Junior Development

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Round One of the 2023 U18 Laurie Daley Cup competition saw Creedence Donovan named at left centre the Northern Rivers Titans against the Newcastle Knights with Creedence Donovan scoring for the Northern Rivers Titans in the 46th minute when from twenty metres out Creedence Donovan burst onto the ball in space after receiving a great pass from his inside from Zane Harrison with Creedence Donovan’s pace then too much for the cover defence to dive over to score two metres in from the right corner post.

Creedence Donovan almost scored again in the 53rd minute when after receiving the ball to the left of the play the ball forty metres out after a long Zane Harrison line break down the eight touchline ,Creedence Donovan chipped away for himself and came very close to getting the ball back but unfortunately the Knights right second rower got to the ball just before him four metres out from the try line.

Creedence Donovan could not have been in the match much earlier when he took the second hit-up of the match after Newcastle had kicked off to start the match. In the 42nd minute Creedence Donovan made a good run out of dummy half to his right from forty two metres out from his own try line with Creedence Donovan getting the ball five metres into Newcastle territory.

Creedence Donovan also had some good moments defensively against the Knights including in the 6th minute with a strong tackle on the Knights left centre (No. 3) with the Knights on the attack just three metres out from the try line.

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Round One of the 2023 U18 Laurie Daley Cup competition saw Callum Bowles named at right second row for the Northern Rivers Titans against the Newcastle Knights with Callum Bowles doing well from the Newcastle kick-off when he trapped a low bouncing kick-off with his right foot and then after retrieving the ball Callum Bowles as tackled twenty two metres out from his own try line.

Then in the 7th minute from twenty metres out from his own try line Callum Bowles made a strong run down the right channel to make twelve metres. Callum Bowles made a further strong run down the right channel in the 19th minute with his commencing thirty metres out from the try line with Callum Bowles making nine post contact metres as he got the ball to around seventeen metres of the try line.

Callum Bowles added a further strong run down the right channel in the 43rd minute with Callum Bowles making twelve metres from a run that originated from inside his own twenty metre defensive area.

Callum Bowles then executed a smart piece of play in the 31st minute when after taking possession around eleven metres from the try line on the right side of the field Callum Bowles put in a right foot grubber kick into the in-goal to force a Newcastle goal line drop-out.

Callum Bowles’s strongest moment defensively came in the 52nd minute with a strong front on one on one hit on the Knights lock (No. 13) ten metres out from the try lien and in front of the posts with Callum Bowles’s heavy initial contact seeing the ball flying loose of the Knights players grasp.

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Round One of the 2023 U18 Laurie Daley Cup competition saw Noah Waldock named on the left wing the Northern Rivers Titans against the Newcastle Knights with Noah Waldock scoring in the 15th minute when after good work on his inside Noah Waldock received the ball in space around twelve metres out. Noah Waldock still had some work to do however when after he was hit by a Knights cover defender Noah Waldock broke the contact with a 360 degree counter clockwise spin with Noah Waldock then getting the ball down five metres in from the left corner post.

Noah Waldock also made a line break in the 30th minute when after Bo Peisley darted out of dummy half down a short left blindside, Noah Waldock received the ball on the halfway mark and raced twenty metres down the left touchline before drawing the Newcastle fullback and getting the ball inside and back to Bo Peisley.

Noah Waldock made a strong kick return in the 42nd minute when after collecting a Knights clearing kick twenty eight metres out from his own try line on the full Naoh Waldock was able to push off one defender as he got the ball forty two metres away from his try line.

Noah Waldock then did well in the 50th minute to get low and take cleanly and sharp Knights grubber kick with Noah Waldock taking clean possession just a metre out from his own try line with Noah Waldock then getting to the ground quickly to prevent being dragged back into the in-goal.

Noah Waldock then made a key play in the 69th minute with the Northern Rivers Titans leading by just two points at the time. The Knights put up a Hail Mary mid-field bomb with Noah Waldock racing forward to take the bomb on the full under immense pressure thirty metres out from his own try lien and even though he was smashed just as he took possession Noah Waldock held on the ball as he went to ground. The Northern Rivers Titans never relinquished possession after that point to win 24 – 20.

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Round One of the 2023 U16 Andrew Johns Cup competition saw Titan Kaleb Smith named at hooker for the Northern Rivers Titans against the Newcastle Knights. Whilst Kaleb Smith started the match at hooker he moved to lock late in the first half before moving to five eight eight minutes into the second half.

Kaleb Smith recorded a line break assist in the 48th minute when with the play the ball thirty five metres away from the try line Kaleb Smith switched from the left side of the ruck to down a wide right blindside as the ball was being played with Kaleb Smith then throwing a good cut-out pass to his right to put Kyron Nipperess away down the right touchline.

Kaleb Smith made a positive impact on the match inside the opening minute when from thirty metres out from his own try line, Kaleb Smith ran to his left out of dummy half and after beating one defender by way of a right foot step, Kaleb Smith was able to promote the ball a total of fifteen metres.

Kaleb Smith made another smart run out of dummy half two minutes later in the 3rd minute when from thirty five metres out from the try line, Kaleb Smith ran to his left and after stepping off his left foot twice was able to get the ball to within twenty two metres out from the try line.

Kaleb Smith ran out of dummy half to his left once again in the 20th minute from thirty five metres out when he say the defence still back peddling with Kaleb Smith running to his left to get withing twenty five metres of the try line with Kaleb Smith catching the Knights defence in an offside position to be awarded a penalty.

Kaleb Smith darted out of dummy half once again in the 44th minute on that occasion to his right with Kaleb Smith able to make twelve metres from forty metres out from his own try line. Then in the 47th minute Kaleb Smith darted out of dummy half to his left once again from forty metres out from his own try line with Kaleb Smith able to get the ball five metres into Newcastle territory before his forward progress was halted.

Kaleb Smith also had some good moments defensively including in the 43rd minute with a strong one on one tackle with the Knights deep on the attack with Kaleb Smith’s heavy initial contact forcing a loose pass.

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Round One of the 2023 U18 Laurie Daley Cup competition saw Titans contracted Riley Buchanan named on the bench for the Northern Rivers Titans against the Newcastle Knights with Riley Buchanan coming off the bench in the 22nd minute to operate in the front row.

Riley Buchanan made another smart defensive play in the 50th minute when along with Zane Farrell, Riley Buchanan did very well to hold up one of the Knights interchange front rowers over the try line mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the right side of the field.

Earlier in the match in the 24th minute Riley Buchanan had made a great heavy front on tackle on the Knight No. 11 around ten metres out from the try line and in the centre of the field.

