The History of the and District – Part 6

2010 – 2019 2010

Office bearers for the season were: President: Dan Morton Secretary: Bruce Shepherd Treasurer: James Doyle Executive:

Premiership winner: Brothers Club Champions: Teachers West Player of the Year: Scott O’Neill (NWOB) Senior Representative teams: Junior Representative teams: Facilities: Club teams:

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2011

Office bearers for the season were: President: Lachlan Bell Secretary: Bruce Shepherd Treasurer: Peter Cavallo

Premiership winner: Brothers Club Champions: Brothers Player of the Year: J Sullivan (BUR)

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2012

President’s report – 2012 – Lachlan Bell

Our Junior Competition kicked off with Reds and Wallabies star invited to launch Season 2012. This proved to be a highly successful event, as Quade made himself available for autographs and photos to all the junior players on the night. He also took time to mingle with our sponsors and club presidents at a small function at Mike Carney Toyota Park. The competition has continued to grow, spanning from Under 10 through to Under 17. The finals series featured representation from most clubs, congratulations to the Grand Finalists and Premiers in your respective grades. Similarly, the senior competition has gone from strength to strength now that the Third-Grade competition is well and truly a permanent fixture on the season calendar. The continued growth of the younger clubs such as Western Devils and North Ward Old Boys is a wonderful endorsement for Townsville Rugby and a great example of the rewards for hard work and persistence. Again congratulations to all the players who participated in the final series and to Brothers – First Grade Premiers 2012. Season 2012 has proven to be another successful year for Townsville Rugby. From Under 10’s to the Country Heelers our playing ranks have continued to expand and the success of our players has grown. The Qld Junior Rugby Union State Championships were contested by our Under 13,14,15,16 & 17 Brolgas in 2012. Not only did they again, equip themselves admirably on the field, they consistently displayed the professionalism and sportsmanship that has long been the culture of Brolga Rugby. We are the only Sub Union outside of SEQ that fields teams in every age group – none of which would be possible without the selfless commitment of the coaches, managers and parents. Well done also to those players that went on to higher honours in their respective age groups. The Brolgas had another great year in the U19 and Senior Divisions, with neither team losing a game in the North Inter- Regional matches against Cairns and Mackay. This year we took the Brolga’s home game to the country, with the Burdekin Canetoads hosting the Townsville v Mackay fixtures – a deserved reward for a club that continues to grow. After a successful Regional Championship, Townsville dominated selection in the North Qld team to play Central Qld and South Qld. After winning both games in Under 19 and Seniors and being crowned Country Champions, local Players Tom Vinson and Rikki Abraham were awarded the Best & Fairest Players in the Under 19 and Senior Country Championships respectively. Both players also won selection in the Country Heelers along with Michael Parker, Sakaio Pakome, Leo Pakome and Paulino Aloisio. Congratulations also to Terry Shiells, who was awarded with the Country Coach of the Year. At the end of Season 2012, Townsville was invited to join the ARU’s Junior Gold Program. The Program has been running in over 20 different centres throughout , with Townsville being the newest inclusion. Over 50 players who have shown potential on and off the field, as well as a desire to play rugby at a higher level, were invited to participate in the program. Ten of Townsville’s Junior Coaches were also invited to join the program, which will expose them to the ARU’s High Performance Unit. The program will run through the off season and conclude just before the kick-off of Season 2013.

2012 Executive: Richard Lehmann, Grant Barrie, Bruce Shepherd, Peter Cavallo, Adrian Gabrielli, David Cooper, Anthony Burke.

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2012 Representative teams.

Senior Brolgas

Sakaio Pakome, Chris Barlow, Rikki Abraham, Jordon Thompson, Joel Shiells, Joe Taina, Leo Pakome, Ashley Saltner, Paluino Aloisio, Dan Davis, Kris Neilsen, Seamus Huppatz, Shauin Barclay, Scott O’Neill, Apatia Matalau, Paul Mackin, Dan Withers, Chris Mann, Jeff Sullivan, Ross Rickards, John Alford, Tom Robertson, Cameron Rowlands, Alphonse Gima.

Under 19’s

Alick Gaiden, Alex McClymont, Dylan Cummins, Tom Curley, Jeremy Brown, Jim Lord, Callum Smith, Ginau Harry, Jarrod Killick, Dylan, Carew, Aaron Aguirre, Chris Wellington, Matt Walton, Andrew Kennedy, Tom Butcher, Andrew Beric, Nick Rowling, Jaiden Yeatman, Michael Parker, Lachlan Miller, Naill Molloy, Isaac Tipene, Tom Vinson.

Players selected for North Qld.

Sakaio Pakome, Leo Pakome, Joel Shiells, Joe Taina, Rikki Abraham, Paulino Aloisio, Seamus Huppatz, Scott O’Neil, Apatia Matalau, Jeff Sullivan, John Alford, Cameron Rowlands, Alphonse Gima, Tom Vinson.

North Qld Under 19’s

Alick Gaiden, Alex McClymont, Dylan Cummins, Jarrod Killick, Dylan Carew, Aaron Aguire, Chris Wellington, Matt Walton, Andrew Kennedy, Tom Butcher, Andrew Baric, Michael Parker, Lachlan Miller, Niall Molloy, Isaac Tipene.

Players selected for Qld Country Heelers

Sakaio Pakome, Rikki Abraham, Leo Pakome, Paulino Aloisio, Tom Vinson, Michael Parker.

Junior State Championship teams

U13 U14 U15 U16 U17 Ezekiel Chinfat Allan Moetaua Patrick Burke Zion Reto Beau Forster Isaac O'Dempsey Karl Raffe Ngatai Campbell Kaleb Toigo Blair Morgan

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Marshall Soa Angus Small Marcus Ryan Jarrod Pickering Patrick Brennan Toby Morgan Patrick Boniface Matt Cluff Clay Maclean Cade Kovacich Henry McKinnon Tom Smith George Konik Hugh Huppatz Leonard Heron Lachlan Buchanan Nick Jenkins Alexander Springall Harrison Phillott Matt Miller Angus Mussap Flynn Willocks Tom Audas-Ryan Angus Boyd Daniel Carman Jesse Kyle Patrick Brennan Lachy Dwyer Jack Horton Craig Gabriel Kyle Howarth Callum Payne Joseph Munro Jack Fletcher Damon Hesp Jack Nosworthy Josh Dalle Cort Jake Frazer Harri Hibbs Josh Fletcher Harrison Hughes Liam Orphin Frank Ray Everett Morris Billy-Joe Williams Ryan Townsend Josh Cocking Jack Soa Callum Brown Brendan Morgan Dylan Knuth James Dale Kailab Coventry Jack Jenkins Kurtis Cassady Takumi Kuwajima Nick Dooley Andrew Brennan Mac Flemming Brandon McConachy Regan Baker Nathan Cocking Tom Polkinghorne Josh Lamb Kadon Howell Kane Fuller Brandon Field Brandon Luta Trai Rainford Hayden Gaut Luke Moran Tyler Roberts Josh Muir Aniello Nastasi Chris Davids Connor Fahey Jordan Ramm Wes Mooka Dale Bainbridge Rob Gillespie Jack Dixon Ben Thompson Martin Brennan Josh Pyper Tarrant Clayden Thomas McCagh Duncan Pickering Mitchell King Spencer Anderson Reade McDonald Max Skinner Sheldon Brennan Karl Knuth Harrison Lowth Shane Kennedy Finn Kaesehagen Lachlan Ramm Phil Wallbridge Sam Arnold Rory Palmer

