Junior Development

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On Sunday Damon Coldwell started Round One of the NRRRL U18 competition at left centre for Ballina as they defeated Kyogle 54 – 4 with Damon Coldwell scoring a long range try as well as recording a try assist in the Seagulls big win.

Damon Coldwell had to wait until the 40th minute to score his try, but it was certainly worth the wait. Damon Coldwell came from his left centre position to help bring the ball out of his own line, receiving the ball from the dummy half just five metres from his own line, as he approached the line, running diagonally running to his left, Damon Coldwell dummied in the same direction to slice through the line and once he was in open space non-one was going to catch him as he ran ninety five metres to score under the posts.

Damon Coldwell’s recorded his try assist in the 19th minute when he had to cut back off the left touchline about five metres from the try line, After being engaged by three defenders Damon Coldwell was spun around and in fact was facing his own try line when he was able to get the ball away for his left winger to dive over in the corner.

After playing at left centre for Ballina in Round One of the U18 NRRRL competition, later the same day, Damon Coldwell came off the bench for the Seagulls, to spend time at fullback for the Seagulls in the Reserve Grade match against Kyogle and for the second time that day was on the winning side.

To start 2021 Damon Coldwell moved up to Brisbane and was part of the Norths Devils MM Cup side starting Round One at right centre against Wynnum Manly. Damon Coldwell also started at right centre in Round Two against the Easts Tigers and scored a first half double (7th and 29th minutes) as the Devils defeated the Tigers 42 – 20.

Damon Coldwell continued his run of starts at right centre in Round Three against the Redcliffe Dolphins putting in a more than solid performance including making 133 metres running with the ball.

Damon Coldwell also started at right centre in Round Four against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls.

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Cameron Brown started at halfback for Burleigh in Round Three of the Hastings Deering’s Colts competition last weekend against the Western Mustangs, finishing the match with an individual points haul of twenty two from two tries and seven conversions from ten attempts.

Cameron Brown’s opening try came in the 7th minute, when he backed up a Lofi Khan-Pereira break of thirty metres down the left touchline and drew the Western Mustangs fullback and passed inside to his right to Cameron Brown who scored ten metres in from the left corner post, stumbling most of the way. It as in fact Cameron Brown that threw the cut-out pass that put Lofi Khan-Pereira away down the left touchline line to get the try scoring move under way.

Cameron Brown completed his double in the 27th minute when he backed up through the centre of the ruck and was on hand to retrieve a Will Evans inside kick on the bounce to run twenty metres untouched to score.

In addition to his two tries, Cameron Brown also recorded multiple try assists with the first coming in the 10th minute. Burleigh hooker Cole Geyer broke through the Western Mustangs defensive line near the halfway mark before offloading to his left to Cameron Brown who then offloaded also to his left to Same McIntyre who cut off his left foot immediately upon receipt of the ball to run over the Mustangs fullback to score.

Cameron Brown recorded a further try assist in the 13th minute when he put up a right foot bomb that came down five metres out and the same distance from the right goal post. The bomb was dropped by the Mustangs fullback with Blake Campbell on hand to collect the ball and dive over.

Cameron Brown recorded another try assist in the 19th minute, when he saw the Mustangs fullback was out of position and even though he was just five metres out from his own line, kicked long downfield aiming towards the left wing. After the ball had bounced three times, left winger Lofi khan-Pereira flew through the retrieve the ball at full speed just in front of the Western Mustangs fullback and race away to dive over under the posts.

Cameron Brown’s fourth and final try assist of the match came in the 60th minute when after receiving the ball three passes off the play the ball, Cameron Brown put in a right foot stab kick to the left corner and even though it took a wicked high bounce, Lofi Khan-Pereira was able to take the ball above his head and get it down in the left corner.

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Lightning quick centre Jett Forbes had a big Round One match for the Cudgen Hornets in the NRRRL U18 competition on Sunday, scoring a double after starting the match at right centre as the Hornets defeated the Tweed Coast Raiders 38 – 6.

