Junior Development

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Titans contracted Tanu Nona made his first appearance for the 2023 Tweed Heads Seagulls Hastings Deering’s Colts side Round Six against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls when he started from the bench with Tanu Nona coming off the bench to operate in the dummy half role in the 28th minute.

Tanu Nona was his usual dangerous self out of dummy half in the 41st minute with a run to his right with Tanu Nona getting the ball from thirty metres from his own try line to within five metres of the halfway mark. Then in the 47th minute when twenty metres out from his own try line Tanu Nona ran to his right out of dummy half once again making fifteen metres before getting an off-load away out the back.

Tanu Nona also did well in the 43rd minute to be involved in holding up his opposite number adjacent to the right upright to prevent him from scoring out of dummy half. Then in the 59th minute Tanu Nona was involved in holding up the Wynnum Manly fullback on the last tackle ten metres in from the left touchline.

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Titans contracted Amarni Wetini-Ngaropo has been named in the ANZMRL U17 Tama Tournament Team 2023 after representing E Tu Hei Tia Uri Ariki in the Tournament.

Awesome to see him back playing some football.

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Titans contracted Nayte Saaga starts at hooker today for the Keebra Park SHS Langer Reserve match against Marsden SHS.

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Even though he was still U16 eligible in 2023 Titans contracted Jimmy McCombie was named to make his NRRRL U18 debut in Round Four for the Byron Bay Devils when Jimmy McCombie started at halfback against the Cudgen Hornets with Jimmy McCombie recording two try assists in a ten point Devils victory.

Jimmy McCombie recorded his first try assist in the 37th minute with a good short ball to his left from twelve metres out from the try line to put his left second rower over to score.

Jimmy McCombie added a second try assist four minutes later in the 41st minute when to the left of the play the ball Jimmy McCombie took the ball deep into the defensive line and then at the last moment when he was around ten metres out Jimmy McCombie put in a left foot grubber kick into the in-goal with his outside support winning the race to dive onto the ball in the in-goal mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.

Jimmy McCombie also recorded a line break in the 28th minute with a run to the left of the play the ball from forty metres out from his own try line Jimmy McCombie initially shaped to pass but instead Jimmy McCombie ran the ball himself and beat three defenders when he was six metres inside Hornets territory and even after that Jimmy McCombie cut back towards the centre of the field to make a further ten metres.

Jimmy McCombie also recorded a line break assist in the 17th minute when from the left of the play the ball thirty eight metres out from the try line Jimmy McCombie took the ball right to the defensive line and at the last moment threw a smart inside short ball to his right to put his left second rower through a gap.

Earlier in the 13th minute Jimmy McCombie jumped high to take a Hornets bomb to the Devils left on the full twelve metres out from the try line under pressure. Then in the 36th minute from the left of the play the ball and four metres from the try line Jimmy McCombie put in a grubber kick which was blocked by Cudgen with Byron Bay getting the ball back with another attacking set of six tackles with Jimmy McCombie setting up a try in that same set of tackles.

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Round Two of the 2023 NRRRL U18 season saw Tyrese Bowman start on the bench for the Bilambil Jets in their local derby against the Cudgen Hornets with Tyrese Bowman playing on the left wing in the second half. Tyrese Bowman also came off the bench in Round Three against the Tweed Heads Seagulls.

Tyrese Bowman then started at fullback in Round Five against the Lower Clarence Magpies with Tyrese Bowman making a good run in the 19th minute when from the left of a Jets scrum win ten metres from the halfway mark, Tyrese Bowman continued to run to his left after receiving the ball and after stepping off his right foot to get on the outside of the Magpies right winger Tyrese Bowman made a line break down the left touchline and when he was within fifteen metres of the try line Tyrese Bowman slide to the ground to prevent being taken into touch with Tyrese Bowman then getting to his feet and running back towards the centre of the field to get within ten metres of the try line before he was ultimately tackled.

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For Mullumbimby in Round Five of the NRRRL U18 competition Owen Woods and Cooper Nelson combined for the move of the match in the 32nd minute that saw Owen Woods score two metres in from the left corner but that description does not do justice to the movement that led to Owen Woods try.

On the halfway mark Cooper Nelson ran to his right out of dummy half and after breaking through the Casino defensive line Cooper Nelson, when he was twenty two metres from the try line, put in a right foot grubber towards the right corner with Owen Woods charging through to take possession only to be tackled six metres out and five metres in from the right corner post. Cooper Nelson moved into dummy half and after darting down the short right blindside Cooper Nelson got a right arm flick off-load away to Owen Woods who crashed over to get the ball down two metres in from the right corner post.

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2023 saw Isaac Harrison move to the Bilambil Jets in the NRRRL competition with Isaac Harrison named to make his NRRRL First Grade debut and Bilambil debut off the bench in Round One against the Tweed Coast Raiders.

Round Five of the NRRRL U18 competition saw Isaac Harrison start at lock for the Bilambil Jets against the Lower Clarence Magpies with Isaac Harrison making a line break in the 9th minute when from the right of the play the ball and twenty eight metres out from his own try line Isaac Harrison burst between two defenders and charged down the centre of the field with Isaac Harrison then running over the top of the Magpies fullback before being dragged down from behind just ten metres from the try line.

