Junior Development

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Bailey McConnell continued at five eight for the Burleigh Bears in Round Three of the MM Cup against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls with Bailey McConnell scoring in the 43rd minute when after taking possession of the ball to the left of the dummy half thirty six metres from the try line, Bailey McConnell dummied to his left and then after breaking through the Seagulls defensive line Bailey McConnell easily wrong footed the fullback as a result of a left foot step to then put the ball over the try line ten metres to the left of the goal posts.

Bailey McConnell also recorded a try assist in the 20th minute when with the Bears attack stalled on the last tackle, Bailey McConnell was passed the ball to the right of the dummy half around twelve metres out and off the cuff Bailey McConnell put in a right foot chip kick towards the right corner with Creedence Donovan racing through a leaping above his opposing winger to take a spectacular catch and get the ball down three metres in from the right corner post.

Earlier in the 12th minute Bailey McConnell recorded a line break assist when after taking possession of the ball to the left of the dummy half and forty three metres from the try line, Bailey McConnell dummied to his left and as a result was able to make a half break and after getting his right arm free Bailey McConnell got an off-load away to his left to Disharne Tonihi who charged down the left channel and then drew the fullback and passed to his right for Coby Black to score.

In just the 2nd minute of the match from the right of the play the ball but still on the left side of the field and fifteen metres from the try line Bailey McConnell put in a right foot grubber kick with the well weighted effort taken dead by the Seagulls fullback to force a Wynnum Manly goal line drop-out.

Bailey McConnell’s performance saw him named at halfback in the Courier Mail MM Cup 2024 Round Three Team of the Week.

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Creedence Donovan continued on the right wing for the Burleigh Bears in Round Three of the MM Cup against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls with Creedence Donovan scoring the first of his two tries in the 20th minute when with the Bears attack stalled on the last tackle, Bailey McConnell was passed the ball to the right of the dummy half around twelve metres out and off the cuff Bailey McConnell put in a right foot chip kick towards the right corner with Creedence Donovan racing through a leaping above his opposing winger to take a spectacular catch and get the ball down three metres in from the right corner post.

Creedence Donovan completed his double in the 25th minute with another spectacular try from a set move. With Burleigh having a scrum feed just ten metres from their own try line, Bears half Coby Black kicked deep from the scrum with Creedence Donovan racing downfield and after outpacing the Seagulls chasers Creedence Donovan toe’d the ball forward off the ground around thirty metres out with Creedence Donovan then picking up the ball a metre prior to the try line to score five metres to the right of the goal posts.

Creedence Donovan had done well in the 5th minute when after receiving the ball two passes to the right of the play the ball and after continuing to run to his right Creedence Donovan carried the ball from eighteen metres out from his own try line to thirty two metres out before being tackled near the right touchline. Then in the 11th minute after running onto the ball to the left of the play the ball Creedence Donovan made twelve metres from fourteen metres from his own try line.

Creedence Donovan ran onto the ball to the left of the play the ball once again in the 14th minute and was able to promote the ball from his own thirty metre mark to within seven metres of the halfway mark.

Potentially Creedence Donovan’s best run of the match came in the 55th minute when after running to his left out of dummy half from his own thirty metre mark with Creedence Donovan stepping and slashing his way to five metres into Wynnum Manly territory.

Creedence Donovan also did well in the 29th minute when he chased a long driving clearing Burleigh kick with the Wynnum Manly fullback getting to the ball in the in-goal but Creedence Donovan raced downfield and was able to tackle the fullback just as he was getting back into the field of play but Creedence Donovan who had momentum on his side was able to force the fullback back into the in-goal area to necessitate a Seagulls goal line drop-out.

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Disharne Tonihi continued at left centre for the Burleigh Bears in Round Three of the MM Cup against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls with Disharne Tonihi scoring in the 32nd minute when after receiving a pass from his inside Disharne Tonihi took the space he had down the left touchline from six metres inside his own territory to make a line break down the left touchline with Disharne Tonihi’s speed being too much for the Wynnum Manly cover defence with Disharne Tonihi crossing the try line wide out on the left and Disharne Tonihi was able to bring the ball around to put it down mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.

It looked as if Disharne Tonihi had scored a second try in the 55th minute wide out on the left but the referee ruled that the pass to Disharne Tonihi had travelled forward.

