Junior Development

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The 2021 School Boy Rugby League campaign for Titans contracted Keano Kini:

Afer missing the opening two rounds of the 2021 Langer Cup school boy competition, Keano Kini started Round Three for PBC in a Gold Coast derby against Coombabah State High School, putting in a Player of the Match performance in PBC’s come from behind victory. Keano Kini’s initial involvement in the match came in the 3rd minute with his first run when he took a hit-up off the dummy half to the left making twelve metres.

Keano Kini dominant performance included a 33rd minute try when he took possession as PBC spun the ball to their left with Keano Kini collecting a Thomas Weaver pass on the bounce and exploding to his left through a gap and brought the ball around to put it down under the posts completely untouched.

Keano Kini almost scored a second try in the final minute of the match when from fifteen mtres out on the left side of the field, Keano Kini stepped off his left foot to beat two defendrs before charging at the line, initially it appeared that he got the ball down, but the referee adjudged that Keano Kini lost the ball just short of the line.

In addition to his try, Keano Kini made multiple line breaks with the first coming in the 8th minute with a line break after taking the kick-off after PBC’s opening try, making twenty metres before being brought to ground.

In the 18th minute Keano Kini made another line break when he took a Coombabah SHS clearing kick on the full and burst thirty metres downfield breaking three tackles. Keano Kini broke the Coombabah SHS line yet again in the 44th minute with the line break coming from what appeared at the start to be a regualation hit-up to the left of the play the ball thirty metres out from his own line. As he approached the defensive line, Keano Kini produced a devastating left foot step to slice through the line and then bamboozled the fullback with two left foot steps. Ony after he got around the fullback and beat two more tackles was Keano Kini finally brought to ground.

Keano Kini continued at fullback for the Round Four blockbuster against Marsden State High School and was his usual elusive self including a great effort in the 9th minute when he retrieved a short Marsden SHS grubber kick into the in-goal and even with Marsden chasers everywhere, Keano Kini was able to step around a number of defenders to get the ball out of his own in-goal.

Keano Kini also produced an outstanding piece of play after the final siren. With Marsden SHS down by six as the final siren sounded, from fifteen metres from their own line Marsden kicked towards William Semu who charged onto the ball and flew down the left touchline and just as he looked as if he had beaten Keano Kini was able to produce a great desperate tackle to bring William Semu down just short of the line and save the match for PBC.

Keano Kini continued at fullback for the much anticipated Round Six local derby against Keebra park State High School and recorded a 53rd minute try assist when he ran at the line on the left side of the field, digging deep into the line before off-loading to his left to put his winger over in the left corner.

Keano Kini overall had a strong match including an impressive first kick return in just the second minute of the match when he was able to get the ball back to the halfway mark after taking receipt of the ball deep inside his own twenty metre area.

Keano Kini also started at fullback in Round Six against Mabel Park State High School and once again his ability to run parallel to the defensive line before exploding through the smallest of gaps was highlighted on numerous occasions including in the 55th minute when he exploded through a gap to comfortably break through the Mabel Park SHS defensive line, making thirty five metres for his progress was halted.

Keano Kini also scored for PBC in their 22 – 4 victory when in the 48th minute with the Mabel Park SHS defence backpeddling Keano Kini ran the ball down a short left blindside, initially receiving the ball eighteen metres out before cutting off the left foot and then accelerating forward before diving over ten metres in from the left corner post between two defenders.

After the competition was suspended for a number of weeks due to a Covid 19 lock down, Keano Kini was named at fullback for PBC State High School in their semi-final against Keebra Park State High School with Keano Kini scoring the match sealing try in the 49th minute when after receiving the ball on the left side of the field around twenty metres out, Keano Kini dummied to his left before slicing through the Keebra Park defensive line to get the ball down ten metres from the left upright.

Keano Kini’s first of multiple outstanding contributions for PBC came in just the 2nd minute when Keano Kini made twelve metres to get to ten metres out after joining the backline on the left side of the field. Keano Kini then almost set up PBC’s opening try of the match with a great cut put pass to the left but the pass was desperating knocked down by the Keebra Park right winger.

