JTS TItans 2024

Luke Jones started at left second row for the Currumbin Eagles in the GCRL U18 Division One Qualifying Final against the Southport Tigers with Luke Jones taking the second hit-up of the match from the left of the play the ball to run the ball from twenty to thirty one metres from his try line.

Luke Jones ran the ball down a short left blindside in the 2nd minute to run the ball from twenty seven to thirty eight metres from his try line and then in the 10th minute after running an underneath line to the left of the play the ball Luke Jones threw a superb catch and pass to his left to put William Wright away down the left touchline. Also in the 47th minute from two passes to the left of a Currumbin scrum win Luke Jones ran the ball from twenty two to ten metres from the try line after maintaining his balance after being hit just as he had received the ball.

Luke Jones produced a great tackle in the 49th minute to drive his opposing second rower back to twenty six metres from the try line.
 
Brock Lennox continued at left centre for the Runaway Bay Seagulls in the GCRL U20 Qualifying Final against the Southport Tigers and in the 16th minute from the left of the play the ball Brock Lennox stepped off his left to carry the ball from eighteen to thirty eight metres from his try line.

From a Runaway Bay penalty restart in the 20th minute Brock Lennox made thirteen metres from his own twenty metre mark and then in the 29th minute from the left of the play the ball and seventeen metres from his try line Brock Lennox was able to get the ball out to the thirty one metre mark.

The 44th minute saw Brock Lennox carry the ball down a short right blindside from twenty three to forty seven metres from the try line. Also in the 67th minute from the left of the dummy half Brock Lennox promoted the ball from six metres from his try line to twenty metre out.
 
Brodie Hawkins Malcolm started on the right wing in the GCRL U20 Qualifying Final for the Southport Tigers against the Runaway Bay Seagulls with Brodie Hawkins Malcolm scoring the first of his two tries in the 5th minute with a ten metre charge down the right touchline to put the ball down in the right corner.

Brodie Hawkins Malcolm completed his double in the 35th minute by way of an eleven metre surge down the right touchline with Brodie Hawkins Malcolm diving from three metres out to put the ball down in the right corner with his outstretched right arm.

Brodie Hawkins Malcolm also made a line break in the 12th minute down the right touchline from forty two to within thirteen metres of the try line.

From the right of the play the ball in the 45th minute and twenty two metres from his try line Brodie Hawkins Malcolm broke two metres on his way from twenty two to thirty seven metres from his try line. Then in the 53rd minute from the right of a Tigers scrum win a Brodie Hawkins Malcolm yardage carry saw him break a tackle to carry the ball from eight to eighteen metres from his try line.
 
2024 saw Will Picken play rugby including representing the Far North Coast U18 Representative side and from there Will Picken was selected in the New South Country U18 side that played New South Wales City and then Will Picken was selected in the New South Wales Junior side that played in the Australian U18 Championships with Will Picken scoring in the Grand Final of the Championships in a heart breaking 25 – 24 loss to New South Wales 2.
 
Will Picken made his NRRRL First Grade debut in Round Two of the 2024 season when he started at right centre for the Mullumbimby Giants against the Casino Cougars with Will Picken involved in the opening tackle of the match after the Giants had kicked off to get the match underway.

Will Picken ran out of dummy half to his left off the left touchline in the 22nd minute to promote the ball from nineteen to thirty metres from the try line. Then in the 28th minute from the right of the play the ball and ten metres from his own try line a Will Picken yardage carry saw the ball move out to the twenty one metre mark.

The 40th minute saw Will Picken run out of dummy half to his left and fought all of the way as he carried the ball from thirty to forty three metres from his try line. Then from the left of the play the ball in the 57th minute Will Picken carried the ball through the centre of the field and broke two tackles to move the ball from the halfway mark to twenty six metres from the try line. Will Picken rounded out a strong NRRRL First Grade debut in the 79th minute with an effort from the right of the play the ball through the centre of the field from twenty to ten metres from the try line.
 
Junior Filimaua started at left centre for the Tugun Seahawks in the GCRL First Grade Qualifying Final against the Currumbin Eagles with Junior Filimaua scoring in the 3rd minute by way of a hard straight charge from ten metres out off a Kane Elgey pass from his right to burst between two defenders before stepping off his left foot to beat the fullback and put the ball down ten metres to the left of the posts.