The PBC Rugby League excellence student scored his first try in the 15th minute when he received an inside pass from right winger Tobey Carpenter to run thirty metres and was able to bring the ball around to put it down under the posts.

Jett Forbes completed his double in the 51st minute, this time whilst he was on left. Jett Forbes came out of the line to take an intercept and race twenty metres to get the ball down once again under the posts.

In 2020 Jett Forbes was the PBC fullback in their school boy Walters Cup campaign, scoring in both the semi-final and final. Jett Forbes semi-final try came when he was on hand to dive on a Bailey McConnell grubber kick that had bounced off a number of feet and Jett Forbes scored in PBC’s Grand Final loss to Marsden SHS when he received an off-load three metres out near the right corner and bumped off one defender before diving over.

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The 2021 MM Cup season for Titans contracted Nicholas Hilton.

Nicholas Hilton started from the bench for the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup side in their first 2021 trial which was against the Easts Tigers at Langland’s Park as Tweed Heads commenced their season with an impressive 28 – 12 victory against a full strength Tigers side.

In the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup sides second trial against Burleigh, Nicholas Hilton started the second half at lock and scored early in his stint in a big Seagulls win. Nicholas Hilton’s try was as a result of a hard charge that started around twelve metres to the right of the play the ball. Nicholas Hilton charged onto the ball, running slightly back towards the play the ball, when he hit the defensive line, Nicholas Hilton spun 360 degrees clockwise to break the initial defensive contact and then Nicholas Hilton surged back towards the region behind the play the ball beating three additional defenders on the way to getting the ball down.

Nicholas Hilton also showcased some impressive offloading skills over the course of the match, including an impressive one arm (right arm) offload ten minutes into the second half, when he hit the defensive line and was able to spin clockwise to get his right arm free and subsequently offload to Oskar Bryant.

Nicholas Hilton started Round One of the 2021 MM Cup competition on the bench as Tweed Heads took on the Ipswich Jets at home. Nicholas Hilton came onto the play in the second row in the 25th minute and took the ball into the defensive line as soon as he had come onto the field making twelve metres against a set Ipswich defensive line.

It did not take long for Nicholas Hilton to take his second hit-up with that coming in the 33rd minute when he bumped away from two defenders to get within ten metres of the Ipswich line. Nicholas Hilton his hard work early in the second half (53rd minute) with a strong run and then a good two handed off-load to Blaze Mozer who made another ten valuable metres.

Nicholas Hilton also started from the bench in Round Two against the Souths Logan Magpies, providing a spark off the bench in both attack and defence when he came onto the field mid-way through the first half.

After missing Round Three against the Burleigh Bears, Nicholas Hilton was back in the Seagulls side for Round Four against the Ipswich Jets, a match that saw Nicholas Hilton named on the Seagulls extended bench however he actually started the match at lock.

One of a number of strong Nicholas Hilton charges came in the 14th minute when Nicholas Hilton made ten metres from a hit-up off the dummy half.

Nicholas Hilton’s intensity and effort was highlighted in the 27th minute when he dived full length to retrieve a Jets loose ball from an Ipswich penalty restart just twenty metres out from the Seagulls line.

Nicholas Hilton also started at lock in Round Five against the Souths Logan Magpies.

After being rested for Round Six in the local derby against the Burleigh Bears, Nicholas Hilton started at lock for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in their impressive semi-final victory against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls with Nicholas Hilton taking the 4th hit-up of the match.

In the 2021 MM Cup Queensland Grand Final against the Townsville Blackhawks, Nicholas Hilton was initially named to start the Grand Final from the bench however he came into the starting line-up late in the week, starting the Grand Final in the front row.

Nicholas Hilton was heavily involved in the Grand Final from the start, including a strong tackle coming over the top of one of the Townsville Blackhawks front rowers (No. 8) in the 5th minute, with the ball coming loose as a result of Nicholas Hilton’s contact.