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2013 Presidents report – 2013 – Lachlan Bell guys did a great job engaging with our players and hopefully inspiring them to one day follow in their footsteps. We also expanded the junior ranks with the introduction of an Under 8 program, which will no doubt continue successfully through 2014. Once again, all clubs were well represented throughout the Final Series. I would like to give a special mention to the Burdekin Under 11’s for a breakthrough season and their premiership success and to Teachers West for their strong representation throughout the finals. None of this is possible however, without the hard work and commitment of coaches parents and supporters. It goes without saying that the 2013 Senior Competition was the strongest and most closely contested in many years. Five of the six A grade clubs were in the premiership mix well in to the closing rounds of the season and the final series was again a great display of our local rugby talent. The Burdekin Rugby Club overcame competition favourites Brothers, to secure their first A Grade Premiership since 1994. Congratulations to all clubs and players that participated throughout the season. The Qld Junior Rugby Union State Championships were contested by our Under 13, 14, 15 & U16 Brolgas in 2013 which was held in Albany Creek, . Once again Townsville performed exceptionally well on and off the field. We had a total of ten players selected in the respective Queensland Country team which is a fantastic reward for their hard work. Congratulations to all the coaches and managers for their tireless effort over the training period and also the competition. Townsville Rugby Union are excited for next year’s tournament. The Brolgas had another great year in the U19 and Senior Divisions, with the U19 team not losing a game and the Senior team becoming North Queensland Inter-State Champions against Cairns and Mackay. This year’s Brolga’s home game was a tremendous success with Townsville playing Cairns from U12’s all the way to the Senior Grade, the Brolga’s did not lose a game the whole day. Well Done. The Brolga and Army rivalry continued this year with the two teams facing off twice in the calendar year. Once again the brutal Anzac Day match took place with the Brolgas overcoming a brave Army side, grabbing bragging rights for 2013. The Remembrance Day game also was played this year with a Brolga Barbarians team playing the North Queensland Army side on this very special day. The Brolgas made it two from two in 2013 and everyone is looking forward to next year’s fixtures. After a successful Regional Championship, Townsville dominated selection in the North Qld teams to play Central Qld and South Qld. The U19’s lost narrowly to South Qld in Cairns but the Seniors came back from 36-0 down at half time to snatch an incredible win. The next game was played in Rockhampton with both teams coming away with wins. Congratulations to all the coaches involved - Pita Thompson/Clint Bullock (U19), Terry Shiells/Richard Lehmann (Senior). Fourteen Townsville players were selected to play for Graincorp Queensland Country Heelers and Colts (U20) in 2013. Townsville hosted the Heelers home game in May, against NSW Country with Rikki Abraham, Shaun McCarthy and Tom Vinson all selected to play for Heelers. It was great to see such high quality of rugby played at Hugh Street, resulting in a 28 all draw. On the back of their outstanding representative season, Shaun McCarthy and Rikki Abraham both won selection in the Australian Combined Country team to play the British and Irish Lions in Newcastle. Despite a comfortable win by the Lions, this was a great opportunity for country rugby. In the return match, the Heelers produced their first victory since 2003 over the NSW Cockatoos 20-15, as a curtain raiser to the Tour Match At the end of Season 2013, Townsville hosted trials for the ARU Junior Gold Program for next year’s U15’s and U17’s. The trial involved 50 players in each team to select a 30 man squad. The two teams will play in a new competition called the Junior Gold Cup which takes place early 2014. The players are training every Sunday in the off season with the help and guidance of their coaches. The teams will play against different Junior Gold Programs around Queensland. 2013 Executive: Richard Lehmann, Grant Barrie, Bruce Shepherd, Peter Cavallo, Adrian Gabrielli, David Cooper, Anthony Burke.

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Minor Premiers and Premiers for the 2013 season: Competition Players of the Year 2013:

GRADE MINOR PREMIERS PREMIERS GRADE NAME CLUB U10 Thomas Carey Brothers 1st Grade Brothers Burdekin U11 Brock Vasta Burdekin 2nd Grade Brothers Brothers U12 Thomas Lyons Brothers 3rd Grade Ingham(Two Rivers) Charters Towers U13 Bailey Tautau Teachers West Women’s North Ward Old Boys North Ward Old Boys U14 Bernard Chong Grammar U19 Brothers Brothers U15 Callum Payne Teachers West U17 Teachers West Teachers West U16 Jack Smith Teachers West U16 West Suburbs West Suburbs U17 Aniello Nastasi Brothers U15 Teachers West Brothers U19 Blair Morgan Brothers U14 Teachers West Teachers West 3rds Peter Bishop Ingham U13 Teachers West Teachers West 2nds Cody Muir West Suburbs U12 Teachers West Teachers West 1sts Tom Vinson Teachers West U11 Burdekin Burdekin U10 Brothers White Teachers West Blue U8’s No finals for Under 8’s – for participation

2013 Representative teams

Senior Brolgas Sakaio Pakome, Chris Barlow, Rikki Abraham, Joel Shiells Shaun Barclay, Seamus Huppatz, Tom Vinson, Paulino Aloisio, Leo Pakome, Lewayne Barrett, Alex McClymont, Tom Curley, Scott O’Neill, Dan Withers, Brett Parker, Ken Innaki, Joe Taina, Nic Hollecone, Chris Thinee, Shaun McCarthy, Michael Lund, Jeff Searle, Jeff Sullivan, Josh Papale, Ryan Furnell, Graham Searle. Under 19’s Lachlan Miller, Blair Morgan, Brendan Morgan, Malakai Taufu, Will Gallegos, Ayden Pyper, Daniel Wasson, Zac Toigo, Patrick Brennan, Luke Comben, Steven Daniel, Cody Muir, Scott Geronimy, Dave Saunders, Shane Kennedy, Josh Furnell, Liam Marshall, Daniel Aherne, Nick Ioannou, Matthew Miller, Daniel Carman, Lance Imo, Beau Forster, Thomas Narayan. Players selected for North Qld Sakaio Pakome, Rikki Abraham,Shaun Barclay, Tom Vinson, Leo Pakome, Scott O’Neill, Dan Withers, Brett Parker, , Nic Hollecone, Chris Thinee, Shaun McCarthy, Michael Lund, Jeff Searle. North Qld Under 19’s Will Gallegos, Ayden Pyper, Malakai Taufa, Lachlan Miller, Blair Morgan, Brendan Morgan, Scott Geronimy, Tom Butcher, Daniel Carman, Josh Furnell, Dave Saunders, Shane Kennedy, Zac Toigo, Cody Muir, Steven Daniels. Players selected for Qld Country Heelers Seniors - Sakaio Pakome, Rikki Abraham, Tom Vinson, Shaun McCarthy, Michael Lund, Jeff Searle Under 19 – Lachlan Miller, Blair Morgan, Brendan Morgan, Malakai Taufu, Daniel Carman, Steven Daniel, Zac Toigo, Tom Butcher.

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2013 Junior State Championship teams. UNDER 13’S UNDER 14’S UNDER 15’S UNDER 16’S Henry Lyons Adam Betteridge Kyle Caspani Jordan Holmes Sam Warner Ben Hansen Karl Raffe Lachlan Dwyer Christian Batic Liam Mulchay Alex Mcdonald Zac Kenway Dale Whalley Kyle Konnings Tom Smith Alan Tubman Fabian Menegazzo Connor Fahey Flynn Willocks Frank Ray Jackson Pearce Michael Kepper-Owens Sam Lillecrap Jack Bullard Declan Maguire Nathenial Evans Callum Payne Karl Knuth Dan Conn Henry Mckinnon Callum Mahoney Billy Mitchell Tom Spinks Mitchel Terz Tom Dixon Martin Brennan Lewis Chadwick Bernard Chong Joey Cram Matt Cluff Jack Andreassen Jake Donn Mitchell Clarke Dale Bainbridge Timor Loban Max Skinner Brett Macelroy Joseph Munro Hayden Saltner Isaac O'Dempsey Druce Becke Brandon Luta Francis Jakis Kyle Howarth Liam Orphin Ngatai Campbell Bailey Tau Tau Tom McCagh Nick Jenkins Marcus Ryan Zac Flanagan Jesse Kyle Jason Wilkins Kailab Coventry Joel Gaiden Dylan Knuth Tylo Dempsey George Kaisara Connor Anderson Lachlan Buchanan Josh Cocking Lawrence King Clem Stack Jacob Day Nathan Cocking Ousia Carsten Caleb Knuth Kane Fuller Tyler Roberts Phillip Walbridge Sam Coffison William Brennan Kurt Sullivan Seth Hunt Takumi Kuwijima

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2014 2014 Presidents report – Lachlan Bell

Season 2014 was again a year of great success for Townsville Rugby. From the growth of our recently formed Women’s and U8 competitions to the success of the Japan Tour, the strength of Townsville Rugby continues to be a benchmark for all Unions. This year we fielded a total of 79 teams in our competition, which included our first full season of U8s and the increasingly popular Women’s Competition. Five of our eleven clubs secured premiership honours this year and all clubs featured in the finals series. The strength of our competition was evidenced by the five premierships from Under 19 and Open Women through to A Grade being won by five different clubs. And although a few clubs dominated in the juniors, the level of competition and sportsmanship on display throughout the finals was exemplary. After such a closely contested A Grade final in 2013, the floodgates opened up this year when Ross River took on the competition favourites Brothers. This was a high scoring game, congratulations to Brothers in what was probably the most entertaining final in some time. The Brolgas had another successful year in both the U19 and Senior Divisions, as neither side dropped a game all season. This year’s Brolga’s home game was a massive day of representative rugby with Cairns playing Townsville from U12s through to the seniors. To add to this big day, Mackay also competed in the U19s and Seniors to compete for the North Queensland Championship, which was won by the Brolgas in both grades. It was also great to see an increase in representative duties for our Women. The growth of the TDRU competition can be seen through the Women’s competition as they continue to develop in all aspects of the game. The Brolga and Army rivalry continued this year with the two teams facing off twice throughout the year. Once again the entertaining Anzac Day match took place with the Brolgas overcoming a brave Army side in both the 1st Grade and Women’s matches. The Remembrance Day game was also played this year with the Brolga team playing the North Queensland Army side on this very special day. The Brolgas made it two from two on the night The representative honours for the juniors started with the TDRU Japan Tour. The team won all five of their tour games, which is a great achievement. This then lead on to the selection of brolgas sides from U12s through to U17s. Unfortunately, the TDRU were not invited to participate in the QJRU State Championships this year, so we participated as part of a North Queensland side selected from Townsville and Cairns based players. All the boys played exceptional Rugby both in Cairns and in the return leg in Townsville. Congratulations to those boys who were selected for North Queensland and had the opportunity to play at the State Championships. After a successful Regional Championship, Townsville dominated selection in the North Qld teams to play Central Qld and South Qld in the Country Championships in Rockhampton. Both sides were undefeated throughout the weekend and were crowned Country Champions. Eighteen Townsville players were selected to play for the Graincorp Queensland Country Heelers and Colts (U20) in 2014. The U20s had a carnival in February to kick-off the representative season, consisting predominantly of players from last year’s side. The 1st grade and Colts were then selected after the Country Championships with the senior side touring and the U20s chosen for a development squad. Special mention must go to Michael and Andrew Parker from Brothers who were then selected to be a part of the Queensland Country side that competed in the inaugural nation-wide NRC competition. Townsville hosted Country’s game against the on October the 11, which was a great showcase of rugby talent in regional Queensland. Country won the main game 52-29, in what was a big highlight for 2014. The first ARU Junior Gold Cup competition took place at the start of the year with Townsville competing in the U17 and U15 age groups. Both sides competed strongly in the competition, especially considering the tough draw due to travel. Special mention must go to the U17s who came second in their pool. Executive: Richa Lehmann, Grant Barrie, Adrian Gabrielli, Peter Cavallo, Dan Coonan, Gary Lewis.