Keano Kini then produced a great kick return in the 5th minute, bringing the ball back and running to his left before straightening up and taking the line on. Keano Kini was hit high in the subsequent tackle and was awarded a deserved penalty.

Keano Kini also recorded a line break assist in the match in the 19th minute when after receiving the ball, Keano Kini cut back to his left before straightening up and getting halfway throught the line before throwing a great right arm around the corner pass to put Bailey Martin away down the left channel on a fifteen metre run.

Keano Kini made a line break of his own in the 18th minute with a strong run to his right, making fifteen metres from the second hit-up off the kick off from Jett Forbes first half intercept try.

Keano Kini continued his impressive ball running in the 57th minute with a strong run and right arm flick off-load to Brock Priestley to get the ball well into Keebra Park territory.

Keano Kini was also outstanding defensively in the match including a great one on one tackle on a rampaging Arama Hau in the 26th minute after the Keebra Park lock had broken thorugh the heart of the PBC defensive line.

Also on three occasions Keano Kini was able to hold up Keebra Park attackers over the line. The first of those occasions came in the 12th minute when he along with Ryan Foran and Thomas Weaver held up one of the Keebra Park front rowers over the try line.

In the 14th minute, Keano Kini along with Jayden Wright, Michael Roberts and Oskar Bryant held up Blake Mozer over the line and then in the 25th minute, Keano Kini, Michael Roberts, Brock Priestley and Beailey Martin held up Aram Hau over the line directly under the posts.

In the 2021 Langer Cup Grand Final against Marsden State High School, Keano Kini was named to start at fullback row for PBC and was his usual elusive self in the match including a 20th minute kick return of thirty metres. Keano Kini ran to his right after taking possession of the ball and getting between two defenders making the thirty metres before off-loading to Deine Mariner who was able to make thirty metre more.

Post the 2021 Langer Cup Grand Final, Keano Kini was named the joint Justin Hodges Medal winner for the most outstanding player in the 2021 Langer Cup competition. Keano Kini was also named at fullback in the Courier Mail 2021 Langer Cup Team of the Year.

Keano Kini was then named at fullback for PBC in the Queensland Open School Boys Final (Phil Hall Cup) against St Brendans College Yeppoon with Keano Kini scoring a double in PBC’s big 62 – 0 win.

Keano Kini’s opening try of the Grand Final came in just the 3rd minute of the match when Keano Kini received the ball on the left side of the field. When he was ten metres out, Keano Kini dummied to his left and then stepped off his left foot to get through the St Brendon’s initial defensive line before crashing over ten metres in from the left corner post.

Keano Kini scored his second try of the Grand Final in the 40th minute and it was the try of the match. St Brendan’s kicked downfield from inside their own territory with Keano Kini moving forward to take the ball on the move thirty metres from his own line. Keano Kini then split the St Brendan’s line and from there it was sput the gate with Keano Kini easily outpacing the cover defence to score near the right corner.

Keano Kini came oh so close to splitting the St Brendan’s defensive line in the 19th minute when he collected a St Brandan’s attacking kick just ten metres from his own line and burst downfield, getting over the twenty metre line before just being grabbed by his legs from behind. With the St Brendan’s defence still in disarray, the St Brendan’s defender was forced to hold Keano Kini down and concede a penalty.

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The 2021 School Boy Rugby League campaign for Titans contracted Thomas Weaver:

2021 also saw Thomas Weaver lined up once again for PBC State High School in the South East Queensland School Boy Langer Cup competition with Thomas Weaver representing PBC at the 2021 Langer Cup launch.

After missing Round One against Ipswich State High School Thomas Weaver as back for Round Two against St Mary’s College Toowoomba, starting at halfback as well as captaining the side.

In PBC’s big 44 – 12 victory Thomas Weaver in addition to kicking six goals from eight attempts, recorded two try assists as he expertly directed PBC around the field.

Thomas Weaver’s first try assist of the match came in the 8th minute when he ran the ball to the left, putting the ball onto the chest of Ryan Foran who had run a good outside shoulder route to score three metres in from the left corner post.