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On Sunday Rowan Mansfield suited up for the Ballina Seagulls once again starting Round One of the NRRRL U18 competition at fullback as they defeated Kyogle 54 – 4 with Rowan Mansfield scoring a double and adding two try assists.

Rowan Mansfield’s opening try came in the 16th minute and was an impressive solo effort. Positioned two passes to the right from a Ballina scrum, Rowan Mansfield received the ball twenty metres out immediately stepping off his left to beat the initial defender before a stutter step beat a second. Closing in on the try line, Rowan Mansfield spun clockwise to break away from two defenders before immediately spinning counter clockwise to beat the Kyogle fullback right on the try line. Rowan Mansfield then had the time and space bring the ball around and place it down between the posts.

Rowan Mansfield second try in the 26th minute was no less impressive then his first. Rowan Mansfield tracked back to retrieve a Turkeys clearing kick just five metres away from his own line. Rowan Mansfield immediately attacked the oncoming defensive line literally running straight through the defence to run ninety five metres to put the ball down under the posts,

It took less than a minute for Rowan Mansfield to record his first try assist in the match when from a Ballina scrum win ran into the line to the right of where the scrum was packed and just prior to contact threw a cut out pass to his right to put his right winger over in the corner.

Rowan Mansfield’s second try assist of the match came in the 8th minute after he darted out of dummy half to his right as he was bringing the ball out of his own territory. After running fifteen metres to get out to the forty metre mark, Rowan Mansfield was able to offload to his right winger for them to run sixty metres to score under the posts.

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The 2021 MM Cup season for Titans contracted Riley Lack.

Riley Lack started from the bench for the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup side in their first 2021 trial which was against the Easts Tigers at Langland’s Park and was one of the Seagulls best in their 28 – 12 first up victory.

In Tweed Heads second 2021 MM Cup trial against Burleigh that Tweed Heads comprehensively one, Riley Lack played the first half at five eight, operating on the left side of the field, putting in a noteworthy performance, including an outstanding solo try, a try assist, a big hand in another Seagulls try and well as producing an astute kicking display.

Riley Lack’s outstanding solo try was certainly worth the wait, operating on the right, Riley Lack received a low pass from his right as Tweed Heads were set up to the left. To catch the ball, Riley Lack had to dive forward to take the low pass. As soon as he had hit the ground, Riley lack was back on his feet and cut back to his right in the direction of where the pass had come from. Riley lack was confronted with a line of Burleigh defenders but expertly grubbered through the line and get the perfect bounce to retrieve the ball with no loss of momentum and go through and put the ball down untouched just to the right of the uprights.

Riley Lack’s try assist came late in the first half when he put in a pin point kick to the left wing which hit left winger Kruze Rimene on the chest and Rimene was able to fall over the line from two metres out and a metre in from the left corner post.

Riley Lack was also heavily involved in left winger Kruze Rimene’s first try of the match. Tweed Heads spun the ball to the left side of the field, when Riley Lack received the ball he threw a long twenty metre cut-out pass to his left that found left centre Campbell Watchairs in space, who then put Kruze Rimene over in the left corner.

As noted above, Riley Lack produced an assured kicking display in the first half, including an impressive early match kick that forced Burleigh to restart through a goal line drop out. Riley Lack took the ball on the sixth tackle off the dummy half and ran to the line before grubbing through the Bears line. The ball hit the left goal post and by the time the Bears fullback gained possession in his own in-goal there was nowhere for him to go and thus he was pinned there.

Riley Lack also started at five eight in Tweed Heads final 2021 MM Cup final against the Souths Logan Magpies at Logan scoring the Seagulls final try in a 32 – 8 (no conversions) victory.

Late in the fourth quarter Jaylan De Groot burst down the right touchline after good work on his inside. As he was being hemmed in by the Souths Logan fullback and cover defence Jaylan De Groot grubbered kicked with his right foot inside with the kick perfectly weighted for Riley Lack who was tracking the play on the inside to get downward pressure on the ball to be awarded a try, the final one of the eight that Tweed Heads scored in the match.

