Junior Development

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On Sunday for Ballina in Round Eight of the NRRRL U18 competition Titans contracted Lachlan Offley started on the right wing against Northern United scoring a double in the Seagulls big win. Lachlan Offley only had to wait until the second minute of the match to score his opening try when he raced ten metres down the right touchline after receiving a cut-out pass from his inside. After crossing the line, Lachlan Offley had the forsesight to bring the ball around to get it down near the goal posts.

Lachlan Offley completed his double in the 39th minute and it was very similar to his opening try of the match. Lachlan Offley once again received a cut-out pass from his inside, eight metres from the line and once again Lachlan Offley had the intelligence to bring the ball all of the way around to put it down under the posts.

It was a great effort by Ballina to keep Northern United scoreless in the match and a lot of the credit for that should go to Lachlan Offley who in the 18th minute made te htackle of the match, with it being a try saving tackle only adding to its impressiveness. The much bigger Northern United right centre ran straight at Lachlan Offley, trying to run over him less then three metres but the try line, but Lachlan Offley produced an outstanding ball and all tackle on the last to bring the Northern United centre down short of the line. Lachaln Offley then bounced to his feet and ran the ball from dummy half from the restart.

In June 2021, Lachlan Offley was a member of the Titans JTS U16 side that drew with a Titans U17 Northern Rivers Academy side at Cbus Stadium in a curtain raiser to the Titans NRL fixture against Manly.

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Round Eight of the NRRRL U18 competition against the Kyogle Turkeys on Sunday, saw Jett Forbes shift to left centre for the Cudgen Hornets against the Kyogle Turkeys with the young man having a big game in the Hornets comprehensive victory including scoring four tries and recording three try assists. Jett Forbes played the first half at right centre before moving closer to the action to five eight in the second half.

The first of Jett Forbes tries came in just the 3rd minute when Harvey Moase took the ball to the line on the right side of the field near the halfway mark, putting his right second rower, Rohan Begg into a gap with the right second rower subsequently drawing the Kyogle fullback to send Jett Forbes on a twenty metres run to put the ball down under the posts.

Jett Forbes scored his second try of the match in the 20th minute when he backed up a break by Jack Field and after receiving the pass from his fullback, Jett Forbes beat two attempted tackles as he raced down the right touchline from thirty metres out, Jett Forbes was then able to bring the ball around and score under the posts.

Jett Forbes completed his hat trick in the 44th minute when whilst running on the right side of the field he dummied to his inside and outside, breaking three tackles in the process before producing a left foot step to beat the Kyogle fullback to score under the posts.

Jett Forbes made it four tries when in the 46th minute a right foot step executed forty metres from the try line saw Jett Forbes through the line, Jett Forbes then chipped after the head of the onrushing fullback, then regathering to score next to the left upright.

As noted earlier, Jett Forbes also recorded three try assists in the match with the first coming in the 9th minute try when Harvey Moase put him into a gap with the Jett Forbes subsequently drawing the Kyogle fullback to send right winger Dominic Bowman over in the right corner.

Jett Forbes recorded another try assist in the 41st minute when from twelve metres out he threw a good short ball to his left to a charging Darcy Townsend to fly through a gap and then easily round the Kyogle fullback to score under the posts.

Jett Forbes added a third try assist in the 48th minute when he ran to the line on the left side of the field around sixteen metres out from the line and put in a well weighted grubber kick towards the left corner which was picked up by Rohan Begg who scored near the left corner.

Jett Forbes was also heavily involved in Jack Field’s runaway 14th minute try. After Dominic Bowman had taken a bomb to his wing on the full he passed inside to Jett Forbes who raced twenty metres downfield before drawing the last line of the Turkeys defence and passing to his right to Field’s who ran eighty metres to score under the posts.

In June 2021, Jett Forbes was a member of the Titans U17 Northern Rivers Academy side that drew 28 all with a Titans JTS U16 side at Cbus Stadium in a curtain raiser to the Titans NRL fixture against Manly.

