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    Thanks mdrew,exciting times it something the titans didn’t do well in the past and we are seeing this with the current NRL squad but Jamie and the JTS system has made some great in roads and hopefully the NRL side will bear the great work in years to come exciting times ahead

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    After an outstanding performance for Coombabah SHS in the Langer Cup in Wednesday night it is great to see that K-CI Newton-Whare will back up in the front row for Runaway Bay in this weekend's GCRL U!8 Division One match against Mudgeeraba.

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    After their GPS First XV performances for TSS last weekend it is no surprise that the Titans contracted trio of Kaleb Ngamanu (captain and inside centre), Syris Schmidt (vice captain and fly half) and Nicholas Hilton (No. 8) have been named for Round Two this weekend against Anglican Church Grammar School.

    Great to see that Titans contracted pair Kaleb Ngamanu and Syris Schmidt receive coaches honourable mentions for their GPS Round One First XV performances for TSS last weekend against Brisbane Grammar School.
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    The 2021 season to date for Hikoirangi Paki:

    The talented youngster moved over from Auckland for the 2021 season and started at fullback for the Southport Tigers in their GCRL U18 Division One Round One match against the Currumbin Eagles.

    Hikoirangi Paki was unable to complete the match but he had some good moments prior to going off including a ten metre dart out of dummy half to the right to get Southport on the attack forty metres out from the try line.

    Hikoirangi Paki also recorded one of the stranger intercepts that I have seen when in the 21st minute whist he was trying to drag down one of the Currumbin forwards from behind the Eagles forward looked to off-load to his left, but Hikoirangi Paki stuck his left arm up and the ball stuck in his left hand. Hikoirangi Paki then turned and ran the ball back getting to within a metre of the try line before being stopped.

    Hikoirangi Paki also started at fullback in Round Two against Runaway Bay and scored in the 16th minute when he was on the end of a Southport movement to the right. Hikoirangi Paki received the ball in space ten metres from the try line and headed towards the right corner. At the last moment Hikoirangi Paki cut back towards his left as two Seagulls defenders went flying by to dive over.

    In the 23rd minute Hikoirangi Paki almost scored his second try of the match when he got within a metre of the try line after receiving the ball on the right side of the field fifteen metres out before cutting back towards the goal posts.

    Hikoirangi Paki also did well defensively in the match including in the 41st minute when he was able to hold up the Runaway Bay left second rower with Southport holding a narrow lead.

    Hikoirangi Paki continued his run of starts at fullback in Round Three against the Ormeau Shearers before moving to right centre in Round Four against Burleigh with the positional move paying dividends with Hikoirangi Paki scoring in the 26th and 39th minutes of Southport’s 32 – 28 loss.

    Hikoirangi Paki continued at left centre in Round Five against the Nerang Roosters.

    Round Six against Mudgeeraba saw Hikoirangi Paki continue at left centre and scored a double with his first try coming in the 17th minute when from ten metres out Hikoirangi Paki produced a right foot step to get past the initial defender that confronted him before crashing over with four defenders engaged.

    Hikoirangi Paki’s second try came in the final minute of the match when he received an off-load from his right second rower who had just taken a cross kick on the full, with Hikoirangi Paki able to dive over in the right corner as a result. Hikoirangi Paki also made a 19th minute line break in the match when he burst forty metres down the right channel off a good off-load on his inside.

    Hikoirangi Paki then moved to right centre for Round Nine against the Runaway Bay Seagulls and was on the move again in Round Ten against the Ormeau Shearers when he started at five eight.

    Hikoirangi Paki had a solid pre-season with the Tigers including a good Pre-season Round Two U18 Division One match against the Ormeau Shearers when in addition to recording a 61st minute try assist, Hikoirangi Paki then converted Southport’s first try of the match.

    Hikoirangi Paki’s try assist was an impressive one, he chimed into the backline on the right side of the field and once he had drawn two Shearers defenders Hikoirangi Paki threw a great right arm flick pass to his right winger to race eighteen metres to score in the right corner.

