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Intriguing to see Titans contracted Seth Nikotemo who is usually a second rower named at left centre for Runaway Bay this weekend in Round Twelve of the U18 Division One competition against Burleigh.
Titans Development contracted Tristian Powell will start in the front row this weekend in Round 12 of the GCRL First Grade competition for Burleigh against Runaway Bay.
After starting at lock on Wednesday afternoon in PBCs Langer Cup Grand Final victory, Titans contracted Jayden Wright will start at right second row on the weekend for Currumbin in Round Twelve of the GCRL U18 Division One competition against the Ormeau Shearers.
Tomorrow Titans contracted Brock Lennox will start at outside centre for the TSS U16A side in their GPS school boy rugby match on the Gold Coast against Nudgee College.
Last week in GPS rugby's return, Brock Lennox kicked a conversion for the TSS U16A side in their 21-17 away loss against Toowoomba Grammar School.
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Hail Sezer
03-09-21, 06:58 AM
Keano Kini named joint winner (with Chris Faagatu - Marsden) of the Justin Hodges medal for the Langer Trophy player of the year.
Phenomenal for a player who is only year 11, and considering the depth of talent in his own PBC team, let alone across the SEQ premier schoolboy competition.
Edited - year 11 not year 10
On Sunday Lofi Khan-Pereira who during the week signed a two year NRL contract with the Tits will line up on the wing for the Burleigh GCRL First Grade side in their rescheduled Round Twelve match against Runaway Bay.
Titans contracted standout Josiah Pahulu will start in the second row tomorrow evening for the Springfield Panthers in their Ipswich Rugby League U17 Division One semi-final against Norths.
The 2021 Langer Cup season for Keebra Park’s Elijah Lui:
Round One of the 2021 Langer Cup School Boy Rugby League competition saw Elijah Liu start at fullback for Keebra Park State High School against Keebra Park.
Elijah Liu also started at fullback in Round Two against Mabel Park and almost scored in the 9th minute when he chimed into the backline on the left side of the field however he was held up in the left corner.
Elijah Liu made a line break in the 25th minute when he came forward to take a Mabel Park dropped ball just ten metres from his own line and sliced through the defence, making fifty five metres from before being tackled from behind, Elijah Liu then attempted to get to his feet quickly but was held down and was awarded a penalty as a result.
Round Three against Ipswich State High School saw Elijah Lui named on the bench for Keebra Park but he was back in the starting side on the left wing for Round Four against St Mary’s College Toowoomba.
The Round Five local derby against PBC saw Elijah Lui continue on the left wing and scored Keebra Park’s opening try in the match in the 23rd minute with a try in the left corner after he had taken the cut-out pass above is head.
Elijah Lui came close to a second try in the 37th minute when after a great off-load from Immanuel Kalekale Elijah Lui raced down the left touchline and kicked forward for himself when confronted by PBC fullback Keano Kini. Keani Kini got back to the ball first but Elijah Lui was able to force Keani Kini into the in-goal to force a goal line drop out.
Elijah Lui continued on the left wing in Round Six against Wavell State High School and scored three first half tries as Keebra Park held on to win 18 – 16.
After the competition was suspended for a number of weeks due to a Covid 19 lock down, Elijah Lui was named on the left wing for Keebra Park State High School in their semi-final against PBC State High School with Elijah Lui scoring Keebra Park’s opening try of match in the 32nd minute when he ran onto a great long cut out pass from De’Ontae Perese and then was able to outpace the PBC cover defence to dive over in the left corner.
The 2021 Langer Cup season for Marsden and Titans contracted Sione Fotuaika:
Sione Fotuaika was part of the Marsden State High School Rugby League Excellence Program in 2021, and came into the Marsden SHS side for Round Three against Wavell State High School, coming off the bench and working hard, including in the 43rd minute with a strong run over the halfway mark and then Sione Fotauika was able to off-load with his right arm to Braden Teilua.
Sione Fotuaika started Round One of the Langer Cup Reserve Grade Competition in the front row against Keebra Park and scored an outstanding solo try in the 42nd minute. Sione Fotuaika received the ball to the left of the play the ball, twelve metres out from the line initially skipping to his left, before engaging the defensive line. Sione Fotuaika shrugged off the first defender who engaged him before cutting back to his right, breaking five tackles to force his way over under the posts.
Sione Fotuaika also started in the front row in Round Two against Ipswich State High School and then started from the bench in the Round Four blockbuster against PBC State High School coming into the match at around the twenty minute mark to operate in the front row.
Sione Fotuaika once again started from the bench in Round Five against Mabel Park State High School before weight of performances led to his elevation to the starting line-up in the front row against Coombabah State High School.
After the competition was suspended for a number of weeks due to a Covid 19 lock down, Sione Fotuaika was named as an emergency for Marsden SHS in their semi-final against Ipswich State High School.
In the 2021 Langer Cup Grand Final against PBC State High School, Sione Fotuaika was named on the bench for Marsden SHS.
The 2021 Langer Cup season for Keebra Park and Titans contracted Jeremaiah Tamepo:
Round One of the 2021 Langer Cup School Boy Rugby League competition saw Jeremaiah Tamepo initially named on the bench for Keebra Park against Marsden State High School however Jeremaiah Tamepo ended up starting the match on the right wing.
Jeremaiah Tamepo moved to left centre for Round Two against Mabel Park State High School and was one of Keebra Park’s try scorers in their 30 – 14 victory.
Jeremaiah Tamepo’s try came in the 33rd minute when he received a cut-out pass from Connor Te Kani when he was still eight metres and as he engaged the defence just short of the try line, Jeremaiah Tamepo spun clockwise to get the ball down whilst still engaged with defenders from metres from the left corner.
Jeremaiah Tamepo almost scored a second try in the 45th minute when he leapt above the defence to take a chip kick to his side of the field on the full and he pushed to within centremetres of the line before he was stopped.
In the 24th minute, Jeremaiah Tamepo recorded a line break in the 24th minute when he burst twenty metres down the left touchline but unfortunately he as adjudged to have put his left on the touchline around the halfway mark.
Jeremaiah Tamepo also started at right centre in Round Three against Ipswich State High School before dropping back to the bench for Round Four against St Mary’s College Toowoomba and was also on the bench for the Round Five local derby against PBC.
In Round Six against Wavell State High School, Jeremaiah Temapo moved into the Keebra Park SHS side at left centre.
After the competition was suspended for a number of weeks due to a Covid 19 lock down, Jeremaiah Tamepo was named on the bench for Keebra Park State High School in their semi-final against PBC State High School.
Jeremaiah Tamepo came on late in the second half, playing on the right wing and almost scored late in the match when he looked as if he had gotten the ball down in the right corner but he was adjudged to have gone into touch just before getting the ball down.
Titans contracted Isaac Matalavea-Booth led the Burleigh Hastings Deering's Colts side in metres gained last weekend against Ipswich with an impressive 179 metres.
Whats Doing
03-09-21, 09:15 AM
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Keano Kini named joint winner (with Chris Faagatu - Marsden) of the Justin Hodges medal for the Langer Trophy player of the year.
Phenomenal for a player who is only year 10, and considering the depth of talent in his own PBC team, let alone across the SEQ premier schoolboy competition.
I didn’t realise he was so young. The kid has enormous potential
Hail Sezer
03-09-21, 09:23 AM
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I didn’t realise he was so young. The kid has enormous potential
Sorry WD, he’s year 11. My bad. Brain fade.
Still young to win the award!
The 2021 Langer Cup season for Marsden and Titans contracted Will Semu:
Round One of the 2021 Langer Cup School Boy Rugby League competition saw William Semu start on the left wing against Keebra Park.
Whilst the ball went to Marsden’s right side more often (right winger Teapo Stoltman scored four tries), William Semu was able to highlight his immense skill set including in the 22nd minute when after receiving the ball fifty two metres out, William Semu was able to kick out of the first tackle before cutting away from the left touchline, making fourteen metres before off-loading to hooker Tyree Bowman.
William Semu was initially named on the left wing once again in Round Two against Ipswich State High School but ended up starting the match at left centre and was at his damaging best throughout the match including scoring a great try in the 21st minute by way of a bullocking run of thirty five metres down the left touchline, with the powerhouse youngster slamming the ball down one handed five metres in from the left corner.
William Semu almost scored a second try in the 32nd minute when he followed through an attacking kick to the Marsden SHS left corner, with the ball sitting up for William Semu in the in-goal but just as he was about to take possession and get the ball down, the Ipswich SHS right winger just got his hand to the ball and knock it dead.
In addition to his try, William Semu broke the Ipswich defensive line on the right on numerous occasions, including in the 17th minute when William Semu received the ball down the left channel forty five metres out and cut inside at his first opportunity, breaking four tackles to get to fifteen metres out.
William Semu made a further line break in the 24th minute when he ran an underneath route from Cassius Cowley bumping off two Ipswich SHS defenders before off-loading to Cassius Cowley who had stayed alive on the play.
It was clear from the opening moments that William Semu was in a “mood” and in just the 7th minute, William Semu produced the first of multiple damaging runs when he broke through the Ipswich SHS’s right sided defence to charge forty metres downfield before off-loading to his inside to Dominique Sandow.
William Semu’s courage was highlighted in the match when in the 3rd minute Ipswich SHS’s kick up went high and short, William Semu stood under the ball knowing he would be hit be he held his ground and even when he was belted, William Semu more than held his ground.
Round Three against Wavell State High School saw William Semu move one place closer in, starting the match at left centre with power ball running once again coming to the fore including in the 52nd minute when William Semu broke the Wavell SHS right sided defensive line from a scrum with Silliam Semu receiving the ball on his own twenty metre line before being dragged down just over forty metres from his own line.
Another run of note of William Semu’s in the match came in the 25th minute when, down the left channel, William Semu charged onto the ball from twelve metres from the line. After breaking five tackles, a plethoria of Wavell SHS defenders had to stop him just short of the line.
WIliam Semu was also strong defensively in the match including in just the 4th minute when he chased through a Marsden SHS clearing kick from inside their own twenty metre area, grabbing hold of the Wavell SHS fullback and forcing him back four metres in the heavy tackle.
William Semu continued at left centre in the Round Four blockbuster against PBC State High School with William Semu recording an outstanding try assist in the 32nd minute. Close to the line, William Semu charged at the try line but was hit by Michael Roberts near the line but was able to maintain his balance and spin clockwise to break contact. William Semu in fact could have scored himself but instead offloaded to his left winger who was able to dive over in the left corner.
William Semu had another outstanding moment after the final siren. With Marsden SHS down by six as the final siren sounded, from fifteen metres from their own line Marsden kicked towards William Semu who charged onto the ball and flew down the left touchline and just as he looked as if he had beaten the PBC fullback a desperate tackle from Keano Kini brought William Semu down just short of the line.
William Semu once again started at left centre in Round Five against Mabel Park State High School and it was clear from the opening minutes that William Semu was in for a big match with some strong runs and telling defensive work in the opening minutes.
Whilst William Semu did not score Marsden SHS he did record a second half try assist. In the 39th minute Marsden SHS attacked down a wide left blind side from their own twenty metre area. William Semu tracked the break, receiving an offload thirty metres out from the line and even though he was almost immediately tackled from behind, William Semu was able to get both arms free and offload to his left to his unmarked winger to score untouched.
The just a few minutes later in the 45th minute, William Semu broke four tackles in a devastating run that put Marsden deep on the attack. As soon as he was tackled, William Semu was on his feet to play the ball quickly with Marsden SHS scoring from the play as the dummy half ran the ball down a short blindside and offloaded to the left winger with the Mabel Park SHS defence still reeling from William Semu’s powerful run.
After the competition was suspended for a number of weeks due to a Covid 19 lock down, William Semu was named at left second row for Marsden State High School in their semi-final against Ipswich State High School.
In the 2021 Langer Cup Grand Final against PBC State High School, William Semu was named to start at left second row for Marsden SHS however he was a late stratching from the Grand Final side.
Whats Doing
03-09-21, 10:40 AM
Sorry WD, he’s year 11. My bad. Brain fade.
Still young to win the award!
Yes he is still young to win the award. From what I saw the kid is absolute gun with tremendous speed and footwork
Titans contracted Isaac Togia will start from the bench tomorrow for Goodna in their Ipswich Rugby League U15 Division One semi-final against Brothers Blue.
Titans contracted Kaleb Ngamanu will continue as the TSS First XV captain tomorrow in Round Eight of the GPS First XV rugby competition and he will be up against Nudgee College standout Robert Toia. Put simply these two are the best two centres in the First XV competition.
Fellow Titans Syris Schmidt (vice-captain and No. 10) and Nic Hilton (No. 8) are also both in the TSS First XV side.
The 2021 Langer Cup season for Coombahah SHS and Titans contracted Caleb Gould-Waiariki:
2021 also saw Caleb Gould-Waiariki line up once again for Coombabah State High School in the South East Queensland School Boy Langer Cup competition starting Round One at halfback against Mabel Park State High School.
Caleb Gould-Waiariki could not have made a more impressive start to the match making a line break in just the second minute, making twenty metres utilising impressive footwork getting to within five metres of the line before being put to ground.
Caleb Gould-Waiariki continued at halfback in Round Three against PBC State High School, scoring a second half try in an impressive display.
Caleb Gould-Waiariki scored in the 45th minute, when after receiving the ball two passes off the ruck on the right side of the field, Caleb Gould-Waiariki ran to his left with the ball out in front of his body. As he approached the PBC defensive line, Caleb Gould-Waiariki brought the ball back into his body and accelerated through a gap after one of the PBC defenders had cheated to the outside with Caleb Gould-Waiariki’s speed getting him across the line midway between the left goal post and corner post.
Caleb Gould-Waiariki was not that far away from also scoring in the 16th minute of the first half when he kicked through a PBC lost ball, regathering the ball but he was brought down from behind just five metres from the line.
Caleb Gould-Waiariki was also named at halfback for Round Four against Ipswich State High School and the crafty young man recorded a try assist in the 33rd minute when Joseph Shannon charged onto a pass from Caleb Gould-Waiariki who then looped around to get the off-load and then through a great cut out pass of around twenty metres to put his left winger over in the corner.
Caleb Gould-Waiariki was at his scheming best once again in the 52nd minute when he put in a right foot grubber to the left corner which had to be taken dead by the Ipswich SHS defence to force a line drop out.
Caleb Gould-Waiariki continued at halfback for Round Five against St Mary’s College Toowoomba and he put on a play making clinic including recording two try assists as Coombabah SHS belted their Toowoomba based rivals 38 – 0.
Caleb Gould-Waiariki’s opening try assist came in the 9th minute when he took the ball down a short left blindside and threw a great cut-out pass to his left to put his left centre over in the corner.
Caleb Gould-Waiariki recorded his second try assist in the 45th minute when he put in a perfectly weighted right foot stab kick towards the left corner with the ball sitting up perfectly for his left second rower to charge onto the ball to score wide out.
Caleb Gould-Waiariki was also named to start at halfback in Round Six against Marsden State High School.
The Titans have signed Talented 15 year old half Ryder Williams from the Marist Saints club in Auckland for the next couple of seasons.
Jaylan Ge Groot has signed a new three year contract with the Titans with 2022 and 2023 being a train and trial contract before he joins the Top 30 NRL squad in 2024.
Exceptionally talented giant young Titans contracted Keebra Park front rower Immanuel Kalekale is set to start from the bench on Sunday for Nerang in their GCRL U18 Division One Round Twelve match against the Southport Tigers.
Titans contracted Nic Hilton has not played a lot of games for Nerang in the GCR U18 Division One competition with his commitments with the Titans, the Tweed Heads MM Cup and the TSS First XV but it is great to see him named on the bench for the Roosters in Sunday's Round Twelve match against Southport.
Titans contracted Arama Hau has played primarily in the forwards for the Titans U17 side (and captain) and Keebra Park this season but for Nerang in the GCRL U18 Division One competition he has played the majority of the season in the halves and handled it well.
Tomorrow in Round Twelve he is set to start at five eight against Southport.
One of the best newcomers to the Gold Coast Rugby League competitions this season has been former Auckland stand-out Atunaisa
Pahulu Jr who has been great for the Southport Tigers U18 Division One side and for Mabel Park SHS in the Langer Cup.
Tomorrow he is set to start at right centre for Southport in Round Twelve of the GCRL U18 Division One competition against the Nerang Roosters.
I will go out on a limb and saw the most improved player on the Gold Coast thsi year has been Helensvale and Coombahah SHS student Jay Blazek.
The young man started the season starring for the Hornets U18 Division One side but quickly moved up to the GCRL First Grade competition and handled the step up in his stride. Today in Round Twelve he starts at lock against Mudgeeraba.
In the school boy Langer Cup Jay Blazek was the Coombabah SHS captain and definately led from the front.
One of the more honest hard working players in the GCRL U18 Division One competition this season has been Ormeau Shearers forward LT Anae.
The young man has alternated between front row, second row and coming off the bench and tomorrow in Round Twelve LT Anae will start in the front row against the Currumbin Eagles.
Brent Barnes has been in outstanding form this season for Helensvale in the GCRL First Grade competition and thus it is great to see him named in the Burleigh Colts side for their match tomorrow against the Sunshine Coast Falcons.
He was named in the Burleigh side last weekend but was a late withdrawal.
Big young Titans contracted outside back Jeremaiah Tamepo is currently the leading try scorer in the GCRL U18 Division One competition and he will look to add to his 2021 tally tomorrow when he lines up on the wing for the Nerang Roosters against the Southport Tigers in Round 12.
One of the key reasons for the Nerang Roosters success in the U18 Division One competition this season has been powerful centre Taniela
Mapusua Lotaki who in his first season on the Gold Coast has been outstanding for both Nerang and Keebra Park.
James Torrens has been outstanding for the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts side this season at left centre but today he moves in closer to the action at lock as the Seagulls take on fellow Top Three side the Townsville Blackhawks.
The Covid 19 situation in NSW has caused a lot of cancellations to sporting competitions including the Far North Coast U18 rugby competition where Jedd Windle was outstanding at No. 8 for Lennox Head with Jedd Windle scoring in Lennox Heads last match which was a 26-24 semi-final victory against Casino.
After amassing a stunning 215 run metres last weekend, Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts right centre Jaylan To'o will once again line-up at right centre in todays match against the Townsville Blackhawks.
I will admit that I was a touch unsure how Titans contracted Klese Haas would go in the Hastings Deering's Colts competition this season but he has been very very solid at right second row for the Tweed Heads Seagulls and he lines up at right second row once again today against the Townsville Blackhawks.
Great to see giant young left second rower Noah Gafa named to start for the Burleigh Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade side in their Round Twelve match tomorrow against Runaway Bay.
Jake Kearton has been the corner stone of the Burleigh Gold Coast Rugby League U20 side this season and he has deservedly gotten a number of matches in the GCRL First Grade competition as a result of his performances.
That is set to continue tomorrow with Jake Kearton named on the bench for Burleigh as they take on Runaway Bay in Round Twelve.
The Burleigh Colts side has had a bit of an up and down season but brothers Samuel and Daniel Shannon have been very consistent in the Bears forward pack and both will start again tomorrow against the Sunshine Coast Falcons.
Both are big, strong and tough, as is younger brother Joseph Shannon who may be the most physical of the three.
Samuel and Joseph are Titans contracted.
Late move for James Torrens back to the left centre position instead of lock.
James Torrens has been outstanding for the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts side this season at left centre but today he moves in closer to the action at lock as the Seagulls take on fellow Top Three side the Townsville Blackhawks.
Great to see that the Casino Cougars Rugby League Club in Northern NSW has been named the 2021 NSW Grassroots Club of the Year.
Well done to everyone involved in the great club which is right in the middle of the Titans catchment area.
It is great to see the Titans look far and wide to bring the best young players into their JTS program including Amarni Wetini-Ngaropo with the Titans beating the Warriors and Bulldogs to get his signature. All the more impressive is that the young man had been part of the New Zealand Warriors Future Warriors Program for 18 months prior to committing to the Titans.
The talented young five eight from Auckland New Zealand has signed a three year contract with the Gold Coast Titans up until the end of the 2024 season and will move over to the Gold Coast in 2022 to attend Keebra Park State High School and Amarni Wetini-Ngaropo will also play for Burleigh in the 2022 U16 Cyril Connell Cup competition.
In Auckland, Amarni Wetini-Ngaropo attended Auckland Grammar School, represented the Manurewa Marlins representative side and in late 2021 Amarni Wetini-Ngaropo represented the New Zealand Warriors Future Warriors side in a match against a Tao Samoa U15 selection.
After scoring a double last weekend in his Colts debut Titans contracted Brock Priesltey added another try today in his second Colts match for the Tweed Heads Seagulls.
Titans contracted Jaylan De Groot kicked his first Colts conversion today for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in their match against the Townsville Blackhawks when he converted a Brock Priestley try.
Christian Kiri is a young man with a lot of untapped potential and today he will continue to develop when he starts in the front row for Burleigh in the GCRL U18 Division One against Runaway Bay this morning.
Powerful youngster Dorian Lotaki has been nothing short of sensational for both Keebra Park in the Walters Cup and Nerang in the GCRL U18 Division One competition since his mid-season arrival from NZ and today he is on the bench for the Nerang U18 side as they take on the Southport Tigers.
Impressively Dorian Lotaki is still U16 eligible but has played all matches since his arrival in the U18 Division One competition.
Titans contracted Larry Siala and his Norths Blue team mates had a successful night last night in the Ipswich Rugby League U17 Division One Finals with a 28-12 victory over the Springfield Panthers.
Titans contracted Isaac Togia and his Goonda team mates were victorious yesterday afternoon in their Ipswich Rugby League U15 Division One semi-final, defeating Brothers 80-6 with Isaac Togia scoring in the 40th and 60th minutes with Isaac Togia converting his second try.
Former Keebra Park student Yorel Alapaki continues in the second row today for the Southport Tigers in the GCRL Doug Lipp Cup against Tugun.
Yorel Alapaki is Colts eligible but has played the entire season playing against men in the Gold Coast Rugby League competition.
Titans contracted Joseph Shannon scored a typically powerful try this morning for Runaway Bay in their GCRL U18 Division One match against Burleigh.
Titans contracted Jayden Wright was one of Currumbin's try scorers today as the defeated Ormeau 38-0 in Round 12 of the GCRL U18 Division One competition.
Great to see Titans Development Squad contract Tristian Powell score again for the Burleigh GCRL First Grade side this afternoon against Runaway Bay when in the 11th minute from close range he was able to spin clockwise to get the the ball down under the posts.
Youtube highlights from recent Titans U15 signing Armani Wetini-Ngaropo. Hail Sezer has a Matt Burton comparison on him, good call from HS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxBL3C2DqgA
Titanic
05-09-21, 10:58 PM
Impressive highlights video (pity about the music)
The 2021 Langer Cup season for Coombahah SHS and Titans contracted Joseph Shannon:
2021 saw Joseph Shannon line up once again for Coombabah State High School in the South East Queensland School Boy Langer Cup competition and after missing the opening two rounds started Round Three at right second row against PBC State High School.
Joseph Shannon had a strong match for Coombabah with his first significant contribution coming in the 12th minute with a ten metre charge on the left side of the field with Joseph Shannon then being able to off-load the ball when in contact with the defensive line.
Joseph Shannon produced an even better off-load in the 38th minute when after he had made eighteen metres, Joseph Shannon got his left arm free with three PBC defenders trying vain to get him to the ground.
Joseph Shannon also started in the front row in Round Four against Ipswich State High School when he came up against fellow Titans firebrand Joseph Pahulu. The match saw Joseph Shannon do want he does best that is to charge at the defensive line and get arm free to off-load and that is exactly what happened in the 33rd minute when he charged onto a pass from Caleb Gould-Waiariki who then looped around to get the off-load and then through a great cut out pass of around twenty metres to put his left winger over in the corner.
Joseph Shannon also continued in the front row in Round Five against St Mary’s College Toowoomba with the giant firebrand charging onto the ball from ten metres out in the 35th minute to get the ball down just to the right of the uprights.
Joseph Shannon was also named to start in the front row in Round Six against Marsden State High School and was his usual aggressive self against the giant Marsden State High School forward pack and as usual Joseph Shannon was able to showcase his off-loading skills including in the 5th minute with a great charge near halfway and then was able to get his right arm free to get away a trademark Joseph Shannon off-load.
The 2021 Langer Cup season for Keebra Park and Titans contracted Seth Nikotemo:
2021 saw Seth Nikotemo line up once again for Keebra Park PBC State High School in the South East Queensland School Boy Langer Cup competition starting Round One at right second row against Marsden State High School.
Seth Nikotemo also started at right second row in Round Two against Mabel Park State High School as well as in Round Three against Ipswich State High School, a match that saw him with make a strong run in the 23rd minute when he made sixteen metres from a penalty restart
Seth Nikotemo continued at right second row in Round Four against St Mary’s College Toowoomba and had a strong match including scoring in the 55th minute when he charged onto a Connor Te Kani pass down the right channel, holding off a number of defenders to score ten metres in from the right corner post.
The Round Five local derby against PBC saw Seth Nikotemo continue at right second row and he also started at right second row in Round Six against Wavell State High School.
After the competition was suspended for a number of weeks due to a Covid 19 lock down, Seth Nikotemo was named at right second row for Keebra Park State High School in their semi-final against PBC State High School.
The 2021 Langer Cup season for Keebra Park and Titans contracted Immanuel Kalekale:
2021 saw Immanuel Kalekale line up for Keebra Park PBC State High School in the South East Queensland School Boy Langer Cup competition starting Round One in the front row against Marsden State High School.
Immanuel Kalekale started Round Two against Mabel Park State High School in the front row and one of Keebra Park’s try scorers in their 30 – 14 victory with his try coming in the 15th minute when he charged onto the ball from three metres, skittling a number of defenders to get the ball down four metre to the right of the uprights.
Immanuel Kalekale made another big charge in in the 45th minute when he broke four tackles to get to within two metres of the line and then in the 49th minute Immanuel Kalekale came out of the line to put on a big front on hit in what was probably the best tackle of the match.
Immanuel Kalekale also started in the front row in Round Three against Ipswich State High School and made the opening tackle of the match after Keebra Park had kicked off. Immanuel Kalekale made the first of multiple strong runs in the 4th minute with hard charge and off-load to Blaze Mozer and then he was at it again in the 10th minute with another strong charge.
Immanuel Kalekale was named to continue in the front row in Round Four against St Mary’s College Toowoomba however he was a late omission from the Keebra Park side.
The Round Five local derby against PBC saw Immanuel Kalekale named to start in the front row and put in a dominating performance to lead Keebra Park to an impressive come from behind victory.
Immanuel Kalekale was simply devastating running the ball but it was two off-loads that also brought Immanuel Kalekale to prominence in the match, including an off-load in the 38th minute after he kept fighting in a tackle. Immanuel Kalekale was able to get his right arm free and off-load to his left to Delahia Wigmore who cut back to his right into space to score from ten metres out.
Immanuel Kalekale’s other significant off-load came in the 37th minute and came when he charged onto the ball on the left side of the field and whilst in contact with the line got a great right arm off-load away to left centre Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki who then off-loaded to Elijah Lui who broke away down the left touchline.
Immanuel Kalekale was also named to start in the front row in Round Six against Wavell State High School.
After the Langer Cup competition was suspended for a number of weeks due to a Covid 19 lock down, Immanuel Kalekale was named in the front row for Keebra Park State High School in their semi-final against PBC State High School however Immanuel Kalekale ended up starting the match off the bench.
Immanuel Kalekale producing some outstanding runs in the match, none better than in the 37th minute when Immanuel Kalekale produced a great charge from a PBC goal line drop out.
The 2021 Langer Cup season for Keebra Park and Titans contracted Arama Hau:
2021 saw Arama Hau line up for Keebra Park PBC State High School in the South East Queensland School Boy Langer Cup competition starting Round One at lock against Marsden State High School.
Arama Hau could barely have gotten involved earlier in the match as in just the 2nd minute of the match, Arama Hau charged onto the ball, making twelve metres before getting his right arm free and getting away on off-load ten metres out directly in front of the posts. Arama Hau then took another hit-up just two tackles later.
With Keebra Park under intense pressure in the 8th minute, Arama Hau produced a try saving tackle on Marsden second rower Jieye Mauai who had charged at the try line from close range.
Arama Hau also started at lock in Round Two against Mabel Park State High School, making a strong twelve metre run from the fourth hit-up of the match and then in the 56th minute, Arama Hau made a big run on the left side of the field making fifteen metres before producing a sublime right arm off-load with three defenders on him.
Arama Hau continued at lock in Round Three against Ipswich State High School and had a big match including an initial contribution in the 10th minute when he made a strong fifteen metres over the halfway mark and then was able to off-load. Arama Hau made a further strong run in the 14th minute when he made twelve metres with at least 60% of those metres post contact.
Arama Hau continued his strong match in the second half, including in the 47th minute when he charged through a gap near halfway before off-loading to his left. Keebra Park scored later in the same play when De’ontae Perese received an off-load six metres from the line and put the ball down under the posts.
From the set of six from the above mentioned try, Arama Hau made a further twenty five metres and once again was able to off-load, on that occasion to Blake Mozer.
Arama Hau continued at lock in Round Four against St Mary’s College Toowoomba and also started at lock in the Round Five local derby against PBC.
After the competition was suspended for a number of weeks due to a Covid 19 lock down, Arama Hau was named at lock for Keebra Park State High School in their semi-final against PBC State High School with Arama Hau taking Keebra Park’s opening hit-up of the match.
Arama Hau was outstanding for Keebra Park in the match anc came close to scoring in the 21st minute when a strong charge resulted in Arama Hau being held up over the line, directly under the posts.
Arama Hau added a line break to his impressive match with a great thirty metre effort through centre field.
The 2021 Langer Cup season for Marsden SHS and Titans contracted Xavier Stowers:
Round One of the 2021 Langer Cup School Boy Rugby League copetition saw Xavier Stowers start in the front row against Keebra Park producing a number of strong runs in Marsden’s 38 – 0 **** out victory, none better than in the 5th minute when Xavier Stowers made fifteen metres right through the Keebra Park forward pack agter cutting back towards the play the ball to get to within twenty five metres out from the line.
Xavier Stowers showcased his off-loading skills in the 10th minute when after a hard straight run, bumping off one defender, Xavier Stowers was able to get an off-laod away to his right.
As a result of his outstanding performance in the match, Xavier Stowers was awarded one point in the Marsden Man of the Match points tally.
Xavier Stowers also started in the front row in Round Two against Ipswich State High School and made his first significant contribution in the 4th minute when he made ten metres to get to near centre field before popping a great short off-laod to his left for the paly to continue. Xavier Stowers then made a further twelve metres from another strong charge in the 10th minute.
Xavier Stowers continued his hard charging efforts in the 41st minute with a twelve metre charge that got him to within eight metres of the line after a hit-up to the left of the play the ball and then in the 47th minute, Xavier Stowers rembled eighteen metres downfield before off-loading to his right to promote the ball further.
Xavier Stowers started once again in the front row in Round Three against Wavell State High School with the giant young man scoring the opening try of the match in the 8th minute when he crashed over from three metres out on the right side of the field and to the right of the play the ball.
Xavier Stowers continued his strong ball running in the 50th minute with a twelve metre effort that incorporated a clockwise spin to gain separation from one would be defender.
Xavier Stowers was equally effective defensively in the match as he was running the ball, including making a big tackle on the Wavell SHS lock in just the 2nd minute, forcing him back four metres and Xavier Stowers smashed the same player again just three minutes later.
Xavier Stowers continued in the front row in the Round Four blockbuster against PBC State High School recording a great try assist in the 43rd minute when after he had run an underneath route off his halfback, Xavier Stowers whilst in contact with three PBC defenders, was able to get away a right arm offload to his front row partner who rumbled twenty five metres to score under the posts.
Xavier Stowers also produced an outstanding try saving tackle in the 7th minute when he smashed PBC hooker Oskar Bryant less than a metre from the line with Xavier Stower’s tackle forcing the ball loose from Oskar Bryant’s grasp.
Xavier Stowers once again started in the front row in Round Five against Mabel Park State High School and was one Marsden SHS’s try scorers in their hard fought win with Xavier Stowers scoring in each half.
Xavier Stowers opening try came inside the first two minutes of the match when from three metres out Xavier Stowers charged onto the ball, receiving a wide pass to the left of the play the ball to score easily next to the right upright.
In the 36th minute, Xavier Stowers charged onto the ball from close to the line and to the left of the play the ball. Even though he initially contracted the defensive line still and couple of metres from the line, Xavier Stowers continued to fight in the tackle and in fact backed his way to the line for the last metre or two and at the last moment was able to twist his way over the line to get the ball down adjacent to the left upright.
After the competition was suspended for a number of weeks due to a Covid 19 lock down, Xavier Stowers was named in the front row for Marsden State High School in their semi-final against Ipswich State High School.
Xavier Stowers put in a Player of the Match performance and Xavier Stowers also scored with literally seconds to go in the match to break a ten all score line when he charged onto the ball to the left of the play the ball with Xavier Stowers reaching out with his left arm to get the ball down adjacent to the right upright.
Xavier Stowers had almost scored just minutes prior in the in the 48th minute when after a great ten metre charge, Xavier Stowers was held up directly under the posts.
Xavier Stowers could not have gotten into the match any earlier when he took the opening hit-up of the match from the kick-off and then from the 4th hit-up in the same set of six tackles, after another strong charge Xavier Stowers was able to once again take the line on and then prodice the first of a number of good off-loads with still engaged with the defensive line.
Xavier Stowers continued his strong match in the 3rd minute when after a strong run to the left of the play the ball and beating two tackles, Xavier Stowers was once again produce a great off-load however on that occasion the ball went to ground.
In the 34th minute Xavier Stowers produced another strong charge from a kick-off after Marsden SHS’s second try bumping off the first Ipswich SHS defender who tried to effect the tackle.
Then in the 47th minute with the match on the line, Xavier Stowers made a strong fifteen matre run that ended just two metres from the try line and two tackles later Xavier Stowers charged at the line once again, getting away another off-load.
In the 2021 Langer Cup Grand Final against PBC State High School, Xavier Stowers was named to start in the front row for Marsden SHS and made the opening tackle of the match after Marsden SHS had gotten the game underway. Xavier Stowers took his first hit-up in just the second minute of the match when he rumbled sixteen metres downfield.
Yesterday in Round Twelve of the GCRL U18 Division One competition against the Southport Tigers Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki started at right centre had a strong match including scoring after the final siren. As the final siren went, Southport chip kicked over the Nerang defensive line from deep inside their own territory.
After the ball was retrieved by Nerang in centre field, the ball was thrown to Jeremaiah Temapo’s right wing, he then came back inside before passing to Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki who had looped around behind Jeremaiah Temapo with Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki running thirty five metres down the left touchline and he was then able to bring the ball around to near the right upright.
Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki also kicked a conversion in the match in the 40th minute when he converted a try from just to the right of the uprights.
Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki’s initial significant contribution to Nerang’s 46 – 6 victory came in just the 9th minute when he made a fifteen metre surge down the right channel taking the ball into Southport’s territory.
Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki made another strong run down the right side of the field in the 39th minute when he made twenty metres to get the ball within twenty metres of the try line.
Yesterday in Round Twelve of the GCRL U18 Division One competition for Nerang against the Southport Tigers, Nicholas Novakovic started in the front row taking the first hit-up of the match after Southport had kicked off.
The match also saw Nicholas Novakovic score his first try since moving to the Gold Coast when in the 40th minute Nicholas Novakovic barged onto the ball to the right of the dummy half, receiving the ball eight metres out and forcing his way over the line adjacent to the right upright.
Round Twelve against the Southport Tigers on Sunday saw Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki named to start from the bench for the Nerang Roosters U18 Division One side with Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki superb from the moment he came on midway through the first half, including scoring an outstanding try and kicking three conversions.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki scored his opening try in the 27th minute with the try being an outstanding solo effort. Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki took a quick tap after Nerang were awarded a penalty forty three metres from the line with the Southport defence moving backwards anticipating the Roosters would kick for touch.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki ran twenty metres before meeting the defensive line and when he did Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki cut to his right to get past three defenders before straightening up and then beat the Southport fullback with a right foot step and then outpaced the Tigers five eight diving over to score ten metres in from the right corner post.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki should have scored a second try in the 44th minute but when he was in the in-goal he waited and passed to Immanuel Kalekale. The movement started 100 metres downfield with Southport on the attack. After Southport put in a short grubber kick, Arama Hau picked up the ball on the bounce on his own goal line and raced sixty metres downfield before positioning Jeremaiah Temapo in his inside after he had cut in off his right wing.
After receiving Aram Hau’s inside pass, Jeremaiah Temapo passed to his left to Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki as three Southport defenders converged on him. Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki then ran twenty five metres to cross the line on the right side of the field before bringing the ball around to under the posts and then waiting for Immanuel Kalekale to get there.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki made the first of his many line breaks in the match in the 16th minute after coming on to operate in the dummy half role. After Nerang were awarded a penalty when Immanuel Kalekale was held down too long, Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki took a quick tap forty metres out from his own line in centre field, immediately cutting to his right and making thirty two metres before he was finally stopped.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki took another quick tap from a penalty restart in the 30th minute from forty metres out, immediately running to his right before stepping off his right foot to beat two defenders. Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki then bumped off an additional two defenders before getting the ball away to his left to keep the play going.
On Sunday Taine Tuaupiki started at fullback for Burleigh in Round Twelve of the GCRL First Grade competition against Runaway Bay with Taine Tuaupiki scoring one long range try and being heavily involved in another.
Taine Tuaupiki only had to wait until the 7th minute to score and it is a beauty. Runaway Bay put through a grubber kick which Taine Tuaupiki collected a metre out from his own line and just to the left of the uprights. Taine Tuaupiki initially ran to his right before cutting back to his left and beat four defenders as he traversed through the Runaway Bay defensive line and then outpaced the cover defence to dive over in the left corner.
In the 31st minute Taine Tuaupiki was at it again, this time collecting a Runaway Bay kick in his right corner 97 metres from the line, Taine Tuaupiki ran to his left bursting through the Runaway Bay line before off-loading to his hooker who was trailing him, the hooker then off-loaded to the Burleigh five eight who outpaced the cover defence to score.
Titans contracted Syris Schmidt started at No. 10 (fly half) in Round Eight of the GPS First XV competition against Nudgee College on Saturday afternoon.
In a tough match for TSS Syris Schmidt did his best to stem the flow, kicking an 11th minute penalty goal and also converting a TSS try in the 31st minute.
Syris Schmidt was in the match early with a great clearing kick in the opening minute of the match from deep inside his own twenty metre area with the ball going into touch near the halfway mark. The match also saw Syris Schmidt produce a great covering tackle in the 38th minute on the Nudgee halfback who had darted down a short right blindside.
The 2021 Langer Cup season for Keebra Park’s Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki:
Round One of the 2021 Langer Cup School Boy Rugby League competition saw Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki named to start at right centre of Keebra Park against Marsden State High School however on the day of the game he moved back to the bench and ultimately did not participant in the match.
Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki started at right centre in Round Two against Mabel Park State High School producing a strong run of fifteen metres from just the third hit-up of the match.
Round Three against Ipswich State High School saw Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki named on the bench for Keebra Park but moved into the start side at left centre for Round Four against St Mary’s College Toowoomba, a match in which Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki was comfortably the best player on the field including scoring an impressive double.
Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki’s opening try came in just the second minute of the match when he charged into a gap from six metres out off a Connor Te Kani pass.
Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki scored his second try in the 39th minute as a result of another strong charge down the left channel with Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki bursting through the St Mary’s defensive line ten metres out to get the ball down twelve metres in from the left corner post.
The 7th minute also saw Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki make himself a handful for the St Mary’s right sided defence with a twenty metre burst down the left channel.
The Round Five local derby against PBC saw Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki continue at left centre and score in the 47th minute with a ten metre run to the line down the left channel.
Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki was also heavily involved in Elijah Lui’s 37th minute line break when he was on hand to receive an off-load from his inside by Immanuel Kalekale with Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki then off-loading to his left to Elijah Lui who broke away down the left touchline.
Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki continued at right centre in Round Six against Wavell State High School.
After the competition was suspended for a number of weeks due to a Covid 19 lock down, Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki was named in the centres for Keebra Park State High School in their semi-final against PBC State High School.
Round Twelve of the GCRL U18 Division One competition against the Southport Tigers on Sunday saw Titans contracted Jeremaiah Temapo move to the right wing for Nerang with Jeremaiah Temapo having a strong match including scoring one try and assisting in a number of others in Nerang’s 46 – 6 victory.
Jeremaiah Temapo an outstanding solo try in the 52nd minute when he moved forward to retrieve a Southport kick just fifteen metres out from his own line. As soon as Jeremaiah Temapo took possession he accelerated at the defensive line, heading towards centre field. Jeremaiah Temapo burst between two defenders below beating the Southport fullback with a great left foot step when he was still sixty metres from the line. Jeremaiah Temapo then used his speed to outpace the Tigers cover defence to score in the right corner.
Jeremaiah Temapo added a try assist after the final siren to set Taniela Lotaki up to score. As the final siren went, Southport chip kicked over the Nerang defensive line from deep inside their own territory. After the ball was retrieved by Nerang in centre field, the ball was thrown to Jeremaiah Temapo’s right wing, he then came back inside before passing to Taniela Lotaki who had looped around behind Jeremaiah Temapo with Taniela Lotaki running thirty five metres down the left touchline and he was then able to bring the ball around to near the right upright.
Jeremaiah Temapo was also heavily involved in Immanuel Kaleklae’s 44th minute try. The movement started 100 metres downfield with Southport on the attack. After Southport put in a short grubber kick, Arama Hau picked up the ball on the bounce on his own goal line and raced sixty metres downfield before positioning Jeremaiah Temapo in his inside after he had cut in off his right wing.
After receiving Aram Hau’s inside pass, Jeremaiah Temapo passed to his left to Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki as three Southport defenders converged on him. Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki then ran twenty five metres to cross the line on the right side of the field before bringing the ball around to under the posts and then waiting for Immanuel Kalekale to get there.
It was clear from just the 9th minute that Jeremaiah Temapo was in for a good afternoon when he made a strong twenty metre run to get the ball to the halfway mark from a hit-up through the centre of the ruck. Then in the 10th minute, Jeremaiah Temapo made a further run of twenty metres that included breaking three tackles to get the ball to within twenty metres of the Roosters try line.
Jeremaiah Temapo in the 12th minute tracked back to retrieve a Southport clearing kick deep in the right corner of his own territory and just seven metres out from his own line, Jeremaiah Temapo ran the ball to his left across to the other side of the field, bumping off two would be defenders and getting the ball out to the thirty metre line.
PBC's Hancock Cup Grand Final side tomorrow certainly does not lack strike power out wide with the talented Tyler Small set to line up on the left wing against Keebra Park.
Titans partnered schools PBC and Marsden line-up today in the Grand Final of the Year 9 Renouf Shield and one player to keep an eye on is Marsden SHS left centre Tawa-Dean Simpkins who after scoring a double in the semi-final against Keebra Park will be full of confidene.
In tomorrow's Hancock Cup Grand Final PBC halfback Harry Chadburn who hails from Northern NSW will lead the PBC side around the field against Marsden SHS.
Today's PBC Renouf Cup Grand Final side has three members of the Currumbin State School's 2019 side that won the NRL Development Cup 32 - 6 against Frenchville State School.
Ned Tanner will line up in the centres, Brodie Saunders at lock and Archie Sillar at hooker. No doubt the three will be looking to replicate their 2019 success.
The exceptional Cudgen Hornets JRL club will be represented today in the school boy Renouf Cup Grand Final when Taj Lateo runs out in the PBC No. 7 jersey against fellow Titans partnered school Marsden SHS.
Fullback has become a key position for any side and todays PBC Renouf Cup Grand Final side have a very very good one in Riley Partridge who will no doubt be a handful for the Marsden SHS defence every time that he touches the ball no matter where it is on the field.
