Review of matches for JTS players transitioning to QCUp and NRL

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Keano Kini started at fullback for the Burleigh Bears in Round Nineteen of the Queensland Cup against the Northern Pride with Keano Kini recording the first of his two try assists in the 31st minute when after chiming into the Bears backline on the right Keano Kini ran the ball to his right to four metres from the try line when Keano Kini produced an outstanding right arm flick off-load to his right to Tony Francis who scored wide out on the right.

Keano Kini recorded his second try assist in the 55th minute when after once again joining the Bears backline on the right, Keano Kini ran from fifteen metres out to ten metres out with Keano Kini then throwing a cut-out pass to his right to Tony Francis who ran over the top of his direct opponent to score in the right corner.

Playing the entire match ran for 151 metres (sixty two post contact), recorded two try assists and two line break assists, broke three tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.76 seconds and made four tackles.

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Kaleb Ngamanu started on the left wing for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in Round Twenty of the Queensland Cup against the Northern Pride with Kaleb Ngamanu scoring his sixteenth try of the season in the 37th minute when after receiving the ball thirty eight metres out from the try line and to the right of the play the ball Kaleb Ngamanu ran ten metres before passing to his right to his fullback and after the Seagulls fullback made a line break, Kaleb Ngamanu backed up on the inside to receive the ball six metres out to score under the posts.

Kaleb Ngamanu also made a line break in the 72nd minute when after receiving the ball from his fullback from his right thirty eight metres out from his own try line, Kaleb Ngamanu was able to make a line break down the left touchline to eleven metres inside Northern Pride territory with Kaleb Ngamanu doing well to stay in the field of play as he was being tackled.

The 12th minute of the match saw Kaleb Ngamanu run the ball from the left of the dummy half from ten metres from his own try line to twenty four metres out. Then in the 13th minute from the left of a Tweed Heads scrum win Kaleb Ngamanu ran the ball from six metres inside his own territory to ten metres into Northern Pride territory.

Kelab Ngamanu, in the 20th minute got the ball from his twenty six metre mark to the forty four metre mark after running onto the ball to the left of the play the ball. Kaleb Ngamanu also did well in the 24th minute when after taking a kick on the full in the in-goal, Kaleb Ngamanu charged out to the twenty metre mark and after tapping the ball Kaleb Ngamanu was able to make eleven metres.

Kaleb Ngamanu followed up with a run to the right of the dummy half in the 30th minute from the right of the play the ball and in the centre of the field from his own try lien to get the ball thirteen metres out.

The 49th minute then saw Kaleb Ngamanu carry the ball from his own thirty metre mark to the forty one metre mark after a run to the left of the play the ball. Kaleb Ngamanu rounded out a strong match in the 53rd minute with a strong run through the centre of the field from his own twenty four metre mark to nine metres of the halfway mark, breaking two tackles after taking possession of the ball to the right of the play the ball.

Playing all eighty minutes of the match Kaleb Ngamanu ran for a team leading 214 metres (seventy two post contact), broke three tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.04 seconds and made five tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.

After twenty rounds of the 2023 Queensland Cup competition Kaleb Ngamanu was third on the try scoring list with sixteen tries and fourth for all run metres with 2 654 metres.

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Thomas Weaver continued at halfback for Tweed Heads in Round Twenty of the Queensland Cup against the Northern Pride with Thomas Weaver recording a try assist in the 7th minute when after receiving the ball to the right of the play the ball and twenty two metres out, Thomas Weaver continued to run to his right and when got to within ten metres of the try line Thomas Weaver threw a hard flat pass to his right to put Tremain Spry on the outside of his opposite number to score near the right corner.

Thomas Weaver also played a part in a Seagulls try in the 73rd minute when from the right of the play the ball Thomas Weaver stepped off his right foot from fifteen metres out to get within a metre of the try line with Thomas Weaver then executing a lightning quick play the ball for the Seagulls to score from dummy half.

