Junior Development

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At the 2022 Marsden SHS Rugby League Specialisation Awards, Titans contracted Taylan To’o was named in the second row in the 2022 Marsden SHS Rugby League Team of the Year.

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At the 2022 Keebra Park SHS Sports Awards Arama Hau was named the 2022 Senior Sports Person of the Year. Arama Hau was also named the 2022 Keebra Park SHS Rugby League Most Valuable Player and was also named in the second row in the 2022 Keebra Park SHS Rugby League Team of the Year.

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The 2022 Hastings Deering’s Colts season of Jaylan De Groot:

Round One of the 2022 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition saw Jaylan De Groot named to start at fullback for the Tweed Heads Seagulls as they got their season underway against the Norths Devils however the match was ultimately postponed due to the extreme weather conditions in northern New South Wales.

Jaylan De Groot was also named to start at fullback in the Round Two local derby against the Burleigh Bears with Jaylan De Groot scoring a double and setting up another try in the Seagulls big 40 – 16 victory.

Jaylan De Groot’s opening try came in the 52nd minute when on the five tackle he positioned himself on the right wing and charged forward taking a Thomas Weaver bomb to the right corner on the full. Jaylan De Groot then did a great job getting the ball down in the in-gaol after taking the cross kick above his head before he was taken into touch in-goal.

Jaylan De Groot completed his double in the 73rd minute when from five metres out Jaylan De Groot ran to his right out of dummy half and got between two Bears defenders to score four metres to the left of the uprights.

In just the 3rd minute of the match Jaylan De Groot recorded a try assist when whilst operating on the left field he threw a hard flat face ball to his left to a charging Klese Haas who charged over from five metres out.

Jaylan De Groots’ first touch of the match came inside the opening two minutes when just two metres out from his own try line Jaylan De Groot picked up a dropped Burleigh ball near the left corner. Upon taking possession of the ball Jaylan De Groot ran to his right towards the middle of the field before straightening up and getting the ball eighteen metres away from his own try line.

As he does so well, Jaylan De Groot was hovering around the play the ball in the 25th minute and got into dummy half, running himself to his right when he spotted the Burleigh defence still going backwards with Jaylan De Groot able to make fifteen metres.

Jaylan De Groot was at his elusive best in the 68th minute when after he received that ball from a Seagulls scrum win on the left side of the field twenty two metres out, Jaylan De Groot cut back to his left on a number of occasions, getting the ball to within eight metres of the try line and directly in front of the goal posts after breaking five tackles in his winding run.

In the 48th minute along with Oskar Bryant and Thomas Weaver, Jaylan De Groot was on hand to hold up Burleigh lock Samuel Shannon over the try line.

Jaylan De Groot showed his high level of positioning sense in the 48th minute when he was perfectly place right on his own try line to retrieve a Burleigh attacking grubber kick in the left corner and Jaylan De Groot was even able to bring the ball five metres away from his own try line.

Jaylan De Groot continued at fullback in Round Three against the Townsville Blackhawks and in the 5th minute positioned himself well on the left side of the field to take a grubber kick on the bounce just a metre out from his own line. Once he had secured possession Jaylan De Groot ran to his right back towards the centre of the field and was able to get the ball out past the ten metre mark.

Jaylen De Groot was Tweed Heads saviour in the 9th minute when he hit the Blackhawks hard over the try line to force the ball loose after the hooker had tried to dive over from dummy half.

Jaylan De Groot’s came to the fore once again in the 49th minute when he raced to his left to tackle the Townsville No. 2 who had burst away and appeared set to score but Jaylan De Groot came from the clouds to tackle him from behind.

Jaylan De Groot also started at fullback in Round Six against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls and in a sign of the high esteem that he is held in, Jaylan De Groot was named the Seagulls captain for the match.

Jaylan De Groot made a great one on one tackle on the Wynnum Manly right winger who had broken away and looked to take Jaylan De Groot on one on one in space but Jaylan De Groot was up to the challenge and put the winger on the ground.

Jaylan De Groot continued at fullback in Round Six against the Northern Pride scoring a double in the Seagulls big 66 – 0.

Jaylan De Groot’s first try came within the opening minutes of the match when he backed up a break down the left touchline from Thomas Weaver that started deep inside Seagulls territory with Thomas Weaver drawing the fullback and sending Jaylan De Groot on a fifty odd metre run untouched to the try line.

Jaylan De Groot completed his double in the 29th minute when he was on hand to collect an inside kick from Brent Barnes and dive over mid-way between the corner post and goal posts on the left side of the field.

The fact that Brent Barnes was able to break away down the left touchline and kick back inside with the outside of his right foot was as a result of a great Jaylan De Groot cut out pass to his left near the halfway mark which put Brent Barnes into space.