With the speed of rugby league at the moment, the bench is just as important as the starting side.
The PBC bench for tomorrow's Hancock Cup Grand Final is very good with the likes of forward and Tweed Heads JRL Bobby Smith set to make an impact when he comes into the game.
Titans contracted Kaleb Ngamanu started at No. 12 (inside centre) in Round Eight of the GPS First XV Rugby competition on Saturday afternoon against Nudgee College with Kaleb Ngamanu almost setting up a try for TSS in the 45th minute when he as able to get halfway through the Nudgee College line and was able to get a good ball away to his left however the ball was knocked down by a Nudgee College defender ten metres from the line, directly in front of the goal posts.
Kaleb Ngamanu also produced a great front one tackle in the 8th minute of the match when he drove his left shoulder into his Nudgee College opponent with Kaleb Ngamanu’s initial contact forcing the ball loose.
Exciting halfback prospect Levi Bannon who has been involved in the Titans JTS Development Program will start at halfback tomorrow for Marsden SHS in their Hancock Cup school boy Grand Final against PBC.
The Titans formal partnership with Marsden SHS shapes as a great resource into the future especially when you take into account the likes of Hancock Cup second rower Mace Andrew.
The powerhouse young man shapes as a key player for Marsden in their Hancock Cup Grand Final tomorrow against fellow Titans partnered school PBC.
PBC Hancock Cup hooker Ayden Byrnes is another player who will be involved in the 2021 Grand Final tomorrow against Marsden SHS who is a potential game breaker in a match where both teams have a lot of talented players.
One of a number of standout young players in the Marsden SHS Bronco's Old Boys Grand Final side this afternoon is second rower Storm Enoka who certainly looks a player of the future.
Round Twelve of the GCRL U18 Division One competition against the Southport Tigers saw Nerang Roosters and Titans contracted Immanuel Kalekale named to start from the bench with Immanuel Kalekale scoring an outstanding solo try in the 17th minute. Immanuel Kalekale received the ball to the right of the play the ball eighteen metres from the line and engaged two defenders still around nine metres out. After he gained separation from the two defenders Immanuel Kalekale ran to his left pushing off another two defenders before dragging two more defenders over the line and getting the ball down adjacent to the left upright.
Immanuel Kalekale added a second try in the 44th minute when he was a recipient of a pass from Dorian Lotaki who had crossed the try line and waited for Immanuel Kalekale after a great 100 metre Nerang movement and outstanding work by Arama Hau and Jeremaiah Temapo.
The match even saw Immanuel Kalekale attempt a conversion in the 22nd minute from fifteen metres to the right of the goal posts but his attempt hit the left upright.
Immanuel Kalekale made an immediate contribution when he came off the bench in the 16th minute when he made his first run less than a metre after coming on with the run accounting for eighteen metres. Immanuel Kalekale was awarded a penalty at the completion of his run when he Southport defence would not allow him to get to his feet in a timely fashion.
Immanuel Kalekale made an additional strong run in the 27th minute down the right side of the field with making twenty seven metres before he was brought to ground and once again the Southport defence held him down and Immanuel Kalekale was awarded another penalty.
Titans partnered Marsden SHS had a big win this afternoon in the Year Seven Bronco's Old Boys Grand Final over Ipswich SHS with Marsden winning 46-12 to highlight that the future of the the Titans continues to look very good indeed.
Two Titans partnered school played out the Renouf Shield Grand Final this afternoon with PBC defeating Marsden 8-4.
Amongst the best for PBC were second rowers Nelson Makaafi and Kwinn Wolf, halves Tom Batchelor and Taj Lateo and hooker Archie Sillar
For Marsden half Levi Bannon, left second rower Mace Andrew and lock Taylan To’a played well.
Round Twelve of the GCRL U18 Division competition against the Southport Tigers saw Nerang’s Titans contracted Arama Hau moved to five eight on Sunday with Arama Hau putting on a dominating display especially in relation to off-loading the ball with Southport simply unable to stop Arama Hau from getting the ball away.
Arama Hau recorded a try assist in the 14th minute of Nerang’s 46 – 6 victory when he took the ball to the line whilst operating on the right side of the field less than ten metres from the line before popping a good short ball to his right to put his lock forward over to score.
Arama Hau was also heavily involved in Immanuel Kaleklae’s 44th minute try. The movement started 100 metres downfield with Southport on the attack. After Southport put in a short grubber kick, Arama Hau picked up the ball on the bounce on his own goal line and raced sixty metres downfield before positioning Jeremaiah Temapo in his inside after he had cut in off his right wing.
After receiving Aram Hau’s inside pass, Jeremaiah Temapo passed to his left to Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki as three Southport defenders converged on him. Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki then ran twenty five metres to cross the line on the right side of the field before bringing the ball around to under the posts and then waiting for Immanuel Kalekale to get there.
The first of many off-loads from Arama Hau came in just the 3rd minute of the match when after making twenty metres from a strong charge through the centre of the ruck to the halfway mark which included a strong left arm fend, Arama Hau produced a good right arm off-load with the ball going to the left side of the field.
Arama Hau added another right arm off-load in the 9th minute after a hit-up on the left side of the field accounted for twenty more metres before getting the off-load away. Then just two minutes later in the 11th minute Arama Hau ran to the left side of the field, breaking the line from fifteen metres out before he was able to produce a great right arm flick off-load to traffic to his lock who got to within a metre of the line. The 13th minute saw Arama Hau off-load once again after he made fifteen metres running to his right.
Then in the 24th minute, Arama Hau made a line break down the left touchline with his run commencing just inside his own territory. When he was confronted by the Southport fullback Arama Hau put in a left foot kick back towards centre field which was retrieved by the Nerang left centre.
Arama Hau produced a smart effort in the 38th minute when after a Southport kick went dead in goal, Arama Hau raced out to the twenty metre line for a quick restart making fifteen metres with the Southport defence still back peddling.
Arama Hau added another off-load in the 40th minute when he took the defensive line on from twenty five metres out, getting to within ten metres of the line before Arama Hau was able to off-load to his right to his lock.
Giant young Kwinn Wolf started at left second row for PBC in yesterday’s Renouf Shield Grand Final scoring both of PBC’s tries in their thrilling 8 – 4 victory over Marsden State High School.
Kwinn Wolf’s opening try of the Grand Final came in just the 7th minute when he barged over from ten metres out to get the ball down midway between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.
Kwinn Wolf scored his second try in the 20th minute and once again the try came down the left channel. Kwinn Wolf received the ball twelve metres from the line, shrugging off one Ipswich SHS defender before burrowing over fifteen metres in from the left corner post.
Kwinn Wolf literally could not have made a more immediate impact in the match when his kick off was hit low and hard with the ball going dead after crossing the try line near the right upright, forcing Marsden SHS on the back foot and having to drop the ball out from under their own posts.
Kwinn Wolf also made a 4th minute line break of twenty metres before being brought down by the Ipswich SHS fullback twenty metres out and then was awarded a penalty when he was not allowed to get to his feet in a timely fashion.
Kwinn Wolf also made a 31st minute line break when he got into space down the left side of the field deep inside his own territory and then after making twenty metres threw a right arm off-load to put his left winger into space down the left touchline.
This afternoon's school boy Hancock Cup Grand Final once again features two Titans partnered schools with PBC taking on Keebra Park.
Titans contracted Sunny Kama will start at right centre for PBC and shapes as a key attacking threat for the Keebra Park defence to attempt to deal with.
Titans contracted Sam Stephenson shapes as a real game breaker today from fullback for PBC as they take on Keebra Park in the Hancock Cup Grand Final this afternoon.
Great to see brothers Jaylen and Jury Taewa lining up this afternoon for PBC in the 2021 Walters Cup Grand Final against Keebra Park.
Jaylen will start at left second row and Jury will start the match from the bench.
Great to see Titans linked 2021 QSSRL U15 second rower Riley Buchanan named to start from the bench this afternoon for PBC in their Walters Cup Grand Final against Keebra Park.
The tall and quick second rower will no doubt make an impact when he comes on.
PBC have one of the best play makers in the 2021 Walters Cup competition in halfback Zane Harrison and the Titans contracted youngster will start for PBC in the No. 7 jersey in this afternoon's Walters Cup Grand Final against Keebra Park.
Hooker Cameron Bevan was one of the Northern Rivers Titans best players earlier this season in the U16 Andrew Johns Cup competition and this afternoon he will come off the bench for the PCB school side in their Walters Cup Grand Final against traditional rivals Keebra Park SHS.
One of my favourite junior players will start on the bench for PBC this afternoon in the Walters Cup Grand Final against Keebra Park in Reshawn Anderson.
The young front rower has a myriad of skills at his disposal and just loves the heavy contact which no doubt will come when he confronts the Keebra Park forward pack this afternoon.
The PBC Walters Cup side has built its success this year on good old fashioned hard work and a player that perfectly optimises that quality is Jake Lateo who will start at lock this afternoon in the Walters Cup Grand Final against Keebra Park.
Maverick McCarthy has had a very solid season for PBC and this afternoon will start from the bench in the Walters Cup Grand Final against Keebra Park.
Titans contracted Dominique Sandow will start this afternoon for Marsden SHS in the Langer Cup Reserve Grand Final as the Titans partnered school is up against Wavell SHS.
Probably the best player that I have seen in the 2021 Walters Cup competition is Keebra Park left centre Dorian Lotaki and that is were he will start in the Walters Cup Grand Final against PBC.
Speed is one attribute that cannot be taught and it is also an attribute that the PBC Walters Cup side for this afternoon Grand Final side against Keebra Park has in shades with Titans contracted Ray Puru set to start on the left wing and Creedence Donovan named at fullback.
Hard working Mudgeeraba Redback Jonah Beaven will start in the front row this afternoon for the PBC Walters Cup side as they take on Keebra Park in the Grand Final.
Big matches are usually won in the forwards and Keebra Park has an outstanding front rower starting in their Walters Cup Grand Final side against PBC this afternoon in Titans contracted Wailer Whaiapu.
Chris Vaimili started at left centre played for Titans partnered Marsden State High School in yesterday’s 2021 Bronco’s Old Boys Cup, scoring a double as Marsden accounted for Ipswich State High School 46 – 12.
Chris Vaimili scored his opening try of the Grand Final just the 3rd minute of the match when he received a pass from his inside from Storm Enoka with Chris Vaimili crossing five metres in from the left corner.
Chris Vaimili completed his double in the 15th minute when once again he received a pass from his inside from Storm Enoka with Chris Vailmili diving over in the left corner.
Then early in the second half, Chris Vaimili made a strong line break down the left touchling from inside his own territory to get well over the halfway mark but making twenty five metres.
Yesterday Storm Enoka started at left second row in the 2021 Bronco’s Old Boys Cup Final for Marsden SHS against Ipswich SHS with Storm deservedly being named Player of the Match after scoring one try and throwing the last pass for two more.
Storm Enoka scored in the 26th minute when from thirty five metres out down the left channel, Storm Enoka charged through a gap and getting to the line before pushing off the Ipswich SHS fullback and putting the ball down midway between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.
As noted, Storm Enoka threw the final pass for two of Marsden’s first half tries being in the 3rd and 11th minutes. On both occasions, Storm Enoka received the ball on the left side of the field and got to the outside of his direct opponent, drawing in another before passing to his left to centre Chris Vaimili who crossed out wide.
K-CI Newton-Whare on Sunday for Runaway Bay started at left second row for Round Twelve of the GCRL U18 Division One competition against the Burleigh Bears with K-CI Newton-Whare scoring in the 19th minute. K-CI Newton-Whare’s try was all of his own making. The ball was thrown out towards K-CI Newton-Whare on the left. K-CI Newton-Whare had to track back to retrieve the errand pass, collecting the ball thirty two metres out. K-CI Newton-Whare initially ran towards mid-field before straightening up and bursting through the Burleigh line and then he was able to bring the ball around to put it down near the left upright.
K-CI Newton-Whare almost had a second try in the 24th minute when he charged onto the ball from twelve metres out but he was cut down by a great low tackle just centremetres short of the try line.
K-CI Newton made a further strong run in the 46th minute with an eighteen metres effort and a right arm off-laod to take the ball ten metres in Burleigh territory.
Defensively K-CI Newton-Whare was also very strong including a great hit in the 41st when he came out of the defensive line to hit the Burleigh replacement front rower (No. 18) in the ribs five metres out and directly in front of the goal posts.
Great win by PBC against Keebra Park 16-12 in this afternoon's Hancock Cup Grand Final at Pizzey Park.
In yesterday’s 2021 Renouf Shield Grand Final, Titans linked Levi Bannon started at halfback for Marsden State High School against PBC State High School making one line break and assisting in another as went down 8-4 in the thrilling match.
Levi Bannon made his line break in the 11th minute when he was able to work his way through the PCB SHS defensive line, making eighteen metres before off-loading to left second rower Mace Andrew.
Then in the 29th minute Levi Bannon took the ball to the line and threw a good ball to his left to put Taylan To’a through a gap near the halfway mark.
In the 13th minute Levi Bannon’s effort and intensity was on display when with Marsden SHS forced to kick downfield from deep inside their own territory Levi Bannon was by a long way the first Marsden SHS player downfield and effected a great one on one tackle on the PBC fullback who was returning the kick.
Great win by PBC in the Walters Cup Grand Final at Pizzey Park against Keebra Park 30-12 win left second rower Jaylen Tawea superb and hooker Will Saunders with an outstanding long range solo try to ice the match with four minutes to go.
Titans contracted Dominique Sandow threw the last pass for two of Marsden SHS's tries yesterday afternoon in their Langer Cup Reserve Grade last minute Grand Final loss to Wavell SHS.
Titans contracted Isaac Togia will start from the bench for Goonda tomorrow night in their Ipswich Rugby League U15 Division One Grand Final against Ipswich Norths.
Titans contracted Joseph Shannon started at lock in Round Twelve of the GCRL U18 Division competition on Sunday for Runaway Bay against the Burleigh Bears with Joseph Shannon scoring a strong try in the 14th minute when he burst onto an off-load from twelve metres out with Joseph Shannon carrying two defenders over the line to get the ball down next to the right upright.
Earlier in the match in the 13th minute Joseph Shannon had made a huge run of fifteen metres when he cut back inside of his playmaker with Joseph Shannon only stopped by four defenders less than a metre from the line directly under the goal posts. Then in the 8th minute Joseph Shannon was at it again in the 8th minute with a strong run from inside his own territory but his left arm flick off-load was mid-handled but his support on his left.
Joseph Shannon made a further strong run of ten metres, beating one tackle before being wrestled down by three Burleigh defenders after he had gotten the ball out to thirty metres from his own line.
Keebra Park’s Joseph Tupuse started the 201 Hancock Cup Grand Final yesterday at left centre as Keebra Park SHS went down 16 – 12 to PBC in an exciting Grand Final.
Joseph Tupuse had a very solid match including a great charge of eighteen metres in the 17th minute carrying the ball out from near his own line. Then in the 22nd minute, Joseph Tupuse made a further twenty metres as a result of a strong charge down the down the left channel.
With Keebra Park down with less than ten minutes to play Joseph Tupuse gave Keebra Park a chance to get back into the match in the 43rd minute with a smart one on one steal with PBC SHS on the attack to put Keebra Park SHS back on the attack.
Cameron Bevan came off the bench yesterday afternoon for PBC in the Walters Cup Grand Final against Keebra Park State High School.
Cameron Bevan come off the bench midway through the first half to operate in the second row and was strong in both attack and especially defence including a great front on driving tackle in the 37th minute which forced the Keebra Park SHS right centre back a number of metres.
Cameron Bevan had made a similarly strong driving tackle in the 31st minute which also forced the Keebra Park SHS attacked back a number of metres.
This season Harry Chadburn has been part of the PBC SHS Hancock Cup school boy rugby league side including starting at halfback in the 2021 Hancock Cup Grand Final yesterday against local rivals Keebra Park State High School.
Harry Chadburn had a very solid Grand Final, kicking two conversions from three attempts in PCB’s exciting 16 -12 victory.
In addition to kicking the two conversions, Harry Chadburn showcased his short kicking game in the 43rd minute with a deft right foot stab kick into the in-goal in the left corner which Keebra Park had to take dead, forcing a goal line drop-out to keep PBC on the attack and Keebra Park under pressure.
The Grand Final also saw Harry Chadburn excel defensively with two outstanding try saving tackles. The most critical of the two came with less than two minutes remaining in the match in the 58th minute. The Keebra Park right winger found space down the sideline and went for the corner, but Harry Chadburn flew to his right and in conjunction with team mates initially held up the Keebra Park winger and then forced him over the sideline.
Harry Chadburn had also made an earlier try saving tackle in the 37th minute on the same Keebra Park winger as his try saving tackle in the 58th minute when after the winger had taken a kick in the right corner on the full, Harry Chadburn was on hand to ensure that he did not get the ball down in the right corner.
Yesterday solidly built Reshawn Anderson start from the bench for PBC in the Walters Cup Grand Final against Keebra Park State High School.
Reshawn Anderson came off the bench towards the end of the first half to operate in the front row and made a great first up run making twenty metres, breaking two tackles along the way to get the ball into Keebra Park SHS territory.
Reshawn Anderson recorded a great try assist in the Grand Final in the 42nd minute when after charging at the defensive line down a short left blindside ten metres from the line, Reshawn Anderson engaged the Keebra Park SHS defensive line before throwing a great arm arm off-load to his left to Jaylen Tawea who was able to dive over in the left corner.
Great to see that last weekend in Round Eight of the GPS First XV competition, Titans contracted Nic Hilton was named as the TSS First XV's best against Nudgee College with Nic Hilton being awarded three votes in the TSS 2021 First XV Best Player Award.
Yesterday’s 2021 Walters Cup Grand Final saw Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki start at left centre for Keebra Park State High School against PBC State High School with Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki scoring Keebra park’s opening try as well as kicking two conversions from as many attempts in Keebra Park’s tough 16 -12 Grand Final loss.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki scored in the 14th minute when he charged onto a pass to the left of the dummy half down a short left blindside with Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki receiving the ball three metres from the line and he was simply too strong for the PBC defence to stop, with Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki getting the ball down three metres in from the left corner post.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki then stepped up to convert his own try and then in the 20th minute Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki converted Keebra Park’s other Grand Final try, once again from the left touch line.
Yesterday Titans contracted Sunny Kama started at right centre for PBC in the 2021 Hancock Cup Grand Final against local rivals Keebra Park State High School.
Understandably Keebra Park SHS did not allow Sunny Kama much room to run the ball but as the Grand Final progressed Sunny Kama became more and more effective, including in the 38th minute when Sunny Kama ran an underneath route, making twenty five metres to get the ball into Keebra Park SHS territory.
Sunny Kama made another strong run just three minutes later in the 41st minute, making twenty more metres to once again get the ball into Keebra Park SHS territory after once again running an underneath route back through the centre of the ruck. Such was the speed and power of Sunny Kama’s run that the Keebra Park defenders were forced to hold him down to allow their defensive line to reset, but they held him down for too long with Sunny Kama being awarded a penalty.
Then with PBC leading by four points with time running down and with PBC trapped in their own territory with less than a minute to go in the match, Sunny Kama charged onto the ball to the right of the dummy half, making twenty metres through the centre of the ruck and getting the ball once again in Keebra Park SHS territory and ease the pressure on PBC.
Now that the South East Queensland School Boy Grand Finals it is a good time to take stock.
Of the six competitions, Titans partnered schools won five, being the Bronco's Old Boy's Cup (Marsden), Renouf Cup (PBC), Hancock Cup (PBC), Walters Cup (PBC) and Langer Cup (PBC).
The sixth, being the Langer Reserve Competition saw Titans partnered Marsden SHS go down literally after the siren to Wavell SHS.
Of the twelve Grand Finaliest's Titans partnered schools accounted for ten of them, with Keebra Park being involved in a number of the Grand Finals.
What a incredible future Titans supporters have to look forward to!
Yesterday’s 2021 Walters Cup Grand Final against Keebra Park SHS saw Titans contracted Ray Puru start on the right wing for PBC scoring twice in the first half as PBC won the Grand Final 30 – 12.
Whilst he started the match on the right wing, Ray Puru moved to fullback for portions in the second half of the Grand Final.
Ray Puru scored his first try of the Grand Final in the 9th minute when he was on the end of a PBC backline movement from a scrum win inside the Keebra park SHS twenty metre area with Ray Puru diving over in the right corner untouched.
Ray Puru’s second try was a great individual effort in the 21st minute. Ray Puru received the ball whilst stationary around twelve metres from the line, right on the touchline. Ray Puru darted inside a fraction before exploding down the right touchline, reaching out to get the ball down with his right arm in the right corner under heavy pressure from the Keebra Park SHS cover defence.
Yesterday’s 2021 Walters Cup Grand Final against Keebra Park SHS saw Will Saunders to start at hooker for PBC and score a great solo try in the dying minutes of PBC’s 30 – 12 victory.
Will Saunders’s Grand Final involvement was immediate when he made the opening tackle of the match in conjunction with Jaylen Tawea.
In the 46th minute PBC were working the ball out of their own territory and still ten metres from the halfway mark. As he had done all match, Will Saunders moved into dummy half picking up the ball and running out of dummy half, exploding through the heart of the defensive line and then used his speed to veer to his left around the Keebra park fullback to dive over adjacent to the left upright.
Earlier in the Grand Final, in the 25th minute to be precise Will Saunders made fifteen metres through the centre of the field after running to his right out of dummy half.
Yesterday Titans contracted Sam Stephenson started at fullback for PBC in the 2021 Hancock Cup Grand Final against local rivals Keebra Park State High School with Sam Stephenson scoring a key try in the last minute of the first half as PBC held on to win 16 – 12.
After a smart run from PBC hooker Ayden Byrnes which got the ball just into Keebra Park SHS territory, Sam Stephenson charged onto the ball to the left of the dummy half with the play still forty five metres from the line. As he got to the backpeddling Keebra Park defensive line, Sam Stephenson produced a show and go to his left to slice through the defensive line and from there Sam Stephenson was simply too fast for the Keebra Park defence to dive over nest to the right upright.
Even though Sam Stephenson ran the ball exceptionally well in the Grand Final it was his defence that stood out in the opening minutes. In just the 2nd minute of the Grand Final Sam Stephenson did a great job to hold up a rampaging Keebra Park No. 10 near the left upright and then in the 5th minute, Sam Stephenson charged across to his left to affect a second try saving tackle on the Keebra Park SHS right winger.
Yesterday saw Jaylen Tawea start for left second row for PBC in the Walters Cup Grand Final against Keebra Park SHS in PBC’s 30 – 12 victory.
Jaylen Tawea was easily the best and most dominant and best player on the field in the Grand Final scoring a try and kicking three conversions and a penalty goal in the 39th minute.
Jaylen Tawea scored in the 42nd minute of the match in the left corner from close range down a short left blindside after receiving a great off-load from his inside by front rower Reshawn Anderson. Jaylen Tawea then stepped up to convert his own try from right on the left touch line.
Jaylen Tawea could not have had a better start to the Grand Final, making the opening tackle of the match from the kick-off in conjunction with Will Saunders and then also in Keebra Park’s opening set of six, Jaylen Tawea hit the Keebra Park SHS five eight with a great driving left shoulder tackle.
The first of multiple strong runs from Jaylen Tawea came in the 13th minute when he burst onto the ball down the left channel, making eighteen metres into Keebra Park territory.
Jaylen Tawea made another strong run in the 35th minute when he made a fifteen metre charge to get the ball within ten metres of the try line with Jaylen Tawea being awarded a subsequent penalty for a ten metre infringement. Then in the 38th minute Jaylen Tawea got inside the Keebra Park SHS ten metre area once again after another fifteen metre charge.
Since 2019 Titans contracted Syris Schmidt has worn the TSS No. 10 jersey with distinction but this Saturday Syris Schmidt will run out in the No. 10 TSS First XV jersey for the final time in Round Nine against Gregory Terrace.
Syris Schmidt will also run out as the TSS First XV vie-captain and this season Syris Schmidt had the distinction being the TSS Rugby Captain, a great honour for the young man.
Tomorrow night in the Ipswich Rugby League U17 Division One Grand Final Titans contracted Larry Siala will start in the second row as his Norths side take on Redback.
The outstanding School Boy Rugby career of Titans contracted Kaleb Ngamanu comes to an end tomorrow when he leads the TSS First XV side onto the field as captain and inside centre in Round Nine against Gregory Terrace.
2021 is the third season in a row that Kaleb Ngamanu has played in the TSS First XV side and he will go down as one of the best players ever to put on a TSS Rugby jersey.
Titans contracted Seth Nikotemo will line up at right centre for the second week in a row for Nerang tomorrow in Round 13 of the GCRL U18 Division One competition against the Currumbin Eagles.
After his outstanding two try performance off the bench last weekend for Nerang, Titans contracted Immanuel Kalekale moves into the Roosters starting line-up in the front row for tomorrow's Round 13 GCRL U18 Division One match against the Helensvale Hornets.
The 2021 Hancock Cup season of Joseph Tupuse:
2021 saw Joseph Tupuse line up for the Keebra Park Year Nine school boy rugby league side, including an outstanding performance at left centre in early June in Round Three of the Hancock Cup against fierce local rivals PBC.
In the match Joseph Tupuse scored Keebra Park’s opening try of the match in the 21st minute when he received the ball five metres out from the try line and three metres in from the left touch line. Initially Joseph Tupuse looked as if he was going to head towards the left touchline but quickly pushed off one defender and cut back towards centre field. After running across field for approximately ten metres, Joseph Tupuse straightened up and burst through three would be defenders to score a powerful solo try.
Just two minutes prior to his try, Joseph Tupuse made two runs that got Keebra park good field position to attack the PBC line. On the first occasion in the 19th minute Joseph Tupuse made a bustling twenty two metres, breaking three tackles to get the ball thirty eight metres out and PBC were too desperate to slow the play the ball down and gave away a penalty.
From the set of six from the penalty Joseph Tupuse charged down the right side of the field, making sixteen metres only being stopped three metres short of the line.
Joseph Tupuse was equally as dominating in Round Four against Ipswich State High School scoring a hat trick in Keebra Park’s har fought victory.
Joseph Tupuse scored the first of his three tries in just the second minute he scored out wide in the left corner after receiving the ball in space and having an easy run to the line. Joseph Tupuse’s second try came in the 16th minute when once again he scored near the left corner after a burst from close range down a left blindside. Joseph Tupuse completed his hat trick in the 24th minute with his try a near carbon copy of his second try of the match.
Joseph Tupuse continued his dominant performances from left centre in Round Five against Redcliffe State High School scoring one try and setting up another in Keebra Park’s victory.
Joseph Tupuse scored in the 20th minute, when even though he was playing left centre, Joseph Tupuse popped up on the right side of the field, receiving the ball twenty metres out and after a left foot step, Joseph Tupuse was through the line and cruised over ten metres from the right upright.
Joseph Tupuse recorded his try assist in the 39th minute when he produced a great left arm flick pass to put his winger over in the left corner.
Joseph Tupuse’s exceptional form in the 2021 Hancock Cup competition continued in Round Six against Marsden State High School with the powerful left centre scoring a double.
Joseph Tupuse’s opening try came in the 12th minute when he charged onto a pass down the left channel from twelve metres out and carried two defenders over the line to crash over five metres in from the left corner post.
Joseph Tupuse completed his double in the 16th minute when after receiving the ball on the left side of the field, he stood up the Coombabah SHS defence, breaking three tackles on the way to the try line.
Joseph Tupuse continued at left centre in Keebra Park’s Hancock Cup semif-final victory against Wavell State High School with Joseph Tupuse scoring twice in Keebra Park’s big win.
The match was only three minutes old when Joseph Tupuse crossed for his opening try of the match when he was able to force his way over from five metres out to get the ball down five metres in from the left corner post.
Joseph Tupuse completed his double in the 29th minute when he burst onto the ball down the left channel from six metres out to crash over five metres in from the left corner post.
Joseph Tupuse also started the 201 Hancock Cup Grand Final at left centre as Keebra Park SHS went down 16 – 12 to PBC.
Joseph Tupuse had a very solid match including a great charge of eighteen metres in the 17th minute carrying the ball out from near his own line. Then in the 22nd minute, Joseph Tupuse made a further twenty metres as a result of a strong charge down the down the left channel.
With Keebra Park down with less than ten minutes to play Joseph Tupuse gave Keebra Park a chance to get back into the match in the 43rd minute with a smart one on one steal with PBC SHS on the attack to put Keebra Park SHS back on the attack.
The 2021 Renouf Cup competition for Titans linked Levi Bannon:
In 2021 Levi Bannon was back excelling for Marsden State High School including an impressive effort in early May in the Renouf Cup against Redcliffe State High School when he scored two tries and came desperately close to completing his hat trick.
Levi Bannon scored a trademark long range try in the first half when from a Marsden scrum win Levi Bannon received the ball from the base of the scrum to the left immediately running at the line with the ball out in front of his body in two hands, slicing through and then Levi Bannon easily outpaced the cover defence to score.
Levi Bannon scored his second try in the second half after Marsden attacked from their own line. The ball was spun to the left by Marsden literally on their own line with the left centre finding space. Levi Bannon loomed up on the right to take the pass and run fifty metres to score under the posts.
As noted Levi Bannon almost had a hat trick when he grubbered from ten metres out with the ball bouncing off the right goal post, unfortunately Levi Bannon just could not control it when he raced through.
Two other pieces of play in the match also deserve mention as they both highlight some of the exceptional skills that Levi Bannon possesses.
Early in the match Levi Bannon kicked from forty metres out with the ball pulling up perfectly in the in-goal and also in the first half Levi Bannon ran the ball down a wide left blindside, committing the defence before throwing a twenty metre cut out pass to his left that hit his winger on the chest with the winger being about to run thirty metres downfield.
Levi Bannon also had an impressive Round Five Renouf Cup match against Wavell State High School, scoring one try and setting up three others. Two of Levin Bannon’s try assists came in the first half and the third in the second.
Levi Bannon scored in the 16th minute of the match with the try a solo effort from a scrum twenty five metres from the Wavell SHS line. Levi Bannon received the ball to the left of the scrum and immediately ran diagonally towards the defensive line. Just prior to contact with the defensive line, Levi Bannon dummied to his left and sliced through the line and then was able to dive over in the left corner.
Levi Bannon continued his outstanding Renouf Cup form in Round Six against Keebra Park State High School including a 31st minute try assist when from thirty metres out he put in a right foot chip kick towards the right side of the field with the ball sitting up ideally for his centre to retrieved the ball on the first bounce to race away to score.
Levi Bannon was also heavily involved in the plays leading up to Marsden SHS’s last minute try under the posts that levelled the scores at 18 all.
Levi Bannon also started at halfback in Round Seven against Ipswich State High School and continued at halfback in Marsden State High School’s semi-final against Keebra Park State High School.
In the 2021 Renouf Shield Grand Final, Levi Bannon continued at halfback for Marsden State High School against PBC State High School making one line break and assisting in another.
Levi Bannon made his line break in the 11th minute when he was able to work his way through the PCB SHS defensive line, making eighteen metres before off-loading to left second rower Mace Andrew.
Then in the 29th minute Levi Bannon took the ball to the line and threw a good ball to his left to put Taylan To’a through a gap near the halfway mark.
In the 13th minute Levi Bannon’s effort and intensity was on display when with Marsden SHS forced to kick downfield from deep inside their own territory Levi Bannon was by a long way the first Marsden SHS player downfield and effected a great one on one tackle on the PBC fullback who was returning the kick.
After a great last outing Titans contracted Jeremaiah Temapo will once again start on the right wing this weekend for the Nerang Roosters in their GCRL U18 Division One Round Thirteen match against the Helensvale Hornets.
In 2021 Titans contracted Ryan McCann played for Coombabah State High School in the Walters Cup competition and in Round Three against PBC SHS scored what was surely the fastest try scored in 2021 regardless of which competition you are referring to when he scored inside the opening twelve seconds (yes seconds) of the kick-off.
Lining up at left centre, Ryan McCann followed through the Coombabah SHS kick-off which took a wicked bounce back towards Coombabah SHS. Ryan McCann got to the ball first and then was able to beat two PBC defenders and then carried another over the line to slam the ball down with his right arm seven metres in from the left corner post.
The 2021 Walters Cup season of Will Saunders:
In 2021 Will Saunders continued at PBC as part of the school’s Elite Rugby League Program and made a strong impression after starting at hooker for the PBC Walters Cup side in their Round One 16 all draw against Ipswich State High School.
Will Saunders made the first of his trademark runs out of dummy half in the 18th minute when made ten metres after darting out of dummy half to his right.
Will Saunders then in the 48th minute highlighted that even though he is not the biggest player he has functional strength when he made a great driving tackle on one of the giant Ipswich SHS front rowers just five metres out from his own line, directly in front of his own posts.
Will Saunders also started at hooker in Round Two against Forest Lake State High School and he was once again at his scheming best as early as the 5th minute when he darted out of dummy half to his right getting through the line before off-loading to Zane Harrison not strangely his pass was called forward. Will Saunders, in the 29th minute made another run out of dummy half once again to his right, on that occasion making eighteen metres.
Will Saunders continued at hooker in Round Three against Coombabah State High School scoring one and coming close to a second in an all-round impressive display.
Will Saunders scored in the 14th minute when he darted out of dummy half to his right to burrow his way over from two metres out, getting the ball down on the right side of the field mid-way between the goal posts and corner post.
As noted Will Saunders almost scored another try but in the 7th minute he was held up over the line after attempting to score from dummy half.
Two runs out of dummy half to the right of the play the ball from Will Saunders were also key points in two further tries. On the first occasion, in the 39th minute, Will Saunders ran out of dummy half to his right making fifteen metres before off-loading to Jac Finnigan who then off-load to the PBC right centre with Jac Finnigan receiving the ball back from the centre and then off-loaded the ball back to the same player to score.
In the 47th minute, once again Will Saunders darted out of dummy half down a short right blindside ten metres from the line, drawing a defender before getting the ball away to Zane Harrison who threw an out the back pass to Ray Puru who put his right winger in the corner.
Will Saunders also had an outstanding match from hooker in Round Four against Marsden State High School and also started at hooker in Round Five against Keebra Park State High School.
Will Saunders continued at hooker in Round Six against Redcliffe State High School with the talented hooker having a very good match including scoring in the 55th minute when he chased through an attacking grubber kick from Zane Harrison to dive on the ball under the posts with the referee consequently blowing the whistle to award the try.
Will Saunders also started at hooker in the final round after the Covid 19 hiatus against Wavell State High School and scored in the 42nd minute of the match when he darted out of dummy half to his right and charging twelve metres to crash over seven metres in from the right corner post.
Will Saunders also started at hooker in PBC’s semi-final victory over Wavell State High School.
The 2021 Walters Cup Grand Final against Keebra Park SHS saw Will Saunders to start at hooker and score a great solo try in the dying minutes of PBC’s 30 – 12 victory. Will Saunders’s Grand Final involvement was immediate when he made the opening tackle of the match in conjunction with Jaylen Tawea.
In the 46th minute PBC were working the ball out of their own territory and still ten metres from the halfway mark. As he had done all match, Will Saunders moved into dummy half picking up the ball and running out of dummy half, exploding through the heart of the defensive line and then used his speed to veer to his left around the Keebra park fullback to dive over adjacent to the left upright.
Earlier in the Grand Final, in the 25th minute to be precise Will Saunders made fifteen metres through the centre of the field after running to his right out of dummy half.
Titans contracted Larry Siala has been selected in the Queendland Maroon U16 squad with the Ipswich based young man named as one of the Locks.
The 2021 Walters Cup season of Jonah Beaven:
In 2021 Jonah Beaven once again was part of the PBC School Boy Rugby League Elite Program starting Round One of the Walters Cup competition in the front row against Ipswich State High School and scoring a key PBC try in the 16 all draw.
In the 37th minute, after PBC hooker Will Saunders had run to the right out of dummy half close to the Ipswich SHS line, Jonah Beaven cut back underneath, getting the pass five metres out and continuing his run to his left before straightening up after he had gotten to the other side of the play the ball to force his way over from a second effort (he had initially looked as if he was going to be held up) five metres in from the left corner post.
Jonah Beaven was immediately in the match, taking the hit-up from the kick-off. Jonah Beaven made another strong run from the kick-off to PBC’s first try of the match in the 11th minute with Jonah Beaven breaking straight through the Ipswich SHS line to get the ball to forty two metres out from his own line.
Jonah Beaven added a great right arm off-load to his match highlight reel in the 19th minute directly in front of the posts to show everyone watching that he has every skill in the book.
Jonah Beaven also started in the front row in Round Two against Forest Lake State High School and scored for the second match in a row. Jonah Beaven scored in the 30th minute when he charged onto the ball from twelve metres out to the right of the play the ball, immediately cutting back towards the soft spot in the defensive line behind the play the ball and reaching out with his right arm to get the ball down, breaking five tackles along the way.
Jonah Beaven’s contribution to PBC’s 28 – 6 started in the first set of six in the match when he took the fourth hit-up after Forest Lake SHS kicked off, with Jonah Beaven making fifteen metres. Then in the 24th minute, Jonah Beaven made a strong twenty metre run before off-loading to his left to Ray Puru who then set up his centre to score down the left side of the field.
Jonah Beaven also started in the front row in Round Three against Coombabah State High School making a number of strong runs, including in the 14th minute when he charged twenty metres through the centre of the ruck before being able to off-load and then in the 38th minute Jonah Beaven burst twenty two metres downfield to get over the halfway mark.
Jonah Beaven continued starting in the front row in Round Six against Keebra Park State High School and in the final round after the Covid 19 lockdown against Wavell SHS when he took PBC’s opening hit-up of the match.
Jonah Beaven also started in the front row in PBC’s semi-final victory over Wavell State High School with Jonah Beaven taking the hit-up off the kick-up.
Jonah Beaven also produced a smart piece of play in the 13th minute when with Wavell SHS bringing the ball out of their own territory Jonah Beaven produced a great one on one strip and then was awarded a penalty when the Wavell SHS defenders would not allow him to get to his feet to play the ball.
The 2021 Walters Cup Grand Final against Keebra Park SHS saw Jonah Beaven named to start in the front row.
The 2021 Walters Cup season of Dorian Lotaki:
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki started at left centre for Keebra Park in Round One of the 2021 School Boy Walters Cup against Marsden SHS and had an impressive match in the tight Keebra Park win including a great charge in the 40th minute that ended less than a metre out from the line and directly in front of the posts.
The run had started when Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki had received the ball in traffic twenty metres out from the line on the left side of the field before cutting back towards the goal posts, breaking three tackles along the way. Then the Keebra Park dummy half was able to easily score as a result of Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki’s quick play the ball.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki also started Round Two against Redcliffe State High School at left centre with the powerful young man scoring an impressive hat trick in Keebra Park’s victory.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki scored his first try in the 12th minute when he came back underneath his five eight, running back towards the play the ball, easily bumping off one defender to score a great solo try under the posts.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki’s second try of the match came in the 46th minute when he exploded out of dummy half to his left from three metres out to crash over mid-way between the corner post and goal posts on the left side of the field.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki completed his hat trick in the 53rd minute when he was on the end of a Keebra Park backline movement to the left to score in the left corner with a defender still trying in vain to bring him to the ground.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki also made a line break in the 52nd minute making forty five metres and breaking three tackles after getting on the outside of his direct opponent to get to within fifteen metres of the try line.
In the 15th minute, Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki showcased his elusiveness when he beat five defenders in a winding run that started on the right and finished on the left. In the 25th minute Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki produced another strong run that accounted for a further ten metres to get Keebra Park to within twenty five metres of the line.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki contributed a further seventeen metre run from a hit-up to the left of the dummy half to get the ball into Redcliffe SHS territory and then in the 56th minute Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki cut back to run underneath his five eight on the left before cutting back in the same direction and getting an off-load away after making twenty five metres.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki moved to right centre for Round Three against Ipswich State High School but the move to the opposite side of the field did not diminish Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki’s effective with the outstanding talent scoring twice.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki’s opening try came in the 7th minute when he was on the end of a Keebra Park backline movement to his side of the field to run twenty metres to comfortably score in the right corner.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki scored his second try in the 30th minute when he jumped above the Ipswich SHS left sided defence to take a cross kick on the full ten metres from the line and then charged over the line.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki continued his exceptional form in Round Four against Forest Lake State High School scoring twenty points from two tries and seven conversions. Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki played the majority of the match at left centre but moved into the dummy half role late in the second half.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki’s opening try came in just the second minute of the match when he scored an outstanding solo try that encompassed Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki breaking five tackles after he had cut back after receiving the ball on the left side of the field to score next to the right goal post.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki’s second try came in the 18th minute when he burst through the Forest Lake SHS defence to score under the posts from ten metres out after receiving an inside ball.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki continued at left centre in Round Six against PBC SHS and was simply dominant in a player of the match performance, scoring two tries and kicking four conversions from five attempts as Keebra Park put their local rivals to the sword.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki scored his opening try in the 18th minute as a result of a great forty metre charge down the left side of the field to score wide out untouched after getting an offload from his inside.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki completed his double in the 55th minute, and what a try it was. Keebra Park spun the ball out to his left side but the pass intended for Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki was knocked forward by PBC. Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki tracked back to retrieve the ball twenty five metres from the line and ran back towards centre field. After bumping off one defender which included Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki dropping to one knee, he rumbled forward breaking four more tackles and then dragged three more PBC defenders over the line with him to get the ball down under the posts.
It was clear in just the 4th minute of the match that Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki was going to have a big match when he made the first of many line breaks with a twenty metre run and Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki made a further twelve metres in the 8th minute.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki made another line break in the 31st minute when after running an underneath route he broke six tackles in a devastating run into the PBC defensive line.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki once again started at left centre in Round Six of the Walters Cup against Wavell State High School and once again was outstanding with Wavell SHS being the latest school that could not prevent Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki from scoring.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki scored in just the 4th minute as a result of a strong straight charge that easily burst through to defenders from six metres out with Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki getting the ball down near the left upright.
The match also saw Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki kick four conversions from as many attempts in Keebra Park’s 24 – 6 victory.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki also started at left centre in Round Seven against Coombabah State High School, scoring an early second half try and kicking two conversions as Keebra Park qualified for the Walters Cup Grand Final.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki scored in the 27th minute when he flew onto the ball from ten metres out and easily bursting through the Coombabah SHS line to dive over ten metres to the left of the uprights.
In the 30th minute, Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki made the best line break of the match when he made a thirty metre rumble through the centre of the field into Coombabah SHS territory, breaking wight tackles along the way.
As noted, Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki kicked two conversions as Keebra Park SHS qualified for the Walters Cup Grand Final, the first of which was an outstanding conversion in the 7th minute from the left touchline. Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki’s other conversion came in the 41st minute from directly in front of the posts.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki also started at left in Keebra Park’s semi-final victory over Ipswich State High School and in addition to scoring an outstanding solo try, Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki was outstanding in attack throughout.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki scored in the 38th minute when after receiving the ball thirty metres from the line, Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki burst down the left touchline bumping off the Ipswich SHS right winger before cutting inside and then straightening up and breaking three more tackles on the way to getting the ball down mid-way between the corner post and goal posts on the left side of the field.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki’s impressive match started in the opening set of six in the match with a twenty metre line break down the left channel. Then in the 9th minute, Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki, from a scrum made a 25th metre burst which took the ball out to thirty five metres from his own try line.
In the 17th minute, Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki continued making metres when he made a bumping run of fifteen metres before producing a great right arm off-load near halfway. Then in the 18th minute Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki produced a winding run back to his right, breaking four tackles along the way.
