City v Country teams announced for Under 16 clash

Author: QRL Media
Timestamp: Wed 31 Jul 2019, 01:34 PM

The teams for the inaugural Under 16 representative match between Queensland City and Queensland Country have been announced today.

A new addition to the representative calendar in lieu of an interstate game against NSW, this year’s match will provide rising stars of the junior game with the opportunity to represent their regions on QRL grand final day.

City / Country boundaries applied for selection, with the City team selected from Brisbane, Ipswich and the Gold Coast; and the Country team picked from the Central and Northern regions.

The match is set to be staged as part of a huge day of rugby league at Dolphin Stadium on Intrust Super Cup grand final day on Sunday, September 29.

Selection was based predominately on performances in this year’s Junior State Championships on the Sunshine Coast, with the QRL opting to name extended squads in an effort to expose as many players as possible to the Queensland representative program.

Where possible, players were selected for the team that most closely resembled their initial involvement in the game as an acknowledgement of the work the regions have done to develop their skills.

Outstanding performances by players in the representative match will be rewarded with selection in the Queensland Under 16 Merit team which will be selected at the conclusion of the game, with players to be presented with maroon jerseys as part of the post-match presentation.

Former Intrust Super Cup player and current QAS Under 16 coach Mick Kennedy will oversee and support both squads.

City will be coached by Brad Davis, while Matt Church takes charge of the Country line-up.

Queensland Under 16 City

1	Tuvalli Khan-Pereira	Burleigh Heads JRL	SEQ White 1
2	Kaleb Ngamanu	Coomera Cutters JRL	QAS 2019
3	Orlando Swain	Northern Suburbs Ipswich Tigers	SEQ White 3
4	Prinston Esera	Souths Junior Magpies	SEQ White 4
5	Jodeci Tirahi	Carina JRLFC	SEQ Green 19
6	Ezra Mam	Souths Junior Magpies	SEQ White 6
7	Harradyn Wilson	Runaway Bay Seagulls JRL	SEQ Green 7
8	Brody Smitka	Helensvale Hornets JRL	SEQ White 8
9	Caleb Gould-Waiariki	Runaway Bay Seagulls JRL	SEQ Green 9
10	Riley Hall	Fassifern Bombers JRL	SEQ White 10
11	Flynn Daniel	Burleigh Heads JRL	SEQ White 12
12	JT Manuofetoa	Ormeau Shearers JRL	QAS 2019
13	Bailey Martin	Burleigh Heads JRL	SEQ Green 13
14	Isaiah Iongi	Aspley Devils RLFC	SEQ White 7
15	Daniel Ah Chong	Brothers St Brendans RLFC	SEQ White 13
16	Vincent Sefo	Logan Brothers RLC	SEQ Green 8
17	Kienan Tempest	Carina JRLFC	SEQ White 11
18	Kruz Rimene	Runaway Bay Seagulls JRL	SEQ Green 1
19	Jed Bignell	Northern Suburbs Ipswich Tigers	SEQ Green 4
20	Leon Te Hau	Wynnum Manly Juniors	SEQ White 5

Head Coach: Brad Davis

Assistant Coaches: Michael Cahill (SEQ Green), Terry Needham (SEQ White)

Queensland Under 16 Country

1	Ragarive Wavik	Brothers Townsville JRLC	Northern Marlins 7
2	Arthur Miller Stephen	Brothers Bulldogs JRL - Mackay	Northern Marlins 1
3	Jesse Page	Coolum Beach JRL	Central Crows 3
4	Xavier Chatfield-Mooka	Brothers Townsville JRLC	Northern Marlins 4
5	Angus Wright	Southern Suburbs JRL - Toowoomba	Central Crows 1
6	Keanu Wright-Dunrobin	Dalby Diehards RLFC	Central Crows 6
7	Brayden Paix	Southern Suburbs JRL - Toowoomba	Central Crows 7
8	Xavier Va'a	Highfields & District JRL	Central Crows 8
9	Shaun Packer	Southern Suburbs JRL - Toowoomba	Central Crows 9
10	John Radel	Wests Brisbane (formerly Wandoan)	SEQ White 18
11	Brock Priestley	Ormeau Shearers (formerly Litchfield)	SEQ Green 11
12	Ieremia Nanai	Western Lions RLFC - Townsville	Northern Marlins 12
13	Luke Jack	Burdekin JRLFC	Northern Marlins 13
14	Zac Alley	Northern Suburbs Ipswich Tigers (formerly Edmonton)	SEQ White 9
15	Paul Bryan	Brothers Bulldogs JRL - Mackay	Northern Marlins 16
16	Ethan Cocco	Walkerston Wanderers - Mackay	Northern Marlins 17
17	Tyson Stevens	Toowoomba Valleys RLF	Central Crows 13
18	Tyler Conroy	Highfields & District JRL	Central Crows 11
19	Tyler Keough-Paladin	Tannum / Boyne JRL	Central Crows 10
20	Jai Hansen	Brothers Rockhampton JRL	QAS 2019