Why Child, Casey-Douglas are returning to the Northern Pride
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A playmaker who started the year in the Cairns District Rugby League but became one of the most versatile players at the Northern Pride has extended his stay with the club for another 12 months.
Evan Child started the season in outstanding form for Brothers, but with only one Intrust Super Cup appearance to his name (in 2019), was not considered a major chance of fighting his way into the top squad.
A halfback or five-eighth by trade, Child found himself behind Matt Egan, Thomas Steadman and allocated Cowboys duo Ben Hampton and Jake Clifford in the queue.
But he never let that stop him from competing.
Child impressed at training and in games for Brothers, giving Pride coach Ty Williams no choice but to find a spot in his 17.
The opportunity came in Round 6, as the Pride faced a minor injury crisis in the backline and unavailability of allocated Cowboys players, who were called upon for NRL duty.
Child took the field in the unfamiliar role at centre, and despite the lack of experience in the position he scored a try, was strong in defence, and helped the Pride to victory against a strong Souths Logan side.
He’s now made nine appearances this season, eight at centre and the other at halfback, and Williams believes that versatility will make him even more valuable next season.
“His first port of call is in the halves, but what we’ve unearthed this year is his versatility,” Williams said.
“He’s a sponge; he’s great to coach, he takes everything on. His kicking is coming along well.
“I see him as a half first, but he can also fill that role at centre.”
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Child could form a combination with recently re-signed playmaker Matt Egan, giving the club a strong base from which to build their halves depth.
Current first-choice halfbeak or five-eighth Tom Steadman is yet to commit for 2022, but should he choose not return, Williams has faith in what the partnership of Child and Egan can achieve.
“We’ve got two really good halves there, and Ev has that versatility to play left centre - and he’s fill in at fullback too,” he said.
“These guys typify what the Pride is about.
“I’m greatly confident in these boys and what they can do.
“I’m happy with how they’ve developed as footballers.”
The Pride haven’t played since July 17, with a competition bye followed by three weeks of cancelled or postponed due to Covid-related government restrictions.
The club has kept busy, using the temporary shutdown to lock in and announce a spate of re-signings.
Child joins Egan, props Paea Pua, Nick Lui-Toso and Terrence Casey-Douglas, backrowers Ewan Moore and Tom McGrath, winger Mark Rosendale and co-captains Chris Ostwald and Jayden Hodges as players announced to return for the 2022 season.
HARD WORK PAYS OFF FOR VERSATILE FORWARD
Bigger, stronger, and with more Intrust Super Cup experience than ever, Terrence Casey-Douglas could become one of the keys of Northern Pride’s forward pack in 2022.
The Normanton product has recommitted to the Pride for next season, adding to a pack which has already been bolstered by the re-signings of six forwards, including front-row pair Paea Pua and Nick Lui-Toso.
And it could be the year this 190cm, 107kg prop comes into his own.
He made his Intrust Super Cup debut in 2019, playing 14 games in the top squad during a season in which the club struggled.
It wasn’t the way Pride coach Ty Williams wanted to introduce the big man into Queensland’s top rugby league competition, but that experience - which now stands at 25 appearances - is starting to pay off.
Casey-Douglas has become a key member of Williams’ squad.
He has been named in Williams’ extended squad almost every week, missing out on the match day 17 when allocated players returned from the Cowboys.
But he has shown plenty in his 11 games this year, stepping up when called upon - either from the bench or in his two starts at lock - and delivering in spades.
Add to that his first tries at Intrust Super Cup level, and Williams sees significant upside in the man.
“He’s been a very good player for us, he’s been on of our project players and has developed well,” Williams said.
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“He struggled at the start but he’s getting it now.
“At the start of the year he probably wasn’t someone we would’ve named in the 17, but he’s come on in leaps and bounds since then.”
The key for Casey-Douglas to become an even better player, Williams said, was how he handled himself off the field.
With the pace of the game significantly increasing with recent rule changes, players, especially forwards, have to be fitter than ever.
