Junior Development

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Keebra Park SHS’s Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki also started from the bench in the Round Six Gold Coast Langer Cup derby against PBC SHS with Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki coming off the bench to operate at lock in the 18th minute.

In the 22nd minute to the right of the dummy half Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki took possession of the ball from thirty three metres out from his own try line and get to nine metres out in front of the posts.

Then in the 39th minute with Keebra Park SHS under scoreboard pressure, Dorian Mapusua-Lotaki effected a one on one strip as PBC SHS were bringing the ball out of their own twenty metre area in the centre of the field.

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Keebra Park SHS’s Isaiah F@galilo continued at hooker in the Langer Cup Round Six Gold Coast derby against PBC SHS with Isaiah F@galilo running out of dummy half to his left in the 21st minute from thirty four metres out from his own try line to get to the halfway mark and after Isaiah F@galilo was not allowed to his feet, he was awarded a deserved penalty.

Isaiah F@galilo ran to his left out of dummy half from five metres inside his own territory getting fourteen metres inside PBC SHS territory before Isaiah F@galilo was awarded a penalty after he was hit in a high tackle in the 42nd minute.

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Titans contracted Zac Kumbamong started at right second row in the Langer Cup Round Six Gold Coast derby against PBC SHS and in the 32nd minute from the right of the dummy half Zac Kumbamong was able to get the ball to within three metres of the halfway mark after starting his run from thirty six metres out from his own try line.

Zac Kumbamong also made a good run in the 41st minute and after running onto the ball to the left of the play the ball Zac Kumbamong was able to carry the ball from thirty seen metres out from his own try line to the halfway mark.

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Titans contracted Jack Schmidt started in the front row for Keebra Park SHS in the Round Six Langer Cup Gold Coast derby against PBC SHS with Jack Schmidt running onto the ball inside the opening minute of the match to the right of the play the ball to get the ball from thirty two metres out form his own try line to within three metres of the halfway mark.

Jack Schmidt’s desperation to do everything to help Keebra Park SHS to win the match clearly was highlighted in the 40th minute when with PBC SHS attacking close to the try line Jack Schmidt was the first player to react when a PBC SHS off-load went to ground to dive in the ball just out from the try line.

Jack Schmidt did well defensively in the 45th minute with a good ball and all tackle on the PBC SHS halfback as he was stepping his way towards the try with Jack Schmidt bringing him to ground three metres from the try line and in front of the left upright.

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Titans contracted and Keebra Park SHS’s Ryder Williams returned to the Keebra Park SHS side in the Round Six Langer Cup Gold Coast derby against PBC SHS with Ryder Williams kicking an outstanding goal line drop-out that travelled over the halfway mark on the full and was only collected by the PBC SHS halfback after it had travelled a total of seventy metres in the 6th minute.

Ryder Williams also put up a high bomb in the 33rd minute from the halfway mark towards the right corner with the ball knocked on by PBC SHS just six metres out from the try line.

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Titans contracted Sunny Kama was named on the right wing for PBC SHS in the Round Six Langer Cup Gold Coast derby against Keebra Park SHS with Sunny Kama running onto the ball to the left of the play the ball from ten metres inside his own territory and carry the ball eight metres inside Keebra Park SHS territory.

The 23rd minute saw Sunny Kama receive the ball to the left of a PBC SHS scrum win seven metres from his own try line and force his way out to the twenty metre mark. Then in the 31st minute Sunny Kama made eleven metres from a PBC SHS penalty rap restart to get the ball to thirty one metres out from his own try line.

In the 53rd minute from the right of the play the ball got the ball from thirty metres out from the try line to fourteen metres out with at least 60% of the metres that Sunny Kama made being post contact.

Sunny Kama also did well defensively in the 53rd minute with a cover defending tackle on the opposite side of the field on the Keebra Park SHS five eight after he had set sail for the try line with Sunny Kama hitting him hard five metres from the try line and twelve metres in from the right corner post to prevent a near certain Keebra Park SHS try.