Unfortunately was hit in the head a fraction after he got the ball down, forcing him off the field. The Souths Logan player responsible was put on report for the high hit. Unfortunately the head knock that he suffered in scoring the try meant that Riley Lack missed Round’s One and two of the 2021 MM Cup competition.

Riley Lack was back in the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup side, starting at five eight in their Round Three local derby against Burleigh and did not miss a beat alongside Thomas Weaver, scoring one try and assisting in another in the Seagulls comprehensive victory.

Riley Lack scored in the 26th minute of the match when he chased through a kick out of dummy half midfield by Blake Mozer, Riley Lack got the ball just before the Burleigh fullback toeing the ball forward before retrieving the ball down low three metres from the line diving over to score fifteen metres in from the right corner post.

Riley Lack’s try assist came in just the 14th minute of the match when he ran the ball down a right blindside around twenty metres out from the line and as the defence converged on him, Riley Lack produced a great right arm out of the back of his hand flick pass to put Jayden Wright into a gap to cross for his second try of the match.

Riley Lack was also named to start at five eight for Round Four match against the Ipswich Jets and saved a try in just the 7th minute of the match when he chased down the Ipswich left winger bringing him down with a great diving low tackle along the touchline.

Riley Lack was named to start at five eight in Round Five against the Souths Logan Magpies however was a late scratching.

Riley Lack then started at five eight for the Seagulls for the final regular season round of the 2021 MM Cup competition in the local derby against the Burleigh Bears and converted the Seagulls first two tries of the match.

Riley Lack worked hard in both attack and defence in the match and in the 56th minute made a good defensive play when he raced off his own try line to get up into the face of Burleigh’s Seth Nikotemo with the pressure meaning the Bears second rower could not maintain possession.

After missing Tweed Head’s semi-final victory over Wynnum Manly, Riley Lack was the 18th man for the 2021 MM Cup Grand Final against the Townsville Blackhawks.

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Titans contracted Michael Roberts could not have been more impressive on Sunday in Round One of the 2021 NRRRL U18 competition.

Michael Roberts started at fullback for the Bilambil Jets as they took on the Murwillumbah Mustangs and had an outstanding match that saw him score an outstanding individual try and well as kicking three conversions from four attempts, including a last minute conversion from the right touchline as well as a late second half penalty goal in the 50th minute to lock the scores up at 18 all.

Michael Roberts try came in the 28th minute and was an outstanding individual effort. Michael Roberts received the ball seventy metres out from the line, chipping over the line perfectly and comfortably regathering before rounding the Murwillumbah fullback and to put the ball down near the posts before converting his own try.

Michael Roberts came very close to scoring a double in the match but in the 14th minute was held up over the line after stepping off his right ten metres out only to be held up.

Michael Roberts also recorded a line break assist in the match when in the 38th minute he ran the ball down a left sided blind side and throwing a cut out pass to his left that hit his winger on the chest, with the winger getting to less than a metre from the corner post before being stopped.

It was not all about his attacking play in the match with Michael Roberts positional play also being first class in the match including in the opening minute when he tracked across to his left to retrieve an attacking grubber kick under heavy pressure but Michael Roberts kept his cool and in fact won a penalty after he was held down in the subsequent tackle.

The in the 36th minute Michael Roberts took a mid-field bomb under intense pressure, including from a team mate thirty five metres out from his own line and then was able to get the ball into Murwillumbah territory fighting defenders the entire trip.

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Titans contracted Lofi Khan-Pereira started on the left wing for Burleigh in Round Three of the Hastings Deering’s Colts competition last weekend against the Western Mustangs scoring a double in the Seagulls thirty point victory.

Lofi Khan-Pereira’s first try came in the 9th minute, when Cameron Brown saw the Mustangs fullback was out of position and even though he was just five metres out from his own line, kicked long downfield aiming towards the left wing. After the ball had bounced three times, left winger Lofi khan-Pereira flew through the retrieve the ball at full speed just in front of the Western Mustangs fullback and race away to dive over under the posts.

