18 SG Ball side and was in fact named as the Player of the Year for the Eels. Jesse Cronin played in ten matches, missing only one including starting at lock in both the SG Ball Grand Final win over Cronulla and Parramatta’s U18 National Grand Final 48 – 12 win over the Western Mustangs.
Jesse Cronin started nine games at lock and one in the front row in Round Five against the Wests Tigers with his sole try coming in Round Six against the North Sydney Bears.
Previously Jesse Cronin captained the New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges U15 side at the ASSRL National Championships whilst still in the Hunter region. It was at these Championships where ultimately he was stopped by the Eels.
Giant young front rower Isaac Matalavea-Booth from Auckland New Zealand headed over to the Gold Coast in early November 2019 chasing his rugby league dream and to play for the Burleigh Bears MM Cup side in 2020 and well as attend Keebra Park for his senior year of school.
Not long after arriving in Australia Isaac Matalavea-Booth signed a one year contract with the Titans to immediately become part of the impressive Junior Titans system (JTS).
Isaac Matalavea-Booth was outstanding in 2019 for Auckland’s Pakuranga College and at the 2019 SAS College Rugby League Awards Night was named in the front row in the 2019 Premier First XIII Team of the Year which was a deserved acknowledgement of his performances for Pakuranga College and even more meritorious considering Isaac Matalavea-Booth was just 17 years old for the majority of the season.
From a club rugby league perspective in 2019 in New Zealand Isaac Matalavea-Booth played for the Manurewa Club in the Auckland U17/18 Open competition playing in nine matches scoring four tries and kicking a conversion to finish the 2019 season with eighteen points.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth also represented the Tao Samoa U18 side this season in their annual match against the New Zealand U18’s starting in the front row and also started in the front row for the Tao Samoa U16’s against New Zealand U16’s in 2018. In fact the first time that Isaac Matalavea-Booth represented Tao Samoa was at the U13 level in 2014 and also represented Tao Samoa at the U15 level I believe.
In 2019 Isaac Matalavea-Booth who previously was part of the New Zealand Warriors Development Academy represented the Auckland based Counties Manukau Stingrays representative side in the New Zealand National Youth U17 Tournament starting in the front row in all five of their matches including their semi-final victory over the Akarana Falcons and the U17 National Youth Final victory 24 – 20 against the South Island Scorpions.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth scored two tries in the pool portion of the 2019 U17 National Youth Tournament with those tries coming in Match One against the Wellington Orcas and Match Three against the Northern Swords.
In 2017 Isaac Matalavea-Booth represented Counties Manukau at the U15 National Youth Tournament starting in the front row in his two matches for the Stingrays.
Great to see Titan Thomas Weaver named in the NSW Future Blues squad.
Great article from the Official site about Toby Sexton.
https://www.titans.com.au/news/2019/12/03/schools-out-for-sexton.-now-the-learning-begins-at-titans/
Tians linked Nic Torrens has been named in the 2020 Northern Rivers Titans U16 Andrew Johns Cup squad.
Great interview with Tannah Boyd from the official site
https://www.titans.com.au/news/2019/12/04/boyd-credits-meninga-and-roberts/
Powerful New Zealand born front rower or second rower Rewiti Brown is a player with intriguing potential and in 2020 is still U18 eligible.
In 2019 Rewiti Brown was part of the Wai-Coa Bay Stallions U17 representative side that took part in the New Zealand National Youth U17 Tournament, starting all four of the Stallions matches in the front row with those matches being against the Akarana Falcons, Auckland Vulcans and the Central Vipers in the pool rounds and once again against the Akarana Falcons in the Finals.
Rewiti Brown also represented the Wai-Coa Bay Stallions in 2017 on that occasion in the New Zealand National Youth U15 Tournament, playing three matches for the Stallions.
In 2019 Rewiti Brown was also part of theU17 Bay of Plenty side that participated in the North Island Development Tournament and was part of the Bay of Plenty side that went down 20 – 10 to Manawatu in the Tournament Final.
At the conclusion of the Tournament Rewiti Brown was named on the interchange bench in the U17 North Island Development Tournament Merit Team.