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After missing Round Five of the Langer Cup Alex Leapai was back in the front row for Mabel Park SHS in the Round Six Logan derby against Marsden SHS with Alex Leapai scoring in the 13th minute as a result of a hard straight charge from twelve metres out and to the left of the play the ball with Alex Leapai spinning counter clockwise just out from the try line to get the ball down four metres to the left of the uprights.

Earlier Alex Leapai had returned the Marsden SHS kick-off to get the match underway out to the twenty eight metre mark. Alex Leapai then took the third hit-up of the match to get eth ball out to the forty one metre mark.

Then in the 14th minute from the left of the play the ball from thirty two metres out from his own try line Alex Leapai propelled the ball to within five metres of the halfway mark. A tackle later Alex Leapai took another hit-up from his own forty metre mark to eight metres into Marsden SHS territory.

Unfortunately Alex Leapai’s match was cut short just before halftime when after a huge collision between Alex Leapai and Jury Taewa both player were taken to hospital and the match abandoned. Fortunately both players subsequently received the all clear.

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Titans contracted Zyroam Taurawa-Herlihy started on the left wing for Keebra Park SHS in the Round Six Gold Coast derby against PBC SHS with Zyroam Taurawa-Herlihy converting Keebra Park SHS’s only try of the match in the 60th minute from ten metres in from the left touchline.

The 21st minute saw Zyroam Taurawa-Herlihy run out of dummy half to his left from twenty metres out from his own try line to get the ball to the thirty four metre mark. Zyroam Taurawa-Herlihy did well in the 48th minute when after taking a PBC SHS bomb to his wing on the full three metres out from his own try line Zyroam Taurawa-Herlihy ran down the left touchline before being brought to ground on the twenty metre mark.

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Titans contracted and PBC SHS’s Jac Finnigan was also named at right second row in the Langer Cup Round Six Gold Coast derby against Keebra Park SHS with Jac Finnigan one of the best players on the field in PBC SHS’s 18 – 6 victory.

Jac Finnigan’s outstanding match commenced in the 3rd minute with a strong run from the right of the play the ball to carry the ball from twenty three metres out from the try line to nine metres out.

Jac Finnigan’s strong start to the match continued in the 5th minute with a ten metre run down the right channel to fourteen metres from the try line then two tackles later another Jac Finnigan run saw him get to within centremetres of the try line with Keebra Park SHS defenders forced to commit to the tackle to stop Jac Finnigan from scoring.

The 15th minute then saw Jac Finnigan run onto the ball to the left of the play the ball from the halfway mark to thirteen metres into Keebra Park SHS territory. Then in the 30th minute from the left of the dummy half Jac Finnigan was able to carry the ball from his own thirty six metre mark to three metres into Keebra Park SHS territory. A minute later in the 31st minute Jac Finnigan after running onto the ball to the right of the play the ball was able to make thirteen metres to the forty metre mark.

Also in the 31st minute from the right of the play the ball and thirty eight metres from the try line Jac Finnigan was able to get the ball to twenty one metres out. Jac Finnigan also made a good kick-off return in the 47th minute to get the ball to the twenty seven metre mark.

Defensively in the 4th minute Jac Finnigan made a big hit on the Keebra Park right winger (No. 2) twenty metres out from the Keebra Park SHS try line and in the centre of the field. Then in the 22nd minute Jac Finnigan came out of the defensive line to hit the Keebra Park SHS halfback who was ball playing eight metres from the PBC SHS try line with Jac Finnigan’s heavy tackle forcing a knock on just to the uprights.

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In late July 2023 Brock Lennox started at right centre for a Titans U19 side that travelled to Townsville to play a Cowboys U19 side in an NRL curtain-raiser with Brock Lennox recording a try assist in the 65th minute when after receiving the ball wide out on the right side of the field Brock Lennox was able to hold his pass to his right to the last possible moment to his right winger Elijah Tagiilima to dart eight metres down the right touchline to score in the right corner getting the ball down with a spectacular dive.