In the opening minute of the second half Riley Buchanan showed what a truly impressive defensive player that he is with first up a great front on tackle from the kick off. Then two tackles later Riley Buchanan smashed the Knights lock with another great front on hit with the ball still around thirty five metres out and then Riley Buchanan backed that up by making the next tackle as well.

Riley Buchanan executed a smart piece of play in the 38th minute with a one on one strip as the Knights were bring the ball out of their own territory with Riley Buchanan striping the ball when they were forty two metres out from their own try line with Riley Buchanan then able to return the ball an additional seven metres to put the Northern Rivers Titans immediately onto the attack with the Northern Rivers Titans scoring through Tyler Whittington in the subsequent set of six tackles.

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Round One of the 2023 U16 Andrew Johns Cup competition saw Titans contracted Jimmy McCombie named at halfback for the Northern Rivers Titans against the Newcastle Knights with Jimmy McCombie kicking well at the end of the opening set of six tackles of the match when to the left of the dummy half Jimmy McCombie drove his right foot kick hard and low deep into Newcastle territory with the Knights fullback tackled inside his own ten metre area.

Jimmy McCombie put in another outstanding long tactical kick in the 18th minute when from on the halfway mark Jimmy McCombie once again drove his kick into the left corner with all that the Knights fullback could do was collect the ball near the corner and dive infield and submit to the tackle just out from his own try line.

Jimmy McCombie showcased his passing game in the 33rd minute when to the left of the play the ball and just inside Newcastle territory Jimmy McCombie threw a good ball to his left to a charging Jed Mulcahy who made twenty metres, the majority of which were post contact metres.

Unfortunately Jimmy McCombie had to leave the field through injury early in the second half but thankfully Jimmy McCombie was able to return to the field and play the final ten minutes of the match.

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Round One of the 2023 U16 Andrew Johns Cup competition saw Titans contracted Beau Hartmann named at left centre for the Northern Rivers Titans against the Newcastle Knights with Beau Hartmann scoring a barnstorming try in the 46th minute when after receiving the ball two passes from the back of a Northern Rivers Titans scrum win in the centre of the field and just ten metres from the try line, Beau Hartmann received the ball on the left side of the field and immediately cut back inside and after running over the top of two would be Knights defenders, Beau Hartmann was able to reach out and slam the ball down with his right arm ten metres to the left of the uprights.

Beau Hartmann made a strong contribution in just the 2nd minute when he made the Northern Rivers Titans opening tackle of the match when he chased through a Jimmy McCombie kick with Beau Hartmann making the tackle just ten metres out from the Newcastle try line.

Beau Hartmann did very well from the Newcastle kick-off to get the match underway when the ball fell short and in fact bounced high in the air with Beau Hartmann racing towards the centre of the field and jumping high above the Knights chasers to take possession for the Northern Rivers Titans.

Beau Hartmann made a strong run in the 44th minute when after running an underneath route from one the halfway mark, Beau Hartmann was able to get the ball to withing thirty eight metres of the try line.

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Round One of the 2023 U18 Laurie Daley Cup competition saw Zane Harrison named at halfback for the Northern Rivers Titans against the Newcastle Knights with Zane Harrison putting in a dominant display to easily be the best player on the field. Zane Harrison filled up his stats sheet including kicking three conversions from four attempts an after the final siren penalty goal and three try assists amongst others.

Zane Harrison’s first conversion came in the 20th minute to convert Ayden Byrnes try that Zane Harrison recorded a try assist for from ten metres to the right of the uprights. Zane Harrison added a second conversion in the 38th minute from directly in front of the posts to convert Tyler Whittington’s try. Zane Harrison’s third conversion was the best of the three when from right on the right touch line Zane Harrison converted Creedence Donovan’s 46th minute try, a try that Zane Harrison in fact set up.

Then after the final siren had sounded Zane Harrison kicked a penalty goal from twenty five metres out and directly in front of the goal posts to seal a 24 – 20 for the Northern Rivers Titans.

Zane Harrison’s first try assist came in the 15th minute when after he received the ball two plays to the left of a Titans scrum win ten metres out with the scrum packed in the centre of the field, Zane Harrison ran to his left and after drawing in the Newcastle right winger Zane Harrison put Noah Waldock over three metres in from the left corner post.

Zane Harrison recorded his second try assist in the 20th minute when after receiving the ball to the right of the play the ball from Ayden Byrnes whilst eighteen metres out, Zane Harrison initially moved to his right before stopping on the spot and chipping back inside into the in-goal with Ayden Byrnes winning the race to score ten metres to the right of the posts. Zane Harrison then stepped up to convert the try.

Zane Harrison made it a hat trick of try assists in the 46th minute with a pass that any NRL halfback would be proud of. With the Northern Rivers Titans on the attack twenty metres out and just to the left of the uprights, Zane Harrison took possession of the ball two passes to the right of the play the ball and after running the ball towards the defensive line, Zane Harrison timed his pass perfectly to bypass one support runner and put the ball onto the chest of Creedence Donovan as he burst into a huge gap to score two metres in from the right corner post. No description could do the pass justice, it was that good! Zane Harrison then converted the try from the touch line.

Zane Harrison came close to scoring himself in the 64th minute when after receiving the ball down a short right blindside twenty metres out Zane Harrison shaped to pass to his right before stepping of his right foot to easily beat three defenders with Zane Harrison accelerating towards the try line with a right foot step by Zane Harrison beating a fourth defender before he was held up over the try line adjacent to the right upright.

Zane Harrison also made a line break in the 11th minute when after the Northern Rivers Titans knocked the ball backwards when bringing the ball out of their own territory, Zane Harrison tracked back to collect the ball thirty two metres out from his own try line and then ran the ball towards the right touchline. Zane Harrison beat one Knights defender before cutting back to the inside beating two defenders with his speed before a Zane Harrison right foot step beat a fourth with Zane Harrison then able to off-load to his fullback thirty metres out from the Newcastle try line.

Zane Harrison made a second line break in the 53rd minute when after receiving the ball to the right of the play the ball thirty tow metres out from his own try line Zane Harrison ran the ball down a short blindside dummying to his right before utilising a left arm fend to beat a defender (No. 6) before being tackle forty metres out from the Northern Rivers Titans try line.

Zane Harrison also kicked well against the Knights including in the 15th minute when from eighteen metres out and in the centre of the field Zane Harrison put up a bomb to the right corner which was knocked in by the Newcastle left winger, with Zane Harrison setting up a try in the opposite corner for Noah Waldock from the subsequent scrum.

Zane Harrison put in another smart kick in the 41st minute when from forty two metres out from his own try line and to the right of the play the ball Zane Harrison put in a hard low right foot kick into to the right corner with Zane Harrison chasing his own kick through to be involved I the tackle to trap the Knights player just three metres out from his own try line.