The 2021 Walters Cup Grand Final saw Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki start at left centre for Keebra Park State High School against PBC State High School with Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki scoring Keebra park’s opening try as well as kicking two conversions from as many attempts in Keebra Park’s tough 16 -12 Grand Final loss.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki scored in the 14th minute when he charged onto a pass to the left of the dummy half down a short left blindside with Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki receiving the ball three metres from the line and he was simply too strong for the PBC defence to stop, with Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki getting the ball down three metres in from the left corner post.
Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki then stepped up to convert his own try and then in the 20th minute Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki converted Keebra Park’s other Grand Final try, once again from the left touch line.
After the completion of the Walters Cup Grand Final Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki was named on the left wing in the Courier Mail Team of the Grand Finals.
The 2021 Walters Cup season of Titans contracted Jac Finnigan:
In 2021 Jac Finnigan continued at PBC as part of the school’s Elite Rugby League Program and made a strong impression at right second row for the PBC Walters Cup side in their Round One 16 all draw against Ipswich State High School.
Jac Finnigan’s initial major contribution came in the 14th minute when he ran a hard straight crash line, almost breaking the line and then Jac Finnigan ran the same line once again in the 18th minute.
Jac Finnigan ran a more subtle outside shoulder line in the 36th minute, once again getting halfway through the line before getting a right arm off-load away to Zane Harrison who made a further twenty metres downfield.
Jac Finnigan also started at right second row in Round Two against Forest Lake State High School and he was once again at his devastating best running the ball, recording a try assist as well as a number of line breaks.
Jac Finnigan’s try assist was recorded in the 41st minute, when after he received a good ball from Zane Harrison on his inside, Jac Finnigan absorbed contact before off-loading to his right for hir right centre to score in the corner.
Jac Finnigan made his first line break of the match in the 9th minute when he ran an underneath route, making twelve metres to get within nine metres of the try line and then just three minutes later on the opposite side of the field Jac Finnigan made a similar charge with similar results.
Jac Finnigan continued at right second row in Round Three against Coombabah State High School and recorded a try assist in in the 39th minute, when Will Saunders ran out of dummy half to his right making fifteen metres before off-loading to Jac Finnigan who then off-load to the PBC right centre with Jac Finnigan receiving the ball back from the centre and then off-loaded the ball back to the same player to score.
Jac Finnigan also had a very solid match from the right second row position in Round Four against Marsden State High School and also started at right second row in Round Five against Keebra Park SHS.
Round Six against Redcliffe State High School saw Jac Finnigan once again start at right second row and he was the dominant force on the field with an outstanding match that included multiple strong charges at the Redcliffe SHS defensive line and equally strong defence. In short Jac Finnigan was easily the best player on the field, full stop.
Jac Finnigan also started at right second row in the final round after the Covid 19 lockdown, scoring PBC’s opening try in their voctory over Wavell State High School. Jac Finnigan could not have made his opening contribution to the match any earlier, being involved in the opening tackle of the match after PBC had kicked off.
Jac Finnigan’s try came in the 15th minute of the match when he burst into a gap from around twenty fie metres out off a good pass from Zane Harrison. Once through the Wavell SHS line, Jac Finnigan veered to his right to beat the fullback and scored five metres in from the right corner post.
Jac Finnigan also started at right second row in PBC’s semi-final victory over Wavell State High School and scored a great try in PBC’s victory. Jac Finnigan was in the match early, making the first tackle that PBC made in the match when he chased through a Zane Harrions clearing kick.
Jac Finnigan scored in the 33rd minute when he surged through a gap from ten metres out off a Zane Harrison pass to score on the right side of the field, mid-way between the corner post and goal posts.
Jac Finnigan also started the 2021 Walters Cup Grand Final at right second row against Keebra Park State High School.
Well done to Titans contracted Isaac Togia who scored for Goodna Black in their Ipswich Rugby League U17 Division One Grand Final victory 50-12 over Norths Blue tonight.
Isaac Togia was one of the best players in the competition this season.
Well done to Titans contracted Larry Siala who scored Norths Blue's first try in tonight Ipswich U17 Division One Grand Final as his team defeated Redback Red 40-14.
Jay Blazek is going to be busy today, first he will start at lock for Helensvale in theie GCRL U18 Division One match against Nerang and then he will line up in the centres for the Hornets in the GCRL First Grade competition against Tugun.
Titans contracted Nicholas Hilton will start at No. 8 today for the TSS First XV in Round Nine, being the final round of the GPS School Boy rugby competition against Gregory Terrace.
After missing a number of weeks, it is great to see Taine Udjur-Berghan back for the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts side on the bench as they take on the Western Mustangs this afternoon.
Aston Bai (son of Marcus) has been very good for the Burleigh U18 Division One side this season and this morning he lines up in the second row for the Bears as they take on the Ormeau Shearers.
Aston Bai with a first half try for Burleigh and they lead 14-4 at half time.
Burleigh front rower Christina Kiri also scored an outstanding solo try in just the 2nd minute.
Aston Bai (son of Marcus) has been very good for the Burleigh U18 Division One side this season and this morning he lines up in the second row for the Bears as they take on the Ormeau Shearers.
Ormeau Shearers lock Quezon Eteru was simply outstanding this morning including a try with a couple of minutes to go as the Shearers came from 20 - 8 down to win 22 - 20 with Jordan Lewis kicking a penalty goal from thirty five metres out after the full time siren.
Titans contracted Jeremaiah Temapo scored a double today for the Nerang Roosters in their 32-12 GCRL U18 Division One victory against Helensvale.
Jeremaiah Temapo is the leading try scorer in the U18 Division One competition and terrifyingly he is U18 eligible once again next year.
Fellow Titan Aram Hau was also very good for the Roosters.
The Southport Tigers GCRL U13 Division One side is an outstanding young side going through the 2021 competition undefeated in their twelve matches scoring 600 points and conceding only 82 and today in the Major Semi-Final they defeated Ormeau 76-6 to progress straight to the Grand Final where they will be hard to beat.
Last weekend Noah Gafa more then held his own for Burleigh in the GCRL First Grade competition but with the Bears 1st Grade side having a bye this weekend, Noah Gafa dropped back to start at left second row for the Burleigh GCRL U20 side and he was simply too big and strong for Helensvale scoring a second half double, on both occasions running to gaps off passes from Thomas Neale.
Burleigh were too good for Helensvale recording a 36-18 victory.
A deserved great ending for Titans contracted Kaleb Ngamanu and Syris Schmidt in their TSS First XV career with TSS defeating Gregory Terrace 29-12 this afternoon at Graceville.
Both had wonderful careers in the TSS Blue and Maroon.
Great win by the Tweed Colts side yesterday, defeating the Western Mustangs 48-6 with captain and Titan Ben Liyou scoring a rare try.
The Burleigh Colts forwards led the way yesterday afternoon in their 46-0 win over the Northern Pride with Titans contracted forwards, Isaac Matalavea-Booth, Samuel Shannon, Tristian Powell and Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui all scoring.
Titans Development contract holder Tony Francis also crossed for Burleigh.
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Nerang U18 Division One centre Taniela Mapusua Lotaki had a very strong match yesterday as the Roosters defeated Helensvale 42-12 including scoring a great long range try as well as breaking the Helensvale left sided defensive line on multiple other occasions.
It was a big day for Burleigh in the GCRL U15 Division One competition yesterday with both Bears teams successfully negotiating their respective finals.
Burleigh White defeated Runaway Bay 28-22 and Burleigh Maroon defeated Helensvale 22-6.
Titans contracted Arama Hau is certainly not known as a goal kicker but yesterday for Nerang in their 42-12 victory Helensvale, Arama Hau struck his left foot conversion sweetly late in the match.
Yes the conversion was from in front of the posts, but the big powerful young man connected with the ball well.
2021 NZ newcomer Jackson Le Pou has previously played at five eight for the Currumbin Eagles in the GCRL U18 Division One competition but today looks set to start at hooker as the Eagles take on Runaway Bay this morning.
The GCRL U14 Division One semi-finals were completed yesterday with Burleigh defeating Coomera 24-12 and Minor Premiers Ormeau defeating Helensvale 26-6.
Jordan Lewis has played multiple positions for the Ormeau U18 Division One side this season and on the weekend he started at halfback in Round Thirteen against the Burleigh Bears.
Jordan Lewis was the Shearers hero in the match, kicking a thirty five metre penalty goal from just to the left of the uprights after the final siren to win the match 22 – 20. Earlier in the 58th minute Jordan Lewis had kicked a key conversion to lock the scores up at 20 all.
Jordan Lewis also recorded a try assist in the match when in the 45th minute he ran to his right ten metres from the line and threw an inside pass to his right centre who scored under the posts. Jordan Lewis then stepped up to convert the try.
Jordan Lewis also made a line break in the 49th minute when he ran out of dummy half less than a metre from his own line, getting the ball to thirty metres away from the try line.
Jordan Lewis also produced a smart piece of play in the 55th minute with a one on one strip as Burleigh were bringing the ball away from their own line. Jordan Lewis stripped the ball twelve metres from the line and was able to get within two metres. Ormeau scored two tackles later to lock the scores up at twenty all.
On the weekend Christian Kiri started in the front row for Burleigh in Round Thirteen of the GCRL U18 Division One competition against the Ormeau Shearers, scoring one try and coming close to a second when in the 48th minute after a tem metres run was held up over the line.
Christian Kiri scored an outstanding solo try in just the 2nd minute of the match when after he burst onto the ball thirty five metres out from the line on the left side of the field, Christian Kiri beat the Shearers fullback with a step off his left foot to get the ball down midway between the corner post and goal post on the left side of the field.
The 2021 Walters Cup season for Titans contracted Izayah Petrichvich:
2021 also saw Izayah Petrichvich once again represent Coombabah State High School in school boy rugby league, starting Round One of the Walters Cup against Redcliffe State High School at left centre.
Izayah Petrichvich also started at left centre in Round Four against Ipswich State High School scoring one try and setting up another in Coombabah’s 14 all draw.
Izayah Petrichvich scored in the 32nd minute when he backed up his left winger to get the ball nineteen metres out and was able to surge away from the cover defence to get the ball down mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.
Izayah Petrichvich’s try assist came in the 7th minute when he showed quick hands to get the ball away to his left down a short blindside and close to the try line to put his left winger over in the corner.
Izayah Petrichvich scored once again in Round FIve against Forest Lake State High School when in the 29th minute from the left centre position, Izayah Petrichvich received a pass from his inside and was able to dive over in the left corner.
Izayah Petrichvich also started at left centre in Round Six against Marsden State High School.
Izayah Petrichvich continued at left centre in Round Seven against Keebra Park and came close to scoring in the 15th minute when he was held up over the line after receiving the ball from an off-load around ten metres from the line.
Titans contracted Jeremaiah Temapo started on the right wing for Nerang on the weekend in Round Thirteen of the GCRL U18 Division One competition against the Helensvale Hornets with Jeremaiah Temapo scoring twice in Nerang’s 42 – 12 victory.
Jeremaiah Temapo scored in just the 3rd minute when he took a ninety metre intercept and was able to outpace the Helensvale cover defence to slide over in the left corner.
Jeremaiah Temapo completed his double in the 30th minute with a simple effort. From deep inside their own territory Nerang attacked down the right side of the field and after they had broken through the ball was spun to the Roosters left with Jeremaiah Temapo receiving a pass and was able to jog over to score ten metres in from the left corner post.
Regardless of his two tries, Jeremaiah Temapo had an outstanding match overall including a strong kick return in the 7th minute when after taking a Helensvale kick on his own forty metre mark, Jeremaiah Temapo was able to return the ball twenty metres to forty metres out.
Jeremaiah Temapo made another strong kick return just two minutes later in the 9th minute, making in excess of ten metres before being brought down and then was awarded a penalty when the referee adjudged that Jeremaiah Temapo was stripped of the ball illegally.
Then in the 14th minute Jeremaiah Temapo when he was thirty five metres out from his own line was able to jump high in the air to take a chip kick with his arms high above his head and then was able to take the ball into Helensvale territory, breaking three tackles along the way.
The 2021 Walters Cup season for Titans contracted Zane Harrison:
In 2021 Zane Harrison continued at PBC as part of the school’s Elite Rugby League Program and made a strong impression, showcasing multiple skills from halfback for the PBC Walters Cup side in their Round One 16 all draw against Ipswich State High School.
Zane Harrison put in an assured display for PBC starting off with an exquisite tactical kick in the opening minute of the match with Zane Harrison executing the kick fifty five metres out from the line from an acute angle with the ball going into touch just eight metres out from the line.
Zane Harrison’s elite footwork was at the fore in the 36th minute, when after receiving an off-load from Jac Finnigan, he made a stepping run that made twenty metres as he stepped on multiple occasions to his left.
Zane Harrison also started at halfback in Round Two against Forest Lake State High School and he was once again at his scheming best in PBC’s victory including being heavily involved in PBC’s try in the 41st minute when he laid on a good ball to put right second rower Jac Finnigan into a gap, with Jac Finnigan then off-loading to put his centre over in the right corner.
Zane Harrison continued at halfback in Round Three against Coombabah State High School, scoring a double in PBC’s impressive victory. Zane Harrison’s opening try came in the 17th minute when he flew into an off-load from his lock to score untouched next to the right upright.
Zane Harrison’s second try came in the 44th minute when Ray Puru collected the ball ten metres from his own try line and ran to his right and literally ran around the Coombabah SHS left side defence, racing seventy five metres down the right touchline before drawing the fullback and passing to his left to Zane Harrison who raced away to score under the posts.
Zane Harrison also recorded a try assist in the 8th minute when he floated across the field to his right twenty metres out, dummying to an inside runner to hold the defensive line in place and then he threw a long cut out pass to his right to put his right centre in space and over in the right corner.
Zane Harrison was also heavily involved in another PBC try in the 47th minute, when Will Saunders darted out of dummy half down a short right blindside ten metres from the line, drawing a defender before getting the ball away to Zane Harrison who threw an out the back pass to Ray Puru who put his right winger in the corner.
Zane Harrison also had an outstanding match from halfback in Round Four against Marsden State High School including scoring in the 36th minute with a winding effort. Zane Harrison received the ball eighteen metres from the line on the right side of the field, dummying in that direction before straightening up. Zane Harrison was tripped up as he broke through the line, but quickly bounced to his feet to dive over close to the right upright.
The 24th minute saw Zane Harrison’s kicking game come to the fore when from twenty metres out, he put up a high kick to the right corner with the ball coming down less than a metre from the line with the PBC defence then forcing the Marsden SHS winger back into the in-goal to force a line drop out. Then to highlight that Zane Harrison can execute all types of kicks, he converted PBC’s second try from the right touchline to seal the match.
Zane Harrison continued at halfback in Round Five against Keebra Park SHS and one was of PBC’s best in their tough loss recording a try assist in the 28th minute with a pin point cross field kick to the right corner for his winger to race through to take the ball on the full and score wide out on the right.
Zane Harrison continued at halfback in Round Six against Redcliffe State High School with the cerebral halfback having a very good match including recording a try assist in the 55th minute when he put in an attacking grubber kick that hooker Will Saunders dived on the ball under the posts with the referee consequently blowing the whistle to award the try.
Zane Harrison also started at halfback in the final round after the Covid 19 lockdown, recording a try assist for PBC’s opening try in their voctory over Wavell State High School. Zane Harrison could not have made his opening contribution to the match any earlier, being involved in the opening tackle of the match after PBC had kicked off.
Zane Harrison recorded his try assist in the 15th minte when whilst operating on the right side of the field, he threw a great short ball to put Jac Finnigan through a gap twenty five metres out and get the ball down five metres in from the right corner post.
Zane Harrison almost had another try assist in the 27th minute when he put up a mid-field bomb that Wavell SHS let bounce and PBC fullback Ray Puru had raced through to retrieve the ball but was tackled just short of the line.
Zane Harrison also started at halfback in PBC’s semi-final victory over Wavell State High School and produced a great try assist to wrap the match up for PBC.
In the 42nd minute Zane Harrison, from ten metres out, threw a great cut-out pass after double pumping to his left to put his left winger into space and able to score comfortably in the left corner.
Zane Harrison also had a 33rd minute try assist when he put right second rower Jac Finnigan through a gap from ten metres out to score on the right side of the field, mid-way between the corner post and goal posts.
The 2021 Walters Cup Grand Final against Keebra Park SHS saw Zane Harrison named to start at halfback with Zane Harrison directly PBC SHS around the field well in their 30 – 12 Grand Final victory.
Zane Harrison showed plenty of enthusiasm in the match, including in the 17th minute when he chased back to field a Keebra Park attacking kick in his own in-goal with multiple Keebra Park attackers charging through.
The 2021 Walters Cup season for Titans contracted Ray Puru:
In 2021 Ray Puru continued at PBC as part of the school’s Elite Rugby League Program and made an impressive start from fullback for the PBC Walters Cup side in their Round One 16 all draw against Ipswich State High School.
Ray Puru contributed a try assist to PBC’s cause in the 9th minute when he chimed into the PBC backline on the right side of the field, holding the ball until the last minute before throwing a flat cut-out ball to put his right winger over in the corner.
It was clear that Ray Puru stood a class apart in the match as early as the 3rd minute with his initial kick return of the match. Ray Puru tracked the ball to collect it in the right corner and moving to his left getting on the outside of two Ipswich SHS chasers to make twenty metres.
Ray Puru also started at fullback in Round Two against Forest Lake State High School and he was once again at his electric best contributing a try assist and two line breaks to PBC’s cause in their 28 – 6 victory.
Ray Puru’s try assist came in the 24th minute when after receiving an off-load from Jonah Beaven, Ray Puru drew the Forest Lake SHS right winger to send his left centre on an uninterrupted thirty five metre run to the try line.
Ray Puru made his first line break of the match in just the 2nd minute when he retrieved a Forest Lake SHS clearing kick, moving to his left before bursting down the left touchline making twenty four metres before being tackled and after his attempt at a quick play the ball was stifled he was awarded a penalty.
Ray Puru recorded another line break in the 35th minute when he ran the ball from a PBC scrum win on the left beating three defenders in a twenty metre run but just as he was being tackled the ball unfortunately came loose.
Ray Puru also started at fullback in Round Three against Coombabah State High School, recording two a try assists. Ray Puru recorded his first try assist in the 44th minute when he collected the ball ten metres from his own try line and ran to his right and literally ran around the Coombabah SHS left side defence, racing seventy five metres down the right touchline before drawing the fullback and passing to his left to Zane Harrison who raced away to score under the posts.
Ray Puru recorded his second try assist in the 47th minute, when Will Saunders darted out of dummy half down a short right blindside ten metres from the line, drawing a defender before getting the ball away to Zane Harrison who threw an out the back pass to Ray Puru who put his right winger in the corner.
Ray Puru also had a very solid match from fullback in Round Four against Marsden State High School and was also solid in Round Five against Keebra Park SHS after once again starting at fullback.
Ray Puru was at his dominating best from fullback in Round Six against Redcliffe State High School scoring a first half hat trick with the three tries coming in a six minute burst. Literally Ray Puru wreaked havoc every time that he touched the ball.
Ray Puru scored his opening try in the 19th minute after receiving the ball on the left side of the field, twenty two metres from the line and was simply too quick, easily slicing through the Redcliffe right sided defence to score five metres in from the left corner.
Ray Puru added his second try in the 22nd minute with the try once again coming on the left side of the field. After he received the ball nineteen metres from the line, Ray Puru cut off his left foot to beat one defender and then cut back inside to beat a second before carrying a third defender over the line to get the ball down five metres in from the left corner post.
Ray Puru competed his hat trick in the 25th minute, and this time he scored on the right side of the field after he received the ball twenty five metres out. After receiving the ball, Ray Puru ran to his right beating one defender with a left arm fend and from there Ray Puru outpaced the Redcliffe cover defence to score in the right corner.
Ray Puru also started at fullback (although he played some left wing in the second half) in the final round after the Covid 19 loackdown was lifted against Wavell State High School, scoring twice as PBC qualified for the final.
Ray Puru’s opening try came in the 38th minute when he crossed in the left corner after some good work on his inside. Ray Puru completed his double in the 45th minute when he found space down the left touchline, initially receiving the ball just inside his own territory. When Ray Puru came to the Wavell SHS winger who had dropped back, Ray Puru chipped over the top and after the ball had take a wicked bounce, Ray Puru retrieved the ball and rached out to get the ball down mid-way between the corner post and goal posts on the left side of the field.
Ray Puru almost scored another try in the match when he chased through a mid-field bomb that was put up by Zane Harrison. The Wavell SHS fullback let the ball bounce and Ray Puru raced through to regather the ball but was eventually tackled ten metres out from the try line.
Ray Puru also started at fullback in PBC’s semi-final victory over Wavell State High School and produced a great solo try for PBC.
In the 35th minute Ray Puru flew onto an off-load around the halfway mark, immediately cutting towards the left wing. Ray Puru was chased by the Wavell SHS fullback who got to Ray Puru just short of the line. Ray Puru however was not held and immediately got to his feet and dive over to score three metres in from the left corner post.
Ray Puru had made an earlier line break in the 11th minute when from a kick return, he ran to his left making twenty metres down the left touchline before being rounded up.
Whilst Ray Puru was outstanding running the ball, he was also solid defensively including in the 46th minute with the game still on the line, Ray Puru was involved in holding up the Wavell SHS fullback.
The 2021 Walters Cup Grand Final against Keebra Park SHS saw Ray Puru named to start on the right wing scoring twice in the first half as PBC won the Grand Final 30 – 12. Whilst he started the match on the right wing, Ray Puru moved to fullback for portions in the second half of the Grand Final.
Ray Puru scored his first try of the Grand Final in the 9th minute when he was on the end of a PBC backline movement from a scrum win inside the Keebra park SHS twenty metre area with Ray Puru diving over in the right corner untouched.
Ray Puru’s second try was a great individual effort in the 21st minute. Ray Puru received the ball whilst stationary around twelve metres from the line, right on the touchline. Ray Puru darted inside a fraction before exploding down the right touchline, reaching out to get the ball down with his right arm in the right corner under heavy pressure from the Keebra Park SHS cover defence.
On Saturday afternoon Burleigh’s Damon Somerville continued at left centre in Round Fourteen of the Colts competition against the Northern Pride setting up one try and making a long line break.
In the 12th minute Damon Somerville ran the ball down the left side of the field after a Burleigh scrum win, getting on the outside of his opposite number before drawing the Northern Pride right winger to put Tony Francis over in the left corner.
Damon Somerville almost set up another Burleigh try in the 29th minute when after making a break down the left touchline he kicked back inside before going into touch but the ball just went dead in goal before the Burleigh chasers could get to it.
Damon Somerville’s line break came in the 38th minute. With the Northern Pride on the attack they moved the ball to their right with Damon Somerville coming out of the line to take an intercept ten metres from his own line and raced sixty metres downfield before being tackled from behind with unfortunately coming loose when he hit the ground.
Burleigh’s Round Fourteen Colts match on Saturday against the Northern Pride saw Cameron Brown record three try assists, all from kicks, the first of which came in just the 3rd minute when he put in a short grubber which front rower Iszac Fa’asuamaieaui dived in to score just before the ball went dead in goal.
Cameron Brown’s second try assist came in the 60th minute when he put in a chip kick to the right wing which Brent Barnes took on the full with the winger then diving over to score in the right corner.
In the 35th minute when from the right side of the field twenty five metres out, Cameron Brown kicked back towards the posts. Samuel Shannon chased the ball through taking the ball on the full three metres and crashed over.
Cameron Brown also threw the last pass for Tristian Powell’s 78th minute try.
On the weekend for Nerang Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki started at right centre in Round Thirteen of the GCRL U18 Division One competition against the Helensvale Hornets, scoring a great long range try as well as recording a try assist.
Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki scored in the 25th minute after a great break from just fifteen metres out from Nerang five eight Arama Hau who after breaking the line passed to his right to Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki who ran twenty metres out to crash over three metres in from the right corner.
Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki’s try assist came in the 58th minute when after receiving the ball from a Nerang scrum win, Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki ran around the Helensvale left sided defensive line racing down the right touchline before off-loading to his inside to send Hasley McDonald away to score from thirty five metres out.
Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki’s strong attacking match starting in the 18th minute when he received the ball from a Nerang scrum win ten metres from his own line and once again ran around the Helensvale left sided defence running down the right touchline with Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki initially being brought down near the halfway mark but he was not held and then Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki got to his feet and made another twenty metres downfield.
Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki made another line break in the 28th minute when he reached back to take possession from a Arama Hau off-load and make forty metres.
Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki was also good defensively in the match including in the 11th minute when he chased thorugh a Nerang attacking kick to tackle the Helensvale fullback in goal.
Burleigh’s Tuvalli Khan-Pereira on Saturday in the Colts competition started at right centre in Round Fourteen against the Northern Pride with Tuvalli Khan-Pereira making two line breaks.
In the 30th minute Tuvalli Khan-Pereira made a thirty five metre line break that including breaking four tackles down the right side of the field to get within two metres of the halfway mark.
Tuvalli Khan-Pereira’s second line break came in the 58th minute when he made a twenty metre line break from a Burleigh scrum win before being tackled near the halfway mark.
For Burleigh on Saturday afternoon in the Colts competition against the Northern Pride Titans contracted Isaac Matalavea-Booth dropped back to come off the bench but still was one of the Bears try scorers in their 46 – 0 victory.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth scored in the 32nd minute when he ran onto the ball from nine metres out, beating one defender to get the ball down next to the left upright.
Interestingly the match against the Northern Pride saw Isaac Matalavea-Booth kick for touch for Burleigh when they received a penalty and heck he has a big boot on him!
On Saturday afternoon Syris Schmidt played his last First XV game for TSS in Round Nine of the GPS competition against Gregory Terrace with Syris Schmidt running out with the TSS First XV side as vice-captain and starting the match at fly half.
Syris Schmidt was very good in his last ever GPS First XV match including kicking two conversions and a 67th minute penalty goal.
Syris Schmidt’s tactical kicking was outstanding in the match with a long accurate kick of Syris Schmidt coming just 19 seconds into the match. The in the 11th minute Syris Schmidt put in a long raking left foot kick from just thirty metres out from his own line with the ball ending up in the Gregory Terrace in-goal.
Just a minute or so later, another long raking kick of Syris Schmidt’s carried sixty metres on the full and bounced forward another fifteen metres before the Gregory Terrace fullback could get back to retrieve.
Syris Schmidt added another long kick in the 45th minute when he kicked the ball from fifteen metres out from his own line with the ball to be collected by the Gregory Terrace fullback twenty metres out from his own line. After the Gregory Terrace then kicked the ball back to Syris Schmidt, a good old fashioned kicking duel took place with Syris Schmidt ending the duel on top with a raking kick from inside his own twenty that went into touch on the full twenty metres out from the Gregory Terrace line.
Then in the 53rd minute with TSS under pressure Syris Schmidt put in a kick from just two metres out from his own line with the ball going into touch forty three metres downfield.
It was not just tactical kicking where Syris Schmidt excelled in the match. In the 46th minute Syris Schmidt put in a great left foot grubber kick into the in-goal to the right side of the field with Gregory Terrace forced to ground the ball.
Syris Schmidt also displayed quick hands with a great catch and pass in the 57th minute for Blake Raymond to score in the right corner. Syris Schmidt also ran the ball well including a good sniping run in the second minute after receiving the ball from a TSS line out win near halfway.
Defensively Syris Schmidt made a strong tackle in the 4th minute with a great front on tackle after Gregory Terrace ran the ball off a scrum win with Syris Schmidt’s initial contact forcing the ball loose.
Titans contracted Nicholas Hilton started the final round of the 2021 GPS First XV School Boy Rugby season, being Round Nine against Gregory Terrace at No. 8, a match that say fellow Titans contracted players Kaleb Ngamanu and Syris Schmidt play their last ever First XV game for TSS.
Nicholas Hilton was at his aggressive best during the match, including probably the best play of the match when in the 26th minute Nicholas Hilton charged directly through the middle of a ruck, totally destroying it and forcing a knock on by the Gregory Terrace halfback who was just picking up the ball from the back of the ruck when Nicholas Hilton destroyed it.
Nicholas Hilton did something similar in the 34th minute when once again with Gregory Terrace on the attack Nicholas Hilton smashed through the centre of a ruck forcing a knock on by the Gregory Terrace acting half.
The 37th minute saw Nicholas Hilton a key figure in a TSS try with he led a TSS rolling maul from a line-out with TSS rumbling forward to score.
Nicholas Hilton also recorded a 56th minute line break where he made thirty metres before off-loading through centre field.
To round out his match, Nicholas Hilton made a critical diving tackle from behind in the 62nd minute on the Gregory Terrace open side flanker who had broken through the TSS line from twelve metres and looked set to score bar the great tackle from Nicholas Hilton.
Titans Development contract holder Tony Francis start on the left wing for Burleigh in Saturday’s Round Fourteen Colts match against the Northern Pride and scored in the 12th minute from six metres out after good work on his inside by Damon Somerville from a Burleigh scrum win with Damon Somerville giving Tony Francis an easy run to the line.
The match also saw Tony Francis do some good work running the ball out of Burleigh territory including in the 31st minute when he made a strong run from one side of the field to the other making twenty five metres and breaking four tackles.
Then in the 48th minute, Tony Francis made a strong run of fifteen metres after running out of dummy half.
Titans contracted Arama Hau continued at five eight and captain for Nerang on Saturday in Round Thirteen of the GCRL U18 Division One competition against the Helensvale Hornets, recording two try assists as well as kicking a conversion for Nerang’s final try of the match with a solid left foot strike from just to the right of the uprights.
Arama Hau’s opening try assist came in the 18th minute when he moved into dummy half eight metres from the line. After moving subtly to his right he passed in the same direction to put one of his second rowers over next to the right upright.
Arama Hau added a second try assist in the 25th minute when he received the ball still eighty five metres out from the try line to the right of a Roosters scrum win. Arama Hau initially stepped off his right foot and then dummied in the same direction before stepping off his right foot once again to beat two defenders as break through the Helensvale line before drawing the Helensvale fullback and pass to his right to put Taniela Lotaki over in the right corner.
Arama Hau also made a line break in the 28th minute when he ran the ball down a short right blindside making forty metres before once again off-loading to send Taniela Lotaki forty metres further upfield.
Arama Hau made yet another line break in the 53rd minute when he made a winding twenty five metre run that included four dummies and four tackle breaks to get the ball to ten metres inside Helensvale territory.
Arama Hau’s strong match kicked off in the 13th minute when he made fifteen metres after running to the left after a Roosters scrum before off-loading to his left near the halfway mark.
Arama Hau off-loaded once again in the 44th minute when he ran down the left side of the field before producing a right arm off-load whilst in contact with two defenders.
Arama Hau was really showcasing all of his skills against Helensvale and showed off another in the 28th minute when he put in a left foot grubber kick from twenty metres out into the in-goal to his left with the Helensvale fullback subsequently being trapped in-goal.
Titans contracted Sam McIntyre started for Burleigh at left second row in the rescheduled Round Thirteen Colts match on Saturday against the Sunshine Coast Falcons as well as in Round Fourteen against the Northern Pride with Sam McIntyre involved in the opening tackle of the match from the kick-off.
The match also saw Sam McIntyre have a running battle with the Northern Pride five eight with Sam McIntyre winning the battle after the Northern Pride five eight was sent to the sin bin for ten minutes for taking a tackle on Sam McIntyre too far.
Sam McIntyre’s initial contribution to Burleigh’s 46 – 0 victory came in the 15th minute with a great fifteen metre run to get within a metre of the try line. Sam McIntyre was immediately to his feet quickly to play the ball with Lachlan Adamson scoring from dummy half.
The opening minutes of the second half saw Sam McIntyre make another strong run and he then took another good hit-up in the 48th minute and being awarded a penalty against the Northern Pride five eight. Sam McIntyre then charged onto the ball from the penalty restart and that is when the five eight was sent to the sin bin.
Sam McIntyre continued to make ground in the 53rd minute with a fifteen metre run out of his own twenty metre area and then in the 56th minute Sam McIntyre made a twenty metre down the left channel before off-loading to his five eight.
With the Burleigh GCRL First Grade side having a bye over the weekend, Titans Development contract holder Tristian Powell started from the bench for the Burleigh Hastings Deering’s Colts side in their Round Fourteen match against the Northern Pride with Tristian Powell easily as good as any forward on the field.
Tristian Powell scored a deserved try in the 78th when he charged over from five metres out on the right side of the field, spinning counter clock to get the ball down ten metres in from the right corner post after receiving a good short pass from Cameron Brown.
Tristian Powell came onto the field to play at right second row with his first run in the 22nd minute accounting for twelve metres to get the ball out to his own forty metre mark. Tristian Powell made another strong run in the 34th minute from the kick-off to Isaac Matalavea-Booth’s try to get the ball to thirty metres away from his own line.
Titans contracted Kaleb Ngamanu played his last First XV game for TSS on Saturday afternoon in Round Nine of the GPS Rugby competition against Gregory Terrace with Kaleb Ngamanu leading the TSS First XV side onto the field as captain and starting the match at outside centre.
The match saw Kelab Ngamanu record a try assist in the 59th minute when after Gregory Terrace lost the ball, Kaleb Ngamanu tracked back to swoop on it and after racing twelve metres downfield Kelab Ngamanu put TSS fullback Jey Gray into a gap to race away to score the match sealing try.
After a tough opening thirty minutes, Kaleb Ngamanu came into his own in the 35th minute with a surging twenty metre on the right side of the field to get the ball into Gregory Terrace territory.
Then in the 39th minute Kaleb Ngamanu was at it again with another run that accounted for twenty metres with Kaleb Ngamanu beating three tackles. Kaleb Ngamanu added another strong run in the 41st minute with the run starting from inside his own in-goal area with Kaleb Ngamanu getting the ball fifteen metres into the field of play with the combination of left foot and right foot steps of Kaleb Ngamanu’s beating four would be defenders.
Kaleb Ngamnu was always been known as an outstanding defender and his final match reinforced that when he made a great low tackle in the 49th minute near mid-field on the charging Gregory Terrace No. 8.
On Saturday Te Ahurei Epapara started at right second row for Burleigh in Round Fourteen of the GCRL U20 competition against Helensvale with Te Ahurei Epapara scoring for the Bears in just the 3rd minute of the match when he burst onto the ball on the right side of the field from twelve metres out to score fifteen metres in from the right corner post.
Te Ahurei Epapara was immediately into the match as he made the opening tackle of the match after Burleigh had kicked off.
Noah Gafa started at left second row for the Burleigh U20 side in Round Thirteen of the GCRL U20 competition on Saturday against the Helensvale Hornets scoring two tries in a dominant display.
Noah Gafa scored the first of his two tries in the 40th minute when he charged through a gap from six metres out off a Thomas Neale pass.
Noah Gafa added his second try in the 56th minute, once again off Thomas Neale pass, on that occasion from eighteen metres out with Noah Gafa veering to his left to round the Helensvale fullback once he had broken thourhg the Hornets main defensive line.
Noah Gafa also made a 26th minute line break once again off a Thomas Neale pass when from forty metres out Noah Gafa surged through a gap on the left before getting the ball away to his left centre who was brought to ground three metres short of the try line.
Jake Kearton started in the front row and captain in Round Round Thirteen of the GCRL U20 competition for Burleigh on Saturday afternoon against the Helensvale Hornets with Jake Kearton scoring an outstanding solo try in the 10th minute.
Jake Kearton ran onto the ball to the right of the play the ball seventy five metres away from the try line and upon receipt of the ball immediately cut back to the area behind the play the ball splitting a gap between two defenders. Jake Kearton then showed very good speed to maintain a gap between himself and the Helensvale defenders chasing him from behind. As he approached the Helensvale fullback, Jake Kearton shaped to pass to his right and as soon as the fullback’s momentum shifted in that direction, Jake Kearton pulled the ball back in and raced to the line getting the ball down adjacent to the left upright.
Titans contracted Seth Nikotemo started at right centre on Sunday morning for Runaway Bay in Round Thirteen of the GCRL U18 Division One competition against the Currumbin Eagles scoring one try and also making a line break.
Seth Nikotemo scored in the 35th minute of the match when a heavy Runaway Bay tackle forced the ball loose on Seth Nikotemo’s side of the field. Seth Nikotemo went back and collected the dropped ball thirty metres from the line and as soon as he turned back towards the try line he was confronted by the Currumbin left winger who he quickly dispatched. Seth Nikotemo subsequently raced down the right touchline and dived over in the right corner.
Seth Nikotemo’s line break came in the 13th minute of the match with Seth Nikotemo receiving the ball from a Runaway Bay scrum win forty two metres from the line. Seth Nikotemo was able to beat a number of defenders before off-loading to his right to his right centre.
Titans contracted Jaylan De Groot will be one of the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts key players in their semi-final this weekend against the Souths Logan Magpies.
I will acknowledge that I was a touch unsure how Titans Klese Haas would go in the Hastings Deering's Colts for Tweed Heads this season but he has well and truly acquitted himself well and this weekend the young man is set to start at lock in Week One of the Finals against the Souths Logan Magpies.
After looking like he sustained a serious ankle injury for PBC in the Langer Cup Grand Final against Marsden SHS, it is great to see Titans contracted Bailey Martin recover in time to start from the bench tomorrow in the Queensland School Boys Final against St Brendan's College.
A lot of young men from the PBC Open side will play their final school boy rugby league match today against St Brendan's such as Titans Reef Sommerville, Tom Weaver, Jack Cullen, Oskar Bryant, Ryan Foran, Brock Priestley, Jayden Wright and Bailey Martin.
All have done themselves, their families and their school proud over multiple years.
The 2021 TSS First XV GPS Rugby season for Nicholas Hilton:
Nicholas Hilton was part of the TSS school boy rugby First XV once again in 2021, playing the season as a full colours player in what was Nicholas Hilton’s second season in the TSS First XV.
Nicholas Hilton was named as a stand by player in TSS’s opening GPS trials, being a set of round robin trials against Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie) and Gregory Terrace.
Nicholas Hilton made his first appearance for TSS in late May 2021 for the First XV in TSS’s first full trial against Ipswich Grammar School when he started at No. 8.
Nicholas Hilton also started at No. 8 in TSS’s second 2021 First XV trial against Nudgee College on the Gold Coast and also started in the same position in the final full scale GPS First XV trial against Brisbane Boys College (BBC).
In TSS’s final trial before the commencement of the 2021 GPS First XV school boy rugby season, Nicholas Hilton continued at No. 8 against the TSS Second XV.
Round One of the 2021 GPS school boy rugby First XV competition saw Nicholas Hilton line up at No. 8 for TSS as they took on Brisbane Grammar School at home with Nicholas Hilton producing a couple of moments of class in TSS’s 71 – 5 victory including a try in the opening minutes when he broke away from a ruck to run fifty metres to score under the posts.
Nicholas Hilton contributed a try assist in the 48th minute when after receiving an off-load from Jye Gray Nicholas Hilton charged downfield before drawing the Brisbane Grammar School fullback and passing to his right to his unmarked right winger to score untouched.
The in the 48th minute Nicholas Hilton broke the Brisbane Grammar School line when running on the left side of the field after receiving the ball ten metres from his own line with Nicholas Hilton eventually being brought down after a thirty five metre run.
Such was Nicholas Hilton’s overall performance that he was awarded two points in the 2021 GPS First XV Coaches Award.
Round Two away to Anglican Church Grammar School saw Nicholas Hilton named at No. 8 for the TSS First XV and scored for the second week in a row when he burst onto a Kaleb Ngamanu pass from ten metres out in the 67th minute to crash over next to the right upright.
As a result of his performance in the match, Nicholas Hilton received an honourable mention from the TSS First XV coaches in their weekly awards.
After the GPS school boy rugby competition was suspended for a number of weeks, Nicholas Hilton started at No. 8 for the TSS First XV side that played an internal TSS trial in late August in preparation for the restart of the competition also in late August against Toowoomba Grammar School.
When the 2021 GPS First XV rugby season recommenced in late August, Nicholas Hilton started at No. 8 in Round Six against Toowoomba Grammar School with Nicholas Hilton performing solidly in the match including a line break in the 50th minute making twenty five metres after receiving a good ball from Syris Schmidt. Nicholas Hilton also pulled off a great front on tackle in the 43rd minute of the match.
Nicholas Hilton also started at No. 8 in Round Eight against Nudgee College, producing a strong front on tackle in the 61st minute from a short TSS kick-off. As a result of his impressive over all performance against Nudgee College, Nicholas Hilton was awarded three coaches votes in the 2021 TSS First XV Player of the Season Award.
Nicholas Hilton also started the final round of the 2021 GPS First XV School Boy Rugby season, being Round Nine against Gregory Terrace at No. 8, match that say fellow Titans contracted players Kaleb Ngamanu and Syris Schmidt play their last ever First XV game for TSS.
Nicholas Hilton was at his aggressive best during the match, including probably the best play of the match when in the 26th minute Nicholas Hilton charged directly through the middle of a ruck, totally destroying it and forcing a knock on by the Gregory Terrace halfback who was just picking up the ball from the back of the ruck when Nicholas Hilton destroyed it.
Nicholas Hilton did something similar in the 34th minute when once again with Gregory Terrace on the attack Nicholas Hilton smashed through the centre of a ruck forcing a knock on by the Gregory Terrace acting half.
The 37th minute saw Nicholas Hilton a key figure in a TSS try with he led a TSS rolling maul from a line-out with TSS rumbling forward to score.
Nicholas Hilton also recorded a 56th minute line break where he made thirty metres before off-loading through centre field.
To round out his match, Nicholas Hilton made a critical diving tackle from behind in the 62nd minute on the Gregory Terrace open side flanker who had broken through the TSS line from twelve metres and looked set to score bar the great tackle from Nicholas Hilton.
The 2021 NRL season for Tannah Boyd:
Round Two of the 2021 NRL season saw Tannah Boyd named on the Titans extended bench for their match against the Brisbane Bronco’s.
Tannah Boyd moved into the Titans starting side at five eight for Round Three of the 2021 NRL season as the Titans took on the North Queensland Cowboys and performed well on the left side of the field, rekindling his left side Keebra Park partnership with David Fifita in the Titans 42 – 8 victory.
In the Round Three match against the North Queensland Cowboys, Tannah Boyd played sixty eight minutes, running for fifty one metres (ten post contact), broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 4.13 seconds and made twenty two tackles at a tackling efficiency of 88%.
Tannah Boyd also started at five eight in Round Four against the Canberra Raiders, once again playing the entire eight minutes of the match. In that time, Tannah Boyd ran for fifty six metres (thirteen post contact), broke a tackle, offloaded the ball on one occasion, played the ball at an average speed of 4.24 seconds, made twenty two tackles at a tackling efficiency of 88% and kicked on seven occasions, making 219 metres.
Tannah Boyd also was named to start at five eight in Round Five against the Newcastle Knights however he was a late scratching from the match.
In Round Eight Tannah Boyd was named on the Titans extended bench for their match against the Brisbane Bronco’s.
Tannah Boyd was also originally named on the Titans extended bench for the Round Nine NRL match against the Wests Tigers but started the match at five eight, scoring a try when he chased through and dived on a grubber kick in the in-goal.
Playing the entire eighty minutes, Tannah Boyd ran for ninety five metres (ten post contact), broke two tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 4.02 seconds and made thirteen tackles.
Tannah Boyd also started at five eight in Round Ten, being the NRL Magic round against the Penrith Panthers, once again playing all eighty minutes. In that time Tannah Boyd ran for forty four metres (eight post contact), had a line break assist when he put Beau Fermor into a gap that subsequently led to AJ Brimson scoring, played the ball at an average speed of 4.22 seconds and made twenty one tackles at an 84% tackling efficiency.
Tannah Boyd also started at five eight in the Round Eleven home game against the Canterbury Bulldogs with Tannah Boyd having an outstanding match in the Titans 30 – 20 victory.
Playing the entire match, Tannah Boyd ran for seventy eight metres (twenty seven post contact), had a line break assist, broke two tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.74 seconds, made twenty tackles at a tackling efficiency of 86.96% and kicked on five occasions accounting for 176 metres.
