Junior Development

Kanititeiti Sikahele started from the bench for the Burleigh Bears in Round Ten of the MM Cup against the Souths Logan Magpies with Kanititeiti Sikahele scoring the 61st minute when after the Magpies fullback knocked the ball on a metre from the try line Kanititeiti Sikahele was on hand to pick the ball up and dive over to score four metres to the left of the goal posts.
 
Austin Marsters started from the bench for teh Burleigh Bears in Round Ten of the MM Cup against the Souths Logan Magpies and after coming onto the field late in the match to operate at dummy half Austin Marsters recorded a try assist in the 65th minute when from dummy half with the play the ball less than a metre from the try line and to the right of the goal posts, Austin Marsters skiped out of dummy half to his left and after holding up the pass to allow a lead runner to pass Austin Marsters threw a well weighted ball in the same direction to Brady Turner who scored under the posts in part of a result of Austin Marsters sleight of hand.
 
Former Victoria rugby league junior Riki Siaoloa will start at fullback this weekend for the TSS U15A School Boy rugby side in their first 2024 trial against Downlands College.

The young man from the Sunberry Tigers in the Victorian Junior Rugby League competition joined Keebra Park SHS Elite Rugby League Excellence Program in 2023.

Round One of the 2023 School Boy Renouf Cup competition saw Teauariki Siaoloa start in the front row in Round One for Keebra Park SHS against Wavell SHS. Teauariki Siaoloa also started in the front row in Round Two against Ipswich SHS as well as in Round Three against Marsden SHS and Round Four against Redcliffe SHS.

Teauariki Siaoloa then moved to the second row for Round Five against Mable Park SHS


Teauariki Siaoloa continued at right second row in Round Six against St Mary’s College Toowoomba with Teauariki Siaoloa having an outstanding match including scoring twice in a big Keebra Park SHS victory.

Teauariki Siaoloa scored his first try in the 10th minute with a two metre run out of dummy half to his right with Teauariki Siaoloa carrying four defenders over try line to get the ball down under the posts.

Teauariki Siaoloa completed his double in the 22nd minute with a powerful charge to his left from twelve metres out with Teauariki Siaoloa smashing through five tackles to slam the ball down next to the left goal post.

Teauariki Siaoloa also recorded a line break assist in the 20th minute when after charging onto the ball to the right of the dummy half, Teauariki Siaoloa engaged the defensive line and got a great right arm flick off-load away to his right to William Hamblin who raced down the touchline but the touch judge ruled that William Hamblin had put his foot on the touchline before he planted the ball down in the right corner.

In the 34th minute from a Keebra Park SHS penalty restart Teauariki Siaoloa charged at the defensive line and after making twelve metres to within eight metres of the try line, Teauariki Siaoloa got a right arm flick off-load away to his right with Keebra Park SHS scoring in the right corner three passes later.


Teauariki Siaoloa also started at right second row in the Round Seven Gold Coast School Boy derby against PBC SHS with Teauariki Siaoloa charging onto the ball to the right of the dummy half to carry the ball from thirty five metres out from the try line to fifteen metres out.

In May 2023 Teauariki Siaoloa was named in the Gold Coast Junior Rugby U14 Representative squad.

At the 2023 Queensland Country Rugby Championships Teauariki Siaoloa started at No. 8 for the U14 Queensland Barbarians Boys Representative side in Round Two against Central Queensland Boys. Teauariki Siaoloa also started at No 8 in Round Three against South Queensland.

Teauariki Siaoloa continued at No. 8 scoring a double in Round Four against Central Queensland. Teauariki Siaoloa also started at No. 8 and scored once again in Round Five against North Queensland.


Teauariki Siaoloa played in the 2022 Victorian Junior Rugby League U13 competition for the Sunberry Tigers, operating in the front row. Teauariki Siaoloa scored an impressive four tries against the Waverly Oakleigh Panthers in Round Five against and scored hat tricks in Round One against the Melton Bronco’s and Round Two against the Eastern Raptors.

Teauariki Siaoloa also scored doubles in Round Eight against the Northern Thunder, Round Eleven against the Casey Warriors and Round Twelve against the Altona Roosters. Teauariki Siaoloa also scored in Round Four against the Mernda Wolves Round Fourteen against the Waverley Oakleigh Panthers and Round Fifteen against the Altona Roosters.

Teauariki Siaoloa finished as the 2022 Victorian Rugby League U13 competition’s fourth leading try scorer with twenty two tries.