    Hikoirangi Paki attended Mabel Park State High School upon his arrival from New Zealand, starting Round One of the 2021 Langer Cup School Boy competition at left centre against Coombabah State High School, recording an outstanding try assist in the 59th minute with an outstanding off-load to his left as he was going to ground after pushing off one defender to put his left winger into space and subsequently score in the left corner.

    Hikoirangi Paki moved to fullback for Round Two against Keebra Park State High School and also started at fullback in Round Three against St Mary’s College, scoring in the 24th minute when he received the ball in space on the right side of the field and easily scored untouched from twelve metres out, getting the ball down five metres in from the right corner.

    Hikoirangi Paki also started at fullback in Round Four against Wavell State High School and produced probably the best tackle of the match in the 10th minute when he went low to take down the rampaging Wavell SHS right second row who had burst through the Mable Park defence and had only Hikoirangi Paki to beat.

    Round Five against Marsden State High School saw Hikoirangi Paki move to the left wing.

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    On Wednesday night Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr started at right centre for Mabel Park SHS in Round Five of the Langer Cup against Marsden State High School, producing an outstanding performance as Mabel Park SHS gave Marsden SHS a real scare with Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr kicking three goals from five attempts.

    The exceptionally talented young centre moved over from Auckland and started at right centre for the Southport Tigers in their GCRL U18 Division One Round One match against the Currumbin Eagles.

    Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr had a solid first match on the Gold Coast, including recording a try assist when as soon as he received a pass from his left he popped a short ball to his right to put Elikena Finau into a gap with the lock subsequently running twenty metres to score.

    Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr also made a number of strong charges in the match including two that stood out, with both coming from kick-off returns, the first of which came off the second half kick-up when the ran to his left, breaking three tackles and then from the kick-off after the Elikena Finau try, Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr broke a further two tackles on his kick-off return.

    Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr also started at right centre in Round Two against Runaway Bay and in just the 2nd minute of the match he made a strong burst of fourteen metres from a hit-up to the right of the dummy half with Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr initially receiving the ball just eight metres out from his own line.

    Then in the 5th minute Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr broke two tackles when running the ball off a Tigers scrum win, making sixteen strong metres with at least half of those post contact metres. Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr made another strong run from a Southport scrum win in the 7th minute making a further ten metres.

    Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr hard working start to the match continued when he took the second hit-up from the kick-off after the first Southport try making ten metres to get the ball outside of his own twenty metre area.

    The 18th minute saw Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr record a line break directly from the kick-off after Southport’s second try. Southport let the kick-off bounce and it actually bounced back towards the oncoming Runaway Bay chasers. Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr charged forward retrieving the ball at full speed and then ran straight through two defenders to get the ball back to the forty metre line.

    Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr continued to highlight that he can run all sorts of routes when in the 22nd minute he came back underneath one of his playmakers running to his left and backing sixteen metres to get within twenty metres of the try line.

    Just a minute later in the 23rd minute, Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr ran out of dummy half once again getting within two metres of the line after a strong fourteen metre run after running to his right.

    Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr had a line break assist in the match as well when in the 33rd minute he moved over to the left side of the field for a set move off the back of a scrum, drawing in both his immediate defender as well as the Seagulls right winger to put his own winger away down the left touchline.

    Whilst he was one of the most dangerous ball runners in the match, Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr did not ignore his defensive duties, including in the 28th minute when he made a strong tackle on the Seagulls fullback who had run down a short right blindside.

    Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr continued his run of starts at right centre in Round Three against the Ormeau Shearers and scored an impressive double in the 16 all draw.

    Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr continued at right centre in Round Five against the Nerang Roosters and was one of the Tigers try scorers in the match. Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr also started at right centre in Round Ten against the Ormeau Shearers.

    Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr attended Mabel Park State High School upon his arrival from New Zealand, originally being named to start Round One of the 2021 Langer Cup School Boy competition from the bench against Coombabah State High School however Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr ended up starting the match at right centre.

    Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr made a key contribution for Mabel Park State High School in the 25th minute when from a scrum win he was able to rumble forward after receiving the ball on the left, getting to less than a metre from the line. Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr was on his feet in a flash, producing a quick play the ball that the dummy half was able to take advantage of to dive over under the posts.

    Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr moved to left centre for Round Two against Keebra Park State High School and was as good as any player on the field, including recording a try assist in just the 5th minute when he surged down the left channel after receiving the ball twenty metres out from the line. After he received the ball Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr got rid of the Keebra Park right winger and charged downfield getting to within three metre of the line before being taken by the cover defence but even though he was held by the defence Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr as able off-load to his left winger score in the left corner.

    Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr then did not rest in his laurels, taking the hit-up from the subsequent kick-off. Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr made another strong run in the 41st minute when from a Mabel Park SHS scrum win to get the ball out of his own twenty metre area.

    Then in the 47th minute, Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr charged onto the ball off a tap restart after Mabel Park received a penalty with Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr making thirteen metres when he charged straight into the giant Keebra Park SHS forward pack.

    Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr produced a great defensive effort in the 25th minute when he highlighted his elite speed to chase the Keebra Park fullback (Elijah Lui) after he had made a long break to round him up quickly just after he had passed the halfway line.

    Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr rounded out his outstanding performance in the match in the 50th minute when he made twenty seven metres after receiving the ball thirty metres from the line.

    Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr continued at left centre in Round Three against St Mary’s College Toowoomba and was heavily involved in Mabel Park’s 35th minute try with a great right arm off-load in the lead up prior to the try near the left corner.

    Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr also started at left centre in Round Four against Wavell State High School.

    Prior to his arrival on the Gold Coast in 2021, Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr was part of the Auckland Vulcan’s Blues U20 side for the inaugural New Zealand U20 Championships.

    In 2020 Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr was a stand out for both Kelston Boys High and the Marist Saints.

    In 2018 Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr was a member of the Akarana Falcons side at the U15 National Youth Championships, scoring a double on Day One against the Wellington Orca’s. Atunaisa Pahulu Jnr also scored on Day Three against Counties Manukau and kicked a conversion on Day Two against the Central Vipers.

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    The 2021 season to date for Titans contracted Ben Liyou:

    In 2021 Ben Liyou is part of the Tweed Heads Seagulls Hastings Deering’s Colts squad and started in the front row in their final 2021 trial against the Burleigh Bears and was immediately in the action making the first tackle of the match on the charging Burleigh front rower Daniel Shannon.

    In the 5th minute of the match Ben Liyou produced a strong twenty metre run after Tweed Heads got the ball back after retrieving a short kick-off to display that Ben Liyou is more than just a solid defensive player. Ben Liyou produced another strong twenty metre run off the kick-off after Seagulls team mate Troy Duckett’s try and then also took another strong hit-up on the fourth tackle in the same set of six.

    Round One of the 2021 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition saw Ben Liyou start in the front row for the Tweed Heads Seagulls as well as captaining the side when they took on the Souths Logan Magpies.

    Ben Liyou took the first hit-up of the match after Souths Logan kicked off but unfortunately in jus thte 4th minute of the match, Ben Liyou was taken off for a HIA which he subsequently failed to prematurely end his afternoon.

    Ben Liyou also started in the front row in Round Two in the local derby against the Burleigh Bears and was one of the Seagulls try scorers in the 32 – 24 victory.

    Ben Liyou’s try came in the 41st minute with the front rower rumbling twelve metres to score after receiving the ball from his left from Laz Sua. When he received the ball Ben Liyou initially dummied to his right before holding off the Burleigh left second rower with a strong straight left arm to get over to score. Ben Liyou then took the hit-up from Burleigh’s subsequent kick-off making another strong run.

    Ben Liyou as has become his trademark, took the first hit-up of the match from the kick-off and then backed that up by taking the 4th hit-up in the same set of six. Ben Liyou then ran the ball from a kick-off once again in the 5th minute bringing the ball back over Jojo Fifita’s try. Ben Liyou made it three kick-offs in a row where he returned the kick-off when in the 9th minute he returned that ball back after Carsil Vaikai’s try.

    Ben Liyou is certainly not the biggest front rower running around but he is certainly strong and in the 51st minute Burleigh right centre Tony Francis bore the brunt of that strength when Ben Liyou hit him with a strong crunching tackle that required play to be stopped for a couple of minutes.

    Ben Liyou also started in the front row in Round Three against the Redcliffe Dolphins and in Round Four against the Ipswich Jets.

    Ben Liyou also started in the front row in Round Five against the Northern Pride, scoring for the Seagulls as they defeated the Jets 40 – 18.

