Junior Development

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Titans contracted Tristian Powell scored his first GCRL First Grade In Round Four against the Tugun Seahawks yesterday in a 66 – 0 Burleigh victory.

Tristian Powell started at right second row and his try was a result of an impressive hard straight run three passes of the ruck as Burleigh threw the ball to the right. Tristian Powell took the ball twenty metres out and ran straight between to defenders and gave the defensive line no chance.

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Round Four of the GCRL First Grade competition yesterday afternoon against Tugun saw Titans contracted Lofi Khan-Periera once again start on the right wing for Burleigh and he added a hat trick to his unbelievable start to the 2020 GCRL First Grade season. Lofi Khan-Periera’s first try was a long range team effort. Tugun were on the attack but lost the ball ten metres out from the Burleigh line, Bears half back Josh Rogers ran the ball back down the field before throwing a long pass to his right to find Lofi Khan-Periera in space and he ran forty metres before prouding a big dive to score.

Lofi Khan-Periera’s second try was a ninety metres intercept effort early in the second half, with the Tugun defence no chance to catch him as he easily scored under the posts. Lofi Khan-Periera’s third and final try was one of the easier ones that he will ever score when he croseed after a Burleigh back line movement to the right. The Burleigh right centre could have scored but instead made sure that Lofi Khan-Periera got his hat trick.

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It was an impressive effort by Marist Brothers Lismore fullback Campbell Harvey on the weekend in the NRRRL U18 competition on Sunday recording a hat trick as the Rams defeated Ballina 18-14.

The speedster has always been a try scorer but he is really starting to come into his own this season in the U18 competition.

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There was some impressive performances in Round Three of the Boys Open Division Two Titans Cup competition last week, but none more so that St Michael’s College’s Faraimo Tafola.

The talented young man scored a double and kicked four goals as St Michael’s went down 32-24 to the Men of Business Academy.

The young man who is also an outstanding track and field athlete showed some real potential.

The Titans Cup has unearthed some exceptional talent including Titans NRL player Greg Leleisiuao.

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It was great to see the talented Ashdon Randall back on a football field in 2020 on Saturday.

In Round Six of the Group One U16.5 competition Ashdon Randall made his first appearance of the season, starting at the left second row position for the Clarence Coast Magpies as they defeated Casino RSM 28 – 18. Ashdon Randall made an immediate impact scoring a double in the Magpies victory.

Ashdon Randall started for the combined Gold Coast/Ballina Titans U15 side in their matches against Western Mustangs and Titans combined Logan/Tweed Heads U15 squads at Mudgeeraba in February 2019.

Ashdon Randall was part of the 2019 NSW Combined High Schools Schoolboy rugby side that went to South Africa to take part in the St Johns College Easter Rugby Festival being named NSW CHS Player of the tournament.

On Day One NSW CHS defeated St Albans College 22-7 and on Day Two they defeated Noordheuwel High School 39 – 19 with their Day Three match abandoned due to lightning.

In 2018 Ashdon Randall was selected in the New England Representative Rugby side that toured New Zealand in July this year and had a dinner with the All Blacks.

For the Grafton Ghosts U14 side in the Group One Junior Rugby League competition in 2018, Ashdon Randall finished as the Group One U14 competitions second leading points scorer with a total of 116 point from fifteen tries and twenty eight goals from just eleven matches including one final.

In only two games in 2018 was Ashdon Randall kept off the score board, the first was in Round One against Ballina and the second match was late in the regular season against Kyogle.

Ashdon Randall scored a hat trick mid-season against Ballina and also scored doubles against Casino RSM and Clarence Coast on two separate occasions. Ashdon Randall’s other 2018 Group One U14 tries came in matches against Lismore Marist Brothers, Casino RSM and Clarence Coast.

With the boot Ashdon Randall had some big matches including kicking six goals late in the 2018 season against Lismore Marist Brothers, five against Clarence Coast and kicked four goals in matches against Ballina and Casino RSM.

Combining his tries and goals, Ashdon Randall scored twenty points in a June match against Ballina from three tries and four goals, eighteen points from two tries and five goals against Clarence Coast in May and sixteen points in an August match against Lismore Marist Brothers as a result of a try and six goals.

In Week One of the 2018 Group One U14 finals Ashdon Randall started in the front row for Grafton and scored but unfortunately the Ghosts went down to Clarence Coast 32 – 14 meaning that their season came to an end.

At the 2018 New South Wales Country U14 Championships Ashdon Randall started in the front row for the Group One U14 side in all four of their Championship matches.

In Group One’s first match against Newcastle Ashdon started in the front row as Group One went down 18 – 4.

Game Two saw Ashdon Randall once again start in the front row as the Group One U14 side bounced back to win 38 – 12 against Group 19 with Ashdon Randall scoring his first try of the Championships.

Ashdon Randall also started Game Three for Group One, winning Game Three 16 – 8 against Maitland in the Northern Plate semi-final with Ashdon Randall contributing his second Championship try to the victory.

In the Northern Plate Final Ashdon Randall led from the front as Group One were victorious 20 – 14 against Group Four.

With their U14 Northern Plate Final victory, Group One went on to qualify for the New South Wales Country Plate Final against Group Nine with the result being Group One winning 22 – 18 with Ashdon Randall once again starting in the front row for Group One and scoring in each half of Group One’s impressive victory.