Teauariki Siaoloa’s normal game day in the Victorian Junior Rugby League competition was to start in the front row for the Sunberry Tigers in the U13 competition and then back up and start in the front row in the U14 competition also for the Tigers.

In the Victorian U14 competition Teauariki Siaoloa scored a hat trick in Round Nine against the Casey Warriors, a double in Round Ten against the Northern Thunder and also scored in Round Eleven against the Frankston Raiders.

In 2021 Teauariki Siaoloa was selected in the Victorian School’s U12 Rugby League Representative side out of Gilson College.
 
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Judah Marsden will start from the bench this weekend for the TSS U15A School Boy rugby side in their first 2024 trial against Downlands College.
 
Kaiya Tafea has moved over to the Gold Coast to attend The Southport School (TSS) and the outstanding youngster tomorrow will start at No. 8 for the TSS U14A side after starting on the bench last week in the first trial against Ambrose Treacy College.

In 2023 Kaiya Tafea represented the Auckland U13 South side against Auckland North in the 2023 Region of Origin U13 series.
 
After Round One of the 2024 NRRRL U18 competition was abandon due to wet weather Tyrelle Waters started on the left wing for the Lower Clarence Magpies against the Cudgen Hornets with Tyrelle Waters scoring in just the 2nd minute of the match when after receiving a high long cut-out pass from his inside when on the left touchline twenty three metres from the try line Tyrelle Waters raced down the left touchline before beating the Cudgen fullback with a great in and away when still ten metres from the try line to score two metres in from the left corner post.

Tyrelle Waters also came close to scoring in the 16th minute when after receiving the ball twenty metres out on the left wing, Tyrelle Waters once again cut inside off his wing and broke two tackles in a winding run that saw Tyrelle Waters get within two metres of the try line when eight metres to the left of the goal posts. A quick Tyrelle Waters then saw the Magpies hooker score out of dummy half before the Hornets defensive line had a chance to reorganise.
 
Gede Jelantik started at halfback for the Burleigh Bears in Round Two of the GCRL U18 Division One competition (Round One was postponed) against the Southport Tigers with Gede Jelantik scoring in the 27th minute when after backing up a line break by his hooker, Gede Jelantik received a pass from his left and raced fifty three metres untouched to put the ball down ten metres to the left of the goal posts.
 
Ryder Nelson will start on the right wing for the TSS U16A side in this afternoon's trial against a Gold Coast Cyclones squad.
 
After Round One of the 2024 NRRRL U18 competition was abandon due to wet weather Jasper Whaley started at right centre for the Lower Clarence Magpies against the Cudgen Hornets with Jasper Whalley crossing the try line twice only for the referee to disallow the try in both instances.

Jasper Whalley had his first effort disallowed in the 7th minute when after receiving a ling cut out pass from his left from Grant Byers-Brown Jasper Whalley ran ten metres to put the ball down wide on the right only for the referee to rule that the pass had travelled forward.

Jasper Whalley had his second try disallowed in the 59th minute when after chasing through a Grant Byers-Brown grubber from inside Lower Clarence territory Jasper Whalley collected the ball on the bounce forty metres from the try line and after rounding the fullback Jasper Whalley raced away to put the ball down under the posts but the referee called the play back after ruling that Jasper Whalley was off-side when the ball was kicked.

In just the 2nd minute of the match Jasper Whalley ran out of dummy half to his left to run the ball through the centre of the field from forty six metres from the try line to within thirty five metres. Jasper Whalley ran out of dummy half once again in the 19th minute, on that occasion to his right to carry the ball from twenty five metres to forty metres from the try line and then receive a penalty when the Cudgen defence was ruled to be off-side. Jasper Whalley then took the hit-up from the subsequent penalty restart to run the ball from forty five metres to within thirty four metres of the try line.

Jasper Whalley took the hit-up from the Cudgen second half kick-off to return the ball to the twenty metre mark and then in the 33rd minute after running out of dummy half to his left Jasper Whalley was able to get the ball from twenty two metres to within ten metres of the try line.
 
Round One of the 2024 Group Two U18 competition saw Cooper Armfield-Stevens start at right centre in the “Battle of the Bridge” local derby for the South Grafton Rebels against the Grafton Ghosts.

From the right of the play the ball in the 27th minute Cooper Armfield-Stevens tan the ball through the centre of the field from eighteen metres from his own try line to thirty metres out.