    Ben Liyou continued his run of starts in the front row in Round Six against the Easts Tigers, in Round Seven against the Norths Devils, in Round Eight against the Mackay Cutters, in Round Nine against Wynnum Manly and in the Round Eleven local derby against the Burleigh Bears.

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    Titans contracted Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa was named to start at hooker last night in Round Five of the Langer Cup for Marsden SHS against Mabel Park State High School.

    Even though he initially was named at hooker, Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa spent a lot of the time that he was on the field in a first receiver role where he excelled to highlight what a diverse skill set this exceptional talent has.

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    On Tuesday night, Titans contracted Xavier Stowers started in the front row for Marsden SHS in Round Five of the Langer Cup competition against Mabel Park State High School and was one Marsden SHS’s try scorers in their hard fought win with Xavier Stowers scoring in each half.

    Xavier Stowers opening try came inside the first two minutes when from three metres out Xavier Stowers charged onto the ball, receiving a wide pass to the left of the play the ball to score easily next to the right upright.

    In the 36th minute, Xavier Stowers charged onto the ball from close to the line and to the left of the paly the ball. Even though he initially contracted the defensive line still and couple of metres from the line, Xavier Stowers continued to fight in the tackle and in fact backed his way to the line for the last metre or two and at the last moment was able to twist his way over the line to get the ball down adjacent to the left upright.

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    The 2021 season to date for Titans contracted Jac Finnigan:

    In early January 2021 Jac Finnigan was part of a small but impressive group of Titans linked 2021 U15 players who after attending a Titans camp and spent time training with the Titans NRL squad. Post that camp Jac Finnigan signed a contract that will keep him with the Titans and on the Gold Coast for the next couple of seasons at the very least.

    Jac Finnigan also attends Palm Beach Currumbin (PBC) State High School on the Gold Coast as part of their Rugby League Excellence Program which has a close formal partnership with the Titans.

    Early February 2021 saw Jac Finnigan make it through the first stage of the South Coast U15 QSSRL trials when he was named in the U15 Oceania school boy U15 squad. Following the final round of the school boy trials, Jac Finnigan was named in the 2021 South Coast U15 school boy QSSRL squad for the 2021 QSSRL U15 State Championships starting the Championship Final against Met West at right second row.

    Jac Finnigan made a strong start in the 2021 QSSRL U15 Championship Final when in the 7th minute he made a good run accounting for twelve metres and promoting the ball to near thirty metres out from the Met West line and then was awarded a penalty for crowding by the defenders as Jac Finnigan attempted to play the ball.

    Jac Finnigan was one of the South Coast try scorers in their 28 – 20 Championship Final victory with his try coming in the 24th minute when fullback Ray Puru took the ball down a short right blindside ten metres out and popping a good ball to Jac Finnigan who crashed over in the right corner.

    Jac Finnigan also scored on Day Three against Met North when in the 47th minute he ran a great outside shoulder line from twenty five metres out to receive a pass from Zane Harrison, with Jac Finnigan running untouched to put the ball down five metres in from the right corner post.

    In 2021 Jac Finnigan continued at PBC as part of the school’s Elite Rugby League Program and made a strong impression at right second row for the PBC Walters Cup side in their Round One 16 all draw against Ipswich State High School.

    Jac Finnigan’s initial major contribution came in the 14th minute when he ran a hard straight crash line, almost breaking the line and then Jac Finnigan ran the same line once again in the 18th minute.

    Jac Finnigan ran a more subtle outside shoulder line in the 36th minute, once again getting halfway through the line before getting a right arm off-load away to Zane Harrison who made a further twenty metres downfield.

    Jac Finnigan also started at right second row in Round Two against Forest Lake State High School and he was once again at his devastating best running the ball, recording a try assist as well as a number of line breaks.

    Jac Finnigan’s try assist was recorded in the 41st minute, when after he received a good ball from Zane Harrison on his inside, Jac Finnigan absorbed contact before off-loading to his right for hir right centre to score in the corner.

    Jac Finnigan made his first line break of the match in the 9th minute when he ran an underneath route, making twelve metres to get within nine metres of the try line and then just three minutes later on the opposite side of the field Jac Finnigan made a similar charge with similar results.