Lofi Khan-Pereira completed his double in the 60th minute when he was on hand to retrieve a grubber kick to his left wing from Cameron Brown. Just as the ball was coming towards him it bounced high above his head, but Lofi Khan-Pereira had the hand eye co-ordination to adjust his hands, taking the ball cleanly and getting the ball down quickly as Western Mustangs defenders looked to prevent him from doing so.

Lofi Khan-Pereira also recorded a try assist when in the 7th minute, he made a break of thirty metres down the left touchline and drew the Western Mustangs fullback and passed inside to his right to Cameron Brown who scored ten metres in from the left corner post. It as in fact Cameron Brown that threw the cut-out pass that put Lofi Khan-Pereira away down the left touchline line to get the try scoring move under way.

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Some great performances this afternoon by the Titans partnered PBC were away to Wavell SHS.

The PBC Year 7 and 8 sides both drew their matches (to be fair both sides were very unlucky not to win) and the Year 9 side had a great 18-0 win.

Titans fans should be thankful about having such a great school as PBC involved with the Titans.

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The 2021 MM Cup season for Titans contracted Brock Priestley.

Brock Priestley started at right second row in Tweed Heads final 2021 MM Cup final against the Souths Logan Magpies at Logan but was forced off the field with a knee injury in the final quarter.

After missing the opening three rounds of the 2021 MM Cup competition due to the injury suffered in the Seagulls final trial against Souths Logan, Brock Priestley was named on the Seagulls extended bench for their Round Four match against the Ipswich Jets.

Brock Priestley was also originally named on the Seagulls extended bench in Round Five against the Souths Logan Magpies however Brock Priestley came onto the bench late in the week and was one of the Seagulls try scorers in their big victory.

Brock Priestley moved into the Seagulls starting side at left second row and captain for the Seagulls for the final regular season round of the 2021 MM Cup competition in the local derby against the Burleigh Bears.

Brock Priestley led from the front over the course of the match with Brock Priestley getting involved early by taking the 3rd hit-up of the match, making ten metres downfield. Brock Priestley wasted little time getting involved again when in the 7th minute Brock Priestley made twelve metres starting from inside his own twenty metres and then was not allowed to his feet and received a penalty as a result.

Brock Priestley made another strong run in the 38th minute when he received the ball on the left side of the field in space and was able to make twenty metres down the left touchline to get the ball out to thirty three metres from his own line.

Brock Priestley was then named on the bench for the Seagulls Semi-final against Wynnum Manly, playing right second row when he came onto the field and scoring a first half try. Brock Priestley’s try came in the 27th minute when he ran into a gap from five metres out to score.

Brock Priestley continued his strong match in the 37th minute with a fifteen metre effort and offload to back to within five metres of the Wynnum Manly line. Brock Priestley produced another strong run in the 65th minute when he made twenty metres down the right side of the field to get the ball within thirty metres of the try line after beating three defenders.

In the 2021 MM Cup Queensland Grand Final against the Townsville Blackhawks, Brock Priestley moved into the Seagulls starting line-up, starting the Grand Final at right second row scoring one of the Seagulls first half tries in their 30 – 24 Grand Final success.

Brock Priestley scored in the 21st minute when he ran a straight crash line from five metres out off a Harrydon Wilson pass to score ten metres in from the right corner.

Brock Priestley did not take long to make his mark on the Grand Final when in the 9th minute he chased through a Harrydon Wilson grubber kick and trapped the Blackhawks fullback in the in-goal to force a goal line drop out.

With just two minutes to go, being in the 68th minute, Brock Priestley produced a telling run off a Harrydon Wilson pass to get within three metres of the line and then was on his feet quickly to effect a blindingly quick play the ball which allowed replacement hooker Blake Mozer to dart over from dummy half to get Tweed Heads back into the match.