Junior Filimaua also recorded a try assist in the 27th minute when after charging through a gap off a pass from his right thirty metres from the try line Junior Filimaua ran the ball to ten metres from the try line and after drawing the Currumbin fullback Junior Filimaua passed to his right for Kane Elgey to score.

Junior Filimaua took a quick twenty metre tap in the 12th minute and ran the bell eleven metres downfield and then in the 27th minute from the right of the play the ball Junior Filimaua was able to get the ball from thirty to forty metres from his try line. Also in the 33rd minute from the right of the dummy half once again Junior Filimaua ran downfield from the halfway to thirteen metre inside Southport territory.

In the 37th minute from the left of a Tugun scrum win Junior Filimaua ran the ball from six to seventeen metres from the try line as he continued to run to his left. After running the ball to the right of the dummy half from forty five to thirty five metres from the try line in the 54th minute Junior Filimaua also ran the ball to the right of the play the ball in the 58th minute to get from forty metres from his try line to four metres inside the Eagles half.
 
Will Picken made his first NRRRL U18 appearance in 2024 in Round Ten for the Mullumbimby Giants when he started at right centre even though he was wearing the No. 16 jersey against the Ballina Seagulls with Will Picken scoring in the 16th minute when he was just too big and too strong for the Seagulls defence from two passes to the right of the play the ball from twelve metres out to smash through three attempted tackles to score ten metres in from the right corner post.

From a Giants twenty metre restart in the 12th minute Will Picken was able to make eleven metres and then in the 14th minute from the right of a Mullumbimby scrum win ten metres from his own try line a Will Picken yardage carry saw the ball promoted to the twenty two metre mark with 65% of the metres gained being post contact. Also in the 18th minute from the right of the play the ball Will Picken was able to run the ball from forty two to thirty metres from the try line.

Will Picken produced a sublime piece of skill in the 19th minute when he out jumped three Ballina defenders to take a Giants chip in his right hand above his head and then after running the ball from twelve to three metres from the try line Will Picken threw a right arm flick off-load to his right with three defenders trying to prevent the off-load to no avail.

Will Picken ran out of dummy half to his right in the 27th minute to run the ball from nine to twenty metres from the try line with approximately 70% of the metres gained being post contact. A minute later in the 28th minute from the left of a Mullumbimby scrum win and from a standing start Will Picken was still able to make ten metres through the centre of the field to get the ball to the halfway mark. Then from a standing start once again in the 32nd minute from the left of the play the ball Will Picken was still able to run the ball from twenty one to within ten metres of the try line.

After running out of dummy half to his right through the centre of the field in the 42nd minute Will Picken’s yardage carry saw him make eleven metres from just four metres out from his own try line. Also in the 47th minute from two passes to the right of the play the ball Will Picken carried the ball from thirty eight to twenty four metres from the try line. Then in the 51st minute from the left of the play the ball Will Picken’s bumping run saw the ball move from thirty one metres from his try line to within four metres of the half way mark with 80% of the metres gained being post contact.

Will Picken carried the ball down the right channel in the 53rd minute from twenty three ot eleven metres from the try line and in the 56th minute Will Picken did exceptionally well to take a short Seagulls kick-off on the first bounce and then do well to stay in the field of play with five defenders ultimately unable to force him over the touchline.
 
Will Picken continued at left centre for the Mullumbimby Giants in Round Six of the NRRRL First Grade competition against the Byron Bay Devils with Will Picken coming literally within millimetres of scoring in the left corner in the 12th minute after a Giants close range blindside raid.

The 4th minute saw Will Picken run the ball out of dummy half to his left to get the ball from twenty to thirty metres from the try line. Then in the 29th minute from the left of a Mullumbimby scrum win Will Picken was able to get the ball from forty two to thirty metres from the try line. Also in the 63rd minute Will Picken tracked back to collect a Byron Bay kick on his own twenty metre mark and returned the ball eleven metres.
 
Brody Hawkins-Malcolm made his initial 2024 GCRL U20 appearance when he started on the right wing for the Southport Tigers in Round Twelve against the Burleigh Bears with Brody Hawkins-Malcolm scoring on debut in the 23rd minute with a nine metre run to score in the right corner after holding up his opposing winger to get the ball down in the corner.