Thomas Weaver had earlier ran the ball well in the 21st minute when from the right of a Tweed Heads scrum win four metres inside Northern Pride territory stepped to his right before accelerating downfield to get twenty eight metres from the try line.

Playing all eighty minutes of the match Thomas Weaver ran for forty six metres (fourteen post contact), recorded a try assist and line break assist, broke two tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.72 seconds, made nineteen tackles at a 82.61% tackling efficiency and kicked on nine occasions making 225 metres.

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Oskar Bryant was back in the Tweed Heads Seagulls Queensland Cup side, starting from the bench in Round Twenty One against the Ipswich Jets and after coming onto the field to operate in the dummy half role in the 34th minute Oskar Bryant came close to scoring in the 58th minute only to be held up over the try line next to the right upright after running out of dummy half to his right and throwing a big dummy also to his right.

Oskar Bryant also made a line break in the 62nd minute when from thirty metres out from the try line Oskar Bryant ran to his right out of dummy half and after racing through the centre of the Jets defensive line Oskar Bryant got to the ten metre line and after being spun around by the back of his jersey Oskar Bryant flung the ball over his head to keep the movement going.

Playing thirty seven minutes Oskar Bryant ran for thirty five metres (six post contact), played the ball at an average speed of 5.68 seconds and made eight tackles at an 80% tackling efficiency.

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Jaylan De Groot made his return from injury for the Tweed Heads Seagulls Queensland Cup side, starting on the right wing in Round Twenty One against the Ipswich Jets with Jaylan De Groot celebrating his return to the Queensland Cup by scoring in the 71st minute with a seven metre run down the touchline to score in the right corner.

Jaylan De Groot had come close to scoring five minutes earlier in the 66th minute in the right corner only to be tackles centremetres short after a six metre run down the touchline.

Jaylan De Groot also recorded a try assist in the 39th minute when after being passed the ball from his left on the end of a Seagulls backline movement to the right, Jaylan De Groot had to reach high backwards with his left arm to get to the ball when ten metres out, Jaylan De Groot juggled the ball when running at full speed and when he was three metres from the try line and the ball high out in front on him and to his right, Jaylan De Groot reached up with his right arm and knocked the ball back inside to Ioane Seuili who scored three metres in from the right corner post.

Earlier in the match in the 14th minute Jaylan De Groot ran to the left of the play the ball from forty metres from his own try lien to get the ball three metres inside Ipswich territory.

Playing all eighty minutes of the match Jaylan De Groot ran for thirty nine metres (eight post contact), made a line break, recorded a try assist and line break assist, broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 3.33 seconds and made a tackle.

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Kaleb Ngamanu continued on the left wing for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in Round Twenty One of the QCup against the Ipswich Jets with Kaleb Ngamanu scoring a double in a big Seagulls victory.

Kaleb Ngamanu scored the first of his two tries in the 19th minute when after taking an off-load from his inside just behind him Kaleb Ngamanu darted four metres to score in the left corner.

Kaleb Ngamanu added his second try in the 36th minute with a ten metre run down the left touchline with Kaleb Ngamanu then able to bring the ball around to put it down ten metres to the left of the uprights.

It took only four minutes for Kaleb Ngamanu to make a positive impact on the match with a fourteen metre run down the left touchline to within seven metres of the left corner post. Then in the 18th minute Kaleb Ngamanu ran to his right out of dummy half from five metres inside his own territory to ten metres into Ipswich territory.

The 23rd minute saw Kaleb Ngamanu run onto the ball to the left of the play the ball from four metres from his own try line to sixteen metres out. Then in the 50th minute Kaleb Ngamanu picked up a lost Jets ball in the centre of the field ten metres from his own try line with Kaleb Ngamanu then able to the ball out to the twenty five metre mark.

Playing all eighty minutes of the match Kaleb Ngamanu ran for 115 metres (twenty post contact), made three line breaks, broke two tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.28 seconds and made a tackle.

