Junior Development

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Former WA junior Quinton Dalton’s GCRL U18 Division One debut for Burleigh against Mudgeeraba on the weekend could not have gone much better when he scored in the 58th minute in the left corner after he had backed up a long break down the left touchline by his left winger.

Quinton Dalton also recorded a 58th minute try assist when he ran to his left, drawing in one defender fifteen metres from the line and passed to his left to put Jesse Harrison into the resultant gap for the left centre to score out wide.

Quinton Dalton was also involved in the 31st minute when he chased through a Burleigh kick, with the speed of his chase forcing Mudgeeraba to kick the ball dead, thus gaining a goal line drop out restart for his team.

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Reshawn Anderson moved to lock for Bilambil in Round Four of the NRRRL U18 competition on Sunday as the Jets took on the Cudgen Hornets in the local derby, taking the second hit-up of the match.

The match saw Rehawn Anderson score once again in the 35th minute when he barged over after receiving the ball sixteen metres out and slamming the ball down one metre from the left upright.

Reshawn Anderson is one of my favourite players because he does not fit the mould of a modern day front rower, but he is just a natural rugby league player and has been very successful this season in the U18 competition even though he is still U16 eligible.

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On Sunday for Ballina Kye Cooper continued at right centre in Round Four against the Marist Brothers Rams and in the 46th minute scored his first try of the season in the NRRRL U18 competition when after a Ballina cross field kick was taken on the full on his inside with Key Cooper receiving the ball and scoring wide out on the right.

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Titans contracted Nayte Saaga will make his first official TSS rugby appearance in the Red and Blue this Saturday when he starts at No. 10 (fly half) for the U15A side in TSS’s first full trial against Ipswich Grammar School.

Nayte Saaga only yesterday was part of the South Coast U15 school boy that defeated Met West in the QSSRL U15 Championship Final.

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Titans contracted Kyhan Weir started in the front row for Ballina on Sunday in Round Four of the NRRRL U18 competition against the Marist Brothers Rams and scored his second try of the season in the 23rd minute. Kyhan Weir’s try was more of the type that you would see from a half or five eight as he received the ball sixteen metres out from the line and ran to his left, initially looking as if he was going to pass to his left but instead pulled the ball back in and crashed over three metres from the left upright.

Earlier in the match in the 16th minute, Kyhan Weir made a strong sixteen metre charge through the centre of the field, getting the ball to within the opposition twenty metre area.

Kyhan Weir later in the afternoon came off the bench in Round Four in the First Grade match also against the Marist Brothers Rams.

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Titans contracted pair Kaleb Ngamanu and Nicholas Hilton will make their first 2021 appearance for the First XV in TSS’s first full trial against Ipswich Grammar School This Saturday.

Nicholas Hilton will start at No. 8 and Kaleb Ngamanu at inside centre (No. 12).

Both Nicholas Hilton and Kaleb Ngamanu represented South Coast at the QSSRL Open School Boy Rugby League Championships over the last couple of days with both starting in the Championship Final against Met North.

Syris Schmidt who is also Titans contracted will start at No. 10.

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Unfortunately the South Coast U18 school boy side went down in the Championship final to Met North.

Wonder if the selector was from South Coast as well?

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Other South Coast U15 players who made the QSSRL U15 Merit side were Sunny Kama, Izayah Petrichvich, Tyrus Salanoa and Jett Bryce.

Petricevich was quite formidable on the wing. Will hope he continues to develop. There isn't much of Bryce (yet) but he has a dig and comes up with some class plays.

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A brief summation of Titans contracted Dominique Sandow’s performance at the 2021 QSSRL U18 School Boy Championships for Met East:

On Day Three of the Championships Dominique Sandow started at five eight (he was wearing jersey 1) for Met East against Met West. Dominique Sandow wasted no time making a contriution when he did some good work on the left to put his left winger into space with the winger able to score out wide.

Dominique Sandow was at it again in the second half when he backed up a break through centre field and after he received the ball he drew the fullback and passed to his right to his support.

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Earlier this week Titans contracted Tanu Nona was part of the South Coast Maroon Open school boy side at the QSSRL Championships starting from the bench on Day One of the Championships.

Tanu Nona moved into the South Coast Maroon starting side at hooker on Day Two against Met North with his first dummy half run coming in the opening miute of the match.

Tanu Nona was also outstanding in South Coast Maroons Day Three match against Darling Downs including scoring late in the first half. From thirteen metres out Tanu Nona ran out of dummy half to his left shaping to pass to his left but instead he barged over next to the right upright.

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A brief summation of Titans contracted Brock Priestley’s performance at the 2021 QSSRL U18 School Boy Championships for South Coast:

Brock Priestley started from the bench for South Coast in their Day One match against Met North coming on towards the end of the first half and in the 26th minute a fifteen metre run from him got the ball to twelve metres out from the line. After playing the ball, Brock Priestley kept in the match, getting an off-load after South Coast had run out of dummy half with Brock Priestley carrying two defenders to within two metres from the line.

Brock Priestley started the Championship Final against Met North from the bench but came into the match at around the ten minute mark playing at right second row and in the 26th minute came out of the line to put on a big hit, then from the matrker position, Brock Priestley tacked back to dive on a Met North grubber kick just out from his own line.