Brock Lennox did well defensively in the 13th minute when along with Elijah Tagiilima, Brock Lennox was able to force the ball loose from the grasp of the North Queensland left centre over the try line to prevent a Cowboys try five metres in from the right corner post. Then in the 58th minute along with Javon Andrews, Brock Lennox made a try saving tackle on the North Queensland fullback near the try line and ten metres in from the right corner post.

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Isaac Harrison made his School Boy Rugby League Langer Cup debut in Round Five of the 2023 season when Isaac Harrison started on the bench for PBC SHS in their away match against Ipswich SHS.

After coming onto the field in the 23rd minute with Isaac Harrison’s initial run getting him within fout metres of the halfway marm. Then in the 27th minute from the right of the play the ball Isaac Harrison carried the ball to twenty two metres out from his own try line.

Isaac Harrison was also named on the bench in the Round Six Gold Coast derby against Keebra Park SHS with Isaac Harrison coming onto the field in the 13th minute and in the 20th minute put a big shot on the Keebra Park SHS replacement front rower No. 16. Isaac Harrison made another big front on tackle in the 43rd minute smashing the Keebra Park SHS No. 14 forcing him backwards from four metres out from the try line and in the centre of the field and dumping him onto his back.

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PBC SHS’s Jake Lateo moved to the bench for Round Four of the Langer Cup against Redcliffe SHS with Jake Lateo coming onto the field to operate on the left wing in the 40th minute.

Jake lateo then started at fullback in Round Five against Ipswich SHS before spending time on the left wing in the second half.

Jake Lateo was also named at fullback in the Round Six Gold Coast derby against Keebra Park SHS with Jake Lateo making a darting run in the 51st minute from the left of the dummy half to get the ball to thirty eight metres from the try line after receiving the ball on the halfway mark.

Earlier in the match in the 37th minute when confronted by a Keebra Park SHS line break down their left touchline Jake Lateo did well to hold his ground and force the Keebra Park SHS left centre to make a decision and pass too soon to his left to his winger with Jake Lateo able to slide off the centre and tackle the Keebra Park SHS winger.

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PBC SHS’s Will Saunders was named at hooker in the Round Six Langer Cup Gold Coast derby against Keebra Park SHS with Will Saunders recording a try assist in the 7th minute from forty metres out Will Saunders ran to his right out of dummy half and after running straight through the heart of the PBC SHS defensive line, Will Saunders was caught by the jersey from behind but was still able to get a right arm off-load away to his left to Bailey McConnell when twenty metres out from the try line with the five eight then rounding the fullback to score ten metres to the left of the uprights.

Will Saunders ran out of dummy half once again in the 49th minute when after running to his left Will Saunders made ten metres to thirty metres out and then in the 51st minute Will Saunders ran to his right out of dummy half to get the ball from thirty metres away from his own try line to within five metres of the halfway mark.

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Bailey McConnell was named at five eight for PBC SHS in the Langer Cup Round Six Gold Coast derby against Keebra Park SHS with Bailey McConnell scoring the first of his two tries in the 7th minute when after backing up a line break through the centre of the field by Will Saunders, Bailey McConnell loomed up on Will Saunders left to take possession of the ball twenty metres out, Bailey McConnell veered to his left to beat the Keebra Park SHS fullback to score ten metres to the left of the uprights.

Bailey McConnell completed his double in the 28th minute when Bailey McConnell chased a Zane Harrison grubber kick through to dive on the ball in the in-goal to score under the posts.

Bailey McConnell also recorded a try assist in the 45th minute when from the left of the play the ball and ten metres out Bailey McConnell put in a right foot grubber kick to his left into the in-goal with Sam Stephenson charging through to ground the ball in the in-goal ten metres in from the left corner post.

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Intriguing to see Sam Stephenson named in the second row for PBC SHS's Langer Cup match tomorrow against Wavell SHS.