Junior Development

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Mudgeeraba’s Sam Capel will be looking to lock in the fullback spot in the Burleigh MM Cup squad next season after a 2019 season that saw him play in nine matches for the Redbacks in the GCRL U16 Division One competition. In those matches he kicked five conversions.

Sam Capel also played in two U18 Division One matches making his debut in late May against Currumbin and also playing against Ormeau three weeks later.

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Front rower Taine Nathan had a busy 2019 season with Southport and his 2020 shapes as a busy one as well with his recent selection in the 2020 Burleigh MM Cup squad.

This season Taine Nathan played eleven matches in the GCRL U16 Division One competition scoring his sole try in May against Mudgeeraba.

He also played one U18 Division One match which was against Burleigh in late June and also played four U18 Division Two matches scoring in his debut match against Beaudesert in late May.

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Hooker Luke Garner has recently been named in the Burleigh Bears 2020 MM Cup squad. This season Luke Garner played for the Bilambil Jets in the GCRL U18 competitions.

He started the season with the Jets playing two U18 Division Two matches against Ormeau and Burleigh before a competition restructure saw Bilambil promoted to the U18 Division One competition.

For the Jets in the U18 Division One competition Luke Garner played twelve matches scoring two tries and a conversion which came against Currumbin in June. His tries came in May against Helensvale and in June against Runaway Bay.

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Former Western Australian and Keebra Park GIO Cup and Langer Cup centre Tamati Clarke was last week selected in the Burleigh 2020 MM Cup squad.

This season in the GCRL U18 Division One competition he played in eight matches including starting in the centres for Southport in the Grand Final against Burleigh scoring against his Grand Final opponents in two regular season matches.

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The 2020 Burleigh MM Cup squad is solid across the board including speed on the flanks including Noah Croudace.

In 2019 Noah Croudace was part of the Burleigh Bears MM Cup squad and was named on an extended bench for Round Four against Townsville but unfortunately did not make the final seventeen but made his debut starting on the wing in Round Six as Burleigh defeated the previously unbeaten Wynnum Manly Seagulls to finish the season on a high 23 - 22.

Noah Croudace played the 2019 season with Burleigh in the GCRL U18 Division One competition playing in six regular season matches, scoring five tries. Noah Croudace had outstanding start to his U18 Division One campaign scoring doubles in his opening two matches ironically both matches were against Currumbin. Noah Croudace’s other regular season try was against Bilambil in early August.

In Week Two of the U18 Division One Finals series Noah Croudace started on the wing for Burleigh in their victory 34 – 8 against Southport to progress directly to the Grand Final contributing a try to the dominating victory.

In the 2019 GCRL U18 Division One Grand Final against Southport Noah Croudace started on the right wing and had some good moments in the match which turned into a forward slog with the Bears winning 28 – 12.

2019 also saw Noah Croudace play multiple matches for PBC in both the Langer Cup and GIO Cup competitions including starting on the right wing for PBC in their heart breaking Gold Point GIO Cup Queensland semi-final 23 – 22 loss to Marsden State High School.

In the match Noah Croudace was very effective down the right touchline including making a long break in the first half which almost led to a PBC try.

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Toby Sexton will start at five eight for the Australian School Boys side in their match on Sunday morning at Redcliffe against the New Zealand U19 side.

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Great article on Titans contracted Brody Smitka.

https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/09/...hysical-clash/

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Great Toby Sexton article from the Official Site

https://www.titans.com.au/news/2019/...an-schoolboys/

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Very good Tweed MM Squad named

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Very good Tweed MM Squad named

Any surprises?

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A few boys named in both Burleigh and Tweed Squads but that will sort itself out mate.

No major surprises though.

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Any surprises?

https://www.facebook.com/tseagullsrl...type=3&sfns=mo

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Good to see Titan Jayden Campbell nominated for the Hastings Deerings Colts Player of the Year award.

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Good luck to Currumbin SHS on Sunday as they battle Frenchville SHS from Rockhampton for the NRL Development Cup.

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Jordan (Stewart) Lewis has been named in the Tweed Heads Seagulls 2020 MM Cup squad.

The talented Ormeau Shearers player has moved around a bit from a position perspective over the last couple of seasons including representing the Gold Coast Vikings at the U13 level in the back row, in 2017 at half and the last two seasons at five eight.

Jordan Lewis played the 2018 season for Ormeau Shearers in the GCRL U16 Division One competition playing in fifteen matches including starting the Grand Final at five eight and kicking the winning penalty goal in Golden Point as Ormeau defeated Coomera 22 – 20.

In total in his fifteen matches, including finals, Jordan Lewis scored 98 points from five tries and 39 goals. His five tries came in separate matches against Currumbin and Coomera, twice and also against Helensvale.

With the boot this season Jordan Lewis kicked eight goals in Round Three against Southport and five on two occasions being against Currumbin and Burleigh.

In the 2018 Gold Coast Rugby League U15 Division One competition for Ormeau, Jordan Lewis finished as both the competitions leading goal kicker with 40 goals and point’s scorer with 116 points.

Over the course of the 2018 Jordan Lewis scored nine tries including doubles against Mudgeeraba and Runaway Bay and also scored in matches against Helensvale, Southport, Coomera and Runaway Bay twice.

With the boot Jordan Lewis kicked six goals in a match on three occasions being against Mudgeeraba (he also scored two tries to finish the match with twenty points), Southport and Coomera.

Jordan Lewis started at five eight in Week One of the U15 Division One Finals series scoring a try and kicking two goals and Ormeau defeated Runaway Bay 28 – 12.

In Week Two of the Finals Jordan Lewis also started at five eight as Ormeau qualified for the Grand Final with a 44 – 6 victory over Coomera with Jordan Lewis contributing a try and six goals.

In the U15 Division One Grand Final Jordan Lewis, once again started at five eight as Ormeau finished a great season by defeating Runaway Bay 38 – 20 in the decider with Jordan Lewis once again at the forefront contributing a try and five goals.

In 2017 the young man had an outstanding season finishing with 117 points from ten tries, thirty eight goals and a field goal in the GCJRL U14 Division One competition including starting at half back, scoring a try, kicking three conversions and a field goal in the U14 Division One Grand Final against victory over Burleigh.

From a try scoring perspective, Jordan Lewis scored four tries in a match in early June kicking five goals in that match to finish with 26 points as well and in May against Runaway Bay in May he scored a hat trick and kicked seven goals for 26 points as well. Jordan Lewis also kicked seven conversions in a victory over Nerang in Round One of the competition and five goals against Runaway Bay in the Preliminary Final.

In 2017 Jordan Lewis represented the U14 Gold Coast Vikings side where he was selected at hooker and from there he was selected in the South East Queensland U14 White side for the Queensland Age Championships which were held in Toowoomba in July 2017.

In 2016 Jordan Lewis primarily came off the interchange bench for the U13 Vikings side including scoring on Day Two in a 58 – 6 victory over the Ipswich Diggers a match in which Titans linked front rower Brody Smitka was outstanding. After those Championships which were held at Carina Jordan Lewis was selected to represent South East Queensland Green at the Queensland Age Championships.