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During a Tweed Heads Seagulls Hastings Deering’s Colts bye week over the weekend, Titans contracted Jaylan De Groot started for the Cudgen Hornets NRRRL First Grade side on the right wing in Round Eight against the Kyogle Turkeys with Jaylan De Groot making an immediate impact by scoring inside the opening minute of the match when he received an off-load thirty metres out and darted downfield to score with a big dive in the right corner.

Jaylan De Groot added a second try in the 24th minute when a bomb was put up towards his right wing with Jaylan De Groot jumping high to take the ball in his right hand and get it down in the right corner.

Earlier on Sunday, Jaylan De Groot start the U18 match against the same opponent on the left wing, playing only the first half of the U18 fixture.

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In June 2021, Matthew Bollard was a member of the Titans U17 Northern Rivers Academy side that drew 28 all with a Titans JTS U16 side at Cbus Stadium in a curtain raiser to the Titans NRL fixture against Manly.

In early October 2020 Matthew Bollard was part of a Titans Group 18 U16 Invitational side that played a trial match against a Titans U15/16 squad with the match being played at Cbus Stadium, giving the young players a great experience with an added bonus that the players wore Titans jerseys.

Matthew Bollard started Round One of the 2021 NRRRL U18 competition at fullback for the Murwillumbah Mustangs as they took on the Bilambil Jets.

Matthew Bollard also started Round two at fullback against Northern United and was one of the Mustangs try scorers in the second half when he ran into a big gap fifteen metres out to score twelve metres in from the right corner post untouched.

In the first half, Matthew Bollard threw the last pass for two of Murwillumbah’s tries, impressively one on both sides of the field to highlight that his passing skills to both sides are solid.

After Murwillumbah had a number of byes in consecutive weeks, Matthew Bollard started in the centres in Round Six against the Kyogle Turkeys.

After missing Round Seven as a result of playing for the Titans U17 Northern Rivers Academy side, Matthew Bollard started Round Eight against the marist Brothers Rams on the left wing and was one of the Mustangs try scorers in their 28 – 10 victory.

In the 26th minute Mustangs halfback Brandon Williams ran the ball to the line to the left of the play the ball. Right at the line, thirty metres out, Brandon Williams put in a stab kick towards the left corner which was scooped up by Matthew Bollard just in front of the Rams and Matthew Bollard was then able to bring the ball around to put it down under the posts.

In the 2020 season Matthew Bollard played for the Murwillumbah Colts in the Group 18 U16 competition and was named their Best Back from the 2020 season.

In 2016 Matthew Bollard was selected in the New South Wales Invitational U12 side for the U12 National Rugby League Championships, scoring on Day Four as his side defeated Victoria 18 – 6.

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In June 2021 second rower Nicholas Troy from the Ballina Seagulls was part of a Titans U18 Northern Rivers squad that played the Titans U17 JTS squad at Cbus Stadium in a curtain raiser to the bizarre Titans Round Fourteen NRL match against the Sydney Roosters.

Nicholas Troy started the season as part of the 2021 Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup squad, starting Round One of the competition at lock against the Wests Tigers before moving to the front row for Round Two against the North Coast Bulldogs and maintaining his spot there in Round Three against the Northern Tigers. Nicholas Troy then moved to the second row in Round Four against the Central Coast Roosters.

Nicholas Troy played the 2021 season with Ballina Seagulls in the NRRRL U18 competition starting Round One at left second row against Kyogle with Nicholas Troy being one of the Seagulls try scorers in their 54 – 4 first up victory.

Nicholas Troy scored in the 35th minute he ran a good line to run straight through the defensive line twelve metres out and then Nicholas Troy produced a left foot step to beat the Turkey’s fullback right on the try line and then as he bringing the ball closer to the posts in-goal ran into a defender but still comfortably got the ball down.

Nicholas Troy continued in the second row in Round Two against Byron Bay and Round Three against the Tweed Coast Raiders, a match which saw him score a double.

Nicholas Troy’s opening try came in the 24th minute with a straight twelve metre run to the right of the dummy half, getting the ball down next to the right upright.

