Junior Development

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Tough Round One loss for the U16 Northern Rivers Titans going down 22-4 to the Wests Tigers in Ballina.

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The U18 Northern Rivers Titans Laurie Daley Cup side put in a great display to defeat the Wests Tigers 30-12.

Titans contracted Michael Roberts, Tanu Nona and Blake Forder were outstanding as was half Harvey Moase who finished with a double.

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Just to put into context how good the Titans JTS program as that a couple of weeks ago Titans U17 and U19 sides easily accounted for Newcastle Knights sides of the same age group with in particular the Titans U19's winning by 40 odd points.

Yesterday in Round One of the NSWRL SG Ball and Harold Matthews Cup competition, Newcastle sides smashed St George with similiar sides to the ones that the Titans played.

In short we have the best Development Program in the NRL, full stop.

Jamie McCormack and his team certainly have "future proofed" the Titans.

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Love to read that more than anything else

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Thanks mdrew it’s bloody refreshing to know about our JTS system

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One of the best performers for the U18 Northern Rivers Titans in their Round One victory last weekend over the Wests Tigers was Harvey Moase. Below is a review of his performance:

Harvey Moase started at halfback for the Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup side for their Round One match against the Wests Tigers and had an outstanding match which saw him cross for a second half double.

Harvey Moase’s first try came early in the second half, when after kicking towards the right corner, he was on hand when a heavy tackle from Michael Roberts dislodged the ball from the Wests Tiger’s fullbacks grasp, under Harvey Moase being on the spot to pich the ball up and race away to score under the posts.

Later in the second half Harvey Moase scored his second try when he backed up fullback Ben Moyle who had split the Wests Tigers line through the centre of the ruck. Ben Moyle drew the fullback to send Harvey Moase away in score under the posts in the 57th minute. Harvey Moase then proceeded to convert his own try.

Harvey Moase was also heavily involved in Michael Robert’s first try of the match, early in the first half. Harvey Moase kicked towards the right wing with the ball taking a wicked bounce, right winger Blake Forder flew through and toe’d the ball forward for Michael Roberts to pick up on the bounce and crash over under the posts.

Over the course of the match, Havey Moase’s tactical kicking into the right corner kept the Wests Tigers on the back foot and midway through the second half, Harvey Moase’s kick travelled into the in-goal and as a result of a strong Michael Roberts tackle, the West Tigers fullback could not get back into the field of play, thus forcing a goal line drop out.

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Titans contracted Blake Forder was an impressive performer for the U18 Northern Rivers Titans in their Round One victory last weekend over the Wests Tigers. Below is a review of his performance:

Blake Forder started on the right wing for the Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup side for their Round One match against the Wests Tigers before moving to fullback late in the second half with Blake Forder contributing an early second half try to the victory.

Blake Forder was consistently in the action in the match, including being getting over the line early in the match with a great winding run off his right wing only to be penalised for a (seemed harshly) for a double movement after a great winding run off his right wing.

Blake Forder was also heavily involved in Michael Robert’s first try of the match, early in the first half. Half Harvey Moase kicked towards the right wing with the ball taking a wicked bounce, Blake Forder flew through and toe’d the ball forward for Michael Roberts to pick up on the bounce and crash over under the posts.

As noted Blake Forder scored early in the second half when after receiving a pass from Michael Roberts he stepped back inside and after juggling the ball got it down wide out on the right near the corner post.

Blake Forder also showcased some outstanding hands in the match, including a situation when he misjudged a Wests Tigers kick off, coming in too far, Blake Forder had to stop and dive backwards full length, taking the ball over his shoulder as you was diving in the same direction as the ball. If Blkae Forder had not been able to pull off such as spectacular take, the ball would have likely gone dead and the Wests Tigers would have gotten it back from the restart.