    Jac Finnigan continued at right second row in Round Three against Coombabah State High School and recorded a try assist in in the 39th minute, when Will Saunders ran out of dummy half to his right making fifteen metres before off-loading to Jac Finnigan who then off-load to the PBC right centre with Jac Finnigan receiving the ball back from the centre and then off-loaded the ball back to the same player to score.

    Jac Finnigan also had a very solid match from the right second row position in Round Four against Marsden State High School and also started at right second row in Round Six against Keebra Park SHS.

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    Round One of the 2021 GPS school boy rugby First XV competition saw Nicholas Hilton line up at No. 8 for TSS as they took on Brisbane Grammar School at home with Nicholas Hilton producing a couple of moments of class in TSS’s 71 – 5 victory including a try in the opening minutes when he broke away from a ruck to run fifity metres to score under the posts. Such was Nicholas Hilton’s overall performance that he was awarded two points in the 2021 GPS First XV Coaches Award.


    Nicholas Hilton contributed a try assist in the 48th minute when after receiving an off-load from Jye Gray Nicholas Hilton charged downfield before drawing the Brisbane Grammar School fullback and passing to his right to his unmarked right winger to score untouched.

    The in the 48th minute Nicholas Hilton broke the Brisbane Grammar School line when running on the left side of the field after receiving the ball ten metres from his own line with Nicholas Hilton eventually being brought down after a thirty five metre run.

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    The 2021 season to date of Titans contracted Nayte Saaga who is set to make his TSS debut in Round Two of the GPS U15A school boy rugby competition this weekend away to Churchie:

    The young Ormeau Shearers fullback, five eight or halfback has been a stand out player for his age group in the Gold Coast rugby league competition for the last couple of seasons and in early 2021 signed a multi-year contract with the Titans.

    Nayte Saaga also attends The Southport School (TSS) after previously attending Keebra Park State High School as part of their Titans partnered Elite Rugby League Program.

    In May 2021 Nayte Saaga was part of the South Coast U15 QSSRL School Boy representative side, starting the Championship Final against Met West at five eight, scoring the 23rd minute. Nayte Saaga scored when he took advantage of a quick play the ball to race at the line after receiving the ball to the left of the play the ball and sprint at the still back peddling defence from twelve metres out. Nayte Saaga only concession to his straight charge was a slight jink of his left foot before crashing over between two defenders who did not have the time to even got off their own line.

    Nayte Saaga also had a try assist in the second half when he received an off-load from his left by Ray Puru who had split the line from thirty metres out. After receiving the off-load ten metres out Nayte Saaga who got to within two metres of the line before he offloaded to his left for Jett Bryce to dive over fifteen metres in from the left corner post.

    Nayte Saaga made a strong start in the Championship Final when in the 6th minute he made a good run after cutting back to his right and off-loading to his front rower to push forward then early in the second half, in the 26th minute, Nayte Saaga made a darting twelve metre run down a side left blindside.

    On Day One against Met West Nayte Saaga started at five eight and was heavily involved in Jett Bryce’s 38th minute try when he put in a chip kick to the left wing which was collected by Izayah Petrichvich who off-loaded in one movement to Jett Bryce to run away to score under the posts. Nayte Saaga then converted the try.

    Nayte Saaga produced a smart piece of play in the 11th minute when his kick-off after Met West’s opening try of the match went dead in goal, forcing Met West into a drop out from under the posts, South Coast scored from the subsequent set of six.

    In the 29th minute, Nayte Saaga produced a strong run of eighteen metres to get the ball to near to the halfway mark.

    Day Two saw Nayte Saaga once again start at five eight against Capricornia, kicking two conversions and displayed his enthusiasm in the opening minute when he chased through a Zane Harrison kick to trap the Capricornia fullback in his own in-goal.

    One thing that will stand out when he are watching Nayte Saaga play is his kicking game and in the 16th minute Nayte Saaga kicked a 40/20 that any NRL top level kicked would have been proud off. Nayte Saaga received the ball thirty four metres out from his own line and twenty metres in from the left touchline and put in a hard left foot kick that that he kicked low and hard, going to touch in front of the desperate Capricornia fullback eighteen metres out from the try line.