Nicholas Troy scored his second try in the 46th minute when he ran onto a pass from hooker Jesse Beauchamp fourteen metres from the line. Nicholas Troy was actually held by the Tweed Coast fullback by one leg was able to reach out and put the ball over the line.

Nicholas Troy also started in the second row in Round Four against Marist Brothers and in Round Five against Casino RSM.

Round Eight against Northern United saw Nicholas Troy move to lock.

Nicholas Troy also played one Laurie Daley Cup match for the Northern Rivers Titans in 2020, coming off the bench in Round Five against the North Coast Bulldogs.

Nicholas Troy had a solid season in the 2020 NRRL U18 competition for the Seagulls, including starting the Grand Final in the second row against Marist Brothers.

In the 2020 NRRRL U18 regular season, Nicholas Troy spent time at both lock and second row for Ballina, scoring in Round Seven against Byron Bay and also in the Seagulls semi-final victory over Casino RSM.

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In June 2021 lock Darcy Townsend from the Cudgen Hornets was part of a Titans U18 Northern Rivers squad that played the Titans U17 JTS squad at Cbus Stadium in a curtain raiser to the Titans Round Fourteen NRL match against the Sydney Roosters.

Darcy Townsend played the 2021 season with the Cudgen Hornets in the NRRRL U18 competition starting Round One at lock against the Tweed Coast Raiders with the solidly built young man scoring in the 12th minute with a bizarre try. With Cudgen attacking within a metre of the line on the left side of the field, the Cudgen dummy half put in a grubber kick towards the posts with the ball bouncing off a defender, right into the arms of Darcy Townsend who was following the ball through and was able to bring the ball around to score under the posts.

After Cudgen had a Round Two bye, Darcy Townsend also started at lock in Round Three against Casino RSM with Darcy Townsend scoring in the 28th minute when he charged onto an inside pass forty five metres from the line and then showed exceptional speed to get to the Casino RSM fullback before easily beating him by veering around him to the left to cross under the posts.

Darcy Townsend also started at lock in Round Five against Byron Bay and continued there in Round Seven against the Marist Brothers Rams with Darcy Townsend recording a try assist in the 5th minute when after receiving the ball to the left of the play the ball, taking the ball to the line before poppoing a good short ball to his left to Bailey Roberts who carshed over from six metres.

Round Eight against the Kyogle Turkeys, saw Darcy Townsend shift to the bench against the Kyogle Turkeys. Darcy Townsend certainly made the most of his time on the field when he came on, including scoring in the 41st minute as a result of him charging onto a short ball from his right from Jett Forbes to fly through a gap and then easily round the Kyogle fullback to score under the posts.

In 2019 Darcy Townsend was part of the New South Wales Country U16 side that embarked on a three match tour of the United Kingdom flying out in mid-November from Sydney.

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In June 2021, Jordan Gallagher, the half/five eight from the South Grafton Rebels was part of a Titans U18 Northern Rivers squad that played the Titans U17 JTS squad at Cbus Stadium in a curtain raiser to the Titans Round Fourteen NRL match against the Sydney Roosters.

Jordan Gallagher started the season as part of the 2021 Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup squad, starting Round One of the competition at five eight against the Wests Tigers. In fact Jordan Gallagher started at five eight in all four of his matches for the Northern Rivers Titans at five eight, missing only Round Three through injury.

Jordan Gallagher played the 2021 season with the South Grafton Rebels in the Group Two U18 competition starting Round One at halfback against Macksville and Jordan Gallagher also captained the Rebels side.

Jordan Gallagher continued at halfback for the duration of his matches and also was the Rebels goal kicker in a number of matches, including kicking conversion in Round Three against Coffs Harbour and he also kicked two conversions against Coffs Harbour in Round Eight.

Jordan Gallagher continued at halfback and captain in Round Nine against Sawtell, with Jordan Gallagher scoring his first try of the 2021 Group Two U18 season and also kicked a conversion in the Rebels 18 – 10 loss.

Round Ten saw Jordan Gallagher continue at halfback and captain for the Rebels with Jordan Gallagher kicking four goals from as many attempts in their 20 – 18 victory over Coffs Harbour.

