Junior Development

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The 2022 NRRRL season of Harvey Moase:

Harvey Moase was named to make his NRRRL First Grade debut in Round Ten of the 2022 season when he was named on the bench against the Kyogle Turkeys. Harvey Moase then made his career first NRRRL First Grade start in Round Thirteen when Harvey Moase started at five eight against the Ballina Seagulls with Harvey Moase kicking a conversion in a tight Hornets loss.

The 2022 NRRRL U18 competition saw Harvey Moase play for the Cudgen Hornets and after the Hornets had a Round One bye Harvey Moase start Round Two at halfback and captain against the Tweed Heads Seagulls with Harvey Moase kicking two conversions from three attempts.

The 27th minute of the match saw Harvey Moase record a try assist when from twenty metres out and just to the left of the uprights Harvey Moase put in a right foot high chip kick to the right wing with Jett Forbes the beneficiary to score near the right corner.

Harvey Moase also started at halfback and captain in Round Three against Casino RSM and kicked seven conversions from ten attempts.

Harvey Moase also scored in the 32nd minute when after receiving the ball on the right side of the field around twenty metres out Harvey Moase cut back towards centre field around twenty metres out before stepping off his left foot to get through the line and then stepped off his left once again to beat the fullback to score under the posts.

The 15th minute saw Harvey Moase record a try assist he took the ball to the line whilst deep on the attack and threw a good short ball to his right to put right second rower Oliver McCullough over to score wide out.

Harvey Moase recorded another try assist in the 38th minute when Harvey Moase took the ball right to the line to the right of a Hornets scrum win thirty five metres out and threw a good short ball to his right to put Jett Forbes through to subsequently score,

Harvey Moase also had a line break in the 20th minute when he took the ball to the line and threw an inside pass to Stevie O’Connor who made fifteen metres downfield.

Harvey Moase was also on song from a tactical kicking perspective as was evidenced in the 23rd minute when from twenty metres Harvey Moase put in a chip kick to the right which had to be taken dead by the Lower Clarence left winger.

Harvey Moase also started at halfback in Round Six against the Byron Bay Devils and kicked four conversions in a big Hornets victory.

In just the 2nd minute against the Devils Harvey Moase engineered a line break assist when on the left side of the field near the halfway mark Harvey Moase threw a good ball to allow Jett Forbes to get on the outside of his opposite centre and streak away down the touchline before drawing the fullback and sending the Hornets right winger over to score.

Harvey Moase then started at halfback in Round Seven against the Bilambil Jets, kicking five conversions from six attempts in a twelve point Hornets victory.

Harvey Moase made a 31st minute line break when to the left of the play the ball and twenty metres out from his own line Harvey Moase ran straight at the oncoming Bilambil defensive line before stepping off his left foot to slice through and Harvey Moase as able to promote the ball twenty metres before being brought to ground.

Harvey Moase then did well in the 50th minute when after receiving the ball on the halfway mark from his left, Harvey Moase cut back to the left side of the field, stepping off his right foot on three occasions before drawing a defender and passing to his left to Cooper Camby to keep the movement going.

Harvey Moase continued at halfback in Round Eight against the Kyogle Turkeys with Harvey Moase kicking five conversions from seven attempts.

Harvey Moase came desperately short of scoring for the Hornets in the 7th minute but he was held up near the posts after the play started to the left of the play the ball before Harvey Moase cut back to his right to get over the line before being unable to get the ball down.

Harvey Moase almost scored once again in the 38th minute after one heck of a run. Initially Harvey Moase received the ball around ten metres out from the try line to the left of the play the ball. Harvey Moase initially ran to his left but when that avenue was cut off Harvey Moase ran across to the opposite side of the ruck before that avenue was also cut off, Harvey Moase then cut back once again, running back to the right before Harvey Moase stepped off his right foot and darted towards the try line only to be held up directly under the goal posts.

Harvey Moase also recorded two try assists, the first of those coming in the 27th minute when Harvey Moase moved into dummy half as the Hornets were bringing the ball off their own thirty metre mark. Harvey Moase darted to his right after threatening to pass in the same direction and charged between two Turkeys defenders before veering to his right to round the fullback before off-loading to Liam Foe to run away to score under the posts.

Harvey Moase recorded his second try assist of the match in the 38th minute when Harvey Moase took the ball to the right of the play the ball just ten metres out from the try line and double pumped a short ball to his right to put his second rower over to score.

Harvey Moase showcased his strong tactical kicking skills in the 58th minute when from sixty metres out down a right blindside Harvey Moase kicked deep towards the right corner with the ball pulling up in the in-goal with the Kyogle barely able to get the ball back into the field of play.

It was just a match where everything was going right for Harvey Moase and that was clear from his second half kick-off which took a wicked bounce on the try line to go dead in-goal and force Kyogle into a goal line drop-out.

Harvey Moase also started at halfback in Round Ten against the Murwillumbah Mustangs and kicked two conversions from three attempts in a 16- 4 victory. Harvey Moase also threw the final pass for Jett Forbes try in the 43rd minute.

Harvey Moase continued at halfback in Round Eleven against the Lower Clarence Magpies with Harvey Moase kicking three conversions in a tight Hornets victory including a great conversion from the left touchline to convert Stevie O’Connor’s 44th minute long range try.

Harvey Moase also threw the final pass for Hayden Wilson’s 57th minute match winning try when he got the ball away to his left after receiving the ball from the dummy half.

Harvey Moase then put in a superb goal line drop-out in the 53rd minute with the length and direction of the drop-out taking the Magpies off guard with the ball going into touch for the Hornets to get the ball back three metres into Cudgen territory.

