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    Yes mate, definately two, HS was spot on last week

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    So we really have signed Two Sam McIntyre’s
    Last edited by mdrew; 24-11-20 at 09:06 AM.

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    Half Tyler Harper is one of six 2020 Tweed Heads Seagulls Group 18 U14 players who are currently training as part of the Titans Elite Academy Program.

    In 2020 Tyler Harper played half back for the Tweed Heads Seagulls U14 side in the Group 18 junior rugby league competition with the Seagulls going through the ten regular season rounds undefeated, scoring 316 points and conceding just 64 to finish the regular season with +252 points differential from their ten matches to record an average winning margin of just above twenty five points.

    As a result of their outstanding season the Tweed Heads Seagulls U14 side qualified for the Grand Final against the Tugun Seahawks. Tweed Heads prevailed in the 2020 decider 30 – 4 with Tyler Harper starting the Grand Final at half back.

    In the 2020 Group 18 U14 Grand Final Tyler Harper operated primarily on the right side of the field and had a try assist in the Grand Final as well as converting the Seagulls third try from close to the right upright in the first half. Tyler Harper’s try assist came in the second half when he took the ball to the line before putting in a short stab kick which he weighted correctly for his right winger to dive on the ball in the in goal.

    Tyler Harper was also heavily involved in another Tweed Heads try in the second half when a long cut out pass to his right put his right centre into space who was then able to set up his support runner to score.

    Tyler Harper also attends PBC as part of their Elite Rugby League Program and in 2020 started at half back for the PBC Renouf Cup School Boy Grand Final side that went down in heart breaking fashion 10 – 8 to Marsden State High School.

    In the 2020 Renouf Cup Grand Final, Tyler Harper had a big game kicking two from two and also recording a try assist for PBC’s sole try of the match. In the second half with Marsden leading 6 – 0, Tyler Harper who was operating on the left, put in a deft grubber kick in to his left with the kick sitting up perfectly for PBC left centre and fellow Titans linked Tyler Small to fly through to take the ball and score next to the posts.

    Tyler Harper converted the try that he set up for Tyler Small and then kicked a late second half penalty goal to put PBC in front 8 – 6 before the heart break of seeing Marsden score in the last seconds of the match to snatch victory.

    Post the completion of the Renouf Cup school boy competition Tyler Harper was awarded a Future Reds Award at the 2020 PBC Sports Awards night.

    Tyler Harper also played touch in 2020 making the U14 Boys Queensland Fury side for the Queensland Oztag Super Series after representing the Tweed Coast Giants.

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    Great to see the Northern Rivers Titans hard at work for their 2021 season including yesterday at Casuarina and Ballina last weekend.

    More than a few boys who are linked to the Titans and that are destined to have very good careers in rugby league.

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    Great news today that Coombabah State High School have automatically qualified for the 2021 Langer Cup school boy competition.

    There are more than a few Titans contracted boys in the Coombabah Open side such as Joseph Shannon, Kobie Mackay-Taylor and Caleb Gould-Waiariki amongst others.
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    Competitive half back Levi Bannon who plays for the Beaudesert Kingfishers in the Gold Coast Rugby League competition and attends Marsden State High School is yet another talented junior in the Titans Elite Academy Program.

    Playing for Marsden State High School in 2020, Levi Bannon was outstanding in the Broncos Old Boys competition, producing a Player of the Match performance in the Grand Final at Langlands Park as Marsden defeated Coast Coast based Keebra Park State High School 26 – 6.

    In addition to being named Player of the Match, Levi Bannon scored the try of the Grand Final with a scintillating seventy metre solo effort towards the end of the first half. Operating on the left side of the field, Levi Bannon received the ball and ran at the line with the ball out in front of his body in two hands. As he approached the line Levi Bannon threw a subtle (very subtle) dummy to his left and literally sliced through the Keebra Park line and was simply too quick for the Keebra Park fullback as Levi Bannon outpaced him to score a supurb try.