After twenty one rounds of the 2023 Queensland Cup competition Kaleb Ngamanu was third in line breaks made with eighteen and fifty in overall metres gained with 2 769 metres.

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After a number of weeks in the NRL with the Titans Iszac Fa’asuamaleaui started from the bench for the Burleigh Bears in Round Twenty One of the Queensland Cup against the Mackay Cutters with Iszac Fa’asuamaleaui coming onto the field in the 20th minute to play in the front row and in the 18th minute from the left of the play the ball Iszac Fa’asuamaleaui ran the ball four metres inside his own territory to ten metres into Cutters territory.

Iszac Fa’asuamaleaui ran onto the ball to the left of the play the ball once again in the 45th minute to get the ball from six metres inside Mackay territory to thirty two metres from the try line. Then in the 61st minute from the right of the dummy half Iszac Fa’asuamaleaui was able to make a yardage carry from his own twenty metre mark to thirty two metres out.

Playing thirty seven minutes off the bench Iszac Fa’asuamaleaui ran for fifty two metres (twenty four post contact), played the ball at an average speed of 3.02 seconds and made fifteen tackles at a tackling efficiency of 88.24%.

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Josiah Pahulu made his return from a long injury lay off from the bench for the Burleigh Bears in Round Twenty One of the Queensland Cup against the Mackay Cutters with Josiah Pahulu making good metres in the 34th minute from the left of the play the ball from his own thirty seven metre mark to get the ball four metres into Mackay territory with 60% of Josiah Pahulu’s metres being post contact.

The 36th minute then saw Josiah Pahulu charge onto the ball to the left of the play the ball to carry the ball from the halfway mark to thirty nine metres out, then a minute later in the 37th minute from a Burleigh penalty restart Josiah Pahulu get the ball from twenty eight metres out from the try line to fourteen metres out.

Josiah Pahulu completed a good return from injury in the 42nd minute with a carry through the centre of the field and from the left of the play the ball from thirty eight metres from the try line to the twenty two metre mark.

Playing nineteen minute Josiah Pahulu ran for fifty four metres (twenty eight post contact), played the ball at an average speed of 3.22 seconds and made thirteen tackles at a tackling efficiency of 86.67%.

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Tony Francis continued on the right wing for Burleigh in Round Twenty One of the QCup against the Mackay Cutters with Tony Francis making a line break in the 77th minute when after charging onto the ball to the right of the play the ball on the halfway mark Tony Francis used a right foot step to break through the Cutters defensive line and surged to within eleven metres of the try line. Tony Francis then executed a quick play the ball with Burleigh scoring wide out on the right as a direct result.

Tony Francis made his initial strong run of the match in the 4th minute with a run to the left of the play the ball from his own eleven metre mark to twenty five metres out. Then in the 14th minute from the right of the play the ball Tony Francis was able to carry the ball from his own twenty metre mark to thirty eight metres out with 70% of Tony Francis’s metres being post contact.

Tony Francis made another strong hit-up in the 34th minute from the left of the dummy half running to the opposite side of the field from twenty one metres out from his own try line to thirty four metres out.

Tony Francis produced a smart piece of play in the 39th minute when after a bomb had been put up by Mackay to his wing, Tony Francis made sure that he stretched his right leg back into the in-goal when he took the ball on the full in the field of play. Tony Francis then raced to the twenty metre mark for the quick restart with Tony Francis running the ball out to the forty two metre mark before getting an off-load away to his right.

Early in the second half in the 42nd minute after running onto the ball to the right of the play the ball from five metres inside Cutters territory Tony Francis was able to make thirteen metres downfield. The 52nd minute then saw Tony Francis from the left of the dummy half carry the ball from twenty four metres from the try line to the forty metre mark.

