Junior Development

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Impressively after starting for the Future Titans U16 side in a match at Cbus Stadium as a curtain-raiser to the Round Twenty NRL match between the Titans and Canberra Raiders earlier in the day, yes earlier in the day, Zane Harrison came off the bench at halftime for the Tweed Heads Seagulls to operate at halfback in the rescheduled Round Four NRRRL U18 match against the Murwillumbah Mustangs.

Zane Harrison showed no signs of fatigue on the way to kicking four conversions from as many attempts as well as recording two try assists and a line break assist.

Zane Harrison’s first try assist came in the 55th minute when after receiving the ball ten metres out from his right and directly in front of the posts, Zane Harrison took the ball to the defensive line and put in a right foot stab kick which bounced up perfectly in the in-goal for Creedence Donovan to collect and five metres to the left of the uprights.

Zane Harrison added a try assist in the 58th minute when after minute Zane Harrison ran the ball to the left after receiving the from the dummy half to his right thirty metres out from his own line with Zane Harrison taking the ball right to the line before throwing an inside ball to a flying Creedence Donovan who burst through a gap, beating the fullback by veering to his left to run away to score mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.

Prior to his first try assist Zane Harrison recorded a lien break assist in the 52nd minute which in many respects was a trial run for a basically identical play that ultimately led to Creedence Donovan scoring in the 58th minute. Just like in the 58th minute Zane Harrison ran the ball to the left after receiving the from the dummy half to his right thirty metres out from his own line with Zane Harrison taking the ball right to the line before throwing an inside ball to a flying Creedence Donovan who burst through a gap, beating the fullback and two other defenders before being tackled from behind just two metres out from the line and directly in front of the goal posts.

To add to his outstanding match Zane Harrison forced a goal line drop out in the 54th minute when from thirty metres out from his own try line and to the right of the play the ball, Zane Harrison put in a deep kick which pulled up a metre from the dead ball line in the left corner with the Murwillumbah fullback trapped in-goal. Zane Harrison set up a try in the next set of six.

Zane Harrison also put up a bomb in the 38th minute from forty metres out with the spiral on the ball proving to be too much for the Mustang fullback who knocked the ball on just ten metres out from the try line.

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Keano Kini with a freakish performance for PBC SHS to lead them to a victory this evening away to Wavell SHS.

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Sam McAlister lined up at left second row for Marymount College in an NRL School Boy play-off match against Brisbane’s Stretton College with the winner making the School Boy Langer Cup Quarter Finals with Sam McAlister scoring as double in a Marymount College 36 – 8 victory.

Sam McAlister’s opening try arrived in the 18th minute when Sam McAlister charged onto the ball from eighteen metres out in front of the posts and to the left of the play the ball. After receiving the pass Sam McAlister cut of his left foot slightly breaking through three attempted tackles to force the ball down four metres to the right of the uprights.

Sam McAlister completed his double in the 36th minute when he barged his way over under the posts after running onto the ball from eight metres out and to the left of the play the ball.

Sam McAlister also threw the final pass for Cooper Bail to score in the 7th minute when Sam McAlister drew the last Stretton College defender on the left and got the ball away in the same direction to Cooper Bai.

The first of Sam McAlister’s strong runs in the match came in just the 2nd minute with a fifteen metre effort through the centre of the field to get the ball into Stretton College territory. Sam McAlister made a further strong charge in the 22nd minute from the kick-off from Cooper Bai’s second row.

Sam McAlister also had a defensively strong match including in the 16th minute with a heavy front on tackle on the Stretton College front rower (No. 8) who was bringing the ball back from a kick-off.

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Titans contracted Cooper Bai lined up at left centre for Marymount College in a School Boy play-off match against Brisbane’s Stretton College with the winner making the School Boy Langer Cup Quarter Finals with Cooper Bai scoring as double in a Marymount College 36 – 8 victory.

Cooper Bai’s opening try arrived in the 7th minute when after receiving the ball in space on the left side of the field and thirty metres out, Cooper Bai got to the left corner untouched and then smartly brought the ball around to score under the posts after receiving the last pass from Sam McAlister.

Cooper Bai completed his double in the 21st minute when after shrugging off one defender Cooper Bai had a twelve metre run to put the ball down in the left corner.

The first of Cooper Bai’s line breaks in the match came before even a minute of the match had gone by when Cooper Bai made a line break through the centre of the field to make twenty five metres to promote the ball into Stretton College territory.

Cooper Bai made a further line break in the 35th minute when from forty metres out Cooper Bai ran onto the ball to the left of the play the ball with Cooper Bai breaking two tackles as he got the ball to within eight metres of the try line.

Cooper Bai added a further line break in the 39th minute with a twenty five metre run down the left channel. Then in the 55th minute Cooper Bai ran the ball to the left of a Marymount College scrum win with Cooper Bai made sixteen metres, breaking two tackles along the way.