Disharne Tonihi also recorded a try assist in the 12th minute when after running onto a right arm off-load on his right by Bailey McConnell who had made a half break, Disharne Tonihi ran the ball from thirty metres from the try line to ten metres out and after drawing the fullback Disharne Tonihi got the ball back inside for Coby Black to score.

The 18th minute saw Disharne Tonihi carry the ball from two passes to the left of a Burleigh scrum win from thirty two metres from his try line to within three metres of the halfway mark with Disharne Tonihi breaking two tackles along the way. Then in the 41st minute from the left of a Bears scrum win once again Disharne Tonihi got the ball to the thirty three metre mark after commencing his run twenty metres out. It was from the left of a scrum once again in the 55th minute that saw Disharne Tonihi get the ball from ten metres from his own try line to twenty seven metres out.

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Lachlan Offley started on the right wing for the Souths Logan Magpies in Round Three of the 2024 MM Cup competition against the Brisbane Tigers with Lachlan Offley scoring in the 62nd minute when he chased through a Magpies initial chip kick and an additional subsequent kick from his right centre with Lachlan Offley collecting the ball on the bounce two metres from the try line to score seven metres in from the right corner post.

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Brady Turner continued in the front row for the Burleigh Bears in Round Three of the MM Cup against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls with Brady turner making the opening hit-up of the match from the Wynnum Manly kick-off to get the ball back to the twenty metre mark.

Brady Turner made another good kick-off return in the 14th minute to get the ball back to the twenty metre mark. Then in the 28th minute from the right of the play the ball Brady Turner broke a tackle and posted 70% of his metres post contact to get the ball from thirty metres from his try line to within three metres of the halfway mark.

Brady Turner followed up with a run to the left of the play the ball in the 36th minute to run the ball from thirty eight metres to within twenty three metres of the try line. Then in the 39th minute from two passes to the right of the dummy half Brady Turner got the ball from eight metres inside his own territory to eight metres into Wynnum Manly territory.

Brady Turner’s efforts did not slow down as the match progressed as well evidenced in the 42nd minute with a run from the right of the play the ball that saw Brady Turner carry the ball from eight metres inside his own territory to eight metres into Seagulls territory once again. Also in the 55th minute from the right of the play the ball Brady Turner made a yardage carry from nineteen metres from his own try line to thirty one metres out. Brady Turner rounded out a strong match in the 57th minute with a right from the right of the play the ball to get the ball from forty seven metres from the ty line to get within thirty metres,

Brady Turner’s performance saw him named on the bench in the Courier Mail MM Cup Round Three Team of the Week.

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Round Three of the 2024 CC Cup season saw Ruben Dixon named on the bench for the Burleigh Bears against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls,

In the 27th minute after running onto the ball to the right of the play the ball Ruben Dixon was able to promote the ball from thirty metres to within twenty metres of the try line. Then in the 36th minute from two passes to the left of the play the ball Ruben Dixon ran the ball to within thirty eight metres of the try line and then two tackles later Ruben Dixon got the ball to within thirty metres of the try line.

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Gabriel Salele’a moved to the bench for the Burleigh Bears Round Three of the CC Cup against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls with Gabriel Salele’a coming close to scoring in the 54th minute but unfortunately the referee deemed that Gabriel Salele’a lost the ball over the try line five metres to the left of the goal posts after a six metre run.

After coming onto the field mid-way through the first half and after picking up a knock back by the Bears in the centre of the field and twenty metres from his own try line, Gabriel Salele’a ran the ball through the centre of the field out to the thirty two metre mark.

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Dylan Watkins continued on the right wing for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in Round Three of the CC Cup against the Norths Devils with Dylan Watkins making a line break in the 44th minute when after juggling a pass from his left twenty five metres out from his own try line Dylan Watkins was able to beat his opposing winger on the outside with Dylan Watkins then running down the right touchline to get the ball over the halfway mark.

Dylan Watkins then made a second line break in the 54th minute when after taking a Devils kick-off on the bounce twenty two metres from his own try line Dylan Watkins split the defensive line and then stepped off his right foot to beat the Norths fullback and carry the ball ten metres into Devils territory.