Zane Harrison’s initial impact of the match came inside the opening minute when on the final tackle from the Northern Rivers Titans first set of six tackles, Zane Harrison, from the right of the play the ball and thirty eight metres out from his own try line, put in a long raking right foot kick which the Knights fullback could only retrieve from on his own try line with Zane Harrison the first Northern Rivers Titans defender downfield to execute the tackle still inside the ten metre mark from the Newcastle try line.

Zane Harrison showcased his effort in the 31st minute when he chased through a Callum Bowles grubber into the in-gaol to tackle the Knights fullback there and force a goal line drop-out. Then in the 36th minute Zane Harrison chased back a Knights short kick in behind the Northern Rivers Titans defensive line to retrieve the ball ten metres out from his own try line with Zane Harrison then able to return the ball twelve metres to get the ball out of the twenty metre area.

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2023 sees Edward Pirika starting the season as part of the Burleigh Bears U18 MM Cup squad with Edward Pirika putting in a strong performance in the Bears opening 2023 MM Cup trial against the Souths Logan Magpies at the Titans annual Super Saturday series of matches. Impresively Edward Pirika is also MM Cup eligible in 2024.

In 2022 Edward Pirika played for Tamaki Ki te Tonga (South) in the New Zealand Rugby League U16 Shuan Johnson Shield competition with Edward Pirika starting at right centre in their Grand Final victory the Auckland North side.

In the Grand Final Edward Pirika scored in the second half when from within a metre of the try line with the play the ball mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the right side of the field Edward Pirika moved into dummy half, got down low and burrowed over just to the right of the play the ball.

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In early February 2023 Paul Turner was called up to the New Zealand Māori All Stars side for the match against the Indigenous All Stars.

Paul Turner was named to make his Titans NRL debut at five eight in Round Fourteen against the Souths Sydney Rabbitohs. Playing all eighty minutes Paul Turner ran for forty nine metres (ten post contact), made a line break, broke three tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.63 seconds and made twenty five tackles at a tackling efficiency of 92.59%.

Paul Turner also started at five eight in Round Fifteen against the Cronulla Sharks and recorded a 24th minute try assist when he threw a cut-out pass to his left for Greg Marzhew to score in the left corner.

Playing sixty seven minutes before calf tightness forced him off, Paul Turner ran for forty three metres (five post contact), broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 3.62 seconds and made eighteen tackles.

Paul Turner continued at five eight in Round Sixteen against the Newcastle Knights and whilst playing the entire match ran for fifty three metres (fifteen post contact), broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 3.65 seconds and made twenty two tackles at a tackling efficiency of 91.67%.

Paul Turner then moved to the interchange bench for Round Eighteen against the Brisbane Bronco’s coming on in the second half to operate in the dummy half role. In his fifteen minutes on the field Paul Turner ran for eight metres, broke two tackles and made six tackles of his own with a 100% tackling efficiency.

Paul Turner also started from the bench in Round Twenty Three against the St George Dragons with Paul Turner coming on in the openings minutes to operate at right centre after Phillip Sami failed his HIA.

Playing seventy nine minutes of the match Paul Turner ran for forty six metres (eleven post contact), made a line break, recorded a line break assist, played the ball at an average speed of 3.87 seconds and made fourteen tackles.

Paul Turner also started from the bench in Round Twenty Four against the Newcastle Knights with Paul Turner playing twenty two minutes in the dummy half role making six tackles.

Paul Turner also started from the bench in the final round of the 2022 NRL Premiership season, being Round Twenty Five against the New Zealand Warriors with Paul Turner scoring his first NRL in Titans colours in the 75th minute when he backed up a line break from Beau Fermor to score to the left of the uprights.

Playing forty seven minutes Paul Turner ran for twenty four metres (five post contact), played the ball at an average speed of 3.08 seconds and made twenty five tackles at a tackling efficiency of 92.59%.

In total in the 2022 NRL competition Paul Turner played in seven matches scoring the one try. Paul Turner also recorded two try assists, three line break assists, made 116 tackles at a tackling efficiency of 85.9% and ran for 223 metres at an average of thirty one metres per match.

Round One of the 2022 NRL competition saw Paul Turner named on the Titans extended bench for their match against the Parramatta Eels. Paul Turner was also named on the Titans extended bench for Round Two against the New Zealand Warriors and Round Three against the Canberra Raiders as well as for Round Four against the Wests Tigers and Round Five against the Parramatta Eels.

Rouind Six against the Manly Sea Eagles saw Paul Turner once again named on the Titans NRL extended bench before ultimately being the 18th man for the Titans.

Paul Turner was also named on the Titans NRL extended bench for Round Seven against the North Queensland Cowboys as well as Round Eight against the Penrith Panthers and Round Nine against the Sydney Roosters.

Paul Turner was also named on the Titans extended bench for Round Ten being the NRL Magic Rounds against the St George Dragons as well as Round Eleven against the Cronulla Sharks and Round Twelve against the Brisbane Bronco’s.

Paul Turner played his first match in a Titans jersey came when he started the Titans first 2022 NRL trial against the Brisbane Bronco’s at Cbus Stadium at five eight and made a strong twelve tackles as well as running the ball strongly.

In the Titans second and final 2022 trial in Redcliffe against the New Zealand Warriors Paul Turner was named on the bench however the match ended up being abandoned.

Paul Turner was named to start at fullback for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in Round One of the 2022 Queensland Cup competition against the Easts Tigers with Paul Turner causing numerous problems for the Tigers defence all afternoon.

Playing the whole eighty minutes Paul Turner ran for 121 metres (thirty four post contact), made a line break, broke three tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.84 seconds and made two tackles. Such was Paul Turner’s performance that he was named the Tweed Heads Seagulls Round One Queensland Cup Players Player.

Paul Turner’s initial impact on the match was an outstanding try saving tackle in the 16th minute. With Easts attacking down their left side the Tigers halfback slide through the Seagulls right sided defence and looked as if he would score easily in the corner but Paul Turner came from the clouds hitting the Tigers halfback around the ribcage and knocking him into touch just two metres out from the right corner post.

Paul Turner made another exceptional defensive play in the 35th minute when with the Seagulls attacking the Tigers line, the ball went to ground and was picked up by the Tigers and after one pass the Easts left winger flew done the touchline but once again Paul Turner came from the clouds chewing up the distance between the two the Paul Turner getting to the Tigers winger less than ten metres to spare with the attempted pass inside from the Tigers winger missed its mark.

Paul Turner then reacted quickly to collect the dropped ball around ten metres from his own line and returned the ball to the halfway mark before the defence finally got him to ground.

Them yet again in the 43rd minute Paul Turner was on hand right on his own try line to prevent the giant East Tigers replacement front rower from getting the ball down with the ball subsequently coming loose.

