Junior Development

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Good to see Titans contracted Jyah White named in the 2023 Queensland Oztag Super Series U15 Rebels Representative Squad.

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Round One of the 2023 NRRRL First Grade competition saw Titans contracted Blake Forder named on the left wing for the Bilambil Jets against the Tweed Coast Raiders however a late change saw Blake Forder not take his place in the team.

Blake Forder started on the left wing in Round Two against local rivals the Cudgen Hornets with Blake Forder scoring a double.

Blake Forder scored a great solo try in the 18th minute when from deep inside his own territory Blake Forder made a long line break down the left touchline and then Blake Forder chipped over the top of the Hornets fullback and then regathered the ball on the bounce and score in the left corner.

Blake Forder completed his double with a simple five metres run to score in the left corner in the 78th minute.

Blake Forder also started on the left wing in Round Three against the Evans Head Bombers.

2023 saw Blake Forder part of the Tweed Heads Seagulls Hastings Deering’s Colts squad with Blake Forder starting at fullback for the Seagulls in their late February 2023 trial against the Burleigh Bears at the Burleigh Juniors ground.

Blake Forder made his first run of the trial in the 6th minute when after retrieving a Bears clearing kick on the bounce eight metres out from his own try line and near his left touchline Blake Forder ran to his right and got on the outside of the last Bears defender and got the ball to twenty five metres away from his try line.

In the 17th minute after fielding a Burleigh clearing kick on the full near the centre of the field and inside his own twenty metre area Blake Forder ran to his right and after getting on the outside of the Bears left winger Blake Forder was able to make eighteen metres down his right touchline before cutting back inside to avoid being taken into touch.

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The 2023 NRRRL U18 season saw Ayden Byrnes line up for the Murwillumbah Mustangs with Ayden Byrnes named at hooker in Round One against the Tweed Coast Raiders with Ayden Byrnes recording a try assist in the 25th minute when from the dummy half position with the play the ball four metres from the try line, Ayden Byrnes threw a bullet pass to his left to put Brady Turner over to score under the posts.

Ayden Byrnes did well in the 31st minute when with Byron Bay on the attack, Ayden Byrnes was able to take an intercept as a Devils forward had gotten halfway through the defensive line and tried to get an off-load away twenty metres from the try line.

Ayden Byrnes made his initial dart out of dummy half inside the opening minute when he ran to his right from twenty metres out with Ayden Byrnes getting to within wight metres of the try line.

Ayden Byrnes effected a great low tackle in the 19th minute on the giant Byron Bay replacement front rower No. 15 in the centre of the field and twenty metres out from the try line.

Ayden Byrnes also started at hooker in Round Two against the Tweed Coast Raiders with Ayden Byrnes recording a try assist in the 32nd minute when from two metres out from the try line Ayden Byrnes threw a hard flat pass to his right to put his lock forward over to score five metres to the left of the uprights.

Ayden Byrnes made a good run out of dummy half in the 35th minute when he ran to his left out of dummy half from five metres inside his own territory with Ayden Byrnes getting the ball twelve metres into Tweed Coast territory.

In the 26th minute along with Brady Turner, Ayden Byrnes held up the Raiders No. 14 over the try line after he had tried to barge over from close range and ten metres in from the left corner post.

Ayden Byrnes continued at hooker in Round three against the Cudgen Hornets with Ayden Byrnes scoring a double in a big Mustangs victory.

Ayden Byrnes scored his opening try in the 21st minute with a four metre effort out of dummy half to his right to get the ball down four metres to the left of the uprights.

Ayden Byrnes competed his double in the 50th minute when after packing into a scrum with a Mustangs feed eighteen metres out and to the left of the uprights, Ayden Byrnes ran to his left after picking up the ball from the back of the scrum and was too quick for the defence to score six metres in from the left corner post.

Ayden Byrnes also scored as well in the 36th minute when after running out of dummy half to his left when ten metres out Ayden Byrnes was able to get over the try line whilst still on his feet four metres to the right of the uprights. Then in the 48th minute Ayden Byrnes came close to scoring once again after a short run down a short right blindside but Ayden Byrnes was ruled to have put his foot into touch before grounding the ball in the right corner.

