NSW Under-16s vs Queensland Under-16s

[Big Pete]

STATE OF ORIGIN
Under-16s

1. John Paul Nohra (Parramatta Eels) 2. William Fine Paiaaua (Parramatta Eels) 3. Bronson Xerri (Cronulla Sharks) 4. Max Lehmann (Manly Sea Eagles) 5. Cliff Lea'aetoa (Parramatta Eels) 6. Jack Madden (Newcastle Knights) 7. Phoenix Crossland (Newcastle Knights) 8. Matthew Dragisic (Canberra Raiders) 9. Kyle Schneider (Parramatta Eels) 10. Franklin Pele (Cronulla Sharks) 11. Shawn Blore (Penrith Panthers) 12. Mateo Tatola (Balmain Tigers) 13. Brock Gardner (Newcastle Knights) 14. Isaac Longmuir (Cronulla Sharks) 15. Tom Baker (Newcastle Knights) 16. Lindsay Smith (Penrith Panthers) 17. Egan Butcher (South Sydney Rabbitohs)	1. McKenzie Baker (Townsville Blackhawks) 2. Dejzha Pene (Norths Devils) 3. Jack Paterson (Norths Devils) 4. Ioane Seiuli (Souths Logan Magpies) 5. Jonathan Siofele (Souths Logan Magpies) 6. Cory Paix (Toowoomba Clydesdales) 7. Tanah Boyd (Gold Coast White) 8. Garrett Smith (Mackay Cutters) 9. Zachary McCormack (Gold Coast Green) 10. Geordie Brand (Souths Logan Magpies) 11. Ethan Bullemor (Norths Devils) 12. Thomas Gilbert (Norths Devils) 13. David Fifita (Souths Logan Magpies) 14. Lazeryth Su'A (Gold Coast White) 15. Hamilton Taia (Townsville Blackhawks) 16. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui (CQ Crows) 17. Blake Campbell (Gold Coast Green)
18. Harry Duggan (Eels)	18. Sebastian Winters-Chang (Magpies)
Coach: Brad Fittler	Coach: Kurt Richards
Referee: Todd Smith Sideline Officials: Ben Teague & Fay Lehane	Venue: ANZ Stadium Kick Off: 5:55pm

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[Big Pete]

Brad Fittler sat down after his side's first training session to talk about each member of the under-16s NSW Origin squad individually.
Brad "Freddy" Fittler's verdict on each of his NSW Under-16s players:
1. John Paul Nohra (Parramatta Eels)
He’s a real mature fullback and a leader amongst the boys at the moment. He was Parramatta’s best player this year, a definite leader amongst that team too.
2. William Kei (Parramatta Eels)
He’s an athlete and very fast. Cliff on the other wing is a bit of a lunatic while Will is the sensible one, so I think if we can get him some space he can do some real damage.
3. Bronson Xerri (Cronulla Sharks)
Bronson is from a football family, his older brother played in the lower grades for Cronulla, and he’s just a big strong kid at the moment, I think he’s got a huge future in the game.
4. Max Lehmann (Manly Sea Eagles)
Max is a real talent who plays centre, and he reminds me of a player like like a Michael O’Connor, very fleet footed, fast and exciting. Hopefully we could get him the ball in his hands as much as possible.
5. Cliff Lea’aetoa (Parramatta Eels)
He’s just strong, a very strong runner, he scored the most tries this year by a long way. If he can concentrate for long enough he can definitely get over the line.
6. Jock Madden (Newcastle Knights)
Jock is a real serious sort of bloke, he’s little, he’s tough, he just gets the job done. If the opposition start thinking about everyone else, he has the ability to score from a show-and-go.
7. Pheonix Crossland (Newcastle Knights)
He’s a bit of a shining light up in Newcastle, a very talented kid that is a great kicker. He is just an all-round footballer so hopefully this is just a stepping-stone for bigger things.
8. Mathew Dragisic (Canberra Raiders)
Quite an interesting fella from down in Canberra, from an interesting gene pool, he’s a bit of everything. But he’s very skilful, knows his job, and a hard worker.
9. Kyle Schneider (Parramatta Eels)
Kyle is a real shining light from the Central Coast. He played for Parramatta and can cover hooker, five-eighth, and lock. He is super competitive, super fit, and a real leader amongst the boys.
10. Franklin Pele (Cronulla Sharks)
He’s just a big strong kid with plenty of skill who sort of reminds me of Andrew Fifita. They have the same style of play, not just running the ball up.
11. Shawn Blore (Penrith Panthers)
A very talented back-rower who's big and strong, probably the best player coming through the grades as a kid so it’s time for him now to go to the next level.
12. Mateo Tatola (Balmain Tigers)
Interesting kid, just a livewire who has got plenty of footy in him. I don’t know where his footy will end from the point of view of what position he will play in the future, but he’s a real tough competitor, a really good defender with a good technique and style.
13. Brock Gardner (Newcastle Knights)
Brock just does everything a 100 miles an hour. Somehow we’ve got to calm him down but he’s very effective.
14. Isaac Longmuir (Cronulla Sharks)
Super skilful kid, he’ll get on early. He has a great pass, a really good footballer, and looks like he’s been playing footy since he was about two-months-old.
15. Tom Baker (Newcastle Knights)
Tom is a big gangly Newcastle Knights player who didn’t play much of the season but was probably one of the best players in the finals series.
16. Lindsay Smith (Penrith Panthers)
Really skilful front-rower, not as big as some of the other blokes but he has plenty of footy in him and he’s super reliable.
17. Egan Butcher (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Egan is also from a footy family. His brother Nat Butcher plays for the Roosters under-20s, once again can play in several positions, very skilful and can cover and also be effective as a lock or a back-rower.
18. Harry Duggan (Parramatta Eels)
Big country strong front-rower, had a great season for Parramatta, they lost their best player who was like 115kg front-rower, and big Harry came out and carried the side for the whole season and they ended up winning the National Championship by 30 points, he was brilliant.