Cooper Armfield-Stevens also started at right centre in Round Three against Macksville as well as the rescheduled Round Three match against Coffs Harbour with Cooper Armfield-Stevens one of the Rebels try scorers in their 38 – 10 victory.
 
Even though he was still U16 eligible in 2024 Round One of the 2024 Group Two U18 competition saw Noah Reti named on the bench for the South Grafton Rebels in the local derby against the Grafton Ghosts as well as in Round Three against Macksville and the rescheduled Round Two match against the Coffs Harbour Comets.
 
Samuel Petch started at fullback for the South Grafton Rebels in Round Three of the Group Two U18 competition against Macksville with Samuel Petch scoring a try and kicking two conversions. Samuel Petch then had an even bigger day out in the rescheduled Round Two match against the Coffs Harbour Comets with from the fullback position Samuel Petch scored three tries and kicked five conversions from six attempts in a big Rebels 38 – 10 victory with Samuel Petch scoring twenty two of South Grafton’s thirty eight points (58%).
 
After Round One of the 2024 NRRRL U18 competition was abandon due to wet weather Maison Simmons started at left second row for the Lower Clarence Magpies against the Cudgen Hornets with Maison Simmons scoring in the 22nd minute when after receiving the ball to the left of the play the ball twelve metres from the try line Maison Simmons stepped off his left foot and then his right to create space to score two metres to the left of the goal posts.

Maison Simmons came close to scoring earlier in the match in the 8th minute when after running onto the ball to the right of a Magpies scrum win ten metres from the try line Maison Simmons carried multiple defenders over the try line but the referee ruled that Maison Simmons lost the ball over the try line whilst trying to ground the ball.

After making the opening tackle of the match from the Lower Clarence kick-off, Maison Simmons in the 5th minute ran an underneath route to the left of the play the ball from eight metres inside his own territory and after stepping off his left foot on two occasions and consequently breaking two tackles Maison Simmons got the ball ten metres inside Hornets territory before being awarded a penalty for ruck interference.

Late in the first half in the 25th minute from two passes to the left of the play the ball Maison Simmons stepped inside to wrong foot a defender as he carried the ball from six metres inside his own territory to get eight metres into Cudgen territory. Then in the 43rd minute after running an underneath route to the left of the dummy half Maison Simmons did more than well to carry the ball from thirty four metres out from his own try line and get the ball two metres into Cudgen territory, breaking a tackle along the way.

Maison Simmons from the left of the play the ball in the 51st minute ran the ball through the centre of the field from six metres inside his own territory to ten metres into Cudgen territory. Then in the 57th minute Maison Simmons once against ran through the centre of the field from the right of the play the ball with Maison Simmons breaking three tackles as he carried the ball from forty three metres from the try line to within twenty metres,

Maison Simmons defence was as good as his attack in the match as was evidenced in the 9th minute with a good right shoulder tackle on one of the Cudgen forwards in the centre of the field twenty five metres from the try lien to force a Hornets knock-on.
 
After Round One of the 2024 NRRRL U18 competition was abandon due to wet weather Grant Byers-Brown started at fullback for the Lower Clarence Magpies against the Cudgen Hornets with Grant Byers-Brown easily the best player on the field on the way to scoring a try and kicking an impressive nine conversions from as many attempts in a big 54 – 0 Magpies victory.

Grant Byers-Brown scored in the 37th minute when after receiving the ball to the right of the play the ball and twelve metres from the try line Grant Byers-Brown executed a goose step before steeping back towards the centre of the field off his right foot and even though he was tackled short of the try line Grant Byers-Brown reached out to get the ball down twelve metres to the right of the corner post.

Grant Byers-Brown could easily have been awarded a second try after getting the ball down in the right corner after a Lower Clarence bomb but the referee ruled that a Cudgen defender had been pushed out of the way prior to Grant Byers-Brown getting the ball down in the 55th minute.

Grant Byers-Brown kicked the first of his nine conversions in just the 2nd minute of the match with a great strike from two metres in from the left touchline to convert Tyrelle Waters try. Grant Byers-Brown added a second conversion from ten metres in from the left touchline to convert a try that he in fact had set-up before kicking his third conversion in the 16th minute from seven metres in from the left touchline. Grant Byers-Brown then added a fourth conversion in the 22nd minute from just to the left of the goal posts.