In just the 2nd minute of the match from the right of a Southport scrum win in the halfway mark Brody Hawkins-Malcolm was able to make ten metres and then in the 19th minute after receiving an off-load from his left from his fullback who was returning a kick Brody Hawkins-Malcolm ran from six metres from his own try line down the right channel to twenty seven metres from the try lien before off-loading to his left back to his fullback.

Brody Hawkins-Malcolm ran the ball through the centre of the field once again in the 20th minute from the right of the play the ball with his yardage effort moving the ball from eight to eighteen metres from his try line. Then in the 33rd minute it was through the centre of the field where Brody Hawkins-Malcolm ran once again from the right of the play the ball to get from thirty to forty metres from the try line and then a tackle later from the right of the play the ball Brody Hawkins-Malcolm continued running through the centre of the field from thirty eight metres from his try line to three metres into Burleigh’s after breaking three tackles.

In the 40th minute off a twenty metre Tigers tap restart Brody Hawkins-Malcolm was able to get the ball to the thirty metre mark and then in the 61st minute Brody Hawkins-Malcolm also ran the ball through the centre of the field from seventeen to thirty metres from the try line.
 
Luke Jones started at left second row for the Currumbin Eagles in the GCRL U18 Division One Week Two Elimination Final against the Burleigh Bears and in the 3rd minute from an underneath line to the left of the play the ball Luke Jones got the ball to within a metre of the try line after making thirteen metres.

From the left of the play the ball in the 7th minute and twenty metres from his own try line Luke Jones got the ball out to the thirty two metre mark and then in the 9th minute from a Currumbin penalty restart Luke Jones ran the ball from forty to twenty seven metres from the try line.
 
Will Picken moved from right centre to left centre for the Mullumbimby Giants Round Three against Lismore Marist with Will Picken seemingly scoring in the 14th minute when he chased through an attacking grubber kick to dive on the ball in the in-goal area but to everyone’s surprise including some Marist players the referee ruled that Will Picken had strayed into an off side position when the kick was initiated.

After running onto the ball to the left of the play the ball in the 28th minute a Will Picken yardage carry saw him move the ball from twelve to twenty four metres away from his try line. Then in the 31st minute Will Picken ran out of dummy half to his right to make ten metres to the halfway mark. Also in the 36th minute from the left of a Mullumbimby scrum win Will Picken ran the ball from forty four to thirty one metres from the try line with approximately 70% of the metres gained being post contact.

After receiving a pass from his right in the 45th minute Will Picken was able to get the ball from thirty seven metres from his try line to the halfway mark. Then in the 51st minute Will Picken carried the ball through the centre of the field after running out of dummy half to his left from just three metres from his own try line and broke two tackles as he crashed and barged to twenty two metres out.

In the 56th minute to the left of a Giants centre field scrum win a Will Picken yardage carry from six metres out from his own try line saw him brush aside a defender to get the ball out to the eighteen metre mark. Also in the 59th minute from a Mullumbimby penalty restart on the halfway mark Will Picken carried two defenders as he carried the ball sixteen metres inside Marist territory.
 
Nelson Makaafi came off the bench for the Currumbin Eagles in the GCRL U18 Division One Week Two Elimination Final against the Burleigh Bears and after coming onto the field to operate at left second row in the 18th minute Nelson Makaafi ran an underneath line to the left of the play the ball in the 22nd minute Nelson Makaafi stepped off his right foot as he charged from twenty to forty metres from his try line with approximately 80% of his metres being post contact.

A Nelson Makaafi kick-off return saw the ball promoted to the twenty two metre mark through the centre of the field in the 26th minute and then in the 39th minute from the left of the play the ball Nelson Makaafi was able to carry the ball from thirty eight metres from his try line to two metres inside the Bears half. Also in the 54th minute from two passes to the left of the play the ball and thirty eight metres from the try line Nelson Makaafi broke two tackles to get the ball to within twenty two metres of the try line.
 