    Even though the Keebra Park had the correct angle to come across in cover defence, Levi Bannon’s speed was simply too much and he was able to maintain distance between himself and the fullback to dive over fifteen metres in from the left corner post.

    Levi Bannon was at it again early in the second half of the Grand Final when he split the Keebra Park defensive line through sheer speed and footwork. Levi Bannon took the ball off the dummy half to the right of the play the ball on about the half way mark, taking the ball right into the heart of the Keebra Park before producing an outstanding left foot step at full speed to go right through the centre of the Keebra Park ruck. After running thirty metres Levi Bannon stepped off his left foot once again and almost beat the Keebra Park fullback as well but was just brought down as the fullback held on precariously to one of Levi Bannon’s legs.

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    A number of players with links to the Titans have been named in the 2021 Tweed Coast Giants OzTag sides.

    In the boys U4/15 side, Tyler Harper and Riley Buchanan has been named and in the boys U16/17 side Harvey Moase, Ethan Hickey and Kai Smallwood as in the side.

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    What the Titans are getting with TJ Devery:

    The New Zealand born second rower has signed with the Titans and will play the 2021 season on the Gold Coast after being part of the 2020 New Zealand Warriors U18 SG Ball side prior to the competitions early demise as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic.

    After missing Round One of the 2020 U18 SG Ball competition, TJ Devery started Round Two from the bench for the Warriors against the Canberra Raiders. When he came on Tj Devery played forty one minutes, running for thirty two metres (ten post contact) and made sixteen tackles at a tackling efficiency of 88.89%.

    TJ Devery also started on the bench in Round Three against North Sydney, for the second week in a row playing forty one minutes. In that time TJ Devery ran for twenty four metres (seven post contact) and made twenty two tackles at a tackling efficiency of 95.65%.

    Round Four against the Cronulla Sharks saw TJ Devery come off the bench for his third match in a row, playing forty four minutes when he came on as well as scoring his first U18 SG Ball try. TJ Devery played forty four minutes, ran for sixty one metres (fifteen post contact), made a line break, broke two tackles and made nineteen tackles at atackling efficiency of 95%.

    TJ Devery scored for the second match in a row in Round Five against the Parramatta Eels when he started from the bench once again playing twenty seven minutes. In that time, TJ Devery ran for fifty four minutes (ten post contact), broke a tackle and made ten tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.

    TJ Devery made his first start in Round Six against the Illawarra Steelers which was ultimately the final round of the 2020 SG Ball competition before the Covid 19 pandemic close down. In his first start, TJ Devery played the entire seventy minutes of the match in the second row, running for forty metres (fifteen post contact) and made twenty seven tackles at a tackling efficiency of 90%.

    In total in the 2020 SG Ball competition for the New Zealand Warriors, TJ Devery played in five matches, finishing with a 40% strike rate. Tj Devery was on the field for 221 out of a possible 350 minutes (63.14%), had a line break, broke three tackles, ran for 211 metres, fifty seven of which were post contact and made ninety four tackles at a tackling efficiency of 93.07%.

    TJ Devery’s 2020 SG Ball per game averages incuded playing 44.2 minutes, running for 42.2 metres and making 18.8 tackles. Per seventy minutes (the length of an SG Ball match) in 2020 Tj Devery ran for 66.38 metres and made 29.57 tackles.

    Late in 2020 TJ Devery was named to start from the bench for the New Zealand Club U18 side when they took on a New Zealand Schools U18 side however ultimately TJ Devery started at right second row for the New Zealand Club side as they defeated Schools 34 - 22 with Tj Devery taking the final kick to attempt to the conversion for the Club sides final try. Unfortunately for TJ Devery the kick from out wide to the left went wide.

    Also late in 2020 TJ Devery started in the second row for the Auckland U18 side that took on their South Island U18 rivals.

    In 2019 TJ Devery was part of the New Zealand Rugby League U18 Talent Development Program and at their 2019 camp started in the second row for Team Lauititi in the trial match on the last day of the camp.