Paul Turner was also named to start at fullback in Round Two against the Sunshine Coast Falcons once again playing the entire match. In that time Paul Turner ran for exactly 100 metres (twenty eight post contact), broke a team leading seven tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 4.56 seconds and made three tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.

Paul Turner then was named to continue at fullback in Round Three against the Norths Devils however a late change saw Paul Turner move to start the match at five eight with Paul Turner proving difficult to handle for the Norths defence down the left side of the field and Paul Turner also did well defensively including holding up the Norths five eight over the line.

Playing all eighty minutes of the match Paul Turner ran for sixty five metres (twenty five post contact), broke two tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.53 seconds and made sixteen tackles.

Paul Turner was then named at fullback in the Round Four local derby against the Burleigh Bears with Paul Turner having a big match including setting up a 56th minute try for Ioane Seuili as well as setting up both of Jojo Fifita’s two tries.

Paul Turner stationed himself in the Tweed Heads backline as they shifted the ball to the wide to the right. After receiving the ball Paul Turner ran towards the line before throwing a long cut out pass to his left to an unmarked Jojo Fifita who cruised over to put the ball down in the left corner.

In relation to Jojo Fifita’s second try in the 33rd minute, for all intents and purposes it was a carbon copy of when Paul Turner and Jojo Fifita combined in the 3rd minute with Paul Turner once again throwing the final cut-out pass to put Jojo Fifita into space.

Paul Turner’s 56th minute try assist was not so simple. Paul Turner received the ball three passes to the right of the dummy half around thirty five metres out from the line with Paul Turner bringing Ioane Seuili on an underneath run. Ioane Seuili broke through the Burleigh defensive lien and just as he was being brought down for behind Ioane Seuili produced a great right arm flick off-load to Paul Turner who had loomed up on the left.

After Paul Turner juggled the pass while running at full speed, he stepped off his right foot but was caught from behind by the back of his jersey. Paul Turner was spun around but was able to keep his feet with Ioane Seuili getting to his feet and ran onto the Paul Turner off-load around ten metres from the line. From there Ioane Seuili was able to force his way over to score under the posts.

Paul Turner made a great run of his own making in the 22nd minute when he chimed into the backline on the right side of the field and sliced through the Burleigh defence but just was unable to break away from one annoying Burleigh defender who kept with Paul Turner from the thirty metre mark all of the way down to the ten metre mark where he was finally able to get Paul Turner to the ground.

Paul Turner then made a good kick return in the 43rd minute when he tracked back to take possession of the ball six metres out from his own line and Paul Turner was able return the ball to just over the twenty metre mark.

Paul Turner was not just good running the ball against Burleigh including in the 11th minute when he tackled a rampaging Tristian Powell one on one after the Burleigh front rower had split the Seagulls defence. Paul Turner was able to take Tristian Powell down ten metres out and directly in front of the goal posts.

Paul Turner showed very good positioning sense at the fullback position in the 75th minute when he raced across to his left to field a grubber kick just in the in-goal and then Paul Turner was then able to get the ball back into the field of play.

In his seventy six minutes on the field Paul Turner ran for ninety three metres (twenty nine post contact), made a line break which resulted in Ioane Seuili’s try, broke four tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.96 seconds and made three tackles.

Paul Turner was also named at fullback for Round Five against the Townsville Blackhawks however in a late change Paul Turner moved to start the match at left centre. Once again playing all eighty minutes Paul Turner ran for sixty six metres (twenty nine post contact), broke two tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 4.2 seconds and made thirteen at a 92.86%.

Paul Turner also started at left centre in Round Six against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls and once again played the entire match running for 122 metres (thirty post contact), made a line break, had three line break assists, had two try assists, broke three tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.92 seconds and made six tackles.

Paul Turner moved back to fullback for Round Eight against the Northern Pride, scoring in the 13th minute of a Seagulls shutout victory.

In the 13th minute Paul Turner chimed into the Seagulls backline on the right, receiving the ball around the halfway mark. Upon receipt of the ball Paul Turner cut back towards the centre of the field off his left foot before straightening up and executing a left arm fend to beat the Pride fullback and from there Paul Turner was just too quick for the cover defence to score five metres in from the right corner post.

Playing the entire eighty minutes Paul Turner ran for 196 metres (thirty one post contact), recorded two line break assists and a try assist, broke a team leading nine tackle breaks, played the ball at an average speed of 3.44 seconds and made four tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.

Paul Turner’s effort was such that he was named on the bench in the Queensland Rugby League Queensland Cup Round Eight Team of the Week.

After a number of weeks with the Titans NRL squad Paul Turner was back at fullback in Round Sixteen against the Ipswich Jets. Playing all eighty minutes Paul Turner ran for 200 metres (thirty one post contact), made a team leading four tackle breaks, had a line break assist and try assist, played the ball at an average speed of 2.74 seconds and made a tackle.

Paul Turner continued at fullback in Round Eighteen against the Northern Pride and whilst playing the entire match Paul Turner ran for 175 metres (twenty seven post contact), broke a team leading seven tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.47 seconds and made a tackle.

Paul Turner was also named at fullback in Round Nineteen against the Townsville Blackhawks.

After a number of weeks in the NRL Paul Turner was back to start on the wing in Week Two of the Queensland Cup Finals against the Sunshine Coast Falcons and whilst playing all eighty three minutes Paul Turner ran for 143 metres (forty nine post contact), broke three tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.57 seconds and made seven tackles at a tackling efficiency of 87.5%.

In total in the 2022 Queensland Cup competition Paul Turner played in ten metres scoring once. Paul Turner also forced two line drop-outs, recorded seven try assists and eight line break assists, made fifty six tackles at a tackling efficiency of 87.5% and ran for 1 287 metres at an average of 128 metres per match.

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Tremain Spry has been named on the bench for the Titans NRL side in their opening 2023 trial against the Brisbane Bronco’s on the Sunshine Coast.

Tremain Spry started the Titans first 2022 NRL trial against the Brisbane Bronco’s at Cbus Stadium on the left wing before moving to right centre in the second half with the match seeing Tremain Spry scoring a try in each half to record an impressive double.

Tremain Spry scored his first try in the 23rd minute when after some good work on his inside by Jojo Fifita, Tremain Spry flew sixty five metres down the left touchline including outpacing Bronco’s right winger Selwyn Cobbo to dive over near the left corner.

Tremain completed his double in the 43rd minute when he comfortably collected a Jaylan De Groot short grubber kick to put the ball down ten metres in from the right corner post.

Tremain Spry also recorded a try assist in the 58th minute when after the ball was spun out to his right side of the field, Tremain Spry immediately upon receipt of the ball from his left Tremain Spry threw the ball back in the direction from where it came to Jaylan De Groot to score from ten metres out wide out on the right side of the field.

