Review of matches for JTS players transitioning to QCUp and NRL

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Ryan Foran started at right second row for the Ipswich Jets in Round Three of the Queensland Cup against the Brisbane Tigers and in the 14th minute from two passes to the left of the play the ball Ryan Foran caried the ball to within ten metres of the halfway mark before off-loading the ball to his right.

Also from two passes to the right of the dummy half in the 31st minute Ryan Foran managed to get the ball to within twenty seven metres of the try line after receiving the ball on the forty metre mark. Then in the 41st minute from the left of the play the ball and thirty three metres from the try line Ryan Foran got the ball to within five metres of the halfway mark.

Playing fifty minutes Ryan Foran ran for thirty five metres (fourteen post contact), played the ball at an average speed of 3.48 seconds and made twenty six tackles at a tackling efficiency of 92.86%.

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Round Three of the 2024 Queensland Cup competition saw Tony Francis start on the right wing for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the Gold Coast derby against the Burleigh Bears.

Playing all eighty minutes of the match Tony Francis ran for 130 metres (sixty one post contact), broke three tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.59 seconds and made five tackles at a tackling efficiency of 83.33%.

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Jaylan De Groot started on the right wing for the Ipswich Jets in Round Three of the Queensland Cup against the Brisbane Tigers and in the 78th minute from a set move from a Jets scrum in the centre of the field and twenty metres from their try line Jaylan De Groot chased through a Jets kick from the scrum with Jaylan De Groot winning the race to the ball to pick it up twenty five metres out with Jaylan De Groot then running down the right touchline to within twelve metres of the try line but unfortunately Jaylan De Groot’s inside pass did not find its mark.

Earlier in the 68th minute Jaylan De Groot made a strong yardage carry from the left of the play the ball from a metre from his own try line to eleven metres out against an on rushing Tigers defensive line.

Playing the entire match Jaylan De Groot ran for sixty five metres (nineteen post contact), broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 2.93 seconds and made two tackles.

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Kaleb Ngamanu started on the left wing for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in Round Three of the Queensland Cup against the Burleigh Bears with Kaleb Ngamanu making a line break in the 23rd minute when after picking up a Burleigh grubber kick two metres from his own try line and seemingly caught in the left corner Kaleb Ngaamnu was able to get away from two defenders and run down the left touchline and get the ball out to the twenty seven metre mark.

Playing all eighty minutes of the match Kaleb Ngamanu ran for a team leading 166 metres, a team leading sixty seven of which were post contact, broke two tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 2.88 seconds and made five tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.

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Arama Hau started at left second row for the Ipswich Jets in Round Three of the Queensland Cup against the Brisbane Tigers with Arama Hau in the 21st minute running to his left out of dummy half to run the ball from twenty metres from the try line to within ten metres.

From the left of the play the ball in the 32nd minute and forty six metres from the try line Arama Hau was able to get the ball to thirty three metres out. Then a minute later in the 33rd minute Arama Hau ran the ball down a short left blindside from forty one metres from the try line to thirty three metres out before getting a right arm above the head off-load away to his right.

After picking up an errant Jets pass on the first bounce in the 34th minute Arama Hau did well to promote the ball from twenty six metres to within eight metres of the try line. Then in the 43rd minute from the right of the play the ball and three metres inside Tigers territory Arama Hau was able to step out of one tackle as he got the ball to within thirty four metres of the try line. Also afer running an underneath route to the left of the play the ball in the 67th minute Arama Hau was able to bump off one defender to get the ball from thirty six metres from his try line to three metres of the halfway mark.

Playing the entire match Arama Hau ran for ninety four metres (fifty three post contact), broke two tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 2.51 seconds and made twenty eight tackles at a tackling efficiency of 82.35%.

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Thomas Weaver started at halfback for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in Round Three of the Queensland Cup against the Burleigh Bears and whilst playing all eighty minutes of the match Thomas Weaver ran for 107 metres (twenty six post contact), broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 2.67 seconds and made twenty four tackles at a tackling efficiency of 85.71%. Thomas Weaver also kicked on seven occasions to make 148 metres.

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Seth Nikotemo made his Queensland Cup debut in Round Three of the 2024 Queensland Cup competition off the bench for the Ipswich Jets against the Brisbane Tigers with Seth Nikotemo coming onto the field in the 50th minute to operate at right second row.

