Junior Development

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Tyrese Bowman moved to fullback for the Bilambil Jets in the Week Two U18 NRRRL Elimination Final against the Byron Bay Devils with Tyrese Bowman making a line break in the 6th minute when from five metres inside his own territory, Tyrese Bowman ran out of dummy half to his left and after getting on the outside of the Byron Bay right winger, Tyrese Bowman ran down the left touchline before being tackled twenty eight metres from the try line with Tyrese Bowman doing very well to keep his feet in the field of play.

Earlier in the 4th minute Tyrese Bowman ran out of dummy half to his left before cutting back to his left with Tyrese Bowman able to promote the ball from twenty metres out from his own try line to thirty three metres out.

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Rowan Mansfield started on the right wing for the Ballina Seagulls in the Week Two NRRRL First Grade Qualifying Final against the Bilambil Jets with Rowan Mansfield scoring in the 62nd minute with a ten metre run down the right touchline to put the ball down one handed in the right corner after receiving a cut-out pass from his inside.

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In late September 2023 Kanititeiti Sikahele was named in the 2024 Burleigh Bears U19 Mal Meninga Cup squad.

In late September 2022 Kanititeiti Sikahele was named in the exceptionally powerful 2023 Burleigh Bears U18 MM Cup squad with Kanititeiti Sikahele part of the Bears squad for their opening trial against the Souths Logan Magpies side at Burleigh Juniors as part of the Titans Annual Super Saturday.

Kanititeiti Sikahele was named to start from the bench in Round One of the 2023 U18 Mal Meninga Cup competition for the Bears against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls with Kanititeiti Sikahele scoring in the 33rd minute adjacent to the left goal post after he had stepped off his left to foot when six metres out with Kanititeiti Sikahele then getting low and forcing his way over the line to get the ball down under heavy pressure.

Kanititeiti Sikahele then moved to the bench for Round Two against the Souths Logan Magpies with Kanititeiti Sikahele coming onto the field to operate in the front row in the 17th minute.

Kanititeiti Sikahele’s performance saw him named in the front row in the 2023 Courier Mail MM Cup Round Two Team of the Week.

Kanititeiti Sikahele also started from the bench in Round Four against the Norths Devils with Kanititeiti Sikahele coming onto the field in the 15th minute with Kanititeiti Sikahele making a strong run in the 43rd minute from the left of the play the ball and forty metres from his own try line with Kanititeiti Sikahele able to get the ball five metres into Norths territory.

In the 48th minute Kanititeiti Sikahele along with Cooper Bai made a strong try saving tackle when defending on their own try line on the Norths No. 10 directly under the goal posts.

Kanititeiti Sikahele then came off the bench in Round Six against the Redcliffe Dolphins with Kanititeiti Sikahele coming onto the field to operate in the front row.

Kanititeiti Sikahele then at lock in the Round Seven local derby against the Tweed Heads Seagulls with Kanititeiti Sikahele making the opening tackle of the match along with Zac Kumbamong.

Kanititeiti Sikahele made a strong run with the ball in the 27th minute from the right of the play the ball and sic metres from the halfway mark with Kanititeiti Sikahele and to get the ball nine metres inside Seagulls territory.

In the 2023 MM Cup competition Kanititeiti Sikahele made eighty nine at an average of 17.8 tackles per match.

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Will Sheridan moved to right centre for the Byron Bay Devils in the NRRRL U18 Week Two Elimination Final against the Bilambil Jets with Will Sheridan making a line break in the 16th minute when whilst defending twenty metres out from his own try line Will Sheridan trapped a Bilambil grubber kick with his left foot and after picking up the ball Will Sheridan ran down the right touchline before being brought to ground thirty metres out from the try line at the opposite end of the field.

Earlier in the 11th minute Will Sheridan took a penalty tap restart on the halfway and ran the ball to within thirty seven metres of the try line.

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The Week Two NRRRL U18 Qualifying Final saw Tashahn Cora continue from the bench for the Tweed Heads Seagulls against the Murwillumbah Mustangs and after coming onto the field mid-way through the first half to play in the halves, Tashahn Cora recorded a try assist in the 30th minute when from the right of the dummy half twelve metres out from the try line, Tashahn Cora initially dummied to his right before throwing an inside ball for his support runner to score under the posts.

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Cooper Camby continued at left centre for the Tugun Seahawks in the Week Two GCRL First Grade Elimination Final against the Burleigh Bears with Cooper Camby scoring in the 40th minute with a straight eight metre run off a pass from the dummy half to his right to score eight metres in from the left corner post.

Earlier in the 29th minute from two passes to the left of the play the ball Cooper Camby was able to carry the ball from nineteen metres out from his own try line to thirty metres out.

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Riley Buchanan continued in the front row for the Bilambil Jets in the NRRRL U18 Week Two Elimination Final against the Byron Bay Devils with Riley Buchanan carrying the ball off his own try line to the right of the play the ball to ten metres from the try line. Then in the 2nd minute from the right of the play the ball Riley Buchanan charged through the centre of the field to get the ball from thirty metres out to within fourteen metres of the try line.

In the 19th minute Riley Buchanan ran an underneath line to the right of the dummy half and was able to promote the ball from thirty metres from the try line to seventeen metres out with Riley Buchanan then awarded a penalty for being hit in a high tackle.