Jaylan De Groot also threw the final pass for a Seagulls 42nd minute try for his right winger to score one of his four tries in the match. Jaylan De Groot then threw the final pass after chiming into the backline on the left and pass to his left to Kaleb Ngamanu who raced twelve metres to score wide out on the left in what turned out to be an eight point try.

Jaylen De Groot also started at fullback in the rescheduled Round One match against the Norths Devils scoring in the 41sst minute when he followed through a Charlie Murray break through the centre of the field with Jaylan De Groot receiving the ball from Charlie Murray around thirty metres out and raced away to score under the posts.

Jaylan De Groot also recorded a 33rd minute try assist when he burst through the Norths right sided defence with a show and go from thirty metres out and then drew the Devils fullback and pass to his right to Kaleb Ngamanu who raced away to score.

Jaylan De Groot also started at fullback in Round Eight against the Western Clydesdales and had a day out scoring four tries in a big 65 – 12 Seagulls victory.

Jaylan De Groot’s opening try came in the 23rd minute when he received the ball from Thomas Weaver who had received the ball from a Seagulls scrum win. After receiving the ball Jaylan De Groot shaped to pass to his outside but instead sliced through the defensive line to dive over four metres in from the left corner post.

Jaylan De Groot added a second try in the 26th minute when he followed through an Oskar Bryant line break to receive the pass from his left and run twenty five metres to score untouched under the posts.

Jaylan De Groot completed his hat trick in the 43rd when after Konrad Tu’u made a break off a Max Liles pass down the left touchline who got the ball back inside to Max Liles who looked like he would run the five metres to score but got caught from behind but just as he was about to hit the ground Max Liles flicked the ball over his right shoulder for Jaylan De Groot to pick up on the bounce to score his third try near the left corner.

Jaylan De Groot then scored his fourth try in the 67th minute when after he received on off-load from Klese Haas Jaylan De Groot raced eighteen metres to score under the posts.

Jaylan De Groot in fact could have had a fifty try but in the 60th minute after chasing through a kick he lost the ball over the try line.

The match also saw Jaylan De Groot record a 3rd minute try assist when Jaylan De Groot chimed into the Seagulls backline through a sweeping movement to the left side of the field. After Jaylan De Groot received the ball from Thomas Weaver thirty five metres out Jaylan De Groot was able to get on the outside of the winger before drawing the fullback to send Konrad Tu’u over in the left corner.

Jaylan De Groot then did very well in the 10th minute when under intense pressure he took a high spiralling bomb under heavy pressure ten metres out from his own line and after stepping off his right foot was able to get the ball twenty nine metres away from the try line.

It was not all about Jaylan De Groot’s attacking game as in the 61st minute with his side on the attack ten metres from the line, the Clydesdales took an intercept but Jaylan De Groot turned and chased and easily made up the ground, attacking the centre after just a thirty metre chase.

Jaylan De Groot continued at fullback in Round Nine against the Ipswich Jets, scoring in the 28th minute of a Seagulls victory.

Jaylan De Groot continued at fullback in the rescheduled Round Seven match off against the Souths Logan Magpies.

In a tough loss Jaylan De Groot’s was the Seagulls best including scoring a smart solo try in the 17th minute. After the Seagulls had spun the ball from the left side of the field to the right, Jaylan De Groot received a pass from his right around ten metres out and proceeded to run to his left. After cutting off his left foot to get into the defensive line Jaylan De Groot put in a short kick from himself just as he was about to be tackled with Jaylan De Groot getting the ball back on the bounce after the ball had travelled around four metres to dived over seven metres in from the left corner post.

Jaylan De Groot also forced a Magpies goal line drop out in the 44th minute when after receiving the ball from his inside from Oskar Bryant when he was twenty five metres out and five metres in from the left touchline, Jaylan De Groot cut back towards the centre of the field before putting in a right foot grubber kick. Jaylan De Groot then chased through his own kick with the Magpies fullback forced to knock the ball dead.

Jaylan De Groot also started at fullback in Round Eleven against the Central Queensland Capra’s and scored in the 42nd minute he back up a Jotham Russell line break through the centre of the field and after Jotham Russell off-loaded the ball his five eight who drew the Capra’s fullback and passed to Jaylan De Groot who raced twenty metres to score under the posts.

Jaylan De Groot almost created a Seagulls try out of nothing in the 68th minute. Jaylan De Groot positioned himself directly behind a Tweed Heads play the ball around twenty five metres out and fifteen metres in from the left touchline. At the last possible moment Jaylan De Groot raced to his left and after receiving the ball from Oskar Bryant at dummy half took the ball deep into the defensive line before passing to his left to Kaleb Ngamanu who got within two metres of scoring a smart try.