Casey-Douglas has a tendency to drop off when under fatigue, but it’s believed that if he can get that right, he could become a genuine force.
“It’s managing the lifestyle outside of footy,” Williams said.
“It’s making sure that in preseason, he maintains that good diet and stays in shape.
“The game is so quick now we have to be on top of that with everyone. If he gets that right, he will be an exceptional player for the Pride.”
Casey-Douglas’s re-signing means the Pride has locked away much of their forward pack.
Front-row partners Pua and Lui-Toso, co-captains and hookers Chris Ostwald and Jayden Hodges, and back-rowers Ewan Moore and Tom McGrath are among those to have already committed for 2022.
HODGES’ DRIVE TO LEAD PRIDE TO THE TOP FOUR
The Northern Pride is where Jayden Hodges started the rugby league career that took him to the NRL, and the veteran co-captain can see the club is on the cusp of returning to the top of the Intrust Super Cup.
In fact, he already believes the Pride are a top-four team, and that belief is so strong he has re-signed with the club so he can be part of the success building at Barlow Park.
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“We’re not far from it at all,” Hodges said. “I believe we are a top-four team already, and we can go all the way this year.
“We had two draws, games we should’ve won. If we had those, we’d be fighting for the top four now.”
Hodges was part of the Pride as a teenager, getting his first taste of what a top rugby league club’s environment was like before embarking on a journey that took him to the Manly Sea Eagles in the NRL.
But despite his travels, which also took him to Mackay for several years, he has always maintained a deep connection with the Pride.
“The Northern Pride means a lot to me,” Hodges said.
“It’s where I started as a 15 or 16 year-old when the Cyril Connell Cup began, and fast forward 11 years, to spend another year here in Cairns and playing for my hometown club is really special.
“To wear that Pride jersey means a lot to me. When I first came through the club, it was really successful, and had a number of really good, top-quality players. It was a really good way for kids from this area to develop into footy players.
“Me and my family are settled here in Cairns, and I was happy to go around for another year.”
Pride coach Ty Williams had no hesitation in naming Hodges as one of his co-captains after the 27-year-old arrived from Mackay Cutters, the years of experience on the field and genuine leadership qualities off it making it an easy decision.
He is a quiet leader, Williams said, but when Hodges talks, the people around him listen – and take every message on board.
“He’s the ultimate competitor,” Williams said. “He’s one of the guys who is always working really hard, he’s always putting in on the training paddock. He’s got that Northern Pride DNA in him.”
It’s a quality he shared with Chris Ostwald, Hodges’ fellow co-captain and hooking partner who has adopted the Northern Pride way so much that it’s easy to forget he arrived in the Far North from Brisbane.
Ostwald has also re-signed for 2022, which means Pride fans will get to see their one-two punch at dummy-half develop for another Intrust Super Cup season.
“The big thing with them is they represent everything this club is about,” Williams said.
“He’s from here, Ossie has come from down south, but they both fully understand what this club is about.
“It’s massive for us to have both guys come back. To have both captains locked away is outstanding for this club.
“They both bring different things to the leadership role. Hodgo lets his actions do a lot of the talking, but when he speaks, the boys listen.”
The Pride have gone on a re-signing spree, with Williams and operations manager Cameron Miller locking up more than 10 players for the 2022 season.
That stability can only be a good thing for the squad, which has shown signs of being among the best teams in the competition, as they chase their first premiership since 2014.
EGAN REPAYS FAITH SHOWN BY PRIDE
MATTY Egan arrived in Cairns with one plan: prove the doubters wrong and show he could lock in a playmaking role in the Intrust Super Cup.
Just eight appearances for the Northern Pride later, and he’s all but ticked off that checklist, and celebrated by re-signing for the 2022 season.
Egan arrived from the Burleigh Bears, where he played second fiddle to Jamal Fogarty – who has now gone on to captain the Gold Coast Titans.
That apprenticeship set up Egan well, and his move to Far North Queensland was the opportunity he needed to break out and stake his claim for a regular starting spot in the state’s leading competition.