The 57th minute saw Tony Francis continue his strong carries with a run to the right of the play the ball Tony Francis bumped off one would be defender was he promoted the ball from his own twenty metre mark to the thirty four metre mark. Then in the 65th minute from the right of the play the ball Tony Francis got the ball from thirty metres to forty two and in the 75th minute from the right of the play the ball Tony Francis made a further sixteen metres from his own thirty two metre mark.

Playing the entire match Tony Francis ran for a team leading 246 metres, a team leading 104 of which were post contact, made a line break, broke four tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 2.88 seconds and made three tackles.

After twenty one rounds of the 2023 Queensland Cup competition Tony Francis was second in post contact metres with 1 128 metres and third in overall metres gained with 2 180 metres.

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2023 saw Jaylan De Groot return to the Tweed Heads Seagulls with Jaylan De Groot named on the bench in Round One of the 2023 Queensland Cup competition against the Central Queensland Capra’s however a late change saw Jaylan De Groot start his Queensland Cup debut at fullback.

Jaylan De Groot scored his first Queensland Cup try and the Seagulls first try of the season in the 37th minute when after receiving the ball from his left from Toby Sexton when eight metres out, Jaylan De Groot had an easy run to dive over to score ten metres in from the right corner post.

Jaylan De Groot thought he had scored a second try in the 38th minute when after chasing through a Toby Sexton grubber kick it appeared that Jaylan De Groot got his hand to the ball adjacent to the right goal post however it was ruled that Jaylan De Groot had knocked on prior to getting downward pressure on the ball.

Jaylan De Groot forced a goal line drop out in the 38th minute when from twelve metres out and in the centre of the field Jaylan De Groot put in a right foot grubber kick towards the right side of the field into the in-goal. After the ball was recovered by the Capra’s who got the ball back into the field of play, Jaylan De Groot along with a few other Seagulls got hold of him, held him up and forced back into the in-goal.

Jaylan De Groot’s first kick return in his Queensland Cup debut came in the 5th minute when after taking a Capra’s clearing kick on the full four metres out from his own try line and on the left side of the field Jaylan De Groot ran back towards the centre of the field to get to his own twenty metre mark.

Jaylan De Groot made a further strong run in the 21st minute when he was able to promote the ball fifteen metres to thirty one metres out from the try line after running onto the ball to the left of the play the ball. Then in the 27th minute from the right of the play the ball Jaylan De Groot made ten more metres to get to thirty metres away from the try line.

Jaylan De Groot tan to his right out of dummy half in the 46th minute with Jaylan De Groot getting the ball from twenty six metres out from his own try line to within five metres of the halfway mark.

Jaylan De Groot also made a try saving tackle in the 29th minute when after the Seagulls dropped the ball the Central Queensland second rower (No. 11) picked up the ball and set sail for the try line but Jaylan De Groot charged to his left to make a great low tackle and then from the marker position with the remaining defenders still try to get back inside, Jaylan De Groot also made the next tackle from the marker position.

Playing the entire eighty minutes of the match Jaylan De Groot ran for 105 metres (sixteen post contact), broke three tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 2.91 seconds and made thirteen tackles at a tackling efficiency of 86.67%.

Jaylan De Groot was also named at fullback for the Tweed Heads Seagulls against the Western Clydesdales in Round Two.

Jaylan De Groot recorded a try assist in the 56th minute when after joining the Seagulls backline on the left side of the field, Jaylan De Groot received the ball from his right from Thomas Weaver around twenty metres out and ten metres in from the left touch line, Jaylan De Groot was able to get on the outside of the Clydesdales right centre and when twelve metres out Jaylan De Groot drew in the right winger and got the ball away to his left to put Kaleb Ngamanu over to score in the left corner.

Jaylan De Groot’s initial strong run of the match came in the 4th minute when to the right of the play Jaylan De Groot received an “out the back” pass from Toby Sexton when twenty five metres out with Jaylan De Groot then cutting inside off his right foot to get within six metres of the try line.