Jaylan De Groot also started at fullback and captain in Round Twelve against the Redcliffe Dolphins with Jaylan De Groot making a strong one on one tackle on the halfway mark on his opposite who had made a line break from deep inside his own territory. Jaylan De Groot then made a further try saving tackle on the giant Redcliffe No. 18 just moments later.

Jaylan De Groot was also involved in a strong tackle in the 3rd minute when along with Jordan Lewis and Ben Liyou, Jaylan De Groot got hold of one of the Dolphin players bringing the ball away from his own line and drove him back ten metres into the in-goal.

Jaylan De Groot continued at fullback in Round Thirteen against the Sunshine Coast Falcons.

Jaylan De Groot continued at fullback in the Round Fourteen local derby against the Burleigh Bears with Jaylan De Groot scoring a double and also recording a try assist in the solid point win for the Seagulls.

Jaylan De Groot scored his opening try in the 24th minute when after Ryan Foran made a line break down the left touchline, Ryan Foran from thirty metres out put in a right foot kick back to the inside with the outside of his right foot with the ball sitting up perfectly for Jaylan De Groot to collect the ball and run around to score under the posts.

Jaylan De Groot scored his second try in the 67th minute when Jaylan De Groot received the ball to the left of the play the ball down a short left blindside and dummied to his left before running between two defenders with Jaylan De Groot then beating the Burleigh fullback with a right foot step with Jaylan De Groot then bringing the ball around to score under the posts.

Jaylan De Groot’s try assist came in the 37th minute when Jaylen De Groot ran to his left out of dummy half wand when he got to ten metres out from the try line, Jaylan De Groot put in a short right foot grubber kick through the line with Caleb Hodges racing through to collect the ball to score mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.

Jaylan De Groot also recorded a line break in the 46th minute when from thirty five metres out and to the left of the play the ball Jaylan De Groot broke through the defensive line before being tripped up from behind with Jaylan De Groot quickly back to his feet before finally being held on the halfway mark.

Jaylan De Groot continued at fullback in Round Fifteen against the Northern Pride with Jaylan De Groot recording a hat trick in a big Seagulls victory.

Jaylan De Groot scored his opening try in the 38th minute when from thirty five metres out, Thomas Weaver ran to his left after receiving the ball and threw the ball back to his right to Jaylan De Groot with the fullback racing through a huge gap and easily beat the cover defence to score mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.

Jaylan De Groot added a second try in the 66th minute when Jaylan De Groot lined up directly behind a scrum forty five metres out from the try line, once the Seagulls won the scrum Jaylan De Groot raced to his left, receiving the ball from Thomas Weaver with Jaylan De Groot then racing thirty five metres to score easily under the posts.

Jaylan De Groot completed his hat trick in the 76th minute when after receiving the ball to the left of the play the ball around six metres out Jaylan De Groot ran to his left to get between two defenders to score mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.

Jaylan De Groot also recorded a 3rd minute try assist when after joining the Seagulls backline on the left side of the field, Jaylan De Groot took the ball to the line before throwing a cut-out pass to his left to put Jotham Russell over in the left corner.

Jaylan De Groot recorded a second try assist in the 54th minute when Jaylan De Groot chimed into the Seagulls backline on the left side of the field and got the ball away to his left to Kaleb Ngamanu twelve metres out with Kaleb Ngamanu holding one defender off him with the right arm fend to score in the left corner.

Jaylan De Groot added a third try assist in the 78th minute when after backing up a line break down the left touchline by Ryan Foran, Jaylen De Groot received an off-load from his left from Ryan Foran with Jaylan De Groot then beating three tackles in a stepping run before off-loading to his left to put Jotham Russell over for his third try of the match.

Jaylan De Groot also made a good kick return in the 45th minute when after taking the ball from a Northern Pride clearing kick thirty five metres out from his own try line, Jaylan De Groot was able to make twenty metres through the centre of the field.

On the back of his three try and three try assist performance Jaylan De Groot led the Tweed Heads Seagulls with 205 run metres.

Jaylan De Groot also started at fullback in Round Sixteen against the Townsville Blackhawks as well as in Round Seventeen against the Easts Tigers.

Jaylan De Groot finished the 2022 Hastings Deering’s Colts regular season with seventeen tries to finish in the top five in that that category in the competition.

The 2022 Hastings Deering’s Colts Week One Elimination Final saw Jaylan De Groot start at five eight for the Tweed Heads Seagulls against the Easts Tigers with Jaylan De Groot scoring in the 44th minute the Seagulls progressed to Week Two.