After starting at halfback for a Titans Northern Rivers U18 squad that played a Future Titans U17 side in a Titans against Canberra NRL match at Cbus Stadium on the Saturday, Harvey Moase started at halfback in the rescheduled Round Four match against the Bilambil Jets with Harvey Moase scoring twenty of the Hornets forty four points by way of scoring two tries and kicking six conversions from eight attempts.

Harvey Moase scored the first of his two tries in the 7th minute when he started the movement back near the halfway mark and of course finished it by scoring under the posts. Harvey Moase received the ball to the right of the play the ball and threw a hard flat pass to his right to Jett Forbes who made a line break before getting the ball away to his winger. After Jett Forbes got the ball back from the winger he off-loaded to his inside to Harvey Moase ten metres out after Harvey Moase had backed up the line break on the inside. Harvey Moase then stepped up to convert his own try.

Harvey Moase scored his second try in the 37th minute when he chased through a Max Liles and Harvey Moase was on the spot to take the ball on the bounce after the Jets fullback got a terrible bounce with Harvey Moase collecting the ball and running twenty five metres to dive over under the posts. Harvey Moase then stepped up to convert his own try.

Harvey Moase also recorded a try assist in the 34th minute when from the left of the play the ball and ten metres out, Harvey Moase threw a long cut-out pass to put his left winger over in the corner.

Harvey Moase literally made a significant impact on the match in the opening seconds when his kick-off to start the match was dropped by the Jets in the in-goal necessitating a Bilambil goal line drop-out.

Harvey Moase also did well in the 10th minute when he identified that Bilambil were going to put in a chip from their right side of the field to the left with Harvey Moase getting back to take the chip kick on the full just out from the try line with Harvey Moase then finding the ground to ensure that he was not dragged back into the in-goal.

Harvey Moase then started at halfback in the rescheduled Round Five match against the Byron Bay Devils with Harvey Moase recording two try assists and kicking three conversions.

The first of Harvey Moase’s try assists came in the 21st minute when from forty metres out from the try line, Harvey Moase ran the ball down a short right blindside and after drawing one defender got the ball to his right for his winger to race away to score.

Harvey Moase recorded a second try assist in the 38th minute when after Harvey Moase ran the ball forty metres out and to left of the play the ball, Harvey Moase threw a good inside pass to Tanu Nona who beat a number of tackles to score under the posts.

Harvey Moase also made a 31st minute line break when from forty seven metres out Harvey Moase received the ball near the centre of the field and to the right of the play the ball and after running to his right sliced between two defenders but when he was ten metres out Harvey Moase’s pass to his right went to ground.

Harvey Moase also made a smart try saving tackle in the 18th minute on the stepping Byron Bay five eight six metres out and in front of the right upright.

Harvey Moase then started at halfback for the Cudgen Hornets in the 2022 NRRRL Major Semi-final against the Tweed Heads Seagulls with Harvey Moase scoring a try and kicking four conversions in a strong Hornets victory.

Harvey Moase scored a great solo try in the 42nd minute when after receiving the ball forty metres out and to the right of the play the ball, Harvey Moase stepped off his right foot and then raced through the resultant gap before veering to his left to round the Seagulls fullback with Harvey Moase putting the ball down next to the left upright. Harvey Moase then stepped up to convert his own try.

The 2022 NRRRL U18 Grand Final saw Harvey Moase named at start at halfback for the Cudgen Hornets against the Ballina Seagulls with Harvey Moase scoring sixteen of the Hornets forty Grand Final winning points from a 53rd minute try and kicking six conversions from seven attempts.

In the 53rd minute from around thirty metres out and to the right of the play the ball Harvey Moase put in a right foot chip kick over the oncoming Ballina defensive line for himself with Harvey Moase racing through to retrieve the ball on the bounce and dart away to dive over to score next to the right upright. Harvey Moase then stepped up to convert his own try.

Harvey Moase also recorded a try assist in the 36th minute when after breaking through the Ballina defensive line from five metres inside his own territory Harvey Moase drew the Ballina fullback and passed to his left to send Tanu Nona over to score under the posts.

Harvey Moase was also heavily involved in Max Liles 30th minute try when from forty metres out and to the right of the play the ball Harvey Moase put in a right foot chip kick which was regathered by Jett Forbes who subsequently got the ball away for Max Liles to score a key try right on halftime.

It was clear that it was Harvey Moase’s day when his kick-off to get the second half underway bounced over the dead ball line to force Ballina into a goal line drop-out.

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The 2022 season of Caleb Hodges:

Caleb Hodges started the Titans first 2022 NRL trial against the Brisbane Bronco’s at Cbus Stadium from the bench coming on in the second half to play out wide. In his time on the field Caleb Hodges ran for seven metres, played the ball at an average speed of 4.04 seconds and had a 100% tackling efficiency whilst making five tackles.

Round Three of the Queensland Cup saw Caleb Hodges start from the bench for the Tweed Heads Seagulls against the Norths Devils, playing eight minutes late in the match, running for sixteen metres (seven post contact), played the ball at an average speed of 2.86 seconds and made a tackle.

Caleb Hodges was then named at right centre for the second half of the Tweed Heads Seagulls opening 2022 Queensland Cup trial against the Souths Logan Magpies.

Also in late 2021 Caleb Hodges was part of the Titans NRL squad that undertook a joint training session with ninety members of the Titans JTS Program.

Impressively Caleb Hodges was one of a number of Titans rookie players that trained with the Titans NRL squad in the first five week block of the 2020/21 NRL pre-season.

Round One of the 2022 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition saw Caleb Hodges named to start at left centre for the Tweed Heads Seagulls as they got their season underway against the Norths Devils however the match was ultimately postponed due to the extreme weather conditions in northern New South Wales.

Caleb Hodges was also named at right centre in the Round Two local derby against the Burleigh Bears with Caleb Hodges making a winding run after coming inside and breaking three tackles in a winding run that only ended six metres from the try line.