Jaylan De Groot then did well in the 33rd minute when from the right of the play the ball thirty metres out, Jaylan De Groot ran onto the ball and got to withing thirteen metres of the try line. Then in the 48th minute after receiving the ball from an off-load from Toby Sexton twenty five metres out Jaylan De Groot burst through the defensive line only to be tripped up sixteen metres out, but Jaylan De Groot quickly got to his feet before he was held to get six metres closer to the try line.

Jaylan De Groot showed his calmness under pressure in the 53rd minute with a great take of a high bomb on the full under pressure six metres out from the try line and just to the left of the uprights. Jaylan De Groot made another great take under pressure in the 61st minute when faced with a number of charging defenders Jaylan De Groot jumped high to take a bomb on the full ten metres out from the try line.

Playing all eighty minutes of the match Jaylan De Groot ran for 106 metres (thirty six post contact), recorded a try assist and line break assist, broke four tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 2.84 seconds and made four tackles at an 80% tackling efficiency.

Jaylan De Groot continued at fullback in Round Three against the Norths Devils with Jaylan De Groot scoring in the 4th minute when Jaylan De Groot joined the Seagulls backline on the left side of the field and ran onto a cut-out pass from his right from Thomas Weaver to run ten metres untouched to put the ball down twelve metres in from the left corner post.

Jaylan De Groot also made a line break in the 10th minute when with the play the ball in the centre of the field and two metres inside Seagulls territory Jaylan De Groot ran to his right out of dummy half and burst through the centre of the Devils ruck before being tackled twenty nine metres from the try line.

Jaylan De Groot made a great take under pressure in the 21st minute when he jumped above the Norths chasers to take a high bomb on the full just five metres out from his own try line with Jaylan De Groot being awarded a penalty for being tackled whilst still in the air.

Unfortunately a leg injury saw Jaylan De Groot leave the field but in his fifty eight minutes on the field Jaylan De Groot ran for forty three metres (nine post contact), made a line break, played the ball at an average speed of 4.96 seconds and made a tackle.

Jaylan De Groot made his return from injury for the Tweed Heads Seagulls Queensland Cup side, starting on the right wing in Round Twenty One against the Ipswich Jets with Jaylan De Groot celebrating his return to the Queensland Cup by scoring in the 71st minute with a seven metre run down the touchline to score in the right corner.

Jaylan De Groot had come close to scoring five minutes earlier in the 66th minute in the right corner only to be tackles centremetres short after a six metre run down the touchline.

Jaylan De Groot also recorded a try assist in the 39th minute when after being passed the ball from his left on the end of a Seagulls backline movement to the right, Jaylan De Groot had to reach high backwards with his left arm to get to the ball when ten metres out, Jaylan De Groot juggled the ball when running at full speed and when he was three metres from the try line and the ball high out in front on him and to his right, Jaylan De Groot reached up with his right arm and knocked the ball back inside to Ioane Seuili who scored three metres in from the right corner post.

Earlier in the match in the 14th minute Jaylan De Groot ran to the left of the play the ball from forty metres from his own try lien to get the ball three metres inside Ipswich territory.

Playing all eighty minutes of the match Jaylan De Groot ran for thirty nine metres (eight post contact), made a line break, recorded a try assist and line break assist, broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 3.33 seconds and made a tackle.

Jaylan De Groot was then named on the bench for Round twenty Two against the Sunshine Coast Falcons and whilst playing seven minutes Jaylan De Groot ran for fourteen metres (two post contact) and broke two tackles.

In total in the 2023 Queensland Cup competition Jaylan De Groot played in five matches, scoring three tries at a 60% strike rate, recorded two try assists, broke ten tackles, made three line breaks, made nineteen tackles at an 82.6% tackling efficiency and ran for 308 metres at an average of sixty one metres per game.

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Mdrew. Has De Groot lost weight ? I saw him yesterday on the Titans beach players area and thought he looked pretty slight. Ben Lyou looks like he has thickened up with his recovery from injury.

