Junior Development

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In late September 2023 Harrison Clements was named in the 2024 Northern Rivers Titans U16 Andrew Johns Cup squad.

In early 2023 Harrison Clements was named in the Far North Coast NSW Combined High School U15 School Boy Representative side.

In late 2022 Harrison Clements commenced training with the 2022 Titans U14 Group One JTS Academy squad and in early December 2022 Harrison Clements played for the Titans U14 Group One Academy squad that won a trial against a Titans U14 Group 18 Academy side in Ballina with both sides wearing Titans colours in a great Titans initiative.

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In late September 2023 Clarence Coast Magpie Orlando Hickling was named in the 2024 Northern Rivers Titans U16 Andrew Johns Cup squad.

In 2023 Orlando Hickling represented the ASSRL Goanna’s at the School Boy ASSRL U15 Championships with Orlando Hickling playing in the second row and scoring in Match One against the Northern Territory.

In 2023 Orlando Hickling was named in the North Coast School Boy U15 Representative side out of McLean High School.

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In late September 2023 Noah Reti was named in the 2024 Northern Rivers Titans U17 Development Academy squad.

On November 8, 2021, Noah Reti started training a couple of days a week with the Titans JTS program with Noah Reti’s first appearance in a Titans jersey in a match coming in early December 2021 when two Titans U14 Development Squads played each other with Noah Reti dominating in a high quality match.

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In late September 2023 Jett Flatley was named in the 2024 Northern Rivers Titans U16 Andrew Johns Cup squad.

In early March 2023 Jett Flatley was named in the second row in the Lismore Diocesan U15 School Boy Rugby League Representative Team to attend the Northern Country selection trials at South West Rocks out of Xavier College.

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In late September 2023 Rex Savage was named in the 2024 Northern Rivers Titans U17 Development Academy squad.

In early 2023 Rex Savage was named in the Far North Coast NSW Combined High School U15 School Boy Representative side.

The Ballina youngster was a member of the Titans JTS Program and was part of the Titans 2022 U14 JTS High Performance Academy Group One squad that commenced training in November 2022.

In early December 2022 Rex Savage played for the Titans U14 Group One Academy squad against the Titans U14 Group 18 Academy squad in a trial match at Ballina with both teams wearing Titans jerseys with Rex Savage’s Group One Titans JTS Academy side coming out on top in the highly competitive trial with Rex Savage and his team mates coming out on top in the high quality Titans JTS trial.

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In late September 2023 Leon Kelly was named in the 2024 Northern Rivers Titans U16 Andrew Johns Cup Academy Squad.

In 2023 Keon Kelly started for Byron Bay Lennox Head at halfback in their Group 18 U15 Grand Final victory against the Mullumbimby Giants.

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In late September 2023 Rory McInnes was named in the 2024 Northern Rivers Titans U16 Andrew Johns Cup squad.

In 2023 Rory McInnes continued playing for the Casino Cougars in the Group One U15 competition with Rory McInnes starting at five eight in Casino’s Grand Final victory. Post the season Rory McInnes was named the 2023 Casino Cougars U15 Group One Best Back.

The Casino RSM Cougars youngster was part of the Titans JTS Elite Development Program and was part of the Titans 2022 U14 JTS High Performance Academy Group One squad that commenced training in November 2022 in Ballina on a weekly basis.

In early December 2022 Rory McInnes played for the Titans U14 Group One Academy squad in a trial against the Titans U14 Group 18 Academy squad in a trial match at Ballina with both teams wearing Titans jerseys. Rory McInnes in fact captained the Titans U14 Group One Academy side to a victory against the Group 18 Titans Academy Side in a high quality encounter.

Rory McInnes then continued on with the Titans Development Squad attending four sessions in February 2023 as part of a Titans combined Tweed – Ballina U14 Development Squad.

In early March 2023 Rory McInnes was named at halfback in the Lismore Diocesan U15 School Boy Rugby League Representative Team to attend the Northern Country selection trials at South West Rocks out of St Mary’s Catholic College Casino.

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In late September 2023 South Grafton Rebel Tyrone Hickling-McGrady was named in the 2024 Northern Rivers Titans U16 Andrew Johns Cup squad.

In 2023 Tyrone Hickling-McGrady was named in the North Coast School Boy U15 Representative side out of South Grafton High School.

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In late September 2023 Jed Mulcahy was named in the 2024 Northern Rivers Titans U17 Development Academy squad.