Caleb Hodges was named to continue at right centre in Round Three against the Townsville Blackhawks however he was a late scratching from the Seagulls side.

After missing Round Three Caleb Hodges started Round Four at right centre against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls.

Caleb Hodges continued at right centre in Round Six against the Northern Pride scoring a double in the Seagulls big 66 – 0.

Caleb Hodges scored the first of his two tries in the 39th minute when Thomas Weaver kicked from the left side of the field to right with Caleb Hodges outjumping the Northern Pride fullback in the in-goal to score ten metres in from the right corner.

Caleb Hodges completed his double in the 56th minute when he was on hand to pick up a rebounded kick out of dummy half from Oskar Bryant with Caleb Hodges picking up the ball and reaching out with his right arm to get the ball down ten metres in from the left corner post.

Caleb Hodges also recorded a 46th minute try assist with a great catch and pass to his right to put his right winger over in the corner after the Northern Pride fullback seemed to have mis-judged where the try line was as he backed back into the in-goal and let Tweed Heads score without any attempt to make a tackle.

The 9th minute saw Caleb Hodges record a line break assist with a great catch and pass to put his right winger away down the sideline.

Caleb Hodges was immediately in the match taking the kick-off on the bounce and running the ball into the oncoming Northern Pride defensive line.

Caleb Hodges also started at right centre in the rescheduled Round One match against the Norths Devils and did well in the 30th minute when he ran down a short right blindside, making fifteen metres before cutting to his left and off-loading to Jaylan De Groot who was trailing the play through the centre of the field.

After missing Round Nine Caleb Hodges was back to start at right centre in Round Ten against the Mackay Cutters and also continued at right centre in the rescheduled Round Seven match against the Souths Logan Magpies with Caleb Hodges scoring in just the 2nd minute when after receiving a quick pass from his inside from Solomon Torrens, Caleb Hodges raced twelve metres to dive over in the right corner.

A missing a number of rounds Caleb Hodges was back at left centre in the Round Fourteen local derby against the Burleigh Bears with Caleb Hodges scoring in the 37th minute when he ran through to collect a Jaylan De Groot right foot grubber kick from ten metres out with Caleb Hodges scoring mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.

Caleb Hodges had earlier made a strong run in the 24th minute with a fifteen metre run from within his own twenty metre area to the left of a Seagulls scrum win.

Caleb Hodges then moved to right centre in Round Fifteen against the Northern Pride with Caleb Hodges making the opening tackle of the match after Tweed Heads had kicked-off. Then in the 75th minute Caleb Hodges made one of the plays of the match when Caleb Hodges raced forward to take a Northern Pride short kick-off on the full just as the ball had crossed the ten metre plane with Caleb Hodges making a fifty metre line break down the left touchline before being tackled just ten metres out from the try line.

Caleb Hodges also started at right centre in Round Sixteen against the Townsville Blackhawks.

Caleb Hodges also started at right centre in Round Seventeen against the Easts Tigers with Caleb Hodges scoring in the 79th minute when Caleb Hodges ran onto a short ball from his left from Max Liles to crash over twelve metres to the right of the uprights. Caleb Hodges finished the match with a team leading 127 metres and a line break.

Week One of the 2022 Hastings Deering’s Colts Final saw Caleb Hodges start at right centre in the Elimination Final against the Easts Tigers with Caleb Hodges coming close to scoring on at least three occasions.

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The 2022 club season for Titan Jury Taewa:

In 2022 Jury Taewa started the season playing for the Bilambil Jets in the NRRRL U18 competition and started Round One of the competition from the bench against the Murwillumbah Mustangs.

Interesting Jury Taewa was named to start in the front row for the Nerang Roosters side for Round Nine of the Gold Coast Rugby League U18 Division One side against the Burleigh Bears with Jury Taewa celebrating his first match in Roosters Red, White and Blue by scoring in the 9th minute when from ten metres out and to the left of the play the ball Jury Taewa charged onto the ball and was able to work his way over to score under the posts with a number of Burleigh defenders hanging off him.

Jury Taewa then made a great charge from the subsequent kick-off to his own try and was awarded a penalty when he was held down too long in the tackle.

Jury Taewa was at it again in the 33rd minute with a line break when after receiving the ball from the dummy half from his left Jury Taewa cut back to the soft spot directly behind the play the ball and broke three tackles before finally being brought to ground just two minutes from the try line.

Jury Taewa then made a strong charge from the kick-off to Xavier Collins try with Jury Taewa getting the ball back to the thirty metre mark. Jury Taewa then made a further strong charge in the 51st minute and once again it was a great kick-off return from Immanuel Kalekale’s great try with once again Jury Taewa getting the ball over the twenty metre mark.

Jury Taewa also started in the front row in Round Ten against the Southport Tigers and took the third hit-up of the match to promote the ball to the halfway mark. Jury Taewa made another strong run in the 43rd minute when he ran onto the ball from his own forty metre mark making seventeen metres to get the ball into Southport territory with the last twelve metres of Jury Taewa’s run being backwards.

Jury Taewa continued in the front row in Round Eleven against the Helensvale Hornets with Jury Taewa making the 2nd hit-up of the match. Jury Taewa then made strong hit-up from Eren Eden’s 17th minute try with Jury Taewa making twenty five metres after receiving the ball on his own try line.

Jury Taewa made another strong run in the 21st minute with a fifteen metres effort from the left of the play the ball with Jury Taewa getting the ball over the halfway mark as a result.

Jury Taewa was held up over the try line in the 21st minute after charging at the line from five metres out.

Jury Taewa also started in the front row in Round Twelve against the Helensvale Hornets.

Jury Taewa then continued in the front row in Round Thirteen against the Runaway Bay Seagulls with Jury Taewa taking the second hit-up of the match.