Seth Nikotemo came close to scoring on debut in the 61st minute when after receiving the ball three metres from the try line and to the right of the play the ball Seth Nikotemo was able to back his way over the try line only to be held up mid-way between the corner post and goal posts on the right side of the field.

Seth Nikotemo made his first Queensland Cup hit up soon after coming onto the field with a hard straight run wide out on the right to run the ball from thirty three metres from the try line to within nineteen metres. Then in the 66th minute from two passes to the right of the play the ball and twenty three metres from his own try line Seth Nikotemo carried the ball to the thirty six metre mark. Seth Nikotemo followed up in the 69th minute with a yardage carry from the left of the play the ball from two metres to thirteen metres from his own try line.

Playing thirty minutes at right second row Seth Nikotemo ran for thirty one metres (nineteen post contact), broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 2.84 seconds and made eleven tackles.

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Josiah Pahulu started in the front row for the Ipswich Jets in Round Three of the Queensland Cup against the Brisbane Tigers with Josiah Pahulu making the first of multiple strong runs in the match in the 5th minute when from the left of the play the ball and twenty metres from his try line to get the ball thirty metres out.

In the 5th minute from the right of the dummy half Josiah Pahulu ran the ball through the centre of the field from twenty one metres from the try line to within seven metres. Then in the 31st minute from six metres inside his own territory and to the left of the play the ball Josiah Pahulu carried the ball to six metres inside Tigers territory.

From two passes to the right of an Ipswich penalty restart in the 37th minute Josiah Pahulu ran onto a pass thirty six metres from the try line and even against a set defensive line Josiah Pahulu was able to get the ball to within twenty two metres of the try line. Also in the 37th minute from the right of the play the ball and thirty three metres from the try line Josiah Pahulu ran the ball through the centre of the field to get to the seventeen metre mark.

Two minutes later in the 39th minute from the right of the play the ball and thirty five metres from the try line Josiah Pahulu once again ran the ball through the centre of the field making ten metres.

Through the centre of the field once again in the 52nd minute and to the right of the dummy half Josiah Pahulu broke a tackle as he ran the ball from three metres out from his try line and after making twelve hard metres Josiah Pahulu won a penalty when he caught the Tigers defence off-side. Also from the left of the play the ball in the 58th minute Josiah Pahulu was able to promote the ball from twenty five metres from his own try line to thirty nine metres out before winning a penalty when the ball was stripped with two defenders in the tackle.

From the left of the play the ball in the 69th minute and ten metres from his own try line Josiah Pahulu was able to get the ball out to the twenty metre mark, then in the 71st minute also from the left of the dummy half Josiah Pahulu carried the ball to within twenty metres of the try line after receiving the ball thirty one metres out.

Playing seventy minutes Josiah Pahulu ran for 147 metres, a team leading seventy of which were post contact, played the ball at an average speed of 3.38 seconds and made forty tackles at an incredible 100% tackling efficiency.

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Oskar Bryant moved into the Tweed Heads Seagulls starting side at hooker in Round Four of the Queensland Cup against the PNG Hunters with Oskar Bryant scoring a smart try out of dummy half in the 18th minute when after running out of dummy half to his right in the centre of the field from eighteen metres out Oskar Bryant used his speed to dart past one defender before carrying two more over the try line to score three metres to the right of the goal posts.

Playing forty six minutes Oskar Bryant ran for forty three metres (two post contact), made a line break, broke three tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.4 seconds and made fifteen tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.

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Thomas Weaver started at halfback for the Tweed Heads Seagulls n Round Four of the Queensland Cup against the PNG Hunters with Thomas Weaver forcing a goal line drop-out in the 22nd minute when from the left of the play the ball and twelve metres from the try line Thomas Weaver put in a right foot grubber kick into the in-goal area to force the Hunters goal line drop-out.

Playing the entire eighty minutes Thomas Weaver ran for eighteen metres, recorded a try assist and line break assist, played the ball at an average speed of 4 seconds and made sixteen tackles at a tackling efficiency of 88.89%. Thomas Weaver also kicked on four occasions making 122 metres.

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Kaleb Ngamanu continued on the left wing in Round Four of the Queensland Cup for the Tweed Heads Seagulls against the PNG Hunters with Kaleb Ngamanu scoring an impressive double in a Seagulls victory.

Kaleb Ngamanu scored the first of his two tries in the 15th minute with a twelve metre burst down the left touchline to score in the left corner.

