Junior Development

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Majah Peachey lined up in a Titans jersey in mid-April 2023 when Majah Peachey started at left second row for a Titans U16 JTS squad that played a touring Auckland U16 side at Cbus Stadium as a curtain-raiser to the Titans NRL Round Seven match against the Brisbane Bronco’s with Majah Peachey making the third hit-up of the match from two passes to the right of the play the ball to get the ball out to the forty two metre mark.

In the 5th minute from two passes to the right of the play the ball and thirty five metres from the try line Majah Peachey carried the ball eight metres towards the try line before getting an off-load away to his right winger to keep the movement progressing. Then in the 13th minute ran onto the ball to the left of the dummy half and was able to get the ball from eleven metres out from his try line to twenty two metres out.

Also in the 18th minute from the left of the play the ball Majah Peachey rumbled forward from twenty two metres from the try line to within four metres after cutting back to his right to target the area behind the play the ball with approximately 75% of Majah Peachey’s metres gained being post his contact with the New Zealand defensive line.

Then in the 21st minute after running an underneath route to the right of the play the ball thirty four metres from the try line, Majah Peachey carried the ball to within five metres of the halfway mark before engaging the defensive line. Majah Peachey was then able to use his strength to break away from two defenders and continue his run to his right and get the ball eight metres into New Zealand territory.

Majah Peachey continued his strong match in the 44th minute with a great take of a New Zealand attacking chip kick on the full just two metres out from his own try line and directly in front of the posts with Majah Peachey then able to still make fourteen metres downfield to get the ball to sixteen metres out from his own try line.

From a Titans twenty metre tap restart in the 46th minute Majah Peachey ran to his left and after running straight over the top of one defender Majah Peachey was able to carry the ball out to the forty metre mark.

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Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu lined up in a Titans jersey in mid-April 2023 when Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu started on the left wing for a Titans U16 JTS squad that played a touring Auckland U16 side at Cbus Stadium as a curtain-raiser to the Titans NRL Round Seven match against the Brisbane Bronco’s with the Future Titans U16’s recording a strong victory. While Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu started the match on the left wing, he moved to the right wing mid-way through the first half.

Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu came close to scoring in the 27th minute when after Devin Bates-Wellington had taken a Jimmy McCombie kick towards the Titans right corner, Devin bates-Wellington flicked a pass to Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu who charged down the right touchline from twenty metres out with Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu cutting inside away from the touchline before being tackled a metre or two from the try line.

Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu also made a line break in the 29th minute when after collecting a long cut-out pass from his inside on the bounce forty metres out from his own try line, Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu burst away down the right touchline to fifteen metres into New Zealand territory with Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu then put in a right foot kick inside. Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu’s kick was played at by New Zealand with Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu regaining possession twenty metres out from the try line near the right touchline to give the Titans six more tackles.

Earlier in the 14th minute Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu came off his wing and made a strong low driving right shoulder tackle in the New Zealand right centre to prevent a try with Jahzayis Perenara-Livapulu cutting down his opponent less than a metre from the try line and six metres in from the right touchline.

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Beau Hartmann lined up in a Titans jersey in mid-April 2023 when Beau Hartmann starting at left centre for a Titans U16 JTS squad that played a touring Auckland U16 side at Cbus Stadium as a curtain-raiser to the Titans NRL Round Seven match against the Brisbane Bronco’s with Beau Hartmann scoring in the 24th minute of the match when he crashed over near the left corner post after the ball was spread wide by the Titans. Beau Hartmann had received the ball in space from his inside from Jimmy McCombie and then had a twenty six metre run to the left corner with Beau Hartmann beating one cover defender when still ten metres from the try line.

Beau Hartmann had made his initial strong run of the match in the 4th minute from the left of a Titans scrum win with Beau Hartmann able to get the ball from eight metres out from his own try line to twenty metres out. Then in the 13th minute after running onto the ball to the left of the dummy half Beau Hartmann carried the ball from his own twenty one metre mark to thirty four metres out.