The 10th minute saw Ayden Byrnes make his initial good run out of dummy half in the 10th minute when from five metres out from his own try line, Ayden Byrnes ran to his left and away making fifteen metres Ayden Byrnes was able to get an off-load away to his right.

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Round One of the 2023 NRRRL First Grade competition saw Rowan Mansfield start on the right wing for the Ballina Seagulls against the Cudgen Hornets with Rowan Mansfield successful with both of his conversion attempts in a six point Ballina victory.

Rowan Mansfield continued on the right wing in Round Three against Marist Brothers with Rowan Mansfield scoring a second half hat trick with the first of his three tries coming in the 46th minute with a three metre run to get the ball down in the right corner with one defender handing off him.

Rowan Mansfield scored his second try in the 75th minute when after receiving the ball three metres out from the right corner, Rowan Mansfield spun clockwise to beat a defender racing across field to score in the right corner.

Rowan Mansfield completed his hat trick with a three metre effort from an off-load to score in the right corner in the 80th minute.

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Round One of the 2023 NRRRL U18 season saw Levi Dangerfield start at fullback for the Cudgen Hornets against the Ballina Seagulls.

Round Two saw Levi Dangerfield continue at fullback in their local derby against the Bilambil Jets with Levi Dangerfield being held up over the try line on two separate occasions with the first of those occasions coming in the 12th minute when Levi Dangerfield was held up over the try line two metres in from the left corner post after a strong run from twenty metres out with Levi Dangerfield breaking three tackles prior to Levi Dangerfield forcing his way towards the try line.

Then in the 20th minute Levi Dangerfield was once again held up over the try line ten metres in from the left corner post after Levi Dangerfield had run to his left out of dummy half from close range.

Also in the 34th minute Levi Dangerfield ran to his left out of dummy half from five metres from his own try line with Levi Dangerfield breaking three tackles to get the ball twenty six metres out with at least 75% of the metres that Levi Dangerfield made being after he had made contact with the Jets defensive line.

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Titans contracted Immanuel Kalekale moves into the Helensvale Hornets starting side for Sunday's GCRL First Grade match against Runaway Bay.

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The 2023 NRRRL U18 season saw Titans contracted Riley Buchanan move to the Bilambil Jets with Riley Buchanan named in the front row in Round One against the Tweed Coast Raiders with Riley Buchanan scoring in the 44th minute when after running onto the ball to the left of the play the ball Riley Buchanan ran directly at the defensive line before stepping off his right foot to beat one defender before Riley Buchanan used a right arm fend to hold a defender off with Riley Buchanan crashing over to score eight metres to the left of the uprights.

Riley Buchanan also made a strong kick-off return in the 39th minute with Riley Buchanan getting the ball out to the twenty five metre mark.

Riley Buchanan had an incredible defensive game including a great left shoulder hit on his opposite number near the halfway mark that drove his opponent onto his back. Riley Buchanan was also involved in the next tackle as well.

Then in the 40th minute Riley Buchanan drove his left shoulder through the Raiders No. 10 twelve metres out. Riley Buchanan made another big hit in the 49th minute when he smashed the Tweed Coast lock front on twenty two metres from the try line.

The Round Two local derby against the Cudgen Hornets saw Riley Buchanan continue in the front row with Riley Buchanan scoring in the second minute of the match when after receiving the ball when six metres out and to the left of the play the ball Riley Buchanan stepped off his right foot and crash over to score under the posts.

Then in the 44th minute Riley Buchanan broke four tackles after charging onto a pass to the right of the play the ball with Riley Buchanan surging from forty metres out to eighteen metres out from the try line.

The 11th minute saw Riley Buchanan execute one of his trade mark front on tackles in the 11th minute with a great right shoulder hit on his opposite number forty metres out from the try line.

Riley Buchanan made his NRRRL First Grade debut from the bench for the Jets in Round Three against the Evans Head Bombers.

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Harrison Clements was recently selected in the U15 Greater Northern School Boy Rugby League side for the upcoming NSW CHS trials

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Even though he was still U16 eligible Jakequan Roberts-Walsh started at fullback in Round Two of the 2023 NRRRL U18 competition for Northern United against the Mullumbimby Giants with Jakequan Roberts-Walsh electric when running the ball with three line breaks.

Jakequan Roberts-Walsh made his first line break in the 29th minute when after receiving an off-load deven metres short of the halfway mark, Jakequan Roberts-Walsh burst awy down the touchline but when he was twenty two metres from the try line Jakequan Roberts-Walsh’s pass to his inside went astray.