Brock Priestley almost scored in the Championship Final in the 35th minute when he broke the line but was tackled fractionally short of the line.

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A brief summation of Titans contracted Jack Cullen’s performance at the 2021 QSSRL U18 School Boy Championships for South Coast:

Jack Cullen started in the front row in South Coast’s Day One match against Met North.

Jack Cullen also started in the front row on Day Two as South Coast took on Met East and scored in the 37th minute when he barged over from ten metres out to score under the posts.

Also in the 4th minute, Jack Cullen produced a strong charge of twelve metres to get the ball to within ten metres of the try line.

Jack Cullen started in the front row once again on Day Three against Capricornia making a strong hit-up in the opening set of six in the match. Jack Cullen made another strong hit-up in the set of six after South Coast’s opening try.

Jack Cullen started the 2021 QSSRL U18 School Boy Championship Final in the front row and took the second South Coast of the match from a penalty restart. Jack Cullen followed that run up in the 6th minute with a twelve metre charge out of his own twenty metre area.

The 25th minute Jack Cullen made another strong run from the kick-off after Ryan Foran had scored. Jack Cullen also took the hit-up from the second half kick off.

At the completion of the Championships, Jack Cullen was named in the front row in the 2021 QSSRL U18 School Boy Merit Team.

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A brief summation of Titans contracted Nicholas Hilton’s performance at the 2021 QSSRL U18 School Boy Championships for South Coast:

Nicholas Hilton started at lock on Day One as South Coast played Met North with Nicholas Hilton making the opening tackle of the match from the kick-off.

Nicholas Hilton also started at lock on Day Two as South Coast took on Met East and recorded a try assist in the 10th minute when he engaged the defensive line on the left and off-loaded to Ryan Foran who ran twenty metres and was able to bring the ball around to put it down near the goal posts.

Nicholas Hilton was one of South Coast’s try scorers with his try coming in the 42nd minute when he charged at the line from close range (two metres) and after engaging the defence, spun counter clockwise to get the ball down with two defenders will engaged.

Nicholas Hilton also produced a smart piece of play in the 31st minute when he took the line on after receiving the ball of the play the ball and was able to get an off-load away to Brock Priestley.

Nicholas Hilton started at lock once again on Day Three against Capricornia making a strong hit-up in the opening set of six in the match. Nicholas Hilton made another strong hit-up in the set of six after South Coast’s opening try.

Nicholas Hilton also started at lock in the Championship Final against Met North.

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Tremain Spry started at right centre for Tweed Heads in Round Eight of the Queensland Cup against the Easts Tigers last weekend, scoring a double in the Seagulls big win.

Tremain Spry’s first try came after Jayden Campbell chimed into the Seagulls backline as they spun the ball to the right, with Jayden Campbell taking the ball into the line and passing to his right to put Tremain Spry into a big gap twenty metres out, with Tremain Spry then producing a right foot step to beat the Tigers fullback to score.

Tremain Spry’s second try came in the second half when with Easts running the ball, Darius Farmer smashed the Tigers halfback front on with the ball immediately coming loose, Joseph Vuna swooped on the ball, running around forty metres before getting away on overhead pass to his right to an unmarked Tremain Spry who easily scored under the posts.

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A brief summation of Titans contracted Oscar Bryant’s performance at the 2021 QSSRL U18 School Boy Championships for South Coast:

Oskar Bryant came off the bench on Day One of the Championships as South Coast defeated Met North with his first run out of dummy half coming in the 24th minute when he darted out of dummy half to his right.

Oskar Bryant started at hooker for South Coast on Day Three against Capricornia making his initial run out of dummy half in just the second minute down a short left blindside making twenty two metres before being tackled just nine metres from the line.

Oskar Bryant started the Championship Final against Met North from the bench but came into the match late in the first half.

At the completion of the Championships, Oscar Bryant was named in the bench in the 2021 QSSRL U18 School Boy Merit Team.

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A brief summation of Titans contracted Caleb Gould-Waiariki’s performance at the 2021 QSSRL U18 School Boy Championships for South Coast Maroon:

Caleb Gould-Waiariki started South Coast Maroon’s Day One match at hooker although he also spent time at five eight in the match.

Caleb Gould-Waiariki scored in the 57th minute of the match when whilst playing at five eight he received the ball to the left of the play the ball dummying to his right before slicing through the line from ten metres out, beating three defenders on the way to the line.

Caleb Gould-Waiariki also recorded a line break assist in the 22nd minute when he ran out of dummy half to his right and put Travis may into a gap.

Caleb Gould-Waiariki started Day Two against Met North at five eight and recorded a 10th minute try assist when after receiving the ball to the right of the play the ball, drafted in the same direction before putting K-CI Newton-Whare into a big gap twenty metres out.

Caleb Gould-Waiariki made it third tries in as many days when he also scored on Day Three as South Coast Maroon went up against Darling Downs. Late in the match, Caleb Gould-Waiariki packed in at the back of a scrum with a South Coast feed thirty five metres out from the line and fifteen metres in from the left touchline.

Caleb Gould-Waiariki picked the ball up from the back of the scrum immediately taking off down the blindside. Caleb Gould-Waiariki was tackled from behind just before the line but was able to reach out with his right arm to get the ball down. It appeared live that he bounced the ball but the referee awarded Caleb Gould-Waiariki the try.