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2014 Special message from President Lachlan Bell

Terry Shiells 20 years of Service It is with great pleasure that I have been given the opportunity to acknowledge the loyal and unwavering service of our Director of Rugby – Terry Shiells. Terry has been involved in a lot of changes to the Townsville and District Rugby Union (TDRU) landscape during his tenure. This all started 20 years ago as the TDRU Development Officer when we had very little money and a failing rugby competition. The Brolgas were disjointed, the senior club competition was failing with just six teams and only three teams in Under 19. Terry began his employment with his office under his house.

I doubt whether those that were responsible for his appointment at the time, could have foreseen the impact Terry would have on Townsville Rugby over the next 20 years. His immediate goal was to strengthen the local competition and to make the Under 19 competition viable. To do that Friday night rugby started as a cluster night with skills taught via Walla Rugby. Later the older players were introduced to contact skills and an Under 17 team was developed, playing games against touring schools and club teams from New Zealand and the . Development tours have been at the forefront of Terry’s efforts to create an environment that has grown participation in the game. Junior teams have toured many places in Queensland to participate in the QJRU championships at locations such as Tieri, Toowoomba, Rockhampton, the Sunshine Coast and various suburbs in and around Brisbane. The major tour for the Junior Brolgas is the biannual cultural exchange to Japan. This tour was started after the 2003 at the invitation of the Chairman of the Japan Rugby Union, Nobby Mashimo. These tours are a major event in the lives of the participating players and are now a staple of the TDRU calendar. As a sub union, Terry was the driving force behind tours to New Zealand, Europe and major centres throughout Australia. There have also been tours to Port Moresby and Darwin for their respective Sevens tournaments. The development of the senior Brolga team has played a significant role of the history of Hugh Street. During the late 1990’s and early 2000’s in a partnership with Mick Smith, the Brolgas played 23 consecutive home games at Hugh Street without a loss. Including in that string of successes was the Queensland Country Rugby Union 2002 Championship Final win against the highly favoured Gold Coast team. Other highlights of rugby in Townsville over the past twenty years have been the British Lions tour, Queensland v Otago, Australia A v Japan, Japan Schoolboys and the Rugby World Cup 2003, all of which have provided leverage for the development of rugby in Townsville. And all of which, Terry had a hand in, in some way or another. Townsville and District Rugby has changed, and in the mix has been the influence of Terry Shiells. Terry now has a team of five staff working with him at Hugh Street. The competition has grown to include eleven rugby clubs with almost 80 teams in the club competition and competitions in both the primary and secondary schools sports systems. Thanks Terry, for all your efforts, as I am sure Townsville rugby would not be what it is today without your effort and stewardship throughout the last 20 years. Lachlan Bell 2012 President

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GRADE MINOR PREMIERS PREMIERS GRADE NAME CLUB 1st Grade Brothers Brothers U10 Carter Aitken Grammar 2nd Grade North Ward Old Boys North Ward Old Boys U11 Malachi Ware Western Suburbs 3rd Grade Ingham(Two Rivers) Ingham(Two Rivers) U12 Thomas Gillespie Teachers West Women’s University Western Suburbs U13 Anasta Bharaun North Ward U19 Brothers Teachers West U14 Zac Flanagan Teachers West U17 Western Suburbs Western Suburbs U16 James Keating Teachers West U16 Brothers Brothers U17 Tom Knuth Charters Towers U14 Brothers Teachers West U19 Daniel Carman Teachers West U13 Brothers Brothers 3rds Ben McLeay Ingham U12 Brothers Brothers 2nds Samuel Brodie-Toohey Charters Towers U11 Teachers West Teachers West 1sts Andrew Parker Brothers U10 Brothers Blue Brothers Blue Ladies Georgia Smith Western Suburbs U8’s No finals for Under 8’s – for participation

2014 Representative teams

2014 saw a different playing system for the Senior Representative Season, the Townsville Brolgas, Cairns Storm and Mackay Stingers all participated in a one day carnival held at Mike Carney Toyota Park in April. The teams played against each other once with both A - Grade and U19’s coming away as undefeated North Queensland Champions. As a lead up match to their Rep campaign the A-Grade brolgas played in the annual Anzac Day game against a very strong Army team. Fit and strong the Army team gave the Brolgas a real go, but in the end the class of the Brolgas shone through and the boys prevailed winners 57-14. Listed below are the 2014 A Grade and U19 Brolga Representative Players.

Senior Brolgas

Michael Parker, Andrew Parker, Kieran Willey, Ben Douglas, Cohan Guerra, Nic Hollebone, Dan Purcell, Ayden Pyper, Scott Doulis, Josh Furnell, Lachlan Gullotta, Adrian Searle, Russell West, Scott O’Neill, Apaitia Matalau, Leo Pakome, Ken Funnaki, Timoci (Jim) Nawaibalavu, Apenisa Tawake, Scott Geronimi, Joel Shiells, Tom Vinson, Kris Nielsen, Seamus Huppatz, Kit Horwood, Lewayne Barrett, Shane Shepherd.

Under 19

Brendan Morgan, Todd Cooper, Malakia Taufa, Jack Boevick, Blair Morgan, Aniello Nastasi, Shane Kennedy, Leonard Heron, Daniel Ahern, Jay Morgan, Damon Hesp, Harry Terry, Morgan Baker , Daniel Carman, Daniel Gaiden, Hugh Huppatz, Patrick Brennan, Samual Keane, Rob Gillespie, Beau Forster, Josh Fletcher, Josh Lamb.

Players selected for North Qld

Michael Parker, Andrew Parker, Kieran Willey, Cohan Guerra, Ben Douglas, Nic Hollebone, Ayden Pyper, Kris Nielsen, Lewayne Barrett, Tom Vinson, Seamus Huppatz, Ken Funnaki, Apaitia Matalau, Timoci Nawaibalavu, Leo Pakome, Scott O’Neill.

North Qld Under 19’s

Brendan Morgan, Blair Morgan, Jack Boevink , Todd Cooper, Malakai Taufa, Daniel Carman, Pattick Brennan, Hugh Huppatz, Josh Fletcher, Beau Forster, Josh Lamb, Shane Kennedy, Leonard Herron, John Salee, Jack Horton.

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Players selected for Qld Country Heelers

Seniors - Michal Parker, Andrew Parker, Ben Douglas, Cohan Guerra, Leo Pakome, Apaitia Matalau, Seamus Huppatz, Tom Vinson. Under 19 – Blair Morgan, Brendan Morgan, Todd Cooper, Malakai Taufa, Shane Kennedy, Leonard Heron, Josh Fletcher, Losh Lamb, Jack Horton.

NRC – National Rugby Championships

The National Rugby Championship (NRC) was a new domestic Rugby competition introduced by the ARU as a development pathway for players into professional Rugby Union. Each team consisted of players who were not selected in the Wallabies and also the best club rugby players in Australia. The NRC involved nine teams- Brisbane City, Queensland Country, Sydney Stars, North Harbour Rays, Greater Sydney Rams, NSW Country, Perth Spirit, Rising and the Canberra Vikings. Townsville were lucky enough to host a NRC game between Queensland Country and the Sydney Stars on the 11th October at Mike Carney Toyota Park.

The game was a huge hit with the rugby community with almost 1300 rugby fans coming out to watch some face paced, exciting rugby. Queensland Country controlled the game very nicely and piled on 52 points to Sydney’s 29 in a very entertaining game, the crowd also enjoyed watching Sydney Stars and Wallabies players and Paddy Ryan as well as Reds flyer Jamie Jerry-Taulagi who scored two tries. We also had two local players invited to train with the Queensland Country Squad, Michael and Andrew Parker who plays for local club Brothers received the invitation from the Head Coach Steve Meehan after their impressive performances in the Queensland Country Heelers tour of New Zealand. The two boys were lucky enough to get selected into the squad to play in Townsville with both of them coming off the bench and providing great impact in front of their home crowd. The two then cemented their spots in the squad and became regulars playing in the remaining games.