And he earned every bit.
He started the season playing for Innisfail Leps in the Cairns District Rugby League, narrowly getting pipped by Thomas Steadman for a starting halves position while stuck behind Cowboys allocations Jake Clifford and Ben Hampton in the queue, but he never sulked or complained.
He rolled up the sleeves, got to work, and by round 6 was the Pride’s starting halfback.
“It was an exciting challenge,” Egan said.
“I did my time at Burleigh and sought an opportunity to take my football further.
“It’s great to see someone like Jamal at the top of his game in the ISC for two years, then go on to captain in the NRL.
“There was a bit of adversity to start (of Egan’s time at the Pride) but it was awesome to have the opportunity to prove people wrong who doubted me. I kept me head down and put in the hard work.
“There’s still a lot I have to learn and develop.”
That hard work has never stopped, with Egan becoming a stronger defender and making better decisions with the ball in each of his eight games.
His last appearance lasted only 40 minutes, with Egan suffering an AC joint sprain in his shoulder in the 34-22 loss to PNG Hunters.
But the two-week suspension of the competition has ensured he can recover without missing any playing time.
“It’s usually a four- to five-week injury, but I’m good to go now,” he said. “I’ll be ready and available for the 28th – I’d be good this weekend.”
Egan is the latest player to re-sign with the club, as the Pride maintains a strong core which includes co-captain Chris Ostwald, forwards Nick Lui-Toso, Paea Pua, Ewan Moore and Tom McGrath, and electric outside back Mark Rosendale.
The Pride has just three games left in the regular season, and Egan will play a key role in steering the side to its third finals appearance since winning the Intrust Super Cup premiership in 2014.
And while Egan is excited that the bulk of the squad have recommitted for next season, his focus now is purely on a deep finals run.
“We have the team that can get out there and win it,” Egan said. “We’ve had a few close games this year, games that we probably could’ve won.
“It was a pretty easy decision to make though. Ty (Williams, coach) and the club have been great, they gave me the opportunity and this is my chance to repay the faith.”
MOORE’S WHIRLWIND RISE TO THE INTRUST SUPER CUP
HE has only been in the Northern Pride’s Intrust Super Cup squad for the past few years but Ewan Moore has endured just about every emotion possible since his 2019 debut.
“It’s been a bit of a whirlwind,” Moore said, somewhat understating his journey to date.
A standout in the under-20s in 2019, Moore forced his way into Ty Williams’ Intrust Super Cup squad, where he again excelled.
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On top of the world, he was brought back to earth when he suffered a badly broken leg, an injury which not only ended his season but all but sapped his confidence.
“I debuted, was on the up and feeling good, then broke me leg,” he said.
“It hurt my confidence, and it took me a while to get that back. 2020 was a blessing in disguise.
“I wasn’t in any rush to get back to where I was, but I’m fully confident now, I feel sweet about it. It’s been nice to build the confidence back up.”
Last year, Moore dabbled in rugby with Barron Trinity Bulls after the Intrust Super Cup season was cancelled, and turned out for the Pride in the six-week Lightning Challenge – where he proved he had plenty to offer the Pride, with which the club agreed.
Moore hasn’t missed a game this year, named as 18th man once while playing in either the second row, from the bench, or one start at prop.
And more importantly, he hasn’t missed a beat. “He was one of our best through that period in 2019 until he suffered that broken leg,” Williams said.
“He’s been outstanding, and his combination with Evan (Child) has grown a lot as well.”
If there is one thing Moore may need to address, it’s his size.
He is listed as 95kg, and 183cm, but both Williams and the hard-hitting strong defender said Moore would focus on adding more muscle and size to his frame in the off-season.
In the scheme of things, it’s a relatively minor change (even if “it is difficult to put on weight”, Moore said), with the 22-year-old ticking all of the other boxes.
“He’s got the makings of a really good left edge back-rower, he’s a forwards leader, hits a good line and can ball play really well,” Williams said.