With Easts on the attack in the 46th minute Jaylan De Groot when facing an overlap while defending on the right side, Jaylan De Groot stepped up to take an intercept and then was able to race fifty eight metres to score ten metres to the right of the uprights.

Jaylan De Groot also made a line break in the opening minute of the match when on the right side of the field Jaylan De Groot sliced through the defensive line near the halfway mark with Jaylan De Groot tackled near the right touchline after a twenty metre charge.

Jaylan De Groot also forced a goal line drop-out in the 51st minute when from ten metres out and down a short right blindside Jaylan De Groot put in a right foot grubber kick which after rebounding between legs when into the in-goal with the Tigers fullback forced to ground the ball in-goal.

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halfback Nic Zusak who moved up from the Snowy Rivers Bears to play in the GCRL U20 competition with the Burleigh bears this season will move up to the Burleigh Hastings Deering's Colts squad in 2023.

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The 2022 Hasting Deering’s Colts season of Kaleb Ngamanu:

Kaleb Ngamanu was also named at left centre in the Round Two local derby against the Burleigh Bears with Kaleb Ngamanu making twenty five metres down the left touchline in just the 3rd minute of the match before off-loading to Brent Barnes to his left.

Kaleb Ngamanu showed that he is prepared to be the hard work in the 8th minute when he charged onto the ball deep inside his own twenty metre area, making a strong, hard fourteen metres. Kaleb Ngamanu also made some hard metres in the 44th minute directly from the kick-off to Brent Barnes early second half try. Kaleb Ngamanu executed a further strong run in the 75th minute making twelve metres from a Tweed Heads penalty restart to get the Seagulls into the attacking twenty metre zone.

Kaleb Ngamanu continued at left centre in Round Three against the Townsville Blackhawks with Kaleb Ngamanu coming out of the line with Townsville on the attack ten metres from the try line to smash the the Blackhawks fullback with a great driving right shoulder tackle.

Kaleb Ngamanu came out of the line once again in the 52nd minute and smashed his opposite number over the top just twenty metres from the try line.

Kaleb Ngamanu also started at left centre in Round Six against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls and recorded a 10th minute line break and try assist when from the near the halfway mark Kaleb Ngamanu got on the outside of the Wynnum Manly left sided defence and racing thirty metres downfield before drawing the Wynnum Manly fullback and sending Brent Barnes away to score near the left corner.

Kaleb Ngamanu made a further line break in the 16th minute when he burst away down the left touchline on a twenty metre run after being put away as a result of a Ryan Foran off-load from his inside.

Kaleb Ngamanu made a great try saving tackle in the 39th minute when facing an overlap whilst defending on his own try line Kaleb Ngamanu came out of the defensive line to execute a great ball and all tackle on the Wynnum Manly lock just a metre out from the try line.

Kaleb Ngamanu continued at left centre in Round Six against the Northern Pride scoring a double in the Seagulls big 66 – 0.

Kaleb Ngamanu’s opening try came in the 52nd minute when after receiving the ball from his inside, Kaleb Ngamanu accelerated between two defenders from twelve metres out and smartly in the wet conditions dived early and slid over the try line from three metres out and three metres in from the left corner. In fact Kaleb Ngamanu’s try ended up being an eight point try after he was hit late after crossing the try line.

Kaleb Ngamanu completed his double in the 64th minute when after receiving the ball around thirty three metres out down a short left blindside, Kaleb Ngamanu dummied to his left to break the defensive line before a second dummy to his left saw him beat the fullback and dive over three metres in from the left corner post.

Kaleb Ngamanu also recorded a 51st minute line break when from forty metres out and down a short left blindside, Kaleb Ngamanu skipped to the outside of his direct opponent, to break clear. As the cover defence converged on him, Kaleb Ngamanu was able to get the ball away to Brent Barnes who kicked into the in-goal with the kick forced dead by the Northern Pride fullback.

Kaleb Ngamanu’s first significant impact on the match came in the 7th minute with a line break down the left side of the field that came from a Seagulls scrum win around twenty metres out from his own line. Kaleb Ngamanu received the ball from the back of the scrum on the left side of the field, Kaleb Ngamanu then got on the outside of his direct opponent and then dispatched him with a right arm fend. After running around forty metres downfield Kaleb Ngamanu got the ball away to his left to Brent Barnes who then got within ten metres of the try line.

Kaleb Ngamanu also started at left centre in the rescheduled Round One match against the Norths Devils and once again scored a double with his first try coming in the 34th minute when he raced away to score after receiving a good off-load from his left from Jaylan De Groot who had broken through the Norths right sided defensive line.