Jakequan Roberts-Walsh made his second line break in the 33rd minute when after once again being available to take an off-load, Jakequan Roberts-Walsh received the ball eighteen metres out from his own try line and then cut the Giants defense apart and get the ball ten metres inside Mullumbimby territory.

Jakequan Roberts-Walsh made a third line break in the 51st minute when after taking possession two passes to the left of the play the ball on the halfway mark Jakequan Roberts-Walsh ran to his left before straightening up his run on the forty metre mark and beating two tackles before being tackled by the Giants halfback seventeen metres out from the try line.

Jakequan Roberts-Walsh also made a good defensive effort in the 40th minute when he was involved in holding up a Giants player next to the left upright.

Jakequan Roberts-Walsh also started at fullback in Round Three against the Kyogle Turkeys with Jakequan Roberts-Walsh making a line break and recording a try assist inside the opening minute of the match when after taking the Turkeys clearing kick after the opening set of six tackles on the full around twenty metres out from his own try line and in the centre of the field, Jakequan Roberts-Walsh immediately ran to his left beating the first defender with pace before Jakequan Roberts-Walsh beat a second with a right arm fend. Jakequan Roberts-Walsh then straightened up and shrugged off another attempted tackle from behind and after almost tripping up twice Jakequan Roberts-Walsh got to the twenty metre mark and then twisted clockwise when confronted by the Turkeys fullback and got a pass to his right for his left second rower to score untouched under the posts.

Jakequan Roberts-Walsh made multiple line breaks against Kyogle with another coming in the 11th minute when to the left of the play the ball and ten metres fom the halfway mark Jakequan Roberts-Walsh burst between two defenders but as he looked to step the fullback when thirty metres from the try line Jakequan Roberts-Walsh slipped at the fullback’s feet.

Jakequan Roberts-Walsh made another line break in the 17th minute when after Kyogle lost the ball from a penalty tap restart, Jakequan Roberts-Walsh picked up the ball near his left touchline fifteen metres out from his own try line and immediately exploded down the left touchline before being tackled on the halfway mark.

Jakequan Roberts-Walsh rounded out an outstanding match with a fourth line break in the 54th minute when after receiving the ball in space five metres inside Kyogle territory Jakequan Roberts-Walsh raced to withing eighteen metres of the try line.

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Good to see former Edmund Rice College student Max Fife lining up for the South Coast U15 School Boy Rugby League side for the QSSRL Championships.

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Round One of the 2023 NRRRL U18 competition saw Stevie O’Connor start at fullback for the Tweed Coast Raiders against the Bilambil Jets with Stevie O’Connor kicking two conversions from as many attempts.

Stevie O’Connor kicked his first conversion in the 20th minute from the right touchline as a result of a try that Stevie O’Connor set up and then in the 25th minute Stevie O’Connor kicked a conversion from the left touchline.

Stevie O’Connor also recorded a try assist in the 20th minute when after moving into dummy half with the play the ball less than a metre from the try line and mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field, Stevie O’Connor took a step back and put in a right foot kick to towards the right corner with his winger taking the ball on the full on the try line to score in the right corner.

Stevie O’Connor also started at fullback in Round Two against the Murwillumbah Mustangs and even though he was on the losing side Stevie O’Connor was probably the best player on the field including scoring a try and kicking a conversion which came in the 5th minute from ten metres in from the left touchline.

Stevie O’Connor scored after just over a minute of the match had passed when after receiving the ball to the right of the play the ball seven metres from the halfway mark, Stevie O’Connor ran the ball down a right blindside and as he approached the defensive line Stevie O’Connor put in a right foot chip over the top and after the Raiders left centre was able to regain possession, he passed to Stevie O’Connor who raced away to dive over to score ten metres in from the right corner post.

Stevie O’Connor recorded a line break after just thirty one seconds when after receiving the ball to the left of the play the ball when he was just ten metres out from his own try line Stevie O’Connor burst between two defenders and was able to get the ball to the halfway mark.

Stevie O’Connor made a second line break in the 5th minute when with Murwillumbah attacking on the Raiders right side of the field, Stevie O’Connor was able to intercept a pass just two metres out from his own try line and make twenty four metres down the right touchline before Stevie O’Connor was hit in a high tackle and was thus awarded a penalty.