In the 23rd minute from the right of the play the ball Beau Hartmann made a strong yardage carry from twelve metres out from his own try line to twenty three metres out. Also in the 38th minute after running onto the ball to the right of the dummy half Beau Hartmann was able to make fourteen metres after taking possession of the ball seventeen metres out from his own try line.

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Donte Tahuhu-Wilson lined up in a Titans jersey for the first time in mid-April 2023 when Donte Tahuhu-Wilson started from the bench for a Titans U16 JTS squad that played a touring Auckland U16 side at Cbus Stadium as a curtain-raiser to the Titans NRL Round Seven match against the Brisbane Bronco’s.

After coming onto the field to operate at fullback in the 23rd minute Donte Tahuhu-Wilson scored an impressive double in a solid Titans victory.

Donte Tahuhu-Wilson scored his opening try in the 33rd minute when Donte Tahuhu-Wilson ran onto an inside ball from Jimmy McCombie to the left of the dummy half. After receiving the ball twelve metres out Donte Tahuhu-Wilson was hit hard when still eight metres out but was able to maintain his balance and dart over to score eight metres to the left of the goal posts.

Donte Tahuhu-Wilson completed his double in the 57th minute when after Taylan To’o was put into a big gap by Kaleb Smith, Taylan To’o rumbled downfield down the right channel to within twenty metres from the try line and then got a pass away to his right to Donte Tahuhu-Wilson who flew down the right touchline to score untouched in the right corner to complete the scoring in the Titans 18 – 16 victory.

Just after coming onto the field in the 23rd minute Donte Tahuhu-Wilson made his presence felt with a darting and stepping run to get the ball to the twenty metre mark. Then in the 31st minute from the right of the play the ball Donte Tahuhu-Wilson made a yardage carry from fourteen metres out from his own try line in the centre of the field to twenty three metres out.

Then in the 55th minute from the right of a Titans scrum win twenty two metres out from the try line Donte Tahuhu-Wilson, after receiving the ball from the back of the scrum dummied to an inside runner and then got a good pass away to his right to Xhai Wearea who was able to get within five metres of the try line.

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2023 saw Dylan Watkins continue playing for the Currumbin Eagles in the Gold Coast Rugby League U16 Division One competition with Dylan Watkins starting at right centre in the Grand Final against the Beaudesert Kingfishers with the Eagles avenging their 2022 Grand Final loss to the Kingfishers with a strong 40 – 0 victory.

Dylan Watkins ran onto the ball to the left of the play the ball in the 38th minute with a strong yardage carry to get the ball from ten metres out from his own try line to twenty two metres out.

In the 19th minute did very well to take a short Beaudesert goal line drop-out to Currumbin’s right on the full under intense pressure just eleven metres out from his own try line and five metres in from the right touchline. Dylan Watkins was involved in forcing the Beaudesert goal line drop-out when along with Nelson Makaafi, Dylan Watkins tackled the Kingfishers fullback in the in-goal area.

Dylan Watkins did well defensively in the 15th minute when along with Nelson Makaafi they held up the Beaudesert left second rower No. 11 over the try lien eight metres in from the Currumbin left touchline.

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2023 saw Harrison Doherty continue playing for the Currumbin Eagles in the Gold Coast Rugby League U16 Division One competition with Harrison Doherty starting at halfback in the Grand Final against the Beaudesert Kingfishers with the Eagles avenging their 2022 Grand Final loss to the Kingfishers with a strong 40 – 0 victory.

Harrison Doherty kicked four conversions in the Grand Final with his initial conversion kicked in the 23rd minute from three metres in from the right touchline. Harrison Doherty kicked his second conversion from twelve metres in from the right touchline to convert Nelson Makaafi’s first try in the 46th minute before kicking his third conversion from two metres to the right of the goal posts in the 49th minute. Harrison Doherty then converted Nelson Makaafi’s second try of the Grand Final from directly in front of the goal posts in the 52nd minute.