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Titans partnered Marsden SHS had a great day this afternoon against Redcliffe SHS with Marsden's Year 7, 8 and 9 teams performing exceptionally well with more than a few of the young men destined to wear the Titans jersey.

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The 2021 MM Cup season for Titans contracted Bailey Martin.

In November 2020 Bailey Martin was named in the powerful Tweed Heads Seagulls 2021 MM Cup squad.

Bailey Martin was named to start from the bench for the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup side in their first 2021 trial which was against the Easts Tigers at Langland’s Park in Brisbane however he was a late scratching from the match due to injury.

In Tweed Heads second 2021 MM Cup trial against Burleigh that Tweed Heads comprehensively won 40 – 0 with no conversions taken, Bailey Martin started from the bench in both halves to play at lock when he came onto the field.

Bailey Martin’s first minute or so when he came off the bench against Burleigh was certainly a busy one. Bailey Martin came on after Tweed Heads received a penalty and he took the hit-up off the tap restart. Two tackles later Bailey Martin took another hit-up when he came underneath half Connor Te Kani and then after playing the ball, Bailey martin stayed alert and after Blake Mozer ran out of dummy half, he was able to off-load to Bailey Martin who made more metres through the centre of the ruck.

Bailey Martin had two further impressive carries in the first half, the first being a fifteen metre run. Bailey Martin took a hit-up on around the halfway mark to the left of the play the ball and immediately cut back towards the area behind the play the ball, throwing a subtle dummy back inside to his left on his way to a fifteen metre run. Later in the first half, Bailey Martin this time took a hit-up to the left of the play the ball making another thirteen metres.

Unfortunately Bailey Martin took a head knock towards the end of the first half, necessitating his having to come from the field, but impressively Bailey Martin was back on the field early in the second half working as hard as he always does in both attack and defence after passing his concussion test on the sideline.

Bailey Martin also started from the bench in Tweed Heads final 2021 MM Cup final against the Souths Logan Magpies at Logan, playing lock in the second and fourth quarters of the match even though he was wearing jersey No. 4.

Bailey Martin was immediately in the action upon his injection into the match at quarter time, taking a hit-up to the right of the play the ball. Bailey Martin made around ten metres or so before he was taken down but as he was trying to get to his feet for his usual quick play the ball, the Souths Logan defence held on too long with Bailey Martin being awarded the resultant penalty.

Bailey Martin’s third run just minutes later garnered the same result as his first run of the match. Once again Bailey Martin’s ability to get to his feet quickly was too much for the Souths Logan Magpies defence to deal with and as a result they gave away another penalty.

To round out an outstanding quarter Bailey Martin’s fifth hit-up in just fifteen minutes, he gained thirteen more metres when he cut off his right foot to beat the first defender and then continue his surge through the centre of the ruck.

Bailey Martin made a final mark on an impressive second quarter when he produced a heavy defensive hit on the Souths Logan Magpies lock, stopping him in his tracks just five metres out from the line.

After being on the bench for the entire third quarter Bailey Martin was back on the field for the fourth quarter playing the entirety of that quarter at lock. Like in his second quarter stint, Bailey Martin was in the action immediately in the fourth quarter when the Souths Logan left winger took a hit-up centre field, beating two tackles and breaking into space, Bailey Martin cut him down from behind forcing the ball loose, with the ball being picked up and run back by Thomas Weaver.

Bailey Martin got to his feet and took the next hit-up to the right of the play the ball. Bailey Martin ran through two defenders, but was tripped up, going to ground after making ten metres, Bailey Martin bounced to his feet as he was not held and made another ten metres before being brought down a second time. After a lightning quick play the ball by Bailey Martin, Tweed Heads scored on the play in the left corner.

Even after that hectic start to the fourth quarter Bailey Martin did not rest on his laurels, producing a strong tackle minute later on the Souths Logan front rower (No. 10) who had charged at him from a penalty restart with Bailey Martin’s strong initial contact forcing the ball loose.

