Junior Development

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Che Potaka moved over to the Gold Coast from New Zealand in late 2022 and his first match on the Gold Coast was starting in the second row for the Burleigh Bears in theie Mahor Semi-final victory over the Currumbin Eagles.

Prior to moving over to the Gold Coast Che Potaka was part of the New Plymouth Old Boys 2022 U21 Colts Rugby squad also operating at No. 8.

In 2021 captained the New Plymouth Boys High First XV side as well as playing No. 8 and Che Potaka is also a former New Zealand Maori U18 Rugby side with Che Potaka playing for Maori in matches against New Zealand Secondary School and a New Zealand Barbarians U18 Representative side.

Also in 2021 Che Potaka was part of the Waikato Chiefs Super Rugby U18 Elite Performance Camp.

Gee this kid has an impressive resume is he linked to the titans mdrew

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Gee this kid has an impressive resume is he linked to the titans mdrew

Not 100% sure mate I am seeing what I can find out

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Recently, Titans contracted Dahnte Te Whiu-Hopa was named in the 2022 South Queensland Maori U16 Tuakana representative squad.

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Joshua Donovan-Skinner started at fullback for Keebra Park SHS in the inaugural Queensland School Boy Rugby League Year Ten School Boy Rugby League Championship against Kirwan SHS with Joshua Donovan-Skinner scoring in the 7th minute when he ran onto an inside pass from a set move twenty metres out and down a left blindside with Joshua Donovan-Skinner slicing through before stepping off his left foot to beat the Kirwan SHS fullback with Joshua Donovan-Skinner then able to bring the ball around to score under the posts.

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Recently, Titans contracted Taylan To’o was named in the 2022 South Queensland Maori U16 Tiena representative squad.

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After missing Week One of the 2022 Queensland Cup Finals series Lofi Khan-Pereira was back with a bang on the left win in Week Two against the Central Queensland Capra’s with Lofi Khan-Pereira scoring a hat trick.

Lofi Khan-Pereira scored his first try in the 15th minute when after receiving the ball eighty metres out, Lofi Khan-Pereira got on the outside of his opposite number to break through the defensive line before veering to his left at full speed to beat the fullback with Lofi Khan-Pereira then racing away to score under the posts.

Lofi Khan-Pereira scored his second try just four minutes later in the 19th minute when he received a pass from his inside from Taine Tuaupiki on the left way mark with Lofi khan-Pereira then racing away to score near the left corner.

Lofi Khan-Pereira completed his hat trick in the 67th minute with an eighty five metre effort when after receiving the ball Lofi Kha-Pereira beat his opposing defender on the outside with Lofi Khan-Pereira then racing away to score mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.

Playing all eighty minutes Lofi Khan-Pereira ran for a team leading 296 metres (sixteen post contact), made two line breaks, broke four tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.02 seconds and made two tackles.

Lofi Khan-Pereira’s performance was strong enough that he was named on the left wing in the Queensland Rugby League Week Two Finals Team of the Week.

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Great to see Titans contacted Wailer Whaiapu brought into the Queensland City U17 side.

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The 2022 Queensland Cup season of Toby Sexton:

Round Nineteen of the 2022 Queensland Cup competition saw Toby Sexton start at halfback for the Tweed Heads Seagulls against the Townsville Blackhawks with Toby Sexton scoring in the 2nd minute when he received the ball two passes to the right of a Tweed Heads scrum win near the centre of the field and after he received the ball Toby Sexton continued to run to his right, dummying to his right before getting over the try line five metres in from the right corner post.

Playing all eighty minutes Toby Sexton ran for sixty five metres (eight post contact), broke a tackle played the ball at an average speed of 4.59 seconds and made fifteen tackles.

Toby Sexton continued at halfback in Round Twenty against the Easts Tigers and whilst playing the entire eighty minutes Toby Sexton ran for forty four metres (seven post contact), broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 3.73 seconds and made nineteen tackles.

Toby Sexton started at halfback for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in their Queensland Cup Week One Final against the Easts Tigers. In his eighty minutes on the field Toby Sexton ran for eighty six metres (seventeen post contact), recorded two try assists and two line break assists, broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 2.53 seconds and made fourteen tackles at a tackling efficiency of 87.5%.

Toby Sexton also started at halfback in Week Two of the Finals against the Sunshine Coast Falcons with Toby Sexton scoring in the 25th minute when he backed up a line break from Tremain Spry to receive the ball fifteen metres out and bring the ball around to score under the posts.

Playing all eighty three minutes Toby Sexton ran for 165 metres (thirteen post contact), broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 3.74 seconds and made sixteen tackles.

Toby Sexton’s performance was strong enough that he was named at halfback in the Queensland Rugby League Week Two Finals Team of the Week.