2014 Junior State Championships

2014 saw a new representative pathway for junior rugby players, a North Queensland team would be included into the State Championships and therefore Townsville would have to play FNQ in trial matches for selection in the North Queensland Squad. The first trial match was held in Cairns at Barlow Park, Townsville brought 5 very strong teams as they travelled up North to face their fierce rivals. The U12’s, 14’s and 16’s came away with very strong performances however the 13’s, 15’s and 17’s were outmuscled and were defeated by a strong FNQ outfit. The results were: U12 – Townsville 20 def. Cairns 5 U13 – Cairns 10 def. Townsville 7 U14 – Townsville 17 def. Cairns 12 U15 – Cairns 33 def. Townsville 14 U16 – Townsville 41 def. Cairns 0 U17 – Cairns 45 def. Townsville 15 This would mean the return match would be played in Townsville at Mike Carney Toyota Park and a chance to claim a clean sweep over our Northern rivals. Cairns arrived at Mike Carney Toyota Park ready to take on a very strong and determined Brolgas team, the day did not start as the local side would have planned with the U12 team going down 19- 12 and the U13’s losing 7-5 in a tough encounter. However from there the Brolgas did not drop a game with the U14’s winning 15-10 in a close encounter, the U15’s chased revenge and recorded a 7-5 victory, the U16 came from behind to win 19-12 whilst the U17’s flogged their opponents 50-0! From the results recorded at both games, it came obvious

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2015

2015 Presidents report- Lachlan Bell Through the continued growth of our Junior and Women’s competitions we have again ended the year in a very strong position. And to end the year with Townsville’s largest ever Sevens Tournament is again testament to the hard work and dedication of our staff and volunteers. The introduction of a Teenage Girls fixture this year will hopefully provide the impetus for greater participation in 2016, and the popularity of our game will no doubt grow in the lead up to the 2016 Olympic in Rio. In 2015 we fielded 86 teams throughout our 2015 competition, including eight Under 8 teams represented by six clubs. While Teachers and Brothers dominated the junior premiership spoils, the senior clubs were well represented from U19’s through to the A grade and Women’s Finalists. The Brolga and Army rivalry continued with the teams facing off twice throughout the year. Once again the entertaining Anzac Day match took place with the Brolgas overcoming a brave Army side in both the A Grade and Women’s matches. The representative honours for the juniors started with the Queensland Country Carnival. More than 160 of the TDRU’s finest bussed their way south west to Emerald, taking two teams in U12 and U13, and one each in U14 and U16 to represent the Townsville Brolgas. Our participation in these respective ages again ensured the success of the country carnival. All teams trained tirelessly for five weeks, and their efforts showed on the field. This then lead to the selection of some players to represent North Queensland in the QJRU State Championships. Based on the carnivals results, 32 Brolgas players were selected among three North Queensland Teams, who certainly stamped their mark against ten other regions from Queensland and the Northern Territory. Congratulations to those boys who were selected for North Queensland and had the opportunity to play at the State Championships. Another successful senior campaign ended in an unbeaten Brolgas outfit winning the North Queensland Championship’s, and 16 Brolgas were selected to represent North Queensland. After a successful Regional Championship, Townsville dominated selection in the North Qld teams to play Central Qld and South Qld in the Country Championships in Port Douglas. The U19s squad, which contained 14 Brolgas, were undefeated throughout the weekend and were crowned Country Champions. While the senior men’s team, including 16 Brolgas, were beaten in a very close and intense Grand Final against South Queensland. A total of 13 Townsville U19 players were selected in the Queensland Country U20’s squad. These players will train and trial for a spot in the team that competes in the U20s carnival in February next year. Based on their performance in Port Douglas, 10 Townsville Brolgas players were selected to represent the Senior Queensland Country Heelers. Congratulations to Andrew Parker for his selection in the Queensland Country NRC team for the second year in a row. The Under 20 Country Queensland team is currently in preparation for their Southern States Carnival commencing in February 2016. The second ARU Junior Gold Cup competition took place at the start of the year with North Queensland competing in the U17 and U15 age groups. As with the state championships, Townsville players combined with Cairns as North Queensland. Both sides competed to the best of their ability throughout the competition, especially considering the tough draw and travel requirements and a lack of training (also 16 | P a g e

due to the expenses involved in travelling from Cairns to Townsville). While the program as a whole could use a little more organisation, the players who had the opportunity to play enjoyed the experience. A huge congratulation must go to those who were selected and played in the competition. More than 700 of the region’s best Primary Aged and Teenaged rugby talent turned out at Mike Carney Toyota Park this year for the Townsville & Districts Junior Rugby 7s tournament. And a big crowd where on hand to witness Townsville's largest 7's tournament ever. In total, 29 teams competed in four divisions (Senior Mens, Senior Womens, Under 20 and Masters) for a shot at the $10,000 prize pool. New and returning teams took to the pitch with some travelling from as far as Charters Towers and Mackay. Rugby is growing strongly in North Queensland but unfortunately, the ground at Hugh Street is aging, operating beyond capacity and landlocked for future development. We have worked with local researchers to investigate possible new locations and contracted Architects Conrad Gargett to prepare a master plan for the redevelopment. Through this process we have developed a platform around our masterplan for a new home for Townsville Rugby. The masterplan outlines how the game can develop and prosper over the next decade with time to plan for and fund the project through a sustainable and robust development strategy. Executive: Richa Lehmann, Grant Barrie, Adrian Gabrielli, Peter Cavallo, Gary Lewis, Brett Judge. MINOR PREMIERS PREMIERS GRADE NAME CLUB GRADE 1st Grade Teachers West Teachers West U10 Zachary Olsen Grammar 2nd Grade Teachers West Brothers U11 Lloyd Kennedy Brothers 3rd Grade Charters Towers North Ward Old Boys U12 Hunter Lim Brothers Women’s University University U13 Yideg Nethery Grammar U19 Teachers West Teachers West U14 Hunter Zacka Brothers U17 Brothers Charters Towers U16 Declan Maguire Brothers U15 Brothers Brothers U17 Ben Thompson Grammar U14 Brothers Brothers U19 Curtis Rayment Teachers West U13 Brothers Brothers Ladies Libby Cook-Black Ross River Redskins U12 Teachers West Teachers West 3rds Russell West Charters Towers U11 Brothers White Brothers White 2nds Jason Salawagen Ross River Redskins U10 Brothers Blue Brothers Blue 1sts John Vinson Teachers West U8’s No finals for Under 8’s – for participation

2015 Representative teams

Senior Brolgas

Russel West, Michael Parker, Kris Nielsen, Josaia Droka, Apaitai Matalau, Kit Horwood, Tevita Mauluulu, Daniel Wright, Sam Bradley, Brendan Morgan, Chris Wellington, Ashely Rio, Lachlan Gullotta, Nich Douglas, Shane Kennedy, Lewayne Barrett, Matthew Holland, Matt Fairbain, Leonard Heron, Zach Toigo, Scott Doulis, Ayden Pyper, Petero Vereakula, Rupeni Seru, Edward Skien, Edward Skien, Paulino Aloisio, Seamus Huppatz.

Under 19’s

Brandon Luta, Samuel Keane, Aniello Nastasi John Vinson, Hugh Huppatz, Kaleb Toigo, Martin Brennan, Macciu Vatanitawake, Curtis Rayment, Josh Lamb, Colby Mason, Kailab Coventry, Aaron Coleman, Ngatai

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Campbell, Marcus Ryan, Lachlan Thompson, Jack Horton, Alan Tubman, Jared White, Brendan Moretto, Jai Blakey, Jayden Cranitich.

Players selected for North Qld.

Kris Nielsen, Lewayne Barrett, Andrew Parker, Seamus Huppatz, Kit Horwood, Tevita Mauluulu, Ken Funaki, Sam Bradley, Brendan Morgan, Chris Wellington, Paulino Alosio, Lachlan Gullotta, Shane Kennedy, Apaitai Matalau, Josaia Droka, Nick Douglas.

Under 19’s

Samuel Keane, Samuel Keane, Aniello Nastasi John Vinson, Hugh Huppatz, Tom Audas-Ryan, Jack Horton, Martin Brennan, Macciu Vatanitawake, Curtis Rayment, Josh Lamb, Aaron Coleman, Colby Mason, Kailab Coventry, Jack Horton.

Players selected for Qld Country Heelers Seniors – Paulino Aloisio, Kit Horwood, Seamus Huppatz, Kris Nielsen, Josaia Droka, Tevita Mauluulu, Brendan Morgan, Ken Funaki, Andrew Parker, Shane Kennedy. Under 19 – Martin Brendan, Hugh Huppatz, Samuel Keane, Josh Lamb, Colby Mason, Curtis Rayment, John Vinson, Maciu Vatanitawake, Tom Audas-Ryan, Aaron Coleman, Aniello Nastasi, Jack Horton, Ngatai Campbell. EMERALD COUNTRY MUSTER On the June long weekend following a whirlwind preparation and trial process six teams of Junior Brolgas consisting of close to 160 players, coaches and managers left Mike Carney Toyota Park bound for Emerald in Central Queensland by bus. The touring party arrived in the early hours of the morning at their base at Emerald State High School in preparation for games the next day. Day one of the carnival was a bag of mixed results for the Brolgas with the Players seemingly tired from the bus travel the night before. Only the Under 16s and Under 12s teams bagged wins with the Under 14s and 13s losing their matches in dusty dry conditions. Day two was full of better results for the Brolgas with good wins in the Under 12s, 13s and 16s a vast improvement on Day one with warmer conditions bringing out the best in the Brolgas. The final day of the carnival was by far the best for the Brolgas teams with all teams playing their best rugby against strong opposition. The Under 12s and 13s proved the heroes with come from behind thrilling wins against much larger sides from FNQ Rugby. The Under 12 won 14-12 with the Under 13s winning 12 – 5 over their Northern Rivals. Both the Under 14s and 16s had resounding wins over Central Qld and a Presidents outfit respectively to finish the carnival on a high in third place. U13 NORTH QUEENSLAND Selected Players Kobe Marshall - Charters Towers Rugby Union Club, Harold Mial & Brady Vasta - Burdekin Rugby Union Club, Tom Gillespie & Makissac Lapworth -Teachers West Rugby Union Club, Harrison Leavers, Bink Mpofu & Dillon Navin - North Ward Junior Rugby Club, Sam Schimming & Yidig Nethery Townsville Grammar School RUC, Declan Taylor and Nick Audas-Ryan - Brothers Junior Rugby Union Club.

