Junior Development

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Round Eleven of the NRRRL First Grade competition for Northern United against the Evans Head Bombers saw Desmond Ferguson moved to halfback, recording a try assist and kicking a perfect eight from eight conversions.

Desmond Ferguson, as noted above, had an outstanding match with the boot with numerous conversions coming from wide out including in the 6th minute with a conversion of a Damon Coldwell try from his own kick eight metres in from the left touchline. Desmond Ferguson also kicked a 14th minute conversion from eleven metres in from the left touchline in the 31st minute. Desmond Ferguson also kicked a conversion in the 47th minute from seven metres in from the left touchline.

Desmond Ferguson also recorded a try assist in the 6th minute when Damon Coldwell chased through a Desmond Ferguson grubber kick with Damon Coldwell being on hand to take the ball in the in-goal after the Evans Head right winger got a horror bounce with Damon Coldwell getting the ball down eight metres in from the left corner post.

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Tweed Heads Seagulls NRRRL U18 front rower Robert Smith had a big match yesterday and was deservedly named Player of the Match as the Seagulls defeated Northern United 24-4.

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Jaylen Taewa started in the front row for the Currumbin Eagles in Round Twelve of the GCRL U18 Division One competition against the Coomera Cutters with Jaylen Taewa running onto the ball to the right of the play the ball in the 41st minute thirty two metres from the try line and after tagetting the ball area behind the ball the ball Jaylen Taewa was able to get within eight metres from the try line just to the right of the uprights. In the 60th minute from two passes to the left of the play the ball Jaylen Taewa carried the ball from twenty three metres out to within seven metres of the try line.

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Micah Leaupepe Perkins started at left centre for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in Round Eleven of the NRRRL U18 competition against Northern United with Micah Leaupepe Perkins kicking one of the longest goal line drop-outs that I have ever seen in the 44th minute with Micah Leaupepe Perkins’s drop-out travelling seventy eight metres downfield before it was picked up by a Northern United player.

The 8th minute saw Micah Leaupepe Perkins run the ball from a Tweed Heads penalty tap restart on the halfway mark and get the ball seventeen metres inside Northern United territory. Then I the 29th minute from the left of the play the ball Micah Leaupepe Perkins was able to carry the ball from seven metres inside his own territory to ten metres inside Northern United territory.

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Godo to see Eli Tuli named on the bench today for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in their local HDC derby against Burleigh.

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Derek Ahwang started at fullback and scored a double today for Souths in their 26-10 Semi-final victory against Logan Brothers.

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Titans contracted Majah Peachey with a dominant performance including scoring a hat trick this afternoon for Logan Brothers in their BJRL U16 Division One Final victory against Souths Juniors.

It is scary to think that Majah Peachey is still U15 eligible this season.

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Ayden Byrnes continued at hooker for the Murwillumbah Mustangs in Round Eleven of the NRRRL U18 competition against the Ballina Seagulls with Ayden Byrnes making the first of his smart dummy half runs in the 13th minute when after running to his right out of dummy half from twenty five metres out from his own try line, Ayden Byrnes cut back behind the ball the ball to get out to the forty metre mark.

In the 27th minute Ayden Byrnes ran out of dummy half to his right with Ayden Byrnes using a left foot step to get the ball from the halfway mark to thirty five metres from the try line. Then in the 39th minute Ayden Byrnes ran to his left out of dummy half from two metres inside his territory to get the ball to within thirty one metres of the try line.

Ayden Byrnes ran out of dummy half to his left out of dummy half once again in the 45th minute and broke at tackle to get the ball from four metres inside Cougars territory to thirty two metres from the try line.

Ayden Byrnes made a strong driving tackle in the 4th minute on the Cougars No. 10 driving him back three metres just inside his own territory.

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Round Eleven of the NRRRL First Grade competition for Northern United against the Evans Head Bombers saw Damon Coldwell continue on the left wing with Damon Coldwell scoring in the 6th minute when Damon Coldwell chased through a Desmond Ferguson grubber kick with Damon Coldwell being on hand to take the ball in the on-goal after the Evans Head right winger got a horror bounce with Damon Coldwell getting the ball down eight metres in from the left corner post.

Damon Coldwell also recorded a try assist in the 62nd minute when after running down the left touchline and retrieving the ball on the bounce Damon Coldwell, when running at full speed, put in a right foot grubber kick with the outside of his right foot for his team mate (No. 15) to pick up the ball and score under the posts.

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Joshua Donovan-Skinner started at fullback for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in Round Eleven of the NRRRL U18 competition against Northern United with Joshua Donovan-Skinner scoring in the 20th minute as a result of a straight hard run from twelve metres out and to the right of a Seagulls penalty tap restart with Joshua Donovan-Skinner running over the top of one defender to get the ball down under the posts.

