Junior Development

[mdrew]

Northern Rivers Titans team list for this Saturday’s U16 Andrew Johns Cup Final against the Western Rams.

1. Jaylan De Groot (Cudgen)
2. Jack Field (Cudgen)
3. Reef Sommerville (Cudgen)
4. Rowan Mansfield (Ballina)
5. Jake Coleman (Lismore Marist)
6. Riley Lack (Murwillumbah)
7. Thomas Weaver (C) (Cudgen)
8. Noah Johannssen (Tweed Heads)
9. Oskar Bryant (Cudgen)
10. Jack Cullen (Cudgen)
11. Nicholas Troy (Ballina)
12. Ryan Foran (Murwillumbah)
13. Bayley Cox (Murwillumbah)
14. Henry Lee (Lismore Marist)
15. Damian Wilson (Kyogle)
16. Byron Jones (Cudgen)
18. Keegan Pace (Cudgen)
19. Jordan Gallagher (South Grafton)

[mdrew]

Helensvale Hornets strike centre Te Haeta Takamore deservedly signed a contract with the Titans earlier this year.

For the Helensvale Hornets U14 Division One side in 2018, Te Haeta Takamore played primarily in the centres including in their 29 – 12 Grand Final victory over Coomera. Team mates in the Grand Final winning were fellow Titans contracted players, second rower Zac Johnson and fullback Kobie Mackey-Taylor.

In total of the Helensvale U14 Division One side in 2018 Te Haeta Takamore played in twelve matches, including the Grand Final and finished as his sides leading try scorer with ten tries including doubles against Beaudesert and Ormeau.

Te Haeta Takamore also played in three U15 Division Two matches in 2018 scoring once with his first match being against Jimboomba in that Division.

In 2018 Te Haeta Takamore also had the honour of being named on the wing in the Keebra Park Team of the Year and was also named Keebra Park Year 8 Player of the Year.

Te Haeta Takamore was also part of the Helensvale U14 side that won the Tassell Trophy in 2018 scoring in the Hornets 40 – 6 Tournament final victory over the Western Lions.

To cap off his 2018 season Te Haeta Takamore was part of the Queensland Nga-Hua U14 side that took part in the QPICC tournament.

[mdrew]

After coming off the bench last weekend in his first match on the Gold Coast former Canterbury New Zealand player Tyral Henshaw-Hewett will start in the front row for Southport in their GCRL U20 Round Three match against Mudgeeraba.

[mdrew]

In the Andrew Johns Cup U16 Final the Northern Rivers Titans lead the Western Rams 12-0 at half time.

[mdrew]

Magnificent effort by the U16 Northern Rivers Titans to win the 2019 Andrew Johns Cup 18-6 against the Western Rams.

Well done boys.

In the Andrew Johns Cup U16 Final the Northern Rivers Titans lead the Western Rams 12-0 at half time.

[Mr Bods]

Magnificent effort by the U16 Northern Rivers Titans to win the 2019 Andrew Johns Cup 18-6 against the Western Rams.

Well done boys.

mdrew is it true that the other Northern Rivers teams didn’t win a game?

[mdrew]

The U18 side did not mate, but quite a few players who would have been in the side such as Ben Liyou and Jake Martin amongst others moved up to the Gold Coast as part of the Titans TEDS program and play in the MM Cup and also almost the entire side are U18 eligible in 2020, so it is nowhere near as concerning as it seems especially when you consider that they lost a game or two in the last couple of minutes for example Round Five.

Titans contracted Ethan Foster was outstanding and he is still U18 eligible in 2020. When you add in a number of the U16's with the returning players I believe that the 2020 version of the Northern Rivers Titans Laurie Daley Cup side will be more than competitive.

mdrew is it true that the other Northern Rivers teams didn’t win a game?

[Mr Bods]

Preview from the Official Site of the U16 Andrew Johns Cup final this Saturday featuring the Northern Rivers Titans again the Western Rams.

Their captain and Titans contracted half being interviewed.

https://www.titans.com.au/news/2019/...cup---preview/

254am!!!! There is only one mdrew. It’s like mdrew is like a holy deity, always about,always monitoring, omnipresent.

[mdrew]

Well done to titans Rowan Mansfield (wing), Reef Sommerville (centre), Riley Lack (five eight), Thomas Weaver (half), Jack Cullen (front row), Ryan Foran (second row), Noah Johannssen (interchange) and Keegan Pace (interchange) for their selection in the New South Wales Country U16 side who will tour the UK for two games in November 2019.

[Mr Bods]

Thanks for adding that context mdrew

[mdrew]

It was the tail of the former Titans development squad members for the Bond University Colts I side in their Round Three match this afternoon against GPS with Ronan Kapi and Rhian Stowers amongst the try scorers as Bond won 19-10.

[mdrew]

After playing for Ballina in Round One of the NRRRL competition a fortnight ago, Kuyan Roberts-Laurie's clearance to Byron Bay was approved and this afternoon in Round Two he started in the second row in the U18's and then was on the bench for the NRRRL First Grade match against Evans Head.

[mdrew]

Dakota Whalan and Jake Kearton to make their MM Cup debuts off the bench for Burleigh this morning in their match against Souths Logan.

[mdrew]

Tweed Heads went down 20-16 in the MM Cup against Wynnum .

[Bart]

Good tough game in the heat mate could have gone either way