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BROTHERS V UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, NORTHS V GPS, HUGH COURTNEY OVAL, CROSBY PARK, 3:30PM (MATCH OF THE ROUND) 3:30PM There will be no love lost between these two sides It’s no secret that in recent years, the Eagles have when they go head-to-head at Crosby Park this been a bogey team for GPS, and in 2020 the line- Saturday, with Brothers still lamenting last year’s up at Norths is looking sharp and producing some Grand Final loss to the Students. quality passages of play. After a dominant season for the Brethren, UQ came If the boys from Shaw Road can produce an home with a wet sail and snuck into the top four, 80-minute performance, they could trouble the eventually claiming the Premiership after accounting Gallopers on Saturday. for Easts and GPS in the semi and preliminary finals. GPS’ point of difference in this clash will be their This clash will see two very different sides go head- forward pack. A lot of excitement at Norths is to-head however, with lots of fresh faces coming based on the performance of some of their electric into the fold. backline recruits, but it will be their forward pack that need to step up this week as they go toe-to-toe For the home side, keep an eye on Hudson with arguably the most experienced pack in Premier Creighton and Nate Carroll, the latest Rohrig EDP Rugby. graduates who are splitting opposition defences at will. The return of Jethro Felemi after his Super Rugby debut for the Reds sured up the Gallopers scrum For the Red Heavies, the return of Connor Mitchell last weekend, and the prop also crossed for a meat and the recruitment of Connor Vest has bolstered pie. He’ll be hungry for more minutes this weekend. their forward pack, an area in which Brothers have had the upper-hand of the Red Heavies for the last WESTS V BOND UNIVERSITY, SCIFLEET STADIUM, few years. 3:30PM (BUNTER BOWL) SOUTHS V EASTS, CHIPSY WOOD OVAL, 3:30PM Wests are on the board after claiming their first win of the season last weekend over Sunnybank, In terms of rivalries, you will be stretched to find two however they have to back up by hosting the red clubs who love going toe-to-toe more then Souths hot Bond Bull Sharks this Saturday. and Easts. Geographically close to each other, the Tigers and Magpies often see player movement Cooper Whiteside has stepped up for the Bulldogs between the two clubs and often when friends come and has shown a whole new aspect of his talent in up against each other, things are sure to boil over. the flyhalf role over the past two weeks, and we’re finally starting to see the talented outside backs at These two clubs enter into the clash on opposite Sylvan Road come alive. ends of the Premier Rugby ladder however, with Easts in second place and Souths currently in ninth. Bond have won all bar one game so far this year and were impressive last week against Souths, despite a The Tigers bounced back after their loss to Bond short lapse in the second half. Fullback Max Dowd is and put Norths to the sword at Tigerland last playing the best Rugby we’ve seen from him so far weekend, with Aidan Toua stepping up and showing in Premier Rugby, while the recruitment of Declan plenty of leadership from fullback. Toua’s match- Dinnen has proved a master stroke as he forms a up with Souths captain Luke Samoa will be one to great backrow combination with Dylan Rowe and watch. Connor Pritchard. For Easts prop Reece van Nek, who played Colts The return of Liam Dillon to Wests will have to wait at Souths under Todd Dammers, he loves nothing as he will miss this weekend’s clash, providing more then heading back to his old club and as he Spencer Jeans the chance to start at scrumhalf. matches up against former teammate Theo Fourie Wilson Blyth is also in line for his Premier Grade in the frontrow, some choice words are sure to be debut having been named on the bench. exchanged at scrum-time.