Thomas Weaver added a second try assist in the 51st minute when he ran straight at the line after receiving the ball from the dummy half to the left of the ruck and just prior to contact with the St Mary’s line threw a no look short inside ball to fullback Michael Roberts ten metres from the line, with the fullback easily forcing his way over the line mid-way between the corner post and goal posts on the left side of the field.

Thomas Weaver continued at halfback and captain in Round Three against Coombabah State High School and was the catalyst for PBC’s come from behind victory, scoring one try and setting up another in the final ten minutes to get PBC over the line. Thomas Weaver also kicked three conversions from four attempts in win.

Thomas Weaver got PBC’s come back going with a great try assist in the 51st minute when he took the line on down a wide left blindside, stepping off his left to break the line form twenty five metres out before drawing the Coombabah SHS fullback and passing to his right to put his replacement front rower over under the posts.

Thomas Weaver completed the PBC comeback by scoring a great solo try in the 56th minute when once again he ran the ball down the left side of the field, with the effort starting thirty metres out. Thomas Weaver ran at the line before stepping off his left to break the line and then produced another left foot step to leave the Coombabah SHS fullback in his wake and then was able to comfortably put the ball down under the posts.

Thomas Weaver continued at halfback and captain in the Round Four blockbuster against Marsden State High School kicking four goals from five attempts including two from the left touchline in the first half in PBC’s impressive 28 – 22 victory.

Thomas Weaver was also involved in multiple PBC tries including in first the second minute of the match when whilst operating on the left side of the field, he ran the ball to the line before at the last moment putting in a deft right foot grubber kick which sat up perfectly for Reef Sommerville to retrieve and dive over in the left corner.

Thomas Weaver’s second try assist of the match came in the 26th minute when from two passes to the left of the play the ball, Thomas Weaver put up a perfectly weighted bomb to the left corner with Hunter Plogesma able to leap above the defenders to score in the left corner.

Thomas Weaver almost scored himself in the 46th minute when from a PBC scrum win ten metres out and to the left of where the scrum as packed, Thomas Weaver sliced through the Marsden SHS right sided defence but three defenders were able to hold him up over the line.

Thomas Weaver also put in a great kick in the 50th minute when after receiving the ball mid-field twenty metres out and to the right of the play the ball, he kicked back towards the left corner with the Marsden right winger knocking the ball on under pressure from Reef Sommerville.

Thomas Weaver continued at halfback and captain for the much anticipated Round Five local derby against Keebra Park State High School kicking three goals and recording a 10th minute try assist when he put in a pin point kick to the right side of the field with the ball falling perfectly for Michael Roberts who took the ball on the fly and was able to bring the ball around to score under the posts.

Thomas Weaver was named to continue at halfback in Round Six against Mabel Park State high School however he was a late scratching from the match.

After the competition was suspended for a number of weeks due to a Covid 19 lock down, Thomas Weaver was named at halfback and captain for PBC State High School in their semi-final against Keebra Park State High School.

Thomas Weaver put in an assured performance to lead PBC to the 2021 Langer Cup Grand Final, recoring two try assists as well as well as converting Jett Forbes first half intercept try.

Thomas Weaver’s first try assist came in jus the 7th minute of the match when whilst operating on the right side of the field, from around twenty metres out Thomas Weaver put in a right foot stab kick towards the left corner with Jett Forbes the beneficiary when he was able to retrieve the ball and score in the right corner.

Thomas Weaver’s second try assist came in the 45th minute when once again Thomas Weaver put in a right foot stab kick, on this occasion from twelve metres out. The Keebra Park fullback was unable to handle the ball with Brock Priestley diving on the loose ball in the in-goal twelve metres in from the right corner.

Thomas Weaver also put in a great right foot kick in the 20th minute that pulled up in the in-goal with the Keebra Park fullback unable to get the ball back into the field of play before he was stopped by Oskar Bryant and Michael Roberts.

Thomas Weaver was on hand to prevent a Keebra Park try in the 12th minute when he along with Ryan Foran and Keano Kini held up one of the Keebra Park front rowers over the try line.

