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    The 2020 U18 Laurie Daley Cup competition that was for Titan Noah Johannssen:

    Noah Johannssen was named to start in the front row for the Northern Rivers Titans in Round One of the 2020 U18 Laurie Daley Cup against the Parramatta Eels at Cudgen however the match was cancelled due to the wet conditions.

    Noah Johannssen started Round Two of the U18 Laurie Daley Cup in the front row against the Newcastle Knights in Ballina and was impressive including a great break through the centre of the ruck in the first half of around forty metres before popping a pass to his right to send Reef Somerville away to score. It was an outstanding run by Noah Johannssen who just burst through the Knights defence and showed outstanding speed for a front rower when he space.

    Noah Johannssen also started in the front row in Round Three against the Central Coast Roosters and yet again simply outstanding constantly making metres through the centre of the ruck. Noah Johannssen also produced a piece of quality late in the match when he took the ball close to the Central Coast line but at the last minute jinked to his left and popped a great short ball to fellow front rower Jack Cullen who scored adjacent to the left upright untouched.

    Noah Johannssen also started in the front row in Round Four against the Greater Northern Tigers scoring a powerful try from close range in the first half scoring near the left upright after taking the pass from the dummy half.

    In the match Noah Johannssen also produced an outstanding return from a Greater Northern Tigers drop out. The ball was taken fifty five metres out with the ball give immediately to Noah Johannssen who crashed through the initial defensive line dragging defenders with him on a thirty five metre exquisite effort.

    Noah Johannssen was also in the front row for the start of the Round Five local derby against North Coast and once again led from the front making significant ground through the centre of the ruck, a lot of which were post contact metres.

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    The 2020 U18 Laurie Daley Cup competition that was for Titan Thomas Weaver:

    Thomas Weaver was named to start at half back for the Northern Rivers Titans in Round One of the 2020 U18 Laurie Daley Cup against the Parramatta Eels at Cudgen however the match was cancelled due to the wet conditions.

    Thomas Weaver started Round Two of the U18 Laurie Daley Cup at half against the Newcastle Knights in Ballina kicking an outstanding nine from nine in the match. Thomas Weaver also showcased his outstanding tactical kicking skills in the match with a 40/20 plus a great forty five metre kick to trap the Knight fullback in his own in-goal.

    Thomas Weaver also started at half back in Round Three against the Central Coast Roosters recording three try assists in the Northern Rivers Titans twenty six point victory. Thomas Weaver also kicked one conversion from two attempts in the win.

    Thomas Weaver’s first try assist was identical to many that he recorded last season. Thomas Weaver took the ball to the left of the field, close to the Central Coast line and threw a great pass to Titans left second rower and favourite target Ryan Foran who ran an outside shoulder route to crash over.

    Thomas Weaver recorded a second try assist in the first half when a bomb that he put up to the left corner bounced perfectly for centre Daniel Butterini to put the ball down a metre inside the field of play.

    Thomas Weaver’s third and final try assist of the match came in the centre half. He ran the ball to the right of the field shapes to pass but instead stepped off his left foot to break the line and drew the fullback to send Ryan Foran away to score near the left corner.

    Thomas Weaver also started at half back in Round Four against the Greater Northern Tigers filling up the stats sheet with a try, a try assist and one goal from as many attempts as well as some strong defence.

    In relation to his try, Thomas Weaver ran to the right of the paly the ball with the ball in two hands. As he approached the defensive line on a forty five degree angle, Thomas Weaver dummied to his left stepping back inside off his left foot to slice through the Tigers line, when he came to the fullback, Thomas Weaver once again to comprehensively beat the fullback to score mid-way between the side line and goal posts on the left side of the field.

    Thomas Weaver recorded a try assist in the first half when he ran to the left and popped a pass back to his right to send fullback Jaylan DeGroot into a big gap to score.

    Thomas Weaver also started at half in the Round Five local derby against North Coast having an outstanding match in the twenty six all draw finishing with four try assists and five goals from six attempts including a pressure penalty goal with two minutes remaining in the match in lock the scores up at twenty six all.

    The penalty goal in itself was not necessarily in itself a difficult kick with the kick being take from around fifteen metres to the left of the uprights, but with the game in the balance and the Titans unbeaten record on the line, it was certainly a pressure kick that Thomas Weaver easily kicked, showing no sign of nerves. His only miss was from right on the left touch line.

