Junior Development

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In early 2024 Rowan Mansfield was named in the Northern Rivers Titans Open Rugby League Representative Squad.

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In late 2023 Edward Kara was named in the 2024 Brisbane Tigers U17 Cyril Connell (CC) Cup squad.

In 2023 Edward Kara moved over to the Gold Coast and Edward Kara was a late addition to the Tweed Heads Seagulls 2023 U16 Cyril Connell Cup squad with Edward Kara named on the Seagulls extended bench for Round Two (the Seagulls had a Round One bye) against the Brisbane Tigers.

2023 was not the first occasion that Edward Kara had made a representative side with Edward Kara named in the 2019 Te Mahurehure Maori Tamariki Rugby League U12 side. Also in 2017 Edward Kara was named in the Te Mahurehure Tamariki U10 Ten’s Rugby League side.

2023 saw Edward Kara start the season as part of the Tweed Heads Seagulls U16 Cyril Connell Cup squad before transitioning to club and school boy rugby league on the Gold Coast.

In late 2023 Edward Kara was named in the Coomera Chiefs 2024 U17 Boys Oztag team for the 2024 Queensland State Oztag Championships.

Edward Kara also played Oztag in 2023 with Edward Kara named in the 2023 Queensland Schools Oztag Year Ten Boys All Stars School Merit Team.

In August 2023 Edward Kara was named in the South Queensland Māori U16 Teina Representative side.

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In early February 2024 Gad Tata was named in the final Tweed Heads Seagulls U17 Cyril Connell (CC) Cup squad.

Gad Tata arrives on the Gold Coast from the Bay of Plenty with Gad Tata attending Katikati College.

Prior to his arrival on the Gold Coast the young centre had an impressive representative resume in New Zealand including playing for the Coastline region at the 2023 New Zealand Rugby League National Youth Championships and in 2022 playing for the 2022 Kotahitangu U15 Representative side.

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Round One of the 2024 U16 Andrew Johns Cup competition saw Jett Flatley named at left second row for the Northern Rivers Titans against the Newcastle Knights with Jett Flatley making the opening tackle of the match from the Northern Rivers Titans kick off to get the match underway.

In the 4th minute after running onto the ball to the left of the dummy half Jett Flatley broke a tackle on a strong yardage carry that saw Jett Flatley carry the ball from his own fourteen metre mark out to the twenty four metre mark with approximately 65% of his metres gained being post Jett Flatley’s contact with the Knights defensive line.

Jett Flatley in the 23rd minute was able to cleanly pick up a loose Northern Rivers pass from his right on the halfway mark and get the ball fourteen metres into Knights territory. Then in the 28th minute from the left of the play the ball Jett Flatley carried the ball from eighteen metres out from his own try line to thirty four metres out and then with his back towards his own try line Jett Flatley was able to get a right arm off-load away to his left winger.

Also in the 37th minute Jett Flatley ran an underneath route to the left of the play the ball with Jett Flatley able to carry the ball from ten metres inside his own territory to four metres into Newcastle territory.

Jett Flatley followed up in the 39th minute with a yardage carry from the right of the play the ball with Jett Flatley carrying the ball from ten metres out from his own try line to twenty two metres out and once again Jett Flatley was able to get a right arm off-load away. Then a tackle later Jett Flatley, from the left of the play the ball ran the ball out to the forty metre mark.

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Round One of the 2024 U16 Andrew Johns Cup competition saw Ryder Nelson named at fullback for the Northern Rivers Titans against the Newcastle Knights with Ryder Nelson scoring an outstanding solo try in the 11th minute. With a Titans scrum feed thirty metres from the try line and to the left of the goal posts Ryder Nelson who had been lined up behind the scrum ran to his right and after receiving the ball from Ethan Alcorn, Ryder Nelson continued to run to his right before slicing between the Newcastle left centre and left winger with Ryder Nelson then racing away to dive over to score the opening try of the match under the posts.

Ryder Nelson also made a good kick return in the 9th minute when after taking a long Newcastle clearing kick on the full eight metres out from his own try line and directly in front of his posts Ryder Nelson returned the ball to twenty four metres out from his try line.

Ryder Nelson did well defensively in the 3rd minute with a good one on one tackle on the Knights five eight after he had made a line break with Ryder Nelson holding him up thirty metres from the try line.

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Round One of the 2024 U16 Andrew Johns Cup competition saw Tye Hogan-Collins named on the right wing for the Northern Rivers Titans against the Newcastle Knights with Tye Hogan-Collins coming up off wing to take a hit-up from the left of the play the ball to carry the ball through the centre of the field from his own twenty metre mark to thirty metres out.

Tye Hogan-Collins did exceptionally well on the stroke of halftime when after the Knights five eight put in a short grubber kick as the siren sounded Tye Hogan-Collins came off his right wing to take the ball on the bounce just in front of three Newcastle chasers sixteen metres out from his own try line with Tye Hogan-Collins returning the ball to the thirty metre mark.

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Round One of the 2024 U16 Andrew Johns Cup competition saw Rory McInnes named at hooker for the Northern Rivers Titans against the Newcastle Knights with Rory McInnes making a line break in the 4th minute with a dummy half run to his right from twenty two metres from his own try line. After darting out of dummy half Rory McInnes targeted the area directly behind the play the ball with Rory McInnes stepping off his right foot on two occasions to get within ten metres of the halfway mark before getting an off-load away to his left.