Harrison Doherty also recorded a try assist in the 9th minute with a hard flat pass to his left from ten metres out to put is left centre over to score ten metres in from the left corner post. Harry Doherty also threw the final pass for Taj Lateo’s 30th minute try.

Harrison Doherty also forced a Kingfishers goal line drop-out in the 26th minute when to the right of the play the ball and twenty metres out from the try line Harrison Doherty put a right foot chip kick into the in-goal and Harrison Doherty was the first Currumbin player downfield to force the Beaudesert fullback over the dead ball line to require a goal line drop-out.

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2023 saw Titans contracted Nelson Makaafi continue playing for the Currumbin Eagles in the Gold Coast Rugby League U16 Division One competition with Nelson Makaafi starting at right second row in the Grand Final against the Beaudesert Kingfishers with the Eagles avenging their 2022 Grand Final loss to the Kingfishers with a strong 40 – 0 victory.

Nelson Makaafi was (for me) the best player in the field including scoring a second half double amongst other impressive moments.

Nelson Makaafi scored his opening try in the 45th minute when after receiving the ball two passes to the right of a Currumbin scrum win twenty three metres out from the try line, Nelson Makaafi cut back to his right after running an underneath route to his left and after pushing past one defender Nelson Makaafi burst towards the try line to score twelve metres in from the right corner post.

Nelson Makaafi completed his second half Grand Final double in the 51st minute with a big run after the Eagles had swung the ball from wide out on the left to the right with Nelson Makaafi receiving the ball twenty metres out with Nelson Makaafi immediately stepping off his right foot and executing a left arm fend to beat one attempted tackle and then broke another tackle as Nelson Makaafi surged forward to score a great solo try under the posts.

Nelson Makaafi, in the 20th minute, from the left of play the ball and twenty metres out from the try line, cut to his right after receiving the ball and as a result Nelson Makaafi was able to charge to within five metres of the try line and six metres in from the right touchline.

Also in the 28th minute from two passes to the left of the play the ball Nelson Makaafi was able to promote the ball from seventeen metres out from his own try line to thirty one metres out. The 54th minute then saw Nelson Makaafi make a strong kick-off return from his second try out to the twenty two metre mark.

Nelson Makaafi played to the final siren with a good run from a Currumbin penalty restart in the final minute of the Grand Final with a run to his left from ten metres in from the right touchline with Nelson Makaafi running to his left to carry the ball from thirty metres out from his own try line to forty metres out.

Nelson Makaafi did well defensively in the 15th minute when along with Dylan Watkins they held up the Beaudesert left second rower No. 11 over the try line eight metres in from the Currumbin left touchline.

Nelson Makaafi also did well in the 19th minute when along with Dylan Watkins once again they chased through a Currumbin kick into the in-goal to tackle the Beaudesert fullback there and force a Kingfishers goal line drop-out.

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Jai Billish lined up in a Titans jersey in mid-April 2023 when Jai Billish started at hooker for a Titans U16 JTS squad that played a touring Auckland U16 side at Cbus Stadium as a curtain-raiser to the Titans NRL Round Seven match against the Brisbane Bronco’s with Jai Billish scoring in the dying minutes of the match in the 55th minute with a smart run out of dummy half from eight metres from try line.

After picking up the ball Jai Billish ran to his left out of dummy half and almost immediately Jai Billish stepped off his left foot to beat the marker with Jai Billish then stepping off his left foot once again to beat a second defender and when he was still five metres from the try line, Jai Billish stepped back to his left off his right foot to dart over to score five metres to the left of the goal posts.

Jai Billish had almost scored earlier in the 49th minute with a dummy half run to his right from three metres out only to be held up by multiple New Zealand defenders just to the left of the goal posts.

In just the 5th minute of the match Jai Billish ran out of dummy half to his right from forty one metres out from his own try line and after stepping back inside off his right foot Jai Billish progressed the ball three metres inside New Zealand territory before being awarded a penalty after the New Zealand defensive line was ruled to be offside.