Then in the 47th minute Jury Taewa made a twenty metre charge through the centre of the field to get the ball ten metres into Runaway Bay territory, breaking three tackles along the way.

In the 3rd minute of the match Jury Taewa executed a smart one on one steal to immediately put Nerang on the attack thirty five metres away from the try line.

Jury Taewa continued in the front row in in Round Fourteen against the Ormeau Shearers with Jury Taewa scoring in the 58th minute when he ran onto the ball two passes to the right of the play the ball from ten metres out and after engaging the defensive line Jury Taewa spun 360 degrees clockwise and then after being held just out from the try line Jury Taewa reached out to put the ball down in his right hand whilst being held up by three Ormeau defenders.

Jury Taewa made a number of strong runs in the match including in the 10th minute with a twelve metre charge to his own forty metre line after running onto the ball to the right of the play the ball.

Jury Taewa then moved to right second row in Round Sixteen against the Burleigh Bears with Jury Taewa making a try saving tackle in the 12th minute on Burleigh’s Bailey McConnell with Jury Taewa slinging the halfback to ground just five metres out from the try line.

Jury Taewa then started at right second row in Round Seventeen against the Southport Tigers.

Jury Taewa then started in the front row in the 2022 Week Two GCRL U18 Division One Major Semi-final against the Currumbin Eagles with Jury Taewa scoring in the 26th minute when from nine metres out Jury Taewa charged onto a pass from his right to crash over under the posts.

Then in the 56th minute Jury Taewa made a run (and line break) of the match. From a Helensvale kick-off after a Jeremaiah Temapo try Jury Taewa took possession just five metres out from his own try line and charged at the oncoming Hornets defenders with Jury Taewa crashing between two of them and charging thirty seven metres downfield.

Jury Taewa then started in the front row in the 2022 GCRL U18 Division One Preliminary Final against the Helensvale Hornets with Jury Taewa taking the second and fourth hit-ups of the match after Helensvale had kicked off.

Jury Taewa also made a strong charge in the 50th minute making eighteen metres out from a run to the right of the play the ball that ended twenty metres out from the try line.

The 2022 Gold Coast Rugby League U18 Division One Grand Final saw Jury Taewa start in the front row for the Nerang Roosters with Jury Taewa taking the opening hit-up of the match from the kick-off with Jury Taewa able to get the ball to twenty three metres away from his own try line.

Jury Taewa made a further strong charge in the 23rd minute when from a Nerang penalty tap restart twenty metres out from the try line, Jury Taewa charged into the Helensvale set defensive line with Jury Taewa rumbling to within eight metres of the try line.

Jury Taewa also had a strong Grand Final from a defensive perspective with Jury Taewa making a huge front on tackle in the 7th minute on his opposite number as the Hornets were trying to bring the ball out of their own twenty metre mark. Then in the 16th minute Jury Taewa executed a second great front on tackle rocking the Hornets forward backwards once again.

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The 2022 Hastings Deering’s Colts season of Kyhan Weir:

Round One of the 2022 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition saw Kyhan Weir named on the bench for the Tweed Heads Seagulls as they got their season underway against the Norths Devils however the match was postponed due to the extreme weather conditions in northern New South Wales.

Kyhan Weir was also named to come off the bench in the Round Two local derby against the Burleigh Bears, coming onto the field early in the second half and made his first run with the ball in the 49th minute, making ten metres to get the ball thirty metres away from the Seagulls try line.

Kyhan Weir made another strong run in the 65th minute when he took the second hit-up from the kick-off to Klese Haas’s seconds try with Kyhan Weir making a hard ten metres to get the ball over the Seagulls defensive twenty metre mark.

Kyhan Weir made some strong tackles in the match as well with probably his best tackle coming in the 77th minute when he hit Burleigh lock Samuel Shannon front on with the ball coming loose as a result of Kyhan Weir’s initial contact.

Kyhan Weir also started from the bench in Round Three against the Townsville Blackhawks and in the 29th minute made a strong line break. Kyhan Weir received the ball to the right of the play the ball and forty metres from the try line whilst in a stationary position. It appeared that Kyhan Weir was not expecting to receive the ball but regardless as soon as he took possession Kyhan Weir charged through a gap and then was able to draw the fullback and get the ball away to his left to Charlie Murray who was brought down just short of the try line.

Kyhan Weir was also named to start off the bench in Round Four against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls with Kyhan Weir scoring a strong try in the 19th minute when from twenty two metres out Kyhan Weir charged onto the ball from a Tweed Heads penalty tap restart breaking four tackles in a rumbling effort with Kyhan Weir getting the ball down just to the right of the goal posts. Kyhan Weir then made a great charge from the subsequent kick-off.

Kyhan Weir also came off the bench in Round Six against the Northern Pride in a big Seagulls big 66 – 0 with Kyhan Weir coming into the match in the front row around the 28 minute mark.

Kyhan Weir’s best moment of the match came in the 52nd minute when two passes to the right of the play the ball and around twenty metres out Kyhan Weir stepped off his right foot and engaged the defensive line still twelve metres out. Kyhan Weir continued to pump his legs and got within a metre of the line before he was finally stopped.

Kyhan Weir also started from the bench in the rescheduled Round One match against the Norths Devils with Kyhan Weir coming onto the field to operate in the front row in the 22nd minute with Kyhan Weir making a strong sixteen metres charge from a Norths goal line drop-put in the 46th minute of the match.

Round Eight against the Western Clydesdales saw Kyhan Weir continue off the bench with Kyhan Weir scoring an impressive right on fulltime when he charged onto a pass from Oskar Bryant from is left to crash over under the posts from eight metres out.

Kyhan Weir came off the bench in the 21st minute and almost immediately executed a one on one strip to get the ball back for the Seagulls three metres inside Clydesdales territory.