Oscar Laffranchi started in the front row for the Burleigh Bears in the GCRL U18 Division One Week Two Elimination Final against the Currumbin Eagles and in the 4th minute after running an underneath line to the right of the play the ball Oscar Laffranchi was able to get the ball through the centre of the field from forty metres from his try line to the halfway mark.

In the 8th minute from the right of the play the ball Oscar Laffranchi ran the ball to twenty seven metres from the try lien before getting a right arm off-load away to his right and then a tackle later from two passes to the left of the dummy half Oscar Laffranchi carried the ball to fourteen metres of the try line. Also in the 11th minute from the left of the play the ball Oscar Laffranchi ran the ball through the centre of the field from two metres inside his half to ten metres into the Eagles.

Oscar Laffranchi ran another underneath line to the right of the play the ball in the 16th minute to promote the ball from thirty one to nineteen metres from the try line. Then in the 20th minute from the right of the play the ball once again Oscar Laffranchi got the ball from forty eight to thirty three metres from the try line through the centre of the field. Also in the 41st minute from another underneath line to the right of the play the ball Oscar Laffranchi was able to get the ball from the halfway to thirty four metres from the try line.

From the right of the dummy half in the 43rd minute and twenty two metres from his try line Oscar Laffranchi was able to make fifteen metres and then in the 46th minute from two passes to the left of the play the ball and thirty four metres from his try line Oscar Laffranchi was able to make twelve more metres. From a Bears penalty restart in the 48th minute Oscar Laffranchi made eleven metres to twenty metres from the try line and also in the 56th minute from the left of the play the ball Oscar Laffranchi ran from thirty to forty five metres from the try line with 80% of the metres gained being post contact.
 
Jye Watton started at left second row for the Burleigh Bears in the GCRL U18 Division One Week Two Elimination Final against the Currumbin Eagles and in the 11th minute from the right of the play the ball Jye Watton ran through the centre of the field from twenty five to forty metres from the try line before getting a left arm off-load away to his right.

Jye Watton also ran through the centre of the field in the 20th minute from the left of the play the ball to get from ten metres inside his half to four metres into Currumbin’s. Then in the 31st minute from the right of the play the ball Jye Watton got the ball from eight metres inside his territory to nine metres into the Eagles half.

Jye Watton carried the ball through the centre of the field from the left of the play the ball in the 33rd minute from forty one to thirty metres from the try line and in the 38th minute from the right of the play the ball Jye Watton ran through the centre of the field from the halfway to thirty four metres from the try line. Also in the 48th minute from the right of the play the ball Jye Watton ran the ball through the centre of the field again from twenty two to nine metres of the try line after dummying to his left.
 
Zac Kumbamong came off the bench to operate in the front row in the 13th minute of the Week Two GCRL U18 Division One Final for the Helensvale Hornets against the Southport Tigers and in the 23rd minute from the right of the play the ball Zac Kumbamong charged through the centre of the field from thirty two to twenty metres from the try line after breaking a tackle.

From two passes to the right of the play the ball in the 35th minute Zac Kumbamong also ran through the centre of the field from seventeen to thirty two metres from the try line after breaking a tackle with 75% of his metres being post contact. Then in the 38th minute from the left of the play the ball and twenty metres from his own try line Zac Kumbamong broke two tackles to get the ball to within four metres of the halfway with approximately 80% of the being gained being post contact.

Zac Kumbamong ran an underneath line to the right of the play the ball in the 42nd minute to run from twenty two to thirty four metres from the try line. Then in the 50th minute from the left of the play the ball and eight metres from his try line a Zac Kumbamong saw the ball out to the twenty metre mark. Also in the 54th minute from two passes to the left of the play the ball Zac Kumbamong ran through the centre of the field once again from twenty to within nine metres of the try line.
 
Jyah White played at lock for the Helensvale Hornets in the second half of Round Four of the GCRL U18 Division One competition against the Southport Tigers with Jyah White making a line break in the 38th minute when from two passes to the left of the play the ball on the halfway Jyah White produced a subtle left foot step to charged to within three metres of the try line near the left touchline.
 
Brody Hawkins-Malcolm started on the left wing in the Week Two GCRL U18 Division One Final for the Southport Tigers against the Helensvale Hornets with Brody Hawkins-Malcolm making a line break in just the 2nd minute of the match with a charge down the left touchline from the halfway mark to fifteen metres from the try line off a pass from his inside from Zac Murphy.