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Mdrew. Has De Groot lost weight ? I saw him yesterday on the Titans beach players area and thought he looked pretty slight. Ben Lyou looks like he has thickened up with his recovery from injury.

Jaylan has always had a slight build but for me watching on the field this season he actually looks if anything he has put on some weight with the capacity to add a fair bit more.

I agree about Ben, he is a big boy now

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2023 saw Oskar Bryant return to the Tweed Heads Seagulls with Oskar Bryant named on the bench in Round One of the 2023 Queensland Cup competition against the Central Queensland Capra’s however a late change saw Oskar Bryant start his Queensland Cup debut at hooker.

Oskar Bryant came close to scoring in the 19th minute when after running out of dummy half to his left from close range Oskar Bryant was held up over the try line five metres to the right of the goal posts.

Oskar Bryant made a good tackle in the 63rd minute on the Central Queensland front rower No. 10 on his own try line and just three metres to the right of the uprights.

Playing fifty six minutes Oskar Bryant ran for eighteen metres (six post contact), played the ball at an average speed of 2.68 seconds and made thirty one tackles at an impressive tackling efficiency of 93.94%.

Oskar Bryant then was named on the bench for Round Two against the Western Clydesdales but unfortunately Oskar Bryant injured his shoulder making a tackle when defending close to the try line.

Oskar Bryant played twenty three minutes off the bench in the dummy half role and in that time ran for eight metres and made eleven tackles at a tackling efficiency of 91.67%.

Oskar Bryant also started from the bench in Round five of the Queensland Cup against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls and in his thirty two minutes in the dummy half role, Oskar Bryant made ten tackles at a tackling efficiency of 90.91%.

Oskar Bryant also started from the bench in Round Six against the Townsville Blackhawks with Oskar Bryant recording a try assist in the 37th minute when after Tweed Heads made a line break down the left touchline the inside pass went to ground backwards ten metres from the try line, Oscar Bryant swooped on the bouncing ball and after running to his left, Oscar Bryant drew the last Blackhawks defender and get the ball away from Ryland Jacobs to score.

The 49th minute saw Oscar Bryant execute and great front on tackle on the Townsville No. 16 to prevent a try eleven metres out and five metres to the left of the uprights.

Playing twenty five minutes Oskar Bryant ran for thirty one metres (two post contact), played the ball at an average speed of 5.92 seconds and made fifteen tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.

Oskar Bryant continued from the bench in Round Eight against the Toowoomba Clydesdales with Oskar Bryant coming onto the field to operate in the dummy half role in the 24th minute.

Oskar Bryant made a smart run out of dummy half in the 56th minute when from five metres inside his own territory Oskar Bryant ran to his right out of dummy half to get the ball eleven metres inside Toowoomba territory.

Oskar Bryant did well defensively in the 30th minute when he was involved in holding up the Clydesdales five eight over the try line after he tried to force his way over from dummy half five metres to the left of the uprights.

Playing thirty eight minutes Oskar Bryant ran for thirty five metres (four post contact), played the ball at an average speed of 3.4 seconds and made twelve tackles at a tackling efficiency of 92.31%.

Oskar Bryant also came off the bench in Round Nine against the Souths Logan Magpies with Oskar Bryant coming onto the field to operate in the dummy half position in the 29th minute.

Playing thirty two minutes Oskar Bryant ran for forty two metres, broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 3.48 seconds and made twenty eight tackles at an 87.5% tackling efficiency.

Oskar Bryant continued from the bench in Round Ten against the Ipswich Jets with Oskar Bryant recording a try assist in the 36th minute when from eight metres inside Jets territory Oskar Bryant ran to his right out of dummy half holding the ball out in front of his body in both hands threatening to pass to his right but Oskar Bryant ran the ball himself instead and after bursting through the Ipswich defensive line Oskar Bryant ran to the fullback and after drawing him passed to his right to put his right second rower over to score under the posts.