Kyhan Weir also recorded a line break assist in the when he off-load the ball in a two man tackle to Jack Field near the halfway mark with the five eight able to promote the ball further downfield as a result of Kyhan Weir’s off-load.

Kyhan Weir also started from the bench in Round Nine against the Ipswich Jets.

Kyhan Weir, in Round Ten, made his first Colts career start when he started in the front row in Round Ten against the Mackay Cutters with Kyhan Weir along with Jack Cullen and Ben Liyou involved in the opening tackle of the match.

Kyhan Weir then made a strong run in the 32nd minute when he charged onto the ball to the right of the play the ball twenty five metres away from the line with Kyhan Weir then drawing in one defender and off-loading to his right to Solomon Torrens who then put Jake Fields into space to score near the right corner.

Kyhan Weir got his strong second half underway by making a strong hit-up from the kick-off before making a 41st minute run of fifteen metres through the centre of the field from the left of the play the ball to get the ball forty metres away from his own try line.

Kyhan Weir then added a further strong run in the 43rd minute, once again to the left of the play the ball and through the centre of the field over the forty metre mark.

The match saw Kyhan Weir make a team leading twenty eight tackles.

Kyhan Weir continued in the front row in the rescheduled Round Seven match against the Souths Logan Magpies.

Kyhan Weir then came off the bench in Round Eleven against the Central Queensland Capra’s in the 23rd minute to operate in the front row with Kyhan Weir coming close to scoring in the 73rd minute when he was held up over the try line by three defenders directly under the posts.

Kyhan Weir’s initial run in the match came in the 27th minute with a strong fifteen run to get the ball to the halfway mark after receiving the ball to the right of the play the ball.

Kyhan Weir also came off the bench in Round Twelve against the Redcliffe Dolphins with Kyhan Weir coming on to operate in the front row in the 27th minute.

Kyhan Weir continued at off the bench in Round Thirteen against the Sunshine Coast Falcons as well as in the Round Fourteen local derby against the Burleigh Bears with Kyhan Weir along with Ryan Foran holding up the Burleigh lock over the try line five metres to the left of the uprights in the 31st minute.

Kyhan Weir continued from the bench in Round Fifteen against the Northern Pride with Kyhan Weir scoring in the 33rd minute when he charged onto the ball from five metres out after the dummy half had run to his left with Kyhan Weir coming back underneath him with Kyhan Weir barging over to score three metres to the right of the uprights.

Kyhan Weir had come onto the field in the 29th minute to operate in the front row and made his first run just a minute later in the 30th minute with a sixteen metre effort that commenced fourteen metres out from his own try line.

Kyhan Weir also did well in the 42nd minute when from ten metres out from his own try line and in front of the posts, Kyhan Weir ran onto the ball to the left of the play the ball and made eighteen metres, the majority of which were post contact with Kyhan Weir then awarded a penalty for being held down for too long once the tackle was completed.

Kyhan Weir also started from the bench in Round Sixteen against the Townsville Blackhawks as well as in Round Seventeen against the Easts Tigers.

Week One of the 2022 Hastings Deering’s Colts Final saw Kyhan Weir start from the bench in the Elimination Final against the Easts Tigers with Kyhan Weir scoring in the 68th minute when after charging on the ball to the right of the play the ball Kyhan Weir crashed over from four metres out getting the ball down mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.

Kyhan Weir also started from the bench in Week Two of the Finals against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls.

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Titans contracted Nelson Makaafi, Luke Jones, Dallas Ingram and Daniel Rakena have been named in the Burleigh 2023 CC Cup squad.

Most in the squad eligible for QLD?

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Most in the squad eligible for QLD?

Yes mate, the vast majority are Qld boys, then there are a few NZ boys and a couple from Western Australia.

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The 2022 NRRRL U18 season for Cooper Camby:

The 2022 NRRRL U18 competition saw Cooper Camby play for the Cudgen Hornets and after the Hornets had a Round One bye Cooper Camby start Round Two at left centre against the Tweed Heads Seagulls being swapping to the right side in the second half.

Cooper Camby’s initial positive impact on the match came inside the opening minute with a strong twenty metre run down the left channel to get the ball within twenty eight metres of the try line. Then in the 17th minute Cooper Camby made a strong right shoulder driving tackle on his opposite number.

Cooper Camby then started at left centre in Round Six against the Byron Bay Devils and in the 4th minute engineered a line break assist when after getting the ball thirty metres away from his own line Cooper Camby was able to make ten metres down the left touchline before off-loading to his left to his winger who was able to promote the ball a further twenty five metres.

Cooper Camby also recorded a 49th minute try assist when after bursting away down the left touchline Cooper Camby drew the fullback and passed inside to put Max Liles over to score.

In the 31st minute Cooper Camby took advantage of a great Stevie O’Connor catch and pass to his left to put Cooper Camby into a gap with the left centre breaking three tackles whilst making twenty metres to get the ball into Byron Bay territory.

Cooper Camby then started at left centre in Round Seven against the Cudgen Hornets and made inroads into the Jets defensive line in as early as the 4th minute when he made a fifteen metre run down a short left blindside to get the ball into Bilambil territory. Cooper Camby was then awarded a penalty for a swinging arm in the tackle by one of the Bilambil defenders.

Cooper Camby also did well in the 12th minute when from a Hornets scrum win with Cooper Camby running the ball to the left from ten metres from his own line and after beating two Jets defenders was able to off-load to left to send his left winger on an eighteen metres run down the left touchline.

Cooper Camby continued at right centre in Round Thirteen against the Ballina Seagulls with Cooper Camby doing well in the 6th minute from a defensive perspective. Cooper Camby was faced with a two man overlap around ten metres out from the try line and after holding his defensive positioning as the play unfolded in front on him, Cooper Camby raced out of the line and was able to knock down a pass when without Cooper Camby’s intervention, Ballina would surely have scored.

