Junior Development

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Former Gold Coast Eagle rugby player Lalau Robbie will start on the wing for the Murwillumbah Mustangs in Round Four of the NRRRL U18 competition against the Bilimbil JEts.

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Max Liles has been named at halfback for the Cudgen Hornets in Round Four of the NRRRL First Grade competition against the Ballina Seagulls.

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Brady Turner continued in the front row for the Burleigh Bears in the Round Seven MM Cup local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls with Brady Turner making his opening hit-up of the match in just the 2nd minute from the right of the play the ball to carry the ball from the halfway mark to thirty eight metres from the try line.

Brady Turner also ran onto the ball to the right of the dummy half in the 6th minute with Brady Turner also once again getting the ball from the halfway mark to thirty eight metres from the try line. Then in the 9th minute from the right of the play the ball once again and thirty metres from his try line Brady Turner ran the ball through the centre of the field to within seven metres of the halfway mark.

Brady Turner also did well running the ball in the 10th minute forty eight metres from the try line and was able force his way to within twenty nine metres of the try line.

Brady Turner showcased his defensive ability in just the 3rd minute of the match with a right shoulder driving tackle on his opposing front rower to drive him back three metres and dump him on his back twenty two metres from the try line. Then in the 55th minute from two passes to the left of a Burleigh penalty restart Brady Turner was able to carry the ball from twenty metres from the try line to within ten metres.

Brady Turner’s performance saw him named on the bench in the Courier Mail’s 2024 MM Cup Round Seven Team of the Week.

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Round One of the ultimately postponed 2024 NRRRL First Grade competition saw Jury Taewa named on the bench for the Bilambil Jets against the Tweed Coast Raiders.

Jury Taewa came off the bench in Round Two against the Evans Head Bombers with Jury Taewa coming onto the field to operate in the front row in the 27th minute and in the 36th minute from the left of the play the ball and twenty five metres from his own try line Jury Taewa carried the ball out to the thirty six metre mark.

In the 48th minute from the left of the play the ball Jury Taewa was able to get the ball from two metres inside his own territory to ten metres into Bombers territory then in the 51st minute Jury Taewa made a strong goal line drop-out return to get the ball back to the twenty metre mark aftger running straight through the centre of the field.

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Creedence Donovan continued on the right wing for the Burleigh Bears in the Round Seven MM Cup local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls and in the 6th minute Creedence Donovan ran across to the opposite side of the field and from the left of the play the ball took a yardage carry from ten metres from his own try line to twenty metres out.

Creedence Donovan moved across to the opposite side of the field once again in the 14th minute to run out of dummy half to his left as he ran the ball from two metres from his own try line to twelve metres out. Then later in the same set of six tackles Creedence Donovan ran out of dummy half to his left once again to get the ball through the centre of the field from ten metres to twenty three metres from his own try line. Creedence Donovan also ran out of dummy half on this occasion to his right in the 56th minute to the thirty metre mark before getting a right arm flick off-load away to his right.

Creedence Donovan’s performance saw him named on the wing in the Courier Mail’s 2024 MM Cup Round Seven Team of the Week.

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Good to see Banjora Porch named on the bench for the Byron Bay Devils in Round Four of the NRRRL U18 competition against Northern United.