Then in the 57th minute after running onto the ball to the left of the play the ball from twelve metres out from his own try line Riley Buchanan made a half break and when he had gotten to thirty metres from the try line Riley Buchanan was able to get an off-load away to his right when his back was turned towards his own try line.

Riley Buchanan made one of his trademark tackles with a heavy front on hit on one of the Byron Bay front rowers with Riley Buchanan racking his opponent backwards twenty six metres out from the try line.

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The Week Two NRRRL U18 Qualifying Final saw Aaron Singh-Goesel continue at left second row for the Murwillumbah Mustangs against the Tweed Heads Seagulls with Aaron Singh-Goesel running onto the ball two passes to the left of the dummy half to carry the ball from twenty five metres out from his own try line to thirty seven metres out. In the 18th minute from two passes to the left of the play the ball and thirty three metres out from his own try line Aaron Singh-Goesel was able to get the ball to within three metres of the halfway mark.

Aaron Singh-Goesel ran onto the ball once again in the 29th minute from the left of the play the ball and when he had carried the ball twenty metres out from his own try line Aaron Singh-Goesel got a left arm flick off-load away to his left centre.

To get the second half underway Aaron Singh-Goesel kicked the ball off with his left foot kick-off bouncing over the dead ball line and force a Tweed Heads Seagulls goal line drop-out.

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Banjora Porch started from the bench for the Byron Bay Devils in the Week Two U18 NRRRL Elimination Final against the Bilambil Jets and after coming onto the field to play in the front row in the 21st minute, Banjora Porch made a strong run to the right of the play the ball in the 28th minute to get the ball to within twenty metres of the try line in the centre of the field from thirty one metres out with Banjora Porch then executing a quick play the ball.

In the 51st minute after picking up a lost Bilambil ball eight metres out from his own try line Banjora Porch was able to return the ball to the twenty metre mark. Then a tackle later Banjora Porch took another run making ten metres to get the ball thirty eight metres out from his own try line.

Defensively Banjora Porch stopped his opposing No. 10 in his tracks with a heavy front on tackle around the chest area to stop him two metres out from the try line before Banjora Porch forced him back four metres.

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Blake Forder also started on the left wing for the Bilambil Jets in the First Grade NRRRL Week Two Elimination Final against the Ballina Seagulls with Blake Forder scoring in the 5th minute when after a bomb was put up towards his wing, Blake Forder out jumped his opposing winger on the try line and put the ball down three metres in from the left corner post.

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The Week Two NRRRL U18 Qualifying Final saw Micah Leaupepe Perkins continue at left centre for the Tweed Heads Seagulls against the Murwillumbah Mustangs with Micah Leaupepe Perkins kick off to get the match underway bouncing over the dead ball line to force an immediate Murwillumbah goal line drop-out.

Micah Leaupepe Perkins recorded a line break in the 34th minute when after receiving the ball from his right forty five metres out from the try line, Micah Leaupepe Perkins got on the outside of the opposing defender and ran down the left touchline and got within twelve metres of the try line before being brought down.

Micah Leaupepe Perkins also did well in the 7th minute when he was able to get his left arm above his head and get the ball inside as Micah Leaupepe Perkins was being forced over the left touchline by multiple Mustangs defenders twelve metres out from the try line.

Micah Leaupepe Perkins made a strong run from a Tweed Heads penalty restart with Micah Leaupepe Perkins charging onto the ball thirty five metres out from the try line and was able to get the ball to the twenty metre mark.

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Harry Chadburn continued at five eight for the Bilambil Jets in the Week Two NRRRL U18 Elimination Final against the Byron Bay Devils with Harry Chadburn recording a try assist in the 59th minute when to the left of the play the ball and fourteen metres out from the try line Harry Chadburn ran the ball deep into the Byron Bay defensive line before throwing a well weight short pass to his left to put Will Doyle into a gap and score under the posts.

Harry Chadburn did well inside the opening minute to take a hard grubber aimed directly at him from close range cleanly on the bounce just three metres out from his own try line.

Harry Chadburn put up a high chip from the right of the play the ball and to the left of the goal posts towards the right with the ball weighted perfectly to came down less than a metre from the try line and after the ball was taken on the full by the Devils, he was taken into the in-goal area by the Bilambil chasers to force a Byron Bay goal line drop-out.

Harry Chadburn’s 18th minute kick-off to his right was hit sweetly and bounced over the dead ball line to force another Byron Bay goal line drop-out. Harry Chadburn put in a right foot grubber kick from nine metres out in the 23rd minute with the bouncing ball knocked on by Byron Bay two metres out to give the Jets a scrum feed metres out and to the right of the goal posts.

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Good video that gives some details about the Northern Rivers Titans 2024 Program with Murwillumbah Colts stand-out Jack Thornton featured and some comments from Jamie McCormack.

https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2023/12/0...6RRx6ujJ1Jpk8k

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Thanks mdrew, gives some reality and perspective to the work being done away from Parkwood.

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Blake Forder started on the left wing for the Bilambil Jets in the NRRRL First Grade Preliminary Final against the Cudgen hornets with Blake Forder scoring in a tough 17 – 16 Jets loss to end their season.

Blake Forder scored in the 39th minute after backing up a Jets line break down the left side of the field with Blake Forder receiving the ball thirty five metres out from the try line on the left touchline with Blake Forder then able to bring the ball around to put it down under the posts.