U14s NORTH QUEENSLAND selected players Connor O'Reilly, Tim Hardy, Jack Cream, Jimmi Thompson and Nick Stagnitta - Teachers West Rugby Union Club

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Zac Thomson, Ryan Kinbacher, Charles Betcher and Hunter Zacka - Brothers Junior Rugby Union Club. Sam Doyle - North Ward Junior Rugby Union

U16s NORTH QUEENSLAND Selected Players Jim Burgess, Lachlan Buchannan, Edward Pokary, Michael Kepper-Owens - Teachers West Rugby Union Club Thomas Arnold, Clay Malone, Harrison Hughes, Luke Moran – Townsville Grammar School RUC Jacob Day – Charters Towers Rugby Union Tyrone Campbell – Western Suburbs Rugby Union

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2016

2016 Presidents report – Lachlan Bell

As was the case in 2016, our focus throughout the year was very much on the growth of Juniors, Teenage Girls and our Women’s competitions. Hopefully the success of the Australian women in Rio will be motivation to increase participation in the women’s ranks next year. Unfortunately, our Under 19s took a bit of battering this year, so we will be placing an increased focus on this part of competition in 2017. So, a quick rap on the highs and lows of 2016 are as follows: 2016 saw a total of 83 compete across our Junior and Senior competitions continuing the strength of previous years. A well contested season resulted in all clubs were well represented throughout the junior and senior finals. My congratulations to the 2016 Junior Club Champions Brothers and Teachers West the Senior Club Champions. A special mention must go to Teachers West A grade for securing back to back premierships. We are looking forward to the continual growth and success of the Junior and Senior club competition in 2017. In July, 92 of Townsville and the surrounding district’s finest junior players travelled to the Gold Coast to take part in the e Queensland Junior State Championships at The Southport School. Brolgas Teams in the Under 12, Under 13, Under 14 and Under 16 divisions competed fiercely throughout the tournament against the state’s best young talent. After the tournament three players were selected in the U16 Queensland Country Team, and one in the U13 team. This is truly a great result for our players. All Senior Brolgas teams remained undefeated at the 2016 North Queensland Championships held in Cairns. In total, 28 players were selected to represent North Queensland at the QLD Country Championships. The support for our annual games against Army was again overwhelming. Games were played on ANZAC day (senior men and women) and similarly on Remembrance Day we fielded Men, Women and Masters teams. Townsville’s strong performance at the NQ championships led to them dominating the selections in both the men’s and under 19 NQ teams. These NQ teams travelled to Ballymore to compete in the Queensland Country Championship. The under 19 squad containing 14 Brolgas defeated South Queensland 36-22 to win the Country Championship. The Men’s side went down in a hard-fought match. A total of nine under 19s were selected in the Queensland Country u20 team. Three senior players were selected in the Queensland Country Heeler’s whom toured New Zealand and defeated NSW country in a traditional interstate derby 29-27. Sevens Each year our annual Sevens competition continues to grow. This year we featured: 42 teams in the teenage 7’s (u13s, u15s, u17s, Boys and Girls) 21 teams in the primary 7’s (u10s, u11s, u12s, Boys and Girls) 25 teams in the Senior 7’S (u20s, Men’s, Women’s) This is a great sign of growth for our festival of 7’s. Townsville is proud to hold one of Queensland strongest competitions and I look forward to how it continues to develop into the future.

Executive: Richa Lehmann, Grant Barrie, Adrian Gabrielli, Peter Cavallo, Gary Lewis, Charles Papale.

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GRADE NAME CLUB GRADE MINOR PREMIERS PREMIERS U10 Joshua Carman Teachers West 1st Grade Teachers West Teachers West 2nd Grade Teachers West Teachers West U11 Dominik Arrate Burdekin 3rd Grade Ingham Charters Towers U12 Cody Sadler Brothers Women’s University University U13 Matthew Mckellar Charters Towers U19 Brothers Brothers U14 Jye Davies Grammar U17 Charters Towers Charters Towers U15 Ryan Kinbacher Brothers U16 Brothers Brothers U15 Brothers Brothers U16 Harry Willocks Teachers West U14 Teachers West Teachers West U17 Bernard Chong Grammar U13 Brothers Teachers West U19 Flynn Willocks Teachers West U12 Brothers Western Suburbs Ladies Chloe Davies Teachers West U11 Brothers White Teachers West 3rds Josh Robins Charters Towers U10 Brothers Blue Brothers Blue 2nds Brendan Bowring Teachers West U8 No finals for Under 8’s – for participation 1sts Andrew Kennedy Burdekin

2016 Representative teams Samuel Keane, Russell West, Lewayne Barrett, Kris Nielsen, Josh Mayhew, Rob McNamara, Seamus Huppatz, Tubby Heron, Apaitia Matalau, Hugh Huppatz, Kit Horwood, Daniel Carman, Malakai Taufa, Winiata Barrett, Jeff Sullivan, Ross Rickards, Josh Fletcher, Andrew Kennedy, Colby Mason, Ryan Furnell, Chris Wellington, Jeff Searle, Shane Kennedy, Hugh Huppatz. Under 19’s

Ngatai Campbell, Brandon Luta, Marcus Ryan, Trent Owen, Angus Small, Luke Olzard, Connor Morgan, Chandler Starr, Matthew Huppatz, Joey Cram, Dan Cooper, Flynn Willocks, Martin Brennan, Joseph Munro, Tom Wells, Matthew Hosking, Billy Bulley, Lachlin Smith, Frank Ray, Jack Bullard, Lachlan Vest, Ethan Blain, David Niven.

Women’s

Oliva Anderson, Emma Harnes, Jessica Clifford, Clare Lawton, Eleanor Mowle, Ali Cranston, Samille Pagden, Seini Palu, Gagie Namok, Brianne Rossato, Gabby Carsten, Kristy Bolten, Tianna Fry, Steph Ullman, Crystal Emile, Aggie Soloman, Rhiannon Busch, Kuramea Vaeau, Fasheena Nevell, Ellie Gray, Althea Bowden.

Players selected for North Qld

Apaitia Matalua, Colby Mason, Daniel Carman, Jeff Sullivan, Jeffrey Searle, Joshua Fletcher, Kit Horwood, Kris Neilsen, Malakai Taufa, Ross Rickards, Ryan Furnell, Samuel Keane, Seamus Huppatz, Shane Kennedy.

Under 19’s

Angus Small, Brandon Luta, Connore Morgan, Daniel Niven, Flynn Willocks, Frank Ray, Joseph Munro, Lachlan Smith, Martin Brennan, Ngatai Campbell, Tom Audas-Ryan, Tom Wells, Trent Owen.

Players selected for Qld Country Heelers

Seniors - Kit Horwood, Kris Nielsen, Shane Kennedy. Under 20’s – Martin Brennan, Angus Small, Brandon Luta, Tom Auda-Ryan, Daniel Niven, Joseph Cram, Joseph Munro, Lachlin Smith, Ngatai Campbell.

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Junior State Championships teams Under 12 Blue and Gold Under 13 Blue and Gold Under 14 Under 16 Adam Roveglia Tanner Thompson Sam Schimming Terence Rooney Charlie Betcher Heinrich Schnetler Andrew Whelan Brayden Collis Bink Mpofu Brock Wright Joel Pegoraro Jim Burgess Maddox Whitney Hannah Ryan Gabriel Mooka Kobe Marshall Nathan Brown Tyrone Campbell Sam Harvey Kaden Partland Nick Audas-Ryan Riley Kind Kieren Luxton Lachlan Buchanan Ty Dowthwaite matthew Mckellar Jacob Golding Tom Greenwood Sean Keogh Clay Malone Nikolas Mitchell Clancy Blacklock Harold Mial Darcy Miller Jimmi Thompson Hayden Moore Euan Cram Jervaiius Lapworth Hamish Swindley Jagger Downes Nick Stagnitta Harrison Hughes Logan Pickering Dallenger Field Makisaac Lapworth Vincent Archie Conor O'Reilly Jacob Day Luke Pont Macklin Williams Brady Vasta Tristan Evans Zac Thomson Tom Arnold Hunter Lim Bodene Hinchy Tom Gillespie Liam Cannavan Matt Lorenz Luke Moran Max Miller Banjo Gifford Clancy Baker Charlie Callan Jack Cream Rhys Doherty Jake McAuliffe- Fickling Jayk Gwydir Yideg Nethery Harry Keir Sam Doyle Edward Pokary Harrison Keough josh ferguson Harrison Leavers Jared Heibronn Hunter Zacka Nathaniel Evans Brock Felesina Bryce Horan Jaiden Penny Bayden Hardy Bryce Saltmarsh Michael Kepper-Owens Malachi Ware Brock Vasta Dillon Navin Max Balaam Reece Holdsworth Finn Kaesehagen Jaidyn Wilkins Josh Marquez Declan Taylor Will Laverack Ryan Kinbacher Henry McKinnon Cody Sadler Noah Rule Latima Huirama Anthony Grech Nicholas Mann Bryce Moyses JJ Gallego Lewis Roberts Evan Corradini Reegan Gileppa Ishmael Reto Ruan Konik Elijah Weeks Lochlan Hellmuth-Cook James Honeycombe Jye Davies Brodie Scott Mitchell Terz Zac Miller Marcus Bell Sean Suk Ethan Woods Taiku Wailu Kruze Barcello Angus Bell Andrew Hardy George Thomas Bryson James Jordan Blatchford Ben Williams Matt Dwyer Ryan McCarron Christian De Francisis Connor Gilchrist Tim Hardy Josh Figg Nick Fotinos Anasta Bharaun Luke Carnes Players selected for Qld Country Under 13 – Johnathon Van Aswegan. Under 16 – Sameul Warner (pictured), Trai McDermontt, Jack Andreassen