Two sets of six tackles later, Souths Logan had a twenty metres restart and in the resultant set of six, Bailey Martin was involved in three of the five tackles, with the third being on the Souths Logan No. 10 once again and once again Bailey Martin’s contact forced the ball loose.

In a fitting end to the match for him, due to his high work rate, Baley Martin ran the ball into the Souths Logan defence once again as the final siren sounded.

In an impressive forty minutes on the field, Bailey Martin made eleven hit-ups, with two resulting in penalties won when he was held down by the Magpies defenders. Bailey Martin also made multiple tackles in his two stints on the field and on three of those occasions, Bailey Martin’s contact forced the ball loose.

In Round One of the 2021 MM Cup competition, Bailey Martin started on the bench against the Ipswich Jets coming onto the play lock in the 25th minute and took the ball into the defensive line as soon as he had come onto the field. As usual, Bailey Martin was defensively strong defending in the centre of the field as Tweed Heads came from behind to win 22 – 20.

Bailey Martin also started from the bench in Round Two against the Souths Logan Magpies coming on to play lock towards the end of the first half. Bailey Martin made a key run out of his own twenty metre mark in the 34th minute and as a result of Bailey Martin’s quick play the ball, Kaleb Ngamanu made a further fifteen metres downfield from the next hit-up.

Bailey Martin was in the action at the start of the second half taking the hit-up off the kick-off and ‘bringing the out to the ten metre line, which was impressive considering the ball was dropped backwards off the kick-up and Bailey Martin literally got the pass after the ball bounced around and literally on the dead ball line. But for Bailey Martin’s speed, Tweed Heads may well have been trapped in the in-goal from the kick-off. Impressively Bailey Martin then backed up to take the 4th hit-up in the same set of six.

Bailey Martin showed some outstanding hands in the 49th minute when he received a pass from his right and got hit from his blindside as soon as he took the ball, but Bailey Martin was able to hold onto the ball and in fact maintain his balance and body control and even make a couple of metres with a giant Souths Logan forward trying to wrestle him to the ground.

A desperate tackle by Bailey Martin in the 53rd minute on Souths Logan front rower Sione Fotuaika was an impressive hit as it took all of the momentum out of the Souths Logan attack just metres out from the try line.

Bailey Martin once again started from the bench in the Round Three Gold Coast derby against the Burleigh Bears coming on to play lock in the 19th minute and immediately was working defensively with a strong tackle on Bears left winger Jeremaiah Tamepo. Bailey Martin then followed that tackle up two tackles later with a heavy hit on Bears replacement front rower C****n Patu.

Bailey Martin continued his strong defensive match with two strong tackles in a row in the 40th minute, the first when he took on Titan Vaikai from a kick-off then then came over the top to put Delahia Wigmore on the ground on the next hit-up.

Bailey Martin took his first hit-up of the match in the 23rd minute and what a hit-up it was. Bailey Martin received the ball thirty eight metres out from his own line to the right of the play the ball and immediately stepped off his left foot, breaking through two Burleigh defenders in the area behind the play the ball. Once into space Bailey Martin used a left foot step to beat the Bears fullback and then position Keano Kini perfectly, passing to the winger with a long spiral right sided pass to put the winger over.

Bailey Martin was also named to start at from the bench for Round Four match against the Ipswich Jets coming on in the 26th minute of the match with his first hit-upcoming in the first six of six after his introduction with the run making ten metres.

Bailey Martin’s fearless approach was showcased in the 34th minute of the match when he flew onto the ball from the Ipswich Jets kick-off after Kruz Remine’s third try of the first half.

Bailey Martin continued to take the ball up with speed in the second half, including in the 54th minute when he received the ball three passes off the ruck to the right of the field ten metres out from the line. Immediately upon receiving the ball, Bailey Martin cut back towards the left, beating two tackles, only to be dragged down less than a metre out from the line. Bailey Martin fought to get to his feet, playing the ball quickly to allow Oskar Bryant to pass to Riley Gladsby who crashed over from close range.