Tannah Boyd continued at five eight in Round Twelve in Coffs Harbour against Cronulla, recording a try assist in the opening minutes with a deft right foot grubber into the in-goal for Brian Kelly to score.
Playing the entire match, Tannah Boyd ran for eighty metres (ten post contact), broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 3.6 seconds, made fifteen tackles and kicked on six occasions, making 104 metres.
Round Thirteen against the Melbourne Storm saw Tannah Boyd named on the Titans extended bench.
In total in the 2021 NRL season Tannah Boyd played six matches, scored a try, had two try assist and four line break assists. Tananh Boyd also made 113 tackles at a tackling efficiency of 83.7% and ran for 403 metres at sixty seven metres per game.
The 2021 NRL season for Toby Sexton:
Toby Sexton made his deserved NRL debut in Round Nineteen against the St George Dragons after being named at halfback in become Titan Number 168 and what a debut it was with Toby Sexton scoring sixteen points from a debut try when he backed up Jarrod Wallace to score under the posts in the 65th minute and six goals from as many attempts.
Playing the entire eighty minutes, Toby Sexton ran for 161 metres (ten post contact), broke two tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 4.22 seconds and made twenty tackles at a tackling efficiency of 86.96%.
Toby Sexton continued at halfback in Round Twenty against the Canterbury Bulldogs kicking five conversions from six attempts as well as recording a try assist in the 33rd minute when Toby Sexton’s pass to his right was knocked down by a Bulldogs defender but Esan Marsters was able to take possession and get the ball down five metres in from the right corner post.
Playing the entire eighty minutes, Toby Sexton ran for sixty nine metres (three post contact), broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 4.09 seconds and made thirty four tackles at a tackling efficiency of 97.14%.
Round Twenty One against the North Queensland Cowboys saw Toby Sexton named to continue at halfback, with Toby Sexton kicking four conversions (another hit the post) and also recorded a try assist in the 53rd minute when he ran to the line on the left side of the field and put in a very short grbuuber through the line from ten metres out which sat up for Beau Fermor to retrieve and dive over.
Playing the entire eighty minutes, Toby Sexton ran for seventy metres (nine post contact), broke two tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.23 seconds and made fourteen tackles at a tackling efficiency of 87.5%.
Toby Sexont continued at halfback in Round Twenty Two against the Souths Sydney Rabbitohs, a match that saw Toby Sexton convert the Titans only try in the match which was scored in the second half by Cory Thompson.
Playing all eighty minutes in the match, Toby Sexton ran for forty three metres (nine post contact), played the ball at an average speed of 3.62 seconds and made twenty four tackles at a tackling efficiency of 85.71%.
Toby Sexton was then named in the Titans extended bench for Round Twenty Five against the New Zealand Warriors.
Previously Toby Sexton was named in the Titans extended bench in Round Eleven of the 2021 season for the Titans home match against the Canterbury Bulldogs.
In total in the 2021 NRL season Toby Sexton played four matches, scoring his first NRL try and also kicked sixteen goals. Toby Sexton also forced three drop outs, had two try assists and a line break assist, made ninety two tackles and a 90.2% tackling efficiency and ran for 344 metres at eighty six metres per game.
Exciting Titans talent Keano Kini will be one of PBC's game breakers from fullback in their Phil Hall Cup Queensland School Boys Final today as they take on St Brendan College Yeppoon.
Fascinating to see that Todd Carney has been named as the 2022 Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup side, he certainly brings a lot of experience to the role.
There will be a lot of Titans boys in the squad and no doubt they will learn a lot from him.
The 2021 NRL season for Greg Marzhew:
Round Thirteen of the 2021 NRL season saw Greg Marzhew initially named on the Titans extended bench for their match on the Sunshine Coast against the Melbourne Storm however he moved into the Titans starting side on the right wing late in the week for what his deserved NRL debut to become Gold Coast Titan No. 167.
Greg Marzhew debut could not have gone better, scoring the first try of the match when after receiving an off-load from Patrick Herbert he jogged three metres to put the ball down in the right corner.
Playing the entire eighty minutes, Greg Marzhew ran for 158 metres (sixty six post contact), made an equal team leading five tackles breaks, played the ball at an average speed of 3.52 seconds and made four tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.
Greg Marzhew deservedly maintained his spot on the right wing for Round Fourteen against the Sydney Roosters for his first NRL at Cbus Stadium and in his eighty minutes on the field, led the Titans in both metres gained (213) and post contact metres (seventy four). Greg Marzhew also broke six tackles and played the ball at an average speed of 3.03 seconds.
Greg Marzhew was also named to start on the right wing in Round Fifteen against the Manly Sea Eagles, scoring a first half double, the first coming when he went over in the right corner in a tackle after Manly had mis-handled a bomb and the second when he put down in the corner a perfectly weighted grubber kick from Jayden Campbell.
Playing the entire eighty minutes, Greg Marzhew ran for 102 metres (thirty six post contact), made a line break, broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 2.98 seconds and made three tackles missing none.
After missing a number of matches due to an ankle injury, Greg Marzhew was back on the right wing for Round Nineteen against the St George Dragons and scored in the 44th minute when David Fifita burst between two defenders and was then able to get a right arm flick pass away to Greg Marzhew who got the ball down in the right corner from close range.
Playing the entire eighty minutes, Greg Marzhew ran for 216 metres, a team leading ninety two of which were post contact, broke two tackles, played the ball at an average of 3.4 seconds and made three tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.
Greg Marzhew continued on the right wing in Round Twenty against the Canterbury Bulldogs scoring once again in the 51st minute when Greg Marzhew took possession after a bomb to the right wing was knocked back by the Titans. Greg Marzhew took possession around twenty five metres out and surged past a number of defenders to crash over mid-way between the corner post and goal post on the right side of the field.
Playing the entire eighty minutes, Greg Marzhew ran for a team leading 190 metres (seventy three post contact), broke a team leading four tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.25 seconds and made four tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.
Round Twenty One against the North Queensland Cowboys saw Greg Marzhew continue on the right wing. Playing all eighty minutes, Greg Marzhew ran for a team leading 230 metres, a team leading 111 of which were post contact, broke two tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.02 seconds and made four tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.
Greg Marzhew continued on the right wing in Round Twenty Two against the Souths Sydney Rabbitohs, playing all eight minutes. Greg Marzhew ran for a team leading 168 metres, a team leading seventy of which were post contact, broke two tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.32 seconds and made two tackles.
Round Twenty Three against the Melbourne Storm saw Greg Marzhew also start on the right wing with Greg Marzhew scoring inside the opening two minutes when he was on the end of a movement from a Titans scrum win with Greg Marzhew crashing over in the right corner.
Playing the entire eighty minutes, Greg Marzhew ran for a team leading 201 metres, a team leading eighty five of which were post contact. Greg Marzhew also broke an equal team leading four tackles, played the ball at an averge speed of 3.2 seconds and made three tackles.
Greg Marzhew was then named in the Titans extended bench for Round Twenty Five against the New Zealand Warriors.
In total in the 2021 NRL season Greg Marzhew played eight matches and scored six tries. Greg Marzhew also broke twenty seven tackles, made seven line breaks, made twenty three tackles and ran for 1 481 metres at 136 metres per game.
The 2021 NRL season for Jayden Campbell:
Jayden Campbell was deservedly named to make his NRL at fullback against the Melbourne Storm in Round Thirteen of the 2021 NRL season to become Titan No. 166.
Playing the entire eighty minutes, Jayden Campbell ran for 164 metres (thirty six post contact), made an equal team leading five tackles breaks, played the ball at an average speed of 3.34 seconds and made eleven tackles.
After originally being named on the Titans extended bench for Round Fourteen against the Sydney Roosters, Jayden Campbell started once again at fullback after AJ Brimson was ruled out. Playing all eighty minutes, Jayden Campbell ran for 188 metres (fifty post contact), broke six tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.59 seconds and made two tackles.
Jayden Campbell was also named to start at fullback in Round Fifteen against the Manly Sea Eagles with the young man scoring his career first NRL try when early in the match he chased through and dived on a Tyrone Peachey grubber kick in the in-goal.
The match also saw Jayden Campbell record his first two try assists of his NRL career with both coming in the first half and both coming from right foot grubber kicks. The first found Greg Marzhew in the right corner and the second rebounded off a Manly played for Patrick Herbert to score.
Playing the entire eighty minutes, Jayden Campbell ran for ninety seven metres (twenty post contact), broke five tackles and played the ball at an average speed of 3.37 seconds.
After missing a number of weeks with an ankle injury, Jayden Campbell started at fullback in Round Twenty Three against the Melbourne Storm, making the most of his return with a first half double.
Jayden Campbell’s first try came in the 11th minute when he flew onto a tap back from Patrick Herbert to dive over under the posts. Jayden Campbell completed his double in the 32nd minute when he leapt above Cameron Munster to take a bomb onto the full to get the ball down next to the right upright.
In addition to his two tries, Jayden Campbell ran for 126 metres (thirty three post contact), broke three tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.15 seconds and made three tackles.
Jayden Campbell continued at fullback in Round Twenty Four against the Newcastle Knights and recording two line break assists whilst playing the entire eighty minutes of the match.
Jayden Campbell also ran for 152 metres (thirty five post contact), broke a tackle and played the ball at an average speed of 3.54 seconds.
Jayden Campbell also started at fullback in the final NRL regular season round of the 2021 season being Round Twenty Five against the New Zealand Warriors with Jayden Campbell easily the best player on the field as the Titans qualified for the Final’s on the back of a two try Jatden Campbell effort.
Jayden Campbell scored his first try in the 6th minute when he grubbered through for himself from around fifteen metres out to get the ball down next to the left upright. Jayden Campbell scored his second try in the 69th minute with a long range effort from seventy metrs out with Jayden Campbell diving over from under the posts.
Jayden Campbell also recorded a try assist in the second half when he looped around the back of a Titans movement on the left side of the field with Jayden Campbell receiving the ball fifteen metres out and then passing to his left to put Brian Kelly over in the left corner.
Jayden Campbell also had a 31st minute line break when after receiving an offload from Beau Fermor on the halfway mark he burst through the Warriors defence before being brought down by Reece Walsh. Jayden Campbell was up to his feet quickly to play the ball with David Fifita subsequently scoring out wide on the right.
Playing the entire eighty minutes, Jayden Campbell ran for a team leading 255 metres (thirty six metres post contact), broke a team leading six tackles and played the ball at an average speed of 3.34 seconds.
Jayden Campbell was then named at fullback in the Titan knock out Final against the Sydney Roosters. In the match, where he played the entire eighty minutes, Jayden Campbell ran for a team leading 182 metres (thirty three post contact), made a line break, broke five tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.52 seconds and made four tackles.
In total in the 2021 NRL season, Jayden Campbell played in seven matches, had three try assists, broke thirty one tackles, made three line breaks, made twenty tackles and ran for 1 167 metres at 166 metres per game.
At the Titans 2021 NRL Awards Night, Jayden Campbell was named the 2021 Titans NRL Rookie of the Year.
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The 2021 NRL season for David Fifita:
David Fifita made his first “official appearance” in a Titans jersey in Round one of the NRL 2021 competition when he started at right second row against the New Zealand Warriors.
In his NRL debut for the Titans, David Fifita played seventy minutes, ran for 116 metres (forty three post contact), broke a team leading five tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.22 seconds and made twenty six tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.
Round Two of the 2021 NRL saw David Fifita start at left second row against his former team in the Brisbane Bronco’s where he had a night out scoring a try in each half as the Titans recorded a strong 28 – 16 vicotry.
David Fifita’s first half try came when he ran into a Tyrone Peachy double pump pass receiving the ball ten metres out from the Brisbane line. Davuid Fifita initiated contact with Tesi Nui before spinning counter clockwise to break the tackle and rumble ten metres to score ten metres in from the left corner post.
David Fifita’s try in the second half came whe he received the ball early from Jamal Fogerty approximately twenty metres out, running through an Anthony Milford tackle and over Jermaine Isaako to score once again around ten metres in from the left corner post.
David Fifita played sixty five minutes of the match and in addition to scoring twice, he ran for 136 metres (forty post contact), had a team leading two line breaks, broke eight tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 4.53 seconds and made twenty tackles.
David Fifita understandably also started at left second row in Round Three away to the North Queensland Cowboys and once again produced a dominant display, including scoring in the second half when he backed up a David Peachey break to score five metres to the left of the uprights.
David Fifita played the entire eighty minutes of the match, running for a team leading 187 metres (sixty nine post contact), made a line break, offloaded the ball on four occasions, broke a team leading eleven tackles and made twenty five tackles on his own for a tackling efficiency of 96.15%.
David Fifita also started at left second row in Round Four against the Canberra Raiders. In his eighty minutes on the field, David Fifita ran for 153 metres (forty nine post contact), broke four tackles, offloaded on three occasions, played the ball at an average speed of three seconds and made thirty four tackles at a tackling efficiency of 97.14%.
David Fifita also started at left second row in Round Five against the Newcastle Knights and had a big day out scoring his career first NRL hat trick.
Put simply David Fifita’s first try was a bullocking effort when he tapped the ball ten metres out after the Titans were awarded a penalty and simply refused to be stopped as he dragged four Knights defenders over the line.
David Fifita’s second try was a result of a great line but David Fifita who surged through a gap twenty metres out, running over the top of Kaylan Ponga and easily shrugging off Tyson Frizell to score.
David Fifita completed his hat trick in the second half when he ran onto a great ball from Jarrod Wallace and beat Ponga once again to score in the left corner from thirty five metres out.
Playing all eighty minutes in the match, David Fifita ran for 168 metres (forty one post contact), made a team leading three line breaks, broke a team leading eight tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 4.13 seconds, offloaded the ball twice and made twenty six tackles.
David Fifita also started at left second row for Round Six against the Manly Sea Eagles once again playing the entire eighty minutes. In that time, David Fifita ran for 154 metres, a team leading forty of which were post contact), made a line break, broke five tackles, played the ball at an average speed and made sixteen tackles at a taclking efficiency of 94.12%.
David Fifita continued at left second row in Round Seven against Souths Sydney, scoring an amazing first half hat trick, with David Fifita’s first two tries being outstanding individual efforts that really do defy words and his third being a run to the line after receiving an offlaod.
As usual David Fifita played the entire eighty minutes, running for 106 metres (twenty one post contact), broke an equal team leading eleven tackles, offloaded on one occasion, played the ball at an average speed of 4.04 seconds and made thirty tackles at a tackling efficiency of 93.75%.
Round Eight saw David Fifita once again start at left second row in his first match back at Lang Park against the Brisbane Bronco’s, once again playing all eighty minutes, running for ninety four metres (thirty two post contact), broke two tackles, offloaded twice, played the ball at an average speed for 3.69 seconds and made thirty four tackles at a tackling efficiency of 91.89%.
David Fifita continued at left second row in Round Nine against the Wests Tigers once again playing the entire eighty minutes and recording a try assist when he drew the Wests Tigers fullback to send Phillip Sami over in the left corner.
David Fifita also ran for 146 metres (fifty two post contact), made a line break, broke a team leading eight tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.98 seconds, off-loaded on a team leading five occasions and made twenty one tackles at a tackling efficiency of 91.3%.
After missing Rounds Ten and Eleven due to suspension David Fifita was back starting at left second row in Round Thirteen against Cronulla, playing all eighty minutes. David Fifita ran for 125 metres (thirty six post contact), broke an impressive team leading sixteen tackles, made seventeen tackles of his own and played the ball at an average speed of 3.92 seconds.
After missing Round Thirteen due to Queensland State of Origin Game One commitments, David Fifita came off the bench against the Sydney Roosters in Round Fourteen.
Playing thirty five minutes, David Fifita ran for 117 metres (fifty post contact), broke a team leading twelve tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 4.07 seconds and made nine tackles at a tackling efficiency of 100%.
David Fifita was back in the starting side at left second row in Round Fifteen against the Manly Sea Eagles scroring late in the first half when he scored from a Tyrone Peachey grubber kick.
In his eighty minutes on the field David Fifita ran for a tem leading 162 metres, a team leading fifty five of which were psot contact, broke a tema leading eight tackles, made a line break, played the ball at an average speed of 3.29 seconds and made fifteen tackles.
David Fifita continued at left second row in Round Sixteen against the Canberra Raiders scoring the Titans opening try of the match when he broke four tackles from twelve metres out from the line.
Against Canberra, David Fifita played forty nine minutes running for 142 metres (forty five post contact), broke a team leading fourteen tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 4.05 seconds and made thirteen tackles.
David Fifita also started at left second row in Round Seventeen against the Parramatta Eels and was one of the Titans try scorers when he was on hand to retrieve a Tyronne Peachey grubber kick then had been knocked down by Parramatta.
Playing fifty eight minutes, David Fifita ran for sixty seven metres (twenty six post contact), broke three tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 4.7 seconds and made twenty tackles at a tackling efficiency of 95.24%.
David Fifita was named to continue at left second row in Round Nineteen against the St George Dragons however he started the match from the bench coming onto the field to play right second row in the 20th minute and had to wait only three minutes to score a powerful when after receiving the ball near mid-field broke tackle after tackle to get the ball down in the right corner.
David Fifita also had a 44th minute try assist when he burst between two defenders and was then able to get a right arm flick pass away to Greg Marzhew who got the ball down in the right corner from close range.
In the match, David Fifita played fifty seven minutes, ran for 160 metres (fifity three post cotact), made a team leading two line breaks, made a team leading thirteen tackle breaks, played the ball at an average speed of 4.78 seconds and had a 100% tackling efficiency whilst making fifteen tackles.
David Fifita was then named to start at left second row in Round Twenty against the Canterbury Bulldog but like in Round Twenty David Fifita ended up starting the match from the bench and like the previous round he was devastating when he came onto the field.
Playing fifty seven minutes, David Fifita ran for 175 metres, a team leading eighty nine metres of which were post contact, played the ball at an average speed of 3.48 seconds and made fourteen tackles at a tackling efficiency of 87.5%.
Round Twenty One against the North Queensland Cowboys saw David Fifita once against named to start at left second row but once again moved to the bench late, playing right second row when he came on just after the twenry minute mark.
David Fifita scored once again in the match when in the 32nd minute he burst onto an AJ Brimson pass, spinning clockwise after engaging Jack Granville and then reached out to get the ball down ten metres in from the right corner post.
Playing 56 minutes, David Fifita ran for 137 metres (fifty four post contact), broke a team leading seven tackles, played the ball at an average speed to 4.12 seconds and made sixteen tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.
David Fifita was named to start from the bench in Round Twenty Two against the Souths Sydney Rabbitohs, coming on and playing fifty six minutes. David Fifita ran for seventy seven metres (thirty post contact), made a line break, broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 4.16 seconds and made sixteen tackles at a tackling efficiency of 94.12%.
Round Twenty Three against the Malebourne Storm saw David Fifita move back into the starting line-up at left second row. David Fifita played seventy three minutes, running for sixty one metres (nineteen post contact), broke a tackle, played the ball at ana average speed of 4.02 seconds and made twenty one tackles at a tackling efficiency of 91.3%.
David Fifita then moved back to the bench for Round Twenty Four against the Newvastle Knights scoring just after he came on late in the first half. David Fifita received the ball around eighteen metres out on the right side of the field, immediately cutting to his right to get around the Newcastle left sided defence and then powering over to get the ball down in the right corner.
Playing the final forty eight minutes of the match, David Fifita ran for 112 metres (thirty nine post contact), played the ball at an average speed of 3.73 seconds, broke a team leading nine tackle breaks and made twenty one tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.
David Fifita also started from the bench in the final NRL regular season round of the 2021 season being Round Twenty Five against the New Zealand Warriors, scoring twice with his second try meaning that David Fifita, with his seventeenth try became the Titans leading try scorer in a season.
David Fifita’s cored his first try in the 32nd minute when he received the ball in space on the right and ran fifteen metres to dive over untouched five metres in from the right corner. David Fifita’s record breaking second try came in the 41st minute when he burrowed over from cummy half when he got down low from less than a metre from the line.
In addition to his two tries, David Fifita played fifty seven minutes, ran for seventy six metres (twenty five post contact), broke two takcles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.89 seconds and made eighteen tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.
David Fifita also started from the bench in the Titans knock out Final against the Sydney Roosters, playing sixty three minutes, running for eighty metres (thirty four post contact), broke five tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 4.24 seconds and made twenty three tackles at a tackling efficiency of 88.46%.
In total in the 2021 NRL season, David Fifita played in twenty two matches, scored seventeen tries, made twenty two line breaks, had two line break assists, broke an RNL leading 153 tackles, had forty four off-loads, made 457 tackles at a 92.9% tackling efficiency and ran for 2 759 metres at 125 metres per game.
The 2021 NRL season for Tino Fa’asuamaleaui:
Tino Fa’asuamaleaui made his first “official appearance” in a Titans jersey in Round one of the NRL 2021 competition when he started at lock against the New Zealand Warriors.
In his first NRL appearance for the Titans Tino Fa’asuamaleaui played sixty four minutes, ran for 149 metres (fifty nine post contact), broke three tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 2.86 seconds and made thirty two tackles.
Round Two saw Tino Fa’asuamaleaui line up once again at lock against the Brisbane Bronco’s. Tino Fa’asuamaleaui played fifty four minutes of the match running for 139 metres, a team leading fifty nine of which were post contact, played the ball at an average speed of 3.04 seconds and made twenty six tackles, more than a few of them monster hits on the Bronco’s forwards.
Tino Fa’asuamaleaui also started at lock in Round Three away to the North Queensland Cowboys, producing yet another impressive performance in his fifty six minutes on the field. In that time Tino Fa’asuamaleaui ran for 183 metres, a team leading eighty six of which were post contact, broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 3.4 seconds and made twenty eight tackles at a 96.55% tackling efficiency.
Tino Fa’asuamaleaui also started in the front row in Round Four against the Canberra Raiders, playing an impressive seventy one metres and finished leading the Titans in three categories, being running metres (201 metres), post contact metres (sixty nine metres) and tackle breaks (seven).
In addition to those team leading statistics, Tino Fa’asuamaleaui made a line break, played the ball at an average speed of 3.38 seconds and made thirty nine tackles at a tackling efficiency of 92.86%.
Tino Fa’asuamaleaui also started in the front row in Round Five against the Newcastle Knights playing sixty five minutes in the front row. In that time Tino Fa’asuamaleaui ran for 103 metres (fifty four post contact), broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 3.07 seconds and made nineteen tackles.
Tino Fa’asuamaleaui continued his run of starting in the front row for the Titans in Round Six against the Manly Sea Eagles, playing fifty seven minutes. In that time Tino Fa’asuamaleaui ran for seventy eight metres (thirty three post contact), broke two tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.69 seconds and made twenty eight tackles at tackling efficiency of 96.55%.
After missing Rounds Seven and Eight, Round Nine saw Tino Fa’asuamaleaui was back in the Titans side for the Round Nine match against the Wests Tigers starting in the front row and playing fifty eight minutes. In that time Tino Fa’asuamaleaui ran for 102 metres (thirty six post contact), played the ball at an average speed of 3.73 seconds and made thirty one tackles at a tackling efficiency of 93.94%.
In the 2021 NRL Magic round being Round Ten, Tino Fa’asuamaleaui started in the front row once again against the Penrith Panthers, playing sixty minutes across two stints on the field.
Tino Fa’asuamaleaui ran for 109 metres, a team leading forty eight of which were post contact, broke three tackles, played the ball at ana average speed of 3.52 seconds and made a team leading forty one tackles at a tackling efficiency of 91.11%.
In Round Eleven’s home game against the Canterbury Bulldogs, Tino Fa’asuamaleaui moved to lock for the home match and scored when he burst onto a Jamal Fogerty pass, rounding the fullback to get the ball down adjacent to the left upright.
Playing sixty five minutes, Tino Fa’asuamaleaui ran for 156 metres (fifty one post contact), broke three tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.55 seconds and made thirty seven tackles at a tackling efficiency of 94.87%.
Tino Fa’asuamaleaui started at lock in Round Twelve against Cronulla playing seventy minutes, making 165 running metres (forty five post contact), made a line break, broke five tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.57 seconds and made twenty eight tackles at a tackling efficiency of 90.32%.
After missing Round Thirteen due to Queensland State of Origin Game One commitments, Tino Fa’asuamaleaui came off the bench against the Sydney Roosters in Round Fourteen and scored next to the posts in the Titans second half fight back that ultimately fell short of victory.
Playing forty seven minutes, Tino Fa’asuamaleaui ran for 145 metres (fifty two pot contact), broke six tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.19 seconds and made twenty one tackles at a tackling efficiency of 91.3%.
Tino Fa’asuamaleaui was back in the starting side in the front row in Round Fifteen against the Manly Sea Eagles, playing sixty eight minutes. In that time Tino Fa’asuamaleaui ran for 147 metres (fifty three post contact), broke four tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.29 seconds and made a team lading twenty nine tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.
Tino Fa’asuamaleaui continued in the front row in Round Sixteen against the Canberra Raiders, playing forty eight minutes in the Titans big win. In his time on the field, Tino Fa’asuamaleaui ran for 105 metres (fifty three post contact), broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 3.09 seconds and made twenty four tackles at a tackling efficiency of 92.31%.
Tino Fa’asuamaleaui then moved to lock for Round Seventeen against the Parramatta Eels, playing fifty six minutes. In that time, Tino Fa’asuamaleaui ran for 141 metres (seventy post contact), played the ball at ana average speed of 3.78 seconds and made thirty three tackles at a tackling efficiency of 94.29%.
Tino Fa’asuamaleaui continued at lock in Round Nineteen against the St George Dragons playing fifty six minutes in the Titans victory. In his two stints, Tino Fa’asuamaleaui ran for 123 metres (fifty one post contact), broke two tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.8 seconds and made twenty six tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.
Tino Fa’asuamaleaui continued at lock in Round Twenty against the Canterbury Bulldogs and crashed over from dummy half to score under the posts in the 12th minute of the Titans big win.
Tino Fa’asuamaleaui played fifty nine minutes of the match, running for 165 metres (seventy two post contact), broke three tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.06 seconds and made twenty seven tackles at a tackling efficiency of 96.43%.
Round Twenty One against the North Queensland Cowboys saw Tino Fa’asuamaleaui continue at lock playing sixty six impressive minutes. In those minutes Tino Fa’asuamaleaui ran for 175 metres (seventy five post contact), broke four tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.64 seconds and make twenty six tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.
Tino Fa’asuamaleaui continued at lock in Round Twenty Two against the Souths Sydney Rabbitohs and played forty five minutes of the match. In that time Tino Fa’asuamaleaui ran for forty seven metres (sixteen post contact), played the ball at an average speed of 3.39 seconds and made twenty five tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.
Round Twenty Three against the Melbourne Storm saw Tino Fa’asuamaleaui also start in the front row. The match saw Tino Fa’asuamaleaui play sixty seven minutes, run for ninety three metres (thirty eight post contact), play the abll at an average speed of 3.46 seconds and make thirty eight tackles at a tackling efficiency of 92.68%.
Tino Fa’asuamaleaui continued in the front row in Round Twenty Four against the Newvastle Knights playing sixty one minutes. In that time Tino Fa’asuamaleaui ran for 165 metres (seventy two post contact), broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 3.46 seconds and made a team leading forty one tackles at a 93.18%.
Round Twenty Five against the New Zealand Warriors saw Tino Fa’asuamaleaui start at lock in the final regular season round of the 2021 NRL season, playing fifty eight minutes. In that time Tino Fa’asuamaleaui ran for 153 metres (sixty seven metres), played the ball at average speed of 3.53 seconds and made nineteen tackles at a 95% tackling efficiency.
Tino Fa’asuamaleaui also started at lock in the Titans knock out Final against the Sydney Roosters and scored a key second half try when he was on hand when the Roosters dropped a bomb with Tino Fa’asuamaleaui scooping up the ball and diving over in the posts.
In his sixty one minutes on the field, Tino Fa’asuamaleaui ran for 141 metres (sixty one post contact), broke five tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.11 seconds and made thirty three tackles at a tackling efficiency of 91.67%.
In total in the 2021 NRL season Tino Fa’asuamaleaui played in twenty two matches, broke fifty one tackles, ran for 2 998 metres, 1 228 of which were post contact, at an average of 136 metres per game and made 651 tackles at a 92.9% tackling efficiency.
At the Titans 2021 NRL Awards Night, Tino Fa’asuamaleaui won the Paul Broughton Award as the Titans Best Player in 2021 and he also won the 2021 Members Most Valuable Player.
The TSS Rugby career of Titans contracted Syris Schmidt:
Syris Schmidt was part of the TSS school boy rugby First XV once again in 2021, playing the 2021 as a full colours player in what was Syris Schmidt’s third season in the TSS First XV. In fact Syris Schmidt was the TSS 2021 Rugby Captain and Vice-Captain of the TSS First XV.
Syris Schmidt started at No. 10 in TSS’s opening GPS school boy trials, being a set of round robin trials against Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie) and Gregory Terrace with Syris Schmidt leading TSS to 15 – 5 and 10 – 5 victories in the abridged round robin matches.
Syris Schmidt also started at No. 10 in late May 2021 for the First XV in TSS’s first full trial against Ipswich Grammar School. Syris Schmidt also started at No. 10 in TSS’s second 2021 First XV trial against Nudgee College on the Gold Coast and also started in the same position in the final full scale GPS First XV trial against Brisbane Boys College (BBC).
In TSS’s final trial before the commencement of the 2021 GPS First XV school boy rugby season, Syris Schmidt continued at fly half against the TSS Second XV.
Round One of the 2021 GPS school boy rugby First XV competition saw Syris Schmidt line up at fly half (No. 10) for TSS as they took on Brisbane Grammar School at home with Syris Schmidt kicking six conversions including a number from both the left and right touchlines. Another conversion from the left touchline in the 2nd minute hit the goal post.
Syris Schmidt kicking also resulted in a try assist in the 52nd minute when he put in a deft left foot to his right which was subsequently taken on the full by the TSS right winger who raced away to score.
Syris Schmidt’s general play kicking was also on display in the 26th minute with a long raking left foot kick. Syris Schmidt connected with the ball ten metres out from his own try line with the Brisbane Grammar School fullback not being able to field the ball until it had gotten to within twenty metres of the goal line.
Syris Schmidt was also outstanding in general play in TSS’s 71 – 5 victory with his initial contribution coming inside the opening minute of the match, when he combined from a TSS scrum win with Kaleb Ngamanu to put fullback Jye Gray into space down the left side of the field who then was able to put his winger over in the corner.
Then in the 30th minute Syris Schmidt combined in for all intents and purposes exactly the same way for another TSS try with the only difference being that the move was executed on the right side of the field as opposed to the opening minute when the moved was executed on the left.
As a result of his performance in the match Syris Schmidt was named at No. 10 in the Courier Mail GPS First XV Team of Round One and also received a TSS coaches honourbale mention.
Round Two away to Anglican Church Grammar School saw Syris Schmidt named at fly half for the TSS First XV with Syris Schmidt kicking three conversions and a penalty in the 41st minute in TSS’s tough loss. In addition, Syris Schmidt made a good play in just the 3rd minute of the match when he charged down a Churchie clearing kick which ultimately led to TSS’s first try of the match.
Syris Schmidt was also engaged in an old fashion kicking duel in the 19th minute which he finished with a superb seventy metre effort when he drilled a left foot kick from only ten metres from the sideline on his own twenty with the ball finding touch ten metres from the Churchie line.
After the GPS school boy rugby competition was suspended for a number of weeks, Syris Schmidt started at No. 10 for the TSS First XV side that played an internal TSS trial in late August in preparation for the restart of the competition also in late August against Toowoomba Grammar School.
When the 2021 GPS First XV rugby season recommenced in late August, Syris Schmidt started at No. 10 (fly half) in Round Six against Toowoomba Grammar School and was easily the best player on the field, scoring a try and also showcasing outstanding goal kicking skills in TSS’s big away victory.
Syris Schmidt scored in the 13th minute when he was able to negotiate his way through a crowd of players to get the ball down ten metres from the left goal post. Syris Schmidt also had a line break assist in the match in the 53rd minute when he popped a good ball to Nicholas Hilton who was able to charge twenty five metres downfield.
As noted Syris Schmidt was perfect with the boot, including an outstanding 12th minute try from the right touchline. Syris Schmidt kicked another conversion from the right touchline in the 43rd minute and Syris Schmidt proved what an outstanding goal kicker he is in the 55th minute when he slotted a conversion through from the left touchline.
Such was Syris Schmidt’s performance that he was named at fly half in the Courier Mail’s GPS Rugby First XV Team of the Week and Syris Schmidt was also awarded three points by the TSS coaches in the TSS First XV Player of the Season voting.
Syris Schmidt also started at No. 10 (fly half) in Round Eight against Nudgee College. In a tough match for TSS Syris Schmidt did his best to stem the flow, kicking an 11th minute penalty goal and also converting a TSS try in the 31st minute.
Syris Schmidt was in the match early with a great clearing kick in the opening minute of the match from deep inside his own twenty metre area with the ball going into touch near the halfway mark. The match also saw Syris Schmidt produce a great covering tackle in the 38th minute on the Nudgee halfback who had darted down a short right blindside.
Syris Schmidt played his last First XV game for TSS in Round Nine against Gregory Terrace with Syris Schmidt running out with the TSS First XV side as vice-captain and starting the match at fly half.
Syris Schmidt was very good in his last ever GPS First XV match including kicking two conversions and a 67th minute penalty goal.
Syris Schmidt’s tactical kicking was outstanding in the match with a long accurate kick of Syris Schmidt coming just 19 seconds into the match. The in the 11th minute Syris Schmidt put in a long raking left foot kick from just thirty metres out from his own line with the ball ending up in the Gregory Terrace in-goal.
Just a minute or so later, another long raking kick of Syris Schmidt’s carried sixty metres on the full and bounced forward another fifteen metres before the Gregory Terrace fullback could get back to retrieve.
Syris Schmidt added another long kick in the 45th minute when he kicked the ball from fifteen metres out from his own line with the ball to be collected by the Gregory Terrace fullback twenty metres out from his own line. After the Gregory Terrace then kicked the ball back to Syris Schmidt, a good old fashioned kicking duel took place with Syris Schmidt ending the duel on top with a raking kick from inside his own twenty that went into touch on the full twenty metres out from the Gregory Terrace line.
Then in the 53rd minute with TSS under pressure Syris Schmidt put in a kick from just two metres out from his own line with the ball going into touch forty three metres downfield.
It was not just tactical kicking where Syris Schmidt excelled in the match. In the 46th minute Syris Schmidt put in a great left foot grubber kick into the in-goal to the right side of the field with Gregory Terrace forced to ground the ball.
Syris Schmidt also displayed quick hands with a great catch and pass in the 57th minute for Blake Raymond to score in the right corner. Syris Schmidt also ran the ball well including a good sniping run in the second minute after receiving the ball from a TSS line out win near halfway.
Defensively Syris Schmidt made a strong tackle in the 4th minute with a great front on tackle after Gregory Terrace ran the ball off a scrum win with Syris Schmidt’s initial contact forcing the ball loose.
Post the final round of the 2021 GPS First XV competition, Syrsi Schmidt was named at fly half in the Courier Mail Team of the Season.
From a school boy rugby perspective in 2020 Syris Schmidt started at No. 10 for the TSS First XV in their internal trial in mid-July 2020 and played the 2020 GPS school boy First XV season as a full colours TSS rugby representative. Syris Schmidt also started at No. 10 against Nudgee College being the first trial TSS had against another GPS school. In the match against Nudgee Syris Schmidt kicked two conversions from four attempts and was solid in general play in wet and muddy conditions.
Syris Schmidt also started at No. 10 in the TSS First XV’s final trial against Anglican Church Grammar School on the Gold Coast kicking three conversions as the TSS First XV completed their GPS preparations with a tight 31 – 29 victory.
Round One of the GPS school boy rugby First XV competition proper saw Syris Schmidt start at No. 10 for TSS against Brisbane State High School, scoring and kicking three conversions and a penalty goal as TSS started the season with a 49 – 19 victory. Syris Schmidt scored late in the first half when he sliced through the BSHS line when he received the ball from a TSS scrum win five metres out from the line.
Round Two against Toowoomba Grammar School saw Syris Schmidt move to inside centre (No. 12) and for me he was easily the best player on the field on his way to scoring the first TSS try of the match, assisted in two others, kicked three conversions and two penalties.
In relation to his try, Syris Schmidt received the ball a pass off the back of a ruck, before dummying his way through the Toowoomba Grammar School line to score tn metres to the right of the goal posts.
Syris Schmidt’s first try assist early in the second half came from a smart piece of play. Toowoomba Grammar School threw the ball to their right with the No. 10 trying to beat Syris Schmidt one on one, Syris Schmidt stole the ball perfectly before sending Titans contracted Kaleb Ngamanu on a forty metre run to the line.
Syris Schmidt’s second try assist sealed the match late when a sleight of hand from a TSS scrum win send the TSS right winger over close to the left upright. Post match Syris Schmidt was awarded three points from the TSS coaches in the player of the season race.
Syris Schmidt started at inside centre once again in Round Three against Brisbane Grammar School kicking a conversion and a penalty goal as TSS prevailed 20 – 15 in a tight encounter. As a result of his performance in the match, Syris Schmidt received an honourable mention by the coaches when they nominated their award winners for the match.
In the pivotal 2020 GPS school boy rugby First XV Round Four match against Brisbane Boys College Syris Schmidt moved back to No. 10 and kicked two penalties from as many attempts.
In Round Four against Gregory Terrace Syris Schmidt moved back to No. 12 (inside centre) for the home match, kicking the game winning penalty after the final siren to see TSS home 23 - 22. Syris Schmidt kicked another penalty in the first half and also a first half conversion. Syris Schmidt received an honourable mention by the TSS coaches in the TSS First XV 2020 Player of the Season voting.
Syris Schmidt was back at fly half (No. 10) for Round Five against Ipswich Grammar School and was part of the winning side in his last official First XV match for TSS.
Post the TSS GPS First XV rugby season Syris Schmidt was awarded the Faulkner Trophy as the 2020 First XV’s best back.
TSS had a 2020 Round Six bye but the TSS First XV side played a “trial” against Downlands College with Syris Schmidt playing his final match in TSS colours, starting the match at No. 10 (fly half) and Syris Schmidt was on the winning side as TSS won 50 – 24.
After starting the majority of TSS’s First XV 2019 GPS trials at fly half (No. 10), Syris Schmidt started there in Round One against Nudgee College and had a solid game in their heart stopping after the final siren one point win.
Syris Schmidt also started at five half in Round Two against Churchie producing an assured performance highlighted by some deft short passing and some raking left foot tactical kicking. For his performance, Syris Schmidt was awarded one point in the 2019 TSS First XV Rounds Two points’ award by the First XV coach.
Syris Schmidt continued his solid form in Round Three once against starting at No. 10 against Brisbane State High and was very effective defensively and also started at No. 10 in Round Four against Toowoomba Grammar School, producing an assured display.
Round Five against Brisbane Grammar School also saw Syris Schmidt in the No. 10 jersey for the TSS First XV scoring his career first GPS First XV try in the match.
In the critical Round Six match against BBC Syris Schmidt had limited ball playing time due to the rushing defence but more than held his own as TSS remained undefeated on the back of a 23 – 20 away win.
Syris Schmidt added a try assist in Round Seven in a big 54 – 24 win against Gregory Terrace when he put up a pin point left foot kick which literally went the entire width of the field and was perfectly weighted.
Syris Schmidt started the critical Round Eight match against Ipswich Grammar School once again at fly half as TSS won the GPS First XV Premiership after drawing 29 all.
Syris Schmidt post the 2019 GPS First XV competition was named at fly half in the fan nominated Courier Mail GPS First XV Team of Year after receiving 34.4% of the votes for the fly half (no. 10) position.
Post his successful 2019 GPS First XV rugby season Syris Schmidt was part f the TSS Open side on their three match tour of Japan in September of that year. In their first match of the tour TSS defeated Yamanote High School 41 – 19.
Syris Schmidt captained the TSS Open side in their second tour game as they defeated Kugayama High School 35 – 12 with Syris Schmidt scoring TSS’s first try of the second half and converted that try and two other TSS second half tries. The final match on tour saw Syris Schmidt named the TSS Player of the Match as they went down 41 – 0 to powerhouse Japanese school boy side Tokai University Sagami High School.
In the 2017 GPS rugby season for the TSS U14A side, Syris Schmidt played in seven matches. Syris Schmidt started the season on the bench for the TSS U14A side making his TSS Rugby debut in Round One against Brisbane Stet High School.
Syris Schmidt broke into the TSS U14A starting line-up in Round Eight against St Joseph’s Nudgee College starting the match at No. 10 (fly half) and was named Best Back in his starting debut. Syris Schmidt also started in Round Nine this time at inside centre against Churchie.
The TSS Rugby career of Titans contracted Kaleb Ngamanu:
Kaleb Ngamanu was part of the TSS school boy rugby First XV once again in 2021, playing the season as a full colours player in what was Kaleb Ngamanu’s third season in the TSS First XV. Kaleb Ngamanu was also the 2021 TSS First XV captain.
Kaleb Ngamanu was named as a stand by player in TSS’s opening GPS trials, being a set of round robin trials against Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie) and Gregory Terrace.
Kaleb Ngamanu made his first appearance for TSS in late May 2021 for the First XV in TSS’s first full trial against Ipswich Grammar School when he started at inside centre (No. 12).
Kaleb Ngamanu also started at inside centre in TSS’s second 2021 First XV trial against Nudgee College on the Gold Coast and also started in the same position in the final full scale GPS First XV trial against Brisbane Boys College (BBC).
In TSS’s final trial before the commencement of the 2021 GPS First XV school boy rugby season, Kaleb Ngamanu started at inside centre against the TSS Second XV.
Round One of the 2021 GPS school boy rugby First XV competition saw Kaleb Ngamanu line up at inside centre (No. 12) for TSS as they took on Brisbane Grammar School at home with Kaleb Ngamanu contributing two try assists.
Kaleb Ngamanu’s first try assist came in the 10th minute when after he made a long fifty five metre break down the left touchline, Kaleb Ngamanu drew the Brisbane Grammar School fullback and passed to his right to Jye Gray who raced away to score under posts.
Kaleb Ngamanu’s second try assist came in the 58th minute when from twenty seven metres out he put in a chip kick to his left which was perfectly weighted for his left winger to take the ball on the full whilst running at full speed to score comfortably.
Kaleb Ngamanu was also outstanding in others aspects general play in TSS’s 71 – 5 victory with his initial contribution coming inside the opening minute of the match, when he combined from a TSS scrum win with Syris Schmidt to put fullback Jye Gray into space down the left side of the field who then was able to put his winger over in the corner.
Then in the 30th minute Kaleb Ngamanu combined in for all intents and purposes exactly the same way for another TSS try with the only difference being that the move was executed on the right side of the field as opposed to the opening minute when the moved was executed on the left.
As a result of his performance in the match Kaleb Ngamanu was named at inside centre in the Courier Mail GPS First XV Team of Round One and also received a TSS coaches honourbale mention.
Round Two away to Anglican Church Grammar School saw Kaleb Ngamanu named at inside centre for the TSS First XV side with Kaleb Ngamanu proving to be a difficult proposition for the Churchie defence on the way to recording two try assists.
The first of Kaleb Ngamanu’s try assists came in the 23rd minute when after slicing through the defence on the right side of the field from thirty metres out, Kaleb Ngamanu then drew the Churchie fullback and passed to his left to Jye Gray who ran away to score under the posts.
Kaleb Ngamanu added his second try assist when in the 67th minute he threw a good cut out ball to Nicholas Hilton who ran a good inside shoulder route to score next to the right upright. Just five minutes earlier in the 62nd minute Kalbe Nagamnu had also broken the line on the right once again and was able to off-load to Nicholas Hilton.
As a result of his performance in the match Kaleb Ngamanu was named at inside centre in the Courier Mail GPS First XV Team of Round Two and also was awarded three points from the TSS First XV coaches for their weekly awards.
