Junior Development

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Jaxson Paulo and Darius Farmer as well

Noticed Kai O'Donnell in the pics as well. MDrew was Ioane Seiuli one of the kids in there as well?

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Did not pick him up on first look, but I will have a better look, thanks for the heads up

Noticed Kai O'Donnell in the pics as well. MDrew was Ioane Seiuli one of the kids in there as well?

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The 2019 Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup side has a number of talented backrowers in it none more so than Joshua Stothard.

Earlier this season Joshua Stothard started in the second row in four of the Northern Rivers U16 Andrew Johns Cup matches including matches against the Newcastle Knights Development Squad, Central Coast Roosters and the Greater Northern Tigers.

Joshua Stothard played the 2018 club season with Casino RSM in the New South Wales Group One U16.5 competition scoring six tries from just eleven matches. He scored doubles in three consecutive rounds towards the end of the 2018 season against Lismore Marist Brothers, Ballina and Kyogle.

Joshua Stothard also played three matches for Casino RSM in the U18 NRRRL competition making his debut against players in the main two years older than him in early June against the Lower Clarence Magpies.

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The Cudgen Hornets U15 side this season was certainly an outstanding one and as a consequence has contributed eight players to the 2019 Northern Rivers Titans U16 Andrew Johns Cup squad.

In addition to Titans contracted players, Byron Jones, Jack Cullen and Thomas Weaver, fullback Jaylan De Groot, hooker Oskar Bryant, second rower Reef Somerville, forward Rohan Begg and centre Keegan Pace have been named.

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Young South Tweed lock Bailey Cox started from the bench for the Titans U15 side as they defeated a U15 Balmain Tigers touring side 16 – 10 and has recently been selected in the Northern Rivers Titans squad for the 2019 Andrew Johns Cup competition.

Bailey Cox came onto the field for the Titans mid-way through the first half immediately making some bone rattling tackles and punishing runs. One of Bailey Cox’s first involvements was a great kick chase when he was the first Titan down the field to wrap up the Balmain fullback and one memorable hit was on the Balmain No. 8 off the Tigers penalty restart, Bailey Cox lined him up and hit him front on in a copy book tackle.

The match showed the confidence that the Titans Development Staff have in Bailey Cox’s defence with the young man defending one out on Balmain scrum feed’s and on two occasions pulled off outstanding tackles from that position, the first on the Balmain half and the second on the fullback.

In the Group 18 U15 competition South Tweed finished the season winning the Grand Final against Byron Bay/Lennox Heads 22 – 16.

At the 2018 New South Wales Country U15 Championships Bailey Cox was named at lock for the Group 18 U15 side. In the Championships Bailey Cox played in three matches with those matches coming against Group 21 Group Two and Group Four with Bailey Cox scoring against Group 21 in Group 18’s opening match of the Championships.

Bailey Cox was selected to travel to France to compete in the U15 Battlefield Challenge to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the end of World War 1. A number of other Titans players will also be involved in the tour including Tom Weaver, Josh Gilbert, Ryan Foran Jack Cullen and Byron Jones.

The Group 18 U15 side won the tournament including victories against Emory Moor 12 – 6 and Leigh East 18 – 12. In a warm up match in England prior to the Tournament they defeated a Hemel Stags U16 side and post the Tournament defeated French side Aude Cathare.

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The 2019 Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup side has a number of talented backrowers in it including 2018 New South Wales Country U16 representative Simon Pratt. In fact Simon Pratt played for the NSW Country U16 side that defeated a Titans U16 side at Cudgen recently.

Earlier this season Simon Pratt played in all five of the Northern Rivers U16 Andrew Johns Cup matches including scoring in late March against the Greater Northern Tigers.

Simon Pratt played the 2018 club season with Casino RSM in the New South Wales Group One U16.5 competition scoring eight tries from just eleven matches. He scored doubles against Ballina on two separate occasions and also scored against Lismore Marist Brothers, Kyogle and Clarence Coast.

Simon Pratt also played five matches for Casino RSM in the U18 NRRRL competition making his debut against players in the main two years older than him in late April against the Tweed Coast Raiders. Simon Pratt’s sole U18 NRRRL try in 2018 came in just his second match in that competition against Lower Clarence.

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One of the more intriguing players to see next year in the 2019 U18 Laurie Daley Cup for the Northern Rivers Titans is young Casino RSM fullback/five eight Lachlan West.

This season for Casino RSM in the New South Wales Group One U16.5 competition Lachlan West finished the season as the competitions third highest try scorer with ten tries from only eleven matches. Titans contract Ethan Foster topped the list.

In addition to scoring hat tricks in consecutive rounds against Clarence Coast and Ballina in May, Lachlan West also scored against Lismore Marist Brothers twice and Ballina twice.

Lachlan West also played three matches for Casino in the NRRRL U18 competition making his debut in mid-June against Ballina and scoring against Tweed Coast in his third and final U18 NRRRL match of the season.

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One of a number of Titans linked youngsters looking to make his mark with the U16 Gold Coast Vikings in 2019 is Caleb Gould Waiariki who is a local young hooker/half who started from the bench for the Titans U15 side as they defeated a U15 Balmain Tigers touring side 16 - 10. Recently Caleb Gould-Waiariki was named in the Gold Coast Vikings U16 Training Squad for the 2019 U16 South East Queensland Challenge.

In the match against Balmain Caleb Gould-Waiariki came onto the field mid-way through the first half moving into the dummy half role and in his first run made 20 metres or so from dummy half splitting the Tigers defence right down the middle through the centre of the ruck.