In the 2021 Langer Cup Grand Final against Marsden State High School, Thomas Weaver was named to start at halfback and captain for PBC and controlled things well especially from a tactical kicking perspective including in the 45th minute when he put in a great right foot grubber kick from fifteen metres out into the in-goal forcing Marsden SHS to restart the match by way of the goal line drop out.

Post the completion of the 2021 Langer Cup competition, Thomas Weaver was named at halfback in the Courier Mails’s 2021 Langer Cup Team of the Season.

Thomas Weaver was then named at halfback and captain for PBC in the Queensland Open School Boys Final (Phil Hall Cup) against St Brendans College Yeppoon with Thomas Weaver kicking four conversions in PBC’s huge 62 – 0 victory, including an outstanding 17th and 24th minute conversions from the right touch line.

Thomas Weaver’s short kicking game was also on song in the Grand Final including in the 14th minute when from twelve metres out and just to the right of the goal posts Thomas Weaver put in a right foot stab kick to his right into the in-goal with the St Brendans fullback trapped in the in-goal.

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Thomas Neale started at five eight for Burleigh in last weekend’s 2021 Gold Coast Rugby League U20 Grand Final against the Runaway Bay Seagulls with Thomas Neale scoring a double in Burleigh’s 32 – 16 Premiership victory.

Thomas Neale’s opening Grand Final try came in the 16th minute when after receiving the ball around twenty five metres out on the left side of the field, Thomas Neale dummied to his left before slicing between two defenders. Thomas Neale was grabbed by the collar on the try line but he was able to force his way over to get the ball down seven metres in from the left corner post.

Thomas Neale completed his Grand Final double in the 63rd minute when he stepped off his left after receiving the ball fifteen metres out before cutting back to his left and out-pacing the cover defence to slam the ball down with his right arm mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.

In addition to his two tries Thomas Neale also made a number of other darting runs in the Grand Final, the first of which came in the 12th minute when Thomas Neale stepped inside one defender and was able to make fifteen metres to get the ball to thirty metres out from his own try line.

The 37th minute of the Grand Final saw Thomas Neale a line break assist to his Grand Final record when after receiving the ball twenty two metres from the line on the left, Thomas Neale stepped off his left foot to gain space and then passed back across his body to his left to put Naoh Gafa into a gap with the left second rower then off-loading to put Nelson Ewing in to score under the posts.

Thomas Neale also had a good moment in the 23rd minute when he chased through a Burleigh chip kick with Thomas Neale putting the Runaway Bay fullback Carn Connell under severe pressure with the Seagulls fullback unable to take possession for Burleigh to go back on the attack deep inside Runaway Bay territory.

Thomas Neale also showcased his short kicking game in the 69th minute of the Grand Final when he put in a short chip kick towards the left corner. Initially it appeared as if the ball would go over the touchline near the left corner but the ball took a wicked bounce and had to be taken dead in goal by the Runaway Bay right winger. Burleigh scored from the subsequent Runaway Bay goal line drop out.

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Noah Gafa started at left second row for Burleigh in last weekend’s 2021 Gold Coast Rugby League U20 Grand Final against the Runaway Bay Seagulls with Noah Gafa off-loading on a number of occasions, the first if which occurred in the 30th minute when he was able to off-load the ball to his left centre.

Noah Gafa also recorded a 37th minute try assist in the Grand Final when after charging into a gap from twenty metres out and cutting back towards the goal posts, Noah Gafa was able to off-load in a tackle to Nelson Ewing who darted the remaining five metres to dive over under the posts. Noah Gafa then made a great charge from the subsequent kick-off.

Noah Gafa then added a further try assist in the 69th minute when after running onto the ball down the left channel fifteen metres from the try line, Noah Gafa ran at the Seagulls defensive line before throwing a good short ball to his left to put Zac Edwards over near the left corner.

Noah Gafa also produced a smart piece of play in the 62nd minute with a great one on one strip as Runaway Bay were trying to bring the ball out of their own territory. After stripping the ball Noah Gafa was able to promote the ball an additional five metres with Burleigh scoring before the same set of six was completed.

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In last weekend’s 2021 Gold Coast Rugby League U18 Division One Grand Final, Taniela Mapausua-Lotaki started at right centre for the Roosters against the Helensvale Hornets and scored in Nerang’s 44 – 12 Premiership success.