In the 4th minute from the right of the play the ball a Brody Hawkins-Malcolm yardage carry saw the ball from two to twelve metres from the try line. Then in the 9th minute after receiving a pass from his inside on the right touchline Brody Hawkins-Malcolm broke two tackles as he charged down the right touchline from thirty six metres from the try line before cutting inside to get within twenty metres of the try line. Also from a twenty metre tap restart in the 35th minute Brody Hawkins-Malcolm was able to make thirteen metres.

Brody Hawkins-Malcolm took a Helensvale kick on the full in the 38th minute seventeen metres from his own try line near the right touchline and after breaking a tackle returned the ball to the thirty four metre mark. Then in the 40th minute from the right of the play the ball and forty metres from his try line Brody Hawkins-Malcolm carried the ball through the centre of the field to three metres inside the Hornets with Brody Hawkins-Malcolm then awarded a penalty for a high tackle.

Also from the right of the play the ball in the 43rd minute and fourteen metres from his try line Brody Hawkins-Malcolm got the ball out to the twenty six metre mark and then a tackle later from the right of the play the ball once again Brody Hawkins-Malcolm made ten metres from his own thirty metre mark before getting an off-load away. Then in the 50th minute after a diving take of a Hornets kick on the full forty two metres from his try line Brody Hawkins-Malcolm returned the ball thirteen metres inside Helensvale’s half.
 
Torino Jackson came off the bench to operate in the front row in the 15th minute in the Week Two GCRL U18 Division One Final for the Southport Tigers against the Helensvale Hornets and in the 18th minute from a Southport penalty restart Torino Jackson broke two tackles to get the ball from thirty to within eleven metres of the try line.

From another Tigers penalty restart in the 36th minute Torino Jackson carried the ball from thirty to sixteen metres of the try line and then in the 49th minute Torino Jackson ran the ball through the centre of the field from five metres inside his half to six metres into the Hornets. Also in the 58th minute from the right of the play the ball Torino Jackson was able to get the ball from thirty to forty metres from the try line.

Torino Jackson executed a huge defensive hit in the 39th minute when he came over the top in a tackle on the Hornets left centre and force a knock on twenty metres from the try line.
 
Brock Lennox moved to right second row (but spent time at left centre late in the second half) for the Runaway Bay Seagulls in their Week Two GCRL U20 Final against the Currumbin Eagles with Brock Lennox taking the third hit-up of the match from the right of the play the ball through the centre of the field from thirty to forty one metres from the try line. Then in the 3rd minute from the left of the play the ball Brock Lennox was able to get the ball from thirty eight to twenty seven metres from the try line.

In the 7th minute from two passes to the right of the play the ball saw Brock Lennox step off his right foot as he promoted the ball from thirty five metres from his try line to the halfway mark. Also from the right of the play the ball in the 12th minute Brock Lennox once again stepped off his right foot to run the ball from thirty to forty metres from the try line after breaking two tackles. Then in the 25th minute from the right of the dummy half after another right foot step Brock Lennox carried the ball from twenty three metres from his try line to the halfway after targeting the area behind the markers.

From two passes to the right of the play the ball in the 39th minute Brock Lennox once again utilised a right foot step to wrong foot defenders to get the ball from ten metres inside his half to four metres into Currumbin’s. Then in the 42nd minute from the right of the play the ball Brock Lennox was able to make fourteen metres out to thirty one metres from his try line. Also in the 63rd minute from the right of the play the ball Brock Lennox made eleven metres from his own nineteen metre mark.
 
Amarni Wetini-Ngaropo started at five eight for the Burleigh Bears in the Week Two GCRL U20 Major Semi-Final against the Southport Tigers and in the 13th minute along with Kanititeiti Sikahele, Amarni Wetini-Ngaropo was able to hold up the Tigers fullback over the try line five metres in from the right corner post. Then once again with Kanititeiti Sikahele, Amarni Wetini-Ngaropo was able to stop a Southport try in the 44th minute when they held up the Southport hooker eight metres in from the right corner post after he had tried to force his was over the try line from dummy half.
 
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