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2016 New Life Members Inductees

Dan Morton Dan Morton’s connection with Rugby began with the Brothers Rugby club where he built a reputation as a fiery red headed back rower who went on to Represent the Brolgas and North Queensland in Age Grade and Seniors divisions. Danny joined the TDRU Executive in a Matches and Grades role in 1997 before a short hiatus serving his club. Danny re-joined the TDRU Executive in the new millennium in roles of the Junior Vice President, Senior Vice President and President from mid-2008 until 2010. Danny has also served on the Board of the Queensland Country Rugby Union for a number of years and has been the president since 2011. The announcement for Morton came as a shock to him as he was advised he was at the meeting to discuss other matters, he was taken aback but was extremely humbled to be in the accompaniment of some of the other life members in the room. Bruce Shepherd Bruce Shepherd’s involvement in the TDRU began in 1997 as a secretary on the Junior Rugby Sub-committee, this was during the very beginnings of Junior Rugby in Townsville which featured only a handful of teams, in its current day nearly 20 years on, the Junior Competition has close to 1000 players in over 80 teams. Bruce was also involved heavily in the Junior Brolgas Representative teams that travelled away to the QJRU State Championships between 1998-2007 and has served on the TDRU Executive as Secretary from 2006 onwards. Bruce informed the constituents at the meeting that he isn’t slowing down and intends to continue his contribution to Rugby for a few more years.

Townsville & District Rugby Union Patron

Colin Harkness Col’s contribution to the Rugby Community extends well beyond his role as a founding father of Townsville’s Modern Rugby era. Col also served as the Vice President of Queensland Rugby in the late 1960s to the Mid 1970s and as a board member between 2005 and 2010. He also served as President of Queensland Country Rugby Union in 1974 and 1984. Col is also a life member of both the TDRU and the Ross River Redskins club. Col’s role as Patron of the TDRU will see him act as the champion of the organisation ensuring its long-term sustainability and profile is strong within the Townsville and North Queensland community. He will also serve on the Sub- Committee charged with organising the TDRU’s 50th Anniversary Celebrations in 2017.

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2017

2017 Presidents report – Peter Cavallo 2017 saw the Townsville and District Rugby Union celebrate its 50th anniversary. The first games of the TDRU were played on 22 April 1967 at the Townsville Sports Reserve. We are proud that the TDRU has grown today to now have over 1,500 players, over 70 teams and 11 clubs ranging from under 8 boys and girls through to senior ladies and men’s competitions. The 50-year celebration also saw five new members inducted to the TDRU Hall of fame that was set up to coincide with the . The five new inductees were • Travis Hall • Brendan Casey • Rohan Fuller • Dan McKellar • Shaun McCarthy

To recognize the contribution of our individual clubs and their volunteers as part of the 50-year celebrations a club legend was also awarded to each individual club. The club legends were as follows

• Western Dragons Tony Jacobs • Tsv Grammar School Bill Muller • Ingham Peter Bishop • University Peter Beale

• North Ward Richard Lehmann • Referees Association Bob Spillane • Charters Towers Ted Vinson • Brothers John Rauch

• Burdekin Jimmy Young • Teachers West Terry Shiells • Ross River Tony Tanzer • TDRU Mike Carney

• TDRU Adrian Gabrielli

On a rugby front in 2017 Teachers West claimed their 3rd successive A Grade premiership whilst Brothers claimed both the senior and Junior Club Championship. A special mention to the Brothers Club that participated in 11 of the 12 grand finals played. In representative rugby the Townsville Brolgas remained undefeated in both the under 19 and Senior North Queensland Championship held in Townsville. As a result Townsville dominated the North Queensland team at the Qld Country Championships and then went on to have 5 players selected in the senior Qld Country Side (Kris Nielsen, Shane Kennedy, Hugh Huppatz, Joshua Fletcher and Sam Bradley) and 9 players selected in the under 19 Qld Country Team (Angus Small, Trent Owen, Dan Cooper, Dexter Anderson, Billy Bulley, Lachlin Smith, Joseph Cram, Jacob Day and Matthew Rauch). In junior representative rugby Townsville sent teams in the under 12, 13, 14 & 16’s to Qld Junior State Championships in Albany Creek in June. From this carnival three players Thomas Roberts (Under 13), Kmani Levi (Under 14) and Tareq Parter (Under 16) were selected to represent Qld Country.

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2017 unfortunately saw the passing of long time TDRU major sponsor Mike Carney. Mike first became a major sponsor of the TDRU in 1995 and this was extended with the Hugh Street Complex renamed Mike Carney Toyota Park. Mike was not only a strong contributor to Rugby, but also to the Townsville Community as a whole and he will be sorely missed. Executive: Adrian Gabrielli, Lachlan Bell, Terry Fanning, Ian Mintern.

GRADE NAME CLUB GRADE MINOR PREMIERS PREMIERS 1st Grade Brothers Teachers West U10 William Ross Brothers 2nd Grade Brothers Teachers West U11 Iowani Cavuilati Ross River Redskins rd 3 Grade Brothers U19s Brothers U19s U12 Dominic Taylor Brothers Women’s Brothers Brothers U13 Thomas Roberts Western Suburbs U17 Brothers Brothers U16 Brothers Brothers U14 Matthew McKellar Charters Towers U15 Burdekin Brothers U15 Harold Mial Burdekin U14 Charters Towers Charters Towers U16 Ryan Kinbacher Brothers U13 Western Suburbs Western Suburbs U12 Brothers Teachers West U17 Declan Maguire Brothers U11 Brothers White Brothers White Ladies Shaniah Power Brothers U10 Brothers White Brothers Blue 3rds Matthew Rauch Brothers U19s U8 No finals for Under 8’s – for participation 2nds Rob Gillespie Teachers West

1sts Michael Parker Brothers 2017 Representative teams Senior Brolgas Robert McNanara, Jeff Sullivan, Kris Nielsen, Hugh Huppatz, Keiran Willey, Leonard Heron, Martin Brennan, Daniel Carman, Sam Bradley, Josh Fletcher, Rodney Seeto, Colby Mason, Brendan Morgan, Keil Richards, Shane Kennedy, Nathan Papale, Daniel Withers, Josh Mayhew, Emil Grant, Conor Twamley, Russell West, Chris Mann, Connor Kennedy. Under 19’s Angus Small, Jesse Kyle, Trent Owen, Connor Morgan, Chandler Starr, Dan Cooper, Flynn Willocks, Jacab Day, Dexter Anderson, Matt Rauch, Michael Keper-Owens, Tom Wells, Billy Bulley, Nathaniel Evens, Lachlin Smith, Terance McCosker, Zack Ultromu, Karl Raffe, Joey Cram, Mitchell Clarke, Ben Williams, Lachlan Cavallin, Ethan Blaney. Women’s Olivia Anderson, Sheph Ullmann, Liz Taina, Amy Mowle, Jess Schwartz, Eleanor Mowle, Ellie Gray, Samille Pagden, Gagie Carsten, Roxanne Russell, Jesse Steel, Hayley Crawford, Hailee Byles, Hannah Goodwin, Colleen Bax, Tiana Fry, Emma Harnes, Azaria Henderson, Maddison Liz, Khia O’Brien, Hannah Aisa, Pria Pabao, Emma Johnston, Julie Skulovskaya, Pia Poid, Sian Roberts, Julia Douglas, Kristy Bolton. Players selected for North Qld Robert McNamara, Kris Nielson, Russell West, Seamus Huppatz, Hugh Huppatz, Daniel Carman, Martin Brennan, Daniel Withers, Kieran Willey, Sam Bradley, Josh Fletcher, Brendan Morgan, Connor Kennedy, Rodney Seeto, Shane Kennedy. Under 19’s Trent Owen, Angus Small, Dan Cooper, Terence McCosker, Jacob Day, Matthew Rauch, Dexter Anderson, Tom Wells, Billy Bulley, Lachlin Smith, Joseph Cram, Flynn Willocks.

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Players selected for Qld Country Heelers Seniors - Kris Nielson, Shane Kennedy, Hugh Huppatz, Josh Fletcher, Sam Bradley. Under 19’s – Angus Small, Trent Owen, Dan Cooper, Dexter Anderson, Billy Bulley, Lachlin Smith, Joseph Cram, Jacob Day, Matthew Rauch.