Defensively Blake Forder also had some good moments in the match, including in the 51st minute of the match, when he along with Michael Roberts grabbed hold of the Wests Tigers left winger and dragged him eight metres into touch to force a Northern Rivers Titans scrum feed.

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For me the best player on the field for the U18 Northern Rivers Titans in their Round One victory last weekend over the Wests Tigers was Titans contracted Michael Roberts. Below is a review of his performance:

Michael Roberts started at right centre for the Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup side for their Round One match against the Wests Tigers and was for me the best player on the field as the Northern Rivers Titans got their season off to an outstanding start on the back of a 30 – 12 victory.

Michael Roberts was in the match early, converting Jack Field’s 100 metre kick return try and he then backed that up just moments later scoring under the posts for the Nortehrn Rivers Titans second try of the match, which he also converted. In total Michael Roberts kicked four goals from as many attempts in the Round One win.

In relation to Michael Robert’s try, half Harvey Moase kicked towards the right wing with the ball taking a wicked bounce back towards the centre of the field, right winger Blake Forder flew through and toe’d the ball forward for Michael Roberts to pick up on the bounce and crash over under the posts. Michael Roberts took possession of the ball ten metres out from the line, pushing the first Wests Tigers defender off with his right arm before charging at the line and forcing the ball down with two defenders all over him.

Michael Roberts in fact could have scored two more tries in the match, on two occasions being in position to take intercepts in his own half, but on each occasion, one in each half, just could not maintain possession.

Michael Roberts also had a try assist early in the second half when after taking possession of the ball drew the Wests Tigers defender and passed to his right to Blake Forder who stepped back inside and after juggling the ball got it down wide out on the right. That try was another that Michael Roberts converted.

Early in the second half Michael Roberts played a big role in Harvey Moase’s first try. Michael Roberts chased through a Harvey Moase kick towards the right corner and smashed the Wests Tigers fullback dislodging the ball from his grasp, Harvey Moase was on the spot to pich the ball up and race away to score under the posts.

That occasion was not the only time that Michael Roberts chased a Harvey Moase kick hard. Midway through the second half, Harvey Moase’s kick travelled into the in-goal and as a result of a strong Michael Roberts tackle, the West Tigers fullback could not get back into the field of play, thus forcing a goal line drop out.

Michael Roberts was also on hand in the 51st minute of the match, when he along with Blake Forder grabbed hold of the Wests Tigers left winger and dragged him eight metres into touch to force a Northern Rivers Titans scrum feed.

Even when Michael Roberts missed a tackle he stayed in the game. Late in the second half, the Wests Tigers leftcentre was able to initially palm off Michael Roberts but he kept chasing and dived full length to ankle tap the Tigers player just as he was accelerating into space.

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Titans contracted Shane Davis-Caldwell has been named in the centres for the Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup side for their Round Two match against the North Coast Bulldogs this Saturday.

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After coming off the bench to play a roving forward role, Titan Rowan Mansfield moves into the starting side at lock for the Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup side for their Round Two match against the North Coast Bulldogs this Saturday at Nambucca Heads.

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Great to see tough as Nails Byron Bay forward Jedd Windle named on the bench for the Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup side for their Round Two match against the North Coast Bulldogs this Saturday at Nambucca Heads.

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Great to see PBC flyer Creedence Donovan named at fullback for the Northern Rivers Titans for their Round Two match of the U16 Andrew Johns Cup match this Saturday against North Coast.

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After starting at fullback in Round One, Kye Cooper moves to lock for the Northern Rivers Titans for Round Two of the U16 Andrew Johns Cup match this Saturday against North Coast.

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Two players who have been involved in Titans junior matches being Reshawn Anderson (front row) and Levi Dangerfield (second row) move from the bench into the starting line up for the Northern Rivers Titans for Round Two of the U16 Andrew Johns Cup this weekend against the North Coast Bulldogs.

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Talented forward Christian Kiri has been named in the Burleigh MM Cup side for this weekend's trial against Tweed Heads.