From an attacking perspective Cooper Camby was heavily involved in Stevie O’Connor’s 32nd minute try when Cooper Camby made a line break down the right side of the field near the halfway mark with Cooper Camby throwing a great right arm around the corner off-load to Jett Forbes who then sent Stevie O’Connor away to score under the posts.

Cooper Camby made a line break of his own in the 48th minute when after passing to his right winger just twenty metres out from his own try line, Copper Camby got the ball back from his winger and raced forty metres down the right touchline before passing back inside to his winger. It was an impressive interchange of passing.

Cooper Camby also did well in the 28th minute with he took a Ballina short kick-off on the full and after seemingly being held after a five metre run, Cooper Camby has able to break three tackles to progress the ball to within five metres of the halfway mark.

Cooper Camby then moved to left centre for the rescheduled Round Five match against the Byron Bay Devils with Cooper Camby scoring in the 45th minute when from a Cudgen scrum on the opposite side of the field Cooper Camby received the ball thirty metres out and wide out on the left with Cooper Camby using a left arm fend to beat one tackle and then run thirty metres to score in the left corner.

Cooper Camby added a second try in the 47th minute when he chased through a Jett Forbes kick down a short left blindside with Cooper Camby taking the ball on the bounce above his head five metres out with Cooper Camby then able to bring the ball around to within five metres of the left upright.

Cooper Camby also made a smart play in the 14th minute when he chased through a Hornets attacking grubber kick with Cooper Camby grabbing hold of the Byron Bay fullback three metres out from the line with Cooper Camby forcing him back into the in-goal area to force a goal line drop-out.

Cooper Camby then started at left centre for the Cudgen Hornets in the 2022 NRRRL Major Semi-final against the Tweed Heads Seagulls with Cooper Camby recording a try assist in the final minute of the match when after Tweed Heads put in a short goal line drop-out with Cooper Camby taking the ball on the full with Cooper Camby then passing to his left to put his left second rower over in the left corner.

The 2022 NRRRL U18 Grand Final saw Cooper Camby named at start at left centre for the Cudgen Hornets against the Ballina Seagulls with Cooper Camby scoring in the 57th minute when from dummy half and four metres out from the try line and three metres in from the left touchline, Cooper Camby ran to his right to force his way over to score just in from the left corner.

Cooper Camby made the first of his two line breaks in the 13th minute when from just five metres out from his own try line Cooper Camby from the left side of the field received the ball to the right of the play the ball with Cooper Camby executing a right foot step to beat three defenders with Cooper Camby promoting the ball thirty five metres downfield before he was brought to ground.

Cooper Camby recorded a second line break in the 54th minute when Cooper Camby took a Ballina short kick-off on the bounce near the left touchline just after the ball had crossed the ten metre plain with Cooper Camby then racing fifty five metres downfield before he was tackled into touch just five metres out from the try line.

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In late September 2022 Ruben Dixon was named in the 2023 Burleigh Bears U16 Cyril Connell Cup representative squad.

Ruben Dixon arrives on the Gold Coast from Western Australia and in 2022 Ruben Dixon represented Western Australia in the U15 ASSRL School Boy Championships including starting at lock in the Pool B Championship Final against Victorian School Boys.

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Thomas Wellman started at fullback in the Group 18 U15 Grand Final victory for Byron Bay/Lennox Head over the Murwillumbah Colts and played for a Titans U15 NRRRL selection in a match against a Titans U14 squad in September 2022.

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Zane Farrell from the Grafton Ghosts played for a Titans U15 NRRRL Invitational side in late September 2022 against a Titans U14 selection.

Zane Farrell played for the Ghosts in the Group One U15 competition, starting at lock in all of his matches and scoring twice. Zane Farrell’s first try of the 2022 season came in Round Six against the Clarence Coast Magpies and Zane Farrell also scored against the Magpies in the Ghosts extra time Preliminary Final loss.

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Banjora Porch is a big strong young front rower who was was the Player of the match after starting in the front row in the Group 18 U15 Grand Final victory for Byron Bay/Lennox Head over the Murwillumbah Colts, played for a Titans U15 NRRRL selection in a match against a Titans U14 squad in September 2022.

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In late September 2022 Gabriel Salele’a was named in the 2023 Burleigh Bears U16 Cyril Connell Cup representative squad.

Gabriel Salele’a arrives on the Gold Coast from Western Australia and in 2022 Gabriel Salele’a represented Western Australia in the U15 ASSRL School Boy Championships including starting at fullback in the Pool B Championship Final against Victorian School Boys.

2022 also saw Gabriel Salele’a play for the South Perth Lions in the Western Australian U15 competition, primarily playing at five eight and had a big match against the Rockingham Sharks with Gabriel Salele’a scoring three times.

Gabriel Salele’a also played rugby in Western Australia, including an outstanding 2022 season with Neddie’s. Gabriel Salele’a scored a double in Round Nine against Cottsleigh and also scored a double and kicked a conversion in Round Eleven against Palmyra. Gabriel Salele’a also scored in Round Fourteen against Lions after starting the match at outside centre (No. 13).

Whilst Gabriel Salele’a started the majority of his matches from the bench, Gabriel Salele’a did start at outside centre in Round Fourteen against Lions.

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The 2022 Hastings Deering’s Colts season of Tanu Nona:

Tanu Nona made his Hastings Deering’s Colts debut in Round Seventeen of the 2022 competition when he came off the bench against the Easts Tigers coming onto the field to operate in the dummy half role late in the first half.