Junior State Championships teams

Under 12 Under 13 Under 14 Under 16 Will Pascoe Dan Franettovich Siloni Palu Caleb Edmond Hayden Moore Matt Dyer Drew Whelan Brock Wright Liam Todeschino Paula Vatanitawake Rolland Geesu Zac Thomson Malachi Ireland Thomas Campbell Andrew Maher Jack Wearing Jonathan Cavallo Lloyd Kennedy Tanner Thompson Zac Speet Kiel Keryk Riley Flute Matt McKellar De Wet Potgieter Charles Laverack Thomas Roberts Nikolas Mitchell Jack Wheldon Nelson Kennedy Ethan Morgan Jake Mcauliffe Ryan Kinbacher Jasper Guy Jeremy Morton Tom Marshall Zach Gough Dominic Taylor Cody Sadler Hunter Lim Hunter Zacka Max Gough Izreal Osae Clinton Bridges Todd McPherson Mitchell Sullivan Jaidyn Wilkins Kalen Reweti Darcy Walters Ollie Harvey Conor Muldoon Malachi Ware Tom Lyons Cody Blenheim Daniel Murtha Kmani Levi Jimmi Thompson Timothy Doyle Mitchell Ross Jayk Gwydir Tareq Parker Sam Turner Jayce Gallego Jamie-Jon Gallego Leam Naseri Zachary Olsen Lachlan Morgan Camden Finger Kieren Luxton Jack Bragg Deegan Woods James Knowles Nathan Brown Aiden Knowles Luca Yates Brandon Finger Callum Ricca Vaughn Tully Kuresa Pio Michael Mtanios Zion Osae Nathan Steel Zac Brown Preston Brown Brayden Yow Kurt Smith Rory Lynch Brock Vasta Josh Madsen Nathan O'Neill Scott O'Brien William Sibson Thomas Sherrington

Players selected for Qld Country Under 13 – Thomas Roberts Under 14 – Kmani Levi Under 16 - Tareq Parter

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2017 New Life Members Inductees

Lachlan Bell Lachlan Bell (pictured left) has been actively involved in Townsville Rugby as both a player and committee member for many years. Lachlan moved to Townsville in 1992, and his involvement in rugby continued to grow from there.

Involvement in TDRU Rugby: Playing / Coaching History: • Brothers A-grade 1992 – 2001 • Brolgas 1997 – 2000 • Brolgas U19 Co-coach from 2001-2005 Committee History: • President 2010 – 2016 • Senior Vice President 2008 – 2010 • Vice President 2006 – 2008 • Committee 1997 – 2006; 2017; Current Adrian Gabrielli Adrian Gabrielli (pictured right) has also been actively involved in the Townsville and District Rugby Union since 1982. Adrian has been part of Townsville Rugby as a player, committee member and major sponsor.

Involvement in TDRU Rugby: Playing History: • Brothers 1982 – 1993 • Under 19’s Brolgas 1983 Committee History: • Grounds and facility development 2002 — 2017 • Committeeman 2013–Current

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2018 2018 Presidents report – Peter Cavallo On a rugby front in 2018 we had 81 teams compete in both juniors and seniors. A significant moment was the formation of the first teenage girl’s competitions with seven teams in the under 16s and four teams in the under 18 girls. Congratulations to Charters Towers for being the inaugural under 16 premiers and Teachers West for taking out the under 18s. In senior rugby we welcomed back JCU to the A Grade competition. Teachers West claimed their 4th successive A Grade premiership and the senior club championships whilst Brothers claimed the Junior Club Championship. In the total we had 8 different clubs participate in grand finals and 5 different winners. In representative rugby the Townsville Brolgas dominated Senior North Queensland Championship held in Townsville with 21 players selected to play for North Queensland in the Qld Country Championships only hosted at Mike Carney Toyota Park. The Brolga dominated North Queensland Team defeated both South Queensland and Central Queensland to claim the country championship. In total 10 Brolgas, Blair Morgan, Emil Grant, Billy Bulley, Daniel Carman, Kris Nielson, Hugh Huppatz, Tom Vinson, Josh Fletcher, Josh Lamb and Trent Owen were selected to play for Qld Country. In the under 19’s 5 players, Jack Andreassen, Harry Willocks, Dale Whalley, Declan Maguire and Henry McKinnon were selected for the Country Heelers. On a special note all the players in both the senior and under 19’s country teams have come through the Brolgas junior rugby programs and competitions. In junior representative rugby Townsville sent teams in the under 12, 13, 14 & 16’s to Qld Junior State Championships in Albany Creek in June. From this carnival three players Thomas Roberts (Under 14), Larry Hart (Under 16) and Rolland Geesu (Under 16) were selected to represent Qld Country. 2018 saw Townsville participate in the teenage girl’s state championships on the Gold Coast in October for the first time. In total 24 girls proudly worn the Brolgas jersey for the first time at the state championship. The National Rugby Championship returned to Townsville in September with 2017 champions Queensland Country defeating Melbourne at Mike Carney Toyota Park. The match televised live on Fox Sports created momentum for future Wallaby test matches and Super rugby games at the new Townsville Stadium in 2020.

Executive: Gary Lewis, Charlie Papale, Bruce Shepherd, Sonia Viero-Malone, Adrian Gabrielli, Lachlan Bell, Terry Fanning, Ian Mintern.

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Grade Minor Premiers Premiers Brolga of the Year Club 1st Grade Teachers West Teachers West Martin Brennan Teachers West 2nd Grade Brothers Brothers Steven Reddy Brothers 3rd Grade Ingham Ingham Mitch Wittington Ingham Women’s Teachers West Teachers West Stephanie Ullmann Teachers West U18 Brothers White Brothers White Harry Willocks Teachers West U16 Brothers Brothers Luke Loudon Charters Towers U15 Charters Towers Charters Towers Euan Cram Teachers West U14 Brothers Brothers Cody Sadler Brothers U13 Charters Towers Charters Towers Raymond Wosomo Charters Towers U12 Brothers Brothers Connor Sadler Brothers U11 Brothers Blue Brothers Blue William Ross Brothers Blue U10 Brothers White Ross River Seamus Casey Burdekin U8 No finals for Under 8’s – for participation

2018 Representative teams Senior Brolgas Emil Grant, Tevita Ma’ulu’ulu, Michael Parker, Blair Morgan, Michael McGovern, William Gallegos, Brendan Bunyan, Blake Hollywood, Connor Kennedy, Daniel Withers, Kris Nielsen, Lewayne Barrett, Angus Small, Trent Owen, Daniel Carman, Tom Vinson, Joshua Fletcher, Tom Wells, Josh Lamb, Rodney Seeto, Curtis Rayment, Andrew Neilson, Darrnell Fisher. Under 19’s Jack Andreassen, Connor Anderson, Callum Bell, Declan Maguire, Joseph Minel, Taylor O’Brien, Viliami Taufu, Raymond Walker-Campbell, Samuel Warner, Dale Whalley, Hunter Keen, Caleb Knuth, Dylan Knuth, Jacob Day, Adam Woolcott, Connor Cavallin, Ben Hall, Michael Kepper-Owens, Samuel Krause, Ben Marke, Henry McKinnon, Aden Turner, Harry Willocks. Players selected for North Qld Andrew Parker, Billy Bulley, Blair Morgan, Emil Grant, Michael McGovern, Michael Parker, Tevita Ma’ulu’ulu, Blake Hollywood, Connor Kennedy, Curtis Rayment, Daniel Carman, Darrnell Fisher, Hugh Huppatz, Josh Lamb, Joshua Fletcher, Kris Neilsen, Lewayne Barrett, Rodney Seeto, Tom Vinson, Tom Wells, Trent Owen. Under 19 North Qld Jack Andreassen, Callum Bell, Dale Whalley, Declan Maguire, Joseph Minei, Samuel Warner, Viliami Taufu, Dylan Knuth, Jacob Day, Harry Willocks, Henry McKinnon, Michael Kepper-Owens, Sam Krause. Players selected for Qld Country Heelers. Seniors – Blair Morgan, Emil Grant, Billy Bulley, Daniel Carman, Kris Nielson, Hugh Huppatz, Tom Vinson, Joshua Fletcher, Josh Lamb, Trent Owen. Under 19’s – Jack Andreassen, Dale Whalley, Declan Maguire, Harry Willocks, Henry McKinnon.

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Junior State Championships teams.

