Junior Development

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Titans contracted fullback/centre Rowlands Mansfield crosses for one of Ballina’s tries in their 46-0 U15 Group One Round 14 match on Saturday.

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A week after both scoring hat tricks Ballina Seagulls duo Sam Currie and Lachlan Offley both scored doubles as Ballina defeated Clarence Coast 50-12 in Round 14 of the Group One U13 competition on Saturday.

Moby Adams scored a hat trick for Ballina in the match.

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Talented Jesse Beauchamp scored four tries in Round 14 of the U15 Group One Junior Rugby League competition on Saturday for Ballina as they kept Clearance Coast scoreless in a 46-0 victory.

Over the course of the season he has scored 18 tries and kicked a conversion in 13 games for a season points haul of 74.

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He may have been on the losing side of the ledger on Saturday but Moeaki Fotuaika once again provided that he belongs in the NRL even though he is just 18 years old.

He had a number of career highs against Penrith including running for a career high 124 metres, 53 post contact (career high) and also had career highs in terms of tackle breaks (5) and offloads (4).

He has now run for in excess of 1 000 metres (1 077) through 13 NRL games at a per game average of 82.9 metres and has an impressive tackling efficiency of 92.1 after he made 28 tackles at a solid percentage on Saturday.

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Outstanding Titans contracted second rower Ethan Foster was devastating once again on Saturday for Clarence Coast in Round 14 of the Group One U16.5 competition scoring two tries and kicking three from three but unfortunately Clarence Coast went down 24-18 to Ballina.

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2018 Tweed Heads MM Cup forward Ji Van Heerwaarden played his 2nd GCRL First Grade match in Round 16 on the weekend coming off the bench for Currumbin as they went down 18-12 to Tugun.

He was backing up after playing in the U19 match earlier in the day.

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Currumbin U19 half Nash Geyer is having a solid under the radar season and in Round U16 last weekend scored his 10th try of the season as the Eagles defeated Southport 26-16.

Nash Geyer who has played in 11 U19 matches also has played one Doug Lipp Cup match and one First Grade match this season.

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Jai Whitbread only got 27 minutes off the bench for Burleigh against Souths Logan but he was effective none the less running for 80 metres, 22 post contact.

He also scored his second Queensland Cup try off a line break and also broke three tackles as well as making 14 tackles at a tackling efficiency of 87.5%.

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Outstanding 18 year old half back Tahne Robinson scored a try and kicked a goal in Round Sixteen of the NRRRL First Grade competition on Sunday for his Tweed Coast Raiders side as they defeated Cudgen 24-4.

There is no doubt in my mind that Tahne Robinson could easily handle the step up to the Hastings Deering’s Colts competition next season if that is the way he wishes to go.

If he does Tweed heads would seem the ideal destination.

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Kai O’Donnell came off the bench in his seventh straight Queensland Cup match in Round 22 against Souths Logan on the weekend, playing 30 minutes, which is a touch below his usual 34 minutes.

In his 30 minutes however Kai O’Donnell ran for 79 metres, 25 post contact, made a line break and broke 4 tackles, Kai O’Donnell also made 13 tackles.

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Young utility Thomas Farragher continues to play matches in the U18 NRRRL competition even though he is still eligible for U18 competitions.

In Round 18 of the U18 NRRRL competition over the weekend he scored his 2nd U18 try as his Kyogle side held Casino RSM scoreless in a 40-0 Turkey’s win.

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Outstanding young Kyogle fullback Layne Hardy in just his second U18 NRRRL match scored a great double as Kyogle defeated Casino RSM 40-0.

Earlier this season Layne Hardy was exceptional for Northern Rivers in the U16 Andrew Johns Cup.

In the U16.5 Group One competition he has scored eight tries from nine matches, including four in an early season match against Marist Brothers and a double against Casino RSM.

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The powerful Vinncent Takataka started in the front row in Round 16 of the GCRL U19 competition for Runaway Bay on the weekend scoring his 4th try of the season from just six matches as the Seagulls accounted for Helensvale 30-26 in a close contest.

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Talented 2018 Tweed Heads MM Cup player Codey McLaughlin started in the second row on the weekend for Runaway Bay in Round 16 of the Doug Lipp Cup competition scoring his second try in that grade from just four matches as Runaway Bay defeated Helensvale 26-14.

For me Codey McLaughlin has as much talent as anyone playing on the Gold Coast this season.

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On Saturday, the day prior to playing in the U18 NRRRL match Thomas Farragher played in the Group One U16.5 competition scoring for Kyogle in their Round 14 44-16 loss to Casino RSM.


In his nine matches in the Group One U16.5 Thomas Farragher scored ten tries.

Young utility Thomas Farragher continues to play matches in the U18 NRRRL competition even though he is still eligible for U18 competitions.

In Round 18 of the U18 NRRRL competition over the weekend he scored his 2nd U18 try as his Kyogle side held Casino RSM scoreless in a 40-0 Turkey’s win.