In total in the 2022 Queensland Cup competition Toby Sexton played in four matches scoring twice. Toby Sexton also forced three line drop-outs, kicked for an average of 204.8 metres per game, recorded two try assist and three line break assists, made sixty four tackles at a tackling efficiency of 84.2% and ran for 362 metres at an average of ninety metres per match.

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Titans contracted Josiah Pahulu led from the front to give Ipswich SHS a National School Boy victory over Patrician Brothers Fairfield.

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Titans contracted Josiah Pahulu led from the front to give Ipswich SHS a National School Boy victory over Patrician Brothers Fairfield.

That wasn't a victory that was a good old-fashioned hiding. Great coverage.

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Titans contracted Ryder Williams started at halfback for Keebra Park SHS in the inaugural Queensland School Boy Rugby League Year Ten School Boy Rugby League Championship against Kirwan SHS with Ryder Williams putting on a clinic in a big 28 – 4 Keebra Park SHS Championship victory.

In to scoring a try and kicking four conversions from five attempts Ryder Williams recorded two line break assists and also forced a goal line drop-out.

Ryder Williams scored in the 17th minute from a Keebra Park SHS scrum move. With the scrum twenty metres out and ten metres in from the left touchline Ryder Williams fed the scrum before looping around to his right to receive the ball on the right side of the field. Ryder Williams initially ran towards the right corner before stopping and cutting back to his right to dive over between two defenders to get the ball down mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the right side of the field.

The first of Ryder Williams line break assists came in the 3rd minute when from thirty five metres out from his own try line Ryder Williams ran the ball to his right down the blindside to put his right centre on a twenty run over the halfway mark.

Ryder Williams recorded his second line break assist in the 38th minute when after taking possession forty metres out and to the left of the play the ball, Ryder Williams ran the ball to the line and popped a good short ball to his left to one of his front rowers to charge through a gap.

In the 11th minute Ryder Williams received the ball from the dummy half ten metres out and near the right touchline and after running to his left Ryder Williams put in a grubber kick with the outside of his right foot into the in-goal to force a Kirwan SHS goal line drop-out.

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The 2022 Victorian U14 Grand Final saw Kason Tuai named at start at right centre for the Melton Bronco’s against the Altona Roosters with Kason Tuai scoring in the second half of a 26 – 12 Melton Grand Final victory.

Kason Tuai scored in the second half when after receiving the ball to the right of the play the ball sixty four metres out, Kason Tuai cut to his right to get on the outside of his opposite centre and used a left arm fend to break away with Kason Tuai then racing down the right touchline before Kason Tuai cut inside to beat the fullback and race away to score under the posts.

Kason Tuai also recorded a second half try assist when after receiving a right arm flick off-load from his inside from Cornelius Kelsall, Kason Tuai executed a great catch and pass to his right to put his winger over from close range.

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The 2022 Victorian U14 Grand Final saw Simione Tauelangi named at start at left centre for the Melton Bronco’s against the Altona Roosters with Simione Tauelangi scoring in the second half of a 26 – 12 Melton Grand Final victory.

Simione Tauelangi scored in the second half when from sixty metres out Simione Tauelangi got on the outside of his opposing defender and race away down the left touchline to score a great long range try.

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Week One of the 2022 Hastings Deering’s Colts Final saw Eli Tuli start from the bench for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the Elimination Final against the Easts Tigers with Eli Tuli coming close to scoring in the 39th minute when Eli Tuli was held up five metres to the left of the uprights.

Then in the 48th minute Eli Tuli made a great charge from the kick-off to Jaylan De Groot’s try with Eli Tuli getting the ball over the thirty metre mark. Eli Tuli then made another strong charge in the 56th minute to the left of the play the ball with Eli Tuli able to make thirteen metres to get the ball to within twenty metres of the try line.

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The 2022 Victorian U14 Grand Final saw Cornelius Kelsall named at start at fullback for the Melton Bronco’s against the Altona Roosters with Cornelius Kelsall scoring a great long range individual try in the second half of a 26 -12 Grand Final victory.

Cornelius Kelsall one of the more interesting tries that I have seen. In the second half Cornelius Kelsall took a kick-off on the full ten metres out from his own try line and near his right corner. After taking the ball Cornelius Kelsall initially started to jog slowly back towards the oncoming defence then just prior to the defence getting to him Cornelius Kelsall stepped off his left foot and exploded and then after another left foot step Cornelius Kelsall raced away down the right touchline and bring the ball around to score under the posts.

Cornelius Kelsall was also heavily involved in another Melton second half try when after receiving the ball to the right of the play the ball around twelve metres out, Cornelius Kelsall executed a right foot step and then almost immediately a left foot step before engaging the defensive line. Cornelius Kelsall then got away a great right arm flock off-load to Kason Tuai who put his winger over in the right corner.