    In 2019 TJ Devery was part of the Akarana Falcons U17 representative side for the U17 National Youth Tournament, playing in four matches for the Falcons with those matches coming against the Wai-Coa Bay Colts, the Central Vipers, Auckland Vulcans and the Counties Manukau Stingrays.

    At the conclusion of the 2019 U17 National Youth Championships, TJ Devery was named in the U17 Tournament Merit Team.

    TJ Devery also represented the Akarana Falcons at the 2018 U17 National Youth Tournament and as a 16 year old made the U17 Tournament Merit Team. TJ Devery also started in the second row for the Falcons in their Tournament Final victory over the Auckland Vulcans.

    Prior to the final Tj Devery also played in matches against the Northern Swords where he scored a try and kicked a conversions, the Central Vipers, the Auckland Vulcans where he scored once again and the Counties Manukau Stingrays.

    In 2018 TJ Devery played for the Te Atatu Roosters in the Auckland Rugby League U16 competition and was in fact named Player of the Season. In 2018 the Rutherford College student represented the New Zealand Residents U16 side, starting in the second row against Toa Samoa U16’s.

    TJ Devery made his representative debut in 2017 at the U15 National Youth Tournament when he was selected in the Akarana Falcons side for the Tournament and as he was in 2018 and 2019 TJ Devery was named in the Tournament Merit side, in 2017 in the U15 age group.

    TJ Devery started the 2017 U15 National Youth Tournament Final in the second row and kicked a key penalty goal as the Falcons defeated the Auckland Vulcans 10 – 8.

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    The 2020 Senior State Cup in touch started today and in the Gold Coast Senior State Cup Mixed Open side 2020 Burleigh Colts and Ormeau Shearers U20 player Izaya Leota is one of the key players.

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    I am a big fan of young players playing mulit sports thus it is great to see Jayden Campbell playing in the Gold Coast Senior State Cup Mixed U20 side in the 2020 Senior State Cup Touch Championships that started yesterday.

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    Burleigh youngster Noah Gafa is on the move and in 2021 will play for the Mullumbimby Giants in the NRRRL First Grade competition.

    Mullumbimby are putting together a few good signings for the 2021 season with fellow former Burleigh youngster Tom Neale also heading to the Giants for the 2021 NRRRL First Grade season.

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    What the Titans are getting with Xavier Stowers:

    The powerful school boy rugby No.8 from the Ipswich Grammar School GPS Rugby First XV and the Ipswich Jets MM Cup side is a recent Titans signing coup and has the potential to fly through the junior rugby league ranks to the NRL in a short space of time.

    Xavier Stowers started Round One of the 2020 MM Cup competition in the front row for the Ipswich Jets against the Townsville Blackhawks. Unfortunately that Round One match was the only MM Cup match of the 2020 season due to the Covid 19 pandemic.

    Xavier Stowers started the 2020 GPS school boy rugby season in the Ipswich Grammar School’s First XV after making his First XV debut as a 16 year old in 2019.

    Round One of the 2020 GPS school boy rugby First XV competition saw Xavier Stowers line up at No. 8 against Toowoomba Grammar and Xavier Stowers continued his run of starts at No. 8 in Round Two against Nudgee College. Xavier Stowers also started at No. 8 in Ipswich Grammar School’s remaining 2020 First XV fixtures, which were against Brisbane Boys College (Round Three), Churchie (Round Four), Brisbane State High School (Round Five), The Shouthport School (Round Six) and Gregory Terrace in Round Seven.

    Whilst Xavier Stowers did not score in 2002 he was heavily involved in two tries over the course of the abridged 2020 GPS First XV season. In Round Four against Churchie, Xavier Stowers picked the ball up from the back of a scrum three metres out from the Churchie line and ran to his left, throwing a great one armed (right arm) off-load to his half who was brought down centremetres short but Ipswich scored from the subsequent ruck.

    Xavier Stowers was heavily involved later in the season in Round Six against the Southport School, when once again he picked the ball up from an Ipswich Grammar School scrum win five metres out from the TSS line. Xavier Stowers ran to his right, putting his No. 10 into a gap and he was able to twist over next to the left upright.