Isaac Harrison did well defensively in the 32nd minute when Isaac Harrison was involved in holding up the giant No. 20 over the try line under the posts. Then a minute later Isaac Harrison stopped the same Magpies player just short of the try line and once again under the posts.

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PBC SHS lead 12-4 against Caloundra SHS in Round Two of the Langer Cup.

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PBC SHS lead 12-4 against Caloundra SHS in Round Two of the Langer Cup.

PBC SHS running away with the match in the second half with Jake Lateo having a blinder.

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Lachlan Offley started at fullback for the Ballina Seagulls in Round Five against Northern United with Lachlan Offley doing well in the 18th minute to carrying the ball to the right of the play the ball from his own twenty metre mark to within five metres of the halfway mark. The from the left of a Ballina scrum win thirty metres from his own try line Lachlan Offley, after receiving the ball ran to his left and after skipping out of one attempted tackle Lachlan Offley was able to get the ball to within five metres of the halfway mark.

Lachlan Offley made a further strong run in the 32nd minute from the right of the play the ball thirty metres out and after stepping off his right foot and breaking two tackles Lachlan Offley came very close to scoring but was finally stopped less than a metre from the try line near the right upright.

Then in the 41st minute and forty metres from his own try line and to the right of the play the ball Lachlan Offley went on a winding run that included breaking four tackles as he carried the ball to within thirty two metres of the try line.

Defensively Lachlan Offley made a good one on one tackle in space on the Northern United right second rower (No. 12) after he had made a long line break through the centre of the field.

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Jakequan Roberts-Walsh started at fullback for Northern United in Round Five of the NRRRL U18 competition against the Ballina Seagulls with Jakequan Roberts-Walsh scoring in the 55th minute when after chasing through a chip towards the left wing, Jakequan Roberts-Walsh did exceptionally well to steal the ball one on one from the Ballina left winger, whist at full pace to then race away to score in the left corner.

Earlier in the 49th minute Jakequan Roberts-Walsh had close to scoring when from close to the try line Jakequan Roberts-Walsh had run out of dummy half to his right only to be held up three metres in from the left corner post.

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Damon Somerville continued at right centre for the Burleigh Bears in Round Seven of the HDC against the Souths Logan Magpies in a curtain raiser to the Titans against Souths Sydney Rabbitohs Round Fourteen NRL match at Cbus Stadium with Damon Somerville scoring a double with his first try coming in the 11th minute when after the Magpies left winger knocked a Burleigh kick to his wing forward, Damon Somerville swooped on the ball twenty two metres out with Damon Somerville running to his right and getting rid of the Souths Logan fullback with a left arm fend with Damon Somerville then able to bring the ball around to score under the posts.

Damon Somerville scored his second try of the match in the 24th minute when after receiving the ball eight metres from the try line wide out on the right Damon Somerville stepped inside to easily beat his opposing centre to score ten metres in from the right corner post.

Damon Somerville also did well in the 41st minute when he chased an attacking Burleigh kick into the in-goal with Damon Somerville trapping the Magpies left winger in-goal and force a Souths Logan goal line drop-out.

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Reece Warburton continued at halfback for the Lower Clarence Magpies in Round Five of the NRRRL U18 competition against the Bilambil Jets with Reece Warburton scoring both of the Magpies tries.

Reece Warburton scored his opening try in the 16th minute when to the left of the play the ball Reece Warburton received the ball ten metres from the try line and after initially shaping to pass to his left, Reece Warburton execute a left foot step to wrong foot portions of the defensive line with Reece Warburton then spinning counter clockwise to gain further separation to score mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.

Reece Warburton completed his double in the 28th minute as a result of an outstanding individual effort. After receiving the ball to the left of the play the ball around twenty five metres from the try line, Reece Warburton put in a right foot chip over the defensive line for himself with Reece Warburton then getting a great bounce that wrong footed the Jets fullback with Reece Warburton retrieving the ball on the first bounce and run around to put the ball down under the posts.

Earlier Reece Warburton recorded a line break assist in the 8th minute when from the left of the play the ball and thirty metres out from his own try line Reece Warburton threw a high cut-out pass to his left to his fullback Noah Shore away down the left touchline.

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Harry Chadburn continued at five eight for the Bilambil Jets in Round Five of the NRRRL U18 competition against the Lower Clarence Magpies with Harry Chadburn kicking four conversions in a big Jets victory including an outstanding conversion from the left touchline in the 10th minute to convert a try that he had set up.

As noted Harry Chadburn recorded a try assist in the 10th minute when from the left of the play the ball and around twelve metres out from the try line Harry Chadburn threw a long cut-out pass to his left with the Jets winger collecting the ball on the bounce and scoring in the left corner.

Harry Chadburn recorded a second try assist in the 50th minute when after putting his left second rower through a gap from deep inside his own territory harry Chadburn backed up and after receiving the pass Harry Chadburn got the pass away to his left to put his centre over to score as harry Chadburn was being tackled from behind.

Harry Chadburn also made a good run in the 36th minute down a left blindside with Harry Chadburn able to make ten metres from twenty five metres out before getting an off-load away to his inside.

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The PBC SHS Walters Cup side remained unbeaten after their big win over Caloundra SHS yesterday afternoon and one of their best so far this season has been right winger Skye Adams who was one of their try scorers yesterday when he scored under the posts off a good ball from Nelson Makaafi.