The 7th minute then saw Jai Billish ran out of dummy half to his right once again and was able to get to within ten metres of the try line after commencing his run twenty one metres out.

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Devin Bates-Wellington played his first match in a Titans jersey in mid-April 2023 when Devin Bates-Wellington started at right centre for a Titans U16 JTS squad that played a touring Auckland U16 side at Cbus Stadium as a curtain-raiser to the Titans NRL Round Seven match against the Brisbane Bronco’s with Devin Bates-Wellington scoring in each half in a good Titans victory.

Devin Bates-Wellington scored his opening try in the 18th minute with a strong run down the right channel from eight metres out with Devin Bates-Wellington engaged by two defenders still two metres out however Devin Bates-Wellington was able to force his way over to score five metres to the right of the goal posts.

In the 51st minute Devin Bates-Wellington chased through an attacking Titans grubber kick and after taking possession of the ball on the bounce two metres from the try line, Devin Bates-Wellington put the ball down over the try line five metres in from the right corner post.

Earlier in the match in the in the 4th minute Devin Bates-Wellington ran onto the ball to the right of the play the ball to carry the ball from sixteen metres out from his own try line to twenty nine metres out.

In the 23rd minute from the right of the play the ball and twenty metres out from his own try line, Devin Bates-Wellington continued to run to his right and after getting on the outside of the New Zealand left winger, Devin Bates-Wellington ran down the right touchline before being tackled thirty eight metres out with Devin Bates-Wellington then being awarded a penalty for being held down too long in the tackle.

Then in the 47th minute from the right of the dummy half Devin Bates-Wellington utilised a right foot step as he carried the ball from the halfway mark to within twenty eight metres of the try line.

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The Titans have snared talented Brothers Mackay's Grange Womal who recently captained the Brother's side from halfback to a Mackay U15 Grand Final victory over Miners.

Gange Womal also recently was named the 2023 Brother's Mackay Most Promising Player.

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Jimmy McCombie lined up in a Titans jersey in mid-April 2023 when Jimmy McCombie started at halfback for a Titans U16 JTS squad that played a touring Auckland U16 side at Cbus Stadium as a curtain-raiser to the Titans NRL Round Seven match against the Brisbane Bronco’s with Jimmy McCombie recording three try assists in a solid 28 – 16 Titans victory.

Jimmy McCombie recorded his initial try assist in the 24th minute when after receiving the ball wide on the left, Jimmy McCombie ran at the defensive line and held up the ball to the last possible moment before throwing a perfectly weighted pass to his left to put Titans left centre Beau Hartmann into space and subsequently score in the left corner from twenty six metres out.

Jimmy McCombie recorded his second try assist in the 27th minute when from the left of the play the ball and nine metres from the try line Jimmy McCombie put through a left foot grubber back to his left and after the ball ricocheted around with Kalani Patu picking the ball up and crashing over to score four metres to the right of the goal posts.

Jimmy McCombie recorded his third hat trick in the 33rd minute with a good inside pass from twelve metres out and to the left of the dummy half to Donte Tahuhu-Wilson who darted over to score eight metres to the left of the goal posts.

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Taylan To’o lined up in a Titans jersey in mid-April 2023 when Taylan To’o started at left second row for a Titans U16 JTS squad that played a touring Auckland U16 side at Cbus Stadium as a curtain-raiser to the Titans NRL Round Seven match against the Brisbane Bronco’s with Taylan To’o named the Player of the Match in a strong Titans victory.

Taylan To’o recorded a 57th minute try assist when after making a line break forty metres from the try line off a Kaleb Smith pass from his left, Taylan To’o ran to within twenty metres of the try line down the right channel before getting a pass away to his right to Donte Tahuhu-Wilson who dived over to score in the right corner.