As a result of his performances for the Group One U14 side in 2018, Ashdon Randall was awarded the Group One Junior Representative Player of the Year.

Ashdon Randall also played a number of matches for the Grafton Redmen in the Far North Coast U16 competition, yes the U16 competition even though he was still eligible for the U14 age group. Ashdon Randall came into the Grafton U16 rugby side in Round Three against Evans River scoring a try and kicking two conversions and also scored and kicked two conversions in Round Four against Lismore.

All told he played in seven U16 matches, starting six at fly half (No.10) and one being Round 8 against Brunswick Valley at inside centre (No. 12).

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Ballina centre Damon Coldwell’s impressive 2020 Group One U16.5 season continued on Saturday when he started in Round Six saw Coldwell add a hat trick to his impressive 2020 season as Ballina defeated the Kyogle Turkeys 38 – 22.

Damon Coldwell has now scored eight tries in five 2020 Group One U16.5 matches. In addition to his Round Six hat trick Damon Coldwell scored doubles in Round Three against Clarence Coast and Round Four against Kyogle as well as a Round Five try against Clarence Coast.

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Ballina Seagulls Group One U13 five eight Dylan Watkins continued his impressive 2020 season on Saturday with a two try effort in Round Six but unfortunately his Seagulls side went down 26-24 to the Grafton Ghosts.

Through six matches this season Dylan Watkins has scored 70 points from 15 tries (250% strike rate) and five conversions to average just under 11.5 points per match.

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With his Round Six try and conversion for Ballina on Saturday against Noah Waldock has now scored three tries and kicked two goals in six Group One U14 matches this season. On Saturday, after his U14 match, Noah Waldock then was on the bench for Ballina’s 32-22 U15 win against Grafton.

In addition Noah Waldock has also scored two tries “up” in the Group One U15 competition.

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Young South Grafton Group One U13 second rower Charlie O'Derry had a big Round Six match on Saturday scoring a hat trick for the Rebels as they went down 22-12 to Kyogle.

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Young front rower Jed Mulcahy continued his run of scoring in each U13 Group One round this season when he scored in Round Six as the Turkeys defeated South Grafton.

Thorough his opening six matches in the Group One U13 competition Jed Mulcahy has eight tries (133% strike rate) and also kicked two goals to have tallied 36 points, to average six points per match.

In Round One of the 2020 Group One U13 competition Jed Mulcahy scored a double against the Grafton Ghosts and then in Round Three added a hat trick and a conversion for a fourteen point individual haul as his Turkeys side defeated the South Grafton Rebels 34 – 4.

Jed Mulcahy continued his run of points scoring in Round Four against Ballina, scoring try and kicking a conversion in the Turkeys 22 – 18 victory. Jed Mulcahy started in the front row and scored once again in Round Five as Kyogle defeated Casino RSM 30 – 16.

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In addition to playing rugby league in the Group One U15 competition for Ballina Titans linked front rower Reshawn Anderson is also playing club rugby in the U15 Far North Coast Junior Rugby competition for Wollongbar Alstonville this year with his first match being in Round Four a week ago when he came off the bench against the Lennox Head Trojans.

In Round Five last Friday night against Grafton Reshawn Anderson came off the bench once again and scored a hat trick as Wollongbar Alstonville defeated Grafton 69 – 10.

To cap up an outstanding weekend Reshawn Anderson then on Saturday started in the front row for Ballina in the Group One U15 JRL competition scoring a double and kicking three goals as the Seagulls defeated Grafton 32-22.

In his six Group One U15 matches this season Reshawn Anderson has now scored 44 points from 8 tries (133% strike rate) and six goals.

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Titans contracted William Semu, playing left second row added a further Hancock Cup try in Round Five against Coombabah State High School yesterday afternoon when once again he packed into a scrum with a Marsden feed at lock ten metres out from the line and ten metres in from touch. William Semu picked up the ball from the base of the scrum running to his left down the blind side and crashed over between two Coombabah defenders. The try was identical to a try that William Semu scored in Round Four against Wavell State High School.

William Semu could have had a double in the match, but after an oustnading run when he took the ball fifty metres out and stepping off his right foot to beat the initial defensive line. A strong right arm fend saw William Semu beat the fullback but the ball was stripped out over the try line.

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Young half Coby Black got him with a great strip I think Mdrew

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Titans contracted Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa was prominent yesterday afternoon for Marsden State High School in Round Five of the Hancock Cup school boy competition against Coombabah State High School and early in the first half was held up over the try line after a strong surge from ten metres out. The match also saw Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa kick one conversion from two attempts. Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa comfortably kicked his first attempt at goal from around fifteen metres to the left of the up rights before just missing his second attempt from the left touch line.

In the second half Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa executed one of the most outstanding tackles that I have ever seen. Coombabah kicked into touch from a penalty, taking the tap restart on the half way mark passing twice to a forward to take a hit up, Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa hit with with a superb right shoulder tackle just after the Coombabah forward received the ball. It was a great tackle.

[mdrew]

You are spot on mate, it was a smart piece of play by Coby.

Young half Coby Black got him with a great strip I think Mdrew