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Gold Coast Titans snare five members of champion Palm Beach Currumbin schoolboy side
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
THE Titans have locked up a third of the champion Palm Beach Currumbin schoolboy outfit, with the club’s new development system ensuring the region’s best talent is under the eyes of the Gold Coast club.
Strike centres Will Evans and Noah Gafa are contracted to the Titans, along with fellow backs Indiha Sao Tui-Huta and Caleb Hodges and bench player Solomon Torrens, while the club is chasing second-rower Juwan Compain, who was previously aligned with Brisbane.
While Tui-Huta, Hodges and Torrens would once have come solely under the Tweed banner, with the Titans just keeping an eye on their development, they are now part of the Titans’ program and will trial for spots in the club’s under-18 side at the end of the year.
PBC centre Will Evans makes a break. Picture: Vanessa Hafner / NRL Queensland Schools
While a lack of resources previously led to delays in linking the region’s best young players to the Titans, new club owners the Kelly and Frizelle families have committed to greater funding to future-proof the club.
The increased funding kicks in at the beginning of the club’s financial year on November 1.
Titans Elite Player Development Manager Jamie McCormack said the club was thrilled for Palm Beach Currumbin’s success.
“We’re really extremely proud and happy for the PBC school in what they’ve achieved this year,” McCormack said.
“A number of the coaching staff are on our coaching staff here with the junior pathways and we have a really strong link with PBC.
“(Former NRL forward) Brenton Lawrence has been going in there and doing a number of sessions with the firsts on wrestling and ground skills.
“So we have really strong ties with PBC and we’re supporting those boys along the way.
“The talent that comes through that school is always of interest to us.”
Foundation Titans football manager and commentator Scott Sattler said it was “concerning” the Gold Coast did not have the majority of the PBC talent tied up.
“One thing the Gold Coast Titans themselves would admit is the last couple of years the club has been in a real holding pattern and when you’re in a holding pattern, what is affected is obviously finances to key departments within your organisation,” Sattler said of the time the club was owned by the NRL.
Palm Beach Currumbin' half Tom Dearden, 17, is contracted to the Brisbane Broncos. Picture: Jerad Williams
“ The most important department in the organisation is your development and recruitment and you need to have really competent, robust people that are representing any club in that role.
“I think the Titans would agree they haven’t had the ability to swim with the big boys in the same pool but moving forward, they have now got the ability to … declare they are going to invest a seven-figure sum into junior recruitment.
“They can now start playing in the big boys’ playground and start looking at tying up a lot of those locals.”
While the Broncos have three PBC players under contract, including halfback Tom Dearden, who won the Peter Sterling Medal as player of the competition, he is a Mackay product who has been in the Broncos system since the age of 13, while front-rower Xavier Willison was identified in New Zealand by Brisbane before moving to Australia.
But Sattler conceded junior recruitment was not always in the control of the clubs.
“You also have got to remember that player managers have automatic links to clubs,” he said.
“So sometimes it’s not about the NRL club and why they didn’t get them, it’s the link that manager has to a club.”
Queensland representatives Will Evans (left), Alo'fiana Khan-Pereira (second from left) and Eli Morgan (right) are in the Titans development system. Photo by Richard Gosling
Keebra Park senior players Alofi Khan-Pereira and Eli Morgan, while Sebastian Winters-Chang, TJ Rau, Tevita Ngaruhe-Lavulo and Devontai Seumanutafa are contracted to the Bulldogs, with whom the club has an official link.
PBC grand final team and where they are contracted:
1. Indiha Sao Tui-Huta (Titans), 2. Caleb Hodges (Titans), 3. Noah Gafa (Titans), 4. Will Evans (Titans), 5. Ryan Garner (Bulldogs), 6. Toby Sexton (Bulldogs), 7. Tom Dearden (Broncos), 8. Jovahn Tearoiti (rugby union), 9. Jed Edwards (Eels), 10. Xavier Willison (Broncos), 11. Juwan Compain (unsigned), 12. Izzy Higgins (Roosters), 13. Josh Bevan (Roosters), 14. Nelson Groves (unsigned, was Broncos), 15. Solomon Torrens (Titans), 16. Damon Somerville (Broncos), 17. Aydn Anguna (rugby union). Also, regular fullback Glenn McGrady who was suspended for the final was signed by Penrith this year.
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After watching currumbin the other weekend. Real shame we missed out on Xavier coates. 17 year old but absolute gun. Signed to broncos
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No worries. In future you can use www.outline.com to access those pay walled articles. Originally Posted by indoallstars
On a side note, although they have been hamstrung the last couple of years they are making great strides with the kids in the younger grades (10 and 11) at PBC. I know of quite a few that are now in the Titans System.
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we almost had Deardon too. rats
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leaving Sharks but rejected all three Qld clubs to go to Newwie. Originally Posted by DavidBouveng
Four reasons to escape to Queensland: Sun, Surf, Sand & the Titans.
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ah ok. is he a QLDer?
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I thought he was a Dubbo product, could be wrong tho.
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Originally Posted by DavidBouveng
Dubbo is right. Originally Posted by Re-engage19
Four reasons to escape to Queensland: Sun, Surf, Sand & the Titans.
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With Ramien off to the knights, I wonder where Corey Dennis sits in Browns plans. IMO he has more upside than Javid Bowen. So if we are to believe this info in regards to Bowen, does that indicate that Brennan is not expecting Peachey to be here? Originally Posted by Ausphin
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saw an instragram post from Peachey missus on social media today, was her, peach and their young one and it was a goodbye and thanks to panthers.
So they are definitely going somewhere. wonder if everyone just douses it down now and we don't hear much till he reports for duty.
Corey Dennis is ok.... but id take any of the three we have rather than waste a spot on him.
If we take anyone from cows ( within reason - i dont see morgan or lolo coming down ) it would be Hampton. In a bad season for them, he was rountinely one of their best no matter they played him. defended well, very sharp on his feet, good skills and has been in the storm and cowboys system.
would be a great signing if he ever decided he wanted to play regular first grade and not be thrown around all over the place
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Thats interesting with the insta post, I still think he wont be here come November but who really knows.. I do think Dennis will develop into a good Centre but atm i do prefer what we have aswell, I just saw him as a better option than Bowen. Originally Posted by DavidBouveng
I cant see the Cowboys letting Hampton go but geez he would be a great pick up.
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DCE's mum said he was coming up till the press conference too LOL. Hampton was a surprise this year. I haven't really rated him previously but the proof of his ability was shown this year. I wouldn't think Javid does anything for our club. Originally Posted by DavidBouveng
Fingers crossed on Peachey still but history shows we never get what we want but hopefully we land on feet with someone capable.
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Raiders now chasing Jacks. Hope we pursue him a bit harder now.
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