It is hard not to cheer for try scoring and goal kicking front rowers and that is exactly what this young man from the Kyogle Turkeys junior rugby league club is.

In October 2022 Jed Mulcahy was named in the 2023 Northern Rivers Titans U16 Andrew Johns Cup squad after yet another stellar rugby league season in 2022 for the Turkeys in the Northern New South Wales Group One Junior Rugby League competition.

Round One of the 2023 U16 Andrew Johns Cup competition saw Jed Mulcahy named at left second row for the Northern Rivers Titans against the Newcastle Knights with Jed Mulcahy making a strong run in the 20th minute when after charging onto the ball to the right of the play the ball thirty metres out from his own try line, Jed Mulcahy stepped off his left foot to get the ball forty two metres away from the try line.

Then in the 33rd minute when to the left of the play the ball and just inside Newcastle territory Jimmy McCombie threw a good ball to his left to a charging Jed Mulcahy who made twenty metres, the majority of which were post contact metres.

Jed Mulcahy showed his toughness in the 31st minute (the first minute of the second half) when after making a tackle inside the Knights territory Jed Mulcahy injured his shoulder and was on the ground in pain for a couple of minutes, but it was no surprise when Jed Mulcahy got to his feet, lined up at marker and then made the next tackle after running out of the marked position to his left.

Jed Mulcahy was also named to start at left second row in Round Two against the Central Coast Roosters with Jed Mulcahy taking a tap from a Northern Rivers Titans penalty forty metres out from his own try line and was able to get the ball three metres into Central Coast Roosters territory.

Jed Mulcahy was also named at left second row for Round Three against the South Coast Dragons.

Jed Mulcahy also started at left second row in Round Four against the Northern Tigers with Jed Mulcahy scoring a great try in the 45th minute when after bursting onto a good short ball from his right from Jimmy McCombie, Jed Mulcahy charged between two defenders before stepping off his left foot to beat the Northern Tigers fullback with Jed Mulcahy putting the ball down mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the left side of the field.

in the 57th minute when whilst twenty metres out from his own try line Jed Mulcahy made a smart tackle on a stepping Tigers five eight on the final tackle to effect a change over.

Jed Mulcahy also started at left second row in Round Five against the North Coast Bulldogs with Jed Mulcahy doing well in the 5th minute when after chasing through a Northern Rivers goal line drop-out Jed Mulcahy smashed into one of the Bulldogs front rowers (No. 8) on the thirty metre mark with Jed Mulcahy’s heavy hit sending the Bulldogs front rower five metres backwards at an extreme rate of knots.

On November 8, 2021, Jed Mulcahy started training a couple of days a week with the Titans JTS program with Jed Mulcahy’s first appearance in a Titans jersey in a match coming in early December 2021 when two Titans U14 Development Squads from Northern New South Wales Group One and Group 18 played each other in a high quality trial.

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In late September 2023 Trei Heterick was named in the 2024 Northern Rivers Titans U16 Andrew Johns Cup squad.

In late 2022 Trei Heterick commenced training with the 2022 Titans U14 Group 18 Academy squad. In early December 2022 Trei Heterick played for the Titans U14 Group 18 Academy side in a trial match against the Titans U14 Group One Academy side at Ballina with both sides wearing Titan’s jerseys in a great initiative by the Titans JTS staff.

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Great to see Viliami Fifita and JoJo Fifita giving back to the community and helping to coach the Qld Tonga U10 side in a rugby competition this weekend.

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In late September 2023 Noah Vakararawa was named in the 2024 Northern Rivers Titans U17 Development Academy squad.

In October 2022 Noah Vakararawa was named in the 2023 Northern Rivers Titans U16 Andrew Johns Cup squad.

Round One of the 2023 U16 Andrew Johns Cup competition saw Noah Vakararawa named on the bench for the Northern Rivers Titans against the Newcastle Knights with Noah Vakararawa coming onto the field in the 22nd minute.

Noah Vakararawa, in the 39th minute made a great tackle on one of the Knights front rower being No. 10 justcentre metres from the try line and five metres to the left of the uprights.

Noah Vakararawa was then named on the Northern Rivers Titans extended bench for Round Two against the Central Coast Roosters as well as for Round Three against the South Coast Dragons.

Noah Vakararawa then started from the bench in Round Five against the North Coast Bulldogs with Noah Vakararama coming onto the field to operate at lock in the 20th minute and almost immediately making a strong fourteen metre run to the right of the play the ball to get to the halfway mark.