In total in the trial against the Bronco’s Tremain Spry ran for 170 metres (twenty eight post contact), broke three tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.33 seconds and made a tackle without missing one.

In the Titans second and final 2022 trial in Redcliffe against the New Zealand Warriors Tremain Spry was named on the bench.

Tremain Spry made his return to the Queensland Cup for the Tweed Heads Seagulls at right centre in Round Seventeen being the local derby against the Burleigh Bears and whilst playing the entire match Tremain Spry ran for fifty nine metres (fifteen post contact), played the ball at an average speed of 2.85 seconds and made twelve tackles at a tackling efficiency of 85.71%.

Tremain Spry continued at right centre in Round Eighteen against the Northern Pride and whilst playing all eighty minutes of the match Tremain Spry ran for 108 metres (twenty eight post contact), broke two tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 2.7 seconds and made four tackles.

Tremain Spry was also named at right centre in Round Nineteen against the Townsville Blackhawks with Tremain Spry scoring a double with Tremain Spry’s opening try coming in the 10th minute when after receiving the ball around twelve metres out and on the right side of the field Tremain Spry ran at the defensive line, dummying to his right before slicing through a gap to get the ball down five metres in from the right corner post.

Tremain Spry completed his double in the 73rd minute when he ran a hard straight line to get the ball five metres out and in a gap to score seven metres in from the right corner post.

Playing all eighty minutes, Tremain Spry ran for eighty six metres (twenty five post contact), broke five tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.54 seconds and made four tackles.

Such was Tremain Spry’s performance, he was named in the centre in the Queensland Rugby League Round Nineteen Queensland Cup Team of the Week.

Tremain Spry continued at right centre in Round Twenty against the Easts Tigers with Tremain Spry scoring in the 65th minute with a fourteen metre charge to score twelve metres in from the right corner post after holding off one Tigers defender with a left arm fend.

Playing the entire match Tremain Spry ran for eighty five metres (twenty four post contact), broke three tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 2.53 seconds and made eleven tackles at a tackling efficiency of 91.67%.

Tremain Spry started at right centre for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in their Queensland Cup Week One Final against the Easts Tigers and whilst playing all eighty minutes of the match Tremain Spry ran for seventy three metres (thirty two post contact), recorded a line break assist, made a line break of his own, played the ball at an average speed of 3.69 seconds and made seven tackles at a tackling efficiency of 87.5%.

Tremain Spry also started at right centre in Week Two of the Finals against the Sunshine Coast Flacons and in his seventy nine minutes on the field Tremain Spry ran for 106 metres (twenty nine post contact), broke a team leading five tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.09 seconds and made six tackles.

In total in the 2022 Queensland Cup competition Tremain Spry played in six matches scoring three tries. Tremain Spry also recorded a try assist, broke sixteen tackles, made five line breaks, made forty four tackles at a tackling efficiency of 77.2% and ran for 518 metres at a per game average of eighty six metres.

After missing a significant portion of the 2022 season, Tremain Spry started from the bench of the Helensvale Hornets in the rescheduled Round Seven GCRL First Grade match against the Runaway Bay Seagulls with Tremain Spry coming on to operate at right centre and score in the 66th minute.

Tremain Spry received the ball in space on the right eighty metres out and charged down the right touchline. As the fullback came across in cover defence, Tremain Spry put in a grubber kick and amazingly multiple players from both teams over ran the ball with Tremain Spry regaining possession to crash over to score mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the right side of the field.

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Titans outside back prospect Izayah Petrichvich continues to also play basketball at a high level and over recent months has put in some strong performances on the court.

At the recently completed 2023 U18 Queensland Boys State Championships Izayah Petrichvich played in four matches for the Gold Coast scoring 18 points in the process from 7 two points shots, one three point, shots and a free throw with Izayah Petrichvich averaging 4.5 points per game.

Izayah Petrich also played for the Gold Coast in the 2022 SEQ U18 Basketball competition playing 11 games and scoring a total of fifty six points from twenty six two points field goals, one three point field goal and a free throw to average 5.09 points per game.

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Brady Turner has been named on the Northern Rivers Titans extended bench for Round Two of the U18 Laurie Daley Cup against the Central Coast Roosters this weekend.

In January 2023 Brady Turner started from the bench for the Titans U19 side in their annual match at Coffs Harbour against the Newcastle Knights U19’s.

In June 2021, Brady Turner was a member of the Titans U17 Northern Rivers Academy side that drew 28 all with a Titans JTS U16 side at Cbus Stadium in a curtain raiser to the Titans NRL fixture against the Manly Sea Eagles.

In late 2021 Brady Turner was named in the 2022 Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup squad and was also U18 eligible in 2023.

In late January 2022 Brady Turner started in the front row for the Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup squad that went down 16 – 12 in a trial against the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup side at Pizzey Park at the Titans annual “Super Saturday” of Titans JTS squad matches.

Round One of the 2022 U18 Laurie Daley Cup competition saw Brady Turner start in the front row for the Northern Rivers Titans side against the Macquarie Wests Tigers in Sydney’s west with Brady Turner putting in a typically whole hearted performance in both attack and defence.

Brady Turner made the first of multiple strong efforts in the 15th minute of the match when he charged onto the ball to the right of the play the ball from deep within his own territory to get the ball over the thirty metre line.

Brady Turner once again charged onto the ball in the 21st minute with a run of twelve metres to the left of the play the ball to get within five metres of the try line. Even though on that occasion he was held by three defenders, Brady Turner was able to off-load to hooker Ashton Harley who was able to get even closer to the line.

Brady Turner was also named in the front row in the Round Two local derby against the North Coast Bulldogs with Brady Turner producing an outstanding try assist in the 43rd minute. After North Coast dropped the ball out from their try line, Brady Turner took possession of the ball forty metres out and charged at the Bulldogs right sided defensive line. After breaking through the line, Brady Turner after beating three defenders along the way he when ten metres out from the line, he threw an overhead pass to his left to William James who scored in the left corner.

Brady Turner also produced a strong charge off the kick-off from Matthew Bollard’s opening try in the 15th minute.

Brady Turner continued in the front row for Round Three against the Greater Northern Tigers as well as in Round Four of the Central Coast Roosters and in the twice delayed final round being Round Five against the Newcastle Knights in Grafton.

In 2022 Brady Turner moved to PBC State High School starting Round One of the 2022 Langer Cup School Boy competition at left second row against Marsden State High School with Brady Turner making the opening tackle of the match along with Isaiah Scanlon after PBC SHS had kicked off.

Brady Turner had a great Langer Cup debut for PBC SHS including scoring in the 19th minute when from twenty metres out he ran onto a great double pumped short ball from Keano Kini. The pass was a touch behind Brady Turner but he held his nerve to take possession after a slight juggle and raced twenty metres to score five metres in from the left corner post.