In the 4th minute of the match Joshua Donovan-Skinner moved forward from twenty metres from his own try line and near the right touchline to take a Northern United chip kick on the full under pressure. Then in the 47th minute Joshua Donovan-Skinner made a great take on the full of a high Northern United bomb inside his own twenty metre area near the left touchline with the bomb being contested by Northern United.

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At the completion of the 2023 CC Cup competition Titans contracted Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu was named the Brisbane Tigers 2023 CC Cup Most Improved Player. Impressively Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu is also U16 eligible in 2024.

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Recently Titans contracted Julius Matiu-Matiseni was named in the U15 Auckland Boys North Region of Origin Representative Rugby League squad.

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Lachlan Offley continued at fullback for the Ballina Seagulls in Round Eleven of the NRRRL U18 competition against the Murwillumbah Mustangs with Lachlan Offley running out of dummy half to his right from thirty metres out from his own try line in the 6th minute to get the ball to within four metres of the halfway mark.

In the 9th minute from three metres out from his own try line Lachlan Offley ran to his right out of dummy half and ran through the centre of the field to get the ball twenty four metres out. Then in the 24th minute after picking up a dropped Mustangs ball in the centre of the field on his own try line, Lachlan Offley ran the ball to his right, making thirty metres before being tackled near the right touchline.

In the 25th minute from thirty metre out and in the centre of the field Lachlan Offley ran the ball to his right before cutting back to his left and after being tackled in from of the posts ten metres out, Lachlan Offley was awarded a penalty after being tackled high. Then in the 55th minute Lachlan Offley made a good kick-off return to the carry the ball back to within eight metres of the halfway mark.

In the 46th minute with Murwillumbah running the ball from a penalty tap in the centre of the field and just ten metres from the try line, Lachlan Offley smartly executed a one on one strip of the ball. Then two tackles later Lachlan Offley made ten metres from deep inside his own territory through the centre of the field.

The 38th minute saw Lachlan Offley make a dominant tackle on the Murwillumbah fullback from a scrum win fourteen metres out from the try line.

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Tashahn Cora started at halfback for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in Round Eleven of the NRRRL U18 competition against Northern United with Tashahn Cora scoring two tries and kicking two conversions in a tough win. Tashahn Cora kicked his first conversion in the 18th minute from twelve metres to the right of the uprights and kicked his second conversion two minutes later in the 20th minute from directly in front.

Tashahn Cora scored his opening try in the 11th minute when after taking possession of the ball to the left of the play the ball twelve metres out from the try line, Tashahn Cora stepped off his left foot twice in quick succession before darting over to score eight metres to the left of the uprights.

Tashahn Cora completed his double in the 53rd minute when after receiving to the left of a Seagulls penalty tap restart eleven metres out and ten metres in from the left touchline, Tashahn Cora continued to run the ball to his left and after getting on the outside of the Northern United right winger, Tashahn Cora dived over to score in the left corner.

Tashahn Cora recorded a try assist in the 30th minute when from twenty metres out Tashahn Cora put up a high left foot bomb towards the left corner with the ball being scrooped up by the Seagulls to score in the corner after it was dropped by the Northern United right centre.

Tashahn Cora also recorded a line break assist after just twenty seconds, yes twenty seconds. After running the ball down a short left blindside deep inside his own territory, Tashahn Cora threw a cut-out ball to his left to put his winger away down the left touchline.

Tashahn Cora ran the ball well himself in the 29th minute making thirteen metres to within seven metres of the halfway mark after running the ball to the left of a Seagulls scrum win.

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Bo Peisley continued at halfback in Round Eleven of the NRRRL U18 competition for the Murwillumbah Mustangs against the Ballina Seagulls with Bo Peisley scoring a try and kicking two conversions in a tight 16 – 14 Mustangs victory.

Bo Peisley scored in the 34th minute when after receiving the ball to the right of the play the ball twelve metres out, Bo Peisley literally just kept running to his right as the defence back peddled to score ten metres to the right of the uprights. Bo Peisley then stepped up to convert his own try.

Bo Peisley also recorded a line break in the 57th minute when from thirty metres out from his own try line Bo Peisley ran the ball to the right of the play the ball and after dummying to his right Bo Peisley broke through the defensive line and ran down the right touchline, getting to within twenty eight metres of the try line.

Bo Peisley was also heavily involved in a Murwillumbah try in the 41st minute when from the centre of the field and thirty metres out, Bo Peisley put up a high right foot bomb towards the left corner with the ball lost forward by the Casino right winger with the Murwillumbah left winger scoring a pass later. Bo Peisley then converted the try from eleven metres in from the left touchline.

Bo Peisley made a positive impact for Murwillumbah inside the opening minute with a 40/20 that Bo Peisley kicked from the centre of the field thirty eight metres out from his own try line with the ball going over the left touchline seventeen metres out from the try line.

Bo Peisley did well defensively in the 19th minute with a low legs tackle in space on Ballina fullback Lachlan Offley in space ten metres out from the try line and seven metres in from the right touchline.