It’s why Moore is very much part of the Pride’s future plans. Not only is he a boy from FNQ, having played some junior footy at Redlynch Razorbacks, Kangaroos and Brothers, but he has all the makings of a game-changer, one who could be a permanent fixture in the club’s back row.
And at the Pride is exactly where Moore sees himself, where, this year, he wants to be part of a squad which goes deep into the finals.
“We’ve been playing some really good footy,” Moore said. “It’s a lot better than 2019, which wasn’t too good that year. I think we should be higher on the ladder now.”
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MARK Rosendale’s natural footy instincts has Northern Pride coach Ty Williams excited about what the heights the Hope Vale flyer can achieve in the Intrust Super Cup.
Rosendale has committed his future to the Pride as the club embarks on a wide-ranging resigning and retention program.
The club has locked up half of the squad pushing for the finals this season, and while Rosendale has only featured in two games so far, the Edmonton Storm speedster is expected to be a big part of the Pride moving forward.
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“He has those attributes you can’t coach,” Williams said.
“That speed, he’s developed a great leaping ability, and we’ve really liked the way he’s progressed with us over the years.
“He came through the 20s with Dave (Scott, coach), had a year off and has worked really hard.”
He is a man who lets his football do the talking.
Rosendale has progressed through the club’s development system, and despite that year off, was a man whose name was regularly dropped throughout the off-season as a potential debutant.
That opportunity came against the Jets earlier this year, and while that first touch was the stuff of nightmares - he was bundled into touch off the kick-off - the way he rebounded that moment encouraged the Pride’s coaching staff.
And he’s come so far in his time with the full time squad that it shouldn’t surprise if he becomes a regular in Williams’ match day 17 next year.
“It’s one of things, it could go either one of two ways,” Williams said.
“But what he showed after that moment was really encouraging.
“He made a few poor defensive reads in that game, but that comes with understanding the game the opponents. The guys he’s against are all in or close to NRL systems’ he’d been playing fullback at his CDRL club.
“I don’t think he’s far off the level, and that’s a good thing.
“He has the skill, we just need to work on a few things, and that will come.”
Rosendale is excited by what the future may hold.
He’s been working closely to seasoned talents Bernard Lewis and Shawn Bowen to better develop as a winger, and is well aware of the work he needs to put to sew up a starting spot.
“It’s been a good experience (at the Pride) so I’m pretty happy they want to keep me here,” Rosendale said.
“I just need to train hard, work hard.
“I’m getting some good feedback from the guys, like Bernard Lewis and Shawn Bowen. They’ve been really good for me.”
“It was really good to play with the boys, I train with them all the time so it was good to get out there.”
Rosendale joins co-captain Chris Ostwald, Paea Pua, Nick Lui-Toso, Tom McGrath and Ewan Moore as men resigning for the Pride in 2020.
TOUGH-AS-NAILS LOCKS IN RETURN
THE dream to one day play in the NRL is still burning brightly for Tom McGrath, but for now the Northern Territory product is locked in on sewing up a starting role at the Northern Pride in 2022.
McGrath has re-signed for the Pride, adding to the growing list of talented footballers recommitting their futures with the Barlow Park club.
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And the 95kg, 175cm back-rower is driven by two key goals, which will hopefully lead to that one, big, elusive dream.
“I want to cement my spot as a starter, wherever I can on the field,” McGrath said.
“I prefer lock, but my role changes. I’m happy to do anything, but I want to start.
“I also want to keep improving as a footballer.
“I was hoping they’d want to keep me around. When Spilla (operations manager Cameron Miller) messaged me about a meeting about a contract, I was stoked.
“I like it here. I’ve been since 16s, and there’s a few boys from those teams who have been there since then.
“The goal is to play in the NRL one day, but I haven’t thought about (how close that goal) is too much.
“The first step for me is to keep working hard, improving, and cement that starting spot.”
Born in Darwin, McGrath and his family moved to Cairns as a teenager, and that meant a big change in the way he played rugby league.