Taniela Mapausua-Lotaki’s try came in the 10th minute when from twenty two metres out Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki charged into a big gap off a Josh Lynn pass with the powerhouse centre putting the ball down ten metres in from the left corner post.

Taniela Mapausua-Lotaki also made a strong run in the 19th minute with a ten metre effort to the right of a Nerang scrum win to get the ball thirty metres out from his own try line. Taniela Mapausua-Lotaki made a further strong run in the 55th minute from a Nerang tap restart after a penalty. Taniela Mapausua-Lotaki took the tap thirty metres from the line on the left side of the field and immediately ran the ball towards centre field. Initially Taniela Mapausua-Lotaki made ten metres before seemingly being stopped but he kept fighting to get rid of two defenders before pushing a third a further ten metres downfield before he was finally stopped just ten metres out from the try line.

Probably Taniela Mapausua-Lotaki’s best moment in the Grand Final came in the 57th minute and it was the defensive highlight of the match. Even though the match was well and truly won Taniela Mapausua-Lotaki did not rest on his laurels when Helensvale put in a kick to their right wing. The Helensvale winger took possession on the try line but as he was trying to get the ball to ground Taniela Mapausua-Lotaki got to him, holding him up and driving him five metres into touch in-goal.

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In the 2021 Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade Grand Final last weekend Titan Tristian Powell started from the bench for the Burleigh Bears in their victory over the Tugun Seahawks.

Tristian Powell into the game in the 24th minute, almost immediately taking a hit-up with the run which was to the right of the play the ball making fifteen metres to get the ball within fifteen metres of the line. Tristian Powell then backed up to take a second hit-up just a tackle later with Tristian Powell getting to withing three metres of the line before he was dragged to ground but three Seahawks defenders.

Tristian Powell then added another strong charge in the 49th minute making twelve metres to get the ball within forty metres of the try line after running onto the ball to the right of the dummy half. Then in the 60th minute Tristian Powell ticked off another fifteen metres once again from a hit-up to the right of the play the ball to get Burleigh within thirty metres of the try line.

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In last weekend’s 2021 Gold Coast Rugby League U18 Division One Grand Final Titans contracted Nicholas Hilton started at lock for the Roosters side against the Helensvale Hornets and took the 4th hit-up of the match and was able to make fifteen metres, most of which was post contact against a fast moving Helensvale defensive line.

Nicholas Hilton then added another strong run in the 20th minute with that run accounting for another fifteen metres to get the ball into the Helensvale ten metre zone.

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Taine Tuaupiki started at fullback for Burleigh in the 2021 Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade Grand Final last weekend against the Tugun Seahawks and it took less than two minutes for Taine Tuaupiki to show that he is destined for higher honours when after fielding a Tugun clearing kick, he ran to his right drawing in the Tugun left winger to put Lofi Khan-Pereira away down the right touchline with the flyer making forty metres before being brought down.

It was a similar situation in the 24th minute when after taking a Tugun clearing kick on the full, Taine Tuaupiki ran to his left, in this occasion drawing in the Tugun right winger to put Will Evans away for a thirty five metre line break down the left touchline.

Taine Tuaupiki did it himself in the 12th minute when just five metres out from his own line Taine Tuaupiki took a high bomb on the full, easily stepping past one Tugun chaser before pushing forward between two more to get the ball out over his own twenty metre area and set a solid base for Burleigh’s subsequent set of six tackles.

Taine Tuaupiki made another great take of a high Tugun kick in the 68th minute when he raced forward to take the ball on the full thirty metres from his own line under heavy pressure. Tane Tuaupiki continued on at full speed after taking possession, racing between two defenders and then beat another as he got into Tugun territory before being stopped.

Taine Tuaupiki made another line break in the 59th minute when he ran onto the ball to the right of the play the ball taking possession forty metres out from his own line. As he charged at the line Taine Tuaupiki stepped off his left foot to easily beat the initial Tugun defender to break through the line, making twenty metres before the Seahawks defence corralled him.