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In June 2021, Jack Elmore, the front rower/lock from Lismore Marist Brothers was part of a Titans U18 Northern Rivers squad that played the Titans U17 JTS squad at Cbus Stadium in a curtain raiser to the Titans Round Fourteen NRL match against the Sydney Roosters.

Jack Elmore started the season as part of the 2021 Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup squad, starting Round One of the competition in the front row against the Wests Tigers.

After missing Round Two, Jack Elmore came off the bench in Round Three against the Northern Tigers as well as in Round Four against the Central Coast Roosters.

Jack Elmore played the 2021 season with Marist Brothers Lismore in the NRRRL U18 competition starting Round One at lock against Northern United, with the powerful young man scoring in the 38th minute when he barged over running straight from a pass he received two metres out to get the ball down next to the left upright.

Jack Elmore moved to the front row in Round Two against Casino RSM before moving back to lock in Round Three against Kyogle. Jack Elmore continued at lock in Round Four against Ballina and showed some skill with a short grubber kick into the in-goal to foce Ballina into a drop out after they had to take the ball dead.

Jack Elmore started Round Five against the Tweed Coast Raiders at lok before moving to right second row in Round Six against Byron Bay as well as Round Seven against against the Cudgen Hornets and in Round Eight against the Murwillumbah Mustangs.

Jack Elmore scored in the 16th minute of the Round Seven match when he charged onto a pass to the left of the play the ball that occurred a metre from the line with Jack Elmore fighting his way over next to the left goal post.

In early 2021 Jack Elmore also took part in the Northern Country Lismore Diocese Rugby League Representative trials.

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With Keebra Park having a Walter Cup bye in late June 2021, Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki started at hooker for the Keebra Park Year Nine/Ten Division One Titans Cup side in the Grand Final against Marsden State High School.

Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki had an outstanding match in the Titans Cup Grand Final scoring a try and kicking two conversions from as many attempts including an outstanding conversion from the left touchline with only three minutes on the clock to get Keebra Park within six points, however that is as close as Keebra Park got to their fellow Titans patnered opponents.

Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki’s try came early in the first half when he darted out of dummy half and burrowed his way over the line. In addition, Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki made three line breaks in the match, the first coming in the opening set of six in the match and then mid-way through the first half Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki made a forty metres burst through centre field and in the second half Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki made a twenty metres break from dummy half once again.

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In June 2021 fullback/centre Harry Sivewright from Lismore Marist Brothers was part of a Titans U18 Northern Rivers squad that played the Titans U17 JTS squad at Cbus Stadium in a curtain raiser to the Titans Round Fourteen NRL match against the Sydney Roosters.

Harry Sivewright started the season as part of the 2021 Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup squad, starting Round One of the competition at right centre against the Wests Tigers before moving to the right wing in Round two against North Coast Bulldogs.

Harry Sivewright maintained his spot on the right wing for Round Three agaisnt the Northern Tigers and scored his first try of the competition when he crossed in the 13th minute. Harry Sivewirght moved back to the centres for Round Four against the Central Coast Roosters before starting Round Five against the Newcastle Knights at fullback.

Harry Sivewright played the 2021 season with Marist Brothers Lismore in the NRRRL U18 competition starting Round One at right centre and scoring a hat trick and kicking a conversion against Northern United.

Harry Siveright’s opening try came in just the first minute of the match Kaleb Makings chimed into the backline on the right side of the field, taking the ball all the way to the line before passing to his right to put centre Harry Siveright into a gap with the right centre diving over five metres in from the right corner post.

In the 12th minute Kaleb Makings once again chimed into the Rams backline on the right side of the field and once again put Harry Siveright into a hole with the centre able to bring the ball around to near the right goal post with Kaleb Makings comfortably kicking the conversion.

Harry Siveright completed his hat trick in the 26th minute when he chased through a grubber kick from his dummy half to easily get the ball down.

In the 37th minute Harry Siveright could have had a fourth when he made a break down the right touchline but as the cover defence was coming across, his pass back inside went to ground.