In 2017 Rewiti Brown also took part in the North Island Tournament playing for Bay of Plenty at the U15 level and was part of the Bay of Plenty side that defeated Taranaki in the U15 Final and was also named in the second row in the 2017 U15 Tournament Merit Team.
In 2018 Rewiti Brown represented Tokoroa High School in the New Zealand National Secondary Schools tournament scoring against Manurewa High School when he started in the second row for his sole try from his five games including two in Pool B including a match against powerhouse school Kelston Boys High. Due to a nation-wide health crisis no National Secondary Schools tournament occurred in 2019.
In addition to rugby league Rewiti Brown also played rugby for Tokoroa High School and in 2018 was preselected for the Waikato Chiefs U16 squad highlighting just how talented Rewiti Brown is.
A great story from the Official Site about four Titans rookies attending the NRL Rookie Camp this weekend.
Heck Jayden Campbell sounds like his dad.
https://www.titans.com.au/news/2019/12/05/rookies-to-gain-plenty-of-knowledge-at-nrl-rookie-camp/
Zinzan Kahu is a recent arrival on the Gold Coast moving up from Melbourne with his family to pursue his rugby league dream on the Coast as part of the Keebra Park 2020 Open rugby league squad a squad which is already training a couple of times a week and have been for a number of weeks.
Zinzan Kahu will be looking to immediately break into the Keebra Park Langer Cup A side and subsequently play for Keebra Park in the GIO Cup competition next season.
In 2019 the young half played a lot of rugby league including representing Victoria in both the U15 ASSRL Pool B school boy Championships and at the U15 New South Wales Country Age Championships. Zinzan Kahu also played for the Waverley Panthers in the NRL Victoria U15 competition.
For the U15 Victorian school boys side in the 2019 U15 ASSRL Championships, Zinzan Kahu started at half in all four of Victoria’s matches including Pool B final against the ASSRL ATSI Invitational side, unfortunately Victoria went down 20 – 14.
In his four matches at the U15 ASSRL Championships Zinzan Kahu finished with a 50% strike rate from his four matches, scorning in Game One against the ASSRL ATSI Invitational side and Game Three against the Northern Territory. Zinzan Kahu was named Victoria’s best against the ASSRL ATSI Invitational side in Game One.
Post the Championship Final the former Keysbourough College Melbourne student was named at half in the U15 ASSRL Pool B Merit Team.
2019 was the second season that Zinzan Kahu represented the U15 Victorian side at the ASSRL U15 Championships after also being part of the 2018 side when he played four matches at hooker.
Late in 2019 Zinzan Kahu started at half in all four of NRL Victoria’s matches at the New South Wales Country U15 Age Championships kicking a conversion on Day One against Illawarra.
On Day Two Zinzan Kahu played in matches against Group Six and Group Seven and the following week was part of the NRL Victoria side that went down in the Final against Group Three.
In 2017 Zinzan Kahu played five matches for NRL Victoria at the New South Wales Country U14 Championships even though he was still U13 eligible that year.
In amongst his representative duties for Victoria in2019, Zinzan Kahu also played for the Waverley Panthers in the NRL Victorian U15 competition, playing a total of ten matches including starting the Grand Final at half, but the Panthers went down 12 – 9 to the wonderfully named Sunshine Cowboys.
Over the course of the season in his ten matches Zinzan Kahu scored nine points from two tries and a field goal which he kicked in late July against the Northern Thunder. Zinzan Kahu’s tries came early in the season against the Werribee Bears and Hume City Bulldogs.
Zinzan Kahu has been a regular Victorian rugby league representative, with his first taste coming in 2016 when he represented the Victorian U12 side at the national U12 Championships and scored in Victoria’s opening three matches against Western Australia on Day One, the ACT on Day Two and Northern Territory on Day Three a match which also saw him kick a conversion.
The Burleigh Bears face book page have been putting up a few photos and a videos of preseason.
This is a link to the 2020 Mal Meninga Squad Training with a fair contingent of Titans linked boys involved.
https://www.facebook.com/175948982495761/posts/2586765488080753?sfns=mo
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