Later in the first half Caleb Gould-Waiariki played his part in the Titans second try with a great long pass out of dummy half to his right to Titans five eight Riley Lack who threw an equally good long pass to winger Timothy Seilaff-Burns to score.

Caleb Gould-Waiariki 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.

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Titan’s supporters who are lucky enough to see the Northern Rivers Titans U16 Andrew Johns Cup side play in 2019 will see a number of Titans youngsters on display, one being front rower Jack Cullen.

He is a Northern New South Wales born Titans contracted front rower who started in the front row for the Titans U15 side as they defeated a U15 Balmain Tigers touring side 16 – 10 and for me was one of the best for the Titans.

After left second rower Ryan Foran fielded the kick off, Jack Cullen took the next hit up and set the scene for his match with a great first run into the teeth of the Balmain Tigers forward pack.

Jack Cullen was at it again after the Titans first try scored by left winger Kaleb Ngamanu, taking the first and third hit-ups. Jack Cullen was outstanding in both of his stints for the Titans U15’s but his first 20 minute stint was exceptional. Jack Cullen almost scored in the match after he was brought down just short of the line after a strong run where he stepped back behind the ruck off his right foot.

Post the Balmain Tigers match, Jack Cullen and fellow Group 18 U15 team mates headed overseas to play in the Battlefield Challenge to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the end of World War I, a competition that the side won including victories against Emory Moor 12 – 6 and Leigh East 18 – 12.

In a warm up match in England prior to the Tournament they defeated a Hemel Stags U16 side and post the Tournament defeated French side Aude Cathare. A number of other Titans players will also be involved in the tour including Tom Weaver, Josh Gilbert, Ryan Foran, Byron Jones and Bailey Cox.

Earlier this season Jack Cullen started in the front row for the Group 18 U15 representative side at the New South Wales Country U15’s Championships playing matches against Group 21, Group Two and Group Four.

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Murwillumbah youngster Nelson Ewing will line up for the Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup side in 2019 after a 2018 season that saw the 17 year old make his NRRRL Reserve Grade debut when he took the field against Cudgen in July and also played in reserve grade the following week against Kyogle.

Prior to his reserve grade debut Nelson Ewing was part of the Murwillumbah U18 NRRRL side and on the season played in 13 matches, scoring two tries and kicking a goal and field goal.

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Young five eight Joshua Bowden in 2019 will line up for the U18 Laurie Daley Cup Northern Rivers Titans side after playing this season in the 2018 U16 Andrew Johns Cup competition for Northern Rivers. In this seasons competition he played in three matches including starting at five eight in their 40-16 finals loss to the Western Rams when he scored in the 10th minute of the second half.

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Young winger Harrison Bell is another Northern Rivers player who will be in 2019 backing up from this season’s U18 Laurie Daley Cup squad. This season he played in three matches starting two with the matches being against the Newcastle Knights Development Squad, North Coast and the Central Coast Roosters.

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Playing in the Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade competition at just 17 years old is no mean feat but that is exactly what Bilambil Jets youngster Lachlan Hallard did in 2018, playing in two First Grade matches for the Jets.

Lachlan Hallard started the 2018 season playing in the U18 Laurie Daley Cup competition for Northern Rivers, starting three matches and scoring two tries. Lachlan Hallard started Rounds Three and Four at five eight against North Coast and Central Coast respectively before moving to the second row for Round Five against the Greater Northern Tigers. He scored against Central Coast and the Greater Northern Tigers.

Post the Laurie Daley Cup Lachlan Hallard played for the Bilambil Jets in the GCRL U17 Division One competition where he was involved in eight matches. Lachlan Hallard made his GCRL U19 debut in Round Two against Currumbin and in total played eight U19 matches scoring in his final matches of the season against Burleigh. On the majority of occasions Lachlan Hallard played in both the U17 Division One and U19 matches on the same weekend.

Lachlan Hallard made his GCRL First Grade debut on August 12 against Burleigh and also played First Grade the following week against Currumbin.

Lachlan Hallard has been named in the Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup squad for the 2019 season.

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Young centre Thomas Vickery has been named in the Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup side for the 2019 season being his second season in that competition after playing two matches in 2018.

The matches that Thomas Vickery played in the U18 Laurie Daley Cup this season were Round One against the Newcastle Knights Development Squad and Round Four against the Central Coast Roosters. In the match against Central Coast Thomas Vickery scored two tries and kicked one conversion.

Thomas Vickery played in the U18 NRRRL competition for Murwillumbah scoring two tries and kicking six goals in eight matches. His tries both came in an August match against Evans Heads and in that match he also kicked four of his six goals.

Thomas Vickery made his NRRRL First Grade debut as a 17 year old on 6 April this year against Casino RSM and went to play a total of eleven First Grade matches this season scoring three tries in those games. He scored his first NRRRL First Grade try in his third first grade match against Mullumbimby then scored a double and kicked a goal against Evans Heads in May.

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Recently a Western Mustangs U16 Development Squad attended a training camp in Northern New South Wales with the Titans and then played a match against a Group One U16 side at Cudgen with the Western Mustangs winning by two points with a conversion basically on the siren.

The standout player for me for the Western Mustangs was lock Jack Pike.

This season Jack Pike played in the Toowoomba U16 competition for Southern Suburbs scoring six tries from twelve matches. He also kicked seven goals to finish the season with 38 points.

All of his tries came in individual matches against Highfields on two occasions, Brothers, Pittsworth, Valleys and Oakey.

This season from a representative perspective, Jack Pike represented the Central Crows U16 side at the Queensland U16 Age Championships with his matches against Northern twice and also against SEQ Green and SEQ White.