Harry Sivewright also started at right centre in Round Two against Casino RSM as well as in Round Three against Kyogle, with Harry Sivewirht scoring in that match as well.

After missing Round Four, Harry Sivewright once again started at right centre in Round Five against the Tweed Coast raiders before starting Round Six against Byron Bay at fullback.

Harry Sivewright continued at fullback in Round Seven against the Cudgen Hornets and in Round Eight against the Murwillumbah Mustangs.

In early 2021 Harry Sivewright also took part in the Northern Country Lismore Diocese Rugby League Representative trials.

The St Johns College Woodlawn student had a solid season in the 2020 NRRL U18 competition for the Rams, including starting the Grand Final in the centres against the Ballina Seagulls.

In the abridged 2020 NRRRL U18 season Harry Sivewright started in the centres in all of his matches for Marist Brothers, scoring in Round Six against Byron Bay and in the Preliminary Final against Ballina.

Harry Sivewright has also played rugby and in 2019 was named at fullback for the New South Wales Country U16 side.

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In June 2021, Kye Cooper was a member of the Titans U17 Northern Rivers Academy side that drew 28 all with a Titans JTS U16 side at Cbus Stadium in a curtain raiser to the Titans NRL fixture against Manly.

Kye Cooper started at fullback for the Northern Rivers Titans U16 Andrew Johns Cup side for their Round One match against the Wests Tigers. Kye Cooper moved into the starting side at lock for Round Two against local rivals the North Coast Bulldogs in Nambucca Heads.

Round Three saw Kye Cooper move from lock to five eight as the Northern Rivers Titans took on the Greater Northern Tigers with the move suiting him perfectly as he scored one try and was heavily involved on others in an all-round impressive display in the Titans 30 – 16 victory.

Kye Cooper’s try came in the 25th minute when he dummied to his right then cut back to his left and whilst he was being held by three defenders, Kye Cooper was able to reach out to get the ball down.

Kye Cooper’s involvement started in the 10th minute when he along with Reshawn Anderson smashed a Greater Northern Tigers front rower forcing him to lose the ball just ten metres out from the line.

Just minutes later Kye Cooper threw the pass that put fullback Lachlan Offley into space on the left for the Titans to score their first try of the match.

Kye Cooper finished off his impressive match with a huge bomb in the last minute. The spiralling kick could not be taken on the full by the defence and Levi Dangerfield was able to dive on the ball in the in-goal to score just prior to the final siren sounding.

Kye Cooper continued at five eight in Round Four against the Central Coast Roosters and was for mine the Northern Rivers Titans best, including scoring a try and converting that same try in the 35th minute of the match.

In the 49th minute, Kye Cooper kicked a huge spirally mid-field bomb that could not be held by the Central Coast fullback, giving the Northern Rivers Titans good field position. Kye Cooper put up another huge kick in the dying moments of the match and then chased hard down field, with the Northern Rivers Titans forcing the Central Coast fullback to lose the ball to give themselves a final opportunity to attack.

Kye Cooper also produced a try saving tackle in the 54th minute of the match when he held one of the Central Coast second rowers back from the line, forcing the Roosters player to extend his arms forward to get the ball down but in the process was penalised for a double movement.

Kye Cooper also started at five eight in Round Five against the Newcastle Knights and kicked four conversions from five attempts as the Northern Rivers Titans ended their 2021 season with a resounding 28 – 4 win.

Kye Cooper also made a line break late in the second half when whilst operating on the left dummied to his outside before slicing through the defensive line and beating two defenders in his twenty metre run.

Impressively Kye Cooper started Round One of the 2021 NRRRL U18 season at right centre for the Ballina Seagulls as they defeated the Kyogle Turkeys 54 – 4 even though he was still U16 eligible.

The match saw Kye Cooper record a try assist when in the 22nd minute he took the ball down a short right blindside and held the ball up perfectly to put right winger Lachlan Offley away down the touchline to score in the corner.

