Langer Reserves - best and fairest from round 2 named
Langer Reserves - the best and fairest from round 2 revealed here as a dozen players mounted claims for top team inclusion from your school. More here, including 30 photos from the PBC versus Wavell clash.
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Round 2 of the Langer Reserves competition saw half a dozen outstanding rookies put in performances which will have them pushing for top team selection in the weeks ahead.
In this story we highlight the best and fairest players from a bumper round of rugby league which featured PBC SHS’s thrilling two point victory over a spirited Wavell SHS after Wavell had stormed home.
WALTERS CUP, LANGER, SCHOOLGIRL REPLAYS
Redcliffe had a big win, 70-10, against Stretton State College.
It was a performance which pleased Redcliffe SHS rugby league excellence coordinator Jay Wilkinson.
“It was a great team effort and I was pleased they resisted the urge to play selfishly and score on every play,’’ he said.
“Instead they worked hard to put into practise the things we worked on at training.’’
PLAYERS OF THE ROUND
Mabel Park SHS 18 defeated Keebra Park SHS 10
Sire Drinnan (Mabel Park SHS)
After a sensational performance at Langlands Park in round 1, playmaker Drinnan backed it up with a double in a round 2 that was desperately close.
He was a point of difference for Mabel Park State High School and is the form player of the competition right now.
Marino Rimene (Mabel Park SHS)
Playing lock, Rimene was mighty in the middle.
He had some great push and hard carries into the teeth of rivals who were frothing at the mouth.
VJ Letalu (Keebra Park SHS)
The first class winger scored a double and threatened the line on every occasion after moving to fullback.
He is a Langer Trophy standard player, that’s for sure.
Wilhelm Wolfgramm (Keebra Park SHS)
A rousing prop forward, Wolfgramm was dynamic with every carry through the middle.
His thrusts consistently laid a platform for his side against physical opponents.
Cole Finter (Mabel Park SHS)
Safe under the high ball, Finter had plenty of strong carries which gave his side a good foundation in which to start their sets.
Finter’s rock-solid showing followed a great opening round performance against Palm Beach Currumbin.
Viliami Vea (Mabel Park SHS)
Vea’s powerhouse carries from the back got the sets started for his side and played a crucial role in Mabel’s push to victory in an extremely competitive match.
He has taken it upon himself to spearhead Mabel’s attack on the edge.
PBC SHS 24 defeated Wavell SHS 22
Pale Sosene (Wavell SHS)
In an undermanned team which featured the appearance of six year 10 students, middle forward Sosene produced a “follow me lads’’ performance.
He took on the opposition’s pack and was absolutely outstanding.
Murphy Philips (PBC SHS)
Playing five-eighth for the winners, Phillips was creative with the ball and was dangerous when he ran himself.
He had the Wavell players scrambling to cover him.
Nikolai Wolpers (Wavell SHS)
Wolpers was a real saviour at fullback, coming up with three massive plays in defence to stop points.
It was dogged defence like that which best typified Wavell’s gutsy effort.
Ned Tanner (PBC SHS)
Playing centre, Tanner was dangerous when he took on the line.
He scored a try, but he also cut down anything on the edge of the field with his all-embracing defence.
Benson Masoe (Redcliffe SHS)
Masoe showed plenty.
Strong and a real metre eater, Masoe was also magnificent in the air. He is a grand athlete who played gridiron with distinction across the summer.
Redcliffe SHS 70 defeated Stretton State College 10
Azaiah Maile (Redcliffe SHS)
Maile was outstanding, backing up last week’s man of the match performance with another strong effort featuring three tries and robust defence.
He is doing everything right to push for a Langer position.
Chris Stotscheck (Stretton SC)
The utility forward was brave to the core, playing above himself against hulking giants.
No task was too tough for this courageous Souths Acacia junior who played some dummy half, but who also spent stages playing as a prop.
He showed no fear, got stuck in and had a go.
Ideally Stotscheck likes to play eyes up football as a No.9, but will do anything required for the side.
Dermott Arthy (Redcliffe SHS)
Arthy’s two tries were off the back of great shape from his teammates. But the pacy Queensland Schoolboys rugby union selection had the finesse to finish them off.
“It was a pleasure to see them put into play the things we worked on at training,’’ said Redcliffe SHS rugby league excellence co-ordinator Jay Wilkinson.
Regan Tomlinson and Max Carriage (Redcliffe SHS)
The halves directed Redcliffe around the field perfectly.
They seemed to know when to get their forwards going and when to spread wide and it worked a treat in the 70-point bonanza.
Marcus Harris-Pomare (Redcliffe SHS)
A towering figure, middle forward Marcus Harris-Pomare tag-teamed in the middle of the ruck alongside of his partner in crime, KJ Thompson.
The big boys were outstanding through the guts.
Ira Yeatman (Ipswich SHS)
From the prolific Yarrabah region North Queensand, Yeatman has rugby league in his blood.
He also had quick feet in Wednesday’s game and more than once he split open the Marsden defence when he got his toes twinkling.
Yeatman’s full box of tricks was on display when he hoisted a twirling torpedo into the air for opposing fullback Levi Bannan to try to catch.
Levi Bannan (Marsden SHS)
The blistering Beaudesert back threatened with every touch in the first half. His only error came off Yeatman’s bomb.
Also a capable halfback, Bannan was at the peak of his powers at fullback where his light feet and quick change of direction delivered Marsden’s first try.
Around this, he almost created another when he skirted down the right touchline and grubbered infield to a teammate.
The most dangerous on the field.
Lleyton Afoa-Fotu (Ipswich SHS)
The Ipswich centre showed that he is the next cab off the rank in Langer Trophy football with a powerful display on the edge.
Multiple times in the first half he busted tackles and moved Ipswich into enemy territory.
Powerfully built and strong through the hips, Afoa-Fotu was brave to the core in a quality first half performance from Ipswich.
Grayson Wharakura (Marsden SHS)
Big Wharakura, playing left centre but looking like a forward and fullback bound into one, was an offload king.
The towering teen from New Zealand showed his skill when he created a try with an offload and was involved in another try when he released an offload while being wrestled to ground.
Awfully skilled and full of power, the Year 11 student owned his left edge and was a presence alongside his bash-brother Nik.
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