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Jury Taewa continued in the front row for PBC SHS in Round Seven of the Langer Reserve competition against Wavell SHS with Jury Taewa making two strong hit-ups inside the opening two minutes. Jury Taewa also made a strong charge from the kick-off to Creedence Donovan’s second try of the match with Jury Taewa able to get the ball twenty eight metres away from his try line in the 11th minute.

In the 12th minute Jury Taewa made a strong driving tackle on the Wavell SHS lock and then in the 14th minute smashed the Wavell SHS No. 10 in another big tackle.

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Larry Siala who started in the front row for the Titans U17 side against the Northern Rivers Titans U18's started at lock on Tuesday night for Norths and scored in their Round 11 Ipswich Rugby League U17 Division One match against Brothers.

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Cooper Camby started at right centre for PBC SHS in Round Seven of the Langer Cup against Wavell SHS with Cooper Camby making strong one on one tackle on the Wavell SHS fullback five metres out from the try line to halt a Wavell SHS try scoring opportunity.

Cooper Camby then did well in the 32nd minute to chase a Zane Harrison chip through with Cooper Camby getting above the Wavell SHS defenders to take the ball on the full on the final tackle ten metres out from the try line.

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Will Saunders continued at hooker for PBC SHS in Round Seven of the Langer Reserve competition against Wavell SHS with Will Saunders involved in the opening two tackles of the match.

Will Saunders made a line break in the 43rd minute when after receiving an off-load from Brady Turner, Will Saunders, from twenty two metres out, darted towards the try line only being brought down two metres short.

Earlier in the match in the 13th minute Will Saunders made a sixteen metre dart out of dummy half after running to his left to get the ball ten minutes into Wavell SHS territory.

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Reico Ratana started at lock for PBC SHS in Round Five of the Langer Cup against Mabel Park SHS as was as in in the Round Six local derby against Keebra Park SHS as well as in Round Seven against Wavell SHS with Reico Ratana making the opening tackle of the match.

Reico Ratana then made a strong impression from his first hit-up of the match when in just the second minute Reico Ratana made a strong thirteen metre charge to the halfway mark before getting a right arm off-load away to Tanu Nona who was able to promote the ball a further ten metres as a result.

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Titans contracted Josh Lynn started at five eight for PBC SHS in Round Seven of the Langer Cup against Wavell SHS with Josh Lynn kicking three conversions from four attempts in a solid ten point PBC SHS victory. Josh Lynn also forced a Wavell SHS goal line drop-out when in the 58th minute Josh Lynn from the left of the play the ball and thirty five metres out put in a right foot chip into the in-goal with the Wavell SHS fullback having no choice but to ground the ball in-goal.

Josh Lynn also recorded a try assist in the 55th minute when Keano Kini ran a straight hard line off a good Josh Lynn short ball to the left and burst between two defenders from twenty metres out with Keano Kini getting the ball down mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the right side of the field.

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Great to see Titans contracted Josiah Pahulu captain the Ipswich SHS Langer Cup side to a last minute victory against Marsden SHS in Round Seven with Ipswich SHS going through the regular rounds undefeated.

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Loko Jnr Pasifika-Tonga who palys his club rugby league in the GCLR U18 Division One competition for the Ormeau Shearers started from the bench for Ipswich SHS in the Langer Cup School Boy competition against Marsden SHS are really took it to his more well known opposition.

I have been lucky enough to see Loko Jnr Pasifika-Tonga on multiple occasions for both Ormeau and Ipswich SHS and the young man is an immense talent.

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Titans contracted Jeriah Vagana put in a great two try assist performance from the centres for Ipswich SHS in their Langer Reserve victory against a Marsden SHS side that included Titans Corey Pearce Taelon Te Whiu-Hopa and Dominique Sandow.

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Creedence Donovan continued on the left wing for PBC SHS in Round Seven of the Langer Reserve competition against Wavell SHS with Creedence Donovan scoring an impressive four tries with all four in many respects being very similar with Creedence Donovan scoring in the left corner with acrobatic dives under pressure to get the ball down. Three of Creedence Donovan’s tries came from passes from his inside from Ray Puru the Creedence Donovan scoring those tries in the 2nd, 16th and 36th minutes, Creedence Donovan also scored in the 9th minute.

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Titans contracted Bailey McConnell was back in the PBC SHS Langer Cup side for Round Seven against Wavell SHS with Bailey McConnell starting the match from the bench and coming onto the field in the 24th minute to operate in the dummy half role.

Bailey McConnell scored a smart try in the 43rd minute when with the play the ball seven metres out and just to the left of the goal posts, Bailey McConnell ran out of dummy half to his right with Bailey McConnell initially shaping to pass to his right before Bailey McConnell darted at the line himself to get the ball down under the posts.

In the 29th minute Bailey McConnell along with Caleb Te Momo made a great joint try saving tackle on a hard charging Wavell SHS No. 10, dropping the front rower just centremetres out from the try line. Then just a moment later Bailey McConnell made another try saving tackle when he stopped the Wavell SHS replacement hooker (No. 14) from forcing his way over from dummy half and from close range.