Brady Turner made another strong charge in the 33rd minute when after running onto the ball to the right of the dummy half Brady Turner promoted the ball from twenty four metres out to get within two metres of the try line.

Then in the 39th minute Brady Turner charged at the defensive line and just after receiving the ball Brady Turner was hit by three Marsden SHS defenders but he just bounced off all three, running to his left to make another ten post contact metres.

Brady Turner was then named at left second row for Round Two against Redcliffe State High School.

Brady Turner started at right second row in the 2022 School Boy Langer Cup Grand Final against Ipswich SHS.

After missing multiple matches through injury Brady Turner returned for PBC SHS in Round Six of the Langer Reserve competition in the local derby against Keebra Park SHS with Brady Turner coming off the bench.

Brady Turner continued from the bench in Round Seven against Wavell SHS coming onto the field in the 15th minute to operate at left second row. Brady Turner made a great tackle in the 20th minute when he charged out of the defensive line and smashed the Wavell SHS halfback front on in a ball and all tackle that rocked the halfback for a number of minutes. The in the 22nd minute Brady Turner smashed one of the Wavell SHS front rowers (No. 8) over the top bending him backwards in the tackle.

Brady Turner played the start of the 2022 season with the Murwillumbah Mustangs in the NRRRL U18 competition putting in a try scoring double Player of the Match performance from the right second row in Round One against the Bilambil Jets.

Brady Turner scored the first of his two tries in the 36th minute through a great solo effort. With Murwillumbah restarting the game from a tap after a penalty Brady Turner ran onto the ball to the left of the tap restart and eighteen metres and literally burst straight through the centre of the Jets forward pack, breaking four tackles and carrying two more defenders over the line to crash over adjacent to the right upright.

Brady Turner scored his second try in the 57th minute but I will go back a play as if not for Brady Turner’s great effort on that play he would not have scored on the subsequent one. Brady Turner made a great line break of twenty five metres down the right channel and after breaking four tackles he got a great right arm off-load away to his inside with his team mate being tackled ten metres out from the try line. Brady Turner got to his feet and got back into position quickly as the ball came back to his side of the field with Brady Turner receiving the ball ten metres and then he cut back off his right foot and surged over mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the right side of the field.

Brady Turner was also named at right second row for Round Two against Northern United however the match ended up being postponed due to poor weather.

Brady Turner was also named at right second row in Round Three against the Lower Clarence Magpies and scored in the 50th minute when on the left side of the field and just four metres out, Brady Turner took a tap after the Mustangs were awarded a penalty and dived over basically untouched.

Brady Turner continued at right second row in Round Six against the Kyogle Turkeys with Brady Turner continuing his 2022 NRRRL U18 try scoring form when he crossed in the 46th minute. Brady Turner was stationed on the right side of the field and after taking possession from a long cut-out pass Brady Turner cut inside towards the centre of the field and from fifteen metres out burst through three tackles to crash over under the posts.

In addition to his strong run to score Brady Turner produced a strong run in the 36th minute when he made fifteen metres from a Mustangs penalty tap restart with Brady Turner producing an ultra-quick play the ball with Chad Jones scoring next to the posts as a result.

Brady Turner produced a further strong charge in the 43rd minute with his run starting near his own twenty metre mark and not finished until Brady Turner had carried the ball into Kyogle territory. Just three minutes later in the 46th minute Brady Turner made fifteen more metres and then produced a great right arm off-load to his left for his halfback to promote the ball further downfield.

Brady Turner was then named in jersey No. 15 in the Premiership Minor Semi-final against the Ballina Seagulls with Brady Turner playing at right second row and scoring in the 37th minute when with the play the ball just eight metres out and a metre in from the left touchline Brady Turner charged onto the ball and crashed over to score five metres in from the left corner post.

Interestingly Brady Turner started at left second row for the Burleigh Bears in Round Sixteen of the Gold Coast Rugby League U18 Division One competition against the Nerang Roosters with Brady Turner recording a try assist in the 8th minute when after he was put through a gap by Bailey McConnell, Brady Turner drew the fullback and got the ball away to his inside back to Bailey McConnell who raced away to score the second of his three first half tries.

Brady Turner also recorded a line break assist in the 25th minute when from thirty metres out from his own try line Brady Turner got the ball away to send his left centre on a forty five metre run down the left touchline.

Brady Turner was named in the front row for the 2021 Northern Rivers Titans U16 Andrew Johns Cup side for their Round One match against the Wests Tigers.

Even though he gave away a lot of size to the opposing Wests Tigers forward pack, Brady Turner performed very well in both attack and defence in his stints on the field with his work rate being one his impressive attributes that were on display over the course of the match.

Brady Turner also started in the front row in Round Two against local rivals the North Coast Bulldogs in Nambucca Heads and was immediately in the action with a great tackle as North Coast returned the kick-off. For me Brady Turner was the best player on the field for the Northern Rivers Titans in the match.

Brady Turner started once again in the front row in Round Three against the Greater Northern Tigers producing an outstanding display which started from just the second hit-up of the match with a strong run.

Brady Turner also produced a strong charge from the third hit-up from the restart after Jaylen Taewa had scored in the 33rd minute. Once again Brady Turner charged into the Tigers forward pack making significant post contact metres,

Brady Turner was also very good defensively in the match including being on hand to hold up the Greater Northern Tigers front rower over the line with the assistance of Cameron Bevan. Brady Turner produced another try saving tackle in the29th minute when he brought down the Greater Northern Tigers hooker who had tried to sneak over from dummy half.

Early in the second half, Brady Turner produced a great front on one on one tackle that absolutely rattled the opposing forward.

Brady Turner continued in the front row in Round Four against the Central Coast Roosters as usual impressing early, including taking two of the hit-ups in the opening set of six in the match after Central Coast kicked off.

Brady Turner also started in the front row in Round Five against the Newcastle Knights and as usual was involved from the start, including taking the third hit-up of the match.

Brady Turner deservedly scored his first try of the competition in the 15th minute when after a six again call, he charged onto the ball from ten metres out, producing a slight jink off his left foot before reaching out to get the ball down ten metres to the left of the uprights.

Brady Turner then took the hit-up from the resultant kick-off and then the 4th hit-up in the same set.

Brady Turner also had a strong defensive match including a big front on tackle on the Newcastle centre (No. 3) in the opening minutes of the second half. Brady Turner produced a different type of tackle a couple of minute later but it was equally effective when he cut the legs out from under the Newcastle No. 11 and then also made the next tackle when the Newcastle dummy half tried to sneak out of dummy half to Brady Turner’s left when he was at marker.