At was not just running the ball where Taine Tuaupiki excelled in the Grand Final, he was also outstanding in defence including a great try saving tackle in the 45th minute when he raced across to his right to prevent a Tugun try next to the left upright to prevent the attacker from being able to twist over the try line.

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In the 2021 Gold Coast Rugby League U18 Division One Grand Final last weekend, Titans contracted Josh Lynn started at halfback for the Roosters side against the Helensvale Hornets.

Josh Lynn contributed six conversions from eight attempts and a try assist to the Roosters 2021 Premiership success as a result of an impressive 44 – 12 victory after Nerang were behind 12 – 10 at halftime.

Josh Lynn’s try assist came in the 10th minute when he was operating on the left side of the field. Josh Lynn received the ball and cut towards his left around twenty two metres out from the line before throwing a great pass to his left to put Taniela Mapusua-Lotaki into a big gap with the powerhouse centre putting the ball down ten metres in from the left corner post. Josh Lynn then stepped up to convert the try that he had set up.

In relation to his goal kicking two of Josh Lynn’s conversions were from the touchline, the first in the 35th minute from the right touchline to convert Kyen Murphy’s try and then from the left touchline in the 42nd minute to convert Jeremaiah Temapo’s second try of the match.

Josh Lynn was in fact involved in Kyen Murphy’s 35th minute try. Nerang spun the ball to the right with Arama Hau having to dive forward to take the ball, Josh Lynn looped around behind the prone Arama Hau receiving the ball and then when twenty two metres out Josh Lynn threw a cut out pass to his right to Kyen Murphy in space with the fullback then able to beat three tackles to dive over in the right corner.

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In the 2021 Gold Coast Rugby League U18 Division One Grand Final last Saturday Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki started at hooker for the Roosters side against the Helensvale Hornets with the first of a number of strong runs out of dummy half by Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki coming in just the third minute of the match when from deep in his own territory he raced onto the ball, picking the ball up in his left hand and darting out of dummy half to his right and breaking three tackles in a fifteen minute burst. Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki was then able to get his arm free and off-load once his forward momentum was halted to keep the play going for Nerang.

The 20th minute saw Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki make a further strong charge to the right of dummy half breaking three tackles and making twelve tackles in Helensvale territory. Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki then made a further twelve metres in the 34th minute and once again was able to get an off-load away after darting out of dummy half, breaking five tackles along the way.

From the thirty metre mark in the 45th minute, Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki was at his dummy half running best once again when after bursting out of dummy half to the left of the play the ball Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki was able to get the ball to the halfway mark, beating four tackles along the way.

Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki was not finished there though, he was up on his feet in a heartbeat with his exceptionally quick play the ball enabling Arama Hau to charge onto the ball and put Delahia WIgmore over. The stats sheet will not note it but without Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki’s run and quick play the ball, Nerang would not have scored.

Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki was also heavily involved in Kyen Murphy’s third try that was scored in the 50th minute. With Helensvale on the attack, the Hornets five eight put in a grubber kick which Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki tracked back to field five metres from his own line. After beating one Hornets chaser Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki ran to his left towards centre field to find a hard straight running Arama Hau to ran fifty metres downfield before putting in a left foot kick from which Kyen Murphy scored from.

Even with the Grand Final well are truly won Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki did not let up when in the 59th minute he burst out of dummy half to his left breaking six tackles in a forty metre run to get deep into Helensvale territory with Dorian Mapausua-Lotaki then getting his right arm free to off-load to Delahia Wigmore who was able to promote the ball further.

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Thanks for the updates MDrew, looking forward to the JTS system kicking into gear and the trials that are coming up

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Titans contracted Lofi Khan-Pereira started on the right wing on Saturday evening for Burleigh in the 2021 Gold Coast Rugby League First Grade Grand Final against the Tugun Seahawks with Lofi Khan-Pereira scoring in the Bears Premiership success when he dived over in the right corner from close range in the 24th minute of the Grand Final.

It took less than two minutes of the Grand Final for Lofi khan-Pereira to highlight his speed when he burst away down the right touchline after some good work by Taine Tuaupiki with Lofi Khan-Pereira making forty metres before being tackled by the Tugun cover defence.