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13 THERE’S A NEW CREIGHTON ON He’s also had the chance to share the midfield with THE SCENE AT CROSBY PARK, AND the likes of flyhalf Rohan Saifoloi and inside-centre Paddy James, experienced campaigners at both the HE’S ALREADY MAKING A NAME Premier Rugby and NRC level. FOR HIMSELF IN THE TOP GRADE “They give you that confidence to go out there and FOR THE BRETHREN. play your game,” Creighton said. “That reassurance is a really positive thing for me Hudson, the younger brother of current and gives me the ability to back myself and play my St.George Queensland Reds squad member and own game. Brothers fullback Lawson, is still in the infancy of his Premier Grade career, but he has already left “They told me to play how you normally play, don’t an impression on the Albion faithful. try and force it or overplay it, just rip in and have a go, don’t leave anything on the field.” The 20-year-old made his starting debut in Brothers’ Round 4 clash against Bond University, Alongside the Brethren’s experienced core, the club scoring two stunning tries at outside-centre in his has also backed a number of young players in the side’s 46-29 win. top grade in recent years, with 2020 no exception. His elevation to the top grade was unexpected, The likes of Fraser McReight, Harry Wilson and Byron but the youngster is grabbing the opportunity Ralston have all gone onto Super Rugby honours with both hands. after starring at club level, while this season has seen the emergence of Hudson and fellow backline “It’s been a bit surreal, at the start of the year I star Nate Carroll, with the pair playing colts Rugby didn’t really expect to be up in Premier Grade,” together. Hudson said. “As a young guy it’s good to see those players “It’s been pretty challenging adapting to the coming through the ranks,” Hudson said. level…the physicality, the game awareness and the organisation, it’s all a lot faster.” “I’ve played quite a bit of footy with Nate over three years now. He’s a really exciting player, never lets The Padua product has been lucky enough to the play die, always plays until the whistle and with have his older brother on hand for advice this a lot of energy.” year, with Lawson sharing some trade secrets and advice with Hudson around the family home. Although a professional career is the eventual goal for Hudson, his current focus remains with helping After leading Brothers to the minor premiership his side to a finals berth this season, which will last season and backing up his form with a strong hopefully see him line up alongside his brother in campaign with Brisbane City in the National the top grade. Rugby Championship, Lawson has trained with the Reds squad this year, and passed on his “That’d be really cool to see,” Hudson said on the learnings at the elite level to his younger brother. possibility of playing with his older brother. “He’s a good bloke to have in your back pocket,” “I know he’ll be back raring to go. Getting out of that Hudson said. bubble he’ll be ready to rip in for the Brothers boys and really have a crack.” “Just sitting around, on the couch, at the dinner table and picking his brain. He’s also played 13 quite a lot, so I’m getting his take on things and where I should be looking to improve and what I’m doing right. “You can always look to him and mirror that elite type of performance and expectations that he has on himself. “It’s a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week type of business and you always have to be on top of every little aspect of your life.”
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16 IN THE GLORY DAYS OF THE 1980S In 2020 alone, there have been a total of 13 debutants for the Reds, 11 of whom have graduated AND EARLY 1990S, IT WASN’T from the Queensland Premier Rugby ranks. UNCOMMON TO SEE FORMER “We’ve had guys like Dane Zander from Norths QUEENSLAND GREATS SUCH AS come into the squad, he was playing second XV TONY SHAW AND TIM HORAN, at Nudgee a few years ago and now he is playing BACK UP AFTER PLAYING A TEST Super Rugby,” said head coach Brad Thorn. MATCH OR FOR QUEENSLAND ON “Jock Campbell has been tremendous, we’ve had A SATURDAY, TO PLAY FOR THEIR Scott Malolua and Feao Fotuaika come through. If CLUB IN QUEENSLAND PREMIER you’re good enough we’ll look at you. RUGBY ON A SUNDAY. “The NRC has been great for us as that has been representative Rugby for club players. They get The dawn of the professional era of Rugby to step up, test their wares and we see if they’re in 1995 changed the shape of the game, and capable of playing Super Rugby. it can be said that the connection between “What I’m proud of is that we have a pathway from the grassroots and the elite level of the game juniors through to Academy, that then leads through suffered as a result. to Super Rugby. Queensland produces talent, In 2009, we saw former St.George Queensland it always us, and if you invest in it and develop Reds coach Phil Mooney begin to look within it, it then helps players have this connection to Queensland’s own backyard for talent, with Queensland as a state. players such as James Hanson, Jono Lance “We then have guys from club Rugby who might and Ben Tapuai progressing through to the not be ready at a young age. But if they perform Reds Academy before later forming part of consistently in club Rugby there can be opportunity the premiership campaign in 2011 under Ewen and when they come into the program in their mid McKenzie. 20s, they’ve held down a job or they’ve studied, After another period where the connection to and they bring a level of maturity and appreciation. club Rugby within the Reds squad was strained, They’re important guys to have around the squad. Brad Thorn has come in an ushered in a new- “Queensland has a great club competition and found support for the pathway system and club we hope we’ll see more guys come through the Rugby. system.”