In the 51st minute of the match, Brady Turner produced the highlight reel moment of the match (and maybe the season) when he rampaging seventy metres down field right through the centre of the Newcastle ruck after charging onto the ball near his own try line. Brady Turner broke at least four tackles in the incredible run that led to a try a minute later and on at least one occasions near the halfway mark it appeared that he would be brought down but Brady Turner kept fighting and was able to break away from the defence and kept making ground.

At the 2021 Northern Rivers Titans Awards Night, Brady Turner was presented with the 2021 U16 Andrew Johns Cup Coaches Award.

In early October 2020 Brady Turner was part of the Titans Group 18 U14/15 side that played a trial match against a Titans Gold Coast U14 squad with the match being played at Cbus Stadium, giving the young players a great experience with an added bonus that the players wore Titans jerseys.

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Xavier Stowers had a tough 2022 season with injury but it looks like the young powerhouse will line up for the Burleigh HDC Colts side in 2023 as he aims for the NRL.

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Stevie O’Connor has been named on the Northern Rivers Titans extended bench for Round Two of the U18 Laurie Daley Cup against the Central Coast Roosters this weekend.

In late 2021 Stevie O’Connor trialled for a position in the 2022 Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup squad making the final squad and impressively Stevie O’Connor was also U18 eligible in 2023.

In late January 2022 Stevie O’Connor started at fullback for the Northern Rivers Titans U18 Laurie Daley Cup squad that went down 16 – 12 in a trial against the Tweed Heads Seagulls MM Cup side at Pizzey Park at the Titans annual “Super Saturday” of Titans JTS squad matches.

Round One of the 2022 U18 Laurie Daley Cup competition saw Stevie O’Connor start at fullback for the Northern Rivers Titans side against the Macquarie Wests Tigers in Sydney’s west. Stevie O’Connor made a strong run out of dummy half in the 12th minute when he ran to his left, getting around two Tigers defenders, with Stevie O’Connor making twelve metres before finally being dragged to ground.

Stevie O’Connor in the 41st minute did well, along with Jaylen Taewa and Harvey Moase to hold up over the try line the Wests Tigers lock who had tried to force his way over the try line from close range out of dummy half.

Just two tackles later on the opposite side of the field, being the Northern Rivers Titans left side, Stevie O’Connor executed a good one on one low tackle, driving his left shoulder into the giant Wests Tigers interchange front rower No. 25 with Stevie O’Connor’s initial contact dropping the Tigers giant on the spot to prevent what appeared to be a certain Wests Tigers try.

Stevie O’Connor was also named at fullback in the Round Two local derby against the North Coast Bulldogs with Stevie O’Connor making a great effort in the 37th minute. After letting a North Coast kick go dead, Stevie O’Connor collected the ball and raced back to the twenty metre line, tapping the ball quickly with Stevie O’Connor racing the ball out to the forty metre mark before being hit high and he was subsequently awarded a penalty which got the Northern Rivers Titans deep into North Coast territory.

Stevie O’Connor continued at fullback for Round Three against the Greater Northern Tigers and for me Stevie O’Connor was clearly the best player on the field.

In the 21st minute after producing a line break down a left blindside from forty metres when he sliced through the right sided Greater Northern Tigers right sided defence Stevie O’Connor was able to off-load to his right to Lachlan Offley who was able to get over the line but was in the end held up.

Stevie O’Connor also produced a smart piece of play in the 12th minute when from twenty metres out and down a short left blindside Stevie O’Connor put in a right foot chip kick that came down a metre from the try line and was weighted well for Lachlan Offley to race through and take the Greater Northern Tigers right winger back into the in-goal to force a goal line drop out.

The match also saw Stevie O’Connor make some strong runs out of dummy half in the match including a run to the right of the play the ball in the 23rd minute from his own ten metre line with Stevie O’Connor making fifteen valuable metres away from his own try line.

Stevie O’Connor made another smart run out of dummy half in the 62nd minute when he moved into dummy half on his own twenty metre mark, running to his left and making fifteen metres.

The match also saw Stevie O’Connor produce some smart defensive efforts including in the 44th minute when he produced a try saving tackle when he held up the Greater Northern Tigers lock over the line before forcing him back into the field of play.

Stevie O’Connor produced another great tackle in the 67th minute when he produced a one on one low tackle on a rampaging Tigers No. 18 near his own line to prevent a Greater Northern Tigers try.

The to round out his impressive match Stevie O’Connor positioned himself well to take a Tigers high kick on the full in his in-goal and then Stevie O’Connor raced out to the twenty metre mark to take the quick tap with Stevie O’Connor making fifteen metres to give the Northern Rivers Titans breathing room.

Stevie O’Connor also started at fullback in Round Four against the Central Coast Roosters and worked the ball well out of his own territory in the 19th minute when he ran the ball down a short right blindside, making ten metres before drawing in a Central Coast defender and getting the ball away to his right.

Stevie O’Connor then continued at fullback in the twice delayed final round being Round Five against the Newcastle Knights in Grafton in a tough afternoon for the Northern Rivers Titans.

The 2022 NRRRL U18 competition saw Stevie O’Connor move from the Tweed Coast Raiders to the Cudgen Hornets and after the Hornets had a Round One bye Stevie O’Connor started Round Two at fullback against the Tweed Heads Seagulls and Stevie O’Connor did well in the 46th minute when around twenty metres out and down the left side of the field Stevie O’Connor put in a short grubber kick into the in-goal and due to his great chase the Tweed Heads fullback had to take the ball dead in-goal for a goal line drop-out.

Stevie O’Conner continued at fullback in Round Three against Casino RSM with Stevie O’Connor making a 20th minute line break when after receiving an inside pass from Harvey Moase, Stevie O’Connor burst fifteen metres downfield before getting the ball back to Harvey Moase but unfortunately Stevie O’Connor’s off-load was deemed to have travelled forward.

The 50th minute saw Stevie O’Connor record a try assist when he chimed into the back line on the right and threw a long cut-out pass to his right to send his winger away on a twenty metre run to score in the right corner.

Stevie O’Connor also started at fullback in Round Six against the Byron Bay Devils and scored in the final minute of the match when after he collected the ball on the bounce on the right side of the field around eighteen metres out Stevie O’Connor ran to his right, using a great left arm fend to beat one defender before sliding between two defenders and score five metres in from the right corner post.

In the 31st minute Stevie O’Connor executed a great catch and pass to his left to put Cooper Camby into a gap with the left centre breaking three tackles whilst making twenty metres to get the ball into Byron Bay territory.

Stevie O’Connor then did very well in the 43rd minute when he raced to his left to take possession of a bouncing ball from a Devils clearing kick with Stevie O’Connor sticking out his right arm to take possession after a wicked bounce.