Rory McInnes also ran out of dummy half to his right in the 9th minute to carry the ball from his own thirty metre mark to within ten metres of the halfway. Then a minute later in the 10th minute Rory McInnes picked up the ball from the play the ball on the run and after running down a short right blindside forty five metres from the try line Rory McInnes put up a high right foot bomb which bounced over the right touchline four metres out from the Newcastle try line.

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Round One of the 2024 U16 Andrew Johns Cup competition saw Chase Penna named at lock for the Northern Rivers Titans against the Newcastle Knights with Chase Penna doing well in the 16th minute when with the Titans defending on their own try line the Knights put in a short grubber kick into the in-goal but Chase Penna anticipated the kick and moved backwards to collect the ball off the ground eight metres into the in-goal area, but Chase Penna wanted more and continued to run to his left and was able to get the ball four metres back into the field of play near his left touchline.

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Round One of the 2024 U16 Andrew Johns Cup competition saw Billy Mulheron named in the front row and co-captain for the Northern Rivers Titans against the Newcastle Knights with Billy Mulheron making the first of a number of telling runs in just the 2nd minute with an effort from the left of the play the ball that saw Billy Mulheron carry the ball from the halfway mark twelve metres inside Newcastle territory.

Then in the 17th minute after running onto the ball to the right of the play the ball Billy Mulheron was able to promote the ball four metres inside Newcastle territory after commencing his run eight metres inside his own territory. Then in the 37th minute from the left of the play the ball Billy Mulheron carried the ball from twenty nine metres from his own try line to within ten metres of the halfway mark.

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Round One of the 2024 U16 Andrew Johns Cup competition saw Ethan Alcorn named at halfback and co-captain for the Northern Rivers Titans against the Newcastle Knights with Ethan Alcorn scoring in the 25th minute when after receiving the ball to the right of the play the ball fourteen metres from the try line Ethan Alcorn ran at the defensive line with the ball out in front of his body in two hands and at the last moment after threatening to pass, Ethan Alcorn burst between two defenders to score four metres to the right of the goal posts.

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Round One of the 2024 U16 Andrew Johns Cup competition saw Harrison Clements named at right second row for the Northern Rivers Titans against the Newcastle Knights with Harrison Clements making a strong run down the right channel from nineteen metres from his own try line to thirty two metres out in the 21st minute.

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In late 2023 Mason Broadhurst was named in the 2024 Central Queensland Capra’s U18 Cyril Connell Cup Squad.

The young fullback/centre currently attends the Titans partnered Rockhampton Grammar School.

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In late 2023 Henry Kallquist was named in the 2024 Central Queensland Capra’s U18 Cyril Connell Cup Squad.

The young front rower currently attends the Titans partnered Rockhampton Grammar School.

Henry Kallquist played for Rockhampton Grammar School in the 2023 Confraternity Shield with Henry Kallquist starting all three of Rockhampton Grammar School’s Pool matches in the front row being in Round One against St Augustine’s Collage, Round Two against Marist College Ashgrove and Round Three against St Patrick’s College Mackay. Henry Kallquist also started in the front row in the Trophy Final’s match against St Patrick’s College Shorncliffe.

2023 also saw Henry Kallquist start the season as part of the Central Queensland Capra’s U16 Cyril Connell Cup side, with Henry Kallquist’s first appearance coming in Round Three against the Mackay Cutters from the bench. Henry Kallquist played four more matches in the CC Cup for the Capra’s, coming off the bench in all of them.

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Round One of the 2024 U18 Laurie Daley Cup competition saw Ricco Waititi named at right centre for the Northern Rivers Titans against the Newcastle Knights with Ricco Waitititi recording a try assist in the 4th minute when after receiving a pass from his right ten metres from the try line and ten metres in from the right touchline, Ricco Waitititi drew the Newcastle left winger to put Will Doyle over to score in the right corner.

Ricco Waitititi also did well in the 63rd minute when from a Titans penalty restart Ricco Waitititi carried the ball from four metres inside Newcastle territory to within thirty two metres of the try line. Then in the 46th minute Ricco Waitititi made a strong run down the right channel on a yardage carry to run the ball from sixteen metres from his own try line to twenty seven metres out.

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Round One of the 2024 U18 Laurie Daley Cup competition saw Kwinn Wolf named in the front row for the Northern Rivers Titans against the Newcastle Knights with Kwinn Wolf making the opening tackle of the match after the Northern Rivers Titans had kicked off.

The 5th minute saw Kwinn Wolf make a strong kick-off return to get the ball out to the twenty four metres mark, then two tackles later made a further eight metres to get the ball to within four metres of the halfway mark. Then in the 11th minute from the left of the play the ball Kwinn Wolf carried the ball through the centre of the field from eleven metres out to within less than a metre from the try line.

Kwinn Wolf backed up in the 15th minute by making a half break after running onto the ball to the right of the play the ball with Kwinn Wolf initially receiving the ball forty three metres of the try line and getting to the thirty metre mark.