Grant Byers-Brown’s fifth conversion was another great strike in the 33rd minute from two minutes in from the left touchline to once again convert a try that he had set up. Grant Byers-Brown then converted his own try from twelve metres in from the right touchline before adding a seventh conversion in the 40th minute from mid-way between the goal posts and corner in the right side of the field with Grant Byers-Brown once again setting up the try. Grant Byers-Brown made it eight conversions in the 48th minute from nine metres to the right of the goal posts and before kicking his ninth and final conversion in the 52nd minute from five metres in from the left touchline and it would come as no surprise to note that Grant Byers-Brown also set up that try.

In addition to scoring twenty two points from a try and nine conversions Grant Byers-Brown also recorded a try assist in a staggering four of the Magpies tries with the first coming in the 9th minute when after taking possession of the ball two passes to the left of the play the ball and ten metres from the try line Grant Byers-Brown shaped to pass to his left before executing a left arm flick pass to his halfback who dived over to score ten metres in from the left corner post.

Grant Byers-Brown recorded his second try assist in the 33rd minute when from the right of the play the ball Grant Byers-Brown carried the ball from twenty five metres to ten metres from the try line before throwing a long high cut-out pass to his right to put his right winer over to score two metres in from the right corner post.

Grant Byers-Brown made it three try assists in the 40th minute when from two passes to the right of the play the ball, Grant Byers-Brown made a lien break from thirty eight metres out and after getting to within fifteen metres of the try line Grant Byers-Brown threw a right arm pass to his right second rower who score midway between the goal posts and corner psot on the right side of the field.

Grant Byers-Brown recorded his fourth try assist in the 52nd minute with a right foot stab kick into the in-goal which was missed by the Cudgen right winger for one of the Magpies replacement forwards to score with Grant Byers-Brown executing the grubber kick from eighteen metres out and to the left of the goal posts.

Grant Byers-Brown could easily have had two more try assists but for the referee calling the palys back including in the 7th minute when after taking possession of the ball to the right of the dummy half and ten metres from the try line Grant Byers-Brown threw a long cut-out pass to his right for Jasper Whalley to cross wide out on the right only for the referee to rule that the pass had travelled forward.

Then in the 59th minute and ten metres inside his own territory Grant Byers-Brown took possession of the ball to the right of a Lower Clarence centre field scrum and after taking the ball to the defensive line Grant Byers-Brown put in a right foot grubber kick which was collected by Jasper Whalley who rounded the fullback to put the ball down under the posts only for the referee to rule that Jasper Whalley was off-side to once again rule a no try.

Grant Byers-Brown after taking possession of the ball from a Cudgen kick-off in the centre of the field and twenty metres from his try lien Grant Byers-Brown immediately put a chip kick for himself and chased his kick through to tackle the Cudgen fullback himself on the half way mark.

Grant Byers-Brown showed his express pace in the 20th minute when after Cudgen took an intercept on their own try line Grant Byers-Brown turned and chased and ran down the Hornets right winger from behind when he was still forty metres from the try line.
 
Callum Dalton returned to TSS in 2024 with Callum Dalton starting on the right wing for the TSS School Boy Rugby First XV in there April trial against New Zealand’s Rosmini College. Callum Dalton also started on the right wing for the TSS First XV in the following weekend's trial against Shore Sydney Church of England Grammar School.

Early May saw Callum Dalton named on the bench for the TSS First XV side that travelled to Moree to play a trial against Downlands College.
 
Lachlan Offley started the 2024 season playing for the Souths Logan Magpies in MM CUp but he is now back in Ballina and is set to start at fullback for the Seagulls in Round Six of the NRRRL First Grade competition against the Evans Head Bombers.
 
Jack Hudson started from the bench for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in Round Ten of the Mm Cup against the Ipswich Jets with Jack Hudson coming onto the field to operate in the dummy half role in the 26th minute.

In the 29th minute after running out of dummy half to his left Jack Hudson shaped to pass to his right before running him to get the ball from five metres inside his own territory to five metres into Ipswich territory. Jack Hudson also ran out of dummy half in the 50th minute to his right to get the ball from thirty two metres to forty two metres from his try line.

Defensively in the 48th minute also with Jack Schmidt, Jacke Hudson held up the Ipswich front rower No. 8 over the try line five metres to the right of the goal posts.
 
Billy Tonkin started from the bench for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in Round Ten of teh MM Cup against the Ipswich Jets with Billy Tonkin coming onto the field late in the second half to operate at left centre and in the 58th minute Billy Tonkin leapt high to take a Jets short kick-off on the full with Billy Tonkin awarded a penalty after being tackled whilst still in the air.
 
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