Stevie O’Connor continued at fullback in Round Seven against the Bilambil Jets and recorded a late first half try assist when he ran the ball at the defensive line on the right side of the field and when he was hit in a tackle two metres from the try line threw a great right arm flick pass as he was going to ground to his right to Jett Forbes to score in the right corner.

Stevie O’Connor also made a 31st minute line break when after receiving the ball to the right of the play the ball and forty metres from his own line Stevie O’Connor ran at the Bilambil defensive line with the ball out in front of his body in both hands. Just prior to engaging the Jets defensive line, Stevie O’Connor dummied to his left and accelerated through a gap between two defenders who had both fallen for the dummy. It initially appeared that Stevie O’Connor would race away to score but he in the end was dragged down from behind just three metres out from the try line.

Stevie O’Connor continued at fullback in Round Eight against the Kyogle Turkeys scoring in the 32nd minute from close range and just in from the right corner. The Hornets right winger had tried to force his way over from dummy half but after being caught two metres short of the line was able to get his right arm free to get the ball away to Stevie O’Connor who reacted quickly to dive over before the Kyogle defence even knew what was going on.

Stevie O’Connor also recorded a try assist in the 60th minute when with time running down Stevie O’Connor received the ball from is right around twenty metres out and in the centre of the field, put in a right foot kick to the left corner with his winger taking the kick on the full in the in-goal and got the ball to ground just in front of the dead ball line.

Stevie O’Connor also started at fullback in Round Ten against the Murwillumbah Mustangs and was on hand in the 6th minute when along with Ethan Hickey, he held up the Murwillumbah hooker over the try line after he had tried to sneak over from close range from dummy half.

Stevie O’Connor made a line break in the 38th minute line break when he broke away down the right side of the field when after receiving the ball on the halfway mark Stevie O’Connor broke two tackles whilst making twenty five metres.

The first of a number of smart runs from Stevie O’Connor came in the 9th minute when Stevie O’Connor ran out of dummy half to his left from twelve metres out and near the centre of the field with Stevie O’Connor able to make a half break whilst making seventeen metres, the majority of which were of the post contact variety.

Stevie O’Connor continued at fullback in Round Eleven against the Lower Clarence Magpies with Stevie O’Connor scoring an outstanding solo try in the 44th minute when after receiving the ball to the right of the play the ball only twenty metres out and six metres in from the left touchline Stevie O’Connor halted on his run to let two Magpies defenders go flying by before Stevie O’Connor then exploded off the mark to race down the left touchline. Stevie O’Connor was hit around two metres from the left corner but was able to stay in the field of play and reach out to get the ball down in the corner with the ball in his right hand.

Stevie O’Connor also did well in the 50th minute when after taking a Magpies clearing kick on the bounce twenty metres out from his own try line, Stevie O’Connor broke three tackles with three consecutive left arm fends to make fifteen metres on the kick return.

Stevie O’Connor was involved in holding up a Magpie player in the 21st minute when along with Ethan Hickey and Max Liles, Stevie O’Connor held up and then forced back into the field of play the Lower Clarence No. 14 six metres in from the right corner.

Stevie O’Connor continued at fullback in Round Thirteen against the Ballina Seagulls with Stevie O’Connor scoring half of the Hornets thirty two points from two tries and four conversions.

The first of Stevie O’Connor’s two tries come in the 26th minute when Stevie O’Connor received an off-load wide out on the left from his left second rower with Stevie O’Connor running ten metres to score the line wide out on the left with Stevie O’Connor able to bring the ball around to put it down five metres to the left of the uprights to make his own conversion, that he kicked, that much easier.

Stevie O’Connor scored his second try of the match in the 32nd minute when he backed up an initial break down the right side of the field from Cooper Camby with Stevie O’Connor ultimately receiving an off-load from his right from Jett Forbes to run twenty five metres to score under the posts. Then like his opening try Stevie O’Connor kicked the conversion.

After starting at fullback for a Titans Northern Rivers U18 squad that played a Future Titans U17 side in a Titans against Canberra NRL match at Cbus Stadium on the Saturday, Stevie O’Connor started at fullback in the re-scheduled Round Four match against the Bilambil Jets with Stevie O’Connor scoring in the 58th minute when after receiving the ball thirty metres out and near the right touchline, Stevie O’Connor cut inside and after stepping off his right foot on three separate occasions and breaking three tackles, Stevie O’Connor speared his way over to score five metres to the left of the uprights.

Stevie O’Connor then recorded a line break and line break assist in the same play in the 29th minute when after Max Liles received an off-load sixty five metres out and immediately ran towards the centre of the field and after making fifteen metres off-loaded the ball in a tackle to Stevie O’Connor who after dummying to his right beat one defender before veered to his left to round the fullback before Stevie O’Connor got an off-load away to his left to Max Liles who got all of the way to ten metres out from the try line.

Stevie O’Connor recorded another line break in the 42nd minute from just ten metres out from his own try line. In fact Stevie O’Connor almost dropped the pass from the dummy half but was able to trap the ball against his hip with his right hand before securing possession. Once possession was secured Stevie O’Connor ran to his right before dummying his way between two defenders before getting a great off-load away to his right as he was being flung to ground after making thirty five metres.

The match also saw Stevie O’Connor execute a number of great takes of the ball, the first being in the 44th minute when he leapt high to take a Kai Smallwood bomb on the full under heavy pressure ten metres out from his own line and in front of his posts.

Then in the 47th minute a Bilambil kick-off came very close to hitting the cross bar on the full but Stevie O’Connor was able to keep focussed knocking the ball double handed up in the air before securing possession.

Stevie O’Connor continued at fullback in the rescheduled Round Five match against the Byron Bay Devils with Stevie O’Connor making a line break in the 7th minute when from forty metres out from his own try line Stevie O’Connor ran the ball to the left of the play the ball and got the ball ten metres into Byron Bay territory.

Stevie O’Connor then started at fullback for the Cudgen Hornets in the 2022 NRRRL Major Semi-final against the Tweed Heads Seagulls.

The 2022 NRRRL U18 Grand Final saw Stevie O’Connor named at start at fullback for the Cudgen Hornets against the Ballina Seagulls with Stevie O’Connor along with Ty Kilpatrick holding up the Ballina hooker over the try line after he had tried to sneak over from dummy half.

Stevie O’Connor then made a line break in the 34th minute when Stevie O’Connor made twenty two metres through the centre of the field and over the halfway mark before Stevie O’Connor was able to get a right arm off-load away to a trailing support runner.

At the Cudgen Hornets 2022 Awards Presentation Stevie O’Connor was named the 2022 Cudgen Hornets NRRRL U18 Players Player.

2022 also saw Stevie O’Connor named in the Open North Coast School Boy Rugby League Representative side from Kingscliff High School.