Junior Development

[Nols of the Goldy]

Tyrone Sa’U and Caleb Evans to lead Marsden Makos in Allan Langer Cup

Lachlan Grey, The Courier-Mail
May 7, 2019 6:12pm
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Marsden State High have the ammunition to launch an all-out assault on this year’s Allan Langer Cup field.

Whether they fire or fumble could come down to Wednesday afternoon’s clash with heavyweights Palm Beach Currumbin.

The Makos face a Round 1 mission against the reigning NRL Schoolboys champions but director of sport Matthew Hartigan is confident his squad are up to the task.

“This year’s squad is under no illusion that the hard work in Term 1 will pay dividends in the back end of the schoolboy cup season,” Hartigan said.


A hefty pre-season featured trial games against Balmain Tigers under 17s and Newcastle Knights under 17s and with 14 Makos taking part in the Mal Meninga Cup semi finals last month, Hartigan and head coach Jesse Maclean have plenty of talent to draw on.

Brisbane-contracted backrower Teui Robati shapes a key figure after steering Wynnum-Manly to the under 18s decider while captain Tyrone Sa’U starred on the wing for Souths-Logan in their minor premiership season.

Sa’U’s Queensland under 16s teammate Caleb Evans also offers plenty of attacking punch, as does former Coombabah State High School star Rixson Andrews, an Australian under 15s representative in 2017.

“We are very happy with the squad that we have assembled and the chance for these boys to represent our school with pride, passion and persistence,” Hartigan said.

“We have 6 boys backing up from last year’s team, with the younger boys very eager

to play in front of our vocal home crowd.”

Marsden travel to Palm Beach this week but will host 2019 home games at their Waterford West campus following after a multi-million dollar redevelopment.

Former Makos include Cameron Smith, Israel Folau and Antonio Winterstein.

[ja4220]

Thanks for that Nols.
I know they have been pumping the articles on Facebook (so you know, you can’t read them..)
I might start a new thread and copy this over. Any other articles that pop up and just general discussion can go there.

[mdrew]

Former Titans junior development squad member Ethan Kane scored his second try in as many weeks for Murwillumbah in the NRRRL First Grade competition and also kicked a conversion in their Round Seven 22-10 victory over Byron Bay.

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Powerful winger Rocco Partridge scored his second try of the U18 NRRRL season in Round Seven last weekend for Casino RSM as they defeated Evans Head 40-20.

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Murwillumbah NRRRL First Grade winger Liam Cusack scored another double in Round Seven last weekend in the Mustangs 22-10 win over Byron Bay.

He now has scored seven tries in just six NRRRL First Grade matches this season.

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Burleigh U13 Division One five eight Jimi Pedlow had a big match in Round Four of the GCRL U13 Division One competition scoring 24 points from two tries and eight goals as the Bears defeated Nerang 68-10 last weekend.

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Talented Casino RSM youngster Lachlan West continued his outstanding form in the NRRRL U18 competition in Round Seven last weekend scoring a double and kicking six goals as Casino RSM defeated Byron Bay 22-10.

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Giant front rower Carl Lolohea made his NRRRL Reserve Grade debut on the weekend in Round Seven of the NRRRL competition for Ballina against Tweed Coast.

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Tupou Lolohea’s unbelievable 2019 season shows no sign of slowing down last weekend in Round Seven of the NRRRL competition for Ballina.

He started off Sunday by scoring in the U18 match and then started on the wing in the NRRRL First Grade match scoring a double in just his second ever NRRRL First Grade match.

Through his first seven U18 matches this season he has scored twelve tries and also scored a try in two reserve grade matches as well as scoring two First Grade tries.

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Titans linked Zac Toole and Reece Noble were both involved in Ballina’s Round Three U15 Group One 12 all draw with Clarence Coast last weekend.

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Clarence Coast U14 Group One star Reece Warburton scored another two tries last weekend in Round Three as the Magpies went down 44-8 to Ballina.

In his three matches to date this season Reece Warburton has scored eight tries and kicked four goals.

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Ballina Seagulls U14 Group One youngster Lachlan Offley scored a hat trick for the third consecutive week in Round Three last weekend as Ballina defeated Clarence Coast 44-8.

Through the opening three rounds he has now scored nine tries and kicked four conversions for a 44 point haul.

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Jesse Arthars made his first NRL start in Round Ten against the Canterbury Bulldogs when he started at right centre. Playing the entire 80 minutes, Jesse Arthars ran for 83 metres (31 post contact), broke three tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.18 seconds and made 17 tackles at a tackling efficiency of 94.44%.

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After not being involved in the NRL squad for a couple of weeks, Jai Whitbread was back in the Titans NRL side for their Round Ten match against Canterbury, once again starting on the bench. In his 27 metres on the field, Jai Whitbread ran for 95 metres (41 post contact), played the ball at an average speed of 3.27 seconds and made eighteen tackles at a tackling efficiency of 81.81%.

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Titans linked Izayah Petricevich scored last weekend in Round Four of the GCRL U13 Division One competition for Nerang as they went down 68-10 to Burleigh.