After the GPS school boy rugby competition was suspended for a number of weeks, Kaleb Ngamanu started at inside centre for the TSS First XV side that played an internal TSS trial in late August in preparation for the restart of the competition also in late August against Toowoomba Grammar School.
When the 2021 GPS First XV rugby season recommenced in late August, Kaleb Ngamanu started at No. 12 (inside centre) in Round Six against Toowoomba Grammar School making a line break in the 38th minute of TSS’s victory. After receiving the ball on the left side of the field, Kaleb Ngamanu made a fifty metre line break into Toowoomba Grammar School territory. Unfortunately Kaleb Ngamanu was hurt in the tackle and was unable to take any further part in the match.
Kaleb Ngamanu also started at No. 12 (inside centre) in Round Eight against Nudgee College with Kaleb Ngamanu also setting up a try for TSS in the 45th minute when he as able to get halfway through the Nudgee College line and was able to get a good ball away to his left however the ball was knocked down by a Nudgee College defender ten metres from the line, directly in front of the goal posts.
Kaleb Ngamanu also produced a great front one tackle in the 8th minute of the match when he drove his left shoulder into his Nudgee College opponent with Kaleb Ngamanu’s initial contact forcing the ball loose.
Kaleb Ngamanu played his last First XV game for TSS in Round Nine against Gregory Terrace with Kaleb Ngamanu leading the TSS First XV side onto the field as captain and starting the match at outside centre.
The match saw Kelab Ngamanu record a try assist in the 59th minute when after Gregory Terrace lost the ball, Kaleb Ngamanu tracked back to swoop on it and after racing twelve metres downfield Kelab Ngamanu put TSS fullback Jey Gray into a gap to race away to score the match sealing try.
After a tough opening thirty minutes, Kaleb Ngamanu came into his own in the 35th minute with a surging twenty metre on the right side of the field to get the ball into Gregory Terrace territory.
Then in the 39th minute Kaleb Ngamanu was at it again with another run that accounted for twenty metres with Kaleb Ngamanu beating three tackles. Kaleb Ngamanu added another strong run in the 41st minute with the run starting from inside his own in-goal area with Kaleb Ngamanu getting the ball fifteen metres into the field of play with the combination of left foot and right foot steps of Kaleb Ngamanu’s beating four would be defenders.
Kaleb Ngamnu was always been known as an outstanding defender and his final match reinforced that when he made a great low tackle in the 49th minute near mid-field on the charging Gregory Terrace No. 8.
Post the final round of the 2021 GPS First XV competition, Kaleb Ngamanu was named on the bench in the Courier Mail Team of the Season.
In early July 2020 Kaleb Ngamanu was part of the TSS Senior Squad that undertook a three day rugby camp prior to the commencement of the 2020 GPS School Boy Rugby First XV competition and played the 2020 GPS school boy First XV season as a full colours TSS rugby representative.
Kaleb Ngamanu started at No. 12 (inside centre) as well as being named vice captain for the TSS First XV in their internal trial in mid-July 2020 and also started at inside centre against Nudgee College being the first trial TSS had against another GPS school. Kaleb Ngamanu was also the TSS vice captain for that trial as well.
Against Nudgee Kaleb Ngamanu had some very good moments including putting in the kick that resulted in the try that put TSS in front for good with two minutes to go. Kaleb Ngamanu received the ball to the right of the break down on around the half way mark and put in a right foot kick along the ground into space behind the Nudgee line, after the ball was retrieved by TSS, Jojo Fifita dived over out wide to seal a TSS 24 – 21 victory.
Kaleb Ngamanu also started at No. 12 and was also vice captain in the TSS First XV’s final trial against Anglican Church Grammar School on the Gold Coast. Kelab Ngamanu made numerous linke breaks in the match, including one in the first half off a TSS line out win when he split the Churchie defence running forty metres but he could not quite set up his support runer, being Jojo Fifita.
Also in the first half, Kaleb Ngamanu produced an outstanding series of playes which ended in a TSS try. With Churchie on the attack, Kaleb Ngamanu ripped the ball away from a Churchie attacker, retrieved it and went on a fifrty metre run down the left touch line. When he was eventually tackled, Kaleb Ngamanu recycled the ball quickly for Jye Gray to grubber through the disorganised Churchie line to score under the posts.
Round One of the GPS school boy rugby First XV competition proper saw Kaleb Nagmanu start at No. 12 and run on as TSS vice captain against Brisbane State High School. Round Two against Toowoomba Grammar School saw Kaleb Ngamanu move to outside centre (No. 13), scoring his first try of the season when he backed up on the inside after a one on one steal by Syris Schmidt to run forty metres to score. Kaleb Ngamanu laos made a thirty metre break early in the match which generated momentum for TSS eventually leading to Syris Schmidt slicing through the Toowoomba Grammar School defence to score.
Kaleb Ngamanu started at outside centre and vice captain once again in Round Three against Brisbane Grammar School recording a critical try assist late in the match when he burst through two defenders down a short blind side charing thirty metres before offloading to his right to his winger to score a key try in a 20 – 15 TSS victory.
In the pivotal 2020 GPS school boy rugby First XV Round Four match against Brisbane Boys College Kaleb Ngamanu moved back to inside centre. In Round Four against Gregory Terrace Kaleb Ngamanu moved back to No. 13 (outside centre) for the home match making a critical break down the right touch line in the dying moments of the match. TSS received a penalty from the next phase which Syris Schmidt kicked after the final siren to secure a 23 – 22 victory. Kaleb Ngamanu received one vote by the TSS coaches in the TSS First XV 2020 Player of the Season voting.
Kaleb Ngamanu continued at outside centre (No. 13) for Round Five against Ipswich Grammar School.
TSS had a Round Six bye but the TSS First XV side played a “trial” against Downlands College with Kaleb Ngamau starting at No. 13 and was vice-captain once again and was on the winning side as TSS finished their 2020 season with a 50 – 24 victory.
Kaleb Ngamanu kicked off his 2019 school boy rugby campaign for The Southport School (TSS) in late April 2019 when he was part of the TSS Second XV side that defeated the touring New Zealand School New Plymouth Boys High 36 – 0, starting the match at inside centre. Kaleb Ngamanu then was on the bench for the TSS First XV side that went down 31 – 29 also against New Plymouth Boys High.
Kaleb Ngamanu made his TSS First XV run on debut in a trial against Brisbane State High School in May 2019 with TSS winning 57 – 12.
Kaleb Ngamanu was once against part of the TSS First XV squad for the next set of GPS rugby trials against Brisbane State High School (BSHS) and Gregory Terrace at the TSS campus on the Gold Coast, in late May 2019 with Kaleb Ngamanu named on the bench. TSS won the trial against Gregory Terrace but went down against BSHS in the second match.
Kaleb Ngamanu started TSS’s next trial against Nudgee College in the right wing (No. 14) for the TSS First XV. Kaleb Ngamanu moved to the left wing (No. 11) for the TSS First XV’s next trial against Ipswich Grammar School at Ipswich.
Kaleb Ngamanu started at outside centre for the TSS First XV in their final GPS rugby trial prior to their Round One fixture against Nudgee College with TSS winning 10 - 5 away to Sunshine Coast Grammar School.
In Round One of the 2019 GPS school boy rugby competition season proper, Kaleb Ngamanu started on the right wing for TSS against Nudgee College and was outstanding defensively, both in terms of his initial contact and cover defence.
In the match the ball did not get out to his right wing a great deal but Kaleb Ngamanu did have an outstanding run late in the second half where he dragged a number of Nudgee defenders five or six metres. Kaleb Ngamanu actually crossed the line in the second half but the final pass was called back for being forward. To be fair it was only two or three metres forward.
Kaleb Ngamanu also showcased his hands in Round One taking producing a great contest catch of a TSS box kick under extreme pressure to maintain TSS’s momentum in a pivotal moment of the first half.
Kaleb Ngamanu was also outstanding in Round Two as TSS thrashed Churchie 64 – 7 with Kaleb Ngamanu starting on the right wing but moving into inside centre around the 10 minute mark after an injury.
From that position Kaleb Ngamanu scored his first First XV try of the career. At a set piece about fifteen metres out from the Churchie line, Kaleb Ngamanu originally lined up in the left of the piece but rotated around to the right receiving the ball in space.
Kaleb Ngamanu ran at the opposition defensive line which started to back pedal holding the ball in both hands and after shaping to pass the ball to his right Kaleb Ngamanu ran hrough the resultant gap in the line to score mid-way between the touch line and goal post on the right hand side of the field.
After finishing Round Two at inside centre, Kaleb Ngamanu started there in Round Three against Brisbane State High School. In the first half Kaleb Ngamanu focussed primarily on ball playing for his outside backs but in the second half ran the ball more and came close to scoring twice.
Kaleb Ngamanu also started at inside centre in Round Four against Toowoomba Grammar School in Toowoomba scoring his second try of the season as well as recording a try assist and also being heavily involved in a few others.
Kaleb Ngamanu’s try assist came in the second half and was as a result of a great sleight of hand from a set play. From a TSS scrum win on the Toowoomba Grammar School twenty metre line Kaleb Ngamanu received the ball to the right of the scrum and produced an outstanding no look pop up pass to his right as the TSS left winger looped around to charge through the resultant gap to score adjacent to the left upright.
Kaleb Ngamanu’s try (his second of the season) came late in the match, Kaleb Ngamanu picked up the ball on from the back of a ruck and drove to his left to score from close range to round out a 62 – 3 TSS route.
Round Five against Brisbane Grammar School saw Kaleb Ngamanu continue at inside centre scoring for the second week in a row and third for the season. Kaleb Ngamanu’s try can only be considered a superb effort. In the 16th minute of the first half, Kaleb Ngamanu received the ball to the right of the ruck and ran diagonally to his right and used a great fend which literally knocked the Brisbane Grammar School fly half (now at Keebra Park), being Connor Te Kani off his feet.
Once that occurred Kaleb Ngamanu ran through the resultant gap to score mid-way between the goal posts and the right corner flag under pressure from two more BGS defenders for a simply outstanding individual try.
In Round Six Kaleb Ngamanu started once again at inside centre against fellow unbeaten school Brisbane Boys College at Toowong in Brisbane in essentially what was the GPS First XV Premiership decider between the only remaining unbeaten schools.
Unfortunately Kaleb Ngamanu was forced off the field with a cheek bone injury in the early minutes of the second half in TSS’s 23 – 20 victory in front of a massive crowd at Toowong in Brisbane’s west that knocked BBC out of the GPS First XV Premiership race.
The win ensured that TSS were the 2019 GPS School Boy rugby First XV Champions and it is a touch ironic that it came against BBC which was the school that Kaleb Ngamanu’s two older brothers starred for being Cullen and Jayden Ngamanu.
Kaleb Ngamanu played for the TSS U15A side in 2018 playing in four GPS matches and one match against Downlands College. Kaleb Ngamanu started Round One at outside centre against Anglican Church Grammar School and then missed a number of matches before returning once again at outside centre in Round Six against Gregory Terrace.
In Round Seven against Brisbane Boys College Kaleb Ngamanu moved to the open side flanker position before returning to outside centre for Round Nine against Nudgee College. Kaleb Ngamanu also started at outside centre against Downlands College in TSS’s Round Eight bye week.
Prior to the GPS school boy rugby season proper, Kaleb Ngamanu played in a number of trial matches for TSS. Kaleb Ngamanu started on the bench for the first two trials which were against Far North Coast and Toowoomba Grammar School before moving into the starting side at outside centre for the last four trials against Nudgee, Ipswich Grammar School Ambrose Treacy College and Sunshine Coast Grammar School . In those four appearances in the starting trial sides Kaleb Ngamanu has been partnered in the centres with rugby league youngster Syris Schmidt.
The 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts season for Burleigh’s Jayden Sharp:
Jayden Sharp made his first 2021 appearance when he came off the bench for the Burleigh Hastings Deering’s Colts side in their twenty all draw against the Easts Tigers at Langland’s Park with Jayden Sharp scoring late in the first half when he charged onto a pass from Cole Geyer to the left of the play the ball from three metres out, spinning counter clockwise to force his way over adjacent to the left upright.
Jayden Sharp had made a strong fifteen metre surge earlier in the first half, with the majority of the metres made post contact.
Jayden Sharp was also impressive defensively in his first stint on the field in the trial including a big tackle (the first that he made after coming on) in the 24th minute of the first half. Jayden Sharp produced another strong hit, this time in the second half when from a Burleigh kick-off Jayden Sharp’s initial contact forced the ball loose from the Easts Tigers forwards grasp as he was returning the kick-off.
The following week in the Burleigh Hastings Deering’s Colts trial against the Tweed Heads Seagulls, Jayden Sharp moved into the starting side at lock and contributing to the Bears victory including a strong run in the 56th minute where he made fifteen metres with the highlight of the line being when he knocked the Tweed Heads hooker backwards.
Round One of the 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition saw Jayden Sharp start at lock and captain the Burleigh Bears when they took on the Easts Tigers with Jayden Sharp taking the 3rd hit-up of the match.
Jayden Sharp made another strong hit-up in the 7th minute when he made eleven hard metres to get the ball into the Bears twenty attacking zone after Easts had lost the ball in a tackle. In the 14th minute, Jayden Sharp made a further fourteen metres to get Burleigh over the halfway after receiving the ball to the left of the dummy half.
Jayden Sharp continued to work hard in the 16th minute when he made twelve more metres getting the ball to the thirty metre mark on the second hit-up after Lofi Khan-Pereira’s 14th minute try.
Jayden Sharp did a lot of defence in the match including a strong front on driving tackle in the 77th minute on one of the Easts Tigers second rowers that sat him on his back.
To cap off a very solid captain’s performance when the 67th minute he raced through to get hold of an errant Tigers pass forty metres out from their line. Instead of just submitting to a tackle, Jayden Sharp whilst under pressure from two defenders, offloaded to his left by way of a left arm flick pass to Cameron Brown who after some expert stepping by both him and Lofi Khan-Pereira scored a spectacular try in the left corner.
Jayden Sharp also started at lock in the Round Two local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls getting involved in the first tackle of the match on Tweed Heads front rower Ben Liyou alongside team mates, Tristian Powell and Blake Campbell.
Jayden Sharp first major impact running the ball came in the 14th minute when the Burleigh captain was able to make fifteen metres downfield after receiving the ball on his own twenty before offloading to his right to Daniel Shannon.
Jayden Sharp also started at lock in Round Three against the Western Mustangs but started Round Four in the front row against the Norths Devils.
Jayden Sharp also started in the front row in Round Five against the Ipswich Jets and after two weeks with the Burleigh GCRL First Grade side Jayden Sharp came off the bench in Round Eight against the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Bears tough two point last minute loss.
After playing a number of matches for the Burleigh GCRL First Grade side, Jayden Sharp was back at lock in Round Nine against the Mackay Cutters.
The 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts season for Burleigh’s Blake Campbell:
Round One of the 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition saw Blake Campbell named on the extended bench for the Burleigh Bears when they took on the Easts Tigers however he came onto the interchange bench late in the week for Burleigh’s opening victory. When he came on midway through the first half, in the 26th minute Blake Campbell lined up at right second row.
Blake Campbell ran the ball for the first time in the match in the 26th minute when he was able to make ten metres to the thirty metre mark after receiving the ball to the left of the dummy half.
In the 29th minute Blake Campbell had a frenetic minute or so. Initially Blake Campbell brought Isaac Matalavea-Booth underneath him and then when Isaac Matalavea-Booth hit the line and spun, Blake Campbell received the ball back then ran to his left to make twenty metres. After playing the ball, Blake Campbell stayed alive and was on hand to take the offload from the dummy half.
Even with the game well and truly over with Burleigh well on top, Blake Campbell did not take short cuts and in the 78th minute was on hand to knock a Tigers attacking kick dead with Easts players pouring through.
Blake Campbell was named to continue on the interchange bench in the Round Two local derby against the Tweed heads Seagulls however ultimately he started the derby at right second row getting involed in the first tackle of the match on Tweed Heads front rower Ben Liyou alongside team mates, Jayden Sharp and Tristian Powell.
Blake Campbell recorded a line break in the 58th minute which almost led to him scoring in the right corner. After receiving the ball twenty five metres out, Blake Campbell got on the outside of his direct opponent and make a break down the right touchline. Just as it looked like he would score in the right corner he was hit by Caleb Hodges on cover defence less than two metres from the corner and seemed certain to be taken into touch but Blake Campbell was able to get the ball inside to maintain possession for Burleigh.
Blake Campbell also started at right second row in Round Three against the Western Mustangs, scoring a double in the Seagulls thirty point victory.
Blake Campbell’s opening try came in the 13th minute when Cameron Brown put up a right foot bomb that came down five metres out and the same distance from the right goal post. The bomb was dropped by the Mustangs fullback with Blake Campbell on hand to collect the ball and dive over.
Blake Campbell competed his double in the 23rd minute and once again he was on hand to collect a Burleigh attacking kick. The ball was played a metre out from the line and three metres from the left upright with Cole Geyer at dummy half. When the ball was played, Cole Geyer took a step back and put in a right foot chip kick that literally went over the cross bar. Blake Campbell followed the ball through a leapt above the Mustangs fullback to take the ball on the full and get it down under the posts.
Blake Campbell moved to lock for Round Four against the Norths Devils and also started at lock in Round Five agaisnt the Ipswich Jets, with Blake Campbell once again scoring as the Bears recorded a big win.
Blake Campbell also started at lock in Round Seven against the Central Queensland Capra’s as well as in Round Eight against the Redcliffe Dolphins and the Round Eleven local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls as well as in the previously postponed Round Ten match against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls.
After a Covid 19 enforced hiatus, Blake Campbell was named to start at lock row in Round Sixteen against the Ipswich Jets and could easily have scored two tries in Burleigh’s 78 – 20 victory, including being held up in the left corner in the 49th minute after Blake Campbell ran twenty metres down a very short blindside after Tony Francis intercepted an Ipswich pass on his own tryline.
Blake Campbell could have scored in the 71st minute when he actually crossed the tryline after a thirty five line break but instead of simply putting the ball down he passed to Tony Francis who was also already in the in-goal.
Blake Campbell also recorded a 9th minute try assist with a good short ball to his left from ten metres out to put Isaac Matalavea-Booth over next to the right upright.
Blake Campbell was also named to start at lock in the rescheduled Round Thirteen match against the Sunshine Coast Falcons a match that saw Blake Campbell make a team leading thirty five tackles.
Blake Campbell also started at lock in Round Fourteen against the Northern Pride, with Blake Campbell being involved in the opening tackle of the match from the kick-off.
The 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts season for Burleigh’s Cameron Brown:
Cameron Brown made his first 2021 appearance when he started at halfback for the Burleigh Hastings Deering’s Colts side in their trial against the Easts Tigers that ended in a twenty all draw with Cameron Brown scoring a 90 metres intercept try in the second half as well as being heavily involved in multiple other positive plays for the Bears.
Cameron Brown also produced some smart pieces of play in the match, including in the 24th minute when he smartly blacked an attacking grubber kick with his left foot, picking the ball up and making a couple of additional metres to ease the pressure on his team.
Cameron Brown was at it again in the 33rd minute of the first half when he tracked back to retrieve an Easts chip kick, after retrieving the ball Cameron Brown burst through the fractured Easts defensive line running sixty metres before looking to offload to his left to his fullback, but unfortunately the ball went to ground.
In the early minutes of the second half, Cameron Brown who operated on the left side of the field in the match showed that he is not adverse to taking the line on, when he dummied to his left then stepping off his right foot to beat one defender before being collared, Cameron Brown however was able to get his arms free to offload to keep the play going.
The following week in the Burleigh Hastings Deering’s Colts trial against the Tweed Heads Seagulls, Cameron Brown was once again in the starting side at halfback. Cameron Brown showcased his elite kicking skills in just the 2nd minute of the match when he put a right footed stab kick into the Tweed Heads in-goal forcing a line drop out.
Cameron Brown added a try assist to his impressive performance in the 45th minute when a long cut out pass to his right put Kalani Skipps into space down the left touchline and from there the winger was able to dive over in the corner.
Cameron Brown just could not be kept out of the match and that continued in the 54th minute when he intercepted an errant pass four metres out from his own line, racing sixty seven metres down the left touchline before being dragged into touch.
Cameron Brown added a second try assist in the match when in the 57th minute, Cameron Brown chipped over the Tweed Heads defensive line forty metres out, regathering the ball and sending a pass to his left to trailing second rower Sam McIntyre who ran twenty metres to dive over untouched.
Round One of the 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition saw Cameron Brown start at halfback and captain for the Burleigh Bears when they took on the Easts Tigers with Cameron Brown scoring the Bears opening round victory. When you add in his five conversions, Cameron Brown finished the match with a fourteen point individual haul and that does not include his try assists.
Cameron Brown’s 67th minute try was certainly one for the ages and is an early contender for try of the year. After retrieving a lost Tigers ball Jayden Sharp offloaded to Cameron Brown forty metres out from the line. When he received the ball Cameron Brown darted to his left beating one defender before producing a right arm flick pass to Lofi Khan-Pereira.
After Lofi Khan-Pereira broke one tackle he passed the ball back to Cameron Brown who was still ten metres away from the line. Cameron Brown stepped off his left to allow two cover defenders to flew past him before putting his head down and going flat out towards the line and diving over seven metres in from the left corner.
Cameron Brown recorded a try assist in just the 6th minute of the match. Operating on the left, Cameron Brown took the ball to the line on the 5th tackle, getting to ten metres out before putting in a right foot stab kick to his left. The kick was ideally weighted, pulling up perfectly in the in-goal for left second rower Sam McIntyre to dive on the ball to score Burleigh’s first try of the 2021 Colts season.
Cameron Brown added another try assist in the 14th minute he threw a cut out pass to his left ten metres from the try line, putting the ball onto the chest of Lofi Khan-Pereira’ who then flew down the left wing to dive over in the left corner.
Cameron Brown added a line break assist in the 44th minute when he took the ball to the line and threw a fifteen metre cut-out pass to his left to hit Lofi Khan-Pereira away down the left touchline.
A further line break assist came in the 56th minute when once again Cameron Brown took the ball right to the line before firing a hard flat cut-out pass to Lofi Khan-Pereira who after running forty metres down the left touchline passed to Zane Prophert who scored in the left corner. Cameron Brown then converted the try from the left touchline.
Cameron Brown was also involved in Will Evans 50th minute try. Cameron Brown had the ball midfield ten metres out and in front of the posts. After he stopped room on the right Cameron Brown threw a long cut-out pass in that direction, but the pass fell short with Tony Francis knocking the ball with his foot into the path of Will Evans who picked the ball up and ran ten metres to score near the right corner.
In addition to his great kick for Sam McIntyre’s 6th minute try, Cameron Brown produced another good kick in the 14th minute, this time a spiralling mid-field bomb that could not be handled by the Easts fullback. Cameron Brown had chased his own kick, to retrieve the ball after Easts had dropped it and beat two defenders to get to twenty metres out from the try line.
Cameron Brown produced a heads up play to take all of the pressure of the Burleigh line in the 66th minute when he darted through to dive on a loose Tigers pass just out from his own line just after Easts had received a six again call.
Cameron Brown also started at halfback and captain in the Round Two local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls with Cameron Brown kicking four conversions from as many attempts as well as a try assist in the Bears 32 – 24 loss.
Cameron Brown’s try assist came on the last play of the match when he ran to his right and put his five eight into a gaping hole fifteen metres out with the try coming next to the right upright.
Cameron Brown also recorded a line break assist, when in the 30th minute a catch and pass under pressure to his right saw the Burleigh burst through a gaping hole in the Seagulls defensive line.
Cameron Brown also saved a try when late in the first half he along with Isaac Matalavea-Booth held Seagulls replacement hooker Jed Edwards up over the line after he had run from dummy half from ten metres out looking to score under the posts.
Cameron Brown also started at halfback in Round Three against the Western Mustangs, finishing the match with an individual points haul of twenty two from two tries and seven conversions from ten attempts.
Cameron Brown’s opening try came in the 7th minute, when he backed up a Lofi Khan-Pereira break of thirty metres down the left touchline and drew the Western Mustangs fullback and passed inside to his right to Cameron Brown who scored ten metres in from the left corner post, stumbling most of the way. It as in fact Cameron Brown that threw the cut-out pass that put Lofi Khan-Pereira away down the left touchline line to get the try scoring move under way.
Cameron Brown completed his double in the 27th minute when he backed up through the centre of the ruck and was on hand to retrieve a Will Evans inside kick on the bounce to run twenty metres untouched to score.
In addition to his two tries, Cameron Brown also recorded multiple try assists with the first coming in the 10th minute. Burleigh hooker Cole Geyer broke through the Western Mustangs defensive line near the halfway mark before offloading to his left to Cameron Brown who then offloaded also to his left to Same McIntyre who cut off his left foot immediately upon receipt of the ball to run over the Mustangs fullback to score.
Cameron Brown recorded a further try assist in the 13th minute when he put up a right foot bomb that came down five metres out and the same distance from the right goal post. The bomb was dropped by the Mustangs fullback with Blake Campbell on hand to collect the ball and dive over.
Cameron Brown recorded another try assist in the 19th minute, when he saw the Mustangs fullback was out of position and even though he was just five metres out from his own line, kicked long downfield aiming towards the left wing. After the ball had bounced three times, left winger Lofi khan-Pereira flew through the retrieve the ball at full speed just in front of the Western Mustangs fullback and race away to dive over under the posts.
Cameron Brown’s fourth and final try assist of the match came in the 60th minute when after receiving the ball three passes off the play the ball, Cameron Brown put in a right foot stab kick to the left corner and even though it took a wicked high bounce, Lofi Khan-Pereira was able to take the ball above his head and get it down in the left corner.
Cameron Brown continued at halfback in Round Four against the Norths Devils, kicking three conversions from four attempts as the Bears succumbed to the Devils 34 - 22.
Cameron Brown also started at halfback in Round Five against the Ipswich Jets finishing the match with an individual points haul of twenty two points from two tries and seven conversions from ten attempts.
Cameron Brown also started at halfback in Round Six against the Townsville Blackhawks, once again being one of the Bears best and contributing two tries and two conversions to Burleigh’s victory.
Both of Cameron Brown’s tries were long range intercept efforts, the first of which came in the 28th minute, with Cameron Brown taking the intercept when defending on the left and running ninety metres to score. Cameron Brown’s second intercept try of the match was a seventy metre effort in the 71st minute which gave Burleigh back the lead after Townsville had hit the front just minutes earlier.
Cameron Brown’s kicking game was on song in the match with the first of a number of good kicks coming in the 16th minute when from dummy half Cameron Brown grubber kicked towards the posts from the left side of the field with Townsville forced to take the ball dead in-goal.
The Blackhawks had to take another Cameron Brown kick dead in-goal in the 26th minute after he had grubber kicked into the in-goal once again.
Cameron Brown continued at halfback and captain in Round Seven against the Central Queensland Capra’s, kicking six conversions from eight attempts in Burleigh’s big victory.
Cameron Brown also recorded a 76th minute try assist when he chased through a Tyler Mahon midfield bomb, getting a great bounce when it bounced back to him. Cameron Brown immediately, from thirty five metres out, kicked towards the right corner with the kick perfectly weighted for Kalani Skipps to score in the right corner.
Cameron Brown was also involved in Burleigh’s 53rd minute try when he chipped to the left wing for Lofi Khan-Pereira who took possession and off-loading inside with Jakob Hall scoring under the posts later in the movement.
Cameron Brown continued at halfback in Round Eight against the Redcliffe Dolphins, kicking three conversions from four attempts in the Bears tough two point last minute loss.
Cameron Brown also started at halfback in Round Nine against the Mackay Cutters kicking a conversion in Burleigh’s loss and in Round Eleven against the Tweed Heads Seagulls, Cameron Brown also started at halfback and kicked three goals from four attempts in Burleigh’s 38 – 22 loss.
Cameron Brown also started at halfback in the previously postponed Round Ten match against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls kicking one conversion from one attempt when he converted TJ Devery’s 33rd minute try from directly in front.
Cameron Brown also started at halfback and captain in Round Twelve against the Souths Logan Magpies.
At the time of the enforced Covid 19 lockdown Cameron Brown was sitting third on the 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts points scoring list with 112 points from seven tries and forty two goals.
When the 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition restarted, Cameron Brown started at halfback in Round Seventeen against the Ipswich Jets with Cameron Brown scoring twenry points in the Bears huge victory from a try and eight goals.
Cameron Brown scored in the 23rd minute and in fact he started the movement that led to his try from just inside his own territory when he threw a cut-out pass to his right to put Tuvalli Khan-Pereira into a gap. Tuvalli Khan-Pereira subsequently got the ball away to Damon Somerville who then passed inside to Cameron Brown who raced away to score under the posts.
Cameron Brown was also named to start at halfback in the rescheduled Round Thirteen match against the Sunshine Coast Falcons as well as in Round Fourteen against the Northern Pride.
The Round Fourteen match against the Northern Pride saw Cameron Brown record three try assists, all from kicks, the first of which came in just the 3rd minute when he put in a short grubber which front rower Iszac Fa’asuamaieaui dived in to score just before the ball went dead in goal.
Cameron Brown’s second try assist came in the 60th minute when he put in a chip kick to the right wing which Brent Barnes took on the full with the winger then diving over to score in the right corner.
In the 35th minute when from the right side of the field twenty five metres out, Cameron Brown kicked back towards the posts. Samuel Shannon chased the ball through taking the ball on the full three metres and crashed over.
Cameron Brown also threw the last pass for Tristian Powell’s 78th minute try.
The 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts season for Burleigh’s Tuvalli Khan-Pereira:
Impressively after Burleigh’s 2021 MM Cup campaign came to an end, Tuvalli Khan-Pereira moved directly to the Burleigh Hastings Deering’s Colts squad, starting Round Three off the bench in their big victory against the Western Mustangs.
Tuvalli Khan-Pereira moved into the Burleigh starting side at right centre for Burleigh’s Round Four match against the Norths Devils, scoring a double as the Bears went down 34 – 22 to the Norths Devils.
Tuvalli Khan-Pereira also started at right centre in Round Five against the Ipswich Jets, scoring once again as the Bears recorded a big victory.
Tuvalli Khan-Pereira continued his run of starts at right centre against the Townsville Blackhawks and the match saw Tuvalli Khan-Pereira continue his try scoring run as well when in the 77th minute Tuvalli Khan-Pereira, after receiving the ball twenty metres out was able to get on the outside of his direct opponent and then dummying as he approached the Townsville left winger to crash over out wide to seal the Burleigh win.
Tuvalli Khan-Pereira also had a line break and a line break assist in the 22nd minute when he was able to get away down the right touchline, getting over the halfway mark before he produced an outstanding right arm flick pass to right winger Kalani Skipps who was able to break away before passing to Bryson Vaovosa to score.
Tuvalli Khan-Pereira’s efforts continued in the 27th minute with a good fourteen metres run before being stopped eight metres from the line. The 32nd minute saw Tuvalli Khan-Pereira make a further twelve metres, on that occasion getting within ten metres of the try line.
Tuvalli Khan-Pereira continued at right centre in Round Seven against the Central Queensland Capra’s, scoring the Bears final try of the match in their big win as well as recording a first half try assist.
Tuvalli Khan-Pereira scored in the 58th minute when he received a great over the top off-load from Iszac Fa’asuamaleaui forty five metres from the line and raced down the right touchline beating one Capra’s cover defender with a strong left arm fend to score in the right corner.
Tuvalli Khan-Pereira recorded his try assist in the 16th minute with a great catch and pass down a right blindside Burleigh raid to put Kalani Skipps over in the right corner.
Tuvalli Khan-Pereira continued at right centre in Round Eight against the Redcliffe Dolphins, scoring in the Bears tough two point last minute loss and also started at right centre in Round Nine against the Mackay Cutters.
Tuvalli Khan-Pereira also started at right centre in the previously postponed Round Ten match against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls.
After a Covid 19 enforced hiatus, Tuvalli Khan-Pereira was named to start at right centre in Round Sixteen against the Ipswich Jets. In addition to scoring in the 59th minute of the match, Tuvalli Khan-Pereira also recorded three try assists in Burleigh’s big 78 – 20 victory.
Tuvalli Khan-Pereira scored in the 59th minute when Damon Somerville was tackled four metres short of the line. As he was being tackled, Damon Somerville dumped the ball back with Tuvalli Khan-Pereira picking the ball up and cutting back towards centre field before straightening his run to beat two defenders on his way to the line with Tuvalli Khan-Pereira getting the ball down ten metres in from the right corner post.
Tuvalli Khan-Pereira’s first try assist came in the just the 5th minute for Damon Somerville. The play that led to Damon Somerville’s opening try started inside Bureigh territory when Tuvalli Khan-Pereira burst through the Ipswich left sided defensive line. It initially looked as if Tuvalli Khan-Pereira was going to pass to his inside but at the last minute passed to his right to Damon Somerville. Damon Somerville skipped out of a tackle metres from the right corner post and then was able to bring the ball around to put it down under the posts.
Tuvalli Khan-Pereira’s recorded his second try assist in the 50th minute when after receiving the ball around sixteen metres out, Tuvalli Khan-Pereira was able to draw in the Ipswich left winger and pass to to right to put Damon Someerville over for one of the easiest tries that he will ever score.
Tuvalli Khan-Pereira recorded his third try assist in the 55th minute when he backed up a break by Samuel Shannon from deep inside his own territory with Tuvalli Khan-Pereira taking an off-laod from Samuel Shannon. Tuvalli Khan-Pereira broke away drawing the Ipswich fullback before passing to Tyler Mahon who raced away to score under the posts.
Tuvalli Khan-Pereira also was heavily involved in Cameron Brown’s 23rd minute try. In fact Cameron Brown started the movement from just inside his own territory when he threw a cut-out pass to his right to put Tuvalli Khan-Pereira into a gap. Tuvalli Khan-Pereira subsequently got the ball away to Damon Somerville who then passed inside to Cameron Brown who raced away to score under the posts.
The 79th minute saw Tuvalli Khan-Pereira also heavily involved in Daniel Shannon’s try under the posts when he chased through a Cameron Brown chip kick to take the ball and off-load to his inside (when he was facing his own try line) to Tyler Mahon who could have scored himself but instead passed to Daniel Shannon who get the ball down under the posts.
Tuvalli Khan-Pereira also made a line break in the 70th minute, surging thirty five metres down the right channel before being ankle tapped from behind.
Tuvalli Khan-Pereira was also named to start at right centre in the rescheduled Round Thirteen match against the Sunshine Coast Falcons as well as in Round Fourteen against the Northern Pride with Tuvalli Khan-Pereira making two line breaks.
In the 30th minute Tuvalli Khan-Pereira made a thirty five metre line break that including breaking four tackles down the right side of the field to get within two metres of the halfway mark.
Tuvalli Khan-Pereira’s second line break came in the 58th minute when he made a twenty metre line break from a Burleigh scrum win before being tackled near the halfway mark.
The 2021 Hasting Deering’s Colts season for Burleigh Daniel Shannon:
Round One of the 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition saw Daniel Shannon start in the front row for the Burleigh Bears when they took on the Easts Tigers with Daniel Shannon taking the second hi-up of the match into a flying Easts Tigers defensive line. Daniel Shannon then backed up to take the 5th hit-up in the same set of six.
Daniel Shannon then made more ground for Burleigh in the 10th minute when from the second hit-up from the Easts kick-off after Sam McIntyre scored, he made twelve more metres to get the ball out to the twenty metre mark.
In his second stint on the field in the second half Daniel Shannon started where he left off from his first shift when in the 57th minute he took the first and third hit-ups from the kick-off after Zane Prophert’s try.
Daniel Shannon more metres to his tally in the 66th minute when he made twelve metres getting the ball into Easts Tigers territory and he was still going strong in the 75th minute with another run out of his own twenty metre area.
Daniel Shannon took the ball up all day long, but he was also good defensively in the match, including a belting tackle over the top in the third minute of the match that bent the Easts front rower (No. 10) on himself.
Daniel Shannon also started in the front row in the Round Two local derby against the Tweed heads Seagulls and continued to work hard in the centre of the field including in the 18th minute when he worked work to make thirteen metres downfield to get the ball more than thirty metres away from his own try line.
In the 56th minute Daniel Shannon made a strong run of fifteen metres from the kick-off return after a Burleigh try getting the ball out of his own twenty metre area and then made another ten metres from the 3rd hit-up in the same set of six.
Daniel Shannon also started in the front row in Round Three against the Western Mustangs and in Round Four against the Norths Devils.
Daniel Shannon also started in the front row in Round Five against the Ipswich Jets as well as in Round Six against the Townsville Blackhawks a match that saw him held up over the line, under the goal posts in the 26th minute. Daniel Shannon then charged back into the fray just minutes later from a Blackhawks goal line drop out. Even with the match won, Daniel Shannon was still running as hard as he did at the start of the match, making fourteen in the 76th minute to get the ball into the Townsville twenty metre area.
Daniel Shannon also started in the front row in Round Seven against the Central Queensland Capra’s, in Round Nine against the Mackay Cutters and Round Eleven against the Tweed Heads Seagulls.
After a Covid 19 enforced hiatus, Daniel Shannon was named to start in the front row in Round Sixteen against the Ipswich Jets with Daniel Shannon scoring Burleigh’s final try of the match in the last minute.
The 79th minute saw Daniel Shannon’ score under the posts after Tuvalli Khan-Pereira chased through a Cameron Brown chip kick to take the ball and off-load to his inside (when he was facing his own try line) to Tyler Mahon who could have scored himself but instead passed to Daniel Shannon who get the ball down under the posts.
Daniel Shannon was strong throughout the match including a sequence in the 6th minute which started with a big hit-up from the kick-off after Damon Somerville’s opening try of the match before Daniel Shannon made a further equally effective run in the third hit-up from the same set of six with Daniel Shannon getting the ball to the halfway mark before he was brought to ground.
Daniel Shannon was also named to start in the front row in the rescheduled Round Thirteen match against the Sunshine Coast Falcons, a match that saw Daniel Shannon run for a team leading 156 metres.
Daniel Shannon also started in the front row in Round Fourteen against the Northern Pride and came close to scoring in just the 3rd minute but he was held up over the line after a strong run and he was held up again in the 74th minute as well.
Daniel Shannon contributed a line break assist to Burleigh 46 – 0 win in the 72nd minute when after taking a hit-up to the right of the dummy half and just prior to contact, Daniel Shannon passed back to his inside to send Brent Barnes through a gap.
Daniel Shannon also made a strong twenty metre run in the 65th minute with the run getting the ball into Northern Pride territory.
The 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts season for Burleigh and Titans contracted Iszac Fa’asuamaieaui:
Round One of the 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition saw Iszac Fa’asuamaieaui to start from the bench for the Burleigh Bears when they took on the Easts Tigers however he was a late scratching from the final Seventeen.
In Round Two Iszac Fa’asuamaieaui was named on Burleigh’s extended bench for the local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls however came onto the bench late in the week, coming on in the 25th minute of the first half.
The 26th minute saw Iszac Fa’asuamaieaui make his first tackle of the match when he hit Seagulls fullback Brenton Daley-Holten and dorve him two metres backwards, then from marker Iszac Fa’asuamaieaui did the same thing to Jaylan To’O post the play the ball.
Iszac Fa’asuamaieaui took his first hit-up in the 30th minute making ten metres to get the ball thirty five metres away from his own try line. Iszac Fa’asuamaieaui made a further strong run on the 32nd minute from the kick-off after Cole Geyer’s try, throwing self-preservation out the window to get the ball twenty two metres out from his own line.
After missing a number of weeks, Iszac Fa’asuamaieaui started Round Five against the Northern Pride at left centre. Iszac Fa’asuamaieaui then started from the bench in Round Six against the Townsville Blackhawks and almost scored with his first touch of the ball when he charged at the line from just two minutes out but just as he was about to put the ball down under the posts, it was knocked from his grasp.
Iszac Fa’asuamaieaui started from the bench in Round Seven against the Central Capra’s and recorded a 58th minute try assist when forty five metres from the line he threw an offload from above his head to Tuvalli Khan-Pereira who raced down the right touchline beating one Capra’s cover defender with a strong left arm fend to score in the right corner.
Iszac Fa’asuamaieaui continued off the bench in Round Eight against the Redcliffe Dolphins and was one of the Bears try scorers in their last minute loss and also came off the bench in Round Nine against the Mackay Cutters and in the Round Eleven local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls.
Iszac Fa’asuamaieaui was also named on the bench for the previously postponed Round Ten clash against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls however he ended up starting the match in the front row and finished the match as Burleigh’s top tackler with thirty five tackles.
After a Covid 19 enforced hiatus, Iszac Fa’asuamaieaui was named to start from the bench in Round Sixteen against the Ipswich Jets with Iszac Fa’asuamaieaui scoring in the 45th minute when he was able to charge over from six metres out with Iszac Fa’asuamaieaui getting the ball down next to the right upright.
Iszac Fa’asuamaieaui made a line break in the 74th minute when he charged twenty metres down the left channe to get within ten metres of the try line. Iszac Fa’asuamaieaui was able to get to his feet quickly with Burleigh scoring from the play the ball.
Iszac Fa’asuamaieaui was also named to start from the bench in the rescheduled Round Thirteen match against the Sunshine Coast Falcons as well as in Round Fourteen against the Northern Pride.
As the Northern Pride however Iszac Fa’asuamaieaui moved into the starting side on the day of the match and made the most of his starting opportunity by scoring in the 4th minute when he chased through an attacking kick from Cameron Brown to just get to the ball under the posts before it went dead in goal.
In his second stint on the field Iszac Fa’asuamaieaui continued his strong efforts including a strong seventeen metre charge off a Burleigh tap restart from a penalty.
The 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts season for Burleigh and Titans contracted TJ Devery:
TJ Devery made his first appearance for the Burleigh Hastings Deering’s Colts side when he started at right second row in the Bears trial against the Easts Tigers which finished in a twenty all draw. In his second stint of the match in the second half, TJ Devery swapped sides to play in the right second row position.
The following week in the Burleigh Hastings Deering’s Colts trial against the Tweed Heads Seagulls, TJ Devery was once again in the starting side at right second row in the No. 19 jersey.
When he had the opportunity TJ Devery produced some strong hit-ups in the match with the first of those coming in the 14th minute when he dragged three Seagulls defenders ten metres down field before they were able to halt his forward momentum.
When the second half started TJ Devery switched to left second row before moving back to the right late in the match and did not waste time getting involved with a strong sixteen metre charge in the 39th minute that necessitated three Tweed Heads defenders have to commit to the tackle to get TJ Devery onto the ground.
TJ Devery continued to be heavily involved in the match including making multiple tackles in the same set of six in the 68th minute. TJ Devery made two massive tackles in a row, the first on Charlie Murray then a second on Jaylan TO’o before making another tackle later in the same set on Lachlan Hallard.
Round One of the 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition saw TJ Devery start at right second row for the Burleigh Bears when they took on the Easts Tigers and in fact was the first Bears player to touch the ball in the 2021 Colts season as the Bers recorded a first up 42 – 24 victory which to be fair was more comprehensive than that score line would initially suggest.
For the kick-off TJ Devery lined up on the touchline right at the corner post. The Easts kick-off was a bit of a mongrel kick, bouncing just in front of TJ Devery who maintained his composure to not try to dive forward to attempt to take the kick-off on the full, instead waiting for it to bounce.
As rugby league ball do, the ball bounced to the right towards the touchline but TJ Devery was able to recover the ball and after teetering with both feet close to the touchline was able to flick the ball back to Bears five eight Bryson Vaovasa.
TJ Devery’s first hit-up of the match came in the 3rd minute when he ran to the right of the play the ball, making ten metres to get the ball twenty metres out from his own line.