    Nayte Saaga once again started at five eight on Day Three against Met North recording a line break assist in the opening minute of the match when he took the ball to the line on the left side of the field and double pumped sending a short ball to his left to put Jett Bryce into a gap, with the right second rower running forty metres downfield before off-loading himself to Joseph Tupuse.

    Nayte Saaga had a second try assist in the 31st minute when he took the ball to the line before throwing a cut-out pass to left centre Joseph Tupuse to rumble fifty metres downfield but unfortunately his inside pass went to ground.

    Over the course of the Championships, Nayte Saaga showed that he is an outstanding kicked of the ball whether that be long raking left foot tactical to short chip kicks as well as goal kicking and on Day Two he showed that he can also put in impressive short kick-offs with two short kicks retrieved by team mates. The first short kick-off was from the kick-off to start the second half (it may have been taken by the wind but I will give it to Nayte Saaga) that was retrieved by Zane Harrison and the second was in the 46th minute with Riley Buchanan taking advantage. Nayte Saaga also kicked a conversion in the first half.

    Nayte Saaga’s first official commitment with the TSS U15A side in 2021 being his attendance at a rugby skills day that was held towards the end of May. Nayte Saaga first official appearance in the Red and Blue in late May 2021 when he started at No. 10 (fly half) for the U15A side in TSS’s first full trial against Ipswich Grammar School.

    Nayte Saaga also started at fly half in the TSS U15A second full GPS trial against Nudgee College as well as in the full scale trial against Brisbane Boys College. In TSS’s final trial before the commencement of the 2021 GPS school boy rugby season, Nayte Saaga also started at fly half against the PBC Alleygators. Then with the TSS U15A side having a Round One bye, Nayte Saaga lined up at No. 10 in a trial against a South Coast U15 representative side.

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    Titans contracted standout William Semu started at left centre in Round Five of the Langer Cup on Wednesday night against Mabel Park State High School and it was clear from the opening minutes that William Semu was in for a big match with some strong runs and telling defensive work in the opening minutes.

    Whilst William Semu did not score Marsden SHS he did record a second half try assist. In the 39th minute Marsden SHS attacked down a wide left blind side from their own twenty metre area. William Semu tracked the break, receiving an offload thirty metres out from the line and even though he was almost immediately tackled from behind, William Semu was able to get both arms free and offload to his left to his unmarked winger to score untouched.

    The just a few minutes later in the 45th minute, William Semu broke four tackles in a devastating run that put Marsden deep on the attack. As soon as he was tackled, William Semu was on his feet to play the ball quickly with Marsden SHS scoring from the play as the dummy half ran the ball down a short blindside and offloaded to the left winger with the Mabel Park SHS defence still reeling from William Semu’s powerful run.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mdrew View Post
    The short answer mate is that on the Coast and in Northern NSW the Titans were not necessarily the first option but as a result of Jamie McCormack and the JTS Program the Titans have been able to keep the best of the local juniors in Titans colours.

    If you look at the three schools that have Titans official partnerships the best talent are all contracted to the Titans (not all but most) being PBC, Keebra Park and Marsden.

    It is not just getting players signed however it is also their development. A prime example is Immanuel Kalakale who was impressive but raw when he signed but as a result of the JTS Program he has exploded to become the form front rower in the Langer Cup alongside fellow Titan Josiah Pahulu from Ipswich.

    Also some of the so called "lesser names" have developed incredibly under Jamie McCormack's tutilige such as Reef Sommerville.

    I know that I am biased but for me the Titans have easily the best Junior Development Program in Queensland and the only program that could be considered on par in Australia is Penrith. You just have to look at the recent Northern Rivers cohort that includes Tom Weaver, Jack Cullen, Ryan Foran and Reef Sommerville amongst others.

    Also the best Queensland/Australian U16 player is a Titan in William Semu, the young man is a freak as is destroying the predomintly U18 Langer Cup competition on a weekly basis.

    Similiarly the best U18 player in Australia in Tom Weaver is also a Titan.