Kye Cooper also started at right centre in Round Two against the Byron Bay Devils making the opening tackle of the match after Ballina had kicked off and the Byron Bay No. 10 was returning the ball. Kye Cooper then was involved in the next tackle on the Devils left second rower and then to round out a great defensive first set, Kye Cooper made the 4th tackle of the match on the No. 10 once again.

Kye Cooper’s tackle in the 9th minute was even better as it was a ty saving one when he rag dolled the Byron Bay left winger over the touchline when he looked a certainly to score in the corner. The in the 25th minute Kye Cooper made an aggressive ball and all tackle on from the marker position.

The match was not all defence for Kye Cooper as in just the 2nd minute of the match he made his first run when he ran out of dummy half making ten metres from inside his own territory. Kye Cooper also made a solid twelve metres in the 25th minute as he brought the ball out of his own twenty metre area.

Kye Cooper continued at right centre (he spent time at left centre in the second half) in Round Three against the Tweed Coast Raiders getting himself involved early by making the fourth tackle of the match produced a strong effort in the 23rd minute when from marker he rag dolled the Raiders left winger and dragged him back into the in-goal to force a goal line drop out.

Kye Cooper also recorded a try assist in the 29th minute when he worked an overlap on the right well to send Kade Garrett over in the right corner.

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.

Kye Cooper continued at right centre in Round Five against Casino RSM and almost scored in the 31st minute in the right corner from a chip kick to his wing but a terrible bounce of the ball meant the try just eluded him.

Round Eight against Northern United saw Kye Cooper initially named at halfback but on the day of the match, he moved back to his regular right centre position.

In late March 2021 Kye Cooper was part of Diocesan of Lismore Opens Squad that attended the Northern Country Catholic Colleges Rugby League Selection Trial that were held at Smithtown.

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In June 2021, Cooper Love, the hooker from Lismore Marist Brothers was part of a Titans U18 Northern Rivers squad that played the Titans U17 JTS squad at Cbus Stadium in a curtain raiser to the Titans Round Fourteen NRL match against the Sydney Roosters.

Cooper Love played the 2021 season with the Marist Brothers Rams in the NRRRL U18 competition starting Round One at hooker against Northern United and scoring in the 35th minute when he dived over untouched from dummy half to the left of the play the ball from less than two metres out down a very skinny and unattended left blindside.

Cooper Love also had a try assist in the 26th minute when he put in a right foot grubber kick out of dummy half into the in-goal with Harry Sivewright the beneficiary of a great bounce to score ten metres in from the right corner post.

Rounds two and Three against Casino RSM and Kyogle saw Cooper Love once again start at hooker and score in both matches.

Against Casino RSM Cooper Love scored in the 35th minute with a four metre dart out of dummy half to his right, with the craft hooker getting the ball down under the posts.

Against Kyogle Cooper Love scored in the 6th minute with a smart piece of individual brilliance. Cooper Love moved into dummy half the the play the ball forty metres from the line and two metres in from the left touchline. When the ball was played Cooper Love exploded down the short left blindside catching the Turkey’s defence total off guard and from there Cooper Love was too quick for the cover defence score a great individual try.

Cooper Love also started at hooker against Ballina in Round Four as well as in Round Five and Six against the Tweed Coast Raiders and Byron Bay respectively with Cooper Love scoring in both of those matches as well.

Against Tweed Coast Cooper Love scored in the 51st minute with a two metre dart out of dummy half to his left enabled him to get the ball over the line.

Against Byron Bay Cooper Love scored in the 62nd minute once again with a run out of dummy half to his right from three metres out. The match also saw Cooper Love record a 56th minute try assist with a great short ball to his right to put Henry Lee over after Cooper Love had drawn in the defence after running out of dummy half to his right.

Cooper Love continued at hooker in Round Seven against against the Cudgen Hornets and in Round Eight against the Murwillumbah Mustangs.

Cooper Love had a solid season in the 2020 NRRL U18 competition for the Rams, including starting the Grand Final at hooker against the Ballina Seagulls. In the abridged 2020 NRRRL U18 season Harry Sivewright started at hooker in all of his matches for Marist Brothers.