    Thomas Weaver’s first try assist was scored by Ryan Foran, running to the left side of the field, Thomas Weaver put in a right footed stab kick which North Coast could not handle and Ryan Foran was on hand to score. His second try assist was also from a first half kick. Thomas Weaver clearly aimed for the left upright from seventeen metres out hitting it perfectly and Reef Somerville was on the spot to score next to the left upright.

    An impressive aspect in relation to the two kicks was that they were to opposite sides of the field, once again displaying just how good Thomas Weaver’s tactical kicking already is.

    Thomas Weaver’s third try assist of the first half came when he drifted to his left and popped a great ball to a hard charging Daniel Butterini to burst into a gap and run twenty metres to score on the left side of the field. Thomas Weaver’s fourth and final try assist was a critical on elate in the match when he threw a long cut out pass to his left over the head of defenders to left winger Keegan Pace who scored in the left corner.

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    You know things are grim when mdrew goes more than a day when there is no content from him to keep the forum ticking along

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    New Zealand born youngster Te Poutokomanawa Matatahi-Tali Tonu is from the Taranaki region which is in the west of New Zealand’s North Island.

    In 2019 Te Poutokomanawa Matatahi-Tali Tonu attended Patea Area High School and was part of the school’s rugby league U15 side as well as representing his school at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Mixed Touch Championships that were held late in 2019 in Rotorua.

    2019 also saw Te Poutokomanawa Matatahi-Tali Tonu play for the Taranaki U15 representative rugby league side.

    In 2020 Te Poutokomanawa Matatahi-Tali Tonu was set to continue his rugby league career in New Zealand and would have pushed for a spot in the 2020 Taranaki U17 representative side as well as in the Mid-Central Vipers U17 representative side for the New Zealand National U17 Youth Championships that was scheduled to be held late in the 2020 season. Te Poutokomanawa Matatahi-Tali Tonu was also likely continue to play touch as well in 2020, including for Patea Area High School.

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    A lot of things are in lock down at present but no doubt the Titans contracted youngsters continue to work hard and rehab from injury.

    A huge shout out to Jamie McCormack who has done an outstanding job mentoring the Titans youngsters through this strange and difficult time.

    Make no mistake the Titans juniors will be the best prepared in the NRL as a result of what the Titans have put in place.

    In saying that the young men (and their families) are working very hard to continue their development and help them fulfill their dreams.
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    Great to hear that Titans stand out youngster Bailey Martin's rehab from a serious injury is done and the young man is working hard in continuing his work towards his dream.

    This young man is a class act on and off the field.

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    Congratulations to the Titans for having one of the best U16 players in Australian in Nicholas Hilton in their ranks. The lock is an outstanding talent and a leader of exceptional quality as well.

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    His season may have ended prematurely but make no mistake Titans contracted Thomas Weaver is probably the best U18 player in Australia at present that the scary part is that the PBC half is also U18 eligible in 2021 and has not even scratched the surface of his limitless potential yet.

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    There are plenty of talented junior rugby league players with solid defensive techniques but no junior player that I have even seen )and that includes Ryan James) has the technique and execution of Titan Bailey Martin who is a fearless defender at lock and for me may just end up in the hooking role but regardless is already an NRL calibre defender at just 16.

    Throw in an underrated attacking game and you have some sort of player to say the least.

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    In addition to having some of the best players for their age group in Australia under contract, the Titans also have the best U16 player in NZ under contract, being half Keano Kini who was named player of the Tournament in last years U15 National Youth Tournament.

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    The Titans have in their JTS program the two best young U15 front rowers in Queensland being Gold Coast local Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa and Ipswich youngster Larry Siala.

    Both are exceptional talents.

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    In the JTS system with Titans also have one of the most dynamic U15 second rowers in Carina's William Semu who is a lethal left side player.

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    Probably the hardest ball runner in the Queensland U16 rugby league ranks is on a long term Titans contract being powerful Ipswich State High School's Josiah Pahulu.

    He has already stood out in a number of matches for the Titans against the Balmain Tigers and Newcastle Knights.

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    Players that can direct their team around the field with both their passing and kicking game are hard to find but the Titans have one in their JTS system being Carina five eight Hayden Miller.

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    Young forwards with speed, power and late footwork are a rare commodity thus it is great to see that the Titans have one of the best U16 players in Queensland with those attributes at their disposal in outstanding Redcliffe youngster EJ Finau.


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