In the 30th minute TJ Devery was involved in Toby Francis’s try. After receiving an offload from his left, TJ Devery ran to his right and brought Tony Francis back underneath, handing off the ball to the powerhouse centre ten metres out, with Tony Francis doing the rest from there.
From the Burleigh set of six after the Tony Francis try TJ Devery took the 3rd hit-up of the set, dragging defenders with him to get over the thirty metre line. Then just plays later TJ Devery made a big fifteen metre surge to get within five metres of the try line.
TJ Devery made a statement defensively in the 34th minute when he along with Tony Francis made a heavy driving tackle in the East forward unlucky enough to run the ball towards them from a Burleigh kick-off.
TJ Devery also was named to start at right second row in the Round Two local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls, however he was a late scratching from the match.
TJ Devery was back for Round Three starting on the bench against the Western Mustangs.
After missing a number of rounds, TJ Devery came off the bench in Round Seven against the Central Queensland Capra’s with prevailing 42 – 28 in a high scoring contest.
TJ Devery also came off the bench in the previously postponed Round Ten match against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls and scored the Bears only try in the match in the 33rd minute when he burst onto a good pass from his left from Isaac Matalavea-Booth to crash over under the posts from eight metres out.
TJ Devery also came off the bench in Round Seventeen against Ipswich after the late season Covid 19 lockdown and was one of Burleigh’s try scorers in the Bears 78 – 20 victory.
TJ Devery scored in the 66th minute when he ran an inside shoulder route off a Cameron Brown pass whislt operating on the left side of the field with TJ Devery initially receiving the ball ten metres from the line and crashing over next to the left upright.
TJ Devery also recorded a try assist against Ipswich in the 68th minute when he threw a good short ball to his right to put Isaac Matalavea-Booth over next to the right upright.
TJ Devery was also named to start from the bench in the rescheduled Round Thirteen match against the Sunshine Coast Falcons as well as in Round Fourteen against the Northern Pride playing in the right second row position when he was on the field.
The 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts season for Burleigh and Titans contracted Lofi Khan-Pereira:
Round One of the 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition saw Lofi Khan-Pereira start on the left wing for the Burleigh Bears when they took on the Easts Tigers with Lofi Khan-Pereira scoring in the Bears opening round victory.
Lofi Khan-Pereira’s try came in the 14th minute of the match when after receiving a cut out pass from Cameron Brown ten metres out, he flew down the left wing to dive over in the left corner.
Lofi Khan-Pereira added a try assist and a line break to his match statistics in the 56th minute. After receiving a cut-out pass from Cameron Brown, Lofi Khan-Pereira took off down the left touchline. When confronted by the East fullback, Lofi Khan-Pereira drew the fullback towards him then passed the ball inside to Zane Prophert who scored in the left corner.
Lofi Khan-Pereira was also heavily involved in Burleigh’s final try of the match, after some outstanding stepping by Cameron Brown the halfback passed to Lofi Khan-Pereira fifteen metres away from the line in confined space near the left touchline. Initially Lofi Khan-Pereira juggled the pass but was able to haul it in and then break an attempted jersey grab be running to his left before he offloaded the ball back to Cameron Brown who then beat two defenders to score wide out on the left.
Lofi Khan-Pereira’s extensive impact of the match came in just the second minute when he tracked back when Easts were awarded a penalty and kicked for touch. The ball did not go out and Lofi Khan-Pereira was on hand to take the ball on the full on his own twenty metre line and he was able to get the ball back to his own forty metre mark.
Lofi Khan-Pereira’s first line break of the match came in the 7th minute when he was on the end of a passing movement to exploit a small amount of space down the left wing. Lofi Khan-Pereira flew down the left wing making thirty five metres before he was able to draw the Easts fullback and pass to his inside to a backing up Cameron Brown.
Lofi Khan-Pereira made another line break in the 44th minute when he flew sixty metre down the left touch line after getting outside his direct opponent after receiving a cut out pass from Cameron Brown. As the Easts fullback came across in cover defence Lofi Khan-Pereira passed back inside to his right, but the pass when to ground but was retrieved by Will Evans who offloaded to Sam McIntyre who got to within five metres of the try line.
In the match, Lofi Khan-Pereira proved that he was not all about the flash but substance as well, coming off is wing on multiple occasions to run the ball out of his own territory including in the 14th minute when Lofi Khan-Pereira made thirteen metres after receiving the ball from the dummy half to get Burleigh to near thirty metres away from his own line.
Lofi Khan-Pereira took his turn brining the ball out of Burleigh territory once again in the 66th minute when he came off his left wing to run the ball mid-field over the twenty metre mark.
Speed is Lofi Khan-Pereira’s calling card and there was no better example of that in the 33rd minute when the Easts right centre made a clean break from a Tigers scrum win eighty metres out from the try line. Lofi Khan-Pereira who was up in the line at the time turned and chased and easily ran him down on the forty metre mark even after giving him a fifteen metre start.
Even when he missed a tackle Lofi Khan-Pereira could still contribute for Burleigh, it was just that sort of game for him. In the 78th minute Lofi Khan-Pereira came off his wing to stop an overlap and whilst he was initially bumped off, bounced to his feet to intercept the subsequent pass that was intended to take advantage of Lofi Khan-Pereira coming off his wing. Lofi Khan-Pereira took the intercept five metres out from his own line but was still able to get the ball over his own twenty.
Lofi Khan-Pereira also started on the left wing in the Round Two local derby against the Tweed heads Seagulls and scored his second try from as many rounds in the Bears tough 32 – 24 loss to their closest rivals.
Lofi Khan-Pereira scored in the 70th minute with his speed being a key factor in the long range solo try. With Tweed Heads on the attack just fifteen metres out, they put a cross field kick towards Lofi Khan-Pereira’s wing who jumped up to take the kick on the full and as soon as his feet hit the ground Lofi Khan-Pereira exploded infield before stepping off his right and then it was shut the game as no one got near him as he ran eighty five metres to score under the posts.
Lofi Khan-Pereira is best known as a real speedster but his first major impact against Tweed Heads when the Seagulls had engineered an overlap to Lofi Khan-Pereira’s side of the field, but he sensed the threat and came flying out of the line to tackle Seagulls fullback Brenton Daley-Holten just as the fullback received the ball to end the movement there and then.
Lofi Khan-Pereira went looking for the ball in the 12th minute of the match, coming off his left wing to make eight metres through the centre of the ruck and after being awarded a penalty for a strip with more than one person in the tackle, Lofi Khan-Pereira took a quick tap with Tweed Heads still back peddling and burst downfield making twenty five metres before finally being brought to the ground.
The quick tap that Lofi Khan-Pereira took in the 12th minute, showed his rugby league intelligence and Lofi Khan-Pereira proved that was no fluke in the 14th minute when the Seagulls sent a high bomb in his direction. Lofi Khan-Pereira did not panic, letting his opposite winger Troy Duckett take the ball on the full with Lofi Khan-Periera immediately wrapping up Troy Duckett ball and all and then dragging the Seagulls winger into touch in the left corner.
In the 27th minute Lofi khan-Pereira was well positioned to take a Seagulls clearing kick on the full just inside his own half and then he was able to get the ball back to thirty five metres out from the line.
Lofi Khan-Pereira took another catch on the full in the 36th minute, but the circumstances were very different. In this occasion Lofi Khan-Pereira jumped high to look to take a bomb to his wing on the full which was heavily contested by Tweed Heads. Lofi Khan-Pereira tapped the ball up in the air and after falling onto his back, had the composure to take the ball on the way down whilst still lying on his back.
Lofi Khan-Pereira showed that he is calm under pressure when Tweed Heads kicked short from the second half kick-off. Lofi Khan-Pereira stood under the ball knowing that the defence was charging through but he held in place taking the ball comfortably.
Lofi Khan-Pereira made another line break in the 76th minute when he flew down the left touchline after receiving a cut-out pass from his inside on the halfway but and it was only a desperate diving jersey tackle that prevented Lofi Khan-Pereira from scoring.
Lofi Khan-Pereira also started on the left wing in Round Three against the Western Mustangs, scoring a double in the Seagulls thirty point victory.
Lofi Khan-Pereira’s first try came in the 9th minute, when Cameron Brown saw the Mustangs fullback was out of position and even though he was just five metres out from his own line, kicked long downfield aiming towards the left wing. After the ball had bounced three times, left winger Lofi khan-Pereira flew through the retrieve the ball at full speed just in front of the Western Mustangs fullback and race away to dive over under the posts.
Lofi Khan-Pereira completed his double in the 60th minute when he was on hand to retrieve a grubber kick to his left wing from Cameron Brown. Just as the ball was coming towards him it bounced high above his head, but Lofi Khan-Pereira had the hand eye co-ordination to adjust his hands, taking the ball cleanly and getting the ball down quickly as Western Mustangs defenders looked to prevent him from doing so.
Lofi Khan-Pereira also recorded a try assist when in the 7th minute, he made a break of thirty metres down the left touchline and drew the Western Mustangs fullback and passed inside to his right to Cameron Brown who scored ten metres in from the left corner post. It as in fact Cameron Brown that threw the cut-out pass that put Lofi Khan-Pereira away down the left touchline line to get the try scoring move under way.
Lofi Khan-Pereira also started on the left win in Round Four against the Norths Devils, scoring once again in the second half when once again he used his speed to his advantage.
Lofi Khan-Pereira also started on the left wing in Round Six against the Townsville Blackhawks with the ball simply not getting to him often but when it did Lofi Khan-Pereira made the most of the opportunity including in the first minute of the second half in Burleigh opening set of six in the half.
Lofi Khan-Pereira continued on the right wing in Round Seven against the Central Queensland Capra’s and was heavily involved in Burleigh’s 53rd minute try when Cameron Brown chipped to the left wing for Lofi Khan-Pereira who took possession and off-loading inside with Jakob Hall scoring under the posts later in the movement.
Lofi Khan-Pereira continued on the left wing in Round Eight against the Redcliffe Dolphins, scoring a double in the Bears tough two point last minute loss and also started on the left wing in Round Nine against the Mackay Cutters.
The Round Eleven local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls saw Lofi Khan-Pereira move to left centre.
The 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts season for Burleigh and Titans contracted Tristian Powell:
Round One of the 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition saw Tristian Powell start in the front row for the Burleigh Bears when they took on the Easts Tigers and he took the first hit-up of the match after the Tigers had kicked off.
Tristian Powell came close to scoring himself in the 8th minute he ran an underneath route making ten metres to get within two metres of the try line. With Burleigh scoring later in the same set of six tackles through Sam McIntyre. From the subsequent Easts kick-off, Tristian Powell took the first hit-up getting the ball back to near the twenty metre mark.
Tristian Powell made a further strong run from the kick-off after Lofi Khan-Pereira’s try getting the ball back to the eighteen metre mark. Then in the 60th minute took yet another hit-up, dummying to his right before making thirteen metres to get within twelve metres of the line.
Tristian Powell’s strength and endurance was only enhanced by the training that he did with the Titans NRL squad and his constant effort through Round One against Easts proved that. In addition to all that he had previously done in the match, Tristian Powell in the 66th minute continued to work hard with a twelve metre run after a Ronin Rio intercept.
Tristian Powell’s strength was not just displayed running with the ball but also in defence including in the 67th minute when after the Tigers right winger broke through the line and when he tried to step Tristian Powell he was monstered by the big front rower.
Tristian Powell also started in the front row in the Round Two local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls, getting involved in the first tackle of the match on Tweed Heads front rower Ben Liyou alongside team mates, Jayden Sharp and Blake Campbell.
In the 54th minute Tristian Powell was involved in one of the stranger tries that you will see. After Burleigh had kicked off after a Tweed Heads try, the ball hit the right goal post on the full bouncing back into the field. Tristian Powell had run downfield from the kick-off and was able to retrieve the ball on the bounce and get to within eleven metres of the line. Replacement hooker Vaka Sikahele ran from dummy half after Tristian Powell had played the ball to score.
In the set of six after the try Tristian Powell was able to make an additional ten metres down a short left blindside on the second tackle and then made a further fifteen metres from a hit-up on the 4th tackle of the same set.
Tristian Powell also started in the front row in Round Three against the Western Mustangs but moved back to start in the second row in Round Four against the Norths Devils.
Tristian Powell also started in the second row in Round Five against the Ipswich Jets and scored his first try of the season in the Bears big win.
After two weeks with the Burleigh GCRL First Grade side Tristian Powell started in the front row in Round Eight against the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Bears tough two point last minute loss.
With the Burleigh GCRL First Grade side having a bye, Tristian Powell started from the bench for the Burleigh Hastings Deering’s Colts side in their Round Fourteen match against the Northern Pride with Tristian Powell easily as good as any forward on the field.
Tristian Powell scored a deserved try in the 78th when he charged over from five metres out on the right side of the field, spinning counter clock to get the ball down ten metres in from the right corner post after receiving a good short pass from Cameron Brown.
Tristian Powell came onto the field to play at right second row with his first run in the 22nd minute accounting for twelve metres to get the ball out to his own forty metre mark. Tristian Powell made another strong run in the 34th minute from the kick-off to Isaac Matalavea-Booth’s try to get the ball to thirty metres away from his own line.
The 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts season for Burleigh and Titans contracted Sam McIntyre:
Sam McIntyre made his first appearance for the Burleigh Hastings Deering’s Colts side when he started at left second row in the Bears trial against the Easts Tigers which finished in a twenty all draw. Sam McIntyre made some strong runs in the match including a big run from the kick-off after Branden Amundsen scored the Bears first try of the match.
Late in the first half, Sam McIntyre almost scored his first try since moving to the Gold Coast when he cut back inside to beat one defender and surge towards the line, but he was eventually brought down two metres short of the line.
Sam McIntyre also highlighted in the first half his intelligence when he chased through a mid-field bomb. It would have been easy for Sam McIntyre to charge through and tackle the Easts fullback whislt he was still in the air taking the ball, but Sam McIntyre recognised this and held his momentum to tackle the Easts fullback just as his feet hit the ground.
When Sam McIntyre came onto the field in the second half for his second stint in the match, he swapped sides to play in the left second row position and once again displayed his intelligence when in the 24th minute of the second half, he anticipated an Easts Tigers off-load through the centre of the ruck, getting in between the Tigers players to take an intercept and make eight metres up the field before being stopped.
The following week in the Burleigh Hastings Deering’s Colts trial against the Tweed Heads Seagulls, Sam McIntyre was once again in the starting side at left second row and crossed for a second half try.
Sam McIntyre’s try came in the 57th minute when Cameron Brown chipped over the Tweed Heads defensive line forty metres out, regathering the ball and sending a pass to his left to trailing second rower Sam McIntyre who ran twenty metres to dive over untouched.
In the 15th minute of the match Sam McIntyre ran a straight carsh line off a short ball from Cameron Brown and was able to get to within ten metres of the Tweed Heads line before being stopped. Sam McInrtyre’s efforts to get to his feet to play the ball quickly were hamstrung by Tweed Heads with Sam McIntyre subsequently receiving a deservded penalty. Sam McIntyre then took the first hit-up from the penalty restart.
In the 17th minute Sam McIntyre produced a smart piece of play that may well have saved a try. Tweed Heads had worked the ball well on a short right blindside with winger Troy Duckett getting away down the right touchline with support on his inside. Troy Duckett drew the fullback and passed back inside byt Sam McIntyre was able to trcked back and get between Troy Duckett and his inside support to intercept the pass to prevent a likely Seagulls try.
When the second half started Sam McIntyre switched sides to play at left second row before moving back to right second row late in the match.
Like he did in the first, Sam McIntyre was able to prevent a try in the second half through intensity and effort. In the 49th minute, Tweed Heads attacked to their right from inside Burleigh twenty metre area and generated space for their left winger down the sideline and from there he chip kicked high into the in-goal but Sam McIntyre tracked back and out jumped the Tweed Heads chasers to take the ball on the full and prevent a try. Sam McIntyre then raced back to the centre of the twenty metre line to take the restart and take the ball forward.
In early May 2021 a Titans U19 side travelled to North Queensland to play an U19 Cowboys selection in a curtain raiser to a Cowboys v Broncos NRL match with Sam McIntyre starting the match at left second row for the Titans.
Round One of the 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition saw Sam McIntyre Powell start at left second row for the Burleigh Bears when they took on the Easts Tigers with Sam McIntyre scoring the Bears opening round victory.
Sam McIntyre’s try came in just the 6th minute of the match. Burleigh half, Cameron Brown took the ball to the line on the 5th tackle, getting to ten metres out before putting in a right foot stab kick to his left. The kick was ideally weighted, pulling up perfectly in the in-goal for left second rower Sam McIntyre to dive on the ball to score Burleigh’s first try of the 2021 Colts season.
An impressive part of the try was that Sam McIntyre recognised early in his chase that he had time to make sure that he got the ball down correctly. When he got near the ball Sam McIntyre slowed things down, waiting until the ball was on the ground before getting downward pressure on it instead of trying to ground the ball whilst it was still in the air.
Sam McIntyre got his first touch in the first minute of the match when he took the 4th hit-up of the match to passes off to the left of the ruck and was able to get the ball out of the Bears own twenty metre area.
In addition to running the ball strongly throughout the match, Sam McIntyre was also on hand to prevent an early Easts try in the 4th minute when he along with Cole Geyer stopped the Tigers hooker short of the try line after he had tried to dive over from close range. Sam McIntyre and Cole Geyer were to the right of the play the ball, and when the Easts hooker tried to dive over, they got low to stop him short.
Late in the first half Sam McIntyre was able to get the ball to forty metres out from the try line with an effort that accounted for ten hard metres. Just a few minutes later Sam McIntyre continued to work chasing through an Easts dropped ball that went backwards, belting the East halfback who had gone back to retrieve the ball.
It was all about Sam McIntyre’s effort in the 44th minute when somehow he willed himself to back up a break by Lofi Khan-Pereira who flew sixty metres down the left touchline leaving defenders and his own team mates behind. Somehow Sam McIntyre was able to stay close enough to get an offload from Will Evans who had picked up Lofi Khan-Pereira’s inside pass with Sam McIntyre only being stopped five metres from the try line.
Sam McIntyre’s impressive match continued in the 57th minute when he gained a further twelve metres, the last three with his back towards the try line, to get the ball twenty five metres out from his own line.
Then in the 60th minute Sam McIntyre took the second hit-up after an Easts Tigers drop out, making fourteen metres after receiving the ball to the right of the dummy half to get the ball within twenty five metres of the try line.
Sam McIntyre’s thirst for work continued in the 63rd minute with a ten metre run out to the twenty four metre mark out from his own line and then Sam McIntyre took another hit-up two tackles later in the same set of six.
Sam McIntyre was still going strong in the 75th minute when he made a further thirteen metres to get the ball over his own thirty metre mark.
Sam McIntyre also was named to start at left second row in the Round Two local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls, however he was a late scratching from the match.
Sam McIntyre was back at left second row for Round Three against the Western Mustangs, scoring the Bears second try of the match in th e10th minute. Burleigh hooker Cole Geyer broke through the Wrestern Mustangs defensive line near the halfway mark before offloading to his left to half Cameron Brown who then offloaded to Same McIntyre who cut off his left foot immediately upon receipt of the ball to run over the Mustangs fullback to score midway between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.
After missing Round Four due to playing for the Titans U19 side, Sam McIntyre was named to start Round Five against the Northern Pride at left second row however was a late scratching from the match.
Sam McIntyre also missed Round Six back was back, starting at left second row in Round Seven against the Central Queensland Capra’s as well as in Round Eight against the Redcliffe Dolphins.
Sam McIntyre moved back to the bench for Round Nine against the Mackay Cutters but was back starting at left second row in the Round Eleven local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls as well as in the previously postponed Round Ten match against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls.
After a Covid 19 enforced hiatus, Sam McIntyre was named to start at left second row in Round Sixteen against the Ipswich Jets. Sam McIntyre was in the match from the opening minute after taking the opening tackle of the match in conjunction with Isaac Matalavea-Booth.
Sam McIntyre was also named to start at left second row in the rescheduled Round Thirteen match against the Sunshine Coast Falcons as well as in Round Fourteen against the Northern Pride with Sam McIntyre involved in the opening tackle of the match from the kick-off.
The match also saw Sam McIntyre have a running battle with the Northern Pride five eight with Sam McIntyre winning the battle after the Northern Pride five eight was sent to the sin bin for ten minutes for taking a tackle on Sam McIntyre too far.
Sam McIntyre’s initial contribution to Burleigh’s 46 – 0 victory came in the 15th minute with a great fifteen metre run to get within a metre of the try line. Sam McIntyre was immediately to his feet quickly to play the ball with Lachlan Adamson scoring from dummy half.
The opening minutes of the second half saw Sam McIntyre make another strong run and he then took another good hit-up in the 48th minute and being awarded a penalty against the Northern Pride five eight. Sam McIntyre then charged onto the ball from the penalty restart and that is when the five eight was sent to the sin bin.
Sam McIntyre continued to make ground in the 53rd minute with a fifteen metre run out of his own twenty metre area and then in the 56th minute Sam McIntyre made a twenty metre down the left channel before off-loading to his five eight.
PBC lead St Brenadan's 30-0 at half time in the Queensland Open School Boys Grand Final.
11 of the PBC 17 are Titans contracted.
PBC win 62-0. Michael Roberts was freakish!!!!
PBC lead St Brenadan's 30-0 at half time in the Queensland Open School Boys Grand Final.
11 of the PBC 17 are Titans contracted.
lonegull
15-09-21, 07:51 PM
Geez after watching PBC today we have some very talented young men coming through the titans system, Very exciting from the workhorse forwards then to the explosive backs it was very pleasing to watch and one thing that was really noticeable they play as a team so big advantage moving into coming years with combinations
Agreed mate, but you can add Jamie McCormack to that, he signed must of these young men when they were 13 or 14 years old.
He is as important as any Titans coach, if not more so, full stop!
Geez after watching PBC today we have some very talented young men coming through the titans system, Very exciting from the workhorse forwards then to the explosive backs it was very pleasing to watch and one thing that was really noticeable they play as a team so big advantage moving into coming years with combinations
The 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts season for Burleigh and Titans contracted Samuel Shannon:
In early March 2021, Samuel Shannon started on the interchange bench for the Burleigh Hastings Deering’s Colts side as they took on the Tweed Heads Seagulls in a trial. Samuel Shannon came off the bench in the 24th minute of the match immediately taking a hit-up to the right of the dummy half making eight metres in the first of multiple charges by the hard as nails young lock.
Samuel Shannon’s hard running style was on display once again just a few minutes later in the 28th minute when he charged into the Seagulls defensive line off the kick-off from Tyler Mahon’s try and then in the 29th minute, Samuel Shannon backed up a break from Cameron Brown, receiving the off-load before getting the ball away to his right to put Tyler Mahon away to score his second try in a five minute span.
Samuel Shannon continued to be heavily involved in the first half and in the last minute of the half charged into the Tweed Heads defensive line once again and on that occasion was able to get an off-load away with his back to the defence.
Round One of the 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition saw Samuel Shannon named on the interchange bench for the Burleigh Bears when they took on the Easts Tigers with Samuel Shannon scoring the Bears opening round victory.
Samuel Shannon came off the bench in the 23rd minute and just a minute later made the first of many impacts when he ran onto the ball to the left of the dummy half, receiving the ball on his own twenty. Samuel Shannon cut back to his right to the soft spot behind the ruck, making twenty five metres with at least 60% of those post contact.
Just two minutes later Samuel Shannon was able to score his first try of the season. Samuel Shannon received the ball two passes to the right of the play the ball ten metres out from the line. Samuel Shannon broke five tackles in the ten metres that he had to negotiate to get to the line and score under the posts.
Then from the resultant kick-off Samuel Shannon was on hand to take the run, getting the ball out to twenty metres away from his own line. Samuel Shannon continued his great start to the match in the 31st minute when he made a strong charge off the kick off to the Tony Francis try with Samuel Shannon getting the ball back to over the twenty metre mark.
It was another hit-up after a Burleigh try, this one in the 50th minute by Will Evans that saw Samuel Shannon make a mess of the Tigers defensive line when from the kick-off scuttled a number of defenders on the way to making twenty metres.
It was not just strong efforts with the ball that meant that Samuel Shannon was one of the best players on the field, it was also strong efforts in defence including in the 34th minute when he crunched the Easts hooker from his left blind spot. A minute later the Easts No. 16 felt just how hard Samuel Shannon tackles, with on that occasion, Samuel Shannon hitting him from the right side.
Samuel Shannon continued on the interchange bench in the Round Two local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls coming into the match in the 19th minute and almost immediately along with Isaac Matalavea-Booth was in on a big first tackle on Tweed Heads front rower Ben Liyou.
Samuel Shannon took his first hit-up of the match in the 21st minute making twenty metres and breaking four tackles along the way with Samuel Shannon bringing the ball out to the twenty metre mark before three Seagulls defenders were finally able to get him to the ground.
Samuel Shannon has a skill set that includes an offload and in the 31st minute, after making twelve metres of his own he was able to get a right arm offload away to Isaac Matalavea-Booth to was able to get the ball over the halfway mark.
Defensively Samuel Shannon was his usual aggressive self in the derby and Seagulls lock Charlie Murray found that out the hard way when in the 30th minute Samuel Shannon hit him front on and stopping his momentum very quickly and effectively.
After missing Round Four due to playing for the Titans U19 side, Samuel Shannon was named to start Round Five against the Northern Pride from the bench however actually started the match at left second row.
Samuel Shannon moved to lock in Round Six against the Townsville Blackhawks and was in the action immediately, taking the second hit-up after the Townsville kick-off. Samuel Shannon backed that run up in the 25th minute with a sixteen metre run from the set of six after the kick-off from Burleigh’s opening try of the match.
Then in the 43rd minute, Samuel Shannon was able to make twenty metres after a great charge through centre field.
Samuel Shannon moved to right second row in Round Seven against the Central Queensland Capra’s and scored a first half double in Burleigh’s big win.
Samuel Shannon had to wait just six minutes to score his opening try of the match when he flew onto a short flat pass from Isaac Matalavea-Booth, running through a gap in the defensive line to run twenty five metres untouched to score mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the right side of the field.
Samuel Shannon completed his double in the 30th minute when once again he ran a great line into a gap to also score untouched, on that occasion from five metres out, to get the ball down ten metres in from the right corner post.
Samuel Shannon continued at right second row in Round Eight against the Redcliffe Dolphins, in Round Nine against the Mackay Cutters and the Round Eleven local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls.
After a Covid 19 enforced hiatus, Samuel Shannon was named to start at right second row in Round Sixteen against the Ipswich Jets and he was heavily involved in Tyler Mahon’s 55th minute try when he charged onto the ball from deep inside his own territory before getting a good off-load away to his right to put Tuvalli Khan-Pereira away with the right centre subsequently off-laoding to Tyler Mahon.
Samuel Shannon was also named to start at right second row in the rescheduled Round Thirteen match against the Sunshine Coast Falcons as well as in Round Fourteen against the Northern Pride scoring in the 35th minute when from the right side of the field twenty five metres out, Cameron Brown kicked back towards the posts. Samuel Shannon chased the ball through taking the ball on the full three metres and crashed over.
The 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts season for Burleigh and Titans contracted Vaka Sikahele:
After being injured in a pre-season training mishap, Vaka Sikahele was named on Burleigh’s extended bench for the Round Two local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls but moved onto the bench late in the week and celebrated by scoring in his Hastings Deering’s Colts debut.
Vaka Sikahele scored one of the stranger tries that you will see from a run out of dummy half in the 54th minute. After Burleigh had kicked off after a Tweed Heads try, the ball hit the right goal post on the full bouncing back into the field. Tristian Powell was able to retrieve the ball on the bounce and get to within eleven metres of the line. Vaka Sikahele got into dummy half and ran to his left with the Tweed Heads defence in disarray to dive over between two defender’s mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.
Vaka Sikahele came onto the field late in the first half, with his first run out of dummy half coming just a few minutes later in the 34th minute when ran to his left, breaking the Seagulls line and making twenty metres, beating four defenders along the way to get the ball to within forty metres of the try line.
In addition to some impressive runs and distribution out of dummy half Vaka Sikahele was also good defensively including in the 44th when he along with Isaac Matalavea-Booth hit and stopped Seagulls front rower Ben Liyou just centre metres out.
Vaka Sikahele also started from the bench in Round Three against the Western Mustangs coming into the match in the dummy half role towards the end of the first half. Vaka Sikahele was in the action almost immediately running out of dummy half to his right down a blindside and took the ball ten metres to the line before passing to his right to Cole Geyer who then quickly got the ball out to his right for Ronin Rio to dive over in the right corner.
After missing Round Four due to playing for the Titans U19 side, Vaka Sikahele started Round Five against the Northern Pride from the bench.
Vaka Sikahele was on the bench once again in Round Six against the Townsville Blackhawks, coming into the match towards the end of the first half in a running forward role before spending time at dummy half in the second half. Vaka Sikahele made the most of both of the roles that he played in the match and in the 51st minute, whilst playing as a running forward made thirteen metres, the majority post contact, to get the ball to the halfway mark.
Vaka Sikahele was back in the starting side at hooker in Round Seven against the Central Queensland Capra’s before starting from the bench in Round Eight against the Redcliffe Dolphins and in Round Nine against the Mackay Cutters.
Vaka Sikahele also started at hooker in the Round Eleven local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls and scored a double with his tries coming in the 16th and 55th minutes. In the 16th minute Vaka Sikahele moved into dummy half seven metres from the line and then darted to his right before stepping back to his left to beat the Seagulls marker before crashing through two more defenders who had stationed themselves on the try line.
Vaka Sikahele scored his second try in the 59th minute when once again he darted out of dummy half to his right, on this occasion from 32 metres out. After getting around the markers Vaka Sikahele cut back to his left to the area behind the play the ball and then was easily outpace the Seagulls defence to score under the post.
Vaka Sikahele was also named to start at hooker in the previously postponed Round Ten match against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls.
After a Covid 19 enforced hiatus, Vaka Sikahele was named to start at hooker in Round Sixteen against the Ipswich Jets.
The 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts season for Burleigh and Titans contracted Isaac Matalavea-Booth:
Just weeks after Isaac Matalavea-Booth suited up for the Titans against Burleigh, Isaac Matalavea-Booth was in a Burleigh jersey lining up for the Bears in a 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts trial against the Easts Tigers at Langland’s Park. Starting in the front row in the second half Isaac Matalavea-Booth was one of Burleigh’s best, alongside fellow contracted Titan Tony Francis in the match that ended up in a twenty all draw.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth was outstanding in his two second half stints but it was a hit-up in the 71st minute of the match in his second stint in the half that summed up not just Isaac Matalavea-Booth’s match but his 2021 season to date.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth charged onto the ball to the right of the play the ball and surged an incredible thirty five metres up field, breaking eight tackles in the process. It looked as if on at least two occasions that Isaac Matalavea-Booth’s momentum would be stopped but on each occasion Isaac Matalavea-Booth produced another effort to keep the run going. Isaac Matalavea-Booth received the ball on his own twenty metre line and was eventually stopped five metres into Easts territory.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth the first of his many second half hit-ups in the opening minutes of the second half when he took a hit-up to the right of the play the ball, jinking off his left foot prior to contact with the line and making ten metres before three defenders had to commit to the tackle to bring him to the ground.
Just a few minutes later, Isaac Matalavea-Booth made another strong surge, making a further ten metres and once again it took three Tigers defenders to get him under control, even those three defenders however could not get Isaac Matalavea-Booth to the ground.
Once again in the 15th minute, Isaac Matalavea-Booth took the ball into the Tigers defensive line, this time making fifteen metres from a hit-up that started in his own twenty metre area.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth made his presence felt in defence with some huge hits in the second half, the first of which came in the 9th minute of the second half when he came in from the left side of the Easts Tigers giant left winger, dropping him to the ground immediately contact was made.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth did not leave it too long to make another strong tackle, this time on the Easts Tigers right centre (No. 4) when he got in under his ribs and drove him back three metres before driving the centre into the ground.
The following week in the Burleigh Hastings Deering’s Colts trial against the Tweed Heads Seagulls, Isaac Matalavea-Booth was once again in the starting side in the front row. Isaac Matalavea-Booth was into the match early taking the second hit-up of the match after Burleigh had received the ball from the kick-off and then backed up to take the fourth hit-up in the same set of six.
In his second stint of the match in the second half Isaac Matalavea-Booth threw his weight around including in the 65th minute when he monstered Tweed Heads and Titans front rower Solomon Torrens in a tackle and that I can assure people is not an easy thing to do.
Round One of the 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition saw Isaac Matalavea-Booth named on the interchange bench for the Burleigh Bears when they took on the Easts Tigers with Isaac Matalavea-Booth coming on in the 23rd minute to play in the front row.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth’s first hit-up occurred just a minute later making fifteen metres to get the ball forty metres away from his own line. The in the 25th minute, Isaac Matalavea-Booth picked up an Easts dropped ball to get within ten metres of the try line and two tackles later rumbled to get to just a metre out from the line.
In the 27th Isaac Matalavea-Booth continued his hectic start to his time on the field, making an additional twelve metres to get the ball to just over the halfway mark.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth showed off his off-loading skills in the 29th minute when he cut to his left on an underneath route off Blake Campbell. After hitting the line, Isaac Matalavea-Booth spun and was able to offload back to Blake Campbell who had an additional twenty metres downfield.
In the 43rd minute Isaac Matalavea-Booth showed off his impressive mobility for such a big unit when he moved deftly low to his left to dive onto a loose bouncing ball that had come off multiple feet.
The 57th minute saw Isaac Matalavea-Booth’s strength come to the fore when he was hit early and hard by multiple defenders when running the ball into the Easts line in the 53rd minute. Isaac Matalavea-Booth was hit just metres into his run but fought and fought and was able to make ten metres before he was finally forced to the ground.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth continued on the interchange bench in the Round Two local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls coming into the match in the 19th minute and almost immediately along with Samuel Shannon was in on a big first tackle on Tweed Heads front rower Ben Liyou.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth proved how difficult he is to bring down in the 18th minute when he surged through the centre of the defence getting the ball to thirty three metres out from his own line before four defenders were eventually able to get him to the ground.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth was at his hard stopping best again in the 34th minute when it took three Tweed Heads forwards to stop his forward momentum and get him to the ground after a ten metre run by the big front rower.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth’s second half continued as strongly as his first half ended when he made twelve metres from the third hit-up after Tweed Heads kicked off, getting the ball over the forty metre line.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth also saved a try when late in the first half he along with Cameron Brown he held Seagulls replacement hooker Jed Edwards up over the line after he had run from dummy half from ten metres out looking to score under the posts.
The 44th minute saw Isaac Matalavea-Booth make another strong try saving tackle, when he along with Vaka Sikahele hit and stopped Seagulls front rower Ben Liyou just centre metres out. Isaac Matalavea-Booth recorded another good tackle in the 62nd minute when Tweed Heads half Taine Udjur-Berghan tried to dummy his way past him but Isaac Matalavea-Booth did not fall for it and monstered the half forcing him back four metres before driving him into the ground.
In the 65th minute Isaac Matalavea-Booth produced a smart piece of play when he was able to trap a Seagulls attempted grubber kick with his right foot two metres out from the try line and then he had the fore sight to dive on the ball before Tweed Heads. Then in the 66th minute Isaac Matalavea-Booth produced a try saving front one tackle when he stopped Ben Liyou in his tracks just short of the try line.
The derby saw Isaac Matalavea-Booth just work all day and in the 70th minute after Burleigh winger Lofi Khan-Pereira scored, Isaac Matalavea-Booth put his hand up to run the ball back from the subsequent kick-off to get the ball to his own twenty metre mark.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth also started from the bench in Round Three against the Western Mustangs.
After missing Round Four due to playing for the Titans U19 side, Isaac Matalavea-Booth started Round Five against the Northern Pride from the bench.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth made his starting debut in the front row in Round Six against the Townsville Blackhawks and was in the action immediately, taking the hit-up from the kick-off and then backing that run up by then hitting the ball up on the fourth tackle of the same set of six.
The match also saw Isaac Matalavea-Booth score a good try in the 58th minute when after he received the ball seventeen metres out from the line to the left of the play the ball, Isaac Matalavea-Booth ran diagonally towards the defensive line, dummying to his left before bursting through the line to crash over five metres from the left upright.
Isaac Matalaevea-Booth certainly made the best of his opportunity to start and that continued in the 15th minute with a twelve metres run that brought the ball out to his own forty metre mark. The in the 17th minute, Isaac Matalaevea-Booth charged head long into the Townsville defence from a Blackhawks drop out.
Isaac Matalaevea-Booth made another strong run in the 70th minute, making fourteen metres to the halfway, with 60% of the metres made post contact.
Isaac Matalaevea-Booth was still going strong in the 75th minute making a further ten metres from the set of six after Cameron Brown’s second intercept try of the match and then he took another hit-up just two tackles later.
In total in the Round Six match, in his fifty five minutes on the field, Isaac Matalavea-Booth ran the ball twenty times, making 246 metres and made eighteen tackles as well as scoring a try which is described above.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth also started in the front row in Round Seven against the Central Queensland Capra’s and scored the Bears second try in their big victory and also recorded a try assist.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth scored in the 12th minute of the match from approximately twelve metres out. Burleigh worked the ball back to the right after initially moving the ball to the left, with Isaac Matalavea-Booth receiving the ball whilst stationary. As soon as he took possession, Isaac Matalavea-Booth ran to his right, before stepping off his right foot just prior to engaging defensive line, beating two defenders as a result of his change of direction. Isaac Matalavea-Booth rumbled towards the line with one Capra’s trying in vain to stop him from scoring by holding his jersey. That proved to be an impossible task with Isaac Matalavea-Booth getting the ball down adjacent to the right upright.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth recorded his try assist in just the 6th minute when after receiving the ball thirty metres out he ran at the defensive line but just prior to engaging the line, Isaac Matalavea-Booth subtly adjusted to his right and threw a great short ball to his right to a rampaging Samuel Shannon who flew through a gap to score untouched from twenty five metres out.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth continued in the front row in Round Eight against the Redcliffe Dolphins and in Round Nine against the Mackay Cutters.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth continued his run of starts in the Round Eleven local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls with Isaac Matalavea-Booth scoring in the 78th minutes of Burleigh’s 38 – 22 loss. Isaac Matalavea-Booth received the ball from the dummy half to the right of the play the ball twenty two metres from the line and initially shaped to pass to his right before cutting of his right foot and then shrugged off one defender to get through the Seagulls line before also pushing off the Seagulls fullback to score next to the left upright.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth also started in the front row in the previously postponed Round Ten match against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls recording a try assist in the 33rd minute when after receiving the ball ten metres from the line to the right of the dummy half, Isaac Matalavea-Booth moved to his right and threw a good short ball in the same direction to a charging TJ Devery who crashed over under the posts. The match also saw Isaac Matalavea-Booth lead Burleigh in metres gained with 169 metres.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth was also named to start in the front row in Round Twelve against the Souths Logan Magpies however the match was postponed due to a Covid 19 snap lock down.
After a Covid 19 enforced hiatus, Isaac Matalavea-Booth was named to start in the front row in Round Sixteen against the Ipswich Jets with Isaac Matalavea-Booth scoring a double in Burleigh’s big 78 – 20 victory. Isaac Matalavea-Booth was in the match from the opening minute after taking the opening tackle of the match in conjunction with Sam McIntyre.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth’s opening try came in just the 9th minute of the match when he rumbled onto a pass from his left from Blake Campbell. Just prior to the try line, Isaac Matalavea-Booth spun counter clockwise to gain separation from defenders to get the ball down next to the left upright.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth scored his second try of the match in the 68th minute when he ran off a good short ball from his left from TJ Devery ten metres out to easily get the ball down five metres from the right upright.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth recorded his try assist in the 62nd minute when after charging forward and making fourteen metres Isaac Matalavea-Booth was able to off-load to Lachlan Adamson who was able to dive over from close range.
It was not just the two tries and his try assist that highlighted Isaac Matalavea-Booth’s performance in the match, he was simply outstanding all around the ground, including a strong run in the 4th minute of the match, with Isaac Matalavea-Booth getting away a right arm flick off-load near halfway to keep Burleigh in the front foot early in the match.
Impressively Isaac Matalavea-Booth led Burleigh in metres gained with an outstanding total of 179 metres.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth was also named to start in the front row in the rescheduled Round Thirteen match against the Sunshine Coast Falcons as well as in Round Fourteen against the Northern Pride.
Against the Northern Pride however, Isaac Matalavea-Booth dropped back to come off the bench but still was one of the Bears try scorers in their 46 – 0 victory.
Isaac Matalavea-Booth scored in the 32nd minute when he ran onto the ball from nine metres out, beating one defender to get the ball down next to the left upright.
Interestingly the match against the Northern Pride saw Isaac Matalavea-Booth kick for touch for Burleigh when they received a penalty and heck he has a big boot on him!
The 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts season for Burleigh and Titans contracted Tony Francis:
Tony Francis was in a Burleigh jersey lining up for the Bears in a Hastings Deering’s Colts trial against the Easts Tigers at Langland’s Park. Starting at left centre, Tony Francis was one of Burleigh’s best, alongside fellow contracted Titan Isaac Matalavea-Booth in the match that ended up in a twenty all draw.
Tony Francis was one of the Bears try scorers when he crossed for a powerful try late in the first half. Tony Francis came back underneath Cameron Brown who had run to his right and passed back to Tony Francis who received the ball ten metres out charging onto the ball and beating three defenders to score ten metres away from the left upright.
Tony Francis also had a first half line break assist, when he showed quick hands to catch and pass to his left to put the Burleigh left winger into space down the left touchline for a thirty metre gain.
Earlier in the match, in the 25th minute to be precise, Tony Francis made a strong ten metre charge when he, like he did for his try, ran on underneath play with Cameron Brown to make a ten metre gain.
Defensively Tony Francis was also very strong in the match including a big front on tackle in the 27th minute of the first half on his opposing centre which forced the Easts Tigers centre sideways.
When he came back onto the field late in the second half, Tony Francis showed his versatility, playing right centre.
The following week in the Burleigh Hastings Deering’s Colts trial against the Tweed Heads Seagulls, Tony Francis was once again in the starting side but this time at right centre and was once again as his damaging best scoring a first half double as Burleigh rounded out their 2021 Hastings Deering’s trial campaign with a solid win.
It took only four minutes for Tony Francis to score his first try of the match. Tony Francis was able to get on the outside of his direct opponent within ten metres of the try line and from there was able to hold the defender off with his left arm whilst maintaining his balance and running line to score two metres in from the right corner post.
Tony Francis’s second try of the first half came in the 20th minute when Tony Francis received the ball on is inside from Jacob Hall and once gain got outside of his opposing defender and bumping off another to get the ball down four metres in from the right corner post.
In the 24th minute Tony Francis continued his outstanding start to the match with a strong twenty metre charge through centre field, breaking three tackles before three additional Tweed Heads had to commit to the tackle to bring Tony Francis down.
Tony Francis came back onto the field for his second stint in the second half, once again at right centre and it came as no surprise when in the 62nd minute Tony Francis proved exceptionally difficult to stop. Tony Francis made a great bullocking run across field that ultimately made twenty five metres down field breaking four tackles before he was put on the ground.
Tony Francis’s strength was highlighted in the 64th minute when he came in off the right side to bend back Tweed Heads Ben Liyou who ran the ball to Tony Francis’s side of the field.
Tony Francis deservedly took the final hit-up of the match with the final siren sounding just as he was going to ground in his own twenty metre area.
In early May 2021 a Titans U19 side travelled to North Queensland to play an U19 Cowboys selection in a curtain raiser to a Cowboys v Broncos NRL match with Tony Francis starting the match at right centre for the Titans.
Round One of the 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition saw Tony Francis start at right centres for the Burleigh Bears when they took on the Easts Tigers with Tony Francis scoring for the Bears in their 42 – 24 opening round victory.