Kaleb Ngamanu completed his double in the 21st minute with another try scoring effort in the left corner.

Playing the entire match Kaleb Ngamanu ran for a team leading 159 metres, a team leading fifty nine of which were post contact, made a line break, broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 3.2 seconds and made a tackle.

Kaleb Ngamanu’s performance saw him named on the wing in the 2024 Queensland Cup Round Four Team of the Week.

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Ryan Foran continued at right second row for the Ipswich Jets in Round Four of the Queensland Cup against the Redcliffe Dolphins with Ryan Foran scoring in the 50th minute when he followed through a short grubber kick to get a good bounce to retrieve the ball and score mid-way between the goal posts and corner post on the right side of the field.

Ryan Foran also recorded a line break assist in the 5th minute when from wide out on the right side of the field Ryan Foran drew the Dolphins left winger twenty metres from the try line to put his right winger away down the right touchline. Ryan Foran then smartly backed up the line break on the inside to get the ball back from his winger before being tackled from behind just twenty metres from the try line.

In the 9th minute Ryan Foran ran the ball down a right blindside from thirteen metres from his own try line to twenty four metres out. Then in the 35th minute from the left of the play the ball Ryan Foran took a yardage carry to get the ball from nine metres to twenty metres from his own try line.

Ryan Foran ran an underneath route to the right of the play the ball in the 36th minute to get the ball from thirty metres from his try line to forty five metres out before Ryan Foran right arm off-load Was knocked down by a Redcliffe player to get the Jets a scrum feed.

Playing fifty one minutes Ryan Foran ran for 103 metres (thirty one post contact), broke a tackle, played the ball at an average speed of 3.66 seconds and made sixteen tackles at a tackling efficiency of 94.12%.

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Ben Liyou played his first 2024 Queensland Cup match in Round Four when he started from the bench for the Ipswich Jets against the Redcliffe Dolphins with Ben Liyou coming onto the field to operate in the front row in the 51st minute.

Ben Liyou made his initial run in the 53rd minute from the right of the play the ball to make a yardage carry from fourteen metres out from his own try line to twenty four metres out. Then in the 66th minute from the left of the play the ball Ben Liyou ran the ball from thirty one metres from his try line to within six metres of the halfway mark.

Playing nineteen minutes Ben Liyou ran for fifty two metres (twenty five post contact), played the ball at an average speed of 3.57 seconds and made sixteen tackles at a 100% tackling efficiency.

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Arama Hau continued at left second row for the Ipswich Jets in Round Four of the Queensland Cup against the Redcliffe Dolphins and in the 6th minute after running an underneath route to the left of the play the ball Arama Hau broke three tackles as he stepped and shoved his way to within eight metres of the try line before getting a right arm off-load away in the same direction.

After taking possession of the ball to the left of the play the ball in the 46th minute Arama Hua ran the ball through the centre of the field from twenty two metres from his try line to thirty six metres out. Then in the 54th minute from the right of the play the ball Arama Hau carried the ball to within twenty six metres of the try line before getting a right arm overhead off-load away to his left. Also in the 57th minute Arama Hau ran the ball down the left channel to carry the ball from the halfway mark to thirty nine metres from the try line.

Playing all eighty minutes of the match Arama Hau ran for seventy eight metres (thirty nine post contact), broke a team leading five tackles, played the ball at an average speed of 3.14 seconds and made sixteen tackles at a tackling efficiency of 88.89%

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Jaylan De Groot started from the bench for the Ipswich Jets in Round Four of the Queensland Cup against the Redcliffe Dolphins with Haylan De Groot coming onto the field in the 51st minute and two minutes later in the 53rd minute after running out of dummy half to his right from thirty metres from his own try line Jaylan De Groot was able to make ten metres.

Jaylan De Groot also ran out of dummy half to his right a minute later in the 54th minute from just a minute out from his own try line and was able to get the ball to eleven metres out. Jaylan De Groot continued his efforts out of dummy half in the 62nd minute with a run too his left which saw him carry the ball from thirty four metres from his own try line to within four metres of the halfway mark. Then in the 69th minute after running onto the ball to the right of the play the ball Jaylan De Groot targeted the area behind the play the ball to get from thirty metres from his own try line to forty two metres out.

Playing twenty nine minutes Jaylan De Groot ran for fifty nine metres (twenty post contact) and played the ball at an average speed of 3.42 seconds.