Tanu Nona then started from the bench in Week Two of the Finals against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls with Tanu Nona recording a great try assist in the 28th minute when from just fourteen metres out from his own try line Tanu Nona ran to his right out of dummy half and burst through the centre of the Wynnum Manly defensive line. Then Tanu Nona initially took on the fullback after a fifty metre burst and in the tackle got away to right arm off-load to his left to Jett Forbes who raced away to score under the posts.

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The 2022 GCRL U18 Division One season for Will Saunders:

Post the 2022 MM Cup competition Will Saunders transitioned back to club rugby league, starting Round One of the 2022 Gold Coast Rugby League U18 Division One competition at hooker for the Currumbin Eagles against the Nerang Roosters with Will Saunders scoring the final try of the match in the 56th minute when he darted over after running to his right out of dummy half from very close range to score adjacent to the right upright.

Prior to his try Will Saunders made a great run out of dummy half in the 38th minute when from two metres inside his own territory Will Saunders ran to his right breaking the Roosters defensive lien through the centre of the ruck and making twenty five metres before the cover defence converged on him.

Will Saunders was also named at hooker in Round Five against the Southport Tigers.

Will Saunders had a huge match in Round Eight against the Runaway Bay Seagulls scoring a double after starting the match at hooker.

The first of Will Saunders two tries came in the 22nd minute when after the Seagulls attempted a short kick-off Will Saunders received an off-load and burst through a gap to run thirty five metres to score ten metres to the right of the uprights.

Will Saunders completed his double in the 27th minute when he ran out of dummy half to his left from just thirty five metres out from his own try line going straight through the centre of the defence before stepping off his right foot to beat the fullback with Will Saunders then racing away to score under the posts.

In fact Will Saunders could easily have scored a hat trick when in the 34th minute when after receiving an off-load around twenty metres out Will Saunders ran to his left before straightening up and going straight through a gap. Will Saunders actually crossed the try line but when was in the in-goal under the posts he passed the ball to one of his team mates in an act of selflessness.

Will Saunders also recorded a 24th minute try assist when after running out of dummy half to his right from thirty metres out from his own line Will Saunders went straight through the centre of the Seagulls defensive line before drawing the Runaway Bay fullback and passing to his right to Jake Lateo who raced away to score under the posts.

Will Saunders continued at hooker in Round Nine against the Helensvale Hornets with Will Saunders maintaining his impressive try scoring streak when he scored in the 58th minute when from thirty metres out from his own try line Will Saunders ran to his right out of dummy half and split the Hornets defensive line before veering to his left and then he outpaced both the fullback and the cover defence to score eight metres in from the left corner.

Will Saunders then continued at hooker in Round Ten against the Ormeau Shearers as well as in Round Eleven against the Nerang Roosters and came close to scoring against the Roosters when he was held up in the 53rd minute after he tried to burrow over from dummy half on the final tackle.

Will Saunders continued at hooker in Round Twelve against the Southport Tigers and made a smart play in the 24th minute when with Currumbin having been under heavy pressure on their own line for a number of minutes, Will Saunders executed a one on one steal just five metres from his own line and directly in front of the goal posts on one of the Tigers front rowers to ease all of the pressure on the Eagles.

Will Saunders also started at hooker in Round Thirteen against the Burleigh Bears with Will Saunders scoring inside the opening minute of the match when after a Jake Lateo mid-field bomb was allowed to bounce by Burleigh Will Saunders raced through the toe the ball forward a second time after another Eagles player had with Will Saunders picking the ball up around eleven metres out to score mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the right side of the field.

Will Saunders also started at hooker in Round Sixteen against the Helensvale Hornets.

The 2022 GCRL U18 Division One Week One Semi-final saw Will Saunders start at hooker for the Currumbin Eagles against the Burleigh Bears.

Will Saunders also started at hooker in the 2022 GCRL U18 Division One Major Semi-final against the Nerang Roosters with Will Saunders scoring in the 21st minute when Will Saunders ran to his right out of dummy half from three metres out to get the ball down four metres to the right of the uprights.

The 2022 Gold Coast Rugby League U18 Division One Grand Final saw Will Saunders start at hooker for the Currumbin Eagles against the Nerang Roosters with Will Saunders held up over the try line in the 18th minute six metres in from the left touchline after Will Saunders had tried to catch the Roosters defence off-guard by running out of dummy half.

Will Saunders also made a good run out of dummy half in the 30th minute when Will Saunders made fifteen metres after running to his left out of dummy half to get the ball ten metres into Nerang territory.

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The 2022 NRRRL U18 season for Max Liles:

Max Liles played for Cudgen Hornets in the 2022 U18 NRRRL competition for the second season in a row, starting Round Three against Casino RSM at five eight.

Max Liles scored in the 10th minute when he swooped on a Casino RSM dropped ball inside their own twenty metre area with Max Liles racing eighteen metres to score mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.

The first of Max Liles line breaks came in just the 4th minute of the match when from thirty five metres out from his own line, Max Liles burst away down the left touchline making thirty five metres of his own but unfortunately his pass to his right went to ground with a try in the offing.

Max Liles produced an outstanding field of play in the 49th minute when after a Casino RSM try Max Liles leapt high to take the Hornets short kick-off on the full just after it had travelled the required ten metres. Max Liles was then able to promote the ball a further twenty metres downfield after taking possession from the short kick-off.

Max Liles also started at five eight in Round Six against the Byron Bay Devils with Max Liles scoring a try and kicking two conversions including a great 35th minute conversion from the left touchline.

Max Liles scored in the 49th minute when be backed up a break by Cooper Camby down the left touchline to receive the ball and score five metres to the left of the uprights. In fact the reason that Cooper Camby found space down the left touchline was as a result of a great catch and pass to his left from Max Liles back near the halfway mark. Max Liles then stepped up to convert his own try.