Then in the 11th minute after receiving an off-load five metres inside his own territory Stevie O’Connor exploded off the mark and was able to get the ball twelve metres inside Mustangs territory.

The 46th minute saw Stevie O’Connor’s kick-off from a Mustangs try bounce over the dead ball line to force a Murwillumbah goal line drop-out.

Stevie O’Connor then moved to halfback in Round Three against the Byron Bay Devils with Stevie O’Connor kicking a conversion in the 30th minute from on the left touchline.

Stevie O’Connor made the first of his two line breaks in the 35th minute when from forty metres out from the try line and to the right of the play the ball, Stevie O’Connor stepped off his right foot to beat one defender before Stevie O’Connor used a left arm fend to beat a second with Stevie O’Connor getting to within three metres of the try line before getting an off-load away to his right.

Stevie O’Connor recorded his second line break in the 49th minute from ten metres out from his own try line and to the right of a Raiders scrum win with Stevie “Connor bursting between two defenders before getting five metres inside Devils territory before putting in a right foot back towards the centre of the field.

Stevie O’Connor literally could not have made a significant contribution to the match when his kick-off to get the match underway going over the left touchline just two metres from the corner post to put Tweed Coast immediately onto the attack.

In the 33rd minute Stevie O’Connor ran the ball to the right of the play the ball and from near the halfway mark Stevie O’Connor put in a right foot chip kick for himself and after regaining possession Stevie O’Connor got the ball down to the thirty metre mark before his attempted off-load went to ground.

Then in the 45th minute from thirty two metres out from his own try line Stevie O’Connor ran out of dummy half to his left and was able to get the ball to the halfway mark.

Stevie O’Connor made a good defensive effort in the 17th minute when on the right side of the field Stevie O’Connor was able to hold up the Byron Bay right second rower (No. 12) after he had tried to reach out ten metres in from the right corner post.

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Former Far North Queensland rugby league second rower and rugby centre Josiah Fa'aoso lines up this weekend for the U15 South Coast School Boy Rugby League Representative squad.

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Titans contracted Riley Buchanan will make his second NRRRL First Grade appearance when he comes off the bench this weekend for the Bilambil Jets against Northern Unuted.

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The 2023 NRRRL U18 season saw Aaron Singh-Goesel line up for the Murwillumbah Mustangs with Aaron Singh-Goesel named at left second row in Round One against the Tweed Coast Raiders with Aaron Singh-Goesel scoring a great solo try in the 41st minute when after the Devils had made a long lien break down the touchline Aaron Singh-Goesel was able to take an intercept of an attempted pass back inside with Aaron Singh-Goesel then turning and racing seventy five metres down the left touchline to score in the left corner.

Aaron Singh-Goesel made his first strong run in the 5th minute down the left channel from his own forty metre mark to four metres inside Byron Bay territory.

Aaron Singh-Goesel showcased his kicking skills in the 47th minute when he kicked off after a Devils try with Aaron Singh-Goesel’s hard low left foot kick bouncing a metre from the dead ball line to force a Byron Bay goal line drop-out.

Aaron Singh-Goesel also started at left second row in Round Two against the Tweed Coast Raiders with Aaron Singh-Goesel’s 3rd minute kick-off bouncing over the dead ball line to force the Raiders to restart the match by way of a goal line drop-out.

Aaron Singh-Goesel continued at left second row in Round Three against the Cudgen Hornets with Aaron Singh-Goesel scoring a double in a big Mustangs victory.

Aaron Singh-Goesel scored his opening try in the 8th minute when Aaron Singh-Goesel chased through a chip kick from his inside with Aaron Singh-Goesel taking the ball on the full over the top of the Hornets right winger and even after rumbling forward Aaron Singh-Goesel had the time to get to his feet and dive over to score five metres in from the left corner post.

Aaron Singh-Goesel competed his double in the 39th minute with a spectacular effort from ten metres out from his own try line and two passes to the left of a Murwillumbah scrum win. After taking possession of the ball Aaron Singh-Goesel stepped off his right foot to break through the defensive line with Aaron Singh-Goesel shrugging off the Hornets right winger to charge away to score under the posts.