    Then look at Keano Kini who was considered the best NZ U16 player in recent memory and was being chased by literally every NRL club and also more than a few NZ Super Rugby clubs including the Auckland Blues. What did he do, he signed with the Titans and is developing into an absolutely star of the future.

    The you can consider an out of the box signing like Xavier Stowers who was a stand out rugby No. 8 for Ipswich Grammar School in the GPS First XV rugby competition but the Titans snared him and he moved to Marden where he is developing on an exponential curve due to Jamie McCormack and the JTS Program.
    Thanks for your attention mdrew much appreciated. We should all be feeling optimistic about the Titans future by the sounds of our junior’s caliber and their development. You mention Jamie McCormack and I hadn’t paid much attention to that name but after doing a little research I notice he’s been around for quite some time so I’m feeling a little apprehensive about our up and comers because our history is awful. Mate could you please elaborate on how things have changed and how things are going to be a lot different moving forward so we can all share in that sense of euphoria?

    ps. sorry if you've explained this before.
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    You are correct that Jamie McCormack has been with the Titans for a few years, but lets be honest, before the new owners came in the development budget was very very small with limited staff, Darryl Kelly and the Fizelle's changed that as soon as the took over by supporting Jamie McCormack with money and staff with him putting together the JTS program.

    In relation to a concrete example, Jamie McCormack single handidly signed Tom Weaver, Ryan Foran, Jack Cullen, Riley Lack and Reef Somerville, all from northern NSW when they were just 15 in the face and big opposition, three years on, all of those players were part of the Tweed Heads MM Cup winning side.

    You can also throw in the Partnerships with PBC, Keebra Park and Marsden, being three of the top four rugby league schools in Queensland. Obviously these partnerships do not guarantee the best players sing with the Titans but the majority of the time the Titans are going to get the first opportunity.

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    Thanks for your attention mdrew much appreciated. We should all be feeling optimistic about the Titans future by the sounds of our junior’s caliber and their development. You mention Jamie McCormack and I hadn’t paid much attention to that name but after doing a little research I notice he’s been around for quite some time so I’m feeling a little apprehensive about our up and comers because our history is awful. Mate could you please elaborate on how things have changed and how things are going to be a lot different moving forward so we can all share in that sense of euphoria?

    ps. sorry if you've explained this before.

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    After missing a number of weeks, Currumbin’s Jackson Le Pou has been named to return on the bench in the previously postponed Round Eight GCRL U18 Division One match against the Southport Tigers.

    The talented youngster moved over from the Upper Central Zone of New Zealand’s North Island for the 2021 season and started at five eight for the Currumbin Eagles in their GCRL U18 Division One Round One match against the Southport Tigers.

    Even though he started the match at five eight, Jackson Le Pou played in the dummy half role for the Eagles in their 28 – 10 first up victory.

    Jackson Le Pou could not have gotten an earlier touch when he took the kick-off to start the match on the full above his head AFL style.

    Jackson Le Pou also started at five eight in Round Two against the Nerang Roosters as well as in Round Three against the Helensvale Hornets.

    Against the Hornets in Round Three Jackson Le Pou scored his first regular season try since his arrival from New Zealand when he ran to his right dummying both inside and out before slicing through the line and then Jackson Le Pou stepped off his right foot to beat the Helensvale fullback and get the ball down five metres from the right upright.

    Round Four saw Jackson Le Pou continue at five eight agaisnt Mudgeeraba with his left goot kicking game taking precedence inlduing a 16th minute kick into the right corner which had to be knocked dead by the Redbacks fullback.

    Jackson Le Pou had a very solid pre-season with the Eagles including a great Pre-season Round One match against Ormeau scoring in the 55th minutes as well as recording a 7th minute try assist.

    Jackson Le Pou’s 55th minute try was a strong individual effort when he received the ball ten metres out from the line and ran to his right. As he approached the defensive line Jackson Le Pou stepped off his right foot to beat one defender before a second right foot step to get around the Ormeau fullback and get the ball down in a tackle five metres to the right of the uprights.

    Jackson Le Pou’s try assist came in just the 7th minute of the match when he took the ball down the right side of the field, taking the ball to the line before throwing a great cut-out pass to put his right centre into a huge gap thirty metres out and from there the centre was able to dive over in the right corner untouched.


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