    In the 2020 Courier Mail South East Queensland school boy rugby/rugby Top 30 players of 2020 Xavier Stowers was named at Number 21 where the Courier Mail writers noted his exceptional combination of size, strength, speed and power at such a young age. Xavier Stowers made the same list in 2019.

    Xavier Stowers made his GPS school boy rugby First XV debut for Ipswich Grammar School in Round One of the 2019 GPS school boy rugby First XV competition against Brisbane State High school when he started at No. 8. Xavier Stowers went on to start at No. 8 in all of Ipswich Grammar Schools seven other First XV matches, being against Brisbane Grammar School (Round Two), Toowoomba Grammar School (Round Three), Nudgee (Round Four), Brisbane Boys College (Round Five), Anglican Church Grammar School (Round Six), the Southport School (Round Eight) and Gregory Terrace in Round Nine.

    Xavier Stowers first GPS school boy First XV rugby try came in Round Eight on the Gold Coast against TSS when Xavier Stowers charged at the line from close range a pass off a ruck that had formed two metres out from the TSS line. Xavier Stowers received the ball to the right of the ruck and under heavy pressure from multiple TSS defenders was able to keep his feet under him and put the ball down right on the goal line midway between the left corner post and goal post.

    In 2019 in addition to playing for Ipswich Grammar School, Xavier Stowers represented the Queensland Maroon U16 side at the National U16 Rugby Championships, starting for the Maroon side at No. 8.

    Xavier Stowers already has some rugby league experience, representing his heritage when he represented the Cook Islands U14 side at the 2017 QPIIC Tournament including scoring in an 18 – 4 Cook Island victory over Papua New Guinea.

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    Mdrew, what are your thoughts on juniors which don't come through the league or GPS school system. Do they get noticed? Do they have a chance considering the media coverage of both of those competitions? Is it a disadvantage for kids not to be in those systems? do they fall behind the other kids?

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    Hi mate, that is an interesting question. I agree that the coverage of the school boy Langer/GIO Cup rugby league and GPS rugby competitions is getting bigger each year and the quality is getting better and better as well.

    A lot of the boys are playing in the competitions came to the schools at a young age so they are identified early. Back to your question however, obviously the likes of Jojo Fifita and the Keebra Park and PBC boys get a lot of publicity but in my opinion other areas are certainly scouted.

    In know that they now at PBC but the likes of Thomas Weaver, Jack Cullen, Oskar Bryant, Reef Somerville etc were identified playing for Benora Point High School and the Cudgen Hornets when they were 13 or 14, similiarly Rowan Mansfield was identified as a 13 year old in Ballina.

    One of the best junior prospects at the moment Larry Siala is playing in the AIC shool boy competition in Ipswich and Josiah Pahulu played for the Springfield Panthers.

    I guess my ultimate point is that these days if they are good enough you will be spotted, the likes in Bryon Nimo from Country Queensland is another example.

    Titans stand out Sam Shannon is another who came through the Southport Tigers is another example.

    Don't get wrong playing at PBC/Keebra Park or TSS does not hurt a players chances of standing out, but some clubs, with the Titans and Penrith being the two stand outs look at the young player first before the colour of their school jersey.

    It is a fascinating discussion point and I could discuss for hours.

    I made an earlier point about the young players coming to these schools but there are also young boys who are locals and come through the school from a very young age who deservidly get noticed, the perfect example being PBC's Bailey Martin.

    Some NRL clubs just stick to big schools/area's but certainly not the TItans.

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    Mdrew, what are your thoughts on juniors which don't come through the league or GPS school system. Do they get noticed? Do they have a chance considering the media coverage of both of those competitions? Is it a disadvantage for kids not to be in those systems? do they fall behind the other kids?

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    Great to see 2020 PBC Langer Cup winger Troy Duckett continue his association with the Titans.

    The young winger has an intriguing combination of size and speed and his development in 2021 will be well worth keeping an eye on.

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    The Titans association with PBC continues to reap rewards with young hooker Tanu Nona another young man who will continue his progression as a rugby league with both PBC and the Titans.


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