Noah Vakararawa then did well in the 25th minute when he chased through a short Northern Rivers goal line drop-out with Noah Vakararawa jumping high to take the ball on the full and then charge out to the thirty metre mark.

At the 2023 Northern Rivers Titans Awards presentation Noah Vakararawa received the 2023 Northern Rivers Titans U16 Andrew Johns Cup Encouragement Award.

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Well done to Titans contracted Zane Harrison who has been named in a NSW U17 Invitational squad to take on a touring Warrigton side in early November.

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In late September 2023 Ty Hogan-Collins was named in the 2024 Northern Rivers Titans U16 Andrew Johns Cup squad.

In late 2022 Ty Hogan-Collins commenced training with the 2022 Titans U14 Group 18 Academy squad. In early December 2022 Ty Hogan-Collins played for the Titans U14 Group 18 Academy side in a trial match against the Titans U14 Group One Academy side at Ballina with both sides wearing Titan’s jerseys in a great initiative by the Titans JTS staff.

The Casino RSM Cougars youngster was part of the Titans JTS Elite Development Program and was part of the Titans 2022 U14 JTS High Performance Academy Group One squad that commenced training in November 2022 in Ballina on a weekly basis.

In early December 2022 Tye Hogan-Collins played for the Titans U14 Group One Academy squad in a trial against the Titans U14 Group 18 Academy squad in a trial match at Ballina with both teams wearing Titans jerseys with the Titans U14 Group One JTS Academy defeating the Group 18 Titans JTS Academy Side in a high quality encounter.

Tye Hogan-Collins then continued on with the Titans Development Squad attending four sessions in February 2023 as part of a Titans Tweed – Ballina Development Squad.

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In late September 2023 Riley Loughland was named in the 2024 Northern Rivers Titans U17 Development Academy squad.

In October 2022 Riley Loughland was named in the 2023 Northern Rivers Titans U16 Andrew Johns Cup squad with Riley Loughland involved in the Northern Rivers Titans U16 Andrew Johns Cup trial side that took on the Tweed Heads Seagulls at Burleigh Juniors in late January 2023 as part of the Titans Annual Super Saturday series of matches with Riley Loughland starting at halfback in the final two quarters of a very hard fought draw against the Seagulls.

Round One of the 2023 U16 Andrew Johns Cup competition saw Riley Loughland named at five eight for the Northern Rivers Titans against the Newcastle Knights in Newcastle with Riley Loughland operating on the right side of the field.

Riley Loughland kicked two conversions from as many attempts against the Newcastle Knights with his first conversion coming in just the 2nd minute when Riley Loughland converted Koopah Walters’s try from ten metres to the left of the uprights. Then in the 46th minute Riley Loughland converted Beau Hartmann’s solo try from ten metres to the left of the uprights.

Riley Loughland made one of the outstanding cover defending tackles of the match in the 21st minute when he raced to his right to make a desperate diving tackle on the Newcastle No. 14 who had made a line break down the right side of the Northern Rivers Titans right side of the field.

Riley Loughland put in a good attacking high kick in the 45th minute when from the centre of the field and thirty metres out Riley Loughland put up a right foot bomb to the Northern Rivers Titans right corner with the kick too good for the Knights left winger who knocked the ball on whist attempting to take the kick on the full. The Northern Rivers Titans scored through Beau Hartmann from the subsequent scrum win.

Riley Loughland then did well in the 59th minute when he threw a great cut-out pass to his right to put his support into space twenty metres out from the try line, also setting up a last minute try for the Northern Rivers Titans.

Riley Loughland was then named to start at hooker in Round Two against the Central Coast Roosters with Riley Loughland held up over the try line in the 30th minute eight metres in from the left corner post and darting out of dummy half to his left.

Riley Loughland was also named at hooker for Round Three against the South Coast Dragons with Riley Loughland converting Kaleb Smith’s 6th minute try from three metres to the right of the goal posts.

Riley loughland also recorded a try assist in the 53rd minute when from ten metres out and just to the left of the uprights, Riley Loughland put in a right foot grubber kick into the in-goal with Jimmy McCombie racing through to dive onto the ball to score.

Whilst Riley Loughland started the match at hooker he played the second half at halfback.

Riley Loughland also started at hooker in Round Four against the Northern Tigers with Riley Loughland converting Beau Hartmann’s outstanding 51st minute solo try from in front of the posts in the Titans big victory.

Riley Loughland also started at five eight in Round Five against the North Coast Bulldogs with Riley Loughland converting Kwinn Wolf’s 54th minute try from eight metres to the left of the goal posts.