Junior Development

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Titans contracted Will Semu was dominant from left centre for Titans partnered Marsden SHS as the belted Ipswich State High School this evening.

Will Semu is two years younger than the majority of his opponents but he was simply too strong for the Ipswich SHS right side defence.

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Led by Titans Arama Hau and Jeremaiah Tamepo Keebra Park defeated Mabel Park SHS this evening in Round Two of the Langer Cup.

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Titans contracted Tristian Powell started in the front row for Burleigh on Sunday in Round Five of the GCRL First Grade competition against Runaway Bay once again scoring a double in Burleigh’s 26 – 18 victory. Tristian Powell’s match started with him taking a strong hit-off the kick off and only got better from there.

Tristian Powell scored his first try of the match in the 17th minute when he ran straight at the defence from five metres out, a crash line if you will, and after absorbing the initial contact got the ball down under the posts.

Tristian Powell scored his second try in the 69th minute that came once again from a hard straight run from close range, on that occasion from ten metres out. After engaging the defensive line, Tristian Powell spun clockwise to gain separation before getting the ball down three metres to the right of the uprights.

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Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr started at left centre Mabel Park SHS for Round Two of the Langer Cup last night against Keebra Park State High School and was as good as any player on the field, including recording a try assist in just the 5th minute when he surged down the left channel after receiving the ball twenty metres out from the line. After he received the ball Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr got rid of the Keebra Park right winger and charged downfield getting to within three metre of the line before being taken by the cover defence but even though he was held by the defence Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr as able off-load to his left winger score in the left corner.

Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr then did not rest in his laurels, taking the hit-up from the subsequent kick-off. Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr made another strong run in the 41st minute when from a Mabel Park SHS scrum win to get the ball out of his own twenty metre area.

Then in the 47th minute, Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr charged onto the ball off a tap restart after Mabel Park received a penalty with Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr making thirteen metres when he charged straight into the giant Keebra Park SHS forward pack.

Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr produced a great defensive effort in the 25th minute when he highlighted his elite speed to chase the Keebra Park fullback (Elijah Lui) after he had made a long break to round him up quickly just after he had passed the halfway line.

Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr rounded out his outstanding performance in the match in the 50th minute when he made twenty seven metres after receiving the ball thirty metres from the line

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Titans contracted Brandon Tikinau started at halfback for Marsden State High School in Round Two of the Walters Cup against Ipswich State High School yesterday afternoon, recording a try assist and throwing the final pass for two other tries in a match that ended in a 24 all draw.

Brandon Tikinau recorded his try assist in the 21st minute when he put in a right foot chip kick towards the right corner from around twenty metres out. The Ipswich defence could not defuse the kick with Marsden diving on the ball to score.

In the 42nd minute threw the final pass for his right centre to score in the right corner and then ten minutes later in the 52nd minute the Marsden fullback was the beneficiary of a pass from Brandon Tikinau to also score in the right corner.

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Yesterday afternoon, Titans linked Jonah Beaven started in the front row for PBC in Round Two of the Walters Cup 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.

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Even though his team lost it was great experience for Titans contracted 16 year old Gary Whare-Herlihy to start at halfback as Alexandra Hill State High School took on Wavell State High School in Round Two of the 2021 Langer Cup Reserve competition with Gary Whare-Herlihy scoring in the final minute of the match when he took advantage of a tiring Wavell SHS defence to run five metres out of dummy half to his right to burrow over.

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Yesterday afternoon, Titans contracted Ray Puru started at fullback for PBC in Round Two of the Walters Cup 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.

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Last night Titans contracted Jeremaiah Tamepo moved to left centre for Keebra Park in Round Two of the Langer Cup 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.

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Titans contracted Wailer Whaiapu, yesterday afternoon for Keebra Park started Round Two of the Walters Cup against Redcliffe State High School in the front row being involved in the opening tackle of the match and then the hard working front rower also made the third tackle of the match.

Wailer Whaiapu also scored in the 39th minute. When he received the ball three metres out from the line, it appeared that Wailer Whaiapu would turn his back to the line and pass to his right but instead he brought the ball back into his body and force his way over to score next to the left upright.

Wailer Whaiapu continued his strong start to the match in the 8th minute with a charge of sixteen metres out of his own twenty metre area with Wailer Whaiapu incorporating a clockwise spin in the run.

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Yesterday afternoon Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki started for Keebra Park in 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.

He has been an absolute revelation since his arrival on the Gold Coast.

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After his Round One hat trick, PBC’s Jett Forbes also started on the right wing in Round Two of the Langer Cup against St Mary’s College Toowoomba, scoring once again in the 55th minute when he backed up a break by Deine Mariner to receive the ball from the centre near mid-field. As soon as he received the ball, Jett Forbes veered to his right to keep clear of the cover defence to dive over in the right corner.

Jett Forbes once again had an outstanding match overall and in fact almost scored as early as the 10th minute when he chased through a PBC clearing kick, getting a great bounce to retrieve the ball ten metres out but the desperate tackle by the St Mary’s fullback forced the ball from Jett Forbes’s grasp.

Jett Forbes was positioned perfectly in the 19th minute when he took a St Mary’s bomb in his direction on the full in-goal and raced out to the twenty metre line and taking a quick tap. From the tap restart, Jett Forbes ran to his left, making eight metres before off-loading to his right to Tanu Nona who promoted the ball a further fifteen metres.

Jett Forbes positioning once again came to the fore in the 26th minute when he positioned himself just behind the line taking a St Mary’s College chip kick on the full and immediately ran towards centre field, beating three tackles and making ten metres before being put to ground around twenty five metres from his own line.

Jett Forbes made a further line break in the 53rd minute when he flashed down the right touchline, almost going the distance to score, but after he was collared and in danger of being dragged into touch, Jett Forbes was able to get a pass back inside to Reef Sommerville.

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Tuvalli Khan-Pereira had a very solid 2021 MM Cup campaign for Burleigh but he has gone to another level since his elevation to the Burleigh Hastings Deering’s Colts squad.

Last weekend, 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.

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Titans contracted Isaac Matalavea-Booth last week started training on a limited basis with the NRL squad but last weekend was back starting in the front row for Burleigh in Round Seven of the Colts competition 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.

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Titans contracted Tanu Nona started at hooker for PBC on Wednesday afternoon in Round Two of the Langer Cup 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.