Lofi Khan-Pereira, in the 10th minute showed that he is as much substance as flash when he charged into the Tugun defensive line from a Burleigh scrum win, making twelve metres after receiving the ball from the back of the scrum just ten metres out from his own line.

It was the same again in the 51st minute when Lofi Khan-Pereira came off his wing to take a hit-up through centre field from deep inside his own territory making fifteen metres with his run starting on his own twenty metre mark.

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In the 2021 Gold Coast Rugby League U18 Division One Grand Final on Saturday, Titans contracted Jeremaiah Temapo started on the left wing for the Roosters against the Helensvale Hornets with Jeremaiah Temapo scoring twice in a three minute span in the second half as Nerang won the Premiership 44 – 12 after being down 12 – 10 at half time.

Jeremaiah Temapo’’s first try came in the 39th minute when he backed up a long break by Delahia Wigmore. Jeremaiah Temapo received the ball from Delahia Wigmore thirty metres out from the line and raced down the left touchline and with cover defence coming across Jeremaiah Temapo dived full length putting the ball down with his left arm to score very close to the left corner post.

Just three minutes later in the 42nd minute Jeremaiah Temapo scored his second try when once again he dived over in the left corner after once again backing up a Delahia Wigmore line break. On this occasion Jeremaiah Temapo had less work to do after receiving the ball around ten metres out and had an uninterrupted run to the line to put the ball down five metres in from the left corner post.

Jeremaiah Temapo was also heavily involved in Delahia Wigmore’s 6th minute try when from deep inside his own twenty metre area, Jeremaiah Temapo was able to get away a great left arm off-load when in contact with three Hornets defenders with Delahia Wigmore the beneficiary of Jeremaiah Temapo’s great off-load to race eighty metres down the left touchline to score wide out on the left side of the field.

Jeremaiah Temapo continued his strong Grand Final in the 54th minute when he received the ball on the halfway on the left touchline after a Roosters scrum move on the opposite side of the field. After beating three defenders and making fifteen metres it took four Helensvale defenders to eventually stop Jeremaiah Temapo’s momentum and he was subsequently awarded a penalty when he was not allowed to play the ball in a timely fashion.

Then in the 57th minute Jeremaiah Temapo just continued to make ground when from a twenty metre tap restart he made fifteen metres to get Nerang immediately on the front foot after a Helensvale attacking went dead in goal.

Jeremaiah Temapo’s initial contribution to the Roosters victory came in just the 3rd minute with a strong ten metre hit-up off his own try line. Jeremaiah Temapo made another strong run in the 30th minute making ten metres to work the ball out of his own twenty metre area.

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In the 2021 Gold Coast Rugby League U18 Division One Grand Final on Saturday Titans contracted Immanuel Kalekale started in the front row for the Roosters side against the Helensvale Hornets and had an immediate impact on the match when he took the second hit-up of the match, breaking three tackles and making twenty metres to get the ball out to thirty five metres from his own line. Then in the 3rd minute, Immanuel Kalekale produced another strong run through the centre of the field, making ten metres to get the ball twenty metres out from his own line.

Immanuel Kalekale emphasised his strong first half in the final minute of the first half when after receiving an off-load from Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki, Immanuel Kalekale broke four tackles whilst making fifteen metres to get the ball into Helensvale territory.

Immanuel Kalekale continued his strong match in the 34th minute with a twenty metre charge that included breaking three tackles with the result being that Immanuel Kalekale was able to get the ball to within ten metres of the try line.

Immanuel Kalekale’s Grand Final performance deserved a try and he should have been awarded one in the 47th minute when he charged onto the ball to the right of the dummy half fifty five metres from the try line. After receipt of the ball Immanuel Kalekale immediately stepped off his left foot targeting the area directly behind the play the ball and going straight through the centre of the ruck untouched. When he approached the Hornets fullback, Immanuel Kalekale looked to beat him by rounding him to his right.

Immanuel Kalekale was eventually dragged down from behind just short of the try line and it looked for all money as if momentum had carried Immanuel Kalekale over the try line five metres in from the touchline but bizarrely the referee ruled a double movement much to the confusion of all of the players on the field, including the Helensvale players that had made the tackle.