Tony Francis scored in the 30th minute, once again highlighting his speed and power. After some good work on his inside by his forward’s Tony Francis cut to his left to run an underneath route and receive the hand off from TJ Devery. From there Tony Francis literally ran over the Easts fullback to slam the ball down over the line ten metres in from the right corner post.
Whilst he cannot be put down for a try assist Tony Francis was involved in Will Evans 50 minute try all be it in a unique way. On his inside, Cameron Brown identified that there was space to the right and threw a long cut out pass. The ball was not going to reach Tony Francis on the full so in an effort to retain possession Tony Francis tried to trap the ball with his left foot, but instead to stopping the ball dead, the ball spun of his foot to the left and directly into the path of Will Evans who picked up the ball ten metres out and was able to dive over between defenders to score near the right corner.
In the 29th Tony Francis highlighted his explosiveness when he took the tap kick from a Burleigh twenty metre restart, bursting twelve metres downfield with three Easts forwards trying to drag him to the ground.
Tony Francis showed his wide ranging skill set in the 64th minute with a run that started near the left wing and finished on the opposite side of the field. Initially when he received the ball Tony Francis was forty metres out and hemmed in on three sides, Tony Francis pulled back and cut back towards the centre of the field twice, when he was confronted a third time Tony Francis exquisitely put in a left foot chip that he followed through a retrieved on the first bounce before offloading to his left.
Whilst his effort did not produce a try or line break it was just a little window to how much skill this young man has.
Tony Francis produced a more traditional run in the 76th minute when after dummying to his right, Tony Francis put the ball under his arm on the halfway mark and after getting on the outside of his direct opponent made fifteen metres of valuable ground.
Tony Francis made a statement defensively in the 34th minute when he along with TJ Devery made a heavy driving tackle in the East forward unlucky enough to run the ball towards them from a Burleigh kick-off. Tony Francis added to his defensive credentials in the 42nd minute when he made the correct decision to come out of the line when he was facing an overlap to smash the Easts halfback just as he was about to pass to his right and spring the overlap.
The 77th minute saw Tony Francis continue to be strong defensively when a great one on one wrapping tackle on the East left centre nullified a promising Tigers attacking raid.
Tony Francis also started at right centre in the Round Two local derby against the Tweed heads Seagulls and in the 16th minute with Burleigh under pressure, took some of that pressure off coming infield to take a hit-out of his own twenty metre area, with the ten metres that Tony Francis made all hard metres.
Tony Francis made additional hard earned ground in the 25th minute when he broke two tackles on the way to making ten metres down the right side of the field.
Tony Francis moved to left centre for Round Three against the Western Mustangs, scoring in the second half in Burleigh’s thirty point victory. Toby Francis moved into dummy half in the 66th minute five metres out from the try line and five metres in from the left touchline. After picking up the ball Tony Francis ran to his left, down the short blind side and powered his way over in the left corner.
After missing Round Four due to playing for the Titans U19 side, Tony Francis was named to start Round Five against the Northern Pride at left centre however he was a late scratching from the match.
Round Six against the Townsville Blackhawks saw Tony Francis return to the Burleigh side at left centre and he was at his destructive best in the 20th minute with a hard fought eleven metre run to get to forty metres out from his own line, with the majority of the metres that he made being post contact.
Tony Francis made an even better run in the 39th minute when he burst thirty two metres down the left touchline, leaving a number of defenders in his wake and then in the 49th minute Tony Francis made another hard fought twelve metres to the forty metre mark after taking a hit-up to the left of the dummy half.
Tony Francis came desperately close to scoring in the 57th minute after getting down low and running out of dummy half to his left from close range. Somehow the Townsville stopped his centremetres short of the left near the left corner.
After missing a number of weeks, Tony Francis was back at left centre for Round Nine against the Mackay Cutters and was the Bears sole try scorer in their loss. The match saw Tony Francis score Burleigh’s only try of the match in the 41st minute when after receiving the ball twelve metres from the line, he got on the outside of his direct opponent to get the ball down five metres in from the left corner post.
Tony Francis started the previously postponed Round Ten match against Wynnum Manly on the wing.
After a Covid 19 enforced hiatus, Tony Francis was named to start at left centre in Round Sixteen against the Ipswich Jets however Tony Francis started the match at left centre, scoring a try and kicking three conversions from as many attempts including two outstanding left foot conversions from the left touchline including the conversion of his own try.
Tony Francis scored in the 71st minute after a line break by Blake Campbell. Blake Campbell was in fact over the line when he passed to Tony Francis to score in the left corner.
Tony Francis also had a 48th minute line break when from right on his own try line, he intercepted an attempted cut-out pass and was able to make seventy metres down the left touchline before being tackled from behind by the Ipswich cover defence.
Tony Francis’s solid match included a strong run in the 44th minute with a strong sixteen metre effort that got Tony Francis to within two metres of the line.
Tony Francis was also named to start on the left wing in the rescheduled Round Thirteen match against the Sunshine Coast Falcons with Tony Francis converting Damon Somerville’s try in the 24th minute.
Tony Francis continued on the left wing in Round Fourteen against the Northern Pride and scored in the 12th minute from six metres out after good work on his inside by Damon Somerville from a Burleigh scrum win with Damon Somerville giving Tony Francis an easy run to the line.
The match also saw Tony Francis do some good work running the ball out of Burleigh territory including in the 31st minute when he made a strong run from one side of the field to the other making twenty five metres and breaking four tackles.
Then in the 48th minute, Tony Francis made a strong run of fifteen metres after running out of dummy half.
The 2021 School Boy Rugby League campaign for Reico Ratana:
2021 also saw Reico Ratana line up once again for PBC State High School in the South East Queensland School Boy Langer Cup competition starting Round One from the bench against Ipswich State High School.
Reico Ratana came onto the field to play in the front row towards the end of the first half with his first hit-up coming in the 26th minute when he took the hit-up from the kick off after Ryan Foran’s try. Reico Ratana made another strong run from another kick-off, on that occasion in the 58th minute after Jett Forbes had scored his second try of the match.
Reico Ratana also started from the bench in Round Two against St Mary’s Toowoomba, coming onto the field in the 21st minute and throughout his time on the field made good ground running the ball against the giant St Mary’s forward pack.
Reico Ratana also started from the bench in Round Three against Coombabah State High School as well as in the Round Four blockbuster against Marsden State High School and the much anticipated Round Five local derby against Keebra Park State High School. Reico Ratana also started from the bench in Round Six away to Mabel Park State High School.
After the competition was suspended for a number of weeks due to a Covid 19 lock down, Reico Ratana was named on the bench for PBC State High School in their semi-final against Keebra Park State High School.
Reico Ratana came into the match towards the end of the first half and made an almost immediate impact in the 25th minute with a great run that included a cut back off his left foot to get within two metres of the line before he was brought down.
In the 2021 Langer Cup Grand Final against Marsden State High School, Reico Ratana was named to start from the bench for PBC.
Reico Ratana was then named to start from the bench for PBC in the Queensland Open School Boys Final (Phil Hall Cup) against St Brendans College Yeppoon coming on and making significant ground through the centre of the ruck.
The 2021 School Boy Rugby League campaign for Titans contracted Reef Sommerville:
Round One of the 2021 Langer Cup School Boy Rugby League competition saw Reef Sommerville named at right centre for PBC against Ipswich State High School with the rangy centre scoring one try and setting up another.
Reef Sommerville scored in the final minute of the first half when with Ipswich SHS attacking his side of the field and facing a one man overlap Reef Sommerville got his hand to a pass across his body, knocking the ball straight up in the air. Reef Sommerville maintained his composure to catch the ball and run seventy five metres to score.
Reef Sommerville’s try assist came in the 57th minute when he made a fifty metre line break down the right channel. Reef Sommerville was then able to get the ball away to Jett Forbes by way of a right arm flick pass with defenders still in front of him. Jett Forbes, in limited space, stepped inside the Ipswich SHS fullback and was able to bring the ball around to place it down under the posts.
Reef Sommerville also started at right centre in Round Two against St Mary’s College Toowoomba and in the 50th minute made a line break, making twenty metres after getting a pass off the ground from Jayden Wright who had recovered a St Mary’s loose bal. The run saw Reef Sommerville cut away from the right touchline towards centre field.
Reef Sommerville continued at right centre in Round Three against Coombabah State High School and also started at right centre in the Round Four blockbuster against Marsden State High School with Reef Sommerville scoring in just the second minute of the match after Thomas Weaver ran the ball to the line before at the last moment putting in a deft right foot grubber kick which sat up perfectly for Reef Sommerville to retrieve and dive over in the left corner.
Reef Sommerville also produced an outstanding ball and all try saving tackle in the 21st minute when he was able to stop dead the Marsden SHS right centre less than a metre from the try line.
The in the 50th minute when after receiving the ball mid-field twenty metres out and to the right of the play the ball, Thomas Weaver kicked back towards the left corner with the Marsden right winger knocking the ball on under pressure from Reef Sommerville.
Reef Sommerville continued at left centre for the much anticipated Round Five local derby against Keebra Park State High School as well as in Round Six against Mabel Park State High School with the tall centre scoring PBC’s opening try of the match.
In the 23rd minute, Oskar Bryant received to the ball to the left of the play the ball around twenty metres from the line and immediately ran a diagonal route at the defensive line and was able to draw in a Mable Park defender and then threw a good short ball to his left to a charging Reef Sommerville who ran through a gap to score seven metres in from the left corner post.
Late in the second half Reef Sommerville made a great line break of around thirty five metres from deep inside his own territory to get the ball into Mabel Park SHS territory before he was eventually brought to ground.
After the competition was suspended for a number of weeks due to a Covid 19 lock down, Reef Sommerville was named at left centre for PBC State High School in their semi-final against Keebra Park State High School.
In the 2021 Langer Cup Grand Final against Marsden State High School, Reef Sommerville was named to start at left centre for PBC.
Reef Sommerville was then named at left centre for PBC in the Queensland Open School Boys Final (Phil Hall Cup) against St Brendans College Yeppoon making a strong twenty metre run in the 44th minute to get the ball into St Brendan’s territory.
The 2021 School Boy Rugby League campaign for Titans contracted Tanu Nona:
2021 also saw Tanu Nona line up once again for PBC State High School in the South East Queensland School Boy Langer Cup competition starting Round One at hooker against Ipswich State High School. Whilst Tanu Nona spent the majority of his time on the field in the dummy half role he did play as a running forward for a portion of the second half.
In his debut Langer Cup A match, Tanu Nona was outstanding recording two try assist (both for Jett Forbes to score) and two line breaks on top of his outstanding distribution out of dummy half and solid defence.
Tanu Nona’s first try assist came early in the match, in the 9th minute to be exact when he ran the ball to the right out of dummy half down a short blindside, picking the ball up nine metres out. Tanu Nona took the ball right to the line before throwing a cut-out pass to his right to Jett Forbes who dived over in the right corner.
As noted above, Tanu Nona’s second try assist enabled Jett Forbes to score once again, with the try completing Jett Forbes’s hat trick. In the 59th minute, Tanu Nona flew out of dummy half to his left breaking three tackles to get through the Ipswich SHS defensive line, Tanu Nona rounded the fullback by veering to his right but was ankle tapped but as he was going to ground Tanu Nona was able to off-load to his right to a flying Jett Forbes to race away to score under the posts untouched.
In addition to his 59th minute line break that led to Jett Forbes third try, Tanu Nona also broke the Ipswich SHS line in the 22nd minute when Tanu Nona burst out of dummy half to his left bursting through the line and making fifty metres downfield but unfortunately his off-load could not find friendly hands.
It was clear that Tanu Nona was in for a good match as early as the 8th minute, when a dart out of dummy half caught the Ipswich SHS defence napping with Tanu Nona making good ground and then he was awarded a penalty when he was hit in a high tackle.
Tanu Nona also started at hooker in Round Two against St Mary’s College Toowoomba and scored his career first Langer Cup try when in the 29th minute he ran out of dummy half to his left from twenty metres out but as he approached the defensive line Tanu Nona cut back to his right to dive over next to the right upright.
Tanu Nona was immediately in the match, making the first tackle after PBC kicked off in conjunction with Jack Cullen and took his first run out of dummy half in the 4th minute when he darted out of dummy half to his left, making eight metres.
Tanu Nona continued at hooker in Round Three against Coombabah State High School and was also named at hooker for Round Four against Marsden State High School however he ended up starting the match from the bench and played a sunning forward role when he was on the field.
Tanu Nona also started from the bench in the much anticipated Round Five local derby against Keebra Park State High School and also was named to start from the bench in Round Six against Mabel Park State high School but he came into the starting side at hooker just prior to the match.
After the competition was suspended for a number of weeks due to a Covid 19 lock down, Tanu Nona was named on the bench for PBC State High School in their semi-final against Keebra Park State High School.
In the 2021 Langer Cup Grand Final against Marsden State High School, Tanu Nona was named to start from the bench for PBC, coming into the match around the twenty metre mark and playing the majority of the match as a running lock.
Post the completion of the 2021 Langer Cup competition, Tanu Nona was named by the Courier Mail as one of the 2021 Langer Cup most impressive rookies.
Tanu Nona was then named to start from the bench for PBC in the Queensland Open School Boys Final (Phil Hall Cup) against St Brendans College Yeppoon coming off the bench towards the end of the first half to play as a running forward.
The 2021 School Boy Rugby League campaign for Titans contracted Brock Priestley:
2021 also saw Brock Priestley line up once again for PBC State High School in the South East Queensland School Boy Langer Cup competition starting Round One at right second row against Ipswich State High School.
Brock Priestley’s first hit-up of the match was literally the first hit-up of the match with the Ipswich kick-off fell short with Brock Priestley moving forward to take the ball on the full and run it back. Brock Priestley then took the fourth hit-up in the same set of six.
Brock Priestley made a line break in the 45th minute when he burst eighteen metres downfield down the right channel and he made another line break down the right channel in the 56th minute, on that occasion making twenty metres.
Brock Priestley showed in the 35th minute that he does not just tuck the ball under his arm and run when he off-loaded to his right to Jett Forbes just prior to engaging the Ipswich SHS defensive line.
Brock Priestley’s defence was also on song in the match as was evidenced in just the second minute when he executed a great low tackle on the Ipswich hooker just as he was just about to explode through a gap.
Brock Priestley also started at right second row in Round Two against St Mary’s College Toowoomba, making the second tackle of the match over PBC kicked off and then in the 7th minute Brock Priestley made twelve metres when he ran the ball into a set St Mary’s College defensive line line from a penalty restart.
Brock Priestley’s second half started the same way his first half went with a strong run from the return of the St Mary’s second half kick-off.
Brock Priestley continued at right second row in Round Three against Coombabah State High School and whilst the ball did not get to his side of the field often he made some telling contributions from a defensive perspective inlduing a huge front on tackle in the 18th minute on Coombabah SHS interchange second rower Matthew Logopati.
Brock Priestley was named to continue at right second row in the Round Four blockbuster against Marsden State High School however he was a late scratching from the PBC side.
Brock Priestley was also named to start at right second row for the much anticipated Round Five local derby against Keebra Park State High School and had some good moments incuding a great short off-load to his right in the 16th minute and then in the 32nd Brock Priestley executed a great try savinf tackle.
Brock Priestley continued at right second row in Round Six against Mabel Park State high School.
After the competition was suspended for a number of weeks due to a Covid 19 lock down, Brock Priestley was named at right second row for PBC State High School in their semi-final against Keebra Park State High School.
The match saw Brock Priestley score a key second half try to break a ten all deadlock when in the 45th minute he chased through a Thomas Weaver right foot stab kick. The Keebra Park fullback was unable to handle the ball with Brock Priestley diving on the loose ball in the in-goal twelve metres in from the right corner.
In the 25th minute, Brock Priestley along with Keano Kini, Michael Roberts and Beailey Martin held up Aram Hau over the line directly under the posts.
In the 2021 Langer Cup Grand Final against Marsden State High School, Brock Priestley was named to start at right second row for PBC.
Post the completion of the 2021 Langer Cup competition, Brock Priestley was named as an emergency in the Courier Mails’s 2021 Langer Cup most impressive rookies.
Brock Priestley was then named at right second row for PBC in the Queensland Open School Boys Final (Phil Hall Cup) against St Brendans College Yeppoon with Brock Priestley having a solid match especially in defence including a great tackle in the 8th minute when Brock Priestley came out of the line, hitting a St Brendan’s with a great low right shoulder shot that forced the ball loose and put PBC back on the attack inside their opponents half.
The 2021 School Boy Rugby League campaign for Titans contracted Jayden Wright:
After starting Round One of the 2021 Langer Cup school boy competition at lock for PBC against Ipswich State High School, Jayden Wright started Rounds Two and Three against St Mary’s College Toowoomba and Coombabah State High School respectively from the bench, coming into the right second row position when he came on.
Jayden Wright was named to continue on the bench in the Round Four blockbuster against Marsden State High School however Jayden Wright started the match at right second row.
Jayden Wright moved to lock for the much anticipated Round Five local derby against Keebra Park State High School and came close to scoring on a number of occasions in the first half.
Jayden Wright continued at lock in Round Six against Mabel Park State high School and had a big match particularly in defence with a couple of heavy hits including a huge hit in the first half just as the Mabel Park SHS five eight was off-loading the ball. Jayden Wright hit him with a great tackle knocking the five eight a couple of metres backwards after he was hit by Jayden Wright directly under his right rib cage.
After the competition was suspended for a number of weeks due to a Covid 19 lock down, Jayden Wright was named at lock for PBC State High School in their semi-final against Keebra Park State High School.
In the 14th minute, Jayden Wright along with Keano Kini, Michael Roberts and Oskar Bryant held up Blake Mozer over the line.
In the 2021 Langer Cup Grand Final against Marsden State High School, Jayden Wright was named to start at lock for PBC and had a strong match in PBC’s victory.
Post the completion of the 2021 Langer Cup competition, Jayden Wright was named as an emergency in the Courier Mails’s 2021 Langer Cup most impressive rookies.
Jayden Wright was then named at lock for PBC in the Queensland Open School Boys Final (Phil Hall Cup) against St Brendans College Yeppoon with Jayden Wright making the opening tackle of the match from the kick-off in conjunction with Jack Cullen.
Jayden Wright, once again with Jack Cullen put on another strong hit in the 9th minute with the initial contact forcing the ball loose near the forty metre mark.
Jayden Wright was almost one of PBC’s try scorers in the Grand Final when he was held up in the 14th minute after a strong straight run from close range.
The 2021 School Boy Rugby League campaign for Titans contracted Bailey Martin:
2021 also saw Bailey Martin line up once again for PBC State High School in the South East Queensland School Boy Langer Cup competition, being Bailey Martin’s second season in that competition in the PBC top squad, with Bailey Martin starting from the bench in Round One against Ipswich State High School. Impressively in his return from injury Bailey Martin was PBC’s acting captain in the second half.
Bailey Martin came off the bench in the 17th minute of the match and almost immediately took his first hit-up with a sixteen effort that got the ball to the halfway mark. Bailey Martin fairly or not is probably best known for his defence and based on his exceptional tackle in the 33rd minute when he crunched the giant Ipswich right winger Tupou Fe’ao after breaking quickly from a scrum where he had packed in at left second row.
Even though he was wearing jersey No. 13, Bailey Martin also started from the bench in Round Two against St Mary’s Toowoomba, coming onto the field in the 19th minute and operated at lock in his time on the field.
It was both the quantity and quality of Bailey Martin’s attack and defence that stood out over the course of the match, with a stand-out moment coming in the 38th minute when the giant St Mary’s front rower (No. 10) charged at the line from close range. He was tackled around the legs and it appeared that he would fall over the line, but Bailey Martin got low and was able to get underneath the front rower, initially holding him up before twisting the front rower and forcing him back into the field of play.
Bailey Martin moved into the starting side at lock in Round Three against Coombabah State High School and also was named to start at lock in the Round Four blockbuster against Marsden State High School however he was a late scratching.
Bailey Martin then started from the bench in the much anticipated Round Five local derby against Keebra Park State High School with Bailey Martin finishing the match with the second highest number of tackles by a PBC player.
Bailey Martin also started from the bench in Round Six against Mabel Park State High School coming on in the 15th minute of the first half and as usual tackled everything that moved in the centre of the ruck for PBC.
After the competition was suspended for a number of weeks due to a Covid 19 lock down, Bailey Martin was named on the bench for PBC State High School in their semi-final against Keebra Park State High School.
Bailey Martin recorded a line break in the match when in the 19th minute he ran off a great off-lod from Keano Kini to make fifteen metres down the left channel.
Also in the 25th minute, Bailey Martin along with Keano Kini, Michael Roberts and Brock Prielstley held up Aram Hau over the line directly under the posts.
In the 2021 Langer Cup Grand Final against Marsden State High School, Bailey Martin was named to start from the bench for PBC, coming into the match in the 15th minute but unfortunately Bailey Martin suffered an ankle injury towards the end of the first half and was not able to return to the field.
Bailey Martin was then named to start from the bench for PBC in the Queensland Open School Boys Final (Phil Hall Cup) against St Brendans College Yeppoon with Bailey Martin coming onto the field in the 18th minute.
Bailey Martin wasted no time getting involved, taking his first hit-up in just his second minute on the field when he made ten metres from a hit-up to te left of the dummy half to get the ball to thirty metres away from his own line.
Then in the 24th minute Bailey Martin took a great hit-up off the kick-off from one of Jett Forbes try and then Bailey Martin was at it again from another kick-off in the 27th minute.
After his success as part of the PBC side that defeated St Brendan's in the Queensland Open School Boy Grand Final on Wednesday afternoon, Titans contracted Jayden Wright has been named to start at right second row tomorrow for Currumbin against Burleigh in Round 14 of the GCRL U18 Division One competition.
The 2021 School Boy Rugby League campaign for Titans contracted Jack Cullen:
2021 also saw Jack Cullen line up once again for PBC State High School in the South East Queensland School Boy Langer Cup competition starting Round One in the front row against Ipswich State High School with the powerful front rower taking the third hit-up of the match after Ipswich SHS had gotten the match underway.
It took only until the 14th minute for Jack Cullen to make another significant contribution when he made fourteen touch metres to get the ball to within twenty eight metres of the line as a result of a bustling effort. Jack Cullen recorded another strong run in the 52nd minute when he charged into the Ipswich SHS defensive line from a goal line drop-out.
Jack Cullen also started in the front row in Round Two against St Mary’s College Toowoomba, recording a try assist in the 21st minute when after charging into the defensive line, Jack Cullen produced a right arm off-load with three defenders engaged with him to fullback Michael Roberts who dived over next to the left upright.
Jack Cullen was immediately in the match, making the first tackle after PBC kicked off in conjunction with Tanu Nona. Jack Cullen then in the 10th minute made a huge charge from the kick-off from PBC’s opening try of the match, scored by Ryan Foran.
Jack Cullen continued in the front row in Round Three against Coombabah State High School and made a twenty metre charge from the kick-off and then also took the third hit-up of the match. Jack Cullen added a strong fourteen metre effort in the 10th minute and then in the 15th minute Jack Cullen rumbled forward eighteen metres to get the ball within thirty metres of the try line. Jack Cullen followed those efforts up with a nineteen metre run down the left channel from the set of six after the Keano Kini try.
Jack Cullen continued in the front row in the Round Four blockbuster against Marsden State High School and scored in the 51st minute of PBC’s six point victory when he ran onto a great pass from front row partner Kaden Somerville to crash over next to the left upright.
Jack Cullen also started in the front row in the much anticipated Round Five local derby against Keebra Park State High School as well as in Round Six against Mabel Park State high School.
After the competition was suspended for a number of weeks due to a Covid 19 lock down, Jack Cullen was named in the front row for PBC State High School in their semi-final against Keebra Park State High School with Jack Cullen taking the opening hit-up of the match off the kick-off.
In the 2021 Langer Cup Grand Final against Marsden State High School, Jack Cullen was named to start in the front row for PBC.
Post the completion of the 2021 Langer Cup competition, Jack Cullen was named on the bench in the Courier Mails’s 2021 Langer Cup Team of the Season.
Jack Cullen was then named in the front row for PBC in the Queensland Open School Boys Final (Phil Hall Cup) against St Brendans College Yeppoon with Jack Cullen making the opening tackle of the match from the kick-off in conjunction with Jayden Wright.
Jack Cullen, once again with Jayden Wright put on another strong hit in the 9th minute with the initial contact forcing the ball loose near the forty metre mark.
The 2021 School Boy Rugby League campaign for Titans contracted Ryan Foran:
2021 also saw Ryan Foran line up once again for PBC State High School in the South East Queensland School Boy Langer Cup competition starting Round One at left second row against Ipswich State High School.
Ryan Foran scored a key try in the match after PBC had fallen behind early. Ryan Foran ran the ball down the left channel in the 24th minute, receiving the ball ten metres out and through sheer strength and determination, Ryan Foran pushed through three defenders to get the ball down with defenders still hanging off him three metres out from the left upright.
In addition to his try, Ryan Foran also made a number of telling runs, firstly in the 11th minute when his strong run made fourteen metres to get within thirty metres of the line, then in the 48th minute, a Ryan Foran jink to the left saw him get to within eight metres of the line after his run started twenty metres out.
Ryan Foran also started at left second row in Round Two against St Mary’s College Toowoomba and was easily the best player on the field in PBC’s big win, scoring a double as well as recording a try assist.
Ryan Foran’s opening try of the match came in just the 8th minute when from twelve metres out from the line on the left side of the field he ran an outside shoulder route and after receiving the pass from Thomas Weaver, Ryan Foran charged through a gap to get the ball down three metres in from the left corner post.
Ryan Foran completed his double in the 31st minute when after earlier good work from Thomas Weaver and Hunter Plogema, Ryan Foran ran thirty metres untouched to put the ball down next to the left upright.
Ryan Foran recorded his try assist in the 44th minute when he threw a hard flat cut-out pass to his left from just ten metres from the line to put Hunter Plogema into space down the touchline with the PBC left winger getting the ball down in the left corner.
Ryan Foran also made a line break in the 43rd minute when he burst away down the left, charging twenty metres before getting a pass away to his left.
Ryan Foran continued at left second row in Round Three against Coombabah State High School and took the second hit-up of the match and in the 58th minute added a twenty metre run down the left channel to easily get over the halfway mark.
Ryan Foran continued at left second row in the Round Four blockbuster against Marsden State High School with Ryan Foran scoring in the 48th minute when he ran an underneath route down a short left blindside from four metres out after Oskar Bryant had darted to his left out of dummy half and get the ball inside to Ryan Foran.
Ryan Foran’s first key contribution of the match came in the 14th minute when he executed a great ball and all tackle down a short blindside to prevent the Marsden SHS right centre from scoring with Ryan Foran’s tackle stopping his opponent dead a metre from the try line.
Ryan Foran produced another outstanding tackle in the 36th minute when as the Marsden SHS fullback was bringing the ball off his own line, Ryan Foran flew out of marker to his right to smash the fullback and force the ball loose.
Ryan Foran continued at left second row for the much anticipated Round Five local derby against Keebra Park State High School as well as in Round Six against Mabel Park State high School.
After the competition was suspended for a number of weeks due to a Covid 19 lock down, Ryan Foran was named at left second row for PBC State High School in their semi-final against Keebra Park State High School with Ryan Foran taking the second hit-up of the match.
Ryan Foran was on hand in the 12th minute to help prevent a Keebra Park when he along with Thomas Weaver and Keano Kini held up one of the Keebra Park front rowers over the line.
Ryan Foran also produced a smart piece of play in the 49th minute when with Keebra Park on the attack, Ryan Foran produced a great one on one steal. Ryan Foran was not content with that and broke away down field on a sixty metre run where he was eventually brought to ground from behind then metres from the try line. Ryan Foran then got to his feet quickly to affect a quick play the ball with Keano Kini scoring from the resulting play on the opposite side of the field.
In the 2021 Langer Cup Grand Final against Marsden State High School, Ryan Foran was named to start at left second row for PBC and scored a second half double to lead PBC to a 22 – 18 victory.
The first of his two tries came in the 42nd minute when Ryan Foran ran out of dummy half down a short left blindside from close to the line. Initially Ryan Foran was held up short of the line but was able to twist clockwise and get the ball down in the left corner.
Ryan Foran completed his double in the 47th minute when he charged over down the left channel from twelve metres out to score seven metres in from the left corner post.
Ryan Foran was also solid defensively in the match, including in the 32nd minute when he stopped the Marsden SHS hooker from scoring with a great try saving tackle.
Post the completion of the 2021 Langer Cup competition, Ryan Foran was named in the second row in the Courier Mails’s 2021 Langer Cup Team of the Season.
Ryan Foran was then named at left second row for PBC in the Queensland Open School Boys Final (Phil Hall Cup) against St Brendans College Yeppoon with Ryan Foran scoring one of PBC’s tries in their massive 62 – 0 Grand Final victory.
Ryan Foran scored in the 46th minute when he ran off a Thomas Weaver pass just five metres out from the line and crashed over eight metres in from the left corner post.
Ryan Foran almost had a double but in the 32nd minute he was held up over the line and the ball stripped.
Ryan Foran’s initial contribution in the match came in the 5th minute when he made a twenty metre line break down the left side of the field, getting the ball to the halfway mark before he was put to ground.
The 2021 School Boy Rugby League campaign for Titans contracted Oskar Bryant:
2021 also saw Oskar Bryant line up once again for PBC State High School in the South East Queensland School Boy Langer Cup competition with his first appearance in the Langer Cup coming when he started at hooker in Round Four against Marsden State High School.
In the match Oskar Bryant showed no signs of rust almost scoring in 7th minute when after throwing a big dummy to his left, Oskar Bryant charged towards the line from twelve metres out to get within a metre of the line before the Marsden SHS defence brought him down.
Oskar Bryant recorded a try assist in the 48th minute when Ryan Foran ran an underneath route down a short left blindside from four metres out after Oskar Bryant had darted to his left out of dummy half and got the ball inside to Ryan Foran who crashed over.
Oskar Bryant showcased his diverse skill set in the 12th minute with a great right foot kick out of dummy half from thirty eight metres from his own line, with the ball bouncing into the in-goal with the Marsden left winger only able to get the ball a metre out from his own line before being tackled by Michael Roberts.
Oskar Bryant continued at hooker centre in the much anticipated Round Five local derby against Keebra Park State High School and came close to scoring in the 9th minute when after a dart from dummy half Oskar Bryant was held up over the line.
Oskar Bryant was named to continue at hooker in Round Six against Mabel Park State High School, however he in fact started the match at halfback and recorded a try assist for PBC’s opening try of the match.
In the 23rd minute, Oskar Bryant received to the ball to the left of the play the ball around twenty metres from the line and immediately ran a diagonal route at the defensive line and was able to draw in a Mable Park defender and then threw a good short ball to his left to a charging Reef Sommerville who ran through a gap to score seven metres in from the left corner post.
The in the second half, Oskar Bryant showed that his defensive technique that he has honed whilst at hooker, is not wasted at halfback when near the halfway mark one of the giant Mabel Park SHS forwards tried to run over him. Oskar Bryant drove into him with his right shoulder driving him backwards and then hard into the ground.
After the competition was suspended for a number of weeks due to a Covid 19 lock down, Oskar Bryant was named at hooker for PBC State High School in their semi-final against Keebra Park State High School.
In just the 5th minute Oskar Bryant produced a typical dummy half run to the right of the play the ball with Oskar Bryant bursting thirty five metres downfield. A quick play the ball then saw PBC score the opening try of the match from the next play.
Oskar Bryant showcased another component of his outsanding skill set in the 27th minute with a great right foot kick out of dummy half that travelled fifty metres downfield and was perfectly placed, forcing the Keebra Park fullback to bring the ball of of the right corner.
Oskar Bryant produced another great kick out of dummy half in the 27th minute with this kick travelling sixty metres to once again force the Keebra Park fullback to bring the ball out of the right corner.
Oskar Bryant kicked twice more late in the match, in the 53rd and 56th minutes, on both occasions out of dummy half with both kicks forcing the Keebra Park fullback to bring the ball back from his own try line.
Defensively Oskar Bryant had some good moments in the match including in the 14th minute, when he along with Jayden Wright, Michael Roberts and Keano Kini held up Blake Mozer over the try line.
Then in the 20th minute Oskar Bryant chased through a Thomas Weaver kcik that pulled up in the in-goal with the Keebra Park fullback unable to get the ball back into the field of play before he was stopped by Oskar Bryant and Michael Roberts.
In the 2021 Langer Cup Grand Final against Marsden State High School, Oskar Bryant was named to start at hooker for PBC and showcased his elite and varied skill set in the 1st minute of the match with a long right foot kick out of dummy half from inside his own forty metre area with the ball pulling up in the in-goal forcing the Marsden SHS fullback to bring the ball back into play.
Oskar Bryant made the first of a number of telling runs out of dummy half in the 33rd minute when he ran to his left, making twenty metres through the centre of the ruck.
Post the completion of the 2021 Langer Cup competition, Oskar Bryant was named on the bench in the Courier Mails’s 2021 Langer Cup Team of the Season.
Oscar Bryant was then named at hooker for PBC in the Queensland Open School Boys Final (Phil Hall Cup) against St Brendans College Yeppoon with Oskar Bryant scoring in the 33rd minute with a trade mark run out of dummy half to his left from ten metres out and eight metres in from the left corner post.
The 2021 School Boy Rugby League campaign for Titans contracted Michael Roberts:
Round One of the 2021 Langer Cup School Boy Rugby League competition saw Michael Roberts initially named to start on the right wing for PBC against Ipswich State High School however a late change saw the natural talent start at fullback, with the late positional change not at all impacting on his outstanding performance which included one of the best try assists that you will ever see.
The unbelievable Michael Roberts try assist came in the 27th minute when he chased through a bomb, putting pressure on the Ipswich SHS fullback who dropped the ball forward, Michael Roberts scooped up the ball just metres from the try line, immediately heading towards the goal posts with the ball in his left hand. Michael Roberts was collared a literally swung off his legs by the Ipswich defence but in the process somehow (I have watched the replay multiple times and still do not know how he did it) flick the ball behind his body and put the pass onto the chest of Travis May who scored under the posts.
Michael Roberts also broke the line in the 32nd minute from a kick return. Once he collected the ball Michael Roberts headed for the right touchline, palming off one defender before making a break of twenty five metres down the right touchline but as the cover defence converged Michael Roberts’s pass inside went to ground.
Michael Roberts once again started at fullback in Round Two in Toowoomba against St Mary’s College and scored a double in PBC’s big win.
Michael Roberts scored his first try of the match in the 21st minute when he was loitering around the ruck and was subsequently perfectly placed to receive an off-load from Jack Cullen to dive over next to the left upright after a five metre dart.
Michael Roberts completed his double in the 51st minute when from a set move he received an inside ball from Thomas Weaver ten metres from the line to crash over mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.
Michael Roberts also recorded a line break assist in the 55th minute when after retrieving a kick just ten metres from his own line, Roberts drew in the St Mary’s left sided defence to put Deine Mariner into a gap with the centre subsequently putting Jett Forbes away to score in the opposite corner.
Michael Roberts moved to the right wing in Round Three against Coombabah State High School. The match saw Michael Roberts record a try assist in the 5th minute with Michael Roberts taking a Thomas Weaver cross kick to his wing on the full and was he was being tackled and with his back to the try line, Michael Roberts offloaded to Deine Mariner who had looped around to the blindside.
Michael Roberts continued on the right wing in the Round Four blockbuster against Marsden State High School and whilst the ball did not get out to his wing often Michael Roberts still found a way to make an impact on the match including in the 12th minute when he chased a great Oskar Bryant right foot kick out of dummy half from thirty eight metres from his own line, with the ball bouncing into the in-goal with the Marsden left winger only able to get the ball a metre out from his own line being tackled by Michael Roberts.
Michael Roberts continued on the right wing in the much anticipated Round Five local derby against Keebra Park State High School and scored a first half double in PBC’s tough loss.
Michael Roberts scored his first try in the 10th minute try assist when Thomas Weaver put in a pin point kick to the right side of the field with the ball falling perfectly for Michael Roberts who took the ball on the fly and was able to bring the ball around to score under the posts.
Michael Roberts completed his double in the 30th minute with a twelve metre burst down the right touchline to score in the right corner.
Round Six against Mabel Park State High School saw Michael Roberts move closer to the action, starting the match at right centre and in the 26th minute scored a long range ninety try which saw him put the ball down under the posts.
Michael Roberts was also PBC’s first choice goal kicker for the match and kicked three conversions from four attempts including a good kick in the 23rd minute from near the left touchline after Reef Sommerville had scored wide out.
After the competition was suspended for a number of weeks due to a Covid 19 lock down, Michael Roberts was named on the right wing for PBC State High School in their semi-final against Keebra Park State High School however Michale Roberts ended up starting the match at five eight and kicked PBC’s final conversion of the match after Keano Kini scored to seal the win for PBC.
Michael Roberts had some good moments in the match, including an outstanding one on one tackle in the 25th minute on the Keebra Park right centre who had cut back inside lokking for space through the centre of the field.
Also in the 14th minute, Michael Roberts along with Jayden Wright, Keano Kini and Oskar Bryant held up Blake Mozer over the line and then in the 25th minute, Michael Roberts, Keano Kini, Brock Priestley and Beailey Martin held up Aram Hau over the line directly under the posts.
Then in the 20th minute Michael Roberts chased through a Thomas Weaver kcik that pulled up in the in-goal with the Keebra Park fullback unable to get the ball back into the field of play before he was stopped by Michael Roberts and Oskar Bryant.
In the 2021 Langer Cup Grand Final against Marsden State High School, Michael Roberts was named to start at five eight for PBC and was the best player on the field, scoring a double including the match winning try, setting up another and also kicking a key conversion of a Ryan Foran try in the 48th minute from the left touchline to lock the scores up at 18 all.
The first of two Michael Roberts tries came in the 22nd minute when whilst operating on the right side of the field, Michael Roberts was able to get on the outside of his immediate defender eighteen metre out and then after dummying to his right outpaced the Marsden SHS cover defence to crash over five metres in from the right corner post.
Michael Roberts broke an eighteen all tie and sealed the match for PBC in the 56th miue of the match and the try was certainly worth the wait. With Marsden SHS on the attack, one of their forwards spilled the ball around ten metres out from the line, Michael RObers swooped onto the bell just five metres out from his own line. Michael Roberts immediately burst downfield dummying to his left to take one defender out of the equation before accelerating downfield.
Just inside Marsden SHS territory the Marsden SHS fullback came across in an attempt to effect the tackle but a straight left arm fend from Michael Roberts sent the Marsden SHS spralling and Michael Roberts was able to run the remaining thirty five metres unaccosted to dive over midway between the corner post and goal posts on the right side of the field.
Michael Roberts try assist came in the 28th minute when once again he got on the outside of his direct opponent on the right side of the field. Once on the outside of his opponent, Michael Roberts drew in the Marsden SHS left winger and then threw a great right arm flick pass to put Jett Forbes over in the right corner.
Post the completion of the 2021 Langer Cup competition, Michael Roberts was named on the wing in the Courier Mails’s 2021 Langer Cup Team of the Season.
Michael Roberts was then named at five eight for PBC in the Queensland Open School Boys Final (Phil Hall Cup) against St Brendans College Yeppoon and once again had an outstanding match in PBC’s 62 – 0 thumping win, with Michael Roberts scoring a double and kicking an outstanding conversion to the right touchline in the 57th minute when he converted Jett Forbes fourth try of the match.
Michael Roberts opened his try scoring account in the 37th minute. Michael Roberts moved into dummy half with the PBC play the ball being two metres from the line and on the right side of the field, and ran to his left forcing has way over by spinning counter clockwise to crash over ten metres to the right of the uprights.
Michael Roberts completed in double in the 59th minute when he came out of the defensive line to take an imtercept and run sixty five metres to put the ball down near the right corner post.
Michael Roberts also recorded two try assists in the Grand Final, the first of which came in the 25th minute when from twenty five metres out he put in a right foot chip kick towards the right corner which bounced perfectly for Deina Mariner to collect the ball and score.
Michael Roberts second try assist was recorded in the 29th minute when he took the ball right to the line on the right side of the field and threw a great cut-out pass to his right to put Jett Forbes over in the right corner a minute before half time.
Michael Roberts was also heavily involved in Deine Mariner’s 11th minute when he took the ball to the line on the right side of the field before throwing a cut-out pass to his right to Jett Forbes who then immediately passed inside to Deine Mariner to force his way over.
Michael Roberts also produced a smart piece of play in the when from forty metres out and down a wide right blindside, Michael Roberts kicked towards the right corner and was one of the first PBC players downfield to take the St Brendan’s fullback into touch just two metres out from his own line.
In 2022 Lofi Khan-Pereira will be part of the Titans Top 30 squad but his focus tomorrow will be on the right wing for Burleigh in the GCRL First Grade competition as the Bears take on the Currumbin Eagles.
The 2021 School Boy Rugby League campaign for Titans contracted Keano Kini:
Afer missing the opening two rounds of the 2021 Langer Cup school boy competition, Keano Kini started Round Three for PBC in a Gold Coast derby against Coombabah State High School, putting in a Player of the Match performance in PBC’s come from behind victory. Keano Kini’s initial involvement in the match came in the 3rd minute with his first run when he took a hit-up off the dummy half to the left making twelve metres.
Keano Kini dominant performance included a 33rd minute try when he took possession as PBC spun the ball to their left with Keano Kini collecting a Thomas Weaver pass on the bounce and exploding to his left through a gap and brought the ball around to put it down under the posts completely untouched.
Keano Kini almost scored a second try in the final minute of the match when from fifteen mtres out on the left side of the field, Keano Kini stepped off his left foot to beat two defendrs before charging at the line, initially it appeared that he got the ball down, but the referee adjudged that Keano Kini lost the ball just short of the line.
In addition to his try, Keano Kini made multiple line breaks with the first coming in the 8th minute with a line break after taking the kick-off after PBC’s opening try, making twenty metres before being brought to ground.
In the 18th minute Keano Kini made another line break when he took a Coombabah SHS clearing kick on the full and burst thirty metres downfield breaking three tackles. Keano Kini broke the Coombabah SHS line yet again in the 44th minute with the line break coming from what appeared at the start to be a regualation hit-up to the left of the play the ball thirty metres out from his own line. As he approached the defensive line, Keano Kini produced a devastating left foot step to slice through the line and then bamboozled the fullback with two left foot steps. Ony after he got around the fullback and beat two more tackles was Keano Kini finally brought to ground.
Keano Kini continued at fullback for the Round Four blockbuster against Marsden State High School and was his usual elusive self including a great effort in the 9th minute when he retrieved a short Marsden SHS grubber kick into the in-goal and even with Marsden chasers everywhere, Keano Kini was able to step around a number of defenders to get the ball out of his own in-goal.
Keano Kini also produced an outstanding piece of play after the final siren. With Marsden SHS down by six as the final siren sounded, from fifteen metres from their own line Marsden kicked towards William Semu who charged onto the ball and flew down the left touchline and just as he looked as if he had beaten Keano Kini was able to produce a great desperate tackle to bring William Semu down just short of the line and save the match for PBC.
Keano Kini continued at fullback for the much anticipated Round Six local derby against Keebra park State High School and recorded a 53rd minute try assist when he ran at the line on the left side of the field, digging deep into the line before off-loading to his left to put his winger over in the left corner.
Keano Kini overall had a strong match including an impressive first kick return in just the second minute of the match when he was able to get the ball back to the halfway mark after taking receipt of the ball deep inside his own twenty metre area.
Keano Kini also started at fullback in Round Six against Mabel Park State High School and once again his ability to run parallel to the defensive line before exploding through the smallest of gaps was highlighted on numerous occasions including in the 55th minute when he exploded through a gap to comfortably break through the Mabel Park SHS defensive line, making thirty five metres for his progress was halted.