Kaleb Ngamanu completed his double in the 74th minute when he was on hand to ground the ball in-goal when a cross field Thomas Weaver bomb was dropped by the Devils fullback.

Kaleb Ngamanu also recorded a line break assist in the match when in the 40th minute Kaleb Ngamanu ran the ball from deep inside his own territory and after he took on two defenders Kelab Ngamanu was able to executed a right arm off-load to his left to put Brent Barnes away down the left touchline.

Kaleb Ngamanu first significant contribution to the Seagulls victyory came in just the 4th minute when he drove his right shoulder into the Devils fullback who was returning a kick with Kaleb Ngamanu driving the fullback back three metres.

Kaleb Ngamanu also made a strong run in the 23rd minute when he ran onto the ball to the left of the play the ball with Kaleb Ngamanu stepping off his left foot which enabled him to make fifteen metres to get the ball over the halfway mark.

Kaleb Ngamanu continued at left centre in the rescheduled Round Seven match against the Souths Logan Magpies.

Kaleb Ngamanu also started at left centre in Round Eleven against the Central Queensland Capra’s and scored in the 25th minute after Thomas Weaver took the ball deep into the defensive line and then threw a perfectly weighted short ball to his left to put Kaleb Ngamanu over to score from eight metres out with Kaleb Ngamanu getting the ball down left three metres in from the left corner post.

Kaleb Ngamanu’s first strong run of the match came in just the 3rd minute when Kaleb Ngamanu made fifteen metres down a short left blindside to get the ball to within twenty five metres of the try line.

Kaleb Ngamanu made another twenty metres of valuable ground in the 65th minute when after receiving the ball on the halfway mark kaleb Ngamanu was able to work the ball twenty five metres downfield.

To round out a strong match Kaleb Ngamanu threw the final pass for Brent Barnes’s 76th minute try in the left corner which temporarily gave the Seagulls the lead.

The match saw Kaleb Ngamanu run for a team leading 181 metres.

Kaleb Ngamanu continued at left centre in Round Thirteen against the Sunshine Coast Falcons.

Kaleb Ngamanu continued at left centre in Round Fifteen against the Northern Pride with Kaleb Ngamanu scoring in a big Seagulls victory.

Kaleb Ngamanu scored in the 54th minute when Jaylan De Groot chimed into the Seagulls backline on the left side of the field and got the ball away to his left to Kaleb Ngamanu twelve metres out with Kaleb Ngamanu holding one defender off him with the right arm fend to score in the left corner.

Kaleb Ngamanu also recorded a try assist in the 28th minute when from twenty metres out on the left side of the field, Kaleb Ngamanu broke through the Northern Pride left side defensive line before when eight metres out Kaleb Ngamanu got an off-load away to his left to put Ryan Foran over to score ten metres in from the left corner post.

Kaleb Ngamanu recorded a second try assist in the 61st minute when Kaleb Ngamanu ran the ball down a short left blindside and got a pass away when twenty five metres out to his left to put Jotham Russell away to score near the left corner.

Kaleb Ngamanu also made a line break in the 24th minute when Kaleb Ngamanu received the ball to the left of a Tweed Heads scrum win with Kaleb Ngamanu receiving the ball thirty two metres out with Kaleb Ngamanu dummying to his left behind surging forward with Kaleb Ngamanu only tackled when he had gotten to six metres out from the try line.

Kaleb Ngamanu made another strong run in the 25th minute when he broke three tackles in a twenty five metre run on the left side of the field from an off-load from Ben Liyou to get the ball into Northern Pride territory.

Week One of the 2022 Hastings Deering’s Colts Final saw Kaleb Ngamanu start at left centre in the Elimination Final against the Easts Tigers with Kaleb Ngamanu taking the second hit-up of the match.

Kaleb Ngamanu also started at left centre in the Week Two Final against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls.

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The 2022 Hastings Deering’s Colts season of Klese Haas:

Round One of the 2022 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition saw Klese Haas named to start at left second row for the Tweed Heads Seagulls as they got their season underway against the Norths Devils however the match was postponed due to the extreme weather conditions in northern New South Wales.

Klese Haas was also named at left second row in the Round Two local derby against the Burleigh Bears and was easily the best player on the field on his way to a great hat trick to lead Tweed Heads to a comprehensive 40 – 16 victory.

Klese Hass just had to wait until the 3rd minute of Hastings Deering’s Colts debut to get on the scoreboard when he burst onto a face ball from Jaylan De Groot to burst over from five metres out and five metres in from the left corner.