Bailey Martin also started from the bench in Round Five against the Souths Logan Magpies.

After being rested in Round Six, Bailey Martin was named on the bench for the Seagulls Semi-final against Wynnum Manly and had an impressive match including an outstanding first half line break.

Bailey Martin’s line break came in the 30th minute and came when Bailey Martin was returning the ball from the kick-off after Brock Priestley’s try. When he received the ball on the goal line, Bailey Martin ran to his left. As he approached the Wynnum Manly defensive line, Bailey Martin stepped off his right foot to beat two defenders and break through the initial defensive line. Just after he went over the halfway mark, Bailey Martin was able to get the ball away to his right to JT Manefotoa.

Bailey Martin then took the third hit-up of the same set and then also returned the kick-off from the next Tweed Heads try, making twenty more metres.

In the 2021 MM Cup Queensland Grand Final against the Townsville Blackhawks, Bailey Martin once again started from the bench however he came into the match in just the 9th minute after a HIA in the Seagulls 30 – 24 victory..

Bailey Martin’s fist run came in the 21st minute when he got within five metres of the try line directly in front of the posts and starting his run twenty metres out. As usual Bailey Martin was able to get a quick play the ball even though he had multiple defenders on him with Brock Priestley scoring from the next play.

Defensively Bailey Martin has his usual strong self in the Grand Final and was involved in two try saving tackles early in the second half, on the first occasion in the 42nd holding up the Townsville replacement dummy half over the line and just a minute later Bailey Martin produced a great low tackle with his left shoulder to stop another.

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To round up a great day yesterday for Titans partnered schools Keebra Park's Year 7, 8 and 9 teams all had wins as well.

Year 7 defeated tretton 52-4
Year 8 defeated Coombabah 40-18
Year 9 defeated Coombabah 32-10

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Kobi Walpole started Round One of the 2021 NRRRL U18 competition for the Cugen Hornets on the left wing scoring a double in their impressive 38 – 6 first up victory against the Tweed Coast Raiders.

Kobi Walpole’s first try came in the 33rd minute when he dived over in the left corner after receiving a cut out pass from Harvey Moase. Kobi Walpole took the ball ten metres out and actually did well as the pass was a fration behind him and he got the ball down under immense pressure from the cover defence.

Kobi Walpole scored his second try only seven minutes later in the 40th minute when he received an inside pass from left centre Cooper Camby and once again scored near the left corner.

In early October 2020 Kobi Walpole was part of a Titans Group 18 U16 Invitational side that played a trial match against a Titans squad with the match being played at Cbus Stadium, giving the young players a great experience with an added bonus that the two team’s wore Titans jerseys.

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Titans JTS member Levi Bannon excelled yesterday afternoon for Marsden State High School as they defeated Redcliffe State High School with Levi Bannon scoring two tries and came desperately close to completing a hat trick.

Levi Bannon scored a trademark long range try in the first half when from a Marsden scrum win Levi Bannon received the ball from the base of the scrum to the left immediately running at the line with the ball out in front of his body in two hands, slicing through and then Levi Bannon easily outpaced the cover defence to score.

Levi Bannon scored his second try in the second half after Marsden attacked from their own line. The ball was spun to the left by Marsden literally on their own line with the left centre finding space. Levi Bannon loomed up on the right to take the pass and run fifty metres to score under the posts.

As noted, Levi Bannon almost had a hat trick when he grubbered from ten metres out with the ball bouncing off the right goal post, unfortunately Levi Bannon just could not control it when he raced through.
Two other pieces of play in the match also deserve mention as they both highlight some of the exceptional skills that Levi Bannon possesses.

Early in the match Levi Bannon kicked from forty metres out with the ball pulling up perfectly in the in-goal and also in the first half Levi Bannon ran the ball down a wide left blindside, committing the defence before throwing a twenty metre cut out pass to his left that hit his winger on the chest with the winger being about to run thirty metres downfield.