Junior Development

[mdrew]

A few Gold Coast boys have been named in the QPICC Queensland Niue U18 side including Bryson Vaovasa, Jordan Champion Sam Stone Stepharn Holo and Jaylon Too and few former GC boys as well including Brisbane Grammar School pair Dea Jarn Asi and Dennis Waight

[mdrew]

The Griffith University Colleges side that won the GC Rugby U15 Grand Final in a curtain raiser to the Wallabies match a fortnight ago certainly had a rugby league link or two.

In the side that defeated the Helensvale Hogs 47-19 in the Grand Final boys that have/had a rugby league background included Connor Te Kani (fullback), Luke Kofutua (No. 8), Haze ai Rakena (half) Syriss Schmidt (fly half) Kruz Remene, (left wing) Xavier Collins (front row) JT Manuofetoa, (inside centre) Wethi Clarke (right wing) and on the bench was Memphis Pakinge and Lucan Robb


Two boys with Titans links were also in the Grand Final side being Titans contracted Kaleb Ngamanu (outside centre) and Titan Vaikai (lock) who captained the side.

Over the course of their season a few other rugby league boys were involved including Titans linked Caleb Gould Waiariki as well as Darius Christie.

[mdrew]

PBC school boy front rower Jovahn Tearoiti, has proved this season that he will be a force to be reckoned with in either rugby league or rugby this season.

In rugby league he started in the front row for PBC in the National GIO Cup final and in rugby started in the centres for the U17 Nerang Bulls Brisbane U17 Junior Rugby Grand Final as they defeated North Brisbane Eagles 21-5.

[mdrew]

Well done to Titans linked Jayden Campbell for being named the U19 Gold Coast Rugby League Player of the Year.

[mdrew]

An interesting selection in the Tweed Heads MM Cup squad for 2019 is big strong young front rower Isaac Perret. This season Isaac Perret only played two matches for Burleigh in the GCRL U17 Division One competition, starting from the bench on Round Ten against Ormeau and moving into the starting line-up for Round Eleven against Currumbin.

[mdrew]

Well done to the Helensvale Hornets junior side that won the Tassell Trophy Challenge Under 14 carnival In Cairns over the weekend defeating the Townsville Western Lions 40-6 in the final.

[mdrew]

Well done to Southport Tigers centre Taelon Te Whui-Hopa who was recently named the Gold Coast Rugby League U13 Representative Player of the Year.

[mdrew]

Very good looking Burleigh MM side named

[RenegadeGC]

Very good looking Burleigh MM side named

Hey mate do you have a link to it?

Any surprises in there, how does it compare to Tweeds?

[mdrew]

I will post link when I can but the quality of both squads is very impressive the forwards in particular in both squads is exceptional especially the inclusion of one or two Logan Brothers forwards like Stanley Jackson for Burleigh. Titans signing Tristan Powell is also class and comes from GPS rugby via Toowoomba.

Hey mate do you have a link to it?

Any surprises in there, how does it compare to Tweeds?

[ja4220]

https://www.facebook.com/burleighbea...75545355869440
Hopefully that works.

[RenegadeGC]

https://www.facebook.com/burleighbea...75545355869440
Hopefully that works.

Thanks mate, definitely some familiar names there and hopefully some future Titan NRL players

[mdrew]

Good to see half Thomas Neale getting an opportunity with the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup squad in 2019 after a solid season with Burleigh in the GCRL U17 Division One competition when he played in twelve matches including the final series.

In those matches, Thomas Neale scored three tries which came against Helensvale, Bilambil and Ormeau.

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Young hooker Liam Mahoney was more than solid in his second season in the Gold Coast Rugby League U19 competition proving to be an iron man for the Southport Tigers playing in seventeen matches including starting at hooker in the Grand Final. Unfortunately Southport went down to Currumbin in the physical contest.

In his seventeen U19 matches, Liam Mahoney crossed for two tries the first of which came in Round Six against Helensvale and he flowed that up with a try in Round Seven against Mudgeeraba.

In 2017 when he was just 17 Liam Mahoney played in twelve U19 matches after moving up from the U17 Division Two competition soon after the start of the 2017 season.

In 2016, Liam Mahoney played in the CC Cup competition and also represented South East Queensland at the U16 level in the same year.

[mdrew]

Caleb Gould-Waiariki is a Titans linked local young hooker/half who is set to come off the bench for the Titans U15 side for their upcoming match against a Balmain Tigers U15 touring side.

He finished the 2018 GCRL U15 Division One season with Runaway Bay as the competitions equal leading try scorer with fifteen, a feat he accomplished from just twelve matches. Caleb Gould-Waiariki also kicked two conversions in the competition, both coming in a late season match against Coomera to finish with sixty four points.

Caleb Gould-Waiariki had a huge match in early August when he scored five tries in a match against Currumbin, scored a hat trick against Burleigh and also scored a double against Helensvale. Caleb Gould-Waiariki’s other tries came in matches against Mudgeeraba, Ormeau and then in a three match span scored against Burleigh, Coomera and Ormeau in consecutive weeks.

In Week One of the U15 Division One Finals series, Caleb Gould-Waiariki started at hooker as Runaway Bay went down 28 – 12 to Ormeau. With Caleb Gould-Waiariki once again at hooker, Runaway Bay bounced back in Week Two of the finals defeating Burleigh 34 – 24 with Caleb Gould-Waiariki scoring in the win.

Caleb Gould-Waiariki also started at hooker in the U15 Division One Preliminary Final scoring a try and kicking two goals as Runaway Bay qualified for the Grand Final courtesy of a 58 – 14 victory over Coomera,

In the Grand Final Caleb Gould-Waiariki started at hooker but could not prevent Runaway Bay going down 38 – 20 to the Ormeau Shearers. Caleb Gould-Waiariki did however cross for one of Runaway Bay’s four tries in the Grand Final.

In addition to his club duties with Runaway Bay in the GCRL U15 Division One competition, Caleb Gould-Waiariki played four matches of club rugby on the Gold Coast with the Griffith University Colleges U15 side.

Caleb Gould-Waiariki’s first game was in Round Nine against the Gold Coast Eagles when he started from the bench and he also started from the bench in Round Eleven against Wollongbar/Alstonville.

Round Thirteen saw Caleb Gould-Waiariki start at fly half (No.10) against the PBC Alleygators and he also started at fly half in Round Sixteen against Casino.