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Dakink
09-11-05, 11:57 AM
Good to see the club being proactive in looking to the Dragons future. One of the reason the Dragons will always be competitive is the strngth of the respectiv juniors and developing networks throughout the bush will only enhance the future.


from Dragons.com.au


The long term future of the St George Illawarra Dragons looks to be in good hands with their U/17 development squad dominating the Queensland Brothers Confraternity representative team on the weekend.

The Dragons Development team comprises of the best performed players from the St George and Steelers Matthews Cup and Ball Cup Representative Squads and the Brothers? Squad are a representation of players from all 37 Brothers? Clubs throughout Queensland.

The Dragons have created a link with the Queensland clubs, looking at offering a realistic pathway to the NRL for players within their ranks. Dragons Development is looking at further developing this program in the coming years, having realized the enormous untapped potential in these Queensland regions.

The game started at a ferocious pace with both teams demonstrating some outstanding defence. Remarkable considering most of the players had not played for nearly two months.
The young Dragons began to gain the ascendancy through a series of strong charges from front rowers Malcolm Leano and Rory O?Brien.

On the back of this good go forward, Josh Cochrane and Dean Lockhart began to find some holes on the edge of the Queensland Brothers defence. With three quick tries, the Dragons went to the first break 14-0 ahead.

Despite a series of changes at the break, the Dragons continued their dominance with the introduction of Matt Mundine demonstrating his offload ability and creating room for Robert Carter and Mark Delamont to play havoc around the Queenslander?s ruck.

Although they were displaying some great attack, the teams defence was the highlight, as they not only repelled a number of attacking raids, but continually forced the opposition back and created a series of errors on the back of some bone jarring hits.

A feature of the second half was some great attacking football by outside backs Chase Stanley, Travis Roach and Daniel Zisti. Despite getting through a mountain of defensive work, tireless backrowers Luke Muttdon and Brad Hudson emphasized their outstanding potential with some long breaks from deep within their own half, with Brad?s leading to a spectacular individual try.

The Dragons eventually ran out winners 40-4, emphasizing the clubs junior strength, but also allowing the coaching staff to witness a number of the Queensland players in a very high standard game. Credit must go to the visitors, who showed a determined attitude against their more experienced rivals.

Both teams returned to WIN Stadium after the game for a tour of facilities. Lunch and a very successful post game DVD analysis followed at the Steelers Club. Both teams I?m sure gained much from the expert tutorledge from Junior Representative coaches Graeme Bradley and Scott Stewart.

This game looks like being a permanent fixture on the junior representative calendar and with Queensland vowing vengeance next year, the next crop of junior Dragons will have to be equally well prepared.

Steelers
09-11-05, 04:07 PM
The Dragons have the best junior base in Australia because they have all of the Illawarra region to themselves :D

ridgey
09-11-05, 06:53 PM
the brothers confraternity with the help of the dragons have just set up a club called the logan giants playing out of beenleigh where the now defunct beenleigh bulls used to call home .they will contest the brisbane second division open 1 and 2 comps next year with mixwell cup colts and A grade in their sights for 2007.
the ultimate goal is for another logan city based QLD cup team in the future and with the dragons already having links to the confraternity a possible feeder club arrangement.
i've been down to training a few times and it is looking promising.