Klese Haas added his second try in the 59th minute with a great solo effort. The movement actually started wide out on the right with a Thomas Weaver shot grubber kick through the line that was retrieved by the Seagulls. The ball was then spun out to the opposite side of the field getting to Klese Haas around twenty two metres from the line. Klese Haas, who had received the ball whilst stationary, immediately charge at the line, stepping off his left foot to beat one defender before carrying four (yes four) defenders over the line to get the ball down seven metres in from the left corner post.

Klese Haas then completed his hat trick in the 69th minute with another great solo effort. Klese Haas received the ball around twelve metres out and as he charged at the defensive line dummied to his left before a left arm beat one defender. Klese Haas then easily shrugged off a second defender who had tried to tackle Klese Haas around the chest. Klese Haas then carried another Bears defender over the line to get the ball down ten metres in from the left corner post.

Klese Haas also made a 38th minute line break when he broke away down the left touchline before off-loading to his left to allow Brent Barnes to make a further fifteen metres down the left touchline.

The 49th minute saw Klese Haas record a line break assist when from forty metres and after running at the defensive line, Klese Hass threw a great pass to his left to put Brent Barnes away but the left winger was dragged down from behind just five metres away from the left corner.

In addition to the three runs for his tries Klese Hass also produced some other outstanding efforts including a twelve metre run down the left channel in the 24th minute to get the ball within five metres of the halfway mark.

Klese Haas dominated the Burleigh defence once again in the 62nd minute with a strong seventeen run over the halfway mark with around 60% of Klese Haas’s run coming from post contact metres.

In the 69th minute Klese Haas showed that he does not just put his head down and run when after engaging the Burleigh right sided defence, Klese Haas when just two metres out and whilst in contact with defenders, Klese Haas executed a great right arm flock off-load to Jaylan De Groot who almost snuck over the try line as a result of Klese Haas’s off-load.

The hard work in the gym and while training with the Titans NRL squad was on display in the 20th minute when Klese Hass executed a great front on tackle on Burleigh second rower Sam McIntyre that stopped him dead right on the try line.

Klese Haas continued at left second row in Round Three against the Townsville Blackhawks however he was a late scratching from the match.

Klese Haas was back at right second row in Round Six against the Northern Pride in the Seagulls big 66 – 0 victory.

Klese Haas’s initial significant contribution came in the 15th minute when he charged onto the ball to the left of the play the ball forty metres out from his own line and was able to make sixteen metres after cutting off his right foot and running at a soft spot in the defensive line behind the play the ball. Klese Haas made another strong run in the 39th minute when from inside his own territory Klese Haas was able to break three tackles before off-loading to his left.

Klese Haas made a great line break in the 67th minute when he ran the ball down a short left blindside sixty metres out. Klese Haas used his size and speed to burst through two defenders before a left arm fend got rid of another. After charging fifty metres downfield, Klese Haas was tripped up around ten metres out but was back to his feet without hesitation and got within five metres of the try line.

Klese Haas also started at left second row in the rescheduled Round One match against the Norths Devils with Klese Haas scoring in the 59th minute when he chased through a Thomas Weaver grubber kick into the in-goal with the ball sitting up for Klese Haas to score mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.

Whilst he was solid in the first half, Klese Haas really turned up his performance in the second half starting with a strong run in the 44th minute with a fifteen metre run from his own twenty metre mark down the left channel.

Klese Haas then made another strong charge down the left channel in the 55th minute making sixteen metres with at least ten of those metres of the post contact variety. Then in the 64th minute Klese Haas made twenty metres after making a half break to get the ball over the halfway mark with Klese Haas subsequently being awarded a penalty when he was not afforded the opportunity to play the ball quickly.

Klese Haas’s best run of the second half and match as a while came in the 61st minute with a superb line break. Klese Haas burst onto the ball to the left of the play the ball deep inside his own territory with his size, speed and power allowing him two break two tackles before Klese Hass charged downfield before cutting back towards the centre of the field, making sixty metres before three Norths defenders converged on him and putting him to ground after Klese Haas put up one heck of a fight.

Round Eight against the Western Clydesdales saw Klese Haas start at right second row and score a powerhouse try in the 51st minute after he received the ball forty eight metres out Klese Hass shoved his way past two defenders before bursting downfield and stepped off his left foot to easily dispose of the fullback to crash over just to the left of the uprights.

Klese Haas also recorded a 67th minute try assist when after engaging the defensive line around eighteen metres off and directly in front of the goal posts Klese Haas got away a left arm off-load to Jaylan De Groot with three defenders on him with Jaylan De Groot exploiting the space to run away to score under the posts.

Klese Haas’s explosiveness was highlighted once again in the 66th minute when after receiving the ball near the halfway mark on the right Klese Haas cut back to his left and powered through five attempted tackles to make fourteen hard fought metres.