Taylan To’o made his opening strong run of the match in the 5th minute from the left of the play the ball from twenty six metres out from his own try line and was able to promote the ball to forty one metres out.

In the 26th minute from the right of the play the ball Taylan To’o was able to propel the ball from twenty metres out from his own try line to thirty six metres out, breaking two tackles along the way. Then just a tackle later from five metres inside his own territory and to the right of the play the ball, Taylan To’o was able to carry the ball ten metres inside New Zealand territory before getting a right arm off-load away to his left to continue the play.

Taylan To’o made an additional strong run in the 29th minute from the right of the play the ball to make eighteen metres to get the ball to within twelve metres of the halfway mark. In the 34th minute from the left of the dummy half and thirty two metres from his own try line, Taylan To’o made eleven hard metres towards the halfway mark.

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Kai Smallwood moved to halfback for the Bilambil Jets in Round Fifteen of the NRRRL First Grade competition against the Cudgen Hornets with Kai Smallwood scoring in the 76th minute when after the Jets made a line break through the centre of the field from deep inside their own territory, Kai Smallwood received an off-load from Blake Forder from his right in front of the goal posts and ran twenty two metres from a standing start to score untouched under the posts.

Kai Smallwood also made a line break in the 9th minute when after Bilambil ran the ball down a short left blindside Kai Smallwood burst onto a pass and into a gap thirty metres out from his own try line with Kai Smallwood unable to line up his support runners and was tackled twenty two metres out from the try line.

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Blake Forder was back on the left wing for the Bilambil Jets in Round Fifteen of the NRRRL First Grade competition against the Cudgen Hornets with Blake Forder scoring in the 3rd minute when after receiving a cut-out pass from his right Blake Forder raced thirty five metres down the left touchline and as he approached the try line Blake Forder executed an in and away to get around the fullback and get the ball down in the left corner.

Blake Forder also recorded a try assist in the 76th minute when after Bilambil made a line break through the centre of the field from deep inside their own territory, Blake Forder received the ball from his left around forty metres from the try line and after cutting back to his left after running to his right, Blake Forder threw an overhead pass to his left to Kai Smallwood who was able to run twenty two metres from a standing start to score under the posts.

In the 7th minute from the left of the play the ball Blake Forder was able to carry the ball from thirty three metres out from his own try line to within three metres of the halfway mark. Then in the 20th minute Blake Forder was able to return a Cudgen kick-off that he took on the full out to the twenty three metre mark with Blake Forder then being awarded a penalty for being held down too long in the tackle by the Hornets defenders.

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Harry Chadburn started at five eight for the Bolambil Jets against the Tweed Coast Raiders in Round Fourteen of the U18 NRRRL competition with Harry Chadburn scoring in the 28th minute when after taking possession of the ball from the left of the play the ball around twenty metres out, Harry Chadburn continued to run to his left and after dummying twice to inside runners, Harry Chadburn passed to his left to put his left centre into a gap with Harry Chadburn then backing up on the inside with Harry Chadburn receiving the ball back from his centre eight metres out with Harry Chadburn then bringing the ball around to score under the posts.

Harry Chadburn also made a line break in the 52nd minute when after taking possession of the ball to the left of the dummy half Harry Chadburn dummied to his left still ten metres inside his own territory and broke through the defensive line to make twenty one metres downfield with Harry Chadburn then awarded a penalty for being held down too long in the tackle.

The 19th minute saw Harry Chadburn, from the right of the play the ball and four metres inside his own territory drive a right foot kick into the in-goal near the right corner with Harry Chadburn chasing his own kick and tackle the Tweed Coast fullback in the in-goal area to force a goal line drop-out.

Harry Chadburn forced a second Raiders goal line drop-out in the 45th minute when on the last tackle sixteen metres out and to the left of the play the ball, Harry Chadburn ran to the right of the dummy half to take the ball on the left down a short left blindside and put a right foot grubber kick onto the in-goal with the Tweed Coast right winger tackled in the in-goal area.