Keano Kini also scored for PBC in their 22 – 4 victory when in the 48th minute with the Mabel Park SHS defence backpeddling Keano Kini ran the ball down a short left blindside, initially receiving the ball eighteen metres out before cutting off the left foot and then accelerating forward before diving over ten metres in from the left corner post between two defenders.
After the competition was suspended for a number of weeks due to a Covid 19 lock down, Keano Kini was named at fullback for PBC State High School in their semi-final against Keebra Park State High School with Keano Kini scoring the match sealing try in the 49th minute when after receiving the ball on the left side of the field around twenty metres out, Keano Kini dummied to his left before slicing through the Keebra Park defensive line to get the ball down ten metres from the left upright.
Keano Kini’s first of multiple outstanding contributions for PBC came in just the 2nd minute when Keano Kini made twelve metres to get to ten metres out after joining the backline on the left side of the field. Keano Kini then almost set up PBC’s opening try of the match with a great cut put pass to the left but the pass was desperating knocked down by the Keebra Park right winger.
Keano Kini then produced a great kick return in the 5th minute, bringing the ball back and running to his left before straightening up and taking the line on. Keano Kini was hit high in the subsequent tackle and was awarded a deserved penalty.
Keano Kini also recorded a line break assist in the match in the 19th minute when after receiving the ball, Keano Kini cut back to his left before straightening up and getting halfway throught the line before throwing a great right arm around the corner pass to put Bailey Martin away down the left channel on a fifteen metre run.
Keano Kini made a line break of his own in the 18th minute with a strong run to his right, making fifteen metres from the second hit-up off the kick off from Jett Forbes first half intercept try.
Keano Kini continued his impressive ball running in the 57th minute with a strong run and right arm flick off-load to Brock Priestley to get the ball well into Keebra Park territory.
Keano Kini was also outstanding defensively in the match including a great one on one tackle on a rampaging Arama Hau in the 26th minute after the Keebra Park lock had broken thorugh the heart of the PBC defensive line.
Also on three occasions Keano Kini was able to hold up Keebra Park attackers over the line. The first of those occasions came in the 12th minute when he along with Ryan Foran and Thomas Weaver held up one of the Keebra Park front rowers over the try line.
In the 14th minute, Keano Kini along with Jayden Wright, Michael Roberts and Oskar Bryant held up Blake Mozer over the line and then in the 25th minute, Keano Kini, Michael Roberts, Brock Priestley and Beailey Martin held up Aram Hau over the line directly under the posts.
In the 2021 Langer Cup Grand Final against Marsden State High School, Keano Kini was named to start at fullback row for PBC and was his usual elusive self in the match including a 20th minute kick return of thirty metres. Keano Kini ran to his right after taking possession of the ball and getting between two defenders making the thirty metres before off-loading to Deine Mariner who was able to make thirty metre more.
Post the 2021 Langer Cup Grand Final, Keano Kini was named the joint Justin Hodges Medal winner for the most outstanding player in the 2021 Langer Cup competition. Keano Kini was also named at fullback in the Courier Mail 2021 Langer Cup Team of the Year.
Keano Kini was then named at fullback for PBC in the Queensland Open School Boys Final (Phil Hall Cup) against St Brendans College Yeppoon with Keano Kini scoring a double in PBC’s big 62 – 0 win.
Keano Kini’s opening try of the Grand Final came in just the 3rd minute of the match when Keano Kini received the ball on the left side of the field. When he was ten metres out, Keano Kini dummied to his left and then stepped off his left foot to get through the St Brendon’s initial defensive line before crashing over ten metres in from the left corner post.
Keano Kini scored his second try of the Grand Final in the 40th minute and it was the try of the match. St Brendan’s kicked downfield from inside their own territory with Keano Kini moving forward to take the ball on the move thirty metres from his own line. Keano Kini then split the St Brendan’s line and from there it was sput the gate with Keano Kini easily outpacing the cover defence to score near the right corner.
Keano Kini came oh so close to splitting the St Brendan’s defensive line in the 19th minute when he collected a St Brandan’s attacking kick just ten metres from his own line and burst downfield, getting over the twenty metre line before just being grabbed by his legs from behind. With the St Brendan’s defence still in disarray, the St Brendan’s defender was forced to hold Keano Kini down and concede a penalty.
The 2021 School Boy Rugby League campaign for Titans contracted Thomas Weaver:
2021 also saw Thomas Weaver lined up once again for PBC State High School in the South East Queensland School Boy Langer Cup competition with Thomas Weaver representing PBC at the 2021 Langer Cup launch.
After missing Round One against Ipswich State High School Thomas Weaver as back for Round Two against St Mary’s College Toowoomba, starting at halfback as well as captaining the side.
In PBC’s big 44 – 12 victory Thomas Weaver in addition to kicking six goals from eight attempts, recorded two try assists as he expertly directed PBC around the field.
Thomas Weaver’s first try assist of the match came in the 8th minute when he ran the ball to the left, putting the ball onto the chest of Ryan Foran who had run a good outside shoulder route to score three metres in from the left corner post.
Thomas Weaver added a second try assist in the 51st minute when he ran straight at the line after receiving the ball from the dummy half to the left of the ruck and just prior to contact with the St Mary’s line threw a no look short inside ball to fullback Michael Roberts ten metres from the line, with the fullback easily forcing his way over the line mid-way between the corner post and goal posts on the left side of the field.
Thomas Weaver continued at halfback and captain in Round Three against Coombabah State High School and was the catalyst for PBC’s come from behind victory, scoring one try and setting up another in the final ten minutes to get PBC over the line. Thomas Weaver also kicked three conversions from four attempts in win.
Thomas Weaver got PBC’s come back going with a great try assist in the 51st minute when he took the line on down a wide left blindside, stepping off his left to break the line form twenty five metres out before drawing the Coombabah SHS fullback and passing to his right to put his replacement front rower over under the posts.
Thomas Weaver completed the PBC comeback by scoring a great solo try in the 56th minute when once again he ran the ball down the left side of the field, with the effort starting thirty metres out. Thomas Weaver ran at the line before stepping off his left to break the line and then produced another left foot step to leave the Coombabah SHS fullback in his wake and then was able to comfortably put the ball down under the posts.
Thomas Weaver continued at halfback and captain in the Round Four blockbuster against Marsden State High School kicking four goals from five attempts including two from the left touchline in the first half in PBC’s impressive 28 – 22 victory.
Thomas Weaver was also involved in multiple PBC tries including in first the second minute of the match when whilst operating on the left side of the field, he ran the ball to the line before at the last moment putting in a deft right foot grubber kick which sat up perfectly for Reef Sommerville to retrieve and dive over in the left corner.
Thomas Weaver’s second try assist of the match came in the 26th minute when from two passes to the left of the play the ball, Thomas Weaver put up a perfectly weighted bomb to the left corner with Hunter Plogesma able to leap above the defenders to score in the left corner.
Thomas Weaver almost scored himself in the 46th minute when from a PBC scrum win ten metres out and to the left of where the scrum as packed, Thomas Weaver sliced through the Marsden SHS right sided defence but three defenders were able to hold him up over the line.
Thomas Weaver also put in a great kick in the 50th minute when after receiving the ball mid-field twenty metres out and to the right of the play the ball, he kicked back towards the left corner with the Marsden right winger knocking the ball on under pressure from Reef Sommerville.
Thomas Weaver continued at halfback and captain for the much anticipated Round Five local derby against Keebra Park State High School kicking three goals and recording a 10th minute try assist when he put in a pin point kick to the right side of the field with the ball falling perfectly for Michael Roberts who took the ball on the fly and was able to bring the ball around to score under the posts.
Thomas Weaver was named to continue at halfback in Round Six against Mabel Park State high School however he was a late scratching from the match.
After the competition was suspended for a number of weeks due to a Covid 19 lock down, Thomas Weaver was named at halfback and captain for PBC State High School in their semi-final against Keebra Park State High School.
Thomas Weaver put in an assured performance to lead PBC to the 2021 Langer Cup Grand Final, recoring two try assists as well as well as converting Jett Forbes first half intercept try.
Thomas Weaver’s first try assist came in jus the 7th minute of the match when whilst operating on the right side of the field, from around twenty metres out Thomas Weaver put in a right foot stab kick towards the left corner with Jett Forbes the beneficiary when he was able to retrieve the ball and score in the right corner.
Thomas Weaver’s second try assist came in the 45th minute when once again Thomas Weaver put in a right foot stab kick, on this occasion from twelve metres out. The Keebra Park fullback was unable to handle the ball with Brock Priestley diving on the loose ball in the in-goal twelve metres in from the right corner.
Thomas Weaver also put in a great right foot kick in the 20th minute that pulled up in the in-goal with the Keebra Park fullback unable to get the ball back into the field of play before he was stopped by Oskar Bryant and Michael Roberts.
Thomas Weaver was on hand to prevent a Keebra Park try in the 12th minute when he along with Ryan Foran and Keano Kini held up one of the Keebra Park front rowers over the try line.
In the 2021 Langer Cup Grand Final against Marsden State High School, Thomas Weaver was named to start at halfback and captain for PBC and controlled things well especially from a tactical kicking perspective including in the 45th minute when he put in a great right foot grubber kick from fifteen metres out into the in-goal forcing Marsden SHS to restart the match by way of the goal line drop out.
Post the completion of the 2021 Langer Cup competition, Thomas Weaver was named at halfback in the Courier Mails’s 2021 Langer Cup Team of the Season.
Thomas Weaver was then named at halfback and captain for PBC in the Queensland Open School Boys Final (Phil Hall Cup) against St Brendans College Yeppoon with Thomas Weaver kicking four conversions in PBC’s huge 62 – 0 victory, including an outstanding 17th and 24th minute conversions from the right touch line.
Thomas Weaver’s short kicking game was also on song in the Grand Final including in the 14th minute when from twelve metres out and just to the right of the goal posts Thomas Weaver put in a right foot stab kick to his right into the in-goal with the St Brendans fullback trapped in the in-goal.
Thomas Neale started at five eight for Burleigh in last weekend’s 2021 Gold Coast Rugby League U20 Grand Final against the Runaway Bay Seagulls with Thomas Neale scoring a double in Burleigh’s 32 – 16 Premiership victory.
Thomas Neale’s opening Grand Final try came in the 16th minute when after receiving the ball around twenty five metres out on the left side of the field, Thomas Neale dummied to his left before slicing between two defenders. Thomas Neale was grabbed by the collar on the try line but he was able to force his way over to get the ball down seven metres in from the left corner post.
Thomas Neale completed his Grand Final double in the 63rd minute when he stepped off his left after receiving the ball fifteen metres out before cutting back to his left and out-pacing the cover defence to slam the ball down with his right arm mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.
In addition to his two tries Thomas Neale also made a number of other darting runs in the Grand Final, the first of which came in the 12th minute when Thomas Neale stepped inside one defender and was able to make fifteen metres to get the ball to thirty metres out from his own try line.
The 37th minute of the Grand Final saw Thomas Neale a line break assist to his Grand Final record when after receiving the ball twenty two metres from the line on the left, Thomas Neale stepped off his left foot to gain space and then passed back across his body to his left to put Naoh Gafa into a gap with the left second rower then off-loading to put Nelson Ewing in to score under the posts.
Thomas Neale also had a good moment in the 23rd minute when he chased through a Burleigh chip kick with Thomas Neale putting the Runaway Bay fullback Carn Connell under severe pressure with the Seagulls fullback unable to take possession for Burleigh to go back on the attack deep inside Runaway Bay territory.
Thomas Neale also showcased his short kicking game in the 69th minute of the Grand Final when he put in a short chip kick towards the left corner. Initially it appeared as if the ball would go over the touchline near the left corner but the ball took a wicked bounce and had to be taken dead in goal by the Runaway Bay right winger. Burleigh scored from the subsequent Runaway Bay goal line drop out.
Noah Gafa started at left second row for Burleigh in last weekend’s 2021 Gold Coast Rugby League U20 Grand Final against the Runaway Bay Seagulls with Noah Gafa off-loading on a number of occasions, the first if which occurred in the 30th minute when he was able to off-load the ball to his left centre.
Noah Gafa also recorded a 37th minute try assist in the Grand Final when after charging into a gap from twenty metres out and cutting back towards the goal posts, Noah Gafa was able to off-load in a tackle to Nelson Ewing who darted the remaining five metres to dive over under the posts. Noah Gafa then made a great charge from the subsequent kick-off.
Noah Gafa then added a further try assist in the 69th minute when after running onto the ball down the left channel fifteen metres from the try line, Noah Gafa ran at the Seagulls defensive line before throwing a good short ball to his left to put Zac Edwards over near the left corner.
Noah Gafa also produced a smart piece of play in the 62nd minute with a great one on one strip as Runaway Bay were trying to bring the ball out of their own territory. After stripping the ball Noah Gafa was able to promote the ball an additional five metres with Burleigh scoring before the same set of six was completed.
In last weekend’s 2021 Gold Coast Rugby League U18 Division One Grand Final, Taniela Mapausua-Lotaki started at right centre for the Roosters against the Helensvale Hornets and scored in Nerang’s 44 – 12 Premiership success.
Taniela Mapausua-Lotaki’s try came in the 10th minute when from twenty two metres out Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki charged into a big gap off a Josh Lynn pass with the powerhouse centre putting the ball down ten metres in from the left corner post.
Taniela Mapausua-Lotaki also made a strong run in the 19th minute with a ten metre effort to the right of a Nerang scrum win to get the ball thirty metres out from his own try line. Taniela Mapausua-Lotaki made a further strong run in the 55th minute from a Nerang tap restart after a penalty. Taniela Mapausua-Lotaki took the tap thirty metres from the line on the left side of the field and immediately ran the ball towards centre field. Initially Taniela Mapausua-Lotaki made ten metres before seemingly being stopped but he kept fighting to get rid of two defenders before pushing a third a further ten metres downfield before he was finally stopped just ten metres out from the try line.
Probably Taniela Mapausua-Lotaki’s best moment in the Grand Final came in the 57th minute and it was the defensive highlight of the match. Even though the match was well and truly won Taniela Mapausua-Lotaki did not rest on his laurels when Helensvale put in a kick to their right wing. The Helensvale winger took possession on the try line but as he was trying to get the ball to ground Taniela Mapausua-Lotaki got to him, holding him up and driving him five metres into touch in-goal.
Bayside Titan
20-10-21, 08:31 AM
Great to see you back mate :)
In the 2021 Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade Grand Final last weekend Titan Tristian Powell started from the bench for the Burleigh Bears in their victory over the Tugun Seahawks.
Tristian Powell into the game in the 24th minute, almost immediately taking a hit-up with the run which was to the right of the play the ball making fifteen metres to get the ball within fifteen metres of the line. Tristian Powell then backed up to take a second hit-up just a tackle later with Tristian Powell getting to withing three metres of the line before he was dragged to ground but three Seahawks defenders.
Tristian Powell then added another strong charge in the 49th minute making twelve metres to get the ball within forty metres of the try line after running onto the ball to the right of the dummy half. Then in the 60th minute Tristian Powell ticked off another fifteen metres once again from a hit-up to the right of the play the ball to get Burleigh within thirty metres of the try line.
In last weekend’s 2021 Gold Coast Rugby League U18 Division One Grand Final Titans contracted Nicholas Hilton started at lock for the Roosters side against the Helensvale Hornets and took the 4th hit-up of the match and was able to make fifteen metres, most of which was post contact against a fast moving Helensvale defensive line.
Nicholas Hilton then added another strong run in the 20th minute with that run accounting for another fifteen metres to get the ball into the Helensvale ten metre zone.
Taine Tuaupiki started at fullback for Burleigh in the 2021 Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade Grand Final last weekend against the Tugun Seahawks and it took less than two minutes for Taine Tuaupiki to show that he is destined for higher honours when after fielding a Tugun clearing kick, he ran to his right drawing in the Tugun left winger to put Lofi Khan-Pereira away down the right touchline with the flyer making forty metres before being brought down.
It was a similar situation in the 24th minute when after taking a Tugun clearing kick on the full, Taine Tuaupiki ran to his left, in this occasion drawing in the Tugun right winger to put Will Evans away for a thirty five metre line break down the left touchline.
Taine Tuaupiki did it himself in the 12th minute when just five metres out from his own line Taine Tuaupiki took a high bomb on the full, easily stepping past one Tugun chaser before pushing forward between two more to get the ball out over his own twenty metre area and set a solid base for Burleigh’s subsequent set of six tackles.
Taine Tuaupiki made another great take of a high Tugun kick in the 68th minute when he raced forward to take the ball on the full thirty metres from his own line under heavy pressure. Tane Tuaupiki continued on at full speed after taking possession, racing between two defenders and then beat another as he got into Tugun territory before being stopped.
Taine Tuaupiki made another line break in the 59th minute when he ran onto the ball to the right of the play the ball taking possession forty metres out from his own line. As he charged at the line Taine Tuaupiki stepped off his left foot to easily beat the initial Tugun defender to break through the line, making twenty metres before the Seahawks defence corralled him.
At was not just running the ball where Taine Tuaupiki excelled in the Grand Final, he was also outstanding in defence including a great try saving tackle in the 45th minute when he raced across to his right to prevent a Tugun try next to the left upright to prevent the attacker from being able to twist over the try line.
In the 2021 Gold Coast Rugby League U18 Division One Grand Final last weekend, Titans contracted Josh Lynn started at halfback for the Roosters side against the Helensvale Hornets.
Josh Lynn contributed six conversions from eight attempts and a try assist to the Roosters 2021 Premiership success as a result of an impressive 44 – 12 victory after Nerang were behind 12 – 10 at halftime.
Josh Lynn’s try assist came in the 10th minute when he was operating on the left side of the field. Josh Lynn received the ball and cut towards his left around twenty two metres out from the line before throwing a great pass to his left to put Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki into a big gap with the powerhouse centre putting the ball down ten metres in from the left corner post. Josh Lynn then stepped up to convert the try that he had set up.
In relation to his goal kicking two of Josh Lynn’s conversions were from the touchline, the first in the 35th minute from the right touchline to convert Kyen Murphy’s try and then from the left touchline in the 42nd minute to convert Jeremaiah Temapo’s second try of the match.
Josh Lynn was in fact involved in Kyen Murphy’s 35th minute try. Nerang spun the ball to the right with Arama Hau having to dive forward to take the ball, Josh Lynn looped around behind the prone Arama Hau receiving the ball and then when twenty two metres out Josh Lynn threw a cut out pass to his right to Kyen Murphy in space with the fullback then able to beat three tackles to dive over in the right corner.
In the 2021 Gold Coast Rugby League U18 Division One Grand Final last Saturday Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki started at hooker for the Roosters side against the Helensvale Hornets with the first of a number of strong runs out of dummy half by Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki coming in just the third minute of the match when from deep in his own territory he raced onto the ball, picking the ball up in his left hand and darting out of dummy half to his right and breaking three tackles in a fifteen minute burst. Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki was then able to get his arm free and off-load once his forward momentum was halted to keep the play going for Nerang.
The 20th minute saw Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki make a further strong charge to the right of dummy half breaking three tackles and making twelve tackles in Helensvale territory. Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki then made a further twelve metres in the 34th minute and once again was able to get an off-load away after darting out of dummy half, breaking five tackles along the way.
From the thirty metre mark in the 45th minute, Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki was at his dummy half running best once again when after bursting out of dummy half to the left of the play the ball Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki was able to get the ball to the halfway mark, beating four tackles along the way.
Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki was not finished there though, he was up on his feet in a heartbeat with his exceptionally quick play the ball enabling Arama Hau to charge onto the ball and put Delahia WIgmore over. The stats sheet will not note it but without Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki’s run and quick play the ball, Nerang would not have scored.
Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki was also heavily involved in Kyen Murphy’s third try that was scored in the 50th minute. With Helensvale on the attack, the Hornets five eight put in a grubber kick which Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki tracked back to field five metres from his own line. After beating one Hornets chaser Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki ran to his left towards centre field to find a hard straight running Arama Hau to ran fifty metres downfield before putting in a left foot kick from which Kyen Murphy scored from.
Even with the Grand Final well are truly won Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki did not let up when in the 59th minute he burst out of dummy half to his left breaking six tackles in a forty metre run to get deep into Helensvale territory with Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki then getting his right arm free to off-load to Delahia Wigmore who was able to promote the ball further.
lonegull
20-10-21, 10:55 AM
Thanks for the updates MDrew, looking forward to the JTS system kicking into gear and the trials that are coming up
Titans contracted Lofi Khan-Pereira started on the right wing on Saturday evening for Burleigh in the 2021 Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade Grand Final against the Tugun Seahawks with Lofi Khan-Pereira scoring in the Bears Premiership success when he dived over in the right corner from close range in the 24th minute of the Grand Final.
It took less than two minutes of the Grand Final for Lofi khan-Pereira to highlight his speed when he burst away down the right touchline after some good work by Taine Tuaupiki with Lofi Khan-Pereira making forty metres before being tackled by the Tugun cover defence.
Lofi Khan-Pereira, in the 10th minute showed that he is as much substance as flash when he charged into the Tugun defensive line from a Burleigh scrum win, making twelve metres after receiving the ball from the back of the scrum just ten metres out from his own line.
It was the same again in the 51st minute when Lofi Khan-Pereira came off his wing to take a hit-up through centre field from deep inside his own territory making fifteen metres with his run starting on his own twenty metre mark.
In the 2021 Gold Coast Rugby League U18 Division One Grand Final on Saturday, Titans contracted Jeremaiah Temapo started on the left wing for the Roosters against the Helensvale Hornets with Jeremaiah Temapo scoring twice in a three minute span in the second half as Nerang won the Premiership 44 – 12 after being down 12 – 10 at half time.
Jeremaiah Temapo’’s first try came in the 39th minute when he backed up a long break by Delahia Wigmore. Jeremaiah Temapo received the ball from Delahia Wigmore thirty metres out from the line and raced down the left touchline and with cover defence coming across Jeremaiah Temapo dived full length putting the ball down with his left arm to score very close to the left corner post.
Just three minutes later in the 42nd minute Jeremaiah Temapo scored his second try when once again he dived over in the left corner after once again backing up a Delahia Wigmore line break. On this occasion Jeremaiah Temapo had less work to do after receiving the ball around ten metres out and had an uninterrupted run to the line to put the ball down five metres in from the left corner post.
Jeremaiah Temapo was also heavily involved in Delahia Wigmore’s 6th minute try when from deep inside his own twenty metre area, Jeremaiah Temapo was able to get away a great left arm off-load when in contact with three Hornets defenders with Delahia Wigmore the beneficiary of Jeremaiah Temapo’s great off-load to race eighty metres down the left touchline to score wide out on the left side of the field.
Jeremaiah Temapo continued his strong Grand Final in the 54th minute when he received the ball on the halfway on the left touchline after a Roosters scrum move on the opposite side of the field. After beating three defenders and making fifteen metres it took four Helensvale defenders to eventually stop Jeremaiah Temapo’s momentum and he was subsequently awarded a penalty when he was not allowed to play the ball in a timely fashion.
Then in the 57th minute Jeremaiah Temapo just continued to make ground when from a twenty metre tap restart he made fifteen metres to get Nerang immediately on the front foot after a Helensvale attacking went dead in goal.
Jeremaiah Temapo’s initial contribution to the Roosters victory came in just the 3rd minute with a strong ten metre hit-up off his own try line. Jeremaiah Temapo made another strong run in the 30th minute making ten metres to work the ball out of his own twenty metre area.
In the 2021 Gold Coast Rugby League U18 Division One Grand Final on Saturday Titans contracted Immanuel Kalekale started in the front row for the Roosters side against the Helensvale Hornets and had an immediate impact on the match when he took the second hit-up of the match, breaking three tackles and making twenty metres to get the ball out to thirty five metres from his own line. Then in the 3rd minute, Immanuel Kalekale produced another strong run through the centre of the field, making ten metres to get the ball twenty metres out from his own line.
Immanuel Kalekale emphasised his strong first half in the final minute of the first half when after receiving an off-load from Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki, Immanuel Kalekale broke four tackles whilst making fifteen metres to get the ball into Helensvale territory.
Immanuel Kalekale continued his strong match in the 34th minute with a twenty metre charge that included breaking three tackles with the result being that Immanuel Kalekale was able to get the ball to within ten metres of the try line.
Immanuel Kalekale’s Grand Final performance deserved a try and he should have been awarded one in the 47th minute when he charged onto the ball to the right of the dummy half fifty five metres from the try line. After receipt of the ball Immanuel Kalekale immediately stepped off his left foot targeting the area directly behind the play the ball and going straight through the centre of the ruck untouched. When he approached the Hornets fullback, Immanuel Kalekale looked to beat him by rounding him to his right.
Immanuel Kalekale was eventually dragged down from behind just short of the try line and it looked for all money as if momentum had carried Immanuel Kalekale over the try line five metres in from the touchline but bizarrely the referee ruled a double movement much to the confusion of all of the players on the field, including the Helensvale players that had made the tackle.
Titanic
20-10-21, 11:53 AM
That’s the shortest off-season ever mdrew :-) no rest for the wicked.
In the 2021 Gold Coast Rugby League U18 Division One Grand Final on Saturday Titans contracted Arama Hau started at five eight and captained the Roosters side against the Helensvale Hornets and made an immediate impact on the Helensvale side with a monster hit in the opening minutes of the match on the Helensvale left winger who was trying to bring the ball off his own try line.
Arama Hau also recorded an impressive Grand Final try assist in the 45th minute when after receiving the ball on the halfway mark to the left of the play the ball, Arama Hau stepped off his left foot just after receipt of the ball to beat the initial defender before a left arm palm eliminated a second. Arama Hau then burst between two defenders to break into space and as he approached the Helensvale fullback, Arama Ahu stepped off his left and then stepped off his right to position Delahai Wigmore who ran thirty metres to score.
Arama Hau added a second Grand Final try assist in the 50th minute when he burst onto a pass from Dorian Lotaki just ten metres from his own line after the hooker had retrieved a Hornets attacking kick. Arama Hau beat two defenders to break into space and charged downfield. Near the forty metre line Arama Hau was surrounded by three defenders but had the foresight to put in a left foot grubber kick towards the right side of the field which was perfectly weighted for Kyen Murphy to run onto and score a great try.
Arama Hau then recorded a line break assist in the 58th minute when after receiving the ball on the left side of the field, he ran parallel to the Helensvale defensive line, drawing one defender out of the line before throwing a good short ball to his left to put Delahia Wigmore through a big gap.
Arama Hau was also involved in Kyen Murphy’s 35th minute try. Nerang spun the ball to the right with Arama Hau having to dive forward full length to take the ball, half Josh Lynn looped around behind the prone Arama Hau receiving the ball and then Josh Lynn threw a cut out pass to his right to Kyen Murphy in space with the fullback then able to beat three tackles to dive over in the right corner.
The 42nd minute of the Grand Final saw Arama Hau add a line break assist to his impressive match when after charging onto the ball to the left of the dummy half sixty metres from the try line, Arama Hau engaged one defender who tried to tackle him low but Arama Hau was able to maintain his balance and throw a great right arm off-load around the corner to his left to put Delahia Wigmore away with the second rower eventually off-loading for Jeremaiah Temapo to score near the left corner post.
The Grand Final saw Arama Hau make a lot of ground on his own from five eight, including in the 20th minute when he broke five tackles in a weaving run to get the ball inside Helensvale’s twenty metre area before off-loading to his right.
In the 6th minute, after a strong hit-up and off-load by Jeremaiah Temapo, Arama Hau received the ball on the left side of the field from Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki. After receipt of the ball around twenty metres from the line, Arama Hau drew the Helensvale right winger to send Delahia Wigmore away on an eighty metre run down the left touchline to score an outstanding Roosters team try.
Titans contracted Philip Hakaraia-Ngamotu who was named the GCRL U16 Division One Player of the Year.
DIEHARD
20-10-21, 05:17 PM
Thanks mdrew. I think we all value our juniors more than ever with the Dolphins now moving into the SEQLD equation.
In October 2021 Marouna Savage was named in the Burrleigh Bears U16 Cyril Connell Cup squad.
Marouna Savage was part of the 2019 Gold Coast Vikings U13 Representative Team that took part in the U13 South East Queensland Hill Stumer Championships, coming off the bench in the majority of the Vikings matches in Ipswich.
Marouna Savage’s first taste of representative rugby league came in 2017 when he was part of the Met West U11 side that won the Vic Jensen Cup with Marouna Savage scoring a try in the Final and was named as Player of the Match as Met West defeated South Coast 28 – 12 in Bundaberg.
In October 2021 Isopo Taunuu was named in the Tweed Heads Seagulls U16 Cyril Connell Cup squad.
Early February 2021 saw Isopo Taunuu made it through the first stage of the South Coast U15 QSSRL trials when he was named in the U15 Broadwater school boy U15 squad. Following the final round of trials, Isopo Taunuu was named in the 2021 South Coast U15 school boy QSSRL squad.
2021 also saw Isopo Taunuu line up for the Keebra Park Year Nine school boy rugby league side, including a solid front row starting performance in early June agaisnt fierce local rivals PBC.
Isopo Taunuu also started the 2021 Hancock Cup Grand Final in the front row, taking the first hit-up of the match from the kick-off as Keebra Park SHS went down 16 – 12 to PBC SHS.
The giant young former Victorian U12 rugby league representative moved up from Melbourne mid-way through the 2020 school year to attend Keebra Park State High School and be part of their Rugby Legue Excellence Program that is in partnership with the Titans, playing the 2020 school rugby league season in Keebra Park’s famous jersey.
Earlier this month Titus Marsden was named in the Tweed Heads Seagulls U16 Cyril Connell Cup squad.
The Helensvale Hornets junior had an outstanding 2021 season that culminated in the young man being named the 2021 Gold Coast Rugby League U15 Player of the Season
Earlier this month Lama Afu was named in the Tweed Heads Seagulls U16 Cyril Connell Cup squad.
Lama Afu obviously also turned heads at the Broncos with the young man trialling for a spot in their elite Junior Development Program in 2020 but in mid-February 2021 Lama Afu played in the Titans U15 Invitational Trial at Burleigh, a trial which included only the best of the 2021 Titans U15 squad members.
Early February 2021 saw Lama Afu make it through the first stage of the South Coast U15 QSSRL trials when he was named in the U15 Broadwater school boy U15 squad. Following the final round of trials, Lama Afu was named in the 2021 South Coast U15 school boy QSSRL squad.
2021 also saw Lama Afu named in the South Coast Schools U15 Rugby Representative side and in late August 2021 Lama Afu was named in the Queensland Barbarians U15 representative rugby side. After starring for the Queensland Barbarians side, Lama Afu was named at inside centre in the Queensland U15 Rugby Merit side.
Lama Afu was also part of the Keebra Park SHS Walters Cup side in 2021 including starting in the front row in their 30 – 12 Grand Final loss to PBC SHS.
Great to see Billy Wellard named in the Burleigh Bears U16 Cyril Connell Cup squad earlier this month.
Billy Wellard made his first 2021 appearance in the Red and Blue of TSS in late May 2021 when he started at inside centre for the U15A side in TSS’s first full trial against Ipswich Grammar School. Billy Wellard also started at inside centre in the TSS U15A second trial against Nudgee College as well as in the full scale trial against Brisbane Boys College.
In TSS’s final trial before the commencement of the 2021 GPS school boy rugby season, Billy Wellard started at inside centre against the PBC Alleygators. Then with the TSS U15A side having a Round One bye, Billy Wellard lined up at inside centre in a trial against a South Coast U15 representative side with Billy Wellard also being named vice captain and post match Billy Wellard was named the TSs Best Back in the match.
Round Two away to Anglican Church Grammar School saw Billy Wellard named at inside centre for the TSS U15A side. Then with the majority of TSS sides having a bye week, Billy Wellard was named at inside centre in an away match against Brisbane State High School.
After the GPS school boy rugby competition was suspended for a number of weeks, Billy Wellard was part of the TSS U15A side that played an internal TSS trial in late August in preparation for the restart of the competition also in late August against Toowoomba Grammar School.
When the GPS school boy rugby competition restarted in late August 2021, Billy Wellard was named at inside centre (No. 12) against Toowoomba Grammar School and continued at inside centre in Round Eight against Nudgee College, a match that saw Billy Wellard named as the TSS U15A Best Back. Billy Wellard was also named as the TSS U15 Best Junior Rugby Player.
Billy Wellard also ran out as vice captain and inside centre in Round Nine against Gregory Terrace being the final round of the abridged 2021 school boy rugby season.
In late August 2021 Billy Wellard was named in the Queensland Barbarians U15 representative rugby side.
Earlier this month, Keebra Park’s Mason Barber was named in the 2021 Burleigh Bears U16 Cyril Connell Cup squad.
This season Mason Barber played for the Coomera Cutters Junior Rugby League Club in the Gold Coast Rugby League U15 Division One competition, playing primarily at halfback.
Mason Barber had a particularly strong match in Round Ten against Burleigh White scoring a second half try which encapsulates Mason Barbers overall skill set in one sequence of events. Mason Barber initially received the ball around ten metres from the line to the left of the play the ball. After receiving the ball Mason Barber dummied to his left before cutting back to his right to the other side of the play the ball down a short right blind side. Mason Barber sliced through the Burleigh defence before reaching out to get the ball down with his left hand.
Mason Barber was also Coomera’s primary tactical kicker and goal kicker with being a left footer an added bonus.
2021 saw Reico Ratana play in the Gold Coast Rugby League U18 Division One competition in the Nerang Roosters including starting the 2021 Grand Final against the Helensvale Hornets from the bench and almost scoring in the 35th minute but Reico Ratana was held up ten metres in from the left corner post after a great hole run off a Josh Lynn pass from ten metres out.
Some of Reico Ratana’s best moments in the Grand Final came when he was returning kick-offs with his best kick-off return coming in the 47th minute after a Kyen Murphy try with Reico Ratana taking possession of the ball on his own try line and broke through the Helensvale defensive line by beating two tackles to get the ball out to the thirty metre mark.
The 2021 season for Charlie Murray:
Charlie Murray made his Queensland Cup debut in Round Thirteen of the 2021 season against the Burleigh Bears. Playing seventeen minutes off the bench, Charlie Murray ran for twenty four metres, played the ball at an average speed of 4.09 seconds and made nine tackles at a 90% tackling efficiency.
Back from Sydney playing with the Parramatta Eels, Charlie Murray played for the Tweed Heads Seagulls Hastings Deering’s Colts side and he will also be Colts eligible in 2022.
Charlie Murray started at lock in their final 2021 trial against the Burleigh Bears scoring late in the second half as well as a first half try assist and worked as a ball player in his time on the field. As noted above Charlie Murray’s try was the final try scored in the trial.
In the 10th minute of the first half, Charlie Murray received the ball off Ediq Ambrosyev from dummy half on the left side of the field and put up a high cross field pin point bomb to the right corner, with the ball coming down a metre or so from the try line. Tweed heads right winger Troy Duckett as able to time his jump perfectly to get above the Burleigh left winger in Ronin Rio and get the ball down a couple of metres in from the right corner post.
Round One of the 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition saw Charlie Murray start at lock for the Tweed Heads Seagulls when they took on the Souths Logan Magpies and took the fourth hit-up of the match, getting the ball to the halfway.
One of Charlie Murray’s best (and most productive) runs of the match came in the 26th minute when he was able to make twenty three metres to the forty metre mark, breaking three tackles in the impressive effort.
Charlie Murray produced a great try saving effort in the 24th minute when he got low to confront and hold up the Souths Logan hooker who had darted out of dummy half from close range trying to burrow under Charlie Murray.
Late in the match with Tweed Heads chasing the match, Charlie Murray almost produced a try out of nothing. Souths Logan were bringing the ball out of their own territory when he produced a one on on steal and was able to find space to throw a long pass to his right that found Jojo Fifita is space and but for a diving tackle that halted Jojo Fifita by just one leg, he would have dived over in the corner.
Charlie Murray also started at lock in Round Two in the local derby against the Burleigh Bears and recorded an impressive try assist. Charlie Murray received the ball ten metres out and moved subtly to his left and popped a great short ball to put Carsil Vaikai into a gap and the front rower was able to get the ball down under the posts.
Intelligently in the 21st minute, Charlie Murray was able to get possession back for Burleigh after a one on one strip against Samuel Shannon who was looking to bring the ball out of Burleigh’s own territory.
Then in the 63rd minute, Charlie Murray along with Jed Edwards smashed Burleigh’s Ronin Rio front on with the ball coming loose less than ten metres from Burleigh’s own line.
Charlie Murray also was named to start at lock in Round Three against the Redcliffe Dolphins however he was a late scratching from the match.
Charlie Murray was back in the Seagulls starting side at lock in Round Four against the Ipswich Jets, a match that saw him named the Seagulls best, with Charlie Murray running for 182 metres and making twenty four tackles.
Charlie Murray also started at lock in Round Five against the Northern Pride and in Round Six against the Easts Tigers. Against the Easts Tigers Charlie Murray was one of the Seagulls best players, running for 208 metres, eighty nine of which were post contact.
Charlie Murray also started at lock in Round Seven against the Norths Devils and in Round Eight against the Mackay Cutters with Charlie Murray one of the Seagulls try scorers in their tough loss.
Round Nine against Wynnum Manly saw Charlie Murray move to hooker for the Seagulls, handling the position change in his stride. Charlie Murray also started at lock in the previously postponed Round Eleven match against the Sunshine Coast Falcons.
At the 2021 Queensland Rugby League Awards Night Charlie Murray finished with seven votes for the Hastings Deering’s Colts Player of the Season Award.
In 2021 Titans contracted Jac Finnigan played for the Burleigh Bears in the Gold Coast Rugby League U15 Division One competition, playing for Burleigh White and started at left second row in the 2021 U15 Division One Grand Final against Burleigh Maroon.
Inside the opening minute of the Grand Final Jac Finnigan flagged why the Titans signed him when he broke through the Burleigh Maroon defensive line, making thirty five metres after beating to tackles to get to within forty metres of the try line.
In 2021 Titans contracted Sunny Kama played for the Burleigh Bears in the Gold Coast Rugby League U15 Division One competition, playing for Burleigh Marron and started at right centre in their 2021 U15 Division One Grand Final victory against Burleigh White.
One of Sunny Kama’s best moments in the Grand Final came in the opening minutes of the second half when he split the Burleigh White right sided defensive line. Burleigh Maroon had a scrum feed fifteen metres inside their own territory with Sunny Kama receiving the ball from the lock before cutting to his right before straightening up and slicing between two defenders. Sunny Kama raced away only to to brought down by the Burleigh White fullback around fifteen metres from the try line after an outstanding run of fifty metres.
Whilst the ball did not get out to the right side very often, Sunny Kama went looking for the ball including in the 25th minute when he took a hit-up on the opposite side to where he lined up, making twenty metres and then was tripped up when he was trying to get to his feet quickly to be awarded a penalty.
Sunny Kama was also strong defensively in the Grand Final including in the 18th minute when he came out of the line to smash the Burleigh White fullback who had chimed into the backline much to his detriment.
Sunny Kama also produced a smart piece of play in the 37th minute when he swooped on a Burleigh White dropped ball, picking up the bouncing ball down low and at full speed with Sunny Kama making a further ten metres before he was dragged down from behind.
In 2021 Titans contracted Nayte Saaga played for the Burleigh Bears in the Gold Coast Rugby League U15 Division One competition, playing for Burleigh White and started at halfback in the 2021 U15 Division One Grand Final, kicking one conversion from two attempts in their loss to Burleigh Maroon with his conversion coming from directly in front of the posts in the 44th minute when he converted Koda Young’s second half try.
Nayte Saaga was involved in the Grand Final in the 1st minute of the match when he ran to his right and brought Jac Finnigan underneath him with Jac Finnigan breaking through the Burleigh Maroon line, making forty metres before he was tackled.
The 8th minute of the Grand Final saw Nayte Saaga record a try assist when from ten metres from the line down a wide left blindside, Nayte Saaga threw a cut-out pass to his left to put Luka Skipps int space with the Burleigh White left centre scoring wide out on the left.
Nayte Saaga showcased his kicking game in the 46th minute of the Grand Final when he put up a towering mid-field bomb which could not be handled by the Burleigh Maroon fullback to put Burleigh White on the attack.
2021 saw Titans contracted Sam Stephenson play in the Gold Coast Rugby League U15 Division One competition for Burleigh including starting the 2021 Grand Final at five eight against Burleigh Maroon.
Sam Stephenson who operated on the right in the Grand Final made some strong runs, including a line break in the 18th minute, when he made thirty metres to get the ball into Burleigh Maroon territory after running onto an off-loading just outside his own twenty metre area.
Sam Stephenson also had a solid Grand Final from a defensive perspective including in the 49th minute when he stood his ground and was able to hold up a charging Burleigh Maroon front rower over the line after he had charged onto the ball from close range neat the play the ball.
2021 saw Titans contracted Philip Hakaraia-Ngamotu play for the Burleigh Bears in the Gold Coast Rugby League U16 Division One competition, including starting the Grand Final against the Southport Tigers at right second row.
Philip Hakaraia-Ngamotu made some strong runs in Burleigh’s 24 – 18 Grand Final victory, none better than in the 33rd minute when he made fifteen metres through the centre of the Southport forward pack from a penalty restart.
In 2021 Titans contracted saw Bailey McConnell play for the Burleigh Bears in the Gold Coast Rugby League U16 Division One competition, including starting the Grand Final against the Southport Tigers at halfback, operating on his usual left side of the field.
Bailey McConnell recorded a line break assist in the 30th minute of the Grand Final when from inside his own twenty metre area, Bailey McConnell took on the Southport right sided defensive line, getting part way through the line and throwing a great right arm around the corner off-load to put his left second rower on a fifty metre run down the left touchline.
Bailey McConnell made a line break of his own in the 37th minute when from just inside his own territory Bailey McConnell ran off a good off-load from his lock to break two tackles and make twenty metres before he was dragged down from behind.
Bailey McConnell then threw the last pass for Burleigh’s 58th minute Grand Final winning try by the Bears left centre to break an 18 all deadlock when he threw a cut-out pass to his left around ten metres out from the try line to put the ball onto the chest of the Burleigh try scorer.
In late August 2021, Josh Lynn was named in the Queensland City U17 squad for a two match series against a Queensland U17 Country squad with Josh Lynn starting the match at five eight and scoring in the 9th minute as well as kicking eight conversions from nine attempts.
Josh Lynn scored in the 9th minute when he backed up a City break that started deep inside their own territory with Josh Lynn receiving the ball around thirty metres out from the line off a Seth Nikotemo pass with Josh Lynn then outpacing the Country cover defence to dive over untouched in the left corner. Ironically Josh Lynn then missed the conversion, his only miss of the afternoon.
Josh Lynn also recorded a try assist in the 4th minute when after sliding the through the Country defence on the left side of the field from twelve metres out, Josh Lynn passed the ball back inside to put Jye Gray over with the five eight then able to bring the ball around to put the ball down under the posts.
In addition to scoring one try, Josh Lynn also made a number of other telling plays including a 3rd minute line break assist when from just ten metres out from his own line, Josh Lynn ran the ball to the line from a City scrum win, getting part way through the line before getting the ball away to Robert Toia who charged eighty metres downfield.
Playing the entire seventy minutes of the match Josh Lynn ran for sixty two metres (five post contact), broke four tackles and made nine tackles at a 90% tackling efficiency.
Josh Lynn was also heavily involved in both of Robert Toia’s second half tries. On the first occasion, in the 60th minute, Josh Lynn put up the bomb to the left side of the field that Robert Toia picked up to score and then in the 66th minute Josh Lynn threw the final pass to Robert Toia who was able to get the ball down in the left corner just before being forced into touch.
In late August 2021, Titans contracted Josiah Pahulu was named in the Queensland City U17 squad for a two match series against a Queensland U17 Country squad with Josiah Pahulu starting the match from the bench coming on midway through the first half and making an immediate impact from a defensive perspective.
Playing twenty nine minutes Josiah Pahulu ran for fifty eight metres (twenty two post contact) and made fourteen tackles at a 93.33% tackling efficiency.
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