Impressively in the match against the Western Clydesdales Klese Hass ran for a team high 2021 metres.

Klese Haas also started at right second row in Round Nine against the Ipswich Jets.

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The 2022 School Boy season of Josiah Pahulu:

In late May 2022 Josiah Pahulu also represented Met West in the U18 QSSRL School Boy Championships starting both of Met West’s matches in the front row and at the conclusion of the Championships Josiah Pahulu was named in the 2022 Queensland Open School Boy Rugby League Representative side and just prior to the commencement of the Championships, Josiah Pahulu was named by the Courier Mail as the tenth best U18 Rugby League player in Australia.

Josiah Pahulu started in the front row in Queensland’s opening round of the Championships against the Australian Capital Territory with Josiah Pahulu scoring Queensland’s opening try of the Championships in the 8th minute when he received the ball two passes to the left of the play the ball. The ball to Josiah Pahulu was fractionally behind him and whilst twenty one metres out from the try line, Josiah Pahulu spun 360 degrees clockwise before bursting through two tackles and charging over to score six metres in from the left corner post. As Josiah Pahulu was charging towards the try line the ACT fullback was coming across but he wanted no part of trying to stop Josiah Pahulu from scoring.

Then from the subsequent kick-off Josiah Pahulu charged onto the ball and got the ball thirty five metres away from the try line before being awarded a penalty with Josiah Pahulu then taking a hit-up from the subsequent penalty restart.

Josiah Pahulu had a strong start to the match, taking Queensland’s first hit-up to get the ball over the halfway mark and then also ran the ball on the 5th tackle in the same set and after making contact with the defensive line Josiah Pahulu was able to get away a left arm off-load with his back towards the try line.

Josiah Pahulu continues his strong match in the 34th minute with a strong charge to the right of the play the ball that got the ball thirty metres away from his own try line.

Josiah Pahulu also started in the front row in Match Two being the semi-final against NSW CIS with Josiah Pahulu taking the opening hit-up of the match. Then in the 5th minute Josiah Pahulu made a strong charge in the 5th minute when after running onto the ball to the right of the play the ball Josiah Pahulu made a tough twelve metres which saw Josiah Pahulu get the ball ten metres into NSW CIS territory.

Josiah Pahulu continued his strong match in the 34th minute from his own twenty metre mark with Josiah Pahulu making fifteen metres after taking possession to the right of the play the ball.

Josiah Pahulu also started at in the front row in Queensland U18 ASSRL Championships Grand Final victory over NSW CHS with Josiah Pahulu making the third tackle of the match with Josiah Pahulu’s heavy contact forcing the ball loose and putting Queensland immediately onto the attack.

Josiah Pahulu made another strong tackle in the 6th minute with a huge front-on hit on the NSW CHS right second rower with Josiah Pahulu’s heavy contact forcing the NSW second rower back a number of metres.

Josiah Pahulu added a further strong tackle in the 35th minute when he smashed one of the NSW front rower around thirty five metres out from the try line. Then after the front rower tried to get an off-load away which went straight up in the air, Josiah Pahulu smartly got to his feet to take the ball on the full and completely change the momentum of the match early in the second half.

I have mentioned Josiah Pahulu’s defence but Josiah Pahulu was also outstanding running the ball, always making himself available and one of Josiah Pahulu’s strongest runs came in the 48th minute when a strong charge from his own thirty metre mark and after engaging the defensive line, Josiah Pahulu got away a good left arm off-load after running onto the ball to the left of the play the ball.

Josiah Pahulu’s outstanding performances over the course of the 2022 ASSRL U18 Championships saw Josiah Pahulu noted by the Courier Mail by being named on various other lists including one of the “Best Mobile Big Men”.

Round One of the 2022 Langer Cup School Boy competition saw Josiah Pahulu start in the front row and captain for Ipswich State High School against Keebra Park State High School with Josiah Pahulu putting in an outstanding performance to lead from the front as Ipswich SHS recorded an impressive first up 24 – 16 victory.

Josiah Pahulu also started in the front row and captain in Round two against Mabel Park State High School with Josiah Pahulu one again putting in a powerful performance in a big Ipswich SHS victory.

After the mid-season break, Josiah Pahulu started from the bench in Round Four against PBC State High School coming onto the field in the 23rd minute to operate in the front row and in the seven minutes until the halftime break Josiah Pahulu made an impressive five hit-up, accounting for in excess of fifty metres gained.

Josiah Pahulu’s dominance continued in the second half including in the 39th minute with a strong charge and off-load and then in the 43rd minute Josiah Pahulu made twenty tough metres to forty metres out after taking possession to the right of the play the ball.