Under 12 Under 13 Under 14 Under 16 Sebastian Simon Kane Kirkwood Preston Ahwing Junior Salesa Xanda Cazzulino Jack Tudehope Matthew Dyer Brock Wright Max PapaGeorge Liam Todeschino Ruben Ape Matthew Groves Regan Knowles Jonathan Cavallo Thomas Campbell Tom Greenwood Riley Arlett Malachi P Ireland Lloyd Kennedy Kayden Waddell Maverick Harcoo Kiel Keryk Hugh Barnicoat Finn Andreassen Charlie Patrick Mitchell Sullivan Tokoa Roberts Angus Gibb Nathaniel Kimber Flynn Kyle Kodi Boalar Zak Elesi Zac Nolan Samuel Turner Bryce Kingham Braedy Vasta Connor Sadler Raymond Wosomo Cody Sadler Tristan Evans Joshua McCarthy Jack Bragg Dorran Green George Thomas Luca Lago Jamie Critchley Conor Muldoon Bodene Hinchy Mitchell Waldon Aiden Knowles Mitchell Ross Harold Mial Julian Blacklock Dominik Arrate Connor Lyons Jacob McCarthy Iowani Cavulati Daniel Malum Jaxen Yow Larry Hart Joe Kenny Nathan Steel Jeremy Morton Will Cavallo Archie Allen Charles Laverack Mac Broad Will Duthie Harry Whalan Nelson Kennedy Angus Myers Rolland Geesu Max Beckham Justin Crane Diesel Jacobsson-Rhodes Jacob Golding Reg Alcock Riley Williamson Rory Lynch Darcy Miller Jaxon Baldwin Benjamin Rimmer Todd Kenny Brad Nugent William Sulicich Joshua Holden Jackson Cox Jaidan Penny Josh Morton Jasper Guy Jay Mcpherson Declan Marchioni

Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Matt Morton Dan Withers Wade Sadler Patrick Brennan Peter Malone Terry Shiells Mick Kingham Peter Cavallo Tyson Morgon Jim Sullivan Chris Yow Jack Andreassen Matt Rauch Dan McKie Harry Willocks Krystal Kirkman

Teenaged Girls Junior State Championships teams Early in August the idea of sending 2 junior Brolga girl’s teams to compete at the 2nd QRU Junior Girls State 7s Championships to be held at Bond University on the Gold Coast in October was floated. Once the possibility was announced, interest from the girls snowballed – there was no turning back, it had to happen. TDRU called for coaches, a manager and a trainer and announced Mitch Bebb U17s coach, Dan Withers U15s coach, Hannah Goodwin trainer and Cathy West as manager.

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Under 15 Under 17 Tabie Sagigi Daisy D’Arcy Kayla Bowen Indee Everett Kohaea Waitoa-Mill Babetha Nona Telita Day Macy Dabelstein Dominique Wiggins Jazmyn Woodfield Grace McCarthy Lou-Isa Natoga Heaven Wilson Barbara Sigere Norisha Eseli RaeQuan Daniels Rebekah Pulea Lurleen Blackman Crystal Lee Walsh Tamika Bray Zahra Shadbolt Courtney Reynolds Anjeleah Corrigan Chelsea Smith

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2019

Like all in Townsville the rugby community was greatly impacted by the flooding in Townsville in early February. The timing of the catastrophic event coincided with preseason training and club sign-on’s and there were grave concerns the rugby season would not start on time. Fortunately, after a lot of hard work the season kicked off as scheduled albeit with some reduced playing numbers. A big change to the 2019 season saw Army return to the competition after many years absence in both the A grade and ladies competition. Playing under the banner of LARC’S and affiliated with the Ross Redskins the LARC’s A grade team made it all the way to the A grade final. Ultimately LARC’s were runners up to Teachers West who won their fifth straight A grade premiership and remained undefeated in both the 2018 and 2019 seasons. Teachers West were dominant in the senior competitions by winning the senior club championships, reserve grade premiership and back to back ladies titles. The A grade final saw another first with local junior Chyna Howlett becoming the first female to referee a men’s A grade final. The junior numbers continued to grow even after the impacts of the February floods. The junior girls numbers saw the biggest improvement with the introduction of an under 14’s competition and teams from both Burdekin and Ingham entering various teenage girl competitions. A special congratulations must go to Charters Towers who won their first junior club championship after many years of hard work. This year saw an early finish to the season with a mid-August finish to accommodate the end of season senior representative program. This year saw the Qld Country championship return a sub-union-based format with the Brolgas taking on Far North Queensland, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Darling Downs. Once again, the Senior Brolgas performed strongly with big wins over FNQ, Gold Coast and Darling Downs and going narrowly 12-14 to eventual country champions Sunshine Coast. The Qld Country Heelers side was dominated by Brolgas with nine players, Lewayne Barrett (Teachers West) Josh Fletcher (Teachers West), Brandon Luta (JCU), Angus Small (Teachers West), Martin Brennan (Teachers West), Cameron Griffin (Burdekin), Daniel Chorley (Teachers West), Curtis Rayment (Teachers West) and Josh Lamb (Teachers West) all selected. Whilst in the under 19s Harry Willocks (Teachers West) was selected for the Qld Country’s Heelers tour of New Zealand. In junior representative rugby the Brolgas sent under 12, 13, 14 & 16s boy’s teams to the Qld Junior State Championships in Toowoomba in July. From the carnival three players Riley Dua (Ross River), Keil Keryk (Burdekin) and Siloni Palu (Western Suburbs/Burdekin) were selected to play for Qld Country in the annual clash against City. The Junior Brolga girls sent two teams to the state championships on the Gold Coast in the September School Holidays. This is the second year the teenage girls have competed at the state championships. Which resulted in player Daisy D’arcy (Teachers West) and coach Mitch Bebb being selected into the Qld Grey 7’s team to compete at Nationals.

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Management Committee President – Peter Cavallo Senior Vice President – Gary Lewis Vice President – Charlie Papale Secretary – Jim Sullivan Treasurer – Sonia Viero-Malone Committee – Adrian Gabrielli Committee – Nathan Shepherd Committee – Cooper Lewis

Grade Minor Premiers Premiers Brolga of the Year Club

1st Grade Teachers West Teachers West Leonard Heron Burdekin 2nd Grade Teachers West Teachers West Robert Gillespie Teachers West 3rd Grade Teachers West Brothers Connor Newman Teachers West Women’s Teachers West Teachers West Katrina O’Dell Teachers West U18 Girls Charters Towers Teachers West Shakiah Douglas Charters Towers U17 Burdekin Burdekin Braedy Vasta Burdekin U16 Charters Towers Burdekin Euan Cram Teachers West U16 Girls Charters Towers Charters Towers Zahra Shadbolt Charters Towers U15 Brothers Brothers Harley Flanagan Charters Towers U14 Brothers Brothers Dominic Taylor Brothers U14 Girls Burdekin North Ward Taylah Atkins North Ward U13 Ross River Ross River Bailey Cowan Charters Towers U12 Brothers Charters Towers Beau McCarron Brothers U11 Brothers Ross River Mareikura Hills-Amory Western Suburbs U10 Burdekin Brothers White Giann Moxon Brothers U8 No finals for Under 8’s – for participation

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Under 19’s Men’s Bailee Brown Brothers Daniel Cooper Brothers

Dale Whalley Brothers Dexter Anderson Brothers

Harry Mahoney Matthew Fanning Brothers Brothers Jack Andreassen © Brothers Will Gallegos Brothers Kieren Luxton Brothers Cameron Griffin Burdekin Lewis Ottaway Brothers Leonard Heron Burdekin Raymond Walker-Campbell Brothers Robert Mcnamara Burdekin Viliami Taufa Brothers Peter Utromu Charters Towers Ivo Angelo Diciano Oliva Burdekin Bill Mitchell Charters Towers Ronnie Berryman Charters Towers Ben Lotty LARCS

Ben McEwen North Ward Daniel Withers North Ward Connor Cavallin North Ward Liam Giudes North Ward Cooper Arnbold Matt Corrigan North Ward North Ward Jordan Baxter North Ward Angus Small Teachers West Lance Shephard North Ward Daniel Chorley Teachers West Aden Turner Teachers West Hugh Huppatz Teachers West Angus Ramsay Teachers West Josh Fletcher Teachers West Brodie Scott Teachers West Lewayne Barrett Teachers West Chris Peters Teachers West Martin Brennan Teachers West Conor Robertson Teachers West Nick Poole Teachers West

Harry Willocks Teachers West Tom Vinson © Teachers West Raith Sheerans Teachers West Tom Wells Teachers West Trent Owen Teachers West Mitchell Bebb Coach Curtis Rayment Teachers West Pita Thompson Josh Lamb Teachers West Coach Tracy Kepper Manager Brandon Luta University

Niall Small Medical Terry Shiells Coach SanSak Yoon Trainer Shane Laskey Coach Denise Dewhurst Manager

Under 19’s Queensland Country Selection:

- Harry Willocks (Teachers West) Open’s Queensland Country Selections: - Lewayne Barrett (Teachers West) - Josh Lamb (Teachers West) - Josh Fletcher (Teachers West)

- Daniel Chorley (Teachers West) - Curtis Rayment (Teachers West) - Angus Small (Teachers West) 2 - Martin Brennan (Teachers West) - Brendon Luta (University) - Cameron Griffin (Burdekin)

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2019 Women’s Brolgas

Alison Gregory Burdekin Annaliese Berkley Teachers West Josephine Coddington Burdekin Briana Clancy Teachers West Catriona Gillespie Burdekin Kristy Bolton Teachers West Ellie Gray Kyanna Tom Namok Teachers West Hannah Asia James Cook University Olivia Anderson Teachers West Jessica Schwartz James Cook University Stef Ullmann Teachers West Madison Lis James Cook University Stefanie Kriek Teachers West Siobhan Bennett James Cook University Tamika Bray Teachers West Te Oranga Mihaere James Cook University Alyssa Stone North Ward Campbell Yates Coach Caitlin Holmes North Ward Blair Morgan Coach Kiara Henry -Nash North Ward Hannah Godwin Trainer/Manager Mallory Hofmeier North Ward Tayla Davidson North Ward Teneeka Jones North Ward

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2019 Junior Brolgas

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