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In June 2021 Cooper Camby from the Cudgen Hornets was part of a Titans U18 Northern Rivers squad that played the Titans U17 JTS squad at Cbus Stadium in a curtain raiser to the Titans Round Fourteen NRL match against the Sydney Roosters.

Cooper Camby played the 2021 season with the Cudgen Hornets in the NRRRL U18 competition starting Round One at left centre against the Tweed Coast Raiders and was one of the Hornets try scorers in their big victory.

Cooper Camby’s try came in just the 4th minute of the Round One match when he ran through a gap down the left channel from five metres out in get the ball down five metres in from the left corner post.

Cooper Camby continued at left centre in Round Three against Casino RSM, scoring a double in Cudgen’s 40 – 18 victory.

Cooper Camby’s opening try came in the 9th minute when he ran into a gap on the left from six metres out, with Copper Camby spinning counter clockwise right on the try line to gain separation from the fullback to get the ball down nine metres in from the left corner.

Cooper Camby scored his second try of the match in the 18th minute when initially he was defending twenty metres from his own line. The Casino RSM halfback put in a grubber kick to the left side of the field with Cooper Camby taking the ball over his right shoulder and then outpaced the defence to run eighty metres down the left wing and then was able to bring the ball around to place the ball under the posts.

Cooper Camby also started at left centre in Round Four against the Bilambil Jets, scoring a double once again in Cudgen’s victory against their closest rivals.

Cooper Camby’s opening try came in the 5th minute when he was on the end of a Hornets passing movement to the left and received the ball in space and was able to comfortably run ten metres to score in the left corner. Cooper Camby added his second try in the 38th minute when he was put into a gap by Harvey Moase and ran twenty metres to score easily.

Cooper Camby continued at left centre in Round Five against the Byron Bay, once again scoring a double. Cooper Camby’s opening try came in the 6th minute of the match when he burst thirty metres down the left touchline and was able to hold off the Byron Bay halfback with left left arm, maintaining his balance to get the ball over the line in the left corner.

Cooper Camby scored his second try in the 45th minute when after receiving the ball, Cooper Camby stepped off his left to beat one defender before a second left foot step beat another. As he ran at the fullback, Cooper Camby looked to his left to his support but instead he dummied in that direction with that deception fooling the fullback and then Cooper Camby brought the ball around to score under the posts.

Cooper Camby continued at left centre in Round Seven against the Marist Brothers Rams and in Round Eight against the Kyogle Turkeys where in the 48th minute Cooper Camby made a fifty metre break down the left touchline.

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Over the last couple of days (before its cancellation), Titans contracted Larry Siala played for St Edmunds College in the 2021 Confraternity Shield.

started St Edmunds College’s two Day One matches in the front row against St Laurence’s College and St Thomas More College and then also started in the front row in their Quarter Final match against St Mary’s College Woree with St Edmunds College progressing on the back of a 20 – 6 victory.

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In June 2021, Ashton Harley was a member of the Titans U17 Northern Rivers Academy side that drew 28 all with a Titans JTS U16 side at Cbus Stadium in a curtain raiser to the Titans NRL fixture against Manly.

Ashton Harley played the 2021 season with the Kyogle Turkeys in the NRRRL U18 competition, with his first appearance coming in Round Four against Casino RSM when Ashton Harley came off the bench.

Ashton Harley also came off the bench in Round Five against Bilambil before moving into the Turkey’s starting side at hooker against Murwillumbah and continued at hooker in Round Ten against the Cudgen Hornets.

After missing Round Seven as a result of playing for the Titans U17 Northern Rivers Academy side, Ashton Harley started Round Eight against the Cudgen Hornets at hooker.

In 2020 Ashton Harley played for the Kyogle Turkeys in the Group One U16.5 competition starting all of his matches lock. Ashton Harley scored twice in the 2020 Group One U16.5 competition, with his first try coming in Round Five against Casino RSM and he also scored in Round Seven against the Clarence Coast Magpies.

One of Ashton Harley’s first tastes of representative rugby league came in 2018 when he was named at lock in the Group One U14 side that took part in the New South Wales Country Age Championships.