17 Fraser McReight has been one of the club “It’s really just exciting to see where the standard graduates who has excelled throughout the Super of club Rugby is in Queensland, the club Rugby AU competition, forming a formidable competition is competitive and what the Super backrow combination with fellow club Rugby Rugby AU competition has shown us, the guys products Liam Wright and Harry Wilson. coming through like Lawson Creighton and Sam Wallis, while they haven’t made their debuts yet, When McReight first left school, he wasn’t sure they’ve been in the bubble training with us and where he wanted to take his Rugby, but after making the whole squad more competitive,” said being engrossed in the culture at Brothers, his McReight. trajectory within the game took off. “Thorny says what makes a great team is the guys “When I first left school I didn’t know what my on the bench and those who don’t play, for us, talents were, whether I was up to the standard when we’re training we have guys ripping in at of playing professional Rugby, I didn’t know if I training and helping us prepare the best we can, wanted to keep going,” said McReight. it’s one of the reasons we’ve been doing well. “I had family connections at Brothers so went “I think they’ve taken a big sacrifice, they could down there and while Brothers has a great colts have said they wanted to play club Rugby but program, one thing the club does is really make they have made a choice for the sake of the team you enjoy Rugby, focusing on the mateship, there and credit to them, they’ve helped us immensely is a great culture at Brothers. and they’ll get their opportunity soon.” “For me I was lucky to make my first grade debut The emergence of the cohort of club Rugby that first year out of school in 2017 and to have products now pulling on the Queensland jersey people in that team that had won the title the each week has help reinvigorate the ties between year before like Nat Gendle, Ted Postal and Luke grassroots Rugby and the professional game. Beauchamp, all these great players, they gave me confidence in my ability. They said you got picked Approximately 90% of the current Reds squad are for a reason and we believe in you. all products of Queensland’s pathway system, and the opportunities that Thorn and his staff have “To go out as a fresh faced 18-year-old and provided to club Rugby players is beginning to play against men, I’ve been able to build on see an influx of players from other parts of the that through Australian U20s and the NRC with country make the move to Queensland as they Brisbane City, so I give Brothers a lot of credit. can see there is a legitimate pathway from club “I’d love to be back playing there and we watch Rugby to the professional game – Paisami in every weekend on the live stream, hopefully we particular is a great example of this. can play again come the end of the Super Rugby When the Reds take on the Rebels this Saturday AU season.” night for the chance to play in the Super Rugby While the likes of McReight, Harry Wilson and AU grand final, for the current Reds squad they’ll Hunter Paisami have had much of the lime-light be reflecting on where they’ve come from and on them throughout 2020 as the fresh faced club they’ll no doubt have the support of many of their Rugby products stepping up to the next level, club teammates, as well as family, in the crowd. the Super Rugby AU competition has seen Josh Flook (Brothers), Tuaina Tai Tualima (GPS), Jack Straker (GPS, Sean Farrell (Souths), Zane Nongorr (Bond) and Jethro Felemi (GPS) all make their Queensland debuts. There have also been a host of other players – Sam Wallis (UQ), Ryan Smith (Brothers), Lawson Creighton (Brothers), Joey Fittock (Bond) and Junior Rasolea (GPS) – who have made a big sacrifice being within the Reds bubble, unable to play club Rugby, who are yet to make their debut.
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