Then in the 63rd minute from thirty metres out from his own try line Oskar Bryant ran to his right out of dummy half getting to within eight metres of the halfway mark. Oskar Bryant also ran to his right out of dummy half in the 76th minute from thirty eight metres out from his own try line to three metres into Jets territory.

Playing fifty three minutes off the bench Oskar Bryant ran for eighty two metres (twelve post contact), recorded a try assist, broke two tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.11 seconds and made sixteen tackles.

Oskar Bryant came off the bench once again continued off the bench away to the PNG Hunters in Round Twelve with Oskar Bryant coming onto the field to operate in the dummy half role in the 25th minute.

Oskar Bryant came close to scoring in the 55th minute when after receiving an off-load Oskar Bryant darted towards the try line from a standing start with Oskar Bryant dragged down just centremetres short of the try line ten metres to the left of the uprights.

Playing thirty three minutes Oskar Bryant ran for twelve metres (two psot contact), broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 3.48 seconds and made fifteen tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.

Oskar Bryant continued off the bench in Round Thirteen against the Central Queensland Capra’s and whilst playing forty two minutes in the dummy half role after coming off the bench in the 27th minute Oskar Bryant ran for twenty five metres, played the ball at an average speed of 4.04 seconds and made seventeen tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.

Oskar Bryant continued off the bench in Round Fourteen against the Mackay Cutters with Oskar Bryant coming onto the field to operate in the dummy half role in the 16th minute.

The 33rd minute saw Oskar Bryant run to his right out of dummy half from twenty three metres out from his own try line with Oskar Bryant stepping and swerving his way six metres inside Mackay territory. Oskar Bryant also made a smart run out of dummy half in the 68th minute when he ran to his right from ten metres from the halfway mark to get the ball four metres inside Cutters territory.

In his sixty six minutes operating in the dummy half role Oskar Bryant ran for fifty nine metres (eleven post contact), broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 4.12 seconds and made an impressive thirty two tackles at an equally impressive tackling efficiency of 100%.

Oskar Bryant also started from the bench in the Round Fifteen local derby against the Burleigh Bears but unfortunately Oskar Bryant was only able to play fourteen minutes before leaving the field due to injury but in that time Oskar Bryant ran for three metres, played the ball at an average speed of 4.76 seconds and made ten tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.

Oskar Bryant was back in the Tweed Heads Seagulls Queensland Cup side, starting from the bench in Round Twenty One against the Ipswich Jets and after coming onto the field to operate in the dummy half role in the 34th minute Oskar Bryant came close to scoring in the 58th minute only to be held up over the try line next to the right upright after running out of dummy half to his right and throwing a big dummy also to his right.

Oskar Bryant also made a line break in the 62nd minute when from thirty metres out from the try line Oskar Bryant ran to his right out of dummy half and after racing through the centre of the Jets defensive line Oskar Bryant got to the ten metre line and after being spun around by the back of his jersey Oskar Bryant flung the ball over his head to keep the movement going.

Playing thirty seven minutes Oskar Bryant ran for thirty five metres (six post contact), played the ball at an average speed of 5.68 seconds and made eight tackles at an 80% tackling efficiency.

Oskar Bryant also came off the bench in Round Twenty Two against the Sunshine Coast Falcons and in his thirty minutes in the dummy half role Oskar Bryant ran for forty three metres (eighteen post contact), broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 4.3 seconds and made eighteen tackles at a 90% tackling efficiency.

Round Six of the 2023 Hastings Deering’s Colts competition saw Oskar Bryant start at hooker for the Tweed Heads Seagulls against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls with Oskar Bryant along with Jayden Wright making the opening tackle of the match from the kick-off.