In addition to scoring a try Max Liles assisted in two other Hornets tries, with the first of those occasions coming in the 11th minute when from seven metres out from the try line and five metres in from the left touchline Max Liles ran out of dummy half to his right before throwing a short flat ball to an on charging Hayden Wilson who was able to crash over.

Max Liles second try assist was recorded in the 30th minute when from twenty metres out and near the right touchline Max Liles put in a high left foot bomb that came down perfectly near the left corner for his winger to take the ball on the full and move two metres to score.

Max Liles also recorded a line break in the 33rd minute when with Cudgen having a scrum feed near halfway Max Liles initially lined up to the right of the scrum but as the ball as being fed Max Liles raced to the opposite side and received the ball from Harvey Moase down a short left blindside. Max Liles then produced a good left foot step to beat one defender and after beating two more tackles Max Liles was eventually put to ground twenty five metres out from the line.

After missing a number of rounds due to Colts and school boy representative commitments Max Liles started at right centre in Round Ten against the Lower Clarence Magpies with Max Liles scoring in the 28th minute when after receiving the ball two passes to the right of the play the ball and eighteen metres out, Max Liles ran to his right, dummying to the same direction before Max Liles sliced between two defenders to score ten metres in from the right corner post.

Max Liles also made a strong run just prior to his try in the 27th minute when after receiving the ball on the left, Max Liles from thirty five metres out, cut back inside beating three tackles before getting away an off-load to his left.

Max Liles was involved in holding up a Magpie in the 21st minute when along with Ethan Hickey and Stevie O’Connor he held up and then forced back into the field of play the Lower Clarence No. 14 six metres in from the right corner.

After starting from the bench for the Future Titans U19 side squad that played a North Queensland Cowboys U19 side in a Titans against Canberra NRL match at Cbus Stadium on the Saturday, Max Liles started at five eight in the rescheduled Round Four match against the Bilambil Jets.

Max Liles recorded the try assist and what a heck of a run it was by Max Liles before he threw the final pass for Jett Forbes to score. Initially Max Liles received the ball from the dummy half ten metres out from the try line to the right of the uprights and ran to his left, dummying to an inside runner before pulling up to assess his options before running twenty five metres parallel to the defensive line towards the right corner and once he enticed one defender out of the line Max Liles threw a sharp ball to his right to put Jett Forbes through.

Max Liles recorded a second try assist in the 37th minute when from forty five metres out from his own line and to the left of the play the ball Max Liles put in a long raking left foot kick which took a horror bounce just in front of the Bilambil fullback with Harvey Moase racing through the retrieve the ball on the bounce and run twenty five metres to score under the posts.

Max Liles then recorded a line break and line break assist in the same play in the 29th minute when after Max Liles received an off-load sixty five metres out and immediately ran towards the centre of the field and after making fifteen metres off-loaded the ball in a tackle to Stevie O’Connor who after dummying to his right beat one defender before veered to his left to round the fullback before Stevie O’Connor got an off-load away to his left to Max Liles who got all of the way to ten metres out from the try line.

Max Liles was also heavily involved in Ethan Hickey’s 45th minute try when from sixty metres out Max Liles threw a long cut-out pass to his right to Jett Forbes away down the right touchline with Max Liles backing up on the inside so that when Jett Forbes off-loading to his inside, Max Liles was on the spot to take possession on the bounce and off-load to his left in one motion to Ethan Hickey who ran twenty metres to score next to the right upright.

Max Liles showcased his off-loading skills in the 41st minute when after receiving the ball from the dummy half from his left, Max Liles ran the ball to the right and threw a great left arm low around the corner pass to Jett Forbes. Max Liles then did not rest on his laurels and backed up to get the ball back from Forbes with Max Liles then running the ball towards the centre of the field before putting in a left foot grubber kick towards the left with Bilambil subsequently being tackled just a metre out from their own try line.

Max Liles then started at five eight for the Cudgen Hornets in the 2022 NRRRL Major Semi-final against the Tweed Heads Seagulls with Max Liles recording a try assist in the 36th minute when Max Liles threw a great inside ball to Tanu Nona who charged to his left on a 45 degree angle ten metres to score eight metres to the left of the uprights.

Max Liles also recorded a line break assist in the 21st minute when Max Liles ran the ball down a short left blindside near the halfway mark before throwing a good ball to his left to send winger Levi Dangerfield away down the left touchline.

Max Liles also made a good run in the 25th minute when initially Max Liles received the ball to the left of the play the ball and ran in the same direction from forty five metres out. When he got within around seven metres of the left touchline, Max Liles propped and cut back to his right, beating three defenders in a winding run that made ten metres.

The 2022 NRRRL U18 Grand Final saw Max Liles named at start at five eight for the Cudgen Hornets against the Ballina Seagull with Max Liles scoring in the 30th minute when he received a pass from his left from Jett Forbes who had retrieved a Harvey Moase chip kick. Max Liles initially juggled the ball but dragged the ball in with his right arm to cross the try line wide out on the right but Max Liles was able to bring the ball around to put the ball down near the right goal post.

Max Liles came close to scoring a second try in the 31st minute when Max Liles backed up a line break by the Cudgen left second rower but the Ballina fullback Lachlan Offley got his hand to a pass that would have gone to Max Liles who would no doubt have scored.

Max Liles also recorded a try assist in the 9th minute when from the left of the play the ball and twenty five metres out, Max Liles cut to his left and put his left second rower through a gap to score.

Max Liles added a second try assist in the 15th minute when from twenty metres out and to the right of the play the ball Max Liles executed a left foot grubber kick which say up perfectly for Jett Forbes in the in-goal with the centre scoring an easy try as a result.

Max Liles almost set up another try in the 27th minute when from forty metres out and down a short left blindside Max Liles put in a smart left foot chip kick with Hornets left winger Levi Dangerfield racing through to retrieve the ball but only to be dragged to ground three metres from the try line.