Aaron Singh-Goesel also came close to scoring in the 14th minute when from twenty two out on the left side of the field and in space, Aaron Singh-Goesel charged towards the try line and after running over the top of the Cudgen right winger, the Cudgen fullback was able to get his hand to the ball and knock it from Aaron Singh-Goesel’s grasp just as he was crossing the try line.

Then in the 53rd minute Aaron Singh-Goesel made a sixteen metre run down the left channel to the thirty metre mark. Earlier in the 5th minute Aaron Singh-Goesel had made a strong kick-off return getting the ball out to the twenty three metre mark.

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Round One of the 2023 NRRRL U18 season saw Brady Turner start at right second row for the Murwilumbah Mustangs against the Byron Bay Devils with Brady Turner scoring a double.

Brady Turner scored the first of his two tries in the 25th minute when with the play the ball four metres from the try line, Ayden Byrnes threw a bullet pass to his left to put Brady Turner over to score under the posts.

Brady Turner completed his double in the 49th minute with a hard straight charge from twelve metres out and to the right of the play the ball with Brady Turner crashing over to score mid-way between the goal post and corner post on the right side of the field.

Brady Turner also recorded a number of line breaks, the first of which came in the 23rd minute when from the right of the play the ball thirty metres out from his own try line, Brady Turner charged onto the ball and was able to burst throught two attempted tackles and charged downfield to within thirty five metres from the try line only for Brady Turner’s off-load to his right going to ground.

Brady Turner made another line break in the 28th minute down the right channel from forty metres out from his own try line with Brady Turner cutting back to his left to beat the Devils fullback after he had made his line break before a left arm fend beat another defender with Brady Turner rumbling to get to the thirty metre mark.

Brady Turner also did well in the 7th minute when after backing up a line break down the right touchline Brady Turner received the ball from his winger and after rumbling fifteen metres downfield Brady Turner got an off-load away to his right and two passes later the Mustangs scored in the right corner.

Brady Turner also was strong defensively with an example coming in the 14th minute when Brady Turner grabbed hold in the the Devils hooker near the halfway mark and rag dolled him back five metres inside his own territory.

Brady Turner also started at right second row in Round Two against the Tweed Coast Raiders with Brady Turner scoring in the 29th minute from a hard straight run from eight metres out and to the right of the play the ball with Brady Turner crashing over four metres to the left of the uprights.

Brady Turner also made a line break in the 27th minute when from the right of the play the ball and twenty five metres out from his own try line, Brady Turner charged through the centre of the Raiders defernsive line, beating the fullback by veering to his left before being tackled just twenty metres out from the try line.

Earlier in the 23rd minute Brady Turner from twenty metres out from his own try line charged onto the ball making twenty metres with 60% of Brady Turner’s being post contact with the Tweed Coast defensive line.

Then in the 50th minute Brady Tunrer ran sixteen metres down the left channel to get the ball six metres into Tweed Coast territory.

In the 25th minute Brady Turner made a strong tackle on the Tweed Coast No. 8 with Brady Turner contact nearly cutting him in half and then in the 26th minute along with Ayden Byrnes, Brady Turner hled up the Raiders No. 14 over the try line after he had tried to barge over from close range and ten metres in from the left corner post.

Brady Turner continued at right second row in Round Three against the Cudgen Hornets with Brady Turner scoring in the 17th minute as a result of a run out of dummy half from three metres out with Brady Turner crashing over through three defenders to get the ball down ten metres in from the left corner post.

My description above does not do Brady Turner does not do justice as Brady Turner made a spectacular run in the play prior to him scoring. From two passes to the right of the play the ball and ten metres from the halfway mark, Brady Turner burst through two would be defenders and then after surging eleven metres inside Hornets territory Brady Turner got an off-load away to his left and then from the play the ball Brady Turner crashed over from dummy half.

Earlier in the 14th minute Brady Turner made a strong run from forty metres out and to the right of the play the ball with Brady Turner getting to within twenty seven metres of the try line. Brady Turner also had a good carry of the ball in the 42nd minute with Brady Turner being tackled on the halfway mark after a fifteen metre run from the right of the play the ball.

The 47th minute saw Brady Turner make a strong run when he ran an underneath route from the right of the play the ball thirty five metres out from his own try line with Brady Turner making the relevant metres to get the ball five metres into Hornets territory.