Oskar Bryant came close to kicking a 40/20 in the 70th minute when after stepping out of dummy half to his right Oskar Bryant put in a right foot kick from thirty three metres out from his own try line with the Wynnum Manly fullback just getting to the ball before it went over the right touchline.

Oskar Bryant also started at hooker in Round Eleven against the Norths Devils with Oskar Bryant held up over the try line in the 12th minute after trying to force his way over from dummy half after running to his left from a metre out to be held up three metres to the right of the uprights.

Oskar Bryant made the first of a number of trademark runs out of dummy half in the 6th minute when from forty metres out from his own try line Oskar Bryant ran to his left out of dummy half making thirteen metres and then getting a six again call as the speed of Oskar Bryant’s run and caught multiple Devils defenders offside.

Oskar Bryant was at it again in the 9th minute with a dart out of dummy half to his right from five metres inside his own territory to get the ball ten metres inside Norths territory. Then in the 18th minute Oskar Bryant ran out of dummy half to his right from four metres inside Tweed Heads territory making nineteen metres to fifteen metres inside Devils territory.

Oskar Bryant continued at hooker in Round Thirteen against the Redcliffe Dolphins with Oskar Bryant recording a try assist for the Seagulls match winning try in the 77th minute. With the play the ball a metre from the try line and seven metres to the right of the uprights, Oskar Bryant held the ball up momentarily before passing to his left out of dummy half to Jesse Jackson who crashed over to score next to the right upright.

Oskar Bryant ran out of dummy half to his left in the 24th minute from eight metres inside his own territory to nine metres inside Redcliffe’s. Then in the 75th minute from twenty five metres out and in the centre of the field Oskar Bryant ran out of dummy half to his right before cutting back to his left to behind the ruck with Oskar Bryant getting to within ten metres of the try line before getting an off-load away to his left to his lock.

Oskar Bryant also started at hooker in Round Fourteen against the Northern Pride with Oskar Bryant recording a try assist in the 24th minute when after receiving an off-load four metres from the try line and to the left of the uprights, Oskar Bryant threw a long pass to his right for Jesse Jackson to crash over to score next to the right upright.

Oskar Bryant was also involved in a good Tweed Heads sequence in the 9th minute when with Oskar Bryant at dummy half with the play the ball on the halfway mark Oskar Bryant ran to his right and held the Northern Pride marker perfectly before off-loading to his right to put his lock through the middle of the field. Oskar Bryant continued to back up and after receiving the ball back, Oskar Bryant carried the ball from thirty metres out to twenty metres out where Oskar Bryant drew the Norther Pride fullback and got the pass away to his right to Elliott Speed who was tackled nine metres short of the try line.

Oskar Bryant also forced a Northern Pride goal line drop-out in the 29th minute when from eighteen metres from the try line, Oskar Bryant moved to his right out of dummy half and put in a right foot grubber kick towards the right corner with Oskar Bryant then chasing his own kick and was on hand to tackle the Northern Pride left winger in the in-goal area.

Oskar Bryant finished the match with a team leading twenty five tackles.

In total in the 2023 Queensland Cup competition Oskar Bryant played in thirteen matches, recorded two try assists, made 222 tackles at a tackling efficiency of 93.3% and ran for 398 metres att an average of thirty metres per game.

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Jaylan has always had a slight build but for me watching on the field this season he actually looks if anything he has put on some weight with the capacity to add a fair bit more.

I agree about Ben, he is a big boy now

Did anyone see the pictures of Ben training along side Fermor at a specialist they were at in Sydney, geez if we are looking for size in the rotation look know further he has got massive and I mean massive he is one big lump of a lad

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Did anyone see the pictures of Ben training along side Fermor at a specialist they were at in Sydney, geez if we are looking for size in the rotation look know further he has got massive and I mean massive he is one big lump of a lad

Agree mate. The past few years I’ve seen him on campus and was tall but had not filled out. But I’m that picture and seeing him the other night he looked like a very big boy.

JDG looks like he is of the build that JC was a year or two ago.