Dylan Watkins had taken the third hit-up of the match from the left of the play the ball to get the ball to the forty metre mark. Then in the 36th minute less than a metre from his own try line and directly in front of his posts Dylan Watkins was able to make a half break and carry the ball out to the fourteen metre mark.

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Billy Tonkin continued at right centre for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in Round Three of the MM Cup against the Norths Devils with Billy Tonkin, in the 38th minute held up over the try line four metres in from the right corner post after Billy Tonkin had run the ball from fifteen metres out down the right channel.

The 4th minute saw Billy Tonkin run onto the ball to the right of the dummy half from the twenty seven metre mark to thirty eight metres out. Billy Tonkin then did well in the 68th minute when he smartly planted his right foot over the touchline to field a Norths short kick towards the Seagulls right to earn the Seagulls a play the ball on the halfway mark. A tackle later Billy Tonkin ran onto the ball to the left of the play the ball to run the ball from the forty seven metre mark to thirty seven metres out.

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Well done to Chayll Foster for being named the 2024 Northern Eagles Touch Junior Player of the Year.

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Jake Lateo continued from the bench for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in Round Three of the MM Cup against the Norths Devils with Jack Lateo scoring Tweed Heads match sealing try with a long range solo effort in the 65th minute when with Jake Lateo defending four metres from his own try line and wide out on the left Jake Lateo reacted quickly to take a Norths kick on the full with Jake Lateo running ninety six metres down the left touchline to score in the left corner.

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Round Four of the CC Cup saw Mason Broadhurst start on the left wing for the Central Queensland Capra’s against the Mackay Cutters with Mason Broadhurst scoring in the 56th minute when after the ball was spun from a Capra’s scrum win on the opposite side of the field Mason Broadhurst received the ball eighteen metres out from his own try line with Mason Broadhurst then getting on the outside of his opposite winger to race away down the left touchline to score untouched ten metres in from the left corner post.

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Aiden Gersh continued in the front row for the Northern Rivers Titans in the Round Five Andrew Johns Cup local derby against the North Coast Bulldogs with Aiden Gersh coming close to scoring in the 59th minute but unfortunately Aiden Gersh lost the ball over the try line when directly under the posts after a hard straight run from the right of the play the ball from six metres from the try line.

Aiden Gersh made his initial run of the match inside the opening minute when from the left of the play the ball Aiden Gersh bustled his way from twenty metres from the try line to within five metres before being brought to ground in front of the posts with at least 70% of Aiden Gersh’s metres being post his contact with the North Coast Bulldogs defensive line.

The 4th minute saw Aiden Gersh make a strong kick-off return to get the ball to the nineteen metres mark with Aiden Gersh making another good kick-off return in the 16th minute to get the ball to the twenty three metres mark. Then in the 13th minute from the left of the play the ball Aiden Gersh ran the ball from twenty two metres to within eleven metres of the try line.

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Jett Flatley continued at left second row for the Northern Rivers Titans in the Round Five Andrew Johns Cup local derby against the North Coast Bulldogs. In the 13th minute from two passes to the left of the dummy half Jett Flatley ran the ball down the left channel from four metres inside North Coast territory to thirty five metres from the try line.

In the 49th minute after taking a Bulldogs kick-off on the full twenty metres from the try line Jett Flatley ran the ball towards the centre of the field to get the ball to the thirty one metre mark. Then in the 58th minute from two passes to the left of a Northern Rivers penalty restart Jett Flatley was able to get the ball from two metres inside North Coast territory to thirty six metres from the try line with Jett Flatley rolling the final four metres.

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Ryder Nelson continued at right centre for the Northern Rivers Titans in the Round Five Andrew Johns Cup local derby against the North Coast Bulldogs with Ryder Nelson making his initial run of the match inside the opening minute when from two passes to the right of the play the ball and from thirty metres from the try line Ryder Nelson’s effort saw him get within twenty metres of the try line.

From two passes to the right of the dummy half in the 9th minute Ryder Nelson ran the ball down a short right blindside from ten metres inside his own territory to get the ball nine metres into North Coast territory. Then in the 52nd minute from two passes to the right of the play the ball once again Ryder Nelson received the ball on the thirty metre mark and after steeping off his right foot and using a right arm fend Ryder Nelson made thirteen metres downfield.