There will be plenty of exciting footy action in the Eacham Junior Rugby League grand finals this Saturday, with Ravenshoe District Junior Rugby League hosting the big event at their grounds.
Atherton is well represented with teams in Under 14 and Under 16 finals and a battle of two Atherton teams in the Under 12 grand final.
The full day will get underway at 9am on the main field with round robin games of Under 6, Under 7 and Under 8 teams followed by presentations.
At 10am, Under 9 teams round robin games will be played before presentations.
The Under 10 round robin games start at 11am, followed by presentations.
On a representative level, Eacham Panthers hosted the inaugural North Queensland Country Junior Championships in May where North Queensland teams were selected from Eacham, Innisfail, Mount Isa and Cape Torres leagues.
Ravenshoe junior Clayton Dalgety was named Under 16 player of the carnival and recipient of the Francis Mosby Medal.
Jackson Fahlstrom and Jhidan Dikes from Atherton were both named in the Under 14 North Queensland Marlins team.
Djerome Mooka-Salam from Ravenshoe and Luke Misener from Atherton were named in the Under 15 Merit team with Misener also being awarded Under 15 player of the carnival.
Keyarn Porter from Malanda gained selection in Under 16 team while Hannah Geary was named in the Under 16 girls team.
Eacham Junior Rugby League continues to be a leader in the development of women's rugby league through the great work done by Nicole Turner and Bec Mason.
The same can be said for Dennis Hamilton who has done a quality job mentoring the next generation of up and coming referees in his role as referees coordinator.
Eacham Junior Rugby League is looking forward to 2020 as the season is shaping up to be even bigger and better with positive changes coming into the game.
Eacham Junior Rugby League development clinics will be held at Atherton on October 13, Malanda on November 10 and Ravenshoe on December 8 with all registered players and coaches welcome to attend.
The Under 12 grand final between Atherton Red v Atherton Blue will kick off at 12.30pm and presentations will be held after the game.
At 1.30pm the Under 14 grand final will take place between Malanda v Atherton followed by presentations.
The day will conclude with the Under 16 grand final between Malanda v Atherton at 2.45pm with presentations to follow.
Under 12 Grand final team lists
Atherton Red
Ryland O'Hanlon
Jayden Beckham
Lucas Fraser
Markus Kiely
Blake Lang
Dylan Scrivener
Kayden Payne
Rok Centofanti
Jackson Clark
Troy Taylor
Jason Barton
Rocco Pensini
Tyler McLaren
Liam Cole
Declan Leese
Tyler Triantafyllou
Justin Webley
Blake Lang
Travis Kolbe
Coach: Brendan Clark
Trainers: Kyle Lang, Paul Pensini and Kirk Triantafyllou
Atherton Blue
Nathaniel Ross
Landon Drew
Isaac Nasser
Shaun Darr
Kai Hammond
Xavier Armstrong
Max Bostock
Cooper Cifuentes
Jarrah Howe
Trent McNamara
Hamish Pezzelato
Caden Burrell
Kaleb Stein
Harrison Brotherson
Andrew Beazley
Lachlan Dreger
Jacob Muoio
Dekin Weare
Jarrah Mugford
Coach: Jesse Howe
Trainers: Shannon Harrop, Lauren Andrews, Pompey Pezzelato and Damien Ross
Under 14 Grand Final team lists
Malanda Eels
Mack Burns
Will Godfrey
Daniel Johnson
Angus Goetze
Kobi Hohnston
Harvey Horan
Tait Coghlan
Jesse Mancktelow
Brasher Coutts
Blade Smith
Gordon Grimshaw
Lincoln Kuhn
Morgan Solinas
Jack Inskip
Garrett Cupitt
Coach: Shane Solinas
Trainers: Kim Mastin, Melissa Burns, Alisha English and Dean Coutts
Atherton Roosters
Caylen Mchardie
Kayden McLaren
Zaimen Gilbert
Jude O'Connor
Dylan Serra
Jhidan Dikes
Noah Blooranta
Jackson Fahlstrom
Braith Marshal
Jordan Torrisi
Blake O'Day
Alex Nasser
Joel Trimble
Joe McCahon
Bailey Muoio
Tate Gowan
Tenzin Flemming
Joshua Marks-Stein
Coach: Barry Dikes
Trainers: Shannon Harrop, Peta Taske and Brett McLaren
Under 16 Grand Final team lists
Malanda Eels
Hamish Shore
Daniel Walker
Dennis Schiebel
Samuel Withers
Ryan Gallagher
Aiden Carson
Keanu Bowen-Wilson
Coopa Strmouchiw
Clayton Murray
Caleb Dawson
Keyarn Porter
Thomas Cuda
Hayden Chamberlain
Coach: Phillip Cuda
Trainers: Kim Mastin, Alisha English, Tom English and Dean Coutts
Atherton Roosters
Will Simms
Connor Bliss
Zach Rogers
Nicholas Greenwood
Joshua Ide
Toby Blooranta
Jayden Ives
Luke Misener
Matthew Beasley
Kyle Heenan
Kaleb Nielsen
Jack Gatacre
Zachary Nehow
Matthew Serra
John Seawright
Jeremy Beazley
Coach: Daryl Simms
Trainers: Kyle Lang, Lauren Andrews and Barry Dikes
Main image: Jackson Fahlstrom from Eacham Junior Rugby League was a 2019 representative player in Under 14 North Queensland Marlins team. Photo: Darryl Day.