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Back in Gove, it was as simple as a group of eager young footballers being split into two groups for a game. In Cairns, he joined Ivanhoes at Smithfield, and played against as many as 10 other clubs in a fully structured season.
It was a big change, but one to which McGrath adjusted with seeming ease – evident by how the Pride scooped him up in the under-16s. They’ve hung on to him ever since, with McGrath progressing – and impressing – as he worked his way through the grades.
In 2019, the year he made his Intrust Super Cup debut, he was named the Hastings Deering Colts Player of the Year – and despite the statewide competition’s cancellation in 2020, never lost sight of his goals.
He’s not the tallest or most imposing forward in the Pride’s engine room, but McGrath’s developed into one of the toughest men in the pack through years of hard work – even if an adductor injury, which sidelined him for a month, took some of the shine off his 2021 campaign.
“I’ve been pretty happy with the season,” McGrath said. “I was spewing when I picked up that injury. I thought I was playing really well in those first few weeks of the season.
“The boys (this year), we have all bonded together really well and we know what we have to do. It helps things a lot. You can focus on exactly what you need to do because everyone else is doing their job.”
Should the current suspension of competition remain unchanged, the Pride will have three games left in the regular season to book their spot in the Intrust Super Cup’s finals.
And, if McGrath has his way, he will be an integral part of the Pride’s charge.
POWERHOUSE PROP RECOMMITS TO PRIDE
He arrived in Cairns a month after the start of this year’s Intrust Super Cup, but Paea Pua has seen enough in his short time in FNQ to commit his future to the Northern Pride.
Pua, who was previously part of Penrith’s NRL system, has long been a target for Pride coach Ty Williams, and in May the former Cowboys and Maroons winger finally landed his man when the 114kg prop moved north.
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The big man impressed with his size and physicality from the start, and in recent weeks he’s gone from a regular bench role to the starting side without taking a backwards step.
He is running for more than 100m per game, has been strong and reliable in defence, and is now the third player to recommit to the Pride for 2022.
It’s not the sole reason he chose to stay at Barlow Park, but the big man is thankful and grateful for the Pride in providing him the opportunity to showcase his ability.
“They put their faith in me in bringing me in, bringing me up from Sydney, and I’m really grateful and thankful for the opportunity,” Pua said.
“I’m comfortable with the club. I’m really enjoying my footy.”
Williams was rapt Pua chose to stay in the Far North for another campaign.
Not only does he make a big impression on the field, but he has become an influential figure in the dressing room in his short time in Cairns.
And his footy smarts have helped set him apart.
“He’s got a football brain on him,” Williams said.
“He’s very smart in what he does, he knows when he has to carry tough, he knows when he has to ball play.
“That’s being in the NRL system with the Panthers previously, he brings that different dimension for us.”
“Paea’s obviously a big influence in the group, the way he carries himself around the boys.
“It’s only been first class from him.”
Pua forced his way into the starting lineup for the club’s last-start 34-22 loss to PNG Hunters, new ground for a man who has been used as an impact forward off the bench for his eight previous games for the Pride, and at Mounties in the NSW Cup.
It meant he had to reshape parts of his game, with a bigger responsibility - and potentially more minutes - to work.
“You always want to be a starter, but the style of game I play has been based on coming off the bench,” Pua said.
“It’s always a bit different.”
Not that he’s complaining; it actually provides Pua a platform to showcase the diversity of his skills as he strives to earn another opportunity in the NRL.
“100 per cent, that’s the end goal, to get back to an NRL system and earn that chance,” Pua said.
“I’m just trying to play my best footy, and find my feet with my game.”
LUI-TOSO FINDS PASSION FOR FOOTY AT THE PRIDE
If home is where the heart is, then Nick Lui-Toso has found his in Cairns and the Northern Pride.
The barnstorming front-rower has been in NRL systems before – he was on the cusp of selection for Penrith during his three seasons at the foot of the mountains – but it’s with the Northern Pride he has rediscovered his love for rugby league.
“I reckon it’s where I found my passion for footy again,” Lui-Toso said.
