Junior Development

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Latest junior report from the Official site, well done Titans. PS Jamie McCormack and Ezra Howe are doing a great job.

https://www.titans.com.au/news/2019/...nior-rep-wrap/

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Big win for U15 Qld Maroons this morning against ACT with Titan Nic Hilton starting

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U15 Qld Maroon with three Titans, two starting went down to NSW CHS this morning.

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Kyogle’s Nathaniel Ord had a more than solid outing in Round Eight of the Group One U15 competition scoring a try and kicking four goals for the Turkeys in their 28-6 win over Lismore Marist Brothers.

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Grafton Ghosts Jye Boehme’s outstanding 2019 rugby league season continued unabated last weekend in Round Eight of the Group One U14 competition when he scored four tries and kicked a conversion for the Ghosts in their 24-14 over Kyogle.

Through just seven games he has amassed 80 points from 17 tries and 6 goals.

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Outstanding rugby league or rugby prospect Isaac Barker continued to dominate in the Group One U14 competition in Round 8 last weekend scoring four tries for the second time this season for South Grafton as they defeated Casino RSM 34-10.

Isaac Barker through five games just a try scoring strike rate of 300%.

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Titans linked fullback Ziah Piggott scored his ninth try of the Group One U15 season in Round Eight last weekend scoring for Kyogle in their 28-6 win over Lismore Marist Brothers.

He then backed up to play his 6th match in the Group One U16.5 competition.

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It is great to see the Titans looking far and wide for outstanding junior players to develop, including Keano Kini who is a Titans contracted half Auckland New Zealand who is currently playing for Marist in the Auckland U16 Open Rugby League competition. Keano Kini moved to Marist from the Northcote Tigers for the 2019 season.

In the Auckland U16 Open competition, Keano Kini has had some outstanding matches this season, including scoring three tries and kicking eight goals against Mangere East Hawks and two tries and five goals against the Te Atatu Roosters.

Also in 2019 Keano Kini started at half and kicked a conversion for the Auckland U16 side in their NRL curtain raiser In May against a Warriors U16 Future Warriors side.

In 2018 Keano Kini represented the Akarana Falcons at the New Zealand U15 national Youth Tournament including kicking four conversions on Day One against the Wellington Orca’s.

Rugby League recognition is not new to Keano Kini who in 2016 was named MVP of the U13 2016 ARL Jets camp, also making the merit squad from the camp and playing for the Auckland U13 side.

2016 also saw Keano Kini named MVP of the Auckland Rugby League Regional Representative season.

In addition to also dabbling in rugby Keano Kini is also an outstanding athlete being named U13 Auckland Athlete of the year for his exploits in other sports such as tennis and athletics.

Incredibly Keano Kini attended a Titans meet and great session in 2014 at the home of the Northcote Tigers. Obviously the Titans players made a positive impression that day.

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Marymount College finished third in the QISSRL Confraternity Shield as a result of defeating Padua College 20-4.

They also had three players named in the honorary representative side being Josh Glogoski (centre), Charlie Murray (lock) and Bede Creery interchange. .

Aquisas College's Adam Christensen was named in the second row.

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Very good game between SEQ White and Green U14's at the Qld Age Championships with plenty of GC boys prominent.

For SEQ White, Philip Hakaraia-Ngamotu, Jacob Sa and Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa were very good.

For SEQ Green, Kalahni-Jai Lawrence was outstanding including the match sealing try with 8 minutes to go.

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Titans contracted Brock Priestley scored a double for U16 SEQ Green but they went down to SEQ White 26-18 today on the Sunshine Coast

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Treamin Spry is on the wing and Tannah Boyd on the bench for the Qld U20 side.

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Titan Keegan Pace will make his third start in the row on the wing for Cudgen today in their Round 14 NRRRL U18 match against Byron Bay.

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Titans contracted Oskar Bryant looks set to make his first NRRRL U18 start when he lines up at hooker this afternoon for Cudgen in their Round 14 match against Byron Bay.

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After being involved in the last two rounds of the Queensland Cup, stand out Titans 17 year old Juwan Compain will start in the second row for the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts side in their Round 16 away match against Wynnun Manly this afternoon.