http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2016/05/29/freddy_s_u_16s_origi.af_juniors_sg-ball_news.html

 

[Unbreakable]

Jaydn's younger brother? [MENTION=1899]Big Pete[/MENTION]

 

[Big Pete]

Jaydn's younger brother? @Big Pete

Unsure.

Looked into it, best I could find was a FB message congratulating on him making the team.

He's the first player interviewed by Hodges: http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2016/05/30/inside_origin_episod_0.html

Looking over at WhiteLineFever, the side seems to be dominated by Broncos contracted players.

 

[Unbreakable]

Unsure.

Looked into it, best I could find was a FB message congratulating on him making the team.

He's the first player interviewed by Hodges: http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2016/05/30/inside_origin_episod_0.html

Looking over at WhiteLineFever, the side seems to be dominated by Broncos contracted players.

Found him on Jaydn's facebook friends list, definitely related.

 

[1910]

Under 16's had a run at Homebush today. Plenty of wide eyes and a great experience for the guys.

 

[abashii]

Under 16's had a run at Homebush today. Plenty of wide eyes and a great experience for the guys.

How many of the lads asked Hodgo for an autograph?

 

[1910]

How many of the lads asked Hodgo for an autograph?

He's been one of the boys all week.

 

[Danoz Direct]

Under 16's had a run at Homebush today. Plenty of wide eyes and a great experience for the guys.

Do you know who the Broncos contracted players are?

 

[1910]

Nearly all of them play CC.

Seven Broncos on show- Paix and Fifta are the ones to watch tonight.

 

[Danoz Direct]

Nearly all of them play CC.

Seven Broncos on show- Paix and Fifta are the ones to watch tonight.

What about Jonathan Siofele?

 

[1910]

Nearly all of them play CC.

Seven Broncos on show- Paix and Fifta are the ones to watch tonight.

Sorry 9

Paix, Fifta, Paterson, Bullemore, Siofele, Fa'asuamaleaui, Seiuli, Boyd and McCormack.

 

[ivanhungryjak]

http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2016/05/31/live_stream_under_16.html

Live stream here.

 

[BroncosAlways]

Jaydn's younger brother? [MENTION=1899]Big Pete[/MENTION]

Yep, there's two more.

 

[Danoz Direct]

This David Fifita is definitely a player of the future.

 

[Danoz Direct]

Terrific match to watch!

Even though QLD lost 12-10, it was still a cracker of a contest.

I personally thought QLD were the better side, but with a few lapses in defence and a missed conversion NSW got over the line.

The stand outs of the Broncos contracted players and QLD were the lock David Fifita who tore NSW apart and the fullback McKenzie Baker who did a bit of everything, he was safe, set up the last try and always dangerous.