Josiah Pahulu continued in the front row in Round Five against Wavell SHS as well as in Round Six against Coombabah SHS and Round Seven against Marsden State High School.

Josiah Pahulu also started in the front row and captain for Ipswich SHS in their Quarter Final against Coombabah SHS with Josiah Pahulu outstanding in his two stints on the field.

The first of multiple exceptional runs from Josiah Pahulu came in the 4th minute with Josiah Pahulu made a great eighteen metre charge to his own forty metre mark with around 75% of the run made up of post contact metres after running onto the ball to the left of the play the ball.

Then in the 9th minute Josiah Pahulu once again charged onto the ball to the left of the play the ball with Josiah Pahulu making twenty two metres to get the ball just into Coombabah SHS territory.

Josiah Pahulu added a further strong run in the 15th minute by making twenty more metres and breaking three tackles as he charged from his own forty metre mark to forty metres out from the try line.

Josiah Pahulu was just as outstanding in his second stint on the field as was evidenced in the 54th minute when from an Ipswich SHS penalty tap restart Josiah Pahulu made a twenty metre charge to get within five metres of the try line with at least 50% of Josiah Pahulu’s metres post contact.

Josiah Pahulu also started in the front row in the 2022 Langer Cup Semi-Final against Marsden SHS.

Josiah Pahulu started in the front row in the 2022 School Boy Langer Cup Grand Final against PBC SHS with Josiah Pahulu putting in a dominating performance including an exceptional solo try mid-way through the first half when from an Ipswich SHS penalty tap restart fifteen metres out and towards the right touchline, Josiah Pahulu charged onto the ball and immediately cut towards the centre of the field and broke through a number of attempted tackles to score under the posts.

It was clear from the opening minutes that Josiah Pahulu was in for a big match when in the 9th minute made a hard charge for the left of the play the ball with Josiah Pahulu getting the ball from two metres inside his own territory to twelve metes inside PBC SHS territory.

Josiah Pahulu made a great play in the 51st minute when with the Grand Final in the balance PBC SHS put up a bomb from inside their attacking twenty metre area towards the Ipswich SHS left corner. Joshua Pahulu willed himself across field and jumped high amongst a myriad of players from both teams to take the ball on the full just a metre out from his own try line.

At the completion of the 2022 Langer Cup season Josiah Pahulu was named in the front row in the Courier Mail Langer Cup Team of the Year.

Josiah Pahulu then started in the front row and captain as Ipswich SHS took on Ignatius Park SHS in the 2022 Queensland School Boys Final with Josiah Pahulu leading from the front once again as Ipswich SHS became the 2022 Queensland School Boy Champions with Josiah Pahulu deservedly raising the trophy as captain and leader of the Ipswich SHS team.

Josiah Pahulu also started in the front row and captain for Ipswich SHS in the Australian School Boy Championship match against Patrician Brothers Fairfield.

Josiah Pahulu was also named as the fifth best School Boy Rugby League or Rugby player in the 2022 Courier Mail Top 30 school boys.

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Well done to Eden Humphries for being named the 2022 Mullumbimby Giants U13 Group 18 Best and Fairest.

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2022 saw Owen Woods play for the Mullumbimby Giants in the Group 18 U15 competition with Owen Woods being awarded the 2022 Mullumbimby Giants U15 Players Player Award.

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Talented Rugby fly half (No. 10) Reef McKay who was represented the Gold Coast Cyclones in rugby at the U14 level in 2021 has been named in the 2023 Tweed Heads Seagulls U16 Cyril Connell Cup squad.

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2022 saw Dylan Butcher play for the Mullumbimby Giants in the Group 18 U15 competition with Dylan Butcher being awarded the 2022 Mullumbimby Giants U15 Best and Fairest Award.

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In late 2022 Max Palmer commenced training with the 2022 Titans U14 Group 18 Academy squad.

2022 saw Max Palmer play for the Murwillumbah Colts in the Group 18 U14 competition.

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At the recent Marsden SHS Rugby League Awards night, one of the Award winners in his first year at Marsden SHS was Canterbury NZ backrower Cairo Rangihuna-Ruri who will return in 2023 and no doubt be a key member of the Marsden SHS Langer Cup Open A squad.

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Outstanding Marsden SHS outside back Madden Falaniko was recently named on the bench for the 2022 Marsden SHS Rugby League Tema of the Year and just prior to that he was named in the 2023 Tweed Heads Seagulls U16 CC Cup squad.

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In the rugby league off-season Titans contracted Izayah Petrichvich continues to play basketball in the Men’s Division Two competition for Disney Jnr and in Round 12 Izayah Petrichvich scored eight points in a 65 – 63 win over Lemon from one two point shot and two three point shots.