He’s not as hung up on making it to the NRL as he once was. It’s definitely still a goal for the game-changing prop, but it doesn’t dictate how he goes about his day.
And that has allowed the man known as “Rhino” to concentrate on what makes him great: the hard-running, line-bending forwards leader who knows only how to make an impact.
It is those abilities, along with his character and leadership, which has led to Lui-Toso being retained by the Pride for the 2022 Intrust Super Cup season.
Not including the game against Wynnum-Manly in which he suffered a second knee injury just minutes into the contest, Lui-Toso has averaged 108 running metres, 18 tackles and at least one tackle break per game.
He is the man who puts his hand up for the big carries, and is often the first player to careen into a defensive line from the kick-off.
“It’s just the culture of the club,” Lui-Toso said of his love for the Pride.
“Having a good relationship with the coach is great, which has helped me play good footy.”
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That coach, Ty Williams, is stoked to see Lui-Toso back in Pride colours – even if the former Maroons and Cowboys legend reckons the clock is ticking on the big prop’s progression to the next level.
“By the end of 2022, I see him being in an NRL system,” Williams said.
“He’s showed enough to be there.”
The Pride won’t stand in the way of Lui-Toso, or any other players, from accepting offers from NRL clubs – it is where the club sits on the developmental pathway, after all.
But until then, Lui-Toso will be a big part of the Pride’s future.
He is one of the first players confirmed for 2022, showing just how important the prop is to the Pride – and how the club may build its forward pack around he and co-captain Chris Ostwald.
“He’s the engine room, everyone feeds off him,” Williams said.
“At the time he got injured, he was at his best. (With the Covid suspension) he hopefully won’t miss as many games and can finish the season strong.:
Mentally, Lui-Toso has never been in a better place, and the 25-year-old backed Ostwald’s belief the Pride were building something special.
Ostwald was the first player signing announced for 2022, and it’s understood the club has as many as nine players already locked in for next season, with offers submitted to several more.
Northern Pride locks in co-captain for 2022 season
Northern Pride has begun locking up its talent for the 2022 Intrust Super Cup season with arguably the most important signature in the books.
Co-captain Chris Ostwald is the first player revealed to have extended his stay in Cairns for next season, and the skipper could not be more excited as they rebuild the winning and strong culture which defined the Pride in the first few years of its history.
“I really think we’re starting to build something here.”
The no-nonsense hooker has been among the finds of the season for the Pride.
He arrived at Barlow Park looking for an opportunity to play consistent rugby league in the Intrust Super Cup, and has become the man who typifies “the Northern Pride way”.
A combination of on- and off-field factors led to Ostwald’s recommitment, with the playing freedom offered by coach Ty Williams playing a key role.
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“I like the team environment here, Ty and the coaches have really done a good job of building that environment,” Ostwald said. “Ty encourages us to play what we see and do what we think is right.”
Williams said Ostwald had put in an immense amount of work for the opportunity.
“He typifies what we’re all about,” Williams said.
“He works his backside off for the club. He’s done really good things here, and is a genuine leader of this group.
“When he first signed, he was just looking for an opportunity to play Cup consistently.
“He’s settled down a bit, he’s the captain of the club, he has a partner, and has done great things at Bentley Park College.”
Ostwald made his Intrust Super Cup debut at Easts Tigers back in 2016, but moved to the Pride before the 2020 season.
He has played eight games for the Cairns club, but has been restricted to seven appearances this season due to a knee injury.
Ostwald recently returned from that injury, but with the season suspended due to Covid lockdowns, should be fit and firing when the Pride can resume its charge to the finals.
“The knee is stronger than ever,” Ostwald said.
“That first two weeks away, I had time to get away and reset.
“But after that it got tough being on the sideline and watching the boys play. Win, lose, I just wanted to be out there.”
He is well-known for his bone-crunching defence, outstanding vision and direction from dummy half, willingness to roll up the sleeves when the hard work needs to be done.
Ostwald is the first re-signing to be announced, with as many as nine players having committed to the club for next year.
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